Improvements in and relating to Coin-freed Apparatus.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1890-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Coin-freed Apparatus.
I, ARTHUR FORD-LLOYD of No. 1 Gate Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, W.C.
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:-
My invention which relates to coin freed apparatus or apparatus for the automatic
delivery of various articles, refers more particularly to the delivery of cigarettes,
sweets, boxes of vestas and other small articles, and is devised with the object of
securing high efficiency with simplicity and economy in construction.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a side sectional elevational view of a coin freed apparatus ;
Figure 2 is the locking and releasing catch;
Figure 3 is the delivery draw plate,
Figure 4 is a section of the catch drawn on line A. B. Figure 2;
Figure 5 is a similar section drawn on line C. D. Figure 2, and
Figure 6 is a sectional view of the draw plate drawn on the broken lino E. F.
Figure 3, and having the catch adapted thereto.
The delivery mechanism consists of a horizontal plate A of metal having a perfora-
tion or incision a in the front thereof, of such length and width as to allow of the free
passage. therethrough of the article to be sold. In rear of this perforation is a central
opening b, at the extreme rear of which are two vertical recesses or slots c of sufficient
width as to allow of the free passage therethrough of a coin, token or the like.
Two recesses or perforations d in the plate A situated, one on either side of the
central opening bare formed for the reception of the catches B of the locking and
releasing device. Instead of a plate of metal as aforesaid, I may cast or otherwise
make a frame of metal with a web as shown, the perforations, incisions or openings
being formed during the process of casting; and, in order to prevent the jamming
of the articles during the drawing out of the sliding plate, I prefer to give the rear part
thereof a greater depth than the front, and rounding the front edge e as shown in
Figures 1, 3 and 6.
Above the delivery slide A is pivoted the locking and releasing mechanism. This
consists of a plate, bar or the like C, upon each end of which is formed a hook or other
suitable catch B, which latter, taking into or engaging with the lateral openings or
recesses d above mentioned in the delivery plate A prevents the withdrawal of said
plate. Situated centrally at the rear of the plate or bar C aforesaid is a metal
tongue D disposed at a suitable angle, against which tongue the coin, token or the like
falls in its downward course through a suitable shute E pressing said tongue slightly
inwards and upwards by its weight.
Upon now withdrawing the plate A, the coin in the slots c presses against and raises
to its full extent the tongue D, in which action the catches B are raised out of the
recesses d, and the coin or token brought coincident with the aperture f, through
which it falls into a receptacle provided for the purpose.
The second feature of my invention refers to the vertical chamber F for holding the
articles to be sold. This I prefer to make expansible to suit articles of different
width; to attain which, I form a number of grooves or channels g in each of the
side walls of the enclosing case for the reception of the sliding front of the vertical
chamber above mentioned, whereby it will be evident that such chamber may be
increased in width to the limit of the grooves aforesaid the opening a being
sufficiently wide to take articles of greatest width.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to he performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
First The improved coin freed apparatus substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
:
Second In coin freed apparatus the employment of a drawer having the rear part
lower than the front and capable of taking cigarettes and other articles of different
diameters or thicknesses.
:-
Third The adaptation to coin freed apparatus of a vertical slide taking into grooves,
said slide forming the front wall of the receptacle for holding the articles to be sold
substantially as and for the purpose set forth."
Dated this 25th day of July 1890.
ARTHUR FORD-LLOYD.