Accessories on Dropping a Coin into the same.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1887
Complete Left, 17th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 4th May, 1888
and Accessories on Dropping a Coin into the same.
We, ELLIS BROWN of 4 Holandale Road Stamford Hill N. Mercantile Clerk and
FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON of 11 Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London
Electrical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention is designed to automatically deliver by means of a machine a fixed
quantity of liquid refreshment or a cup or both on the insertion in the said machine
of Coins in like manner to the well known apparatus which supplies solid articles
to any one dropping a Coin thereinto and thereby setting in motion the operating
mechanism.
On the insertion of a Coin or Coins in one, or one set of orifices in a Coin
receptacle, a handle is released, which, on being pushed or pulled or otherwise moved
as may be most suitable, and allowed to return to its original position in which it
preferably is normally held by a spring, operates a valve or valves, and allows a fixed
quantity of fluid to escape from a reservoir through a spout. On the liquid in the
reservoir, owing to successive repetitions of this operation, falling to a certain
minimum, a valve is operated by the diminution of pressure or equivalent means, so
as to close the orifice or orifices of the coin receptacles or otherwise prevent the
working of the apparatus. We sometimes add to the reservoir an external gauge
glass or other indicator of the height of the liquid contained in the reservoir.
On the insertion of a Coin or Coins in one or one set of orifices in a second coin
receptacle, a handle is released, which, on being pushed pulled or otherwise moved as
may be most suitable and allowed to return to its original position in which it
preferably is normally held by a spring, disengages one of a number of cups con-
tained in a hopper; this is effected by the handle operating stops arranged as an
escapement similar in principle to a common clock escapement, or by other suitable
means.
The Cups may be forced up by a piston and spring or down by a weighted piston,
and on this piston arriving at a position corresponding with the Release of all the

page_text: cups in the hopper a lever is engaged by it or other methods are used to close the
orifice or orifices of the coin receptacles or otherwise prevent the working of the
apparatus.
Or this movement may be operated by suitable spring mechanism set in motion by
the Release of a detent upon the movement of the liquid supply valve or by a float
at stated levels of the liquid, or the whole of the operative mechanism may be con-
nected to one handle with coin releasing gear as before described.
The Cups may be formed with any suitable rim or attachment to permit of their
easy disengagement from one another.
The Liquid which may be aerated or not is contained in a reservoir, which in the
case of aerated waters is completely closed, and in the case of non aerated liquid may
be open or have an aperture at the top.
The handle and Coin releasing gear may be similar to that herein before described.
On pushing in the handle a projecting bar attached to it forces a lever which is
normally held against said projecting bar by a spring working over the centro pivot
of said lever, over the centre sufficiently to allow said spring to carry it in the same
direction until it is at a distance from the projecting bar about equal to that through
which it has been moved by said projecting bar. In coming back a similar operation
is repeated in the reverse direction, by means of a second projecting bar similar to
and fixed like the first. The positions of both these projecting bars are adjustable.
The lever in the latter part of both strokes (that is when no longer under the control
of the operator) strikes against a pin on a rod which works two valves. These valves
are contained in a closed vessel and worked through a stuffing box. The first valve
closes one orifice of this vessel which is connected to the external spout of the
machine, and the second valve closes the connection of the closed vessel to the
reservoir. The action of the spring lever hereinbefore described is such as first to
suddenly open the first valve and close the second, thus allowing the contents of the
closed vessel to escape through the spout into the cup held by the operator, and
secondly to suddenly close the first valve and open the second, thus allowing the closed
vessel to refill. A third float valve is attached to the top of the closed vessel so as
to fall when the said vessel is not full and by intermediate gear close the coin
orifices.
We sometimes use instead of the cups hereinbefore described collapsible cups of
papier machè or other suitable material which lie flat in a hopper and are pushed out
by a drawer slide when released by the coin gear.
Another way in which we carry out our invention is to put the liquor into bottles
or tubes which may be sealed and may be of collapsible material and which are con-
tained in a hopper. On the operation of the coin release a drawer is pulled out which
either carries with it one of the vessels or tubes or pushes it over a ledge or orifice
and down a slide so that it rolls out of the machine.
1000
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.(.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for the Automatic Supply of Liquids
and Accessories on Dropping a Coin into the same.
We, ELLIS BROWN, of 4 Holandale Road, Stamford Hill N. Mercantile Clerk and
FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON, of 11 Queen Victoria Street in the City of London,
Electrical 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:—
Our invention relates to apparatus for receiving payments and giving value in
exchange therefor.
The main object of our said invention is to provide means whereby a predetermined
quantity of liquid, or a cup or other vessel or both can be obtained, upon the insertion
in the said apparatus of a coin or coins of the proper size, by operating the said
apparatus from the outside thereof.
An important feature of our said invention is the provision of means whereby, as
soon as the handle or other device released by the coin has been moved by hand through
a predetermined fraction of its stroke or travel, the delivery mechanism will be
automatically operated.
Our said invention moreover, comprises other improvements hereinafter set forth.
In the accompanying drawings we have shown how our said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a plan of one form of our improved apparatus the top or cover of the
box or case being removed.
Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line x, x, Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a front elevation showing details of construction hereinafter described.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
A is the box or case; B, B¹ are the handles for operating the apparatus ; C is the
tank or reservoir for the liquid; D, D' are the apertures or slits for the insertion of
the coins.
The tank or reservoir C is connected by means of a union a with a valve-box b
connected with a measuring chamber c. The flow of the liquid from the said tank Cis
controlled by means of a valve 61 situated in the valve box b. This valve is so
arranged as to be normally open so that the measuring chamber c is always full so
long as any liquid remains in the tank or reservoir C. The said valve b' is attached
to a stem or rod 6 one end of which is adapted to move in a suitable guide d formed
on the valve-box b. The other extremity of the stem or rod 6 is jointed at 6* to a
lever e pivoted at e¹ to the measure c. The other extremity of the lever e is jointed
at e to a rod f provided with a delivery valve f¹ which normally closes an opening in
a valve-box. From this valve-box fa a pipe 9 extends to the delivery nozzle g¹.
The said rod passes through the valve-box a stuffing box and a gland being
provided for keeping it fluid tight. The said rod fis provided with a head having

page_text: a pin or projection f which works in a slot h in a segment 1. The segment h¹ is
pivoted at to the casing A and is provided with a spring and with an arm h
which projects between pins or studs he, he upon the spindle or stem i of the operating
handle B.
By employing this connection between the operating handle and the delivery
mechanism I provide for preventing fraudulent extraction of the liquid as hereinafter
set forth.
To prevent the operation of the handle B and the mechanism connected therewith
except upon the insertion of a coin or coins of the proper size, the underside of the
spindle or stem is provided with ratchet-teeth, with which engage an arm or
lever j. One extremity of the arm or lever j extends beneath a chute k extending
from the coin-aperture D. When a coin of the proper size is inserted in the
aperture D, it falls down the chute k upon the extremity of the arm or lever ; and
depresses the same, thereby disengaging it from the ratchet-teeth and allowing the
handle B to be operated. The said lever j is normally retained in engagement with
the ratchet teeth by means of the spring j. To ensure the disengagement or escape
of the coin from the chute k, the lower extremity k¹ of the said chute is pivoted
at k² and is provided with an arm or lever against which a pin or projection ?? upon
the spindle or stem i of the handle B will act when the latter is operated, and thus
by tilting the part of the chute k trip the coin. The handle B is provided,
moreover, with springs to return the same to its normal position.
To provide for the closing of the coin aperture D when all the liquid has been
delivered from the tank or reservoir C, a chamber c¹ is provided upon the top of the
measure c communicating with the same through the aperture c³. A float c is placed
in the said chamber c¹. This float has a spindle c which passes through a suitable
aperture in the upper portion of the said chamber c¹. A valve e closes the
aperture when the float is raised. The spindle c is provided with a hook c which
engages with a pin l upon an arm or lever which is pivoted at 2 to an upright 13.
The long arm of the said lever is provided with a pin in a fork * against which
bears a lever m attached to the shutter m¹ which is provided with a spindle m² and is
pivoted to the chute k. The said lever m is moreover provided with a counterbalance
weight m³. As soon as all the liquid has been delivered from the tank or reservoir C
the float c³ will descend by gravity to the bottom of the chamber c¹ and, by means of
the spindle c, the lever and the lever m will close the shutter m².
A second aperture or slit D¹ is provided for the insertion of a coin for the purpose
of releasing the handle B¹ by means of mechanism similar to that above described so
that the said handle can be operated to obtain a cup as hereinafter set forth. The
extremity of the spindle or stem i of the handle B¹ is connected, by means of the
rod n, to an arm or lever n¹ attached to a rod n². On the upper extremity of the
said rod n³ is fixed a bracket o, having projections o², o². The bracket o is, moreover,
provided with another projection or arm of which is connected by means of a rod p
and joint-pins p¹ to a projection or arm of upon a bracket o'. This bracket of is also
provided with projections o, o, and is fixed on the upper extremity of a rod 08. The
rods n², o are supported at their upper extremities in Ings 9 upon the upper extremity
of a cylindrical receptacle in which are placed the cups to be delivered. The lower
extremities of the rods n³, 08 are carried in sockets in a ring attached to the said
cylindrical receptacle r. The cups are provided with suitable lips or flanges and are
placed inside the said cylindrical receptacle r in which is a piston upon which the
cups rest, the piston is provided with a spring which constantly forces or tends to
force upwards the said piston and the column of cups above the same.
The pro-
jections o¹, o extend into the cylindrical receptacle r above the uppermost cup therein.
When the handle B' is pushed inward, the said projections o¹, o will be withdrawn
from above the uppermost cup by the partial rotation of the rods n², o8 and
brackets 0, o, and the projections o, o' will at the same time be inserted into the
receptacle r above the next cup in the column. The uppermost cup can then be
withdrawn by hand. When the handle B' is allowed to resume its normal position
under the action of the springs is, the projections o¹, o' will again project into the

page_text: cylindrical receptacle r, and the projections o² o' will be withdrawn therefrom, thus
allowing the column of cups to rise, and the uppermost cup to bear against the
projections o¹, o as before. To facilitate the operation of the mechanism and to
ensure the withdrawal of the projection o' from the cylindrical receptacle r the rod 08
carrying the bracket o' is provided with an arm or levers the movement of which is
limited by means of a chain s' attached to the side of the casing A. A spring &³
attached to the arm or levers and to the casing A tends to withdraw the projection o'
from the cylindrical receptacle r when the handle B' is released.
To provide for the closing of the aperture D¹ when all the cups or other vessels
have been delivered from the cylindrical receptacle r, the spindle m³ of the shutter m²
is provided with an extension m* suitably supported in brackets t attached to the
casing A. A second shutter u is fixed to the said extension m* so it will close the
aperture D' simultaneously with the closing of the aperture D. In this case the number
of cups or other vessels should be so proportioned that when all the cups or other
vessels in the cylindrical receptacle have been delivered, the liquid in the tank or
reservoir C will be exhausted, and vice versa.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows, that is to say :-
To obtain a cup, the handle B' is freed by inserting a coin in the aperture D¹ as
herein before described, and the handle B¹ is pushed inwards the projections o¹, o are
thus withdrawn from the cylindrical receptacle r and the projections o' o' take their
place above the second cup or other vessel in the said cylindrical receptacle r. The
uppermost cup is then withdrawn. Upon the handle B₁ being returned to its normal
position by the springs the projections o¹ of resume their position in the cylindrical
receptacle r above the uppermost cup. The cups in the said receptacle being forced
upwards by the piston and spring as hereinbefore described.
To obtain a given quantity of liquid a coin of a proper size must be inserted into
the aperture D. The said coin passes down the chute k and depressing the lever j
disengages the said lever from the ratchet-teeth i'. The handle B must then be
pushed inward when the coin will be tripped in the manner herein before described,
and the pin or stud h bearing against the arm h* of the segment h¹ turns the latter
upon its axis. When the projecting arm has moved past its vertical position, the
spring acting upon the segment in a reverse direction to that in which it
previously acted thereon pulls the said segment rapidly over. The projection f upon
the head of the rod fis then struck sharply by the part of the segment ¹ at the
extremity of its slot . This blow throws open the delivery valve f¹ and by means of
the lever e and the stem or rod 62 closes the valve b¹. The contents of the measure c
are then discharged through the pipe g and nozzle g¹, and may be received in the cup
or other vessel obtained as above described. When pressure is removed from the
handle B the said handle and other parts are returned to their normal position by
means of the springs i³.
By reason of the peculiar construction and arrangement of the segment h³, arm /*
and the pins or studs °, he on the rod or stem of the operating handle the mechanism
cannot be operated so as to keep both valves open simultaneously, the opening of one
valve and the closing of the other being automatically effected by the spring ³ as
soon as the handle B has been pushed in far enough to move the arm * past its
vertical position. We sometimes provide other suitable means whereby the closing
of one valve and the opening of the other will be automatically and simultaneously
effected after the partial operation of a handle or other device.
We sometimes so arrange the piston that when it arrives at the top of the
cylindrical receptacle r and all the cups are delivered therefrom it will close the coin
aperture D'.
In some cases we provide for the closing of either or both of the apertures D, D¹ by
means of suitable spring mechanism set in action by the release of a detent upon the
movement of the supply valve, or by means of a float at a stated level of the liquid in
the tank C.
Moreover the cups or vessels in the cylindrical receptacle r may be formed with

page_text: any suitable rim or flange, or attachment to facilitate their disengagement one from
another.
Any kind of liquid can be delivered by the apparatus herein described. When it
is desired to deliver aerated waters, the tank or reservoir C is completely closed.
When non-aerated liquids are to be delivered, the said tank or reservoir is left open
at the top, or a sufficient aperture is provided in the same to maintain atmospheric
equilibrium.
It is obvious that other devices may be substituted for the push or handle above
described for operating the apparatus from the outside thereof. The cups or other
vessels may, if desired, be forced downward by means of a weighted piston or other-
wise and the receptacle containing the same be provided at its lower end with an
aperture through which each cup or other vessel released by the operation of the
apparatus will fall or may be withdrawn.
The pins or studs in the rod or stem of the operating handle B are sometimes made
adjustable so that the operation of the apparatus can be regulated.
Other means than those above described are sometimes used for automatically
operating the delivery mechanism when the handle or other device is moved through
a portion of its stroke or travel. This feature of our invention is obviously applicable
to other apparatus of the kind or class herein referred to.
It is obvious, moreover, that we can otherwise somewhat modify the construction of
our apparatus without departing from the nature of our said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we wish it understood
that we claim :-
First The provision, in apparatus of the kind or class hereinbefore referred to, of
means for automatically operating the delivery mechanism when the handle or other
device released by the coin has been moved through a portion of its stroke or
*travel.
Second-The combination of parts comprising the push or handle having a stem
provided with studs or pins, the segment provided with the arm or projection extending
between the said pins or studs, the pin or stud upon the valve rod or spindle and
working in a slot in the said segment, and the spring, substantially as described,
whereby we provide for the automatic operation of the delivery mechanism when the
said handle has been moved through a portion of its stroke or travel as above
specified.
Third-The combination, with apparatus for receiving payments and delivering
liquids in exchange therefor, of means for delivering a cup or other receptacle either
upon the introduction of a separate coin or without additional payment.
Fourth-The improved liquid-delivering apparatus, consisting of the parts con-
structed and combined substantially as described with reference to the accompanying
drawings, and operating as above specified.
Fifth The improved apparatus for the delivery of cups or other vessels, consisting
of the parts constructed and combined substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings and operating as above specified.
Sixth The combination of our improved liquid-delivering apparatus, with our
improved apparatus for the delivery of cups or other vessels substantially as described
with reference to the accompanying drawings.