US1700483A - Dispensing device - Google Patents

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Jan. 29, 1929.

, M. F. BONOMO DISPENSING DEVICE Filed "Dec. 51 1927 Patented Jan. 29, 1 929.

siren STATES 1,700,483 PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL P. Bonoiuto, 01* WHITE HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

Application filed December 31, 1927. Serial No. 243,923.

7 My invention relates to devices for dispensing substances successively or at lntervals from a suitable receptacle.

More specifically the invention relates to a dispensing device which is especially adapted for the dispensing of soap powder and the like. The device isof such character that it is particularly well adapted for use for the dispensing of shaving soap powder in barber shops.

The general purpose or object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device of simple construction by means of which the dispensing of powdered material may be controlled more readily and accurately than heretofore has been practical, as far asI am aware.

, It also is an object of the invention to provide a construction of dispensing device comprising a valve member for controlling the outlet ports or openings of the device, and, associated with said member, means for facilitating the discharge of material from a con tain'er through the outlet openings.

Another objectof the invention'is to pro- 'vide means whereby the mounting of the dispensing device upon supporting means therefor is facilitated.

To these and other ends the invention comprehends the construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described in detail, particularly pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawings, in which I have shown an embodiment of the invention at present preferred by me.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in vertical section of a dispensing device embodyingmy invention and also showing the support therefor partly in longitudinal section and partly in elevation;

Fig. 2 is a view in'elevation of the dispensing device, looking toward the left in Fig. 1; I

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional plan view taken on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1, but showing the supporting arm mounted in different manner; I d

Fig. 4: is a View in perspective of the valve member of the device and also showing certain parts associated with and carried thereby; and

Fig. 5 is a'view taken on the line 5-5 of The upper reduced screw-threaded portion is adapted to receive a cover cap or closure 4: of metal or other suitable material. The reduced end portion 3 is adapted to be engaged with the internally screw-threaded upper end portion 5 of a body or base portion 6. It'will be apparent that the receptacle or container 1 is supported by or upon the base portion 6. The upper end of the base portion is somewhat enlarged with respect to the intermediate portion thereof, whereby a shoulder at 7 is provided which rests upon the upper edge of an annular or circular shaped por tion 8 at the outer end of the section 9 of a sectional arm by which the device is adapted to be supported. The base portion 6 is inserted'through the circular or annular shaped portion 8, as shown in the drawing. The said base portion may be described broadly as being tubular, and it is provided at a point interpowdered or other form'through the ports or openings .11 is controlled by means of a valve 15 mounted within the supporting base portion 6 and resting upon the crosswise eX- tending partition 10. The valve likewise is provided with 3 ports or openings 16, which may be cylindrical, as shown. The valve member isi'otatable, or rather oscillat'able, about a vertical axis, in consequence of which the ports or openings 16 maybe moved into registry with the ports or openings 11 and also may be moved crosswise of or past the said openings as will'be apparent. Back and forth or oscillatory movement of the valve member 15 is adapted to be effected by means of a pin or handle 17 which is mounted thereon and projects radially from the periphery thereof horizontally through a horizontal slot 18in the side of the base member 6 and. through a corresponding or overlying slot 19 in the annular or circular support 8. In the construction as illustrated the inner end of the pin or handle 17 has screw-threaded engagement with the valve 15 but may be se-' cured thereto in any other manner. The valve 15 isv mounted upon and secured to a central post or pin 20, the lower end portion of which projects through a central opening means of a nut and washer 21, as shown. The

pin or bolt is provided near its upper end with an enlargement 22 (which may be in the form of a sleeve) forming a shoulder which rests upon the upper side of the valve, as shown. The extreme upper end portion of the pin or bolt 20 is reduced and extends through the crosswise extending or base portion of an agitator. The opposite ends of the said base portion 25 are provided with arms 26 which project upwardly into the container 1. The said base portion is secured to the upper end of the pin or bolt 29 by means of a nut and washer 27, as shown. As stated, the valve 1. is secured to the pin or bolt 20, so that upon oscillation of the said valve the pin or bolt is likewise oscillated to effect a corresponding movement of the agitator comprising the upwardly extending portions 26. The oscillation of the agitator stirs up the powdered material in the container 1 and retains or keeps it in powdered form, so that it may pass through the openings in the valve 15 and the partition 10 and may be deposited upon the hand, a brush or other object.

The opposite ends of the horizontal slots 18 and 19 in the base portion 6 and in the annular supporting portion 8 are so located that when the operating pin or handle 17 contacts therewith the valve 15 is in position to close the openings 11 through the partition 10. The valve is shown in such position in the drawing. Upon movement of the valve so as to carry the pin or handle 17 into contact with the opposite ends of the said slots the said valve is again in position to close the said openings 11. In its passage from one position to the other each of the openings or ports 16 therethrough passes across the upper end of the elongated ports or openings 11, and in their passage thereacross a certain amount of material is allowed to be discharged, depending upon the rapidity with which the said valve is moved across the said openings or ports. Usually the valve will occupy a position with the pin or handle 17 in contact with one end or the other of the slots 18 and 19, and usually in the use of the device the said valve will be moved quickly from such position to its opposite posit-ion, and if a single such movement does not permit the amount of powder required to be dispensed then it will be returned to its initial position and the operation repeated as often as may be necessary to obtain the amount of material in powdered or other form as may be desired or required.

For the purpose of positioning the base portion 6 in proper relation to the annular support 18 the latter is provided with a notch 30 in its upper edge, with which a projection 31 projecting downward from the shoulder 7 is adapted to engage. The said projection 31 is so related to the slots 18 and 19 and to the ports or openings in the valve and in the partition 10 that when the parts are assembled the operation as above described is assured.

When the material within the container 1 has been emptied additional or other material may be placed therein by removing the cap or closure 1 and inserting the same through the open upper end of the said con tainer.

The arm for supporting the dispensing device is sectional, as has been indicated already, one section thereof being designated by the reference numeral 9. The other sec tion thereof is indicated at 33. Inthe construction as illustrated the section 9 provided with an opening extending from the outer end longitudinally thereof. The said opening is square in cross section, as is shown in Fig. 5. The section 33 is of square cross section and has dimensions corresponding to the dimensions oi the square opening in the section 9. The section 33 is inserted into the square opening in the section 9. The section 33 is pivotally connected between two parallel ears 3 1, which project from a base 35. The said section 33 is pivoted upon a pivot bolt 36 which extends transversely through the said ears and through the intermediate outer end portion of the section 33. By tightening the nut 37 upon one end of the bolt 36 the ears 3 1 may be caused to clamp the outer end of the section 33 to hold the same in any position to which it may be adjusted. As illustrated, the base 35 is mounted upon an upright or vertical support 38 with the ears 34 occupying horizontal planes. It may happen, however, that it will be necessary to mount the base 35 in a horizontal position upon a horizontally extending support, as indicated at 39, in Fig. 3 of the drawing. That is rendered possible by reason of the fact that the section 9 of the arm for supporting the dispensing device may be removed from the section 33, and the said arm, together with the dispensing device carried thereby, turned through an angle of 90, so that notwithstanding the fact that the section 33 of the supporting arm has been turned through an angle of 90 by reason of the fact that the base 35 is supported in a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 3, still, the dispensing device is supported in an upright position.

The two sections 9 and 33 of the arm are adapted to be secured together by means of igaodess struction which is well adapted for use in barber shops, as well as in other places, for containing soap in powdered form, to be dispensed as it may be required for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a dispensing device having a tubular base portion having a partition wall extending transversely thereof, which wall is provided with a plurality of openings located at intervals about the axis of the said base portion, a valve oscillatably mounted upon the said partition wall, which valve is provided with a plurality of openings which are adapted to be moved across and into registry with the openings in the said partition wall, means for effecting oscillatory movement of the said valve, the said valve when occupying positions corresponding to its limit of movement in either direction closing the openings through the said partition wall.

2. In a dispensing device, the combination of a tubular base portion having a partition wall extending transversely thereof, which wall is provided with dispensing openings extending therethrough, and the said base memher having a slot extending transversely thereof, the said slot being located in a plane which is parallel with and is located in adjoining relation to the said partition wall, a support for the said base portion,the said support embracing the said base member and be ing provided with a slot which overlies the slot in the said base member, a valve mounted within the said base member and located in contact with the upper side of the said partition wall and being provided with dispensing openings, means connected with the said valve and extending through the said slots by which oscillation of the said valve may be effected so as to effect movement of the openings therein across the tops of the openings in the said partition wall, and means connected with the said valve and projecting into a container of the dispensing device for agitating material which may be present therein.

3. In a dispensing device,comprising acontainer, the combination of a base portion for supporting the said container, which base portion is of tubular formation and is provided with a wall which extends transversely thereof, which wall has dispens ing openings therein, and the said base portion being provided with a slot in the side thereof, which slot is located in a plane extending at right angles to the axis of the said base portion, an annular means for support ing the said base portion, means whereby the said base portion may be fitted in predetermined position upon the said annular supporting means and the said annular supporting means being provided with a slot in registry with the slot in the wall of the said base portion, a valve located within the said base portion and resting upon the partition wall thereof, which valve is provided with a plural ity of spaced openings therein through which material is adapted to pass, a handle portion is of tubular formation and is pro--- vided with a wall which extends transversely thereof, which wall has dispensing openings therein, and the said base portion being provided with a slot in the side thereof, which slot is located in a plane extending at right angles to the axis of the said base portion, an annular means for supporting the said base portion, means whereby the said base portion may be fitted in predetermined position upon the said annular supporting means and the said annular supporting means being provided with a slot in registry with the slot in the wall of the said base portion, a valve 10- I cated within the said base portion and resting upon the partition wall thereof, which valve is provided with a plurality of spaced openings therein through which material is adapted to pass, a handle connected with the said valve and extending radially therefrom through the slots in the said base portion and in the said supporting portion whereby the said valve may be oscillated, the oscillatory movements thereof being limited by contact of the said handle with the opposite ends of the said slots, and agitating means connected with and movable with the said valve, which agitating means projects into the said container, substantially as described.

5. In a dispensing device comprising a container for powdered'material, the combination of a tubular base portion having a partition wall extending transversely thereof, which wall is provided with a plurality of elongated openings through which powdered material is adapted to be dispensed from the said container and the said base port-ion having a slot in one side thereof located in a plane extending substantially at right angles to the axis of the said base portion, a valve of disk shape located within the said base portion and resting on the said partition wall, the said valve being provided with cylindrical openings extending therethrough which are adapted to be moved into registry with and across the upper ends of the said elongated openings, a handle connected with the said valve disk and extending radially thereof through the slot in the said base portion, the said handle providing means whereby the said valve may be oscillated, the extent of the 0sing means connected With the said valve whereby the oscillations of said valve effect 10 oscillations of the said agitating means, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereunto signed my name this 27th day of December, A. D. 1927. MICHAEL F. BONOMO.

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