Improvements in Coin-freed Apparatus for Denvering Articles, especially Applicable to Advertising.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Coin-freed Apparatus for Denvering Articles,
especially Applicable to Advertising.
I, STEPHEN HAWKINS of No. 23 St. James Street, Islington in the County of
London Pattern Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in coinfreed apparatus for delivering
articles and has for its objects the combination of these functions as a single
operation and also adapting the apparatus generally to advertising purposes by a
special construction and conformation of the exterior case.
In carrying my invention into effect, I use as an outer case, containing the
mechanism, a bust or model of some well known person or character, mounted
upon a suitable base or stand. Within said bust or statue is an ordinary draw
bar and gauged spring, one end of which is fixed to any immoveable part of the
outer case, and the other, or free end fixed to the nose, arm, or any other part
of said bust or statue forming the outer case aforesaid. A balanced lever and
pawl, or equivalent device is caused to engage with the draw-bar, and prevent it
from being operated until a coin is dropped through a suitable orifice, depressing
the lever and releasing the bar, which when withdrawn against the tension of the
spring a short distance, drops the coin from the tray into a drawer or other
receptacle in or upon the base. This is effected by means of a cam, or tripping
block on or connected to the bar aforesaid. A lever or crank, or equivalent device
actuates any type of feeder, whereby a cigarette, scent spray, or any article or
articles may be delivered by the action of each pool, or arranged so that a
predetermined degree of withdrawal of the draw bar only causes delivery.
I do not confine myself to any especial mechanism for effecting the coin-releasing,
nor the delivery of the articles, the combination of parts and functions with a bust
or statue of a popular person or character with one or more moveable parts being the
essential feature of iny invention. The nose, hands, head or feet, or any object
carried by the bust or statue may be arranged to be operative, either as a handle or
receptacle for delivery.
1000
FREDK. WALKER,
73 St. Stephens Road, Upton Park, London, E.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Coin-freed Apparatus for Delivering Articles
especially Applicable to Advertising.
STEPHEN HAWKINS of 22 St. James Street Islington in the County of London
Pattern Maker 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 to coin-freed machines and consists in the combination of an
outer case in the form of a face, bust, or statue and which may be made in a form
suitable to advertise a commodity; and the making moveable one or more parts of
such figure, and with such parts having a spindle or equivalent connected thereto in
connection with the interior mechanism which may have for its purpose the delivery
of articles from an interior receptacle containing them.
In order that my said invention may be better understood I have appended the
following drawing.
Figure (1) is a sectional elevation.
Figure (2) shows elevation of section through xy.
A, is an exterior case in the form of a bust made of metal or other material. B, is
the moveable part in the form of a nose and which has a spindle or drawbar attached
to the moveable table C. D, is a gauged spring on spindle. E, is a platform cast or
fixed to the outer case A. F, is the coin shoot. G is the balance lever which is
pivoted on a spindle fixed to the moveable table C and a slot in coin shoot F, allows
one arm of the said balance lever to pass through. H is the drawer into which coin
drops. I is the receptacle for the articles that are to be delivered. This being open
at the bottom allows an article to fall into an opening in the moveable table C.
The method of working is as follows-
A coin is dropped into the orifice of the coin shoot F and falling on the lever G,
raises same a predetermined distance above the tooth or stop on the platform E. The
works in this spanner are released, and the operation of pulling such piece as may be
made moveable as B brings the moveable table C which encloses the article to
be delivered into such position, that the said article falls through the shoot J into
the tray K. This motion also withdraws the balance lever G from the coin shoot
thus allowing the coin to drop into the drawer H. After the pull on moveable
part B has been relieved the spring D extends, the balance lever locks in the tooth
or stop on platform E and another article from the receptacle I falls into the
opening in the moveable table C thus becoming ready for another operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and by what means the same is performed, I declare that what I claim is-
I. In coin-freed machines a face, bust, or statue or resemblance as an outer case
having one or more parts moveable and a connection to the exterior mechanism.
II. A slotted coin shoot and travelling balance lever working in coin shoot.