An Improved Method of Giving Motion to Figures or other Objects in Coin Freed Apparatus.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 15th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 24th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Giving Motion to Figures or other Objects
in Coin Freed Apparatus.
ALFRED CLARE Mechanical Model Maker 115 Quinn Square Waterloo Road
London S.E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A coin dropped into the apparatus releases a drawer or handle allowing it to be
pulled, pushed or turned.
The pulling, pushing, or turning of the drawer or handle winds up a weight or spring
that will give sufficient power to set the figures or other objects in motion. The
speed at which the figures or other objects shall work is determined by a train of
wheels or a bellows from which the air is allowed to escape slowly.
Dated thin 15th dow of Auril 1893
Figure 1 represents a ground plan of the drawer showing a box for holding cards
or other articles to be issued by the machine also the slides angle pieces and
money lever.
Figure 2 is a section of the drawer showing the method of unlocking the same by
inserting a coin in the apparatus.
Figure 3 shows the position of weight and driving wheel.
Figure 4 is a back view of the driving wheel shewing the cam fixed upon the
edge thereof.
Figure 5 is the slide L shewing the front edge turned up.
The same reference letters are used in different views of the same parts.
A represents the money lever which is made to work freely upon the pivot D.
At one end of the money lever A is fixed the plate E the sides of which are slightly
turned up to prevent the coin sliding off in an oblique direction.
At the other end of the money lever A is firmly fixed a strong pin B which rests
in the notch C cut in the drawer F and prevents the drawer being pulled out until
a coin is placed in the machine.

page_text: A coin placed in the money tube G falls upon the plate E raising the pin B from
the notch C and bringing it into contact with the balance lever H where it is held
in position by the weight of the coin allowing the drawer to be pulled open.
When the drawer is pulled forward the block I raises the balance lever H which
works upon a hinge Y and causes the coin to drop into the money box below. The
money lever A being now relieved of the weight of the coin the pin B will fall into
the notch C when the drawer is closed and prevent the drawer being again pulled
out until another coin is placed in the machine.
J. K. are two angle pieces of metal raised slightly above the drawer and so
arranged as to move the slide L backwards or forwards when it is pressed against
them when the drawer is opened or closed.
The front edge of the slide L is turned up at the same angle as the pieces J. K
and sufficiently high to come above them and also above the projecting piece of
the slide M.
When the drawer is closed the slide L is held in position by the angle piece J.
When the drawer is pulled out the raised edge of the slide L catches the projecting
piece of the slide M and pulls it forward until the wheel N to which the slide M is
attached by a cord has made one complete revolution and drawn up the weight O.
When the raised edge of the slide L comes in contact with the angle piece K it
is pushed back releasing the slide M and allowing the weight O to fall and causing
the driving wheel P to make one complete revolution at the same time the slide M
is pulled back into its original position.
If the drawer be now closed the raised edge of the slide L is caught by the angle
piece J and drawn forward into position behind the projecting piece of the slide M
ready for another operation.
The figures to which motion is to be given are connected with the driving wheel P
by a cord passing round the groove Q or by an arm attached to the point R.
To prevent any backward movement of the driving wheel P when the weight is
wound up the spindle S. Fig. 3 has fixed upon it a ratchet wheel T. Fig. 3. The
driving wheel P is provided with a click or pawl U. Fig. 4 working in the ratchet
wheel T. Upon the edge of the driving wheel P is a cam V. Fig. 4 against the
upright edge of which the arm W falls.
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When the weight is wound up the spindle S with the ratchet wheel T attached
thereto makes one complete revolution but the arm W which works upon a pin as
shown in Fig. 3 rests upon the top of the driving wheel P in front of the upright
edge of the cam V keeping the driving wheel P stationary.
When the weight commences to fall the motion of the spindle is reversed and the
click or pawl U is caught by the ratchet wheel T causing the driving wheel P to
make one complete revolution. The curved edge of the cam V on the driving
wheel P will lift the arm W as it passes when the arm W will again fall in front of
the upright edge of the cam V ready for another operation.
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It is obvious the weight O would fall suddenly if it were not controlled.
therefore attach to the spindle S a train of wheels X. Fig 3. This train may
consist of any number of wheels and it is intended to regulate the speed at which
the figures or other objects shall work and in some cases the train of wheels may be
replaced by a bellows under the weight O that would be filled when the weight is
raised and exhausted when the weight decends.
If it should be considered necessary that the train of wheels X remain stationary
when the weight O is wound up the first wheel in the train may be provided with a
ratchet and click similar to those upon the driving wheel P.
Z. Z. is an upright box placed above the drawer to contain cards sweetmeats
cigars or any other article it may be desirable to issue from the machine and it can'
be made any convenient size for the articles used.
In the forgoing description I have referred more particularly to working figures
or other objects in connection with a machine for issuing cards sweets or some other
article. Should it however be desired to work the figures or other objects without
issing any article from the machine the drawer may be dispensed with and a handle

page_text: of any convenient form may be attached to the slide L. The handle will be held
in position by the pin B and released by placing a coin in the machine. The handle
can now be drawn forward causing the slide L to work in conjunction with the
slide M and the angle pieces J. K. as herein described.
It will be readily understood that a spring of any description attached to the
spindle S and wound in the same way as the weight O viz. by pulling forward the
slide M by the aid of the slide L could be substituted for the weight O.
I however prefer the weight O as it gives a more regular power during the
operation.
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
In connection with a coin freed apparatus
1. The method of winding and releasing a weight or spring by the combination
of slides and angle pieces substantially as herein shown and described.
2. The method of holding the driving wheel (until the weight or spring has been
released) by the combination of ratchet wheel click cam and arm and thereby
preventing any backward movement of the figures or other objects to be set in
motion substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 15th day of January 1894.
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