Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Liquids in Exchange for Coin.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1889-Accepted, 20th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Liquids in Exchange for
Coin.
We, EMILE HENRI SCHLOESING of 103 rue Sylvabelle, Marseilles in the Republic
of France, merchant and SETTO ANDRE BENJAMIN DÉGREMONT of 28 rue des
Abeilles Marseilles, aforesaid, mechanic do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The liquid to be delivered is contained in a reservoir or cask at the top of the
apparatus. Leading from this is a pipe whose lower end is closed by a valve actuated
by a float in a measuring vessel mounted on trunnions. A coin hopper and
counterbalance weight are connected to this measure in such manner that when a
coin is introduced into the hopper the measure is tilted and its contents poured out
and delivered. The coin then escapes or is pushed out from the hopper and the
counterbalance weight brings it and the measure back to their original positions and
liquid again runs into the measure until the flow is arrested by the float valve.
An indicator worked by the float is provided to show when the reservoir or cask is
empty.
In order to prevent frauds by the public by the introduction of pieces of metal
larger than the proper coin or pebbles or sand we form in the incline, leading from
the admission slit to the hopper, a hole of the exact size of the proper coin but with
the front edge cut away and provide side plates which only admit pieces of the
proper form whilst sand or other small articles fall out where the edge is cut away.
Larger objects again follow along the incline beyond the hole and fall without working
the apparatus.
If there is a plentiful supply of water, it may be used for working the apparatus
being allowed to constantly trickle into and overflow from the pivoted vessel containing
the float which as before works the valve, the latter however in place of delivering
into the vessel containing the float now delivers direct until the flow is arrested by
the rise of the float.
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COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Liquids in Exchange for
Coin..
We, EMILE HENRI SCHLOESING, of 103 rue Sylvabelle, Marseilles, in the Republic
of France, Merchant, and SETTO ANDRÉ BENJAMIN DEGREMONT of 28 rue des
Abeilles, Marseilles aforesaid, Mechanic, 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 :—
The apparatus the subject of the present invention effects the automatic distribution
of liquids to the public on the simple deposit in the apparatus of coins of pre-
determined type.
The exterior casing of this apparatus may be made of metal wood or of other
substance, and it may be cylindrical or of prism form, or quadrangular or other
shape. We will take for the present description an apparatus in wood and in
form a quadrangular prison. This apparatus is shewn in the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is an elevation of the interior of the apparatus shewn with the side of the
casing removed.

page_text: of the apparatus
Figure 3 is a section on the line X X of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a partial elevation of the interior incchanism.
Figures 5. 6. 7. 8 are detail views on a larger scale.
Figure 5 is a vertical section showing the valve and float and other parts, Figure 6
is a plan of the coin receiver, Figure 7 an elevation of the same; Figure 8 is a
plan of the incline leading from the coin slit to the receiver, also the space for the
passage of the coin.
Figure 9 is an elevation of the interior of the apparatus as arranged to be worked
by a current of water.
Figure 10 is an elevation of the apparatus otherwise arranged.
The liquids which this apparatus may be used to distribute may be of various
sorts.
A is an upper cistern suitably lined to contain the liquid. It can however be
replaced at will by a cask as shewn in Figure 9.
At the bottom of the interior an outflow pipe B is fixed, containing a valve
arranged preferably as shewn in Figure 5.
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Under the mouth of the outflow pipe B a tinned metal box C is placed mounted
on trunnions E E, and preferably of the triangular form shown; this receives the
liquid flowing away by the pipe B. This box which we call the tipper " delivers
the liquid into a trough J ending in a delivery pipe K leading to the glass placed
outside for the consumer.
The oscillations of the tipper are regulated and determined as follows:-in the
tipper Ca float D is placed which actuates the valve of the pipe B. The details of it
are shewn in Figure 5. d is a rod with a screw thread upon it to raise and lower the
float. d is a caoutchouc washer forming the face of the valve. d² is a screw nut on
the rod d and d³ is another nut.
This arrangement permits the action of the float on the valve to he regulated.
When the tipper has received the predetermined quantity of liquid, the float litts the
valve and stops the flow. By working the upper nut in one or the other direction
which lengthens or shortens the travel of the float, the quantity of the liquid furnished
to the consumer is regulated.
When the tipper is ready for use the consumer places a suitable coin in the
slit I which is exactly of the size required to permit of its passage. The coin passes
into the guide S and falls through a hole in it into a receiver G at the end of a
lever F fixed upon one of the trunnions of the tipper C. The weight of the coin
tilts the tipper which then pours its contents into the trough J leading to the glass.
The coin receiver G comes against a stop L, and drops its coin to the bottom of the
box. The coin receiver G being thus lightened, a counterbalance weight H placed
on the opposite side of the tipper raises the tipper and the coin receiver and this
latter returns to its place beneath the guide S. The tipper, in consequence of the
opening of the valve caused by the fall of the float, is then recharged with a fresh
quantity of liquid. All this is quickly carried out, the counterbalance weight H being
calculated to produce its effect on the fall of the coin.
The upper cistern may have a double casing; in this case the space between the two
casings may contain ice. N is a cock to draw water from the reservoir M.
With this water the customer may rinse his glass before using it. A basin placed
under the mouth receives the waste and leads it to a drain.
In order that the consumer may not be exposed to the risk of putting in his coin
at a moment when the apparatus is not in a state to work, the float D is attached by
a chain to the end of an oscillating lever Q rocking on a pivot on the frame. This
lever carries at its other end a plate R sliding in a groove placed at the back of the
slit I. The plate when at the lowest point of its travel leaves the slit open in
communication with the incline S. When the liquid is poured out of the tipper it
lets the float fall, and this latter drawing with it the end of the lever Q pulls up the
plate R so as to cover the slit I and prevents the introduction of the coin.
As soon
as the tipper and the hopper have reascended the filling of the tipper lifting up the

page_text: float causes the plate R to fall and leaves the slit. I free. When the plate R. does
not fall the slit I is permanently stopped and so the public is informed that the
apparatus is empty.
To protect the apparatus against fraud by the introduction of objects other than
the predetermined coin we construct the incline S and the coin receiver G in the way
shewn in figures 6, 7 and 8. As seen the slide is pierced with a hole just allowing
the coin to pass which thus falls into the receiver placed underneath, any longer
object which has passed the entrance slit I will not fall into the hopper but will pass
over it and fall to the bottom of the box without affecting the tipper on the other
band the hole leaving a space in front of the coin receiver small objects introduced
into the slit and passing down the guide will fall through before reaching the coin
receiver. Coins which are too small if they pass on to the coin receiver are not
retained and whatever their weight they will be without effect upon it. For the coin
receiver has two teeth g to retain the coin of the proper size these teeth end in points
which guide the receiver to its required position under the guide.
Figure 9 shews a modification adapted to cases where it is better not to allow the
liquid to remain in the tipper, it is suitable in places which are well supplied with
water and which are out of the reach of frost.
Here the tipper is not filled with the liquid but with water and the liquid flows
directly from the pipe B into the outflow pipe K leading to the glass. The Flow is
caused by the opening of the valve resulting from the fall of the float. This fall
follows from the pouring out of the water contained in the tipper. The tilting of this
latter is caused by the lowering of the coin receiver as in the arrangement before
described. The tipper rises and fills itself afresh with water which lifts the float and
closes the valve, the flow is thus stopped and the apparatus made ready for fresh
use. In this arrangement the mechanism is the same as before excepting the
introduction of the outlet pipe J₁ and the different connection of the trough J
which no longer communicates with K but with the water delivery spout N. For the
supply of water we add a pipe T entering at the top of the cistern O, O' is an over-
flow pipe and O2 another pipe leading the water to the tipper C.
The pipe O2 is provided with a cock 03 to regulate the flow. The pipe O¹ leads
the overflow water to the trough J into which the tipper Cempties. The trough J
discharges itself on the outside by the pipe J¹. The tipper in this case has a sinall
spout at the front by which the overflow water flows into the trough J when a
consumer is not at hand.
The arrangement above shewn for warning the public of the stoppage of the
apparatus in the absence of liquid not being applicable in this last arrangement we
have replaced it by the following.
A cylindrical box Y is screwed at Z on to the pipe B. A float U provided with a
rod works in the interior of this cylinder. The float rod presses against a lever
carrying a plate which serves to stop up the coin slit. The length of this rod and the
travel of the float are calculated so that when the float U is raised that is to say when
the liquid fills the cylinder Y the lever remains free. But when the float Ū is at
the bottom of its travel that is to say when the liquid has all been used, the rod
comes against the lever and the plate is lifted and closes the slit.
Figure 10 shows another modification, it has the advantage of being very simple
and of easy construction.
According to this arrangement the working of the tipper and of the coin receiver
is as before but the liquid is contained in a glass vessel which generally has the form
of a cask.
It is provided at its upper end with an aperture n which can be hermetically closed
by means of a caoutchouc stopper. The outlet pipe and the valve before described
are replaced by a caoutchouc stopper traversed by two glass tubes a and b. The
tube a serves to lead the liquid from the receiver to the tipper. It is provided with
a cock m.
The tube b tapered at the top rises in the interior of the glass receiver to
just above the surface of the liquid. It serves to admit air into this receiver. At its

page_text: lower end it is provided with a slider or telescopic end serving to regulate the height
of the lower orifice.
This apparatus works in the following manner. The liquid to be distributed is
poured into the receiver by the aperture n after having closed the cock m, then the
aperture n is carefully closed by means of a caoutchouc cork so as to avoid any
entrance of air. The cock m may then he opened. The liquid runs directly into the
tipper by the tube a, but when the level of the liquid in the tipper reaches the mouth
of the tube b air can no longer enter and the flow of the liquid is stopped. If at
this moment a coin of predetermined size be dropped in the slit it will tilt the tipper
as has been before explained and the oscillator will be emptied. Afterwards it returns
to its original position, but the mouth of the tube b being uncovered, will give passage
to the air, which entering the upper part of the receiver will allow a fresh flow of
liquid into the tipper until its level has again reached the mouth of the tube b. The
apparatus will then be ready to work a second time. The quantity of liquid to be
given to the consumer is regulated by lowering or raising the slider at the end of the
tube b. In this arrangement the float no longer operating the valve has no use
except that of moving the plate which shuts and opens the coin slit. It may be much
smaller than in the preceding arrangements.
Of course we do not strictly limit ourselves to the described arrangements, which
admit of many modifications in their details. Other accessory arrangements such as
movable pictures showing the actual interior conditions of the apparatus at any
moment, may be usefully added but of this it is unnecessary to speak.
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 method of automatically distributing liquids on the deposit of a coin of a
predetermined type, consisting of an oscillating tipper supplied with the liquid to be
distributed by the agency of a float governing a valve communicating with the cask
or supply reservoir, the said tipper being tilted by the fall of the coin into a coin
receiver attached to the end of a lever fixed to the trunnion of the tipper and
recovering its original position where it is ready to receive a fresh charge of liquid,
when the coin leaves the receiver, such return being caused by a counterbalance
weight suitably arranged.
2. In apparatus for the automatic distribution of liquids on the deposit of a coin
of a predetermined type by means of an oscillating tipper and float, the arrange-
ment described for warning the public of the interruption in the working of the
apparatus, as the special arrangement of the coin guide and receiver to prevent objects
other than the predetermined coin affecting the tipper.
3. In an apparatus for the automatic delivery of liquid on the deposit of a coin
of a predetermined type, the use of water for working the tipper, substantially as
above described.
4. In an apparatus for the automatic delivery of liquid on the deposit of a coin, by
means of an oscillating tipper, the arrangement substantially as described by which a
tube plunged in the tipper governs the flow of the liquid by allowing the entry of a
certain quantity of air into the receiver, the said liquid then itself causing the entry of
air to cease by covering the mouth of the said tube.
Dated this 31st day of May 1889.
H. SCHLOESING.
S. A. B. DÉGREMONT.