Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin, Counters, Cubes, or Equivalents, and the Delivery of Articles or Imparting of Information in Exchange therefor.
Year: 1887

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin, Counters,
Cubes, or Equivalents, and the Delivery of Articles or Imparting
of Information in Exchange therefor.
JOHN STEWART WALLACE of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast in the County of Antrim
Timber merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
My invention relates to improvements which may be applied to all the various forms
of my apparatus patented under Nos. 1963, 15631, 16,413, & 16756 all of 1886 & one
under same date as this & also any invention of like nature.
It has for its object the delivery of a match vesta sweetmeat or any other desired
article with every operation of the machine either in conjunction with or in a separate
parcel from the main article & this article may be contained in a wrapper or
covering which may be used for advertising purposes or otherwise.
they are packed in a wrapper separate from the main article may be placed in a
The articles if
suitable receptacle in any convenient part of the machine & at each operation a finger
or other suitable arrangement actuated in any suitable manner may eject the desired
article or articles or information contained in the wrapper simultaneously or not with
the main article to be delivered or information to be imparted.
I may also provide apparatus the same as described in 196380 or otherwise so that
the operator may have a choice of the extra article to be delivered.
All these apparatus are constructed to work with coin counters cubes or other
quivalents.
Dated this 1st day of February 1007

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin, Counters,
Cubes, or Equivalents, and the Delivery of Articles or Imparting
of Information in Exchange therefor.
I, JOHN STEWART WALLACE, of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast, in the County of
Antrim, Ireland, Timber Merchant, 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 which are applicable to various forms of
apparatus for the automatic delivery of goods or information or for similar purposes,
for example to apparatus such as that described in the specification of Letters Patent
Nos. 1963, 15631, 16413, and 16756, all of 1886, or such as that described in the
specification accompanying my application for Letters Patent No. 1620 bearing the
same date as the present application.
The object of the present invention is to provide for the delivery of an article such
as a match, sweetmeat or the like or a small quantity of scent or other liquid, or for
imparting information in every operation of the apparatus, in addition to the main
article delivered or information afforded by the said apparatus.
In the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a vertical section illustrating my improvements applied to an apparatus
in which the main article (a cigarette for example) is delivered by the partial rotation
of a grooved cylinder or drum, substantially as described in my said former
specification No. 15631.
Figure 2 is a central transverse section, and
Figure 3 a section on the line a, a, Figure 2, illustrating my improvements applied
'to a weighing-machine.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section illustrating my improvements applied to an
apparatus such as is described in my said specification No. 1620.
The pile o
Referring to Figure 1, a is a hopper in which are placed any desired number o
packets beach of which contains a match, sweetmeat or other article.
packets rests upon a bracket d attached to 'the box or case e of the apparatus, and
an aperture is formed in the said case through which the lowermost packet ca
A slide g is fitted upon the bracket d and is con
'he pushed as hereinafter described.
nected, by means of a cord / passing around a pulley ', with another slide 2, whic
is adapted to be operated by means of arms or projections h³ on the grooved cylinder
when the said cylinder is partially rotated to deliver the main article.
partial rotation, one of the said arms or projections will act upon the slide har
thereby effect the delivery of a packet through the aperture f. This aperture ma
if desired, be provided with a hood to prevent fraudulent extraction of the packets
A spring is provided for effecting the return movement of the slides g, h².
In su
In the modification of my invention illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, the slide g
connected, by means of a ink i, to a lever k pivoted at k' to a metal frame 1. T

page_text: lever is coupled to one of a pair of toggle-arms m, the other of which is coupled to a
link n pivoted at n' to the frame 1.
a sliding plate or bar A that, when the latter is raised, the toggle-joint will be bent
The said toggle-arms are so connected with
and the lever turned upon its pivot and caused to draw back the slide g; and, when
5 the plate or bar is depressed, the toggle-joint will be straightened and the lever k
thus returned to its normal position. Springs o are arranged in combination with
the plate or bar A for effecting the return movement of the parts.
The weighing mechanism comprises a platform C having a vertical rod C' working
through suitable bearings in a bracket C* attached to the case e.
on the upper surface of the long arm of a lever
The rod C' bears
.attached to the case e.
pivoted at to a bracket E also
A vertical rod F is supported upon the short arm of the lever E
and is provided at its upper end with an inclined surface F1, upon which a coin or
the like inserted in the slit G will fall and rest, as shown at F².
To the upper end of the sliding plate or bar A is secured a rack A' geared with a
pinion A² fixed on the spindle A3 of the indicating hand or pointer A*.
end of the plate or bar A is inclined at A³.
The lower
D is a rod fitted to slide vertically in suitable guides and so arranged that its
lower end will extend below the inclined surface A' of the plate A and will retain the
coin F in the position shown in Figure 3 until after the operation of the apparatus
by a person standing upon the platform C. A rocking or oscillating bar D' is pivoted
at D2 to the frame land is provided with a catch or projection D³ adapted to enter a
notch D in the rod D, to retain the same in its raised position until the said catch is
disengaged by the coin striking against the lower end of the bar D₁ in falling into the
coin receptacle H.
The operation of the weighing mechanism is substantially the same as described in
the specification of my said former specification No. 1963.
apparatus for delivering a packet & in each operation of the weighing mechanism is
The operation of the
as follows that is to say when a coin is inserted in the slit G, it falls into the
space between the inclined surfaces of the bar F and plate or bar A and is
retained therein by the rod D.
said plate or bar A is raised, the lever is turned upon or about its pivot and the
When a person stands upon the platform and the
slide drawn back as above described, thus allowing the lowermost of the packets b
to drop in front of the said slide.
projection A on the plate or bar A, which engages with the bent upper end of the
At the same time the bar D is raised by the
said bar D; the springs o are compressed and the catch D³ enters the notch in
the rod D. When the person steps off the platform C, the latter rises and the bar F
descends. The coin being thus released falls into the receptacle H striking on its
way against the oscillating bar D' and thus disengaging the catch D³ from the rod D,
which then again returns to the position shown in figure 3, ready for another
operation.
In the return movement of the plate or bar A, the lever kis turned upon or about
ts pivot and pushes outward the slide g thus delivering a packet through the
perture f.
In some instances 1 construct my apparatus in such a manner that the person
making the payment may obtain information as to his height in addition to the
nformation as to his weight.
with a vertically adjustable bent rod or bar, part of which extends horizontally over
For this purpose I provide the weighing machine
he platform of the weighing machine; and I combine with one of the moving parts
f the weighing machine a catch which engages with the said bar and prevents its
djustment; but which will be released after insertion of the coin when a person
tands upon the said platform, so that he may adjust the said bar and ascertain his
eight. A spring is provided for retaining the said bar in its highest position and
or returning it to this position after use.
In the apparatus shown in Figure 4, a slide
an article from the main hopper, and at the same time supporting the column of
is provided for permitting the escape
ticles in the said hopper. This slide is so constructed that it will at the same time
rmit the escape of an article from the hopper a.

page_text: The additional article may if desired be delivered in conjunction with the main
article instead of in a separate parcel therefrom; and the articles to be delivered
may be contained in a wrapper or covering which may if desired be used for
The additional articles if they are packed in a
advertising or other purposes.
wrapper separate from the main article may be placed in a suitable receptacle in any
convenient part of the machine, means being provided for ejecting at each operation
the desired article or articles or imparting the desired information simultaneously or
not with the main article to be delivered or information to be imparted.
I sometimes provide the apparatus with means substantially as described in the said
specification No. 1963 or other suitable means whereby the operator may have a
choice of the extra article to be delivered that is to say, he may select one of two or
more different articles.
The apparatus may in either case be constructed to work with coins, counters,
cubes or equivalent articles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it understood
that I am aware of P. Everitt's Patent No. 16433 of 1884 and that I do not claim
anything claimed and described therein but I claim :—
In apparatus for automatically delivering goods or imparting information or for
similar purposes.
First. The provision of means whereby, in addition to the main article or articles
or more different articles or different
delivered or information imparted, one
information may be obtained upon the insertion of the coin or coins.
Second. The combination, with means for delivering matches, sweetmeats or other
articles in addition to the main article, of means for permitting a choice of the extra
article to be delivered, as above specified.
1 thin 1st day of December 1887.
J. STEWART WALLACE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
Dated this 1st day of December 1887.
J. STEWART WALLACE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 1st Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1888
Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin, Counters,
Cubes, or Equivalents, and the Delivery of Articles or Imparting
of Information in Exchange therefor.
JOHN STEWART WALLACE of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast in the County of Antrim
Timber merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements which may be applied to all the various forms
of my apparatus patented under Nos. 1963, 15631, 16,413, & 16756 all of 1886 & one
under same date as this & also any invention of like nature.
It has for its object the delivery of a match vesta sweetmeat or any other desired
article with every operation of the machine either in conjunction with or in a separate
parcel from the main article & this article may be contained in a wrapper or
covering which may be used for advertising purposes or otherwise. The articles if
they are packed in a wrapper separate from the main article may be placed in a
suitable receptacle in any convenient part of the machine & at each operation a finger
or other suitable arrangement actuated in any suitable manner may eject the desired
article or articles or information contained in the wrapper simultaneously or not with
the main article to be delivered or information to be imparted.
I may also provide apparatus the same as described in 19638 or otherwise so that
the operator may have a choice of the extra article to be delivered.
All these apparatus are constructed to work with coin counters cubes or other
equivalents.
Dated this 1st day of February 1887

page_text: CODIE LEIE DI MULTICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Reception of Coin, Counters,
Cubes, or Equivalents, and the Delivery of Articles or Imparting
of Information in Exchange therefor.
I, JOHN STEWART WALLACE, of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast, in the County of
Antrim, Ireland, Timber Merchant, 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 which are applicable to various forms of
apparatus for the automatic delivery of goods or information or for similar purposes,
for example to apparatus such as that described in the specification of Letters Patent
Nos. 1963, 15631, 16413, and 16756, all of 1886, or such as that described in the
specification accompanying my application for Letters Patent No. 1620 bearing the
same date as the present application.
The object of the present invention is to provide for the delivery of an article such
as a match, sweetmeat or the like or a small quantity of scent or other liquid, or for
imparting information in every operation of the apparatus, in addition to the main
article delivered or information afforded by the said apparatus.
In the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a vertical section illustrating my improvements applied to an apparatus
in which the main article (a cigarette for example) is delivered by the partial rotation
of a grooved cylinder or drum, substantially as described in my said former
specification No. 15631.
Figure 2 is a central transverse section, and
Figure 3 a section on the line a, a, Figure 2, illustrating my improvements applied
to a weighing-machine.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section illustrating my improvements applied to an
apparatus such as is described in my said specification No. 1620.
Referring to Figure 1, a is a hopper in which are placed any desired number of
packets beach of which contains a match, sweetmeat or other article. The pile of
packets brests upon a bracket d attached to the box or case e of the apparatus, and
an aperture is formed in the said case through which the lowermost packet can
be pushed as hereinafter described. A slide g is fitted upon the bracket d and is con-
nected, by means of a cord h passing around a pulley h¹, with another slide h², which
is adapted to be operated by means of arms or projections 3 on the grooved cylinder A
when the said cylinder is partially rotated to deliver the main article. In such
partial rotation, one of the said arms or projections will act upon the slide h² and
thereby effect the delivery of a packet b through the aperture f. This aperture may,
if desired, be provided with a hood to prevent fraudulent extraction of the packets b.
A spring is provided for effecting the return movement of the slides 9,
h².
In the modification of my invention illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, the slide 9 is
connected, by means of a link i, to a lever k pivoted at to a metal frame 1. This

page_text: lever is coupled to one of a pair of toggle-arms m, the other of which is coupled to a
link n pivoted at n' to the frame 1. The said toggle-arms are so connected with
a sliding plate or bar A that, when the latter is raised, the toggle-joint will be bent
and the lever turned upon its pivot and caused to draw back the slide 9; and, when
the plate or bar A is depressed, the toggle-joint will be straightened and the lever k
thus returned to its normal position. Springs o are arranged in combination with
the plate or bar A for effecting the return movement of the parts.
The weighing mechanism comprises a platform C having a vertical rod C³ working
through suitable bearings in a bracket C* attached to the case e. The rod C bears
on the upper surface of the long arm of a lever E pivoted at E¹ to a bracket E² also
attached to the case e. A vertical rod F is supported upon the short arm of the lever E
and is provided at its upper end with an inclined surface F, upon which a coin or
the like inserted in the slit G will fall and rest, as shown at F2.
To the upper end of the sliding plate or bar A is secured a rack A¹ geared with a
pinion A fixed on the spindle A3 of the indicating hand or pointer A4. The lower
end of the plate or bar A is inclined at A'.
D is a rod fitted to slide vertically in suitable guides and so arranged that its
lower end will extend below the inclined surface A of the plate A and will retain the
coin in the position shown in Figure 3 until after the operation of the apparatus
by a person standing upon the platform C. A rocking or oscillating bar D' is pivoted
at D2 to the frame and is provided with a catch or projection D³ adapted to enter a
notch D in the rod D, to retain the same in its raised position until the said catch is
disengaged by the coin striking against the lower end of the bar D¹ in falling into the
coin receptacle H.
The operation of the weighing mechanism is substantially the same as described in
the specification of my said former specification No. 1963. The operation of the
apparatus for delivering a packet bin each operation of the weighing mechanism is
as follows that is to say when a coin is inserted in the slit G, it falls into the
space between the inclined surfaces of the bar F and plate or bar A and is
retained therein by the rod D. When a person stands upon the platform C and the
said plate or bar A is raised, the lever is turned upon or about its pivot and the
slide drawn back as above described, thus allowing the lowermost of the packets b
to drop in front of the said slide. At the same time the bar D is raised by the
projection A on the plate or bar A, which engages with the bent upper end of the
said bar D; the springs o are compressed and the catch D³ enters the notch D* in
the rod D. When the person steps off the platform C, the latter rises and the bar F
descends. The coin being thus released falls into the receptacle H striking on its
way against the oscillating bar D' and thus disengaging the catch D³ from the rod D,
which then again returns to the position shown in figure 3, ready for another
operation.
In the return movement of the plate or bar A, the lever k is turned upon or about
its pivot and pushes outward the slide 9 thus delivering a packet through the
aperture f.
In some instances I construct my apparatus in such a manner that the person
making the payment may obtain information as to his height in addition to the
information as to his weight. For this purpose I provide the weighing machine
with a vertically adjustable bent rod or bar, part of which extends horizontally over
the platform of the weighing machine; and I combine with one of the moving parts
of the weighing machine a catch which engages with the said bar and prevents its
adjustment; but which will be released after insertion of the coin when a person
stands upon the said platform, so that he may adjust the said bar and ascertain his
height. A spring is provided for retaining the said bar in its highest position and
for returning it to this position after use.
In the apparatus shown in Figure 4, a slide p is provided for permitting the escapo
of an article from the main hopper, and at the same time supporting the column of
articles in the said hopper. This slide is so constructed that it will at the same time
permit the escape of an article from the hopper a.

page_text: The additional article may if desired be delivered in conjunction with the main
article instead of in a separate parcel therefrom; and the articles to be delivered
may be contained in a wrapper or covering which may if desired be used for
advertising or other purposes. The additional articles if they are packed in a
wrapper separate from the main article may be placed in a suitable receptacle in any
convenient part of the machine, means being provided for ejecting at each operation
the desired article or articles or imparting the desired information simultaneously or
not with the main article to be delivered or information to be imparted.
I sometimes provide the apparatus with means substantially as described in the said
specification No. 1963 or other suitable means whereby the operator may have a
choice of the extra article to be delivered that is to say, he may select one of two or
more different articles.
The apparatus may in either case be constructed to work with coins, counters,
cubes or equivalent articles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 wish it understood
that I claim:-
In apparatus for automatically delivering goods or imparting information or for
similar purposes,
First. The provision of means whereby, in addition to the main article or articles
delivered or information imparted, one or more different articles or different
information may be obtained upon the insertion of the coin or coins.
Second. The combination, with means for delivering matches, sweetmeats or other
articles in addition to the main article, of means for permitting a choice of the extra
article to be delivered, as above specified.
Dated this 1st day of December 1887.