Improvements in Coin-freed Vending Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Vending Machines.
I, FREDERICK RICHARD SIMMS, of Schönebergerstrasse, Berlin, S.W. in the
Empire of Germany, Director of a Public Company, do horaby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to coin-freed vending machines moro particularly those
which supply railway tickets, tramway tickets, time tables and the like and
mainly consists in so constructing the machines as to render it unnecessary to insort
a coin therein every time an article is removed from the machine, that is to say, a
number of coins may be placed in the machine and the drawer can then be operated
as many times as there are coins and the articles withdrawn singly without it being
necessary, as has heretofore been the case, to first insert the coin, then pull out the
drawer, then insort another coin and so on.
According to this invention the machine is provided with suitable mechanism for
arresting the descent of the coins and in operating the drawer to obtain an article
(say a railway ticket) the coins above the lowest coin are held back by a stop
operated by the supply drawer, or of a projection on the latter, at the moment
when the coin which allows the release of the supply drawer falls into the receptacle
as the drawer is drawn forward. The coin which is now at the bottom falls upon
the stop arm of the drawer as the latter is thrust back and effects the release of the
drawer upon the next occasion.
The slot for the insertion of the coin is provided with two gripping teeth which
prevent the insertion of lead coins into the chute. The apparatus is so constructed
that only coins of a size previously determined operate it, and smaller ones when
placed in the money slot are at once caused to pass to the oxterior of the machine
without acting upon the internal mechanism.
On the supply of articles being exhausted a stop is automatically brought behind
the slot so as to prevent the insertion of more coins.
The coin chuto allows of the insertion of a number of coins.
When the supply drawer is pushed completely back the coin stop is held back by
a projection of the drawer.
On the supply drawer being drawn forward a lug of the stop, which is impelled
by a spring, projects between the lowest coin and the lowest but one, which latter is
then supported by the stop. As the drawer is drawn forward the lowest coin which
lies in the chute pushes a stop on the drawor on one side and effects the release of
the drawer in the ordinary way. As the lowest coin falls into the receptacle on
the drawer being pulled still farther forward the coin which is now the lowest as
well as the one lying upon it, if such there be, is for the moment held by the coin
stop. The coin which is lowest falls upon the drawer stop as the drawer is pushed
back and the coin stop is pressed back by a lug, thus allowing the release of the
drawer on the succeeding occasion and so on.
Instead of the coin stop consisting of an arm pivotting on a pin under the
pressure of a spring, and having a projection, a sliding piece moving in guides
might be made use of without thereby altering anything essential to the invention.
Similarly, the supply drawer might be provided with suitable mechanism so
arranged that a stop would pass between the lowest coin and the next lowest on the
drawer being pulled out.
Then on the lowest coin falling into the receptacle the stop would hold back the
coin now at the bottom and those upon it for the moment, the bottom coin allowing
of the release of the drawer for the supply of the next article to be delivered.

page_text: Where tickets are employed they are packed upon one another in the vertica!
channel and pressed down by a weight.
If now the release of the supply drawer has been effected as described by the
bottom coin and the stop, as the drawer is pulled further forward a ridge on it grips
the lowest card. in the usual manner and the card then falls upon a sloping table 5
from which the purchaser takes it.
The drawer is returned to its initial position by means of springs.
When the last ticket is taken out a stop is caused to move behind the money slot
by a lug on the weight, which lug presses upon a lever and moves a rod which
operates the said stop.
For preventing the insertion of lead dises the money slot is provided with gripping
teeth attached to arms which are pivotted to the guide which leads to the chute,
and are united by a spring.
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The said guide is provided with a lateral slit through which coins which are too
Binall fall and pass to the exterior of the machine without operating the internal 1
mechanism. Coins of the predetermined size always pass from the guide to the
coiu ohute.
Dated the 27th day of January 1893.
G. F. REDFERN & ('o.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Vending Machines.
I, FREDERICK Richard Simms, of 8, Schönebergerstrasse, Berlin, S. W. in the
Empire of Germany, Director of a Public Company, 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 coin-freed vending machines more particularly those
which supply railway tickets, tramway tickets, time-tables and the like and mainly
consists in so constructing the machines as to render it unnecessary to insert a coin
therein overy time au article is removed from the machine, that is to say, a number
of coins may be placed in the machine and the drawer can then be operated as many
times as there are coins and the articles withdrawn singly without it being necessary,
as has heretofore been the case, to first insert the coin, then pull out the drawer,
then insert another coin and so on.
According to this invention the machine is provided with suitable mechanism for
arresting the descent of the coins and in operating the drawer to obtain an article
(say a railway ticket) the coins above the lowest coin aro held back by a stop
operated by the supply drawer, or by a projection on the latter, at the moment
when the coin which allows the release of the supply drawer falls into the recoptaole
as the drawer is drawn forward. The coin which is now at the bottom offects the
release of the drawer upon the next occasion.
The slot for the insertion of the coin is provided with two gripping teeth which
prevent the insertion of lead discs or coins into the chute. The apparatus is so
constructed that only coins of a size previously determined operate it, and smaller
ones when placed in the money slot are at once caused to pass to the exterior of
the machine without acting upon the internal mechanism.
On the supply of articles being exhausted a stop is automatically brought behind
the slot so as to prevent the insortion of more coins.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can be
carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
:-
Figure 1 is a vertical section of a coin-freed vending machine constructed
according to my invention, the section being taken in the direction of the length of

page_text: tno drawer, the coin stop consisting of a pivotted spring-arm operated by the
drawer:
Figure 2 is a vertical section at right angles to this direction :
Figure 3 is a horizontal section along the line - of Figure 1:
Figure 4 is a vertical section (looking from the rear of the machine) through
the guides for the objects for sale and the supply drawer, the front of the box
being shown in elevation and the stop in position behind the slot for the insertion
of the coin:
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the guide which conducts the coin from the said
slot and having a lateral opening for the ejection of coins which are too small :
Figure 6 is an elevation of the opposite side of the said guide :
Figure 7 is a transverse section; and,
Figure 8 a front elovation of the said guide:
Figure 9 is a plan of the drawer:
Figure 10 is n rear elevation of the drawer and coin chute showing the coin stop
formed by a projection on the drawer:
Figures 11 and 12 are sectional elevations shewing the drawer with its projection
in two different positions :
Figure 13 is a longitudinal section of part of the drawer and coin chuto
illustrating a modified arrangement for stopping the coins :
Figure 14 is a transvorso section of the same :
Figures 16 and 16 are similar views to Figures 13 and 14 respectively but
illustrating a different position of the drawer:
Figure 17 is a plan of the drawer.
I will first describe my invention by reference to Figures 1 to 9.
The coin chute a allows of the insertion of a number of coins b, two coins resting
one upon the other being shown in Figures 1 and 2. On the supply drawer c being
pushed completely back, as shewn in Figure 1, the coin stop d pivotted at d to a
bracket d fixed to the back of the vertical guide for the object for sale is
held back in the position shewn in Figure 1 by a projection o' on the drawer c.
On the supply drawer c being drawn forward, a lug d³, Figure 1, on the stop d
which is impelled by a spring d³, projects through a hole d' in the coin chute a
between the lowest coin and the lowest but one. As the drawer c is drawn forward
the lowest coin which lies in the chute a pushes aside a spring-stop e pivotted to
the drawer and effects the release of the drawer and falls into the money receptacle c
in the ordinary way. On the drawore being pulled still farther forward, the coin
which is now the lowest as well as the one lying upon it, if such there be, is for the
moment supported by the coin stop d. The coin which is lowest falls upou the
drawer stope as the drawer c is pushed back, the stop d is pressed back by
the projection c, the drawer stop locks the drawer and the coin falls a littlo
further until it rests on the edges of the slot in the drawer ready to effect the
release of the drawer on the succeeding occasion and so on.
Instead of the coin stop consisting of a spring-arm d pivotting on a pin and
having a lug, a sliding piece moving in guides might be made use of without
thereby altering anything essential to the invention.
Similarly, as illustrated in Figures 10 to 12, the supply drawer c can be provided
with a projecting arm which passes between the lowest coin and the next lowest
on the drawer being pulled out. Then on the lowest coin falling into the receptacle
the projecting arm d supports for the moment the coin now at the bottom, as
shewn in Figure 12, and those upon it, the bottom coin then falling into position for
effecting the release of the drawer for the supply of the next article to be delivered,
as shown in Figure 11.
Or, as illustrated in Figures 13 to 17, I can obtain a similar result by providing
the drawer with a partial covering at its top made with a slot having a
widened portion c and a partial covering e' at its bottom having a slot c. The
wide portion of the slot will allow a coin to pass through but the narrow portion
of the said slot and the slot c³ will not. Consequently when the drawer is closed

page_text: the lowermost coin b will rest upon the edges of the slot c" and will support the
remainder of the coins, as shewn in Figures 13 and 14. On the drawer a being
pulled the lowermost coin will effect its release in the same manner as that herein-
before described and will then fall through the uncovered part e' of the bottom into
the coin-receptacle and the next lowermost coin will simultaneously come to rest
upon the edges of the narrow part of the slot c', as shewn in Figures 15 and 16,
ready to effect the release of the drawer at the next operation and so on.
In the drawings I have shewn as an example an apparatus for the supply of tickets,
such as tram tickets. These tickets are packed upon one another in the vertical
channel and pressed down by a weight g in order to ensure their lying closely
together.
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If now the release of the supply drawer c has been effected as described by the
bottom coin b and the stop e, as the drawer is pulled further forward a ridge on it
pushes out the lowest card in the usual manner, and the card then falls upon a
sloping table from which the purchaser takes it. The drawer e is returned to its
initial position by means of springs c¹º, Figure 3.
The money slot a' is made of considerable length and of only just sufficient size
to admit a perfectly flat coin in order to prevent the insertion of crooked coins
which would be liable to impede the proper working of the apparatus.
When the last tickat is taken out a pivotted spring-stop is caused to move
behind the money slot a', as shewn in Figure 4, by à lug g' on the weight g, which
lug presses upon a lever and moves a rod p which operates the stop i.
o, o, Figures 5, 6 and 8, are the gripping teeth for preventing the insertion of
lead discs or coins, the said teeth being attached to arms o' pirotted to the guide m
which leads to the chute a ard uuited by a spring, Figures 6 and 8. These gripping
teeth by biting into the soft metal of lead coins and the like frustrate any attempts
to introduce them into the coin chute. The guide m is provided with a lateral
slot m³, Figures 1, 5 and 6, through which coins which are too small fall in the
direction of the arrows 1, Figures 1 and 2, and pass, without operating the internal
mechanism, through a channel into an oblique tray ', Figure 2, outside the
apparatus from which they can be removed by the intending purchaser. Coins of
the proper size always pass in the direction of the arrows 2, Figures 1 and 2, from
the guide m to the coin chuto a.
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 coin-freed vending machine especially designed for vending tickets in
which, oven when sovoral coius aro introduced one after the other, the removal of
an article for each piece of money inserted is allowed of by a pivotted or sliding
stop operated by the supply drawer or by a projection on the same which, when the
drawer is drawn out, passes between the lowermost coin and the one above it iu
such a way that, when the coin which allows of the withdrawal of the artiole falls
into the money receptacle, the coin which is then lowermost is supported in order
to effect the following release of the supply drawer, until the latter has been
completely pushed in, substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. In a coin-freed vending machine the arrangement of arms carrying gripping
teeth and pivotting on the coin-guide for the purpose of frustrating attempts to
insert worthless coins such as lead coins by the teeth entering the soft metal,
substantially as heroinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3. In a coin-freed vending machine the combination with the pivotted gripping
teeth on the guide to the coin chute of a money slot of considerable length and
only just sufficient size to admit a perfectly flat coin as, and for the purpose,
described.
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4. In a coin-freed vending machine a lug on the weight serving to compress the
tickets, which lug when the last ticket is removed presses upon a lever and by

page_text: means of this latter and of a rod causes a stop to move behind the money slot
substantially as, and for the purpose, hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
6. The improved coin-freed vending machine hereinbefore described and
5 illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 21st day of August 1893.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.