US2678723A

US2678723A - Dispenser for folding money and the like

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Publication number: US2678723A
Application number: US199759A
Authority: US
Inventors: Tilson Irving
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-12-08
Filing date: 1950-12-08
Publication date: 1954-05-18
Anticipated expiration: 1971-05-18

Description

y 13, 1954 I.TILSON 2,678,723

DISPENSER FOR FOLDING MONEY AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 8, 1950 I (W A INVENTOR. IRVING TILSO ATTORNEY therefore, be carried Patented May 18, 1954 urro STATES PATENT cries DISPENSER FOR FOLDING MONEY AND THE LIKE Irving Tilson, New York, N. Y. Application December 8, 1950, Serial No. 199,759 4 Claims. (01. 206-39) My present invention relates to a dispenser folding money and the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a receptacle or depository for bills, slips of paper and the like which is of small dimensions, preferably about the size of a beltbuckle, and may, inconspicuously on the for person.

receptacle having a compartment, or, preferably,

a plurality of compartments (designed, for example, to receive bills of different denominations, respectively) adapted to hold a number of slips, bills or the like in secure and well-concealed manner, yet in such fashion that they readily accessible to the user and may be-withdrawn securely with but little effort.

A further object of my invention is to provide a receptacle or dispenser, of the character de scribed, comprising one or more compartments each adapted to hold a plurality of slips of paper, such as money bills, in such manner that any one of them may be individually withdrawn without danger of entraining any other slip or bill lodged in the same compartment.

The above and other objects will become apparent from the following detailed description of a now preferred embodiment, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a dispenser according to the invention, in partly opened condition;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 2-2 of Fi 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the dispenser of Figs. 1 and 2, shown in fully closed condition: and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an element of the dispenser shown in the preceding figures.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a bill dispenser according to the invention consisting, essentially, of an insert 10 and a housing 26 removably enclosing the insert. The housing 20 comprises a bottom plate 21 from which rise the

side walls

22, 23, and a pair of flaps 24, 24A pivoted on respective pins 25, the

side walls

22, 23 near the ends of the plate 2 I. Each of the flaps 24, 24A is provided with a pair of depending wings 2'6, 26A, respectively, which extend alongside the

side walls

22, 23 when the flaps are in their closed position, i. e. in the positlon of flap 24A in Figs. 1 and 2 and of both flaps in Fig. 3. The wings 26, 26A are provided with inwardly extending teats 21, 21A resiliently engaging corresponding dimples 28, 28A in the side walls of the housing, thereby preventing the will be 25A which span accidental opening of the flaps. Each flap is also provided with a finger indent 29, 29A, respectively, which are relatively ofiset and serve to facilitate the opening of either or both flaps by the user. A pair of small coil springs 30, 38A, wound about pins 25, 25A, bear against the bottom plate 2| and, respectively, against flaps 24, 24A, thereby tending to displace the latter toward their open position shown for the flap 24 in Figs. 1 and 2.

The insert H3, shown by itself in Fig. 4, comprises an S-shaped blade spring of a width only slightly less than the spacing of the

side Walls

22, 23, this spring consisting of an upper portion H, a lower portion l2 and an intermediate or connecting portion 13 all resiliently bearing upon one another. The insert It forms two roughly triangular chambers or compartments, an upper chamber Hi, bounded by the portions ill and 13, and a lower chamber it, bounded by the portions 52 and IS. The inner surfaces of portions ll, 12 and the two sides of portions l3 carry an adherent nap [E which lines the walls of the chambers I l and 15. The insert It may be provided with 1a Z-shaped blade spring instead of the S-shape.

Pasted upon the upper surface of top portion M of the insert It is a strip ll of fabric, imitation leather or the like provided with cutouts l8, IBA to form ears l9, ISA, respectively, whereby the insert 10 may be conveniently lifted from the housing 20. The

side walls

22, 23 of the latter are also provided with inwardly projecting teats 3| adapted resiliently to engage the bottom of the insert and to hold the latter securely inside the housing, as shown in Fig. 2.

lhe insert it may be loaded without removing it from the housing 28 by simply pulling its leaves apart with the aid of the ears or lugs l9, 19A whereby the right-hand end of portion I! when lifted will give access to the upper chamber it while the left-hand end of portion 13 when raised will similarly give access to the lower chamber l5. One or more bills, slips of paper or the like, suitably folded, when necessary, to conform to the size of the insert it, may now be inserted into the chambers l4 and I5 as indicated schematically at 32 and 32A, their extremities being allowed to project from the ends of the insert as shown. The contents of chamber It may, for example, be several one-dollar bills while the chamber 15 may contain one or more five-dollar bills. The inser Ill, having thus been loaded, is now allowed to collapse within the housing 20 the flaps 24, 22A of which are thereupon closed as shown in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to remove, say, one of the one-dollar bills 32, flap 24 is opened as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to expose the ends of the bills held in the compartment I4, any one of which may now be grasped with the fingers and withdrawn from the dispenser. While the presence of nap l6 will facilitate the withdrawal of the uppermost bill's, it should be noted that, owing to the resilient pressure of spring portion iii, any single bill or several of them may be removed without materially disturbing the position of the remaining bill or bills in the compartment. The bills 32A may be individually or collectively withdrawn from compartment IS in analogous manner.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a simple, miniature-size dispenser for bills and the like which accomplishes the various objects set out hereinabove and which may be manufactured at low cost. It will be understood that the dispenser shown in the drawing may be incorporated in an actual or a mock belt buckle to enable the carrying of, say, bills of large denominations in an unostentatious manner. It should be noted, however, that the invention may be embodied in different form or adapted to different uses without, for this. reason, exceeding its scope as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A dispenser for bills and the like, comprising a, housing having a bottom and a pair of spaced-apart, upstanding side walls, a, spring member in said housing bent into S shape and having a lower, an intermediate and an upper portion resiliently touching one another at their extremities, said spring member having substantially uniform width appreciably greater than its height but slightly less than the spacing of said side walls, retaining means on said housing engaging said lower portion, said member forming two chambers having side openings obstructed by said side walls, and lug means on said upper portion for spreading said portions apart, thereby making said chambers accessible from respective ends of said member, said housing being adapted to give access to said ends.

2. A dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said spring member is provided with an adherent nap lining the interior of said chambers.

3. A dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said sprin member is provided with a first bend joining said intermediate and lower portions and with a second bend joining said intermediate and upper portions, said-upper portion having a downwardly curved extremity following the curvature of said first bend and normally making area contact therewith, thereby defining a resiliently closed outlet for one of said chamhers, said lower portion having an upwardly curved extremity following the curvature of said second bend and normally making area contact therewith, thereby, defining a resiliently closed outlet for the other of said chambers.

'4. A dispenser according to claim 3 wherein said spring member is provided with an adherent nap lining the interior of said chambers.

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