Improvements in Machines for Selling Newspapers and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1895-Accepted. 21st Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Selling Newspapers and the like.
I, MICHAEL ALEXANDER KENNEDY, of No. 38 Rue St. Sacrement, Montreal,
in the Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, Inventor, 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 :-
This invention relates to machines for selling newspapers; and it consists in the
novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and
claimed.
In the drawings
Figure 1 is a front view of the machine.
Figure 2 is a front view with the front part of the case removed.
Figure 3 is a side view taken in section on the line - in Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a side view taken in section on the line y-y in Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a plan view taken in section on the line - in Figure 2.
Figure 6 is a detail side view of the devices for pushing out the change.
A is the case which encloses the working parts of the machine, and a is a plate
which slides in guide grooves a¹. The papers are folded up and rest one above
the other on the plate a as indicated by the dotted lines.
B is a hinged door at the front of the case, and B' is a roller journalled in the
case a little below the bottom of the said door. The roller B₁ is preferably
covered with soft material b', such as canvas, and 6 is a toothed pinion secured to
the roller at one end of it.
C is a crankshaft journaled in the case below the roller B₁, and C₁ is a crank-
handle secured to the shaft C outside the case. A toothed wheel c is secured on
the shaft C and gears into the pinion b.
D is a spring adjustably secured to the inside of the door B by screws c¹ which
pass through vertical slots in the spring and secure it to the door after its vertical
position has been adjusted with relation to the roller B¹.
The spring D carries a roller d'.
D' is an inclined plate arranged between the plate a and the rollers, for guiding
the papers between the rollers.
A flap d is secured to the outside of the door to force the papers downwards
when being delivered and to prevent a hook from being inserted between the
rollers for the purpose of pulling out a paper.
The plate a is provided with a ledge A¹ at its rear which engages with the
bottom paper of the pile. The plate a is moved forward on turning the crank-
handle backward in the direction of the arrow in Figure 3, by intermediate
mechanism which will be more fully described hereinafter.
The revolution of the crankshaft turns the rollers, and the lowest paper is
withdrawn from the bottom of the pile and is thrust out of the machine between
the rollers.
E is an opening at the back of the case, and E' are plates for guiding the papers
onto the plate a.
A coin slot e is provided at the front part of the case, and e¹ are springs under
the coin slot to prevent the coin from dropping.

page_text: F is a cash drawer slidable to the lower part of the case, and F1 is a spring
secured to the front end of the drawer to prevent the coin from falling forward.
A plate is slidable in grooved guides f¹ in the lower part of the case.
G are
two jaws provided with shanks g which are secured to the top of the plate f.
G₁ is an arm slidable between the shanks g, and provided at its front end with a
lateral projection g', and a vertical projection h. The plate f engages with the
projection when pushed forward and moves forward the arm G¹.
His a bracket secured to the back of the case, and H₁ is a lever pivoted to the
said bracket by the pin h. The upper end of the lever H' is pivotally connected
to the underside of the plate a by the pin i, and the lower end of the lever is
pivotally connected to the rear end of the arm G¹ by the pin i. I is a connecting
rod which connects the crank I¹ of the crankshaft with a bracket j secured to the
plate f.
When the proper coin, for instance a cent, is dropped in the slot e, it rests on
the spring Funtil the jaws G come in proper position to receive it. When the
crankshaft is revolved, the jaws G are moved forward or backward; in their
forward movement, these jaws G press on the spring F' and allow the coin to fall
between them. The coin is then kept in the jaws by the supports e'. When the
crankshaft is revolved to move the jaws backward, the coin bears against the end
of the arm G¹ and pushes it back, thereby causing the plate a to move forward
and deliver a paper.
When the jaws G commence to move forward, the coin is
released and falls into the coin drawer.
A second coin slot is provided for operating the machine when change is required.
This slot will admit a five or a ten cent piece or other similar coin. J are two
jaws secured to the plate ƒ and provided with shanks J'.
K is an arm slidable between the shanks J' and provided with a projection k at
the top of its front end for engaging with the projection g¹ on the arm G'. The
arm K is also provided with a projection ¹ on the lower side of its front end for
engaging with the plate f. L are supports for holding the coin in the jaws J, and
Lis a spring on the front end of the cash drawer to prevent the coin from
dropping through when the jaws J are not in position to receive it.
M is a shalt journalled in the case, and m is an arm secured on one end of the
shaft M and pivoted to the rear part of the arm K by the pin m'.
M¹ is an arm
secured to the other end of the shaft M, and engaging with a slot n in a horizontal
pusher N which is slidable in a guide block N¹.
O is a tube for holding a supply of coins, such as cents, to make change. O¹ is
a block provided with a slot n in its top and arranged under the tube O. The
pusher N works back and forth in the slot 'n¹.
The rear
P is a lever pivoted on the pin p projecting from the side of the case.
end of the lever has a lateral pin o which supports the block O' against the end of
the guide block N'. A notched plate o¹ is provided for the other end of the
lever P to engage with. The block O' is raised or lowered by the lever P, and is
set so as to permit the pusher to push 1, 2, 3 or 4 cents or other coins from the
block O under the tube. The coins rest on the block O' and the space between
the bottom of the tube, which is secured to the case, and the top of the block
determines the number of coins which may be pushed off at one stroke of the
pusher.
When the change is pushed forward off the block, it falls into a cup Q at the
front of the case. When the machine is selling two cent papers, the block O¹ is
set to deliver three cents in change by the lever P being secured in the necessary
position.
When a five cent piece is dropped through the slot j¹ it rests on the spring L';
when the crankshaft is revolved, the jaws J are moved forward or backward; in
their forward movement, these jaws J press on the spring L' and allow the five-
cent piece to fall between them. The coin is then kept in the jaws J by the
supports L and when the crankshaft is revolved the five cent piece presses against

page_text: the end of the arm K and by means of the shaft M and the arms m and M¹ the
pusher is pushed forward and caused to deliver the appropriate change. The rear-
ward motion of the arm K pushes back the arm G¹ by means of the projections k
and g', and a paper is delivered as herein before described.
The coin is released from the jaws J when they begin to move forward, and the
plate subsequently engages with the projection k¹ and draws forward the arm K
to its normal position.
A pliable card R having the words "Sold Out" printed on it and provided with
a stop which will prevent it from wholly passing between the rollers, is laid
beneath the uppermost paper. This card is thrust between the rollers when the
last paper is delivered.
A guard S is secured to the front of the machine in front of the roller B¹.
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. In a vending machine, the combination, with a delivering roller, and a spring-
supported roller above it; of a crankshaft, a slidable plate provided with a
projection for thrusting forward a folded paper, and intermediate operating
mechanism between the said crankshaft and the said plate and delivering roller,
whereby they are operated simultaneously by the crankshaft, substantially as set
forth.
2. In a vending machine, the combination, with a delivering roller and means
for revolving it; of a spring supported roller, a guide plate for conducting a
folded paper between the rollers, and a flap secured on the opposite side of the
rollers from the said guide plate and operating to force downward the paper when
being delivered so as to protect it from theft, substantially as set forth.
3. In a vending machine, the combination, with the slidable plate f and the
jaws G carried by it, of spring for retaining a coin in the slot and supports for
holding the coin between the said jaws, an arm slidable between the said jaws and
adapted to be pushed back by a coin when inserted between the jaws, a slidable
plate a for delivering a paper, a pivoted lever operatively connecting the said
plates and a, and operating mechanism for sliding the plate by hand, substantially
as set forth.
4. In a vending machine, the combination, with the slidable plate f, and means
for operating it; of the jaws secured to the said plate, an arm slidable between
the said jaws and provided with a projection depending in front of the said plate
whereby the said arm is drawn forward after the coin drops from between the jaws,
substantially as set forth.
5. In a vending machine, the combination, with the slidable plate and means
for operating it; of the slidable arm G¹, provided with a lateral projection g', the
slidable plate a for delivering papers, a pivoted lever operatively connecting the
arm G with the plate a, the jaws J secured to the plate f, the arm K slidable
between the jaws J and provided with a projection k for engaging the projection g',
whereby a paper is delivered when a coin is inserted between the jaws J and the
plate is slid back substantially as set forth.
6. In a vending machine, the combination, with a vertical tube for holding
change, and a grooved block under the tube; of a pusher slidable in the said
grooved block and operating to push forward coins from under the tube, the
slidable plate and means for operating it, the jaws J secured to the said plate,
the arm K slidable between the said jaws, and a shaft provided with an arm at each
end, one arm being connected to the said pusher and the other arm being connected
to the arm K, substantially as set forth.
7. In a vending machine, the combination, with a vertical tube for holding
change, and a vertically slidable grooved block under the said tube; of a pusher
slidable in the said grooved block, means for operating the pusher, and a pivoted

page_text: lever for raising and lowering the said block, thereby regulating the amount of
change pushed forward at each stroke of the pusher, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 18th day of November 1895.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.