US1027353A - Commodity-receptacle. - Google Patents

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n. H. ,MOSTELLBR. COMMODITY REOBPTAGLE.

APPLIOATION FILED APB}, 1911.

Patented May 21 I)? venflar:

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COMMODITY-RECEPTACLE.

To all whom 'it concemi Be it known that I, DOSIER HI MosrELLnR,

Chicago, -in the county of Cook andState of .Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Commodity-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to commodity receptacles and more especially to certain novel delivery means or permitting the articles contained therein to be taken therefrom, one at a time, without any resultant injury thereto. Specifically considered, said 15 delivery mechanism is adapted for use in dispenslng lee-cream cones which are nested togetherwithin the receptacle, the discharge of the lowermost cone,tending to cause the next adjacent cone to descend intoposition' for withdrawal.

The invention further consists in the features' of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing, Figural, is a sectional view of abase of a commodity receptacle provided with the device of the present in vention; Fig. 2, a cross-section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a similar view to Fig. 2 showing a slightly modified form of retainer construction.

' A receptacle magazine 4 merges into and is united with a base member '5 of any suitable const-ruction, having on its upper edge a rim 6 contactin the outer sides of the magazine 4 and ten ing to maintain the same in locked position with respect to the base. Locking retainer plates 7 are positioned adjacent to and secured in fixed position against upper opposing members 8 and 9, which may be somewhat larger than said retainers 7 andsaid opposing members 8 and 9 as shown in Fig. 2comprise separate curved sections locked at their opposing meeting ends 10 to the lower opposing retainers 7, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and said members may be bifurcated centrally for permitting adjusting means, as screws 11, to be passed therethrough for-engagement with the base rims 6 thereby lock- 1n said members thereto. Obviousl by ad usting said members 8 and 9, the s1ze of the discharge mouth may be modified to conform to the-particular size of the article to be delivered. Intermediate of said opposing upper members 8 and and said lower re- -tainers-are secured and-malntalned 1n 'op- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 4, 1911. senal No. siesta.

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erative position the delivery members 12, both of which may be made, if desired, of yieldable elastic material, as rubber, or otherwise, which when in normal position maintain the articles within the magazine 4 in proper position prior to being discharged therefrom. It will be noted" that the delivery members 12 are spaced somewhat apart from the ad jacentwalls, thereby allowing for a clearance to permit the articles, such as ice-cream cones, 13 to be withdrawn therefrom as desired without injury thereto. Referring to Fig.3, aslightly modified form of delivery members 14 are employed. As indicated, a plurality of said members 14 may be employed comprising elongated arms which may conformto the general shape of the articles to be delivered. Three of these distant apart abutting against the screws 17,

cles to be delivered. It. is preferred, for practical purposes, to employ flexible steel springs as delivery members which maybe bent somewhat downwardly so as to'permit discharged.

described may be somewhat modified withwhich is to provide delivery means, preferably adjustable laterally to conform to the and to locking means therefor, and it is not intended to limit the invention strictly thereto, since means may be used to permit. of lateral adjustment of but one member, prowill permit thereof.

I claim: I

1. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, upper opposed members adjustable upon the under side of said base members and the lower retainers and means Patented May 21, 1912.

the articles engaging the same to be readily vided, the character and size of the articles 15, merging into curved engaging'face's 16, 1

and, obviously, their position can be readily regulated to conform to the size of the arti- The construction of the parts heretofore out changing the principle of operation,

general size of the articles to be delivered and loweropposed retainers to which said upper opposed members are secured, and de- 75 delivery members are shown spaced equlfor horizontal adjustment of said members and retainers.

3. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, upper opposed members adjustable upon the under side of said base andlower opposed retainers to which said upper opposed members are secured, and delivery members retained between t-he upper members and the lower retainers, said delivery members being spaced apart from the adjacent walls and made resilient.

4. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, lower grooved retainers,

upper opposed members secured to said re-' tainers and horizontally adjustable on said base, said members having radially disposed portions, and adjusting means directly engaging such ortions.

5. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, lower grooved retainers,

upper opposed members secured to said retainers and horizontally adjustable on said base, said members having radially disposed portions, adjusting means directly engaging such portions, and resilient delivery means interposed between said members and retainers and adjustable therewith.

, 6. In combination with the base of a commodity receptacle, lower retainers, upper opposing members secured to said retainers and to. said receptacle base, and delivery means comprising elongated metallic arms, merging into curved engaging faces interposed between and secured in fixed position in the delivery mouth by the opposing re- '3 tainers' and members, substantially as described.

DOSIER H. MOSTELLER.

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