Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Packets or other Articles when Paid for.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Nov., 1839-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Packets or other Articles
when Paid for.
I, JOSEPH MATTHEW SELLERS of the firm of William Sellers and Sons of Keighley
in the County of York, Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows, that is to say —
It relates to improvements in apparatus applicable for the delivery of packets
or other articles subsequent to the insertion of a coin as payment therefor, and
consists of arranging and constructing the parts forming said apparatus, in such
a manner that when discs of iron lead or cardboard or when annular pieces of any
kind of metal or substance are inserted in place of the desired coin, the said
apparatus will fail to deliver the packet or article desired to be thereby obtained,
and even though such pieces of metal should be thus inserted, the apparatus is so
arranged as not to be thereby incapacitated, but will, on the insertion of the proper
coin, perform its proper functions as though no attempt to make it operate by any
other article than such proper coin had been made.
Again these improvements obviate the possibility of the proper functions of the
apparatus being interfered with by the insertion of more than one of the proper
coins.
The object of this invention is attained by making use of any of the well known
kinds of receptacles for the packets or articles to be delivered subsequent to payment
therefor.
Beneath the receptacle or in any suitable relative position therewith is formed a
cavity in which are placed the operating parts of the apparatus.
The maximum size of the proper coin necessary to effect the desired result, is gauged
or regulated by the outer slot or opening through which same has to pass in the cowmon
and well known manner.
And should said coin or article be less than the regulation size it passes through
into the proper receptacle for the coins without effecting the result of placing the
apparatus into workable condition. The coin or other article should it be of the
regulation size is then subjected to the test of a magnet with the result that if it is
a disc of iron its course is diverted, from that of a proper coin, and it, as would a
smaller coin as above described, fails to place the apparatus into workable condition.
Should a disc of metal as lead, or one of cardboard, be inserted, it is allowed to
descend until the outer end of one portion of an appropriately formed connecting rod
is reached, when it is received by said rod in a suitable manner and position so that
when a handle-lever is operated, for the purpose of extracting the packet or article
desired, by the other portion of said connecting rod coming in contact with the disc
thus inserted, should said disc fail to be of the proper strength to overcome the
spring or other pressure upon the first named portion of the connecting rod, as would
be the case if same was of lead or card-board said disc is bent and by a peculiarity
in the formation of the two meeting ends of the two portions of the connecting rod,
said bent disc is free to move out of position and so fail to effect the withdrawal of
a packet or other article.
Again by the peculiarity in the formation of the two meeting ends of the above
described connecting rod any annular piece of metal or other substance would fail
to effect a withdrawal, and by a supplementary spring pushing bar arrangement the
said portions of the connecting rod are freed from the accumulation of such said
annular pieces. However, should a proper coin be inserted into the opening, it
moves until it comes into position with the outer end of one portion of the connect-
ing rod, above described. And when the handle lever above referred to, which is

page_text: mounted upon the outer walls forming the cavity for the motor parts and which is
coupled to one portion of the connecting rod, is moved, that portion of the con-
necting rod to which it is connected, is brought to press its outer end against the
coin held by the outer end held by the other portion of said rod, and by said coin
being able to withstand this pressure, the spring pressure, on the other part of
the connecting rod is overcome and so the said rod moves and operates a lever
which by suitable other well known parts selects and pushes a packet or article
from the receptacle in which same are stored, on to the outer side of said receptacle
and into accessible position to the operator.
The return action of the handle-lever is effected by means of a spring and to enable
it to recede with its portion of the connecting rod from pressing the other portion,
on the completion of the (what may be termed) forward movement of said rod, so that
the coin held between these portions by the pressure of one against the other, may be
freed to fall into its final receptacle a catch arrangement is employed to arrest the
motion of the spring-pressed-portion of the rod, and this catch arrangement is of such
a nature that when a suitable position is reached by the handle-lever on its return,
it, said catch is released and all the parts of the apparatus resume their normal
positions.
In order to provide against any attempts at choking this apparatus by putting
more than one coin in at one time, a lateral opening is made in the passage leading to
the holder on the portion of connecting rod above described, so that when a coin "has
passed and got into contact with this said holder it serves as a guide to throw any
coin subsequently inserted, into the receptacle beneath.
Dad 1 1011.
1000
JOSEPH MATTHEWS SELLERS.
Per Samuel Hev. Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Packets or other Articles
when Paid for.
I, JOSEPH MATTHEW SELLERS of the firm of William Sellers and Sons of
Keighley in the County of York, Machine Makers, 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, that is to say :-
It relates to improvements in apparatus applicable for the delivery of packets
or other articles subsequent to the insertion of a coin as payment therefor, and
consists of arranging and constructing the parts forming said apparatus, in such
a manner that when discs of iron, lead or cardboard are inserted in place of the
desired coin, the said apparatus will fail to deliver the packet or article desired to be
thereby obtained, and even though such pieces of metal or other substance should be
thus inserted, the apparatus is so arranged as not to be thereby incapacitated or
rendered incperative, but will, on the insertion of the proper coin, perform its
proper functions as though no attempt to make it operate by any other article than
such proper coin had been made." Moreover these improvements obviate the
possibility of the proper functions of the apparatus being interfered with by the
insertion of more than one of the proper coins.
In the following description reference is made to the accompanying sheets of
drawings illustrative of this invention, wherein fig. 1 is a part sectional elevation
shewing the handle side of the machine. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the
opposite side of the machine. Fig. 3 is a sectional top view of parts shewn by
figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is portion of a similar view to fig. 3 and shews the respective
positions of several parts under certain conditions hereinafter described. Fig. 5 is a
perspective view of the machine.
The ordinary receptacle a for holding the packets or other articles to be delivered
subsequent to payment therefor, is made use of, or any other form may be employed
as this does not in any way interfere with the motor parts of the mechanism which form
the subject of this invention.

page_text: Beneath the receptacle a is formed a cavity in which the operating parts of the
apparatus or mechanism, are placed.
The maximum size of the proper coin necessary for effecting the desired result,
is gauged or regulated by the outer slot or opening b through which it has to pass
in the common and well known manner. And should said coin or token be less
than the regulation size it passes through or along the passage c into the proper
receptacle for the coins or tokens, without effecting the result of placing the
apparatus into workable condition. The coin or token as it. passes along the
passage is subjected to the influence of a magnet e with the result that if it is a
disc of iron it is arrested in its descent, being held by said magnet e until by the
action of the pin ƒ (which is attached to the lever arm g mounted upon the shaft. /
so as to be operated by the handle when said handle is moved by anyone
wishing to extract one of the packets or other articles,) upon the inclined end of
the lever to which it is coupled, said magnet e is withdrawn and so the disc of
iron is liberated, (the return movement of the magnet e as also of the lever is
effected by the spring e) however at the time the magnet e is being withdrawn the
connecting rod m is being moved by the lever arm g consequently its outer end m³,
which is the one made to receive the proper coin or token, is moved out of position
for receiving said dise and so allows the same to pass into the receptacle d, see fig. 5.
Should a disc of pliable metal such as lead, or one of cardboard, be inserted, it
descends until it reaches the outer end m¹ (formed as shewn by figs. 3 and 4) of the rod m
where if it is of the regulation size it is retained by resting upon the part 1 and the pin n
(this pin n being fixed in the bearing o and its outer end made to extend for the purpose
of aiding the arrest of the coin or token so that when the part m¹ is moved to carry
the coin or token clear of said pin n it may when liberated, as hereinafter described
fall into the receptacle d), until the said part m¹ is moved to bring it into contact
with the part m², fixed to or formed on the rod m³, between which parts m¹ and m²
it is held. Now as the handle-lever kis farther moved, the part m causes the coin
or token (as shewn at p fig. 3) to press against the part m², which is held when free in
the position shewn in fig. 3, by the springs, said spring s always pressing it so as to tend
to make it assume this position, and should the material, of which said disc is formed,
be of a pliable nature and not sufficiently strong to withstand or overcome the
pressure of the spring s, as would be the case if a leaden or cardboard disc was
employed, said disc would fail to accomplish the desired effect or would fail to
effect the withdrawal of a packet, but would be bent as shewn by fig. 4 at pl
and on the handle being released, the spring s effecting its
movement and withdrawing the part m³, by means of its rod m, the bent
disc is liberated and by gravity descends into the receptacle d. However should
a proper coin be inserted through the opening bit moves along the passage c until
it reaches the position shewn at p fig. 3, and when the handle is moved in the
direction indicated by the arrow 2 as above described by the arm g, rod m and part m
said coin or token p is pressed against the end m² of the rod m³ and by said coin
being strong enough to withstand the pressure of the springs and to overcome said
pressure, the rod m³ is forced and moved in the direction shown by arrow 3.
return
To the part m² is loosely hinged or attached the levert which is mounted upon
the bearing u and has its fulcrum at t¹. This levert is made to extend so as to
lay hold of so as to operate a sliding piece v which is mounted or carried by the
framework w.
As the rod m³ is moved in the direction above described, the sliding piece » is also
moved and in the direction shewn by arrow 4, by means of the lever t, and as the
packets or other articles 12 are stored as shewn by fig. 1, and in broken lines fig. 2,
the one of these packets that is in the path of motion of the piece e is pushed from
its reposing position on to the inclined part a down which it moves by the action
of gravity into accessible position to the operator as shewn in broken lines at
fig. 1.
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The return or opposite movement of the handle to that indicated by the arrow 2,

page_text: is effected by means of the spring s¹ as above described, and in order that the spring s
may not cause the rod m³ to press or follow the rod m as it thus recedes and so retain
the coin within the grip of the parts m¹ and m², a notch is formed in the rod m³ at
the part m and into this notch is pressed when free, the end of the rod ¹ by means
of a spring shewn in broken lines at 2 figs. 3 and 4, in this manner the end m³ is
retained while the end m' recedes thus the coin is liberated and by gravity
descends into the receptacle d. As the end m³ recedes it carries with it or allows
to follow it, the rod 5 which has an inclined part at 6 formed upon or in it, said part 6
operating the rod (through the medium of the artifriction pulley 3 mounted
thereon) in such a manner that when the end m¹ has receded the desired distance
from the end m² the rod z' is drawn so that its end is clear of the notch m* in the
rod m³ which is thereby freed and is moved into its normal position, as shewn in
fig. 3, by means of its spring & and so the respective normal positions of the several
parts of the apparatus are resumed and the operations of same may be repeated after
the insertion of another coin or token for the purpose of extracting another of the
packets.
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By the employment of the catch mechanism above described for retaining the
rod m³ in the position it assumes when moved as above described, it will be seen
that the coin p cannot be held within the grip of the parts m¹ and m² by the operator
regulating or slightly withholding the return movement of said parts m' and m² by
retaining his or her hold of the handle and so the possibility of utilizing one coin
repeatedly for extracting the packets is entirely avoided.
In order to provide against any attempt at choking this apparatus by putting more
than one coin or token in at one time before moving the handle k, the side or wall c
of the passage c is made moveable, by being hinged at c², and same is or is tended
to be kept in position against the other walls of the passage & by means of the spring ³,
until the outer end of the rod m is moved by the handle being operated as
above described, when the finger c¹ comes in contact with the projection attached
to said part e¹ and so moves same in the direction shewn by the arrow 7, by which
means the passage e is open laterally and the coin or token first inserted acts as a
guide for throwing anything subsequently inserted into the receptacle & beneath.
As provision against the packets being damaged by anyone maliciously inserting a
strip of metal or other article up the opening down which the said packets slide
when being extracted, the plate 8 is hinged at 9 and made to extend downwards
sufficiently far to come into contact with the upper part of the framework when
pressed and moved in the direction shewn by arrow 11, while by its being thus
hinged it will freely move in the opposite direction and so allow the packet to descend.
The stop piece 10 being to prevent the strip of metal etc, from being passed beneath
said plate 8.
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
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1. The parts m¹ and m³ formed as described, the stationary pin n, the rods m
and m³, the springs s and s¹, the lever arm g and the handle k in combination all
said parts being formed and arranged to operate substantially as herein set forth and
for the purpose specified.
2. The handle, the lever arm g the rods m and m³ having the ends m² and m²
respectively formed thereon or attached thereto, the springs 8 & the lever t, the slide v,
the rod z', and its operating spring, the antifriction pulley, and the rod 5, in
combination all of these parts being constructed and arranged to operate in the manner
substantially as herein described and for the purpose specified.
3. The lever and means for operating same as described, the part m', the finger c¹,
the projection c, the wall c¹, and the spring e in combination all said parts being
constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein specified and for the
purpose set forth.

page_text: 4. The handle k, lever arm g, pin f, lever 1, magnet e and the spring e² in com-
bination the same being constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein
specified.
5. The general arrangement and combination of the parts as herein specified,
whereby a packet or other article 12 may be extracted after the insertion of a coin or
token as payment therefor, said coin or token being tested as to its strength or com-
position substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
6. The use and employment of the swing plate 8 and stop piece 10 in combination
with mechanism used for the delivery of prepaid articles said parts being arranged to
effect the object desired substantially as herein specified.
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1000
JOSEPH MATTEW SELLERS.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent
2534
JOSEPH MATTEW SELLERS.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent