Improvements in Public Lamp Standards.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 27th May, 1899
Improvements in Public Lamp Standards.
I, HUGH MANSFIELD ROBINSON, LL.D., of 31, Holborn, London, E.C., Solicitor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the standards of street lamps in public thoroughfares
and consists in means whereby the base of such lamp standards is adapted for
the storage and automatic supply to the public of all sorts of articles or liquids
that may be in general demand.
As it is obvious that the bases of the ordinary public street lamp standards
are generally of considerable capacity, or if not sufficiently so, may be easily
made of considerable capacity without detracting from the artistic appearance
of such standard, I carry out my invention by running the necessary gas supply
pipe for the burner, so close to the case of the standard or even the said standard,
so that the interior of the latter is left free for the storage of articles or liquids
for automatic supply to the public.
I further adapt to such standard a locked door or doors for the renewal of the
supply of the stock contained therein and to which is fitted all necessary apparatus
for a coin freed supply mechanism.
An automatic slot for the admission of any suitable coin external fittings for
the withdrawal by the public of goods thus paid for and a suitable locked tray for
the collection and removal of such coms are also fitted to the said door.
I further adapt within such lamp standard any known coin freed mechanism,
which on receipt of a stipulated coin through the indicated aperture in the lamp
standard door will unlock mechanism by which a member of the public can with-
draw from the store contained in such lamp standard such article or liquid as
he may desire and for which he has paid the required coin, by dropping the
same into the indicated slot-receptacle.
By thus attaching all apparatus of the coin freed mechanism and storage to
a door of the said lamp standard the apparatus and goods may be changed at
will by the removal of the door intact, a plain door being easily substituted there-
for during removal.

page_text: to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to the standards of street lamps in public thoroughfares
and consists in means whereby the base of such lamp standards is adapted for
the storage and automatic supply to the public of all sorts of articles or liquids
that may be in general demand.
As it is obvious that the bases of the ordinary public street lamp standards
are generally of considerable capacity, or if not sufficiently so, may be easily
made of considerable capacity without detracting from the artistic appearance
of such standard, I carry out my invention by running the necessary gas supply
pipe for the burner, so close to the case of the standard or even outside the said
standard, so that the interior of the latter is left free for the storage of articles
or liquids for automatic supply to the public.
I further adapt to such standard a locked door or doors for the renewal of the
supply of the stock contained therein and to which is fitted all necessary apparatus
for a coin freed supply mechanism.
An entrance slot for the admission of any suitable coin external fittings for
the withdrawal by the public of goods thus paid for and a suitable locked tray for
the collection and removal of such coins are also fitted to the said door.
I further adapt within such lamp standard any known coin freed mechanism,
which on receipt of a stipulated coin through the indicated aperture in the lamp
standard door will unlock mechanism by which a member of the public can with-
draw from the store contained in such lamp standard such article or liquid as
he may desire and for which he has paid the required coin, by dropping the
same into the indicated slot receptacle.
By thus attaching all apparatus of the coin freed mechanism and storage to
a door of the said lamp standard the apparatus and goods may be changed at
will by the removal of the door intact, a plain door being easily substituted there-
for during removal.
And in order that this invention may be the better understood I now proceed
to describe the same with reference to the drawings hereto annexed and to the
letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is an outside elevation of a public lamp standard showing the external
appearance of the coin freed supply mechanism applied to a door of the said
standard.
Figure 2 is a section of the door of the said standard showing external lips for
withdrawal of the goods by the public.
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the door of the standard open showing
internal fittings thereon of coin freed mechanism and receptacles for goods for
supply to the public.
A is the lamp standard and B is a special hinged door adapted to be locked
when closed and to be easily removed from its hinges with all attached mechanism,
so as to be readily replaced in case of repair by either a blank door, or by a similar
duplicate door with coin freed supply mechanism attached so as to interfere as
little as possible with the regular function and operation of the mechanism for
public.
upply to the pub admission orifices provided in the said door. D, D, are the
cases containing any convenient coin freed mechanism. E, E, are the projecting
lips outside the door, affording facilities to the public to withdraw the goods after
insertion of a coin through the slots C, C, F, F, are the receptacles for the store
of goods to be supplied to the public. G is the receptacle for the coins paid by
the public passed through the slot holes C, C. and which after passing the coin free-
ing mechanism fall into the receptacle G which is conveniently carried in an inner
door or case H, attached and adapted to be locked to the inside of the door B, as
this case thus covers and protects the whole of the coin freed and supply,
mechanism.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
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1st. The combination in a public lamp standard, of a hinged and removable
door in the base of said standard with coin slot holes, coin freed mechanism
internal receptacles for goods external fittings for the withdrawal of said goods,
and an internal locked cash tray, all attached to or made in the said removable
door, so that the whole can be readily removed for repairs and replaced by a
duplicate door and fittings substantially as described.
2nd. The combination in a public lamp standard of a hinged and removable
door in the base of said standard, having attached thereto coin slot, holes, and
coin freed good supply mechanism, with an internal hinged protecting case or
cover over said supply mechanism, adapted to be locked to said door, and having
in it a locked receptacle for coin, substantially as described.
1
1000
FELL & JAMES,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
FELL & JAMES,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.