US1514393A - Towel cabinet - Google Patents

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Nov. 4 1924. 1,514,393

T. D. OBRIEN TOWEL CABINET Filed July 11. 1921 2 Mia-Sheet 1 ['m/en-Zor' 7/Loma5D O'Brien T. D. OBRIEN TOWEL CABINET Filed July 11. 1921 2 Mon-Sheet 2 Nov 4, 1924. 1,514,393

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application filed July 11, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, THOMAS D. OBnnnv, a citizen of the United States, resident of Minneapolis, county ofI-Iennepin, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a towel cabinet in which the delivery of the towel is prevented by a lockin means which may or may not be controlled y the deposit of a coin, as referred, the locking means when release allowing a predetermined length of the toweling to be delivered before the mechanism again becomes locked to check further delivery.

A further object is to provide a towel cabinet of strong,durable constructi and one which will present a neat, ornam ntal appearance on the wall.

Other objects of the invention will 'ap pear from the following detailed description.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front view of 'a towel cabinet embodying my invention, taken on the smtion line 11 of Figure 2,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the operating mechanism,

Fi re 3 is a detail sectional view, showing t e manner of mounting the towel feed rolls in the cabinet,

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view, illustrating the construction of a roll,

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 1.

In the drawin 2 represents a cabinet having a hin ed oor 3, closing an opening through which the-roll of toweling 4. is i'nserted into the towel chamber 5, and rests upon a floor or bottom 6. A feed opening 7 is provided in the rear of the bottom plate 6 and said plate has a turned up rounded ed e 8 over which the toweling is adapted to sli e? Beneath the towel chamber-is an extension 3 of the cabinet, having a chamber 10 provided with brackets 11 whereon corru ated rolls 12 and 13 are mounted. These re are spaced apart, as shown, and have l, r EAEOLIS, MESOTA, ASSIGNOB, BY tea-n: a AS- rm; SALES company, or SALT o, W, A

Serial No. 488,788.

sprocket wheels 14 and 14* at one end over which a sprocket chain 15 passes for driving one roll synchronously from the other one. The front of the casin Q-has a door 16 hinged at 17 and norma ly adapted to close an opening in the front of the casin A bracket 18 is mounted on this door an supports a. corrugated roller 19 opposite the ga between the rollers 12 and 13. The towe ingis fed down past the rollers 12 and 13 in position to be engaged by the roll 19 when the door is in its closed position and this engagement presses the toweling inwardly against the surface of the rollers 12 and 13 with sufiicient pressure so that when the towel is drawndown by a pull of the user, the rolls will be revolved and with them the drive chain 15. The lower end of the 0118- ing 9 has a slot 20 therein through which the loose end of thetowel de ends in position to be conveniently grasped by the user. A dog 21 is pivoted at 22 in the lower part of the casing 9 and is provided with a push button and rod 23 b means of which the person using-the towe can disengage the dog from the links of the chain 15 and render the cabinet operative to feed the toweling.

An arm 24 is mounted on the do 21 in the path of a lug 25 on the sprocket c am 15 so that with each complete revolution of the sprocket chain, the lug will engage thearm 24 and actuate the dog 21 to enter a link of the chain and lock it and the rolls against further movement and thereby prevent feed of the towel. The disengagement of the dog from the chain can be readily'efi'ected b pressure on the push button and rod 23. t follows therefore from this construction that when a user pulls-down on the loose end of the towel a delivery can be obtained until the dog 21 is actuated to lock the roll drive chains. The length of the towel deliviered will therefore be commensurate with the length of the drive chain and this len h will be computed to determine how muc towel each person would normally require to use for wiping purposes. The length of delivcry of the towel'may be re isted by increasing or decreasing the ength of the chain or by adding dog operating lugs thereto The operation of the push rod 23 may, of. course, be regulated by the deposit of a com i and a feed opening, 1

in the casing. Such mechanism, however, would form no part of this invention and I do not illustrate it or claim it herein.

I claim as my invention:

1. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein for a bolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening, rolls positioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spaced apart and having a driving belt between them, a roll mounted to engage the loose end of the towel and press it into frictional engagement with said other rolls whereby all the rolls will be driven when a pull is applied to the towel, a swinging dog mounted to engage said belt and lock it and said rolls against movement, and means actuated by the movement of said belt for moving said dog to its locking position.

2. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein for a bolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening,

rolls positioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spaced apart, a driving chain between said rolls, a roll mounted to engage the loose end of the towel and press it into frictional engagement with said other rolls whereb all the rolls will be driven when a pull is applied to the towel, a swinging dog mounted to engage said chain and lock it and said rolls, and an arm on said dog actuated by the movement of said chain for swinging said dog to its locking position.

3. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein for a bolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening, rolls positioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spaced apart, a driving belt between said rolls, a roll mounted to engage the loose end of the towel and press it into frictional engagement with said other rolls whereby all the rolls will be driven when a pull is applied to the towel, pivoted means actuated y movement of the elt for adjustment to a position to engage and lock the belt, and a push button connected with saidivoted means to be actuated by the user or releasing said belt.

4. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber for the clean toweling and a feed opening for the loose end of the towel in the bottom or said casing, rolls past which the loose end of the towel is fed, and driving means for said rolls, a lug connected with said driving means, a dog having an arm in the path of said in to be actuated thereby and move said 0g to a roll locking position in engagement with said driving means, and a push button device for tripping said dog to release said roll.

5. A towel cabinet comprising acasing having a chamber for the clean toweling rolls mounted in said cabinet and-past w ch the loose end of the towel is fed, a door adjacent to said rolls and mounted to swing outwardly there from, a roll carried by said door and positioned to contact with the loose end of the toweling between the other rolls when the door is closed and press the toweling into frictional contact with said rolls, a downward pull on the loose end of the toweltrevolving said rolls to allow the towel to feed between them.

6. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber for the clean toweling and a feed opening, rolls mounted in said cabinet and past which the loose end of the towel is fed, a door adjacent to said rolls and mounted to swing outwardly therefrom. a roll carried by said door and positioned to contact with the loose end of the toweling between the other rolls when the door is closed and press the toweling into frictional contact with said rolls, a downward pull on the loose end of the towel revolving said rolls to allow the towel to feed between them, and means for limiting the revolution of said rolls.

7. A towel holder comprising a casing having a chamber for the clean towel, feed rolls mounted one above the other in said casing and spaced apart and having a driving connection between them, the loose end of the towel depending from said chamber in front of said rolls and through the bottom of said casing in position to be asped and pulled by the user, and a friction roll mounted to enter the space between said teed rolls and press the depending web of the towel firmly against both of said feed rolls and thereby insure a frictional contact between the towel and said feed rolls so that downward pull on the towel will revolve said rolls, and means for limiting the revolution of said rolls and thereby the downward feed of the towel.

8. A towel holder comprising a casing having a chamber for the clean towel, a pair of feed rolls spaced apart and having a flexible driving connection between them, the loose end of the clean towel contacting with the peripheries of said rolls and depending through the bottom of said casing in position to be grasped and pulled by the user, and a friction roll mounted to enter the space between said feed rolls and press the towel web into contact therewith to insure their frictional engagement, and means for limiting the revolution of said rolls and the feed of the towel.

9. A towel holder comprising a support for the clean towel, feed rolls therefor, a driving connection between said feed rolls, a lug on said driving connection, a dog in the path of said lug for checking the movement of said driving connection and said rolls, a key actuated by the towel user for moving said dog to its release position to and means acasscs said dog ocking position permit delivery of the towel, tuated by said lug after it for returning said dog to its into the path of said lug.

10. A towel holder comprising a support actuated by the towel user for movlng said and means actuated dog to its release position, and an arm mounted on said dog and engaged by said lug after it has'passed saiddog for returning said dog to its-locking position.

12. A towel holder comprising a support for the clean towel and feeding means for the clean towel actuated by the pull of the user on the towel, and a feed limiting device comprising a member normally in a feed-locking position, means actuated by the user of the towel for moving said feed looking means to its release position, and means actuated by the feeding means at a predetermined point in its movement for returning said feed limiting member to its locking position.

In witness whereof, I havehereunto set my hand this 21st day of June, 1921.

THOMAS DAVIT OBRIEN.

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