WO2010060130A1 - Dispositif de distribution de perles - Google Patents

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WO2010060130A1
WO2010060130A1 PCT/AU2008/001768 AU2008001768W WO2010060130A1 WO 2010060130 A1 WO2010060130 A1 WO 2010060130A1 AU 2008001768 W AU2008001768 W AU 2008001768W WO 2010060130 A1 WO2010060130 A1 WO 2010060130A1
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Nicholas St Clair Max Heine
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Moose Enterprise Pty Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
    • B44C1/28—Uniting ornamental elements on a support, e.g. mosaics

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  • the present invention relates to a dispensing device for beads and in particular for craft beads.
  • beads in craft activities is a popular pastime.
  • beads can be placed and fixed on templates to create decorative pictures.
  • beads are used in creating jewellery or as ornamentation on clothing and accessories.
  • Beads are difficult to handle given their small size and often round profile.
  • Devices have been developed to store small amounts of beads and to enable the beads to be dispensed in a practical manner.
  • limitations exist with known devices including: they are often limited to storing only one type of bead, they are cumbersome to load or awkward to use.
  • a bead dispenser comprising a housing supporting a storage casing that contains segmented bead compartments separated by partitions between which beads are stored, the bead compartments being rotatable about a selection axis to selectively release beads from a bead compartment and into a passage in the housing leading to an outlet through which beads are dispensed by way of a dispensing mechanism.
  • the storage casing preferably includes a wheel where the partitions extend radially from a centre of the wheel, the wheel being rotatable about the selection axis inside the storage casing.
  • the bead compartments are open at the wheel periphery so that, beads can be dispensed from the compartments through the open periphery.
  • the partitions of the wheel sweep an annular wall of the storage casing as the wheel is rotated so that the gap between the partitions and annular wall are smaller than the size of a bead thereby preventing beads transferring between compartments .
  • the storage casing and more specifically the annular wall of the storage casing, preferably has an exit opening through which beads are released from the bead compartments into the passage.
  • the selection axis is preferably substantially perpendicular to the direction that beads are dispensed through the outlet.
  • the wheel includes a stopping function to align compartments with the passage, where the stopping function comprises dimples on the wheel aligned with corresponding nodes on the storage casing that engage and urge the wheel to one of the engaged positions .
  • a handle is preferably disposed on an exterior of the bead dispenser to allow a user to manually rotate the wheel.
  • the housing is elongated to a' pointed nib defining the outlet and the passage is oriented in the direction of bead release.
  • the passage includes a conduit having a funnel at the storage casing end of the conduit, the opposite end being narrow and which releases beads at the dispensing mechanism located near the outlet.
  • the dispensing mechanism is typically operated by a trigger button.
  • the storage casing is rotatable, or pivotable, relative to the housing to allow access to load the bead compartments with beads.
  • the storage casing is rotatable about a loading axis that is substantially perpendicular to the selection axis and also substantially perpendicular to the direction of bead release from the outlet.
  • a lock on the bead dispenser prevents rotation of the storage casing.
  • Figure 1 is a top perspective view of a bead dispenser in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of the bead dispenser
  • Figure 3 is a perspective internal bottom view of the bead dispenser
  • Figure 4 is a perspective internal top view of the bead dispenser
  • Figure 5 is a side sectional view of the bead dispenser taken at section A-A of Figure 1;
  • Figure 6 is a schematic view illustrating the storage casing rotating through to an open position
  • Figure 7 illustrates beads being loaded into the storage casing
  • Figure 8 illustrates the bead dispenser in use. Detailed Description of Preferred Embodiment of Invention
  • a bead dispensing device namely a bead dispenser 10
  • a bead dispenser 10 is illustrated in the drawings and comprises a housing 12 that at one end supports a storage casing 20 for storing beads 50 in bead compartments 25 that can be rotated about a selection axis 26 to selectively release beads.
  • the bead compartments 25 are separated by partitions 32 between which beads are stored in free form, that is, in no particular order and packed against each other.
  • the housing 12 also includes a passage, specifically a conduit 35, for transferring beads from the storage casing through an elongated neck 14 of the housing and to dispense beads through an outlet 16 at the end of the housing 12.
  • the beads are dispensed through the outlet in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the selection axis.
  • a dispensing mechanism 40 located before the outlet regulates the number of beads being dispensed.
  • the storage casing 20 in the embodiment illustrated is a flattened spherical enclosure consisting of three main parts: a front casing half 22 (front casing); a rear casing half 23 (rear casing); and a bead wheel 24.
  • the front view of Figure 1 illustrates front casing 22 supported at one end of housing 12 of the bead dispenser 10, while the rear view of Figure 2 illustrates rear casing 23 supported by housing 12.
  • the front and rear casings 22, 23 clip together to form most of the exterior storage casing structure which is supported by housing 12.
  • the remaining part of the casing structure comprises a portion of the bead wheel 24.
  • the side sectional view of Figure 5 best shows how the front and rear casings interconnect and their relative positioning.
  • Housing 12 has two arms 17 between which storage casing 20 is supported on two pins 21, one pin located on each arm 17.
  • Storage casing 20 is able to rotate, or swivel, on pins 21 around a loading axis 60 defined by the pins.
  • the storage casing 20 is permanently secured to the housing 12. It is however foreseeable that the storage casing may be removable from the housing so that storage casings may be interchanged with the same housing.
  • Cartridges in the form of storage casings with beads may be provided separately to users from the housing component of the bead dispenser.
  • the part of the arms 17 facing storage casing 20 is open to storage casing and a circular housing seat 15 (see Figure 3) at the junction of arms 17 defines an opening through which beads dispense from the storage casing and into conduit 35 in the housing.
  • housing neck 14 elongates to a pointed nib 18 which includes outlet 16.
  • Conduit 35 is carried inside housing neck 14.
  • bead wheel 24 sits inside the front and rear casings 22, 23 and rotates relative thereto about a selection axis 26.
  • Bead wheel has a central hub 28 with a spigot 29 at one end that slidingly fits into a corresponding cylindrical hole 30 in a rear face 31 of rear casing 23 to allow bead wheel 24 to rotate relative to rear casing 23 on hub 28, which defines the selection axis 26.
  • the partitions 32 Extending radially outwardly from the centre of wheel 24 at hub 28 are the partitions 32 that define between them the bead compartments 25.
  • the number of partitions may vary depending on the number of bead compartments required. It is envisaged that at least two bead compartments would be required in order to offer a user a selection of different beads to be dispensed.
  • the storage casing 20 may contain as many compartments as it can possibly hold, depending on the diameter of the casing. It is envisaged that 4 to 8 compartments would provide a user with a good selection of beads, if each compartment held a different type of bead, without making the size of the storage casing unmanageable.
  • the partitions 32 within the storage casing may be movable and/or removable such that the size and number of the compartments 25 are adjustable. This enables a user to personalise a bead dispenser to their own needs, for example to provide one compartment that is larger than others so to hold beads of a popular colour.
  • partitions 32 sweep the inside annular wall 33 of the storage casing 20, and namely the inside walls of front and rear casings 22, 23, leaving a small gap between the outer edge of the partition and the inside wall 33 that is smaller than the size of a bead 50 so that bead transfer between compartments cannot occur.
  • Bead wheel 24 has a circular top face 34 at one end of hub 28. As best shown in Figures 1 and 5, top face 34 is exposed to the exterior of bead dispenser 10 through a circular hole 36 in a front face of front casing 22. Top face 34 has a stepped rim 37 that sits under and is constrained by an inwardly facing lip 38 of circular hole 36. Top face 34 is accordingly able to rotate about selection axis 26 relative to front casing 22, which remains stationary, without escaping from the storage casing.
  • a handle 41 mounted to the exterior surface of top face 34 allows a user to manually rotate the wheel to select the compartment from which beads are to be dispensed. Handle 41 sits across top face 34, which (as shown in Figure 5) has a concave profile to give handle 41 prominence on top face 34.
  • a stopping function between the wheel and front casing 22 urges the wheel towards engaged positions where each compartment 25 is aligned with the conduit 35.
  • the stopping function specifically comprises small dimples 47 spaced around the top face 34 of the wheel at the stepped rim 37, and corresponding nodes (not shown) located under lip 38 of front casing 22 that are adapted to receive the nodes. As wheel 24 is rotated, the wheel will be encouraged to stop at the positions where the nodes engage with dimples .
  • beads from a selected compartment are able to freely flow under gravity through a short neck 42 of the storage casing that directs beads through the housing seat 15 and into the conduit 35.
  • the storage casing may take a number of forms that would achieve the same result of separately storing beads and selectively releasing the beads from a compartment by rotating the compartments along an axis substantially perpendicular to the direction of release.
  • the entire storage casing may be rotatable about a selection axis relative to the housing.
  • the storage casing would require a different mounting arrangement on the housing in order to allow the entire casing to rotate.
  • a funnel 44 is held at the housing seat 15 in an annular holding groove 45.
  • Funnel 44 forms part of the conduit 35 at the storage casing end of the conduit.
  • Funnel 44 directs beads from the storage casing through the rest of the conduit, which is defined by a tube 43, and to the dispensing mechanism 40.
  • Guide fins 46 inside the funnel direct beads in single file through to tube 43.
  • Dispensing mechanism 40 is located in housing neck 14 just before nib 18 and comprises a slide mechanism 51 mounted in the housing neck 14 with a trigger 52 extending outwardly from the side of housing 12 through a trigger aperture.
  • Trigger 52 is biased outwardly of the housing by a spring (not shown) constrained on a lug 54 of slide mechanism 51 and lying between the housing interior and slide mechanism 51.
  • a dispensing hole 53 in the slide mechanism which is slightly larger than the size of a bead, aligns to open the passage between the conduit 35 and outlet 16 when trigger 52 is pressed. Opening the passage between conduit 35 and outlet 16 will allow a bead to pass there through. In a rest position when trigger 52 is not pressed, dispensing hole 53 is out of alignment with the conduit and outlet and will therefore obstruct a bead passing through to the outlet.
  • the slide mechanism and/or the housing passage on either side of the slide mechanism may be modified to allow more than one bead to pass at once, . for example by enlarging the dispensing hole or creating a - S -
  • storage casing 20 can swivel with respect to housing 12 on support pins 21 between a closed, operational position, as illustrated in Figures 1 to 5, and an open, loading position, as illustrated in Figures 6 and 7.
  • Figure 6 illustrates in three steps how housing 12 is rotated with respect to storage casing 20 in the direction of Arrow B to bring storage casing 20 into an open position. In practice it is more convenient to hold storage casing 20 stationary and upright, and pivot the housing 12 so to avoid spilling any beads contained inside the storage casing.
  • Storage casing 20 is released from an engaged or closed position with housing 12 by actuating a release lock 55 located on the side exterior of housing 12.
  • Release lock 55 in a normal rest condition has a leg 58 that protrudes into an opening 59 in short neck 42 to obstruct the storage casing from rotating out of closed engagement with the housing.
  • release lock is pulled open (or pushed open in an alternate embodiment) to allow the housing to freely rotate relative to the storage casing.
  • the beads are not loaded into the storage container from the side of the casing but can be instead loaded through the top face 34 of the wheel.
  • the top face 34 would be able to be opened from the wheel so to expose the compartments for loading. This could be achieved, for example, by lifting the top face 34 completely off the wheel, or a sliding window on the top face could expose one compartment at a time for loading. This embodiment would therefore not require the storage casing 20 to be pivotable relative to the housing 12.
  • Figure 7 illustrates beads 50 being loaded into storage casing 20.
  • Short neck 42 which provides access into the storage casing interior is roughly rectangular in shape and has a length that is proportional to the arc distance between two partitions 32 at the circumference of wheel
  • Short neck 42 also serves to funnel loading beads into the storage casing.
  • Bead compartments 25 are loaded one by one by rotating wheel 24 in the direction of Arrow C in Figure 7. After one compartment is filled the user rotates wheel 24 one compartment over to align the next compartment with, and open it to, short neck 42 so that it too can be filled with beads. Using handle 41 the user can rotate through each compartment and consecutively fill the compartments with beads.
  • a loading station in the form of a larger structure onto which, or under which, the open bead dispenser may be securely placed for loading.
  • the loading station which holds a larger supply of beads than the bead dispenser, can then be activated to load a compartment with beads.
  • Wheel 24 is rotated to expose an empty compartment to the loading station until all compartments are loaded.
  • Each compartment may be loaded with beads having different characteristics, such as different colours, or two or more compartments may hold beads having the same characteristics.
  • housing 12 is rotated in the direction opposite to Arrow B in Figure 6 to bring the bead dispenser into an operative condition as illustrated in Figure 8.
  • Storage casing 20 closes securely in the engaged position with housing 12 between arms 17 by way of a locating detent 56 positioned in housing 12 and biased (by a spring member or other suitable means) to protrude against front casing 22 and, in the engaged/closed position, protrude into a complementary recess 57 profiled on the circumference of storage casing 20 Accordingly, detent 56 maintains a fixed relationship between housing 12 and storage casing 22, locating storage casing 22 until a user applies a force that overcomes the holding force of the biased detent .
  • Top face of wheel 24, and/or the rear face 31 or rear casing 23, can be transparent so that a user can see the beads stored inside the compartments and select which beads to dispense.
  • Figure 8 illustrates a transparent top face of wheel 24 that allows a user to see the beads 50 inside compartments 25.
  • the housing 12 may too be made of a transparent material so that the user can see the beads as they travel through conduit 35 to dispensing mechanism 40 and out through nib 18.
  • Nib 18 is tapered, or pointed, to provide a user with greater control and accuracy in placing a bead into a desired position, such as onto a template.
  • Nib 18 also has internal guide fins 46 for smoothly guiding beads out through outlet 16.
  • the bead dispenser described herein provides a compact means for storing a wide range of beads in a hand-held device, without the user having to continually load the device. Beads are stored in a closely packed space-saving manner. More beads can therefore be dispensed before the dispenser needs to be reloaded. For example, for beads having a diameter of 10 mm, the bead dispenser with six compartments could hold approximately 300 beads, which is many more beads than what a conventional bead dispenser can hold.
  • the dispenser provides a convenient means for loading beads and an accurate means for selectively dispensing beads through the dispenser.
  • the beads are easily loaded into the storage casing without requiring special loading tools or funnels (which can be lost) and the housing towards the outlet is slim, pen-like and ergonomically comfortable for a child to be able to grip and use.

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L'invention porte sur un distributeur de perles, comprenant un boîtier supportant une enceinte de stockage qui contient des compartiments de perles segmentés séparés par des séparations entre lesquels sont stockées des perles, les compartiments de perles pouvant tourner autour d'un axe de sélection pour libérer de façon sélective des perles à partir d'un compartiment de perles et dans un passage dans le boîtier menant à une sortie à travers laquelle des perles sont distribuées à l'aide d'un mécanisme de distribution.
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