| 摘要 |
<p>A dispenser for rolls of toilet paper, towels and the like in which a plurality of rolls are stacked vertically in a magazine with the axes of the rolls disposed normal to the vertical extension of the stack. A dispensing and holding mechanism comprises a cylindrical body mounted within the magazine body mounted within the magazine and below the stack. The body has a central axle and two radially extending arms biased toward one another by tension springs, the arms each have an oppositely directed stud adapted to enter the hollow core of a roll. The cylindrical body has opposed circular ends forming a number of cam paths, the roll supporting radial arms extending across and in contact with a respective one of the cam paths and being urged towards the opposite cam paths by the tension spring for imparting rotating movement to the cylindrical body about its central axis to deliver a roll from the vertical stack to a dispensing position.</p> |
