US1684529A - Grocer's helper - Google Patents

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0 Sept. 18, 1928.

' P. K. BASMADJIAN GROCER S HELPER Original Filed June 2'7, 1924 Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

PAUL BASMADJIAAT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GROGERS My im entiqn relates to devices for use with Pa kages, nd ca s for ft ng th m rem and lague thehi upo shelves toe high tq be te het by hi I A purpe b my in ent n pi k up 2} c231 qti ts upper rim between a prong or; most desirably spzicedpr ohgs of a, doivmfvardly directed and longitudinally moxfghleho o-kover the rim ztnd upwardly directed 'peiht und the m H e t.

'A further purpose is to adapt a downwar ly d t ted ho k n e pere n with i upwardly directed pcin't to illze'hfol'd 6f rims f varie t fi idths by mange-he 110,01; resilently WW1 ewnte jd wh le he t e f9. 1p mid ressure.

A further purpose is to adapt a resiliently dewmva uly presed arid 'dofljr wardly di rectted ho ok' c cpergitingYWith an upwardly direeted point ili tqki ng hcld of a rimto ea's'y lfilegtse hat ing'thehook latch cut 0f the tray when lhdved upwardly. 7

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' 'lfhe heel; ll fits over the rim 13 above the point the needle 12 and res ts'agfaihst the Inner surface 13" Of the hqldiuig th nee dle laterally egeinstslipping' gut Sb as to pass the flange Qf'thecah top. It preferably extends to both} sides of the needle, joi s to W 3??? the i l t iil i l g 551763.53 2 theriin te'phe slide' Of the needle n 'elsir i ei'fi emgms: h rim at the Other thereof. n "shi l 1e 'c iis'ee the needlepoint will fit'i'n beneath the 'fl ahge of de can gm gtgam t he under ed t 'j being; e dt Q re'utly Wher the'needle i deignedtij yield laterally, by' the hold of the fihger Or fingers ,of the hook.

The heel; member is normally resiliently 7 Pu l ed dowmvarcuy, 31s by its 'syu yi eight'but J. V. y. 1 5 ,8:- i i; In Its unengziged pgsitien aggiinth stop 19 1111 ,tgtking hold f the'fl zin 'e 'of' zt'ca'n,'the hook me handle is pulled downwardly tc relatively heok with respect t0 the needle p oiht, 1 h m 1 0 that the he ok Slides over the mated-- any engages the inner eufabe alt 13']. The hgzpdl e is then lifted briugingdh needle grgai gst the uIId'Si-edgepf the upper flz' ihge zindpufith continued"lifting, raising the cat am des re pluee d cver the rim and the V operate to thebest advantage upon cans of dillerent height and are conveniently mount- 7 means torholdin g the hook member open out of the way of the rim toreasy release after the can has been placed upon the shelf. This is put in operation by pulling the handle 10 downto extend the hook member.

I illustrate in Figures 3 and 4 one means for holding the hook extended. A short pin 22 projects somewhat into the runway 23 ot the strip 2-1 upon which the hook is support ed. This pin is so placed with respect to a suitable rearwardly directed shoulder of the strip .2 1 (such asat the upper edge of a hole 25 through the lower end of the strip) that this shoulder passes and latches back of the pin at an extended position of the hook, holding the hook from automatic return. The latch is released by a'slight inward pressure upon the upper end of the hook member.

In the structure of Figures 3 and 4, the upper end of the wooden handle 10 is channeled at 23 to receive the strip 2a carrying the hook 11, and the spring 18 is anchored to the handle at 26 and fastened to the lower end of the'strip at 27. This channel 23 forms a longitudinal guideway for the hook member.

The needle members 12 and 14 are provided at their lowerends with right-bend pointedv shanks 28 and the upper end of the handle, reduced in diameter at 29, is grooved longitudinally to seat these needles members, the shanks 28 being driven radially into the handle.

\Vhile I have shown the handle of circular section .for convenience in illustration, as a standardor more usual form I have used a square section and could use a great variety of preferably polygonal shapes.

The portion 29 of the handle is reduced to receive a ferrule 30 having the sameoutside shape or section as the unreduced portion of the handle, and this ferrule locks the needle members 12 and 14 to place in their respective grooves and also encloses and guides a part of the strip 24.

A casing sleeve 31 carrying collar 21 supporting the wings 15 is now slipped down over the ferrule 30 to enclose the channel 23 and the operating mechanism of the hook member. This sleeve 31 is preferably made removable and in the illustration is shown as held in place by means of a screw 32 whose head engages opp'ositesides of a notch 33 in the-upper endof the sleeve. Loosening the screw adapts the sleeve to be slid down to uncover the operating mechanism of the In view of my invention and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art and I therefore claim all such in so far as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is f 1. In a lifter for packages and cans, a handle, a sharply pointed projection from the upper end of the handle adjacent one side there of, a downwardly directed and upwardly movable hook having hook portions on opposite sides of the point, and means pressing'the hook downwardly.

2. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projection from the upper end of the handle adjacent one side thereof, a downwardly directed hook having prongs on either side of the needle and adapted to be moved above the needle, and resilient means pressing the hook downwardly.

3. In a lifter for packages and'cans, a handle, a pointed projection at the upper end of the handle and a hook at oneside of the proj ection normally, resiliently drawn toward the projection adapted to en age the inside of the rim of a can above the body of the can and to hold the point of the projection against the sideof the can.

4. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projection from the up er end of the handle, a downwardly directe wardly movable hook having hook portions spaced on opposite sides of the needle, means pressing the hook downwardly, and means engaging the hook member in its raised position adapted to hold it in raised position.

v 5. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle havingat its upper end an upwardly directed pointed projection, an upwardly movable hook adapted to engage the inside of the rim of a can above the body of the can to hold the projection against the outside of the can beneath the upper. flange of the can, spring means for pulling the hook downwardly and means forholding the movable hook in raised position to release a can which has been lifted by the hel er.

6. In a lifter for pae ages and cans, a handle, a needle projection from theupper end of the handle, a. downwardly directed and upwardly movable hook having hook portions spaced on opposite sides of the needle, means pressing the hook downwardly, and a latch operatin to hold the hook in raised position after the hook has been raised.

.7. In a lifter for packages and cans, a handle, a sharply pointed projection from the upper end of the handle adjacent one side thereof, a downwardly directed and upwardly movable hook above the projection, sprin means forcing the hook downwardly 11115 and up- Hlli supporting Wings extending from one side of the handle at a point spaced somewhat below the pointed projection. I

8. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a pair of circumferentially spaced needle projections adjacent the circumference there-. of, a downwardly directed and upwardly movable hook having prongs spaced on opposite sides of one of the needles, and resilient means pressing the hook downwardly.

9. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projection from the upper end thereof, a downwardly directed and upwardly movable hook member somewhat above the needle, supporting wings somewhat below the needle extending to either side thereof from the handle, means pressing the hook downwardly, and means for holding the hook member in raised position operative after 'the hook has been raised.

10. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, an upwardly directed pointed member at the upper end of the. handle at the side, a hook adapted to engage the inside of the upper rim of a can and hold the pointed member to its duty, a spring forcing the hook downwardly and wings beneath the hook adapted to steady a can against tilting about the handle.

11. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, an upwardly directed pointed member at the upper end of the handle at the side, a hook adapted to engage the inside of the upper rim of a can and hold the pointed member to its duty, balanced to engage the rim at spaced points with the pointed member between them and wings beneath the hook adapted to steady a can against tilting about the handle.

12. In a litter for packages and cans, a handle, a needle projection from the upper end thereof, a downwardly directed and upwardly movable hook above the projection, means pressing the hook downwardly, a friction sleeve mounted on the handle beneath the end hook portion above the needle, a downwardly directed abutment on the strip in the channel, a projection in the channel normally laterally displacing the strip and at raised position of the hook registering back of the abutment to latch the strip in raised position, and means pulling the strip downwardly.

PAUL K. BASMADJ IAN.

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