Improvements in Coin-freed or Automatic Machines.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 12th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed or Automatic Machines.
We HENRY CHARLES BRAUN and ARTHUR FORD-LLOYD of 1 Gate Street
Lincoln's Inn London Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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A cabinet or ornamental case of suitable design and size in the front of which is
fixed or fitted by a frame, bevel or otherwise a picture or representation of a cave
&c. in which is a figure painted or printed which figure points to a given space in
which space printed or painted matter is seen which matter changes upon the
insertion of a stated coin into a slot or other receptacle situated at or near the
top of the said cabinet.
In one form of our cabinet the picture on the front represents a mystical scene
such as a witche's cave with a figure pointing to a Book of Fate, the leaves of
which are pierced in such manner that upon a disc having mottoes' texts or
quotations printed thereon revolving behind the picture, the mottoes &c. appear
one after the other in the said space pierced in the leaves of the book and can
be read from the front. This changing is effected by having a paddle wheel
upon the same axle to which the revolving disc is fitted in such manner that the
coin falls directly on one of the paddles or fans and causes it to turn round. On
the same axle is fitted a cog wheel and light spring so that the wheel always stops
in a position that the mottoe or quotation comes right in the centre of the pierced
book. This cog wheel and light spring are used as an electric contact so that
when a battery and lamp are in circuit, contact is made by the spring and the
teeth of the cog wheel revolving.
In the other form of the mechanism while retaining the general arrangements we
employ a cog wheel fixed on the same shaft as the revolving disc upon which cog
wheel rests a
spring or wire which impinges upon the lower part of the said wheel.
The spring or wire is attached to or forms part of a lever which is situated and
centred in such position that when a coin falls on one end of it preferably on the
longer end the wire or spring is forced up and engages in the cog wheel before
mentioned which is thereby jerked and caused to revolve. The electricity employed
is not used as a motive power but simply to light up the figures.
Dated this 9th May 1890.
HENRY CHARLES BRAUN.
ARTHUR
FORD-LLOYD.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed or Automatic Machines.
We HENRY CHARLES BRAUN of 9 South Street Finsbury London Engineer
and ARTHUR FORD-LLOYD of 24 Hatton Garden London Electrician both
formerly of 1 Gate Street Lincoln's Inn 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 :-
A cabinet or case of suitable design and size in the front of which is fitted by a
frame or otherwise a picture or representation of a cave &c. A. figure is painted or
printed in the picture pointing to a given space in which space printed matter i
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page_text: seen to change upon the insertion of a stated coin into a slot situated at or near the
top of the cabinet.
In one form of our invention the picture on the front represents a mystical scene
such as a witche's cave with a figure pointing to a "Book of Fate" the leaves of
which are pierced in such manner that upon a disc having mottoes, texts,
quotations &c. printed thereon revolving behind the picture the mottoes &c.
appear one after the other in the said space pierced in the leaves of the book and
can be read or seen from the front. This changing is effected by having a paddle
wheel upon the same axle as that upon which the disc is fitted in such manner
that the coin falls directly on one of paddles vanes or fans causing the whole to
revolve. On the same axle is fitted a cog pin or toothed wheel and immediately
over it a light spring or lever or both in such manner that the end of the spring or
lever always stops in between the cogs or teeth. This arrangement prevents the
disc from stopping in such position that only a portion of the motto text &c. is
visible through the before mentioned hole pierced in the picture. When the electric
light is used to light up certain portions of the picture we arrange one or two
lamps where the light is required with batteries in the lower part of the cabinet.
One wire is attached to the frame of the mechanism the other wire to a small
insulated contact over the lever or spring so that in revolving the teeth of the cog
wheel raise the lever or spring against the said contact thus closing the circuit and
lighting the lamps until the wheel and disc stop again. The lamp of course only
lights up portions of the picture during the revolutions of the wheel and is in no
way intended as a permanent light for, the apparatus but simply to make the machine
more attractive by showing a light for a few seconds at a time through certain
portions of the picture such as the eyes &c. &c. which may be pierced for this
purpose. It is evident that any other design may be substituted for the "Witche's
Cave" and the pierced or cut space indicated as in the Book of Fate may be in any
other space or position and also that instead of mottoes &c. small pictures &c. may
be substituted and be printed or affixed to the disc and that although especially and
particularly adapted for an automatic oracle the mechanism may be used for giving
information, showing views &c. In the drawings we only show the lever
arrangement but the spring mentioned herein and with which we furnish some of
these machines is an alternative method of arriving at the same end and acts in
the same way as the lever namely by arresting the disc in its proper position for
reading the mottoes from the front by bearing slightly on the cogged wheel in
such manner that but small friction is on the wheel while revolving but when it is
stopping the spring or lever impinge on the cogs and rest at the base between two
teeth. It is of course necessary to have the same number of teeth as mottoes &c.
on the disc.
By reference to the drawings accompanying this Specification it will be found
that
Fig. 1 represents the interior of the cabinet with the disc removed to facilitate
description.
Fig. 2. section of axle or spindle bearing the moving mechanism, that is to say
cog wheel E, centre wheel C₁ holding the fans vanes or paddles and on the left the
disc G with section of bearing H.
Fig. 3 represents wheel C with its fans vanes or paddles upon which the coin
falls. It also shows the relative position of cog wheel E on the same spindle as
seen from the back.
Fig. 4 shows the lever arrangement for stopping the wheels and disc in their
proper position when a coin falls down the shoot or channel on the fans or paddles
The impetus causes the disc &c. to make several revolutions when the weight of the
lever or pressure of the spring causes the point to fall in between the cogs and thus
stop the disc where required. It also shows the means of obtaining the electric
light when the wheel is being rotated by forcing F up against J to which the
battery is connected.

page_text: B channel or shoot down which the coin rais.
C vanes, fans or paddles.
C¹ centre wheel into which the fans &c. are fixed.
Daxle or spindle.
E cog wheel fixed on same shaft as disc & wheel C¹.
F lever pivotted on bearing H.
G cardboard or metal disc on which the mottoes are printed.
H bearing for mechanism.
J contact spring.
K insulating block to carry J.
L connection from J to battery N.
M connection from battery to bearing H.
N battery of two or more cells the lamps attached to which may be placed in
any part of the apparatus required.
We reserve to ourselves the right to alter the positions of the various parts of the
mechanism.
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 invention substantially as herein set forth and as described and illustrated
in the accompanying designs.
2. In an automatic or coin freed machine a paddle wheel or set of vanes upon the
centre shaft of which is fixed a disc having mottoes texts &c. thereon which paddle
wheel &c. turns by the simple weight of a coin falling on one of its vanes com-
bined with the stopping apparatus described.
3. In a coin freed machine a cog wheel with a given number of teeth corre-
sponding to a certain number of spaces or mottoes on a disc and the lever in
connection therewith substantially as herein described and set forth.
4. In a coin freed apparatus a cog wheel or similar device which in rotating causes
an intermittent electric contact by forcing a lever or spring to close the circuit only
while so rotating substantially as herein described and set forth.
5. In a coin freed apparatus the use of a cog, toothed or pinned wheel for raising
a lever against an electric contact with the object of lighting up certain parts of the
picture or mechanism.
Dated this 12th day of February 1891.
HENRY CHARLES BRAUN.
ARTHUR
FORD-LLOYD.