US2032618A - Circular depository - Google Patents

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March 3, 1936. w KENYQN 2,032,618

CIRCULAR DEPOS ITORY Filed April 15, 1955 Edward Wfinyorb INVENTOR WITNESS ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 3, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates to a depository or collection box for dwellings or the like, and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character in which circulars and bills may be placed when delivered to a dwelling to prevent loss thereof and is so constructed that the bills and circulars will be kept separated and may be conveniently obtained without the danger of them falling out of the device when the latter is being opened.

With these-endother objectsin view, this invention. consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described'and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a depository or collection box constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 isa sectional vlew taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view-taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I indicates a casing of considerable length and is adapted to be arranged upon a support in a vertical position. The side walls of the casing I at the lower end of the latter are of a greater length than the front and rear walls and a bottom 2 is hinged to the lower edge of the rear wall while the opposite edge of the bottom is detachably secured to the front wall by acatch I. The bottom wall 2 is arcuately curved and the edges of the side walls of the casingare oorrespondingly curved so as to conform to the bottom when the latter is positioned to close the lower end of the casing.

A top wall 4 is secured in the upper end of the over the compartment 9 while the slot S is disposed over the compartment 8.

The casing is normally closed by a cover II hinged to the rear wall, as shown at II. The top face of the cover, adjacent the front edge. has the word "Bills applied thereto indicating that I such should be deposited in the casing by way of the slots 6. An upstanding plate, I2 is carried by the cover Iland has applied thereto the word Circular" indicating that such should be de- 10 posited in the compartment 8 by way of the slot 5, the latter being of a larger size than the slots 8 due to the fact that usually circulars are larger tom 2 and when the latter is in positionto close the lower end of the casing said plate aligns with the partition 1. The purpose of the plate It is to prevent the contents of the compartments 8 and 9 from falling out of the casing when the bottom is being moved towards an open position.

Any suitable means may be employed for securingthe casing to the wall of a building or some other part of said building, or if. desired, the casing may be supported by a pedestal, post p or like device resting in the ground.

Havingdescribed the invention, I claim:

A depository comprising avertically arranged casing. a curved bottom hinged to said casing for closing the lower end of the latter, a top wall lo- "cated in the upper end of the casing and having spaced slots. a flexible partition carried by said top wall and dividing the'casing into compartments, a hinged cover for closing the upper end of the casing and bearing instructions as to what matter to insert in said compartments by way of the slots, and a plate carried by the bottom to align with the partition when said bottom is 10- cated'to close the casing and adapted to prevent the contents of the compartments from falling therefrom during the opening of said bottom.

. EDWARD W. KINYON.

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