US646424A

US646424A - Spool-cabinet.

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Publication number: US646424A
Application number: US72899799A
Authority: US
Inventors: William H Gentner
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1899-08-30
Filing date: 1899-08-30
Publication date: 1900-04-03
Anticipated expiration: 1917-04-03

Description

no. 646,424. Patented Apr. 3, 1900.

" w. H. GENTNEB.

sPooL CABINET.

(A'pplication filed Aug. 80, 1899.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT Fries.

WILLIAM H. GENTNER, or FARMINGTON, IOWA;

SPOOL-CABINET.

SPECIFIdA'IION formingart of Letters retest Ne. 646,424, dated April e, 1906; Application filed August 30, 1899; Serial No. 728,997. (No model.)

a citizen of the United States, residing at' Fa rmington, in the county of Van Buren and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Spool-Cabinet, of which the'following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cabinets for spool-cotton'and the like; and it has for its objects among others the simplification of the delivery of spools of thread or other small packages from a case or cabinet to the hand of a retail or'other dealer; .to expose in an accessible manner various colors of spool cotton or silks or to hold like shades in separate sections, and also to afford means for indicating the exhaust of any one or more grades in the cabinet; to arrange the spool cotton or silk so that the coarser numbers will be centrally positioned and gradually decrease outwardly toward opposite ends and to provide for convenience in filling the cabinet and also for relieving the chutes of an obstructing spool that may have been accidentally inserted in an irregular' manner, and also to provide means for reducing the cabinet to compact form with special advantages in shipment or storage.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the subjoined description and the novelty hereinafter claimed, and in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the improvement is illustrated, and wherein-- I v Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet embodying the invention. Fig. 2'is atransverse vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of a part of the improved device. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the bottom of the cabinet, showing the mode of applying the folding legs thereto.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to'indic'ate corresponding parts in the several views.

g In "carrying the invention into practice a substantially-rectangular delivery-casing l is provided and has any desired external ornamentation and also of such size and dimensions as may be selected for aparticular numher or quantity of spools. This delivery-casin g is preferably centrally divided by a transversely-disposed main partition 2, between which and the opposite ends of the casing are a plurality of spool-separating partitions 3, whichare arranged in planes parallel with the said main partition 2. The bottom board or closure 4 of the said delivery-casing 1 has less transverse extent than the said casing in a similar direction, and this difference in width is due to a recess 5, formed in the front edge of the said bottom or closure 4, which is deepest at the center and gradually becomes shallower toward opposite ends of the said bottom or closure.

Depending over the front of the deliverycasing 1 is a guard-rail 6, having therein a series of finger-openings 7, extending upwardly thereinto from the bottom and corresponding in number to that of the spool-channels in the delivery-casing. The lower edges of the separated members of the rail are in alinement with the bottomor closure4, and the formation of the recess 5 provides varioussized feed-openings in rear of the rail. Ex-

tending forwardly from the bottom board or closure 4 to the center of the opening 7 are spring-fingers 8, which are intended to hold the spools from accidental disengagement, but offer very little resistance to a withdrawal of the spools, as will presently be described, owing to the fact that theyare formed of thin spring metal.

, The top 9 of the delivery-casing presents a smooth surface that may be used for different purposes, if desired, and therein near the rear on opposite sides of the partition 2 are transparent panels 10,which expose the spoolchannels to exterior view and provide'me'ans for distinguishing the colors of the spool cotton or silks and also to show when anyone or more of the channels may need repIenish ing. All the channels between the partitions 3, which form means for feeding the spools toward the rail 6, open out at the rear of the delivery-casing 1, and to the rear end of said casing is hinged a supply-casing 11. The supply-casing 11 is also of substantially-rectangular form and has a closed front and back and a hinged top 12. The front 13 is shorter than the back 14 a distance equal to the height of the channels in the casing 1, and extending forwardly from the lower extremity of the back 14 is a ledge-strip 15, which is adapted to coincide with the rear edge of the bottom board or closure 4:. A curved directing-plate 16 extends from the lower portion of the back 14 to the upper part of the ledge-strip 15, said plate having a flushfitting at its opposite ends, and in hinging the said casing 11 the connecting devices for this purpose at the outer and intermediate portions are secured to the lower portion of the Wall 13and "the rear edge of the top of the casing. The casing 11 is vertically divided by a series of partitions 17, there being th e same numbe'r of loose partitions as the partitions 3. Th e par titions 17 form chutes, and these chutes from a central partition 18 gradually decrease in size towardthe opposite ends of the casing 11, and the channel'sjbet'weenthe partitions 3 also correspondingly decrease toward the opposite ends of ithicas'ing 1. The" chhtesfbetween' the" 'aftitions 17, throughthe medium of'the" directingplate 16, have easy communication; witlijthe' channelsof' thecasing'ljandi n load in g thedeyice the spools are regularly d rop'pedf in'the chutes' and roll forward from theibot to'm'offithe latter toward thelrail' (i' until the cliannelsinjthe casing 1, asjwellastliechutes;- are"filledto"their f ull capacity." Theyv'eight of the spools behind andabovewill of course" slidve Fthe on tern o'st'spools clo's 1y againstthe rail {if afid'the height of thefse'veral'ichanheljs tuit as' nsi w a i e l h the a ameterorme spool intefidedtobed epesnea' at'ioti fa spdolshoul'd accidentally d'fiopi'nto the i -oat of its chutein an rregular n: ner andbeic'oihei'odgedadj'acent the directing-f pl fi 1, 6 Q' Se 1 ch i f l 11 kfi canbefguick ly exposed by turhin'gthe casing 11 dowu on the casingl andaiiord nieansfor' u e ly releasing the" ir guiany arti te-o1- wig'hdji't disturbing the 'spo'ols withi n thecas iii 1.

a e frontfof nit rail(i'is suppliiedf'vfith partition. Thisrnayalso be varied, as will be appreciated by those-understanding the advantages of a cabinet of this character, and

instead of numerals other designating means may be employed and other packages aside from sp'ool cotton or silk" might be as conveniently retailed from the cabinet.

In removing the spools from the cabinet the hand'is placed under the rail beneath the number desired and the thumb forced through the opening 7, thereby passing the forward spool downvvardlyagainstthe resistance 01? the holding-finger 8 and until the latter is clear and automatically flies up to prevent the succeeding spoolin the same channel fron lbe'comingf disengaged: It will be seen from'tliis simple mode of usingthe'device;together withthe'colivenienc innum stated, this isnotesistitial and,as' twenty 5 Fig. m y have a rbnglitaiiiieaa' t eto q bifiat i a"d v s/we ewere e" e qf pbo -eha s t 'eifisf fi m daid or closure recessed at its front 'ed'geand arail depending over the channels at the front of the casing in advance of the recessed end of the bottom board or closure and having a series of openings alining with the several channels, and spring-fingers standing outwardly from the front terminations of the channels.

3. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a delivery-casing having a series of spool-channels therein opening out clear through the rear, having front open feeding-terminals, and a supply-casin g hinged to said delivery-casing and provided with a series of chutes adapted to have their lower extremities merged into the rear extremities of the said channels.

4. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a delivery-casing having a series of spool-channels therein open at the rear, having front open feeding-terminals, a supply-casing hinged to the said delivery-casing and provided with a series of chutes adapted to be made continuous with the said channel and a curved direction-plate extending across the rear bottom portions of the several chutes.

5. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a'delivery-casing having a series of channels therein with front open feeding-terminals and rear open extremities, transparent panels separately arranged in the upnels and having a series of openings alined with the several channels, and a supply-casing hinged to the rear of the delivery-casing and provided with a series of chutes adapted to have unobstructed communication with the channels in said delivery-casing, the chutes and channels being of similar dimension.

6. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a delivery-casing having a series of channels open at the rear and also pro-' vided with front open feeding-terminals, and a supply-casing hinged to the rear of the delivery-casing and provided with a series of chutes adapted to have unobstructed communication with the channels in said deliverycasing, the channels and chutes being similarly decreased in width from the center toward the opposite ends of the devices containing the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. GENTNER.

Witnesses:

J. K. HUTOHESON, L. T. GENTNER.