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

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic-
delivery Machines.
We, BERNARD AMBROSE COLLINS of 30 Stanley Street Battersea in the County of
Surrey Meteorologist and JOSEPH FRAZER of 57 Holborn Viaduct in the County of
Middlesex Commission Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of our invention is to display in connection with an automatic delivery,
machine business announcements or advertisements which will change with every
a valuable and attractive means of
operation of the machine and thus form
advertising.
For this purpose we utilize the motion of a lever or some other moving part of
the machine to cause a series of advertisements one of which at a time displayed
at some suitable point to move forward one step and thus to bring each advertisement
successively into view.
In carrying our Invention into effect we form a suitable glazed aperture in the
case of the machine or in an extension thereof and at the back of this aperture
we arrange a many sided drum upon which the advertisements are removeably
carried.
This drum is mounted in suitable bearings and receives a partial revolution at
every operation of the machine by means of an endless band passing around a pulley
upon the axis of the drum and around a larger pulley mounted in suitable bearings
at some other part of the machine and which receives a step by step rotary motion
from a lever or other moving part so that at every operation of the machine the
drum is revolved upon its axis and the advertisement changed.
Or we may pass the endless band around pulleys or around the many sided drum
and removeably mount the advertisements upon the endless band.
According to a modified arrangement we carry the advertisements upon the face
of a disc and give the desired step by step motion thereto from a moving part of
the machine by means of the endless band or by means of a rod or lever and a
suitable arrangement of ratchet wheels and pawls and in some cases we employ both
arrangements in combination to exhibit advertisements at different apertures situated
at different parts of the machine.
Or we may employ a weight or spring to revolve the drum or disc and permit such
drum or disc to advance step by step by means of any suitable escapement mechanism
operated through suitable connections from a moving part of the machine.
DT.... 5th 1980
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WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in or connected with Coin-operating or Automatic.
delivery Machines.
We, BERNARD AMBROSE COLLINS formerly of 30 Stanley Street Battersea in the
County of Surrey but at present of 50 Glycena Road Lavender Hill in the same
County Meteorologist and JOSEPHI FRAZER of 57 Holborn Viaduct in the County of
Middlesex Commission 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:-
The object of our invention is to display in connection with an automatic delivery

page_text: operation of the machine and thus form a valuable and attractive means of
advertising.
For this purpose we utilize the motion of a lever or some other moving part of
the machine to cause a series of advertisements one of which at a time is displaye
at some suitable point, to move forward one step and thus to bring each advertisement
successively into view.
In carrying our Invention into effect we form a suitable glazed aperture in the
case of the machine or in an extension thereof and at the back of this aperture
we arrange a many sided drum upon which the advertisements are removably
carried.
This drum is mounted in suitable bearings and receives a partial revolution at
every operation of the machine by means of an endless band passing around a pulley
upon the axis of the drum and around a larger pulley mounted in suitable bearings
at some other part of the machine and which receives a step by step rotary motion
from a lever or other moving part so that at every operation of the machine the
drum is revolved upon its axis and the advertisement changed.
Or we may pass the endless band around pulleys or around the many sided drum
and removeably mount the advertisements upon the endless band.
According to a modified arrangement we carry the advertisements upon the face
of a disc and give the desired step by step motion thereto from a moving part of
the machine by means of the endless band or by means of a rod or lever and a
suitable arrangement of ratchet wheels and pawls and in some cases we employ
both arrangements in combination to exhibit advertisements at different apertures
situated at different parts of the machine.
Or we may employ a weight or spring to revolve the drum or disc and permit
such drum or disc to advance step by step by means of any suitable escapement
mechanism operated through suitable connections from a moving part of the
machine.
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 vertical longitudinal section of a machine with our invention applied
thereto and designed for delivering postage stamps.
Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section thereof taken on the line 1-1 of
Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a front elevation thereof.
Figure 4 is a side elevation thereof.
Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of parts drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 7 is a sectional view taken at right angles to Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a vertical section of parts shewing the method of securing the
advertisement disc in position.
Figure 9 is a side view representing a modified device for displaying advertise-
ments and
Figure 10 is a face view of parts.
Figure 11 is a side view representing an alternative means for giving motion to
the endless band of advertisements and
Figure 12 is a front view of part thereof.
Figure 13 represents a further modification in the means for giving motion to the
endless band of advertisements.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a represents a box or case which upon one side thereof is shaped to the contour
of a pillar letter box and is formed with lugs a¹ by means of which. it may be bolted

page_text: thereto or it might be otherwise shaped and embedded in a wall or mounted upon
a standard separate from a pillar box.
In the front part of the box a is formed or arranged a tubular reservoir or
receptacle into which the packages of postage stamps are piled as shewn and
described in the specification and drawings filed in pursuance of an application for
Letters Patent made by one of us the said. Bernard Ambrose Collins and dated the
17th day of November 1888 No. 16738.
At the lower part of the reservoir or receptacle and upon the inside of the box a
is arranged a table upon which the pile of packages rests and upon a level with
such table in the outer wall of the box or case a is formed a horizontal slot a² of
a size to allow of the free passage of one of the packages containing a postage
stamp.
In order to push one package at a time of the pile out through the slot a² a
pusher d is employed which at its forward end is of less thickness than a package
and the necessary to and fro motions are given to the pusher d by means of a
bell-crank lever d².
This bell crank lever is fixed upon a sleeve d* loosely mounted upon a fixed
shaft d³ carried at one end by a standard d' and at the other end by the case a and
the inner end of such lever is pin-jointed to one end of a link the other end of
which is pin jointed to the pusher whilst the outer end of the delivery lever d²
passes through a vertical slot a³ in the outer wall of the case a to the outside thereof
where it is spread out or enlarged so as to afford a convenient surface or thumb
piece by means of which that end of the lever may be depressed when it is
desired to move forward the pusher d and eject a package through the horizontal
slot a the parts being returned to their normal position by means of a spring №6 or
it might be a weight acting to retract the pusher d.
Any suitable and well known coin freed means may be employed to lock the
pusher and prevent the same moving forward. to deliver a package until a coin of
the predetermined value or kind has been inserted in the machine.
At the upper part of the case a is located a chamber e provided with a glazed
aperture e and within the chamber e is arranged a many sided drum upon each
face of which an advertisement is carried so that when brought opposite the glazed
aperture e it may be seen readily therethrough.
Each advertisement is printed upon a strip or sheet of card or other suitable
material and is held in place upon the drum e² with capability of easy removal by
means of flanges and spring clips e* and an aperture closed by a removeable
door is provided in the case a to afford access for this purpose.
The drum e is fixed upon a shaft mounted in bearings with capability of
revolution and easy removal and upon this shaft is fixed a grooved pulley e around
which is passed an endless band f and this endless band is passed around a similar but
larger pulley g which is fixed upon one end of a tubular shaft or sleeve g also loosely.
mounted upon the fixed shaft d³.
Upon the other end of the sleeve is fixed a ratchet wheel 2 which engages a
pawl 93 carried by the bell crank lever so that each time such lever is operated the
grooved pulley 91 will receive a partial revolution and through the endless band f and
grooved pulley e' the drum e² will thus receive a step by step rotary motion so as to
change the advertisement appearing at the aperture e¹ at every operation of the
machine.
number of
In the side of the case a is provided a glazed aperture h and behind such glazed
aperture is mounted a revolving disc h¹ upon which are carried a
advertisements so that they will appear in turn at the aperture as the machine is
operated.
The disc his formed or provided with a central boss or sleeve h² and is mounted
with capability of revolving upon a stud h³ carried by a bracket a* and the advertise-
ments are printed upon a disc h of card or other suitable material which is supported
by a skeleton frame h5 held in place by a nut he screwing onto the boss h².
Upon the boss or sleeve h³ is formed or fixed a ratchet wheel and upon the

page_text: stud is loosely mounted another boss or sleeve he formed with an offset h³ upon
which is mounted a pawl h so as to engage the ratchet wheel another pawl h
mounted upon the bracket a* and also engaging the same wheel 7 preventing the
backward revolution of the disc h¹.
To the offset his pin jointed one end of a link or rod the other end of which is
pinjointed to an offset d** formed or fixed upon the sleeve or shaft * so that each
time the lever is depressed the disc h¹ will through the rod or link pawl ho and
ratchet wheel receive a partial revolution so as to change the advertisement
appearing at the aperture h.
The side of the case a opposite the disc ¹ is hinged so as to form a door at by
means of which access can be had to the disc h¹ for changing the advertisements on
the same and for the inspection of the mechanism within the case a.
At Figures 9 and 10 we have shewn a modified device for carrying the advertise-
ments in connection with the many sided drum e² consisting of an endless band e***
formed in sections hinged or piu-jointed together.
At Figures 11 and 12 we have shewn a further modification in which the necessary
rotary motion is given to the many sided drum e² by means of a weight i suspended
by a cord coiled around a drum fixed upon a shaft 3 to which is also fixed a
ratchet wheel which gives motion by means of a spring pawl to a wheel **
mounted loosely upon shaft to a train of wheels and pinions connected with the
shaft of the drum e².
Upon the shaft of the drum e² is fixed an escapement wheel 6 formed with
notches or recesses corresponding with the distance apart of the advertisements upon
the endless band e*** and a pawl 7 mounted upon a centre of motion fixed in relation
to the case a engages the notches or recesses of the escapement wheel 6 and the pawl
is disengaged from the escapement wheel i at the times desired in order to permit the
drum e² to revolve the distance of one notch by means of a rod f which is at its upper
end formed with a nose or projection to engage the spring tail * of the pawl 7 which
is so constructed that it is rigid in the downward movement of the rod f and permits
the nose or projection to freely pass on the return motion and at its lower end the
rod is connected by pin-joint with an offset g¹ from the tubular shaft g which is in
this case fixed to the lever d².
The depression of the lever d³ will withdraw the pawl 7 from engagement with the
escapement wheel and permit it and the drum e² to revolve one notch and upon the
return motion of the lever the tail * of the pawl 7 will give way and permit
the rod to resume its normal position.
In this example the drum e² is cylindrical and the endless band e*** is formed of
flexible material and is passed around a guide drum e**** at the lower part thereof
and it will of course be understood that the mechanism within the case a must be
arranged to afford the necessary space for this and the foregoing device.
i
The weight may be wound up by means of a key or crank handle fitted upon a
square upon the shaft 3 as will be readily understood.
At Figure 13 we have shown a modified device in which the weight is dispensed
with and a spring is substituted therefor otherwise the parts are assumed to be
similar to those lastly herein before described.
Although we have herein shown and described our invention in connection with an
automatic delivery machine in which a lever is depressed in order to cause the goods
to be delivered we would have it understood that with slight modifications such as
could readily be made by a competent mechanic our invention is equally applicable to
other classes of machine such for example as that in which a drawer is pulled out in
order to obtain the goods.
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. The improvements in or connected with coin-operating or automatic delivery
machines substantially as herein shewn and described.

page_text: 2. In combination with a coin-operating or automatic delivery machine for postage
stamps or other articles, a device for displaying advertisements connected with a
moving part of the machine in such manner that upon the machine being operated to
deliver the goods the advertisements will be changed in manner substantially as herein
shown and described.
3. In combination with a coin-operating or automatic delivery machine for postage
stamps or other articles, a device for displaying advertisements consisting of a drum or
an endless band mounted upon a drum capable of revolution and receiving a step by
step rotary motion from a moving part of the machine or from a spring or weight
controlled by an escapement actuated by a moving part of the machine in such manner
that upon the machine being operated the advertisements will be changed in manner
substantially as herein shown and described.
4. In a coin-operating or automatic delivery machine for postage stamps or other
articles the combination of a disc carrying a series of advertisements and mounted
with capability of revolving at one side of the machine, a corresponding aperture in
the case of the machine, a drum mounted with capability of revolution and carrving a
series of advertisements or a drum carrying an endless band having mounted thereon
a series of advertisements, a corresponding aperture in the front of the machine both
of such devices receiving a step-by-step rotary motion at every operation of the
machine in manner substantially as herein shown and described.
Al this 8th day or Apri
1000.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.