US2376018A - Dispenser - Google Patents

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May 15, 1945. c. G. SOHMER- DISPENSER Fi}ed Oct. 19, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l v Inventor 00 01. Sax/M51:

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May 15,- 1945. c, G. SOHMER DISPENSER Filed Oct. 19, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v Inventor C/ZQL 50//MEQ Patented May 15, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,376,018 DISPENSER Carl G. Sohmer, Tacoma, Wash. Application October 19-, 1943, Serial No. 506,887

I v lClaim. (or. 222-193) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in dispensers and more particular-.

ly to a dispenser for dispensing minute articles.

The principal object of the present. invention is to provide a dispenser for dispensing beads and like minute articles through the aid of air pressure rather than the use of complicated gearing thin discharging curtain.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the complete machine. I

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the dispenser proper. I

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2. v

T Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fi ure 4.

Referring to the drawings whereinlike numerals designate like parts-it can be seen that the machine may include a platform 5 supported by rollers 6 and having a compressed air tank I mounted thereon and charged by a motor driven pump 8. Numeral 9 generally refers to the improved dispenser which consists of a vertical front wall In and an inclined rear wall II, the rear wall ll terminating in close proximity to the lower end of the front wall Ill. The front and rear walls 10, H are connected by side walls l2, l3.

An inclined plate 14 is provided within the upper portion of the dispenser, the same extending downwardly from the upper portion of the rear wall I I and terminating in close proximity to the front wall I0, thus providing a hopper I5 for containing a multiplicity of small elements such as beads l6. 1

A plate I! is suitably secured by a flange l8 to the back side of the front wall It] and this extends upwardly in spaced parallel relation to the lower portion of the plate It to define a trap l9. This trap plate I! terminates about half way up the plate [4 and underlying the top plate I! in spaced parallel relation thereto is a deflector plate 20, the upper end of which is flanged as at 2| and secured to the back wall 1 l The flange l8 of the trap plate I! has a diverged plate 22 which extends inclinedly toward the rear wall H, terminating in spaced relation thereto just over the rear wall secured flange 23 of a deflector plate 24 which extends downwardly and terminates in close proximity to the rear side of the front wall [0.

Projecting into the space below Where the lower end of the plate l4 opposes the front wall In is an air pipe 25 having perforations 26 therein. This pipe extends through the dispenser and is closed at one end as at 2'! while the other end is threaded as at 28 to connect to a hose or other conduit 29 leading from the compressed air tank I. It is preferable that this conduit 29 have a valve therein, so that when it is desired to start dispensing the beads or other element I6, turning on of the air will cause an air discharge in the trap I9, pushing the beads upwardly and over the upper edge of the plate I! so that they gravitate down the plates 20, 22 and 24 to pass out of the lower end of the dispenser in the form ,of a ribbon or curtain as illustrated in Figure 4 and on to a'surface 30 to form a traffic guide strip on a pavement or street.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

. Having described the claimed as new is: p

A dispenser comprising a hopper-like structure including a pair of opposed walls, one being inclined to the vertical, an inclined plate depending from said inclined wall in the upper portion of the structure with a lower edge spaced from the other wall to form a gravity feed upper hopper in said structure having a restricted outlet and for feeding minute articles therefrom, a

invention, what is trap plate inclining upwardly from said other end,v a pair of deflector plates below said lower discharge end depending respectively from the walls of said structure, one. inclining downwardly from said inclined wall, and the other inclining downwardly from said other wall, said pair of deflector plates providing for the passage of the articles therebetween to the bottom of the structure, and an air supply tube in said trap for forcing the articles upwardly and out of said trap to cause the same to cascade over the defiector plates.

. CARL G. SOHMER.

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