US1294761A - Commodity-cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

J. H. BQYE.

\COMMODi I'Y CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1. 1918.

1,294,76 1'. Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEEI 1.

J. H. BOYE.

COMMODITY CABINET.

APPLICATION man JULY 1. 19I8.

3L,894%,?6l. Patented Feb.18,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

.FEQYE, l' CHICAGO, ILLITEZOIS, ASSKGNQR TO JAMES H. BOYE MANUFACTURENG if, Q? QHICAGG, XLLINOIS A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COIivHiEQDYEY-CABINET.

j jgglg 'j/t'g Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Fish. 18, 3319.

Application. filed July 1, 1918. Serial No. 242,851.

2' uZZ whom it may, concern:

t is. it i-fn \\'1i that I JAMES Bonn, aciti zen oi the l n'sivd i ltates. residing at Chizo in the. county of (oi ii; and State of a liuu is. have invented certain new and use,-

int i prm'emenls in lommodity-Cabinets, at which the following is a Sl'iGClfiCllijlOll.

lhi" invention relates to commodity cahinets {or use by l'llfl'ClllUll'S and dealers in 3A."; storing varim! all articles of merchandid'- in a manner to enable them to be readily accessible to the merchant in making sales and to t x 1 contusion and loss of time in the fiadiag'g of small articles. ii hile the, invention has been more paltieularly des tned to 'hicilitate the. retail handling of st-ivi ma hine accessories. such as needles, boh shuttles. and the like. yet it readily adaptable without chance of structural 2o principle. to the hant'iling oi supplies. accessories and small parts or? other machines, and hence in its l'a'oader aspects is not limited to a coumiodii): cabinet For sowing machine arts and accessories. 7

ac main and general object o'l this iuvolition is to improve commodity cabinets of this pgeucral type more particularly in the dire tion of cal-1. sing or Wide-nine; the. field or r-icope ot' useiulness of such devices as a means ol enaliiling ll owners of individual machines to locate, the source ()T S0llf(1c& of iiillfilllfilCi'llli of such machines so that the rm-rer-t renewal or repair parts may he readily ohtaincil either from-the cabin t itseli from the manufacturer.

H is well known that in this country ther are many hundreds of differently named sewing: inncliins in general use. commonly lmowi': as .ileo. .l'D-ilfilllllOS, and each 7 an adapted to employ one or another of a quite limited nnmber of standard sewing-mwchine needles hoh. 1.1. shuttles, etc; and usually the nami= of the machine gives no iiu'l'ication oi the source of manufacture oi these parts.

. there are comparati ely 't'cw man- 4 wing machines. yet many ads of such machines are sold each required by the buyer. this condition causing annoyance and delay to both. the purchaser and the, vendor. An object of the invention, therefore. isto provide association with the. cabinet improved iuctrumentalities by which the needle 01 other accessory o1 any.

in and obtain from the cabinet, a needle carried by the cabinet that will fit that particular machine.

Another obj ect of the invention is to provide instrimicntalitics by which the source of manufacture of parts or'accessories not commonly carried in stock and sold by the retail dealer from the cabinet itself may be readily ascertained as a preliminary to orderingsuch parts from the factory. This feature of the invention. will hereinafter appear in detail, is based on the fact that, the prcsscr feet of all of the. limited number of machines issuing from different factories present slight dillerences in size and shape.

Another object is to provide, in a. cabinet adapted to vcnd hand sewing needles, an instrumentality whereby the location of different sizes of such needles, both straight and assorted. may be readily determined and mistakes and confusion resulting from the wrong selection or replacement of the needle packages in the carrier of the cabinet avoided.

Another object is to provide an improved construction of commodity carrier and casing: therefor which shall facilitate the withdrawal and replacement of the goods by affording a more convenient access to the lattar. as compared with commodity cabinets of thisgeneral type heretofore known.

Still other useful purposes served by the invention Will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following" detailed description of one practical and preferred embodimout thereof which I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings; it being borne 'in mind that the device of the in vention is designed to serve not only as a storing and vending cwbinet'to contain in roperorder, and to facilitate the dispensmg of, small articles suchas sewing machine of other machine pee the different in same sources of n pensing largely a large illustrated lished and distrs In the accon Figure 11s a net;

the lower side of Figil;

Fig. 3 is ahoriz ont'al or plan section just below the plane of the top wall of the casing;

Fig. 4 is a detail. vertical section substantially on the line H of Fig. 1;

F1g. 5 is a fragmentary Vertical section on the line 5---5 of Fig. 3, showing the manner of hinging the commodity receptacles on the carrier frame; and

Fig. 6 is .a detail top plan view of the ac tuating arm of the carrier, with which are 11 of the casing; the hub 19 being remov-. ,ably supported imposition on the spindle associated the locking pawl and a pair of pointers that cooperate with arcuate indexes on the top wall of the casing.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the top wall andill the side wall of a substantially circular sheet metal casing, the same being formed with four integral hollow legs 12 by which the cabinet rests on a counter or table. In the front portion of the side wall. 11, midway between adjacent legs 12, is formed a rectangular opening 13, the top and sides of which are preferably equipped with a stiffening border frame 14-. Secured to the upper side of the top wall 10 and extending diametrically from front to rear thereof is a stiffening plate or strip 15 formed with a widened substantially circular central portion 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. v

Strongly secured to and centrally of". the under side of the top wall 10 of the casing, as by screw-bolts 16, is a circular plate 17 (Fig. 4) which serves as an auxiliary stiffener to the top Wall 10 and also as a baseplate for a depending spindle or post 18 integral therewith or rigidly secured thereto. Mounted to turn on this spindle 18 is the hub 19 of a carrier frame comprising four radiallyextending arms or spokes 20 (Fig. 3) that reach nearly to the circular side wall by a r t 21 and lock-nut 22'.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation, as viewed from On the outer ends of the arms 20 are mounted vertical posts 23, on which are hinged four generally sector-shaped panlike commodity receptacles or holders Describing. these receptacles, which are all alike, each has a solid bottom wall 24 (Fig. 5) an outer or front wall having the same curvature as, and lying just inside, the side wall 11 of the casing, anda somewhat lower curved inner or rear wall 26. This rear wall 26 is provided centrally thereof with a vertical indentation or notch 27 for a purpose hereinafter disclosed. A certain inner portion of the receptacle 1S partitioned to form rectangular containers 28 adapted to hold packages of straight and assorted sizes of ordinary hand sewing needles, and across the remaining space of the receptacle, at a suitable distance above and parallel with the bottom 24., extends a plate 29 that is formed with numerous circular apertures or holes 30 and 31 of different sizes to receive and support in upright position the circular tube-like boxes in which sewing machine needles, bobbins, shuttles. and like small parts are usually packaged for the trade. It ,will be observed that each complete receptacle is symmetrically constructed with reference to its median radial line or axis, so that each rece tacle is in effect a double-compartment a air, each compartment being designed to hold the goods of a single manufacturer. 7

Each twin compartment receptacle is pivoted on the hinge post or pin 23 in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 5, wherein it will be observed that the post 23 passes through a hole in the bottom wall 24 and also through a hole in a hinge-lug 32 that extends inwardly of the upper end of a vertical strip 33 that is secured to the outer side of the wall of the receptacle, centrally of said wall. This strip is also formed with outwardly offset vertical lips or flanges 34 that, with similar lips or flanges formed on vertical strips 36 secured to the ends of the wall 25, constitute slideways to removably support a card 37 on which is printed the name of a manufacturer and an alpha; hetical or other symbol by which. said manw facturer is identified on certain indexes hereinafter described This card or chart also preferably has printed thereon cuts of various small machine parts not carried by the cabinet, with their factory numbers, pertaining to the particular manufactory identified by the card or chart. On the outer edge of the strip 36 is formed a finger-hold 38 by which that half of the receptacle, containing one of the twin compartments, can be swung outwardly through the opening 13', as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. On the lower edge of the front wall. 25 are a pair of depending lugs 39, one on each sin of the pivot post 23. When one half r stiffeningplate 15 a segmentplate 50 Thai movement of the receptacle at its cor 116 receptacle is drawn out, the

of course swings inwar .ly, and

strikes the carrier arzn 20, thus stop to limit the outward swinging; r 'c opening 13 to arrest the inward Si ing normal position. Attached to the hub i the carrier are four radially extendir clawtic arins l1 terminating in rounded 42 that normally engage the notche center the receptacles within the casing so that the carrier may turn in the latter. When any individual receptacle swiir outwardly or inwardly of the caeiaa, arm 41 bends and the head 42 elid the 'Wall 26, acting as sort of drag to steady the movement.

Referring next to the means for z-ictnaiing the carrier frame so as to bring any one of the eight compartments opposite the caeingz opening, 43 designates va pinion the upper end of the carrier hub 19 (Fig, i). Withthis pinion meshes a gear 2. fast on the lower end of a short shaft i; jonrnaled in the top wall 1?) and ik ening; plate l5"- Fast an shaft jaat an!) u the plate15. ie a radial actuating arm i +1 and ii) on the. free end oi which 1&4 an upstanding finger-hold i?" (hi the end of arm 48 is also formed a forward y directed pointer finger 48. and in rema"? the latter is an upwardly or fset reai'n'zudl v directed pointer finger 49-. Secured to th overlies all except the free end and pointer: of thearm 46. v This segment-plate is former with Shoulders or stops 51 (Fig. 1) that limit the swinging movements of the arm 4-6 and hetween said stops with a ee ie: oi, equally spaced notchee 52 in its rai: ,d edge. Thesenotches are engaged by a spring pressed manually retractable locking dog or pawl 53 mounted on the finger-holcl 47. The locking notches correspond in number with the commodity cmnpartmente of the carrier (eight being here Shown). The name cards or charts 37 of the eight coinpartments bear the identifying symbols to H inclusive; and on the stiffening plate 1!", opposite the free edge of the segment plate 50, is a corresponding index consisting of the letters A to H inclusive gr-oupa-al in arcuate form opposite the locking netches 52. When the actuating arm is swung to carry the pointer 48 opposite any letter of this index, the correspondingly identified carrier compartment is brought opposite the opening 13 and may be swung on its individual hinge outwardly through the latter I to alford easy access to the goods which it contains. At the same time, this compartment is held in delivery position at the in, great machine way. It may sometimes happen, however, that a needle or other part pertainin to a machine not listed inthe name in ex is calied for. In the case of needles, this can be located in either of two ways. (he the upper face of segmentplate 50 is a needle chmrt consisting of radially arranged exact size prints 56, 57, 58 and 59 of the outer (point and eye portions) of all the diiferent sewing machine needles made by the dilferent makers. Since substantially the same needle is sometimes used by two or more maker's, this list is smaller than the list of makers. The shaft extends upwardly through the segment-plate (Fig. 4), and fast on its upper end is a radial arm 60, the upper surface of which is channeled to support the shank of a sewing machine needle laid therein. If the customer can produce a sample needle that fits her machine, this needle is laid on the arm 60 with its shank end abutting against the inner end of the channel, and the arm 26 is turned until the overhanging point and eye portion of the needle exactly registers witltl and matches one of the chart prints 56, 5 1'. 58 or 59. This brings to the opening 13 a carrier receptacle containing needles identical. with the sample.

But it might happen that the owner of a machine not listed on the name index (because the machine under that particular name had been discontinued on the market or for any other reason) had no sample needle; or it might be that she desired to order from. the factory some machine part, not carried in stock by the cabinet. My inven: tion takes care of these situations also. Practically all of the different makes of sewing machines that go into the hands of domestic consumers have detachable presser feet wit 1 bifurcated or forked shanks; but it is somewhat curious fact that all of these forln-ad shanks differ in specific size and shape. My invention utilizes this structural peculiarity in the "following way: In the top surface of the stifiening-plate 15 I form a series of die impressions 61., 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 57' and 68 of the forked shanks of all the difi'erent makes of presser-feet, these im-- pressions being grouped in arcuate form outside of and opposite the alphabetical indexA to H inclusive, in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 1. The customer brings',to the store the resser-foot of her machine. The dealer applies it to the various dies, andfinds, for example, that it fits the die '64 which is opposite the D symbol of the compartment-identifying index. The pointer 48 is swung to thatpoint, and the pressei---foot is thus identified as belonging to a Davis make of machine. Hence, a neetile or other part carried by the cabinet that may be desired is readily obtained from the D compartment of the commodity carrier. Or if some one of the small parts shown and identified by its number on the pictorial chart 37 of the D compartment and not contained in the cabinet is desired, the dealer knows that the Davis factory is the manufacturing source of that particular part, and no time need be lost in hunting through a lot of illustrated makers catalogues to ascertain where to send an order.

t will thus be seen that my present invention provides notonly a handy andconvenient cabinet for storing in order and facilitating the vending of small machine parts and accessories, but it also has the character of a ractically complete and univelsal cyclope ia by means of which the manufacturing source of any customers machine may be quickly ascertained. In its structural details and relative arrangement of parts the device may, of course, be considerably varied from the embodiment of the invention herein shown and described, without departing from the principles involved or sacrifiein any of the utilities and advantages obtained. Hence, I reserve all such'changes, modifications and equivalents as fall within the spirit and purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a. commodity cabinet, the combination of a casing having top and side walls, a spindle rigidly secured to and depending from the under side of said top wall, a can rier having a hub journaled on said spindle, a pinion fast on said hub, a shaft jour naled in said top wall, a gear fast on said shaft and meshing with said pinion, and an operating arm fast on said shaft above said top wall.

2. In a commodity cabinet, the combination of a casing having a side .wall formed withan opening, a carrier frame pivotally mounted in said casing and having a lu-' rality of radial arms, and a correspon ing plurality of pan-like receptacles pivoted cenreceptacles having curved and centrally.

notched inner sides pivoted centrally of their outer sides on the outer ends of said arms,

either half of each receptacle when brought opposite said opening being adapted to 12s limiting the swinging movements of said it receptacles, and yieldable elastic detents rlor swm outwardly,therethrough, means for mally engaging the notches of the inner SldCS of said receptacles to center the Ema in said caslng.

4. In. a commodity cabinet, the combination of a casing having top and side Walls and an opening, a carrier having a pinrality of commodity receptacles and mounted to oscillatein said casing of said receptacles opposite said openi g, a pinion on said carrier, a gear journaled in said casing and meshing with said pinion, a radial actuating arm for said gear, an arcshaped carrier-receptacle index on the top Wall of said casing concentric with the axis of said gear, and a pointer on said actuating arm cooperating vvith said index.

5. In a commodity cabinet, tiie combination of a casing having top and side Walls and an opening, a carrier having a plurality of commodity receptacles and mounted to turn in said casing to bring any of said receptacles opposite said opening, means, includinga swinging arm, for turning said carrier, an arc-shaped carrier-receptacle index on the top wall of said casing concentric with the pivotal axis of said swinging arm, a pointer on said. arm coiiperating with said index, a locking pawl carried by said arm, and a segment plate coiiperating With pawl.

6. In a commodity cabinet, the combination of a casing having top and side Walls and an opening, a carrier having a plurality of commodity receptacles and mounted to oscillate in said casing to bring any of said receptacles opposite said openings pinion on said carrier, a gear journaled in the top wall of said casing and meshing with said pinion, a radial actuating arm for said gear, an arc-shaped carrier-receptacle index on the top Wall of said casing concentric with the axis of said gear, a pointer on said arm cooperating with said index, a locking pawlcarried by. said arm, and a segment-plate having marginal notches cooperating with said pawl to lock said arm with its pointer opposite any one of the index characters.

'1 In a sewing-machine commodity calcinet, the combination of a casing having-top and side walls and an opening, 'a carrier having a plurality of needle receptacles and mounted to turn in said casing to bring any of said receptacles opposite said opening, means, including a vertical shaft journaled.

for turning in the top Wall of the casing, said carrier, a needle chart in arcuate form to bring any i on said top Wall and concentric with the aXis of said shaft, and a radial arm mounted on said shaft and formed with a needlesupporting groove in its upper side.

8. In a sewing machine commodity cabinet, the combination of a casing having top and side walls and an opening, a-carrier having a plurality. (if parts receptacles and mounted to'turn in said casing to bring any of said receptacles opposite said opening, means, including a manually operated arm, for turning said carrier, a die-plate on the top Wall of said casing containing a row of resser-foot impressions representing respectively as many different makes of machines, and a pointe carried by said arm and cooperating with said impressions.

9. In a sewing machine commodity cabinet, the combination of a casing having top and side Walls and an opening, a carrier having a plurality of parts receptacles and mounted to turn in said casing to bring any of said receptacles opposite said opening, means, including a swinging arnnfor turning said carrier, a die-plate on the top Wall of said casing containing an arcuate row of presser-foot impressions concentric with the pivotal axis of said arm and representing respectively as many different makes of machines, and a pointer on the free end of said arm cooperating with said impressions.

10. In a sewing machine commodity cabinet, the combination of a casing having top and side Walls and an opening', a carrier having a plurality of parts receptacles and mounted to turn in said casing to bring any of said receptacles opposite said opening, means, includin a manually operated arm, for turnin sai carrier, a die-plate on the top wall 0? said casing containing a row of presser-"foot impressions representing respectively as many different makes of machines, a 'ointer carried by said arm and movable w th the latter along said row of impressions, and a chart mounted on each of said receptacles and visible through said opening when the receptacle is brought opposite the latter, said chart disclosing the manufacturing source of the machine to which any presser-foot indicated by said pointer and die-index belongs.

JAMES H..'BOYE.

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