US1461981A - Means of single-article delivery from containers - Google Patents

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July 17, 1923.

W. S. NEWMAN MEANS OF SINGLE ARTICLE DELIVERY FROM CONTAINERS Filed NOV. 1, 1921 Fatente'ol July 17, 1923'.

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Application filed November 1, 1921. Serial no. 512,113.

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, WVILLIAM SYLvEsTER NEWMAN, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Alexandra. in the State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means of Single-Article Delivery from Containers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improved mechanism whereby single articles, for example matches, are delivered from containers. The articles will, one at a time,be projected conveniently from the container or box, and be held vertically or obliquely, ready to be grasped and removed.

For brevity I will hereinafter usually refer to articles to be delivered as matches, and to containers as boxes, though the articles and containers will not be in practice limited thereto.

My box can be made portable, but in many cases will be formed for placing on or fixing to a counter, table, wall or other support.

In the accompanying drawings a box illustrating the invention is shown, but the construction shown may be modified while still retaining matter hereinafter claimed.

Figure 1 is a plan of part of the box closed.

Figure 2 is a plan of part of the box with its lid removed, and containing a few matches.

Figure 3 is a side view of part of the box with its lid removed, in section on line 3-3 of Figure 2, and with a slide and its actuator depressed to some'extent.

Figure 4 shows a sectional view of the upper part of the box, looking towards a tipping jaw.

Figure 5 is an end view in section on about line 5-5 in Fig. 1.

Figure 6 is a side view of the slide and its actuator.

Figure 7 is an edge view of the slide.

Figure 8 is a view of the slide and its actuator from beneath. i

In these drawings A is a box having a chamber B to contain matches G, placed parallel, with their heads C at the same end of the box. In Figure 2 parts of matches are omitted to exhibit the construction clearly. The chamber base D is sloped towards one side, to which the matches gravitate. F is a slide at that side, and when the slide is lowered some matches mass themselves above it. Slide lowering is effected by hand operatlon of an actuator. The shde has atop groove J (a known separatmg means) 1n WlllCll. when the shde'is lowereda match enters by gravitation. The slide is SQIIIGClISta-HCB 1nward of a wall shown'as box side E, whereby when a plurality ofmatches becomes located above the lowered slide, one or more matches will, as the slide rises, enter a space or pocket G between wallE and slide F, and will be out of the way. From that pocket they later on reach the slidegrooves by gravitation.

H is a slide actuator, connected at H with the slide, and, in order that it may be pressed by the 'user, a part H of it projects from the box, this actuator being normally kept raised, by a spring depressingit affectsthe spring which returns the actuator and slide to normal raised position when the pressure is removed. The slide is arranged so that its movement agitates the sloping base D, to ensure that matches gravitate as aforesaid, though they generally descend the slope without agitation. Base -D is shown as a movable plate supported by a part A of the box. One or more pins A in part A project each into a slot D in base D, to keep plate D in working positions.

A. projection on slide F is provided to cause the agitation, and is formed conveniently by setting a curved plate F on the slide face. This projection as the slide rises and is depressed, pushes plate D, which yields, but after it has been so pushed returns to normal by reason of a spring K located in the box; this spring is retracted by base D as the latter is pushed upward.

The slide top has an end recess M which is overhung by the end of any mat-ch lifted in slide groove L, which is shorter than the match it raises.

In the upward path of the overhanging part of the match is an arresting jaw N on an arm or spring finger N. The jaw match rises its overhanging end becomes gripped between the jaw N and slide F, which rises a little farther, and thus causes the match to be upended, so that its stemthus overhangs the recess M, and as the j extends more or less vertically, and its A is a recess in part A to allow for passage of member F and A is a recess in the wall of chamber B to receive spring N.

It is not essential thatthe container have a lid; but a lid as P is useful, and I make it transparent'when it is desired to allow the operations to be visible. The lid shown is slotted at P to allow for the upward swing of the gripped match. The lid could be modified in various respects.

Various means are known for operating match raising slides and to use such my construction could be modified.

Means may be provided to .temporarily fix the actuator and slide in depressed position, until the said means is released, letting the actuator and slide rise. I

The surfaces which grip the article raised bythe slide should be shaped and dimensioned according to the contour of the article, that, iS,- to grip a cigar or cigarette the gripping surfaces would be recessed to suit the circular cross section of the article.

A. flat sided match is well gripped between fiat surfaces.

I claim '1. A device as described comprising a container having a chamber with a reciprocating inclined base, and a slide in the conment in one direction to shift the base in opposition to said means.

.3. In a container having a chamber, a slopingbase inthe chamber mounted to reciprocate in a path coincident with the plane of the base and the direction of its slope, yieldable means to urge the base downwardly, anda slide in the container having means to shift the base in opposition to said yieldable 4. Ina container having a chamber, a sloping base inthe chamber adapted to re ciprocate in the direction of its slope, means to guide the movement of the base, a slide in the container, and a bowed spring carried by the slide for strikingthe lower edge of the base and acting to shift it diagonally upwards.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

- WILLIAM SYLVESTER "NEWMAN.

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