Improvements in or connected with Coin Operating or Automatic Delivery Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Coin Operating or Automatic
Delivery Machines.
I, CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL of the Lyric Club Leicester
Square in the County of Middlesex, a Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates primarily to that class of coin operating or automatic
delivery machines in which the packages of goods to be delivered are piled in a
column within a reservoir, and are automatically raised into position for delivery
beneath a delivery table or platform by means of weights, springs, or other devices;
but my invention is also applicable to that class of machines in which the packages
of goods are piled in a column within a reservoir, and rest upon a delivery table,
and automatically descend by their own gravity into position for delivery; I will
however describe my invention as applied to machines of the class firstly herein-
before referred to.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ the usual delivery table or platform,
against the underside of which the goods are raised into position for delivery, but
in lieu of the column of packages being normally held against the delivery platform,
I cause the pusher which forces out the top package of the pile to project below
the delivery platform and to normally rest at about the centre of such package,
and I cause the pusher by the means hereinafter described first to be retracted
beyond the column of goods so as to allow the same to rise against the delivery
platform and then to be carried forward and project the package through the
delivery orifice until the pusher reaches its normal position of rest.
The delivery mechanism I build up upon a suitable base plate, which forms the
delivery platform so that it is capable of being easily placed in position in, and
removed from the case of the machine at the upper part thereof, the front plate of
the delivery mechanism forming the front of the case of the machine at that point.
Within a suitable protecting flange or rim upon the front plate of the delivery
mechanism, I employ a disc which is fixed upon the main shaft of the delivery
mechanism, and is provided with a crank handle by means of which it may be
rotated.
At a suitable position in the circumference of the disc I form a semi-circular
opening, and I arrange the crank handle in a position diametrically opposite such
opening, so that the weight of the handle will normally retain the disc, which is
free to revolve in a given position by gravity.
Behind the front plate of the delivery mechanism which is provided with a
semi-circular opening corresponding with that of the disc, I form a recess having
the shape of a quarter of a sphere, and in the floor of this recess I form the money
slot through which coins must be induced into the machine.
The main shaft of the machine upon which the disc is fixed is arranged at a
suitable distance beneath the money slot, and through this shaft which is formed
of suitable diameter is formed a slot which is of such dimensions that a coin of the
prescribed kind, (say, a penny) will be retained therein but so that a coin of smaller
diameter (say a French 10 centime piece) will pass freely therethrough, and the
slotted shaft thus constitutes a sizing frame or cylinder for the coins.
Upon one side of the sizing frame or cylinder I arrange a sliding block which is
formed with an inclined face and constitutes a bending block or anvil for soft discs
as hereinafter described, whilst upon the insertion of a coin of the prescribed kind
into the machine, and upon the disc being rotated in the prescribed direction, that.

page_text: is to say to the right the coin will act upon the bending block or anvil and carry
it to the end of its traverse, after which in the further rotation of the disc, the coin
will be more or less inverted and thereby discharged from the sizing frame or cylinder
whence it will be conducted by a suitable guide into the money compartment.
The bending block or anvil is furnished with a laterally projecting pin or stud
which engages a long slot formed in the upper part of a vertical lever mounted
upon an axis of motion parallel with the sizing frame or cylinder, and the lower
end of the vertical lever is formed with an open ended slot which engages the
rounded or spherical end of the short arm of a horizontal bell crank lever which is
mounted upon a vertical axis carried by the upper side of the delivery platform,
and the long arm of which lever is provided with a slot which engages a vertical
pin or stud upon a sliding pusher block carrying the pusher or pushers.
From the foregoing description it will be seen that upon the rotation of the disc
to the right when a coin of the prescribed kind, is inserted in the machine, the coin
will carry the bending block or anvil to the end of its traverse and thereby turn the
vertical lever upon its axis and thereby cause the bell crank lever to retract the sliding
pusher block, and in order to carry the pusher block forward and project the
packet through the delivery orifice which is arranged in alignment with the under-
side of the delivery platform or table, I provide upon the vertical lever a horizontal
arm or offset, and upon the inner end of the shaft or axis of the disc beyond the
sizing frame I fix a crank furnished with a crank pin which upon the further
rotation of the disc acts upon the horizontal arm or offset of the vertical lever to
return the same to its normal position, and thus through the bell crank lever to.
carry forward the pusher block, the parts being so timed that the bending block or
anvil commences its return traverse immediately that the coin has carried it to the
end of its outward traverse and slipped past it, and thus any liability of the machine
being defrauded by turning back the sizing frame or cylinder, and again operating
the machine with the same coin is avoided; inasmuch, as the coin would come
against the underside of the bending block or anvil, and thus prevent further
rotation in that direction a spring in some cases being employed to bring about this
result.
In order to prevent the discharge of the coin into the machine without the
delivery of the package, by turning the disc in the wrong direction that is, to the
left, a stop is provided against which the coin will come, but in order to prevent
possible injury to the machine in this operation by the exertion of undue force,
hold the stop up to its work by means of a strong spring so that it will to some
extent give, should extreme force be resorted to, but will offer sufficient resistance
to bend the coin and enable it to pass through the machine without blocking the
same.
Should a disc of comparatively soft material such as lead, zinc, or the like be
inserted into the machine, it will in the rotation of the disc and sizing frame to the
right become bent by the resistance offered by the inclined face of the bending
block or anvil plus the resistance of the package which is to a slight extent
multiplied by the arrangement of the levers conveying motion from the bending
block or anvil to the pusher block, and if desired this resistance may be increased by
means of a coiled or other suitable spring, whilst if the disc be turned to the left
the soft metal disc will be bent by the spring stop.
In the ordinary course the semi-circular opening of the disc upon the insertion of
a coin, and partial rotation of the disc is carried out of alignment with the corre-
sponding recess in the front plate, and thus the insertion of a second coin until the
machine has been operated is prevented, but in order to provide against a like
contingency in the event of the disc being turned sufficiently far to carry the bending
block or anvil to the end of its traverse and discharge the coin and then turned
back again to its normal position, so that a second coin might be inserted through
the semi-circular opening without withdrawing the package, I employ a horizontal
sliding stop pin or bar provided with a lateral pin which passes through a slot in
the wall or frame of the mechanism in position to be engaged by a projection upon

page_text: one end of a horizontal sliding bar, the other end of which is furnished with a slot
which engages a pin upon the upper end of the vertical lever so that upon the
bending block or anvil being carried to the end of its outward traverse, the
projection of the horizontal bar will act upon the pin of the stop bar or bolt, and
carry it across the money slot, thereby blocking the same, and the stop bolt will
remain in that position until the disc is completely rotated when the crank pin will act
upon the offset of the vertical lever and return the horizontal bar to its normal position
thus permitting the stop bar or bolt also to resume its normal position which it will
automatically do by reason of the weighted connections next hereinafter described;
whilst in order to prevent the mechanism being strained under certain conditions
I interpose a spring between the horizontal bar and the parts acted upon thereby
or between the vertical lever and the horizontal bar.
In order to close the money slot upon the delivery of the last packet from the
machine, I connect the stop bar or bolt with a vertical rod, the lower end of which
is enlarged to engage a laterally projecting pin carried by the lift upon which the
packages are supported so that upon the lift rising to the extremity of its traverse
the stop bar or bolt will be carried across the money slot.
As a security against the fraudulent abstraction of goods from the machine
through the delivery orifice I employ a vertically moveable shutter which is carried
by the outer ends of horizontal arms, the inner ends of which are mounted upon
centres of motion carried by the upper side of the delivery platform and this
shutter passes through a slot in the delivery platform and normally falls by its own
gravity across the delivery orifice so as to close the same whilst upon the lower
edge it is bevelled or inclined in such manner that a package carried forward by
the pusher will act upon the bevel or incline and automatically raise the shutter
and pass out at the delivery orifice.
In order to automatically lock the delivery shutter in its closed position I mount
upon the pusher block a horizontally sliding bolt which is normally pressed forward
by means of a light spring and I arrange this bolt in such position upon the
pusher block that when the latter is in its forward or normal position the bolt will
engage or overhang a projection from the delivery shutter whilst I form the
bolt upon its outer end with an incline to allow of the same being automatically
pressed back by the shutter in the act of falling into its closed position.
It is possible that a person operating the machine might rotate the disc suffi-
ciently to slightly project the packet but not sufficiently to enable it to be removed
from the machine and then turn the disc back into its normal position in which
case the coin would be discharged into the money compartment without the
purchaser obtaining his package.
In order to prevent a second coin being inserted in the money slot until the packet
already paid for shall have been withdrawn which it could by any person giving a
complete rotation to the disc in either direction so as to cause the crank to fully
depress the horizontal offset of the vertical lever, I cause one of the arms of the
delivery shutter in the rise of the latter to act upon an offset from the vertical rod
connected with the stop bar or bolt so that upon a packet being partially projected
from the machine it will be impossible to insert a second coin into the money
slot until the partly projected packet is removed.
As a further security against tampering with the machine I employ either
immediately at the rear of the delivery shutter, or in other suitable position a
shutter or stop which is mounted upon an axis of motion in a recess or slot provided
in the delivery platform for that purpose and is so arranged that it will fall by
its own gravity against a stop in position to offer an obstruction to an instrument
inserted at the delivery orifice but will freely give way to or turn out of the
way of an issuing package of goods.
In machines of this character it is necessary to be able to readily detach the
operative mechanism for the purpose of repairs and in. order therefore to render
the delivery mechanism easily removeable from the machine I insert it into the front
of the case as hereinbefore described and I lock it in position by means of one or

page_text: more bolts (but preferably four) which are all connected with a central sliding bar
mounted upon the back of the case at the rear of the package reservoir and I
employ a turn button to lock the sliding bar when the bolts are shot and thus
prevent the accidental withdrawal thereof whilst I provide a slot or opening in the
back of the package reservoir to give access to the sliding bar and turn button
and by these means am enabled instantaneously to unlock and remove or place in
position and lock the entire delivery mechanism the whole of such mechanism
being self contained and independent of or unconnected with the other parts of the
machine.
The money compartment consists of a tube of metal the open mouth of which is
located immediately beneath the guide for the coins from the sizing frame or
cylinder and which tube is arranged between one side of the package reservoir
and the case of the machine and provided upon its lower end with a tubular bag
of flexible material upon the lower end of which is fitted a cylindrical box closed
upon its underside by means of a hinged door or cover which may be secured by
any suitable fastening and if desired locked.
By this arrangement of parts the coins are piled one upon the other and there-
fore occupy the smallest possible space whilst they are instantaneously discharged
into the pocket or other receptacle carried by the collector by withdrawing the
end of the flexible bag from the machine and opening the cover of the box.
This device also has the advantage that the coins are retained in the precise
order in which they are inserted into the machine and therefore should there be a
suspicion that the machine has been defrauded by the insertion of a hard metal
dise in lieu of a coin this can easily be ascertained as the order of the coins will
at once disclose the last or any one inserted in the machine.
In some cases in order to facilitate this inspection 1 employ a thick glass tube
in lieu of the metal tube for the money compartment.
Dated this 20th day of May 1892.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Coin Operating or Automatic
Delivery Machines.
I CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL formerly of the Lyric Club
Leicester Square but now of the New Lyric Club 63 St. James's Street in the
County of Middlesex, a Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland 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 :-
My invention relates primarily to that class of coin operating or automatic
delivery machines in which the packages of goods to be delivered are piled in a
column within a reservoir and are automatically raised into position for delivery
beneath a delivery table or platform by means of weights springs or other devices
but my invention is also applicable to that class of machines in which the packages
of goods are piled in a column within a reservoir and rest upon a delivery table and
automatically descend by their own gravity into position for delivery; I will how-
ever in the first instance describe my invention as applied to machines of the class
firstly herein before referred to.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ the usual delivery table or platform
against the underside of which the goods are raised into position for delivery but in
lieu of the column of packages being normally held against the delivery platform I
cause the pusher which forces out the top package of the pile to project below the
delivery platform and to normally rest at about the centre of such package and I
cause the pusher by the means hereinafter described first to be retracted beyond the
column of goods so as to allow the same to rise against the delivery platform and

page_text: then to be carried forward and project the package through the delivery orifice
until the pusher reaches its normal position of rest.
The delivery mechanism I build up upon a suitable base plate which forms the
delivery platform so that it is capable of being easily placed in position in and
removed from the case of the machine at the upper part thereof the front plate of
the delivery mechanism forming the front of the case of the machine at that point.
Within a suitable protecting flange or rim upon the front plate of the delivery
mechanism employ a disc which is fixed upon the main shaft of the delivery
mechanism and is provided with a crank handle by means of which it may be
rotated.
At a suitable position in the circumference of the disc I form a semi-circular
opening and I arrange the crank handle in a position diametrically opposite such
opening so that the weight of the handle will normally retain the disc which is free
to revolve in a given position by gravity.
Behind the front plate of the delivery mechanism which is provided with a semi-
circular opening corresponding with that of the disc 1 form a recess having the
shape of a quarter of a sphere, and in the floor of this recess I forn the money slot
through which coins must be introduced into the machine.
The main shaft of the machine upon which the disc is fixed is arranged at a suit-
able distance beneath the money slot and through this shaft which is formed of
suitable diameter is formed a slot which is of such dimensions that a coin of the
prescribed kind (say a penny) will be retained therein but so that a coin of smaller
diameter (say a French ten centime piece) will pass freely therethrough and the
slotted shaft thus constitutes a sizing frame or cylinder for the coins.
Upon one side of the sizing frame or cylinder I arrange a sliding block which is
formed with an inclined face and constitutes a bending block or anvil for soft discs.
as hereinafter described whilst upon the insertion of a coin of the prescribed kind
into the machine and upon the disc being rotated in the prescribed direction that is.
to say to the right the coin will act upon the bending block or anvil and carry it to
the end of its traverse after which in the further rotation of the disc the coin will
be more or less inverted and thereby discharged from the sizing frame or cylinder
whence it will be conducted by a suitable guide into the money compartment.
The bending block or anvil is furnished with a laterally projecting pin or stud
which engages a long slot formed in the upper part of a vertical lever mounted
upon an axis of motion parallel with the sizing frame or cylinder and the lower end
of the vertical lever is formed with an open ended slot which engages the rounded
or spherical end of the short arm of a horizontal bell crank lever which is mounted
upon a vertical axis carried by the upper side of the delivery platform and the long
arm of which lever is provided with a slot which engages a vertical pin or stud upon
a sliding pusher block carrying the pusher or pushers.
From the foregoing description it will be seen that upon the rotation of the dise
to the right when a coin of the prescribed kind is inserted in the machine the coiu
will carry the bending block or anvil to the end of its traverse and thereby turn the
vertical lever upon its axis and thereby cause the bell crank lever to retract the
sliding pusher block and in order to carry the pusher block forward and project
the packet through the delivery orifice which is arranged in alignment with the
underside of the delivery platform or table I provide upon the vertical lever a
horizontal arm or offset and upon the inner end of the shaft or axis of the disc
beyond the sizing frame I fix a crank furnished with a crank pin which upon the
further rotation of the disc acts upon the horizontal arm or offset of the vertical
lever to return the same to its normal position and thus through the bell crank lever
to carry forward the pusher block the parts being so arranged that immediately the
coin has carried the bending block or anvil to the end of its outward traverse and
slipped past it a slight return movement is given to the bending block or anvil by
means of a spring and thus any liability of the machine being defrauded by turning
back the sizing frame or cylinder and again operating the machine with the saine

page_text: coin is avoided inasmuch as the coin would come against the underside of the bending
block or anvil and thus prevent further rotation in that direction.
In order to prevent the discharge of the coin into the machine without the
delivery of the package by turning the disc in the wrong direction, that is, to the
left; a stop is provided against which the coin will come but in order to prevent
possible injury to the machine in this operation by the exertion of undue force I
held the stop up to its work by means of a strong spring so that it will to some
extent give, should extreme force be resorted to but will offer sufficient resistance
to bend the coin and enable it to pass through the machine without blocking the
same.
Should a disc of comparatively soft material such as lead zinc or the like be
inserted into the machine it will in the rotation of the disc and sizing frame to the
right become bent by the resistance offered by the inclined face of the bending
block or anvil plus the resistance of the package which is to a slight extent multi-
plied by the arrangement of the levers conveying motion from the bending block or
anvil to the pusher block and if desired this resistance may be increased by means
of a coiled or other suitable spring whilst if the disce be turned to the left the soft
metal disc will be bent by the spring stop.
In the ordinary course the semi-circular opening of the disc upon the insertion
of a coin and partial rotation of the disc is carried out of alignment with the
corresponding recess in the front plate and thus the insertion of a second coin until
the machine has been operated is prevented but in order to provide against a like
contingency in the event of the disc being turned sufficiently far to carry the
bending block or anvil to the end of its traverse and discharge the coin and then
turned back again to its normal position so that a second coin might be inserted
through the semi-circular opening without withdrawing the package I employ
a horizontal sliding stop pin or bar provided with a lateral pin which passes
through a slot in the wall or frame of the mechanism and is by a spring connected
with a projection upon one end of a horizontal sliding bar the other end of which
is pinjointed to the upper end of the vertical lever so that upon the bending block
or anvil being carried to the end of its outward traverse the projection of the
horizontal bar will act upon the pin of the stop bar or bolt and carry it across the
money slot thereby blocking the same and the stop bolt will remain in that position
until the disc is completely rotated when the crank pin will act upon the offset of
the vertical lever and return the horizontal bar to its normal position thus
permitting the stop bar or bolt also to resume its normal position which it will
automatically do by reason of the weighted connections next hereinafter described
whilst in order to prevent the mechanism being strained under certain conditions
interpose a spring between' the horizontal bar and the parts acted upon thereby or
between the vertical lever and the horizontal bar.
In order to close the money slot upon the delivery of the last packet from the
machine I connect the stop bar or bolt with a vertical rod the lower end of which
is enlarged to engage a laterally projecting pin carried by the lift upon which the
packages are supported so that upon the lift rising to the extremity of its
traverse the stop bar or bolt will be carried across the money slot.
As a security against the fraudulent abstraction of goods from the machine
through the delivery orifice I employ a vertically moveable shutter which is
carried by the outer ends of horizontal arms the inner ends of which are mounted
upon centres of motion carried by the upper side of the delivery platform and this
shutter passes through a slot in the delivery platform and normally falls by its own
gravity across the delivery orifice so as to close the same whilst upon the lower edge
it is bevelled or inclined in such manner that a package carried forward by the
pusher will act upon the bevel or incline and automatically raise the shutter and
pass out at the delivery orifice.
In order to automatically lock the delivery shutter in its closed position I mount
I upon the pusher block a horizontally sliding bolt which is normally pressed forward

page_text: by means of a light spring and I arrange this bolt in such position upon the pusher
block that when the latter is in its forward or normal position the bolt will
engage or overhang a projection from the delivery shutter whilst I form this bolt
upon its outer end with an incline to allow of the same being automatically pressed
back by the shutter in the act of falling into its closed position.
It is possible that a person operating the machine might rotate the disc sufficiently
to slightly project the packet but not sufficiently to enable it to be removed from
the machine and then turn the disc back into its normal position in which case the
coin would be discharged into the money compartment without the purchaser
obtaining his package.
In order to prevent a second coin being inserted in the money slot until the
packet already paid for shall have been withdrawn which it could by any person
giving a complete rotation to the disc in either direction so as to cause the crank
to fully depress the horizontal offset of the vertical lever; I cause one of the arms
of the delivery shutter in the rise of the latter to act upon an offset from the
vertical rod connected with the stop bar or bolt so that upon a packet being
partially projected from the machine it will be impossible to insert a second coin
into the money slot until the partially projected packet is removed.
As a further security against tampering with the machine I employ either
immediately at the rear of the delivery shutter or in other suitable position a shutter
or stop which is mounted upon an axis of motion in a recess or slot provided in the
delivery platform for that purpose and is so arranged that it will fall by its own
gravity against a stop in position to offer an obstruction to an instrument inserted
at the delivery orifice, but will freely give way to, or turn out of the way of an
issuing package of goods.
In machines of this character it is necessary to be able to readily detach the
operative mechanism for the purpose of repairs, and in order therefore to render
the delivery mechanism easily removeable from the machine I insert it into the
front of the case as herein before described, and I lock it in position by means of
one or more bolts (but preferably four) which are all connected with a central
sliding bar mounted upon the back of the case at the rear of the package reservoir,
and I employ a turn button to lock the sliding bar when the bolts are shot, and
thus prevent the accidental withdrawal thereof, whilst I provide a slot or opening
in the back of the package reservoir to give access to the sliding bar and turn
button, and by these means, I am enabled instantaneously to unlock and remove,
or place in position and lock the entire delivery mechanism, the whole of such
mechanism being self-contained, and independent of, or unconnected with the other
parts of the machine.
The money compartment consists of a tube of metal, the open mouth of which
is located immediately beneath the guide for the coins from the sizing frame or
cylinder, and which tube is arranged between one side of the package reservoir
and the case of the machine, and provided upon its lower end with a tubular bag of
flexible material, upon the lower end of which is fitted a cylindrical box closed
upon its underside by means of a hinged door or cover which may be secured by
any suitable fastening and if desired locked.
By this arrangement of parts the coins are piled one upon the other and therefore
occupy the smallest possible space whilst they are instantaneously discharged into
the pocket bag or other receptacle carried by the collector by withdrawing the
end of the flexible bag from the machine and opening the cover of the box.
This device also has the advantage that the coins are retained in the precise
order in which they are inserted into the machine and therefore if there be a
suspicion that the machine has been defrauded by the insertion of a hard metal disc
in lieu of a coin; this can easily be ascertained as the order of the coins will at once
disclose the last or any one inserted in the machine.
In some cases in order to facilitate this inspection I employ a thick glass tube in
lieu of the metal tube for the money compartment.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily

page_text: Figure 16 is a similar view to Figure 14, but showing the spring incline, or device
for increasing the resistance of the bending block or anvil compressed by the
vertical lever.
Figure 17 is a sectional side elevation of the bending block or anvil, and adjacent
parts separately.
Figure 18 is an underside view thereof, and
Figure 19 is an end view thereof looking in the direction of the arrow Figure 17.
Figure 20 is a similar view to Figure 7, but representing a slight modification.
Figure 21 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 22,
representing the lower part of a modified form of machine, and
Figure 22 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 21.
In the several figures in which like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference, Figures 4 to 22 are drawn to an increased scale with respect to
Figures 1, 2, and 3.
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Referring to Figures 1 to 19, a represents the case of the machine, and
sents the usual delivery table or platform, against the underside of which the
packages s of goods are raised into position for delivery by the means hereinafter
described, but in lieu of the column of packages & being normally held against the
delivery platform as heretofore, the pushers g which force out the top packages of
the pile are caused to project below the delivery table or platform & through slots 61
therein, and the mechanism is so arranged that the pushers g² normally rest in the
position indicated in Figure 5, that is to say, about the centre of such package, and
the pushers are caused by the means hereinafter described, first to be retracted
beyond the column of goods s so as to allow the same to rise against the delivery
platform band then to be carried forward and project the packages through the
delivery orifice 62, as indicated at Figure 5, until the pushers g³ are at their normal
position of rest.
The delivery mechanism is built up upon a suitable base plate which forms the
delivery platform, so that the entire mechanism is capable of being easily placed
in-position in, and removed from, the case a of the machine at the upper part thereof,

page_text: the front plate o of the denvery mechanism forming the fr
machine at that point.
Within a suitable protecting flange or rim & upon the front plate 63 of the
delivery mechanism is arranged a disc c which is fixed upon the main shaft of the
delivery mechanism, and is provided with a crank handle c¹ by means of which it
may be rotated.
At a suitable position in the circumference of the disc c is formed a semi-circular
opening c, and the crank handle c¹ is arranged in a position diametrically opposite
such opening c, so that the weight of the handle c¹ will normally retain the disc c
which is free to revolve together with the shaft c² in a given position by gravity.
'
Behind the front plate of the delivery mechanism which is provided with a
semi-circular opening 6* corresponding with that e* of the disc c is formed a recess a
having the shape of a quarter of a sphere, and in the floor of this recess is formed
the money slot a* through which coins must be introduced into the machine, the
office of the peculiarly shaped recess a being to prevent the insertion into the
money slot a of square pieces or lengths of metal.
The main shaft of the machine upon which the disc c is fixed. is arranged at a
suitable distance beneath the money slot a*, and through this shaft which is of
suitable diameter is formed a slot c³, which is of such dimensions that a coin of the
prescribed kind say a penny will be retained therein, but so that a coin of smaller
diameter, and presumably of less value (and such for example as a ten centime
piece) will pass freely therethrough, and the slotted shaft thus constitutes a sizing
frame or cylinder for the coins.
Upon one side of the sizing frame or cylinder is arranged a sliding block d
which is formed with dovetail flanges d to enter corresponding guide grooves b** **
formed in the front and back walls of the delivery mechanism and the sliding
block d is formed with an inclined curved or recessed face d, and constitutes a
bending block or anvil for soft discs as hereinafter described, whilst upon the
insertion of a coin of the prescribed kind into the machine, and upon the disc c
being rotated in the prescribed direction, that is to say to the right, the coin a will
act upon the bending block or anvil d, and carry it to the end of its traverse, after
which in the further rotation of the disc c the coin will be more or less inverted,
and thereby discharged from the slot of the sizing frame or cylinder c whence it
will be conducted by the inclined guide e into the money compartment hereinafter
described.
The bending block or anvil d is furnished with a laterally projecting pin or
stud which engages a slot formed in the upper part of a vertical lever
mounted upon an axis of motion f* parallel with the sizing frame or cylinder c³,
and the lower end of the vertical lever fis formed with an open-ended slot which
engages the rounded or spherical end of the short arm of a horizontal bell crank
lever which is mounted upon a vertical axis f* carried by the upper side of the
delivery platform b, and the long arm of which lever f³ is provided with a slot f
which engages a vertical pin or stud g' fixed to the upper side of a sliding pusher
block to the underside of which are fixed the pushers g' which project through
slots formed in the delivery platform or table bas hereinbefore described, the
pusher block g being formed with bevelled edges to engage corresponding under
cut fixed guides o³ carried by the delivery platform band by which guides the
pusher block g is truly guided in its movements.
From the foregoing description it will be seen that upon the rotation of the
disc e to the right when a coin a of the prescribed kind is inserted in the machine
through the money slot a*, the coin will carry the bending block or anvil d to the
end of its traverse, and thereby turn the vertical lever f upon its axis f*, and
cause the bell crank lever f³ to retract the sliding pusher block g to the end of its
traverse in position to engage the rear end of a package s, and in order to carry
the pusher block g forward again and project the packages through the delivery
orifice which is arranged in alignment with the underside of the delivery table
or platform b, the vertical lever fis formed with a horizontal arm or offset f**,
B

page_text: and upon the inner end of the shaft or axis c³ of the disc c beyond the sizing alot c
is fixed a crank c furnished with a crank pin c*, which upon the further rotatiou
of the disc e acts upon the horizontal arm or offset f** of the vertical lever fto
return the same to its normal position, and thus through the bell crank lever fto
carry forward the pusher block g to its normal position as indicated more
particularly at Figure 5, the parts being so arranged that after the coin has carried
the bending block or anvil d to the end of its outward traverse the operator cannot
obtain a package without completely rotating the disc c and thereby discharging
the coin from the sizing frame c², and thus any liability of the machine being
defrauded by turning back the sizing frame or cylinder c³ and again operating the
machine with the same coin is avoided.
As a further security against operating the machine again by the same coin,
immediately that the coin has slipped past the bending block or anvil d, a slight
return movement is given thereto by means of a spring d, the slot of the vertical
lever being so proportioned as to admit of this slight movement of the bending
block or anvil d independently of the lever ; thus, if an attempt were made to
turn back the coin it would come against the underside of the bending block or
anvil, and further rotation in that direction would be prevented.
In order to prevent the discharge of the coin into the money compartment n
without the delivery of the package, by turning the disc c in the wrong direction
that is to say to the left, a stop his provided against which the coin will come,
but in order to avoid possible injury to the machine in this operation by the
exertion of undue force, the stop h is held up to its work by means of a spring
so that it will to some extent give, should extreme force be resorted to, but will
offer sufficient resistance to bend the coin and enable it to pass through the
machine without blocking the same.
Should a disc of comparatively soft material such as lead, zinc or the like be
inserted into the machine, it will in the rotation of the disc c and sizing frame or
cylinder to the right become bent by the resistance offered by the inclined face d
of the bending block or anvil d, plus the resistance of the package s, which is to a
slight extent multiplied by the arrangement of the levers conveying motion from
the bending block or anvil d to the pusher block g, whilst if the disc c be turned
to the left, the soft metal disc will be bent by the spring stop h, and will readily
pass through the machine, the hollow face of the spring stop h facilitating the
clearance of the soft metal disc.
The hollow curved face of the spring stop h also assists to discharge the coin
from the sizing frame when the machine is properly operated.
In order to increase the resistance of the bending block or anvil d, the device
represented more particularly at Figures 13 to 16 is employed, and which consists
of a block i formed with an inclined face and provided with a shank ¹ mounted in
guides, and held up to its work by a coiled spring and which in the traverse of
the bending block or anvil d, and vertical lever f to retract the pusher block g
encounters by its inclined face, the upper end of the lever f, and offers a resistance
to the traverse thereof, and of the bending block or anvil d.
In the ordinary course the semi-circular opening of the disc c upon the
insertion of a coin and partial rotation of the disc is carried out of alignment with
the corresponding recess * in the front plate b³ and thus the insertion of a second
coin until the machine has been operated is prevented, but in order to provide
against a like contingency in the event of the disc c being turned sufficiently far to
carry the bending block or anvil d to the end of its traverse, and discharge the
coin into the money compartment n, and then turned back again to its normal
position so that a second coin might be inserted through the semi-circular opening c
without withdrawing the packages, I employ a horizontal sliding stop pin or bar j
provided with a lateral pin which passes through a slot in the back wall 6 of
the delivery mechanism, and is by a spring connected with a projection f**1 from a
horizontal sliding bar which at one end is pinjointed at * to the upper end of
the vertical lever f, so that upon the bending block or anvil d being carried to the

page_text: end of its outward traverse, the horizontal bar will extend the spring, and thus
carry the stop bar or bolt across the money slot a* thereby blocking the same,
and the stop boltj will remain in that position until the disc c is completely rotated,
when the crank pin c* will act upon the offset ** of the vertical lever f, and
return the horizontal bar f to its normal position, thus permitting the stop bar or
bolt also to resume its normal position, which it will automatically do by reason
of the weighted connections next hereinafter described, and the spring also
serves the useful purpose of preventing the mechanism being strained under
certain conditions.
In order to close the money slot a* upon the delivery of the last packages from
the machine, the stop bar or bolt j is connected by a bell crank lever mounted
upon an axis of motion with a vertical rod j mounted in suitable guides j**, and
the lower end of which is formed with an enlargement j* which engages a laterally
projecting pin ** carried by the table * of the lift upon which the packages
are supported, so that upon the lift rising to the extremity of its traverse, the
stop bar or bolt will be carried across the money slot a*1, the weight of the parts
restoring the bolt to its normal psoition upon the descent of the lift ».
As a security against the fraudulent abstraction of goods from the machine
through the delivery orifice, a vertically moveable shutter is employed, which
is carried by the outer ends of horizontal arms the inner ends of which are
mounted upon centres of motion * carried by the upper side of the delivery
platform b, and this shutter k passes through a slot or opening in the delivery
platform b, and normally falls by its own gravity across the delivery orifice 6' as
represented more particularly in Figure 5, so as to close the same, whilst upon its
lower edge the shutter k is bevelled or inclined in such manner that a package s
carried forward by the pushers 2 will act upon the bevel or incline and automatically
raise the shutter, and pass out at the delivery orifice b².
In order to automatically lock the delivery shutter in its closed position upon the
pusher block 9 is mounted in guides a sliding bolt at which is normally pressed
forward by means of a light spring g' its motion being controlled by a stop pin g',
and this bolt is arranged in such position upon the pusher block 9, that when the
latter is in its forward or normal position as represented in the drawings the bolt g*
will engage or overhang a projection from the delivery shutter k, whilst the
bolt g is formed upon its outer end with an inclined face o to allow of its being
automatically pressed back by the shutter in the act of falling into its closed.
position.
It is possible that a person operating the machine might rotate the disc c so as to
slightly project the packages, but not sufficiently to enable it to be removed from
the machine, and then turn the disc c back into its normal position, in which case
the coin a would be discharged into the money compartment without the purchaser
obtaining his package.
In order to prevent a second coin being inserted in the money slot a* until the
package already paid for shall have been withdrawn from the machine, which it
could be by any person giving a complete rotation to the disc e in either direction.
so as to cause the crank pin e* to act upon the horizontal offset ** of the
lever f, one of the arms of the delivery shutter & is caused in the rise of the
latter to act upon an offset *** from the vertical rod connected with the stop
bar or bolt ;, so that upon a package s being partially projected from the machine
it would be impossible to insert a second coin into the money slot a¹ until the
partly projected package s is removed.
As a further security against tampering with the machine, to the rear of the
delivery shutter k an additional shutter or stop is employed which is mounted
upon an axis of motion * in a slot or recess provided in the delivery platform b,
and is so arranged that it will fall by its own gravity against the adjacent wall of
the slot which forms a stop as indicated more particularly at Figure 5, in position
to offer an obstruction to an instrument inserted at the delivery orifice &', but so that
it will freely give way to, or turn out of the way of an issuing package of goods.

page_text: In machines of this character it is necessary to be able readily to detach the
operative mechanism for the purpose of repairs, and in order therefore to render
the delivery mechanism easily removeable from the machine, is according to the
present invention independently inserted in the front of the case a as hereinbefore
described, and it is locked in position by means of one or more bolts m but prefer-
ably four, which are mounted upon vertically sliding bars m³ both of which
bars are connected with a central sliding bar m² mounted upon the back of the
case a at the rear of the package reservoir 9, and the lower end of the sliding
bar m² is formed with a slot m³ to admit a turn button m' when the bar m² is
lowered as indicated more particularly at Figure 3, which shows the bolts m
lowered or withdrawn and the delivery mechanism removed from the case of the
machine, the office of the turn button m being to hold the bolts m through the
bar m² in their raised position when the delivery mechanism is in place as indicated
more particularly at Figure 2, which shows the turn button m in its horizontal
position below the end of the slot, thus preventing the accidental withdrawal of
the bolts m, whilst a slot or opening 2 is provided in the back of the package
reservoir 9 to give access to the sliding bar m² and turn button m', and by these
means it is possible instantaneously to unlock and remove, or place in position
and lock the entire delivery mechanism, the whole of such mechanism being self-
contained and independent of, or unconnected with the other parts of the machine.
Or, in lieu of the locking means hereinbefore described, other means for securing
the delivery mechanism in position with capability of easy removal might be
employed, and such for example as that represented by the dotted lines in Figure 3,
and in which the door a¹ is formed co-extensive with the entire front of the machine
and with an aperture therein to expose the disc c and the door a¹ thus performs the
office of the locking device lastly hereinbefore described.
It will be understood that in lieu of making the delivery mechanism removeable
from the front of the machine as hereinbefore described, it may be made remove-
able from the side or top of the machine without departing from the spirit of my
invention.
The money compartment consists of a tube of metal » which is located
immediately beneath an opening e* into which the coins are guided by the inclined
guide e after leaving the sizing frame or cylinder e², and this tube n is arranged
between one side of the package reservoir q, and the case a of the machine, and is
provided upon its lower end with a bag n¹ of flexible material upon the lower end
of which is fitted a cylindrical box n² closed upon its underside by means of a
hinged door or cover n which is secured in position by a spring latch or
fastening n', or if desired the door or cover n³ may be locked by means of a padlock
or other suitable lock and key.
By this arrangement of parts, the coins are piled one upon the other, and
therefore occupy the smallest possible space, whilst they are instantaneously
discharged into the bag or other receptacle carried by the collector, by with-
drawing the end of the flexible bag n' from the machine, and opening the cover ³
of the box.
This device also has the advantage that the coins are retained in the precise
order in which they are inserted into the machine, and therefore should there be a
suspicion that the machine had been defrauded by the insertion of a hard metal
disc in lieu of a coin, this can easily be ascertained, as the order of the coins will
at once disclose the last or any one inserted in the machine, and if desired in order
to facilitate this inspection, a thick glass tube may be employed in lieu of the metal
tube n for the money compartment.
In order to raise the column of packages s against the underside of the delivery
table or platform into position for delivery, a spring drum o is employed which is
mounted upon a fixed shaft o' one end of the spring contained within the drum
(which is an ordinary clock spring) being fixed to the shaft o', and the other end
being fixed to the drum o.
The drum o is formed with spirally arranged flanges o², and has attached thereto,

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the lower ends of two lengths of chain p which pass over guide pulleys p* located
at the upper part of the package reservoir q, and then descend to the lift
which the chains are connected by means of studs or projections upon the lift,.
passing through slots g' in the package reservoir g, and the lift is thus held in
suspension, and raised with a constant pressure by the spring drum o, whilst the-
spring within the drum is wound up or compressed by drawing down the lift r in
readiness to charge the reservoir 9 with packages s.
As an equalizing means the table of the lift, upon which the column of
packages s is supported is provided with downwardly projecting rods which are-
mounted in suitable guides carried by the lift proper, and have coiled around them
springs which are interposed between the lift proper and the table r*, the
object of this arrangement being to compensate for any slight irregularity in the
lifting force.
I would here remark that the means hereinbefore described for lifting the
column of packages & form no part of my present invention, and any other suitable
means may be substituted therefor.
In the example given at Figure 20, the offset ** of the vertical lever f is
dispensed with and the vertical lever is at its upper end pinjointed at f** to one
end of the horizontal bar fe as hereinbefore described whilst such horizontal bar f⚫.
is at or near its other end pinjointed at f*** to the upper end of a vertical lever f
which is mounted upon an axis of motion f*.
This lever is formed with a lateral swelling or enlargement f*** and the.
crank pin c¹ of the crank in the rotation of the disc c acts upon the swelling or
enlargement f** of the vertical lever f' and through the horizontal bar f* to
return the vertical lever f, and co-acting parts to their normal position as herein--
before described with respect to Figures 1 to 19.
This peculiar arrangement of parts possesses the advantage, that the crank pin c**
acts upon the lever at a point some distance from its axis f* with the result.
that less power is required to operate the machine, and the action is smoother, and
more regular than when employing the arrangement previously described.
In the example given at Figures 21 and 22 the invention is shown applied to a
machine of that class in which the packages of goods are piled in a column s
within the reservoir 9 and rest upon the delivery table and automatically
descend by their own gravity aided by a weight into position for delivery as is
well known.
It will be understood that in consequence of the column of goods resting upon
the upper side of the delivery table instead of being held against the underside.
thereof the action of some of the minor features of the invention is necessarily.
reversed and although the drawings clearly indicate the alterations essential
to this end I will now proceed to shortly describe the same.
The delivery mechanism instead of being located at the upper part of the
machine as previously described is placed at the lower part thereof and the axis f
of the vertical lever is arranged at the lower end thereof whilst the bending block
or anvil d instead of being directly connected through its stud or pin with the
upper end of the lever fis coupled therewith at about the centre thereof by means.
of the horizontal bar whilst the upper end of the leverf engages and gives.
motion to the bell crank lever which together with the pusher block in this
case is carried by the underside of the delivery table or platform 6 the pushers g³.
rising through the slots b¹ of the delivery platform b.
g
The lever is formed with a curved offset f*** upon which the crank ct directly
acts the crank pin c* being dispensed with and the horizontal sliding stop bar or
bolt is connected by a spring with the offset ** of the vertical lever so that
as the vertical lever fis advanced the spring is extended and consequently carries
the stop bar or bolt j across the money slot a*1 and the stop bar or bolt will by the
force of the spring be retained in that position until the disc c is completely
rotated and the vertical leverf has been returned to its normal position by the.
crank when it will be withdrawn by the spring which in this example is.

page_text: necessarily employed to retain the inverted vertical rod j and connected parts in
their normal position as indicated in Figure 21.
The device i for increasing the resistance offered to the lever and bending
block or anvil d is for convenience in this example placed in a position to engage
the offset of the vertical lever f.
The inverted vertically moveable delivery shutter is carried by its horizontal
arms upon the underside of the delivery platform and therefore in order to
hold it in its raised or normal position a spring 2 is employed but otherwise its
action is identical with that of the arrangement previously described except that
the descent of the delivery shutter & causes one of its arms to act upon the offset j***
of the vertical rod j*.
The inverted additional shutter or stop 7 necessarily projects above the delivery
platform band in order to normally retain it in the required vertical position it is
downwardly extended beyond its axis * and there provided with a counterweight .
The means of locking the removeable delivery mechanism in position are
similar to those herein before described with respect to Figures 1 to 19 but access
is obtained to the turn button m and sliding bar m2 by removing the money
drawer n which in this case is substituted for the money receptacle n n previously
described with respect to the figures lastly above referred to.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a coin operating machine the combination of a sizing frame mounted with
capability of rotation and adapted to arrest coins of a given size whilst allowing
coins of smaller size to pass therethrough, means of rotating the sizing frame a
moving part acted upon by the coin, a pusher for projecting the packages of goods
and suitable connections between the moving part and the pusher the parts being
so arranged that the arrested coin acts as a lever to traverse the moving part
substantially as herein shown and described.
2. In a coin operating machine the combination of a sizing frame mounted with
capability of rotation and adapted to arrest coins of a given size whilst allowing
coins of smaller size to pass therethrough means of rotating the sizing frame a
pusher for ejecting the packages and normally resting about the centre of the
column a sliding bending block or anvil indirectly connected with the pusher and
against which the arrested coin acts as a lever to retract the pusher so as to engage
a package and means for returning the parts to their normal position and through
the pusher ejecting the package substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In a coin operating machine the combination of a holder for the coins mounted
with capability of rotation means of rotating such holder a pusher for ejecting the
packages normally resting about the centre of the column of packages a sliding
bending block or anvil indirectly connected with the pusher and against which the
coin acts as a lever to retract the pusher so as to engage a package, a crank or the
like upon the axis of the money holder means indirectly connected with the bending
block and acted upon by the crank to return the pusher to its normal position and
thus eject the package and a spring stop for preventing by the coin the turning
back of the crank substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose
stated.
.
4. In a coin operating machine the combination of a holder for the coins mounted
with capability of rotation means of rotating such holder a pusher for ejecting the
packages normally resting about the centre of the column of packages a sliding
bending block or anvil connected with the pusher through a vertical oscillating
lever and a horizontal bell crank lever and against which anvil the coin acts as a
lever to retract the pushers so as to engage a package, a crank or the like upon
the axis of the money holder and an offset upon the vertical lever acted upon by
the crank to return the pusher to its normal position and thus eject the package
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.

page_text: 5. In a coin operating machine of the character hereinbefore referred to, a
pusher for ejecting the packages normally resting about the centre of the column
of packages and adapted to hold the column depressed and the top package
thereof out of alignment with the delivery orifice substantially as herein shown and
described.
6. In a coin operating machine of the character referred to in the preceding
claim, a spring incline for increasing the resistance of the bending block or anvil
substantially as herein shown and described.
7. In a coin operating machine of the character referred to in Claim 1, a spring
stop or incline for discharging the coin from the sizing frame at a given point in its
forward revolution substantially as herein shown and described.
8. In a coin operating machine, the combination of a rotary sizing frame of the
character referred to in Claim 1, and a disc mounted in the outer wall of the
machine and provided with a crank handle for rotating the sizing frame substantially
as berein shown and described.
9. In a coin operating machine the combination of a rotary crank disc for
operating the delivery mechanism, a recess in the case of the machine of the form
of a quarter of a sphere, a money slot in the floor of such recess, and an aperture
in the rotary disc corresponding with the recess substantially as herein shown and
described.
10. In a coin operating machine, the combination of a rotary crank disc for
operating the delivery mechanism, a money slot in the case of the machine, and an
aperture in the rotary disc corresponding with the money slot substantially as
herein shown and described.
11. In combination with a coin operating machine of the character hereinbefore
referred to, a stop bolt actuated from the bending block for blocking the money
slot upon the first operation of the machine substantially as herein shown and
described.
12. In a coin operating machine of the character hereinbefore referred to, the
combination of a pusher block, a delivery shutter and a bolt carried by the pusher
block for locking and releasing the delivery shutter substantially as herein shown
and described.
13. In combination with a coin operating machine of the character herein before
referred to, a stop bolt actuated by the issuing package for blocking the money
slot until the package is completely issued substantially as herein shown and
described.
14. In combination with a coin operating machine of the character hereinbefore
referred to, a single stop bolt for blocking the money shoot, and means acted upon
severally by the first movement of the bending block, the first movement of the
package and by the last movement of the lift for actuating such bolt substantially
us herein shown and described.
15. In a coin operating machine, constructing the delivery mechanism inde-
pendent of the lifting and money receiving mechanism in order that the former
may be readily removed from the machine without disturbing the other mechanism
substantially as herein shown and described.
16. In a coin operating machine, a delivery mechanism formed separate from the
lifting and money receiving mechanism, in combination with means for instan-
taneously connecting and disconnecting the delivery mechanism with the rest of the
machine substantially as herein shown and described.
17. In a coin operating machine the peculiar money receiving and delivering
device herein shown and described.
Dated this 20th day of February 1893
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.