Improvements in Vending Apparatus.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Vending Apparatus.
I, RICHARD CHARLES KRAUSE Manufacturer, of 165 Broadway New York,
State of New York United States of America do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention to be as follows:-
A gear wheel rotated by a drum and weight serves to turn through intermediate
gear another gear secured to a shaft carrying a music barrel which engages with a
steel comb. The shaft also carries near its opposite extremity a gear which
actuates a clock train the fly of which is normally in contact with the detent of a
hinged plate terminating in a shovel and supported by a flat bar, pivoted, and also
by an adjustable spring thereunder placed.
The flat bar and plate are normally held in a horizontal position by a pin
impinging against the same and projecting from the free end of an arm secured to the
shaft. Another arm fastened to the shaft is provided with a pin which serves to
move an oscillating chute through an intermediate weighted lever, pivoted.
Placed in front of and partly over the shovel is an inclined V shaped chute
provided on its wider arm with a slot, and terminating in a depending lip. The
mouth of a hopper conducts into the inclined chute.
The shaft is also provided with a gear meshing into another gear and carrying
a drum provided on its extremity with a recess. Above the drum is placed a
receptacle for articles as candy, etc. Beneath the drum is placed a downwardly
inclined chute.
The enclosing front case may be provided with a slot, a glass window, and a
projecting ledge.
In operation a coin is inserted in the slot, and the same will pass down the chute
to the shovel. The spring supporting the shovel is so adjusted that the weight of
the coin will tilt the shovel and remove the detent from the fly, but will not allow
the coin to drop as the shovel does not pass away from the depending lip. The clock
train will now be set in motion and in a few moments the pin of a rotating arm
will pass off from the bar and the shovel will drop and the coin fall into the
receptacle and thence passing through the inclined chute will rest temporarily
against the window.
The shaft will, before stopping make an entire revolution, and the hinged plate
and detent become elevated, and the flat bar depressed by the return of the arm to
its original position, the pin passing over the bar.
The rotation of the shaft and drum serve to cause a tooth on the periphery of
the drum to engage with the lowest article in the receptacle, and to cause it to drop
through the chute to the ledge.
Before the shaft ceases to revolve however a pin of the arm engages with the
intermediate lever, and causes the inclined chute to oscillate, thereby dropping the
coin from behind the glass window into a money box below.
Should a heavier coin be inserted in the slot, it would cause the shovel to drop
lower than the depending lip, and the piece of money would fall at once into the
receptacle and thence through the chute, the upper part of which is made heavier
than the remainder in order that the coin may rest against the window. In this
case the shovel would immediately resume its normal position without starting the
parts, except the fly may make a partial revolution.
If a coin of too light weight be inserted in the slot, it will not depress the shovel
sufficiently to start the parts, and if a coin of two small size should be inserted
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page_text: in the slot, it will drop through the slot in the chute without affecting the
mechanism.
Dated this 19th day of February 1890.
RICHARD C. KRAUSE.
By Fowler & Co.,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Vending Apparatus.
I, RICHARD CHARLES KRAUSE of 165 Broadway in the City of New York,
New York State, United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
A gear wheel A, rotated by a drum a, and weight a¹, serves to turn through
intermediate gear A', another gear b, secured to a shaft B2, carrying a music
barrel B³, which engages with a steel comb. The shaft 132, also carries near its
opposite extremity a gear, which actuates a clock train C, the fly c, of which is
normally in contact with the detent d of a hinged plate D, terminating in a shovel D',
and supported by a flat bar D2, pivoted at d, and also by an adjustable spring d',
thereunder placed.
secured to the shaft B.
The flat bar D, and plate D, are normally held in a horizontal position by a
pin e impinging against the same and projecting from the free end of an arm E,
Another arm F fastened to the shaft B, is provided with
a pin which serves to move an oscillating chute C, through an intermediate
weighted lever H pivoted at h.
Placed in front of and partly over the shovel D', is an inclined V shaped chute J,
provided on its wider arm with a slot j, and terminating in a depending lip. The
imouth of a hopper K, conducts into the inclined chute G.
The shaft B is also provided with a gear 2, meshing into another gear, and
carrying a drum B3, on its extremity provided with a recess 3. Above the drum B¹,
is placed a receptacle L, for articles as candy etc. Beneath the drum is placed a
downwardly inclined chute N. The enclosing front case I, may be provided with a
slot i, a glass window, and a projecting ledge.
In operation a coin is inserted in the slot i, and the same will pass down the
chute, to the shovel D. The spring d', supporting the shovel D', is so adjusted
that the weight of the coin will tilt the shovel and remove the detent d, from the
fly c, but will not allow the coin to drop as the shovel D', does not pass away from
the depending lip. The clock train 'C will now be set in motion and in a few
moments the pin e, of a rotating arm E, will pass off from the bar D², and the
shovel D, will drop and the coin fall into the receptacle K and thence passing
through the inclined chute G will rest temporarily against the window .
The shaft B, will before stopping make an entire revolution and the hinged
plate D, and detent d, become elevated, and the flat bar D2, depressed by the return
of the arm E to its original position, the pin d, passing over the bar D².
The rotation of the shaft B, and drum B, serve to cause a recess ³ on the
periphery of the drum B, to engage with the lowest article M, in the receptacle L,
and to cause it to drop through the chute N, to the ledge.
Before the shaft. B, ceases to revolve however a pin f, of the arm F, engages with
the intermediate lever H, and causes the inclined chute G, to oscillate, thereby
dropping the coin from behind the glass window i¹, into a money box below.
Should a heavier coin be inserted in the slot i, it would cause the shovel D¹, to
drop lower than the depending lip j', and the piece of money would fall at once into
the receptacle K, and thence through the chute G, the upper part of which is made
heavier than the remainder, in order that the coin may rest against the window ¿¹.

page_text: In this case the shovel D', would immediately resume its normal position without
starting the parts, except the fly e, may make a partial revolution.
If a coin of too light weight be inserted in the slot i, it will not depress the
shovel D', sufficiently to start the parts, and if a coin of too small size should be
inserted in the slot, will drop through the slot ; in the chute J, without affecting
the mechanism.
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 :-
:-
1-The combination with the chute J, provided with the lip, of the hinged
plate D, carrying a detent d, and shovel D and of the flat bar D³, spring d¹ fly c,
arm E and pin e, substantially as described.
2-The combination with the plate D, provided with the shovel D', spring d',
and with the bar D, of the clock-train C, shaft B, and arm E, substantially as
described.
3-The combination with the plate D, provided with the shovel D', and detent d,
and of the shaft B, and clock-train C, of the arm F, weighted lever H, inclined
chute G, and window i', substantially as described.
4-The combination with the receptacle I, and with the bar D³, the plate D.
provided with the shovel D', spring d', and detent d, of the clocktrain C, shaft B,
arm E, pin e, and drum B', provided with a recess 63 adapted to engage with the
receptacle as and for the uses and purpose set forth.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A., March 3rd 1891.
RICHARD CHARLES KRAUSE.
By Fowler & Co.,
Agents.