US1694157A

US1694157A - Conical cup dispenser

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Publication number: US1694157A
Application number: US107011A
Authority: US
Inventors: Barbieri Cesare
Original assignee: VORTEX Manufacturing CO
Current assignee: VORTEX Manufacturing CO
Priority date: 1926-05-06
Filing date: 1926-05-06
Publication date: 1928-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1945-12-04

Description

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Cesare czzbier Dec. 4, 1928,

CONI CAL CUP DI SPENSER Filed May 6. 1926 Patented Dec. Y 4, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CESARE BARBIERI, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 THE VORTEX MFG. CO., A.

` CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

CONICAL CUP DISPENSER.

Application filed May 6,

This invention relates to a cup dis enser, and more particularly toa dispenser a apted to permit conical cups of different sizes to be dispensed one at a time from a magazine through a base member adapted to be equipped with cup retaining rings of different sizes positioned in parallel planes so that 1n case more than one cup is withdrawn through one of the retaining rings the second retaining ring will act a's a means for holding back additional cups as the outermost cup is being withdrawn through the second retaining ring.

It is an object of this invention to provide a dispenser for conical cups of simplified construction adapted to removably receive discharge ring members of different sizes to permit conical cups of different dimensions to be dispensed through the device.

Itis also an object of this invention to provide a dispenser for conical cups having a plurality of ring members therein through which the cups are pulled in consecutive order to insure discharge of only one cup at a. time from the machine.

It is an important ob'ect of this invention to provide a dispenser or conical cups, said dispenser having notched ring members therein through which the cups to be discharged are drawn to insure dispensing of cups one at a time from the lowermost ring in the device.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

This invention in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings: c

Figure 1 is a back elevation of a' cup dispenser embodying the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is a. fragmentary longitudinal section taken on line II-II of Figure 1 showing a stack of cups in elevation.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the device. d

lgure 4 is a fragmenta longitudinal section of the lower portioni o the cupl dispenser equipped with removable retaining rings to 0 permit conical cups of a smaller size to be dispensed from the container.

1926. Serial No. 107,011.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan View of the dispenser illustrated in Figure 4f showing a bottom retaining ring having its internal diameter smaller than the ring illustrated in Figure 3 to permit smaller cups to be dispensed from the same container.

As shown on the drawings e reference numeral 1 indicates a cylindrical container or housing made of metal or other suitable material, and having a longitudinally disposed sight aperture or slot 2 in the front wall thereof. lif preferred the per end. The lower open end is securely engaged in a metal base ring 3 provided with a stop flange 4:. Rigidly secured on the outer peripheral surface of the base ring 3 is a locking pin or projection 5, which is adapted to be engaged in a bayonet slot 6, provided in a supporting ring or bracket 7, made of met-al or any other suitable material. The supporting ring or base 7 has secured on the exterior thereof a longitudinally disposed dove-tailed web or tapered supporting Hange 8 shaped to fit in a dove-tailed groove of a wall socket or bracket 9, which is adapted to be secured to a wall 10 or other suitable support as illustrated in Figure 2. Integrally formed within the base ring 7 a sho-rt distance from the upper end thereof is a cup'retaining ring 11, the inner peripheral margin of which is cut away to provide a plurality of notches leaving a plurality of rounded fingers or projections 12 the ends of which are rounded and are adapted to come in contact with the outer wall of the upper end of the lowermost cup of a stack of conical cups 13 positioned within the container 1 and projecting outwardly through the supporting ring 7. The retaining ring 11 with its fingers 12 thus serves as a means for supporting the. stack or column of cups at different points circumferentially of the lowermost cup so that when the end of a cup is rawn from the container its conical wall may the end cup. For the purpose of preventing more than one cup from being withdrawn from the dispenser a second cup retaining 1 the lower or secondary cup retainin `ring able instead of forming -an integr bottom retaining ring 17.

ring 14 is provided to removably seat in a recess formed in the lower end oi the inner peripheral wall of the base ring 7. The lower retaining ring 14 is removably held in place b means of retaining screws 15 or other suita le means. The inner peripheral margin of 14 is notched to ail'ord a plurality o circumferentially positioned rounded projections or ingers 16, as clearly illustrated in Figure 3.

The ingers 16 of the lower ring member 14 are sta geredv with respect to the fingers 12 of the inner or upper cu l retaining ring 11.

In case two cups are withdrawn from the container 1 through the primary or inner retaining ring ass between the space between and 14 so that the second cup will come in contact with the lower retaining ring 14 and will be held in place thereby as the lowermost cup is being withdrawn through the second retaining ring. It will thus be seen that the dispenser is adapted to insure dispensing of the cups one at a time.

When it is desired to dispense conical cups of a size which are smaller than the stack of cups 13 the lower retaining ring 14 is removed and another retaining ring 17 is removably secured in the recessed bottom end of the supporting ring 7. The retaining ring 17 has a central opening of less diameter than the ring 14,`and is provided with a plurality of circumferentially positioned rounded projections or fingers 18, as illustrated in Figure 5. t Removably positioned upon the inner or primary retaining ring 11 is an auxiliary retaining ring 19 the inner diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter of the The inner peripheral mar 1n of the auxiliary ring 19 is provided wit a lurality of spaced rounded projections or iiiigers 20 which are staggered with respect to the fingers 18 on thel bottom ring 17. With the auxiliary rings 19 and 17 in position. as illustrated in Figure 4, a stack of conical cups of a smaller size may be positioned within the dispenser container 1 for removal therefrom one at a fore described in connection with Figuresl to 3 inclusive. In this case the lower vretaine ing ring 17 acts as a means for insuring the separation of cups in case more than one cup is withdrawn through the primary or inner retainer ring 19.

The improved dispenser base may thus be equipped with cup retaining rings of different sizes depending upon the size of the conical cups which are to be dispensed. iIt will, of course, be understood that if desired the primary or inner ring 11 may be made removal part of the supporting ring 7, as shown inthe drawin s.

y means of the bayonet slot 6 and the locking pin 5 the container or housing 1l may be time as hereinbereadily removed from the upper end of the supporting ring or bracket 7 to permit a stack oi conical cups to be positioned within the container after which the container is p ut back into position and removably locked therein with the lowermost cup projecting downwardly through the base ring 7 and through the retaining rings therein. `This arrangement permts access to be had to the closed tapered end of the lowermost cup to permit a person to obtain a hold on the cup so that the cup ma be readily withdrawn through the bottom of the dispenser. The double ring arrangement provided within the base rin 7 rovides a more positive arrangement or insuring dis ensing of cups one at a time. The removab e feature of the cup retaining rings affords an arrangement whereby a dispenser may be readily e ui ped to permit cups of diiferent sizes to andled by the dispenser. l c

I am aware that manyl changes may be made, and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not pur ose limiting the patent granted hereon, ot erwise than necessitated by the prior art.

l claim as my invention:

1. A cup dispenser comprising a container for a stack of cups, a support for said container, and a plurality of notched'flat cup retaining rings removably positioned within said support with the notches in one ring staggered with respect to those in another rin and ailtording an arrangement through whic the cups are adapted to be withdrawn to insure dispensing of the cups one at a time.

2. A cup dispenser comprising a support, a container removably locked thereon and adapted to carry a stack of conical cups with the lowermost cup of said stack proiecting through said support, and a plura ity of notched retaining rings removab y positioned within said sup-port at spaced intervals an with the notches of one ring staggered with respect to those of another ring to aord a means for insuring the dispensing of the cups one at a time from the dispenser.

3. A cup dispenser comprising a container adapted to hold a stack of conical cups, a plurality of iat metal'rings removably secured in said container at spaced intervals, and a lurality of inwardly directed ngers forme on each of said rings with.the fingers of one ring staggered with respect to those of another. Y

4. A cup dis ensei' comprisin a container adapted to hol a stack of conica cups, -a plurality of flat superimposed rings in said container, and rounded fingers integrally formed on the inner peripheries of saidringswith the ingers of one ring .oiset with respect to a primary toothed retaining ring mounted teeth of said primary retaining ring to insure therein adapted to normally support a stack dispensing of the cups one at a time incase of conical cups in position with the lowermore than one cup passes the primary retain- 10 most cup projecting from the container, and ing ring.

a secondary toothed retaining ring in said In testimony WhereofI have hereunto subcontainer with the teeth of the secondary rescribed my name talnlng ring staggered with respect to the CESARE BARBIERI.