Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept, 1899-Accepted, 30th Dec.,
1899
I, FELIX WOHLGRATII, of Rue de l'Aiquebuse, Geneva, in the Republic of
Switzerland, Constructor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows
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The present invention consists of an automatic distributor, intended to deliver,
after the introduction into the apparatus of a pre-determined coin, one or more
caids, envelopes or any other articles
The whole of the apparatus 18 intended to be lodged in a suitable protecting
casing, which may be of any suitable form whatever
On a suitable base is secured a cylindrical box into which a wheel formed with
adial compartments is 1otatably mounted on a shaft the ends of which are lodged
in suitable beatings
The box is provided with an opening which may be closed by means of a
cover and which is intended to allow the introduction of the objects to be
delivered, into the compartments The box is moreover provided with an open-
ng intended to successively deliver the contents of each casing into a discharge
chamber accessible from the exterior of the casing
The shaft of the wheel canes, on the outer part of the box an escapement-
wheel which 18 provided with twice as many teeth as there are compartments in
the wheel An escapement anchor pivoted to the box engages the sand escape-
ment-wheel and a pulling-1od the handle of which is located at the exterior of
the box is connected to the aim of the said auchoi A spring surrounding the
od and beamng with its one end against the wall of the casing and with its
other end against a collar of the pull rod, tends to bring the said od back
towards the inside of the casing If the pull tod is diawn outward the tooth
forming the left end of the anchor allows the wheel to rotate one tooth forward
and if the said 10d is released the tooth forming the night end of the said anchor
allows the said wheel to 1otate a second tooth for ward After the rotation of
one tooth, the case is only half open but on the rotation of the second tooth the
saud case is completely disclosed and its contents escapes through the opening
into the discharge chamber that is to say, outside the casing
At the other side of the apparatus the shaft carries a pulley which 18 sui-
ounded with a cold or the like bearing a counter-weight which is intended to
cause the 1otation of the shaft
The pull 10d 18 combined with a device which prevents its working unless a
predetermined com have been introduced into the apparatus.
For this purpose, the iod is provided with a notch into which a projection of
the armatue of an electro-magnet engages when the said ai mature is not attracted
by the said electio-magnet
The oncuit of the latter which is connected to a source of electricity is normally
interrupted and is only closed when a coin is introduced into the slide cuitably

page_text: arranged in the casing of the apparatus and having its one end placed in front
of a suitable opening of the said casing
A rocking-lever electrically insulated from the metallic mass of the apparatus,
but electrically connected by means of a wire to the electro-magnet which is con-
nected to one of the poles of the cucuit, is brought into connexion with the coin
as soon as the latter iraches the bottom of the metallic slide which is electrically
connected to the other pole of the cucuit. The said cucuit 18 consequently
closed by the coin and the result of this is to put the electio-magnet into action
and to disengage the projection from the notch of the pull 1od As long as the
coin remains in connexion with the working-lever the pull 1od may be operated
and consequently be acted upon by the anchor which causes the rotation of the
wheel
A pivoted lever the one arm of which is connected to the pull 1od by means of
suitable pins acts with its other aim upon the 1ocking-level as soon as the rod
18 pulled out and allows the coin to escape into the receptacle The cucuit
being therefore again interrupted, the projection of the aimature engages again
with the notch of the pull rod, as soon as the sping has brought this lattel
back into its normal position
The same working is repeated afterwards with regard to the next compartment
and so on.
The shaft may be combined with a suitable drum carrying advertisements
printed on a paper ribbon a certain length of which will be delivered on the
outside at each partial notation of the wheel
The radial compartments or cases in the wheel may be of any form whatever
The axis of the wheel and consequently of the box may be placed vertically
instead of being horizontal and the opening of the box may be placed at the
bottom of the latter and placed radially
The escapement-wheel and its anchor may be replaced by means of a worm-wheel
and an endless sciew, the latter being acted upon by means of suitable gearings
The operating lever of the apparatus may further be combined with a paddle-
wheel having
one of its paddles projecting into the path of the coin, the next
following paddle being intended to prevent the coin introduced into the apparatus
being withdrawn from the same by means of a thread, or the apparatus being
acted upon by means of a wue as soon as the coin has been delivered
path by the foregoing paddle of the said paddle-wheel
Dated this 30th day of Dasom han 1800
to the
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant
Improvements in Coin FreedjApparatus.
I, FELIX WOHLGRATII, of Rue de l'Aiquebuse, Geneva, in the Republic of
Switzerland, Constructor, 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 present invention relates to an automatic distributor, intended to deliver,
after the introduction into the apparatus of a predetermined coin, one or może
cards, envelopes or any other articles.
Referring to the accompanying drawing:
Figure 1 is a central cross-section of the apparatus.

page_text: Figure 2 is an elevation of the apparatus without its casing
Figure 3 is an elevation of a portion of the apparatus seen from the opposite
side, and
Figure 4 is a view from the night to the left of the electio-magnet shown in
Figure 2
The whole of the apparatus is intended to be lodged in a suitable protecting
casing, the drawing indicating but one of the walls C of the said casing which
may be of any suitable form
On a suitable base B 18 secured a cylindrical box A into which a wheel 1) formed
with radial compartments 18 1otatably mounted on a shaft E the ends of
which are lodged in suitable bearings.
The box A is provided with an opening a¹ which may be closed by means of
a cover a³ and which is intended to allow the introduction of the objects to be
delivered, into the compartments d The box A 18 moreover provided with an
opening intended to successively deliver the contents of each compartment d
into a discharge chamber F accessible from the exterior of the casing.
The shaft E of the wheel D caries, on the outer part of the box A an escape-
ment-wheel G which is provided with twice as many teeth as there are com
partments in the wheel. An escapement anchor H pivoted at h to the box Ad
engages the said escapement-wheel G and a pulling-iod I the handle, of which
18 located at the exterior of the box A, 18 connected to the aim h¹ of the said
anchor H. A sping aurrounding the iod I and beaning with its one end
against the wall of the casing C and with its other end against a collar of the
pull rod I, tends to bring the said 1od I back towards the inside of the casing
and the anchor H into the position shown in Figure 2 If the pull od I 18
drawn outward, the tooth forming the left end of the anchor Hallows the
wheel to 1otate one tooth forward and if the said 1od 18 1eleased the tooth
forming the 11ght end of the said anchor H allows the said wheel G to rotate a
second tooth forward After the rotation of one tooth, the compartment is
only half open but on the rotation of the second tooth the said compartment d
18 completely uncovered and its contents escape through the opening a³ into the
discharge chamber that is to sav, outside the casing.
At the other side of the apparatus the shaft E canes a pulley J which 18
sunlounded with a cold or the like f bearing a counter-weight which is
intended to cause the rotation of the shaft E.
The pull 1od I is combined with a device which prevents its working unless
a piedetermined coin have been introduced into the apparatus.
For this purpose, the rod I is provided with a notch (Figure 4) into which a
projection of the amature K of an electro-magnet L engages when the said
armature is not attracted by the said electro-magnet
The cncuit of the latter which is connected to a source of electricity M, is
normally interrupted and f 18 only closed when a coin N is introduced into the
slide suitably aanged in the casing of the apparatus and having its one end
placed in front of a suitable opening of the said casing as shown in Figure 2.
A 1ocking-level l'electrically insulated from the metallic parts of the
apparatus, but electically connected by means of a wue p to the electio-
magnet L, which is connected to one of the poles of the cucuit, is brought into
connexion with the coin N as soon as this latter reaches the bottom of the
metallic slide O which is electrically connected to the other pole of the circuit
The said cucuit is consequently closed by the com and the iesult of this 18 to
put the electro-magnet L into action and to disengage the projection from the
notch of the pull 1od I As long as the coin Niemains in connexion with
the working-level P the pull 10d I may be operated and consequently be acted
upon by the anchor H which allows the rotation of the wheel G
A lever Q pivoted at q having one aim connected to the pull 1od I by means of
suitable pins, acts with its other aim upon the 1ocking-level P as soon as the
od I is pulled out and allows the coin N to escape into the cash receptacle.

page_text: The cucuit being therefore again interrupted, the projection of the amature K
engages agam with the notch of the pull 1od 1, as soon as the spring has
brought this latter back into its normal position
The same working 19 repeated afterwards with regard to the next compart-
ment and so on.
The shaft E may be combined with a suitable dium cauring advertisements
printed on a paper ibbon a certain length of which will be delivered on the out-
side at each paitial rotation of the wheel D
The radial compartments or cases in the wheel I may be of any suitable form.
The axis of the wheel 1) and consequently of the box A may be placed
vertically instead of being horizontal, and the opening of the box may be
placed at the bottom of the latter and placed radially.
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 18 -
1 An automatic distributor characterized by the combination of a wheel formed
of radial compartments with an envelope or casing, covering up the said com-
partments, save one, a mechanism intended to cause the rotation of the said
wheel by acting upon an outer handle in view of rotating the said wheel com-
partment by compartment, the latter being placed opposite the opening with which
the casing of the wheel is provided and with a device for locking or unlocking the
said mechanism, according as a coin of piedeteimmed value is introduced into
the mechanism oi escapes from the receiver which makes a part of it
2 In a distibutor as specified in Claim 1. an escapement-wheel and an anchoi
substantially as shown and descubed
3 In a distributor as specified in Claim 1, an electro-magnet the cucuit of
which may be closed by a coin and the armature of which unlocks the mechanism
as soon as this closing of the cucuit has been effectuated substantially as
described.
Dated th 30th day of Nontember 1800
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, WC. Agents for the Applicant