Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin and the Delivery of Articles or Imparting of Information therefor.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 28th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 8th Feb., 1887.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin and the
Delivery of Articles or Imparting of Information therefor.
I. JOHN STEWART WALLACE of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast in the county of Antrim
Timber Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for the reception of coin and the
delivery of articles & the supply of information in exchange therefor.
This invention relates more particularly to improvements in various parts of the
apparatus patented under 1963 1886 and is designed to render the apparatus more
simple & effective in working and at the same time to obviate certain difficulties
which have been found to exist heretofore.
In the former apparatus described in my specification No. 1963 1 employed two
rods or pistons moving in a cylinder or case or not which in combination with a coin
or coins or equivalent article would actuate the delivery mechanism on pressure of
the handle.
In this apparatus I may employ two rods the end of which have a slot cut in them
longitudinally with them. One of the rods is connected outside with a suitable handle
or pointer. When a coin is inserted in the top of the box it is caused by suitable guiding
tubes to fall into the slots so that it is partly in each of them.
When the outside handle or pointer is moved through a portion of the circle the
second rod is caused by the coin forming a connection to turn also and this second rod
by mechanism suitable to the article required will deliver the same or a portion of the
same article, or I may employ two wheels placed side by side but working inde-
pendently of one another. One of the said wheels is connected to the knob pointer
or push outside the box and the other to the delivery mechanism. In each of the
wheels is a slot radiating from the centre. When the apparatus is ready for work the
two slots are side by side & on a coin being inserted they are no longer able to aci
independently of one another and consequently when the pointer or knob is moved
As both these wheels revolve in a case or
outside it actuates the delivery mechanism.
cover the coin is unable to escape until it comes to the farthest point of travel when it
escapes through a slot in the cylinder provided for it. Or I may cut a slot in a
prolongation of the axle of the small drum in the orifice of the hopper and so lead the

page_text: coin that it shall drop into the slot. The rod actuated from the outside of the box is
continued to & in a direct line slightly above the said axle so that when the coin is in
the slot and the handle moved forward it pushes against the coin and actuates the
delivery mechanism. Or I may use a lever pivotted at one end in the centre of which
I provide a suitable contrivance to hold the coin so that when the coin is dropped in
and the handle raised lowered or moved laterally it acts against and operates the
delivery mechanism.
The delivery mechanism for cigarettes cigars and rolls of tobacco or other like
articles is constructed as follows:-A suitable hopper or casing is provided, the orifice
at the bottom of which is just large enough to allow one cigarette to escape & the
narrow part is of sufficient depth to contain one cigarette. The front of the hopper is
made movable and provided with springs. Connected with this movable front and
working underneath the narrow part of the hopper is a thin plate of metal in the rear
part of which is cut a slot of size sufficient to allow one article to escape. The action
is as follows
-When the apparatus is set in operation the moving front of the hopper
is pushed in and so cuts off the supply from the hulk to the small tube, shaking the
cigarettes and preventing the bridging of the same and at the same time pushes
forward the thin metal plate which allows the cigarette in the narrow part of the
receptacle to escape. Or in the narrow portion of the hopper 1 may fix a small roller
with a slot in it of sufficient size and depth to hold one article. When this is turned
by the action of the apparatus it will deliver one cigarette or article. Or
may employ
a drum with a number of slots in it revolving under the orifice so that at cach
movement of the same it will deliver the article.
In the apparatus for giving information as to the weight of the operator I may
employ an ordinary weighing machine but which is locked in any suitable manner by
one of the rods or pistons or wheels as described. The other rod, piston or wheel is
connected with actuating mechanism outside & on the introduction of a coin or coins
of proper value the machine is unlocked and the desired information given. When
the operator steps from off the machine it is again locked.
In all these apparatus I may employ suitable apparatus for the prevention of fraud
and to indicate when the receptacle is void of articles and to prevent another operation
being performed before the first is completed.
In all forms of the apparatus I may construct it to work with coins counters tickets
or other equivalents; and also the operation of pushing may be changed to pulling &c.
as may be found convenient.
W. H. MUNNS.
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin and the
Delivery of Articles or Imparting of Information therefor.
1, JOHN STEWART WALLACE of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast, in the County of
Antrim, Timber Merchant, 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 improvements in apparatus for the reception of coin, and
the delivery of articles or supply of information in exchange therefor, and relates to

page_text: improvements in various parts of the apparatus, patented under No. 1963 of 1886. It
is designed to render the apparatus more simple and effective in working, and at the
same time obviates certain difficulties and prevent the fraudulent operation of the
apparatuses.
In order that my invention may be the better understood, I now proceed to describe
the same reference being had to the drawing hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1 shows a plan of my method of forming a connection between the two parts of
the apparatus, viz. the outside operating mechanism and the delivery apparatus.
The rods A and B are separate and in each of their ends a slot C is cut in them
longitudinally as shown. When a coin is dropped into the apparatus it is caused to
drop into these slots so as to be partly in each of them, and when the rod A connected
to the outside is moved through a circle or a portion of a circle it turns B also which is
caused to actuate the delivery mechanism. On both the rods a projection D is formed
shown in Fig. 2 which as it is turned by the operation of the outside mechanism passes
by the projection E on the pawl F and is thus prevented from returning. As all
pressure is now taken off the rods A and B the coin will drop and falling on the pawl
pan G will allow the rods to return to their original position. A spiral or other spring
on each of the rods ensures their return to the proper position. Or this projection may
be fitted only to the rod A or B instead of both. In order to prevent fraud the lever H
is hinged so that the edge of the coin passing by it will depress it, but so soon as it
has passed the same the long end of the lever rises and the coin cannot return, thus it
is impossible to obtain more than the one or the desired number of articles for the
one coin.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of one of the rods A or B.
Fig. 4 shows a modification of this plan in which one rod may have one or more
slots I cut as shown, into which a coin can drop. The push arrangement J will thus
press against the coin and partly rotate the rod which will act to deliver the required
article. It will be seen that where no coin is inserted the end of J passes above the
rod and no effect is produced. As each coin is pressed forward another slot comes
into position for the reception of the coin, and as each slot come undermost it.
empties itself.
Figs. 5 & 6 show in front and side elevation another method in which two wheels
are employed where one or more slots radiate from the centre. These two wheels
K and Lare fixed on the same axle but move independently of one another. One of
the wheels is connected to the outside mechanism by a rod fixed thereto and passing
to the exterior of the box, or by any other suitable mechanism and the other may be
attached by a crank or other suitable mechanism to the delivery apparatus. On a coin
being inserted partly in each of the slots they are no longer able to move independantly
of one another and consequently any movement given to the handle outside is trans-
mitted to the delivery apparatus. This arrangement may be fitted with a similar
apparatus as that shown in Fig. 2 or the two wheels may be enclosed in a cylinder
which is provided with a slot in the bottom, which when the coin is opposite to it will
allow it to escape. Or on each of the wheels I may fit a ratchet and on the outside
mechanism a pawl so that the wheels may have a step by step motion and be unable
to return backwards.
Figs. 7 and 8 show in plan and section another method of forming the connection
between the two parts of the apparatus. The lever M is pivotted at N and near its
centre is provided with a small piece O. The coin is so conducted that it shall fall flat
in the position shown by the dotted line. On the lever being moved the coin is forced
against the piece P and which actuates the delivery mechanism. This piece P is
fitted with a pawl and tooth similar to that shown and described in Fig. 2. The coin
falls through the aperture Q shown and into the pawl pan. This arrangement may be
applied where the lever is raised or lowered as well as moved laterally.
Fig. 9 shows a section of my improved hopper for delivering the required number
of articles. The door Ris hinged at S and carries the inwardly projecting piece T and
also the thin metal plate U in the rear part of which is cut a slot large enough to allow
one article to escape.

page_text: The narrow part of the hopper is of sufficient size to contain the required number
of articles. When the door is open which is its normal position, there is free access
from the large part of the hopper and the narrow portion is thus filled, the metal
plate U preventing the articles escaping therefrom. When the door is pushed to, it
assumes the position shown by the dotted lines, the piece T cuts off the supply from
the bulk and the metal plate is forced further under the narrow portion until the slot
in it coincides with the narrow portion of the hopper and the articles contained therein
are allowed to escape. On the door being opened again the article or articles are
allowed to fall into the narrow portion and it is ready for emptying again. The piece T
also serves to prevent the jamming or bridging of the articles at the entrance to the
narrow portion of the receptacle.
Fig. 10 shows another modification of delivery mechanism for hopper. The small
drum has four or more slots of sufficient size and depth to take one article and
revolves underneath the narrow portion of the receptacle or hopper. When this drum is
reversed by any suitable mechanism one article will drop into each slot and as it comes
undermost will drop out and be delivered.
Figs. 11 and 12 show an application of the rods or pistons described in my former
specification No. 1963 of 1886 to a weighing machine. One of the rods W of the
weighing machine has a small tooth which is locked by engaging with a prolongation
of one of the rods or pistons. On a coin being inserted and the outside handle pushed
the bar is unlocked and free to move upward. When the operator steps off the
machine the rod W descends and is again locked ready for a new operation."
In all these apparatuses I may construct them to work with counters or tickets or
any other like articles as well as coin.
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. In apparatus for the purposes herein specified the method of forming the connec-
tion between the two parts of the apparatus by the insertion of a coin or equivalent
and turning or twisting a handle, pointer or equivalent.
2. In apparatus for the purposes herein specified the method of forming a connection
between the two parts of the apparatus substantially as shown and described in
Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8.
3. In apparatus for the purposes herein specified the method and means of
delivering the articles from the receptacle substantially as shown and described in Fig. 9.
4. In apparatus for the purposes herein specified the method of locking and unlocking
Weighing Machines substantially as shown and described in Figs. 11 and 12.
5. In apparatus for the purposes herein specified the use of a spring piece, weighted
lever or equivalent after passing which the coin cannot be moved backwards.