US1140822A - Sugar-container. - Google Patents

Description

J. HIRSHFELD.

SUGAR CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.24,1914.

Patented May 25sv 1915.

@Karo/we By m JEROME HIRSHFELD, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUGAR-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rateatea May 25,1915.

Apiueation mea August 24, 1914. serial No. 858,226.

To all whom t may concern:

le it k-nown that I, JEROME Hrnsnrnnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved 'ugarsContainer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to kitchen and table articles, and has particular reference to containers for lump sugar or the like, the individual lumps or packages of which are to bc dispensed or withdrawn singly.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a container ofthe character indicated, which is of a neat appearance, sanitary in use, and easy of manipulation.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention are carried out by a mechanism substantially as hereinafter more fully described. and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which# Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of the base and top portions, respectively; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 in Fig. 4; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suit-able materials, and the relative sizes and proportions thereof, as well as the general design of the mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention hereinafter claimed.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, I show in Fig. 1 a main portion of the container, comprising a base 10 and a pedestal 11. These parts are preferably molded or cast as an integral structure, as from glass or some other suitable, cheap, sanitary material.

The pedestal portion is shown tapered somewhat toward the top, and comprises a plurality of substantially upright receptacles or chambers 12, shown in this instance as three in number, butit will be understood that a greater or less number may be employed. Each of these chambers 12 is formed by parallel side flanges 13, spaced according to the length of the blocks or packages to be held therein and dispensed therefrom. By way of illustration, the commodity to be dispensed may be understood to be lumps of sugar S, a column of which is contained in each chamber 12. The lowermost lump of the column is supported upon a pair of flanges 14, lying in a substantially horizontal plane at the lower ends of the flanges 13, and extending toward, but spaced from each other, the space being indicated at 15 and being wide enough for the easy insertion of ones finger between the flanges 14.

The rear wall 16V of each chamber 12 is recessed or undercut, as shown at 17, whereby the end of the finger may easily be slipped upwardly in the rear of the lowermost lump S. The groove 17 may extend upwardly along the rear wall 16 to any desired point, but shown in the illustrations as being co-extensive with the chamber 12, thereby adding to the beauty of the device and saving in material. This grooveI 17, furthermore, when extended all the way up to the top of the pedestal, facilitates the recharging of the device with the commodity to be dispensed.

As indicated in Fig. 3, the upward taper of the pedestal insures that the top of eachI column of lumps is inclined inwardly toward the vertical axis of the pedestal, and hence there is little likelihood that any column will topple over outwardly when the stantially equal to the width of the lumps of sugar, and hence the cover 18 is provided with as many flat faces 2O as there are channels or chambers 12, adjacent to which the f aces come when the cover is in place. In other words, the other edges of the lumps of sugar or lother commodity are loosely littedjust in the rear of the inner surfaces 20; that is to say, the lumps or packages are of a size and form to fit loosely in the chambers 12, but adapted to slide downwardly therealong as the bottom packages or lumps are removed.

The flanges 14 which support each column of lumps are arranged far enough below the horizontal plane of the flange 19 to allow the lowermost lump to be withdrawn outwardly freely, as will be seen in Fig. 3. The next upper lump, however, will be restrained by the lower edge 'of the face 20 of the cover. Hence, all of the column will be retained in the chamber .except the single lump at the bottom, with which the operators thumb and finger may *be engaged. It is obvious also that the nlump to be removed may be grasped by-a pair of tongs or other device, if it is not desired to grasp it with the'fingers.

lThe top of the cover lis closed but for a central hole 21 passing downwardly over and around a shank 22 formed at the top of the pedestal. The eXtreme upper end of the shank is preferably screw-threadedv at 23 for cooperation with a retaining device in the nature of,.a main cap and finger-piece 24, which coperates directly with the threaded part 23, and has a flange 25 which bears upon the upper surfaces 26 of .the cover top, serving to holdv the cover in place. The cap l24: may be ornamented in any suitable way,

and serves as a convenient means of lifting the device asa whole, when desired.

When the cover 18 is made of glass, it is obvious that the condition of the chambers 12 may readily be obserifed through the flat portions 20 thereof. n the container needs to be refilled, the"'ca 24 is unscrewed, and the cover removed' arid set aside, leaving the chambers exposed for filling with lumps of sugar or the like. When these chambers are lled, the` lumps remain in place, due to the inclination of the rear wall 16 of each chamber, and then the cover is replaced andsecured as above described.

. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1-. A container comprising a base, a pedestal thereon formed with a plurality of spaced chambers, the rear wall of each of which is inclined towardv the top of the pedestal and adjacent its lower end is provided with a recessed portion, a pair of spaced flanges extending from the said pedestal into the lower end of each of the said chambers, the opening between the spaced said chambers therein to support the said cover with the lower edge thereof a predetermined distance above the said pairs of spaced flanges.

2. container comprising a base, a pcd estal thereon formed with a plurality of spaced chambers in the rear wall of each of lwhich adjacent its lower end is a recessed portion, a pair of spaced flanges extending from the said pedestal into the lower end of each of the said chambers, the opening between the spaced flanges in each chamber making communication with the said recessed portionof its rear wall, a'cover fitting over the said pedestal, a rib on the outer lower portion of the said pedestal and eX- tending between the said chambers therein to support the said cover with the lower edge thereof a predetermined distance above the said pairs of spaced flanges, and means for securing the said cover in position.

3. A container comprising a base, a pedestal thereon formed with a plurality of chambers, the rear wall of each. of which is inclined toward the top of the pedestal and is provided with a recessed portion adjacent its lower end, spaced ianges extending from the pedestal into the lower end of each chamybeing also recessed in those portions thereof extending between the said chambers, va cover adapted to fit over the pedestal and provided interiorly with alternating straight andvconvex sides, the former adapted to extend over the said chambers and are inclined at the same angle as the rear walls thereof and the latter to fit within the recessed portions ofthe pedestal extending between the chambers, and means for securing the said cover in position with its lower edge a pre* determined distance above the said spaced flanges. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing. witnesses.

' JEROME HIRSHFELD,

Witnesses:

Huso WERTHERM, JULIUs PRICHLER.

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