Combined Picture Exhibiting and Vending Machine.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 18th Nov.,
1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Picture Exhibiting and Vending Machine.
I, SAMUEL NAFEW, Manufacturer, of No. 392, Broadway, New York City,
U.S.A., do herby 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 relates especially to coin operated machines, and has for its
object the provision of a combined automatic picture exhibiting and vending
device.
In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, Fig. 1 is a side eleva-
tion of my invention, the enclosing case being shown in vertical section.
Fig. 2 is a plan view, the cover of the case being removed. Fig. 3 is a side
elevation of the end of the picture exhibiting drum. Fig. 4 is an enlarged
front elevation of the rest upon which the pictures are sustained as the exhibiting
drum is rotated. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the delivering mechanism
for the goods to be vended. Fig. 6 is a front elevation and partial vertical
section at line x-x of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section at line a―u
of Fig. 5.
Similar numerals of reference, wherever they occur, indicate corresponding
parts in all the figures.
1 is an enclosing case, made of any preferred material. 2 is a removable
cover. 3 is an eye-piece of any desired description, fixed upon the cover. 4 is
an electrical push-button, the uses whereof will be described hereafter. 5 is a
slot for the introduction of an operating coin or token, said slot communicating
with a chute 6, open for the greater part of its length at the front, and terminat-
ing at its lower extremity in an enlargement, 7, open at the top. If a coin be
attached to a string, and allowed to descend until it reaches the enlargement 7,
with the object of withdrawing said coin after the mechanism has been put in
operation, the moment the string is drawn upward, the coin will pass out of the
enlargement 7, and upward to nearly the top of the enclosing case, but upon the
outside of the chute 6, and the string will be severed when the coin comes in
contact with the closed part, 47, of the chute, causing the loss of the coin.
The motor or movement for driving the mechanism is provided with springs 8,
and gearing which communicate motion to an escapement wheel 9, and a picture
exhibiting drum, 10. 11 are picture holders, pivoted at 12 in the drum 10.
13 are the pictures. 14 is a tongue projecting from each picture holder,
arranged to come in contact with a supporting finger 15, when the picture is
in position beneath the eye-piece 3. 16 is a spring which prevents the rebound
of the picture holder when it strikes the finger 15 as the drum revolves. The
tongues 14 are of such a length as to pass from the finger 15 just as the next
picture in the order of rotation is ready to fall. 46 is a stop which retains
each picture holder in a nearly upright position until it is time for it to take its
place beneath the eye-piece.
Pivoted at 17 is a recoil anchor escapement 18, provided with a stop 19, and a
rod 20 which engages with a loop 21 upon a pendulum rod 22, pivoted upon a
vertically adjustable rod 23 at 24. This rod 23 is slotted at 25, and engages
with a pin 26 upon the movement frame, and is also provided with a pin 27
which takes in a slot 28 in a vertical bar 29. The extremity of the rod 23 is
connected to a rod 30, bent at the lower extremity to catch in a notch 31 or 32
in a bar 33. By this arrangement, the speed of the escapement and consequently

page_text: the speed of rotation of the picture drum may be made fast or slow at pleasure;
for if raised from the position shown, the rod 30 catches in the notch 32, and the
escapement pendulum will be shortened by means of the loop 21 sliding further
up the rod 20, thus increasing the rapidity of the beats.
When in the positions shown in the drawing, the movement is locked against
motion. If a coin, or the equivalent, be allowed to pass down the chute 6, it
strikes a lever 34, projecting into its path, depressing said lever, which draws
upon a rod 35 passing to an arm 36, upon a shaft 37, depressing said arm 36,
and rocking the shaft 37. Upon the outer extremity of the shaft 37 is an
arm 38, to which is pivoted a horizontally movable bar or bolt 39, having a
slot 40, which takes a pin 41, projecting from the motor frame. 42 is a spring
which normally holds the extremity of the bar 39 in engagement with a notch 43
in the periphery of a disk 44 upon the extremity of the shaft 45 of the drum 10.
When the bar 39 is withdrawn by the action of the coin, it passes entirely out
of the notch in the periphery of the disk 44, and at the same time the pin in the
slot in said bar causes it to drop slightly from the horizontal, preventing its
at once re-entering the slot when the coin has passed from the chute, and before
the disk 44 has moved an appreciable distance. The rocking of the shaft 37
at the same time also withdraws the stop 19 from the escapement 18.
.
48 is a notched disk, mounted upon the shaft 45 (see Fig. 2). 49 is a rod,
pivoted at 50, and having a yoke at each extremity; the yoke 51 taking in a
notch in the disc 48 when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 1 of
the drawing, and the yoke 52 at the opposite extremity receiving a rod 53 carry-
ing an electrically insulated block 54, pivoted in eyes 55 upon a plate 56 secured
to the movement frame. This block 54 is normally held in the position shown
by a spring 57, but when the rod 49 is caused to move by the rotation of the
disk 48, such movement brings the block to a horizontal position, and this action
throws a metal plate or switch 58 secured to the block 54 into contact with
electrical conductors 59 and 60, see also Fig. 2. 61 and 62 are conducting
wires leading from the conductors 59 and 60 to metal strips 64 and 63 at the top
of the enclosing case 1. From the strip 63 a wire 63 leads to an electric
lamp 65, and the circuit to said lamp from a battery 67 or other source of
electricity is by a wire 66, and wire 68, which passes from the battery or the
like to the plate 59. By this construction, when the movement is set in opera-
tion, the circuit of the lamp 65 is closed by the switch 58, and the lamp illu-
minates the pictures during a complete revolution of the drum 10, when the
switch is automatically opened.
As at times it is desirable to permit a view of one of the pictures 13 without
the insertion of a coin or operation of the movement mechanism the lamp 65
is provided with a circuit outside of the connections with the movement, such
circuit being composed of the before-mentioned strips or contacts 63 and 64 at
the top of the case bearing upon two other strips 60 and 70, said latter strips
or contacts being fixed upon the cover 2 for convenience in opening the case to
reach the interior. 71 and 72 are wires leading from the strips 69 and 70 to
the push-button 4. By pressing upon this button, the lamp circuit is completed,
independent of the automatic switch connected with the movement mechanism.
Mounted upon the extremity of the shaft of the drum 10, opposite to the move-
ment, mechanism is a crank, 73, which engages with a pitman or rod 74,
passing to a rocking arm 75, pivoted in a support 76. 77 is a rod, pivoted
at 78, and passing through a slot 79 in the arm 75. The extremity of the rod 77
opposite to the pivotal point 78, has a slot 80, which receives a pin S1, mounted
in ways 83, fixed to the top of a frame 84, mounted upon rods 85, extending
downward to a bracket 86. These rods form a holder for cards photographs or
equivalent articles 87 that it is desired to vend or deliver. Movably mounted in
bearings in the frame 84, and bracket 86, are square rods 82, partially rotatable
provided with slotted arms 88, the slots wherein engage with a pin 89 fixed in
the slide 80. Loosely mounted upon the rods 82, are slotted arms 90. These

page_text: arms are arranged to move longitudinally on the rods 82, but must move hori-
zontally when said rods are partially rotated, as will be hereafter explained.
91 is a disk, provided with a shank 92, which passes loosely through the slots
in the arms 90, and bears on its inner face a disk 93, provided with an under-
cut button 94; particularly illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings.
95 is a frame which rests upon the top of the cards. This frame has a cross-
piece 96 at the rear, and a cross-piece 97 at the centre, and a depending
piece 98 at the front, connected at the front of the cards by a plate 99, which
prevents the delivery of more than one card at a time. 100 is a card chute,
leading from the card holder to a receiver 101 (Fig. 2) located upon the exterior
of the case 1.
When the movement begins to operate, the card feeding mechanism is
carried back slowly by means of crank 73, pitman 74 and rocking arm 75 to the
position shown by the dotted lines in Figure 5 of the drawings, and the
button 94 drops at the back of the top card. The reverse movement of the
feeding mechanism now takes place by the continued rotary movement of the
crank 73 until the back edge of the card is carried beyond the cross-piece 97,
when the card is overbalanced, and passes down the chute 100 to the receiver 101.
As the armis 90 are arranged to move vertically upon the rods 82, they, together
with the frame placed upon the cards, drop by their own weight after a card has
been delivered, thus putting the parts in position for the next card delivery,
this entire operation taking place at each entire revolution of the picture
exhibiting drum after which the motor is locked against further action until
released by insertion of another coin or token as hereinabove explained. The
action of the apparatus is as follows:-
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On insertion of a coin in slot 5 the same passes down chute 6 until it arrives
against lever 34 which is depressed thereby. The movement of said lever 34
causes rod 35 connected therewith to fall thus moving the lever 36 and at the
same time lever 38 which is rigidly attached to same shaft 37 so as to cause bolt
or bar 39 pivotally attached to said lever 38 to be withdrawn from notch 43
in disc 44 and simultaneously stop 19 to release escapement 18 thus allowing
the clockwork mechanism to revolve said disc 44 and with it the shaft 45 of
the picture drum 10 until said drum has made a complete revolution when
bar 39 is again forced into notch 43 by the action of spring 42 and the
mechanism again locked against movement.
The movement of disc 48 moving equally with disc 44 being fixed on the same
shaft as said latter disc moves the pivoted rod 49 and causes same to turn on
its pivot 50 and withdraw its yoke 51 from notch in said disc 48. This causes
rod 53 at opposite end of said rod 49 to operate the electrically insulated block 54
causing the switch 58 connected therewith to make contact with conductors 59
and 60 and thus complete the electric circuit through wires 61 62, strips 63 64,
wire 63ª, wire 66, battery 67 and wire 68 to light lamp 65 for illuminating the
pictures to be exhibited. The switch is automatically opened again and the
light extinguished on completion of a revolution of disc 48, the yoke 51 again
catching in notch in said disc.
At the moment of release of bar or bolt 39 from disc 44 as before described
the picture drum 10 and consequently the crank 37 commence to revolve. This
also causes the operation of pitman 74 rocking arm 75 and thus also of the card
or photograph feeding or delivery apparatus. The action of the latter is the
following: The movement of arm 75 is communicated to rod 77 and from thence
through slot 80 therein and pin 81 to slide 80° which consequently moves
along in ways or guides 83 thus causing, by means of pin 89, the two slotted
arms 88, 88 to turn and carry with them the square rods 82 which latter
communicate a similar motion to the slotted arms 90 mounted in frame 95 rest-
ing on the pile of cards 87. This movement is continued until the before-
mentioned button 94 has arrived over the edge of the top card, the mechanism
being so arranged that the crank 37 is now at the extreme end of its stroke

page_text: and commences to return, thus drawing back rods SS and slide 80 along ways 83
and similarly also rods 90 carrying with them the said top card which on pass-
ing cross piece 97 overbalances, falls into chute 100, and passes to the
receiver 101.
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 combination with a coin actuated motor, of a picture exhibitor, and
a vending device.
2: The combination with the anchor escapement, of a stop, and a rock shaft
arranged to be operated by a coin.
3: The combination with the movement escapement, of the pendulum rod,
and the vertically adjustable pendulum engaging therewith.
4: The combination with the movement escapement, of a pendulum rod, a
vertically adjustable pendulum engaging therewith, a bar whereon the pendulum
is pivoted, and means for holding said bar in different positions.
5: The curved coin chute open at the front with the exception of a short dis-
tance near the top, and having an enlargement near its lower extremity, open
at the top.
6: An actuating movement, a drum arranged to be rotated by said move-
ment, picture holders pivoted upon said drum, a finger to retain a picture in a
nearly vertical position for a period of time, and a second finger provided with
a spring catch and arranged to retain a picture holder in a nearly horizontal
position for a period of time.
7: The combination with the shaft of the picture exhibiting drum, of a
notched disk, a bar arranged to engage with the notch in said disk, and means
for withdrawing said bar and causing its extremity to drop.
8: The combination with the movement, of a notched disk arranged to con-
trol the operation of the electric lamp, a switch in the lamp circuit, a lamp,
and a source of electric supply.
9: The combination with the electric lamp, lamp circuit, and a source of
electric supply, of the notched disk upon the movement, a pivoted rod having a
yoke at one extremity for taking in the notched disk, and an electric switch
pivoted upon the movement frame, and operated by the movement of the
pivoted rod.
10: The combination with the movement shaft bearing a crank, of connec-
tions to an automatic delivering device.
11: A card holder provided at each side with partially rotable rods, means for
imparting movement to said rods, and card delivering mechanism loosely carried
by said rods.
12: A card holder, partially rotable rods mounted at each side of the holder,
and carrying card delivering mechanism adapted and arranged to automatically
adapt itself to the level of the cards in the holder.
13: The horizontally movable disk carrying an under-cut button adapted
and arranged to engage with the edge of a card, and means for reciprocating
said button.
14:—The combination with the card holder, and delivering mechanism, of a
frame loosely resting upon the cards, and having an upwardly extending front
arranged to prevent the delivery of more than one card at a time.
Dated this 17th dow of August 1800
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.