AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE DELIVERY OF PREPAID GOODS
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 14th Feb., 1887
Complete Accepted, 18th Mar., 1887.
I FREDERICK CHARLES LYNDE of 48 King Street Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE DELIVERY OF PREPAID GOODS to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements upon the apparatus for which applications for
Letters Patent have been made by me bearing date October 7th 1885 No. 11,911 and
January 4th 1886 No. 86, the object of the present invention being to simplify the
construction of the apparatus and economize the cost.
According to my present invention I use a coin slide and a delivery slide as before
but the construction thereof and the means of actuating the same are greatly
simplified.
The coin slide upon one side of the casing and is made with a notch or slit to
receive the coin as before, but it is recessed in a trough like form beneath, and in the
recess so formed fits a fixed piece attached to the casing.
This fixed piece is made with a recess in the top so that when the coin is placed in
the notch it falls down below the level of the slide and projects partly into the recess,
the back of which is formed into an inclined plane.
As soon as the coin has passed into the casing, the lower side thereof comes against
this inclined plane and the coin is thereby caused to rise up again partly out of the
slide, and it then comes into contact with a projection from the delivery slide (which is
above it) so that the coin forms a key to lock the two slides together and the further
pushing in of the coin slide carries the delivery slide with it and causes it to deliver
the article through a slit or opening in the opposite side of the casing. The form of
the projection beneath the delivery slide is such that a coin of smaller size than the
proper one will pass beneath it without locking the slides together.
If it be desired to deliver the article at the same side as the coin slide cither above or
below the latter, then an additional slide must be used connected to the first by a
pivotted lever or levers as described in my former Specification above referred to; and
if it be preferred to deliver the articles on the same side of the casing as the coin slide
(but side by side or level with it instead of either above or below) then the pivotted
lever or levers must be so arranged as to move horizontally and the pile of articles to
be delivered will be placed beneath the delivery slide and be forced upwards by a
spring or springs or equivalent so that the slide delivers the highest article instead of
the lowest.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I FREDERICK CHARLES LYNDE of 48 King Street Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Civil Engineer 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 improvements upon the apparatus for which applications
for Letters Patent have been made by me bearing date October 7th 1885 No. 11911,
and January 4th 1886 No. 86, the object of the present invention being to simplify the
construction of the apparatus and economize the cost.
According to my present invention I use a coin slide and a delivery slide as before,
but the construction thereof and the means of actuating the same are greatly
simplified.
My invention will be readily understood on reference to the annexed sheet of
drawings, in which Fig. 1. is a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 2. a transverse
section of part of a machine for delivering post cards on receipt of a penny, but it will
be obvious that my invention may be applied to automatic apparatus for the delivery of
other articles of various shapes.
The coin slide a, a is upon one side of the casing b, b and is made with a notch or
slit c, c to receive the coin as before, but it is recessed in a trough-like form beneath
and in the recess d, d so formed fits a fixed piece e, e attached to the casing b, b. This
fixed piece e, e is made with a recess in the top so that when the coin, is placed in
the notch c, e it falls down below the level of the slide and projects partly into the
recess (sce dotted lines a², a¹) the back of which is formed into an incline f,f
This recess may be in the form of a simple groove in the piece e, e or it may be
entirely cut out as shown at ex thus forming a forked table as described in an application
for Letters Patent No. 11167 dated September 2nd 1886, in order to test the size of the
coin x, .
As soon as the said coin 2, has passed into the casing the lower side thereof comes
against this incline f,fand the coin, is thereby caused to rise up again partly out of the
slide a, a (see position 2, 2) and it then comes into contact with a projection g, g from
the delivery slide h, h (which is above it) so that the coin forms a key to lock the two
slides a, a and h, h together and the further pushing in of the coin a, a carries the
delivery slide h, h with it, and causes it to deliver the article (in the drawing a post
card) through a slit or opening bx, 6x in the opposite side of the casing b, b.
The form of the projection g, g beneath the delivery slide h, his such that a coin of
smaller size than the proper one will pass beneath it without locking the slides together
as seen at Fig. 2.
When the coin a, has caused the delivery of the post card as shown at Fig. 1. it
passes over the end of the table e, e and can fall into a suitable receptacle y, y and when
the slide a, a is drawn out again for the insertion of another coin the projection k, k comes
against the projection g, g on the delivery slide and draws it back into position to deliver
a fresh card or article.

page_text: If it be desired to deliver the article at the same side as the coin slide either above
or below the latter, then an additional slide must be used connected to the first by a
pivotted lever or levers as described in my former Specification No. 868 above referred
to; and if it be preferred to deliver the articles on the same side of the casing as the
coin slide (but side by side or level with it instead of either above or below) then the
pivotted lever or levers must be so arranged as to move horizontally; the pile of articles
to be delivered may also be placed beneath the delivery slide and be forced upwards by
a spring or springs or equivalent so that the slide delivers the highest article instead of
the lowest.
The incline also may be so placed as to project the coin from the side of the slide.
These modifications are so obvious as not to require illustration by drawings.
I would remark in conclusion that I do not confine myself to the sliding piece h, h
which is actuated by the projecting coin in the slide a, a as other deilvery mechanisın
may be substituted therefor without departing from the principal feature of my
Invention which is the partial projection of the coin from the slide a, a by means of an
incline.
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 :-
The combination with a coin slide of an incline so fixed as to cause the coin in the
said slide to project partially therefrom and to actuate or release the delivery apparatus
to which the said slide is applied substantially as hereinbefore described.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.