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June 9, 1931.
H. D. GREGORY
DISPENSING DEVICE FOR STACKED VARTICLESV
Filed Jan. 14, 1929
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Patented June 9, 1931
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UNITED STATES; PATENT orrics
HAROLD D. GREGORY, OF HALDDONFIELD, NEW .J'EBSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 INDIVIDUAL
DRINKING GUI? COMPANY, INQ, OF_EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION OF
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'DISPENSING DEVICE FOR STACKEDY-ABTICLES
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' Application filed January 14, 1929. Serial m. 332,886.
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This invention relates to improvements in
dispensing devices for stacked articles, and
to subject matter divided from my copending
application ?led August 17, 1925, and bear
ing Serial N 0. 50,819.
One of the objects of the present invention
end of the column in a direction axially there-.
of. The base member 15 is further provided
with a sleeve portion 17 concentric with open‘
ing 16 and ?tting snugly in telescopic relation
with casing 11, as shown, whereby the base
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member and the associated device 10 are con
-. is to provide improved apparatus of the nected in cooperative relationship with re
character described wherein the same has a
’ greater capacity. than such apparatus con
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spect to each other.
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Associated with base member ‘15 is a mem1
ber, indicated generally by reference numeral
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Other objects and advantages will herein 18, and operable to receive and sup-port addi-=.
structed heretofore. ,
after appear.
'tional columns of cups 19, 20 and 21. Mem
For the purpose of illustrating the inven ber 18 is provided at its upper and lower ends
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tion, one embodiment thereof is shown in the with bearings 22 and 23 in the form of hollow
drawings, wherein
rivets or grommets and through which a pivot
Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, partly element or shaft 24 loosely passes. The lower
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bearing 23 seats upon the enlarged central
portion 25 of base member 15 through which
Fig. 2 is asectional view, the section being thelower end ofshaft 24 loosely passes. A
taken on the line 2—-2'in Fig. 1;
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manually-operable element 26 is connected
Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, elevational view, to the lower end portion of shaft 24, as more
looking toward the right in Fig. 1; and
clearly shown in Fig. 4, that is, the end por
Fig. 4 is a detail, ‘sectional view, the “sec tion 27 "of element 26 is split and clamped
tion being taken on the line 4—-—4 in Fig. 1. tightly on the shaft by the set screw 28.
Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, an
Member 18 is shown as being made of wire _ 75
- ‘ broken away, of a dispensing device embody
ing the present improvements;
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‘ escapement vdevice indicated generally by pieces shaped and connected to form the va
reference numeral 110, comprises the casing
rious compartments or chambers for receiv- -'
11 and a manually-operable element 12, and ing the columns of stacked articles or cups,
is shown, for the purpose of illustration, as this member including the central tubular
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being of the general type used for dispensing part 29. through which shaft 24 passes and
a column 13 of nested cups. , The construc
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which provides with the upright wire por
tion and manner of operation of the particu
tions 30 of member 18 a three-point support
for each ofthe columns of articles13, 19, 20
to those skilled in the art, reference,.in this and 21. The tubular part 29 is provided at
‘ I lar escapement device shown are well known
connection, being made to Patent No. its upper and lower ends with the ears 31 85
1,260,432ofM'arch 26, 1918, to Nias. The bent inwardly as shown over the central parts ,
action, generally, is that upon movement of of the wire structure at bearings 22 and 23 to ' ’
element 12 to the ‘right, the device operates hold the same in assembled relation and to
. to “release the lowermost cup 14, while, at the connect 'the wire structure to the tubular part
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for subsequent release individually and in
A suitable pin 32 passing through shaft 24
like manner upon repeated actuation \of ele-f ‘and tubular part 29 operates to connect the
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’ ment 12.
latter for rotation with the shaft.
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A base member 15 is provided with the
The member 18 is shown and described ‘in
opening 16 accommodating the column of detail in my copending application above re
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cups 13 in operative association with; escape ferred to. ~ ‘
ment device 10, such column passing down
vA protective casing 3'3, which may be made" v i L
wardly through this opening as the cups com of transparent glass, is disposed over the col-v
prising the same are ejected or released by umns of articles, as shown, ~and ?ts snugly
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with the upwardly directed ?ange or rim means being provided with a pivot passing
loosely through said base, and manually-op
portion 34 of base member 15.
In the operation of the. present improved erable means connected'to said pivot and
dispensing device, the manually-operable adapted and arranged for cooperatlon there
element 12 may be actuated to dispenseor
eject the articles or cups of,column 13 indi
vidually and in a direction axially of the col_
umn until the entire number of cups have
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been removed, after which theouter end por
tion 35 of element 26 is grasped by the oper
ator and moved laterally in the desired direc
with to effect rotatlon of said means with re 70
spect to said base and movement of said col
umns into alignment successively with said
opening for movement therethrough.
2. A device of the character described
comprising a base adapted to support a
plurality of columns of stacked articles and
tion to impart rotary movement to shaft 24 provided with an opening through which
and member 18 connected thereto, thereby said columns may pass, means associated
causing rotar movement of columns 19, 20 with said base for rotation with re
and 21 over ase 15 by such amount as to spect thereto and adapted and arranged to
effect movement of the next succeeding col effect movement of said columns into ali n
umn 19 over opening 16 to permit the same ment successively with said opening
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or
movement therethrough, said means ‘being
capement device 10. In like manner, move provided with a pivot passing loosely
to drop into operative association with es
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through said base, and a lever connected to
said pivot and adapted and arranged for co
operation therewith to e?ect rotation of said
ment of columns 20 and 21 into operative
association with device 10 is effected upon
removal by thelatter of the entire or substan
tially the entire number of articles or cups
means with respect to said base and move
of the respective precedin column.
ment of said columns into alignment succes
with pairs of spaced lugs 36 depending from
the outer edge portion thereof and arranged
throu
It is proposed to ‘provi e base member 15‘ sively with said opening for movement there
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in operative association with escapement de ' operation of said device, a base, and means
vice 10, the lever being made of material suf for receiving a second column and providing
?ciently resilient to permit the same to for movement thereof over said base into 0 spring and ride over the lugs upon lateral or erative association successively with said e
pivotal movement of the lever for the pur vice, said means includin a pivot element
ose1 pf effecting rotary movement of mem having a loose ?t in said ,se andlprovidedr
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While the escapement device 10, has been
shown as being of the speci?c construction
disclosed in the Nias patent above referred
to, it will be appreciated that any other de
vice of this general type may be employed,
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3. n dispensing apparatus, a device oper
so that lever 26 will be in position between able to support a column of stacked articles
thelu 5 comprising the respective pairs, ‘as and to ermit of removal axially of said col
30. more 0 early shown in Fig. L3, when the cor umn o the article at one end thereof while
res onding column of articles is concentri supporting the remaining articles for subse
cal y disposed with respect to opening 16 and quent removal in like manner upon repeated
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with a manually-operable member disposed
intermediate said base and said device and
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operable ‘to provide for operation of said
means independently of operating action of
said device.
_ 4. In apparatus of the character described,
that is, a devlce operable to- ermit or provide escapement means operable to support a col 110
for removal of articles, stac edv to form a col - umn of nested on s and to permit of removal
umn, from one end of the column individually of the latter in vidually from one end of
and in a direction axially thereof.
said column, and means operable to support a
The member 18, also, may be of any suitable second column and to provide for operative
association of the same successively. with said 115
construction other than that shown.
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escapement‘means;
said means including a _
Furthermore, it will be understood that
various changes may be made such as in the base, and a pivot element having a loose ?t
size, sha e. and arrangement of the parts in said base and provided with a manually
without eparting from the spirit of the in~ operable member disposed intermediate said
base and said device and operable to provide 120
vention or the scope of the claims. '
for operation of said means independently of
The invention claimed is:
1. A device of the character described com
prising a base adapted to support a plurality
of columns of stacked articles and provided
with an opening through which said columns
may pass, means associated witlrsaid base for
rotation with‘ respect thereto and adapted
and arranged to effect movement of said col
operating action of said device.
5. dlspensin device including a support
for a plurality o _ stacks of the articles to be
dispensed, dispensing mechanism positioned
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relative to the support for dispensing the ar
ticles from a stac in alignment therewith,
manual‘ operating means for successively
. umns into alignment successively with said aligning the stacks with the dispensing mech-. .
at opening for movement therethrough, said anism, and means engageable with the man-o 130
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ual operating means for arresting movement
thereof and holding a stack of articles in
alignment with the dispensing mechanism.
6. A dispensing device including a support
for a plurality of stacks of the articles to be
dispensed, dispensing mechanism positioned
relative to the support for dispensing the ar- 7‘
- ticles from a stack in'alignment therewith,
manual operating means for successively
aligning the stacks with the dispensing mech
anism, and circumferentiall spaced mem
bers on the support ada te to engage the
manual operating means, or arresting move- '
ment ‘thereof and holding a stack of articles
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in alignment with the dispensing mecha
nisIn.
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7. A dispensing device including a sup
ort for a plurality of stacks of the articles to
e dispensed, dispensing mechanism posi
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tioned, relative to the support for dispensing
the articles from a stack in ali
ent there
with, manual operating means or successive
ly aligning the stacks with the dispensing
mechanism, and circumferentially_ spaced
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pairs of projections on the support to arrest
- the movement of the manual operating means
v and hold a stack of articles in alignment with
the dispensing mechanism, the manual oper
ating 'member' being positioned between the
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projections of each pair.
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In witness whereof I hereto a?ixmy signa
ture.
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HAROLD D. GREGORY.
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