Improvements in and in connection with Means for the Display and Sale of Goods.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 22nd Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Means for the Display and
Sale of Goods.
I JOHN HOYLE of 29 Fisher Street Blackpool in the County of Lancaster
Electrician do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
The object of this invention is to facilitate the sale and purchase of any kind
and number of goods.
The novelty of this invention is having electric appliances, that is indicators and
call bell, and can be made automatic or otherwise and further any number of
articles can be sold or purchased and change given without wasting any time with
the attendant.
Its utility consists in the purchaser not sustaining any loss through the apparatus
getting out of order or any loss to the owner through the tendering of base coin
also removing the temptation for unscrupulous persons to obtain goods with base
coins which is so prevalent in automatic machines.
Now in order to elucidate more fully the objects, novelty and utility of this
my invention, the following is a description of the apparatus and as an illustration
I shall simply describe an apparatus as conuected to a portable booth or small pavilion
to be placed in any convenient part of a public hall, railway station, or public
thoroughfare but be it understood that the principle may be applied portably
or otherwise to any prominent part of any place of business or public building.
DESCRIPTION.
In any convenient part of one or more panels I make any number of apertures
that may be required, working in the said apertures are single or double headed
pushers or knobs each one numbered as required and electric appliances are connected
to the said pushers or knobs also an alarm indicator and register if required.
Near to the aforesaid apertures are one or more apertures for the admission of
any size of coins and when the coins are placed in the aperture it drops into a cash
box or drawer. Immediately below the coin aperture or any other convenient part is
a box or drawer or equivalent with apertures sufficiently large enough to allow the
purchaser to take the article purchased placed therein by the attendant with any
change if required; the other panels are either made of glass or glass show cases
are secured to the said panels to exhibit the articles that are offered for sale each
article is numbered to correspond with the numbers on the aforesaid pushers or
knobs or apertures, according to the instructions given on the most convenient
part of the apparatus. Any person wishing to purchase an article looks for the price
and number of the article on the list of or article exhibited and after placing the
cash in the coin aperture presses the aforesaid pusher or knob containing the same
number the alarm is then given and the attention of the attendant is called who
supplys the article at once.
Dated this 20th day of April 1895

page_text: Improvements in and in connection with Means for the Display and
Sale of Goods.
I, JOHN HOYLE of 29 Fisher Street Blackpool in the County of Lancaster
Electrician 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 :-
1st. The object of this invention is to facilitate the sale and purchase of any
number of articles of various kinds.
2nd. The novelty of this invention consists of a combination of electric and other
appliances with indicators and call bell in order that a variety of articles can be
sold at various prices also that any amount of money can be tendered and change
given without wasting time with the attendants.
3rd. Its utility consists, in purchaser not sustaining any loss through the
apparatus getting out of order or any loss, to the owner through the tendering of
base coin also removing the temptation for unscruplous persons to obtain goods
with base coins which is so prevalent in automatic coin freed machines.
4th. Description of Drawings.
Fig. 1. is a perspective view of a portion of a shop front as an illustration
showing a plate pane or panel marked "" to contain any number of appertures as
may be required for push "a" also appertures for depositing of cash and delivering
of goods and change when required the letters in Fig. 1 corresponding to those in
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2 is a half or end view of apparatus, cash and delivery box, tray or drawer
connected or secured to panel "1."
5th. Detailed Description as Shown in Drawings.
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a. " in Fig. 1 & 2 is a push numbered at each end.
"b." in Fig. 2 is a bearing bracket to secure spring "c
push "a" to work free.
"
also to hold and allow
"e." in Fig. 2 is a spiral spring to work push "a" back after being pressed by
purchaser.
"d." in Fig. 2 is a shield to cover the inside number of push "a" which is
visible to the attendant as hereinafter described.
"e." in Fig. 1 & 2 is an apperture in panel "" for coins to pass through into
cash box "f"
"f" in Fig. 2 is a cash box secured to panel "."
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'g." in Fig. 1 & 2 is a box, tray, or drawer connected or secured to panel "/"
for the delivery of goods and change.
"h." in Fig. 2 is an electric terininal secured to push "a."
"" in Fig. 2. is an electric contact plate connected to bracket "k" in such a
manner as to be regulated.
j.j. in Fig. 2. are electric wires.
"k." in Fig. 2 is a bracket secured to panel "I" to bear shield "d" and contact
plate "."
"" in Fig. 1 & 2 is a plate pane or panel for bearing the apparatus, the said
panel to be fixed at any convenient part of a place of business, shop window,
door, or any part of a booth, tent, public hall, or public thoroughfare portable or
otherwise.
6th. Full Descriptions and Workings of the Apparatus. Now all goods offered
for sale are numbered and the price marked on each article which are exhibited in
show cases or loose in the window or if not sufficient space, a list is given of all
articles with the number and price and a push for each article numbered con-
secutively as the articles. Now any person desirous of purchasing an article looks

page_text: for the number and price of the article deposits the money in the cash box " "ƒ"
through apperture "e" then presses push "a" bearing the corresponding number
to the number on the article they require, when push "a" is pressed shield "d" is
raised and the inside number of push "a" is then visible to the attendant whose
attention has been called by the ringing of the electric bell rung by the electric
terminal "," coming in contact with contact plate "." The attendant then
places the article and change if any required into the delivery and change box "g'
without any words passing between the purchaser and vendor thereby preventing
waste of time.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed but be it understood that
inasmuch as many variations may be made such as a key board for musical
instruments may be substituted for push "a." Therefore I do not limit myself
to the precise details as herein before described but I declare that what I
claim is:-
An apparatus consisting of a combination of electric and other appliances on a
numerical system to facilitate the vending of any variety and class of goods at
various prices and giving change to prevent waste of time with vendor also reducing
temptations to tender base coin as in automatic coin freed machines.
Dated this 18th day of January 1896.
JOHN HOYLE.