Claims
- 1. Spindle for use in a dispenser for dispensing rolled material, with the rolled material being rotatably supported on and by the spindle, with the dispenser including first and second side members having inside surfaces which face each other, with the inside surfaces of the first and second side members including first and second recesses, comprising, in combination: a one piece core having a first end and a second end; means attached to the first end of the core for slideable receipt in the first recess of the first side member; a sleeve telescopically received longitudinally in the second end of the core, with the sleeve having a first end for receipt in the second recess of the second side member and having a second end located intermediate the first and second ends of the core, with the longitudinal length between the first end and the second end of the core being fixed and substantially equal to the distance between the inside surfaces of the first and second side members and adapted to allow positioning the means for slideable receipt in the first recess within the first recess and positioning the core intermediate the inside surfaces of the first and second side members to allow telescoping of the sleeve into the second recess and with the first end of the core being adjacent to the first side member in a manner to prevent access to the means for slideable receipt in the first recess between the inside surface of the first side member and the first end of the core and with the second end of the core being adjacent to the second side member in a manner to prevent access to the sleeve between the inside surface of the second side member and the second end of the core, with the sleeve being accessible only at a location intermediate the first and second ends of the core which is overlain by the rolled material; and means for biasing the sleeve to telescope from the second end of the core, whereby in order to remove the spindle from the dispenser it is necessary to remove the rolled material from the spindle to obtain access to the sleeve to telescope the sleeve within the core and out of the second recess of the second side member.
- 2. The spindle of claim 1 wherein the core and the sleeve are cylindrical, with the inner surface of the core and the outer surface of the sleeve being of a substantially constant size throughout their longitudinal lengths, wherein access to the second end of the sleeve includes at least a first longitudinal slot located intermediate the first and second ends of the core for providing access to the sleeve telescopically received in the second end of the core.
- 3. The spindle of claim 2 wherein the sleeve includes a tab having a free end including a detent, with the detent extending through and longitudinally slideable within the slot for providing access to the sleeve and for abutting with an outer end of the slot to prevent the sleeve from telescoping out of the second end of the core, with the detent being longitudinally slideable within the slot by pushing against the detent longitudinally moving the detent away from the outer end of the slot to telescope the sleeve within the second end of the core.
- 4. The spindle of claim 3 wherein the means for slideable receipt in the first recess comprises a plug attached to the first end of the core.
- 5. The spindle of claim 4 wherein the plug is adjustably mounted relative to the first end of the core to change the effective, fixed longitudinal length of the core and the plug.
- 6. The spindle of claim 5 wherein the plug is threadably received within the first end of the core.
- 7. The spindle of claim 3 wherein the tab is formed by cutting the sleeve along two parallel cuts extending longitudinally from the second end to a location spaced from the first end; and wherein the detent is formed by bending the free end of the tab outwardly.
- 8. The spindle of claim 2 wherein the means for slideable receipt in the first recess comprises a plug attached to the first end of the core.
- 9. The spindle of claim 8 wherein the plug is adjustably mounted relative to the first end of the core to change the effective, fixed longitudinal length of the core and the plug.
- 10. The spindle of claim 9 wherein the plug is threadably received within the first end of the core.
- 11. The spindle of claim 1 wherein the means for slideable receipt in the first recess comprises a plug attached to the first end of the core.
- 12. The spindle of claim 11 wherein the plug is adjustably mounted relative to the first end of the core to change the effective, fixed longitudinal length of the core and the plug.
- 13. The spindle of claim 12 wherein the plug is threadably received within the first end of the core.
- 14. Spindle for use in a dispenser for dispensing rolled material, with the rolled material being rotatably supported on and by the spindle, with the dispenser including first and second side members having inside surfaces which face each other, with the inside surfaces of the first and second side members including first and second recesses having identical cross-sectional shapes of constant size, comprising, in combination: a tubular core having an inside surface, an outside surface, a first end, and a second end, with the longitudinal length between the first end and the second end of the core being substantially equal to the distance between the inside surfaces of the first and second side members, with the inside surface of the core having a cross section complementary to but slightly larger than the cross-sectional shapes of the recesses at the inside surfaces of the first and second side members; a plug including an outside surface having a cross section of a substantially constant size throughout its longitudinal length generally equal to but slightly smaller than the cross section of the core and of the first recess of the first side member for attachment to the inside surface of the first end of the core and for longitudinal slideable receipt in the first recess of the first side member; a sleeve including an outside surface having a cross section of a substantially constant size throughout its longitudinal length generally equal to but slightly smaller than the cross section of the core and of the second recess of the second side member for slideable receipt longitudinally within the inside surface of the second end of the core and for slideable receipt longitudinally within the second recess of the second side member, with the sleeve having a first end received in the second recess of the second side member and having a second end located intermediate the first and second ends of the core, with the sleeve being accessible only at a location intermediate the first and second ends of the core which is overlain by the rolled material while access is effectively prevented adjacent the second end of the core and the second side member; and means for biasing the sleeve to telescope longitudinally from the second end of the core, whereby in order to remove the spindle from the dispenser it is necessary to remove the rolled material from the spindle to obtain access to the sleeve to telescope the sleeve longitudinally within the core and out of the second recess of the second side member.
- 15. The spindle of claim 14 wherein the plug and the recesses are generally cylindrical in shape.
- 16. The spindle of claim 15 wherein the biasing means comprises a compression spring.
- 17. The spindle of claim 14 wherein the plug is adjustably mounted relative to the first end of the core to change the effective, fixed longitudinal length of the core and the plug.
- 18. The spindle of claim 17 wherein the plug is threadably received within the first end of the core.
- 19. The spindle of claim 14 wherein access to the second end of the sleeve includes at least a first slot located intermediate the first and second ends of the core for providing access to the sleeve telescopically received in the second end of the core; and wherein the sleeve includes a tab having a free end including a detent, with the detent extending through and longitudinally slideable within the slot for providing access to the sleeve and for abutting with an outer end of the slot to prevent the sleeve from telescoping out of the second end of the core, with the detent being longitudinally slideable within the slot by pushing against the detent longitudinally moving the detent away from the outer end of the slot to telescope the sleeve within the second end of the core.
- 20. The spindle of claim 19 wherein the tab is formed by cutting the sleeve along two parallel cuts extending longitudinally from the second end to a location spaced from the first end; and wherein the detent is formed by bending the free end of the tab outwardly.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/466,719 filed on Jan. 16, 1990, now abandoned.
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