US2272669A

US2272669A - Soap dispensing apparatus

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Publication number: US2272669A
Application number: US393814A
Authority: US
Inventors: Benjamin F Johnson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1941-05-16
Filing date: 1941-05-16
Publication date: 1942-02-10
Anticipated expiration: 1959-02-10

Description

Feb. 10, 1942. B. F. JOHNSON 2,272,659

SOAP DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed May 16, 1941 Patented Feb. 10, 1942 as I o'ric 8 Claims.

This invention relates to dispensing apparatus and mor particularly to a device especially designed for dispensing cakes of soap.

The object of the invention is to provide a soap dispenser of simple and inexpensive construction adapted to be positioned in a bath room, lavatory or any other desired place and by means of which cakes of soap maybe conveniently delivered one at a time for immediat use when desired.

A further object is to provide a dispensing devic comprising a soap receiving magazine having a delivery apron associated therewith and provided with a cut-off bail for controlling the delivery of cakes of soap from the magazine to said apron.

A further object is to provide a cut-off bail, one end of which is normally extended beneath the magazine to prevent the discharge of the cakes of soap in said magazine while the other end thereof is provided with an impaling member which, when pressed inwardly, pierces and holds the adjacent cake of soap in the magazine and at the same time moves the cut-ofi bail to released position so as to permit the discharge of the lowermost cake of soap in the magazine onto the delivery apron.

A still further object of th invention is generally to improv this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efiiciency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a soap dispensing device embodying the present invention showing one of th cakes of soap discharged from th magazine onto the apron and in convenient position to be removed therefrom when desired,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view,

Figure 3 is a top plan view partly in section, and

Figure 4 is a detail vertical sectional view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

The improved soap dispensing devic forming the subject-matter of the present invention is preferably stamped or otherwise formed of metal and comprises an elongated magazine 5 adapted to receive a plurality of superposed cakes of soap, indicated at 6.

Secured to or formed integral with th back wall I of the magazine 5 is a downwardly and forwardly curved delivery apron 8 provided with oppositely disposed upstanding guard flanges 9 merging into a stop flange H] extending transversely across the free end of the apron so that, when a cake of soap is discharged from the magazine 5, it will b held against accidental displacement on the apron 8 and in convenient position to be removed therefrom when desired.

Associated with the magazine 5 is a vertically disposed cut-ofi bail H, said bail being of U- shape formation and having its side portions or legs pivotally mounted at l2 on the magazine 5 its bottom portion l3 normally extended across the open end of th magazine 5 so as to prevent the discharge of the cakesof soap 6 therefrom.

Pivotally connected at M with the upper ends of the side members of the cut-01f bail H is an impalement member in th form of a horizontally disposed bail I5 having an impaling pin l6 extending laterally from the inner face thereof and adapted to pass through an opening I! in the adjacent wall of the magazine for engagement with a cake of soap when said bail !5 is pressed inwardly. The bottom portion is of the cut-01T- bail H is normally and yielda-bly supported beneath the open end of the magazine by coiled springs I 8, one end of each of which is passed through an opening 19 in the adjacent side bar of the cut-off bail while the other end thereof is rigidly fastened at 28 to the wall of the magazine. Fitting over the front bar of the bail 15 are boxlike housings 25 having their inner ends spaced apart to expose the central portion of the bail and to which exposed portion is fastened a push button 22.

In operation th magazine 5 is filled or partially filled with cakes of soap disposed one above the other and said cakes of soap are normally held against displacement by th lower portion of the cut-off bail, as best shown in Figure 2 of the drawing. When a cake of soap is desired, the operator presses inwardly on the button 22 which causes the impaling pin It to pierce the adjacent cake of soap in the magazine and at the same time move the lower portion l3 of th cutoff bail outwardly from beneath the open end of the magazine so as to permit the lowermost cake of soap in said magazine to drop downwardly onto the delivery apron where it can be conveniently removed when desired. As soon as the inward pressure on the button 22 is released, the springs I 8 will automatically move the lower ,portion l3 of the cut-off bail to a position beneath the open end of the magazine and thus prevent the further discharge of cakes of soap from said magazin until the member I5 is again pressed inwardly. It will thus be seen that by successively pressing inwardly on the button 22 the cakes of soap may be discharged one at a time from the magazine and deposited on the delivery apron for convenient removal therefrom when desired. The pivotal connection between the member t5 and the cut-01f bail Ii permits the impaling member or pin it to be centered with respect to the opening I! and thus pierce the cake of soap at right angles thereto so that the piercing action will be positive and the upper cakes of soap securely held against dropping downwardly during the delivery of the lowermost cake of soap onto the receiving apron.

The rear wall of the casing is preferably provided with one or more openings 23 for the reception of nails or screws, by means of which the soap dispenser may be conveniently secured to a wall or other support.

In Figure 4 of the drawing, there is illustrated a modified form of the invention, in which a suitable guard plate 24 is secured to the side wall of the magazine so as to form a housing and protection for the adjacent coiled spring [8 and its associated parts, the construction and operation of the device being otherwise similar to that shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

It will, of course, be understood that the soap dispensers may be made in different sizes and shapes and constructed of any suitable material without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A device of the class described including a magazine adapted to contain cakes of soap, a substantially U-shaped cut-off bail pivotally mounted on the magazine and having its closed portion normally extending across the bottom of the magazine for preventing the discharge of cakes of soap therefrom, and a manually operable member pivotally connected with the cutoff bail and adapted when pressed inwardly to engage one cake of soap and simultaneously actuate the cut-off bail to permit the discharge of another cake of soap from said magazine.

2. A device of the class described comprising a magazine provided with an open bottom and adapted to contain cakes of soap and having a delivery apron associated therewith, a substantially U-shaped cut-off bail pivotally mounted on the magazine and having its closed portion normally extending across the open bottom thereof to prevent the discharge of cakes of soap therefrom, and a manually operable impalement member pivotally connected with the upper portion of the bail and adapted when pressed inwardly to impale a cake of soap and simultaneously actuate the cut-off bail to permit the discharge of a cake of soap onto the delivery apron.

3. A device of the class described comprising a magazine having an open bottom and adapted to contain cakes of soap, said magazine being provided with a depending laterally curved delivery apron, a cut-off bail pivotally mounted on the magazine and normally extending across the bottom thereof for preventing the discharge of cakes of soap, and an impalement member pivotally connected with the bail and provided with a pin adapted to pierce a cake of soap when said impalement member is pressed inwardly and simultaneously actuate the cut-off bail to permit the discharge of a cake of soap onto the delivery apron.

4. A device of the class described comprising a magazine having its lower end open and provided with a delivery apron, said magazine having an opening formed in the front thereof, a vertically disposed U-shaped cut-off bail pivotally mounted on the magazine and normally extending across the open bottom thereof for preventing the discharge of cakes of soap therefrom, a horizontally disposed U-shaped bail pivotally connected with the vertical bail, a spring forming a connection between the vertical bail and the magazine, and a pin carried by the horizontal bail and adapted to extend through the opening in the magazine and pierce an adjacent cake of soap and simultaneously actuate the vertical bail to permit the discharge of a cake of soap from the magazine onto the delivery apron.

5. A device of the class described includin an open ended magazine adapted to contain cakes of soap, a laterally curved delivery apron depending from the magazine and provided with oppositely disposed guard flanges and a terminal stop, a cut-off bail pivotally mounted on the magazine, a spring operatively connected with the bail for normally holding said bail across the lower end of the magazine, and an impalement member pivotally connected with the bail and adapted when pressed inwardly to pierce a cake of soap and simultaneously actuate the cut-off bail to permit the discharge of a cake of soap from the magazine onto the delivery apron and in contact with the terminal stop thereof.

6. A device of the class described comprising an open ended magazine having an opening formed in the front wall thereof and provided with a laterally curved depending delivery apron, said magazine being adapted to contain a plurality of superposed cakes of soap, a vertically disposed cut-off bail pivotally mounted on the side walls of the magazine and including a bar normally extending across the Open end of the magazine, a spring connected with the vertical bail beneath the pivot thereof, and an impalement member pivotally connected with the upper end of said vertical bail and provided with an intermediate pin adapted to extend through the opening in the magazine and pierce the adjacent cake of soap when said impalement member is pressed inwardly and simultaneously actuate the vertical bail to permit discharge of the lowermost cake of soap in the magazine onto said delivery apron.

7. A device of the class described comprising an open ended magazine adapted to receive a plurality of superposed cakes of soap, a delivery apron disposed beneath the open bottom of the magazine, a vertically disposed substantially U- shaped locking bail pivotally mounted on the magazine and having its lower end normally ex- L tending across the open bottom of the magazine,

springs secured to the magazine and fastened to the vertical bail beneath the pivots of said bail, an impalement member comprising a U-shaped horizontally disposed bail having its opposite ends pivotally connected with the adjacent ends of the vertical bail, and a pin projecting inwardly from the medial portion of the horizontal bail and adapted to extend through an opening in the magazine and pierce the adjacent cake of soap therein when said bail is pressed inwardly and simultaneously move the vertical bail to release position to permit the discharge of a single cake of soap onto said delivery apron.

8. A device of the class described comprising a magazine adapted to contain cakes of soap and provided with an opening, a cut-off bail pivotally mounted on the magazine and normally extending across the bottom thereof for preventing the discharge of soap therefrom, an impalement bail pivotally connected with the cut-off bail and extending across the front of the magazine, an impalement pin carried by the impalement bail and operating within said opening, housing members fitting over the impalement bail and having their inner ends spaced apart to expose a portion of said impalement bail, and a push button segured to the exposed portion of said impalement ail.

BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON.