US1318817A

US1318817A - Dispensing device

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Publication number: US1318817A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-10-14
Anticipated expiration: 1936-10-14

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l. STUBBERS.`

DISPENSING DEVICE. APPLICATION 'man MAR. la. 191e.

Patented Oct. 14,1919.

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J. STUBBERS. DISPENSING DevlcE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, I3. 1916.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919;

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J. STUBBERS.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPucATloN FILED MAR. ls. 1916.

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l ,7]9 I j@ vwd i JOSEPH STUBBERS,.0F CINCINNATI, OHIO. I

DISPEN SING DEVICE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.V

Patented oet. 14, 1919.

Application filed 'March 13, 1916. Serial No, 83,827.

To all lwhom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH S '1UBERs, a citizen of Vthe United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State Y of Ohio, have invented certain new and use`- iul Improvements in Dispensing Devices, of which the followingis a specication.

My invention relates to dispensing devices and is exemplified as employed in connection with rolls of flexible material, such as rolls of oil-cloth.

It is the object of my invention to provide novel means in a device of the character described, whereby to measure the length of the material being sold; further to provide novel means for cutting ofi' the stretch of material to be severed; further to provide novel means for winding the stretch of material to be severed and for demounting the same in rolled condition after being severed.

I have illustrated my improved device as employed for use in dispensing oil-cloth, the rolls of oil-cloth being supported in up and down relation on a suitable rotatable frame, and I shall describe the invention in connection with such use.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved device, showing one of the rolls of oil-cloth in place.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan section of the same, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1', and partly broken away, and showing a number oil rolls of oil-cloth in position. v j

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the cutting device, taken on the line 4 4 of Fig.` 3.

Fig. 5 is a'sectional detail of the same in the plane of the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detail in section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1, showing the clamping means for the winding roll.

Fig. 7 is an axial section otone of the roll supports in the stand, taken in the plane of the line 7 7 of Fig. 3, and partly broken away.

cut-off and measuring means, partly broken away, andV partly in section on the line 10 1'0 of Fig. 1. f

Fig. 11 is anl axial section showing the means for securing the roll-springs in p0- sition, taken on a line in the plane of the line 11 11 of Fig. 12.

Fig. 1.2 is a cross-section of the same, taken in the plane ofthe line 12-12 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is an axial section of the winding roll, taken in the plane of the line '13 13 of Fig. 6, and partly broken away.

' Fig. 14 is a perspective view detail of the lower end of the same, in separated relation.

Fig. 15 is an axial section showingY a modification of the clamping meansfor the winding roll, partly in side elevation and partly broken away, the section being 'taken in the plane of the line 15 15 of Fig. 17.

Fig. 16 is a side elevation of the same; and,

Fig. 17 is a cross-section of the same taken on the line 17 17 of Fig. 15.

The base of the device is shown at 21. It is shown supported on suitable casters 22 and has a bracket 23 extending therefrom. The base supports av rotatable frame 24 which comprises a top plate 25 and a bottom plate 26 connected by meansof rods 27, the rods being threaded at their respective endsrand passing vthrough holes 28 inthe respective plates, nuts 29, 30, being received about the threaded ends of the rods atthe preferably Vspacing the plates apart andv rigidly connecting the same.

VThe rotatable frame further comprises a tube 31, threaded at its respective ends, as' shown at 32, passing through central holes' 33 in the respective plates, the plates being rigidly connected therewith by means of

nuts

34, 35. I The tube has bearing about a rod 41, having a reduced threaded end 42 received through a hole 43 in the base, a nut 44 clamping the base between it and the shoulder 45v on the rod. l

The rod extends upwardly through the tube and has a coupling 46 rigidlysecured at itsV upper end by set-bolts 47 A bracketl respective sides of the respective plates Vfor 52 (Figs. el and 10) rigid with the bracket 23, as by being secured thereto by a screw 53 (see Fig. 10).

The lower plate of the rotatable frame is provided with suitable cups 55 (Fig. arranged to receive rods 56 (Fig. 7 which may be in the form of hollow metal tubes, the rods ext-ending upwardly through bearing-holes 57 in the top plate 25. The rods have the flexible material, for instance oilcloth, thereabout iny the form of rolls, these latter rolls being shown at 58. The rolls of oil-cloth are preferaby rolled with the face side of the oil-cloth outward.

The bearings for the rods 56 are preferably disposed in a plurality of rows one within the other, an outer row of bearings for ten of such rods and an inner row for five of such supporting rods being exemplified. lVith an arrangement of this character, if the user desires to display only ten rolls of cloth he can do so by employing the outer row of bearings, but if it is necessary for the user to take care of an additional number of rolls of cloth, these can be disposed in the inner row of bearings. The larrangement gives the appearanceof -a full display of stock although the entire number of bearings for the rolls of cloth may not be employed.

The bearings in the outer row are arranged in pairs, the pairs being spaced apart a less distance than the distance between bearings of the pairs, leaving spaces 61 between the bearings of the pairs of bearings and insuring spaces between the rolls of adjacent pairs of the outer row through which access is had to the cloth on the inner rolls opposite said spaces and through which said cloth may be drawn from said inner roll in order to be measured, wound and cut ou. This arrangement discloses to view the patterns on all the rolls.

Means are provided for maintaining the rolls of cloth in rolled condition, accomplished in the present instance by means of

springs

63, 64. These springs bear upon the peripheries of the rolls of cloth for preventing unwinding of the rolls. They preferably eXtend from the rods 27 and are eX- emplified as secured in place by means of arranging` the springs in pairs connected by means of a bendy 65 (Fig. 11) received about the rod in a bearing 66, secured to the rod as by a set-screw 67, the springs extending outwardly from the bearing through slots 68. The spring 64 may have its opposite end shortened, as shown at 69 (Fig. 3), whereby an odd number of springs is provided for providing a spring for each of the rolls of cloth within the capacity of the device exemplified.

l/Vhen it is desired to dispense" a portion of any one of the rolls of cloth, the rotatable frame is turned to bring sand. rollof. cloth proximate to the bar 51 (see Fig. 3). The bar 51 acts as a guide and rotating means for the cutting device, exemplified as a pair of circular cutter-

blades

71, 72, which coact with each other for severing the portion of the cloth dispensed. The cutter-blade 71 is provided with an annular rabbet 7 3 (Fig. 5) forming a cutting edge 7,4 and providing an annular space in.. which the cutter-blade 72 is received during the cutting operation.

The cutter-blade 71 is secured, as by screws 75, to a roller 76 provided with an annular flange '77 forming an annular groove. A friction band is secured to the roller and forms part thereof. rhe bar 51 is received in the annular groove and is contacted by the friction band. The roller 76 is mounted on a shaft 79 received in bearings 80, of a forked upright 78 (Figs. 1 and 10) of a frame 81.

The cutter-blade 72 (Figs. 5 and 10) is secured, as by screws 82, to a hub 83 on a shaft 84 received in bearings 85 of a forked upright 86 of the frame 81. The cutterblades are preferably tempered steel disks.

The frame 81 has a bearing 87 (Figa) about the bar 51, this bearing being slightly loose so as to permit frictional engagement between the roller 76 and the bar 51 for imparting rotation to the cutter-blades when 9 the frame 81 is moved lengthwise of the bar.

The frame is normally at the bottom of the bar, with the cutter-blades below the plane of the cloth being wound oifof the roll. The frame is provided with an arm 88 (Fig. 10) with which a chain 89 connects, the chain for convenience extending upwardly and being attached, for instance, at 90 to the main frame of the device.

The cloth being dispensed isarranged to be wound about a winding-roll 91 and passes the bar 51 (see Fig. 3). When the proper length ofcloth has been received about the winding-roll, so that the proper point of severance of the cloth is in line with the path of movement of the cutter-knives, the chain S9 is pulled upwardly, whereby a slightly tilting motion is imparted to tho cutter frame 81 .for causing frictional engagement between the roller 76 and the bar 51. As the cutter-frame is drawn upwardly, the roller 76 and the cutter-blade 71 at tached thereto are rotated, and by reason of the contact of the cutter-blade 72 with tho cutter-blade 7l, the cutter-blade 72 is also rotated. When the cloth is reached by the cutters, they will sever the length to be dispensed along the proper line, the edge being severed being received |between the peripheral edge of the cutter-blade 72 and the bottom of the annular rabbet 73 for imparting additional friction between the cutterblades and causing their combined rotation.

In order to lead the portion of the cut edge of the length of cloth being dispensed,

away from the cutters, as the vcutting progresses, the arm 88 is provided with a defiecting edge 92 (Fig. 4) for curling the cut edge of the length being dispensed away from the cutter-blades.

The end of the cloth being dispensed is temporarily secured with relation to the winding-rol1 for effecting the winding of the cloth around the winding-roll, these securing means being releasable, so that the cloth wound on the winding-roll may 'be released and wrapped for delivery. rEhe winding-roll is arranged to be supported on the bracket 23 and to be turned by a handle 101 (see Figs. 1 and Referring to Figs. 1, 13 and 14, the securing means for the end of the cloth are exemplified as a rod 102 pivoted at 103 to a lug 104 rigidwith a plug 105, preferably releasably received in the lower end yof the winding-roll, the lug extending through a slot 100 in the winding-roll. The bracket 23 is provided with an upwardly extending journal 106 having a pin 107 therein arranged to be received in a hole 108 in the plug 105. The plug has an apron 109 received partway around the journal 106. r1`he winding-roll at its upper end is provided with a latch 110 received about the upper end of the rod 102, the latch having a stem 111 passing through the windingroll, a spring 112 being received thereabout urging the latch 110 toward the windingroll.

The handle 101 rotatesV in a 'bearing 115 which is rigid with the frame by means o1' a connecting bar 116. The shank 113 of the handle is rotatable and movable longitudinally in the bearing 115. Its lower end is provided with a reduced portion 117 received in the winding-roll, pin-s 118 extending outwardly from the reduced portion and received in slots 119 in the upper end of the ivincling1'oll.

The end of the cloth to be wound is received and slightly clamped between the rod 102 and the winding-roll, and the winding begins and continues until the proper length of cloth to Ibe severed is in line with the cutting-off knives, when the cutting olf takes place. The handle is then raised for releasing the upper end of the winding-roll, andthe winding-roll with the severed cloth there-011 removed from the bracket 23.

The latch 110 is then n'ianipulated for releasing the rod 102, whereupon the rod together with the plug` 105 are withdrawn lengthwise', and the wound roll of cloth-and the winding-roll are separated by relative lengthwise movement. The winding-roll and plug are shown in rseparated relation in Fig.' 14.

modification of the securing means for the end of the cloth with relation to the winding-roll isV exeinpliied in Figs. l15, 16V

and 17, 'in which similar parts are referred to *by similar reference numerals having the exponent prime.l A pair of stretches of wire 121 extend lengthwise of the windingroll and are arranged to be looped about a pin 122. The ends of the wire are secured in a lug 104 extending from the plug 105, the apron 109 being shown as an extension of the winding-roll. The shank 113 of the handle has a reduced part 126 arranged to be receivedin a bearing 127 at the upper end of the winding-roll, the winding-roll at its upper end being provided with a pin 128 extending into range of the pin 122. The pin 122 has a drooping end 129 'for readily having the loopend of the wire' received thereover. y

The end of the cloth to be wound is received between the winding-roll and the wire, the wire being slipped over the pin, whereupon the handle is turned, the pin 122 striking the pin- 128 for causing' the winding-roll to rotate with the handle. YvVhen the proper' length of cloth has been wound albout the winding-roll, the looped end ci' the wire is slipped off the pin 122 and the handle raised for moving the reduced part 126 out of thebearing 127, whereupon the upper end of the winding-roll may be moved laterally and the cloth slipped therefrom, or the cloth Awith the winding-roll therein placed upon a suitable table and the winding-roll and wire slipped therefrom, leaving the cloth upon the table ready to bel wrapped.

I have provided a convenient means'for measuring th'ecloth as the same is unwound, exempliied as accomplished by means of a measuring-disk 131 having markingsy 132 (Fig. 2) thereon lindicating the cireum'f'er# entia-l measurement ofthe disk, and forming a measuring gage on the disk. The disk has a bearing 133 about a rod 134 which'eX- tends bracket-wise, as shown at 135 (Fig. 10)' from a bearing 136 positioned rendwise by collars 137 (Fig. 1) about the connectV ing-bar V116. Vertical movement is permitted the measuringdisk, as by being slipped lengthwise or" the rod 134 by means of itsvv bearing 133. Its weight will normally causethe bearing 136'to swing about the connecting-rod causing the edge o1'. the disk normally to bear upon thcbar-51.`

When it is desired to measure the cloth, the cloth is unrolled'frorn the roll until its end is opposite the disk', wiereupon the 'disk may be turned so as to' have its. zero mark register with the end of the cloth. The cloth is 'then pulled over toward the winding-roll with Vtheldisk in contact vwith normally bears on the cloth throughout the time of movement of the latter'. The zero mark is caused to register with the end of the cloth when the end of' the cloth is in the line of travel of the cutter-blades, and the disk normally bears upon the face of the cloth as the saine is moved to the windingroll and also after the saine has been secured to the winding-roll and the winding-roll is turned. The measuring gage on the disk will indicate when the proper length of cloth has passed the path of the knives, so that the end of the proper length of cloth to be dispensed will be in the line of said path, whereupon the knives are elevated lengthwise of the bar by pulling on the chain 89 for severingI the length of cloth to be dispensed.

I/Vhen the indicating disk indicates the proper length of cloth as measured for dispensing, the revolving of the winding-roll is stopped and the disk raised, shown accomplished, (see dotted lines in Fig. 10) by sliding its bearing- 133 lengthwise of the rod 134 for moving the disk upwardly out of range of the @utter-blades, so that the cutter-blades may be pulled lengthwise of the bar for severing the length to be dispensed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a device of the character described, the combination of a stand comprising an upright rotatable frame, supports for a windingroll, a windingroll supported thereby in upright relation, an upright cutter-operating bar interposed between said rotatable frame and winding-roll supports, cutting means comprising a pair of coacting rotatable cutter-blades, cutter-blade operating means between said bar and said cuttino means, and means for moving said cutter-:blades lengthwise of said bar for seyering a flexible strip stretched between said rotatable frame and winding-roll.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a portable frame, a rotatable frame supported thereby comprising upper and lower plates, spacing rods therebetween for spacing said plates apartand rigidly securing said rods and plates together, sets of bearings in said plates for rolls of flexible material arranged in a pair of rows one within the other, said bearings of the inner row being arranged in offset relation to the bearing of the outer row, the bearings of the outer Irow being arrangedin pairs of sets, the pairs of sets of said bearings being spaced apart greater distances than the lesser space between the sets of said pairs of sets of bearings, said sets of bearings of the inner rows being placed in radial positions in rear of said greater spaces, said spacing rods being placed in radial positions between said lesser spaces, and constructed and arranged whereby the rolls of flexible material between the bearings of said inner row are viewed in regular arrangement between the rolls of iiexible material between said pairs of said sets of said outer `row of bearings, and contact-springs for said rolls supported 4by said rods extending inwardly and outwardly with relation to said rotatable frame, said outwardly extending springs arranged in pairs in said lesser spaces, the springs of said pairs of springs arranged for pressing in opposite directions upon the rolls of flexible material.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with an upright rotatable frame arranged for carrying rolls of flexible material, an upright bar adjacent to said upright rotatable frame, a tilting frame, a bearing therefor about said upright bai', a pair of coacting cutter-disks rotatably mounted on said tilting frame, a frictionroll to which one of said cutter-disks is secured coacting with said upright bar, and means for tilting said tilting frame whereby to cause driving Contact between said friction-roll and said bar and for moving said tilting frame lengthwise of said upright bar whereby to rotate said cutter-disks and sever the flexible material.

4. Ina device of the character described, the combination of a portable frame, a rotatable frame thereon arranged for supporting a plurality of rolls of flexible material7 upper and lower brackets extending laterally from said portable frame, an upright winding-roll arranged for winding the flexible material from said rolls on said rotatable frame comp-rising a roll proper, an upright journal on said lower bracket for the bottom end of said winding-roll, said winding-roll comprising a depending shield partly en circling said journal, said winding-roll and journal having pin and hole connection therebetween in the axial line of said winding-roll, a handle for winding said windingroll having a shank, a bearing on said upper bracket in which said handle has rotation and axial movement, and a pin connection between said handle and roll proper for causing said roll proper to rotate with said handle, and a clamping means extending lengthwise of said roll proper between which a-nd said roll proper the end of the flexible material to be wound is clamped for movement thereof about said roll proper.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH STUBBERS. Vitnesses W. E. SPLAIN, CONSTANT SoU'rHwoRTH.

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Washington, I). Q.