Holder for rolled paper

Claim 1

A holder for a cylindrical roll of spirally wound toilet paper wherein various lengths are torn from the roll along perforations parallel to the axis of the rolle, said holder comprising: (a) a generally U-shaped frame having a base portion and opposed parallel upper and lower arms perpendicularly emergent from said base portion and extending to distal extremities, said base portion having mounting means, the distal extremity of said upper arm having retaining means, and the distal extremity of said lower arm having first pivot means, and (b) a cylindrical core having attached and free extremities, removable flange means located at said free extremity in perpendicular disposition to the axis of said core, and release means axially centered upon said flange means, (c) second pivot means associated with said attached extremity and interactive with said first pivot means in a manner to define a horizontal axis of rotation and dispose said core vertically substantially within the boundaries of said frame while locked in said disposition by engagement of said release means with said retaining means, and enabling said core to be rotated 90 degrees downwardly about said horizontal axis of rotation to a horizontal disposition coextensive with said lower arm, and (d) abutment means interactive between said lower arm and said cylindrical core to provide structural stability of said core in its horizontal disposition.