Improvements in Coin-controlled Vending Apparatus.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 21st Aug., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-controlled Vending Apparatus.
I, THOMAS JOSEPII MARTIN Jr., of 706 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States of America, Attorney at Law, 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 consists of a novel construction of coin-controlling vending apparatus,
which is especially adapted for the reception and delivery of envelopes, sheets of
paper, postal cards and similar articles, and provides convenient means for writing
purposes provision being also made for the detection of spurious coin, the latter being
tested as to diameter and weight, and eventually discharged from a suitable portion of
the apparatus, without enabling the same to be operated if the said coin fails to come
up to the standard.
It further consists of a novel construction of weighing apparatus and its adjuncts,
which receive and sustain the coin which makes the machine operative.
It also consists of novel safeguards which prevent improper minipulation of or
tampering with the apparatus.
It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set
forth.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure represents a perspective front view of a casing or desk inclosing the
operative parts of a coin-controlled vending apparatus embodying my invention."
Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of said coin-controlled vending
apparatus.
Figure 2 represents a transverse section of the same, on line x, Figure 1 the coin
carrying frame being removed for clearness of illustration.
Figure 3 represents a plan view of Figure 14, the casing being shown in section.
Figure 4 represents on an enlarged scale, n perspective view of a portion of the
device shown in Figure 1 showing especially the alarm sounding device, and the
mechanism for receiving and conveying the coin downwardly.
Figure 4 represents a detail view of portion of Figure 4, showing certain of the
parts in a different position.
Figure 5 represents on an enlarged scale, a rear elevation of the apparatus.
Figure 6 represents a perspective view of another portion of the device, showing
especially the plunger actuated mechanism and the tray which receives the article, to
be vended prior to their delivery from the apparatus.
Figure 7 represents a perspective view, similar to Figure 6, but showing certain of
the parts in a different position.
Figures 8, 9 and 10 represent on an enlarged scale, a detached plan, and a side and
a front elevation respectively of the weighing device for detecting spurious coin.
Figures 11 and 12 represent a plau and a side elevation of portion of a modified
form of dise for receiving the coin, prior to the contact of the latter with the

page_text: Figure 13 represents a detail view showing in perspective the position of the
plunger and its adjuncts, during the initial movement of the foriner.
Figure 14 represents a perspective view of the plunger detached.
Figure 15 represents a perspective view of a frame provided with recesses for
engagement with stops on au oscillatable disc to be hereinafter referred to.
Similar nninerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
1 designates a suitable casing, within which are coutained the operative parts of
the device.
2 desiguates a slot in a suitable boss 3 Figure 1 attached to the front of the
casing, in which slot a coin 5 may be inserted when it is desired to make the machine
operative.
4 designates a carved guiding piece adjacent to said slot, which serves to direct
the coin into the chute 6 where from said coin is discharged into the inclined, tilted
frame or track 7, which has the longitudinally extending opening 8 throughout its
length, and is provided with the ledges 9 on each side of said opening, which in
conjunction with the sides of the frame support the coin as it rolls down into the
hopper 10, as is best seen in Figures 1 and 5. The longitudinal opening 8 of
the said frame 7 is to be of such width that a coin of less than the standard
diameter for which the machine is adapted, will fall through the opening 8 to the
bottom of said machine, and so will not reach the hopper 10. When a coin is
inserted into the slot 2 this fact is announced by the ringing of a suitable alarm, the
mechanism for sounding which is best seen in Figures 1, 3 and 4.
11 designates a shelf secured in the upper portion of the casing to which a gong 12
is attached.
13 designates a lammer for sounding said gong, said hammer being mounted on a
wire 14, or similar vibrating support.
15 designates the upright portion of a stop, against which the wire 14 normally
contacts, the top 16 of said stop curving from the edge 15 down to its point of
attachment to the shelf 11.
17 designates a lever which has secured to one end thereof, the curved strip 18,
each end of which is bent in directions nearly parallel to each other, as best seen in
Figures 1 and 4, the end 20 being bent gradually, while the end 19 is bent up, so as
to overhaug and partially enclose the wire 14, the latter being returned to its Dorinal
position by its engagement with said bent up end 19 as will be evident.
The other end of said lever 17 is pivotally mounted on the post 21, around which
au end of the wire 14 is coiled, thus forming a apaing, the other end 22 of said spring
heing brought around from said post and attached to a suitable fixed point 23.
24 designates a hook attached to the lever 17 at a point about midway its length,
in which the wire 14 rests, the movement of the latter in either direction thus being
limited by said hook 24 and the bent portion 19 of the strip 18.
28 designates a pin for preventing the hammer 13 from normally resting on the
gong 12.
25 designates a bell crank having the extension which is pivotally attached to the
lever 17, near the pivotal point 21 of the latter, said bell crank having the
armis 26 and 27, the former arm being slightly curved, while the latter is substantially
straight.
29 and 30 designate stops which limit the movement of the arm 27 in either
direction.
31 designates a spring which is coiled about a stud projecting from the outside of
the lever 17, at or about the junction of the latter with the bell crank 25, one end of
said spring being secured to a suitable portion of snid lever 17, while the other end 32
is attached to the arm 26 of said bell crank, as is best seen in Figure 4.
33 designates a pin which depends from said arm 26, and contacts with the upturned
face of the lip or flange 34 of the flat spring 35 whose other end is suitably attached
to the shelf II.
It will thus be seen that when a coin is inserted in the slot 2 as seen in
Figures 1 and 4, the arın 26 of the bell crank will be pushed inwardly by the contact

page_text: of the coin therewith, before the latter can enter the chute 6, the said bell..crank
being capable of a slight rotary movement relative to the levor 17 by reason of its
pivotal connection with the latter.
This iuward movement of the said bell crank will impart a movement to the lever 17
in the direction of the arrow in Figure 4, and the curved end 20 of the strip 18. will
raise the wire 14 up over the upright edge 15, thus allowing said wire to forcibly
contact with the pin 28, thereby causing the hammer 13 to vibrate and strike the
gong 12, the pin 33 riding around the upturned end face 34 of the spring 35, and
then back of said face as seen in Figure 4. The arms 17 and 25 are returned by
means of the spring formed of the wires 14 and 22 together with the inclined face of
the spring 35 and of the resiliency thereof which cause the return of the pin 33 which
by the inward movement of the bell crank 25 has been caused to ride around the
upturned end 34 of the said spring 35 the parts finally assuming the position seen in
Figure 4, and ready to be operated again. The spring 31 connected at 32 causes the
tension of the arm 26 which again acts the instant the pin passes the upturned
end 34. It will be seen that the spring 35 also acts as a guide for said pin.
As the coin is pressed against the arm 26, the pin 33 receives a rotary movement
by reason of its pivotal attachment to the lever 17 and also an additional movement
in unison with the lever 17 around the point 21 as a centre as will be evident from
Figure 4, thereby enabling said pin to ride around the deflected end 34 of the
spring 35, as has been described, the return movement of the arm 26 and the pin 38
being also assisted by reason of the, attachment of the end 32 of the spring 31 to
Faid arm as is evident.
The coin 6 after leaving the hopper 10 falls upon the scale pan 36 of the weighing
device, which is seen on an enlarged scale in Figures 8, 9 and 10.
The said scale pau 36 is attached to the beam 37, which is fulcrummed to the
knife edge 38, beyond which the beam 37 has a threaded extension or stem 39, on
which is screwed a nut 40 which latter serves as a weight, the position of said nut
being readily adjusted with respect to the fulcrum 38 as is evident.
41 designates an angle shaped piece which has a foot attached to the base 43, of
the casing, and an over-hanging portion 42 against which abuts the free end of the
limb 46 of a spring which has an upward curvature 44 therein, upon which latter
the aforesaid scale benm 37, reste, the other limb 45 of said spring resting on the
Ixuse 43.
Before the coin 5 reaches the scale pan 36, it passes partially through either of
the recesses 47 or 48 in the disc 49 which latter in the present instant conforms to
substantially the shape of a quadrant, the recesses being located therein at
substantially an obtuso angle to each other, as is best seen in Figures 6 and 7, in
which the said disc is shown in the two different extreme position it may assume..
The oscillating diso 49 is mounted on the rod 50 and provided with recesses 47
and 87 into either of which the head 59 of the lever 61 projects. Beneath one of said
recesses is the scale pan 36, aside of which is the end portion 63 of the plunger 125.
On the plunger is the frame 82, the same having a recessed foot or bifurcation 87,
which engages with the pin or stud 89 on, the dise 49, so that when said plunger is
noved, it contacts with the coin which occupied one of the recesses in said disc 49,
while resting on the scale pan 30. This forces the coin from its seat on the scale
pan and presses the head 59 from said recess and out of engagement with the
strip 91. The coin being removed from the scale drops into a box or place of
deposit. Simultaneously with the above, the frame 82 rotates the disc 49 and the
spring 79 assists in such rotation and places the other recess over the scale pan.
The said disu is attached to the upright oscillating rod 50 which is mounted in
suitable journals, and hins secured to its lower extremity, the arm 51, which has
projecting portion 52, which is adapted to contact in its extreme position with either
the stop 53 or 54.
55 designates a connecting rod which has one end pivotally attached to a suitable
portion of the arm 51, while its other end is pivoted to the arm 56 the latter being
secured to the orcillating stem 57, which is mounted in suitable journals.

page_text: 58 designates a spring having one end attached to the connecting rod 55, at or
about its middle point, while its other end is secured to a fixed point 124, the function
of said spring being to necelerate the movement of the connecting rod in either
direction, after the latter leaves its dead center or middle position, and to thus
render positive the movement of the disc 49, the arms 51 and 56 and the rod 50 and
stem 57, to which said arms are attached.
As the coin rests in the scale pan 36, it is prevented from being dislodged
therefromn by its contact with the walls of the recess 47 or 48 in the disc 49, as the
case may be, and also by its contact with the head 59 and the end of the arın 60,
which are attached to the lever 61, which latter is pivotally mounted at 62, whereby
said head can be readily moved towards or away from the recesses 47 or 48 at the
proper intervals.
The maid head projects normally over whichever recess of the disc 49 may be
ndjacent to it, and is substantially in contact with the upper portion of the coin 5,
while the end of the arm 60 contacts with the lower portion of the coin, as is host
seen in the enlarged views in Figures 8, 9 and 10.
63 designates the flat portion of the plunger 125, which has a knob 123 thereon,
said flat portion being provided with a longitudinally-extending slot 64 therein,
through which passes the lower end of the upright rod 50, the latter thus serving
as a guide for said plunger which is suitably supported at such a height that its
inner end will be on a level with the central portion of the coin, if the same is up to
the standard, as is best seen in Figures 5, 9 and 10.
The flat portion 63 is joined to the cylindrical portion 125 of the plungor in any
suitable manner, a shoulder 130 being provided near their junction, Figure 14.
If the coin should be too light, i.e. lighter than the scales have been adjusted for,
the scale pan 36 will rise, and will carry the hottom of the coin above the top of
the arm 60 so that when the plunger contacts with the coin, the latter will be pushed
out of the scale pan without moving the lever 61.
If the coin 5 should prove to be too heavy, the reale pan 36 will be depressed to
such an extent that the top of the coin will be below the hend 59 whereupon the
contact of the end of the plunger 63 with said coin, will as before, push the latter
out of the scale pan without moving the lever 61.
It will thus be seen that by the employment of the track or frame 7, and the
weighing mechanism and its adjuncts, assembled as described, a spurious coin of
less than the standard diameter, or a disc above or below the standard weight will
either fall through the opening 8 or will be pushed out of the scale pan 36 without
operating the machine, as will be hereinafter explained.
65 designates a bar which is attached to the lever 61 at substantially a right
angle, said har baving on one of its faces the pins 66, 67 and 68, which hold in
position the sensitive spring 69, the latter contacting with opposite sides of the
said pins successively, as is best seen in Figures 2, 6 and 7, one end of said spring
being attached to the pin 66 while the other end thereof after leaving the pin 66 is
bent, so as to engage a loop 70, which latter is attached to a suitable portion of the
latch 71, which is pivotally attached at 72 and has tho nose 73 which is adapted to
engage the catch 74 on the plunger 63 at certain intervals, as will be explained.
76 designates a suitable spring, which engages the end of the lever 61 at its
junction with the bar 65, in such a manner that its tendency is to overcome the
movement given to the hend 59, when the latter is moved outwardly by the contact
of the plunger with the coin when the same rests in the scale pan, and thus cause
said head to return towards the recess 47 or 48 as the case may be, when the plunger
is returned to its first position.
76 designates a spring which has one end 77 attached to an immovable point, in
the present instance underneath the disc 49, while its other end 78 is seenred to the
underside of the plunger 63.
79 designates another spring having a portion supported by a bracket 109, said
spring having one end 80 attached to the underside of the flat portion 63 of the
plunger 125, while its other end 81 is secured to a suitable portion of the

page_text: frame 82 Figure 15, which latter consists of the upright part 83, through
the hole 131 in the lower portion of which passes the plunger 125, and the Interally-
projecting portion 84 which is bifurcated, thus forming the two arins 85 and 86,
which are inclined downwardly and have their ends bent laterally and forwardly
forming feet which are nearly in contact with the top of the dise 49, when in position.
The foot of each of the said arms 85 and 86 bas recesses 87 and 88 respectively
therein, which engage alternately the headed pins 89 and 90 which are attached to
the disc 49 at such a point that when the lutter is in either of its extreme positions,
the pin 89 will be in front of the recess 87 of the arm 85 in readiness to be engaged
thereby, or the pin 90 will be in front of and in proximity to the recess 88 of the
arm 86, when the frame 82 is in its normal position.
91 designates a curved flange which is attached to the disc 49, and extends between
the recesses 47 and 48, and is adapted to be in contact with the head 59, when the
dise 49 moves, as will be evident from Figure 10.
92 designates a bar having notches therein which engage adjacent portions of the
spring 79, said har being adjustable along said spring so as to vary the tension
of the same.
93 designates a goose-neck which has its lower extremity attached to the
plunger 63, while its upper portion curves upwardly above the lateral portion 84 of
the frame 82.
The upper extremity 94 of said goose-neck has one end of the forwardly-extending
wire 95 attached thereto, the other extremity of said latter wire being suitably
secured to the wire 96, which is bent into substantially the form of a right angle,
one end of said wire being attached to the post 97, while the other or free end is
first bent laterally at 98, thence upwardly at 99, thus forming a finger whose function
is to propel the articles vended towards the delivery opening, as will be explained,
said finger terminating a short distance above the bottom of the tray 100.
101 designates a suitable weight carried by the portion 98 of said wire 96 for the
purpose of giving moment un to the finger 99, and it will be of course understood that
the said finger may be supported in any suitable manner.
The said tray 100 consists of the base portion 102 which is on substantially the
same, or a higher level than the delivery opening 103 and of the side portions 104,
which slope upwardly and outwardly, and are provided with holes or notches for
the upright rods 50 and 57 to pass through, the said tray being supported in any
suitable inanner.
105 and 106 designate arms which are mounted on the rod and stem 50 and 57 at
a short distance above the tops of the sides 104, said arms being parallel to each
other and pointing in opposite directions, as is best shown in Figures 2 and 3,
and having the sets of rollers 107 and 108 respectively, suitably mounted on said
Bring.
110 designates a series of upright vertical strips which are arranged in pairs on the
opposite sides of the casing and have their inner longitudinal edges chamfered in
opposite directions, as is best shown in Figures 2 and 3.
112 and 113 designate other vertical strips which are arranged in pairs at
right angles to said strips 110 and have their edges chamfered, as is best seen in
Figure 3.
111 designates the articles to be vended, which may be envelopes, sheets of paper,
postal cards, and the like the same being superimposed upon each other, their
corners being out of alignment, as seen in Figures 2 and 3, the bottom envelope
resting upon the rollers 107 and 108, and its diagonal corners 114 being located
between the opposite strips 110, while its long sides 115 will rest against the
strips 112.
In like manner, the diagonal corners 116 of the next envelope will be located
between the opposite strips 110, while its long sides 117 will contact with the
strips 113.
118 designates a pane of glass located above the delivery opening 103, so

page_text: that the number of envelopes in the apparatus can be at all times readily
ascertained,
119 designntes a locking device for the drawer 121, the same consisting of a rod
passing through the partitions 11 and 43 and having one end 120 bent at an angle
so as to rest on the top of the said partition or shelf 11, while the other end 122
projects into said drawer, as seen in Figure 1 so that the latter cannot be opened, as
is evident.
132 designates a beveled block having inclined faces, as best seen in Figure 6,
said block being located above the delivery opening and serving to facilitate the
delivery of the envelope through the slot 103, and to prevent the envelopes from
sticking in case a corner is turned up.
In Figures 11 and 12 a different construction of disc and lever supporting the coin
is shown, which may be substituted for the disc 49, and the lever 61 having the
head 59 hereinbefore described.
133 designates the disc which is mounted on the rotatable rod 50 as before, said
dise having slots 134 at right angles to each other, in which the coin 5 is received
from the hopper 10, said coin falling on a suitable support 135.
137 designates the lever pivotally mounted at 62 and having the spring 75, said
lever having the head 138 at right angles to it, and entering said slot 134 so as to
contact with the coin 5 when the same is resting therein.
The operation is as follows:
Referring first to Figures 1, and 4. The coin 5 is first inserted in the slot 2 and
pushed against the arm 26, until it is finally within the machine, the pin 33 in the
meanwhile riding around the upturned face 34 of the spring 35 from the position
seen in Figure 4 to the hack of said face 34 into the position seen in Figure 4^, and
then into the position seen in Figure 4 again, as has already been explained, the coin
having passed nearly into the space between the arms 26 and 27 and being now
propelled into the chute 6, by reason of the attachment of the end of the spring 32
to the arun 26, the gong 12 having been rung in the meanwhile, by means of the
movement of the lever 17, as has been explained.
The coin passes from the chute 6 on into the inclined frame 7, and if it proves to
be of less than the required diameter, it will fall through the opening 8 therein, but
if it is of the requisite diameter, it will roll along into the hopper 10, where it will be
tested as to weight, as has also been explained.
If the weight is correct, the said coin will rest in the scale pan 36, so that the end
of the plunger 63 will contact therewith, at about its centre, as seen in
Figures 5 and 10, the coin being held in position by the head 59 of the lever 61, and
the walls of the adjacent slot in the dise 49.
If now we suppose the knob 123 of the plunger 125 to be pushed inwardly froin
the position seen in Figure 7, the parts will assume the position seen in Figure 13, it
being seen that the plunger 125 has movod through the hole 131 in the frame 82, 60
that the end of the flat portion 63 is nearly in contact with the coin 5, the goose-
neck 93 having also been moved forward, carrying with it the wires 95, 96 and the
finger 99 Figures 6 and 7. The frame 82 has remained stationary, being prevented
from forward movement by the contact of the recessed foot 87 of the pin 89 in the
disc 49, Figure 13. A further movement of the plunger brings the end of the lattor
into contact with the coin 5 which latter moves outwardly against the head 50 of
the arm 61 and at substantially this instant, the nose 73 of the latch 71 is caused to
engage the catch 74 on the side of the plunger, by reason of the movoment imparted
to the tar 65, the spring 09 and the loop 70 and thence to said latch, so that the
return of the plunger will be prevented by the latch, as is evident.
A continued forward movement of the plunger pushes the head 59 of the lever 61
out of engagement with the end of the flange or strip 91, reference being still
had to Figures 7 and 13, and at this instant the spring 79, which is now con-
siderably expanded between the end which is attached to the plunger at 80 and
the other end which is attached to the fmme 82 at 81 (said spring being
omitted from Figure 13, for clearness of illustration) will cause the frame 82 to

page_text: move or jump forward, a slight circular movement being imparted to said frame,
and the recessert foot 87 will engage the pin 89 on the disc 49 and the litter will
he inoved in the direction of the arrow Figure 13, into the position seen in
Figure 6, by reason of the energy store i up in said spring 79.
The spring 58 accelerates the movement of the diso 49 in either direction
beyond the dead centre of the connecting rod 55 as will be evident, and renders the
movement positive, by reason of the pivotal attachment of said rod to the
arms 51 and 50, said arin 51 having an extension 52 which is adapted to contact in
its extreme positions with the st s 53, 54 which thus positively limit the movement
of the disc 49 as well as of the upright rod and stem 50 aud 57. The head 59 of the
lever 61 rides against the flange 91 as the disc moves into its extreme positions.
When the plunger is first started to be pushed in it causes the end 59 of the lever 61
to be moved out a certain distance, this causes the arm 65 to be moved in towards
said plunger and carries with it the latch 71 to engage the catch 74, but upon the
further inward movement of the plunger the arm 65 is still further moved inwards,
which movement causes the spring 69 to draw in or trip the latch 71 and as the
catch 74 has been carried in with the plunger, the same is no longer held by said
latch and when the planger is released it is returned to its initial position by the
action of the spring 76 which has one end attached to fixed point and the other to
the plunger 78, tho shoulder 130 of said plunger engaging the vertical portion 83 of
the frame 82, so that said plunger frame 82 and goose-ueck 93 all move back out-
wardly or towards the operator, and simultaneously with the back movement or jump
of the said goose-neck the finger 99 is brought into contact with the edge of the
envelope lying in the bottom of the tray 100, Figure 6 the said finger acquiring
considerable momentum in its back movement, by reason of the weight 101, and the
envelope will thus be propelled towards the delivery opening 103 the beveled faces.
of the block 132 preventing the envelopa or other article from sticking or getting
caught in any way in its passage to said alot 103.
On the return movement of the frame 82, the heels of the recessed feet of the
arms 85, 86 ride freely back over the pin 89 or 90 as the case may be, the heads of
said pin being slightly bevelled, as are also said heels.
The manner in which the envelopes are caused to drop into the tray 100 will now
be described, reference being had to Figure 5.
The envelopes are superimposed upon each other, with their corners out of
alignment, as has already been described, and it will be seen that the bottom
envelope has its corners supported on the rollers on the arins 105 and 106. When
now the disc 49 has been caused to rotate, as has already been described, the rod 50.
and the stein 57 will also be rotated, and the arm 105 will move towards the front of
the apparatus, while the arin 106 will revolve towards the rear, as is indicated by the
arrows, until they are parallel with the long sides of the bottom envelope, and
the said envelope being unsupported, will fall into the tray, the inclined sides of the
latter and the block 132 serving to guide the envelope into the position seen in
Figure 6. On the next movement of the disc 49, the arms 105 and 106 will again
assume the position seen in Figures 2 and 3, and the envelope having the corners
and sides 116 and 117 respectively, being supported, will fall into the tray 100,
as is evident.
It will thus be seen that the disc 49 alternately assumes the position seen in
Figures 6 and 7, when the coin has been placed in position and the plunger pushed
in, and that on each movement of the said disc, an envelope is caused to drop into
the tray, and is propelled through the delivery opening or the finger 99, the latter
moving towards the envelope after the same has reached the tray.
The operation of the disc 133 Figures 11 and 12 is the same as has been described
with reference to the disc 49.
In the practical embodiment of my invention, I arrange a pair of the above
described enin-controlled mechanisms side by side, within the upper portion 1 of the
desk 140, which latter serves as a base or support for said mechanism, the general
arrangement of the above being shown in Figure 1, in which the slots 2 for the

page_text: insertion of the coin, and the delivery slots 103, the operating knobs 123, and the
glass windows 118 are clearly seen, it being understood that envelopes may be
delivered from one side of the apparatus, and sheets of piper from the other, or
postal cards or similar articles, or vice versa, while writing may be conveniently
accomplished on said desk.
141 designates suitable brackets or shelves which are arranged at the sides of said
desk, whose central portion is shown in the present instance as having a recess 142,
in which may be secured an ink well, a pen rack 143 being adjacent thereto.
The said desk may be provided with a clock aud in the lid or portion 145 may be
placed advertisements, or the like and said desk may be further provided with drawers
and slides, serving as arm rests, if desired, and it may also be placed upon a counter
or provided with legs, as is evident.
It will be understool that various changes may be made in the arrangement
of the springs and other details by those skilled in the art, which will come
within the scope of my invention, and I do not therefore desire to be restricted
to the exact constructions I have herein shown and described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. A coin-controlled stationery vending apparatus having a desk for writing
purposes attached to the casing thereof, the same beiug adapted to receive and sustain
tho stationery discharged from said apparatus, and serve as the base of apparatus,
which may be rested on a table, counter, or the like.
2nd. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a casing having a slot for the
insertion of a coin, a chute leading therefrom, and a bell cranked arranged adjacent
thereto, an arm of the latter having a pin depending therefrom, said pin being
engaged by the upturned end of a spring, suitably secured, and another spring
engaging an arm of said bell crank, substantially as described."
3rd. In a coin-controlled vending apparatus, a casing having a slot for the insertion
of a coin, a bell crank adjacent thereto, springs for actuating the same, a lever 17 to
which said bell-crank is pivotally attachel, said lever carrying a curved strip 18, a
stop having upright and curved edges 15 and 16, a wire 14 carrying a hammer and
actuated by said lever, and a gong, substantially as described.
4th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a casing having a slot, a bell crank
adjacent thereto, spring for actuating the same, a lover 17 to which said bell crank is
pivotally attached, said lever carrying a hook 24, and a strip 18 having the bent
portions 19 and 20, the wire 14 held in position by the hook 24 and strip 18, and
having a portion bent to form a spring, the stop consisting of the upright and curved
edges 15, and 16, the pin 28, haminer 13, and gong 12, substantially as described.
5th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, the slotted frame 7, the scale pan 36,
beam 37, suitably fulcrumed, the threaded stem 39 attached thereto, the nut 40,
spring 46 having the bent portion 44 and the angle shaped piece 41, suitably secured
to the bottom of the apparatus, substantially as described.
6th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, the slotted oscillating disc 49 having
pins therein adapted to be engaged by the feet of the forked frame 82, a plunger
having a catch thereon, a latch 71, and means for actuating the same, a lever 61
having a head between which and said plunger a coin is to be interposed, a suitable
support for said coin, and the springs 76 and 79 attached and supported, substantially
as described.
7th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a delivery slot for the articles to be
vended, a tray adjacent said elot having inclined sides and a recessed bottom, a
bevelled block above said slot said block serving to direct said articles into said
tray as they fall, a vibratile finger adjacent said tray, and means for actuating the
same.
8th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, the upright oscillating rod and stem 50
and 57, means for actuating the same, the laterally extending arms 105 and 106

page_text: attached to said rod and stem respectively, and adapted to be parallel to each other
and to the sides of the article to be delivered, substantially as described.
9th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, the upright oscillating rod and stem 50
and 57, having the laterally extending arms 105 and 106 attached thereto, means for
actuating the same, said arms being provided with rollers, the upright strips 1.10, 112,
and 113, the tray 100, a casing with the delivery opening 103, the finger 99, and
means for actuating the same, substantially as described.
10th. Inga coin controlled vending apparatus, the envelope supporting arms 105,
and 106, the rod and stem 50, and 57, on which said arms are secured so as to be
substantially parallel with each other in either of their extreme positions arms 51
and 56 attached to the lower portion thereof, the connecting rod 55, pivotally attached
to said arns the spring 58 attached to said rod, the stops 53 and 54 adapted to
contact with an extension of one of said arms, a disc connected to said rod 50, and
means for actuating the same, substantially as described.
11th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, the plunger 125 having the flat
slotted portion 63 and the catch 74, and passing through the forked frame 82 con-
structed as shown, the goose neck 93, attached to said plunger, the finger 99 actuated
by connections therefrom to said goose neck, the latch 71 pivotally mounted adjacent
said plunger, means for moving the same into and out of engagement with said
catch, the disc having recesses and pins, the spring 79 attached to said plunger, and
frame respectively, means for adjusting the tension of said spring, the spring 76
attached to said plunger, and to a fixed point, the lever 01 having its head in contact
at intervals with the flango 91, a stop for limiting the movement of said disc, and
means for accelerating the movement of the latter in either direction, substantially as
described.
12th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, the plunger 125 having a catch 74
thereon, and a slot near its extremity, the rotatable disc 49 having the recesses and
pins, and flange thereon, the forked frame 82, through which said plunger moves, the
lever 61 having the arm 60, the bar 65 attached to said lever, the spring 69 contacting
with the pins 66, 67 and 68, as shown, and having its free end engaging the loop 70
attached to the latch 71, whose nose 73, engages the catch 74, the rod 50 on which
said disc is mounted, the stem 57 having pivotal connections to said rod 50, the
spring 58, the envelope supporting arms 105 and 106, the tray 100, the finger 99,
means for actuating the latter, and the springs 76 and 79, substantially as
described.
13th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, an oscillating disc, recesses therein
adapted to receive a coin, a supporting device for the latter, a suitable conduit for
said coin, a plunger, supporting devices for stationery, a trap for receiving the latter
prior to its delivery from the apparatus, and means for propelling the same therefrom,
substantially as described.
14th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a casing having a slot therein, a.,
chute and a frame leading from said slot, au oscillating disc with openings therein at
the foot of said frame, a scale pan below said disc, a head and an arm for holding a coin
while in said disc, and a plunger adapted to abut against the said coin, said parts
being combined substantially as described.
15th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a casing, having a slot, an oscillating
disc with openings therein, a hopper to receive said coin, a scale pan under said
hopper, the lever G1 with head 59 adapted to bear against said coin, the plunger 125,
the frame 82 with the opening 131 therein, the goose neck 93 with the connected
wires 95 and 96, and the finger 99, the trap 100, with an opening in its base for said
finger 99, the oscillating rod and stem 50 and 57 with arms 105 and 106 thereon, and
the bevelled block 132 having inclined faces, said casing having the opening 103 on
the level of said tray, said parts being combined substantially as described.
16th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a casing with a delivery opening
therein, a tray with an opening in its base, an oscillating finger passing through
said opening, oscillating rods with arms mounted thereon, rollers mounted on said
arms, the vertical strips 110 arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the casing, and

page_text: the vertical strips 112 and 113 arranged in pairs at right angles to the strips 110,
said strips 110, 112 and 113 being chamfered as shown, said parts being combined
substantially as described.
17th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a tmy an oscillating finger adapted
to contact with an article on said tray, oscillating rods with arms secured thereto
and having rollers thereon, a casing with the strips 110, 112, and 113, arranged in
pairs and having chamfered edges, said parts being combined substantially as
described.
18th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a seale pan with a weighted beam,
a spring provided with a limb 46, having an upward curvature 44, supporting the
scale pan end of the beam, and an angle piece with an overhanging portion 42, said
parts being combined substantially as described.
10th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, an oscillating disc having the
recesses 47 and 48 therein, the pivoted lever 61, with head 59 and arm 60, the
bar 65 attached to said lever and having the pins 66, 67 and 68, the plunger 125
with projection 74, the spring 69 with a bent end, the latch 71 having the nose 73,
and the loop 70 attached to said catch, said parts being combined substantially as
described.
20th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, an oscillating disc with the
recesses 47 and 48 therein, the pivoted lever 01 with the head 59 and the arm 60,
the pins 89 and 90 on said disc, the plunger 125, the frame 82 with the opening 131
in its upright portion, and provided with the feet 85 and 86 each, having a recess
therein, and the rim 91 on said disc said parts being combined substantially as
described.
21st. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, an oscillating disc with the
recesses 47 and 48 therein, and the pins 89 and 90 therein, the pivoted lever 61
having the head 59, the plangor 125 with the projections 74 thereon, the pivoted
latch 71, a spring secured to pins on the bar 65, the latter being connected with said
lever 61, the frame 82 having the opening 131 in which said plunger moves, feet
on said frame having recesses to receive said stops on said discs, and the spring 76
having its ends connected with said disc and plunger respectively, said parts being
combined substantially as described.
22nd. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, an oscillating disc having the
discs 47 and 48 therein, and the stops 80 and 90 therein, the pivoted lever 61 with
the head 59, the plunger 125, the frame 82 with the opening 131, and the
feet 85 and 86 with the recesses 87 and 88, the goose neck 03 secured to said
plunger, the wires 95 and 96 with fingers 99, the springs 76 secured to said plunger
and a fixed point, and the spring 79 secured to said plunger and frame, said parts
being combined substantially as described.
23rd. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, an upright oscillating rod, a disc
connected therewith having recesses in its sides, a pivoted lever with a head entering
said recesses, a plunger with a slot in its stem through which said oscillating rod
passes, an upright oscillating stem, an arm connected with said first rod, a link
connecting said arm with said stem, and a coil or other spring connected with said
arm and a fixed point, said parts being combined substantially as described.
24th. A coin controlled vending apparatus having a casing, with a slot therein, a
chute, alarm mechanism operated by a bell crank lever interincdiate of said slot and
chute, a frame leading from said chute, an oscillating disc with coin openings therein
nt the foot of said frame, and means for actuating said disc, said parts being combined
substantially as described.
25th. A coin controlled vending apparatus having a casing with a slot therein, a
chute leading from said slot a frame leading from said chute, an oscillating disc at
the foot of said frame having openings therein, a scale pan below said disc, and a
head and arm for holding a coin in said scale pan, said parts being combined
substantially as described.
26th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a casing having a slot therein, an
oscillating recessed disc, a conduit for a coin intermediate said slot and disc,

page_text: supporting devices for said coin, laterally extending arms adapted to support
stationery, means for keeping the edges of the latter out of alignment, a tray for
receiving each piece of stationery successively, from said arms, means for discharging
the same from the apparatus, and mechanism for actuating said disc, whereby the
latter and the stationery supporting and discharging devices are operated in unison,
substantially as described.
27th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, laterally extending arms adapted to
sustain stationery, upright oscillating supports for said arins, upright strips 110,
112, and 113, oppositely arranged as described, and adapted to hold each piece of
stationery out of alignment with an adjacent piece, said aruns in either of their
extreme positions being parallel to each other and to the opposite edges of a piece of
stationery, and means for actuating said arms in unison, substantially as described.
coin controlled vending apparatus, laterally extending arms for
supporting stationery, said arms being mounted on upright oscillating supports, stops
for limiting the movements of the latter, said arms being adapted to be parallel
when in either of their extreme positions, and meaus for actuating said arms in
unison, substantially as described.
29th. In a coin controlled vending apparatus, a casing having a slot therein for
the insertion of a coin, a chute leading from said slot, an inclined, tilted slotted
frame into which said chute discharges, and a spring actuated bell crank or elbow
lever arranged adjacent said slot having one member adapted to propel n coin into
said chute, while the other member of said lever is adapted to contact with suitable
stops, substantially as described.
30th. A casing having a slot therein, a chute adjacent, said slot, a hopper, a
straight inclined, tilted longitudinally slotted frame, intermediate said chute and
hopper, a scale pan below the latter, and a slotted rotatable disc adjacent, the same
adapted to support a coin in conjunction with said scale pan, substantially as
described.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.