Improvements in and relating to Machines for the Automatic Delivery of Prepaid Goods.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Nov., 18
Improvements in and relating to Machines for the Automatic
Delivery of Prepaid Goods.
We, WALTER SMITH of Nos. 69, 67 and 65 Wilson Street, Finsbury, London, E.C.
Wholesale Confectioner and ARTHUR LLEWELLYN EDWARDS of 53 Cowcross Street,
London, E.C., Model maker and Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has reference to that class of machine or apparatus devised for the
automatic delivery of goods, the value of which has been inserted or dropped into a
receptacle provided for the purpose, and has for its object the simplification of the
mechanism and thus considerably reducing the cost of manufacture whilst main-
taining in the highest degree the efficiency of the device employed by us.
In carrying out our invention we provide an enclosing case or box within the upper
part of which is arranged vertically a carrier or equivalent for holding the goods to
be delivered, and in order to allow of the latter being seen, said carrier may be
open in front, and in some instances we may insert in the back thereof a mirror or
equivalent reflector. At the base of said carrier we employ a slab or plate preferably
of metal, with a perforation forming a chamber for the reception and delivery of the
prepaid goods, the base of the carrier aforesaid serving as the bottom of said chamber
which is provided at the front with a short rod terminating in a handle, a longer rod
being attached to the back to form a guide for a strong spiral spring employed to
bring the perforated plate back to its normal position of rest after being pulled forward
or pressed back as the case may be, by means of the handle aforesaid. In a suitable
position at the base of the carrier is pivoted a balanced lever having at the weighted
end a suitable catch or pawl for locking and unlocking the perforated plate forming the
reception and delivery chamber. The other end of said weighted lever terminates in
a fork, the tines of which are provided with plates or cheeks secured to the insides
thereof. Above said forked end of the weighted lever, and fixed to the case is a shoot
or channel into which the coin, token or equivalent employed to release or unlock the
catch is dronned.

page_text: A slotted shield fixed to or forming part of a slide moving in guides attached to the
side of the case allows of the release of the coin and of its falling into a receptacle
- provided for the purpose.
The action of the apparatus in accordance with our invention is as follows: Upon
dropping a coin of predetermined size, weight and value into a slot provided for the
purpose in the containing case, it falls to the bottom of the shoot, resting partly upon
and depressing the weighted lever, and partly upon the shield above mentioned; this
action raises the catch, and releases or unlocks the perforated plate forming the
reception and delivery chamber. Now, on pulling out or pushing in (as the case
may be) the handle above mentioned a short distance, the slot in the shield is brought
to a position coincident with the opening between the tines of the fork, allowing the
coin to fall by its own gravity into the receptacle beneath. The goods however are
not delivered until the handle is pulled out or pushed in to its full extent, when the
perforation aforesaid in the slab or plate is brought to a position coincident with an
opening formed at the head of an inclined plane down which the article to be
delivered falls.
The object of the cheek pieces above referred to, attached to the inner sides of the
tines of the fork is to prevent the chance of fraudulently actuating the mechanism
other than by the legitimate mode of dropping into the shoot a coin of the proper
weight and size, for, as said cheek pieces overlap the shoot, there is a clear passage
therethrough to the interior, and the insertion therefore of, say a knife, piece of wood,
metal or other substance would have no effect upon the lever, and even assuming that
through a fault of construction the catch should be raised, the handle could not be
drawn out or pushed in until the obstructing medium had been removed, and the
removal of the knife, slip of wood, metal or equivalent therefore would cause the
catch to fall back into its place, thus again locking the handle. To provide against
the contingency of an attempt being made to actuate the mechanism by means of a
coin to which might be attached a piece of thread, fine wire or equivalent with a view
to the withdrawal of said coin, we employ a spring, catch or equivalent, by means
of which the coin, having passed, say half way down the shoot, cannot possibly be
withdrawn.
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1000
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agont for Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Machines for the Automatic
Delivery of Prepaid Goods.
We, WALTER SMITH of Nos. 69, 67 and 65 Wilson Street, Finsbury, London, E.C.,
Wholesale Confectioner, and ARTHUR LLEWELLYN EDWARDS of 53 Cowcross Street,
London, E.C., Model maker and Machinist, 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 :—
Our invention has reference to that class of machine or apparatus devised for the
automatic delivery of goods, the valve of which has been inserted or dropped into a
receptacle provided for the purpose, and has for its object the simplification of the
mechanism, thus considerably reducing the cost of manufacture whilst maintaining in
the highest degree the efficiency of the device employed by us.
of same.
In order that our invention may be the better understood, we have appended the
accompanying two sheets of drawings in which Figure 1 is a front clevation of the
device according to our invention. Figure 2 is a plan, and Figure 3 a side elevation
Figures 4 and 5 are respectively a plan and a side sectional elevation of a
chambered plate or slab to be hereinafter described. Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 are
respectively side and front and rear elevational views of the money shute or channel:
Figure 10 is a plan, and Figure 11 is a part front elevation of a carrrier for holding
the goods to be delivered. Figure 12 is a detached view of the lever locking device,
and Figures 13 and 14 are respectively an elevation and a plan of the sliding slotted
shield to be hereinafter more particularly described.
In carrying out our invention we provide an enclosing case or stand of any suitable
size, shape and design, the front panel of which is glazed or otherwise as may be
desired. Within the upper part of said enclosing case or stand is arranged vertically
a carrier A or equivalent Figures 1, 2, 3, 10 and 11 for holding the goods to he
delivered and, in order to allow of the latter being seen, said carrier A may be open
in front, and in some instances we may insert in the back thereof a mirror or
equivalent reflector. Beneath the open lower end of the carrier A we employ a slab or
plate B Figures 4 and 5 preferably of metal with a perforation a forming a chamber
for the reception and delivery of the prepaid goods. A shelf (shown in dotted lines
at Figure 11) upon which said plate B slides forming-when in its normal position-
the base or bottom of the chamber a aforesaid, which latter is provided at the front
with a short rod terminating in a handle &, and mounted in a bearing Figures I
and 11 a longer rod c mounted in a bearing e' being attached to the back to serve as
a guide for a strong spiral spring 6" Figure 2 employed to bring back the perforated
plate to its normal position, after being pulled forward, or pressed back, as the case
may be, by means of the handle aforesaid. In a suitable position at the base of
the carrier A is pivoted a balanced lever C, Figures 1, 2, and 12, provided with an
C

page_text: adjusting weight e and having at the weighted end d, a suitable catch or pawl d¹, for
locking and unlocking the perforated plate B forming the reception and delivery
chamber a. The other end of the weighted lever C terminates in a projection e
devised for the purpose hereinafter described. Instead however of the projection e
aforesaid, a fork may be substituted therefor, the tines of which may be provided
with cheek plates secured to the insides thereof. Above said end e of the lever C,
and fixed to the case, is a shoot or channel D, Figures 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9,
into which the coin, token or equivalent, employed to release or unlock the catch d¹,
is dropped.
A slotted shield E, Figures 1, 2, 3, 13 and 14 fixed to, or forming part of a slide F,
Figures 2, 3, 13 and 14, moving in guides, or upon guide pins, secured to the side
of the case X above mentioned, allows of the release of the coin and of its falling
into a receptacle provided for the purpose within the case.
The action of the apparatus in accordance with our invention is as follows:-Upon
dropping a coin of predetermined size, weight and value into a slot provided for the
purpose in the containing case, it falls to the bottom of the shoot or channel D upon
reaching which position, it rests partly upon and depresses the lever C (as shown in
dotted lines in Figure 1,) and partly upon the shield E above mentioned; this action
raises the catch d of the lever, and releases or unlocks the perforated plate B forming
the reception and delivery chamber; the coin however, it will be observed, still
remains within the shoot or channel D, as the space between the shield E and end e
of the depressed lever C is smaller than the diameter of the coin, token or the like.
Now, on pulling out, or pushing in, the handle, as the case may be of the
chambered plate B, the slot in the shield E (the slide F of which is secured to said
plate B) is brought to a position coincident with the lower opening of the shoot or
channel D, as also with the opening between the tines of the fork at the end e of
the lever C, when such device is employed, allowing the coin to fall by its own gravity
into the receptacle beneath. The goods are not delivered until the handle is pulled
out or pushed in (as the case may be) to its full extent, when the chamber a aforesaid
in the plate B is brought to a position coincident with an opening formed at the head
of an inclined or curved receiver G, Figure 3, into which latter, the article to he
delivered falls. If desired however, we may so arrange the position of the shield E,
that the coin, token or the like, shall be retained within the lower part of the shoot or.
channel until the movement of the plate B has reached its limit, when the goods
to be delivered, and coin, would be released, and fall simultaneously into their
respective receptacles.
In order to provide against the contingency of an attempt being made to actuate
the mechanism by the introduction of a coin, piece of metal or the like to which has
been attached a piece of thread, fine wire or equivalent, with a view to the withdrawal
of said coin or the like after the latter has released or unlocked, by its weight, the
lever C, we employ a spring, catch or equivalent H, Figures 2. 3, 7, 8 and 9, so
arranged as to extend across the shoot or channel D, and by means of which, the coin,
token or the like having passed beyond said spring, catch or equivalent cannot possibly
be withdrawn, and; the greater the strain brought to bear upon said spring, check or
equivalent H, the greater will be the resistance offered thereby."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
:-
First In a machine for the automatic delivery of prepaid goods, the combination
with an enclosing case upon which is mounted the actuating mechanism, of an
elevated carrier, A, and inclined or curved. receiver G, weighted lever C, provided
with a pawl engaging with a detent in the rod, of the chambered plate B,
substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Second: In a machine for the automatic delivery of prepaid goods, the employ-
ment of a shoot a channel for the passage of coins tokens and the like, having

page_text: adapted thereto a spring, catch or equivalent substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth.
Third In combination with the shoot or channel referred to in the preceding claim,
the slide F, secured to the chambered plate B, and moving in guides or on guide
pins upon the enclosing case X having formed thereon a slotted shield E substantially
as and for the purposes herein described and shown.
Fourth: The improved machine for the automatic delivery of prepaid goods sub-
stantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.