US930281A - Milk-bottle holder. - Google Patents

Description

V. G. GETTY.

MILK BOTTLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 24, 1908.

930,281. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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, INVENTOR HIS ATTORNEY vINcENrc. ETTY, or rrr'rseoao,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO FLOYD .T.

.KURT, OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, Vmonnr C. GETTY, a citizen of the United States, and residing in the city of Pittsbur in the county of Allegheny and State 0 l vented or discovered new and useful Improvements in Milk-Bottle Holders, of which the following is a specification.

'My invention relates to devices for securing or looking milk bottles and similar artioles so that when left by the dealers on, the

' become useless.

. inexpensive to enable it to consumers doorstep or windowsill, they cannot be stolen or removed by unauthorized persons but will remain where do osited un-e t-ilthe door or window is 0 ened iy a member of the consumers house old. A number of devices intended for this purpose have been designed and tested but have not gone into commercial use, notwithstandin fact that the aggregate value of m' her other products thus stolen is very large and forms a fruitful source of dispute between dealer and consumer. Among the ob'ectiontable features of prior devices inten ed for this pur ose and which have contributed to their lac of success, may be named the cost therein. Another objection is that such devices are not reversible so that two styles must be kept in stock, one for either side of the door or window, and, after installation a device cannot be shifted from one side of the door or window to the other but a new device must be procured. My invention overcomes all of these objections.

The casing is made of stam ed metal preferably in two parts, at sma cost, and

is so constructed as to be reversible and may be attached to either side of the doorway or window, or transferred from one side of the same to the other side at the consumers convenience.

The means of attaching the device to the buildin is such that when a bottle is locked in the evice, thescrews or other attaching Specification of Letters Patent. Applicaticn filed December 24, mos. serial No. 469,102.

- ennsylvania, have in- ,1s asimilar view showingl the - 10 for the entrance of the Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

In the accompan ing drawings, Figure 1 is a erspective s owing a portion of a door amb and closed door with my device attached and a bottle locked therein; Fig.

2 is a plan view of the same with one of the lates removed; Fig. 3 is a section along the ine II IIII in Fig. 2; Fi 4 is a erspective showing one o .the p ates, an Fig. 5

' the other plate.

The following is a escription of the drawings.

1 represents a door jamb and 2 represents a door, shown closed. For the sake of illustration I have shown the device applied to a doorway, but it will be understood that it may as readily be a plied to a window frame, the slidlng window being substituted for the swinging door.

The lockin device consists of the. following named ements. 3 is a plate having a portion 4 adapted to be attached flat against the door jamb 1 b means of a. screw assin thro'u h a central hole 5 which is ocate behin and concealed by the bottle when a bottle is lockedin the device. Any other convenient means of attachment ma be substituted. 6 is a portion of said p ate bent horizontally at right angles to the portion 4 and 7 is another portion of said plate 3 bent at right on es to portion 6 and arallel with portion 4, t e portions 6 and 7 t we formin two sides of a box. The plate 3 is further bent back against the portion '1, as at 8",.and-

at its end is bent inwardly and then out-- wardly to form three sides of a compartment 9 whose outer wall is formed by portion 7 of said late 3. Adjacent respectively to the top and bottom of portion 7 of said plate 3 are provided two has holes, 10 and asp to be described into the compartment 9. 11 is a second plate, bent to form three sides of a reotangular box and provided withvertical end flanges, 12 and 12. The upper flan e 12 is provided with a central screw hoe 13 105 through which a screw may be passed to se cure tie plate 11 to the door jamb whilethe lower flange, 12, is provided wiihtwn screw holes, Bi -13", one of the'samebcing adjw cent to each end of the flange. It is evident that when the bottle is locked in place, its body will protect the screw hole 13' in the end of the flange 12* adjacent to the bottle,

so that a screw driver or other tool cannot be applied to remove the screw from said hole and therefore the plate 11 cannot be removed while the device is in use. It is also evident that while the plate 11 is in place, as in Fig. 1 the horizontal portions of said plate will form the. top and bottom of a .box and the vertical portion of said plate will abut a inst portion 7 of plate 3, whereby a close box will be formed inclosed on all sides except that closed by the door 2 when the same is shut. Access may thus be gained to the interior of the box only when the door 2 is opened, or, where the device is attached to a window frame, by

raising thewindow.

14 and 14 are holes formed in the vertical portion of plate 11 on the same level as hole 10 in plate 3, so that one of said holes, 14,-

will register with said hole lOwlin the arts are assembled as shown in Fig. 1. If, owever, the device be assembled in reverse. arrangement, as when it is attached to the other side of the door, the late 3 will be turned upside down and the ole 10 in portion 7 of said plate will register with the hole 14? in plate-11.

In the compartment 9, formed by a portion of plate 3 and closed at the top and bottom by horizontal portions of plate 11, is seated a coiled sprin 15 on top of which rides a 'latch 16 rovi ed with an arm 17 extending throng a vertical slot 18 extending downwardly in the wall of said C0111: partment from the top'thereof, and rotruding into the interior of the inclosed ox 40 where it is accessible when the door or window is opened. I prefer to provide a second slot, 18, in vertical alinement with slot 18, and separatedtherefrom by a web '19 extending upwardly .from' the bottom of compartment 9. T us when the plate'a is reversed the slot 18 is up ermost and, the arm 17 of latch lfinioves t erein. The web 19 is left to prevent undue weakening of the j walls oflcompart nent 9.

20 is a hasp pivoted at one end to. screw eye'21 which passes through a hole, 22, in

' plate 3, .on a level with hole lO in said late, and is screwed into the door 'amb. second hole, 22', is provided inp ate 3, in ver--- tical alinement withihole 22, and on a. level with holelO in said said plate 8 is reverse as above described, the screw eye 21 is inserted into the door jamb through said hole 22* which is now 9 which above hole 22 said -hole22" begin? then in alinement 'wit the hol'es 10- an would their be registerin The iree'esdefhespflcis and provided with vertical'shoulders, 23 d 6 23, the material of the heap being beveled late 3, so that when] jiai'nb to accommodate the-bod of the bottle, 7

with each other sac eel forwardly toward said shoulders to form seats. I

Assuming that the device is assembled and attached as shown in Fig. 1, the neck of the bottle is encircled by hasp 20 and the free end of said has) inserted through registering holes 10 an 14 into compartment 9, the beveled end of said hasp ridin over the spring actuated latch 16. The s .oulder'23 will pass said latch which will then s rin up into theseat formed at the rear ofsai shoulder, thus firmly locking the free end of said hasp agtainst removal from com artment 9 until t e door 2 is opened an the .finger inserted in the boxto press down arm 3 17 to depress saidlatch 16 out of cage ement with hasp 20, when said has may e withdrawn from compartment 9 an the bottle released. By th s means the bottle is firmlyrrloclred in the device'and cannot be 35 released except in the manner above de scribed. As the screwsgpassing thro h screw holes 5 and 13 ad'acent to the bott e, are protectficel by the bott e the plates 3 and .11 cannot removed so that access cannot {in this manner he had to the interio of the compartment 9. It is impossibleto screw the screw eye 21 to release the pivoted end of hasp 20. while the freeend is locked in corviartment 9. t hen hefdevice is to be attached to the opposite side of the doorway W or window from'that shown in Fig. 1, the plate' 3 is re versed so that ho1es 22" and 10' areon top, the hole 10. then' registering with hole -i00 14 in plate 11 when the said late 11 is fixed in place. .The slot 18, in e wall of compartment 9 is also uppermost, the arm 17 of latch 16 extendin t rou h said slot into the interior of the ox. T escrew eye 21 is now inserted throhgh the hole 22 into the door 'amb or window frame and the free end 0 the beep is inserted-through reg, isterin holes 10 and 14" to lock the heap about t e bottleneck. c

y, u h space is left between the corner of he ox and the bottle neck 'to allow of some play so that the bottle cannot be used as :glgver to crush in the box. However the clo door bearing. against one. endfof thesis box p a tic-all renders the box ,destruqtible. of both q j fend pint bottles a goiethe same diameter, the but will eta taiii the' neck of either size, s a e. "0 wdia eter of the heap eneug aiid the door he bottle ma rest on the our step or=be suspendedin t e, air by the hasp as'mayibe desired according to.the heightoidevice above the step. F-

It is evident that when the free end of the hasp is not'ioeked in com rtment 9, the heap will drop vertically an hang parallel with the door jamb, out of'the"way of ei g allowed betweenthe extreme 12 the dress of persons pus-sing ti'irougi'i the doorway.

It thus appears that my lockin Y device or holder for mill: bottles and Slllll ur articles cannot be tam cred with orremoved bodily from the bui ding with the bottle locked therein. It is cheap and at the same time very durable and its novel construction renders it readi y reversible by the simple adjust-merit of the osition of plate 3 when the device is assembled.

What I desire to claim is 1. Inc milk bottle holder, :1, hesp pivoted to ustntionnry sup ort and ada ted to encircle a bottle, a loc ring device or the free end of the hasp, a plate attached to the stationary sup ortnnd bent to form it com partment W ierein said locking device is mounted, and a second plate superimposed on said first plate and bent to co-nct with said first plate to completes box 0 en on but one side, which side is closed the house, closure when the'same is shut, and inclosin said compartment whereby the release 0 said locking device is, prevented except when the house closure is open.

2. Im a. milk bottle holder, a hasp 'ivoted to a stationary sup ort and ude te to encircle a bottle,'e lodliingdevice or the free end of the beep, a plate attached to the stationary sup ort and bent to form a con1- pertinent w erein said locking device is mounted and also to form a, portion of n 'imx coiureuiing suid' colupurimeui, and a second plate superimposed on said fir t plate and u-ttnchcd to the stationary support and bent to comet with said first late to complete said box closed on all sides but one, which side is closed by the house closure when the same is shut, whereby the release of said locking device is prevented except when the house closure is open.

3. In u milk bottle holder, it husp pivoted to u stationury support and ads ted to encirclc a bottle, a locking device or the free end of the 'husp, u releasing means carried by said locking device, a )lzite attached to the stationary support and bent to form a compartment wherein said locking deviceis mounted and from which said releasing nicuns extends, and a second plate superimposed, on said first plate and bent to co-nct with said first plate to complete a box open on but one side, which side is closed by the house closure when the same is shut, and inclosing said compartment and said releasing means whereby access to said releasing means is prevented except when the house closure is open.

Sign-ed at Pittsburg, Pennzn, this 22nd day of December 1908.

VINCENT C. GETTY.

Witnesses:

J. H. I-Lunusou, E. A. LAWRENCE.

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