Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar. 1891-Accepted, 11th Apr. 1591)

page_text: attached to the back of the case and to the shelf, as shown in Figure 6, whereby
the shelf is returned to its closed position after it has been pulled out and
released.
As will be seen from Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6, the back of the case A is made up of
two pieces e and e¹, the inner one of which, as e, is provided with coin-passages,
forming the coin chute, the construction and operation of which will be more
fully described further on.
As will be seen more especially from Figure 6, to the back e is secured a
bifurcated bracket or bearing and between its outer ends is a pivoted lever
weighted at its forward end and provided with a downwardly projecting hook g²
adapted to engage with a locking aperture ca in the delivery shelf, and the rear
end of said lever projects below the opening in the coin-chute. The lever is so
pivoted as to be slightly overbalanced at the hook end, which is normally engaged
with the locking aperture in the drawer when closed, and its end 3 projecting
slightly above the upper surface of the shelf c, as will be seen from Figures 3
and 4.
We will now proceed to describe the construction of the coin chute in the
back e.
As will be seen from the view illustrated in Figure 2, said back e is provided
with a main passage & into which the coins are dropped. Said chute is downwardly
inclined and is provided with two vertical branches or passages ³ and e¹, one of
which terminates directly above the extreme end of the lever g, and both
terminating above the slotted openings and respectively, in the back of the
drawer B, as will be evident from Figures 2 and 7.
From said Figure 2, it will be seen that the main passage 2 has been provided
with a projection e³ directly above the passage e³.
The operation of our invention is as follows:-
The machine is filled with the merchandise to be sold by raising the hinged cover
or lid a and inserting the goods between the glass front and the partition. The
cover is then closed and locked.
When the proper coin is inserted into the passage e² of the chute it passes down
the same until it strikes the projection e, which causes the coin to drop down into
the vertical passage and land upon the end of the lever g, thereby over-
balancing the hook and lifting out of the locking aperture in the delivery shelf.
The coin is retained in this position upon the tilted end of the lever, by the engage-
ment of the lower side of said end of the lever with the upper surface of the
delivery shelf, as clearly shown in Figure 4.
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As will be seen from Figure 2, a coin smaller than that for which the machine is
adapted will pass along the passage e in the chute and not striking the projection e³,
will, owing to its accelerative force in rolling down the chute, jump entirely over
the opening in the passage e³ upon the surface e", which is still lower, and pass down
the vertical passage into the slotted opening in the drawer B without in the
least interfering with the delivery shelf mechanism. A coin of excessive size can
not be passed into the chute.
Now, when the hook has been lifted out of the locking aperture by a proper coin,
in the manner as stated in the above, the shelf may be drawn out and the lower-
most article drops through the opening e' in the shelf upon a receiving shelf a
secured to the front of the case.
In the meanwhile, as the shelf is being drawn out, the support for the coin-
weighted end of the lever theretofore furnished by its edge resting upon the back
end of the shelf is removed, and the coin slides from the end of the lever down into
the slotted opening into the money drawer.
In Figure 7, we have shown the coin chute provided with a rotating coin-
separating plate 7. Said plate is made from sheet metal, being formed with the
guides and 2 and perforated at 3 for pivotally securing said plate in the
passage directly behind the opening formed by the passage ³, as illustrated.
The coin of the proper size, intended for the coin passage e³, will strike the edges h

page_text: and /° of the plate and remain upon the lip º, which overbalances the plate, causing
the same to rotate on its pivotal pin and thereby depositing the coin into the chute
or passage e3 upon the end of the lever g, as shown. A coin of smaller size when
dropped into the chute will enter upon the plate and pass between its guides, not
being of sufficient weight to overbalance it, and will pass from its forward end down
into the passage e*.
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 :-
1. In a coin-controlled vending machine, the combination with the case, the
goods delivery shelf arranged to slide therein, and a coin-controlled locking or
holding device for preventing the withdrawal of said shelf, of a coin chute provided
with a coin passage e² and two coin passages e³ and e¹ extending therefrom, one of
which delivers the proper coin upon the locking or holding device and operating
the same, while the other passage directs a coin of smaller size into the money
receptacle, without releasing the mechanism, as and for the purposes set forth.
2. In a coin-controlled vending machine, the combination with the case, the
goods delivery shelf arranged to slide therein and a coin-controlled locking or
holding device for preventing the withdrawal of said shelf, of a coin chute provided
with a coin passage e² and two coin passages e³ and et extending therefrom and a
rotating coin-separating plate pivoted in said passage, whereby the proper coin is
delivered upon the locking or holding device and operates the same, and whereby
by means of said plate, a coin of smaller size is directed into the other passage and
deposited into the money receptacle, as and for the purposes set forth.
3. In a coin-controlled vending machine, the combination with the case, the
money drawer, and the goods delivery shelf arranged to slide in said case, said
shelf being provided with an opening extending entirely therethrough, and a coin-
controlled locking or holding device for preventing the withdrawal of said shelf, of
a coin chute provided with a coin passage and two coin passages and *
extending therefrom, one of which delivers the proper coin upon the locking or
holding device and operates the same, while the other passage directs the coin of
smaller size into the money drawer without releasing the mechanism, as and for the
purposes set forth.
4. In a coin-controlled vending machine, the combination with the case, the
money drawer, and the goods delivery shelf arranged to slide in said case, said shelf
being provided with an opening extending entirely therethrough, and a coin-
controlled locking or holding device for preventing the withdrawal of said shelf, of
a coin chute provided with a coin passage and two coin passages and e
extending therefrom, and a rotating coin-separating plate pivoted in said passage e²,
whereby the proper coin is delivered upon the locking or holding device and
operates the same, and whereby, by means of said plate a coin of smaller size is
directed into the other passage and deposited into the money drawer, as and for the
purposes set forth.
5. In a coin-controlled vending machine, the combination with the case, a goods
delivery shelf arranged to slide therein, provided with a locking aperture, a coin-
controlled lever pivoted in bearings to the back of the case, and provided with a
hook which normally engages with said locking aperture for preventing the with-
drawal of said shelf, and a coin chute provided with a coin passage e³ and two coin
passages e and ef extending therefrom, one of which delivers the proper coin upon
the end of said lever and releases the hook from the locking aperture in the goods
delivery shelf, whereby the latter can be drawn out, while the other passage directs
a coin of smaller size into the money receptacle without operating said lever, as
and for the purposes set forth.
6. In a coin-controlled vending machine, the combination with the case, a goods
delivery shelf arranged to slide therein provided with a locking aperture, a coin-
controlled lever pivoted in bearings to the back of the case, and provided with a

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hook which normally engages with said locking aperture for preventing the with-
drawal of said shelf, and a coin chute provided with a coin passage e² and two coin
es and et extending therefrom, and a rotating coin-separating plate pivoted
in said passage e, whereby the proper coin is delivered upon the end of said lever
and releases the hook from the locking aperture in the goods delivery shelf,
whereby the latter can be drawn out, and whereby, by means of said coin-separating
plate, a coin of smaller size is directed into the other passage and deposited into
the money receptacle without operating said lever, as and for the purposes set
forth.
Dated this Ninth day of February 1801
FRANKLIN JUIT WOOD.
MILTON ELVIN BLANCHARD.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.