Improvements in Apparatus for the Delivery of Prepaid Goods.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Delivery of Prepaid Goods.
I WILLIAM HENRY BAILEY of the firm of W. H. Bailey and Company of the
Albion Works Salford in the County of Lancaster Brassfounder, do hereby declare
the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in machines for the delivery of prepaid
articles and particularly to machines of the Macbeth type in which a revoluble
cylindrical or other shaped magazine is employed to hold the various sorts of goods
to be delivered and the chief objects of my improvements are to dispense with
toothed gearing for revolving the magazine and to bring the same readily to a stand
in any one of the necessary positions for the delivery mechanism to be unlocked or
actuated by the coin or other key.
To effect these objects I connect the handle for revolving the magazine to the axis
of the cylinder in such manner that the latter will move round when the handle is
turned and yet permit of the handle being raised or lowered slightly as required.
The dial which indicates the various kinds of articles in the magazine is placed at
the top of the machine either at right angles to the axis of the magazine or at any
suitable angle to it the handle being so pivoted to the axis that it is free to move
round the horizontal or inclined dial when turned. Surrounding the dial is a brass
or other ring in which are cut radial slots or notches corresponding to the indications
on the dial the handle being shaped to fit into such slots.
When the handle is in any one of these slots a penny or other coin or key placed
in the proper slot to receive it will release or unlock the delivery mechanism and
deliver the desired article or a packet of goods from the magazine.
If the dial is set at a right angle to the axis of the cylinder the handle may be
rigidly fixed and have a spring piece secured to it which spring piece will temporarily
secure the handle in position over any slot and yet allow of its being turned and the
magazine revolved at will.

page_text: When the dial is fixed in an inclined position I may make it of glass or of semi-
transparent material and place a gas lamp or other light behind it the light not only
serving to light up the dial and attract attention to the machine but also affording
light for general purposes.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Delivery of Prepaid Goods.
"
I WILLIAM HENRY BAILEY of the firm of W. H. Bailey and Company of the
Albion Works Salford in the County of Lancaster Brassfounder, 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 improvements in machines for the delivery of prepaid
goods or articles and particularly to machines of the Macbeth type in which a
revoluble cylindrical or other shaped magazine is employed to hold the various sorts
of goods to be delivered and the chief objects of my improvements are to enable the
indicator dial to be set either obliquely or horizontally instead of vertically as
heretofore customary and preferably to dispense with tooth gearing for revolving the
magazine and to bring the same readily to a stand in any one of the necessary
positions for the delivery mechanism to be unlocked or actuated by the coin or other
key.
To effect these objects I place the dial which indicates the various kinds of articles
in the magazine either obliquely at any suitable angle or horizontally at right angles
to the axis of the magazine. I connect the handle for revolving the magazine to the
axis of the cylinder in such manner that the said magazine will move round when
the handle is turned and yet permit of the handle being raised or lowered slightly as
required. Surrounding the dial is a, brass or other ring in which are cut radial slots
or notches corresponding to the indications on the dial a projection on the handle bar
being shaped to fit into such slots or notches.
If the indicator dial be set at a right angle to the axis of the cylinder the handle
may be mounted on a spring piece secured directly to said axis.
When the dial is fixed in an inclined position I may make it of glass or of semi-
transparent material and place a gas lamp or other light behind it the light not only
serving to light up the dial and attract attention to the machine but also affording
light for general purposes.

page_text: And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is an elevation of a small machine of the Macbeth type for the delivery
of prepaid goods.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation showing the upper part of the machine, part of the
obliquely set indicator dial, and means for revolving the magazine.
Fig. 3 is a plan showing the indicator dial in full.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view illustrating an arrangement for illuminating the dial.
Figs. 5 and 6 are similar views to Fig. 2 but. illustrate alternative modes of
connecting the handle bar to the rotatory shaft of the magazine.
Fig. 7 is also a similar view to Fig. 2 but illustrates the application of a spring
handle bar in conjunction with a horizontal indicator dial.
Fig. 8 represents my improvements applied to a larger machine of the same type.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
C
a designates the casing of the machine, 6 the upper part of the magazine which is
mounted on a revoluble shaft or spindle c. To the upper part of the shaft e is fastened
one end of a spiral spring d the other end of which is fastened to a short spindle e
which is free to be rotated in a bearing f¹ on an inclined plate f. The spiral spring d
thus forms a swivel coupling for connecting the vertical shaft c with the oblique
spindle e. The plate is secured by screws f2 to a casing g which carries the
obliquely set indicator dial and is secured to the casing a.
Pivoted to the spindle e is a handle bar e on which is a handle e² and a projection e³.
The indicator dial his numbered as shown in Fig. and has notches h' which
correspond to the numerals, each of these notches h¹ being formed to receive the
projection e when the latter is brought opposite to it by moving the handle bar e¹
round the indicator dial.
The magazine in this case supposed to be divided into six compartments indicated
by the numerals 1 to 6 on the dial and when the apparatus is unlocked by a coin
and worked goods are delivered from that compartment corresponding to the numeral
indicated by the notch h¹ in which the projection e³ is at that moment lying as is well
understood.
To obtain goods from another compartment say for example when the projection e³
is lying in the notch corresponding to the compartment 4 as shown in the Drawings
and it is desired to obtain goods from compartment 6 it is only necessary to raise the
handle bar el sufficiently to lift the projection e³ clear of its notch and then to
move the handle bar el round to the numeral 6 and drop the projection e³ into its
notch the action of moving the handle bar e' turns the spindle e and by the .
spiral spring & turns the spindle c and so revolves the magazine b thereby bringing
the compartment corresponding to the numeral 6 into position ready for delivering
its contents in the usual way.
Fig. 4 illustrates the arrangement of a light k which I employ for illuminating
the dial h which for this purpose would have to be made of glass or other transparent
or semi-transparent material. The light & may be obtained by means of a gas jet or
lamp or electricity; is a chimney which would not be required if an electric light
were used.
k
Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate similar arrangements to that shown on Fig. 2 the only
difference being that in Fig. 5 the spindle e is shown connected to the shaft c by a
simple form of universal joint or swivel coupling m instead of by a spiral spring d
as in Fig. 2 and in Fig. 6 the two parts are shown connected by a pair of bevel
gears mm² but I would have it clearly understood that I only illustrate the use of
gearing in order to show how the same might be applied to an obliquely set indicator
dial as I prefer to employ with an obliquely set dial a spiral spring or other suitable
form of universal joint or swivel coupling.
Fig. 7 shows an indicator dial set horizontally upon the top of the machine and.
with a spring piece e' for the handle bar connected directly to the magazine shaft c.

page_text: This spring handle bar e will temporarily secure the handle in position over any
numeral and will yet allow of its being raised and turned at will to revolve the
magazine.
Fig. 8 is an outside view of a larger machine showing the indicator dial h set at
an oblique angle to the machine and its spindle e connected by a spiral spring d to
the shaft c of the magazine which in this instance is above the dial instead of below
it as in the preceding views.
C
It is obvious that the spindle e might be connected to the shaft c in any other of
the modes hereinbefore indicated instead of by the spiral spring d as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is-
1. The combination with the revoluble magazine shaft, of an indicator dial set at
an oblique angle to the said shaft and a handle bar connected by a spiral spring or by
other suitable form of universal joint or swivel coupling or by bevel gearing to the
said magazine shaft substantially as herein set forth.
2. The combination with the magazine shaft c connected substantially as herein
shown and described to the spindle e, of the handle bar e' the projection thereon
and a series of notches around the obliquely set indicator dial substantially as
herein set forth.
3. The combination with the revoluble magazine shaft, of a horizontal indicator
dial and a spring handle bar secured directly to the magazine shaft substantially as
and for the purposes herein described with special reference to Fig. 7.
4. The several constructions and combined arrangements of parts embodying my
improvements in apparatus for the delivery of prepaid goods substantially as herein
described and shown.
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Dated this 22nd day of December 1888