Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct.. 1896
Complete Specification Left. 17th July, 1897-Accepted. 11th Sept., 1897
We, ROBERT JAMES MOSER, of 178, High Street Southwark, and HENRY WILLIAM
PHIPPS, of 59, Harders Road, Peckham, both in the County of Surrey do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This apparatus has for its object the delivery of liquids in exchange for a coin, and
consists of a measuring vessel supplied with liquid from a cistern or a constant supply
by means of a cock. The liquid is drawn from the measuring vessel into a cistern by
means of a syphon. The short leg of the syphon is in the measuring vessel and the
amount of liquid allowed to pass into the cistern is regulated by a U shaped tube one
leg of which passes an adjustable distance up the short leg of the syphon so that the
point at which the syphonage is broken can be regulated.
In the cistern is a float connected by a lever to the supply cock, when the cistern
is empty the float is near the bottom and the cock is turned on and when the float.
rises to the top the cock is turned off.
To the fulcrum of a lever at whose end is a coin holder, is attached a cord or the
like connected to a plug in the cistern. When a coin is put into a shoot it falls into
the coin holder at the end of the lever causing it to swing down and by this means
the cord is wound up and the plug is lifted allowing the liquid to flow into a delivery
vessel. When the cistern is empty the coin is freed from the holder by an arm
connected with the lever of the supply cock.
A slide to open and close the end of the money slot and connected with an indicator
hand pointing at the proper time to the words "Filling" "Full" is operated by the
lever of the supply cock. When the supply cistern is empty a lever operated by a
float in it lets down a slide with the word EMPTY upon it covering up the words
Filling-Full.
Instead of the syphon the vessels may be connected together by a pipe provided
with a regulator to control the flow.
When air tight vessels are used, the vessels are connected together by pipes at
their tops and air is admitted to the supply cistern at proper times by a valve
controlled by the lever of the supply cock.
Dated this 17th day of October 1896.
ROB. J. MOSER.
HY. WM. PHIPPS.

page_text: apga Denvery machines.
We, ROBERT JAMES MOSER, of 178 High Street, Southwark, and HENRY WILLIAM
PHIPPS, of 59 Harders Road, Peckham, both in the County of Surrey, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what inanner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object the delivery of liquids in exchange for a coin or
coins and consists of a measuring vessel supplied with liquid from a cistern or a
constant supply by means of a valve or cock. The liquid is drawn from the
ineasuring vessel into a cistern by means of a syphon. The short leg of the syphon
is in the measuring vessel and the amount of liquid allowed to pass into the cistern
is regulated by a U shaped tube one leg of which passes an adjustable distance
up the short leg of the syphon so that the point at which the syphonage is broken
can be regulated.
In the cistern is a float connected by a lever to the supply cock or valve when the
cistern is empty the float is near the bottom and the cock is turned on and when
the float rises to the top the cock is turned off.
To the fulcrum of a lever at whose end is a coin holder, is attached a cord or the
like connected to a plug in the cistern. When a coin is put into a shoot it falls into
the coin holder at the end of the lever causing it to swing-down and by this means
the cord is wound up and the plug is lifted allowing the liquid to flow into a delivery
vessel. When the cistern is empty the coin is freed from the holder by an arm
connected with the lever of the supply cock or valve.
Instead of the syphon the vessels may be connected together by a pipe provided
with a regulator to control the flow.
When air tight vessels are used, the vessels are connected together by pipes at
their tops and air is admitted to the supply cistern at proper times by a valve
controlled by the lever of the supply cock.
The annexed drawings illustrate au apparatus made in accordance with this
invention.
Figure 1 is a front elevation,
Figure 2 is a side elevation, and
Figure 3 is a plan.
Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the coin receiver showing the pivotted stop in two
positions.
On the
« is a vessel in constant communication with another vessel b by means of a pipe c.
In the vessel b is a float d attached by a rod e to a lever f pivotted at f¹. The length
of the rode between the float and the lever is regulated by the nuts gg.
lever is a plug h which controls the cock i supported by the standard k and connected
with the supply by a pipe l. Connected to the vessel 6 by an orifice m is another
vessel n in which is a valve o leading to a cistern pi The plug o' of the valve o is
connected to a spindle q by a band or cord r. Fixed to the spindle q is a lever #
carrying at its end a coin receiver t which has a stop t¹ pivotted to it for retaining
the coin.
Connected to the lever f by a wire or cord
is one end of a lever v free to turn in
a bearing v. The rate of flow in the pipe c connecting the vessels a and b is
regulated by the slide x which is actuated by the screw nut ¹.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
When the machine is in the position shown in Figure 1, the supply cock i is closed
by the plug h and the required amount of liquid is in the vessels a b and n. A coin
is inserted into a slot (not shown) and falls into the coin receiver t. The lever & drops
into the position shown in dotted lines (Figure 1) winding up the band r on the

page_text: spindle q and thus raising the plug o'. The liqnid then runs into the cistern p from
which it is drawn by a tap. As the liquid runs out of the vessel b the float d descends
turning the lever f and opening the cock i and admitting liquid to the vessel a. At
the same time the end of the lever v connected by the cord u to the lever f is raised
and the other end of the lever v trips the pivotted stop t' and allows the coin to fall
from the receiver t. The lever & returns to its original position and the valve o is
closed.
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. In coin freed delivery machines two vessels connected together by a syphon or
pipe and having a float in one controlling the supply of fluid into the other
substantially as described.
2. In coin freed delivery machines the combination of two vessels connected
together and having a float in one controlling the supply of fluid into the other with
a pivotted coin lever actuating a valve for discharging the fluid in the vessels
substantially as described.
3. Improvements in coin freed delivery machines substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this 15th day of July 1897