Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1897-Accepted, 9th Oct., 1897
EUGEN FREIHERR VON REIBNITZ of Handelstrasse 21, in the City of Berlin, in
the German Empire, 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 an automatical apparatus which, by inserting a coin,
is made to undertake the holding of a cycle.
The mode of action of the apparatus may be thus described. A key is securely
held by a beam which rests in equilibrium until one end be weighted by an
inserted coin, when the key is freed, and an arrangement for holding the wheel
is at the same time fastened. By inserting and rotating the key, the coin is
removed from the beam, which again goes back to a position of equilibrium, the
key being again secured and the holding arrangement released so that the cycle
may be taken out. The automatic apparatus itself consists of the holding arrange-
ment which is actuated by the insertion of a coin.
I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying sheet of
drawings in which―
Figures 1 and 3 show vertical sections of two forms of my apparatus;
Figures 2 and 4 show plans of the arrangement for holding the cycle in two
forms corresponding to Figures 1 and 3 respectively.
Figure 5 shows the arrangement which serves for holding the key.
Figure 6 shows a cross section of the inclined plane C at one end of the beam.
Referring more particularly to Figures and 2.
A beam 6 having a knife edge wo, rests on a fixed support a.
It carries at one
end an inclined plane c for the reception of the coin, and the arrangement for
fastening the clamps which hold the wheel; whilst at the other end there is a
counter-poise which keeps the beam in equilibrium. To the former extremity
of the beam is pivotted the lower end of a rod e, which is forked at its upper end.
This forking passes into the hollows t found at the end of 'the key s, and thus
prevents the key from being drawn out so long as the lever b rests in equilibrium.
If the inclined plane of the lever is weighted by a coin which has rolled down the
slot a', it sinks and thus releases the key s, so that it can be drawn out of the
apparatus. At the same time the pin engages in the staples 2, whereby the
opening of the side cheeks h is made impossible and a cycle wheel which is fastened
in the ring made by the side cheeks is securely held. In Figure 3, another form
of the apparatus is shown. The sides cheeks h are replaced by a manacle m having a
hasp m with which the nose k formed on the end of the beam 6 engages. In
order to more easily handle the manacle it is provided with a crank n. The
manacle m overlaps a curved slot 7 formed in the frame y of the apparatus, which
slot is rounded into the shape of the front wheel of a cycle. A wheel can thus be
introduced into the slot, and by the rotation of the manacle m by means of the
crank n, the felloe of the wheel can be enclosed and securely held. The auto-
matical arrangement serving to hold and to release the fastenings is the same as
in the apparatus shown in Figure 1.

page_text: The coin o remains on the inclined plane c, and prevents any motion of the
beam b. The fastenings thus remain held until they are released by means of the
key s. In turning, the bit of the key works on the path 9 which is connected as
shown with an angular lever f, f' which lever is thus brought into the position
shown dotted in Figure 1. The spring counteracts the movement of the lever
and tries to keep it in position. By the depression of the lever f f¹, the coin,
which was previously held on the inclined plane c of the lever 6 by the stop r (which
is itself jointed to the lever f f¹) becomes free, so that it can fall beneath into a
receptacle provided there. In consequence of this, the beam bis raised up by
the counterpoise, the fastenings of the side cheeks h (Fig. 1) and of the manacle m
(Fig. 2) are released and the cycle wheel can then be extracted.
the key is again secured by the fork rising upwards.
At the same time
In order to allow of an inspection when required of the automatical machine a
glass window g is inserted for the purpose in a suitable position, through which
the inserted coin can be seen so that an improper use of the automatical holder
by the insertion of valueless pieces of metal can be prevented.
The apparatus can also be provided with a counting arrangement when
necessary.
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. An automatical cycle holder apparatus characterized by a beam b, which,
in consequence of weighting by means of an inserted coin, releases the key s (by
moving a fork e), and at the same time secures the holding arrangement by
devices (Fig. 1) and k (Fig. 2) so that a cycle wheel is securely retained.
2. A form of the apparatus claimed under Claim 1, characterized by an angular
lever with a stop which closes the lower end c of the lever b when this lever
is depressed by the weight of a coin; and in which the coin can only fall into a
receptacle and the lever 6 move back to its former position when the angular
lever ff and stop r are moved away from the end c of the lever 6 by the aid of a
key s.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.