US2555738A - Deposit, collection, and dispensing receptacle - Google Patents

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J. A. GADDA DEPOSIT, COLLECTION, AND DISPENSING RECEPTACLE June 5', 1951 2 Shets-$heet 1 Filed April 28, 1950 IVE INVENTOR J; A /;//n Gadaa ATTORNEY J. A. GADDA DEPOSIT, COLLECTION, AND DISPENSING RECEPTACLE June 5, 1951 Z Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April as, 1950 IIQVENTOR" d. 4/1/17? Gczdacz ATTORNEY Patented June 5,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE nEPosm-ooLLnoTroN, Ann DISPENSING RECEPTACLE .1; Alvin deans, Astana, we. Application April 28, 1950, Serial No. 158,820 4 claims. (01. 242-552) This invention relates to a deposit, collection and dispensing receptacle and it consists inthe constructions, arrangements and combinations herein described and claimed.

It is the cardinal object of the invention to provide a receptacle constructed for use as a collection device for various articles, such as mail and newspapers and which may also be employed as a dispensing device for sheet or rolled material, the entrance or discharge opening of the receptacle being of a novel construction preventing unauthorized entrance into the body of the receptacl, as well as preventing entrance of weather elements into the interior of the receptacle when located exteriorly of a building.

More specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide a receptacle adapted for use as .a deposit or collection device, in which the main body is in the form of a convolution, one terminal end of the body lying inwardly of and spaced from the other terminal end of the body thereby forming a deposit opening for material to be deposited within the receptacle, theopening being presented in a downward direction preventing entrance of snow, rain or sleet thereby maintaining the interior of the receptacle in a dry condition. w V v H Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will be apparent from the following description;considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle.

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure I:

Figure 3 is a. rear elevation of the receptacle.

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a cross section of a modified form of the receptacle.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the receptacle constructed as a dispensing device.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a separator devic employed in the receptacle, to define individual compartments for rolled sheet material, and

Figure 8 is a cross section on the line 8-8 of Figure 6.

Attention is first invited to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, wherein a collection or deposit receptacle H] is shown, in the present instance, representing a rural mail collection box, although not necessarily limited to such use.

The receptacle comprises a rear end wall It and a front end wall [2 which are connected in spaced relation by a Wall [3, the latter also serving as a means for mountingthe receptacle upon a supporting structure, and to such end the wall l3 may include .a bracket l4. Upon the wal l l a clip device I5 is also mountediorsupporting magazines, newspapers or other articles too bulky to be received through the receiving opening or slot of the receptacle, as will be understood.

.,The rear end wall ll has mounted thereqn a flag l6. which may be raised to indicatethe deposit of articles in the receptacle or, moved to algw ered position. when articles have been removed.

An elongated open-ended housing l 'l is secured between the end walls l l lz and as shown is substantially. cylindrical for the major portion of. its circumference, one terminal end 18' of thchousing being curved inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of the housing, while the other terminal end 19,01": the housing iscurved outwardly away from the axis of the housingand spaced outwardly beyond the end lB to dgfine a downwardly opening material receiving slot 2|]. The ends 8 and I9 are preferably rolled and reinforced by means ofa rod 2 and as; clearly shown in Figure 2 occupy, positions in thesame horizontal plane. From the description thus far ven", it wi b s n t at t e h us ng. i in the form of a convolution by virtue of the overlapped endslfi an S- .The receptacle may be fprmedirorn an suitable material such as 1metal; wood, plasticgand the like, and in the present instance, it will be assumed that metal is employed, and therefore the rear end wall H will be welded to close the next adjacent open end of the housing, while the wall l2 will be formed .Withan opening 22 having an annular flange 2}! of, a diameter, to set within the adjacent end 23 of the housing (see Fig. 4) and secured thereto by welding or otherw1se.

The outer edges of the wall l2 are folded inwardly upon a reinforcing strip 24 to provide rigidity and the upper horizontal edge of the wall is formed with a downwardly inclined lip 25 of a length to extend beyond the outer face of a door 2% hingedly mounted upon the wall I2 for closing the opening 22. Complemental hasps 21 are secured upon the wall 12 and door 26 for reception of a pad or other lock 28.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by forming the receptacle of convolute shape with the material-receiving slot opening downwardly rain, snow or sleet is prevented from entering the receptacle, and further by this construction, the slot 20 may be of a substantial width, without the possibility of a person inserting his hand into the receptacle in an attempt to extract material therefrom.

In the form shown in Figure 5, the parts corresponding to the first form are indicated by primed reference numerals, and it will be seen that the structure is identical, except that the upper portion of the housing I7 is hinged as indicated at 29, a stop lug 30 being employed to limit downward movement of the hinged part.

In the dispensing form of the device, shown in Figures 6 to 8, the construction of the receptacle is the same as the first form of the device and corresponding parts are designated by double primed reference numerals. The form here shown is adapted to rotatably support a pair of rolls of sheet material to be selectively dispensed,

. and in order to have free unrolling of the sheet material of the rolls, it is necessary to provide separate compartments within the housing ll.

Inasmuch as two compartments are involved, three separate separators 3|, 32 and 33 are employed. The separators 3! to 33 have a periphery conforming to the interior surface of the housing and each separator is formed with a throat 3 adapted to receive the terminal end 18" of thehousing'. The end separators BI and 33 are each formed with an angular axial opening 35 to receive a corresponding end 36 of a roll supporting rod 3'5. The separator 32 is formed with a circular opening 38 so as to be freely revoluble upon the rod 31 and this also permits adjustment of the separator along the rod to accommodate varying lengths of rolls.

The rolls of material may be arranged upon the rod 37 after removal from the housing through the door 26" and the assembled rolls,

separators and shaft then returned into the receptacle, it only being necessary to thread the throats 34 of the separators upon the end l8" of the housing. r

The desired sheets of material may be readily separated from the rolls by bringing the sheet upwardly against the end I9" and if desired the end l9" may be serrated to facilitate the separation of the sheet material, as will be understood.

- While I have shown and described preferred 'forms of the device, this is by way of illustration ber terminating inwardly of the other terminal end and spaced therefrom to define an article receiving slot, said terminal ends being positioned in approximately the same horizontal plane, one of said end Walls having a door member providing access to the interior of the convolute body member and a hasp member on said door and end wall for receiving a lock device.

2. A deposit and collection receptacle comprising spaced end walls, one of said walls having an opening therethrough, an elongated body member bent into a convolute form, one end of said body being secured in said opening and the other end being secured to the surface of the other end wall, one end of the convolute terminating inwardly of the other end and spaced therefrom to define a downwardly presented article-receiving slot, said terminal ends lying in approximately the same horizontal plane, a door for closing the opening in said end wall, and a hasp member on the wall and said door for receiving a lock means.

3. The structure of claim 2 wherein the upper portion of the elongated body member is hingedly connected to the lower portion thereof.

4. A dispensing device for rolled sheet material comprising a receptacle of elongated form, walls connected to respective ends of the receptacle, a mounting wall connected between said walls, said receptacle having a convolute form, one end of the convolute terminating inwardly of the other end and spaced therefrom to define a downwardly presented slot, a rod within the receptacle for support of the sheet material, separator members on the rod for separating rolls of sheet material, said separator members having a contour corresponding to the interior of the receptacle and each separator member having a threat for reception of the'innermost terminal end of the convolution, one of the walls at the end of the receptacle having a hingedly mounted door.

J. ALVIN GADDA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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