US2623802A - Hairpin dispenser - Google Patents

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Dec. 30, 1952 N. BULK 2,623,802

HAIRPINDISPENSER med April 25. 194s l FIG. 5.

IN VEN TOR. NORMA BULK v Patented Dec. 30, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE HAIRPIN DIS-PENSER Norma Bulk, New York, N. Y.

Application April 25, 1949, Serial No. 89,385

6 Claims. l

The subject matter of this invention relates to an improvement in hairpin dispensers, and achieves the object of providing means for quick, ready and economical access to haii-pins when same are necessary for use in quantities, such as during the dressing of the hair.

In the past it has been necessary, and customary, when dressing hair professionally, to use large quantities of hairpins in order to set the subjects hair, and then remove them from the subjects hair after this purpose has been accomplished. These hairpins are used over and over again innumerable times. Naturally, when they are removed from the hair they are piled up indiscriminately on a tray or similar receptacle. and when the hair dresser desires to use them again on another subject she must fumble in the hairpin receptacle foreach separate hairpin, wasting a great deal of valuable time in selecting each hairpin and turning it into proper position for use.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a hairpin cabinet which will present to the users hand a steady and continuous supply of hairpins maintained in a constant and fixed position for easy accessibility and use, and available one at a time as desired.

Another object of this invention is to eliminate the waste of time and the confusion of the hairdresser Who now must fumble in a tray for each individual hairpin and waste additional time in picking it up in proper position for use, thus re ducing the time necessary to set the subjects hair with pins, and permitting the hairdresser to be able to take care of more customers in the same time. Y

A thirdA object of my invention is the provision of a compact cabinet to hold the hairpins in readiness for use at all times.`

A further object of my invention is to eliminate the constant loss of hairpins which are left loosely in trays or similar receptacles, as a result of which they fall out, are scattered, etc.,

Other salient objects, advantages and functional features will be more readily appreciated from Vthe detailed specication, taken with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View elevation, partly in cross-section, showing a hairpin dispenser ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side view, with one. wall removed, showing the positioning of the component parts.

Fig. 3 is a top, cross-sectional View, taken on lines 3 3 of Fig. 2. 4 A V Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View, taken on lines 4-4 of Fig. 2, showing position of hairpins in relation to hairpin slide and roller.

Fig. 5 is an end, cross-sectional View, taken on lines 5-5 of Fig. 2, showing position of magnet in relation to conveyor belt.

Fig. 6 is a side, elevational view showing practical method of relling cabinet with hairpins.

Similar reference characters designate similar partsl throughout the different views.

Illustrative of the embodiment shown and disclosed by the drawings, the hairpin dispenser comprises essentially an inclined slide I0 upon which hairpins are placed to slide in series toward a conveyor belt I2 which is connected to rollers I3 and I4. As the hairpins descend in sequence along slide I0 they are drawn up against the conveyor belt I2 by means of magnetic attraction created by a magnet I5 bedded in a container I6 disposed in back of the conveyor belt and in juxtaposition thereto. The magnet I5 is secured in container I6 which is permanently attached to the cabinet Il.

The conveyor belt I2 is trained over rollers I3 and I4 on shafts I8 and I 9, which fit into sockets 20, 2I, 22 and 23 cut into the walls 28 and 29 of the cabinet Il. These shafts rotate freely in the sockets, carrying the endless belt I2, which is composed of a rough, frictional material. This material may be rubber or any suitable material of similar properties.

Disposed adjacent to roller I3, and adapted to co-act therewith, is roller 24 mounted on a shaft 25 which is fitted into sockets 26 and 2l in the walls 28 and 29 of the cabinet, and which shaft is adapted to rotate in said sockets. The roller 24 is encased in a sleeve 30, composed of material the same as or similar to the composition of the endless belt I2, and rollers I3 and 24 are positioned in close contact with each other, so that, when hairpin II is pulled out of slot 3I from between said rollers, rollers I3 and 24 rotate in opposite directionsl and belt I2 moves upwardly, bringing with it the next hairpin in line on slide It) to come between said rollers I3 and 24 and to be held in position between them, by frictional pressure exerted by each roller against the other.

Disposed below roller 24 and secured to side wall 29 of the cabinet is a retarding means 32 which serves to narrow the aperture between itself and the endless belt I2 at a point below rollers I3 and 24, to the width necessary to permit a single hairpin to pass through said rollers and into slot 3I at a time. Connected to the shaft I8 and on the exterior side of wall 29 of the cabinet is a stem winding means 33 by means of which rollers i3 and 2li may be moved in opposite directions to move endless belt I2 upwardly manually, in order to start operation of the dispenser.

In operation, a series of hairpins H are placed upon slide it at the back of the slide, and the hairpins slide downward in sequence toward the endless belt until the entire line is attracted to the endless belt in sequence. The shape of the slide Ill, conforming substantially to the shape of the hairpins, keeps the latter in a uniform line and prevents over-riding. When the first hairpin is drawn to the endless belt l2, by magnetic attraction as shown, the stem winding means is turned counter-clockwise, turning rollers I3 and 24 in opposite directions and moving the endless belt upwardly until the initial hairpin is forced partially out of slot 3l by the co-acting pressures of the rollers. This movement continues until the initial hairpin extends out of the slot 3| in sufcient length so that it can be grasped easily between finger and thumb. As the head of this initial hairpin clears the retarding means 32 the aperture is free to permit the head of the second hairpin in the series to pass the retarding means 3?; in an upward direction, as it is drawn alongthe endless belt by means of the magnetic attraction i5.

As the initial hairpin is drawn completely out through slot 3i manually, the endless belt is drawn upward, bringing with it the second hairpin, which then protrudes from the slot in the identical position of the initial hairpin at rest, as soon as4 the lattery is. completely withdrawn throughthe slot. in continued operation, as each hairpin in turn is, drawn out 0f the cabinet the succeeding hairpin inthe series is drawn upward to occupy its predecessors position, protruding from the slot 3i suii'iciently to be manually grasped, until the entire magazine of hairpins is exhausted, all of the parts of the invention being co-ordinated to act interdependently.

The rear of the cabinet ii is provided with a hinged panel 35.1, adapted to open outwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, exposing the upper surface of the slide l@ and thus permitting the refilling of the slide with an additional supply of hairpins, as shown. In this manner, hairpins which have been used previously can be re-used again and again. Mounting the hairpins on a charging slide 35 to fill the cabinet may be accomplished in any one of many possible ways. |The embodiment shown. in Fig. 6 is merely by way of illustration and isnot to be construed in any Way as a limitation.

Since a certain amount of pull is exerted to draw the hairpin out of the slot 3i, suicient resistance must be provided for the cabinet il to remain rnly in place. This resistance may take the form of av heaviiy weighted base 36 for the cabinet, or means may be provided for securing the base of the cabinet to the surface uponwhich it rests when in use, in any known manner.

It is manifestly apparent that my invention is superior to and. has many distinct advantages overy any present means of dispensing hairpins. In use by a professional hairdresser a substantial amount of valuable time is saved by this quick dispensing device. The invention may be used singly or by a series of cabinets sufiicient to pro- F vide the hairdresser with suiiicient hairpins for a days work. In this way the dispensing cabinets may be refilled with hairpins during idle periods of time, or a lower-salaried employee may be engaged for such purpose.

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In addition, the hairpins are conveniently and neatly kept, and loss and destruction of hairpins is kept at a minimum.

While the primary purpose of my invention contemplates its use in beauty parlors and hair dressing salons, nevertheless it will prove of great value and benet in homes to keep hairpins for personal use, and for any other purpose that it may prove useful.

The embodiment shown in the drawings is by Way of illustration, and various changes may be made in the construction and the arrangement of parts without limitation upon or departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacricing any of the advantages thereof inherent therein, and the drawings are not intended to limit the inventions scope.

I claim:

l. In a device of the described class, a housing for the articles to be dispensed having an extraction slot and a refilling opening, the housing provided with an inclined slide terminating against an endless belt disposed transversely to the slide and carried on rollers mounted on rotating shafts, magnetic means for attracting the articles onto the endless belt, a roller mounted on a rotating shaft disposed parallel to the belt, engaging the belt and co-acting with the belt to frictionally move the articles between them in single fashion toward the extraction slot, retarding means attached t-o the housing and adapted to release the articles one at a time along the belt toward the extraction slot whereby extraction of an extend-1 ing articleactivates the movement in a series of the articles following along the belt toward the extraction slot, and stem winding means attached to the belt shaft to activate initially the movement of the belt and co-acting roller carrying the articles toward the extraction slot.

2. In a device of the described class, a housing for the articles to be dispensed, having an extraction slot and a refilling opening, the housing.` provided with an inclined slide terminating against an endless belt disposed transversely t-o the slide and carried on rollers mounted on rotating shafts, a magnet disposed behind the belt to attract the larticles onto the belt, a roller mounted on a ro tating shaft disposed parallel to the belt, engagingthe belt and co-acting with the belt to frictionally move the a-rticles between them in single fashion toward the extraction slot, retardihg means attached to the housing and adapted to release the. articles one at a time along the belt toward the rextraction slot whereby extraction of the extending article activates the movement in a series of the articles following along the belt' toward the extraction slot, and stem-winding means attached to the belt shaft to activate initially the movement of the belt and the co-acting roltler, carrying the articles toward the extraction slo 3. In a device of the described class, a housing for the articles to be dispensed, havingv an extraction slot and a refilling opening, the housing providedwithnan inclined slide terminating against an endless belt disposed transversely to the slide `and carried on rollers mounted on rotating shafts, a magnet disposed behind the belt to attract the articles onto the belt, a roller mounted on a rotating shaft disposed parallel to the belt, engagling the belt and co-actin-g with the belt to frict'i-onally move the articles between them in single fashion toward the extraction slot, a bar disposed between the slide and the roller, adapted to createk a passageway between the bar and the. belt to release the articles one at a time along the belt toward the extraction slot whereby extraction of the extending article :activates the movement in a series of the `articles following along the -belt toward the extraction slot, and stem-winding means attached to the belt shaft and extending outside the container to activate initially the movement of the belt and the co-acting roller, carrying the articles toward the extraction slot.

4. Ina device of the described class, a housing for the articles to be dispensed, having an extraction slot and a relling opening, the housing provided with an inclined slide terminating against an endless 'belt disposed transversely to the slide and carried on rollers mounted on rotating shafts, a magnet disposed behind the belt to attract the articles onto the belt, a roller mounted on a rotating shaft disposed parallel to the belt, engaging the belt and co-acting with the belt to frictionally move the articles between them in single fashion toward the extraction slot, a bar disposed between the slide and the rolle-r, adapted to create va passageway between the bar and the belt to release the articles one at a time along the belt toward the extraction slot whereby extraction of the extending article activates the movement in `a REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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