US1263669A - Paper-feeding cabinet. - Google Patents

Description

F H. HOBERG.

PAPER FEEDING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3|. 191s,

Patented Apr. 23,1918.

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FRANK H. HOBERG, or GREEN BAY, Wiscons n.

. PAPER-FEEDING canister,

Application filed May 31, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. Hoe'nno, a citizen of the United States, residing at Green Bay, county of Brown, and State of Vl isconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper-lieedingv Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in paper feeding cabinets, with especial reference to that class of cabinets used for storing and delivering paper towels, napkins, etc, in single sheets.

The object of my invention is to provide eiiicient means whereby the user may separate a single sheet from a package contained within a locked cabinet and start the sheet through a slot in one wall of the cabinet suf' ficiently to permit it to be grasped and drawn out, the sheet starting mechanism automatically returning to normal position after each sheet starting operation.

More particularly, the object of my invention is to provide a form of sheet starter which will eli'ectually engage the outer sheet of a paper package and start it without injurious rubbing contact therewith, the starting device being adapted to grip and pull t1 e sheet in one direction without slipping thereon.

The sheet starting device primarily comprises a brush having wire filaments or bristlcs which are inclined in the direction in which the sheet is to be started. In this ap plication the brush has a reciprocating movement within the cabinet, whereas in the companion application bearing even date herewith, I have shown and described a brush having similar wire filaments or bristles adapted to be rotated into and out of contact with a package of paper for discharging sheets in a similar manner but without reverse movements along the surface of the sheet.

In the drawings Figure l is a front elevation of a paper cabinet embodying my invention with portions of the'front wall broken away to show the interior sheet starting and cabinet look ing mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, drawn on line 22 of F 1, and showing a paper package in position.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters in both views.

The cabinet is preferably constructed in two sections, comprising a back section A Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. as, rare.

Serial No. 100,921.

and a cover section B hinged together at C and with the side walls of the cover section telescoping over those of the back section. The cover section is provided near its upper end with a hook shaped bracket B and a locking bar A is mounted to slide upon the rear wall of the back section and is provided at its upper end with a latch an adapted tov engage the hook shaped bracket B when the bar A is pulled downwardly. The lower end of the cabinet is provided with a slot or left open for the discharge of sheets of paper and by inserting atool through this lower end of the cabinet, a projection a carried by the bar A may be engaged and the locking bar manipulated to lock or unlock the cabinet. lVhen unlocked, the cover section may be swung downwardly upon the cover C to expose the interior. The package of paper D is suspended from the upper portion of the back section A of the cabinet. In the construction illustrated, the sheets of paper composing the package are connected with each other by a binder (Z and a dove-tailed tongue d" is formed by slitting the upper margin of the package along diagonal downwardly and inwardly converging lines toreceive a dovetailed supporting bracket E projecting forwardly from the rear wall of the cabinet. I do not limit the scope of my invention to any specific means for supporting the package, but it should be supported from its'upper end in order to secure the best results.

An operating lever F' pivoted to the frontfwall of vthe cabinet section B at 1 near one side wall and projects across the inner face of the front wall and through a slot 7 in the other side wall of the cover section B. The projecting end of the lever F may be provided. with an operatingknob or handle 7" and this end of the lever is normally held in a raised position at or near the upper end of the slot 7 by a spring G which connects an intermediate portion 9 of the handle with the front wall of the cover section at g. A wire brush has its back plate l-l loosely secured at h to the lever F by means of a pin or bolt whichpasses through aslot it in the lever. The brush is composed of, short lengths or filaments of wire I each secured at one end to the back H and projecting inwardly and downwardly and adapted to hear at its inner end against the front sheet of paper in the package D. For convenience in description, these wire filathe brush back H'is loosely fitted.

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stifi bristles might be substituted for the the length of the bearing against the flanges J and thereby prevent cramping. The flanges J will of course limit the forward movement of the package 1) under the pressure of a back spring I) interposed between the back wall of the package and a press plate d, whereby the package is pressed forwardly against the wire bristles of the brush. r v 7 To discharge a sheet from the package, the user grasps the handle f and pulls it downwardly preferably with a quick stroke. The lever thereupon actuates the brush downwardly, and as the paper package and wire bristles are in pressure contact with each other, the front sheet of the package will be drawn downwardly by the brush tearing it away from the dove tailed stub d and causing the lower end of the sheet to 7 project through the slot or open lower end of the'cabinet. The sheet will be prevented from dropping by the continued pressure of thebrush thereon, but the protruding lower end may be, grasped and the sheet may be drawn downwardly from the cabinet until fully discharged. Owing to the downward inclination of the wire bristles they will offer, no material resistance and the sheet will not be scratched or torn, al though the bristles of course will have sufficient" resistance to prevent the sheet from dropping by gravity as above stated. It

I will of couse be understood that as soon as the operator releases the handle f, lever F will be lifted to normal position by the reactionary pull of spring G. This lifting creasing their pressure upon the sheet. The

front wall of the cabinet near its lower end is provided with an auxiliary guide wall K,

Copies c: this patent may be obtained for having a donuiward and inward inclination, whereby the discharging sheet will be prevented fromswinging forwardly, it being desirable that the sheet should move downwardly along a substantially vertical line within the cabinet, so that in case the user pulls the sheet forwardly, it will not catch or tear upon any portion of the mechanism.

1 claim-- 1. A paper feeding cabinet provided with means for suspending a package of paper from its upper end portion, said cabinet having an opening at its lower end through which sheets of a package may be discharged from said package, a lever pivotally supported from said cabinet and adapted to swing in a vertical plane adjacent to the front wall of the cabinet, said lever having an arm projecting through a slot in one side wall of the cabinet, whereby the lever may be oscillated in a vertical plane from the exterior, and a brush supported by said lever in a position for contact with the front sheet of paper supported in said cabinet, whereby when said lever is oscillated, the friction of the brush will discharge the sheet with which it contacts through the opening in the lower end of the cabinet, substantially as described. 7

2. A paper feeding cabinet having an opening in its lower end adapted for a dis charge of paper sheets, means for supporting a package of paper within said cabinet in a position for successive sheet discharges through said opening, a lever pivotally supported within the cabinet near one side wall and projecting through the opposite side wall, the latter being slotted to permit vertical oscillations of the lever upon said pivotal connection, a brush having its back loosely connected with said lever and supported thereby adjacent to the front wall of said cabinet substantially midway between the sides thereof, guides connected with said cabinet wall and adapted to prevent a rotary movement of the brush when the lever is reciprocated, and means for pressing a package of paper against said brush, said brush being adapted to engage and actuate the front sheet of the package downwardly with each downward movement of the lever and also adapted to slide freely over the surface of the sheet during a reverse movement of the lever.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H. HOBEBG;

Witnesses:

WARD E. BLACK, HENRY Gonrnn.

five cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of latents,

Washington, 1). Q,

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