Year: 1887

page_text: I, MAX SIELAFF, engineer, residing at 109 Gneisenaustrasse in Berlin, Kingdom of
Prussia, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to apparatuses containing a potable liquor or certain articles,
such as cigars, newspapers, &c., and which can be put in operation by the introduction
of a coin of determinate size and the subsequent turning of a handle, so as to
deliver a measured quantity of the liquor, or one of the articles contained in the
apparatus.
The invention consists, especially, in the construction of the mechanism serving to
receive the coin and to transmit motion by means of the same to the parts which
deliver the liquor, or articles to be sold. The invention also comprises the combination
of the said mechanism with the door of a case containing a drinking-vessel, in view
of enabling the consumers of the said liquor to obtain the vessel on deposit of a coin
as security.
The aforesaid mechanism is composed of two movable parts, which I shall call a
and b, adapted to be so coupled by a coin, which is supported between a stationary
edge and the part b, that any motion of the part a towards the coin, will be trans-
mitted by the coin to the part b, whereas a subsequent motion of the part a in the
opposite direction causes the coin to be released and to drop from between the
parts.
On the annexed sheet of drawings Figs. 1 to 4 represent this mechanism in two
different arrangements, the two movable parts a and b being formed by arms pivoted
on a fixed pin. c is a part presenting the said stationary edge, and d the coin. If
the coin is not present, the arm a may be moved to the left without acting upon the

page_text: arm b. In the latter there is a slit corresponding in width to the thickness of the
ccin. When the arm b is in its normal position, the edge e, Figs. 1 and 2, of the said
slit is at such distance from the part c that a coin of determinate size will just be
supported between e and c, while all smaller coins will drop through. Supposing,
now, a coin d to be inserted between e and c through a tube (not shown in the
drawing) a movement of the arm a towards the left is transmitted by means of the
coin to the arm b. Upon a receding motion of the arm a, which may be brought
about by the spring g, the coin is immediately released and drops down. The arm a
then presses against the pin f, screwed into the arm b, and draws the latter back until
it strikes against a stop, formed, in this case, by the part c. According to Figs. 3
and 4 the coin is caught between the edge e and the part e at a right angle to the
direction of motion, and the arm a presses the coin with its side against the edge el
of the slit in the arm b. With this arrangement the coin has to be pushed away over
the end of the part c, forming a ledge of a certain length, before it can drop. The
stop limiting the retrograde motion of the arm b is formed by the shoulder c¹ of the
part c.
Figs. 5 and 6 show a modified arrangement in which two coins are required to put
the mechanism in operation. In addition to the part or ledge c, between which and
the edge e of the arm the coin d is caught, the mechanism comprises, in this case, a
fixed edge e, being opposite to, and at such distance from the end of the arm b that a
coin of like size as d, dropping in between the said end and the edge e³, will remain
suspended between them. Moreover, a tube k, through which the coins are intro-
duced, is so arranged that the coin do, thrown in first, will be conducted somewhat to
the left, so as to pass in between the end of the arm b and the edge e. Besides, the
arm b may be provided with an inclined conducting-nose 62. The second coin, d, on
dropping in, will then strike obliquely on the coin d and pass to the right, so as to
become engaged between the ledge c and the inner edge e of the arm b. Finally the
arm a has such limited length that it extends across the coin d only. If both coins, do
and d, are present, and if the arm a is pressed against d, and consequently d against
arm b, and the latter arm moved thereby, the coin d° first loses its support and drops
down, whereas the coin d is liberated, as in the first arrangement, after it has passed
away over the ledge or part c, and the pressure of arm a ceases. But with the coin do
alone no effect can be obtained, as it is out of reach of the arm a; on the other hand
the coin d cannot come into its place unless the coin do is present.
One mode of applying the described mechanisms consists in fixing the arm 6 to
the plug of a measuring-faucet, connected to a reservoir containing a potable liquor,
the contrivance then allowing a measured portion of the liquor to be drawn off after the
introduction of a coin of the value fixed upon. Another application consists in
the combination, with the mechanism, of a cylinder having longitudinal compartments
on its periphery, and extending with its upper portion into a case containing cigars,
the said cylinder being provided with ratchet-teeth and the arm b with a pall, engaging
with the said teeth, so that by a movement of the arm a, subsequent to the introduction
of a coin, the cylinder will be rotated by one compartment, and a cigar will drop out.
If the said cylinder and the compartments thereof are made of suitable size, the device
may also be used for the automatic sale of other articles, such as newspapers, deposited
in the compartments.
If the mechanism is to be employed for automatically lending to any person a
drinking-vessel on deposit of a coin as security, the said vessel is kept in a case, the
door whereof is maintained locked by a latch, fixed to the part 6 of the mechanism
and engaging with a spring-bolt on the door, so that if the latch is raised by means of
the coin and a movement of the part a, the door will open; the vessel being then at
the disposal of the person desirous of using the same. Upon the release of the part a,
the coin drops into a tube, at the bottom whereof is arranged a rotative disk, having
a slit, and so connected with the door that, when the door is closed, the slit registers
with the said tube and allows the coin to pass, whereas when it is open, the coin will
be retained by the full part of the disk. In order to prevent the door from being
closed without the vessel having been put into its place again, the door is provided

page_text: with a feeler connected to a bolt, the said bolt keeping the door ajar if the feeler does
not find the vessel in its place. But, if the vessel has been replaced, the door may be
fully closed, and, upon its being closed, the aforesaid disk is brought with its slit
under the tube retaining the coin, and the coin drops through the slit into an open
receptacle, whence it may be taken back by the user of the vessel.
With the said tube may be combined a slide connected to the plug of the measuring
faucet and adapted to retain the coin until it is withdrawn by an operation of the
said plug.
Dated the Twelfth day of February 1887

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Selling and Lending Apparatuses.
I, MAX SIELAFF, engineer, residing at 71 Weissenburger Strasse in Berlin,
Kingdom of Prussia, 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 relates to apparatuses containing a potable liquor or certain articles,
such as cigars, newspapers and others, and which can be put in operation by the intro-
duction of a coin of determinate size and the subsequent movement of a handle, so as
to deliver a measured quantity of the liquor, or one of the articles contained in the
apparatus.
The invention consists, firstly, in the construction of the mechanism serving to
receive the coin and to transmit motion by means of the same; the mechanism com-
prising two movable parts, which I shall call a and b, and a stationary part, one of
the parts a and b and the said stationary part being so arranged relatively to each
other as to be capable of supporting the coin edgewise between them in the path of
the part a, so that, when the part a is moved in the direction towards the coin, it will
press the coin against the part 6 and thus impart motion to the latter, while at the
same time it pushes the coin away from the stationary part, the coin remaining sus-
pended between the parts a and b. A subsequent motion of the part a in the opposite
direction then causes the coin to be released and to drop from between the parts a
and b.
The invention consists, secondly, in the combination, with the said mechanism, of
an additional stationary part and a coin-guiding tube, arranged in respect to each
other and to the aforesaid mechanism in such manner that two coins will be required
to put the device into operative condition, the first coin, when introduced through the
tube, being so conducted by the same as to be caught edgewise between the part b
and the additional or second stationary part, where it is out of reach of the part a,
made of suitably limited length, while the second coin, dropping through the tube
obliquely on the first coin, is thereby caused to pass in between the first stationary
part and one of the parts a b.
Thirdly, the invention comprises the combination, with the mechanism, of con-
trivances adapted to deliver a determinate quantity or number of certain wares or
commodities, for instance with a measuring-faucet or a cylinder having compartments
on its periphery. The fourth part of the invention consists in the combination, with a
measuring-faucet arranged to be operated by the said mechanism, of a case containing
a drinking-vessel and having a door, which is also connected to a mechanism of the
said construction, in view of enabling any person desirous of drawing off liquor
through the faucet, to open the door and obtain the drinking-vessel on deposit of a
coin as security, means being provided for, in combination with the door and the
faucet, whereby the coin is restored to the depositor after the faucet has been turned,
the vessel replaced and the door closed.

page_text: On the annexed two sheets of drawings Figs. 1 to 4 represent two different arrange-
ments of the improved mechanism operating through the medium of a single coin,
Figs. 1 and 2 being respectively plan and end-view of one arrangement, and Figs. 3
and 4 corresponding views of the other. Figs. 5 and 6 are two sectional elevations
at a right angle to each other, and Fig. 7 a sectional plan of an apparatus comprising
a measuring-faucet and the aforesaid case containing a drinking-vessel; both the
faucet and the door of the case having the improved mechanism connected therewith.
Fig. 8 shows the mechanism belonging to the door, in the position for unlocking the
same. Fig. 9 is a separate top-view of a part to be described hereafter. Fig. 10 is a
vertical section through the aforesaid door. Figs. 11 and 12 are two sectional views
of an apparatus for the automatic sale of cigars, operating by means of the improved
mechanism. Fig. 13 is an elevation, partly in section, and Fig. 14 a plan of the
mechanism requiring two coins to be put into operative state.
In the mechanism shown by Figs. 1 and 2 the two movable parts are formed by the
arms a and b pivoted on a fixed pin s. c is the aforesaid stationary part and d the
coin. The arm a is drawn to the right by a spring, g, and it acts through a pin, f,
integral with the arm b, on the latter, so as to draw the arm b against a fixed stop,
formed, in the present case, by the part c. The arm bis provided with a slit being a
little wider than the coin is thick, and the edge e whereof is at such distance from
the part c, when the arm is in its normal position, that a coin d having the required
size, and inserted into the slit, will just remain suspended between the edge e and the
edge of the part c; whereas any smaller coin will drop through. For the purpose of
inserting the coin, a flat tube, not shown in these figures, is fixed above the slit in the
arm b. If the coin d is not present, the arm a on being moved to the left, does not
act on the arm b; but, if a coin has been inserted between the said edges, a movement
of the arm a to the left is transmitted through the coin to the arm 6, the coin being
at the same time pushed away from the part c and remaining pinched between the
arms a and b. The arm a being thereupon liberated, is drawn back by the spring g
and the coin is released and drops down. The arm a then retracts the arm b by means
of the pin f, and returns it to its position of rest.
The arrangement of the mechanism shown by Figs. 3 and 4 differs from the fore-
going mainly in this respect that the two edges between which the coin has to be
inserted, are placed in a line being at a right angle to the direction of motion of the
arm a, whereas, according to Figs. 1 and 2, their line of connection coincides with the
said direction. The arm a consequently presses the coin with its side against the
edge e¹ of the slit in the arm b. This arrangement requires the coin to be pushed
along the part c forming in this case a ledge, and it remains suspended between the
edge e and the edge of part or ledge c, until it has been pushed away over the end of
the latter. (In the drawing the edge e is shown as being on the arm b ; but in the
arrangement represented by Figs. 3 and 4, it may also be formed on the arm a.) The
stop limiting the retrograde motion of the arm b consists in the shoulder c¹ of the
part c.
The modified arrangement in which two coins are required to put the mechanism
into operative condition, and which is represented by Figs. 13 and 14, is constructed
as follows. The arms a band part c are substantially alike to those shown in Figs. 3
and 4; but, opposite to the end of the arm b is arranged another stationary part, e²,
being at such distance from the end of the said arm that a coin d of like size as the
coin d, dropping in between the end of arm b and the part e², will remain suspended
between them. The part e may be formed on the tube through which the coins are
introduced, (shown in those figures and marked by the letter k). The said tube is
fixed in such position that the coin d' thrown in first, will have to deviate somewhat
to the left in order to pass in between the end of the arm b and the part e², where it is
maintained in upright position by the walls of the tube extending sufficiently far
down. For the purpose of conducting the coin d° into its place, the arm b may be
provided with a bevelled nose . The second coin, d, on dropping in through the
tube k, will then strike obliquely on the coin and pass within the extension ³
of the tube k to the right, so as to become engaged between the part or ledge c and

page_text: the edge e of the slit in the arm b. Finally the arm a is made of such limited length
that it extends across the coin d only. If both coins, do and d are present, and if the
arui a is pressed against the coin d, and consequently d against the arm b, so that the
latter is moved, the coin do first loses its support and drops down; whereas the coin d
is liberated, as in the first arrangement, after it has passed away over the part or
ledge c and the pressure of the arm a has ceased. With the coin d alone no effect
can be obtained, as it is out of reach of the arm a; on the other hand the coin d
cannot come into its place unless the coin is present.
The combination, with the described mechanism operating through the medium of a
single coin, of a measuring faucet, is shown on the left-hand side of Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
The faucet A consists of a shell being in communication by the pipe / with the
reservoir B, (which in practice would have to be made larger in comparison to the
faucet than shown in the drawing), and of the hollow plug A¹ having two orifices,
the one (not appearing in the drawing) registering with the pipe h when the plug is
in its normal position, whereas the other one, ², Fig. 6, registers with the spout h¹
when the plug has been turned by a certain angle. Moreover in this position of the
plug, a small hole ³ drilled into the same near the top, registers with a hole, *, of
the shell for the purpose of letting in air while the liquid runs out. Tho plug has an
arm b, corresponding to the like arm of the mechanism shown by Figs. 3 and 4, while
the arm a is keyed on an axle i, journalled at its bottom end on a pivot projecting
from the plug A', and having another arm, i, passing through a slit in the box
enclosing the apparatus, and provided at its outer end with a handle, G. The part c
is screwed to the shell of the faucet. Above the slit of the arm b is fixed the flat
tube k, extending with an inclined portion through the wall of the aforesaid box, and
having such size that a coin larger than the one required for the operation of the
mechanism, will not pass in. g, Fig. 7 is the spring which retracts the movable parts
to their normal position.
A coin of the proper size having been thrown into the tube k and caught between
the edge of the part or ledge c and the outer edge of the slit in the arm b, as horein-
before described, the arm i is turned by means of the handle G until the hole h³
registers with the spout h¹, and allows the liquid contained in the plug, to run out.
Before the plug has come into this position, the coin has been pushed away over the
end of the part or ledge c, so that when the arm a is released, its pressure against the
coin ceases, and the coin drops through the funnel ¹ into the locked drawer C. Any
coin being too small in diameter, is not caught between the aforesaid edges and passes
at once through the funnel k¹ into the drawer. The measuring-faucet described in
the foregoing does not, however, form a part of my invention and may be replaced
by any other measuring-faucet of suitable construction.
The contrivance serving to enable any person, desirous of drawing off liquor through
the faucet, to obtain a drinking-vessel on deposit of a coin as security, and represented
on the right-hand sides of Figs. 5, 6 and 7, is mainly composed of the case D with
door F having the spring-bolt, and the latch I engaging with the said bolt and con-
nected to the mechanism operating through the medium of the coin. The parts of
the said mechanism are, however, in this case, formed differently from those herein-
before described, the two movable parts being constituted by angular arms a¹ and 6',
placed with their outer or bent portions opposite to each other (as may be seen to best
advantage in Fig. 5), each part or arm containing a portion of the slit serving to
receive the coin, and the edge e, cooperating with the stationary part to support the
coin, being at the end of the slit in the arm a¹. The arm a¹ is connected by the axle a²
to the handle G', and is drawn by the spring g' against the projection f¹ formed upon
the arm, whereas the arm 6', pivoted on a pin 6, is pressed by the arm a¹ against a
stop formed by the stationary part consisting in a small angular bar c². ³ is the tube
through which the coin is to be thrown in. If there is no coin present, the arın a¹,
on being turned to the left by the handle G¹, will not cause any operation. But, if
the coin d' has been inserted and caught between the edge of the bar and the edge
at the end of the slit in the arm a¹, the movement of the arm a¹ is transmitted through
the coin to the arm b³, and the latch / is raised, so that the bolt l¹ becomes free from.

page_text: the latch; see Fig. 8. The door F then opens by the action of the spring t, and the
vessel E, previously placed into the case D, may be taken out and used. When
the handle G¹ is released, the coin, having passed away over the end of the bar e
before the door opens, becomes free and drops into the tube m, the upper end whereof
is funnel-shaped.
In the tube m the coin is retained by a slide p until the plug A¹ of the measuring-
faucet has been turned and liquor drawn off. (The coin is shown in this position by
dotted lines and marked d²). For the purpose of causing the coin to be released by
the operation of the plug, the slide is connected by means of a string p¹, running over
two guide-pulleys, to a sector, p³, fixed to the plug, so that when the plug is turned in
the manner and by the means hereinbefore described, the slide will be drawn back, the
coin then dropping on a disk n arranged below the tube m. Upon the plug being
turned backward by the spring g, the slide is returned to its normal position by the
spring p³.
The said disk n, which is rotative on a pin, has a slit, n¹, and it is so connected by a
rod n² to the door F that, when the door is closed, the slit n¹ registers with the end of
the tube m. Thus, so long as the door is open, the coin marked d³, will be retained
by the full part of the disk. Moreover, the door is provided with means for preventing
it from being closed unless the vessel E has been replaced into the case. These means
consist in two pins, o and o¹, Fig. 10, pivoted to a rotative disk, o, which is so acted
upon by a spring, o³, that the pin o will be caused to project from the door towards
the vessel E or the place which it has to occupy, while pin o¹ projects from the top of
the door. If the vessel E is not in its place, the pin o' will prevent the door from
being closed, as it strikes against the jamb of the door. The slit n' is consequently
not brought into register with the tube m, and the user of the vessel does not receive
the deposited coin back. A purloining or breakage of the vessel thus causes a loss
of the coin. But if the vessel has been replaced before an attempt is made to close
the door, the pin o, on touching the vessel, will be pushed back into the door and
retract the pin o¹, which then no more prevents the door from being closed. At the
moment the door is completely closed, the spring-bolt catches behind the latch and
locks the door; simultaneously the slit n' of the disk n is brought into register with
the tube m, so that coin d³ then drops into the open compartment 9, whence it may be
taken back by the depositor.
The tube m is made with a division-wall extending down to the aforesaid slide p,
and shown in Fig. 8 by a dotted line. By means of the right-hand portion of the
tube thus separated off, any coin not having been caught by the parts a¹ and con
account of its being too small, is directly conducted past the slide p and through the
slit n¹ to the compartment q. For preventing the apparatus from becoming choked
by a coin thrown in while there is still a coin, 2, on the slide p, a tube m¹ conducting
to the drawer C, is branched off from the tube m, and the latter is slightly bent in
the opposite direction, so that the additional coin, marked d, will strike obliquely on
the coin and be deflected by the same into the tube m¹ whence it passes to the
drawer.
In the apparatus for the automatic sale of cigars, shown by Figs. 11 and 12, the
arm 6 of the mechanism transmitting motion through a coin, is arranged to actuate a
cylinder H having on its periphery longitudinal compartments r, adapted to contain
a single cigar each; the said cylinder extending with its upper portion into a
receptacle 1, designed to be filled with cigars, while the remaining portion of the
cylinder is enclosed in a casing provided with a slit 1, the size whereof corresponds
to that of a cigar. On the end of the cylinder being opposite to the arm b, ratchet-
teeth are arranged, with which engages a pall q, pivoted to the arm b, the said
teeth being so disposed and the range of motion of the arm b so limited that each full
oscillation of the arm b fetches another compartment opposite to the slit r.
Provided the receptacle has been supplied with cigars, these will be received one by
one by the the upper compartments as the cylinder is rotated, whereas the cigar
having been brought opposite to the slit will fall through the same and the
channel into the open tray r³.

page_text: This apparatus may be adapted to the automatic sale of newspapers by suitably
altering the size of the cylinder and the compartments, so that a newspaper may be
deposited in each of the latter, and by enclosing the cylinder in a shell having a slit
at the bottom.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I do not claim broadly the
uso of a coin as the connecting and transmitting medium between the actuating and
delivery mechanism of an apparatus designed to deliver a measured quantity of liquid
or an article in exchange for a coin deposited in such apparatus What I claim is :
1. In a mechanism for transmitting motion by means of a coin, d, of determinate
size, the combination together of two movable parts a b having the edge e, and the
stationary part c, the edge e and the part c being adapted to support the coin d
edgewise between them in the path of the part a, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. The combination, with the movable parts a 6 having the edge e, and the stationary
part c, the edge e and the part c being adapted to support a coin, d, edgewise
between them in the path of the part a, of the stationary part e and coin-guiding
tube k with extension 48, the parts e³ and b being adapted to support another coin, d,
edgewise between them, and the part a having such length as to extend across the
coin d only, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3. The combination, with the movable parts ab having the edge e, and the stationary
part c, arranged substantially as described, of the coin-guiding tube k and a mechanism
connected with the part b and adapted to deliver a determinate quantity or number of
any ware, substantially as herein before set forth.
4. The combination, with the movable parts a b having the edge e, the stationary
parts c and e³, and the coin-guiding tube k having the extension ³, arranged
substantially as described, of a mechanism connected with the part and adapted to
deliver a determinate quantity or number of any ware, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
5. The combination with the movable parts a bhaving the edge e, and the
stationary part c, of a measuring-faucet A, the plug A' whereof is fixed to the part b,
a reservoir B connected to the faucet, and the coin-guiding tube k, substantially as
and for the purpose described.
6. The combination, with the movable parts a 6 having the edge e, the stationary
parts c and e², and the coin-guiding tube k having the extension k, of a measuring-
faucet A, the plug A' whereof is fixed to the part b, and a reservoir connected to the
faucet, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
7. The combination, with the movable parts a 6 having the edge e, the stationary
part c,
the coin-guiding tube k, a measuring-faucet A, whose plug A¹ is fixed to the
part b, and the reservoir B, of the movable parts a¹ b¹ having an edge, e, the stationary
part 2, the coin-guiding tube k³, latch / fixed to the part 2, tube m, slide p, means
for retracting the slide p by the plug A' and for returning it to its normal position,
case D, door F, rotative disk n having the slit n' and means of connection between
the disk n and the door F, substantially as hereinbefore described and for the purpose
specified.
8. The combination, with the faucet A, movable parts a 6 and a¹ b₁, case D, and
latch, of the door F provided with the pins o o¹, disk o' to which the pins are
pivoted and spring o³, substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated the Nineteenth day of October 1887
MAX SIELAFF.
By his Agent, Carl Pieper.

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 22nd Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Dec., 1887
I, MAX SIELAFF, engineer, residing at 109 Gneisenaustrasse in Berlin, Kingdom of
Prussia, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to apparatuses containing a potable liquor or certain articles,
such as cigars, newspapers, &c., and which can be put in operation by the introduction
of a coin of determinate size and the subsequent turning of a handle, so as to
deliver a measured quantity of the liquor, or one of the articles contained in the
apparatus.
The invention consists, especially, in the construction of the mechanism serving to
receive the coin and to transmit motion by means of the same to the parts which
deliver the liquor, or articles to be sold. The invention also comprises the combination
of the said mechanism with the door of a case containing a drinking-vessel, in view
of enabling the consumers of the said liquor to obtain the vessel on deposit of a coin
as security.
The aforesaid mechanism is composed of two movable parts, which I shall call a
and b, adapted to be so coupled by a coin, which is supported between a stationary
edge and the part b, that any motion of the part a towards the coin, will be trans-
mitted by the coin to the part b, whereas a subsequent motion of the part a in the
opposite direction causes the coin to be released and to drop from between the
parts.
On the annexed sheet of drawings Figs. 1 to 4 represent this mechanism in two
different arrangements, the two movable parts a and b being formed by arms pivoted
on a fixed pin. c is a part presenting the said stationary edge, and d the coin. If
the coin is not present, the arm a may be moved to the left without acting upon the
arm b. In the latter there is a slit corresponding in width to the thickness of the
coin. When the arm bis in its normal position, the edge e, Figs. 1 and 2, of the said
slit is at such distance from the part c that a coin of determinate size will just be
supported between e and c, while all smaller coins will drop through. Supposing,
now, a coin d to be inserted between e and c through a tube (not shown in the
drawing) a movement of the arm a towards the left is transmitted by means of the
coin to the arm b. Upon a receding motion of the arm a, which may be brought
about by the spring 9, the coin is immediately released and drops down. The arm a
then presses against the pin f, screwed into the arm b, and draws the latter back until
it strikes against a stop, formed, in this case, by the part c. According to Figs. 3
and 4 the coin is caught between the edge e and the part cat a right angle to the
direction of motion, and the arm a presses the coin with its side against the edge e¹
of the slit in the arm b. With this arrangement the coin has to be pushed away over

page_text: the end of the part c, forming a ledge of a certain length, before it can drop. The
stop limiting the retrograde motion of the arm & is formed by the shoulder ct of the
part c.
Figs. 5 and 6 show a modified arrangement in which two coins are required to put
the mechanism in operation. In addition to the part or ledge c, between which and
the edge e of the arm 6 the coin d is caught, the mechanism comprises, in this case, a
fixed edge e³, being opposite to, and at such distance from the end of the arm 6 that a
coin d of like size as d, dropping in between the said end and the edge e², will remain
suspended between them. Moreover, a tube k, through which the coins are intro-
duced, is so arranged that the coin do, thrown in first, will be conducted somewhat to
the left, so as to pass in between the end of the armi 6 and the edge. Besides, the
arm may be provided with an inclined conducting-nose 62. The second coin, d, on
dropping in, will then strike obliquely on the coin do and pass to the right, so as to
become engaged between the lodge c and the inner edge of the arm b. Finally the
arm a bas such limited length that it extends across the coin d only. If both coins, do
and d, are present, and if the arm a is pressed against d, and consequently d against
arm b, and the latter arm moved thereby, the coin do first loses its support and drops
down, whereas the coin d is liberated, as in the first arrangement, after it has passed
away over the ledge or part c, and the pressure of arm a ceases. But with the coin do
alone no effect can be obtained, as it is out of reach of the arm a; on the other hand
the coin d cannot come into its place unless the coin is present.
One mode of applying the described mechanisms consists in fixing the arm to
the plug of a measuring-faucet, connected to a reservoir containing a potablo liquor,
the contrivance then allowing a measured portion of the liquor to be drawn off after the
introduction of a coin of the value fixed upon. Another application consists in
the combination, with the mechanism, of a cylinder having longitudinal compartments
on its periphery, and extending with its upper portion into a case containing cigars,
the said cylinder being provided with ratchet-teeth and the arm with a pall, engaging
with the said teeth, so that by a movement of the arm a, subsequent to the introduction
of a coin, the cylinder will be rotated by one compartment, and a cigar will drop out.
If the said cylinder and the compartments thereof are made of suitable size, the device
may also be used for the automatic sale of other articles, such as newspapers, deposited
in the compartments.
If the mechanism is to be employed for automatically lending to any person a
drinking-vessel on deposit of a coin as security, the said vessel is kept in a case, the
door whereof is maintained locked by a latch, fixed to the part of the mechanism
and engaging with a spring-bolt on the door, so that if the latch is raised by means of
the coin and a movement of the part a, the door will open; the vessel being then at
the disposal of the person desirous of using the same. Upon the release of the part a,
the coin drops into a tube, at the bottom whereof is arranged a rotative disk, having
a slit, and so connected with the door that, when the door is closed, the slit registers
with the said tube and allows the coin to pass, whereas when it is open, the coin will
be retained by the full part of the disk. In order to prevent the door from being
closed without the vessel having been put into its place again, the door is provided
with a feeler connected to a bolt, the said bolt keeping the door ajar if the feeler does
not find the vessel in its place. But, if the vessel has been replaced, the door may be
fully closed, and, upon its being closed, the aforesaid disk is brought with its slit
under the tube retaining the coin, and the coin drops through the slit into an open
receptacle, whence it may be taken back by the user of the vessel.
With the said tube may be combined a slide connected to the plug of the measuring
faucet, and adapted to retain the coin until it is withdrawn by an operation of the
said plug.

page_text: I, MAX SIELAFF, engineer, residing at 71 Weissenburger Strasse in Berlin,
Kingdom of Prussia, 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 relates to apparatuses containing a potable liquor or certain articles,
such as cigars, newspapers and others, and which can be put in operation by the intro-
duction of a coin of determinate size and the subsoquent movement of a handle, so as
to deliver a measured quantity of the liquor, or one of the articles contained in the
apparatus.
The invention consists, firstly, in the construction of the mechanisın serving to
receive the coin and to transmit motion by means of the same; the mechanism com-
prising two movable parts, which I shall call a and b, and a stationary part, one of
the parts a and b and the said stationary part being so arranged relatively to each
other as to be capable of supporting the coin edgewise between them in the path of
the part a, so that, when the part a is moved in the direction towards the coin, it will
press the coin against the part 6 and thus impart motion to the latter, while at the
same time it pushes the coin away from the stationary part, the coin remaining sus-
pended between the parts a and 6. A subsequent motion of the part a in the opposite
direction then causes the coin to be released and to drop from between the parts a
and b.
b
The invention consists, secondly, in the combination, with the said mechanism, of
an additional stationary part and a coin-guiding tube, arranged in respect to each
other and to the aforesaid mechanism in such manner that two coins will be required
to put the device into operative condition, the first coin, when introduced through the
tube, being so conducted by the same as to be caught edgewise between the part b
and the additional or second stationary part, where it is out of reach of the part a,
made of suitably limited length, while the second coin, dropping through the tube
obliquely on the first coin, is thereby caused to pass in between the first stationary
part and one of the parts a b.
Thirdly, the invention comprises the combination, with the mechanism, of con-
trivances adapted to deliver a determinate quantity or number of certain wares or
commodities, for instance with a measuring-faucet or a cylinder having compartments
on its periphery. The fourth part of the invention consists in the combination, with a
measuring-faucet arranged to be operated by the said mechanism, of a case containing
a drinking-vessel and having a door, which is also connected to a mechanism of the
said construction, in view of enabling any person desirous of drawing off liquor
through the faucet, to open the door and obtain the drinking-vessel on deposit of a
coin as security, means being provided for, in combination with the door and the
faucet, whereby the coin is restored to the depositor after the faucet has been turned,
the vessel replaced and the door closed.

page_text: On the annexed two sheets of drawings Figs. 1 to 4 represent two different arrange-
ments of the improved mechanism operating through the medium of a single coin,
Figs. 1 and 2 being respectively plan and end-view of one arrangement, and Figs. 3
and 4 corresponding views of the other. Figs. 5 and 6 are two sectional elevations
at a right angle to each other, and Fig. 7 a sectional plan of an apparatus comprising
a measuring-faucet and the aforesaid case containing a drinking-vessel; both the
faucet and the door of the case having the improved mechanism connected therewith.
Fig. 8 shows the mechanism belonging to the door, in the position for unlocking the
same. Fig. 9 is a separate top-view of a part to be described hereafter. Fig. 10 is a
vertical section through the aforesaid door. Figs. 11 and 12 are two sectional views
of an apparatus for the automatic sale of cigars, operating by means of the improved
mechanism. Fig. 13 is an elevation, partly in section, and Fig. 14 a plan of the
mechanism requiring two coins to be put into operative state.
In the mechanism shown by Figs. 1 and 2 the two movable parts are formed by the
arms a and b pivoted on a fixed pin s. c is the aforesaid stationary part and a the
coin. The arm a is drawn to the right by a spring, 9, and it acts through a pin, f,
integral with the arm b, on the latter, so as to draw the arm against a fixed stop,
formed, in the present case, by the part c. The arm bis provided with a slit being a
little wider than the coin is thick, and the edge e whereof is at such distance from
the part c, when the arm is in its normal position, that a coin d having the required
size, and inserted into the slit, will just remain suspended between the edge e and the
edge of the part c; whereas any smaller coin will drop through. For the purpose of
inserting the coin, a flat tube, not shown in these figures, is fixed above the slit in the
arm . If the coin d is not present, the arm a on being moved to the left, does not
act on the arm b; but, if a coin has been inserted between the said edges, a movement
of the arm a to the left is transmitted through the coin to the arm b, the coin being
at the same time pushed away from the part e and remaining pinched between the
arms a and b. The arm a being thereupon liberated, is drawn back by the spring g
and the coin is released and drops down. The arm a then retracts the arm b by means
of the pin f, and returns it to its position of rest.
The arrangement of the mechanism shown by Figs. 3 and 4 differs from the fore-
going mainly in this respect that the two edges between which the coin has to be
inserted, are placed in a line being at a right angle to the direction of motion of the
arm a, whereas, according to Figs. 1 and 2, their line of connection coincides with the
said direction. The arni a consequently presses the coin with its side against the
edge e¹ of the slit in the arm b. This arrangement requires the coin to be pushed
along the part c forming in this case ledge, and it remains suspended between the
edge e and the edge of part or ledge c, until it has been pushed away over the end of
the latter. (In the drawing the edge e is shown as being on the arm b; but in the
arrangement represented by Figs. 3 and 4, it may also be formed on the arm a.) The
stop limiting the retrograde motion of the arm 6 consists in the shoulder c¹ of the
part c.
The modified arrangement in which two coins are required to put the mechanism
into operative condition, and which is represented by Figs. 13 and 14, is constructed
as follows. The arms a band part c are substantially alike to those shown in Figs. 3
and 4; but, opposite to the end of the arm 6 is arranged another stationary part, e,
being at such distance from the end of the said arm that a coin d of like size as the
coin d, dropping in between the end of arm band the part e, will remain suspended
between them. The part e may be formed on the tube through which the coins are
introduced, (shown in these figures and marked by the letter k). The said tube is
fixed in such position that the coin d' thrown in first, will have to deviate somewhat
to the left in order to pass in between the end of the arm b and the part e², where it is
maintained in upright position by the walls of the tube extending sufficiently far
down. For the purpose of conducting the coin d into its place, the arm may be
provided with a bevelled nose b. The second coin, d, on dropping in through the
tube k, will then strike obliquely on the coin d and pass within the extension k
of the tube k to the right, so as to become engaged between the part or ledge c and

page_text: he edge e of the slit in the arm b. Finally the arm a is made of such limited length
hat extends across the coin d only. If both coins, and d are present, and if the
rm a is pressed against the coin d, and consequently d against the arm b, so that the
atter is moved, the coin a first loses its support and drops down; whereas the coin d
s liberated, as in the first arrangement, after it has passed away over the part or
With the coin d° alone no effect
edge c and the pressure of the arm a has ceased.
can be obtained, as it is out of reach of the arm a; on the other hand the coin d
cannot come into its place unless the coin do is present.
The combination, with the described mechanism operating through the medium of a
single coin, of a measuring faucet, is shown on the left-hand side of Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
The faucet A consists of a shell being in communication by the pipe h with the
reservoir B, (which in practice would have to be made larger in comparison to the
faucet than shown in the drawing), and of the hollow plug A¹ having two orifices,
the one (not appearing in the drawing) registering with the pipe h when the plug is
in its normal position, whereas the other one, h2, Fig. 6, registers with the spout ¹
when the plug has been turned by a certain angle. Moreover in this position of the
plug, a small hole drilled into the same near the top, registers with a hole, h*, of
the shell for the purpose of letting in air while the liquid runs out. The plug has an
arm b, corresponding to the like arm of the mechanisin shown by Figs. 3 and 4, while
the arin a is keyed on an axle i¹, journalled at its bottom end on a pivot projecting
from the plug A', and having another arm, i, passing through a slit in the box
enclosing the apparatus, and provided at its outer end with a handle, G. The part c
is screwed to the shell of the faucet. Above the slit of the arm bis fixed the flat
tube k, extending with an inclined portion through the wall of the aforesaid box, and
having such size that a coin larger than the one required for the operation of the
mechanism, will not pass in. g, Fig. 7 is the spring which retracts the movable parts
to their normal position.
A coin of the proper size having been thrown into the tube k and caught between
the edge of the part or ledge c and the outer edge of the slit in the arm b, as herein-
before described, the armi is turned by means of the handle G until the hole h
registers with the spout h', and allows the liquid contained in the plug, to run out.
Before the plug has come into this position, the coin has been pushed away over the
end of the part or ledge c, so that when the arm a is released. its pressure against the
Any
coin ceases, and the coin drops through the funnel into the locked drawer C.
coin being too small in diameter, is not caught between the aforesaid edges and passes
at once through the funnel k¹ into the drawer. The measuring-faucet described in
the foregoing does not, however, form a part of my invention and may be replaced
by any other measuring-faucet of suitable construction.
The contrivance serving to enable any person, desirous of drawing off liquor through
the faucet, to obtain a drinking-vessel on deposit of a coin as security, and represented
on the right-hand sides of Figs. 5, 6 and 7, is mainly composed of the case D with
door F having the spring-bolt, and the latch engaging with the said bolt and con-
nected to the mechanism operating through the medium of the coin. The parts of
the said mechanism are, however, in this case, formed differently from those herein-
before described, the two movable parts being constituted by angular arms a and b,
placed with their outer or bent portions opposite to each other (as may be seen to best
advantage in Fig. 5), each part or arm containing a portion of the slit serving to
receive the coin, and the edge e, cooperating with the stationary part to support the
coin, being at the end of the slit in the arm a¹. The arm a¹ is connected by the axle a²
O to the handle G¹, and is drawn by the spring g' against the projection f¹ formed upon
the arm b¹, whereas the arm b', pivoted on a pin 6, is pressed by the arm a' against a
stop formed by the stationary part consisting in a small angular bar c. is the tube
through which the coin is to be thrown in. If there is no coin present, the arm a
on being turned to the left by the handle G¹, will not cause any operation. But, if
the coin d' has been inserted and caught between the edge of the bar and the edge
at the end of the slit in the arm a', the movement of the arm a' is transmitted through
the coin to the arm b', and the latch is raised, so that the bolt l' becomes free from
a¹₁

page_text: the latch; see Fig. 8. The door F then opens by the action of the spring t, and the
vessel E, previously placed into the case D, may be taken out and used. When
the handle G is released, the coin, having passed away over the end of the bar c
before the door opens, becomes free and drops into the tube m, the upper end whereof
is funnel-shaped.
In the tube m the coin is retained by a slide p until the plug A' of the measuring-
faucet has been turned and liquor drawn off. (The coin is shown in this position by
dotted lines and marked d³). For the purpose of causing the coin to be released by
the operation of the plug, the slide is connected by means of a string p³, running over
two guide-pulleys, to a sector, p³, fixed to the plug, so that when the plug is turned in
the manner and by the means hereinbefore described, the slide will be drawn back, the
coin then dropping on a disk n arranged below the tube m. Upon the plug being
turned backward by the spring g, the slide is returned to its normal position by the
spring p³.
The said disk n, which is rotative on a pin, has a slit, n', and it is so connected by a
rod n² to the door F that, when the door is closed, the slit n' registers with the end of
the tube m. Thus, so long as the door is open, the coin marked d³, will be retained
by the full part of the disk. Moreover, the door is provided with means for preventing
it from being closed unless the vessel E has been replaced into the case. These means
consist in two pins, o and o¹, Fig. 10, pivoted to a rotativo disk, o², which is so acted
upon by a spring, o³, that the pin o will be caused to project from the door towards
the vessel E or the place which it has to occupy, while pin projects from the top of
the door. If the vessel E is not in its place, the pin o' will prevent the door from
being closed, as it strikes against the jamb of the door. The slit n¹ is consequently
not brought into register with the tubo m, and the user of the vessel does not receive
the deposited coin back. A purloining or breakage of the vessel thus causes a loss
of the coin. But if the vessel has been replaced before an attempt is made to close
the door, the pin o, on touching the vessel, will be pushed back into the door and
retract the pin o¹, which then no more prevents the door from being closed. At the
moment the door is completely closed, tho spring-bolt catches behind the latch / and
locks the door; simultaneously the slit n¹ of the disk n is brought into register with
the tube m, so that coin d³ then drops into the open compartment q, whence it may bo
taken back by the depositor.
Pr
The tube m is made with a division-wall extending down to the aforesaid slide
and shown in Fig. 8 by a dotted line. By means of the right-hand portion of the
tube thus separated off, any coin not having been caught by the parts a' and c on
account of its being too small, is directly conducted past the slide p and through the
slit n to the compartment q. For preventing the apparatus from becoming choked
by a coin thrown in while there is still a coin, d², on the slide p, a tube m¹ conducting
to the drawer C, is branched off from the tube m, and the latter is slightly bent in
the opposite direction, so that the additional coin, marked, will strike obliquely on
the coin d² and be deflected by the same into the tube m¹ whence it passes to the
drawer.
In the apparatus for the automatic sale of cigars, shown by Figs. 11 and 12, the
arm b of the mechanism transmitting motion through a coin, is arranged to actuate a
cylinder H having on its periphery longitudinal compartments r, adapted to contain
a single cigar each; the said cylinder extending with its upper portion into a
receptacle, designed to be filled with cigars, while the remaining portion of the
cylinder is enclosed in a casing provided with a slit r, the size whereof corresponds
to that of a cigar. On the end of the cylinder being opposite to the arm b, ratchet-
teeth are arranged, with which engages a pall q, pivoted to the arm b, the said
teeth being so disposed and the range of motion of the arm 6 so limited that each full
oscillation of the arm b fetches another compartment opposite to the slit >¹.
Provided the receptacle / has been supplied with cigars, these will be received one by
one by the the upper compartments as the cylinder is rotated, whereas the cigar
having been brought opposite to the slit will fall through the same and the
channel into the open tray 1.

page_text: This apparatus may be adapted to the automatic sale of newspapers by suitably
altering the size of the cylinder and the compartments, so that a newspaper may be
deposited in each of the latter, and by enclosing the cylinder in a shell having a slit
at the bottom.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
1. In a mechanism for transmitting motion by means of a coin, d, of determinate
size, the combination together of two movable parts a b having the edge e, and the
stationary part c, the edge e and the part c being adapted to support the coin d
edgewise between them in the path of the part a, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. The combination, with the movable parts ab having the edge e, and the stationary
part c, the edge e and the part c being adapted to support a coin, d, edgewise
between them in the path of the part a, of the stationary part e³ and coin-guiding
tube with extension k³, the parts and b being adapted to support another coin, d,
edgewise between them, and the part a having such length as to extend across the
coin d only, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
3. The combination, with the movable parts ab having the edge e, and the stationary
part c, arranged substantially as described, of the coin-guiding tube k and a mechanisin
connected with the part band adapted to deliver a determinate quantity or number of
any ware, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
4. The combination, with the inovable parts a b having the edge e, the stationary
parts and e², and the coin-guiding tube k having the extension k³, arranged
substantially as described, of a mechanism connected with the part and adapted to
deliver a determinate quantity or number of any ware, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
5. The combination with the movable parts ab having the edge e, and the
stationary part c, of a measuring-faucet A, the plug A¹ whereof is fixed to the part b,
a reservoir B connected to the faucet, and the coin-guiding tube k, substantially as
and for the purpose described.
6. The combination, with the movable parts a b having the edge e, the stationary
parts e and e², and the coin-guiding tube k having the extension k³, of a measuring-
faucet A, the plug A¹ whereof is fixed to the part b, and a reservoir connected to the
faucet, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
7. The combination, with the movable parts a b having the edge e, the stationary
is fixed to the
part c, the coin-guiding tube k, a measuring-faucet A, whose plug
part b, and the reservoir B, of the movable parts a¹ 61 having an edge, e, the stationary
part 2, the coin-guiding tubo k³, latch fixed to the part 62, tube m, slide p, means
for retracting the slide p by the plug A' and for returning it to its normal position,
case D, door ', rotative disk n having the slit n' and means of connection between
the disk n and the door F, substantially as hereinbefore described and for the purpose
specified.
8. The combination, with the faucet A, movable parts a band a¹ b1, case D, and
latch 1, of the door F provided with the pins o o, disk o² to which the pins are
pivoted and spring o³, substantially as as for the purpose described.
AT: enth day of October 1887
MAX SIELAFF.
By his Agent, Carl Pieper.