Year: 1898

page_text: I, COSBY CARMICHAEL CHRISTOPHER, of 5, Victoria Road, Norwood, London, S.E.,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in coin operated machines & has for
its object the production & use of a coin operated machine which will achieve
the whole of the following results—namely
1st. The delivery of a card or token.
2nd. The reception of the replacement of the whole or part of such card or
token.
3rd. The identification of the whole or part of a particular card or token (after
it has been delivered & replaced) with the particular coin or body which caused
the machine to deliver it.
The manner in which I attain these results is-as to the
1st. By the use of any known & convenient mechanism which will cause the
machine to deliver a card or token on the insertion of a coin as to the
2nd. By the use of a receptacle in which the whole or any part of any card
or token delivered by the machine may be replaced and as to the
3rd. By the use in conjunction with the coin shoot or device for guiding the
coins into the machine of any known and convenient coin receptacle which is so
constructed arranged or operated in relation to the said shoot or device that coins
or bodies inserted into the machine are retained by it in the order in which they
were inserted further combined with the use in conjunction with such coin
receptacle of a card or token receptacle constructed in a similar manner to the coin
receptacle and corresponding to it; or the said card or token receptacle may be
constructed in any other known manner that will attain a similar result. Thus
for the desired purposes the coin receptacle may be in the form of a drum with
compartments or compartments may be attached to an endless chain or to a bar
in each case the arrangement being such that a fresh compartment is brought
into position to Peceive a coin or other body each time the machine is operated
or the coin receptacle may be in the form of a tube provided with means for
keeping the coins separate and in the same order as they pass into the machine―
or the coin receptacle with compartments may be made stationary in which
case the coin shoot or guide would be made movable so that it would automatically
deliver into a fresh compartment each time the machine is worked.
Thus in each case the arrangement is such that the coins or other bodies
inserted into the machine are retained in the order in which they are inserted.
The coin receptacles are so constructed that a lead coin or blank can be readily
detected by inspection, and if desired any known or convenient means may be
provided by which when the coin receptacle is full the further insertion of coin
into the machine may be prevented. The card or token receptacle similarly may
take any of the aforesaid forms or it may be in the form of a box of such a size

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and shape in relation to the size and shape of the cards that when the latter are
inserted into it they must of necessity lie the one upon the other in their con-
secutive order.
Or, I may attain my object by using consecutively numbered or marked
cards or tokens in the first instance or by the use of a consecutively advancing
stamp which will so number or mark them as they are delivered.
In these cases my card or token receptacle need not be provided with special
means for the identification of a particular card or part of a card replaced in it
so long as it will allow of its being thus replaced.
Similarly a particular coin may be identified by the use of mechanism which
will attach or affix to such coin when inserted a particular number or device.
In these cases it would not be necessary to use a coin receptacle provided with
special means for the identification of a particular coin-moreover I may if
desired modify the construction of my improved apparatus in detail in various
other ways without departing in any way from the nature of my invention. In
short the result I achieve by my said invention may be expressed thus-namely
the identification of the whole or a part of a particular card or token; first
delivered by the machine and then replaced in a receptacle designed for its
receipt with the particular coin or body which caused the machine to deliver it.
And I achieve that result substantially as herein described.
Having now described the nature of this invention and the manner in which
it is to be performed I will proceed to explain a particular use for the same, one
of its principal objects being the putting before the public of an automatic order
box so constructed that (on the introduction of a coin equal in value to the price
of a specified article which it is desired to purchase) it delivers an order form
which or a part of which can afterwards be redeposited in it.
The order form being so made that it may be divided into two parts (or con-
sisting of two parts which may or may not be attached to each other) each
bearing the same number.
The one part to be retained by the depositor of the coin acting as a receipt
for the amount deposited and as an undertaking by the owner or lessee of the
box to cause to be sent to any address placed by the depositor on the other part
the article desired by the latter.
The other part to be redeposited by him in the order box after having placed
on it the name and address to which he desires the article for which he has paid
to be sent.
In the case of boxes supplying order forms for various articles a list of the
same being displayed-the depositor is required to particularize the one wished
for on the part of the order form which he puts back into the box. When the
box is reserved for one line of goods only the name and address as above men-
tioned being all that is required.
The boxes are adapted for the ordering of articles of any desired value and
worked by coins corresponding to that value.
Thus some may be set apart for the ordering of certain specified shilling
articles and be worked by shillings only; while others may be designed for the
ordering of sixpenny articles in a similar manner to be worked by sixpences
and so on.
The coins when deposited fall into the boxes in such a manner that when they
are cleared it can be discovered exactly in what order they were put in; thus
safeguarding the owner or lessee of the box against fraud by the use of bad or
foreign money or metal dises tokens and the like, as the order forms being
numbered consecutively or falling (when put back into the boxes) also in their
own proper order if a spurious coin or the like be used the form corresponding to
it may be readily located.
The order forms are worded somewhat as follows allowing for variations
necessitated by varying ownership of the boxes-varying goods dealt in and the
like.

page_text: No. 937.
THE ONE PART.
THIS PART TO BE RETAINED.
We the undersigned hereby acknowledge receipt of
for
which we undertake to forward to the address appearing on the other part of
5 this form one
I, COSBY CARMICHAEL CHRISTOPHER, of 5, Victoria Road, Norwood, London,
S.E., Gentleman, 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 improvements in coin operated machines & has for
its object the production & use of a coin operated machine which will achieve
the whole of the following results-namely
1st. The delivery of a card or token.
2nd. The reception of the replacement of the whole or part of such card or
token.
3rd. The identification of the whole or part of a particular card or token
(after it has been delivered & replaced) with the particular coin or body which
caused the machine to deliver it.
The manner in which I attain these results is as to the
1st. By the use of any known & convenient mechanism which will cause the
machine to deliver a card or token on the insertion of a coin-as to the-
2nd. By the use of a receptacle in which the whole or any part of any card
or token delivered by the machine may be replaced & as to the
3rd. By the use in conjunction with the coin shoot or device for guiding the
coins into the machine of any known & convenient coin receptacle which is
so constructed arranged & operated in relation to the said shoot or device that
coins or bodies inserted into the machine are retained by it in the order in which
they were inserted further combined with the use in conjunction with such coin
receptacle of a card or token receptacle constructed in a similar manner to the
coin receptacle & corresponding to it-or the said card or token receptacle may
be constructed in any other known manner that will attain a similar result.
Thus for the desired purposes the coin receptacle may be in the form of a
drum with compartments or compartments may be attached to an endless chain
or to a bar in each case the arrangement being such that a fresh compartment
is brought into position to receive a coin or other body each time the machine

page_text: is operated or the coin receptacle may be in the form of a tube provided with
means for keeping the coins separate & in the same order as they pass into the
machine or the coin receptacle with compartments may be made stationary in
which case the coin shoot or guide would be made moveable so that it would
automatically deliver into a fresh compartment each time the machine is worked.
Thus in each case the arrangement is such that the coins or other bodies inserted
into the machine are retained in the order in which they are inserted.
The coin receptacles are so constructed that a bad coin or blank can be readily
detected by inspection & if desired any known & convenient means may be
provided by which when the coin receptacle is full the further insertion of coin
into the machine may be prevented. The card or token receptacle similarly
may take any of the aforesaid forms or it may be in the form of a box of such
a size & shape in relation to the size & shape of the cards that when the latter are
inserted into it they must of necessity lie the one upon the other in their con-
secutive order.
Or I may attain my object by using consecutively numbered or marked cards
or tokens in the first instance or by the use of a consecutively advancing stamp
which will so number or mark them as they are delivered. In these cases my
card or token receptacle used need not be provided with special means for the
identification of a particular card or part of a card replaced in it so long as it
will allow of its being so replaced. Similarly a particular coin may be identified
by the use of mechanism which will attach or affix to such coin when inserted a
particular number or device. In these cases it would not be necessary to use a
coin receptacle provided with special means for the identification of a particular
coin. Moreover I may if desired modify the construction of my improved
apparatus in detail in various other ways without departing from the nature of
my invention. In short-the result I achieve by my said invention may be
expressed thus namely the identification of the whole or part of a particular
card or token first delivered by the machine & then replaced in a receptacle
designed for its receipt with the particular coin or body which caused the machine
to deliver it & I achieve that result substantially as herein described.
Having now described the nature of this invention & the manner in which it
is to be performed I will proceed to explain a particular use for the same-one
of its particular objects being the putting before the public of an automatic
order box so constructed that on the introduction of a coin equal in value to
the price of a specified article which it is desired to purchase it delivers an order
form which or a part of which can be afterwards redeposited in it. The order
form being so made that it may be divided into two parts (or consisting of two
parts which may or may not be attached to each other) each bearing the same
number.
The one part to be retained by the depositor of the coin acting as a receipt
for the amount deposited & as an undertaking by the owner or lessee of the
box to cause to be sent to any address placed by the depositor on the other part
the article desired by the latter.
The other part to be redeposited by him in the order box after having placed
upon it the name & address to which he desires the article for which he has paid
to be sent:
In the case of boxes supplying order forms for various articles--a list of the
same being displayed-the depositor is required to particularize the one wished
for on the part of the order form which he puts back into the box.
When the box is reserved for one line of goods only the name & address as
mentioned above being all that is required.
The boxes are adapted for the ordering of articles of any desired value &
worked by coins representing that value.
Thus some may be set apart for the ordering of certain specified shilling
articles & be worked by shillings only while others may be designed for the

page_text: ordering of sixpenny articles in a similar manner & be worked by sixpences only
& so on.
The coins when deposited fall into the boxes in such a manner that when they
are cleared it may be discovered exactly in what order they were put in thus
safeguarding the owner or lessee of the boxes against fraud by the use of bad
or foreign money or metal discs tokens & the like as the order forms being
numbered consecutively or falling when put back into the boxes also in their
own proper order if a spurious coin or the like be used the form corresponding
to it may be readily located. The order forms are worded somewhat as follows
allowing for variations necessitated by varying ownership of the boxes-varying
goods dealt in & the like.
As it is intended to also let these automatic boxes to private firms at terms
that may be arranged such as a fixed rental or for a percentage on the takings
of them in the latter case any known & convenient means may be also employed
in their construction whereby if desired the total number of times the machine
is worked shall be indicated. For example to this end an arrangement similar to
that of the ordinary gas-meter or cyclometer may be used.
As it will be seen that the essence of this invention lies in the construction &
use of a machine which comprises a new combination of several known &
convenient parts each of which parts merely performs of itself a portion of the
whole work required from the entire combination of them & as each of the said
portions of the whole work required is relatively unimportant & useless to attain
the desired end without the co-operation of the rest of them such entire combina-
tion alone producing the particular novel result desired & further as such par-
ticular novel result cannot be produced without the use of such entire
combination it is unnecessary nor would it be possible within reasonable limits
of space to exactly describe every known & convenient means whereby each
individual part of the said combination can be made to carry out the particular
portion of the work required from such part of the combination.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure I is a front elevation of the machine with the door in place.
Figure II is a front elevation of the machine with the door removed showing
the coin tube & card compartment in section.
Figure III is a front elevation of the door of the machine showing the card
slot-&
Figure IV is a section of the coin tube.
Similar numbers of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the drawings
1 is a slot for the insertion of coin into the machine.
2 is a compartment of the machine wherein is contained any known & con-
venient mechanism whereby the machine will deliver a card on the insertion
of coin.

page_text: 3. is a drawer which contains the card to be delivered by the machine.
4 is a coin tube designed for the reception of the coins after they have operated
the machine.
5 is a slot for the replacement of the cards after they have been delivered by
the machine &
6 is a compartment of the machine into which the cards fall on being so
replaced.
The operation of the above apparatus is as follows-
The coin being inserted into the slot 1, operates any known & convenient
mechanism contained in the compartment 2, which will cause the machine to
deliver a card on opening the drawer 3. The closing of the drawer 3 releases
the coin & allows it to fall into the coin tube 4, which is of such a size in relation
to the size of the coins that they are retained in it in the order in which they
were inserted into the machine.
The card on being replaced in the machine through the card slot 5, falls into
the compartment 6, which is of such a size in relation to the size of the cards
that they are retained in it in the order in which they were replaced. Thus on
clearing the machine the first coin found in the coin tube 4, will be the coin
which caused the machine to deliver the first card found in the compartment 6,
if such card was replaced at the time of its delivery. Similarly by its position
any other particular card may be identified with the particular coin which caused
the machine to deliver it, always providing the card was replaced in the order in
which it was originally delivered & even if not so replaced (as the cards are first
consecutively numbered from one upwards before being placed in the machine)
the position of the coins in the coin tube 4, will be sufficient to indicate the
particular coin which caused the machine to deliver any particular card. Thus
the first coin found in the coin tube 4; will be the particular coin which caused
the machine to deliver the particular card bearing the number one whether such
card has been replaced in the machine in the order of its delivery or subsequently
or even if it has not been so replaced at all.
The accompanying drawings of which the above is an explanation show one of
the simplest & most convenient means of retaining the coins in the same order
as they enter the machine but the coin receptacle may take any other known &
convenient form for that purpose if used in conjunction with the card receptacle
as explained.
Having thus particularly described & ascertained the nature & object of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I hereby declare that
what I claim is:-
I. The construction & use with coin operated machines delivering a card or
token of a new combination consisting of any known & convenient means for
identifying any particular coin or body inserted in the machine combined with
a receptacle designed for the reception of the return of the whole or part of any
card or token delivered by the machine & also further combined with any known
& convenient means for identifying any particular card or token after the whole
or part of it has been so delivered by the machine & replaced in the receptacle
substantially as herein described & for the purpose specified.
II. The production & use of a new manufacture namely a coin operated
order box which will achieve among others the whole of the following four
results namely
1st. The delivery of an order form for a desired article & of a receipt for
the money deposited or either of them.
2nd. The reception of the replacement of such order form & receipt or
either of them.
3rd. The identification of any particular order form & receipt or either
of them after it has or they have been so delivered & replaced with the par-
ticular coin or body which caused the order box to deliver it or them.

page_text: 4th. The identification if both are used of any particular order form with
the particular receipt corresponding to it substantially as herein described &
for the purpose specified.
III. The construction & use of a new combination of certain known & con-
venient parts such combination producing a novel result substantially as herein
described & for the purpose specified.
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