Web dispenser having a gravity operated cutting blade

Claim 1

IN A PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER, A FRICTION ROLLER ROTATABLE BY THE PASSAGE THEREOVER OF A LENGTH OF PAPER TOWELING, A PENDULUM MOUNTED FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, A KNIFE BLADE CARRIED BY SAID PENDULUM, A BACKING MEMBER, SAID KNIFE BLADE BEING MOVABLE BY SAID PENDULUM INTO PAPER TOWEL SEVERING COOPERATION WITH SAID BACKING MEMBER, MEANS FOR BIASING SAID PENDULUM TO A NORMAL POSITION SUFFICIENTLY REMOVED FROM SEVERING COOPERATION WITH SAID BACKING MEMBER TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF PAPER TOWELING THEREBETWEEN, AND AN ACTUATING MEMBER DRIVEN BY SAID ROLLER AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PENDULUM IN ITS NORMAL POSITION TO PIVOT SAID PENDULUM UPWARDLY AND AWAY FROM SAID BACKING MEMBER AND DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID PENDULUM WHEN SAID PENDULUM REACHES A SUBSTANTIALLY ELEVATED POSITION TO PERMIT SAID PENDULUM TO FALL AND CARRY SAID MOVABLE KNIFE BLADE PAST ITS NORMAL POSITION AND MOMENTARILY INTO PAPER TOWEL SEVERING COOPERATION WITH SAID BACKING MEMBER.