US1143488A

US1143488A - Bottle-holding rack.

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Publication number: US1143488A
Application number: US86570414A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward M Bell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-10-08
Filing date: 1914-10-08
Publication date: 1915-06-15
Anticipated expiration: 1932-06-15

Description

E. M. BELL.

BOTTLE HOLDING RACK.

APPucATloN FILED acne, 1914.

1, 1 43,488. Patented June 15, 1915.

l lll-unl u l I l ttoznmo THE NORRIS FETERS CD.. PHOTD-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. if.

EDWARD M. BELL, 0E GEEENEVILLE, TENNESSEE.

BOTTLE-Hermine RACK.

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T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. BELL, a citizen kof the United States, residing at Greeneville, inthe county of Greene and State of Tennessee, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in Bottlellolding Racks, of which the' following is a specification. i Y l rlhe present invention 'appertains to improvements in bottle or vial holding devices or racks especially adaptedfor use in `medicine cases wherein a series of bottles4 is usually arrangedin ljuxtaposed relation, theV object of these improvementsrbeing to so secure the said bottles as toinsure against their breakage or the mutilation of their labels, while maintainingthem easily accessible through the instrumentality of special actuating means for said bottles.f

To the end of accomplishing the foregoing object, I provide a suitable frame which may be inserted in a carryingcaSe, or elsewhere desirable, said frame having bottle engaging means movably mounted thereon and adapted upon movement inione direction to interlock the bottle orbottles in said frame, and upon movement in the other direction to actuate said bottle so as toicause the same v to assume an accessible position for extraction, a locking element being included in the bottle 'engaging means and adapted to hold Y the bottle Vagainst unauthorized movement in the manner hereinafter described.

A particularly advantageous feature of the invention lies inthe .disposition :of the aforesaid bottle engaging means whereby the same coacts with the bottle cork in such a manner as to insure against its displacement from as well as proper positioning in the bottle.` f

These andsuch other objects as may hereinafter appear areattained by the novel construction, combination aiid' arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and claimed. fi i Reference will'now be hadtothe accompanying drawing, formingfa part' of this specication, wherein :-'-1 A Figure l is a perspective view of a medicine case embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, but on an enlarged scale, and showing more clearly the details of construction of the bottle engaging means, and. in dotted lines nthe release position assumed by saine when it isV desired vto extract the bottle.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 15, 1915, Application led October. 8, 1914. Serial N o. 865,704.`

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional View taken on Y the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. l isa vertical sectional view on the line of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the slidablebottle engaging member alone.

Throughout the following detail descripf "purpose, said frame `beingfshown in Fig. 1

as disposed in a medicine carrying case 2 of conventional shape. and construction. As customary, a case of this` character is 4provided with a series of juxtaposed bottles or vials 3, each so positioned as to permit of extraction from its carrying` frame and the means by which said bottles are held in said .frame and moved into extracting position forms the special subject-matter of the present improvements. rlhe lower side member la` of theframe 1 is vprovidedwith a plurality` of recesses or openings, one of which is designated in Fig. 2 by the reference character 4, and as usual the lower end-of a bottle 3 is adapted tobe inserted in said opening.

The upper end of the bottle is adapted to be held by special `engaging means now to be described, said means consisting of a member 5, preferablyfof metallic material and as shown in Fig. 5 so stamped or cut and bent as to form opposing lateral flanges 5n slidably mounted in grooves G formed in the upper frame `member 1b.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. 2

thatl the grooves 6 are inclined and this is for a particular purpose as will be more particularly pointed out in the following description. ,1? i

The main body portion of the slidable bottle engaging member normally rests against the bottle cork 7` and .is formed at its rear portion with a depending flange slightly curved or concaved to conform to the curvature of said cork. 1 i

` Near theforward portion of the bottleengaging means is pivotally mounted an angularly shaped catch 9, one arin of which is adapted to interlock in a notch 10 formed in the upper frame member lb near its outer edge,las seen in Fig. 2.

. The oppositelarin of the catch 9 depends and interposed between said `arm and the rear wall of the recessed portion in which the sliding bottle engaging member Vis mounted, isthe spiral spring 11 Ynormallytending to hold the upper arm of the catch in intel-locked engagement with the notch 10 before mentioned. A i Adjacent the catch 9 is pivotally mounted a releasing lever or trigger 12, said trigger extending through an opening 13 at the forward portion ofthe bottle engaging inember in pendent position in front of the bottle cork so as to be readily accessible in extracting the bottle from its holding frame.

The upper portion of the trigger lZis adapted to Vengage the lower arm ofl the angular catch 9 when said trigger is lifted, this operation disengaging the upper arm of the catch from the notch and releasing the tension of the spring 1l whichactuates the bottle engaging member sliding it forwardly in the inclined grooves which latter cause the member to move upwardly away from the bottle cork while permitting its ange S to move the bottle outwardly at its upper portion from the frame 1 into the released position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 where the bottle may be readily grasped and removed from the case.

In the insertion of the bottle, it will be understood that the lower end is iirst inserted into an opening 4 in the frame and with the cork engaged beneath the -hori- Zontal rconcave portion of the slidable member the upperend of said bottle is pushed inwardly, theV said member 5 compressing the spring 11 while the downward incline of the grooves in which it is mounted causes the bottle engaging member toV exert pressure in a longitudinal direction of said bottle interlocking thesame in the frame when the bottle has assumed vertical position as shown by full lines in Fig. 2,at which position the catch 9 engages with the notch in theframe 1 and interlocks the bottle from accidental movement. Obviously the movement above described not only tends to clamp the bottle between the side members of the frame but holds the cork in position in thebottle neck and forcibly stoppers the bottle properly. v

As shown 1n Figs. 3 and 5 aflange 5a of the slidable member-is out away so as to form y a shoulder 5b which coacts with a pin 14 extending through the frame to limit outward movement and prevent displacement of the said slidable member.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that when the frame is provided with a series of bottle engaging members such as hereinbefore described, the bottles will be heldin their carrying frame quite rigidly so as to insure against their movement or likelihood of fracture and preventing mutilation of the labels on the bottles as well as holding the bottles against rotation tending to turn the labels into a position where they would not be readily observable. In order to accommodate for slight ydiiferences in the size or lengths of the bottles as well as to effectually cushion the samein the clamping action, 'l preferably interpose between the bottom of the bottle and the bottom ofthe opening or recess 4, a resilient member 14e, of rubber or other desired spring material.

It will be obvious moreover that slight changes in Vthe vdetails of construction and arrangement of parts liereinbefore described may be made without departing from the lspirit ofthe Vinvention and within the scope` ofthe claims hereto appended.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 4claim as new is: Y

1. in bottle holdingmeans of the class de- V scribed, Ythe combination with a frame, of bottle engaging means" .mounted in said Y frame for bodily movement, said frame havber whereby to vcause movement of said member into contact with a bottle carried in the frame and locking the latter in the frame under pressure longitudinally of said'bottle. 3. 1n bottle holding means of the class described, Vthe combinationV with aframe, of a bottle engaging member slidably mounted on the frame, the frame having guiding loo grooves arranged at an incline with respect to th'eframe whereby to cause a clamping action upon movement of said member in one direction. Y Y Y il. In bottle holding means of the class described, the combination with a bottle, of a frame including sidel members Vbetween whichV the bottle is interposed, a slidable member mounted on one of the side members of the frame in a position Ato engage one end of said bottle, the side member last Vmentioned having inclined grooves in which vthe slidable memberis movable bodily whereby upon insertion of the bottle between the frame ,members the slidable member is caused to exert pressure longitudinally on v the bottle tending'to move the bottle-cork into and, locking said cork fromdisplacement from the bottle. A v

5. In bottle holding means of the class described, th-e'combination with aV frame, of bottle engaging means mounted in said frame for bodily movement, said frame having guiding'means for causing said bottle engaging means tov exert pressure against the bottle interlocking the latter in the frame, and a locking,V member intermediateY the bottle engaging means and theV frame holding the engaging means in position in said frame.

6. In bottle holding means of the class described, the combination With a frame, of bottle engaging means mounted in said frame for bodily movement, said frame having guiding means for causing said bottle engaging means to eXert pressure against the bottle interlocking the latter in the frame, a locking member intermediate the bottle engaging means and the frame holding the latter in position in said frame, and release means for disengaging the locking member from the frame to permit removal of the bottle therefrom.

7 In bottle holding means of the class described, the combination With a frame, of bottle engaging means mounted in said frame for bodily movement, said frame having guiding means for causing said bottle engaging means to exert pressure against the bottle interlocking the latter `in the frame, a locking member mounted on said bottle engaging means and adapted to engage the frame to hold a bottle in position therein, and a triggerV member engageable with the locking member for releasing the bottle engaging-means to permit Withdrawal of the bottle from the frame.

8. In bottle holding means of the class de scribed, the combination 'With a frame, of bottle engaging means mounted in said frame for bodily movement, said frame having guiding means for causing said bottle engaging means to exert pressure against the bottle interlocking the bottle in the frame, a locking member intermediate the bottle engaging means and the frame holding the bottle in position in said frame, Vand means interposed between the bottle engaging means and the frame for actuating the described, the combination with a bottle, of

a frame in Which said bottle is adapted to be disposed, said frame having a recess in Which one end of the bottle is adapted to be inserted, bottle engaging means mounted in said frame and comprising a slidable member shiftable bodily, said member being formed With oifstanding flanges, the frame aforesaid having guide grooves in which said flanges are disposed, a catch pivotally mounted on the bottle engaging member and adapted to interlock With the frame aforesaid in normal position, a spring interposed betWeen the bottle engaging member and the frame and coacting With the catch to hold the latter in engagement With the frame normally, said spring tending to slide the bottle engaging member upon release of said catch, and a trigger adapted to disengage the catch from the frame to permit actuation of the bottle engaging member bv said spring for moving said bottle into eX- tracting position. 1

10. In bottle holding means of the class described, the combination with a,V frame, of a Vbottle engaging member slidably mounted on the frame, the frame `having guiding grooves arranged at an incline With respect to the frame whereby to cause a clamping action upon movement of said member in one direction, and means for preventing the displacement of the sliding member from the frame.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD M. BELL.

Witnesses:

KATE KNIPP, N. W. S. LAMB.

Copies of thisV patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C." Y