US1477000A - Lock device for towel cabinets - Google Patents

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' Dec. 11,1023. 1,477,000

I A. L. OVERHOLT LOCK DEVICE FOR TOWEL CABINETS Filed April 10, 1922 e601 INVENTOB flLBERT L, OVERHOLT Dec. V11, 1923. 1,477,000

' A. L. OVERHOLT LOCK DEVICE FOR TOWEL CABINETS Filed April 10. 1922 2 Sheets-S 6'6 2 F/ 6 6 INYENTOR] /7LBERT Z. Or BHOLT ITToR/VE Ya nnenar n. @VEREOIQTJN? inrwunanomsmmunso ra, assiefnon, er iunsnn escrowtenure, no s'rnmnn sums confirm, or saw nan-n crrv, UTAH, a CORPQBATION UTAH.

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Be it known that l, ALBERT l4. @vnnnomr, a citizen of the United States, resident of Minneapolis, county of lrlen'nepin, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Loch Devices for lowel (Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. in towel caloinets using a continuous towel lit) web, provision ismade ior measuring or delivering a predetermined length of towel with each pull of 1 the user, the measuring device automatically resetting itself to allow the pulling and measuring; operation to he repeated.

in some instances it is desirable to have the measuiingdevice remain in its locking or checking position until released hy the next or subsequent user, a trip device heing provided which must be actuated by the user before delivery of the clean towel can he obtained.

c ect of in resent invention is toprovide a mechanism in connection with the i the towel measuring device which will automatically assume a locking position when a predetermined length of toWelhasheen delivered and prevent the measuring device from returnin to it initial position until -lfireleased or trippedhy the person desiring to use the towel. Economy in the use oi the towel is etlected with such a device, as h'equently there will he a considerable clean area on the towel that has heen pulled down to for use loy one person and this clean area may he suflicient for the use at the next person and he either will not attempt to pull down a clean section of the' towel, or, finding that it is locked, will not take the to trouble to operate the release device or may' not understand it sufliciently t'ooperate it and will be satisfied with the use ofthe towel section which has previously been pulleddown and'partially used.

45 The invention consists -.generally. in va rious constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described 'and'particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings .forming part of this specification, j 1

' Fi 1 is a verti a1 sectionai view on c the line 1 -1 of Figure 3.,

to its locking position,

' in the rear. otthe roll 5 over which the towel From these rods 7 the towel weh passes to of the towel web, the weigh will carry it back to the bottom of the gu de v,

' Figure 2is a view corresponding to E ig- J ure 1, showing the measuring. device moved:

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Figure 3 is a sectional view on 3 -3 ofl igurel,

igure t is a sectional view on 4-4 of Figure 1,. I

Figure 5 is a sectional view on 5--5 or Figure 7,

Figure 8 is a sectional view on 6-6 of Figure 7,

Figure 7 is a sectional view on 7-7 ot- Figure 5,

Figure 8-is a sectional view on 8--8 cit Figure 5. a V V ln the drawing, 2 represents'the casing oi the cabinet having a suitable door 3 through which access may he had to the interior. in W the upper portion oi the cabinet is a shell 4 f whereon the roll of clean toweling 5 is laced. A red 6 is provided in the casing line use line the line the line web passes and from. thence down to "the lower portion of the cabinet and under similar rods 7 arranged preterahly one in trout oi the' other onysubstantially the same level.

a dispensing roll 8 havinga roughened sun face 9 of rubber, sand-paper or other saualole material. From this dispensing roll the clean towel depends through an opening 10 in the bottom of the casing toe pointv within convenient reach of the user.

Beneath the dispensing roll ll provide v'ertical guideways ii in thes idewallsot thecasing,-wherein a'loar 12 i adapted to slide, the upper .edge. ofthe bar preferably heing beveled 'sli htly, asindicated at 13, {for con- W tact with t e peripheral surface of the dispensing roll. Hubs Mare provided at the ends. of the dispensing roll and flexible means, such as chains 15, are attached atone end to these hubs and'at the other. end to the bar 12' so that when the dispensing roll is rotated oroscillated by the "pull of the towelthereon, the bar 12 will be raised verideally in the guideways into contact with the surface of the dispensingroll to check its rotation when a predetermined length of towel hasbeen delivered. Upon the release t of the bar 12 lid ways, rotating the dispensing roll so that it the locking bar and hold it in its locking 19' normally tends to position. A sprin hold the latch, un er the locking bar. As shownin Figure 1, the latch normally pro swings jects across the path of the bar 12 and 1S pushed away as the bar is raised and as soon as the bar has passed the latch, it

back to its normal position, preventing the, return of thebar until the latch a Forvtripping the latch I provide a plunis aga n '0 rated. Y

ger 20 mounted in an arm 21 which normally limits outward movement of the lower end of the latch, but allowsit to be of the path of the locking bar.

'a modified construction which consists in pushed inwardly to move its upperend out In Sheet 2 of the draw ngs, I have shown 3 substitutin a single roll 22 for the rods? and-provi ing ayoke 23 pivotedat 24 and adapted to swing upwardly against" the dispensing roll, be ng connected therewith in the same manner as described with reference to Figure 1 for the purpose ofxpreventing oscillation of the roll, and fe towel. A, pin 25 is provided on one of the side arms of the yoke and a latch 26 is pivoted at 27 near the bottom of the casing and has an upper'end 28 that is adapted to the 111225 and lock the yoke in its on a rai se position, the upper end of the .-latch k being angled slightly so that it is pushed out of the way of thepin'25' when the yoke ,is raisedand will swing back under the pin to lock the'yokel --A red 29 is pivotally connected with said latch and projects I through-[the wallof the casing in position to lie-actuated by the user, and has a stop '30 for limiti' a spring 31 the rod .and the cabinet and resistthe. ressureof the its outward movement and w ich normally tends to draw .the latch toward the {front of pin 25 when it-pushe's the atch out of its path on the upstroke ofthez'yoke.

locking Thenorm'al position of the arts isgillustrated in Figure 5, while; in igure 6, the

ition assumed by the yoke when the user asulled'down on the clean towel andthelatc has engaged; thepin' 25, is.

shown,'locking the yoke in contact with the surface of the. dispensin roll. tact will continue until t 'e :.next user s ar-5* ates the rod 29', against spring 31 and disengages the tension tithe the latchv froni the. m; jW-hen ..this takesplace, the yoke by gravity to the position shown roll a towel must either trip the locking of the i1! 5, rotating the dispensing roll and settingthe parts'in positionto allow a further 'measur1ng and delivering of the towel webwhen' a pull is app'liedthereto.

In usingthe cabinet, the erson desiring a section of clean towel wi l grasp the depending portion and pulling thereon, will the limit of its upward movement will contact with'the towel web and force it against the peripheral surface of the dispensing clamping the web thereon and positively preventing further feed of the towel and rotation of the roll. At the same time, the locking latch will swing in under the bar and prevent it from sliding down the g uideways when pull upon the towel ceases. hetowelweb will therefore be automatically locked when the first user has finished with the towel. The next person usin the atch first andallow the stop bar and r0 0 return to their normal position, or he must use the section of towel that has already been delivered. If he prefers to do this, or does do it, not understandin perhaps, the manner of operating the re case, a savin will be effected in the use of the towe. This saving is often of considerable importance to the owners of a building where the cabinet is installed. It is possible, of course, for any user that does desire'a clean section of the towelto immediately obtain it by operating the latch, releasing :the looking device and thereby allowing the dispensing roll to be again rotated to deliver a 'clean portion ofthe towel, but the necessit'y for releasing the roll will often cause 'ameasuring device including a bar movable intoand out of engagement with the towel web on the roll and connected with said roll and actuated thereby for clamping-the towel web on the surface of the roll and checkin thecrotation thereof at a predetermin point.

2. A towel-holder comprising a support for arolhofclean towel, a dispensing roll vaover which the towel web passes,- a measuringi device includinga bar movable into an out of engagement with the towel web on the roll and having flexible connections with nd roll to be actlllted therebyto check narvgooo' rotation of said roll and deliver the towel uring device having flexible connections with said dispensing roll, guides wherein said measuring device is slidable, said device contacting with the towel web and roll for limiting the feed when a predetermined length has been dispensed.

A towel holder having a support for a roll of clean towel, a dispensing roll over which the web or clean towel passes, a measuring device having flexible connections with said dispensing roll, guides wherein said measuring device is slidable, said device contacting with the towel web and roll for limiting the feed when a predetermined length has been dispenmd, said measuring device returning by gravity to its normal position when pull upon the towel ceases.

5. Atowel holder comprisingasupport for a roll oi towel, a dispensing roll over which the web of clean towel passes, a sliding bar having flexible connections with said dispensing roll to be moved by the rotation I for a roll thereof into contact with the towel web and roll for checking movement of said roll when upredetermined length o]? towel has been dispensed. p

6. A towel holder comprising a support tor a roll of towel, a dispensing-roll over which the web of clean towel passes, said roll having hubs at the ends thereof, a bar slidably mounted and having flexible connections at its ends with said hubs, rotation of said dispensing roll winding said flexible connections on said hubs and drawing said bar into contact with the towel Web and roll to check the dispensing of the clean towel web. v

7. A towel holder comprising a supportof clean towel, a dispensing roll over which the towel web passes, a measuring device connected with said roll to be actuated by the rotation thereof and drawn into contact with said roll to check delivery of the clean towel, and a latch device mounted to lock said measuring device in its checking position.

of said holder through 8. A'towel holder comprising a support -tor a roll of clean towel, a, dispensing roll over which the towel web passes, a measuring device connected with said roll to be actuated by the rotation thereof and drawn into contact with said roll to check delivery of the clean towel, a latch mounted in the path of said measuring device for engaging and holding said measuring device in its checking position, and means Within the reach of the user for tripping said latch 2 device.

9. A towel holder comprisinga sup-port for a roll of clean towel, a dispensing roll over which the towel web passes, a measuring device connected with said dispensing roll and actuated thereby to be drawn into contact'with said rollto check its rotation, a latch mounted in the path of said measuring device for engaging and holding said measuring device. in its checking position, and a plunger connected with said latch device.

10. A towel holder comprising a support in the upper portion thereof for a roll of clean towel, guide means around which the web. of clean towel passes, a dispensing roll beneath and near the towel roll and over which the clean towel web is carried, an opening being provided in the lower portion of said holder through which the clean web is fed to the user, and a measuring device actuated by the movement of said dispensing-roll for clamping the towel web thereon and checking the feed.

11. A towel holder comprising a support in the upper portion thereof for a roll of clean towel, guide means around which the web of clean towel passes, a dispensing roll beneath and near the towel roll and over which the clean towel web is carried, an

opening being provided in the lower portionv which the clean web is fed to the user, and a measuring device actuated by the movement of said dispensing roll for clamping the towe web thereon and chechng the feed, and m ans for holding said checking device in its checking position.

. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of A ril, 1922.

- ALBERT L. VERHOL'l.

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