Improvements in Coin-freed Machines for Delivering Articles in Exchange for Coins.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 15th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 15th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Machines for Delivering Articles in
Exchange for Coins.
I WILLIAM KEY of 163 Barnsbury Road London N. in the County of Middlesex
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in coin freed machines for delivering
articles in exchange for coins and consists in providing simple releasing and detaining
mechanism which effects its object without requiring uniformity in shape, size or
thickness of the packets containing the articles to be delivered.
For this purpose I enclose in any suitable outer casing a magazine containing the
packets to he delivered. This magazine forms a vertical channel corresponding
approximately with the size and shape of the packets contained therein.
It has an opening at the top for introducing the packets and a narrower opening
throughout its length at the back and at the front.
Behind the opening at the back of the magazine I place a vertical round iron rod
fastened to a projection from the magazine or to the outer casing at the upper
part. This rod descends throughout the length of the magazine and is bent in a
backward direction so that its extremity may be fastened to a projection from the
magazine or to the outer casing.
The object of the vertical rod is to form a guide for metallic plates one of which
intervenes between each packet of articles to be delivered and protrudes through the
openings at the back and at the front of the magazine. These plates are made each
with a hole and a slot communicating therewith from the edge of the plate so that
they may be put on the vertical rod at the upper part where it is reduced in diameter
for this purpose.
The detaining and releasing mechanism consists of a striking plate for the coin,
connected with wire pivoted at a point to give the required leverage and terminating
on the opposite side of the fulcrum in a hook or catch which engages alternately
with the metallic plates referred to retaining and releasing them at the front of the
magazine as required.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-To charge the machine a plate is first
passed on to the vertical rod at the upper part and is carried down to the bend in the
rod upon which the plate is supported at that extremity which protrudes at the back
of the magazine. The front of the plate is supported on the hook or catch of the
detaining and releasing mechanism.
Upon this plate one of the articles to be delivered is placed and above that another
plate placed on the rod as before, then another packet is introduced and so on
alternately until the magazine is filled with packets each with a plate intervening
capable of sliding down upon the vertical rod to engage in turn with the hook or
catch which supports the front end of the lowermost plate and by that means supports
the whole contents of the magazine.
The fall of a coin upon the striking plate releases the lowermost metallic plate at
the front of the magazine it therefore drops and during its pendulous movement
carries the end by which it is suspended beyond the bend in the vertical rod where in
its horizontal position it was supported at the back of the magazine.
Immediately behind the bend in the vertical rod its diameter is reduced and the
metallic plate therefore disengages itself from the rod and falls into the coin receptacle
to be collected therefrom for use again in recharging the machine. The packet
to be delivered being free to fall directly the plate supporting it is released, is not
crried in the backward direction in which the suspended plate moves; but falls for-
ward in a shoot from which it is delivered outside the machine to the purchaser:"

page_text: I have described my invention as applied to an outer casing containing a single
magazine for holding articles to be delivered but it is obvious that any convenient form
of outer casing may be adopted so as to enclose two or more magazines each acting
.independently of the other, special money inlets being provided in the outer casing
to communicate with the various magazines enclosed.
Dated the 15th day of May 1889.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Machines for Delivering Articles in
Exchange for Coins.
I WILLIAM KEY of 163 Barnsbury Road London N. in the County of Middlesex
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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in coin freed machines for delivering
articles in exchange for coins and consists in providing simple releasing and detaining
mechanism which effects its object without requiring uniformity in shape size or
thickness of the packets containing the articles to be delivered.
For this purpose I construct the apparatus as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings in all the figures of which like letters of reference indicate the same
part.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete apparatus. Figure 2-is a side eleva-
tion partly in section. Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 1 and Figure 4 is a full size
view of one of the plates D employed between each of the packets of articles stored
in the apparatus.
Within the outside casing of the apparatus I form a magazine for containing the
packets to be delivered. This magazine consists of a vertical channel corresponding
approximately with the size and shape of the packets contained therein.
It has an opening at the top for introducing the packets and a narrower opening
throughout its length at the back and at the front, the front wall being conveniently
represented by the two rods A and B providing the opening referred to between
them.
Behind the opening at the back of the magazine 1 place.a vertical round iron rod (
fastened to a projection a extending from the outer casing at the upper part. It
descends throughout the length of the magazine and is bent in a backward direction
so that its extremity may be fastened to a projection from the outer casing at b.
The object of the vertical rod C is to form a guide for metallic plates D one of
which intervenes between each packet of articles to be delivered and protrudes through
the openings at the back and between the rods A B at the front of the magazine.
The plates D are made each with a hole and slot c so that they may be put on the
vertical rod C at the upper part where it is reduced in diameter for this purpose as
shown at.e...
The detaining and releasing mechanism consists of a striking plate E for the coin,
connected with a wire, pivoted at the point to give the required leverage and
terminating on the opposite side of the fulcrum in contact with a hook or catch F
controlled by a buffer, spring.j. The hook or catch F engages alternately with the
metallic plates D referred to retaining and releasing them at the front of the magazine
as required.
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The operation of the machine is as follows:-To charge the machine a plate D is
first passed on to the vertical rod C at the upper reduced part e and is carried down
to the bend in, the rod. Cupon which the plate D.is supported at that extremity
which protudes behind the rod C. The front end of the plate D is supported on the
hook or catch F. of the detaining and releasing mechanism..

page_text: Upon this plato D one of the articles to be delivered is placed and above that
another of these same plates is placed upon and carried down the rod C as before,
then another packet is introduced and so on alternately until the magazine is filled
with packets each with a plate intervening capable of sliding down upon the rod C to
engage in turn with the look or catch F which supports the front end of the lowest
plate and by that means supports the whole contents of the magazine.
The fall of a coin upon the striking plate E (guided thereto by means of any
ordinary money shoot L) releases the lowest metallic plate D at the front of the
magazine, it therefore drops and during its pendulous movement carries the end by
which it is suspended beyond the bend in the vertical rod C where in its horizontal
position it was supported at the back of the magazine. Immediately behind the bend
in the rod C its diameter is reduced and the metallic plate D therefore disengages
itself and falls into the coin receptacle to be collected therefrom for use again in
recharging the machine.
The packet to be delivered being free to fall directly the plate supporting it is
released is not carried in the backward direction in which the suspended plate moves
and in order to insure this I place projecting pieces g h extending from each of the
sides of the apparatus towards the middle leaving a sufficient opening for the plates D
to swing between them but forming an effective barrier to the passage of the articles
for delivery in any but the forward direction where they fall upon the balanced valve
or plate G through which they are delivered at the outlet H. The valve G is a
contrivance usually employed in coin freed delivery machines to prevent access being
had to the articles contained therein by way of the delivery passage.
I provide a sliding glass in front, a sliding back J which secures the money
drawer K, and is fastened at its upper part to the crown or dome of the apparatus
which also confines the front glass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In coin freed apparatus the employment of plates D intervening between the
articles to be delivered and being guided into position upon the releasing and detaining
mechanism substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The combination of the plate D, the guide rod C, the escapement hook or catch F,
and the coin striking lever E constituting detaining and releasing mechanism for
articles placed upon the plates D not dependent upon uniformity in size or shape of
the packets containing the articles to be delivered.
Dated this 15th day of February 1890.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.