US1383935A - Tobacco-receptacle - Google Patents

Description

A. J. GUILL. TOBACCO RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28. m9.

Patented. J uly 5, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 28, 1919. Serial No. 279,838.

To all Q0/1072! it may concern.-

.US it known that 1, ANDREW J. GUILL,

- men of the United States, residing at mired, in the county of Fergus and State ontana, have invented certain new and user ll improvements in Tobacco-Receptacles. of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved receptacle especially designed to contain smoking tobacco and provided with a valve controlled discharge port permitting a smoking pipe to be conveniently filled with tobacco from the receptacle.

Another object is the provision of a novel type of stirring or agitating arm actuated by the valve rod and movable in the zone of the discharge port, whereby the contents of the receptacle are agitated during the opening movement of the valve rod to insure uninterrupted flow of the tobacco through the discharge port.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of elements which will be more fully set forth hereinafter and described in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view through the tobacco receptacle,

Fig. 2 represents a horizontal sectional view through the standard below the receptacle looking downwardly upon the base plate,

Fig. 3 represents a perspectlve view of the valve rod and agitator element removed from the body of the receptacle, and

Fig. 1 represents an enlarged horizontal sectional view, partly broken away, through the valve rod and support for the agitator arm.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates the body of the receptacle which is supported upon a standard 6 mounted in an upright position upon a base 7 carrying a laterally projecting plate 8. The surface of the plate is provided with a depression 9 receiving a removable tray 10 designed to receive and hold the particles of tobacco which accidentally fall thereon when filling a pipe.

The upper portion of the receptacle 5 is open to permit the tobacco or other material to be introduced therein and a closure plate 11 is removably fitted upon the open end to protect the contents of the receptacle. The rear wall of the wardly and forwardly as indicated at 12 to guide the tobacco toward the discharge port 13 and connects with the vertically disposed front wall 1 1. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, the discharge port in the receptacle bottom is located centrally above the tray 1%) and in such spaced relation thereto as to afford adequate space for the reception of a pipe which may be arranged underneath the port 13 to be filled with tobacco.

The passage of the contents of the receptacle through the port 18 is controlled by a vertically movable valve rod 15 having an enlarged conical lower terminal 16 constituting a valve adapted to seat in the port 13 Patented July 5, 1921.

receptacle is curved down and prevent the passage of the contentsof the receptacle therethrough. The upper ter minal of the valve rod is slidably and loosely received within a tubular guide sleeve 17 formed integral with the upper part of the receptacle and a button or handle 18 is fastened to the extreme upper terminal of the rod exteriorly of the receptacle whereby the valve 16 may be conveniently operated to uncover the port 13. A stop pin 19 is fastened intermediate the ends of the rod 15 and is adapted to engage the inner surface of the upper portion of the receptacle body to prevent complete withdrawal of the rod therefrom.

In order to agitate the tobacco during the uncovering of the port 13, an agitator arm 20 is pivotally connected at 21 with a sleeve 22 confined upon the rod 15 between pins 23 and the arm is movable over the curved guide portion 12 of the receptacle body to cause the tobacco to move toward the port 13 during the movement of the rod. A supporting arm 24 is. secured internally of the receptacle body and is provided with a slotted lower terminal 25 loosely supporting the arm 20 and the latter is connected with the rod 15 in such manner that when the valve 15 is in closed position the agitating arm 20 is supported in a substantially horizontal position whereas when the rod is ele vated in the act of uncovering the port 13 to dispense the tobacco the agitator arm 20 is swung downwardly over the guide surface 12 causing the tobacco to flow toward and through the port 13. In case the tobacco becomes clogged at the mouth of the port 13, the rod 15 may be further elevated so as to swing the extreme curved terminal 26 of the agitator arm directly over the port 13 and by slight movement of the rod which is permitted by its loose mounting the Vagitator may be vibrated so as to loosen and cause the tobacco to flow freely through the port. 7

The lower surface of the receptacle is pro vided with a circular boss 13 arranged concentric to the port 13 and of such diameter as to be received within the pipe bowl as suggested in dotted lines 1n Fig. 1 and the terminal of the valve projects slightly below the boss permitting it to be used inconjunction with the boss in properly tamping or packing the tobacco.

-What I claimis:

1. A tobacco receptacle including a body provided with a discharge port, and a vertically movable valve rod supported in said body provided with an enlarged lower terminal constituting a closure for said port and being pointed to penetrate the'contents of the receptacle. 7

2; A tobacco receptacle including a body provided with a forwardly curved rear wall anda discharge port in the lower portion thereof, a vertically movable valve rod c'onstituting a closure for said port and a pivoted agitator arm carried by the valve rod and movable throughthe central portion of the receptacle and over the curved portion of the rear wall and said discharge port.

3. A tobacco receptacle including a body provided with a discharge portya vertically movable loosely mounted valve rod constituting a closure for said port, an agitator arm pivotally secured to the rod, and a slotted supporting arm the agitator arm and normally supporting the latter in a substantially horizontal posrtion in the. loweruportion of the body when the valve rod is in closed position. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature hereto.

' ANDREW J. GUILL.

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