Improvements in Coin Freed Automatic Mechanism for Storing and Delivering Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Freed Automatic Mechanism for Storing and
Delivering Articles.
ANDREW GILLIGAN MACCULLOCH, 25, Great James Street, London, W.C., Inventor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct a machine for delivering, and storing articles made in solid blocks
or placed in boxes or packages. I provide an outer case of wood, or any
suitable metal in which I place a container for the articles which is a
framework of wood or metal, and is detachable, and is placed in the machine by
means of a flange, and is made in compartments suitable to hold the articles, and
is bottomless at the base of the container, is a sliding floor of wood or metal,
a portion of which is divided into sections of proportionate size to the compart-
ments in the container a portion of the floor is raised so as to act as a push on the
bottom row of articles the whole floor is actuated by a spring contained in a tube
attached to the sliding floor, and having a handle, carried to the outside of the
machine on the top of which floor is placed a ratchet over which is placed a lever in
suitable bearings, one end shaped to engage in the ratchet, and the other forming a
platform to receive a coin which is passed on to it through a suitable shoot, and
thereby liberating the sliding floor which being moved forward pushes one of the
articles through an opening into a shoot underneath, and carried to the front
of the machine. Grooves are cut between the section in the sliding floor to receive
weights shaped to fit the grooves which are placed on the top of the articles in
each compartment of the container, and which act instead of a package, when one
of the compartments are empty thereby assisting to push the remaining articles
from the other compartments. I sometimes reverse the position of the spring which
is pulled instead of pushed from the outside of the machine. I sometimes dis-
pense with the spring, and use the same sliding platform, as a drawer pulled from
the outside of the machine.
Dated this 15th day of May 1897
improvements in Coin Freed Automatic Mechanism for Storing and
Delivering Articles.
ANDREW GILLIGAN MACCULLOCH, 25, Great James Street, London, W.C., Inventor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
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page_text: performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
I construct a machine for delivering and storing articles made in solid blocks
or placed in boxes or packages. I provide an outer case of wood or any suitable
metal in which I place a container for the articles which is a frame work of wood
or metal and is detachable and is placed in the machine by means of a flange and
is made in compartments suitable to hold the articles and is bottomless. At the
base of the container is the sliding floor of wood or metal, a portion of which is
divided into sections of proportionate size to the compartment in the container,
a portion of the floor is raised, so as to act as a push on the bottom row of articles.
The whole floor is actuated by a spring contained in a tube attached to the frame
work, having a handle carried to the outside of the machine: pivotted in the
sliding floor is a lever one end shaped to engage in a depression in the frame
work, and the other forming a platform to receive the coin which is passed on
to it through a suitable shoot and thereby liberating the sliding floor, which being
moved forward pushes one of the articles through an opening into a shoot under-
neath, and carried to the front of the machine. Grooves are cut between the
sections in the sliding floor to receive weights shaped to fit the grooves which are
placed on the top of the articles in each compartiment of the container and each
acts instead of a package when one of the compartments are empty, thereby assist-
ing to push the remaining articles from the other compartments, and locking the
machine when empty, I sometimes reverse the position of the spring which is
pulled instead of pushed from the outside of the machine. I sometimes dispense
with the spring and use the same sliding platform with a drawer pulled from the
outside of the machine.
Fig. 1 is a side view of the bottomless container in which "A" is a flange pro-
vided to guide the articles conveniently into the shoot.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.
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Fig. is a transverse section of the machine in which "a" is the frame work
support, "is the sliding platform "C" is the container "d" is the lever
engaged in the depression "E", and "f" is the casing containing push “G’
and spring, delivery being made into a sloping shoot "," "j" is the opening
for reception of the coin.
Fig. 4 is a front view of the weight.
Fig. 5 is the lower weight showing the means of locking when the container
is empty.
Fig. is a front view of the plate showing angle piece "K" to guide the coin
into a suitable receptacle.
Fig. 7 is a cross section in which is shown notching for receiving the spindle of
the lever at "1."
Fig. 8 is a plan.
Fig. 9 is an end view of the combined frame work and support and sliding
platform with push casing and spring.
Fig. 10 is top piece screwed into the surface of the frame work, and acting
guide.
Fig. 11 is the same.
Fig. 12 is a separate and combined view of the sliding platform and lever.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The sliding platform and automatic mechanism as described.
2. The bottomless detachable container of several compartments.
3. The method of emptying same and locking the mechanism by means of
weighte

page_text: 4. The sliding floor and push actuated by push or otherwise.
5. Lever engaged in ratchet attached to sliding floor.
6. The whole as described.