US1720021A - Locker - Google Patents

Description

3 Sheets-Sheet July 9 `1929i. w. N. VANCE LOCKER Fled Deo. 1d, 19245 uy 99 mi. N. V/Mmgg; Q/

LOCKER Filed Deo.' lo, 1925 3 sheets-sheet 5 gama/1&7, V

- pertinents nui providing e .so-c( bitching mea-ns `iorthe doors oli-.each se suchn'fdevice with'u locking,r means that u HKS,

i ltwntentetl rfrnnire, tro tiren' :kunnen ronn'rionor 'n tizinois.-

ienonuc'rs; Inconrone'rnn, on Annone, tnntnoie, e conV l f nppnemmn meeneemt@ 10,1925. eea-iai norigtej This iniiention`lreletes in endg has or itsobject broedly the provision of efnew und improved constructi locker, which 'may be conveniently-emp eyed `to provide the necessary locker equipment' @given number of users, end which will require einiiniinnln amount ot'lloorspace.

Lockerejeinbodying' njiy invention co platte in this regnrdthe" arrangement'- div-iduzil cnet andinilt `coinp:utrnents ol, t sidereblfy leservidtntluin is' ordinarily equj'red 1nd provid tl. Maniiestijf, zi4 'ci pertinent iter receiving'- suits, couts, or.A like, need not bey of gireetwidth, while th for the aeconnnodution of huts', lunchc cetera must be reletitfely wide.

my invention is :i c struction of this character, wherein two .co

y beiloeked closedby c si V.locking device.

i i rtnother object my invention reside n 4duplex locker, coni-pi s `ing 'ztpeir of sin by side lower lockersv'nd e pair of supernnposed upper locke; gether witlijlzttching.devices for the d70 fs o each of seid lockers, theletehingnieulns .the doors being,n :inrunged in sets inclu' ng al, selected lippe, und lower locker" singlezshiteb-le'A ans for latching V'letchinf Y rs of each set; construction further includesl un nientv Where 1- tney be late` the 'event thutjtli-e'-other" such set is already hitched no ement also includes thelco tion whereby the Ineens for opere-tin operable handle torfone of 4Another important `object is tofprovidez liesubstantiel end tl1u t' 1 nuy" be l`cheuplu 4ltlnmermls other objects mnludvantuges I betterf understood from the following de yscription, which, teken in'conncction Wth general to lockers f llfig. 3 is :L Section'taken '12 or well sheet/ 155, or'both. .-01 doorsl, 14, 1 5 4and 16 nrebreerubly, formed oif'sheet'inetuvl--undinuy be secured-to i .the frame members l2 in :1n-y, .suitable mnlner` suchI fie byihing'es, as, i1ulicatei'l-n't 18;.,-

trated,l-lmve shownfs one filet-n1 q thclotlier, said upp. ing `preteiubly theY t7 'und'zlduptcd to-uccornin-odnicfhuts-.une vof the invention will be :inpatient us locker, and L lower'- locker 4 -i v locker, tbe-lateli-ngn',

lFig. 2 is @sect-ionl taken substantially on substantially on Vne oi Fig. 2, showing morecleerly .the errungeinentof the bitching means es upphedto the duplex` locker. Y i

liig. lis et lsecition taken Substantielly ion 5 is u section taken on' line ll`1g 3;.end

lllg;l 6 is n perspective -vieW shojwing 'e portion of the interiorof :i locker and Ailluei 1 trating the operation of the lzltehing` devices.'V

`rlb illustrate my invention, l lxuveshoi'vn 1 v u locker body or venclosure 411, coiiipi'ising,

angie iron frame members-,12, Wall-fiala es 13, und hingedclosures' or doors lllslrl 'i and 16. Theframemembers' l2 und Willi! platee-,13 .may be mede or formed :1s-shownv ,'ancl may be of any suitable materiel.; und

size and secured togetherA in any suitable l 'mannen such vas by rivets ortho like.

`Sheet lnetel separeti'ngnlntcs ure pre'l erably providelfto divide theA enclosed spacel 1 into aplurnlity oi separate compattinente of suitable size@ 'lhe platee ;'l?-1ney.be secured in position in"any suitable manner, such usby" riveting,l toftheA irmneni'embers 'lhe closures il lusiereoli' a. enrolled duplex locker, wherein the freine In thefenibodiincnt fofnryiuventio is divided-'so es 'to proifide two louer lockers' wronged-side by side -un'dfrelntively lnurtmv, so es tofacconnno tecouts undft `1 tufo upper cornpui nents urrunnjeiloi lower v compartinent ind-lv urrenged o1 compurtnlenisj use i d objects it desired 1':U1ge1nentone pi lower locker en tl V like, and'4 to lock n lower door and 'an upper door, end

theother latching means serves to latch the other lower door and the other upper door.

Latching devices areprovided oir certain doors that are adapted-to be actuated for lockingl said doors by the latching devices of otlufr-doorsl 'lo permit of locking' at least two rivets, or the. like, and a pointed or V-shapedportion 24 'for engagement in a correspondingly-shaped notch in the bracket 23 for latching the door. The bars 2l are secured to the frame by a plurality of shoulder rivets A25 extending through slots 2G in the bar.

The size of the slots is determined by the depth of the4 V-shaped notch,l in the bracket 23, being of suieient length to permit Athe bar 21 to be raised or lowered to bring the point 24 into or outof interlockingv engage- -mcnt with the bracket 23.

While any suit-able means may be provided for operating the bar 21, or locking said har in a fixed positioml have shown a handle 27, which may be of any suitable form, and having` portions 23 extending through slots 29 in the door, and an apertured portion 31. l`he portion 31 is preferably formed to extend below the handle. The length of the slots 29 is determined by the length of the slots 26 to permit full movement of.the bar 21. A portion 32 of the door front is formed outward from the -fac thereof to embrace the 'aperturedportion 31 of the handle 27, the portion 32 being apertured in alignment with apertured portion 31 and adapted to receive a locking device which may be of any suitable type. A second latching device is provided for latchincT a hat locker door, which is adapted to be controlled. by the latch bar 21. lVhile this` latchinar mechanism may be formed" to control a plurality of doors, in the p/resent embodiment I have shown thedevice controlling only one door.

A bar or rod 34, which is, or may be, round in cross section, is bent to form a slia'h'tlv acute angle to provide a portion 35, ofsutiicient length to extend across the inside face of the locker front', and a portion 3G extending along one of the locker frame vprovide clearance for the block 43.

offset to yield in a direction away from the door. The upper end of the portion 36 is preferably bent in toward the door 'opening and flattened to forni a substantially rectangular portion 33. l1`he rod 34 is sprung into position, an end thereof having a bearing in a flange 39 of theframe members, and the portion36 thereof bearing` against the inner side of a. frame member 12 and being movable in a groove formed by a, flange 41 of one of the wall sheets 13 and a ,web ofthe frame member 12. An angle plate 42 may be secured to each of the doors 13, 14 in any suitable manner, and a chamfered block ,43 may be secured thereto and adapted for engagement by the portion 33 of the bar 34.

An angle plate 44 preferably secured to the web of the frame member 12 (Fig. 6), which is also notched or 'eut away at 45 to In operation, the latch bar 34'is held against endivise movement by the center dividing wall of the two locker compartments, which is secured between two flanges 39, and the slightly acute angle of tiis rod tends to maintain the portion 35 ina horizontal position, or parallel with the top of the door. In this position, the portion 38 of the rod is a sufficient distance 'above the path'of the block 43 to. permit the door to be opened freely. The rod 34 moves in 'this position when the lower door is opened. In closing the lower door, or the door 15 (Fig. 6), the bar 21 is raised to bring the V-shaped portion above the bracket 23, and when so raised, a hook portion 46 of the ba'r 21 engages the rod 34, as shown, and downward 'movement of the bar 21, to latch the door l5, springs the rod 34 to the position shown in Fig. 6 withthe portion 33 in the path of the block 43. A. If the door 14 be closed at this time, it is so latched orl locked; and if the door be open at this time, upon closing the.

door, the chamfered block 43 wedges the portion 38 of the bar' 34 backward away from the door until the block 43 has passed the portion 38, when this portion snaps in back of the block and locks the door. Upon lockin;r the portion 31, of the handle 27, to the portion 32, of the door 15, by any suitable device, the doors 14, 15 are each secured thereby7 and in unlocking,r and opening: the door, the door 14 is also unlocked and may be opened. v

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made inthe form, construction and arrangementof theA parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

l claiin: 1 l. lin a locker unit, `the combination oi' 'lower and .upper lockercompartments, Sep-v arate'doors closing 'eachfo'i'gsaid coinpart- 5 mente, a latching -device-for one said door,

,lat'ch bar being arranged to cooperate with lo'the late-hing devices` ofboth doors' to lock lli-i' a loclier enit-provided with a-lower.:

io'rcl' 'Singsaidy coinpafrtiiieets, latchingg,` den,-

As aid 'letching devices in closedjposition', and ineane for operating said latch har to' release said la'tcliing devices, said latcliing' devices Yheilig arranged to permit latchin'g of one Said door independentlyr of said other door and latcliing oieaidotlier door when said iirstanentioncd door is in latclied position.

end an uppercompartment, doors closing;

l said compartments, latc lii,n, i r in eensior eachl said door, said latcliing `meane 'y including shiitalilegineanseiipported .by one said door.

and liaiing; locking engageii'ient vvithftlie" latchingmeans of said other door when' .aid iirst-.inentioned door is in closed posit-ion, vineane for, inanipulating `Said s hii'table nie ne against opera-tion,

iiief'ins7 and'means for locking; sai'dfliiiteblo n a locl'fr unit providedWith'-,acoat compartment andan ha' 'compartment ir-- ranged Lahore seid coat -co ripiirtineiit, doors' said coat ,compartment door andy controiling- #d evicefot Said door and coop;

:compartmentdoor to .lock the latchinglf-de` 1 viceoi 'szii' d.. '-liat` :coin partnllent A door in door nt door fis in elosed position. f Qin a locker' niii-t, i' i :in uppeia'nl? o-i ne" -d in: vierte-ali relai .n liipfidoore" l ingjinterloclingg-enga nient with tliefiatcl' iii-@device oil Liid per-door"when-- lower dooris' iii einer poeitio'nf, 5. in a. lockerV 'uni t?- 'lntchiii e life coinliina iyrfaonei i nientl with, tl

A Said oor -zii'idjfV nient with tl-iedaitcliine; device of said other* v i ach said door', sind.latchingde4` 'v 'e including eliittahle means gczirried by @ringed towill;

V I ion 'ii- 'j `lower locker" compartiment end-` ain upper Said "' porti-onf foi-inedf.thereon for `e with a latch l'eep'eivarrangedin Qa d 'said' upper door ieutcliinp,rv device having;

ineensr for latcliingr said upper door when sa':id lower door is in clos-.ed position.

lin a loclieinnit, the combination of adjacent locker compartments, doore1 for each Said coinpartinent-f7 latchine' devices lior cach said door, said latcliing devices inclnd- 'ingnn operable ineiiiher carried by one said door. i

'E'. ln a locking,- unit, the coniliination of adjacent locker conipartn'i" te, doors for each Seid door@ said hatching; devices includ* ing; an operahle'nieiiilier'carried by one Said door for .opel the lzitcliiiip; dcvicei'oi Said doorv rating interlocking engagele-tcliingg device olf said other door to'loc iie saine iii door latcliingjposition Vwhen?said tiretmentioned door .is in closed position.

v8. In a locker'jiinit, theconibination of adjacent 'locker' :coinpartments, door s, for each said,compartment, latching'devicce'ior each said'dooigeeid latching devices including' an operable' nienibercerried hy one Seid door'fdr'foperating the laft'chingr device ofy lvingV interlockingreglage# door to-loclr theaine in door latcliiiigfposi tio'nwlieii said firetanentioned door-=1e in latchingz; [device I resilient ineens adapted to nsf, 'sinne Clooireleasing position "when .diSenl gagedironreaid operable ineinher.

o'clerl compartments', doors" 'iioif'le'at-.l

Vion

Said door, Said latchinp; devices including4 lor ofperati'ngthe latchiiiggdevice .ofA and having; interlocking engage' nient', saiddiiar being' .arranged to operatori] Y partinenn re@ ,ienjt 'door latcliin.

`ilor said other doen-having portions extend ingr; 'adiacenti Seid 'hitch liar :and 'z irrfinged noi-molly to fis-annie a door releasingn possition, said latch lier having; a portion.

tlv arranged ,loc'lrer conipartiiiente', seid.

adapted to engage and secure said resilient door latchingy device in door latching lposition when the door carrying said latch bar is iu closed position, whereby both doors may be simultaneously unlatch'ed by shitt-v ingsaidlatch bar.

11. In a locker unit, thc combination of a frame providing lower adjacently arranged comy'iartnients.and a plurality of superimposed compartments arranged above said adjacent lower compartments, doors for closing each said .lcompartment, a shiftable latch bar arranged in each said lower compartment, means for operating each said shiftable bar, and a latching member for each said upper door comprising a resilient member mounted in said frame and having vportions formed to provide separate door y latches for each said upper compartment el l) lit) adapted normally to assume door releasing position, said latch bars having a portion adapted to engage portions of said resilient latching member to secure said door latches in door latching position.

12. In a locker unit, the combination of a frame providing lower adpicently arranged compartments and a plurality ot superimposed compartments arranged above said adjacent lower compartments, doors for 'closing each said compartment, a shiftable latch bar arranged in each said lower com-v partment, means for operating each said yshiftable bar and a latching member for cach said upper door comprising a resilient member mounted in said frame and having portions formed to provide separate door llatches for each said upper compartment, said latch bars having portions adapted to engage portions ot said resilient latching member to secure said doorlatches in door latching position.

13. In a locker unit, the combination of a frame providing lower adjacently arranged compartments and a plurality of superimposed compartment-s arranged above said adjacent lower compartments, doors for closing each said compartment. a shiftable latch bar carried by each said Ilower door, means for operating each said shittable bar and a latching member for each said upper door comprisingT a resilient member mounted in said frame and having portions formed to provide separate latches for each said upper compartment adapt-cd normally to assume doory releasing position, each said latch bar having 'portions adapted to engage portions of said resilient latching mem ber when said lower doors are in closed position to secure said door` latches in door latching position.

14. In a locker unit, the combination of a frame providing lower adjacently arrangedv compartments and a pair'of superimposed compartments arranged above said lower,

compartments, doors for closing each said compartment, a shiftable latch bar arranged on each' of the doors ot said lower compartments, means for oper-'ating each said shiftable bar, and a latching member for each said upper door comprising a resilient member mounted in said frame and having op- .posite portions each formed to provide a doorlatch for an upper compartment, said Ilatch bars being each arranged to engagea portion of said resilient latching member to secure a said latching. member in door latching position, said resilient door latehing means being adapted to be engaged and controlled by said latch bar to permit latch` ing mo ement of said upper door when said latch bar is ysecured in door latching position.

15. In a locker unit, the combination of a frame providing lower adjacently arranged compartments and a pair of superimposed compartments arranged above saidlower compartment, doorsV for closing eachsaid compartment, 'a shiftable'latch vbar carried by each ot Isaid lower doors, means for, operating each 'ot' said shiftable bars, and a latching member for each said upper door comprising a resilient member mounted in said frame and having opposite portions each formed to provide a door latch for an upper door, said latch bars each having portions adapted to engage a portion of said resilient latching member when said lower` doors are in closed position to secure a said latching member in door latching position, said resilient door latching means having latching construction and movement securing said upper doors when said latch bar is secured in latching position'of the lower door. 16. In a locker unit, a door, a resilient door latching device,.and means for securing said door latching device in door latching position, said resilient door latching device having latching means and construction .for the latching of said door when said latching device is secured in door latehing position. I

17. In a locker unit provided with Atwo lower compartments arranged side by side and two upper compartments arranged one above the other, doors for said compartments, a substantially vertically sliding latch bar arranged on' each lower door, latching means for said lower doors including latching members carried by said bars and latching members for said upper doors comprising a resilient member having portions adapted to engage latch keepers carried :ifrance-i compartments andi iatehing means for each of saioi lower doors, comprisingfa suhstantialiy verticaiiy disposed Vshiftahie latch har mounted on the door and having portions adapted to engage latch keepers arranged in said frame, a resilient roei mounted in said frame and having;r portions each engaging the upper end ofone of said latch hars, the ends oi said resilient roei. extendingerespeetively into each oi? saidi upper ioeker compartments and having" latching portions each formed to engage a Cooperating latch keeper arranged on a said upper door Whereby the shifting oiia iatch bar xviii uniatch a lower door and. the corresponding" upper door without uniatching the other upper door.

WALTER N. VANCE.

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