US1742371A - Paper-cup dispenser - Google Patents

Description

Jan. 7, 1930.

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PAPER cUP DISPENSER Filed June 4. 1926A `3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY5.

Panarea Jan. 7, 193e 'PAUL B. SIMONS, 0F INDIANAPOLIS,

4 INDIANA,r ASSIGNOIBu T0 PARALIOUNT PAPER :PRODUCTS CONTANY, C F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A (IORPORA'JJIl uren-eur nrsrmrsm Application led June 4,

This invention relates to an article dispensin evice.

lF.)lhe chiel:l obj ect of this invention is to construct an article dispenser ofthe general character indicated, whereby the device is auto-vv matically actuatable upon engagement of a member thereof by an article receiving 1 holder which permits the operator to retain in one hand an article such as an ice-cream dipper, and in the other hand the article holder to receive said article automatically discharged by the dispenser upon engagementof the actuating member thereof by said holder, thereby facilitating the dispensing of the material such as ice-cream and the like.

The chief feature of the invention consists in the nested and enclosed arrangement of the several parts with an exposed actuating means engageable by an article receiving holder when the latter is positioned to receive an article, but which is formed and movable such that the member or its movement does not interfere with the discharge of an article from the dispenser to the article holder. l

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description .and claims:

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the complete article, parts being broken away and other Fparts being shown in section for clearness. ig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal central sectional view of the actuating mechanism of the dispenser with the parts in the normal, holding or down position. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the same parts in the article ejecting or up position. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the article engaging means and the actuating mechanism therefor in the normal or articleretaining position, and is taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2 and in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the same partsin the ejecting position and `is taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3 and in the'direction of the arrows. -Fig 6 is an end elevation of the actuating mechanism for the .article engaging `'means in the normal, holding or down position. Fig. 7 'is a view similar to Fi 6 and of the sameparts and in the up or article -4 or normal position 192e. serial 11o. 113,659.

ejecting position. Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic sectional view of the gripping devices and ejectin mechanism showing the same in the osition. Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 s owing the parte inthe intermediate or partial ejecting position. Fig. 10 is a similar view of the same parts in the fully egected position preparatory to returning to t e normal position". Fig. 11 is a side elevational view of the 'modiliedform of actuating mechanism. Fig. 12 is a view similar thereto l and of a still further modified form of the lnvention.

- In the drawings 10 indicates a suitable support such as a table or counter and clampingly mounted thereon by a portion 11 is a base 12 having a socket portion 13. Positioned in longitudinal alignment therewith and retained by the collar ,14 is a guide 15 in the form of a transparent or glass inverted test tube or case adapted to receive a plurality of tandem arranged articles such as nested cups or dishes 16. Movably mounted onthe base 12 is an actuating member 17 and the same isengageable by an article holder in the form of a cu holder 18 movable upwardly in longitudina alignment with the socket 13 and casing 15 for receiving a cu 16 ejected by the mechanism from the soc et.

- Thejecting mechanism comprises a movable actuator 17 on the bracket 20,4 in turn4 supported byv base 12. Said bracket 20 includes a stop 21 enga eable by an extended ortion 22 of the mova le member 17 shown tu ular or hollow and hav- 1ng the opening delinin wall 23, whereby the articles or cups ejecte described hereinafter, pass through said actuator. The lever l? terminates 1n an abutment -24;,engaging an arm 25 of a lever 26 having bifurcated 'extensions 27 and pivotally supported at 2S on an upwardl extended arm 29 of the bracket 20. Pivotally supported at the upper end30 of said arm is another lever 31 having the bifurcated portions 32. 'A spring 33 normally tends to force lever 26 in engagement with the abutment 24 for maintaining the actuating lever 17 in the lpwered or' upward position. The free ends of the pivotally supported at 19l by mechanism to be,

and lever 26 in the Iorinal` bifurcations 27 are connected by links 34 to the tree ends of the bifurcations 32 and thus a parallelogram or closed linkage construction is obtained.' Pivotall)v supported at one side of the socket 13 on the portion 35 thereof at 36, is a. cam`37 having the substantially parallel walls 3S forming a. cam trackwa)v receiving the roller 39 carried by the pivot 40 concentric with the pivotal connection of link 34 and the adjacent bifurcation 32. The cam 37 includes an upward extension 41 or actuating pawl. By reason of the aforesaid arrangement, longitudinal tilting movement of actuating member 17 on pivot'19 throughthe parallelogram construction causes lateral tilting movement of. the cam 37 and transverse reciprocatory movement of the pawl 41.

Figs. 2, 3, 6 and 7 illustrate the clearance arrangement whereby the nested articles are successively discharged without interference from the holding and ejecting. mechanism positioned above the previously described actuating members.

The holding and releasine` mechanism comprises a pair ofannular series of grippers arranged in 'superposed relation. Each member of each series is substantially identical and in the upper series said members each comprise an inwardly projecting article engaging portion 50 having 'an angular slot 51 therein and a curved extension 52 terminating in a pivotal support 53, whereby the, member is supported onthe pivot 54. An actuating pin 55 positioned in the slot 51 causes inward and outward movement of the article engaging member upon its pivotal support. The. lower series is substantially similar tothe upper series. except that the shape of the slot is slightl v different and thus the timing actuation is correspondingly different.

The lowermost series is numeral 56, the slot lthereof by the numeral 57, the arcuate extension by the numeral 58 and the pivotal supportis coaxial with the superposed gripper interposed between said series of grippe-rs and has upwardly and downwardlyv projecting pins 55 thereon seatable in the slots 51 and 57.

The ring 60 also has a slot 61 therein receiving the. pawl 41, and thus transverse rcclprocatory movement of said pawl 1s tra nstormed into oscillatory movement coaxial with the-longitudinal movement of the hollow actuating member 17.

Means tor positively ejecting cups from the gripper-s comprises biturcated extensions 63 on links 34 and mounted in said extensions is the pin 64 about which is coiled the s )ring 65 having one end bearing on thebi nrcat-ion and the other end upon a. U-shapcd article engagingdevice 66 also pivotally snpported by ears 67 on the pivot 64.

The normal position ot tbe gripper-s is diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 8. wherein the lowermost cup 16 is rictionally indicated by the.

50. A plate or ring 60 is retained by the second lower-most cup, the

latter and all the superposed cups being restrained and supported by the uppermost series of grippers 50, the. lowermost series of grippers being in the retracted position. Immediately above the beaded edge of the lowermost section 16 is the cup engaging portion 66 carried by the arm 67. Since upward movement, byreason of cup receiver engagement, of lever 17 causes oscillating movement of the plate 60 and lowering movement of the ejector 66, through the leverage arrangement, said ejector engages the lowermost cup and in opposition to the frietional connection discharges or separates the lowermost and second lowermost cups. In the intermediate ejecting position, seel Fig. 9, the lower grippers 56 are projected into the path of the cups and serve to restrain the. second last cup. In the final ejection the last cup is fully separated, see Fig. 10, and the entire` column of cups is supportedfby the lowermost series of grippers.l Following the return of the mechanism, the ejecting edge 66 rides over the bead and positions itself immediately above the latter of the lowermost cu The lowermost series of grippers are retracted and the uppermost series are projeeted. into cup engagement leaving the lowermost cup again solely supported by frictional engagement with the second lowermost cup. The whole column of cups is successively lowered the distance of the nesting between cups at each ejection.

A modied form of mechanism, see Fig. 11, includes a lever arrangement of substantially the same character of that previously described, except that the lever 125 pivoted at 128 has the abutment 124 laterally engageable by the cup holder 18. This, through the linkage 131 and 126 having the bifurcations 132 .and 127 respectively, connected by the links 134 the first mentioned link eing mounted on the arm 1 29, raises and lowers the support 163 for the ejector 66. One of `the ejector supportsincludes the laterally projecting pivot 140 upon which is mounted the roller 39 receivable by the cam 38 for transferring longitudinal movement into oscillatory movement, reference being had to the common Aaxis-of the cup mechanism.

A simplified and modified form of the invention is shown in Fie'. 12, wherein the stand 224 is engageable by the cup support 18. and in lowering or sliding movement thereof the sliding portion 225 carried by.

the bracket 220 raises and lowers the ejector V support 263. One of said supports includes a pivot 240 mounting the vroller 39 receivable by the cam 38.

The invention claimed is:

1. In an article dispenser dispensing a. plurality of tandem arranged articles, the combination of a plurality of article gripping members arranged for periphfor successively eral engagement'with an article forhlding the same, and another plurality of article gripping members arranged for peripheral engagement of an article, and means di'erentia ly operating each plurality of members for causing their peripheral engagement with the article and their release therefrom, said means including an actuating member thruy which the article may pass and positioned between each plurality of lgripping members and separating the same.

2. In combination with means for receiv-l ing and holding an article, a mechanism including a hollow actuator pivotally supportedand movable for actuating said means andY through whichv the article may pass when released, a forked lever in article straddling position, another forkedjlever similarly po- ;sitioned, and means connecting said levers and saidarticle holding means and the actuator together for operation.

3. In combination with means for receiving and holding an article, a mechanism including a movable hollow actuator for rek leasing the same and through which the Yarticle may ass when released, and a parallelogram li agle construction connecting said actuator to t earticle holding means for such operation.

. In witness whereof, I have hereunto aixed my signature. I

' PAUL-R. SIMMONS.

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