Rolled Material Dispensing Assembly

Abstract

A rolled material dispensing assembly incorporating a base having a left end, a right end, a front side, and a back side; a left axle fixedly attached to and extending forwardly from the base; a right axle fixedly attached to and extending forwardly from the base; a left arm normally extending rightwardly from the left axle; a right arm normally extending leftwardly from the right axle; a left rotary bearing assembly interconnecting the left arm and the left axle, the left rotary bearing assembly being adapted for facilitating counterclockwise rotations of the left arm; and a right rotary bearing assembly interconnecting the right arm and the right axle, the right rotary bearing assembly being adapted for facilitating clockwise-rotations of the right arm.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to apparatus and assemblies for rolling or rotary dispensation of rolled materials such as toilet paper, paper towels, wrapping material and packing material.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Commonly configured and conventional rolled material dispensing assemblies incorporate horizontally extending spindles which are mechanically complex and require unduly burdensome assembly and disassembly steps. For example, the spindle of a commonly configured toilet paper holder commonly incorporates a steel spring, a first hollow bored spindle segment which receives an end of the steel spring, a second hollow bored spindle segment which receives the opposite end of the steel spring and is received within the first hollow bored spindle segment. In such example, axial ends of the first and second hollow bored spindle segments are biased by the spring toward and held within sockets formed at forward ends of left and right spindle supporting posts. Accordingly, such toilet paper dispensing assembly incorporates 5 components, three assembleable and dissassembleable parts, and requires four user established mechanical connections.

Users of such mechanically complex conventional rolled material dispensers often improperly or incorrectly assemble and disassemble spindle components during rolled material replacement and procedures. Such conventional assemblies also often undesirably result in lost spindle components.

The instant invention solves or ameliorates the problems, defects, and usage challenges discussed above by providing a rolled material dispensing assembly which incorporates pivotable cantilevering arms which perform the functions of a conventional spindle without any requirement of user performed assembly and disassembly steps.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The instant inventive rolled material dispensing assembly is intended for use in dispensation of rolled materials such as rolled toilet paper, rolled paper towels, rolled sanitary sheeting, rolled wrapping material, and rolled packing materials. A first structural component of the inventive assembly comprises a base having a left end, a right end, a front side, and a back side. In a suitable embodiment, the base component is adapted for attachment to a wall surface.

Further structural components of the instant inventive assembly comprise left and right axles which are attached to and extend forwardly from the base. In a suitable embodiment, the rearward junctures of the left and right axles with the base are configured as rotation facilitating joints. However, in the preferred embodiment, the left and right axles are fixedly and rigidly attached to the base.

Further structural components of the instant inventive assembly comprise left and right arms which are configured and adapted to respectively normally extend rightwardly and leftwardly from forward ends of the axles.

Further structural components of the instant inventive assembly comprise left and right pivot means which are respectively connected operatively to the left and right axles. The left pivot means is preferably adapted to facilitate counterclockwise rotations of the left arm, and the right pivot means is adapted to facilitate clockwise rotations of the right arm. Biasing means are preferably mechanically associated with the left and right pivot means and with the left and right arms, such means being adapted to normally counter-rotate the left and right arms toward their horizontally extending or rightwardly and leftwardly extending positions.

In use of the instant inventive assembly, an operator may grasp a roll of material such as a toilet paper roll. Thereafter, the operator may position the toilet paper roll immediately beneath the assembly's left and right arms. Thereafter, the operator may move the toilet paper roll upwardly until left and right ends of the upper aspect of the roll contact the undersurfaces of the left and right arms. Continuation of upward motion and pressure applied by the operator to the toilet paper roll and to the arms' undersurfaces tends to angularly deflect such arms upwardly, causing them to respectively rotate in counterclockwise and clockwise directions.

Upon further upwardly driven motion of the toilet paper roll, the upper aspect of the toilet paper roll passes upwardly beyond the distal ends of the left and right arms, such passage allowing the arms' distal ends to contact and slide along the left and right side walls of the toilet paper roll. Further upward motion causes the arms' distal ends counter-rotate into the roll's hollow spindle receiving hollow bore. Thereafter, the operator may reverse the motion of the toilet paper roll, drawing the toilet paper roll downwardly while the left and right arms further counter-rotate in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions toward their normal horizontally extending positions. Thereafter, the operator may release the toilet paper roll, allowing the horizontally extending left and right arms to function as a roll suspending spindle.

Accordingly, objects of the instant invention include the provision of a rolled material dispensing assembly which incorporates structures as described above, and which arranges those structures in manners described above for the performance of functions as described.

Other and further objects, benefits, and advantages of the instant invention will become known to those skilled in the art upon review of the detailed description which follows, and upon review of the appended drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the instant inventive rolled material dispensing assembly.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view as indicated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the structure of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 re-depicts the structure of FIG. 1, the view of FIG. 4 showing in dashed lines an underlying roll, the view showing reorientations of left and right arm components.

FIG. 5 re-depicts the structure of FIG. 4, the view showing the roll of FIG. 4 repositioned upwardly.

FIG. 6 re-depicts the structures of FIG. 5, the view of FIG. 6 showing the left and right arm components further reoriented at spindle functioning positions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIG. 1, a base component of the instant inventive rolled material dispensing assembly is referred to generally by reference arrow 1. Referring further simultaneously to FIG. 2, the base component 1 suitably comprises a forward plate component 2, and a rearward mounting plate component 4. A rear seam 3 is formed between the mounting plate component 4 and plate component 2 of the base 1, such rear seam 3 effectively segmenting the base 1 into forward and rearward segments.

Referring further simultaneously to FIG. 3, the mounting plate component 4 of the base 1 preferably presents a plurality of internally helically threaded screw receiving sockets 26, such sockets being positioned to receive screw fasteners 11,13,15 and 17 which may extend rearwardly through fastener receiving eyes 10,12,14 and 16 formed within the base's forward plate component 2. Upon respective rearward extensions of screws 11,12,15, and 17 through screw receiving eyes 10,12,14, and 16, such screws may align with and may threadedly engage the rearwardly underlying screw receiving eyes 26 of the mounting plate component 4. Threaded engagements of such screws with such screw receiving eyes securely and releasably holds the base's plate component 2 upon the base's mounting plate component 4. The base's mounting plate component 4 may suitably present further screw or fastener receiving eyes (not depicted within views) which may facilitate mounting of the base 1 upon a wall surface.

Further structural features which are preferably incorporated into the base's plate component 2 include left and right internally helically threaded axle shaft receiving sockets 6 and 8, left and right spring anchoring apertures 18 and 20, and left and right pivot stopping flange mounting apertures 22 and 24. The functions of such apertures 6,8,18,20,22, and 24 are further discussed below.

Referring simultaneously to FIGS. 1-3, the instant inventive rolled material dispensing assembly preferably further comprises left and right axle shafts 28 and 34, such axle shafts suitably being configured as bolts having helically threaded rearward ends 30 and 36, and having enlarged heads 32 and 38. The helically threaded rearward ends 30 and 36 of the axle shafts 28 and 34 are preferably fitted for threaded engagements with apertures 6 and 8. The enlarged heads 32 and 38 suitably have hexagonal peripheries for engagement with a socket driver, and such heads may include central hexagonal sockets 33 and 39 for alternative engagements with an Allen wrench.

Further structural components of the instant inventive assembly comprise left and right arms 102 and 110. In a preferred embodiment, such arms 102 and 110 respectively incorporate leftwardly extending and rightwardly extending helically threaded lugs 108 and 116, such lugs being respectively anchored within the proximal ends of the arms 102 and 110 by screw fasteners 106 and 114. In the preferred embodiment, the distal or rightward end of the left arm 102 presents a rightwardly convex slide surface 104. Correspondingly, the distal or leftward end of the right arm 110 forms a leftwardly convex slide surface 112.

Further structural components of the instant inventive assembly comprise left and right pivot means which operatively facilitate pivoting or orbiting motions of the left and right arms 102 and 110. In the FIGS. 1-3 embodiment, the left and right pivoting means are adapted to normally hold and position the left and right arms at the horizontally extending positions depicted in FIG. 1, wherein the left arm 102 extends rightwardly toward the distal end 112 of the right arm 110, and wherein the right arm 110 extends leftwardly toward the distal end 104 of the left arm 102.

The left and right pivot means are preferably further adapted for permitting respective counterclockwise and clockwise pivoting motions of the left and right arms 102 and 110 from their FIG. 1 horizontal positions toward the upwardly pivoted or upwardly deflected positions depicted in FIG. 5. All commonly known axle and pivot joint mechanisms and assemblies which are capable of facilitating such arm pivoting motions are considered to fall within the scope of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, no pivoting motion or function is associated with the left and right axles' helically threaded joints 6,30 and 8,36. Notwithstanding, such joints may suitably be modified to constitute rotary bearing mounts (not depicted within views) and such alternative rotary mounts may comprise the assembly's left and right pivot means. However, in the preferred embodiment represented by FIG. 2, the rigid mounts of the rearward ends of the left and right axles 28 and 34 are maintained, and the assembly's left and right pivot means comprise rotatable left and right sleeves which are referred to generally by reference arrows 93 and 99. The left and right sleeves 93 and 99 are respectively concentrically segmented by seams 91 and 97 to form left and right radially inner segments 40 and 54, and to form left and right radially outer segments 90 and 96. Such left and right sleeves' inner and outer segments 40 and 90, and 54 and 96 perform special functions in conjunction with each other, and in relation to each other in manners described below.

The sleeves' inner segments 40 and 54 preferably include hollow axle receiving bores 65 and 59 which are closely fitted for sliding and rotating receipts of the left and right axle shafts 28 and 34. The left axle shaft receiving bore 65 preferably forms rearward and forward enlarged or expanded sections 44 and 46, which respectively open rearwardly and forwardly at the rearward and forward ends of the left sleeve's inner segment 40. The inside diameters of such expanded sections 44 and 46 are preferably closely fitted for receipts of left pivot means components including a left rearward ball bearing 66 and a left forward ball bearing 68. The inner segment 54 of the right sleeve 99 is preferably configured mirroringly with respect to the left sleeve's inner segment 40, such right sleeve's inner segment having a right axle shaft receiving bore 59 and forming expanded rear and front ends 58 and 60 which are similarly closely fitted receipts of right rear ball bearing 70 and right front ball bearing 72 pivot means components.

Left and right spacer sleeves 76 and 78 are provided, such sleeves respectively receiving the rearward ends of the left and right axle shafts 28 and 34. In the preferred embodiment, such sleeves are disposed between the rearward ends of the left and right inner segments 40 and 54 and the forward face of the base's plate component 2. The outside diameters of the spacer sleeves 76 and 78 and the outside diameters of the axle shafts' enlarged heads 32 and 38 are preferably limited so that, upon screw tightening of the axle shafts 28 and 34 within their helically threaded sockets 6 and 8, the flanged or stepped undersurfaces of the enlarged heads 32 and 38 may exclusively bear against the radially inner rings of the left outer and right outer ball bearings 68 and 72, such exclusive contact preventing mechanical interference between the enlarged axle heads and the ball bearings' outer rings. Rearward screw actuated pressure exerted by the left and right axle shaft heads 32 and 38 successively drives rearward annular surfaces of the inner rings of the left outer and right outer ball bearings 68 and 72 against forward bearing support lands 48 and 62 which are presented as rearward floors of the inner segments' left and right forward expansion spaces 46 and 60.

Such rearward screw actuated pressure exerted by the axle heads 32 and 38 successively drives the floors of the rearward expansion sections 44 and 58 against the rearwardly underlying inner rings of the left and right rearward ball bearings 66 and 70, such pressure holding such inner rings against the annular forward faces of the left and right spacer sleeves 76 and 78. Such screw actuated pressure applied by the bolt configured left and right axles 28 and 34 to the inner rings of ball bearings 66,68,70, and 72 securely mounts the left and right inner sleeve segments 40 and 54 upon the base plate 2, while facilitating free rotating movement of sleeves about the axles 28 and 34.

In an alternative embodiment, the annular ball races of the ball bearings may open forwardly and rearwardly instead of inwardly and outwardly.

To establish secure and releasable mounts of the left and right arms 102 and 110 at the forward ends of axles 28 and 34, and at the forward ends of the left and right sleeves' 93 and 99, the proximal ends of such arms are preferably configured to present flat mounting surfaces or lands 109 and 111. Corresponding flat mounting lands 50 and 64 are preferably formed at the horizontally inner aspects of the forward ends of the left and right sleeves' inner segments 40 and 54. To form such lands 50 and 64, the sleeves' seams 91 and 97 are expanded or widened at the sleeves' outer ends, as indicated in FIG. 2. The left and right arms' helically threaded lugs 108 and 116 are preferably threadedly received within left and right helically threaded apertures 52 and 74 which respectively open the left and right expanded axle bore sections 46 and 60.

The left and right outer segments 90 and 96 of the left and right sleeves 93 and 99 preferably extend annularly about and axially along such sleeves' inner segments 40 and 54, such outer sleeve segments forming and providing smooth cylindrical appearances of the left and right sleeves 93 and 99. In the preferred embodiment, horizontally inner aspects of the outer sleeve segments 90 and 96 include left and right arm receiving ports or apertures 92 and 98, which are closely fitted for receipts of the proximal ends of the left and right arms 102 and 110. Upon respective leftward and rightward extensions of such arms 102 and 110 toward and into such apertures 92 and 98, the helically threaded lugs 108 and 116 may threadedly engage the inner segments' internally helically threaded apertures 52 and 74. Upon screw turning of the left and right arms 102 and 110 such arms are securely, firmly, and releasably mounted at the forward ends of the assembly's left and right sleeves 93 and 99.

While the helically threaded engagements of the left and right lugs 108 and 116 with the threaded apertures 52 and 74 perform their functions of mounting the left and right arms 102 and 110 at the forward ends of the left and right sleeves 93 and 99, such arms themselves function with respect to the sleeves' outer segments 90 and 96 as pin halves of pin and socket fasteners. The extensions of the arms 102 and 110 through their respective arm receiving apertures 92 and 98 (i.e. the socket halves of the left and right pin and socket joints) effectively fix the outer sleeve segments 90 and 96 upon their inner sleeve segments 40 and 54, thereby preventing any relative rotary or axial motions.

In the preferred embodiment, the performances by the left and right arms 102 and 110 of their functions as socket halves of pin and socket joints preferably establish left and right rotation clearance gaps 84 and 100 between the extreme rearward ends of the sleeves' outer segments 90 and 96 and the forward face of the base's plate 2. The forward ends of the sleeves' outer segments 90 and 96 preferably respectively extend forwardly beyond the forward ends of the sleeves' inner segments 40 and 54, such forward extensions allowing secure nesting receipts and attachments of left and right cover caps 118 and 120.

Left and right pairs of rotation stops are preferably provided, such stops holding the left and right arms 102 and 110 at their normal horizontally extending positions, as depicted in FIGS. 1, 3 and 6. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the left pair of rotation stops comprise flanges 84 and 89, and the right pair of rotation stops may mirroringly comprise flanges 88 and 86. In the FIG. 2 configuration, rotation stopping flange 89 is mounted or anchored within the inner segment 40 of the left sleeve 93, such flange 89 extending rearwardly from the rearward end of such sleeve segment. Referring simultaneously to FIGS. 2 and 3, such flange 89 may, upon clockwise rotation of the left sleeve 93, impinge against an upper surface of flange 84, such flange being mounted within and extending forwardly from plate aperture 22. Flange 88 of the assembly's right rotation stop may be similarly mounted within plate aperture 24, such flange 88 stopping counterclockwise rotations of flange 86 which is anchored within and extends rearwardly from the rearward end of the right inner segment 54. The left and right flange pairs 89 and 84, and 86 and 88 are considered as being representative of numerous other mechanical interference structures which may suitably stop rotations of the left and right arms 102 and 110 at their horizontally extended positions.

Left and right biasing means which are adapted for rotatably moving the left and right arms 102 and 110 toward their normal horizontal extensions are preferably provided. In a suitable embodiment, a mechanically simple biasing means may comprise the weight of the left and right arms 102 and 110. Where, for example, the left and right arms 102 and 110 are composed of a heavy material such as steel or brass, the weight of such arms may naturally and normally downwardly bias such arms toward their normal horizontal positions. However, in the preferred embodiment depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3, the left and right biasing means respectively comprise left and right helical springs 80 and 85. The rearward tails or ends 79 and 83 of the left and right springs 80 and 85 may respectively extend into and may be fixedly anchored within the left and right spring receiving apertures 18 and 20 which open at the forward face of plate 2. Forward tails or ends 81 and 87 of such springs 80 and 85 may similarly forwardly anchor within rearward aspects of the sleeves' inner segments 40 and 54. Rotary pressure applied by the springs 80 and 85 to the left and right sleeves 93 and 99 and to their rigidly attached left and right arms 102 and 110 normally holds such arms at their horizontal positions, such spring pressure causing flanges 89 and 86 to downwardly impinge against their underlying flanges 84 and 88.

In a preferred embodiment, the rolled material dispensing assembly is dimensioned and adapted for use with a standard toilet paper roll 200 such as is depicted in FIG. 4. Such roll 200 has a standard axial length of approximately 4 inches, and has a standard hollow axial bore 202 having an inside diameter of approximately 1½ inches. In use of the instant invention, an operator may initially grasp the toilet paper roll 200 and may position the roll immediately beneath the assembly's horizontally extending arms 102 and 110. Thereafter, the operator may move the toilet paper roll 200 upwardly, causing the left and right ends of the upper aspect of the toilet paper roll 200 to respectively bear against the undersurfaces of the left and right arms 102 and 110. As shown in FIG. 4, such upward pressure applied by the toilet paper roll 200 against the arms 102 and 100 immediately deflects the arms upwardly, causing arm 102 to rotate counterclockwise and causing arm 110 to rotate clockwise. Upon further upward motion of the toilet paper roll 200 relative to the arms 102 and 110, the arms further rotate to sharply upwardly angled positions at opposite ends of the roll 200. Upon further upward motion of the toilet paper roll, the distal arms' ends 104 and 112 slidably contact the opposite axial ends of the toilet paper roll 200. In such configuration, the toilet paper roll 200 may freely slidably move between the arm's rounded distal ends.

Upon further upward motion of the roll 200, the left and right arms may counter-rotate to their FIG. 5 positions, at which the distal ends of the left and right arms 102 and 110 enter the open axial ends of the roll's spindle receiving bore 202. Thereafter, the operator may release the toilet paper roll 200, allowing it to suspend at a rolled material dispensing position as shown in FIG. 6.

Upon complete dispensation of the rolled material, a cardboard tube may remain. To de-install such cardboard tube, the operator may simply grasp the tube and pull upwardly, upwardly deflecting the arms 102 and 110 out of the tube's axial ends. Thereafter, the assembly's biasing means return the arms to their normal horizontal positions.

In addition to performances of the roll receiving and roll suspending functions described above, the instant inventive assembly preferably additionally preforms a function of sculpturally portraying a conventional dispenser. Where the assembly is adapted for receipt of toilet paper rolls, the assembly preferably visually suggests or sculpturally portrays the appearance of a conventional toilet paper holder. In furtherance of such sculptural portrayal function, the sleeves' left and right clearance gaps 84 and 100 are preferably no less than 1/32 inch and no greater than ⅛ inch. Maintenance of such gap dimensions advantageously avoids frictional interference between the forward face of plate 2 and the rearward ends of the sleeves' outer segments 90 and 96 while maintaining the appearance of common non-rotating toilet paper holder posts or columns.

Also, in furtherance of the assembly's conventional toilet paper holder portrayal function, the cylindrical cross-sectional diameters of the arms 102 and 110 are preferably no less than ⅝ inches and are no greater than 1⅛ inches. Such dimension range allows the arms 102 and 110 to suggest the appearance of a conventional toilet paper roll spindle.

Also, in furtherance of the conventional toilet paper holder portrayal function, the distal ends 104 and 112 of the arms 102 and 110 are hemispherically configured. Such arm configurations allow the arms' ends to appear to approach each other, visually narrowing the horizontal gap 105 between such arms. By narrowing the visual appearance of such gap 105, the assembly's rounded arm ends suggest the appearance of a horizontally continuous toilet paper holder spindle.

The rounded or hemispherical configuration of the arm ends 104 and 112 also reduces surface snagging and sliding friction as such arm ends slidably move across a toilet paper roll's surfaces during roll installations. The assembly's inclusion of hemispherical arm end configurations advantageously allows lengthening of the arms 102 and 110 without producing jamming mechanical interferences, thereby further reducing the lateral span of gap 105, and further assisting the assembly's portrayal of a conventional toilet paper holder spindle.

The normal horizontal displacement 105 of the extreme distal ends of the assembly's arms 102 and 110 should be no less than 1 inch and no greater than 2½ inch. Such arm end displacement range advantageously avoids mechanical interference between the arms 102 and 110 and the bore of a paper roll as the arms rotate clockwise and counterclockwise into the roll while preserving the appearance or suggestion of a horizontally continuous toilet paper holder spindle.

The horizontal displacement of the respective rightward and leftward aspects 101 and 103 of the left and right sleeves 93 and 99 (while at their horizontal positions) further assists the assembly's portrayal of a conventional toilet paper holder. In a preferred embodiment, such horizontal displacement is between 4.75 inches and 5.25 inches, matching the horizontal displacement of the support arms or posts of a conventional toilet paper holder. To preserve the assembly's performance of the conventional toilet paper holder portraying function, the horizontal displacement of such rightward and leftward aspects 101 and 103 should be no less and 4½ inches and no greater than 5¾ inches.

While the principles of the invention have been made clear in the above illustrative embodiment, those skilled in the art may make modifications to the structure, arrangement, portions and components of the invention without departing from those principles. Accordingly, it is intended that the description and drawings be interpreted as illustrative and not in the limiting sense, and that the invention be given a scope commensurate with the appended claims.

Claims

1. A rolled material dispensing assembly 80a. A base having a front side and a back side;b. A left axle attached to and extending forwardly from the base;c. A right axle attached to and extending forwardly from the base;d. A left arm normally extending rightwardly from the left axle;e. A right arm normally extending leftwardly from the right axle;f. Left pivot means connected operatively to the left axle, the left pivot means being adapted for facilitating counterclockwise rotations of the left arm; andg. Right pivot means connected operatively to the the right axle, the right pivot means being adapted for facilitating clockwise rotations of the right arm.

2. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 1, further comprising left and right biasing means respectively connected operatively to the left and right arms, the left and right biasing means being adapted for, upon the counterclockwise and clockwise rotations of the left and right arms, respectively counter-rotating the left and right arms toward their normal rightward and leftward extensions.

3. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 2, wherein the left and right pivot means respectively comprise left and right sleeves, said sleeves respectively having left and right bores, said bores respectively receiving the left and right axles.

4. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 3, wherein each biasing means among the left and right biasing means comprises a member selected from a group consisting of a spring and an arm rotating weight.

5. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 4, further comprising left and right rotation stops respectively connected operatively to the left and right sleeves, the left and right rotation stops being adapted for, upon the counter-rotations of the left and right arms to their normal rightward and leftward extensions, resisting downward deflections of the left and right arms.

6. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 5, further comprising left and right seams, the left seam dividing the left sleeve into left outer and left inner segments, and the right seam dividing the right sleeve into right outer and right inner segments.

7. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 6, further comprising left and right fasteners, the left fastener attaching the left outer segment to the left inner segment, and the right fastener attaching the right outer segment to the right inner segment.

8. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 7, wherein the left and right fasteners respectively comprise a left pin and eye combination and a right pin and eye combination.

9. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 8, wherein the eyes of the left and right pin and eye combinations respectively open the left and right sleeves at said sleeves' left and right outer segments.

10. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 9, wherein the pins of the left and right pin and eye combinations respectively comprise proximal ends of the left and right arms.

11. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 1, further comprising a rear seam, said seam dividing the base into a mounting plate segment and a base plate segment.

12. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of screw fasteners, each screw fastener operatively spanning between the mounting plate segment and the base plate segment.

13. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 12, wherein the left and right arms have convex distal ends.

14. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 5, wherein each rotation stop among the left and right rotation stops comprises a pair of flanges, wherein one of the flanges of said each rotation stop's pair of flanges extends forwardly from the base plate, and wherein the other flange of said each rotation stop's pair of flanges extends rearwardly from a rearward end of one of the sleeves.

15. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 3, wherein the left and right pivot means further comprise a plurality of ball bearings, each ball bearing among the plurality of ball bearings being received within one of the sleeves, said each ball bearing extending annularly about one of the axles.

16. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 6, wherein the left and right segmenting seams form left and right arm mounting lands.

17. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 16, further comprising left and right arm receiving apertures, the left arm receiving aperture overlying the left arm mounting land and the right arm receiving aperture overlying the right arm mounting land.

18. The rolled material dispensing assembly of claim 17, wherein a proximal end of the left arm abuts the left arm mounting land, and wherein a proximal end of the right arm abuts the right arm mounting land.