US1526829A - Commodity cabinet - Google Patents

Description

K J. H. BOYE QIMoDITY CABINET Feb. 92s.

Filed March 19. 1923 member 8, is provided with central perforation 3b, the lower end of which is tapped orthreaded. A short screw 14, passes through a central perforation in the bottom wall 1a and is screwed into the tapped portion of the perforation 3b, the head of the screw bearing against the lower surface of the bottom wall 1a. rIhe central portion of bottom wall 1a is struck upwardly as indicated 1. In the bottom of the bore 3a of the cup is placed a loose disk 15, which has a rounded or part-spherical upper surface. This disk preferably, is provided with a short shank 15a, which depends freely into the perforation 3b; thus, the disk 15 is free to turn in its socket in the event that sufficient friction is exerted Iby the shaft B to cause such turning of the disk. The lower end of shaft B is reduced in diameter as indicated at 16, and the extremity or reduced portion is preferably enlarged and provided with a part-spherical end surface as indicated at 16a. The part spherical 16a bears on part spherical surface of the disk 15 in the cup. It will be observed that the shaft is free to swing more or less from the strictly vertical position without causing binding in the cup-bearing` 3.

In this connection it may be stated, that while the perforation through the casing top and through the bar 10 affords bearing for the upper portion of the shaft, a close fit is not desired or practicable at this point;

hence a certain amount of freedom of movement of the shaftfrom a strictly vertical position is to be permitted by the construction at the bearing 3.

In the use of the cabinet, the carrier D is loaded with containers which contain small articles of merchandise, such as the articles enumerated above. These small articles are usually contained in tubes or other suitable holders which are demountably carried by the carrier disk D.

In Fig. 2, one of the needle tubes, desig nated 17, is shown brokenly, this tube passing through a perforation in the disk D and being provided with a flange 17EL which rests upon the disk.

When the carrier is loaded with merchandise, it supports a considerable amount of weight. In practice, these commodity-cabinets are supplied to dealers throughout the country, and a cabinet may be in daily use for years; hence, it is desirable -to provide a simple and durable bearing which will permit the carrier to be turned with great ease and which will not readily get out of order.

The construction described is admirably suited to the purpose. The foregoing description has been given for elearness of understanding, and no unnecessary limitation should be understood therefrom.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination in a commodity-cabinet, a casing comprising a sheet-metal base section having a bottom wall and an uptui'ned Hange, a sheet metal cover-section, comprising a top wall and a down-turned flange, said flanges being in telescopic engagement with each other, a cup having its upper end provided with an enlarged bore and having its lower end disposed adjacent to the inner surface. of said bottom wall; a screw ei;- tending through said bottom wall and having threaded connection with said cup and securing said cup to said bottom wall; a disk mounted freely in the bottom of the bore of said cup; a shaft having its upper end portion journaled 'in said top wall and having its lower end portion extending freely into said cup and provided with a partspherical bearing surface engaging` said disk; a carrier disk mounted on said shaft: and an actuating arm disposed above the casing top and secured to the upper end of said shaft.

JAMES H. BOYE.

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