An Improved Coin Freed Machine.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1895-Accepted. 26th Oct., 1895
An Improved Coin Freed Machine.
JOHN FLETCHER SHAW 2 Elvey Street. Newton Heath Manchester, Engineer,
ROBERT HARRIS SHAW 2 Elvey Street Newton Heath Manchester Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to a toffee supply drawer, in a coin freed machine, with a
device or projection on it. To the inward motion of the drawer. An escapement
lever. To various mechanical figures. To various mechanical figures, as, representing
men and women pointing to proverbs and funny sayings, and making various move-
ments, to cause amusement. The object of our invention is to actuate by the inward
motion of a toffee supply drawer, in a coin freed machine various mechanical figures,
such, as, representing men and women pointing to proverbs and funny sayings. The
said improved machine consists in a suitable case or box with glass in front, placed
on a suitable stand in which is one or more vertical tubes, in which tubes, tablets
of toffee or other articles are placed, at the bottom of the said tube, is a drawer,
into which drawer drops one tablet of toffee at a time, on the inner part of the said
drawer is fixed our device or projection. The said drawer slides on a table.
Through the said table is a hole right size for a coin to pass through. Under the
said table and connected to the said drawer is a slide, a spring, and a catch. Our
aforesaid device or projection fixed to the inner part of the aforesaid drawer works
in connection with our improved lever, which we call an escapement lever, which
said lever turns on a pin, to one end of which is attached a cord the other end of
the said cord is wound round a hollow shaft, at one end of the said hollow shaft is
a catch wheel which runs in contact with a fly wheel, the said fly wheel is fixed to
a shaft one end of which turns inside the hollow shaft on which the catch wheel is
fixed, the said shaft runs in suitable bearings. If desired the fly-wheel shaft can
be actuated from the escapement lever by means of a rack and pinion. At one end
of the said fly wheel shaft is fixed a pointer to which pointer is attached a mechanical
figure or figures. The said pointer and mechanical figures are placed in front of a
circular piece of paper or other material on which are printed proverbs and funny
sayings. There is a second cord attached to the hollow shaft with a weight fixed to
the other end to turn the said hollow shaft and catch wheel in the opposite direction
when released by the projection on the drawer passing the end of the aforesaid
lever. The operations of the machine are as follows. The drawer being pushed
inwards as far as possible, and tablets of toffee placed in the vertical tube, a coin
of suitable size is pushed into the slot, the said coin pushes down a catch connected
to a spring or lever and releases the drawer, the drawer is then drawn out
and brings a tablet of toffee or other article with it which said toffee is then
received by the operator. The drawer is then pushed inwards and the aforesaid
projection on the inner part of the drawer comes in contact with the lever connected
with the cord, and actuates the lever so that the cord is drawn down and turns
the said hollow shaft and catch wheel, which turns the fly wheel and shaft round,
to which the pointer and mechanical figures are attached and gives the fly wheel
a momentum, which said flywheel and shaft revolves after the cord has been
released by the projection on the inside of the drawer having passed the end of the

page_text: said lever, when the force in the said flywheel is expended the pointer will stand
pointing to a proverb or funny saying.
Dated this 5th day of December 1894.
JOHN FLETCHER SHAW 2 Elvey Street Newton Heath Manchester Engineer,
ROBERT HARRIS SHAW 2 Elvey Street Newton Heath Manchester Engineer 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:-
Our invention relates to a supply drawer in a coin freed machine, with a device
or projection on it. To the inward motion of the drawer. An escapement. To
various mechanical figures representing men and women or various objects pointing
to proverbs and funny sayings, and making various movements to cause amusement.
The object of our invention is to utilize the inward motion of a drawer which
supplies toffee or other articles in a coin freed machine which drawer acts as a lever
or push-rod for actuating various mechanical figures, such as representing men and
women or various objects pointing to proverbs and funny sayings.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figures 1 to 5
inclusive illustrate the nature of our invention and the way in which it is carried
into effect. The same or similar letters are used throughout the figures to indicate
the same or similar parts.
Figure 1. is a sectional side view showing the general arrangement of our
invention.
Figure 2. is an enlarged side view showing the supply drawer when in its outward
position, and the position of the projection with the escapement lever l.
Figure 3. is a front view of the machine showing the mechanical figures and
pointer, and the circular disc on which are printed proverbs or funny sayings.
Figure 4. is an enlarged end view showing the arrangement of the catch wheel
and flywheel and escapement lever.
Figure 5. is an enlarged end view showing a modification of actuating the fly-
wheel and shaft.
Figure 1. is a sectional side view showing the general arrangement of our
invention. a. a. is a case or box, b. is a piece of glass in front of the said box, c. is
a vertical tube in which are tablets of toffee or other articles d. e, is a supply
drawer with the projection f. fixed on it, which can be of any suitable shape and
fixed at the most suitable position on the drawer for the purpose of carrying out
our invention, g. is a table on which slides the said drawer e, h. is a hole right size
for a suitable coin to pass through . is a slide attached to the drawer e. by the
screw. j. is a spring or lever k. is a catch attached to the spring j. l. is an escape-
ment lever which can be of any desired shape but we prefer L-shape, m. is a pin
on which the said lever l. turns n. is a cord or band, one end of the said cord n. is
attached to the hollow shaft o. the other end of the said cord is attached to the lever l.
w is a cord or band one end of which is attached to the hollow shaft o. with the
weight. attached to the other end, is a catch-wheel attached to the hollow
shaft o. g. is a flywheel fixed on the shaft r. and runs in the bearings s. s. The
pointer t. shown in Figure 3. is attached to the end of the shaft r. u. u. represents
mechanical figures connected to the pointer t. and standing in front of the circular
disc v. on which are printed proverbs or funny sayings, Figure 5. If desired the
flywheel q. and shaft r. can be actuated by means of the band ', passing over the

page_text: pulley the ends of the band n¹ being fixed to the escapement lever l. and the
spring . as illustrated. The opporations of the machine are as follows. The
drawer e. being pushed inwards as far as possible and tablets of toffee or other
articies d. placed in the vertical tube c. (there is no limit to the number of tubes,)
a coin of suitable size is pushed into the slot h, and presses down the lever j, and
catch k, and releases the drawer e. The drawer is then drawn out to the position
shown in Figure 2. and brings a tablet of toffee or other article with it, which said
article is then received by the operator, the slide i. being attached to the drawer e.
by the screw is drawn along with the drawer e. under the table g. in which table
is a slot to allow the screw to pass, the said slide pushes the coin away from the
slot h. and off the end of the lever k. The drawer e. is then pushed inwards and
the projection f. come in contact with the escapement lever l. and pulls down
the cord n. and unwinds the said cord which is wound round the hollow shaft or
pulley o. to which the catch wheel p. is attached and turn the hollow shaft and
catch wheel round, the small catches 1. 1. 1. 1. which are attached to the flywheel q.
drop into the teeth of the catch-wheel p, and causes the flywheel and shaft to
revolve along with the hollow shaft o. and catch-wheel p. while the band n. is being
pulled down the other band w. is wound round the hollow-shaft o. and the weight a.
is raised, when the drawere has been pushed nearly to its inward position as shown in
Figure 1. the projection f. releases the lever 1. the weight then draws down the
band w. and revolves the hollow shaft o. and catch wheel p. back again to their
original position and brings the escapement lever l. back to the position shown in
Figure 1. The momentum the flywheel has received enables it to revolve freely for
a time after the hollow shaft and catch-wheel have assumed their original position
the small catches 1. 1. 1. 1. passes over the teeth of the catch-wheel, as long as
the flywheel 7. revolves, it revolves the shaft r. to which is attached the pointer t.
and mechanical figures u. u. in Figure 3. When the flywheel ceases to revolve
the pointer t. will point to some proverb or funny saying which are printed on the
disc v.
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Figure 5. shows a modified manner for actuating the flywheel and shaft. The
pulley 1 and flywheel 9. are fixed to the shaft r. y. is a spring of any design n¹is
a band which passes over the pulley r 1 one end of the said band is fastened to the
spring y. and the other end to the lever 1, when the lever l, is pushed in the direction
of the arrow by the projection f. it tightens the band n' over the pulley and
causes it to revolve, when the projection f. on the drawer e. releases the lever l. in
the same way as herein before described, the spring y. quickly reverts to its normal
position as shown in Figure 5. and rests on the stopper z. The flywheel having
received an impulse continues to revolve until the force is expended.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. To utilize the inward motion of a drawer which supplies toffee or other articles
in a coin freed machine, the said drawer acting as a push rod or lever, for actuating
various mechanical figures, substantially as herein before described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
2. To utilize the inward motion of a drawer which supplies toffee or other articles
in a coin freed machine, with a device or projection on the said drawer, an escape-
ment lever, and flywheel, and shaft, and general arrangement of parts, substantially
as and for the purpose herein before described.
Dated this 4th day of September 1895.
JOHN FLETCHER SHAW.
ROBERT HARRIS SHAW.