US3209947A - Drapery hook dispenser and inserter - Google Patents

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Oct. 5, 1965 R. D. TRUJILLO 3,209,947

DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER AND INSERTER Filed Sept. 3,, 1963 7 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. RAMON D. TRUJ/LLO A TTORNE Y5 Oct. 5, 1965 R. D. TRUJILLO 3,209,947

I DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER AND INSERTER Filed Sept. 3, 1963 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR RAMON D. TRUJ/LLO A T TOR/V5 Y5 Oct. 5, 1965 R. D. TRUJILLO DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER AND INSERTER 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Sept. 3, 1963 INVENTOR. RAMON D. TRUJ/LLO BY A 7" TORNE Y5 Oct. 5, 1965 R. D. TRUJILLO 3,209,947

DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER AND INSERTER Filed Sept. 5, 1963 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. RA MON 0. TRUJ/LLO Oct. 5, 1965 R. D. TRUJILLO DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER AND INSERTER' 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Sept. 3, 1963 IN\ /ENTO R. RAMON D. TRUJ/LLO A T TOR/VEYS 06L 5, 1965 R. D. TRUJl LLO 3,209,947

DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER AND INSERTER 1 Filed Sept. 5, 1963 7 Sheets-Sheet '7 F/ 2 0. as no INVENTOR. RAMON D TRUJ/LLO 1 /1 WWM AMA A TTOR/VEYS United States Patent 3,209,947 DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER AND INSER'IER Ramon D. Trujillo, Denver, Colo, assignor of one-half to Richard W. Robertson, Wheatridge, Colo. Filed Sept. 3, 1963, Ser. No. 306,116 9 Claims. (Cl. 221197) This invention relates to a drapery hook dispenser and inserter, and more particularly to a drapery hook dispenser and inserter which may be used for attaching hooks to a drape, such as having previously formed pleats therein.

Various drapery hook dispense-rs have been provided prior to this invention, but each has had certain inherent disadvantages. Many have been complicated and costly, so as not to be economically feasible. Others were easily broken or needed to be adjusted continuously in order to operate effectively. One form of such a dispenser cornprises a machine which fastens hooks in a drape, but this requires the drape to be brought to the machine, which is often difiicult and time consuming, as well as sometimes causing damage to a drape which is not held properly before the machine. In addition, the drape must .be moved to a different position for each hook. Thus, no previous drapery hook dispenser has met with general acceptance.

Among the objects of this invention are to provide a novel drapery hook dispenser; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which is light in weight and therefore may be operated manually, being adapted to be moved readily from one position to another; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which is easy to use; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which is efficient and fast in operation; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which dispenses hooks one at a time; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which holds each hook firmly for insertion into a drape; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which may be used to insert a series of drapery hooks in a drape, conveniently while the drape is lying flat; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which does not require repositioning the drape for each hook; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which is easy to load; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which has a minimum of moving parts; to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which may exist in more than one form; and to provide such a drapery hook dispenser which, in each such form, is simple in construction yet highly effective in operation.

Additional objects and the novel features of this invention will become apparent from the description which follows, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a novel drapery hook dispenser of this invention, with the drapery hook held firmly in position preparatory to insertion into a drape;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the drapery hook dispenser of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a vertical section, taken along line 33 of FIG. 2, particularly showing a magazine and slide arrangement;

FIG. 4 is a horizontal section, taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3, showing additional details of the magazine;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation of a drapery hook which is particularly adapted for use with the dispenser of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side elevation of the drapery hook dispenser of FIG. 1, with the slide in retracted position;

FIG. 7 is a horizontal section, taken along line 77 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a horizontal section, taken along line 8S of FIG. 6, but with the slide in extended position and a drapery hook in the slide;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the drapery hook dispenser of .FIG. 1, with the slide in extended position;

FIG. 10 is a condensed front elevation of the drapery hook dispenser of FIG. 1;

djhhfid? Patented Oct. 5, 1965 FIG. 11 is a fragmentary vertical section, taken along line 1111 of FIG. 2 and showing the manner in Which the slide and hook extend beyond the lips of the drapery hook dispenser;

FIG. 12 is a side elevation of an alternative drapery hook dispenser of this invention, with the slide in retracted position;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the drapery hook dispenser of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is an end elevation of the drapery hook dis penser of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a horizontal section, taken along line 1515 of FIG. 12 and showing the construction of a magazine and housing;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of a top of the dispenser of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of a base of the dispenser of FIG. 12, with the slide in retracted position;

FIG. 18 is a fragmentary, vertical section, taken along line 18-18 of FIG. 14, through the lips of the dispenser;

FIG. 19 is a vertical section, taken along line 1919 of FIG. 13, through the magazine and housing; and

FIG. 20 is a horizontal section, taken along line 20-20 of FIG. 19, showing the interior construction of the top of the magazine housing.

In accordance with this invention, a drapery hook dispenser, as in FIG. 1, is adapted to dispense and to be used in inserting drapery hooks H, in turn, into a drape 10 provided with spaced pleats 11, which have been previously formed in the drape. The drapery hook dispenser includes a top T attached to a base B and a slide S mounted between the two for longitudinal movement, to dispense drapery hooks H one at a time from a magazine M, which is placed in a magazine housing 12 of top T in a manner to be described. Conveniently, the drapery hook dispenser may be grasped in the right hand in the manner indicated, so that the thumb can be used to move slide S back and forth to dispense the drapery hooks, as needed, to the position of FIG. 1. In this position, the point 13 of hook H may be inserted in the drape at an appropriate position, on the opposite side from a pleat 11 and spaced from the upper edge of the drape, which is the near edge in FIG. 1, with the drape lying flat. Then, the dispenser may be moved, as in a direction from the upper left toward the lower right, as viewed in FIG. 1, but tipped upwardly at the rear, as at an angle of about 30, so that shaft 14 of hook H will lie beneath the fabric up to a bend 15 at the lower end of shaft 14. A reverse motion of the dispenser will pull the hook from the dispenser, conveniently accompanied by a slight twist in a clockwise direction, as viewed in FIG. 1, since the fabric beneath which the shalt 14 has just been placed will be clamped by a clamping leg 16 of FIG. 5, as the hook is made of spring material. The drapery hook H of FIG. 5 is a type particularly adapted to be dispensed by the dispenser shown, but it will be understood that appropriate changes in the magazine and slide may be made to accommodate other types and particularly drapery hooks having other configurations. The hook H of FIG. 5 is provided, at the upper end of clamping leg 16, with an upwardly angular leg 17 and a connected, downwardly angular leg 18 which together form a hook for engagement with an eye of a support, such as a slide adapted to move along a traverse bar or rod. Below leg 18 is an inwardly angled leg 19 and an outwardly angled leg 20, the latter of which facilitates insertion of the hook H, after attachment of an appropriate number of hooks to the drape, in the eyes or other supports, while the former tends to prevent accidental dislodgment from the eye. As will be apparent, slide S is the only moving part in the drapery hook dispenser, thus contributing to the simplicity and long life of the device.

Of course, a drapery hook dispenser could be provided having a reverse configuration, so that it would be used by a left handed person more easily.

The top T includes the generally vertical, rectangular magazine housing 12, at the lower end of which, as in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, is a forwardly extending lip 23 and a rearwardly extending handle portion 24. Conveniently, lip 23 has a longer front edge 25 which angles forwardly from one longitudinal edge of the dispenser and a shorter front edge 26 which curves rearwardly from its merger with edge 25, so that the shaft 14, bend and clamping leg 16 of drapery hook H are disposed forwardly of upper lip 23 when slide S is in the extended position of FIGS. 1 and '2. As in FIGS. 1 and 6, a notch 27 on the underside of lip 23 extends rearwardly from edge 26 a distance corresponding to the remainder of the width of the hook, notch 27 also having a depth slightly greater than the thickness of the hook and thereby providing a slot through which the hook H will move as it is removed from the dispenser.

The side of handle portion 24 opposite notch 27 is conveniently provided with an inwardly sloping, transversely rounded edge 32, as in FIG. 2, and a projection 33 adjacent magazine housing 12, while the corresponding handle portion 34 of base B has a corresponding edge 32 and projection 33', as in FIG. 8, to facilitate the user grasping the handle of the dispenser in the manner shown in FIG. 1. As will be evident, the thumb of the user is thus placed in a convenient position for engaging and moving a button 35 of slide S back and forth, as desired.

The magazine M is received in the magazine housing 12, which is provided with slanting grooves 28 on opposite sides thereof to facilitate easy removal of magazine M by grasping top 29 of the magazine with the fingers. Advantageously, top 29 is of a size to correspond to the outer dimensions of magazine housing 12 and has a shoulder 30 which fits snugly the inside of magazine housing 12, as in FIG. 3. Magazine M is provided with a depending post 37 which extends downwardly within the housing 12 to a point just barely above slide S, as in FIG. 3, post 37 having a configuration corresponding to the space between legs 16 to 20, inclusive, of the hook H. Thus, as in FIG. 4, post 37 has a slightly curved side 38 which fits against clamping leg 16, a rounded end 39 which fits against legs 17 and 18, and an angularly concave side 41) which fits against legs 19 and of the hook H. As will be evident, one side of post 37 is convex, while the other side is concave-convex. A series of hooks can therefore be stored on post 37, in superimposed relation, so that the lowermost hook can be removed by slide S and the stack of hooks will drop downwardly as each hook at the bottom is removed in succession. As will be evident, post 37 can be altered in cross section to accommodate hooks having a different configuration. Conveniently, one wall of magazine housing 12 is provided with a longitudinal, vertical slot 41, as in FIG. 4, for receiving a tongue 42 projecting from the edge of center post 37 opposite rounded end 39, to assist in guiding magazine M properly into housing 12 and to insure that the post 37 will be sufliciently accurately positioned with respect to slide S, when the latter is in its retracted position of FIGSv 6 and 7.

For loading a supply of hooks H into the dispenser, the magazine M may be removed from magazine housing 12 and turned upside down, so that the supply of drapery hooks H may be stacked in the desired position on center post 37. Then the drapery hook dispenser itself may be turned upside down and the magazine housing 12 inserted over center post 37, with tongue 42 being guided into slot 41, then the housing 12 slid completely onto magazine M. After the magazine is in place, the dispenser may be turned right side up and slide S may be retracted, if not already retracted, to allow a drapery hook to be fed by gravity onto the slide.

Slide S is moved within a slot formed by a recess 45 in the upper portion of base B and having a reduced inner end 46, as in FIG. 8, and a corresponding recess 47 having a reduced inner end 48 in the lower portion of top T, as in FIG. 7. The reduced inner end 48 of recess 47 extends into handle portion 24 of top T, while the reduced inner end 46 of recess extends into the corresponding handle portion 34 of base B, the latter being shown also in FIG. 9. The front edge of base B is of similar configuration to the front edge of lip 23 of top T but is offset inwardly therefrom, as in FIG. 6. Thus, as in FIG. 7, the front end of base B includes a longer edge 50 which angles forwardly from one longitudinal edge and a shorter edge 51 which angles rearwardly to the other longitudinal edge, while the underside of each front edge 50 and 51 is preferably provided with a rearward bevel 52 on the underside, as in FIGS. 6 and 9, for a purpose described later. Slide S is moved by button 35, connected to the slide by a stem 53 adapted to move in a slot 54 formed by a continuation of recess 4-5 through one side wall thereof, as in FIG. 8. The rear end of slot 54 acts as a stop to position slide S in retracted position, as in FIG. 7, to receive the next hook from magazine M, while the front end of slot 54, at a post 55, acts as a stop to position slide S in the desired extended position, as in FIG. 8.

Conveniently, slide S is generally rectangular, as in FIG. 7, but has a wider forward end 56, which terminates at the rear in an inwardly extending, angular surface 57 to provide a narrower rear end 58, which is received and guided in the slot formed by reduced width recess portions 46 and 48. Button 35 may be readily manipulated by the users thumb, as in FIG. 1, to move the slide between the retracted position of FIG. 7 and the extended position of FIG. 8 and vice versa. At the front of the slide, as in FIG. 7, a groove 59 has a depth corresponding to the thickness of the hook and provides a concave lip 60 adapted to engage bend 15 of hook H, as in FIG. 8, to insure transmission to the hook of the force for inserting shaft 14 into the drape. Groove 59 accommodates clamping leg 16 of the hook, as well as bend 15, while front edge 61 is positioned to expose shaft 14 of the hook, as in FIG. 8. A ledge 62 slants rearwardly as a continuation of groove 5? and receives angular leg 17 of the hook and also continues to an intermediate groove 63, while a shoulder 64, between ledge 62 and groove 63, bears against angular legs 17 and 18 and is formed to a corresponding contour. The front side of groove 63 is formed by a concave shoulder 65, against a portion of which leg 20 of hook H bears, while the rear side of groove 63 is formed by an outer, rearwardly slanting, convex shoulder 66, which provides a relatively wide mouth for groove 63, and an inner convex shoulder 67. A notch. 68, formed between shoulders 66 and 67, receives the angular junction between legs 18 and 19 of the hook. As in FIG. 11, the underside of lip 33 of top T will hold the hook H in the slide during movement of the slide and also during insertion of the hook into a drape. It will benoted that the bottoms of grooves 59 and 63, as well as ledge 62, correspond in elevation to the top of post 55, so that after insertion in a drape, the dispenser can be pulled 0d the hook, by a rearward movement, accompanied by a slight twist in a clockwise direction, part of the hook being free and the remainder moving through notch 27 of FIG. 6. During such movement, leg 20 will slide along shoulder until bend 15 reaches ledge 62, whereupon a slight clockwise twist will pull shoulder 64 out of the hook.

As in FIGS. 9 and 11, the underside of the front edge of slide S is provided with a rearward bevel 70, to facilitate insertion of point 13 and shaft 14 into the drape, as by tipping the dispenser handle upwardly at the rear, as at an angle of about 30. The dispenser may be held in this position during placement of a hook and removal of the dispenser from the hook, then tipped back to a more horizontal position of the slide and the slide moved rearwardly to the retracted position. In this position, the area between grooves 59 and 63 of the slide is directly beneath the lower end of post 37 of the magazine M,

the correspondence in contour between the outside of post 37 and the above area of the slide, particularly the correspondence between shoulder 64 of the slide and rounded end 39 of the magazine post, being evident from FIGS. 4 and 7. Thus, the next hook will drop into the slide grooves, the slide can be moved to extended position, and the inserting operation repeated. As will be evident, the upper surface of the slide, rearwardly of groove 63, will prevent the next hook from moving off the magazine post until the slide is moved back empty.

To assemble the drapery hook dispenser, the slide S is placed in recess 45 of base B with stem 54 extending through slot 55. Top T is then placed over the base and attached thereto by a pair of screws 71, as in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, which extend upwardly through holes in base B and into tapped holes in top T. The top T, base B, slide S and magazine M may be made of any suitable material, but are preferably made of a light weight metal, such as aluminum, which is readily formed by die casting.

An alternative drapery hook dispenser, shown in FIGS. 12-20, the parts of which may be molded from plastic, such as polyethylene, is utilized in a manner similar to that previously described. In this embodiment, a top T is attached to a base B and a slide S is mounted between the two for longitudinal movement, to dispense drapery hooks H, as in FIG. 14, one at a time from a magazine M which is placed in a magazine housing 75 of top T in a manner to be described. As in the previous embodiment, the drapery hook dispenser may be grasped in the right hand so that the thumb may be used to move slide S back and forth to dispense the drapery hooks, as needed.

Top T includes the upright, rectangular magazine housing 75, at the lower end of which, as in FIGS. 12 and 13, is a forwardly extending lip 76 and a rearwardly extend ing handle portion 77. Conveniently, as in FIG. 13, lip 76 has a longer front edge '78 which angles forwardly from one longitudinal edge of the dispenser and a shorter front edge 79 which curves rearwardly from its merger with edge 78, so that the shaft of drapery hook H will be disposed forwardly of upper lip 76 when slide S is in the extended position, as in the previous embodiment. As in FIG. 14, the lower edge of lip 76 is provided with a recess 80 having a depth slightly greater than the thickness of the hook, thereby providing a space through which the remainder of the hook will move as it is removed from the dispenser. In addition, lip 76 may be provided with a flat 81, adjacent magazine housing 75, for slidably receiving a rule 82 having a depending end 83, as in FIGS. 12 and 14, which end 83 is adapted to engage the upper edge of the drape as the hooks are inserted, so that all of the hooks may be evenly spaced from the top thereof. Conveniently, rule 82 is provided with suitable indicia, as in FIG. 13, and has a longitudinal slot 84 which is slidable for adjustment along the stem of a wing nut 85, in turn threadably received in a molded metal insert 86, embedded in lip 76, as in FIG. 18.

The side of handle portion 77 is provided with an inwardly sloping, transversely rounded edge 87, as in FIG. 13, and a projection 88 adjacent magazine housing 75, while the corresponding handle portion 89 of base B has a corresponding edge 87 and a projection 88, as in FIG. 16, to facilitate the user grasping the handle of the dispenser. As will be evident, the thumb of the user is placed in a convenient position for engaging and moving a button 90 of slide S back and forth, the outer edge of button 90 being provided with corrugations, as shown, if desired.

The magazine M, which is received in the magazine housing 75, is provided with a top 91 of a size corresponding to the outer dimensions of magazine housing 75, top 91 having a depending block 92, as in FIG. 19, which fits inside the upper end of housing 75. Block 92 is adapted to frictionally engage the inside of housing 75 and is conveniently provided with a series of recesses 93, as in FIG.

20, which extend into the block from each side, to reduce shrinkage and warpage problems during cooling after molding. Magazine M is also provided with a depending post 94, which extends downwardly Within housing 75 to a point just barely above slide S, as in FIG. 19, post 94 being provided with a pair of longer, spaced ribs 95 on one side and a pair of shorter, spaced ribs 96 on the opposite side, which are adapted to engage hooks H, as in FIG. 15. Thus, ribs 95 engage the inside of clamping leg 16, while one of ribs 96 engages angular legs 18 and 19 and the other rib 96 engages leg 20, as shown. A series of hooks can therefore be stored on post 94, in superimposed relation, so that the lowermost hook can be removed by slide S and the stack of hooks will drop downwardly, as each hook at the bottom is removed, in succession. As is readily apparent, ribs 95 and 96 can be altered in length or positioning to accommodate hooks having a different configuration.

For loading a supply of hooks H into the dispenser, the magazine M may be removed from magazine housing 75 and turned upside down, so that a supply of drapery hooks H may be stacked on center post 94. Then, the drapery hook dispenser itself may be turned upside down and the magazine housing 75 inserted over center post 94, until it slides clear onto the magazine and block 92 frictionally engages the inside of the upper end of housing 75. After the magazine is in place, the dispenser may be turned right side up and slide S retracted, if it is not already retracted, to allow a drapery hook to be fed by gravity onto the slide.

The slide S, which may also be molded from plastic, is moved within a slot formed by a recess 97 formed in the upper portion of base B and having a reduced inner end 98, as in FIG. 17, and a corresponding recess 99 having a reduced inner end 180, in the lower portion of top T, as in FIG. 16. The recess 98 of base B extends into handle portion 89, with the end of handle 89 being cored to form a hollow recess 101, which is separated from recess 98 by a lateral wall 102 and a longitudinal wall 103, integral with wall 182 and forming the end of recess 98. Similarly, the reduced inner end 100 of recess 99 in top T extends into handle portion 77, the end of which is cored to form a recess 184, which is separated from recess portion 188 by means of a lateral wall 105, integral with a longitudinal wall 106 and forming the end of reduced section 100, as in FIG. 16. Recesses 101 and 104 reduce shrinkage and warpage problems during molding, as well as reducing weight.

The front end of base B is similar in configuration to the front edge of lip 76 of top T, but is offset inwardly therefrom, as in FIG. 12. Thus, as in FIG. 17, the front end of base B is provided with a longer edge 107 which angles forwardly from one longitudinal edge and a shorter edge 108 which angles rearwardly to the other longitudinal edge, while the underside of each front edge 107 and 1118 is provided with a bevel 109 on the underside, as in FIGS. 12 and 18, which permits tipping of the dispenser during insertion of a hook, as described. Slide S is moved by button 90, connected to the slide by a stem 110 adapted to move in a slot 111 formed by a continuation of recess 97 through one side wall thereof, as in FIG. 17. The rear end of slot 111 acts as a stop to position slide S in retracted position, as in FIG. 17, to receive the next hook from magazine M, while the front end of slot 111, at a post 112, acts as a stop to position slide S in the extended position.

Conveniently, slide S is generally rectangular, as in FIG. 17, but has a wider forward end 113, which termi nates at the rear in an inwardly extending, angular surface 114 to provide a narrower rear end 115, which is received and guided in the slot formed by reduced recess portions 98 and 1118. Thus, button 90 may be readily manipulated by the users thumb to move the slide between retracted and extended position, and vice versa. At the front of slide S, as in FIG. 17, a groove 116 has a depth corresponding to the thickness of the hook and a curved lip 117 adapted to engage bend of hook H, to

insure transmission to the hook of the force for inserting shaft 14 into the drapery. Groove 11 6 accommodates clamping leg 16 of the hook, as well as bend 15, while a front edge 118 of the slide is positioned to expose shaft 14 of the hook when the slide is extended. A ledge 119 slants rearwardly as a continuation of grooves 116 and receives angular leg 17 of the hook and also continues to an intermediate groove 120, while a shoulder 121, between ledge 116 and groove 120, bears against angular legs 17 and 18 and is formed to a corresponding contour. The front side of groove 129 is formed by a concave shoulder 122, against which the inner edges of legs 18 and 19 of hook H bear, while the rear side of groove 120 is formed by a convex shoulder 123, which bears against the outer edges of legs 19 and 20 of the hook. The underside of lip 76 of top T will hold the hook H in the slide during movement of the slide and also during insertion of the hook into a drape. It will be noted that the button of grooves 116 and 120, as well as ledge 119, correspond in elevation to the top of post 112, so that after insertion in a drape, the dispenser can be pulled off the hook, by rearward movement accompanied by a slight twist in a counterclockwise direction, part of the hook being free and the remainder through notch 80 of FIG. 12. During such movement, leg 20 will move along shoulder 121 until bend 15 reaches ledge 119, whereupon a slight clockwise twist will pull shoulder 121 out of the hook.

As in the previous embodiment, the underside of the front edge 118 of slide S is provided with a rearward bevel, similar to bevel 70 of FIG. 11, to facilitate insertion of point 13 of shaft 14 of hook H into the drape, by tipping the dispenser handle upwardly at the rear, as at an angle of about The dispenser may be held in this position during placement of the hook, and removal of the dispenser from the hook, then tipped back to a more horizontal position of the slide and the slide moved rearwardly to the retracted position. In this position, the area between grooves 116 and 120 of the slide is directly beneath the lower end of post 94 of magazine M. Thus, the next hook will drop into the slide grooves, the slide can be moved to extended position, and the inserting operation repeated. As will be evident, the upper surface of slide S, rearwardly of groove 12%, will prevent the next hook from moving off the magazine post until the slide is moved back empty.

To assemble the above drapery hook dispenser, the slide S is placed in recess 98 of base B with stem 110 extending through slot 111. Top T is then placed over the base in alignment therewith and is attached thereto, as by cementing.

From the foregoing, it is readily apparent that the objects hereinbefore set forth have been fulfilled to a marked degree. Thus, this invention provides a novel drapery hook dispenser which is of simple construction, but is easy to use and which is efficient and fast in operation. The drapery hooks are stored in a generally upright magazine and are fed by gravity onto the slide in one operation. Also, the slide and the lip of the top cooperate to hold the hook firmly, so that it may be inserted easily into the drape. The drapery hook dispenser is easily loaded by removing the magazine when empty and refilling it, while the dispenser has only one movable operating part, namely, the slide, thereby assuring a long life. The dispenser is light in weight, being preferably made of light weight metal or plastic, and may be moved readily from one position to another on the drape, so that a drape may be laid flat and all of the desired hooks inserted therein in succession. Also, the dispenser may be taken to the job, where the drape is to be hung, rather than being restricted to use in a factory.

Although two preferred embodiments of this invention have been illustrated and described, it will be understood that other embodiments may exist and that various 8 changes and variations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A drapery hook dispenser for dispensing drapery hooks individually, comprising:

a generally vertical magazine housing;

a removable magazine Within said housing adapted to store a supply of drapery hooks;

a handle extending rearwardly from the lower end of said housing and having a recess therein;

a pair of spaced upper and lower lips extending forwardly from said lower end of said housing; and

a slide having a recess therein adapted to receive said hooks in succession from said magazine and movable longitudinally between a retracted position within said handle recess, in which said slide recess is positioned below said magazine, and a dispensing position, in which a portion of said slide recess extends beyond the ends of said lips, so that a drapery hook may be inserted in a drape or the like.

2. A drapery hook dispenser, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said slide recess is generally U-shaped to receive said drapery hook and the rear portion of said recess is wider at its outer end, one edge of said rear portion being concave and the other edge thereof being convex.

3. A drapery hook dispenser, as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said magazine housing has an open upper end; and

said magazine includes a top for closing said upper end and a center post depending from said top adapted to receive said drapery hooks, said center post being convex on one side and concavo-convex on the opposite side.

4. A drapery hook dispenser, as set forth in claim 1,

including a longitudinal slot in said handle below said housing;

a stern attached to said slide and extending through said slot; and

a button on the outer end of said stem for moving said slide from retracted to extended position and vice versa.

5. A drapery hook dispenser, as set forth in claim 1, including a slot extending rearwardly from said upper lip to facilitate removal of said drapery hook from said slide recess.

6. A drapery hook dispenser, comprising:

a top having an upright, generally rectangular, hollow magazine housing, a handle extending rearwardly from the lower end of said housing and a lip extending forwardly from the lower end of said housing;

said handle portion having on one side a projection adjacent the lower end of said housing and an edge extending inwardly to said projection;

21 base having a handle portion corresponding in shape to said handle port-ion of said top and a lip extending forwardly beneath said lip of said top, the front edge of said base lip being spaced below and rearwardly of the front edge of said top lip, both said top lip and base lip having a front edge forming a generally obtuse angle and the underside of the front of said base lip being beveled rearwardly;

a magazine adapted to be received in said magazine housing and having a depending center post adapted to receive a plurality of drapery hooks in stacked relation;

a slide movable between said top and base and having a U-shaped groove therein for receiving a drapery hook from said post and movable to a position in which a shaft of said hook is disposed forwardly of said base lip, said slide having a wider front portion and a narrower rear portion and said top and base having recesses of a corresponding configuration for receiving said slide;

a stern extending laterally from said slide and a button on the outer end of said stern for moving said slide,

said lip of said top having a groove on the underside at the front thereof for movement of said hook out of said groove of said slide upon insertion of said hook in a drape or the like.

7. A drapery hook dispenser, as set forth in claim 6,

wherein said top and said base are each formed of plastic and the upper side of said base and the underside of said top are each provided with a recess in said handle portion separated from said slide recess by a longitudinal and a lateral rib.

8. A drapery hook dispenser, for dispensing drapery hooks individually, including:

a generally vertical magazine adapted to store a plurality of drapery hooks;

a slide having a recess therein adapted to receive said hooks in succession from said magazine, said slide being mounted for movement from a retracted position in which said recess is below said magazine to a dispensing position in which said recess is spaced from said magazine, said recess being generally U- shaped to receive said drapery hook and the front portion of said recess being provided with a forwardly projecting lip adapted to engage the base of a shaft of said drapery hook, for producing a force against said base as said hook is inserted in a drape; and

means enclosing said slide and providing an opening through which the front edge of said slide extends, when said slide is in said dispensing position.

9. A drapery hook dispenser, for dispensing drapery hooks individually, including:

a generally vertical magazine adapted to store a plurality of drapery hooks;

a slide having a recess therein adapted to receive said hooks in succession from said magazine, said slide being mounted for movement from a retracted position in which said recess is below said magazine to a dispensing position in which said recess is spaced from said magazine, the lower front edge of said slide being beveled, so that the front end of said dispenser may be tipped downwardly to insert said drapery hook in a drape; and

means enclosing said slide and providing an opening through which the front edge of said slide extends, when said slide is in said dispensing position.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS GRANVILLE Y. CUSTER, JR., Primary Examiner.

Claims (1)

1. A DRAPERY HOOK DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING DRAPERY HOOKS INDIVIDUALLY, COMPRISING: A GENERALLY VERTICAL MAGAZINE HOUSING; A REMOVABLE MAGAZINE WITHIN SAID HOUSING ADAPTED TO STORE A SUPPLY OF DRAPERY HOOKS; A HANDLE EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A RECESS THEREIN; A PAIR OF SPACED UPPER AND LOWER LIPS EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID LOWER END OF SAID HOUSING; AND A SLIDE HAVING A RECESS THEREIN ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID HOOKS IN SUCCESSION FROM SAID MAGAZINE AND MOVABLE LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION WITHIN SAID HANDLE RECESS, IN WHICH SAID SLIDE RECESS IS POSITIONED BELOW SAID MAGAZINE, AND A DISPENSING POSI-

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