A NEW OR IMPROVED AUTOMATIC MACHINE
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 24th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 14th Dec., 188
and like Small Articles.
FRANK FOSBROOK GILES, Clothier 84 Lea Street Kidderminster do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED AUTOMATIC MACHINE to be
as follows, and is constructed on the following method which I particularly claim as
my invention:—
An upright box about 3 ft. 6 in. high and about 12 in. by 14 in. at the top and
bottom. About 3 in. from the front are two cases extending from the bottom to
the top containing the articles for sale. The articles are raised up these cases by
means of a weight and pulley. The front of these cases are of glass. The upper
part of the front of the machine is also of glass through which can be seen a
miniature counter behind which stands a small figure or doll the whole having the
appearance of a small shop. The top of the cases come through the counter flush
with the top and attached to the counter are brass plates, one on each side of each
case, they are raised slightly higher than the cases and extend over the mouth of the
case about in. on each side. As these plates are higher than the top of the case
they allow the topmost article to rise sufficiently to be pushed off the front of the case.
In front of each case is a drawer the bottom of which extends only to the case but
the sides are continued past the case one on each side. To the sides of the drawer
are attached the ends of a strong wire which is bent square over the top of the
case under the brass plates. When the drawer is drawn out this wire pushes the
topmost article off the top of the case. When the article is pushed from under the brass
plates it descends a small slide into the drawer to be taken out by the customer. The
hands of the figure or doll are attached to the wire and when the drawer is drawn out
the figure is drawn forward and has the appearance of pushing the article off the
counter. Attached to the side of each drawer by a pin through the middle is an iron
bar about 5 in. long, one end of this bar is heavier than the other and as the pin is
through the middle the light end is raised higher than the heavy end and a small
blade attached to the top of the light end comes behind a small cross-bar and thus

page_text: effectually locks the drawer. When a penny is dropped in the slot it descends upon
the light end and pushes it down and so releases the drawer. When the drawer is
drawn out the iron is drawn from under the penny and allows it to drop into the box
below. The middle of the iron upon which the penny drops is cut out so as to allow
a smaller coin to pass through. There is one doll to each case.
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A New or Improved Automatic Machine for the Sale of Sweetmeats
and like Small Articles.
I, FRANK FOSBROOK GILES, of 84, Lea Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire,
Clothier, 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 :-
For the purposes of my invention 1 employ an upright box by preference about
3 ft. 6 in. high and about 12 in. by 14 in.. top and bottom but the size of the box is
of no importance. A short distance from the front of the box are two cases extending
from the bottom to the top and containing the articles for sale. The articles are
raised up these cases by means of a weight and pulley. The upper part of the front
of the machine is of glass through which can be seen a miniature counter behind which
stands a small figure or doll the whole having the appearance of a small shop. The top of
the cases come through the counter flush with the top and attached to the top of the
counter are metal plates one on each side of each case which stand slightly higher
than the cases and extend over the mouths thereof for about half an inch on each
side. As the plates are higher than the top of the cases they allow the topmost
article to rise sufficiently to be pushed off the front of the case. In front of each case
is a drawer the bottom of which extends only to the case but the sides are
continued past the case one on each side. To the sides of the drawer are attached
the ends of a strong wire which is bent square over the top of the case under the said
metal plates. When the drawer is drawn out this wire pushes the topmost article off
the top of the case. When the article is pushed from under the said metal plates it
descends a small slide into the drawer to be taken out by the customer. The hands of
the figure or doll are attached to the wire and when the drawer is drawn out the
figure is drawn forward and has the appearance of pushing the article off the

page_text: counter. Attached to the side of each drawer by a pin through the middle is an iron
bar about 5 in. long one end of this bar is heavier than the other and the light end is
raised higher than the heavy end and a small block attached to the top of the light
end comes behind a small cross bar and thus effectually locks the drawer. When a
penny is dropped in the slot it descends upon the light end and pushes it down and
so releases the drawer. When the drawer is drawn out the iron is drawn from under
the penny and allows it to drop into the box below. The middle of the iron upon
which the penny drops is cut out so as to allow a sumaller coin to pass through.
There is one doll to each case.
In order that the invention may be well understood the invention is further
described more particularly with reference to the accompanying drawing on which
the same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures.
Fig. 1 represents in front sectional elevation an automatic machine for the sale of
sweetmeats and like small articles constructed according to this invention; Figs. 2
and 3 are side sectional elevations of the upper part of the same and Fig. 4 is a
sectional plan of the same.
a is the upright box having a door al for giving access to the inside. b, b, are the
two cases containing the articles for sale; in the drawing packets of sweetmeats are
shewn in the case band marked c. In each case is a sliding block d on which the
packets crest this block and the packets being raised up the case by the counter-
weight e acting through the cord el passing over the pulley e². a² is the upper front
part of the machine which is made of glass through which can be seen the miniature
counter are the two dolls which stand behind the counter these dolls being
hinged at their lower ends g³ to a platform or division a³ so that they can be moved
to and fro. hhh are the metal plates on the top of the counter which stand over the
mouths of the cases and against which the topmost packet or article is pressed by the
counterweight e. ii are the drawers in the front of the cases into which
the packets or articles are delivered the sides of these drawers being carried past
the cases and jij are the two wires which are fixed to the sides of the drawers
and are bent square over the top of the cases under the metal plates / h. The
hands of the dolls are respectively hinged to the wires. Each of the drawers
has an iron bar or lever free to turn on a fulcrum pin and counterweighted
at m so that the inner end of the lever which is forked and lighter is continually
pressed upwardly by the counterweight m. n is the block or pin on the lighter
arm of the lever & which when the drawer is pushed home engages under the
notched cross bar o and thus maintains the drawer closed until the lever is
depressed by the penny falling on it. At each side of the box is an inclined
trough p communicating at their upper ends with the coin slits 9 and at their
lower ends with the shoots r the lower ends of which open on the levers kk.
The operation of the mechanism above described is as follows:-On a penny
being placed in one of the coin slits q it rolls down the trough into the shoot
and falls on to the lever k which it depresses as far as the stop t so that the block
or pin n is free of the cross bar o. The drawer can now be pulled forward (see
Fig. 3) which will allow the penny to fall down into the lower part of the box u.
As the drawer is pulled forward the wire jt moves forward with it and pushes the
topmost packet forward from under the metal plates which falls down the incline s
and through the opening s onto the drawer. By the doll's hands being attached to
the wire it is pulled forward by the drawer and has the appearance of pushing
the packet or article off the counter. On the drawer being pushed back the doll is
moved back also and the counterbalanced lever k engages with one or other of the
notches in the cross bar o so as to prevent the drawer being pulled forward again
until freed by another penny. Any coin smaller than a penny will fall between the
forked lever and fail to move it. The front of each drawer is by preference extended
upwardly so as to close the openings & when the drawer is shut."
If preferred only one case and corresponding parts may be used in the box or
several cases to deliver different kinds of goods may be similarly arranged.

page_text: 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 :-
1st. In an automatic machine in which sweetmeats or like small articles are
delivered by the forward motion of a coin-freed drawer or slide, the employment
of a doll or figure connected to the drawer or slide so as to move with it and appear
to deliver a packet or article upon the drawer being pulled outwardly, substantially as
hereinbefore set forth.
2nd. In an automatic machine for the sale of sweetmeats or like small articles, the
combination of the case bup which the sweetmeats or like small articles are con-
tinually forced, the plates hoverlapping the open mouth of the case, the drawer or
slide provided with the wire or cross bar j¹ and the doll or figure gl connected to
the cross bar j¹, these parts being constructed and combined together for joint
operation substantially as hereinbefore set forth and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
3rd. In an automatic machine for the sale of sweetmeats and like small articles the
combination with the coin shoot r, of the drawer i, counterbalanced forked lover k
and fixed notched cross bar o, these parts being constructed and combined together
for joint operation substantially as hereinbefore set forth and illustrated by the
accompanying drawing.
4th. The general combination and arrangement of parts forming the improved
automatic machine for the sale of sweetmeats and like small articles hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1888
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.