Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 12th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th June, 1888
I, MORITZ ALEXANDER-KATZ of Neue Königstrasse 26, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to automatic machines for the delivery of an article upon
receipt of a coin, and it relates principally to the mechanism for releasing an article
for sale so that it may be received by the buyer.
The articles are held in a reservoir having an opening through which said articles
are adapted to pass one by one. Below said orifice is a suitable frame formed of two
wings revolvable about an axis. The said frame serves as a temporary holder for the
article next to be delivered, and its axis is preferably arranged below the centre of
gravity of such article. One of the wings of the frame retains the article upon the
frame, until such time as the frame is turned by the entrance of a coin or other suitable
means the frame is then discharged, but by the movement so given the other wing is
carried before the opening of the reservoir and temporarily closes the latter until the
frame returns to its original position when another article will fall thereon to take the
place of that discharged.
may be operated
The frame may be automatically operated by the requiste coin, or it
by the buyer through a knob, lever, or other device, such device being however
rendered operative only by the admission of the coin.
In the first place, a counter weighted lever is attached to the discharge frame, the
outer end of said lever carrying the coin receiver. The weight of the coin causes the
lever to fall until it arrives against a pin or device causing the coin to be discharged.
In the second case a crank lever is attached to the discharge frame and connected
by a rod to a knob lever or other device. A. spring returns said lever after use; on
the rod is a projection catching normally behind a detent formed on one end of a
balance arm the other end carrying the coin receiver. The coin falling into the
receiver releases the detent and the rod can be moved, discharging the article to the
purchaser. This movement of the rod brings a pin thereon to operate upon the coin

page_text: receiver or upon a lever which strikes against the coin receiver, tilting the same and
releasing the coin, the balance lever returns, and the projection riding under the
detent arrives behind the same as is secured thereby.
With such device may be combined a further mechanism for arresting the article
delivered from the discharge frame and holding it visible before a window until the
coin allows the discharge from the machine. The article released as described rolls
upon an inclined plane and arrives upon a shelf or door closing the outlet, a window
over such shelf renders the article visible to the purchaser. The entrance of the coin
releasing the knob rod suffers the latter to be moved, a pin or said rod strikes a lever
and moves away the door from the opening, the article before visible is allowed to fall
out and is on return of the lever replaced by a fresh article from the discharge frame,
the parts being caused to return to their original position.
Dated this 12th day of August 1887.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic or other Delivery or Sale Machines.
I, MORITZ ALEXANDER-KATZ of Neue Königstrasse 26, Berlin in the Empire of
Germany, 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 automatic machines for the delivery of an article upon
receipt of a coin and it relates principally to the mechanism for releasing an article for
sale so that it may be received by the buyer.
Referring to the accompanying drawings: The articles are held in a reservoir B
Below
having an opening through which said articles are adapted to pass one by one.
said orifice is a suitable frame A formed of two wings h¹³ revolvable about an axis h.
The said frame serves as a temporary holder for the article next to be delivered, and
its axis is preferably arranged substantially below the centre of gravity of such article.
One of the wings h of the frame retains the article upon the frame until such time as
the frame is turned by the entrance of a coin or other suitable means, the frame is
then discharged, but by the movement so given the other wing his carried before the
opening of the reservoir B and temporarily closes the latter until the frame returns to
its original position when another article will fall thereon to take the place of that
discharged.
Thus with each operation of the apparatus of the objects to be sold will be
thrown out from the discharge frame and replaced by another in the frame.
The construction of the apparatus is such that either it works automatically, the
coin of the requisite value placed in the apparatus serving without any further action
on the part of the buyer to discharge the article the apparatus returning thereafter
automatically to its first position (Fig. 1) or, as is specially desirable for the sale of
heavy articles and with the use of small light coins a pressure or pull upon a knob is
necessary for the extraction of the article, the apparatus also returning automatically
to its first position Figs. 2 to 4.
The first modification operates as follows:
To the discharge frame A are attached extending from the axis thereof, to the right
the long lever arms and to the left the counterweight 9. The lever s carries the coin
receiver m open on the side a provided with an inclined bottom band so far closed
by the flap d revolvable on an axis o and supported upon pin that the coin
cannot roll out. The coin entering at the orifice e and passing down channel k
falls into the upper widened end of the coin receiver and depresses the same until
the flap d strikes against the pin i and is displaced so that the coin rolls into the cash
tray.
By this means the object
inclined plane y to the tray
is discharged from the frame A
where it is taken by the buyer.
and passes over the
During this time the

page_text: channel B is closed by the wing of the discharge frame. As soon as the coin has
rolled off the counterweight 9 carries back the lever s again into its former position so
that the channel B is opened by the withdrawal of the wing 2 but closed by the
arrival of the wing h¹ so that the next object for sale arrives in the frame A and all
the objects attain an advanced place.
The iron slide pieces or rollers D servo to prevent the goods from remaining
stationary by pressing thereon and can also be utilized to operate in a known
by pressure upon a lever, the closing of the orifice e when the machine is
manner
ompty.
This last construction is not represented in the drawings.
The second modification is shown in Figs. 2 and 3 in sectional side elevation.
Under the discharge frame A is attached a slotted lovor s which may be rocked by
means of the laterally extended or frame shaped rod d. By this device the alternate
closing of the reservoir and discharge of the article is operated as by the lever s
moved down by means of the coin and raised by the counterweight in the first
modification.
The rod d after having been pressed back by knob k for discharge of an article is
returned by the spring
At e
In order to make the operation of the apparatus dependent upon the payment of the
coin the rod d is arrested by the pin a and nose c upon the balance arm cbe.
the coin pant is hinged to the balance arm, the coin being caused to fall therein
through a coin channel arranged in any desired manner not shown in this drawing
the coin being prevented from sliding off by the plate g placed before the same.
Under the weight of the coin, the coin pan sinks and the stop c is raised out
of action.
The knob being now pressed, performs two actions, first the discharge of the
article C by the position given to the discharge frame, secondly, the discharge of the
coin from the tray t by the nose f. The balance beam immediately returns to its
normal position and at the same time the whole apparatus arrives in its first position
under influence of the spring s¹ and is again secured.
Fig. 4 shows an improvement upon the modifications shown in Figs. 2 and 3
causing the article next to be delivered to be placed before a window where it can bo
seen by the buyer. In operation of this apparatus the article shown is released and
its place before the window is taken by another released by the discharge frame.
In other respects this apparatus is substantially analogous in its operation to that
shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
The delivery of the article next for sale which lies before the window to the
consumer is operated by the lever frame m to the lower arm of which is attached the
closing door n which in the normal state of the apparatus prevents the article before
the window from falling into the tray. By pulling the knob k simultaneously with
abovementioned delivery of the goods by the movement of the discharge frame A tho
lever m is pressed down by the arm u and the door n is drawn away thus delivering
the article into the tray a. The striker on the rod d is at the same time pressed
against the angle lever whose upper arm strikes the tray t and overturns the coin
into the cash draw suitably placed to receive it.
On the return movement the angle levor f falls of its own accord, the arm p thereof
being arrested by a pin p'.
Simultaneously the discharging frame which during the forward movement of the
knob has received a fresh article on the return of the knob, releases the said article
which appears before the window for sale with the next operation of the machine.
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
In automatic and other sale apparatus
1. The combination with a reservoir having an opening below of a rocking frame.

page_text: opening, one article to be sold and to hold the same until discharged and during
discharge to close said opening for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination with a reservoir and a rock frame operating substantially as set
forth of a lever arm S having a coin receiver thereon and adapted to discharge said
frame, a counter weight to return said frame to its resting position and mechanism for
discharging the coin receiver after discharge of the frame.
3. The combination with a reservoir and rock frame operating substantially as set
forth of lever on said frame, a slide rod connected thereto for operation by hand,
a detent on said rod, a balance beam to arrest said detent a coin tray on said balance
beam and mechanism for discharging said coin tray substantially as set forth.
4. The combination with a case having a window therein, a reservoir in said case a
rock frame adapted to operate as set forth a door below said window, a lever frame
supporting said door and mechanism to operate said door and rock frame substantially
as set forth,