İmprovements in Coin Freed Apparatus.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1892
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DI BULTIVACION
İmprovements in Coin Freed Apparatus.
ERNEST GEORGE MATTHEWSON 31 Palace Road Upper Norwood Surrey
Gentleman 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 object of my invention is to provide means for delivering with greater
certainty cards, envelopes or the like from a suitable case, and also rotating a disc,
which may carry upon its surface mottoes, pictures, or the like, and a suitable
arrangement for displaying the same, and to carry my invention into effect I
construct a suitable case of any material, and form, within which I place my
mechanism, which consists of a suitable holder for cards envelopes, or the like;
mechanism for delivering the cards; an arrangement by which the mechanism for
delivering the cards envelopes or the like is caused to rotate, a dial; the whole
being inoperative until a coin or the like is inserted through a suitable coin slot,
and a suitable frontispiece, behind which the dial rotates for displaying a portion of
the dial, and a receptacle for the coin. The holder for the cards envelopes or the
like I construct as follows; I make either an upright box shown at I. Figs. 1 & 2
of drawings, or a skeleton of one which holds a suitable quantity of cards envelopes
or the like, placed one on top of the other in position the top of which is covered
about three parts of its area, the cards are placed in this, and held up so that the
top card presses against the partially covered top by means of a spring counter-
balance, or other suitable means, the uncovered part of the top exposes a part of
one end of the top card, and the side of the holder 1 is cut, so as just to allow the
top card to slide out, and there is a suitable slot J, Fig. 1, or opening in the case
for the card to protrude when slid out; when one card is removed the counterbalance
lifts the cards envelopes or the like so that the next one is brought up into the
position of the last one removed. The mechanism for removing the card or the like
consists of a series of segments of a wheel B. B mounted on a spindle with a space
between each, these segments are covered on their periphery with indiarubber CC,
and the spindle is mounted on suitable bearings, so as to just allow the rubber
surface of the segments to press upon the exposed part of the top card in the holder;
pins upon the periphery may be used instead of india rubber, or both may be used
together, so that if the segments are revolved, they would each push one card, or
other matter desired to be delivered, forward out of the holder through the slot J
in the side of the case, or out of the holder so that they might fall into a suitable
shoot to conduct the card to the outside of the case. A sleeve fits over one end of
the spindle of the segmented wheel, which sleeve carries at one end, near the side
of the wheel, a circular plate F, the other end of this sleeve projects through the
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front of the case, and terminates in a suitable handle R outside the case.
inside the case an arm S is fixed on the sleeve to govern the movement by the
handle, which is preferably limited to a quarter of a revolution, and a spring U is
attached to this arm to return it to its normal position, when it has been turned a
quarter of a revolution by the operator; pins, or projections affixed to the disc on
sleeve may be used to control this movement instead of the arm. Upon the side of
the segmented wheel, four projections E E E E are made just to clear the disc on
the inner end of the sleeve, and just below these projections; one projection G is
fixed to the disc F of sleeve, so that if the handle outside the case is partially
Fotated, it has no effect upon the segmented wheel, as the projections pass one
another; the coin, or the like is conducted from the coin slot by a suitable shoot A,
so that it falls between the projections upon disc, and sleeve, and it will be seen it
the handle of sleeve is then partially rotated, the projection G upon the disc will

page_text: abut against one edge of the coin, the other edge of the coin will in turn engage
with one of the projections E upon the segmented wheel, and the wheel will be
rotated a quarter of a revolution, which rotation will cause the top card in the
holder to be delivered, the sleeve when the handle is released by the operator will
then be drawn back to its normal position by the spring U, and the projection G
upon the disc, and next projection E on the segmented wheel will then be in position
to receive the next coin, the previous coin having fallen out into a suitable receptacle
directly the pressure was released from the handle outside the case. The sleeve
arrangement may be dispensed with, if desired, and the coin disc, and handle fixed
direct upon the spindle, in this case the segmented wheel runs loose upon the
spindle. This coin operating or connecting mechanism may be used for any other
apparatus where applicable, besides the machine herein described. Upon the
opposite side of the segmented wheel, there are four more projections K. K. K. K,
which projections engage a lever L suitably fixed upon a bracket, so that each time
the segmented wheel revolves its quarter of a revolution, it depresses the lever La
certain distance, until the projection passes the end of the lever, which is drawn back
again to its normal position by a spring M, weight, or other suitable means;
attached to this lever L is a downrod N which is fitted at its lower end with a
suitable ratchet O, this ratchet upon its downward stroke passes over a ratchet
wheel P, and upon its upward stroke engages it, and causes it to revolve, the force
of the spring M lifting the lever, and downrod, giving sufficient impetus to cause it
to spin round several times. This ratchet wheel is mounted on a spindle, upon one
end of which is attached a dial Q which revolves with it; upon the face of this
dial the mottoes are placed. The dial Q is so arranged that it rotates behind a
frontispiece W, which has an opening V in it to exhibit a portion of the dial only,
the dial spindle also carries a toothed wheel with a spring, or weighted lever detent
attached to the case, so that it causes the dial to always stop in correct positions
behind the opening V in the frontispiece W. The front of the case is glazed at ✗
so that the frontispiece may be seen. Fig. 1. shows the mechanism in elevation
with the front of case removed, and Fig. 2. is an end view with side of case
removed; similar letters denote corresponding parts in both drawings. A is the
coin shoot; B, B, the segmented wheel; C, C, the indiarubber covering of the
segments; E, E, E, E, the projections attached to segmented wheel; F, the disc
upon sleeve running over spindle of segment wheel, and G, projection, shown dotted,
attached to disc; H, is a coin in position between the projections ready for driving;
I, is the card holder containing cards to be delivered by the partial rotation of
segmented wheel; J, opening through case for card to pass; K, K, K, K, are the
projections on opposite side of wheel, which actuate lever L, this lever is shown
dotted at the bottom of its stroke; M, is the spring for raising lever L; N, is the
downrod; O, the ratchet arrangement, and P, the ratchet wheel; Q, is the dial
attached to spindle of ratchet wheel P; R, is the knob projecting through front of
case; S, bracket arm to limit the movement by coming in contact with stop T;
and U, is the spring for returning the arm to its normal position; V, the opening
through frontispiece W; X, the glass through which frontispiece is seen.
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 ;
1. The use in connection with coin freed apparatus of a combination of card, or-
the like delivering mechanism, and a rotating dial to exhibit mottoes, or the like.
2. The special mechanism for card delivering; consisting of the india rubber
covered peripheries of a segmented wheel.
3. The special construction for coin connection of two discs, one fixed, and one
running loose upon a spindle with projections as described, so that the movement of
the handle outside the case is not communicated to the mechanism, unless a coin, or
the like is inserted, this special coin connecting arrangement may be used for any
other suitable purpose besides that herein described.

page_text: 4. The use in combination of the card envelope, or the like delivering mechanism
of a lever actuating a ratchet arrangement for revolving a dial.
5. The coin operated machine substantially as herein described, and illustrated.
Dated this 24th day of October 1891.
H. T. TALLACK,
28, Hatton Garden, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.