Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sep., 1896-Accepted, 3rd Sep., 1897
L, PHILIPPE LEONI, Manufacturer, of 12 Boulevard Magenta, Paris, France, 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 :-
This invention relates to a coinfreed machine adapted to deliver, not only cards,
pamphlets, circulars, and newspapers, but also other objects of any desired kind and
shape.
The machine.combines great simplicity of construction with certainty of action,
and the novel feature, that the coin thrown into the machine performs two distinct
functions, one, of which is based on the shape or size and the other on the weight of
the coin. To attain this object the machine can be adjusted or arranged in such a
manner, that for delivering an article worth one penny two halfpenny pieces or four
farthings may be used; in a similar manner it may be arranged to operate with
other coins.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an apparatus embodying
my invention; Fig. 2, .a vertical section along line X-X of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a
horizontal section along line Y-Y of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, another front elevation.
The casing of the machine is supposed to have been removed, to show the internal
mechanism.
The apparatus comprises in its construction a magazine a, in which the articles to
be sold,are piled up and loaded with a weight al. The bottom.of, the magazine a is
formed by a plate.bhanging on three bars.b1 hinged at their upper ends, so that the
plate b may move perpendicularly to the magazine a.
The plate b is reduced in thickness at its free end, so as to form a step in its upper
face, and the set off or reduced portion of the plate serves to shift the tickets or
other.articles to be sold. These latter are held back by a movable flap.c, until the
machine:begins: to,operate. Onithe shifting of,a ticket, the flap c is lifted by turning
on its hinge, and when the ticket has been pushed out the required distance, it is
caused to drop by the weight of the flap.
The plate bareceives its motion from the arms d,.d, the latter of which, enters
through an opening of the plate b, as shown by Fig. 2. The arms d, d' are mounted
ona horizontal shaft e,,which has its bearings, at one end in,a girder e¹, and at the
other in the wall of the apparatus, as shown by Fig. 1.
The shaftie carries a ratchet pawl f, which engages with the teeth of a rack f¹, in
order to retain the plate b.in such a position, that the, apparatus is ready to work.

page_text: A spring de presses upon the arm d' and tends to replace the said arm, together
with the plate b and shaft e, into the position of rest. The same effect might be
produced with a counter-weight acting on the shaft e, instead of a spring.
The coin-receptacle g' is fixed to the extremity of a lever g mounted on a cross-
bean , which has its pivotal bearings in a pair of arms h'. The said lever g carries
two balance weights i, i, one of which (i) serves to replace the coin-receiver g in its
position of rest, while the second weight (i) serves to adjust the apparatus for the
coin, or coins to be thrown into the machine and corresponding to the value of the
object offered for sale.
The cash box is movable, and provided with a lock and key.
By shifting the weight il, the weight of the coin necessary for operating the
machine may be regulated, and thereby the machine adapted for one, two, or more
cons. The coin sorter is arranged in a corresponding manner.
The apparatus works as follows-One or more coins are inserted into the machine,
according to the weight of coins for which it has been adjusted, and thereby the
arm d is set in motion, in consequence of which the arm d extending into the base
plate b causes the latter to push forward one of the tickets or other articles offered
Simultaneously with the motion of the lever d the retaining pawl f
mounted on the axle e is fed forward one tooth on the rack f and then stopped in the
advanced position by its contact with the corresponding tooth; so that the apparatus
must momentarily remain in this position.
This is the effect of the insertion of a coin and the first part of the working of the
machine.
The coin passes through a coin sorter into the coin receiver gl, which thereupon
descends and takes the lever g with it. The latter now strikes against the rack f
(Fig. 2), which turns on a pivot and is exposed to the upward pressure of a
spring f2. The downward motion of the lever g, however, overcomes the pressure of
the spring and releases the retaining pawl f, after which the apparatus returns to
its position of rest. The article to he sold drops into the dish q, while the coin
drops into the cash box l. This is the second part of the operation of the machine
and the second effect of the insertion of a coin.
When the magazine a has been emptied, the weight al lays itself upon the reduced
part of the plate b. Consequently, if a coin be now inserted into the slot, it will
strike against the short arm d, but cannot turn the same nor set in motion the
arm d. The motion of the plate b is thus prevented by the weight a¹ resting on the
same. The same effect may be pro luced by a ticket having more than the required
thickness, and this without doing any damage to the mechanism of the apparatus.
The construction of the coin sorter k, k¹, n, p is not claimed as part of this invention
and therefore not described in detail.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A coinfreed apparatus for delivering tickets and other objects, which has the
distinctive feature, that the coin or coins must perform two functions; viz. one by
their shape and size and one by their weight, for causing one of the said objects to
be delivered, substantially as described.
2. In a coinfreed delivery apparatus of the type specified, the combination of an
arm situated in front of the coin sorter and adapted to be set in motion by the
insertion of a coin, with a second arm actuated by the first and adapted to advance
the ticket and simultaneously to lock the various mechanisms, substantially as
described.
3. In a coinfreed delivery apparatus of the type specified, the combination of a
lever carrying the coin-receptacle and two counter weights, vis. one for balancing the
weight of the lever, and one adjustable according to the weight of the coins to be
used, with a toothed rack adapted to be turned by the lever when the latter descends

page_text: owing to the insertion of a coin or coins, and thereby to disengage the locking
device and to replace the mechanism in its position of rest, substantially as described.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1896.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents.