US2009905A - Jewel box - Google Patents

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y 1935- L H. RANKIN 2,009,905

JEWEL BOX Filed Mar ch 8, 1952 LeeHRanRi/w Patented July 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT", OFFICE- JEWEL BOX Lee H; Rankin, J ohnstown, Pa; Application March18, 1932, Serial No; 597,595

i 10 Claims.

My invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in abox or receptacle and more particularly to a box or receptacle in whichjewels or similar articles may beplaced for safe keeping and only 1 opened for the removal of the articles by a person knowing the required movements or manipulations to release the locking mechanism.

The principal object of the present invention resides in the provision of a box or receptacle of the character described including keyless locking mechanism, the mechanism being released by placing the receptacle or box in different positions and moving certain parts one relative to the other.

Another object of the invention consists in forming the box or receptacle of two parts, one

of which is adapted for movement relative to the other and providing means for normally looking the parts against relative movement, the locking means being released by placing the box or receptacle in different successive positions and. then moving the'parts one relative to the other.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention consists in the novel detailsof construction" and arrangement of parts described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and while I have illustrated and" described the preferred embodiments of .the invention, as they now appear tome, it will 'beund'erstood that such changes may be made as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

. In the drawing:-

Fig. 1' is a top plan.

Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section on the line"2-,2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. L

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, iniinverted'position; showing the initial movement'of one section of the box or receptacle relative to the other.

Fig. 4 is a top plan showing'the initial relative movement of the sections; and

Fig. 5 is a top plan showing the sections moved into open position.

' In the drawing I indicates the bottom section and! the top section of my improved form of box or receptacle. Secured'to and carried by the bottom section I are the" upwardly extending studs or'projections- 3 and 4 having the" outer ends enlarged to provide the heads 5 fora purpose'which will be later apparent. The upper section 2 is provided, at one end, with the relatively short elongated slot or recessS and at its opposite-end is provided with therelatively long elongated slot or recess 1', these slots or recessesfi and I receivmg the studs or projections3 and 4' as quite clear 1y illustrated in the drawing with the heads 5 of said studs or projections overlying the sides ofrthe'slots or recesses and the. upper face of the top section 2,v as shown more particularly in Fig; 1. of the drawing. Inthe normalpositions of the sections I and 2. the stud or projection 3 will be received at the inner endof the slot or recess-6 while the stud or projection: 4: Will -be: positioned intermediatethe ends of the slot or recess has shown more. particularly in Fig.1: of the drawing. The bottom section I is provided initsupper surface, adjacent one end, with the recess wand adjacent its oppositeend with a recess {and intermediate these recesses is providedwith' elongated recess II! which is normally in alignment witha similarly elongated recess I-I'formed in the bottonrof the top section 2 The top'- sec.- tion 2 is also'provided in its under surface; adjacent one end of the recess I l, witha recess I2 and adjacent the opposite end of the recess II is provided with a recess I3, the recess I-2 ','with the parts'inrtheir normal position, being inialignme'n't with the recess :8 in the bottom section while tfie recess I3: will'be out of alignment with the recess 9", as shown: more particularly in Fig, 2 of the drawing. vAs shown the recess 8-is somewhat more shallow than the recess I2 whereas the recess 9 isof greater'depth than the recess I3 for a pur- DOSB'iWhiCh-Wlll be later apparent. A lockingpin I4 is normally received within the recess 8' with a. portion: projecting into the recess I2 and a'loeking pin I5 is normally received within therecess 9,,thispin I5 being of a length cor-responding to the depth of the recess 9* but of greater length than the depth of the'recess I3.

j The parts are normally in the positionsshown iii-Figs. 1' and: 2. of the drawing, vertical-separation. of; the sections- I and 2 being prevented by theaheads. 5-on1 the studs or projections 3 and I, longitudinalimovement of the sections one rela-. tive to the other being prevented by the" locking pin. It, and swinging movement of one sec tion. relative'to the other being prevented by-the studs orprojections 3 and-l4 received: in the-slots or'recesses G'Lan'd: I. Jewels or othenarti'clesdeposited for safe. keeping will be positionedrwitliin the pocket formed by'the recesses III-and I I= and when itis clesiredto remove'the jewelsor other articles the-box or receptacle will be inverted to the positionshown in Fig. 3 of thedrawingi'and this movementwillcause the locking pin I4 to-drop into the recess I2 which isof suflicient depth td receive the entire' pin. when-thus positioned the normal topsection 2 may be slid longitudinally into the position shown in Fig. 3 to bring the recess l3 into alignment with the recess 9. When this is done the locking pin l5 Will-drop into the recess I3 and as the recess I3 is not of sufiicient depth to receive the entire pin a portion of the pin will project into the recess 9, as shown in Fig. 3, and prevent further longitudinal movement of the section 2 relative to the section I. This initial sliding movement of the section 2 relative to the section I does not entirely release the pin or projection 3 from the recess 6 and this prevents swinging movement of the section 2 relative to the section I. To further release the section 2 the box or receptacle is again turned into its original position and this movement allows the locking pin 15 to again drop into the recess 9 so that the section 2 may be further slid longi tudinally relative to the section I until the inner end of the slot or recess 1 engages the stud or pro jection 4. During this sliding movement of the section 2 relative to the section .I the locking pin Mwill be held in the recess I 2 due to the fact that the outer end of the pin rides over the upper surface of the bottom section I. After the section 2 has been slid to the position just described it may be swung relative to the section I, to the position shown in Fig. 5, and the jewels or other articles may be removed from the pocket or more particularly the recess Ii). To relock thebox or receptacle the movements are reversed.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided a novel form of box or receptacle for safely storing jewels orthe like, a box or re ceptacle which does not, have any key locking mechanism and a box or receptacle which may be readily locked or unlocked by manipulation of the parts inv a manner known only to the person or persons entitled to gain access thereto.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a "l. A receptacle of the character described including top and bottom sections, means normally positioned to lock the sections against movement one relative to the other, said locking means being released by inverting the receptacle to permit initial longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, and means for locking the sections in said initially moved position, said last mentioned locking means being released upon returning the receptacle to its normal position to permit further longitudinalmovement of one section relative to the other.

2. A receptacle of the character described including top and bottom sections, means normally positioned to lock the sections against movement one relative to the other, said locking means being released by inverting the receptacle to permit initial longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, and means for locking the sections in said initially moved position, said last mentioned locking means being released upon returning the receptacle to its normal position to permit further longitudinal and swinging movement of one section relative to the other.

3. A receptacle of the character described including a bottom section having longitudinally spaced recesses in its inner face, a top section having longitudinally spaced recesses in its inner face, one recess of the bottom section being normally in alignment with one recess of the top section while the other recess of, the bottom section is out of alignment with the other recess of the top. section, a locking pin normally positioned in the aligned recesses for preventing longitudinal movement of the sections one relative to the other, and a locking pin normally received in the other recess of the bottom section, said first mentioned locking pin being adapted for movement when the receptacle is inverted to permit an initial longitudinal movement of the sections, one relative to the other, to bring the recesses in the top and bottom sections, which are normally out of alignment into alignment, to permit the looking pin normally received in the recess of the bottom section to drop into the aligned recess of the top section and intersect the meeting faces of the sections to prevent further longitudinal movement of the sections one relative to the other, said last mentioned locking pin being released to permit further movement of the sections one relative to the other when the receptacle is returned to its normal position.

4. A receptacle of the character described including a bottom section having longitudinally spaced recesses in its inner face, a top section having longitudinally spaced recesses in its inner face, one recess of the bottom section being normally in alignment with one recess of the top section while the other recess of the bottom section is out of alignment with the other recess of the top section, a locking pin normally positioned in the aligned recesses for preventing longitudinal movement of the sections one relative to the other,- a locking pin normally received in the other recess of the bottom section, said first mentioned locking pin being adapted for movement when the receptacle is inverted to permit an initial longitudinal movement of the sections, one relative to the other, to bring the recesses in the top and bottom sections, which are normally out of alignment into alignment, to permit the looking pin normally received in the recess of the bottom section to drop into the aligned recess of the top section and intersect the meeting faces of the sections to prevent further longitudinal movement of the sections one relative to the other, said last mentioned locking pin being released to permit further movement of the sections one relative to the other when the receptacle is returned to its normal position, and means carried by one section and engageable with the other section to prevent facewise separation of the sections.

5. A receptacle of the character described including top and bottom sections, one of said sections having recesses extending inwardly from opposite ends thereof, projections carried by the other section and operable in the recesses, said projections being formed and adapted to prevent facewise separation of the sections but permitting longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, and means for normally holding the sectionsagainst longitudinal movement, said means being released by turning the recep tacle upside down. l

6. A receptacle of the character described including topand bottom sections, one of said sections having recesses extending inwardly from opposite ends thereof, projections carried by the other section and operable in the recesses, said projections being formed and adapted to pre- Vent facewise separation of the, sections but permitting longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, means for normally holding the sections against longitudinal movement, said means being released by reversing the position of the receptacle to permit initial longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other while maintaining the projections of theme section in the recesses of the other section, and means for locking the sections in said initially moved position, said last mentioned locking means being released upon returning the receptacle to its normal position to permit further longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other and moving one of the projections entirely from its recess to permit swinging movement of the one section relative to the other.

7. A receptacle of the character described formed of sections adapted for movement of one relative to the other, and a pair of members one of which is normally positioned to lock the sections against relative movement but adapted to be released by turning the receptacle upside down to permit an initial longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, the other member occupying a position to arrest said initial movement, and said last mentioned member being released to permit a further longitudinal movement of the one section relative to the other by returning the receptacle to its normal position.

8. A receptacle of the character described formed of sections adapted for movement of one relative to the other, and a pair of members one of which is normally positioned to lock the sections against relative movement but adapted to be released by turning the receptacle upside down to permit an initial longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, the other mem-' ber occupying a position to arrest said initial movement, and said last mentioned member being released to permit a further lorgitudinal and swinging movement of the one section relative to the other by returning the receptacle to its normal position.

9. A receptacle of the character described formed of sections adapted for movement of one relative to the other, and a pair of pins cooperating with recesses in the sections for locking the sections against relative movement, one of the pins being normally positioned in aligned recesses in the sections to intersect the meeting faces of the sections while the other pin is normally received in a recess of one section out of alignment with a recess in the other section, the first mentioned pin being positioned so as not to intersect the meeting faces of the sections by turning the receptacle upside down and permittirg; an initial longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, said movement being limited by the second mentioned pin entering the recess normally out of alignment therewith to intersect the meeting faces of the sections, and the second mentioned pin being returned to its initial position by turning the receptacle to its original position and permitting further longitudinal movement of the one section relative to the other.

10. A receptacle of the character described formed of sections adapted for movement of one relative to the other, and a pair of pins coopcrating with recesses in the sections for locking the sections against relative movement, one of the pins being normally positioned in aligned recesses in the sections to intersect the meeting faces of the sections While the other pin is normally received in a recess of one section out of alignment with a recess in the other section, the first mentioned pin beingp'ositioned so as not to intersect the meeting faces of the sections by turning the receptacleupside down and permitting an initial longitudinal movement of one section relative to the other, said movement being limited by the second mentioned pin entering the recess normally out of alignment therewith to intersect the meeting faces of the sections, and the second mentioned pin being returned to its initial position by turning'the receptacle to its original position and permitting further 1ongitudinal and swinging movement of the one section relative to the other.

LEE H. RANKIN.

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