US1229733A - Cup-dispenser. - Google Patents

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Beit known that 1, CHARLES ERRE'r, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the city of New York, in' the State of New. York, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cup-Dis ensers, of which the following is the specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cup dispensers of the type particularly used for dispensing flexible paper cups and the objects of the invention are to provide a simple and eifective means by which the end cup of a stack may be released for use.

Tt is already well known' to se arate paper cups by means of wedged mem ers adapted to be inserted between the lips of the cup. This action, however, in addition to contamination .of the lip of the cup from a sanitary standpoint, is also likely to damage or multilate the lip. This difficulty is overcome in the present invention by engaging the sides of the cup and causing separation to'be effected by distorting the cup whereby the tapered sides of the outermost cup will bear against the .next cup and be.

thus forced outwardly.

The invention comprises the improved construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and set forth in the accompanying specification and drawings forming part of the same.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective viewV of anembodimentof the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front eleva-tion.-

Fig. 3 is a side elevation partially sectional. Y

Fig 4; is a sectional plan view of the dispensing mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the dispensing mechanism on the line 2-2 of'Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 4.

Tn the drawings like characters of reference' indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a suitable supporting member or plate de signed itself to be attached to any convenient fixed support and conveniently formed of pressed sheet metal. B represents a. tubular container for the cups in a stack, which areinverted therein. This container is convenientl from a s elf on the supporting mem Aformed of glass and suppgrted Specication ot Letters Patent. p Patented llimm 12b-twill?,

' Application led. December 15, 1916. Serial No. 137,208.

' lln'theparti'cular mechanical-,construction which T have illustrated, the shelf C is supported by tongues 10 and 11 struck out of thel sheet metal supporting member A, but any convenient construction might be adopted. The end of the tubular container B isV adapted to rest within a ring 13, a flange 14 on which supports the lower edge of the tubular member, the ring 13 having a Harige 15 at the upper end adapted to it anaper-` ture in an annular supporting member 16 and bear against the upper side of the supporting member as shown in Fig. 5. The

lower side of the supporting member is bolted or otherwise detachably connected to the shelf C. f

The shelf C includesl a supportin plate 18 having an oval aperture 19 t rough which the cups are adapted to pass as they are dispensed. At the sides of the aperture supporting projections 20 and 21 are formed talities which may be provided for the p'u`r pose and comprises a pair of pivoted dogs or fingers 22 and 23, shaped after the form of bellcranks, the arms 25 'and 26 of which are adapted to be moved over the projections 2O and 21 to engage the side of the cu and compress the same, and the arms 2 and 28 of which are pivoted to an operating bar 29, av certain play being nection between the two.

' The operating bar is provided with a push button 30, which projects through the casing 31- formed on the shelf C and which is adaptedto contain the operating mechanism .parts fThejdogs 22 and l23 are retained in allowed Aat the pivoting point,.which may be accomplished by making a pin and slot con- 4 100 downwardly and suitable meafis are provided for suppiirting them in convenient position to enable them to be lifted or re'- moved by the operator.

The means l have provided comprise a hook E projecting outwardly from the supporting member in such a position as to catch the cup as it falls, as shown in Fig. 3.

To support the upper part of the tubular member ll in position, tongues 33 and 36k maybe struck out from the supporting member A being adapted to be bent around the tubular member' B, as shown in Fig. l.

The apparatus is designed to be used especially in connection with the various forms of flexible paper cups, which are at present manufactured, and which are almost all tapered.

A stack of such cups is inverted and placed in the container B, the stack 'being supported by the projections 20 and 21. When it is desired to secure or dispense a single cup, the push button 8O is pushed inwardly, which swings the dogs 22 and 23 :inwardly against the sides of the lowermost cup, into theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4.. This compresses the sides of the lowermost cup in a lateral direction', causving it to assume au oval shape such asis indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

` A further result of this transverse distortion is that the distended sides of the cupwill press with a moderate pressure against the sides of the next innermost cup. The result of this pressure will be to Jforce the lowermost cup outwardly, thence causing it to drop downwardly through the oval yopening-19, while the next outermost cup is supported at iirst by the upper surface of the dogs 22 and 23, and then by the projections 2O and 21. The cup which has been dispensed drops downwardly onto the hook E from which it maybe removed.

As many changesv could be made in the above construct-ion and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claims constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be` interpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A dispenser for flexible cups or the iilre comprising means for supporting a stack .inneres therelike comprising -means for supporting a.

stack of cups, means for exerting a pressure simultaneously on opposite sides of the end cup to thereby distort the same and exert a pressure against the stack which will cause ejectment of the cup being distorted.

el. A dispenser for flexible cups or the like comprising means for supporting a stack of cups, a pair of compressing members adapted to be inserted betweenthe' lips of the two end cups of the stack and means for actuating said members.

5. A. dispenser for Hexible cups or the like comprising means for supporting a stack of cups, a pair of compressing members adapted to be inserted between the lips of the two end cups of the stack and means for actuating said members, and spring means for holding the compressing-members in normal position.

6. A dispenser for fiexible cups or the like comprising a supporting member having apertures and projections in the side oi' the apertures adapted to support the stack, compressing members above the projections adapted to engage and compress the end member of the stack.

7. A. dispenser for flexible 'cups or the like comprising a supporting member having a pairof tongues struck out therefrom, a tubular supporting member for cups adapted to li l LES ERRETT.

Witnesses: t

FREDERICK L. HACKENBURG, ETHEL FRmDRIoHs.

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