Year: 1888

page_text: We JOHN 'GARRUD of 2 Shacklewell Lane, Kingsland, in the County of Middlesex,
Confectioner, and WILLIAM TREADWELL, of Elm House, Church Street, Chelsea, also
in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an arrangement of mechanism which is unlocked by the
insertion of a coin, of the size of a halfpenny, which unlocking, will allow an article
to be taken from the apparatus, but which is also unlocked by the insertion of a
coin of the size of a penny, in which latter case, the unlocking will allow an article
and a halfpenny change to be taken from the apparatus.
The invention consists of an outer case with one coin slit, and containing two
vertical chambers, in one of which, a number of articles are piled one above the
other, and in the other, a number of halfpence are similarly piled. Behind each pile
and at the bottom thereof is a solid driving piece of the same width and thickness as
the article to be delivered, which said piece extends horizontally to the back of the
case, and is there locked in position by the hook shaped end of a rocking lever,
balanced upon a fulcrum attached to some fixed part.
When the apparatus is unlocked, as will be explained hereafter, and the driving
piece drawn out horizontally by means of a knob upon a spindle passing through the
case, and attached to the said driving piece, the lowermost of the articles or coins is
drawn by the driving piece, and deposited in a tray or receptacle outside the case.
When the coin is placed in the slit, it falls into an inclined grooved tunnel or
guide, along which it travels until it falls into a claw fixed upon the other end of
the rocking lever hereinbefore referred to. Here it is stopped by a wire passing
across the other side of the claw, which wire is affixed to the driving piece or its
extension. The weight of the coin depresses the claw end of the lever and disengages
the hooked end from the extension of the driving piece, which may now be pulled
out horizontally, thus removing the wire and allowing the coin to continue its travel
along another inclined grooved tunnel or guide, and to fall into the claw of a second,
and similar rocking lever. A wire passes across the other side of this claw, but this

page_text: wire is different from the first, in that it is placed at such a height, that a coin of the
size of a halfpenny will pass thereunder and fall into a money draw or till, whilst a
coin of the size of a penny will be detained by this wire, and will depress the lever,
and unlock the driving piece in the same manner as before, and when this driving
piece has driven out a halfpenny change, the wire is removed from before the penny
which now falls into the money drawer or till. It will thus be seen that either a
halfpenny or a penny will release the first driving piece, but that only a penny or a
coin of the same size will release the second or "change" driving piece.
To prevent the insertion of a coin of the size of a halfpenny when the first driving
piece is not in closed position, a wire is attached to the first horizontal spindle in
such a way that when the said spindle is drawn out of the case by the knob or
handle, this wire is drawn across the centre of the money slot, and there remains until
the driving piece is pushed home again.
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A similar wire is attached to the second horizontal spindle to prevent the insertion
of a coin of the size of a penny, unless the second driving piece is in closed position,
but this wire is so attached that when the second horizontal spindle is drawn out, the
wire is drawn across one side of the money slot, so that whilst a penny cannot pass,
a coin of smaller size, such as a halfpenny may be inserted, and will release the first
driving piece.
At the top of the articles, a block is placed which serves to press them down, the
under side of this block is provided with a pin which enters into a slot in the driving
piece when the last article has been driven out of the case.
Thus the driving piece cannot be pushed home from the outside, and as the wire
attached to the first horizontal spindle will be across the centre of the money slot as
before described no more halfpence can be inserted.
A similar block is placed above the halfpence, and its action is the same, and thero-
fore no more pence can be inserted when all the halfpence in the second vertical
receptacle are exhausted although halfpence may still be inserted until the first
receptacle is exhausted.
Dated this 4th day of December Lese
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
Invention" Office,
$6
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Coin-freed Mechanism.
We, JOHN GARRUD of 2 Shacklewell Lane, Kingsland, in the County of Middlesex,
Confectioner, and WILLIAM TREADWELL of Elm House, Church Street, Chelsea also
in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 an arrangement of mechanism which is unlocked by the
insertion of a coin of the size of a halfpenny which unlocking will allow an article to
be taken from the apparatus but which is also unlocked by the insertion of a coin of
the size of a penny, in which latter case the unlocking will allow an article and a half-
penny change to be taken from the apparatus.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice, we will describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in
which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a plan of our invention with the case removed, and figures 2 and 3 are
side and rear elevations respectively of the same the case being in section.
The invention is contained within an outer case with one coin slit B and two
vertical chambers C and C¹ in one C of which a number of articles are piled one
above the other and in the other C a number of halfpence are similarly piled. In
the drawings the chamber C is shewn as circular in cross section but it will of course
be made to conform to the shape of the article to be delivered. Behind each pile of
articles and of halfpence and at the bottom thereof is a solid driving piece D and D¹
of the same width and thickness as the article or halfpenny to be delivered. Each
driving piece D, D' extends horizontally to the back of the case and is there locked
in position by the hooked shaped end E, E' of a rocking lever balanced upon a
fulcrum F, FI attached to some fixed part. Each driving piece D, D₁ is rigidly con-
nected to a horizontal rod H, H¹ by means of a cross bar g, g¹ (see fig. 1). When
the apparatus is unlocked, as will be explained hereafter, and the rod H, H' drawn
out horizontally by means of a knob, G, G₁ outside the case A the lowermost of the
articles or coins is drawn forward by the driving piece D, D¹ and deposited in a tray
or receptacle at J, J¹ outside the case.
When the coin is placed in the slit B it falls into an inclined grooved tunnel or
guide K along which it travels until it falls into a claw L fixed upon the other end
of a rocking lever N hereinbefore referred to (see Figs. 1 and 2). Here it is stopped
by a stop M passing across the other side of the claw L which stop M is affixed to

page_text: the driving piece D or its extension. The weight of the coin depresses the claw
end L of the lever N turning the samo on its fulcrum F thus raising the hooked
end E and releasing the driving piece D, which may now be pulled out horizontally.
By its forward travel the driving piece D carries forward the stop M removing it
from the front of the claw E thus allowing the coin to continue its travel along
another inclined grooved tunnel or guide O and to fall into the claw L¹ of a second
and similar rocking lever N¹. A stop M¹ passes across the other side of this claw L'
but this stop M' is different from the stop M in that it is placed at such a height, that
a coin of the size of a halfpenny will pass thereunder and fall into a money drawer or
till P, whilst a coin of the size of a penny will be detained by this stop M¹ and will
depress the lever N¹ and unlock the driving piece D₁ in the same manner as the
piece D is unlocked. When this driving piece D¹ has driven out a halfpenny change
from the chamber (the stop M³ is removed from before the penny which now falls
into the money drawer or till P. It will thus be seen that either a halfpenny or penny
will release the first driving piece D but that only a penny or a coin of the same size
will release the second or "change" driving piece D'
To prevent the insertion of a coin of the size of a halfpenny when the first driving
piece D is not in the closed position, a stop Q is attached to an upright h on the first
horizontal rod H so that when the said rod H is drawn forward by the knob or
handle G, the upright carries the stop across the centre of the money slot B
where it remains until the driving piece D is pushed home again (see figs. 1 and 2).
A similar stop R is attached to an upright on the second horizontal rod H₁ to
prevent the insertion of a coin of the size of a penny unless the second driving
piece D¹ is in the closed position but this stop R is so attached to the upright ¹ that
when the second horizontal rod H¹ is drawn forward the, stop R is drawn across one
side of the money slot B, so that whilst a penny cannot pass, a coin of smaller size
such as a halfpenny may be inserted, and will release the first driving piece D.
At the top of the articles a a block S is placed which serves to
them down,
press
the underside of this block is provided with a pin a' which enters into a slot b in the
driving piece D when the last article has been driven out of the case C (see figures
1 and 3). Thus the driving piece cannot be pushed home from the outside, and as
the stop Qattached to the upright on the first horizontal rod H will be across
the centre of the money slot B as before described, no more halfpence can he
inserted.
A similar block S¹ is placed above the halfpence in the chamber C¹ and its action is
the same, and therefore no more pence can be inserted, when all the halfpence in the
second vertical receptacle C are exhausted, although halfpence may still be inserted
until the first receptacle C is exhausted.
Although have described the apparatus with reference to two deliveries only,
that is to say one delivery of articles for sale, and one delivery of coins for change,
it is obvious that the mechanism for delivering goods may be duplicated as often as
required, so that the apparatus may deliver separately any or all of a number of
different articles, but one delivery of coins for change will serve for the whole
machine so long as each coin is led by a grooved tunnel or guide into the claw L³..
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. The driving piece D carrying the two stops M and Q the one to keep the coin
in the claw L of the rocking, lever N until an article has been delivered, and, the
other to prevent the insertion of coin into the slot B unless the driving piece Dis
in the closed position, in combination with the rocking lever N inclined tunnel or
groove Khorizontal rod H, and tray or receptacle J, substantially as and for the
purpose herein before set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The arrangement of coin-freed mechanism for the delivery of goods and change,
or goods only, according to the size of the coin inserted to free the mechanism all

page_text: combined and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore
set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. In coin-freed mechanism for two or more deliveries the grooved tunnel or guide O
leading the coin into the claw of the next rocking lever, substantially as herein-
before set forth.
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.