US1671886A - Dispensing cabinet - Google Patents

Description

- May 29, 1928.

WITNESS:

M. BLOOM DISPENSING CABINET Filed Nov. 26, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet l Marcus Bloom ATTORNEY m 29, 192&

M. BLOOM DISPENSING CABINET Filed Nov. 26, 192:5 s Shgets-Sheet "ZZZ QG ,JVfarcus filoom/ a. m w.

ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented May 29, 1928.

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nnncus BLOOM, or CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA,ABEIIGNOR 1'0 mY-o Mmuu. rnon- UC'IS COMPANY, INCOBPORATEIL'OF cnnnnomn, NORTH CAROLINA.

This invention relates to cabinets and has for an object the provision ofa cabinet container designed forthe attractive display and sale of bottled goods.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a self-servedispensing cabinet for bottled or other goods which arekept for sale ina cool palatable condition, means heing provided whereby the particular kind of goods desired may be quickly and conven-.

iently reached without opening thecabinet for 'asuflicient period to appreciably. lower the temperature upon the interior thereof. Y

Another object of the invention is the proa dispensing chamber provided with a removable top, so that the said chambermay be conveniently filled by the removal of said top, while a relatively small dispensing door is provided for the sale of the contents of the chamber, combined means being provided for locking theremovable top and the dispensing dOQI'in closed position. I b With the above-and other objects in view, the invention further-includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully ydescribed, i lustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed outin the appended claims. In the drawings Figure 1 is anelevation of dispensing cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention. i 1

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same. Figure 3 is a vertical centralsection, Figure 4 is a section on theline4r-4 of Figured y y i t Figure .5 is a fragmentary sectiontaken substantially on the line 55 of Figured. Figure 6 is a detail'elevationof the display rack and card holder.

F'gure 7.. is a section on theline 7+7 of Figured M Fig.8 is a vertical sec iona Vi W- it Re err ng to he tdr w st n detai wherein like characters ofre erence denote corresponding parts, the cabinet as shown comprises a casing 10 which includes an,upper chamber 11 and a lower chamber 12, while extending from the latter are supportinglegs 13.. The casing. beef any'suitable sizeand configurat on, the oneshown being substantially cylindrical with the lower chamber 12 tap Illlg from its top toward the bottom thereof. y

closed position. of the cover 16 has extending therefrom} pin30which is adapted to pass through an opening 31 provided in the hasp 28 so that qxlienfthe door 24 is loeked the cover 16 will also be locked and rotation andremoval of the latter prevented. i

The a pper chamber 11 which will be here inaftenreferredto as a dispensing chamber is royid'ed withinsulated side walls 14 and a ottom wallflb, the top of the saidchamber bei g formed by a removable insulated W!" Q i y Thecoverlfi is provided with an annular flange 1'1 and is reniovablyheld in place by ineans of pins 18 which extend from the casilig and which enga bayonet slots 19 provided in the flange By partly rotating thecover the latter may be readily removed so that goods tobe sold may be placed within the dispensing chamber. ViSlOIi of a cabinet of this character having Located within thedispensing chamber 11 is a container 20 which is shaped to conform tojtheshape of said chamber and is slightly spaced from the bottom and side Walls of the latter. This container is designed to contain the goods to besold and ice within whiclrthe goods ay be packed to keep them in-a cool palatable condition. The container which exftends downwardly through the cover 16 and through the container 20fand t is rotatable within thechamber 11 and torthis purpose there isprovided a rod 21 has its lqwer end m ed in a bearing 22.

Secured, to the rod f 21 are radially disposed jaiins 23whose outer ends are secured to the Wall of lthe ent iner 2 so thatthe s id rod willfhold the container proper position forand provide meanswliereby the co Qtainermaybe rotated. The purpose of this tobrin the particnlar kind of. goods desiredby tie purchaserinto position beneath a d spensing door 24, the latter beinghingedly connected to the cover 16 as shown at 25. 'lheflrod 21 is provided with a remow may barot te. i

Hingedly secured to the casing 10 as able crankarn 26 whereby the container shown ats27- is a hasp 28 which is designed to engage over a staple 29 carried by the door '24: so that thelatter may belocked in In addition, the flange 17 The bottom o the ammo 20; is prowater fromthe container may run into the dispensing chamber 11, a drain pipe 33 lead- .vided with d-rainopenings 32 through which ing from the bottom of this chamber into the chamber 12. A drain opening 34in the bottom of this last mentioned chamber is located above a pan 35, so that water collected from melted ice within the container will run into this pan. 3

The chamber 12 is designed to provide a storage chamber for empty bottles and the like and this chamber is provided with a door 36 which is hinged to the casin as shown at 37 and is provided with a asp and staple 38 so that it may be locked in' closed position. The casing is rovided witha decapper 39 for the remova of seals from the bottles, the said seals being adapted to fall into a hopper 40 and to pass from the said hopper through an openlng 41 in the easing into a container 42 rem'ovably located within the storage chamber 12.

The cover 18 is provided with knobs or handles 43 for convenience of removal. Inv

addition, the cover may beiprovided with a display rack or stand 44 so that the goods for sale maybe placed thereon as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. In addition, this rack is provided with a removable card holder 45 which is illustrated in detail in Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings and which is provided with a grooved flange 46 for engagement over the edge of the display rack 44.

As shown in Figure 8, the lower chamber 12 may if'desired also be provided with insulated walls 47 so that the said chamber I may provide a storage chamber for keeping the supply of goods in a cold condition before placing them within the container 20.

In this form of the invention, the dis ensing chamber 11 is provided with a rain opening 48 whereby water collected within the chamber may be conveniently drawn off, while the chamber 12 is provided with a drain opening 49 which is positioned above the pan 35 as previously described.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A. cabinet comprising a casing divided into upper and lower compartments, a removable cover for said casing having a central opening, a container arranged within the upper compartment and spaced from the bottom and walls thereof, a rod arranged centrally of the container and journaled in the bottom of the upper compartment and projecting through the opening in the cover, a handle on the upper end of the rod for rotating the latter, spaced sleeves secured to said rod within'the container, radially disposed arms projecting from diametrically opposite sides of each sleeve and having their outer extremities offset and secured to I the wall of the container, whereby. the lat- ,teris mounted for rotation with the rod, a

drain pipe depending from the bottom of the upper compartment and establishing to simultaneously lock the latter and the cover in closed positions.

3. A dispenser of the kind indicated comprisinga dis ensing chamber, a cover closing the cham er at one side, a container rotatably'mounted in the chamber and having an unobstructed open side disposed in facin relation to said cover, the cover-closed si e of the dispensing chamber being unob- V structed to the open side of the container when the cover is in open position, whereby free access is bad to the container for charging with goods and a refrigerant, and an actuating crank o eratively connected with the container an disposed centrally of the cover when the latter is in closed position, thecover having a door closing an opening of relatively small area throu h which the selective removal of the goods om the container may be made as the container is actuated b said crank.

4. A ispenser of the kind indicated comprising a dis ensing chamber, a cover closing the cham er at one side, a container rotatably mounted in the chamber and having an unobstructed open side disposed in facing relation to said cover, the cover-closed side of the dispensing chamber being unobstructed to the open side of the container when the cover is in open position, whereby free access is had to the container for charging with'goodsand a refrigerant, a shaft supporting the container and extendin through and journaled in the'cover, the shift having a bearing at the closed side of the container, and adetachable crank enga ed with the projecting side of saidshaft, t e cover having a door closing an opening of relatively small area through which the container is.

accessible throughout as the shaft is rotated.

5. A dispenser of the kind indicated comprising a dispensing chamber, a cover closing the chamber at one side, a container r0- tatably mounted in the chamber and having an unobstructed open side disposed in facing relation to said cover, the cover-closed side of the dispensing chamber being unobstructed to the open side of the container when the cover is in open position, whereby free access is bad to the container for charging with goods and a refrigerant, the container having a shaft rotatably supporting itin the dispensing chamber, said shaft hav ing a thrust'bearingin the'bottom of the dispensing chamber and a bearing in said cover. and a crank handle detachably engaged with the shaftexterior of the cover, the latter having a door closing an opening of relatively small area to permit access to all parts of the container as the shaft is r0 tated.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MARCUS BLOOM.

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