Improvements in or relating to Coin Freed Apparatus for Delivery of Small Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1896-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Coin Freed Apparatus for Delivery
of Small Articles.
I, TOM FRYER, of 3 Pond Place, Fulham Road, County of London, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to certain improvements in or relating to coin
freed apparatus for delivery of small articles.
For the purpose of my invention, I mount a slotted plate on the side of a frame
for the reception of a coin which in its descent on edge pushes a paul or nearly
balance lever clear of a notch or tooth in a pull plate or rod which has a rear
opening for the escape of the coin when the plate is pulled far enough. This plate
is guided in its movements by studs and is returned by a spring. The plate has a
chain affixed, to the opposite end of which is a slider in connection with plunger
working within the base of a column in which the articles to be delivered in
exchange for the coin are arranged in superposed order, each article being
preferably of cylindrical shape. This plunger fills up the space previously
occupied by the lower of the articles which it has pushed away and out of into a
delivery tray.
The outlet has a spring closing flap which returns to follow the in passage of the
plunger and retains the remaining articles in the column after each delivery.
The slider is guided by suitable appliances and this by a slip paul may be
employed to give motion to toy bicycles on a track for amusement and to draw
attention to the structure when placed upon a pedestal.
To give motion to the frame carrying the bicycles or some other series of
appliances or things I may use a toothed wheel, on the spokes of which the slip
paul can have a bite or purchase when moving in one direction only, so that the
wheel by gearing into a pinion can impel the bicycles in a circular or other shaped
track. If the track be oval, the bicycle carriers may have an outwardly and
inwardly sliding motion given to them while travelling by suitable templates
or cams.
Instead of a wheel, a rack can be fitted to give rotation to the pinion, a stop
paul being employed to prevent the bicycles having a back motion and so ensure
them moving with the riders facing the direction of travel.
The bicycles may be on frames on a vertical rod on which a sleeve of the pinion
can be rotated, said sleeve having a series of star wheels to press against drop
levers on the arms of the carrier frames but which levers ride over the star rays or
wings after the first impulse.
The slider is taken back by springs.
Deted this and dow of Nouch 190c
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Tom Fryer.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Coin Freed Apparatus for Denvery
of Small Articles.
I TOM FRYER of 3 Pond Place, Fulham Road, County of London 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:-
This invention has reference to certain improvements in or relating to coin freed
apparatus for delivery of small articles.
My invention is clearly represented in the annexed drawings in which Figure 1
is n sectional plan, Figure 2 a transverse section and Figure 3 a detail elevation of
the coin receiver and balanced paul.
For the purpose of my invention hereinbefore referred to mount a slotted
plate A on the side of a frame B for the reception of a coin which in its descent
on edge pushes a paul or nearly balanced lever C clear of a notch or tooth D in a
pull plate E or rod which has a rear opening at F for the escape of the coin when
the plate E is pulled far enough. This plate is guided in its movements by
studs G, G and is returned by a spring or springs H. The plate has a pull
chain and to the opposite end of which plate Eis a plunger K working within
the base of a column L in which the articles M to be delivered in exchange for the
coin are arranged in superposed order each article being preferably of cylindrical
shape.
This plunger Kills op the space previously occupied by the lower of the
articles which it has pushed awny and out of, into a delivery tray N. The
plunger K retains the remaining articles in the column after each delivery.
The plate E has a rack P to engage a pinion to give motion to toy bicycles R
on a track for amusement and to draw attention to the structure when placed upon
a pedestal.
To give motion to the frames carrying the bicycles or some other series of
appliances or things fit spokes S on a sleeve T surrounding the axle U of the
pinion the weight of the sleeve and its skeleton frame V being sufficient for
transmitting rotary motion to the skeleton frame, when the plate E and rack P
operate the pinion Q the impulse being necessary to send the bicycles round by
contact of pawls W these having a bite or purchase when moving in one direction
only.
The pawls are loosely fitted in tubes d' secured to the skeleton frames V, V,
and their two legs e, j, of different lengths are bent downwards to hold them in
place but allow them to turn upwardly for the longer leg to wipe over the
spokes S of the frame, as the frames to which the tubes and pawls are affixed
continue their travel round the now stationary spokes, sleeve and pinion.
The bicycles travel in a circular or other shaped track. If the track be oval the
bicycle carriers may have an outwardly and inwardly sliding motion given to them
while travelling by suitable templates or cams Y.
A stop pawl is employed to prevent the bicycles having a back motion and so
ensure them moving with the rider facing the direction of travel.
An amount of play is given to the plate E before it affects the plunger K to
ensure the plate E being pulled out to its fullest extent by the hand pull Z before
the article M can be discharged into the shoot a for rolling into the delivery
tray N. This is accomplished by fitting a back plate b on the end of the rack
plate E and allowing motion between the stops c, c, before the plate & comes into
contact with either of them.
The bicycles are under a glass cover d to prevent them being tampered with.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The apparatus shown on the annexed drawings with the several parts arranged
as represented for operation as described and its employment for the purpose set
forth.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Tom Fryer.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Tom Fryer.