US1703580A - Partition for banks, offices, and other similar places - Google Patents

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Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,580

E. e. GASSEN PARTITION FOR BANKS, OFFICES, AND OTHER SIMILAR PLACE$ Filed Feb. 25. 1927 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL GASSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.-

PARTITION son BANKS, OFFICES, AND OTHER SIMILAR rLAcns.

Application filed'February 2 5, 1927. Serial No. 170,820.

This invention relates to a partition which is adapted to be substituted for the grille, partitions which are often installed in banks, offices and other places to separate an outer space or room from the space or room in which the employees are allotted to work.

Among the objects of the invention 1s to obtain a partition whereby'the employees of the establlshment where 1t is installed will be protected from assault and 1111GT) from a person or persons in the 7 provided for those h act, or desirous of receiving change for money of a different from pay rolls,

tion, for checks,

payment of bills presented.

space or chamber business to transmoney in exdenominaor in the A further obaving ject is to provide a partition which will atford the employees positioned on one side thereof means to View so much of the space and of the persons on the other side thereof as is necessary to enable said employees to intelligently and expeditiously perform any and all duties Incumbent on or desirable for them to perform, A further object is to while protected as recited.

obtain a partition which is economically made and installed, of good appearance, durable, bers associated there and with are readily understood and easily operated.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of the partition embodying my invention and of a movable member associated with and forming a part thereof:

Fig. 2

is a vertical section of the portion of the partition which is illustrated in Fig.

41, on line 22 of said figure viewed and cated by arrows;

as indi- Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of said portion of tie partition.

A reference character used to designate a given part indicates said part throughout. the several figures of the drawing wherever the 59.1116 appears.

of sheet metal. 1 represents the body of the partition, 2 a

portion of said body representing a mop board, and 3 a portion representing a cornice.

"in the constructions illustrated in Figs. 1,

2 and 8 the body, 1,

of the partition is provided with table 7 on the front side thereof,

and with receptacle 14 on tom 15 of receptacle 14: is in s same plane as table the back. The botbstantially the 7; and the partition is the movable mem- 7 the aperture 16. 18 represents a runway or guide in which door 17 slides when operated. It will be observed that the forward edge of bottom 15 is set back from partition 1 so that door 17 moves between said. edge and said partition. 19 represents a cover to receptacle 14, and 20 represents a pivot by means of which said cover is hinged to partition 1. 21 representsa handle pivotally mounted on cover 19. 22 represents a catch or hasp on handle 21, and 23 an'abutm'ent on the outside of the rear wall, 24:, of receptacle 1 1. When cover 19 is in a plane to close or cover receptacle'H theweight of handle 21 causes catch or hasp 22 to engage with abutment 23 and lock said cover from being raised by a person in front of the partition. When cover 19 is to an employee the handle 21 is grasped and be raised or turned'on its pivot 20, by

turned on 1ts pivot, thereby catch or hasp 22 V is released from engagement with abutment 23, and continued raising of said handle raises said cover.

lVhen a package of any kind is to be discharged from back of partition 1 through 16, to be received by a person or.

of the partition includesthe followin recited ,meinbers, operatin as hereinafter described.

5 represents a lever and 526 a pivot which forms the fulcrum of sald lever. 27 represents a flexible connection to lever adja cent to one end thereof and attached to levers 28, which are pivotally mounted at 29 on said door 1.. 30 represent catches or hasps on levers 28, and 31 abutments with which t ie catches or hasps are engageable when the door 17 is in position toelose the aperture 16. 32 represents a spring which is attached at one end to the door 17 and at the other end to levers 28. Spring 32 yieldingly holds catches or hasps 30 in engagement with abutments 31'and locks the door closed against a person, in front of the partition.

To automatically return door 17 to position To open door 17 it is necessary to step on lever .and force the end thereof to which connection 27 is attached, downward. The initial downward movement of said end of lever 25 turns levers 28 on pivot or fulcrums 29, to release catches or hasps 30 from abutments 81, and continued downward. ll'lOVcIIlGllll of said end moves the door 1? down, causing it to slide in runways 18.

On releasing lever 25 from its operated position the weights 38 automatically move door 1? and the ends of lever 25, up, closing aperture 16 and permitting spring 32 to turn levers 28 and cause catches or hasps 30 to engage with the immovable abutments 31, and lock said door closed.

Above door 17 and aperture 16 there are placed aperture 11 and shield 13, to enable the employee in charge of the door to identity the person or persons in front of the partition who are in position to receive the package.

I claim:

1. A partition provided with an aperture, a

shelf rigidly attached to said partition on one side thereof and a receptacle on the other side of said partition, means to close said aperture, said means to close forming one side of said receptacle, and an additional side of said receptacle consisting of a movable member, in combination with means to control said means to close said aperture, and means to loclr said movable member in place to form said additional side, said means to lock arranged to be controlled by a person on the same side of the partition as said receptacle.

2. A partition provided with an aperture and with an additional aperture, a shelf rigidly attached to said partition on one side thereof and a receptacle on the other side of said partition, means to close said first named aperture and said means to close forming one side of said receptacle, and an additional side of said receptacle consisting olfa movable member, in combination with a shield tosaid additional aperture, means to control said means to close said aperture and means to 1001:

said movable member in place to form said additional side, said means to lock arranged to be controlled by a person on the same side oi the partition as said receptacle.

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