Improvements connected with Coin-freed Apparatus.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th May, 1892-Accepted, 11th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Coin-freed Apparatus.
We PERCY SLOPER and EUSTACE SLOPER both of 20 King William Street,
City of London, Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to certain detail improvements connected with apparatus
employed for the sale of postage stamps in envelopes in conjunction with books
leaflets, or the like made up as packets for delivery after reception of coin and the
turning of a handle, a push of a button or other appliance.
The invention consists
1. Of a rubber or composition roller against which the packets are pressed by a
spring, the bite of the roller being sufficient when turned to push the top packet
into and projecting from the delivery mouth for its removal, the pull causing
the roller to complete its travel and leave the mechanism in position for reception
of a fresh coin.
2. The combination of a curved coin catcher in the throat of a shoot and having
a rod pinned to its tail end for operating a curved oscillatory spring ended shutter
for closing the mouth of the shoot, except when the apparatus is in proper condition
for the reception of a fresh coin.
3. Fitting a release rod in such a manner that it can have an end on thrust
by the coin catcher for moving a paul over a cam plate which otherwise fixes
the mechanism.
4. Fitting a spring and whip pulley for lifting the packets.
5. Fitting a blade spring on the box for canting the front ends of the packets for
clear entry into the delivery mouth.
6. Fitting a strip to the working gear for entering into a slot in the box
thereby locking all the mechanism and with the shutter closed when the last
packet is removed.
All the foregoing details are applicable to existing machines employed for the
purpose and ensures the proper consecutive delivery after the insertion of a coin,
the coin being discharged by the action of a cam tooth causing the coin catcher to
drop to a lower level.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said P. and E. Sloper.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said P. and E. Sloper.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Coin-freed Apparatus.
We, PERCY SLOPER, and EUSTACE SLOPER, both of 20 King William Street,
City of London, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to certain detail improvements connected with apparatus
employed for the sale of postage stamps in envelopes in conjunction with books,
leaflets, or the like made up as packets for delivery after reception of coin and the
turning of a handle, a push of a button, or other appliance.
The invention consists ;-
1. Of a rubber or composition roller, against which the packets are pressed
by a spring, the bite of the roller being sufficient when turned to push the top

page_text: packet into and projecting from the delivery month for its removal, the pull
causing the roller to complete its travel and leave the mechanism in position for
reception of a fresh coin.
2. The combination of a curved coin catcher in the throat of a shoot, and having
a rod pinned to its tail end for operating a curved oscillatory spring ended shutter
for closing the mouth of the shoot, except when the apparatus is in proper condition,
for the reception of a fresh coin.
3. Fitting a spring and whip pulley for lifting the packets.
4. Fitting a blade spring on the box for canting the front ends of the packets for
clear entry into the delivery mouth.
All the foregoing details are applicable to existing machines employed for
the purpose, and ensure the proper consecutive delivery after the insertion of a
coin, the coin being discharged by the action of a cam tooth causing the coin
catcher to drop to a lower level.
Our invention will be understood from an inspection of the annexed drawings.
Figures 1 and 2 show the first part, which consists of a rubber covered roller A
near the upper part of the casing B against which roller, the upper packet C in
succession presses under the action of the spring D, said spring being attached, at
one end to the bottom of the casing inside, and the other to a block E provided
with two pullies F, G. One end of the pull cord H is secured to the plate I, and
after being rove round the pulley F, is carried round another pulley J and has its
other end attached to a lift cage K. A second cord L is also secured to the plate I,
and after being rove round the pulley G, is carried over rollers M, N, down to the
opposite side of the lift cage, to which its end is affixed, so that the strain is equal
upon both cords by the springs D. This cord and pulley arrangement is referred
to under the 4th head of our invention.
The rubber covered roller, as before stated, exerts sufficient pressure to slide the
top packet to and partly or wholly out of the mouth P when the handle or
button A is turned a half revolution.
The second part of our invention is shown at Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings.
Q is the curved coin catcher pivotted to the shoot R, and S is the rod pinned to its
tail piece, said rod being connected to the short end of the shutter T, which is also
pivotted to the shoot R. The shutter T is of a preferably springy character by
the turned back portion, so as to yield on the attempted insertion of a coin when
the shutter has closed the mouth of the money slot, which it does directly a coin is
inserted, and is resting upon the curved end, or coin catcher Q, as at Figure 4, the
coin being temporarily held by it. The weight of the coin overbalancos the
counterpoise a (weight or spring) by lifting the rod U and simultaneously also
the paul V from the notch in the cam W, which is upon the axle of the rubber
roller A. The cam has a somewhat enlarged periphery at one part, so that on the
handle A¹ being turned, the paul V is forcibly raised to a higher level, and this by
the rod U causes the catcher Q to move back sufficiently to free the coin, so that
it can drop into the receptacle X. The cam has a couple of studs or projec-
tious b, b, on one face, and as it is rotated, the downward travelling stud presses on
the horn Y and gradually lowers the paul and rod, simultaneously removing the
shutter T and replacing the curved coin catcher Q into the position, seen at
Figure 3.
The packets require to be canted at the front ends for a clear entry into the
outlet slot as they arrive near it. For this end, we arrange a spring blade Zon
the box K, and to prevent the insertion of a coin after the last packet has been
withdrawn, we provide the upper part of the box with a hole into which a
depending rodd can drop, said rod d being connected to a lever e pivotted at f.
This levere by a link e' has a shutter plate g affixed, which falls and covers the
mouth of the money slot R and becomes locked by the catch falling under-the
plate I. is a shutter closing the mouth of the outlet P to prevent the packets
being withdrawn surreptitiously, said shutter being locked by the catch j and pin k
except when the pressure of the roller A is forcing a packet outwardly.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The employment of a rubber covered roller above the outlet slot of a coin
freed apparatus for withdrawing the upper from a pile of packets, books, leaflets & c.
and presenting the said packets, books, leaflets ready for removal, the final motion
produced thereby completing the semi-rotation of the roller, and refixing the roller
and the working parts in position for a repeat of the operations on the insertion of
a fresh coin, as described.
2. In a coin freed apparatus, providing the money shoot with a curved and
pivotted coin catcher, said coin catcher being connected by a rod to a curved
springy shutter, which automatically closes the mouth of the money shoot against.
the entry of a fresh coin until the handle for delivery of the article be operated.
3. In a coin freed apparatus, the arrangement of springs D, and whip pullies F, G,
as and for the purpose set forth.
4. In or to a coin freed apparatus, arranging a locking drop blade for
automatically shutting the mouth of the money shoot on the removal of the last
packet from the reservoir in the manner and by the means described.
5. The combining of all, or any number of the foregoing detail improvements
that may be available in or to any kind of coin freed apparatus so far as they are
applicable when employed in the manner and for the purpose or purposes described.
the arrangement being substantially as shown on the annexed drawings.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Percy Sloper and Eustace Sloper.