US1932387A - Milk bottle holder - Google Patents

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MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed May 2. 1932 Patented Oct. 31, 1933 PATENT 'cerros MILK BOTTLE HOLDER John Toddand John Craig, Glasgow, Scotland Application May 2, 1932, Serial No. 608,818, and in Great Britain July 18, `1931 2 Claims.

It is well-known that milk is nowr mostly delivered in bottles and these are usually left at the respective doors of the customers and taken in at the convenience of the housewife or maid,

5 and these are very frequently surreptitiously taken away, with the result that great inconvenience and annoyance to the housewife is caused, and considerable expense for loss of bottles to the dairyman, apart from the loss of the milk to the householder.

The object of this invention is inter alia to obviate this by the provision of a very simple and eicient device-different methods have been previously proposed-by which the bottle conitaining the milk cannot possibly be taken away once it is placed therein. The device is fixed to the top of the frame of the door, and the closing of the door automatically locks and retains the bottle against removal until the door is opened, 20 when the bottle is automatically released and can be readily withdrawn, all as hereinafter de scribed with reference to the drawing and pointed out in the claims.

In order that our invention may be properly understood and readily carried into effect, we have hereunto appended one sheet of drawing, of which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the device showing the bottle in the locked position.

Figure 2 is a similar View to Figure 1, but with the bottle released ready for withdrawal.

Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing device in position at top of the frame of the door.

According to this invention, and referring to the drawing, the device is of box-shape`d formation of aluminium or any other suitable metal or material, the body A of which has on its underside an open slot or recess B running the com-l l plete length of the body A. The slot B is of suit-V able cross section to admit of a milk bottle being slid along it, only, i. e. it could not be inserted by being pushed upwards from the bottom of the device, but must be entered from the end and slid along as stated. The body A of the device is also provided with a suitable hole with a ridge formed round the circle thereof, and into which hole a plunger C is inserted, having a flange D on the top side thereof and resting on the ridge. On thetop side of the plunger C, there is also, on each side, a bar or arm E, which extends over a recess F, on the upper side of the body A, and which bars or arms E are integral with the plunger C, or otherwise suitably attached thereto. The plunger C has also a bevelled edge O,

on the lower side thereof. A Twhaped piece is also provided, the leg G of which projects when free outside the body, each horizontal arm G1, G2, of the T-piece having xed thereto, or integral therewith, at its extremity a wedge or incline-plane H. Suitable stops or guide-pins J are provided in the recess F to limit the travel of the T-piece. A suitable flat bow or other suitable spring, is positioned in the recess F behind the T-piece, and the top portion of the spring K bears against the wall of the recess F, and the ends against the back of the wedge or incline-- planes H. Suitable holes L are provided for fixing the device to the frame M of the door N.

The device is fixed to the top frame M of the door N, as shown in Figure 4, by the wood-screws, or any other suitable means, so that the leg G of the T-piece projects outwards when the door is open, the guides or stops J limiting the travel of the T-piece and when the door is closed, the action of closing causes the T-piece to be pushed inwards against the spring, compressing it, when the plunger C, by its own weight, falls, the lower part thereof projecting into the slot B of the body A, of the device.

When the bottle is inserted into the slot B, it strikes against or gets into contact with the bevel-edge O of the plunger C,and raises the plunger C, and, when the bottle lis directly under neath the plunger, the latter drops into the recess 8 P in the neck of the bottle Q; above the cap, and the bottle becomes locked and cannot be removed until the door is again opened, when it becomes unlocked by the release of .the T-piece and the spring K acting 'thereon as above stated, when the bottle can be readily removed.

We may have two, three or other number of the body of the device in one casting or stamping with, of course, the` various working parts for each.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim iszl. A milk bottle safety holder comprising a rectangular frame 'having a partition member to provide an open chamber above the partition and channel guideways below the partition to receive the rim of a bottle, the said partition member having an opening cut therethrough, a plunger movable in the opening into lowered position to engage the top of a bottle in the guideways, a spring pressed member having a pair of arms housed in the open chamber movable in one direction to hold the plunger in raised posi- 1101,

tion, attachment means adapted for securing the rectangular frame to the casing having a hinged door, and a leg carried by the spring pressed member to project beyond the frame to Contact with the door upon closing the same whereby to cause movement of the arms in the reverse direction and release the plunger to permit movement of the same.

2. A milk bottle safety holder comprising a rectangular frame having an open chamber and channel guideways to receive the rim of a milk bottle, attachment means for securing the frame to the casing havinga door hinged thereto, a T'- shaped member slidably mounted in the open chamber having a pair of oppositely disposed arms, and an intermediate leg to project beyond the frame, inclined lugs attached to the oppositely disposed arms, a spring housed in the open chamber for engaging the oppositely disposed arms to force the T-shaped member in one direction, a movable plunger, a pair of oppositely projecting bars secured to the top of the plunger for engaging the inclined lugs to hold the plunger in the open chamber when the spring forces the T-shaped member in the said direction, and means whereby the closing ofthe door engages the projecting leg of the T-shaped member and forces the same With the inclined lugs in the reverse direction to release the plunger and permit movement of the same to engage the top of a milk bottle held in the channel guideways.

JOHN TODD. J OHN CRAIG.

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