Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
I, HENRY RICHARD HAYES, 3 Francis Terrace, Crownfield Road, Stratford, Essex,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A machine for delivering samples of cigars, tobacco, sweetmeats, fusees &c. & in
short, samples of everything suitable for its purpose. The machine acts as follows:-
The samples are placed into a semi-circular carrier on a band of sheet metal
revolving upon four rollers, delivery being controlled by a slotted wheel, permitting
the samples to be delivered singly. A penny or two pence (as the case may be) is
put into a slot reaching a balance; the weight of the money releases a catch from
a disc of metal which is fastened to a spindle-the same spindle terminates at one
end with a handle. On the turning of the said handle a sample is released & falls
or rolls into an opening in the front of machine allowing anyone to take the same.
The turning of the handle also, at the same time tilts the balance so that the money
falls off into a receptacle for the purpose. The money having fallen off, the balance
When the supply
resumes its original position ready for the next lot of money.
of samples is exhausted the slot is closed automatically.

page_text: I, HENRY RICHARD HAYES, 3 Francis Road, Crownfield Road, Stratford, Essex,
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 machines or apparatus for receiving coins and delivering
in exchange therefor, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco fusces, matches, sweatmeats liquids
or other articles.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus the front and top of the case and
part of the cross frame hereinafter described being removed.
Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section on the line x-x figure 1.
Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line e figure I and
Figure 4 is a detail view showing the closing shutter hereinafter described.
A is the case of the apparatus which is made of wood or other suitable material.
B is an endless band or belt having rivetted or otherwise attached thereto semi-
circular carriers a closed at the front and open at the back in which the eigars or other
articles are placed.
This endless band or belt is made of sheet metal or other suitable material, and is
passed around rollers c, c'. The roller is made larger than the other rollers and is
provided with studs or projections c² adapted to enter corresponding holes or apertures
provided for the purpose in the band or belt B. The rollers c, care provided with
axles or spindles c³ whereby they are supported in brackets d attached to the frame e.
The band or belt B is surrounded by a casing & of tin or other metal formed with
an aperture in one side thereof to enable the band or belt to be charged with cigars or
other articles and with another aperture 62 which permits a cigar or other article to
fall from one of the carriers a whenever the belt is moved as hereinafter described.
The delivery of the cigars or other articles is controlled by means of a slotted or
notched disc fixed upon the spindle g. One end of this spindle extends through the
front part of the case A and is provided with a handle g¹. The said spindle also
extends through the cross-pieces e¹ of the frame e in which it is carried in bearings g.
Upon one side of the periphery of the said disc is provided a spiral spring f' and a
bent rod or wire passing through the same, and upon the other side is a slot or
notch in which the end ' of a detent lever or locking lever h is adapted to engage.
This lever is pivoted at 2 to a bracket i attached to one of the cross-pieces e of the
frame the other extremity 3 of the said lever his controlled by the balance j-upon
which the coin or coins placed in the apparatus will drop. The balance is pivoted
upon a pin or bolt j* held at one end in the bracket i and at the other end in the
bracket attached to the cross piece e¹.
e,

page_text: A spring is attached to the cross piece e¹ and is adapted to engage with one end
of the said balance. The said balance is provided with an arm or projection having
a hole j³, and with a screw-threaded arm or lever jupon which is fitted a counterbalance
weight which can be adjusted towards or away from the pivot of the said balance
according to the number or weight of the coins which it is intended should release the
mechanism when dropped into the apparatus. The extremity of the lever is
provided with a pin or stud which, when the said lever is in its locking position,
just touches or bears slightly against the underside of one end of the balance, and
by means of which the end of the said lever h will be lifted from the slot or notch
when a sufficient weight is placed upon the balance j. The spindle g has fixed thereon
an arm or lever which is coupled by means of the connecting rod / to the extremity
of a lever m fitted upon the spindle 3 of the roller c so that it is free to turn thereon.
This lever m is provided with a spiral spring n for effecting its return movement
when actuated as hereinafter described. A stop is moreover provided against which
the connecting rod will strike and thus limit the backward movement of the lever m
and operating handle g'.
The spindle 3 of the roller c¹ has fixed upon it a ratchet wheel o with the teeth of
which engages a pawl p pivoted to the said lever m. The spindle is also provided
with a crank handle q whereby the roller c¹ may be rotated to move the endless band
or belt B continuously for the purpose of charging the same with cigars or other
articles.
The front of the case A is provided with a slit or aperture through which the coin
or coins are to be introduced into the apparatus. From this slit they pass
down a
sloping slide or chute s, by which they are delivered to a device t comprising a switch
or swivelling plate u having a projection u¹ at the lower extremity and so arranged
that when one coin has passed, it strikes the said projection reverses the plate u
which is retained in its normal position by the counterbalance weight u and ensures
the delivery of the succeeding coin to the balance j, at a different side of the said
plate u. Any number of the said switches or swivelling plates may be employed and
each of them may be arranged to be operated by either one or more coins. The said
switches or swivelling plates prevent the falling of one coin on the top of another and
thus ensure the delivery of the coins on the balance j in such a manner that they will
all be thrown from the same when the handle g' is turned.
When the cigars or other articles have all been delivered from the semi-circular
carriers a upon the band or belt B, the slit is closed by means of a shutter o which
is attached to one extremity of a lever or arm w pivotted upon the inside of the case A;
the other extremity of the said lever is connected with a rod or wire a attached to an
arm or lever x¹ upon the swivelling or hinged part 2 of the casing b¹.
The front of the case A is provided with a window fitted with glass in which a
sample of the cigars can be shown; there is, moreover, at the bottom of the said
case A, a trough or receptacle into which the cigar is delivered by means of an
inclined channel situated underneath the band or belt B and into which the said
cigar drops from one of the semi-circular carriers a upon the said band or belt when
the latter is moved by the person putting the requisite coin or coins into the apparatus
through the slit to unlock the mechanism. The case A is also provided at the back
with a door by means of which access can be had to the mechanism for charging
the band or belt with cigars or for removing the coins passed through the slit r and
delivered by the chute into a suitable receptacle in the bottom of the case A.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows, that is to say:The semi-circular
carriers a upon the band or belt B are filled with cigars, the said band or belt being
moved for this purpose by means of the crank-handle and the cigars inserted into
the said carriers as they arrive opposite the aperture provided for the purpose in the
casing 6. Upon the requisite number of coins being dropped through the slit » in
the front of the case A one after the other, the said coins pass down the slides and
through the device t, being separated as hereinbefore described by the switch or
swivelling plate u, and fall upon the balancej. The weight of the said coins depresses
the balance and thus turns the lever sufficiently to raise its extremity out of the

page_text: slot or notch f³ in the disc but not sufficiently to release the coins. The spindle g
can then be turned by means of the handle g' thus partially rotating the ratchet-
wheel o and roller c¹ through the medium of the levers k, m, connecting rod 1, and
pawl p, and moving the band or belt B sufficiently to bring one of the semi-circular
carriers a over the aperture & in the casing, which is situated over the inclined
channel, so that the cigar contained in the said semi-circular carrier drops into the
inclined channel 2' down which it passes into the trough or recptacle =, from which
it can be removed by hand from the front of the apparatus.
with
When the handle gl and spindle g are turned as above described, the end of the rod
or wire that projects in front of the spring f¹ enters the hole in the arm j thus
forming a stop and preventing the discf from being turned too far, and the spiral
spring coming in contact with the said arm compresses the spring and tilts the
balance thus permitting the coins to fall down the chute into a coin-receptacle.
Upon the handle g¹ being released, the balance j resumes its former position and the
spiral spring a draws up the arm or lever m and causes the pawl p to engage
another tooth of the ratchet-wheel o, and, by means of the connecting rod and the
lever, brings the spindle g and the disc f back to their normal position, when the
end h¹ of the lever h falls into the slot or notch f³ thus again locking the apparatus.
When an empty carrier a arrives above the hinged part or portion a² of the casing b
(which is held down by the cigars in the semi circular carriers a as they pass over it)
the said hinged part will enter the vacant space in the said carrier and the arm or
lever arising, the shutter will close by its own weight and thus prevent the intro-
duction of any more coins into the slit .
A modification of my invention consists in an arrangement for the automatic
delivery of cigarettes, for this purpose I provide a suitable case having a hopper
which contains the cigarettes. At the bottom of this hopper, and communicating
with the latter by a suitable aperture, a roller is provided having a groove in it capable
of containing one of the cigarettes from the said hopper, the said cigarettes have free
access to the groove in the roller through the said corresponding aperture in the
bottom of the hopper. This grooved roller is provided with a spindle having a suitable
handle on the outside of the apparatus, and is locked by a similar device to that berein-
before described with reference to cigars. Upon the necessary coins being inserted in
the slit or slot provided for that purpose, and dropping upon the balance, the spindle
attached to the grooved roller is unlocked and the said grooved roller can be turned or
rotated by means of the hereinbefore mentioned handle, when this is done a cigarette
is carried round in the groove in the said roller, and delivered to an inclined shoot,
down which it passes to an aperture in the front of or any suitable part of the case
from which it can be removed by hand. Upon releasing the handle the roller and the
locking mechanism as before return to their original position.
Another modification of my invention suitable for the automatic delivery of boxes
of matches or fusees, packets of sweets and the like, comprises a locking device similar
to that hereinbefore described, and a suitable hinged and jointed push enclosed in a
convenient case. The packets of sweets or other substances to be delivered are placed
one above the other in a convenient receptacle in the case of the apparatus the bottom
box or packet being capable of being ejected by the said push into a shoot leading to
a convenient aperture in the front of or any suitable part of the case from which it
can be removed by hand. The unlocking and the actuating of this push is performed
in a similar manner to that already described with reference to cigars.
Another modification of my invention for the automatic delivery of liquids consists
of a suitable case containing a main tank or reservoir and a small receiver or tank for
measuring the liquid to be delivered, these two tanks are connected together, and the
latter has a suitable delivery pipe. Both the connecting pipe between the two tanks
and the delivery pipe are provided with suitable stop cocks, so arranged that when one
is open the other is shut, the closing and opening handles or levers of these cocks are
both coupled up by means of a suitable connecting rod, which is also actuated by an
arm or lever, connected to a spindle and handle, provided with a locking device similar
to that hereinbefore described for cigars.

page_text: sometimes employ stationary receptacles arranged similarly to the carriers a above
described and each constructed to contain a cigar or other article and I combine with
this series of receptacles an endless band or belt provided with an aperture which will
come successively in front of the said receptacles and thus permit the escape of the
articles therefrom.
It is obvious that the improved device for releasing the operating mechanism on the
insertion of a coin or coins may be advantageously applied to all kinds of automatic
apparatus for receiving money and delivering goods or information in exchange
therefor. For instance it can be applied to a weighing machine so that after the
insertion of a coin or coins, the handle must be turned to permit the weighing
mechanism to operate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it understood
that I claim:
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First-The employment of an endless band or belt formed or provided with carriers
or receptacles for cigars or other articles and arranged to be moved intermittently by
the turning of a bandle, for the purpose above specified.
Second-The employment, in combination with a coin-chute, of one or more
switches or swivelling plates arranged to be moved by one or more coins for the
purpose of diverting the movement of the succeeding coin or coins for the purpose
above specified.
Third The combination, with the endless band or belt formed or provided with
the compartments or receptacles, of means for moving the said band or belt con-
tinuously to permit the charging or loading thereof with cigars or other articles.
Fourth-The combination, with the operating handle, of the detent or locking
lover so arranged that it will prevent movement of the said handle until disengaged
therefrom by the weight of one or more coins, and will be freed from the said coin or
coins by the turning of the said handle, so that it may again operate to prevent the
movement thereof.
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Fifth An apparatus for the purposes above specified, wherein the movement of
the operating mechanism is prevented until the release thereof by a coin or coins
inserted in the apparatus, and wherein the said coin or coins remain upon the releasing
device until thrown therefrom by the turning of the operating handle.
Sixth The combination of the detent or locking lever, the balance (with or
without the adjustable counterweight), and the spring, all substantially as, and for
the purposes, set forth.
Seventh The improved device for closing the coin slit or aperture, substantially
as, and for the purpose, set forth.
Eighth-The modification of my invention which consists in substituting for the
endless band or belt provided with the carriers, an endless band or belt formed with
an aperture and arranged in combination with a series of stationary receptacles, sub-
stantially as, and for the purpose, set forth.
Ninth The improved apparatus consisting of the parts constructed and combined
substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings and operating
s, and for the purposes, above specified.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1887
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.,
Agents for the Applicant.