US1595640A - Commodity cabinet - Google Patents

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' Aug. 10,1926.

J. H. BOYE GOIIODITY CABINET riled larch 19. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 10 1926.

J. H. BOYE col monI'rY CABINET Filed March 19. 1923 2 Sheets-Shunt 2 Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. BOYE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BOYE NEEDLE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COMMODITY CABINET.

Application filed March 19, 1923. Serial No. 626,118.

This invention relates particularly to a commodity-cabinet of the type in which a rotary carrier is mounted in a suitable oasing, such cabinet being adapted to the purpose of storing and dispensing small articles of merchandise, such as needles, shuttles and bobbins for sewing machines.

It may be stated here that, in practice cabinets of the general character mentioned are employed by dealers throughout the country, and such cabinets are commonly placed upon counters where they are liable to be injured by people leaning upon them or even sitting upon them. 7

The primary object of the present invention is toprovide an improved construction which affords a reinforced top for the casing and. which is adapted to obviate danger of injury to the closure employed, this being a particularly vulnerable point in cabinets of the type referred to. A further object is to provide improved means for enabling the required article to be located with greater facility. The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 represents a broken plan view of a cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2, a broken plan view of an inner cover section employed; Fig. 3, a broken plan view of a modification of the inner cover section; Fig. 4:, a broken vertical sectional view taken as indicated at line 4;

- of Figs. 1 and 5; and Fig. 5, a broken horizontal sectional view, looking upwardly, the view being taken as indicated at line :5 of Fig. 4c.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a lower or base-section of a casing; A an inner cover-section; A an outer covers section; B, a shaft journaled centrally in the casing, the lower end of the shaft being supported in the anti-friction-bearing B and the upper end of the shaft projecting through the top walls of the cover-sections; C, a carrier-disk fixedly mounted on the shaft B; D, a radial closure-plate which operates in the space between the inner and outer cover-sections, the inner end of the closure-plate being equipped with a shank D, which is disposed within the casing and which has its inner end pivoted or journaled on the shaft B; E, a slidable locking-bolt, which is adapted to be actuated by the closure in such manner that when the closureplate 1s in the open position the carrier C Wlll be locked against rotation; E, a locking-ring rigidly secured to the central por-,

The base-section A of the casing preferv ably comprises a sheet metal member which constitutes the bottom wall and an upturned peripheral flange. The inner cover-section A comprises a sheet metal member which is suitably stamped or pressed to provide a top wall 1 and a depending flange 1 the lower portion of said flange being enlarged or offset outwardly, as indicated at 1 and fitting upon an enlargement or outwardly off-set upper edge portion of the upturned flange of the base-section A. The outer cover-section A comprises a sheet metal member which is suitably pressed to provide a top wall or disk 2 and a depending flange 2 being relatively short and resting at its lower edge on the enlargement 1 of the flange of the inner cover-section.

The upper wall of the casing, which comprises the spaced disks 1 and 2, is provided with a radial hand-opening 3. That is, the disks 1 and 2 are provided with registering radial openings, through which the hand may be inserted to remove articles from the carrier. The disk 1 is provided at suitable intervals with upwardly struck projections rests, so that the top wall of the outer coversection cannot be crushed or bent downwardly.

The closure D, which is in the form of a .sheet metal plate, is of dimensions somewhat greater than the dimensions of the handopening 3, so that when the closure is in the closed position, the edges will overlap the margins of the hand-opening, as indicated at 5 in Figs. 1 and 2. This overlapping occurs at the outer and inner ends, as well as atthe sides, it being understood that the closure D is interposed between the top disks 1 and 2 and rests and slides upon the top or lugs 4 upon which the disk or top wall 2 disk 1. The closure is equipped at one of its inner corners with a knob 6, by means of which the closure may be actuated. The shank D is in the form of a bar, which has its outer end portion struck upwardly, as indicated at 7, this portion being rigidly secured to the closure I) by means of rivets 8. As has been indicated, the shank D is journaled on the shaft B. It has a projection extending beyond the shaft and provided with a cam-slot 9, in which works a camstud 10, which is rigidly secured to the shank of the locking-bolt E. A guide-plate 11 is rigidly secured to the under side of the central portion of the disk 1 and is provided with a downturned flange ll which a guide slot therein through which extends the shank of the bolt E. The shank of the bolt E is flat and is provided with slot 12 through which the shaft B extends. Thus the locking-bolt is properly guided. In the form shown, the locking-bolt is provided with a spear-shaped head which depends within the circle of the locking-ring E.

As appears from Fig. 4, the anti-frictionbearing B is of very simple construction.

It comprises a cup member 13, which is secured to the central portion. of the bottom wall of the casing-section A by means of a screw 13*. In the bottom of the cup is located a hardened disk 13 which is capable of turning in its seat. The lower end of the shaft B is provided with a rounded or part-spherical hardened extremity 1% whicn rests upon the disk 13.

The carrier C is shown as provided with a depressed central portion 15 to which is secured dished disk, or brace member 16, the carrier is secured to the shaft by means of a pin 17. The depressed portion 15 supports a sleeve 18, which is journaled on the shaft and whose upper end affords a support for the shank of the bolt E.

The dial-plate F comprises a comparatively heavy disk of sheet metal which is provided near its outer periphery with a series of presserfoot sockets F. The dial is also provided near its periphery with a series of needle-prints F The presser-foot sockets are preferably formed by punching the metal from the disk by means of punches adapted to give the desired contour to the various sockets.

In the illustration given, the even numbers of the annular series of numbers H are assigned to needles and the odd numbers are assigned to shuttles and bobbins. The top disk 2 is shown provided near its periphery with a series of needle numbers I and witha series of shuttle and bobbin numbers J and associated with these series of numbers are the names of various sewing machines, the name of each sewing machine being set opposite the numbers which apply to the needles or parts of that machine.

The numbers employed in the annular series I and J correspond with the numbers employed in the annular dial-series H.

The actuating member G comprises a pointer-arm 19 and a needle-carrying arm, or matrix-arm 20. The matrix 20 is adapted to have the base-portion of a needle placed therein. By rotating the carrier the needle is carried around over the series of needle-prints F until the point of the needle comes into registration with the point of a print. The number in the series H which corresponds with that print is the number assigned to the corresponding needle in the cabinet.

Where the name of the machine is known, the number may be found by referring to the list I or the list J, as the case may be. lVhere the purchaser has a needle, but does not know the name of the machine, the expedient just explained above is employed to ascertainv the number assigned to thatsize and make of needle.

In some cases, the purchaser does not know the name of the machine and is without a needle as a sample. In such case, the presser-foot of the machine may be em ployed as a means for ascertaining the make of the machine, this method being based upon the fact. that while there are many sewing machines on the market bearing different namesthe so-called stenciled machine'sthe machine parts and sizes correspond with the comparatively few makes of machines, and these makes may be identified by the size and shape of the presserfoot of the machine. Accordingly, where the customer can produce a presser-foot, this presser-foot is tried in the different presserfoot sockets or matrices, until the right one is found. The corresponding number of the annular series H gives the shuttle and bobbin numbers, and the next number to the right, or clockwise, gives the needle number. In Fig. 1, the needle number is also printed in the bottom of the presser-foot socket, that is upon the disk 2 at the bottom of the presser-foot socket.

The dial plate F is secured to the top disk 2 in any suitable manner, as by means of small rivets 21.

In Fig. 3, A represents a modified form of the inner cover-section. The figure shows a broken plan View of such modified form, in which the top wall 1 of the coversection is skeletonized, as by providing cutaway portions or openings 22 in an integrally formed disk. Any suitable expedient for stiffening the disk may be employed in this connection, if desired, as for instance by ribbing the margins of the' openings as indicated at 22 In the use of the improved machine, the articles to be stored and vended are mounted on the rotary carrier C in any suitable manner. For example, bobbins (not-shown) may be loaded into suitable holders which can be removably mounted on the disk C in a wellknown manner. In Fig. 4, the carrier is shown loaded at one portion with needletubes 23 which extend through openings in the disk C and are provided with flanges 23 which rest upon the disk. These tubes are provided with removable caps 23* as now well understood in the art. The tubes or holders vfor the various parts or articles are numbered, and they are so arranged on sectors of'the carrier C as to bring the appropriate tube or holder under the hand-opening when the pointer 19 is turned to the corresponding number of the dial-series H. hen the name of the sewing machine is known, the number may be ascertained from the column I or J, as the case may be; when the name is not known but a needle is available, the needle may be placed in the matrix 20 and the carrier turned until the needle registers accurately with one of the needle-prints, the number may then be noted, and the pointer 19 may then be turned to the corresponding number of the dial-series H, which will bring the desired part or article under the hand-opening 3. Where the name is not known and a needle isnot available, the presser-foot may be employed and the number thus ascertained in the manner already described, after which the pointer 19 may be turned to that number of the dial-series H, which will bring the desired part beneath the hand-opening.

he foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination in a commodity-cabinet, a bottom casing-section having an upturned flange, an inner top casing-section having a downturned flange engaging and supported on said first-named flange, a second coversection having a downturned flange embracing the flange of said inner cover-section, the top walls of said cover-sections being provided with a hand-opening, a carrier journaled in the casing, a closure-plate supported on the inner top wall and working in the space between the top walls of said cover-sections and having margins overlapping the margins of the hand-opening when the closure-plate is in the closed position, a shank disposed below the top wall of the inner cover-secti0n and connected at its front end with the closure-plate, and a carrier locking device actuated by said shank in the operation of opening and closing the closure.

2. In combination in a commodity-cabinet, a lower casing-section provided with an upturned flange, an inner sheet metal coversection comprising atop disk and a downturned flange which is supported on said first-named flange, an outer sheet metal cover-section comprising a top disk and a downturned flange embracing the flange of gins bordering the hand-opening of the inner top disk, a carrier mounted on said shaft and equipped with a locking-ring, a shank connected with the inner end of said closure-plate and disposed beneath the top disk of the inner cover section, said shank being journaled on said shaft, a lockingbolt coact-ing with said locking-ring, and cam-connections between said locking-bolt and said shank, whereby the locking-bolt will be actuated in the operation of swinging the closure to the open and closed positions.

- 3. In combination in a commodity-cabinet, a lower sheet metal casing-sectionhaving an upturned flange and provided centrally with a bearing, an inner sheet metal cover-section having a downturned flange mounted on said first-named flange, an outer sheet metal cover-section havinga downturned flange embracing the flange of the inner cover-section, said cover-sections being provided in their top walls with a handopening, spacing means between the top walls of the cover-sections adapted to maintain a space between the cover-sections in the vicinity of the hand-opening, a closureplate mounted in said space, said plate having a shank extending inwardly from its inner end and disposed beneath the top wall. of the inner cover-section, a carrier shaft having its lower end journaled in said bearing and having its upper portion extending through said shank and through the top walls of said cover-sections, a carrier disk mounted on said shaft and equipped with a locking-ring, a coacting locking-bolt, camconnections between said locking-bolt andv the shank of said closure, a dial at the outer side of the top wall of the outer cover-section, and an actuating arm secured to the upper end of said shaft and playing over said dial.

4. In combination in a commodity cabinet, a casing, a central shaft journaled in said casing and having its upper end projecting above the top wall thereof, a carrier disk fixedly mounted on said shaft, a dial plate mounted on the outer side of the top wall of said casing, said dial plate being provided with a series of needle-prints, a pointer arm secured to the upper end of said shaft, and a needle carrying arm secured to the upper end of said shaft and provided with a needle matrix, said needle carrying arm coacting with the needle-prints of said dial plate, for the purpose set forth.

5. In combination in a commodity-cabinet, a casing, a commodity carrier journaled in said casing having an actuating shaft e2;- tending above the casing, aseparately formed dial plate disposed above the top wall of said casing and secured thereto, said shaft projecting tln-oughsaid dial plate and said dial plate being provided with a series of presser-foot sockets, an annular series of dial numbers associated with said dial plate, certain of said numbers being; associated with and corresponding with said presserfoot sockets, and an actuating arm secured to the upper end of said shaft and playing over said dial plate.

6. In combination in a commodity-cabinet, a lower casing-section havi an upturned flange, an inner sheet metal coversection comprising a disk and a downturned flange supported on said first-named flange, an outer cover-sectionhaving a downturned flange embracing the flange of said inner cover-section, a central shaft journaled in said casing and having its upper end extending through said disks, a separately formed dial plate supported on and secured to the disk of the outer c ver-section, a pointer secured to the shaft above said dial plate, a closure-plate working in the space between the disks of said cover-sections, said cover-sections being provided with registering hand-openings with which said closureplate is associated, a carrier disk mounted on said shaft, a shank extending rear-wardly from said. cover-plate and disposed below the oisk of the inner cover-section and journaled on said shaft, and a carrier-locking device actuated by the shank of said closure-- plate.

7. In combination in a commodity-cabinet, a casing provided in its top wall with a hand-opening, a central shaft journaled in said casing and equipped within the casing with a carrier, a dial plate disposed above the top wall of the casing and secured thereto, said dial-plate being provided with a series of presser-foot matrices and with a se ries of needle-prints, an annular series of numbers associated with said presser-foot sockets and said needle-prints, a pointer arm connected with said shaft above said dial plate, a needle carrying arm connected with said sha t above said dial plate and provided with a needle-matrix coacting with the needle-prints of said dial, and a closure for said hand-opening.

8. In a con'imodity-cabinet, a casing com prising a base-section and inner and outer cover-sections presenting spaced top-walls provided with a hand-opening, a central shaft journaled in said casing and equipped with a carrier, the upper end of said shaft projecting above the top of the casing; an actuating arm secured to the upper end of said shaft; and a closure-plate supported on the inner top wall and working in the space between said top-walls and equipped at its inner end with a shank which is disposed beneath the inner top-wall and pivoted on said shaft.

JAMES H. BOYE.

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