Coin-freed Apparatus.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Coin-freed Apparatus.
I, EMIL V. SZVETICS, Engineer, of Budapest, in the Kingdom of Hungary
and Austrian Empire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The present invention relates to an automatic coin-freed sale apparatus, by means of
which one or more coins are made to cause a separation of a series of articles,
stowed one upon another for sale, by means of a moveable coin receiver or channel
which presses forward the undermost of the articles and pushes it off its supporting
surface into a duct leading outward, so that it can be taken by the purchaser ;
whilst the coin is passed to a money receptacle.
In the case which contains the articles for sale there is a diaphragm which is
placed in the case in such a manner that a space is left between it and the front
wall of the case for storing such articles for sale, as for example match-boxes, a
weight being provided to feed them down; the articles are thus stored between the
front wall and the diaphragm. In the front wall and opposite to the lower edge
of the diaphragm there is an aperture which is covered by a plate; this plate is
provided with a slot to receive coins. Under the slot there are fixed, at right
angles to the plate, two brackets, hinged between which there is a moveable shoot
or channel serving as a coin receiver, which admits of being turned upon its
bearings.
In front of the coin receiver there is provided a pusher or bolt. The coin shoot
or channel is kept in line with the aperture of the coin slot by means of a spring
fixed to an arm thereon and to the front plate, so that the coin shoot is kept ready
to receive the coin. The coin shoot is provided with a slot in its upper part in
which there is a stop extending into the channel of the shoot. This stop is fastened
to one of the brackets and can be screwed more or less into the shoot channel,
so that such channel can be made narrower or wider at this part.
The back part of the coin shoot is of less depth than the front part so that the
stop can be screwed through a second hole in the bracket in a lower position if
desired. The brackets of the plate extend so far up the case that their upper edge
comes to about the thickness of the article for sale below the support of the
diaphragm, so that a part of the lowermost sale article rests upon the upper edge
of the brackets, whilst the back part of the same does not come in contact with the
diaphragm. The back of the coin slot is made to correspond to the section of a
circle the diameter of which is equal to the width of the coin shoot, and the centre
of which lies in the axis of the pusher or bolt.
Underneath the coin shoot the cashbox is placed, the back part of which is bent
back; the ledge thus serving to conduct the article which has been removed from
the support by the coin, into the delivering duct, in such a way that it cannot get
jammed but is allowed to pass through to the outside.
When selling for a single specified coin the adjusting stop in the coin shoot
has to be screwed far enough into the channel to allow a coin of smaller size to fall
away at once, and on the other hand a larger coin to be held with one edge over
the coin slot.
As soon as the specified piece of money after entering the slot reaches the coin
shoot, it is held fast by the adjustable stop, so that it lies with its upper edge over
the coin shoot and close behind the lowermost of the sale articles. Now, if the
coin shoot is turned over on its axis by the pusher or bolt, the coin presses against
the lowermost sale article, which meeting with no hindrance from the diaphragm is

page_text: pushed away, and comes in contact with the ledge on the cash box and falls
into the delivering duct and is led to the outside of the apparatus.
The moment the sale article falls away the coin falls through the shoot into the
cash box.
As the width of the channel of the coin shoot can be adjusted by means of the
stop before mentioned, it is possible to sell articles of different values for different
coins of accurately determined sizes, because the coins which are too small fall past
the stop into the cash box and the coins which are too large remain with their
upper edge in the coin slot and prevents the coin shoot being moved by the pusher
or bolt.
If the delivery of the article is to take place only after putting in more than one
coin, then the adjustable stop is placed in the channel of the coin shoot (to a size
corresponding to the size of the coins to be used) through the lower hole of the
bracket; then, the coin first put in rests on the stop and it is necessary to add a
second or third coin before a coin projects over the upper edge of the coin
shoot, when, by pushing in the pusher or bolt, the delivery of an article takes
place as before described. With this arrangement the lowest coin is first
released and falls into the cashbox and then the other or others follow.
The coin slot is arranged at such a hight over the coin shoot that when a
coin too much is put in, it projects sufficiently through the opening to permit of its
removal by hand.
The weight which facilitates the downward movement of the sale articles has
a projection which takes into a groove in the front wall of the case, and when
the articles in the apparatus are sold out, that is, when the last sale article has
been forwarded into the duct, the projection comes under the slot so that no
more coins can get into the coin shoot, and if placed there can be removed
by hand.
Dated this 11th day of September 1890.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Coin-freed Apparatus.
I, EMIL V. SZVETICS, Engineer, of Budapest, in the Kingdom of Hungary
and Austrian Empire, 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 present invention relates to an automatic coin-freed sale apparatus, by means
of which one or more coins are made to cause a separation of a series of articles,
stowed one upon another for sale, by means of a movable coin receiver or channel
which presses forward the undermost of the articles and pushes it off its supporting
surface into a duct leading outward so that it can be taken by the purchaser ;
whilst the coin is passed to a money receptacle.
In the case which contains the articles for sale there is a diaphragm which is
placed in the case in such a manner that a space is left between it and the front
wall of the case for storing such articles for sale, as for example match boxes, a
weight being provided to feed them down; the articles are thus stored between the
front wall and the diaphragm. In the front wall and opposite to the lower edge of
the diaphragm there is an aperture which is covered by a plate; this plate is
provided with a slot to receive coins. Under the slot there are fixed at right
angles to the plate, two brackets, hinged between which there is a movable shoot
or channel serving as a coin receiver which admits of being turned upon its
bearings.
In front of the coin receiver there is provided a pusher or bolt. The coin shoot

page_text: or channel is kept in line with the aperture of the coin slot by means of a spring
fixed to an arm thereon and to the front plate so that the coin shoot is kept ready
to receive the coin. The coin shoot is provided with a slot in its upper part in
which there is a stop extending into the channel of the shoot. This stop is
fastened to one of the brackets and can be screwed more or less into the shoot
channel so that such channel can be made narrower or wider at this part.
The back part of the coin shoot is of less depth than the front part so that the
stop can be screwed through a second hole in the bracket in a lower position if
desired. The brackets of the plate extend so far up the case that their upper edge
comes to about the thickness of the article for sale below the support of the
diaphragm, so that a part of the lowermost sale article rests upon the upper edge
of the brackets, whilst the back part of the same does not come in contact with the
diaphragm.
Underneath the coin shoot the cash box is placed, the back part of which is
bent back the ledge thus formed serving to conduct the article which has been
removed from the support by the coin, into the delivery duct, in such a way that it
cannot get jammed, but is allowed to pass through to the outside.
When selling for a single specified coin the adjusting stop in the coin shoot has
to be screwed far enough into the channel to allow a coin of smaller size to fall
away at once, and on the other hand a larger coin to be held with one edge over
the coin slot.
As soon as the specified piece of money after entering the slot reaches the coin
shoot, it is held fast by the adjustable stop, so that it lies with its upper edge over
the coin shoot and close behind the lowermost of the sale articles. Now if the
coin shoot is turned over on its axis by the pusher, or bolt, the coin presses against
the lowermost sale article, which, meeting with no hindrance from the diaphragm,
is pushed away, and comes in contact with the ledge on the cash box and falls into
the delivering duct and is led to the outside of the apparatus.
The moment the sale article falls away, the coin falls through the shoot into the
cash box.
As the width of the channel of the coin shoot can be adjusted by means of the
stop before mentioned, it is possible to sell articles of different values for different
coins of accurately determined sizes, and coins which are too small fall past the
stop into the cash box and the coins which are too large remain with their upper
edge in the coin slot and prevent the coin shoot being moved by the pusher
or bolt.
If the delivery of the article is to take place only after putting in more than one
coin, then the adjustable stop is placed in the channel of the coin shoot (to a size
corresponding to the size of the coins to be used) through the lower hole of the
bracket; then, the coin first put in rests on the stop and it is necessary to add a
second or third coin before a coin projects over the upper edge of the coin shoot,
when, by pushing in the pusher or bolt, the delivery of an article takes place as
before described. With this arrangement the lowest coin is first released and falls
into the cashbox and then the other or others follow.
The coin slot is arranged at such a height over the coin shoot that when a coin
too much is put in, it projects sufficiently through the opening to permit of its
removal by hand.
The weight which facilitates the downward movement of the sale articles has a
projection which takes into a groove in the front wall of the case, and when the
articles in the apparatus are sold out, that is, when the last sale article has been
forwarded into the duct, the projection comes under the coin slot so that no
more coins can get into the coin receiver shoot, and if placed there can be removed
by hand.

page_text: Figure 2 represents the apparatus in the act of delivering.
Figure 3 shews the apparatus in sectional plan, the section being taken at the
line X. X., Figure 2.
Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 illustrate details of the apparatus.
The case which contains the stock of articles on sale, and the delivery mechanism,
is designated A, and is provided at its upper part with a vertical diaphragm D, so
positioned that a space is left between it and the front wall of the case for storing
such articles, designated C, which may be, for example, match boxes, and K is a
weight whose function is to facilitate the downward movement of the stock C. I is
Under
the coin slot and is formed in the plate k upon the front wall of the case.
the slot there are formed upon the plate k, and at right angles thereto, two
brackets, between which is pivotted (at 6) the shoot or channel d. The shoot d
is free to turn upon its pivots 6 and is kept in line with the slot 1 by the spring g,
attached to the arm f, so that in its normal position it is ready to receive any coin
placed in such slot. The shoot d is turned upon its pivots by pressing the pusher a.
A screwed pin h projects from one of the brackets and extends more or less into
the channel of the shoot d accordingly as the size of the coin to be accepted varies,
the cut away parti in the shoot providing for its free movement past this projecting
pin h.
The pin can also be screwed through a second hole in the bracket k¹ and
enter the channel of the shoot d at the bottom thereof, at i¹, the back c¹ of the shoot
being of less depth than the front c, to allow the shoot to move away from such pin.
The brackets & extend upwards to within a distance of the end of the diaphragm D
nearly equal to the thickness of the article to be delivered, so that while the lower-
most article of the stock rests upon them, it will still be below the level of the end
of the diaphragm D.
The coin receptacle or cash box is placed beneath the shoot d, its upper rim n
being bent over as shewn, to serve as a guide to conduct the article displaced from
the stock by the coin in the shoot d, into the delivery duct E, by which it passes to
the outside of the case A.
b
When selling for a single specified coin, p, the adjustable stop pin (see Figure 5)
must be screwed so far into the channel of the shoot d that while a smaller coin than
the one specified is allowed to pass through, a larger coin will be retained and will
project out of the coin slot ; but as soon as the specified piece of money p passes
through the coin slot and reaches the shoot d it is held by the pin h so that its edge
projects above the edge of the shoot d and lies close behind the lowermost article of
the stock C. Now, if the coin shoot d be pushed over on its pivots by pressing
the pusher a, the coin p presses against the end of the lowermost article of the
stock which, meeting with no hindrance from the diaphragın D, is pushed from
under the rest of the stock C, and coming into contact with the ledge n is tilted
into the duct E and so passes through the aperture B to the outside. The moment
it is out of contact with the sale article, the coin p falls into the cashbox m, as it
has, at this stage, been carried away from the pin by the movement of the
shoot d.
As the width of the channel of the coin shoot d can be adjusted by means of the
pin h, it is possible to use the same apparatus for the sale of articles of different
values for different coins, respectively, by suiting the width of the channel of the
coin shoot d to the diameter of the coin to be accepted.
If delivery of an article is to take place upon the presentation of more than one
coin, for instance two, or three, then the pin is placed in the channel of the shoot d
(to an extent corresponding with the size of the specified coin) at the bottom
thereof, through the second hole in the bracket k¹. Thus the first coin put in
the slot rests upon the pin h and it is necessary to add a second or a third coin, as
the case may be, before the necessary projection above the edge of the shoot d is
obtained, when by pressing upon the pusher a an article will be delivered as above
described. In this arrangement, the lowermost coin or coins p¹ is or are released
first and falls into the cashbox m and the
follows.
upper one
The coin slot is arranged at such a height over the shoot d that when a coin

page_text: too many is presented it projects sufficiently through the slot to permit of its
recovery by hand.
The weight K which facilitates the downward movement of the stock of
articles C, has a projection K' which travels in a groove in the front wall of
the case A and which, when the stock of articles has all been disposed of, that
is, when the uppermost article has been forwarded into the duct E, comes under
the slot so that no more coins can proceed into the shoot d, but can be
recovered by hand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. An automatic selling apparatus in which a coin by means of a mechanism,
separates the undermost sale article of a series from the rest in such a manner that
it pushes it beyond its support, whereby it falls outward for delivery through a
duct; substantially as described.
2. In an automatic selling apparatus, a mechanism consisting of a pivoted shoot
or channel, arranged in alignment with the coin slot, which has above its axis a
notch into which may be placed a pin or stop; substantially as described.
3. In an automatic selling apparatus, a mechanism consisting of a pivoted shoot
or channel, arranged in alignment with the coin slot, which has below its axis a
notch into which may be placed a pin or stop; substantially as described.
4. In an automatic selling apparatus, a mechanism consisting of a pivoted shoot
or channel, arranged in alignment with the coin slot, which has above and below its
axis notches into which may be placed a pin or stop accordingly as delivery is
required after payment of one or more coins; substantially as described.
5. In an automatic selling apparatus, a mechanism consisting of a pivoted shoot
or channel, arranged in alignment with the coin slot, which has above and below its
axis notches into which may be placed an adjustable pin or stop accordingly as
delivery is required after payment of one or more coins of larger or smaller size;
substantially as described.
6. In an automatic selling apparatus, the combination with a pivoted shoot or
channel, arranged in alignment with the coin slot, of a pin or stop, which may be
placed in such a manner that a coin put in too many would project sufficiently to
be recovered by hand; substantially as described.
7. In an automatic selling apparatus, the combination with a cashbox of an edge
bent back into the delivering duct; substantially as described.
8. In an automatic selling apparatus, the combination with a pivoted shoot or
channel, arranged in alignment with the coia slot, of a weight on the top of the sale
articles, provided with a projection, fitting in a groove, which operates in such a
manner that after the last sale article has been delivered the said projection comes
under the coin slot, thus preventing a further entry of coins and leaving them
projecting sufficiently to be recovered by hand substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of June 1891.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.