Improvements in Coin-freed Machines for the Sale and Delivery of Articles of Commerce.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Feb., 1890-Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Machines for the Sale and Delivery of
Articles of Commerce.
I, JAMES HAWES, of 303 Camberwell Road Camberwell, in the County of Surrey,
Manufacturing Confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
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This Invention relates to confreed apparatus for delivering articles of commerce
such as sweets, cigarettes, post cards &c, and the object of the present improvements
is to render such apparatus cheap, durable, and simple in its construction.
The essential features of the apparatas are a hopper for containing the articles to
be delivered at the bottom of which hopper is a slide piece which when operated
from the outside of the apparatus discharges one of the articles into a shoot down
which it slides and appears in an open trough in the front or side of the apparatus.
The ipparatus for actuating the discharge slide consists of a piston or rol acting in
one direction under the force apple! by the operator and in the other under the
influence of a spiral or other spring. It is preferably arranged that by the operater
forcing the rod inwards the discharge shall be effected but as the rod is automatically
locked after each discharge the insertion of a coin is necessary before another
discharge can take place The locking mechanism consists of a lever to one arm
of which is attached a small pan or tray to receive a coin. The plain end of the
level is heaviest and falls of its own accord into a notch in the discharge rod thereby
locking the same On the insertion of a coin to the usual slot it will fall onto
the coin tray, and lift the heavier end of the lever out of the notch in the discharge
rod, the tilting motion of the lever being arrested by coming in contact with a
slotted plate before the coin has left the tray
The discharge rod is then pushed inwards and the slotted plate being attached
thereto moves along with it causing the coin tray to tilt further until the coin falls
into a drawer beneath
The purchaser being supplied releases the discharge rod which is ejected by the
spring and locked as before by the lever counterbalancing the coin tray. This
apparatus may of course be made single or double in the ordinary manner.
Dated this 3rd day of May 1889.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-freed Machines for the Sale and Delivery of
Articles of Commerce.
I JAMES HAWES of 303 Camberwell Road, Camberwell in the County of Surrey
Manufacturing Confectioner 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
This invention relates to coin freed apparatus for delivering articles of commerce
such as sweets, cigarettes, post cards et cætra and the object of the present improve-
ments is to render such apparatus cheap, durable and simple in its construction.
The essential features of the apparatus constructed with duplicate sets of delivery
mechanism are illustrated by the accompanying drawings in all the figures of
which the same part is indicated by like letters of reference. Figure 1 is a front
elevation of the complete apparatus. Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation on the

page_text: line A B in figure 1 Figure 3 is a plan in section upon the line C D in Figure 1
and Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the slide and push bar by which the delivery
is operated. E E' are magazines or hoppers for containing the articles to be delivered
at the bottom of each of which magazines or hoppers is a slide piece F which when
operated from the outside of the apparatus discharges one of the articles into a
shoot G down which it slides and appears in an open trough H in the front of the
apparatus.
The apparatus for actuating the slide piece F consists of a piston rod J acting in
one direction under the force applied by the operator and in the other under the
influence of a spiral spring K. It is preferably arranged that by the operator
forcing the piston or rod J inwards the discharge shall be effected but as this piston
or rod J is automatically locked after each discharge the insertion of a coin is necessary
before another discharge can take place The locking mechanism consists of a lever L
to one arm of which is attached a small pan or tray M to receive a coin. The plain end
of the lever L is the heavier and falls of its own accord into a notch N in the piston
or rod J thereby locking the same. On the insertion of a coin into the usual slot
it will fall on to the coin pan or tray M and lift the heavier end of the lever L out
of the notch N in the piston or rod J, the tilting motion of the lever L being
arrested by coming in contact with a slotted plate P, extending at right angles from
the slide piece F before the coin has left the pan or tray M.
The piston or rod J is then pushed inwards and the slotted plate P moving
therewith allows the pan or tray M to tilt further until the coin falls into a drawer
beneath.
The purchaser being supplied releases the piston or rod J which is ejected by the
spring K and locked as before by the lever L counterbalancing the empty pan
or tray M
Instead of being constructed with duplicate sets of mechanism as represented in
the accompanying drawings the apparatus may be constructed with one or more sets
of delivery mechanism as desired.
The upper part of the apparatus is hinged as shown and is fitted with a lock and
key for securing or gaining access to the articles stored in the magazines or hoppers.
A money till Qis also provided with a lock and key for securing or gaining access
to the coin deposited by purchasers and a locker R is provided in the base of the
apparatus for storing articles with which the magazines or hoppers-may-from-time
to time be replenished.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same 1s to be performed I declare that what I
claim 18:-
The combination of the piston or rod J and the slide piece F having a slotted
plate P extending therefrom, with the counterpoised locking lever L removed when
disturbed by the presence of a coin dropped thereon substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of Febrna 1800
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.