US1226498A - Dispensing device. - Google Patents

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'w. E. FREDERICK.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLED APR. 10. 1916.

Patented May 15, 1917.

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W. E. FREDERICK.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 19:6.

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WILLARD E. FREDERICK, OIE PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 191?.

Application filed April 10, 1916. Serial No. 90,195.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD E. FRED- ERICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dispensing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a dispensing device and pertains particularly to a device for dispensing pencils, matches, tooth-picks, and the like.

It is an object of this invention to provide a dispensing device which is fitted with a sanitary container for the articles to be dispensed and which container is provided with a mechanism for removing one or more articles therefrom mechanically.

Another object of this invention is to provide said device with a storage compartment which is inaccessible to the operator except through the medium of the mechanical dispensing means formed in connection therewith.

A further object is to provide a dispensing device which will release but a given number of articles contained therein at each operation. of its mechanism.

It is another object of this invention to provide a dispensing device which is simple in operation, has few moving parts, all of which act in a positive manner.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the accom-' panying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the preferred form of the dispensing device.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the device.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view as seen on the line 38 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view in section similar to that of Fig. 3 and shows the mechanism and container in a position for releasing an article from the container.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a view. in section as seen on the line 77 of Fig. 6 and shows the container as closed.

Fig. 8 is a View similar to Fig. 7, with parts broken away, and illustrates the container in its operative position.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4: of the drawings, 10 indicates a base member upon which is mounted a pair of upright members 11 and 12, said members being secured at the outer ends of the base member 10 which is substantially rectangular in plan. Formed between and connecting the upright members 11 and 12 is a receiver or dish 13 which is positioned adjacent the base mem her and is of a suitable shape to readily allow objects .to be withdrawn therefrom. The upright members 11 and 12 have horizontally extending bores therethrough for the reception of trunnions l4: and 15 of a container 16. The container, as here shown, is cylindrical and preferably formed of glass, and is mounted upon the trunnions with its aXis disposed horizontally. I have here shown the container as having a re movable end 17 through which access may be had to the hollow interior portion which we have utilized as a storage chamber 18. Formed the length of the container wall 16 is a passage 19 having angular side walls 20 and 21 for a purpose which will be hereafter disclosed. The thumb knob 22 is mounted upon one of the trunnions and se cured thereto to effect the rotation of the cylindrical container 16.

As before stated, the chamber 18 within the container is adapted to be filled with articles to be dispensed and is here shown as being partially filled with tooth-picks 23. The tooth-picks or other objects are held within the container by means of a combination door and. delivering member 24 which is shown in Fig. 3 as closing the opening 19 and preventing the tooth-picks from falling therefrom. The door member 24: is mounted upon the cylinder 16 by means of hinges 25 which are provided with springs 26 to insure that the door will remain in its closed position when the cylinder is at rest, as shown in Fig. ,3. Lugs 27 are formed integral with and extend outwardly from the ends of the door member 24, said lugs being adapted to engage cam faces 28 formed upon the inner surface of the up right members 11 and 12.

Figs. 58 inclusive illustrate a modified form of my invention and is here shown as comprising a base plate 29 having upright members 30 and 31 extending vertically therefrom and provided with bores 32 for the reception of trunnions 33 and 34 of a cylindrical container 35. The container 35 is here shown as similar in construction, size, and shape, to the one used in my preferred device. It is provided with an opening 36 which extends the length of the cylinder and is closed by a hinge member 37. Reference being had to Figs. 7 and 8 particularly, it will be seen that the hinge member 37 is held in its operative position by means of supporting members 38 and 39.

Rotation of the cylindrical container 35 is effected by means of a lever arm 40 pivoted upon a pin 41 mounted within the upright 30. Said lever arm has mounted at its outer end an operating button 42, pressure upon which draws the arm down and effects the movement of a connecting rod 43, one end of which is connected to the arm and the other end pivotally mounted upon the end of the container 35. A spring 44 is placed beneath the arm 40 and holds it in its uppermost position.

In the operation of the preferred form of this device, when an article is to be obtained therefrom the thumb knob 22 is grasped between the thumb and fore-finger and rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow a/-. This movement revolves the cylindrical container 16 and brings the hinge door around to a position where its lugs 27 are in engagement with the cam faces 28. A continuation of this rotation forces the lug members 27 up over the cam faces 28 and causes the door 24 to swing away from the container. This movement allows one of the articles to fall from the shoulder 45 of the door member 24 and be caught in the pan or tray 13. It may be here stated that when the container is at rest with its opening 19 in its lowermost position, the objects therein will lie over this opening and one of said objects will, when the container is rotated as described, slip into a recess 46 formed between the hinge member and a lip 47 of the opening. When the cylinder is rotated the other articles will fall away from this wall of the cylinder and allow only the one article to be released when the hinge door is raised. The taper faces 20 and 21 are formed to insure that no articles will be lodged within the opening and be released when not desired.

In the modified form of the device the direction of rotation of the cylinder 35 is the same as that /of the former and preferred form. However, the hinge door 3'? is mounted upon its hinges and upon the opposite side of the opening 36 from that used in the former construction. When it is desired to obtain an article from this device, the thumb piece 42 is depressed and this in turn rotates the cylinder in the direction indicated by the arrow Z), one of the articles having been lodged within an engaging shoulder 48 formed upon the hinge. A continuation of the pressure upon the member 42 will cause the hinge member to swing forwardly as indicated in Fig. 8 and rest upon the supporting members 38 and 39. This will bring the article being dispensed into reach of the operator and cause it to rest upon a tray member 49 formed as an extension of the hinged door 37. When the thumb-piece 42 is released, the spring 44 will draw'the. cylinder back into the position indicated in Fig. 7 and allow another article to be engaged ready for dispensing.

It will thus be seen that theconstruction herein set forth provides a simple and effective means for sanitarily dispensing articles and insuring that a given number will be drawn from the storage compartment at each operation of the mechanism.

What I claim is:

1. In a dispensing device, a base member, a cylindrical container rotatably mounted thereupon, a rectangular opening formed through the wall of the container and extending the longitudinal length thereof, and of a width approximately that of the width of an article to be dispensed therethrough, a movable closure over said opening, and means for moving said closure to emit an article from the container upon the rotation thereof.

2. In a dispensing device, a base member, a hollow cylindrical container mounted to rotate upon said base member, a longitudinally extending slot formed through the wall of the container, a hinged member adapted to normally close said slot, means for moving the hinged member out of register with the slot, and means formed upon said hinged member whereby a single article will be engaged and emitted therefrom upon the rotation of the cylindrical container.

3. In a dispensing device, a base member, uprights formed thereupon, a cylindrical container horizontally disposed and rotatably mounted upon and between said uprights, means for rotating said container, a slot through the wall of said container and extending substantially the longitudinal length thereof, said slot being formed with its longitudinally extending walls at an inwardly divergent angle to each other, a hinged closure mounted to rest over said opening, a shoulder formed upon the terminating edge of said hinged closure, said shoulder being adapted to rest against the outer wall of the container and form a receptacle in Combination with the outer Wall of the container whereby an object may be lodged, and means whereby rotation of said container will act to swing said hinged clo-,

sure outwardly and away from the container and allow the article engaged thereby to be released therefrom.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLARD E. FREDERICK.

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Washington, D. 0.

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