US1252327A - Yeast-cake cabinet. - Google Patents

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' M. DGRSON. YEAST CAKE CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 8-91!m 1,2523%? Patented Jan.1,1918.

INVENTOR WITNESSES .4 I ATTORNEY rarer.

MICHAEL mama; or Beams, MAINE.

YEAST-CAKE cAB'nvEr.

speeidcaioa of LettersPatent.

Patented Jan. 1, i918.

a p'iiatidn area-A ril 17', 1917. Serial no. 162;69'1.

To al l'whomz't' may concern.-

Be it known that I, fv[1CHAELDORION, az citizen of the United States, residing at Rufinfor'd, in-the' county of Oxford and State of Maine, have invented new and useful Improvements in Yeast-Cake Cabinets, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to store furniture, and more es ecially to delivery cabinets, and the object ofthe same is to produce an extremely cheap single-article delivery cabi net of this type which I have-herein shown and described as usefulfor vending yeast cakes and the like, although of course it is adapted to deliver other articles, usually packages, one at a time. r V The primary purpose of the present invention is'to' produce such a cabinet at an extremely low cost of manufacture, provided with practical means which may be added at little expense for rendering the contents inaccessible to the general public as will be explained; Details are found in the following specification, reference being had t'othe accompanying drawings where- 1n':- I V Fig'ure lis a perspective view of this cabinet attached toa wall ready for use,showmg the hinged cover as raised and the locking padlocka'ss lightly remove v c Fig. 2 isa vertical central section, an Fig. 3 a cross section on the line"3+3 of Fig. Q'with'the baelrplate removed. Figs. at and 5'a're a perspective detail and a diagrammaticview respectively of aslight amplification which-may be employed to render the delivery mechanism inoperative toone who does not understand it.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the casing which may well be an upright box open at its front and having internal groove's'2 in its side walls for a front panel which consists of a glass strip 3 inserted into the upper ends of these grooves and run down to their lower ends 4 where they terminate j-ust short of the delivery outlet 5' as be's'tsee'ri-irrF-ig. 2. The bottom ofthe-cas ing may be closed by a'block 6 whichby preference is inserted'fr'ombeneath and held by screw 7' throug'hthe side walls, so that' it canbe removed when accessis'to be had to the delivery mechanism proper, and the front end of t'his block isturnedupward and terminates in a lip 8 standing just beneath the delivery outlet 5. The'latter is proportionate-'topthethickness of the articles Ato be" vended, which in the present caseare cakes or packages of yeast'or the like having a contour adapted to fit within the upright. casing. The side Walls may also be provided-with a pair of grooves 9 (see Fig. 3) into which from above may be slid a back plate 10, of glass, sheet metal, or even of thin wood. I The purpose of this plate is to cover the heads of the screws 11 which pass through the rear wall of the casing and intothe wall or other upright support, and unless this back plate is removed access to the heads of thesescrews is not possible. If this back plate be not transparent, the existenceof these screws even may be concealed. The presence of the back plate prevents anyrpossibility of the articles A catching on'theheads of the screws, and'the front face of this plate as well as the inner face ofthe glass strip 3 and, the side walls ofthe casing are smooth so that there is no obstruction to the packages shown in Fig. 2 settling when the lowermost package or'a'rticle A is removed fromthe cabinet. The cover may be hinged as at 12 to the upper end of one side wall, and its free edge may carry a hasp 13 passing over a staple l i in the outer face of the other side ,wall,so as to receive a small padlock 1* 5, shoWngrB? moved in Fig. 1; and when this padlock is applied to the staple, the cover is lockedclosed-and access to the interior of the cas ing is'prevented. This is a detailwhich may be used or may be omitted. If the cabinet is to be employed behind the counter where only the store keeper will haveaccess to it, there is of course no necessity oflo'cking the covergbut it may be possible that the cabie net will be used in public places, and in that case I would prefer that the public be excluded. Closing the cover locks the glass strip 3 against removal, and therefore no access can be had through the front. The eutlet opening 5 is too small for anyone to insert his fingers and remove one of the articlesA. WVhile' the bottom block 6' is held in place-only by screws, the general'public does not carry a screw driver, and in any event an unauthorized person would be observedif he should take apart the casing.

The delivery or ej ecting mechanism proper is located within a chamber 20 formed at the lower end. of thecasing-by recessing the frent' face'ofthe back plate as seen at 2-1.

- the belt should, be rather rough or the ma:

Within this chamber are disposed three rollers numbered respectively 22, 23 andQat, and

the front and rear rollers have their trun nions j ournaled in hearings in the side walls in one horizontal plane, while the trunnions of the intermediate rollers are journ'aled "1n bearings disposed a little lower as seen in Fig. Across the outermost and uppermost" rollers runs an endless belt 25, Whichpassesdown around them and up over the intermediate roller-'23, and the belt underlies the lowermost of thestack of articles A- asseenL One of the trunnions of the intermediate" roller is continued through the sidewall of the casing and formed into. a. handle, shown in Fig. -l as'cranked as at '26 and-standing on the right sideof the casing as the user I faces it. @Vhenno w he graspsthis handleand turns it-in the normal or usual direction,

that is toward the right,- the intermediate, rolleris turned in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2, and the other rollers rotate in the opposite direction by reason ofthe winding. of the'belt 25; and? as a result the. upper.-

stretch of the belt is causedto move forward so that the lowermost article Azin thestack withinrthe casing is delivered 7 or i ejectedthrough the outlet opening 5-, and drops intothe hand of the user. In order to effect this delivery, :it is essential that the surface of terial 0f the belt be such that itiwill cling somewhat to the box, Wrapper, or casing of the lowermost article with suflicient force or clinging tendency to slide this article from beneath the stack, regardless of the weight of the latter upon it. Assuming now that a cabinet of this kind is fastened to the wall behind the counter in the average store, and that the glass strip of goingto a can, box, or jar, and picking out a yeast cake. ,Such storage receptacle may beempty, whereas the glass strip 3 permits themanager of the store to know at any time how many articles A are ready for sale. The store keeper or his clerk might neglect to return the cover to the j aror close the lid of the receptacle, and the yeast cakes on hand are then subjected to the accumulation'of'dust and the incursions of insects, whereas in thepresent device the accumulated stack of articles A is entirely inclosed except for the very small outlet 5. Finally,

use of this invention, the storekeeper always selling his oldest yeast cake because or like receptacle, the oldestyeast cakes are at thebottom and he is always selling the latest one, which of course is not desirable In Figs. 4 and 5 Ihave shown asl-ight amplification otwhigh the device is susceptible, to render the ejecting mechanism practically lIlOPGIitislVB' to a person Snot ac? qua1nted-=1with it.-

The samerollers-and belt the stack replenishedby placing new ones on the top: he should keep them in a jar are erele ployed,-. but th .in e med e roller 33 has its; trunnions iBL projected lat-f erally in bothdirections through illJlflglljh slots 35, 111 the side walls of the casing, and

knob-shaped handles. 36 are fQlIned onj the 7 outer end of, saidftrunllib Sylfl embly; 011

both ofthem. .The slots are so disposed'th-at,

normally theqtrunnions lie .in their lower ends, with the result that the belt 25 hasa:

certain slack junder the endmost rollers as 1nd1cated'at25 in F 1g.;,5'; and therefore no matter which way the intermediate roller is,

turned it does, not impart move nent to the belt and therefore nogarticle; A is delivered.

The trick of successfully operating this device is not known to the general public, but

it-is extremely simplewhen it is known.- All the operator has toodo is to grasp the two knobsi-n; his two hands nd-rais'e them,

while rotating the intermediate roller 33 in,

the direction of. the arrow shown, in- Fig. 2. As soon asheraises this roller its upperside puts tension on the belt, and therefore its rotation causes the belt to move as already described. Itis indeed quite possible to make the slots so short and to adjust the parts so. accurately that all the storekeeper needs to do is to raise one knob and rotate t, permitt ng the intermediate roller to have ts ax s slightly canted at'that time while the other trunnion stands at the lower end; of its slot. Ifthis can be'successfully' accomplished by proper manufacture," the maker might evei1,-om1t.one trunnion and mount'the other ina slot as suggested;

but I preferto use a knob 3.6 rather than a crank handle 26, because this type of handle needs to be sustainedlwhile it is rotated.

Immediately on releasing either or both the. knobs,- the; intermediatev roller .drops back into the, position indicated and the f belt again becomes slackat25 .v \Vith the adoption of this little amplificatiomit is quite possible to dispose the] cabinet in public .places'or to mount itonyaywall anywhere within the average store'and WltlliII-lildlgf any. customer, as only a' person knowing the trick can work the; ejecting mechanism to .del'iver'an article A, through theoutletf5,

- The entire device is extremely simple in structure, cheap of manufacture, and easy of operation ;;anclv if the details above described are followed,"all parts are accessible for cleaning and repair. I do not wish to be limited to the sizes, proportions, shapes and materials other than as hereinbefore set forth.

WVhat is claimed as new is 1. In a delivery cabinet, the combination with an upright casing, and a base block formed with an internal chamber and an outlet opening; of the ejecting mechanism located within said chamber and comprising three rollers whereof the trunnions of the intermediate one are mounted in journals on a lower level than those of the other rollers, one of the intermediate trunnions projecting through the side of the casing and having a handle, and an endless belt passing over and around the endmost rollers with both its stretches passing over the intermediate roller, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a delivery cabinet, the combination with an upright casing open at its front and having grooves in the inner faces of its side walls terminating near the lower ends, a glass strip removably inserted in said grooves from above, a cover, and a base block formed with an internal chamber and having its front end spaced beneath the lower end of the strip to produce an outlet opening; of the ejecting mechanism located within said chamber and comprising three rollers whereof the trunnions of the inter mediate one are mounted in journals on a lower level than those of the other rollers, one of said trunnions projecting through the side of the casing and having a handle, and an endless belt passing over and around the endmost rollers with its intermediate stretch Copies of this patent may be obtained for passing up over the intermediate roller, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a delivery cabinet, the combination with an upright casing, its lower end having an enlarged chamber; of an ejecting mechanism located within said chamber and comprising three rollers whereof the endmost have their trunnions journaled in the side walls of the casing, the latter being provided between said journals with upright slots, the trunnions of the intermediate roller passing through said slots and having operating means at their outer ends, and an endless belt passing over and around the endmost rollers and both its stretches passing over the intermediate roller, for the purpose set forth.

l. In a delivery cabinet, the combination with an upright casing having a transparent front wall and an outlet opening at the lower end of the same, the body of the casing adapted to receive a stack of articles and its lower end having an enlarged chamber; of an ejecting mechanism located within said chamber and comprising three rollers whereof the endmost have their trunnions journaled in the side walls of the casing, the latter being provided between said journals with upright slots, the trunnions of the in termediate roller passing through said slots and having knobs at their outer ends, and an endless belt passing over and around the endmost rollers and up and over the intermediate roller, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MICHAEL DORION.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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