Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic- delivery Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st Sept., 1890-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic-
delivery Machines.
We CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÖELL of 13 Langham Street in the County
of Middlesex Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland and FREDERICK JEWELL of
11 Dennett's Grove Dennett's Road Peckham in the County of Surrey Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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The invention relates to improvements in coin-operating or automatic delivery
machines and has for its objects firstly to render the machine capable of delivering a
variety of goods by a simple arrangement of parts secondly to display changing
advertisements in connection with the machine and thirdly to prevent the fraudulent
abstraction of goods by the insertion into the money slot of a coin or other object
attached to a wire or cord.
According to the first part of the invention we divide the case or reservoir of the
machine into a number of compartments within each of which we store the packets
of goods in columns and at the lower part of each compartment beneath each column
of goods we arrange a drawer or slide or its equivalent which is forced outwards by a
spring or weight and in its outward motion delivers a packet of the goods whilst it is
normally held in its retracted position by means of a catch or bolt.
Beneath the series of drawers or slides we mount in bearings with capability of
revolution a shaft and upon this shaft we mount a sleeve with capability of sliding
end wise thereon but which is held against independent revolution by means of a key
or feather upon one part engaging a corresponding groove formed in the other of
such parts or by such parts being formed of a square or other suitable section as will
be readily understood.
Upon the sleeve we fix a series of cams corresponding in number with the catches
or bolts of the drawers or slides and we arrange these cams in such positions that
they may each be brought beneath the catch or bolt of the corresponding drawer
according to the distance the sleeve is moved along the shaft but they are so spaced
that no two cams will be in alignment with their corresponding catches or bolts at
one time.
The sleeve is moved endwise upon the shaft in order to bring a cam into the desired
position by means of a hand or pointer which is fixed upon a shaft mounted in
bearings with capability of revolution and provided with an offset or arm which is
pinjointed to one end of a link the other end of which is pin-jointed to a loose collar
mounted between flanges upon the sleeve.
Behind the hand or pointer is a semi-circular dial graduated and marked with
numerals or announcements corresponding with the goods in each division of the
reservoir so that upon turning the hand or pointer to a particular number upon the
dial the cam corresponding with the goods selected will be moved into position
beneath the catch or bolt of the drawer controlling the delivery of such goods and
upon the shaft being turned a partial revolution by a lever or other means the said
cam will disengage the catch or bolt from the drawer or slide and permit it to be
moved forward by its spring or weight to deliver the goods the drawer or slide being
afterwards returned to its normal position by hand in the ordinary manner.
According to the second part of the invention we cause some moving part of the
machine at each operation thereof to wind up or partially wind up a weight or spring
and we provide means to prevent the apparatus being overwound."
We cause the weight or spring to give motion to a disc or endless band of
advertisements and we employ in connection therewith a governor or time regulator
so that the advertisements shall be changed at predetermined periods of time.

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According to the third part of the invention we cause a bar at one side of the
money slot or shoot to be normally sprung into position to obstruct the opening and
we attach such bar to one end of a lever which is mounted upon a centre of motion
and which is at its other end attached to a plate which is capable of entering the
money shoot through a slot or opening and obstructing the passage of the coin
when the bar at the side of the money slot or shoot is forced back by the insertion
of a coin.
By these means if a coin or other object attached to a cord or wire be inserted into
the machine the cord or wire will prevent the bar closing upon the side of the money
slot or shoot and the plate at the other end of the lever will therefore obstruct the
passage of the coin or other object to the coin freed mechanism.
Dated this 30th day of November 1889.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic-
delivery Machines.
We, CORNELIS FREDERIK ALEXANDER RÜELL formerly of 13 Langham Street in
the County of Middlesex but now of the Lyric Club Leicester Square in the same
County Jonkheer of the Kingdom of Holland and FREDERICK JEWELL of 11 Dennett's
Grove Dennett's Road Peckham in the County of Surrey Engineer 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:-
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The invention relates to improvements in coin operating or automatic delivery
machines and has for its objects firstly to render the machine capable of delivering a
variety of goods by a simple arrangement of parts, secondly to display changing
advertisements in connection with the machine and thirdly to prevent the fraudulent
abstraction of goods by the insertion into the money slot of a coin or other object
attached to a wire or cord.
According to the first part of the invention we arrange within the case or reservoir
of the machine a number of compartments within each of which we store the packets
of goods in columns and at the lower part of each compartment beneath each column of
goods we arrange a drawer or slide or its equivalent which is forced outwards by a
spring or weight and in its outward motion delivers a packet of the goods whilst it is
normally held in its retracted position by means of a catch or bolt.
Above or it might be beneath the series of drawers or slides we mount in bearings
with capability of revolution a shaft and upon this shaft we mount a sleeve or sleeves
with capability of sliding end wise thereon but which is or are held against independent
revolution by means of a key or feather upon one part engaging a corresponding
groove formed in the other of such parts or by such parts being formed of a square
or other suitable section as will be readily understood.
Upon the sleeve or sleeves we fix a series of cams and we arrange these cams in
such positions that they may each be brought into position to act upon a catch or bolt
of a drawer according to the distance the sleeve or sleeves is or are moved along the
shaft but they are so spaced that no two cams will be in alignment with the catches or
bolts at one time.
The sleeve or sleeves is or are moved endwise upon the shaft in order bring a
cam into the desired position by means of a hand or pointer which is fixed upon a
shaft mounted in bearings with capability of revolution and provided with suitable
connections for traversing the sleeve or sleeves upon the cam shaft.
Behind the hand or pointer is a dial graduated and marked with numerals or
'announcements corresponding with the goods in each division of the reservoir so that
upon turning the hand or pointer to a particular number upon the dial the cam
corresponding with the goods selected will be moved into position to act upon the

page_text: catch or bolt of the drawer controlling the delivery of such goods and upon the shaft
being turned a partial revolution the said cam will disengage the catch or bolt from
the drawer or slide and permit it to be moved forward by its spring or weight to
deliver the goods, the drawer or slide being afterwards returned to its normal position
5 by hand in the ordinary manner.
According to the second part of the invention we cause some moving part of the
machine at each operation thereof to wind up or partially wind up a weight or spring
and we provide means to prevent the apparatus being over-wound.
We cause the weight or spring to give motion to a drum or it might be a disc or
) endless band of advertisements and we employ in connection therewith a governor or
time regulator so that the advertisements shall be changed at predetermined periods
of time.
According to the third part of the invention we cause a bar at one side of the
money slot or shoot to be normally sprung into position to obstruct the opening and
we attach such bar to one end of a lever which is mounted upon a centre of motion
and which is at its other end attached to a plate which is capable of entering the
money shoot through a slot or opening and obstructing the passage of the coin
when the bar at the side of the money slot or shoot is forced back by the insertion
of a coin.
By this means if a coin or other object attached to a cord or wire be inserted into
the machine the cord or wire will prevent the bar closing upon the side of the money
slot or shoot and the plate at the other end of the lever will therefore obstruct the
passage of the coin or other object to the coin-freed mechanism.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully to
describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine constructed according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 3.
Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of part of the machine.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section of the complete machine.
Figure 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure and
drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 6 is a separate side view drawn to an enlarged scale of the advertising
device and means for giving motion thereto and
Figure 7 is a plan of a portion of Figure 6.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a represents the case or frame of the machine in which are arranged a number of
compartments or reservoirs within which we store the packets of goods in columns
and at the lower part of each compartment or reservoir and beneath each column of
goods we arrange a drawer or slide e consisting of a rectangular frame or it might be
an equivalent device of a size to receive a packet of goods and this drawer or slide c
is supported upon a table d fixed to the frame of the machine and is guided in its
movements by short vertical walls d' fixed to the table d.
r
The drawer or slide has fixed to the rear end thereof a depending bracket c¹ which
is formed with a hole c² therein to receive a guide rod e³ at each end fixed to the
frame a of the machine and coiled around the guide rod at the rear of the bracket c¹
and taking an abutment against the case or frame a is a spring e or it might be a
weight which forces the drawer or slide e outwards until it delivers the packet of
goods into the tray a' which extends along the entire front of the machine and acts
as a receiver for goods delivered by any one of the slides or drawers c whilst the
drawer or slide c is normally held in its retracted position with the spring in
compression by means of a catch or pawl e which engages ratchet teeth formed
upon the rear end of the drawer or slide e until withdrawn as hereinafter described.
Above the rear end of the slide or drawer c (or by re-arranging the parts it might

page_text: be beneath), we mount with capability of revolution in bearings f* carried by the
case or frame a a shaft fand upon this shaft we mount two sleeves with capability
of sliding end wise thereon but which are held against independent revolution by
means of a key or feather fl upon the shaft engaging a corresponding groove f³
formed in the sleeve for the shaft and sleeves might be formed of square or other
suitable section in order to attain this end as will be readily understood.
Upon the sleeves 2 we fix several cams 4 and we arrange these cams in such
positions that they may each be brought into position to act upon a tail e¹ of a catch
or pawl e and release a drawer or slide e according to the distance in either direction
that the sleeves 2 are moved along the shaft f and the cams f are so spaced that two
of them cannot be brought into position to act upon the catches or pawls e at the
same time.
The sleeves are connected by a bar f5 formed with a rack f upon its upper side
and supported upon arms f' which at their lower ends are formed to embrace and
ride upon the sleeves 2 and the lower ends of these arms fabut against collars or
flanges formed or fixed upon the sleeves 2 and thus a longitudinal movement may
through the rack bar f' be given to the sleeves f2 whilst at the same time the sleeves
are capable of revolution independently of the arms f7 of the rack bar 5 which is held
against such movement and guided by a bracket f** fixed to the frame or case a and
grooved to receive the under side of the rack bar f.
The sleeves are moved end wise upon the shaft f in order to bring one of the
.cams into the desired position to act upon the tail e¹ of the catch or pawl e
controlling the slide or drawer c of the goods selected by means of a handle g furnished
with a hand or pointer g' and which is fixed upon a shaft g² mounted with capability
of revolution in bearings g* carried by the case or frame a and having fixed thereon
a toothed wheel 93 which gears with the rack 6 of the rack bar f³ or an offset and
link might be substituted for the toothed wheel 93 and rack f³.
Behind the hand or pointer g¹ and fixed to the case or frame a is a dial 94 divided
and marked with announcements corresponding with the goods in each division or
reservoir so that upon turning the hand or pointer g' to a particular division of the
dial one of the cams will be moved into alignment with the catch or pawl e
controlling the delivery of the goods selected and upon the cam shaft f being turned
a partial revolution the said cam f4 will act upon the tail e¹ of the catch or pawl e and
disengage the pawl from the ratchet teeth c of the drawer or slide c and permit the
latter to be moved forward by its spring c to-deliver the goods, the drawer or slide c
being afterwards returned to its normal position by hand in the ordinary manner as
will be readily understood.
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A spring arm g* is fixed to the shaft g² and furnished at its outer end with a
rounded stud 92** which engages one or other of several recesses g* ** formed in the
plate of the bearing 9* and spaced to correspond with the divisions of the dial g' so
as to ensure the handle g being turned to the correct position to bring the cam
corresponding with the selected goods into true alignment with the catch or pawl e
of the selected drawer or slide c.
The necessary partial revolution is imparted to the cam shaft by means of a sliding
bar which is at its outer end furnished with a knob by which it may be drawn
forward and pushed back and at its inner end is provided with a projection or
finger h² which is pin jointed to the sliding bar and normally retained in a raised
or inclined position by means of a spring so that in its outward traverse it will aci
against the flat face of an offset f from the cam shaft and give a partial revolution
thereto whilst in its inward traverse it will be depressed by and pass beneath the
offset which is rounded for that purpose.
The cam shaft is returned to its normal position by means of a coiled spring f
which at one end is attached to an arm or projection fo from the cam shaft f and at
its other end is attached to a stud f12 carried by the case or frame a.
In order to prevent the outward movement of the sliding bar until a coin of pre-
arranged kind has been inserted in the machine we may employ any suitable coi

page_text: freed locking device, but we prefer the arrangement of parts next hereinafter
described.
The coin is received through the usual money slot in the front of the case or
frame a and is conducted by a shoot to a bottomless pocket / carried by the sliding
bar and if of the proper dimensions is supported by the two horns j' formed upon
the lower end of a lever; and which enter a slot * formed in the lower end of the
pocket and this lever at its upper end is fixed to a dog or pawl which near to
one end is mounted upon a shaft or centre of motion ³ carried by a fixed part of the
framework whilst at its other end it normally engages ratchet teeth ³ formed in the
sliding bar and thus locks the sliding bar h against outward movement.
The weight of a coin inserted in the machine depresses the lower end of the lever j
raising the opposite end thereof and disengaging the dog or pawl from the ratchet
teeth and permitting the sliding bar h to be moved outward carrying with it the
coin which is contained within the pocket /*.
After passing beyond the horns of the lever the coin falls upon a table which
is retained in its raised or normal position by means of a spring to one end of which
it is fixed and which spring at its other end is fixed to the frame a and this spring
table is furnished with a pin which works in a long slot j formed in the lower
end of a link which at its upper end is pinjointed to the tail of the dog or pawl 2.
Upon the spring table are formed several ratchet teeth and in the underside of
a bracket k fixed to the case a are formed several similar teeth whilst the end of the
bracket is formed curved or inclined.
By these means as the coin is carried forward by the pocket h of the sliding bar h
it will if it be of proper size act against the inclined end of the bracket k and depress
the spring table thus holding the dog clear of the ratchet teeth 5 of the sliding
bar and permitting the outward movement of such bar whilst the ratchet teeth of
the spring table and the corresponding teeth k¹ of the bracket will prevent the
coin being drawn back again in the event of a coin attached to a length of cord being
inserted in the machine with the object of fraudulently abstracting the goods and the
coin after being carried beyond the ratchet teeth falls through an opening a* into the
money compartment.
The horns of the lever ; are arranged such a distance apart as to permit the
passage therethrough of a coin smaller than the pre-arranged size and a corresponding
slot is provided in the spring table so that such coins will pass through the
machine without operating it and into the money drawer.
As an additional protection against tampering with the machine by means of a coin
attached to a length of cord or wire we employ the following device.
Within the money shoot at the rear of the money slot i we arrange a bar (2
which is normally held in position to obstruct the passage of a coin by means of a
spring and we attach this bar to one end of a lever which is mounted upon a
centre of motion and which at its other or lower end bas fixed thereto a plate i³
which is capable of entering the money shoot through a slot or opening therein and
obstructing the passage of a coin.
By these means if a coin or other object attached to a cord or wire be inserted into
the machine the cord or wire will prevent the bar fully closing upon the side of the
money shoot and the plate at the other end of the lever 3 will therefore obstruct
the passage of the coin or other object to the coin-freed mechanisın.
In order to display changing advertisements in connection with our machine and to
give motion thereto we employ the following arrangement of parts.
represents a many-sided drum or it might be an endless band upon which a
number of advertisements are mounted and a* is a window in the front of the case a
at which the advertisements are displayed.
The drum is fixed upon a shaft or spindle at its ends mounted with capability
of revolution in bearings * carried by the case or frame a and upon which is fixed a
toothed wheel ✶ and fhe drum receives an intermittent rotary motion from a toothed
wheel upon a spring barrel through an idle wheel mounted upon a stud 1³

page_text: fixed upon one end of a radius arm
which at its other end is loosely mounted upon
the shaft or spindle of the drum l.
The idle wheel is normally held in gear with the wheel * and out of gear with
the wheel by means of a strap 16 which at one end is mounted upon the stud and
at the other end embraces an eccentric or cam 15** fixed upon the end of the spring
barrel and the idle wheel during a certain portion of every revolution of the
spring barrel is by the eccentric or cam ** brought into engagement with the
toothed wheel ✶ and thus during that period rotary motion is given to the drum 7.
The running down of the spring barrel is regulated by an escapement device 13
mounted upon an axis of motion * and provided with a pendulum ** the bob or
weight of which is capable of regulation as to distance from the axis 10* as will be
readily understood and the escapement device engages a scape wheel 18 which receives
motion through a train of wheels from the spring barrel 15.
It will be understood that in lieu of a spring a weight suspended by a cord or chain
may be employed as the motive power, the cord or chain being wound upon a separate
reel fixed upon the spindle or arbor of the spring barrel and connected with the latter
by a ratchet clutch.
The spring is wound up or partially wound up at every outward movement of the
sliding bar in the operation of the machine by means of a toothed rack h* upon the
sliding bar engaging a broad pinion m loosely mounted upon the barrel spindle or
arbor *** and formed upon its face with a ring of teeth or half clutch m which is
by a spring m held in engagement with a corresponding half clutch m² mounted
loosely upon the barrel arbor or spindle *** and provided with a spring pawl m³
which engages a ratchet wheel m* fixed upon the spindle or arbor 15****
By these means the spring or weight will be wound up or partially wound up at
every operation of the machine and in the event of the continued operation after the
spring or weight is fully wound the spring part m¹ of the clutch will slip upon the
other part m² thereof and prevent overwinding.
In lieu of the arrangement of parts lastly herein before described we may employ
any other suitable device for effecting the desired object.
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 a coin operating or automatic delivery machine the combination of several
drawers or slides for delivering the goods, corresponding catches or bolts for normally
retaining the same in their closed position and a series of cams one of which is capable
of being brought into position and rotated to release a selected drawer and means for
bringing such cams into the desired position and rotating the same substantially as
herein shown and described.
2. In a coin operating or automatic delivery machine the combination of several
drawers or slides for delivering the goods, corresponding catches or bolts for normally
retaining the same in their closed position, a spring or its equivalent for forcing each
drawer forward when released, a cam shaft capable of revolution a sleeve or sleeves
mounted with capability of sliding thereon but keyed to rotate therewith a series of
cams carried by the sleeve or sleeves means for sliding the sleeve or sleeves upon the
cam shaft and bringing one of the cams into position to act upon a catch or bolt and
release a selected drawer and means for rotating the cam shaft to release the drawer
substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In combination with a coin operating delivery machine a device for preventing
fraud consisting of a bar mounted upon one end of a lever and normally sprung into
the path of the coin through the money slot or shoot and a plate mounted upon the
other end of the lever and adapted to enter the money shoot and intercept the coin
substantially as herein shown and described.
4. In combination with a coin operating or automatic delivery machine a device
for displaying changing advertisements consisting of a drum or endless band, a spring

page_text: or weight for giving rotary motion thereto means for connecting a moving part of
the machine with such spring or weight in order that it may be wound up or partially
wound up at every operation of the machine, means for preventing the overwinding
of the spring or weight and means for causing the stored power to give an intermittent
rotary motion to the drum or endless band, substantially as herein shown and
described.
Dated this 1st day of September 1890.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.