Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 4th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 11th Aug., 1888
I, MORITZ ALEXANDER KATZ of Neue-Königstrasse 26 Berlin in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as
follows:-
The invention comprises a machine for the automatic sale of newspapers pamphlets
and other flat articles on the known principle that is to say by discharging said article
or by enabling the discharging thereof to be effected after releasing certain mechanism
by the insertion into the machine of the requisite coin.
The invention consists especially in a holder for the articles to be sold, comprising
a novel principle in such holders conducing greatly to the reliable and accurate
operation of the machine.
The holder may be modified for the sale of other than flat articles.
The holder is divided into compartments and is enclosed in a casing having a slit
therein preferably of equal size to the orifice of one of said compartments, the latter
are preferably arranged vertically or inclined and the holder is automatically caused
by the insertion of the necessary coin to travel longitudinally (or is enabled by said
coin to be moved longitudinally) for a distance equivalent to the breadth of one of
said compartments to bring the next compartment before the slit and eject the article
therefrom or enable the article to be taken by the purchaser.
The holder is preferably formed as a cylindrical drum, the compartments being
arranged radially around its periphery. The compartments may be open above or
below or preferably at their outer sides. The drum is journalled vertically or inclined
in a cylindrical case having a slot above below or on its periphery corresponding to
the compartments of the drum.

page_text: The drum is caused to revolve or is enabled to be revolved by the entrance of the
coin. The same may operate as hereinafter described but I do not confine myself to
this mechanism but may use any release and operating mechanism suitable for such
apparatus.
On the shaft of the drum is a ratchet wheel provided with a pawl against return
travel. A lever pivoted in the case and extending out of the latter for operation by
the purchaser, is confined to a limited travel and carries a pawl operating when the
lever is moved forward to revolve said ratchet wheel for a sufficient amount to bring
the next following.compartment before the slit to enable the contents thereof to be
received by the purchaser. The operating lever is however normally held against
such displacement by a convenient detent, and is released only by the insertion of the
requisite coin into the coin slit of the machine operating to temporarily remove said
detent.

page_text: Newspapers, Pamphlets, and the like.
I, MORITZ ALEXANDER KATZ of Neue-Königstrasse 26 Berlin in the Empire
of Germany, Manufacturer, 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 invention comprises a machine for the automatic sale of newspapers pamphlets
and other flat articles on the known principle that is to say by discharging said
article or by enabling the discharging thereof to be effected after releasing certain
mechanism by the insertion into the machine of the requisite coin.
The automatic sale of newspapers and similar articles is particularly difficult owing
to their size, the roughness of the paper, the variation in the thickness of the
newspapers and the elasticity of the folded leaves, which tend to expand and therefore
to fill out narrow spaces much sooner than would be the case if they were held
compressed.
The present invention is intended to obviate the drawbacks above referred to and
consists especially in a holder for the articles to be sold comprising a novel principle
in such holders conducing greatly to the reliable and accurate operating of the
machine.
The holder is divided into compartments and is enclosed in a casing having a slit
therein preferably of equal size to the orifice of one of said compartments, the latter
are preferably arranged vertically or obliquely and the holder is automatically
caused by the insertion of the necessary coin to travel longitudinally or as is enabled
by said coin to be moved longitudinally for a distance equivalent to the breath of one
of said compartments to bring the next compartment before the slit and eject the
article therefrom or enable the article to be taken by the purchaser.
The holder is preferably formed as a cylindrical drum, the compartments being
arranged radially around its periphery. The compartments may be open above
or below or preferably at their outer sides. The drum is journalled vertically or
obliquely in a cylindrical case having a slot above, below or on its periphery
corresponding to the opening side of the compartments of the drum. As in this
manner the whole periphery of the apparatus is utilized, the compartments can
be made sufficiently wide to enable the newspaper to be taken out of them by hand in
case of necessity or should the compartments rotate in an inclined direction or have
inclined bottoms the newspaper or other object may fall or slide wholly or partly out
by its own weight and therefore be taken out or received more conveniently. Such a
dram is suitable also for the sale of articles other than thin and flat articles like folded
newspapers the proportions of the drum being of course varied so that the size of the
compartment corresponds more or less to that of the articles to be sold.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section.
Fig. 2 a vertical section through the apparatus.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the gear.
Fig. 4 is a modification of the same.
Fig. 5 is a detail view of the coin receiver and the mechanism for discharging the
coin therefrom.
Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the apparatus.
In Figs. 1 and 2, A is the bottom A¹ the lid or cover of the apparatus a, a, a², a³
are the compartments. O is the spindle supporting the drum, it is journalled abovo
and below in the lid and bottom of the casing.
The cylinder B forming the inner wall and support of the partitions of the
compartments a a¹ a² a³, is attached to the spindle O by means of the intermediate
disc D Fig. 2. The wall B is of sheet metal and with the plate D it forms a hollow
space in which the cash box may be placed or which may serve as cash box.
The gear by which the spindle O is rotated consists of the ratchet wheel E, Fig. 3
fixed upon the spindle and having as many teeth as there are compartments.
The lever H is pivoted eccentrically with regard to said ratchet wheel. The lever H
has either a double pawl II fixed thereto at the pivotal point of said lever as in Fig. 3
or as in Fig. 4 in which also a special contrivance is provided for the locking of the
gear only one pawl G pivoted thereon and pressed by spring F into the ratchet
wheel. When the gear is at rest and the lever locked the pawls I I¹ being fixed
thereto prevent the ratchet wheel from moving forward or backward since the pawl I'
is immovably held between two teeth of the wheel. The pawl I. (Fig. 3) when the
apparatus is at rest does not lie immediately against the tooth z. On moving the
lever H in the first modification in the direction of the arrow
Fig. 3 the
pawl is first moved out from before the perpendicular face of the ratchet
tooth next against it so as to allow of the forward movement of the ratchet wheel E
which is subsequently effected by the pawl I arriving against and pressing on the
inclined face of the tooth z thus causing the same to slide thereunder in the direction
of the arrow y and driving the wheel one tooths breadth forward. The pawl I at the
same time prevents the ratchet wheel from turning for one tooths breadth by arriving
against the perpendicular face of the succeeding tooth. In the second modification
the pawl G is controlled by a spring and is pivoted to the lever H so that the latter
when moved forward causes the pawl to press forward the ratchet wheel for one tooths
breadth the pawl I¹ acts then as an independent pawl for preventing the return of the
wheel. The movement of the lever H is prevented by the bolt R situated on the arm L,
the other end of which carries the coin receiver M being a walled enclosure or funnel
having a hinged and counterweighted floor or shelf Q therein. On introducing however
the requisite coin into the slit e Fig. 6 the latter passes in the known manner to the
coin receiver or tray M onto the floor Q therein so that the coin receiver weighted by
the advent of the coin lifts the arm L and unlocks the lever H. By now drawing the
knob K, Figs. 2, 3 and 6 forward in the direction of the arrow the drum or holder
is revolved so that the next compartment is brought before the sale opening. A spiral
spring S draws back the lever H into its original position. During the forward
movement of the lever however the extension H¹ thereof moves outward from the
coin receiver and being connected by chain or cord z to the arm P of the small
lever PN swings the same upon its pivot (Figs. 2. 34 and 5) so that the nose N
of said small lever presses upon the floor Q of the coin receiver M so as to depress or
strike down said floor Q and allow the coin to roll off the same into the cash box.
Fig. 4 shows another arrangement for preventing the revolution of the holder from
outside through the slit which arrangement may however be modified in various ways.
The lever I engages by means of the nose R¹ the compartment a thereunder and
thereby locks the whole holder. The lever T has an incline W. As soon as the
lever His pressed to the left after payment of the coin and slides over the incline W,
the lever T is raised thereby and unlocks the holder and subsequently the pawl G
pushes the tooth z forward.

page_text: As soon as the next compartment is shifted forward, the bolt R¹ falls in again and
arrests the holder so that the holder can only be turned by means of the knob K and
lever H, but not from outside by hand through the sale slit.
With this arrangement the double pawl I I¹ for shifting forward the compartment
cylinder, may be replaced by the pawl G provided on the lever H and pressed by
spring F, for moving forward the ratchet wheel E.
Any suitable device may be arranged for closing the slit after emptying the last
compartment.
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 :-
In apparatus for the automatic sale of newspapers or other articles.
1. The combination with a rotary holder divided into radial compartments of an
enclosing casing therefor having a slit for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination with a cylindrical casing having a slit, of a rotary holder
having radial compartments, a spindle O supporting said holder, a ratchet wheel
on said spindle, a lever H adapted to be locked in position by coin freed mechanism,
a single or double pawl on said lever adapted to operate said ratchet wheel for the
purpose set forth.
3. The combination with a lever H having an extension H' of a lever L adapted to
lock said lever H a coin receiver M on said lever L a coin tip-tray Q, lever PN
adapted to tip said tray and chain or equivalent connecting said lever P N to
extension H¹ for the purpose set forth.
4. The combination with a rotary holder divided into radial compartments, of
lever H adapted to revolve said holder, and lever T having incline W and nose R¹ for
the purpose set forth.