Improvements in Coin-freed Apparatus for Delivering Postage Stamps, Tickets, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 11th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Apparatus for Delivering Postage
Stamps, Tickets, and the like.
We, JOHN RICHARD ROBINSON, of Broomfield Crescent, Headingley, Leeds, in the
County of York, Commercial Traveller, and EDGAR RHODES, of 17 Springfield Place,
Leeds, aforesaid, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct an apparatus in such a manner, that on
depositing a coin of specific value therein, the mechanism is liberated so that on the
operation of a draw bar, one postage stamp, ticket or other paper or flexible equivalent
may be withdrawn therefrom, each time a coin is deposited; and the remainder of the
postage stamps or the like securely retained within the apparatus, until they are
severally released by the deposit of coins.
We accomplish our object in the following manner-Within a suitable casement we
mount a flanged pulley, around which is wound a web of postage stamps or other
paper or flexible money equivalents, perforated across the web at regular intervals.
On the deposit of a coin of specific value into the casement, it is conducted into a
box or other receptacle secured on the end of a lever mounted on a fulcrum pin
placed at a point between the ends of the lever; and on the boss of the latter is
a cam, which on the lever being operated by the weight of a coin, releases its contact
with a draw bar, thereby enabling it to be withdrawn.
To this bar is attached a pawl having a number of needle pointed projections, which
on withdrawing the bar engage with some of the perforations and propel the postage
stamp or the like, such a distance that it can be severed from the web along the line of
perforations; the needle pointed projections being in such a position before the
opening that they act as a grid and prevent the stamps or the like behind the grid,
within the casement being extracted; the stamps or the like are also further secured
by a lever, which is brought into contact with them by the action of the draw bar.
On the return of the draw bar, the bucket or box lever is liberated, and moves
back to its original position ready for the reception of another coin, on the receipt of
which, the operation is repeated, and another stamp or the like propelled to the
opening.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1889
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Apparatus for Delivering Postage
Stamps, Tickets, and the like.
We, JOHN RICHARD ROBINSON, of Broomfield Crescent, Headingley, Leeds, in the
County of York, Commercial Traveller, and EDGAR RHODES, of 17 Springfield Place,
Leeds, aforesaid, Engineer, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to construct an apparatus in such a manner that, on
depositing a coin of specific value therein, the mechanism is liberated so that on the
operation of the same, one postage stamp, ticket, or other paper or flexible equivalent
may be withdrawn therefrom each time a suitable coin is deposited: and the remainder
of the postage stamps or the like securely retained within the apparatus until they are
severally released by the deposit of suitable coins.

page_text: In describing our invention in detail, Fig. 1. represents a side view of an apparatus
fitted within a casement shown in section.
Fig. 2. is an end view of the same, the casement being cut in an irregular manner
for better illustrating the apparatus.
Fig. 3. is a plan of the apparatus with the top portion of the casement removed.
Fig. 4. is a side view of a portion of the apparatus detached from the casement and
of the opposite side to that shown by Fig. 1. and
Fig. 5. a detached detail of lever and cam.
Within a suitable casement A. we secure a framework B. and mount on a stud or
shaft fixed thereto a flanged pulley C. around which a web of postage stamps or other
paper or flexible money equivalents is wrapped.
On the deposit of a coin of specific value through a slot forined in shoot D. the coin
is conducted into a box or receptacle E. secured to one end of a lever F. mounted on
a fulcrum pin G. and on the opposite end of the lever is placed a balance weight W.
in such a position that, on a coin of specific value entering the box or receptacle E.
the lover is operated, the box E. with coin therein, descending to the position shown
by full lines, where the lever F. is retained by a pin F secured thereto engaging
with a catch lever H. the coin Con clearing the guard G¹ dropping through an
opening into a drawer J. locked or otherwise secured."
When the lever F. is operated in the manner described, a cam K. secured to the
said lever is moved clear of a catch cut at X. in the circumference of plate L. thereby
releasing the same that it may be rotated. This plate L. is secured on a shaft M. on
which is also mounted a cylinder N. a portion of the circumference of which at N¹
is raised by the insertion therein of a number of short needle pointed projections, or
the raised portion N¹ may have a roughened surface so as to propel the postage
stamps S. or the like on the turning of handle P. secured to shaft M.
On the deposit of a coin of specific value, and on each revolution of the shaft M. a
certain portion is drawn from the flanged pulley C. equal to the length of the raised
portion N by the frictional contact of the latter pressing the stamp or the like
against the smooth plate R. beneath same, the stamp or the like so propelled may pass
through a narrow slot hole in a thin plate fixed in the same position as the shears T.
hereinafter described, so as to prevent the extraction of stamps or the like from
behind the plate when the apparatus is placed in a casement having the front open
and guarded by a thin plate or other partition secured in the position as shown by
dotted line U. Ü.
On turning the handle P. for drawing a stamp or the like from the flanged
pulley C. and propelling the same along plate R. towards the front as hereinbefore
described, the shears T. for cutting the projected stamp or the like from the web may
be operated in the following manner-On the shaft M. is secured a cam V. which on
turning the shaft operates the lever Y. by the circumference of the cam acting on a
pin secured to the said lever. One end of the lever is in contact with the top side of
arm T of top shear blade T. the cam V. being so arranged that when the short
needle pointed projections or roughened surface N' is propelling the stamps or the
like along the plate R. the top shear blade is being raised, and by the time the stamp
or the like is propelled the distance equal to the length of the needle pointed pro-
jections or raised portion N¹ the cam V. suddenly releases its pressure on the pin,
thereby allowing the elongated spring S¹ to contract and bring the top blade of
shears T. into the position shown by Fig. 2. thereby severing the stamp or the like
from the web, the former falling into the drawer D' or shoot below.
One arm H¹ of catch lever H. mounted on a fulcrum pin is in contact with the
circumference of plate L. so that on the rotation of the latter, the catch lever is
operated to such an extent that, it releases its hold of the pin F¹ thereby allowing the
lever F. and box E. to return to their normal position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.
the cam K. is then in such position against the catch ✗ cut in plate L. that the
shaft M. cannot be rotated for propelling the stamps or the like; and by the cam V.
having a straight surface at V₁ engaging with the pin on lever Y. the shaft M.

page_text: cannot be rotated in the opposite direction, thus locking the shaft M. in position until
the deposit of a coin in the slot formed in shoot D.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same may be performed, we, declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a coin freed apparatus a shoot D. lever F. and box E. combined with cam K.
plate L. cylinder N. having a raised portion N¹ and with a web or flanged pulley C.
all arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose as hereinbefore
described.
2. In a coin freed apparatus, a cylinder N. having a raised portion N¹ combined
with plate R. and web on flanged pulley C. arranged substantially in the manner and
for the purpose as hereinbefore set forth.
3. In a coin freed apparatus the cam K. combined with plate L. on shaft M., the
cam V. with lever Y. and shears T. all arranged substantially in the manner and for
the purpose herein before described.
Dated this 4th day of Santambar 1890
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JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.