Improvements in Machines for Delivering a Shower of Scent or other Liquid in Exchange for Coin, Further Applicable as Advertising Devices...
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1887
.Complete Left, 12th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 9th June, 1888
Improvements in Machines for Delivering a Shower of Scent or
other Liquid in Exchange for Coin, Further Applicable as
Advertising Devices...
I, FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON, of No. 1.1. Queen Victoria Street, in the City of
London, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a machine from which on the insertion of a coin any one
may obtain a given quantity of scent or other liquid, in the form of a liquid or spray
jet, applicable in some cases to simultaneously operate an arrangement or arrange-
ments for advertisements, or showing a light which may illuminate the same, or
striking a bell attached to the apparatus, or performing any or all of these
operations.
In order to carry this into effect, I use a box or case of any suitable form to contain
the mechanism and one or more sets of scent pumps or spray producers or any known
equivalent device for producing the liquid or spray jets at a corresponding number of
external nozzles which are connected to the jet producers by suitable tubes, a corre-
sponding number of reservoirs to contain different kinds of scent or other liquid, and
a coin release and external operating handle which on its release by the insertion of a
coin may be moved so as to force a jet of the desired kind of scent out of one of the
external nozzles. The rod attached to the handle, when there is more than one scent
reservoir, and other corresponding apparatus is free to turn, together with the coin
released lever and a sleeve squared on to it. It may be held by any suitable form of
spring, so that a coin bucket at one end of the coin released lever is situated below
the external coin slot. After the insertion of the coin which causes the coin lever to
turn and withdraw a pawl from a rack cut on the rod attached to the handle, the
handle is first turned until an external pointer is at a mark labelled with the name of
the scent which is desired. A pin or feather, or other suitable guide, attached to tho
rod, is then free to descend in the corresponding pole or key way in a plate or bush,
and, on the handle being forced down, an arm attached to the sliding rod is brought

page_text: into contact with the end of a rod which operates one of the jet producing apparata.
On the descent of this rod, a pawl, which has slipped past a track on the rod in its
descent, is operated by the said rack, so as to open the bottom of the coin bucket to
which it is attached, and thereby release the coin. The reservoirs are arranged to be
refilled from the outside of the box through tubes, the ends of which are normally
closed by a cover plate, which is bolted from the inside of the box, so that the filling
tubes can only be reached by unlocking the door. A disc moves with the sleeve and
rod attached to the handles, arranged so as to only allow the insertion of the coin
when the revolving system is in one particular position, which does not correspond
with the position required for obtaining any liquid.
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In order to impart the necessary motion, in place of using the handle the box or
casing itself might be revolved, or the handle in place of being on a spindle might be
pull and push or lever handle, suitable driving connections being established from
whatever class of handle to the operated mechanism of my device. The operated
mechanism by suitable connections may cause an endless band of advertisements to
travel, thus exhibiting a different advertisement at any suitable aperture or part of
the device upon the insertion of each coin, and attention may be drawn to this by the
striking of a bell effected by suitable connections from any moving part of the
mechanism.
Again the advertisements may be caused to travel round a lamp, which is suitably
an electric lamp caused to be illuminated on the operation of the mechanism by the
mechanical closing of a battery circuit and in the same manner the bell might be an
electric bell thus brought into action.
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1037
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.,
Agonts for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Machines for Delivering a Shower of Scent or
other Liquid in Exchange for Coin Further Applicable as
Advertising Devices.
I, FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON, of 11 Queen Victoria Street, in the County
of Middlesex, Electrical 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:-
My.invention relates to apparatus for receiving payments and giving value in
exchange therefor, which apparatus also serves in some instances for advertizing
purposes.
The main object of my invention is to provide means whereby a given quantity
of scent or other liquid in the form of a jet or spray can he obtained upon inserting
the proper sized coin or coins into the apparatus and operating the said apparatus from
the outside thereof. My said invention moreover comprises various other improvements
hereinafter set forth.
In the accompanying drawings I have shown how my said invention may be con-
veniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a rear elevation of an apparatus constructed according to my
invention, for the delivery of scent or other liquid, the door of the box or case
being removed.
Figure 2 is a plan of the said apparatus partly in section, the top of the box or case
and some other parts being removed.
Figure 3 is a plan.
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation, the receptacles or reservoirs and other parts being
removed, and
Figure 5 is a side elevation, partly in longitudinal section, showing another modi-
fication of my said invention.
Figure 6 is a side elevation partly in vertical section showing a further modification
thereof.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
A is the box or case of the apparatus, B is the slot for the introduction of the coin
or coins, C is the handle for operating the mechanism, D, D, are receptacles or
reservoirs for the scent or other liquid; E, E; are pumps or jet producers; F, F, are
external nozzles through which the spray or jet of scent is delivered.
a is an arm or lever, pivoted at a¹ to a bracket attached to a boss & upon a plate
or disc c; a spring a bears against the said arm or lever a to retain the same in its
proper position relative to the rack g¹ hereinafter described. The disc c is attached to
a sleeve d which extends through the top of the box or case A. One extremity of the
arm or lever a is provided with a counter-balance weight e, and the other extremity has a
box or receptacle f, for the coin or coins. The handle Cis provided with a rod or stein g,

page_text: and with a suitable spring g*. The rod or stem g is square in transverse section,
and passes through a corresponding square aperture in the sleeve d so that the said
rod or stem y, the disc c and the arm or lever a can be turned together. The rod or
stem g is provided for a portion of its length with a rack g', with which under normal
conditions, a pawl h upon the arm or lever a engages in such a manner that the
handle C cannot he depressed until the said pawl is disengaged from the
said rack g. The disc e has a slot or slit c', and is so arranged that no coin or coins
can be inserted through the slot B, until the slot c¹ is caused to coincide with the said
slot B.
The lower extremity of the stem or rod g is provided with a piston ² adapted to
slide up and down in the tubular guide i. The receptacles or reservoirs Dare provided
with vertical tubes 7, by means of which. the said receptacles or reservoirs can be
filled with scent or other liquid. When the apparatus is ready for use, the upper
extremities of the tubes are covered by a plate which is retained in position by
means of pins or lugs thereon fitting into holes or apertures provided in brackets /
attached to the inside of the case A. The said lugs are provided with holes into
which fit rods or bolts m passed through holes in the brackets. and through the
holes in the pins or lugs . The rods or bolts m can only be withdrawn when
the door n, which is hinged at n' to the box or case A, is opened. The external
nozzles are connected to the pumps E by means of tubes o.
The said pumps E
are provided with pistons p the rods of which project through the tops of the
pump barrels, and are fitted with heads p²; suitable springs p³ are, moreover,
provided so that the said pistons are normally retained at the top of their stroke.
The rod or stem g is provided with an arm or projection which will rotate with the
handle and can thus be brought directly above the head p² of either of the projecting
rods p of the pumps E. The sleeve dis provided with a pointer d', so that when
the handle C is rotated the said pointer d' 'turns with the same and can be made to
indicate upon a segment when the parts are in position to deliver the desired kind
of scent or other liquid; the arm or projection will then be directly above the
projecting rod of the pump in the receptacle or reservoir containing the said scent or
other liquid. To prevent the pointer from being turned too far, a suitable stop
is provided. In order to insure the accurate descent of the arm or projection upon
the head-p of the projecting rod pl, the said arm or projection 7 is provided with a
rearward projection q having a hole g adapted to engage with one or other of the
-guides & when the mechanism is operated as hereinafter described.
The bottom of the box or receptacle is provided with a catch or pawl f³
attached to the same. The said bottom is moreover pivoted at f³ to the box or
receptacle f
When the said mechanism is operated the catch or pawl
and, when the handle C is returned to its normal position by
pawl engages with the rack y¹ and by tilting the bottom
from the box or receptacle f.
slips past the rack gl
the spring g*, the said
allows the coin to drop
The operation of the apparatus is as follows, that is to say the pointer is first
brought to such a position that the slots B and c¹ correspond, and a coin of the proper
size being passed through the same, drops into the box or receptacle and tilting the
arm or lever a disengages the pawl h from the rack gl. The handle C is then turned
until the pointer d' indicates upon the segment the scent or other liquid which it is
desired to obtain. The handle is then depressed. and the arm or projection
acting upon the head of the projecting rod pl of the corresponding pump E
delivers a jet or spray of the said scent or other liquid through the corresponding
nozzle F.
When the handle is released it is raised by the spring g* and the mechanism
is thus returned to its normal condition, the coin in the box or receptacle f being
tripped by the tilting of the bottom in the manner hereinbefore described.
Figure 4 shows a modification of my invention; wherein the box or receptacle fis
attached to the side of the box or case A immediately beneath a coin chute t extending
from the slot B: A lever projects into the box or recoptacle this lever is pivoted

page_text: t' to a projection or bracket i upon the tubular guide i, and has an arm u² provided
with an adjustable counterbalance weight and an arm at which bears against a stud
or pin upon a catch . The catch is normally retained in engagement with
circular ratchet teeth g¹ upon the rod or stem by a spring so that the operating
handle cannot be depressed until the said rod is released. Several circular ratchet
teeth are provided to prevent fraud by pumping the scent or other liquid from the
receptacle or reservoir D by means of the handle (when the mechanism is released as
hereinafter described) without pushing the said handle right home.
Upon a coin of the proper size being inserted in the slot B it passes down the
chute t and falling upon the lever u depresses the same and by means of the arm u¹
and the stud or pin v draws back the catch and permits the mechanism to .bo
operated by pushing down the said handle. To retain the coin or coins in the box or
receptacle until the said handle has been depressed, one side of the said receptacle is.
attached to an arm or lever w pivoted at w to a bracket a attached to the box or"
case A. The lever wis retained in its normal position by means of a spring w2
bearing against a pin or stud w*. The said arm or lever we has moreover a rearward
projection w³ adapted to slip past circular ratchet teeth g2 upon the lower part of the
said rod or stem when the latter is depressed but to engage with the same when the
said rod or stem is raised so that the arm or lever we will be tilted sufficiently to allow
the coin to drop from the box or receptacle f.
Figure 5 shows a modification of my invention wherein I provide a plate with the
word empty thereon, and means whereby the said plate will be displayed through a
window or other convenient aperture in the box or case A when the scent or other
For this
liquid has been delivered from the corresponding receptacle or reservoir D.
purpose I provide a rack y carried in suitable guides y'. A toothed wheel = carried
in a bracket al is geared with the said rack by means of a pin or projection *. A
wiper is attached to the head p² of the projecting rod pl of the scent pump E.
The wiper is preferably pivoted at and provided with a spring in such a
manner that it can be turned down out of the way when not required. Each time
the said projecting rod p' is depressed the toothed wheel z will be turned through a
distance equal to the length of tooth thereof and the rack y thus raised. A spring
catch y is provided to prevent the toothed wheel from turning backward and the
rack y from running down. The number of teeth in the rack y is such that the said
rack is raised to its full height when the scent or other liquid in the receptacle or
reservoir will be exhausted and a plate, released by means of a catch and spring or
other suitable device and having the word empty upon it will be displayed at the said
aperture or window z*.
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When more than one receptacle or reservoir for scent or other liquid is provided
cach of the said reservoirs can be provided with an indicating plate as above
described.
I sometimes employ a float upon the surface of the scent or other liquid in the
said receptacles or reservoirs to actuate the above described plate by means of a cord
or in any other convenient manner when the said reservoirs are empty. The said
float is moreover in some instances employed to close the slot through which the coin
or coins are introduced when the said reservoir is empty. In some instances I form
the front of the box or case of glass and the receptacles or reservoirs of a similar
material.
When it is desired to deliver the scent or other liquid in the
over the nozzle a piece of wire gauze or perforated sheet metal.
fraud I sometimes place the nozzles in a recess in a boss upon
or case.
form of spray I place
Moreover to prevent
the side of the box
Figure 6 shows a modification wherein the mechanism is adapted by suitable
connections to cause advertisements preferably placed upon any suitable transparent
material to be exhibited at an aperture in the box or case A by illuminating a
lamp upon the insertion of each coin and the operation of the said mechanism.
Attention morcover may be drawn to the said advertisements by the striking of a
bell effected by suitable connections from any moving part of the said mechanism.

page_text: To illuminate the said advertisements I prefer to employ an electric lamp so arranged
that the said lamp is illuminated on the operation of the mechanism by a projection
upon the rod or stem g depressing a contact piece and through the contact piece
completing a battery circuit. The bell is in some cases moreover an electric bell
brought into action in a similar manner.
Although I have hereinbefore described my said invention as applied to an
apparatus intended to deliver at choice, upon insertion of a coin of the proper size
one of four different scents or other liquids. It is obvious that my said invention is
applicable to an apparatus intended for delivering (upon the insertion of a coin or
coins of the proper size) one of any number of different scents or other liquids
at choice.
And moreover that I can otherwise somewhat modify the construction of my said
apparatus without departing from the nature of my invention.
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
First In an apparatus for receiving payments and giving value in exchange
therefor, the combination of one or more receptacles or reservoirs for scents or other
fluids, a pump or pumps, and mechanism whereby upon the insertion of a coin or
coins of the proper size the said pump or one of the said pumps may be actuated
from the outside of the apparatus substantially as, and for the purpose, set forth.
Second An apparatus for the purposes above specified, wherein provision is made
for the illumination of one or more advertisements or the like upon each operation of
the machine, as above specified.
Third The improved apparatus consisting of the parts constructed and combined,
substantially as described with reference to Figures 1 to 3, or to Figure 4, or to
Figure 5 or Figure 6, of the accompanying drawings and operating as, and for the
purposes, above specified.
Dated this 12th day of March 1888
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, Loudon, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.