US1183489A

US1183489A - Sugar-dispensing device.

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Publication number: US1183489A
Application number: US3842115A
Authority: US
Inventors: David Pfeffer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-07-07
Filing date: 1915-07-07
Publication date: 1916-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 1933-05-16

Description

D. PFEFFER.

SUGAR DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. I915.

PatIented MaylG, 1916.

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ATTORNEY THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII coI, WASHINGTON, D. I.

D. PFEFFER.

SUGAR DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. 1915.

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DAVID rrnrnun, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

SUGAR-DISPENSING DEVICE.

Application filed July 7, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID Prnrnnn, a subject of the Emperor of.Austria-I-Iungary, and a resident of New York, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in -SugarDispensing Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of sugar bowls.

My invention has for its object primarily to provide a device designed to be employed for holding especially loaf, or lump sugar in a manner whereby it will not be exposed for preventing the collection of dust as well as avoiding the handling thereof by persons when provided for use in diningrooms and elsewhere, and which is of a form adapted to permit'preferably only a single lulnp of the sugar to be dispensed with each operation of the device.

The invention consists essentially of a hollow base with an inlet and an outlet, and on the base is mounted a yieldingly revoluble container, or bowl for holding a quantity of sugar, and the container has an outlet which is adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is revolved part of a revolution so that part of the sugar will pass from the container into the base. In the hollow base is a discharger arranged so that its interior communicates with the inlet of the base for receiving the sugar when delivered from the container, and this discharger is formed so as to be opened and closed in unison with the revoluble movements of the container to allow only a single lump of sugar to be dispensed with each operation of the device.

Otherobjects of the invention are to provide spring actuated means for causingthe contalner to be reversely moved when re leased after being swung to dispense the.

sugar; to provide means whereby the revoluble movement of the container when swung will be limited so that the outlet will accurately register with the inlet of the base for delivery of the sugar to the discharger; and to provide a sugar dispensing device of simple, efficient, and durable construction which is susceptible of being made in various sizes and shapes as occasion requires.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification 1n Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, rate.

Serial No. 38,421.

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

the said invention being more fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of sugar dispensing device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the device. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4. is a longitudinal vertical section, partly fragmentary, showing the positions of parts of the device when operated for dispensing sugar.

The sugar dispensing device has a hollow base 10 which may be of any desired shape and size having preferably a flat top plate 11 through which is an inlet 12 for admitting sugar into the base, and also through this plate adjacent to the inlet is an opening 13. In the lower part of the base 10 is an outlet, or opening lit, and in the base extending from under the inlet 12 to some distance out of the inlet 1% is an inclined chute 15 serving to permit the sugar admitted through the inlet 12 to be delivered for use, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. Above the hollow base 10 is a vertically disposed supporting ring, or band 16, and this supporting band is preferably formed of a widesection 17 extending upwardly from the base on aiinement with the outlet 14:- The lower end of the section 17 is secured, at 18, to one part of the edge of the inlet 12 of the top plate of the hollow base, and to the upper end of this section is hinged, at 19, one end of a second narrow section 20 having its other end secured, at 21, to an opposite part of the edge of the inlet of the top plate of the base. To the top of'the hollow base 10 adjacent to the opening 13 thereof is held the lower end of a partial tubular shield, as 21, projecting upwardly to nearly the top of the supporting band 16, and this shield is curved to conform with the curvature of the second section 20 of the supporting band.

Freely rotatable yieldingly' in the sup porting band 16'is a container, or bowl, as 22, adapted to hold a suitable quantity of sugar preferably in loaf or lump form, and this container is spherical in shape. The spherical container 22 is formed with a body 23 and a lid 24 which is hinged, at 25, to

lid may be releasably fastened to the body by a number of well-known forms of hooks, or catches, as 25. When it is desired to place a quantity of lump sugar, as 26, in the container the catches 25 are released from their locked positions, and the lid 24 is swung open on its hinge. After the sugar has been admitted into the body of the con- .tainer the lid is then closed and locked to the body against being accidentally opened by relocking the catches.

In order to permit the sugar from the container to be delivered to the inlet 14 of the hollow base, in the body 23 of the container is an opening, or outlet 27 which is preferably somewhat larger than the usual size of a lump of sugar so that only one lump will pass therethrough at a time. The outlet 27 is provided. at a part of the container so as to be registered with the inlet 14 of the hollow base 10 when the container is partially revolved, and to allow the container to be manually swung, on the body 23 thereof in proximity to the upper end of the section 17 of the supporting band 16 is a projecting handle, as 28, having a knob, or finger plate 29 on its free end. When this handle is directed toward the base 10 the container 22 will be revolubly guided accordingly for registering its outlet 27 with the inlet 14 of the base, and to permit the container to be accurately swung, at spaced intervals circumferentially on the exterior of the container are a number of pairs of projecting guides, or pins 30. Each pair of the pins 30 are sufliciently spaced apart so as to be in close proximity to the side edge of the supporting band to allow the con tainer to be freely revolved, but prevent all tendency of the container to move laterally, these pins also serving to hold the container in the supporting band.

In order to permit the sugar after passing through the outlet 27 of the container and through the inlet 14 of the base to be received and delivered to the chute 15, in the base is provided a discha-rger, or hopper 31 which is arranged so that its interior communicates with the inlet. The hopper 31 is preferably cone-shaped, and this hopper is of a diameter corresponding to the size of the inlet of the base. The hopper 31 is composed of two substantially

semicircular members

32 and 33 both formed with downwardly tapered walls. The member 32 of the hopper is held stationary to the underside of thetop plate 11 of the base at the part thereof adjacent to the opening 13 so that its lower end will communicate with the chute interiorly of the base. The member 33 is hinged, at 34, to the opposite part of the underside of the top plate of the base so as to be swung to and from the stationary member of the hopper, and this member is yieldingly held normally in an open posi tion relative to the stationary member, as shown in Fig. 3, by a spring, as 35, one end of which is connected to the member while the other end of the spring is fastened to the opposed part of the hollow base.

Serving to cause the container 22 to be reversely guided rotatably to its normal position when operated to dispense the sugar, in the partial tubular shield 21 is a spiral spring 36. The lower end of the spring 36 is disposed through the opening 13 of the top plate of the base 10, and this end of the spring is connected to the upper'part of the member 32 of the hopper 31. The upper end of the spring 36 is connected to a bracket, as 37, projecting from the upper part of the body of the container, and this spring normally tends to hold the container so that its outlet 27 is out of register with the inlet 14 of the hollow base.

For the purpose of limiting the revoluble movement of the container when the device is operated, to the free end of the bracket 37 is held one end of a cable, or line, or chain 38 which is passed through the spiral spring 36, through the opening 13 of the top plate of the base, and the other end of the chain is connected, at 39, to the lower part of the spring actuated hinged member 33 of the hopper 31.

WVhen the device is not in operation the container 22, its outlet 27, handle 28, and the member 33 of the hopper 31 are in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and to operate the device for dispensing the sugar after being placed in the container, as above described, the handle 28 is forced downwardly toward the base 10, as shown in Fig. 4, against the tension of the spring 36. With this movement of these parts the chain will be likewise guided for closing the member 33 of the hopper 31 on the member 32 of the hopper against the tension of the spring 35. The chain 38 will also cause the rotary movement of the container to be checked at a point in its revolution when the outlet 27 is in register with the inlet 14 of the base. One lump of the sugar will then be delivered from the container to the hopper, and on releasing the handle 28 of the container the tension of the spring36 will reversely revolve the container. The chain 38 will also be slackened, and the tension of the spring 35 will swing the member 33 of the hopper to an open position for discharging the lump of sugar in the hopper to the chute 15 so as to be received by the consumer for use. In this manner sugar may be conveniently dispensed in dining rooms and elsewhere without being exposed to the collection of dust as well as avoiding all possibility of a person handling any of the sugar other than the quantity required for consumption.

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In the foregoing description, I have embut I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing fromthe principle, or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore I reserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inlet through the outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass into the'base and into the chute, means on the base, adapted to check the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, and spring actuated means connected to the base and to the container for reversely revolving the container after being partially rotated.

2. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass through the inlet of the base, a hopper in the base for receiving the contents admitted through the outlet of the base, and for discharging the contents through the outlet of the base, and means on the base for checking the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

3. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass through the inlet of the base, a hopper in the base for receiving the contents admitted through the inlet, and for discharging the contents through the outlet of the base, means on the base for checking the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, and spring actuated means connected to the base and to the container for reversley revolving the container after being partially rotated.

at. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inlet through the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting band held stationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freely rotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass into the base and into the chute, and means on the base, adapted to check the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

5. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inlet through the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting band held stationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freely rotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass into the base and into the chute, means on the base adapted to check the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, and spring actuated means connected to the base and to the container for reversely revolving the container after being partially rotated.

6. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inlet through the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting band held stationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freely rotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted tobe registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass through the inlet of the base, a hopper in the base for receiving the contents admitted through the inlet, and for discharging the contents into the chute of the base, and means on the base, adapted to check the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

7 In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inlet through the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting hand held stationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freely rotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass through the inlet of the base, a hopper in the base for receiving the contents admitted through the inlet, and for discharging the contents into the chute of the base, means on the base, adapted to check the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, and spring actuated means connected to the base and to the container for reversely revolving the container after being partially rotated.

8. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass into the base and through its outlet, and a chain connected to the base and to the container, adapted to check the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

9. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container 011 the base having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base When the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass into the base and through its outlet, a chain connected to the base and to the container for checking the rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, and a spiral spring connected to the base and to the container for reversely revolving the container after being partially rotated.

10. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending fromunder the inlet through the outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container to pass through the inlet of the base, and a normally open hopper in the base arranged so that its interior communicates with the inlet of the base, the said hopper being closed when the contents pass through the inlet, and the said hopper being opened for discharging the contents into the chute when the container is reversely rotated.

This specification signed and witnessed this sixth day of July A. D. 1915.

ABRAHAM GOODMAN, Ronr. B. ABBOTT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.