US2170063A - Wall bracket for bottles - Google Patents

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, Aug; 22, 1939' A. H. PAYSON HAL 2,170,063

WALL BRACKET FOR BOTTLES 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 23, 1957 Aug. 22, 1939 A. H; PAYSQN El A1. 99

WALL BRACKET FOR BOTTLES Filed Feb. 23, 1937 2 Sheehs-Shet -2 Patented Aug. 22, 1939 UNITED STATES WALL BRACKET FOR. BOTTLES Arthur H. Payson and Charles Duevel, Jr., Norwich, Conn, assignors to The American Thermos Bottle Company, Norwich, Conn, a

corporation of Ohio Application February 23, 1937, Serial No. 127,001

1 Claim.

This invention relates to wall brackets for bottles and is particularly desirable for use with vacuum bottles, which are designed to maintain their liquid contents at substantially the same temperatures for long periods of time.

A principal object of the invention is to provide abracket to support a bottle in parallel swinging relation to the wall to which the bracket is aflixed, whereby the bottle may be turned for the purpose of pouring therefrom liquid contents therein contained.

Another principal object of the invention is to lock the bottle to the bracket, which is a very desirable feature where the same is to be used in public or semi-public places, and at the same time permit the bottle to be freely used.

Other objects will be apparent from reading this specification in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical side view, partly in cross section, of a bracket embodying our invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view looking down upon the bracket and bottle, the latter being fragmentarily shown;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line? 3-3 of Figure 1; V Figure 4 is a side elevation showing modified means for securing the bottle to the bracket; and

Figure 5 is a plan view of the bracket and bottle holder shown in Figure 4.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, in which similar characters refer to similar parts throughout, I0 represents a bottle having integrally secured thereto the bottle side of the bracket I I, having a recess I2, adapted to receive the coupling-rod I3, which connects the bottle side of the bracket II to the wall side of the bracket 3|. This coupling I3 is revolvably supported in the bearings I l of the wall plate I5. At the wall end of the coupling I3 and integrally mounted centrally thereon is a disk plate I6, which in conjunction with the inner side of the wall plate I5, has an annular ball race, in which are contained the bearing balls I1. The wall plate I5 has a recess I8 at its inner side to accommodate the disk I6, and is spaced from the wall 2| sumciently to avoid interference of the wall with the movement of said disk. vAn annular flange I3 is provided on the coupling I3. The flange I3 is of greater circumference than the coupling passage in the face of the wall side of the bracket and serves to limit longitudinal movement of the coupling I3.

The coupling I3 has a circumferential groove I9 into which the bottom side of the plug 20 extends, the said plug being in threaded relationship with the bottle side of the bracket II for such purpose. Preferably this plug 20 is screwed down tight to the coupling I3, so as to make it unitary therewith, which is desirable when the coupling I3 is revolvable as shown in Figure 1. When, however, the coupling I3 is mounted in a fixed position, or in the event of the same binding so as not to be revolvable, then the plug 20 is screwed down only far enough to occupy a sliding relationship with the bottom of the groove I9. The plate I5 may be secured to a wall or other upright support 2| in any convenient manner, as by the screws 22.

In Figures 4 and 5, a modified form of bracket is shown. In these views, the bottle side of the bracket is not integral with the bottle, as is the case in Figure 1. Here we have a coupling element I I which in its inner construction is similar to the coupling element of the bottle side of the bracket II shown in Figure 1. It is understood that this bracket is otherwise of the construction shown in Figure 1, the details of which are not shown in Figures 4 and 5 because the showing thereof in said figures would be a mere repetition of the showing contained in Figure 1. Integral with the coupling element II is a band section 23, which is offset from the coupling element I I by the link 24, which is secured to both the coupling element II and the band section 23. It is obvious that this link 24 may be omitted, and the band section 23 joined direct to the coupling element II. Another band section 25 is hinged at 26 to the band section 23, and the free ends of these band sections are so formed as to be adapted to be secured together by a pin 21, and locked at 28. In Figure 4, the bottle to which this form of bracket is particularly adapted is shown. Annular projections 29 and 30 extend outwardly from said bottle, so that their outside circumferences are greater than the inner circumference of the band sections, so as to secure the bottle against being withdrawn from the band, when the same is in locked condition.

Assuming that the bottle ID has been supplied with a liquid, the bottle may be tilted to pouring position in a parallel plane with the wall to which the bracket is secured. To overcome any friction between the coupling I3 and the plate I5, in which said coupling is adapted to turn,

ball bearings I4 and II are provided, the balls I4 carrying the coupling I3, and the balls I! acting as bearings for the disc It, the tendency of which would otherwise be to contact with the a revolvable coupling element extending through the aperture in said support, a disk secured to the inner end of said coupling element and extending radially therefrom, an annular flange on said coupling element exteriorly of the support, said disk and flange cooperating with the wall of the chamber of said support to maintain the revolvable coupling in the aperture of said support, and means for securing a bottle to the outer end of said coupling element.

ARTHUR H. PAYSON. CHARLES O. DUEVEL, JR.

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