US1710389A - Receptacle - Google Patents

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pril 23, 1929. H. ToPPlN ET AL RECEPTACLE Filed April 29, 1.925

VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

1,710,389V NITEDSTATES PA"T`IE1I` VI` OFFICE;

HENRY 'TOPPIN' ANI) ARTHUR G. STEVENSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AS-

SIGNORS TO THE F. A. SMITH MANUFACTURING CO. INC., OF ROCHESTER, NEW

YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

REoErTA-CLE.

Application. filed April 29, 1925. Serial No. 26,796.

This invention relates to receptacles and, more particularly, to the variety adapted for holding smokers articles, such as cigarettes and the like, one object of the invention being to provide an improved receptacle for dispensing cigarettes of a more convenient and practical form of construction and one especially suitable for attachment'to the dash or other part of an automobile. Another object is the provision of such a receptacle capable of holding a relatively large number of cigarettes of the same kind, or of different kinds separately, and combined in a compact and complete smokers kit, comprising also, for instance, receptacles for holding matchesand receiving ashes accessibly arranged to facilitate use thereof by anA automobile driver, for example, with one handV and with the least distraction of the attention from the operation of the vehicle.

To these and other ends the inventionV re sides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification. i

In'the drawings i Figure lis a front elevation of receptacle means embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same as viewed from ythe left in Figure 1;

. Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the same;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line ta-4a in Figure 1; l

Figure 5 is an enlargedsectional view on the line in LL in FigureB, illustrating a de* tail of construction; l n

Figure 6 is a sectional plan View on the line (5a-6a in Figure 3, illustrating the Aejection of a cigarette, andV y f Figure lis a perspective view of an ejecting slide detached. i

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

The embodiment of the invention lherein disclosed, by way of illustration, is intended more especially for holding and dispensing cigarettes, but theinventionis of course applicable for use alsowith cigars and like articles. The receptacle is preferably constructed .of sheet metal in the substantially rectangular and upright shape shown, coniprising a front wall 10, rear wall 11, end Walls 12 and 13, respectively, and abottom 14:. The

front and end walls are preferably formed from a single blank and the rear wall and bottom from another, the end walls carrying lugs 12a passed through eyes in the rear wall and clinched as shown in Figure 5. rlhe receptacle has an open top serving as a filling opening, closed by a cover 15 hinged at the rear Aas at 1G. A partition 17 divides the receptacle into separate compartments 18 and 19, each of which is adapted to hold an upwardly extending row or column of cigarettes laid horizontally one upon another as shown, with the lowerm-ost one in each compartment resting on the bottom let. The compartments may be quickly filled by raising the cover 175 anddropping the cigarettesinto them and the provision of a plurality of compartments arranged as shown a'ords a relatively large capacity for k'the receptacle. Ifl desired, different kinds of cigarettes may be placed and held separately in the respectivecompart ments.

The receptacle is formed with a dispensing opening preferably arranged adjacent the bottoni of the end wall 13.V In the present instance the wall is formed at this point with an opening covered by a plate'21 riveted or otherwise secured thereto and having its central portion spun outwardly as at 22 and formed with the dispensing opening proper, 23. This opening has its center located oppo site the partition 17, which is cut away adjacent the opening as at 2li, Figure 3, and the inclinedl plate portions 22 serve to guide a cigaretteprojected longitudinally` from the bottom' of either compartment into the dispensing opening 23 which is thus common to yboth compartments, as shown in Figure 6.

But one cigarette of course can enter the opening at a time.

The devices for e'ectinsr the cigarettes comprise guide means preferably disposed below the bottom 14 of the receptacle and in the fpresentinstance in the form-of rectangular ars 25 fixed at their ends in the end walls 12 and 1S. Sliding on each .of these bars is a slide or plate 26 having upturned ends 27 and 28 containing. rectangularj openings through which the guide bars 25 yare inserted. Theend 28 of each slide has a iinger 29 extending upwardly through a slot 30 in the bottom of each compartment adj acent the end 12 of 'the receptacle, the upper end of the linger being enlarged as shown for y compartment.

substantial engagement with the end of the lowermost cigarette tor pushing the 'same longitudinally into thedischarge openings End l2 of the receptacle is bonfedioutwardly at its bottom as at 3l to provide a recess 1n the wall in which ejectin g lingers 29 normally lie, the ejecting slides being urged towards this end ot' the receptacle by springs 32 coiled about bars 25 between the slides and the opposite end wall. Slides 2G carry manually operable means in the form of downwardly extending posts or handles 33 'for operation by a linger to eject the cigarette. It is to be noted vthat the operating means 33 ot' the i'iorward slide 26 is located at the end of the slide adjacent the end wall of the receptacle while the corresponding means or handle of the rear slide is located at the opposite end et the latter and thus spaced inwardly et the receptacle from the handle ot the forward slide.

With this arrangement, as a linger is swept across the bottom oi the receptacle from right to lett, the right hand or i'orward handle 83 is engaged and moved toward the le'lit so that the lowermost cigarette of the corresponding 'forward compartment is moved te eject its end `tor a substantial distance through the dispensing opening 23, as shown in Figure t3, Should the other or rear handle be inadvertently engaged, it cannot however eject a cigarette because oi the prior operation of the other post and the closing ot the opening bythe cigarette it'rom the Jiforward ln the normal operation ot the receptacle, therefore, cigarettes are ejected from' the forward compartment until the latter becomes empty after whichv the linger is moved across the bottom ot the receptacle until it engages and operates the left or rear handle also, which results in the ejection of a cigarette 'from the rear compartment. It desired however different kinds of cigarettes may be placed in the compartments and the normal method roit operation de scribed above varied by selecting for operation individually the handle 33 corresponding to the desired variety.

Means are provided lor attaching the receptacle in fixed position on a support such, for example, as the dash or window panel of a vehicle, the attaching means being preterably of such a variety as to adapt the same tor application to either a horizontally or vertically extending support. To this end the rear wall ot the receptacle is termed with rearwardly struck strips 84e and S5 aligned in horizont-al and vertical pairs, respectively, as shown in Figure 3. An elongated plate 36 is adapted to be inserted endwise through either pair of strips 34 or 35, the plate being oi such length as to project at its ends beyond the receptacle and being provided with openings 37 for screws for attaching the same to a support. Plate 36 is shown in the present instance as applied to the receptacle through strips Bil in horizontal position but'it may obviously be withdrawn from such position and engaged under the strips Baink vertical position uset'ul tor example` in securing'the receptacleto a vertical window` panel.v

The receptacle constructed as described is preferably combined in a complete and compact smokers kit comprising also match holding and 'ash receiving receptacles. For this purpose the :trent wall l() is preferably arranged to ali'ord a plane surface and has secured thereto at its opposite ends, theends 38 ott a plate 39 having the generally channel shape best shown in Figure 6. rlhe lower edges ofthe plate are turned inwardly to provide horizontal supporting i'ianges l0 and tue 'forward sides olf the plate has an inturned central vertical rib l1 formed therein to separate the space enclosed between the plate and the iront ot the receptacle into two compartments. One of these is adapted to receive an ordinary sa'lety match box which may be disposed therein with the end of the box removed in the usual manner to expose the matches l'or withdrawal and the plate 39 may be cut away at the end of this compartinent at 39, Figure 4t, to expose the portion ot the box provided for striking the match.

The other compartment in plate 39 is preli-` erably provided with an open topped meta-l box l2 serving as an ash receiver, detachably carried in its compartment ttor removal and emptying as required. The front wall 10 preferably has spring lingers l0a struck therefrom as shown to yieldably retain the match box and ash receiver in place.

rllhe invention thus previees'a compact receptacle for a considerable number oicigan rettes and the same or di'lierent kinds, being j readily lilled by raising the cover 15. A single sweepv oi the linger trom right tofleft across the bottom of the receptacle serves toV partially eject a cigarette through .the opening at the left of the receptacle, the handles 33 being arranged to etlect operation thereof successively to eject the cigarettes one at a time, irst from the forward compartment and then from the rear until bothare empty. In case dilterent varieties of cigarettes are placed in the respective`compartments the handles may be operated selectively kand independently for ejecting the desired variety. rlhe receptacle so constructed'is compactly combined in a complete smokers kit' so arranged that the driver of a vehicle, for example, need removev but one hand from lthe steering wheel to obtain a cigarette and a match to li ghtthe same and this may be done in a simple and rapid manner so as to distract the attention to the least extent from the operation ot the vehicle. The kit may be readily positioned as found convenient, by means of the simple and effective attaching device adapted to be secured to either horizontally or vertically extending panels and is preferably given an ornamental finish enhanced by symmetry of proportions and arrangement of parts to afford an attachment of pleasing appearance.

l/Ve claim as our invention:

i. A dispensing receptacle for elongated articles having therein a iXed partition dividing the same into separate compartments each adapted to contain an upwardly extending row of articles, a common dispensing opening in constant communication with said compartments for supplying an article longitudinally from either compartment, and a plurality of ejecting means, one for each compartment, arranged to normally eiect operation thereof successively and the ejection of the articles one at a time.

2. A cigarette receptacle having therein a fixed partition dividing the same into separate compartments each adapted to contain an upwardly extending row of cigarettes, a common dispensing opening for supplying a cigarette longitudinally from either compartment, and a. plurality of ejecting means, one for each compartment, having manually operable means arranged one in advance of the other for normally elfecting operation thereof individually to eject the cigarettes one at a time through said dispensing opening. i

3. A cigarette receptacle comprising side walls and a bottom and a partition therein dividing the same into separate compart-v ejecting means, one for each of said compartments, and manually operable means for said ejecting means, arranged one in advance of the other to eifect operation thereof individually to eject the cigarettes one at a time through said dispensing opening.

4. A cigarette dispensing receptacle comprising a plurality or' separate compartments each arranged to contain a supply of cigarettes, the longitudinal axes ot the cigarettes in one compartment being substantially parallel to the axes of those in another compartment, said receptacle having a dispensing opening common to said compartments but out of direct alinement with the longitudinal axes or cigarettes about to be dispensed from said compartments, means for displacing a cigarette longitudinally from a selected one of said compartments, and guiding means arranged to deflect a cigarette during its longitudinal displacement to cause it to `pass through said common dispensing opening irrespective of the compartment from which said cigarette was ejected.

5. A cigarette dispensing receptacle having a partition therein to divide the receptacle into two compartments each arranged to contain a supply of horizontally extending cigarettes, the longitudinal axes of the cigarettes in each compartment being substantially parallel to said partition, means for displacing a cigarette longitudinally from either one of said compartments selectively, and convergent guiding means for deilecting a cigarette during its longitudianl displacement to cause it to pass through a common dispensing opening substantially in alinement with said partition.

HENRY TOPPIN. ARTHUR G. STEVENSON.

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