US960622A - Pin-tray. - Google Patents

Description

G. F. BROWN.

PIN TRAY. APPLIOATION FILED NOR-30, 1909.

Patented June 7, 1910.

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CHARLES FRANCISCO BROWN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PIN-TRAY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES FnANcIsoo BROWN, citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis city and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Pin-Tray, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pin-holders, and is in the nature of an improvement upon the Patent No. 726,252, issued to C. F. and H. R. Brown, and dated April 28, 1903.

The object of this invention is to provide a combined pin-holder, pen-rack and paper weight, the pen -holder being adapted to contain a paper of pins, as are common on the market, one row of the pins being retained in an upright manner so that only the pin heads are exposed, the pins being thus readily removed without danger of pricking the fingers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, which will present an attractive, neat and finished appearance for the market.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device which is simple in construction, is more rigid and has more weight than the afore-mentioned patent, and is cheap to manufacture.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims here to appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :Figure l is a perspective view of the device in use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, showing the cover slightly raised. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view, but without the pins, and showing the tray lifted up preparatory to inserting the paper of pins.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawmg.

Referring to the drawing, the invention is preferably made of sheet-metal, and comprises a receptacle and a hinged cover therefor, said cover being formed to provide a tray for pins or the like. The receptacle,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 30, 1909.

Patented June 7, 1910. Serial No. 530,691.

which is stamped from a single sheet of metal, comprises a bottom 5 which is preferably oblong-shaped, and is longitudinally bent at opposite sides to form front and rear walls 6 and 7 respectively, the rear wall being preferably of a height less than the length of an ordinary pin, and the front wall having a height considerably less than the rear wall. End walls 8S are preferably arranged on the outside of the front and rear Walls, and are formed by bending the plate transversely.

The end walls are provided near their rear edge with integral ears 9-9 which extend upwardly above the rear vertical wall 7. The said end walls are provided with rearwardly and upwardly inclined top edges which merge into the said ears, and are respectively provided with alined and preferably semi-circular recesses 1l11 for receiving a pencil or the like. While only one recess is shown in each end, any number can be employed if so desired. The front wall 6 is provided with a central recess 13.

Arranged between the ears 99 of the receptacle is a top or cover, which is also stamped from a single piece of sheet-metal, and comprises a body portion 14 which is bent longitudinally to form a rear vertical clamping wall 15, the upper edge of which is preferably arranged flush with the upper edge of the rear wall 7. Ears 16-16 are bent at the ends and are arranged to register with the ears 99 of the receptacle, and are pivotally connected thereto by pins 17-17 or other suitable means. The front edge of the body portion of the cover is longitudinally curved upwardly from the major portion of its length to form a lip or fingerpiece 18. It will be seen that the front edges 1919 of the cover, on either side of the lip 18, co-act with the front wall of the receptacle, and thereby retain the cover in a closed relation with respect to the receptacle. The rear wall 15 is provided wit-h a spring tongue 20 which is stamped from the metal, and extends rearwardly therefrom.

In operation, the cover is swung up to a position as shown in Fig. 4; of the drawing, and a paper of pins 21 is positioned within the receptacle. The outer row of pins is arranged vertically against the rear wall 7 of the receptacle, the heads of the pins being exposed above the said wall. The cover is then swung downwardly, the rear wall 15 thereof clamping the said row of pins against the rear wall of the receptacle, and the front edges 19-l9 thereof co-acting with the front wall of the receptacle to retain the cover in a closed relation. The cover, on either side of the front edges 1919, fits within the recess 13 of the front wall of the receptacle and is retained in its locked position. The front wall of the receptacle is not soldered or secured to the end walls, with the result that it may spring outwardly. hen the cover is lowered into engagement therewith, the frontedges 19 contacting with the inner side of the recess 13, and the portion of the cover between the said edges, fitting down within the said recess. This results in holding the cover down with its wall in clamping engagement with the row of pins. The spring tongue 20 fits between any two of the pins, and bears against the paper, thereby securely holding the said paper against vertical or longitudinal movement upon the withdrawal of the pins. It will also be observed that the device can be advantageously employed as a paper-weight; the cover forms a tray for loose pins, paperfasteners, or the like, and the walls of the receptacle form a rack for one or more pencils or the like. The curved lip 18 of the cover may also be employed to support a pen-holder or pencil.

The improvements over the construction shown in the former patent are manifest. In the present device, the ends are closed, weight is added to the same, a longer space is provided for advertising and a neat and attractive product for the market is produced. A rigidity is possible in the present form, which was not secured in the original construction, and it is necessary to have a rigid structure in order to hold the pins securely in position. I11 my present device, the exposed row of pins is positively clamped between the rear wall of the receptacle and the rear wall of the cover. When one row of pins is used up, the lid is raised, the old row torn off and a new one put in place.

The article is designed to hold one-half of a paper of any ordinary store stock pins.

iVhat I claim is 1. In combination wit-h a receptacle for holding a paper of pins comprising a rear and end walls, of a combined cover and tray having a rear wall and pivoted to the end walls of the receptacle, the rear wall of the cover co-acting with the rear wall of the receptacle to clamp a row of pins in an exposed relation.

2. In combination with a receptacle for holding a paper of pins, including front,

rear and end walls, of a cover having a rear wall and pivoted to the end walls of the receptacle, the said rear Wall of the cover co-acting with the rear wall of the receptacle to clamp a row of pins in an exposed relation, the cover also co-acting with the front wall of the receptacle to retain the said cover in the said position.

3. In combination with a receptacle for holding a paper of pins, including front, rear and end walls, ears integral with and upstanding from the end walls and arranged near the rear edge thereof, of a cover hav ing ears and a rear wall, the ears being integral with and upstanding from the cover and arranged at the ends thereof and adjacent to the said rear wall, the said ears of the cover being pivoted to the ears of the receptacle, the rear wall of the cover coacting with the rear wall of the receptacle to clamp a row of pins in an exposed relation.

4. In combination with a receptacle for holding a paper of pins, including front, rear and end walls, of a cover having ears and a rear wall, the ears being pivoted to the end walls of the receptacle, and the said rear wall of the cover co-acting with the rear wall of the receptacle to clamp a row of pins in exposed relation, the front wall having a cut-out port-ion, and the cover having an integral and upwardly curved lip extending part-way along the front edge thereof and projecting beyond the said front wall, the cover at either side of the lip coacting with the said front wall to retain the cover in the clamped position.

5. In combination with a receptacle for holding a paper of pins, including front, rear and end walls, ears integral with and upstanding from the end walls and arranged near the rear edge thereof, the upper edges of said end walls being downwardly inclined from the ears to the front walls, and respectively provided with alined cut-out pencil-receiving portions, the front wall having a recess extending partway along the same, and the cover having an integral and up wardly curved lip projecting beyond the said front wall, the cover at either side of the lip co-acting with the said front wall to retain the cover in the clamped position.

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

CHARLES FRANCISCO BROWN. lVitnesses:

J. D. DALTON, GEORGE E. MIX.

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