US930936A - Mail-chute. - Google Patents

Description

G. P. BURRIS.

MAIL CHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 2, 1909.

930,936. Patented Aug. 1o, 1909.

GEORGE r. Burials, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

PATENT OFFICE.

HAIL-CHUTE To all whom 'it 'may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. BUmus, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful .Im rovements in Mail-Chutes, of which the ollowing is a specification.

Myinvention relates to improvements in devices of the above type, having'more particular reference to a private mail delivery apparatus,r and the primary object thereof is to provide a construction which, while being comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, is eflicient in operation and occu ies but small space.

ith the above and other objects in view,

to be referred to as my description progresses, my invention resides in the features of construction, arrangements and combinations of arts hereinafter described and succinctly defined in my annexed claims.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout: Figure 1 is a view in perspective of lmy invention, with the several parts arranged for'reception of the mail, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional ]pos1t1on.

In carrying out my invention, provide a chute 1, which is sup orted to permit of the' mail traveling theret rough by gravity to a suitable receiver 2, which latter is preferably hinged, as at 3, for vertical swinging.v

As now employed, chute 1 is particularly designed for arrangement in a wall, as 4, of a house, the lsame being arranged in an inclin'ed position, as lshown, and preferabl provided with suitable face plates 5 whic abut and are secured, as' by screws or the like, tothe opposite faces of wall/1. The receiving end or mouth of chute 1, is provided with a closure 6, preferably hinged, as at 7.

In connection with the receiver 2, I provide suitable means, controlled by closure 6, for effecting opening thereof,l the same, as

now considered, comprising a slidably supported rod 7 a, having its upper end portion projecting through the adjacent or'outery face plate 5, and lying in the path of a fixed strike lug 8 of closure 6, and its lower end portion formed into a catch 9, which projects through an opening 10 of the lower or inner face plate 5 and is engaged in a seat 11 of receiver 2 (see Fig. 2). Seat 11 is formed by suitably cutting out the inner or upper Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application 1ed`February 2, 1909. Serial No. 475,702. l

face of receiver 2, to provide a shoulder back of which catch 9 can engage, and the outer fac'c of this shoulder is preferably inclined, as shown, to facilitate the proper seating of the catch.

In operation, assuming the parts are arranged in their normal positions, as shown in Fig. 2, to deposit mail in chute 1, closure 6 is swung upwardly, causing strike lug 8 to engage rod 7 and slide the same inwardly, during which movement said rod forces receiver 2 away from the adjacent plate 5 so that it can swing by gravity to the position shown in Fig. 1. To effect disengagement of catch 9 from receiver 2 duringlthis operation, I have provided. rod 7a with a curved cam part 7 which, sliding over the lower wall of the opening 10, .lifts catch 9 slightly, as receiver 2 is moved.

Suitable members, as 12, limit'downward movement of receiver 2, and hold the same in a substantially horizontal position for reception of the mail, discharging from chute 1.

When closure 6 is allowed to swing to its closed position, a spring 13, which encircles rod 7a and bears lagainst a collar 14 thereof and against a'lug 15 of chute 1, returns rod 7 a to its normal position.

Receiver 2, afterthe mail has been removed therefrom, is swung upwardly and vengaged with catch 9, in which position, it is not only out of the `way, but forms a closure for the discharge end of the chute.

In the present embodiment of my invention, chute 1 is formed of telescoping sections, which can be adjusted to vary the spicing of face plates 5,`as required by the t ckness of the wall in which/the chute is l i arranged. j y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by `Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a chute, a receiver supported for movement toward and from one end of said chute, a closure for said chute, and means operated by said closure for operating said receiver to effect movement thereof to a position wherein it will receive and support mail discharged from said chute.

2. A device of the character described comprising a chute, a receiver sup orted for movement from one end of said c uteto a horizontal position below the same, means for securing said receiver against movement, a closure for said chute, and means operated byand during movemint of said closure for operating said rst means to release said receiver.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination with a wall, an inclined chute extending through said wall, a closure for the up )er end of said chute, and a receiver con.

5. A device of thel character described or movement from a .covers the discharge en comprising a chute, a closure therefor suported for movement, a receiver supported position wherein it of said chute to a receiving position beneath said-chute, and means operated by movement of said closure for moving said receiver.

6. A device of the character described comprising a chute, a receiver arranged for vertical swinging at the discharge end of said chute, and means for securing said receiver against swinging including a rod having one end formed into a catch, saidrod being slidably su ported and formed with a cam portion a acent said catch, for the purpose specifie Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 22d day of January. 1909.

GEORGE P. BURRIS.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. PEARM'AN, NANCY J.' PEARMAN.

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