Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 19th Oct., 1888
I, CHARLES HENRY BINGHAM of the Town of Utrecht, Holland, Railway Manager,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
--
The articles to be delivered are piled in a column one above another in a tube or
hopper the lowest article being pushed out sideways to be delivered through a slot
provided in one side of the bottom of the hopper.
The hopper has a bottom plate on each side, the centre of the bottom being open.
The pusher for delivering the articles consists of a lever or levers pivoted eccentrically
on the axis of a handle. When the handle is turned the nose of the lever comes
against the side of the lowest article in the hopper (a slot being provided opposite to
the delivery slot to allow of this) and the tail end of the lever comes against a stop
which prevents the lever from turning on its pivot so that as the handle is turned, the
lever pushes out the lowest article. When however the handle is turned back again
the lever when it comes against the article in the hopper turns on its pivot and so
passes beneath the article.
In order that the handle shall only be turned and an article delivered when a coin
has been inserted the axis of the handle has fixed to it a ratchet or escapement wheel.
The coin on entering the box is received into a hopper on the end of a balanced lever,
whose other end is connected to two pawls taking into the teeth of the ratchet wheel.
Until a coin is put into the box the handle cannot be turned either way, being retained
in one direction by a stop, and in the other by one of the pawls. When the coin is
put into the hopper the balanced lever turns about its pivot, raising the last mentioned
pawl out of gear with the ratchet wheel and putting the other pawl into gear, the
result is that the handle can now be turned forwards until it is arrested by a stop, but
it cannot be turned backwards, being restrained by the second pawl until the balanced

page_text: lever resumes its former position when the handle can be turned backwards but not
forwards.
The bottom of the coin hopper is made of such a form that the coin rolls out when
the balanced lever has turned through a certain angle.
In order to prevent the balanced lever from immediately resuming its former position
on the escape of the coin and before an article has been delivered a retaining catch is
provided, which is not withdrawn until the handle has been turned.
The controlling and delivery apparatus can be used in connection with other delivery
and controlling apparatus respectively.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Goods in Exchange for
Coin.
1, CHARLES HENRY BINGHAM of the Town of Utrecht Holland Railway Manager
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :--
The articles to be delivered are piled in a column one above another in a tube or
hopper the lowest article being pushed out sideways to be delivered through a slot
provided in one side of the bottom of the hopper.
The hopper has a bottom plate on each side the centre of the bottom being open.
The pusher for delivering the articles consists of a lever or levers pivotted eccentrically
on the axis of a handle. When the handle is turned the nose of the lever comes
against the side of the lowest article in the hopper (a slot being provided opposite to
the delivery slot to allow of this) and the tail end of the lever comes against a stop
which prevents the lever from turning on its pivot so that as the handle is turned the
lever pushes out the lowest article. When however the handle is turned back again
the lever when it comes against the article in the hopper turns on its pivot and so
passes beneath the article.
In order that the handle shall only be turned and an article delivered when a coin
has been inserted the axis of the handle has fixed to it a ratchet or escapement
eccentric. The coin on entering the box is received into a hopper on the end of a
balanced lever whose other end is connected to two pawls taking into the teeth of the
ratchet wheel. Until a coin is put into the box the handle cannot be turned either
way being retained in one direction by a stop and in the other by one of the pawls.
When the coin is put into the hopper the balanced lever turns about its pivot raising
the last mentioned pawl out of gear with the ratchet eccentric and putting the other
pawl into gear, the result is that the handle can now be turned forwards until it is
arrested by a stop but it cannot be turned backwards being restrained by the second
pawl until the balanced lever resumes its former position when the handle can be
turned backwards but not forwards.
The bottom of the coin hopper is made of such a form that the coin rolls out when
the balanced lever has turned through a certain angle.
In order to prevent the balanced lever from immediately resuming its former position
on the escape of the coin and before an article has been delivered a retaining catch is
provided which is not withdrawn until the handle has been turned.
The controlling and delivery apparatus can be used in connection with other delivery
and controlling apparatus respectively.
In order that my said invention may be more fully understood and readily carried
into effect 1 will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the mechanism inside the box.
a is the tube or hopper in which the articles bare piled one above the other. c is a
lever pivotted at c¹ to an arm d fixed to the axis e of the handle. Figure 2 shows a
detached view of these when in the act of expelling the lowest package and Figure 3
shows them returning. The axis of the handle carries an escapement wheel (or it
might be a ratchet wheel) f. The escapement consists of two pawls Gg pivotted
at these take into the teeth of the wheel f. The pawl G is connected to one end of
the lever pivotted at whose other end carries the coin hopper. When the pawl G
is engaging with the teeth of the wheel its tail end comes against a pin on the
pawl which is thereby lifted out of gear. Pins g²² on the frame limit the
downward travel of the pawls. j is a catch for preventing the immediate return of
the lever when the coin has rolled out of the hopper. This is shown in side
elevation at Figure 4. The axis e of the handle carries an arm which as the handle
is turned comes against one arm of the catch j thereby raising it and freeing the
lever which immediately rises and by its pawl prevents the further turning of the
handle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A lever pivotted eccentrically to the axis of the handle which when the handle is
turned in one direction comes against and delivers the lowest article in the hopper, but
when the handle is turned in the other direction gives way and passes beneath the
lowest article in the hopper substantially as described.
2. The combination with such a delivery lever of the escapement mechanism
actuated by the coin substantially as described.
3. The catch whereby the lever h of the coin hopper is retained until it is freed
by the arm on the axis of the handle substantially as described.
4. The improved apparatus for delivering goods in exchange for coin substantially
as described and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 13th day of August 1888.