Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
We, LOUIS SILBERSTEIN, of 57 Leipzigerstrasse and EMIL HORN, of 52 Kom-
mandantenstrasse, both Merchants of Berlin Germany, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention and in what manner the same is performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The present invention relates to a coin freed apparatus for selling goods of any
description, but more particularly adapted for selling sandwiches.
And in order to render the present Specification more easily intelligible
reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of reference
denote similar parts throughout the several views:―
Fig. 1 being a side elevation of the apparatus,
Fig. 2 a plan and
Figs. 3 to 5 detail views of the mechanism for operating the moveable plate to
allow a sandwich or other article to fall into the delivery tray.
The apparatus consists of an inclined plane B which may be arranged in any
suitable casing and has a fixed upper slab a and a moveable plate or slab b at the
lower part, which when tipped by the action of the coin as hereinafter described,
will allow the sandwich or other object c to pass into the delivery tray m.
The plate or slab is pivoted at d to the casing, said pivot being above the
centre of the plate so that the latter shall have a tendency to swing downwardly
round its pivot and the plate is held in position by a counterpoise e preferably
arranged adjustable. The counterpoise should be adjusted to render the upper
part of the plate slightly heavier than the lower part, when no object is on the
plate. To the lower part of the plate bis attached a stop or supporting lever i
(Fig. 3) which when the swinging slab bis in line with the fixed slab a, rests on a
lateral projection g of a flat spring h (Figs. 4 and 5) said projection g penetrating
a rail k which is mounted on the side of the casing by ineans of a second flat
spring f, the front end of the rail k is bent outwardly as shown at Figures 2 and 5
and is situated at the bottom of the coin shute 1. Beneath these parts the till may
be arranged in any well known manner.
The device operates in the following manuer :- When a coin is inserted into
the shute l, it passes down the same and strikes the end of the rail k, thus forcing
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the same outward and removing the support g from under the lever i.
main bulk of the weight of the sandwich or other article lying on the slab b is
sufficient to overcome the pull of the weight e, the slab b will be tipped and allow the
sandwich or other object to pass out of the casing into the delivery tray m, as soon
as this has taken place the slab will fall back into position in line with the slab a
under the action of the weight e, and the support or projection g will pass under
the lever and retain the same, the next sandwich above sliding down onto the
moveable slab b. This article or sandwich is prevented from sliding down whilst
the slab is tipped, by the short end of the same rising as shown at Figure 1 so that
the sandwich can only be extracted from the apparatus one at the time.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is performed we declare that what we claim is :-
1. A coin freed apparatus consisting of a fixed sloping slab a and a moveable
slab b at the lower end and in line with the same said moveable slab being pivotally
supported and weighted so as to fall in line with the fixed slab when empty, and a

page_text: coin freed arresting mechanism 'consisting of a spring carried rail k having a spring
carried projection to retain the moveable slab, said projection being displaced by a
coin entering the apparatus and allowing the moveable slab to tip under the weight
of the article'thereon substantially as described.
2. In a coin freed apparatus the combination of a fixed sloping slab a and a
pivotally supported slab b in line with the same, a counterpoise e at the upper part
of said slab b and a supporting lever i underneath the same, a spring carried pro-
jection g to engage under said lever i, and a rail k attached to said projection and
projecting into the path of a falling coin from shute 1, said rail being also spring
carried and adapted to displace the projection 9 substantially as described.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1895.
HORN, SON. & Co.,
Applicants' Agents.