US1247665A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

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HARVEY GILES, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB, TO ARTEMAS WARD, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y.

VENDING-MACHINE,

Larmes,

Specification of Letters Patent. Paftemitd NCW 2'?, 11911 7.,

Application led J une 20, 1917. Serial No. 175,724.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY Gines, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending- Machines, of which the following is a speciiicatioii.

rlhe invention pertains to improvements in the class of vending machines to be operated, after the introduction of a proper coin thereto, by a shaft having an exposed end to be taken hold of by the patron and actuated, and in this instance the invention resides largely, although not exclusively, in certain improvements hereinafter specified, on the vending machine made the subject of Letters Patent No. 981,892 granted January 17, 1911.

The object of the invention is to provide an entirely eflicient and reliable vending niachine and one capable of resisting the usual treatment to which public vending machines are subjected. A further object of the invention is to improve the construction of the machine disclosed in the aforesaid Letters Patent No. 981,892 and render the same more elicient and durable, and also to equip the machine with a rotary operating shaft instead of a reciprocating rod or shaft,'the rotary shaft included in my invention having an exposed handle and being combined with cooperating means which prevent the abuse incident to the use of a reciprocating' rod or shaft when the same is rapidly moved companying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a. front elevation of a coincontrolled vending-machine embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, taken on the dotted line 2--2 of Fig. 1, the front door of the machine and the means locking the same in position at its lower end having been removed and the operative mechanism being shown as having been drawn forwardly to permit the replenishing of the trays; when the operative mechamsm is wholly withdrawn and the lower front door is turned downwardly, the pan for holding` the coins may be removed;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the lower portion of the machine, taken on the dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 6, the mechanism of the machine being shown as having received a coin (a) preparatory to the operating handle being given rotary motion to effect the dislodgmeiit of a lower piece of confection from the tray;

Fig. 4C is a corresponding view illustrating the same mechanism in the position it occupies when the operating shaft has been given about a quarter turn and so actuated the mechanism as to partly eject the lower piece of confection from a tray, the further rotation of said operating shaft completing the ejection of said piece of confection;

Fig. 5 is a .vertical section through the lower'portion of the machine, taken on the dotted line 5-5 of Fig. 6, Fig. 5 illustrating the position of the respective parts of the operative mechanism after the operat ing shaft or handle has completed slightly more than a one-quarter turn and dislodged the lower piece of confection upon a tiltable shelf preparatory to said piece being delivered through the opening at the front of the machine on the reverse motion of said handle; and Fig. 5 also illustrates what would happen to a goods-ejector if, for illustration, a piece of stiff paper or the like should be inserted down through a coin slot, the ejector in such case not moving forwardly, but on the contrary being left in rear of the goods-tray, asv illustrated at the right hand portion of Fig. 5;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section, partly broken away, through the lower portion of the mav its upper operative position in liiie with the y lower piece of confection in the second traycolumn from the left, looking at Fig. 6;

F 7 is a horizontal section through a thatl Fig. 8 is taken onv a different section line than Fig. 4, which is about on the dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 6;

F 9isy a horizontal section through the saine, taken o'n thel dotted line 9-9 of Fig. 8; Fig. 9 .illustrates themechanism as having beenfully operated to dislodge a piece of confection upon the tilt'ableshelf, with all of thecoin slots closed by their shutters, this occurring whether one coin has been inserted in a coin slot and the machine operated or coins h ave.-b e en inserted into all the slots tose'cure four pieces of confection at one operation of the actuating shaft;

lO is 4a vertical transverse section through y a portion of the machine, taken about ou the dotted line 10-10 of Fig. 9, this figure being presented to illustrate the position of the parts after a tray has become emptied land the shutter has remained in position closing the coin slot, the shutter opening bar being shown its upper position, there having been no goods left in the tray to push the same downand interlock it with the shutter on the returnor rearward movement of the goods-ejector mechanism;

Fig. 11 is a vertical section through the lower portion of the machine, taken On the dotted line ll-ll Fig. V3, the mechanism beingshown in normal position ready to be operated;

v Firg. 12 is avertical transverse section through a portion of the machine, taken on the dottedline 12-12 of Fig. 7, the mechanism being shown in normal position ready for operation;

13 is a vertical transverse section througha portion of the machine, taken on the dotted line I3-13 of Fig. 9, this figure showing more particularly some of thel locking means by which the operative mechanism o f themachineand the lower edge of the fronty ofthe casing become locked within the general casing, and Fig. 14 is a top view of a transverse plate or carriage vforming a portionof the operative mechanism of the mahne In the drawings, 20 designates the cabinet as a whole, said cabinet comprising a back 21,- sides 22, an upper removable front 23 behind which the trays for the stacks of confection are located, and a lower front hinged door 24 behind which and between the sides and back of the cabinet is formed a chamber to receive a portion of the operative mechanism of the machine and also a convenient receptacle 25 t0 receive the coins fedv to the machine.

The dooil 24 is hinged at its lower edge and at its upper end has an inwardly set vertical flange 26 (Fig. 5) rear of the lower inwardly turned edge'27 of they coin slot plate 28, which serves to lock the upper edge of the door in closed position. The door 24 is `also provided with a transverse bar 2 9 alfording a transverse horizontal flange 30 upon which some of the coinsl ejected by the coin-ejectors will strike and whichv will aid in deflecting Ithemtto the receptacle 25 therefor. At its lower inner portion the door 24 is provided with a b'oX- like member 31 having openings 32 at oppo'- site sides ofthe center thereof to receive the lower ends of certain spouts 33 which are provided to direct improper coins, such as a ten cent piece when a. one cent piece is required to operate the machine, to the boxlike member 31, whence such piece will descend downwardly along the inclined bottom 34 to a return recess 35 provided in the base 36 of the cabinet below thew door 24, so that such piece may be regained by the customer. The member 31 for a four column machine will have two openings32 and the opposite sides of the bottom of said member 31 will converge to the aforesaid recess 35 so as to deliver .all improper coins into said recess. In a four column machine there will be two of the spouts or chutes 33, and these at their rear portions will be open and have laterally flaring sides or wings 37 so as to catch improper coins and confine them to the spouts or chutes 33 by which they will be directed to the box-like member 31. The spouts or chutes 33 are secured upon a transverse bar 38 which may be conveniently held at its opposite ends, in a pivotal manner, on screws 39 entering the opposite sides 22 of the main casing.V I pivotally mount the chutes or spouts 33 with the bar 38 so that when the front door 24 is-opened outwardly to its full limit, said spouts or chutes 33 may be tilted upwardly and Vtoward the rear to permit of the convenient withdrawal of the coin box or receptacle25. At its lower opposite sideedges the door 24 has secured to it angle bars 40 which, when the door is in closed position, pass behind andengage upwardly turned flanges 41 of iron bars 42 secured upon the base 36, this detail of construction serving to aid in resisting any strain which might tend to pull the lower odge of the door 24 outwardly from the general casing. There are -two bars 42, one adjacent to each side of the casing, `and two angle members 40 to engage the ends 4l ot' said bars 42.

On the back 2l of the general casing l preferably apply a leaf-spring 48 against which the receptacle 25 is pushed when inserted in position, and more particularly by the closing of the door 24, which as may be seen in Fig. 2, when closed, will `move the box 31 against the front edge of the receptacle 25 while the rear edge of said receptacle is against the spring 43, this serving to somewhat firmly position the box 25 kand avoid shifting movement thereof.

The operative mechanism of the machine includes an upper main stationary frame comprising la supporting bed-plate 44 to whose rear portion is secured a transverse bar 45; and the front portion of said plate 44 at its side edges, and the ends of said bar 45 are adapted to enter grooves 46 formed in the sides of the casing and become supported thereby. The grooves 46 permit the plate 44 and bar 45 to be withdrawn frontwardly from the machine when required, and when said plate and bar, carrying the operative mechanism, are pushed inwardly along the grooves 46, they become supported and hold such mechanism in operative position. The plate 44 has secured to it the coin slot plate 28 whose form is illustrated in Fig. 10, in which 47 denotes one of the coin slots. When the door 24 is moved to closed position and the mechanism carried by the plate 44 is slid inwardly, the flange 27 on said plate 28 engages the flange 26 secured to the door 24, and this aids in securing the door 24 in closed position.

The plate 44 and parts carried thereby are locked in their inner normal position by downwardly extending end arms 48 of a vertically disposed transverse bar 49 carrying on its front face a title plate 50, describing the goods to be sold, and creating a space between its main lower edge and the upper surface of the coin slot plate 28 through which the goods sold may descend to the purchaser, the rear portion of said coin slot plate 28 being inclined upwardly and inwardly, as at 5l (Fig. l0), to afford a chute down which the dislodged pieces of confection may slide to the purchaser. The opposite sides of the main casing are formed with vertical grooves 52 to receive the ends of the plate 49 and outer edges of the arms or legs 48 thereof, and at their lower ends the arms or legs 48 are reduced so as to form parts 53 (Fig. 13) to enter recesses 54 in the edges of the plate 44 and also afford shoulders 55 to engage the upper surface of said plate 44, the parts 53 of the legs or arms 48 preventing the forward withdrawal of the plate 44, and the shoulders 55 together with the walls of the grooves 46 serving to prevent any forcing upwardly of said plate 44. The plate 49 having thelegs or arms 48 cannot be pulled forwardlyV because the grooves 52 prevent such action, and I loclr the plate 49 against upward movement by the lower edge 56 of the removable front 23 which, as shown in Fig. l0, rests upon and projects downwardly along the rear of the upper portion of said plate 49. The front 23 is held inwardly at its lower end by the plate 49, and at its upper end will be fastened by the usual llock 57. The plate 49 is also held against outward movement by means of screws 58 and rearwardly extending flanges 59 on the ends of said plate 49 and which flanges are slotted to pass downwardly over said screws 48, whereby the screws 58 are enabled to resist outward movement of the plate 49.

It is essential that the exposed portions of vending machines be so thoroughly secured and interlocked in their parts that the machines cannot be easily opened, even with considerable force, and therefore the details of construction hereinbefore presented as to the securing of the plate 44, door 24, plate 49 and front 28 become important.

The trays for the vertical columns or stacks of confectionsi to be sold are numbered 60, and in this instance four trays are provided, since the machine illustrated is what is termed a four-column machine. rlhe trays 60 may be considered as of usual construction, the several trays being made of sheet metal and fastened together so as to be handled as a whole, and said trays when in the general casing of the machine back up against suitable cleats 61 (Fig. 2) and are supported upon bracket plates 62 secured to the back 2l of the casing. At the lower end of each tray 60 are the usual inwardly extending flanges 63 which are spaced apart and support the column of confections 64, upon which will be placed the usual weight 65 recessed out in its lower portion as at 66. The iianges 63 are suspended below the tray proper at a distance about equal to the thickness of the bottom piece 64 of the confection to be sold and are spaced apart so that the goods ejector, hereinafter referred to, may engage the rear edge of said bottom piece 64 above the flanges 63 and push said piece forwardly until it leaves the tray 60, the spacing apart of the facing edges of the flanges 63 permitting the goods ejector to move forwardly between said flanges with the bottom piece of confection 64.

The space below the lower edge of the r body of the plate 49 is numbered 67, and the goods as sold from the trays 60 slide down the chute 51 and through said space 67 and reach the forward portion of the coin slot plate 28, said chute leading downwardly and forwardly through said space 67 and being strengthened and braced in rigid position by a transverse angle-bar 68 which is secured to the top plate 44 and serves to prevent the chute 5l from being easily bent downwardly in any attempt to so expose the lower ends of the trays 60 as to permit the wrongful taking of the goods therefrom. When the machine is in normal position, the space 67 is closed by a shelf 69 (Fig. 8), which is pivotally secured at its end portions by means of pivot-screws 70 to the chute 51,

said chute 51 being provided on its ends,v

with ears 71 matching corresponding ears 72 on the shelf 69 to receive said screws or pivots 70. The shelf 69 is a plain fiat plate having secured thereto a plate which affords for said shelf a rear vertical flange 73 and an arcuate shield 74, the flange 73 in the normal inoperative position of the machine engaging the lower inner edge portion of the front 28 and the shield 74 extending rearwardly over the upper edge of the chute 51, thereby closing the space out through which the confections will be discharged when the machine is in proper operation.

The machineyis operated, after a proper coin has been introduced thereto, by rotary movement imparted manually to a driveshaft 7 5 having a thumb piece 76 exposed at the front of the machine and a beveled pinion wheel 77 on its rear end in engagement with a segment 78 which is secured upon a transverse operating shaft 79. The shaft 79 has securedupon its ends crank arms 80, and these arms 80 are pivotally connected by links 481 with upwardly extending ears or end portions 82 of a transverse plate or carriage 83 which is normally below the rear portion of the plate .44 and adapted to have a forward movement when the shaft 75 is turned to operate the machine, and a rearward movement back to its normal position when said shaft is reversed in `movement or returns to its normal relation to the other parts of the machine. rl`he ears or upwardly extending end portions 82 of the carriage 83 have laterally projecting pins 84 (Figs. 7 and 12) which are directly over the rear portions of cam links 85 whose rear ends are pivotally secured to stationary brackets 86 and whose forward ends are pivotallyconnected with arms 87 pivotally connected to the shelf 69. Coiled springs 88, one being at each side of the machine, as shown in Fig. 7, serve to yieldingly resist forward movement of the carriage 83 and automatically return said carriage to its rear position after the thumb piece 76 on the shaft 75 has been released; and on the return of the carriage 88 to its rear or normal position, the movement of the crank arms 8O become reversed and they reversethe motion of the transverse shaft 79, segment 78 and pinion wheel 77, with the result that the shaft 75 and thumb piece 76 are returned to their normal position, shown in Fig. 3, from their operated position, shown in Fig. 8. The springs 88 are secured at their forward ends to laterally bent forward ends of the links 81, and at their rear ends to the rearV portions of the cam links 85. Whenv the shaft 75 and thumb piece 7 6l are turned in the operation of the machine, the carriage 83l has a forward movement and carries the pins 84 against the cam links 85, and this has the effect of depressing said links and causing them to turn the shelf 69 into a horizontal position, such as shown in Fig'. 8, to receive the goods which may be discharged from the lower ends of the trays .60. When the shelf 69 is in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 8, itV protects the trays 60 against the use of an instrument, asa piece of wire, which might otherwise be introduced for the purpose of wrongfully Vdislodging some of the goods from the trays.

When the shaft 75 is turned to operate theV machine, the shelf v69 is therefore turned into a horizontal position preparatory to re ceiving the goods sold, and upon the'reverse movement of the shaft 75 the carriage 88 returns to its rear position and the pinsA 84 ride down the downwardly inclined rear portions of the links 85 and-the shelf 69 turns into its normal position, shown in Fig.V

3, and drops the sold goods upon the chute 51 down which they slide tothe purchaser. The springs 88 effect the automatic restoration of the shelf 69 to its normal position, shown in Fig. 3, said springs being extended by the links 81 during their forward travel with the carriage 83 and also by the rear crank arm portions of the links 85, and said springs relaxing to some extent during the rearward movement of said carriage 83.

The plate 44 is stationary and simply a plain flat supporting plate suitably slotted to permit the forward and backward movement of thev goods ejectors and parts carried thereby, and the bar 45 is a'plain flat :bar fastened to the rear edge of said plate serving to stien the same as well as to adord laterally projecting end portions adapted to the grooves 46 formed inthe sides of the casing; and upon the upper surface of the rear end of the plate 44 is secured an in verted channel bar 89 which serves to stifl'en the rear portion of the plate 44 and also alfords rigid means for supporting the brackets 86 to which the rear ends of the cam links 85 are pivotally secured.

vUpon the rear portion of the plate 44 are secured auxiliary plates 90 (Fig. 9) whose side edges are turned upwardly and form ratchet teeth `91 whose function Vwill be explained hereinafter. A

Below the forward portion of the plate 44 there are two downwardly and rearwardly inclined plate 92, 93, respectively, between which the coins fed through `the coin slots 47 pass. The plate 92 is rigid and the plate 93 is hinged to stationary `brackets 94 (Fig. 5) extending downwardly from and secured supporting-plate 44. The hinged plate 93 is given a normal spring tension toward the plate 92 by means of a coiled spring 95 secured to the lower central portion of said 5 plate 93 and to a downwardly extending arm 96 projecting below the central rear portion of the plate 44. The tension of the spring 95 draws the plate 93 toward the plate 92, but also permits under rearwardly directed pressure, the movement of said plate 93 downwardly and forwardly from the plate 92 and to the position illustrated in Fig. 4 from that illustrated in Fig. 3.

1n all essential respects the plate 44, rigid plate 92, hinged plate 93, spring 95 and arm 96 correspond with like parts shown in the patent of E. F. Spaulding, No. 981,892, dated January 17, 1911, and therefore will be understood without extended detailed explanation.

The hinged plate 93 is pushed forwardly on the operation of the shaft 75 by the engagement of a downwardly extending arm 97 (Fig. 8) which is rigidly secured to the transverse plate or carriage 83, with a roller 98 carried on the inner face of said plate 93, and these features are likewise illustrated in the aforesaid Patent No. 981,892, although differing in some detail from the construction shown in said patent, wherein the roller instead of being secured to the hinged plate is secured to the arm connected with the sliding carriage and carried against said plate.

The carriage 83 is positively moved forwardly from the drive shaft 75 and is restored to its rear or normal position by the springs 88. The carriage 83 has detachably connected with it a suitable number of vertical plates 99, in this instance there being 40 four of said plates 99, one for each column of the tray 60. Each plate 99 carries on its upper end a goods ejector 100, at its lower end a rigid coin ejector 101 and on its side a latch 102, a downwardly extending arm of which is pivoted to an upwardly extending arm of a horizontally slidable arm 103 (Fig. 5), which is guided on the side of the plate 99 by means of slots 104 in said arm 103 and coperating pins 105 secured to said plate 99. The arm 103 is given a normal forward position by means of the coiled spring 106 and may yield rearwardly under pressure which may be applied against the front end or lip 107 of said arm. Each 55 plate 99 affording the coin-ejector and carrying the goods-ejector may have a sliding movement forwardly and backwardly under the operation of the shaft 75 and springs 88 when said plate is connected with the trans- 60 verse plate or carriage 83. The means for connecting the plate 99 with the carriage 83 is the latch 102, which, in the proper operation of the machine, is engaged with a tooth or shoulder 108 projecting downwardly from 65 the bottom of the carriage 83, so that when the carriage 83 is moved forwardly the plates 99 and parts carried thereby will also move forwardly. When a certain attempt is made to cheat the machine, as by interposing a strip of sti paper down through the coin slot and in the path of the arm 103, the latch 102 will, through the lip 107 and arm 103, be turned downwardly from the shoulder 108, and at such time the carriage 83 may slide forwardly under the action of the drive-shaft 75, but will not draw with it the. plate 99 and goods ejector, since said plate 99 will have become unlatched from said carriage, this operation being one that is fully disclosed in the aforesaid Letters Patent No. 981,892. In respect to this feature my invention resides in my construction and mounting of the arm 103 whereby said arm has a more eiiicient and satisfactory operation than the somewhat corresponding arm disclosed in the aforesaid patent. The coin ejector portion 101 of the plate 99 also corresponds with a similar feature disclosed in the aforesaid Letters Patent.

The goods-ejector 100 carried at the upper portion of each plate 99 has a vertically disposed body portion and an upper edge portion which extends beyond the sides of said body portion and is bent forwardly, thereby forming an angle. The upper angular portion of the goods ejector 100, when the ejector is in its upper operative position and the shaft 75 is operated, will move forwardly against the lower piece of goods in the tray to which it is assigned and press said piece of goods forwardly to discharging position, the laterally extending ends of the upper portion of the goods ejector riding above the flanges 63 at the base of the tray and said goods ejector along its entire upper portion engaging substantially the entire length of the piece of goods to be discharged, thereby assuring a reliable en'- gagement of the goods ejector' with the goods to be sold and the discharge of said goods. After the goods ejector 100 has passed forwardly above the flanges 63 at the bottom of a tray, it will descend and pass rearwardly below the tray. At its rear side the goods ejector 100 is secured to the forward edge of a vertically slidable bar 109 (Fig. 3) which lies fiat against the upper vertical portion of the plate 99 and is guided on said plate by means of slots 110 formed in said bar 109 and pins 111 projecting from said plate 99 through said slots. The bar 109 carries the goods ejector 100 and is itself carried by the plate 99. The lower end of the bar 109 is connected by a bell-crank lever 112 with a slidable plate 113 carried by the plate 99 and at whose forward end is a nger 114 which, during the operation of the machine, is carried against the introduced coin (o, whereby the coin owing to its resistance, being at the time held against the plate 93,

'may move the plate 113 rearwardly and cause it, through the bell-crank lever 112, to slide the bar 109 upwardly and position the goods ejectorl 100 for action. Each plate 99 extends upwardly through a slot`115 in the main supporting plate 44 and may move backwardly and forwardly in said' slot, in the manner fully disclosed in the aforesaid Letters Patent. Each goods ejector 100 is vconnected by a coiled spring 116 with a pivoted dog 117 which normally is above one row of the ratchet teeth 91 and not in engagement therewith. When the goods ejector 100 is elevated it pulls on thev spring 116 and turns the dog or pawl| 117 downwardly into engagement with a row of ratchet teeth 91, and said dog is prevented from elevating from the ratchet teeth, eX-

ycept to slide forwardly thereover, from the fact that the lateral ends of the goods ejector 100 are above the iianges 63 at the bottom of the tray, whereby the goods ejector maintains its pull on the spring 116 and compels the engagement of the dog 117 with the row of ratchet teeth 91. The engagement of the dog with the ratchet teeth 91 prevents rapid reverse actions being imparted to the shaft 75, since after the shaft 75 has been started in motion and the dog 117 has passed into engagement with the ratchet teeth 91, no reverse movement of the plate 99 or of the goods ejector 100 is permitted, any attempt at reverse movement being immediately checked by the engagement of the pawl or dog 117 with the ratchet teeth 91. In the .present machine there are four goods ejec tors, one for each column of goods, and therefore in Fig. 9 I illustrate four rows of the ratchet teeth 91.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that each plate 99 is latched to the carriage 83 by means of a latch 102; that when during the forward movement of the plate 99 the arm 103 is carried aga-inst a foreign substance, it will become arrested and unhook the latch 102 from the carriage 83, thereby permitting the carriage to move forwardly without carrying with it the goodsl ejector; that when a proper' coin has been introduced and the finger 114 of the plate 113 is carried against it, the goods ejector 100 will be elevated into operative position, and that during the forward movement of the plate 99 and carriage 83 the hinged plate 93 is turned forwardly so that, as disclosed in the aforesaid Letters Patent, the ejector 101 may, in the manner shown in Fig. 4, dislodge the coin L and permit the same to fall into the receptacle provided therefor, the vcoin sometimes falling on'the flange 30 secured to the door 24 and being tilted rearwardly thereby to reach the receptacle 25.

The plate 99 carries at its upperiend and on the side thereof opposite to the bar 109 a vertically slidable shutter Voperating plate 118 which has a laterally projecting'pin 119 extending above the-upper end of the bar 109 so that on the upward movement of said bar to carry the goods ejector into operative position, the shutter operating plate 118 may be moved upwardly to release a finger 120 formed o-n the lower end of said plate 118 from engagement with a shoulder 121 on'the rear portion of a'shutter plate 122, so that the end of a spring 123 which engages the rear end of the plate 122 may push said plate forwardly to close the coin slot, this taking place after a coin has been introduced and thel shaft 75 has been sufliciently operated to elevate the goods ejector to operative position. When the carriage 83 is moved forwardly by the action of the shaft 75 after a coin'h'as been introduced, all of the plates 99 are carried forwardly and take with them the goods ej'ectors and shutter operating plates 118, and' hence while the machine is in actionall of the coin slots 47 are kept closed, andall of said coin slots are opened by the rearward movement of the shutters 122 when 'the carriage 83 returns to its rear position, except in such instances as will happen 'when all of the goods in a column have been sold, and this condi'- tion I illustrate in Fig. 10, inwhich it will appear that all of the goods in the tray have been sold and that the carriage has returned to its rear position with the goods ejector and shutter operating plate'118. In this instance there having been no weight of goods to depressA the plate 11,8 onthe rearward movementv of the carriage 83 and plate 99, said plate 118 remained in its upper position and the finger 120 at the lower end thereof consequently did not descend into a position in which it could engage the shoulder 121 of its shutter 122, by reason whereof the shutter remained in its forward position, as shown in Fig. 10`,under the tension of the spring 123. The goods ejector `100 descends by gravity, or under the tension of spring 116, and does not ldepend upony the weight of the goods, as in the aforesaid Letters Patent, but the plate118 does Vfdepend upon the weight of goods to cause its descent into operative position, since it is provided with a detent spring 124 (FigflO) to engage the facing sides of two pins 125 when the plate 118 is in its upward vposition for releasablyholding vsaid plate in such position until the weight of the goods 64 descends upon it during the operation of the machine and forces said plate'to its lower position. The'spring 124,'when the plate 118 passes to its lower position, extends below the lower pin v125 and releasably holds said plate 118 in such position. The pins 125 pass through a slot 126 formed in the plate 118 and limit the up and down movement of said plate as well as cooperating with the edges of the slot to guide said plate vertically.

The hinged plate 93 is equipped with a bar magnet 127 and deflectors 128 which do not require special mention because they are substantially the same as like parts shown in the aforesaid Letters Patent No. 981,892.

In the aforesaid Letters Patent the machine is equipped with shutters which are automatically closed during the forward movement of the carriage by springs corresponding with the the springs 123 hereinbefore referred to, but in said Letters Patent the goods ejector was permanently connected with the means which on the return movement of the carriage forced the shutters totheir open position, whereas in this application the plate118 is provided and said plate will remain in its upper position when the tray is empty, while the goods ejector 100 may descend to its lower position, as represented in Fig. 10.

The operation of the machine will, in large measure, be understood from the foregoing description.

In the normal condition of the various parts of the machine, as said parts are preferably adjusted, the handle 76 on the operating rod or shaft is vertical, as shown in Figs. 3 and 10, and the carriage 83 and plates 99 are in their rear position, with the goods ejectors and shutter operating plates 118 in their rear position, shown in Fig. 1, in rear of the vertical plane of the trays 60 for the confeetions to be sold. At this time also the shelf 69 is in an inclined position between the lower end of the front 23 and chute 51, as shown in Fig. 3, concealing the confections 64 at the lower ends of the trays 6 0. In the normal condition of the machine just referred to the shutter plates 122 are held in their rear position by the fingers 120 of the plates 118, and hence all of the coin slots 47 are open to receive coins. When a coin is introduced into any one of the coin slots 47 it slides down between the plates 92, 93 and becomes arrested against the plate 93 in line with one of the coin ejector carrying plates 99, which plates also carry the goods ejector and shutter operating features. Upon the rotation of the operating rod or shaft 75, the plate 93 is turned forwardly and the goods ejector 100 is moved to its upper position and then carried forwardly against the lower piece of confection 64, as shown in Fig. 4, the carriage 83 connected with the plates 99 then moving forwardly due to the rotation of the shaft 79 from the gear wheel 77 and the forward thrust imparted from said shaft to the crank arms 82 and links 81, the latter being pivotally connected withthe upturned ends 82 of the carriage 83. During the operation of the shaft or rod 75 to dislodge a piece of confection, the shelf 69 turns into a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 4, to receive the dislodged piece from the tray 60. After a goods ejector 100 has dislodged a piece of confection and the operating rod or shaft 75 is reversed in motion, either manually or by the action of the springs 88, the carriage 83 returns to its rear position, the shelf 69 turns to an inclined position for delivering the sold piece of goods upon the chute 51, the goods ejector moves downwardly so as to pass rearwardly below the tray G0 and the weight of the goods in the tray acting against the shutter operating plate 118, effects the descent L of the latter, so that on the return rearward movement of the carriage 83 said plate may open the shutter 122, which moved to closed position when said plate 118 was elevated on the upward movement of the goods-ejector to its operative position. If there had been no goods in the tray 60 to depress the shutter control plate 118, then said plate would have remained in its upper position on the return of the carriage 83 and plates 99 to their rear position, and under this condition the coin-slot controlled by the shutter eoacting with the plate 118 which was ele vated by the elevation of the goods-ejector,

would remain in closed position and not be again opened during the operation of the machine until the tray had been replenished and the parts set for operation.

The details of the mechanical parts of the machine have been so fully described hereinbefore that it is believed further description as to the operation is unnecessary.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate and a tray for the goods to be sold, a slidable transverse carriage below the tray, a goods ejector connected with said carriage, means, on the in troduction of a coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods ejector for action, and means for operating said carriage to move the goods ejector to eject a piece of goods from said tray comprisingl a rotary operating shaft having on one end an exposed handle, a transverse shaft geared to the inner end of said operating shaft, operating connections from said transverse shaft to said carriage, and means for automatically reversing the movement of said shafts and carriage.

2. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate and a tray for the goods to be sold, a slidable transverse carriage below the tray. a goods ejector connected with said carriage, means, on the introduction of a coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods ejector for action, and means for operating said carriage to move the goods ejector to eject a piece of goods from said tray comprising a rotary operating shaft having on one end an exposed handle, a transverse shaft geared to the inner end of said operating shaft, crank-arms on said transverse shaft, links connecting said crank-arms with said carriage, and springs for automatically reversing the movement of said shafts and carriage.

8. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate and a tray for the goods to be sold, a slidable transverse carriage below the tray, a goods ejector connected with said carriage, means, on the introduction of a coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods ejector for action, and means for operating said carriage to move the goods ejector to eject a piece of goods from said tray comprising a rotary operating shaft having on one end an exposed handle, a transverse shaft geared to the inner end of said operating'shaft, operating connections from said transverse shaft to said carriage, and means for' automatically reversing the movement of said shafts and carriage, said goods ejector being slidably mounted and adapted to descend to inoperative position after it has ejected a piece of confection.

Ll. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate, a tray for the goods to be sold, and a chute down which the sold goods slide to the purchaser and which chute is spaced from the front of the machine to leave an opening through which the sold goods may slide, a slidable transverse carriage below said tray, a goods ej ector connected with said carriage, means, o-n the introduction of a coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods ejector for action, means for operating said carriage to move the goods ejector to eject a piece of goods from said tray, means for thereafter reversing the movement of said carriage, a shelf pivoted between the sides of the machine at the aforesaid opening, and means intermediate said shelf and carriage for causing said shelf to take a horizontal position at the front of the tray to receive the piece of goods sold when said carriage and goods ejector are opera-ted in one direction and then to turn downwardly on the reverse movement of said carriage to deposit said piece of goods on said chute and close said opening.

5. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate, a tray for the goods to be sold, and a chute down which the sold goods slide to the purchaser and which chute is spaced from the front of the machine to leave an opening through which the sold goods may slide, a slidable transverse carriage below said tray, a goods ejector connected with said carriage, means, on the introduction of a coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods ejector foil action, means Yfor operating said carriage to move'the goods ejector Vto eject a piece of goods from said tray, means for thereafter reversing Vthe movementof said carriage, a shelf pivoted between the sides of the inachineat the aforesaid' opening, and means intermediate said shelf and carriage for causing said shelf to take 'a horizontal position at the front of the tray to receive I 6. In a coin-controlled vending machine i having a coin-slot plate, a tray for the goods tobe sold, and a chute down which the sold goods slide to the purchaser and which chute is spaced fromv the front of the machine to leave" an opening through which the sold goods may slide, a slidable transverse carriage below said tray, a goods ejector connected with said carriage, means, on the lintroduction of 'a coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods eje'ctor for action, means for operating said carriage to move the goods-ejector to eject a piece of goods fromsaid tray, means for thereafter reversing thev movement of said carriage, a shelf pivoted between the sides of the machine at the aforesaid opening, and means intermediate saidI shelf'and carriage for causing said shelf to taleahorizontal position at the front'of the tray to receive the piece of goods sold when said carriage and goods ejector are operated'in one direction and then to turn downwardly on the reverse movement of said Icarriage to deposit said piece of goods on said chute and lli) close said opening, and which means comprises cam levers pivoted at their rear ends to stationary abutments, links pivotally secured to the forward ends of said levers and to said shelf, and studs extendingfrom said carriage and engaging saidl levers.

7 In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate and a tray for the goods to be sold, a slidable transverse carriage below the tray,'means for operating said carriage, a vertical plate connected with the carriage and constituting at its lower portion a coin-ejector and at its upper portion carrying a vertically movable goods-ejector, a hinged coin-plate on which a coin may descend from the coin-slot and having an opening therein of suiiicient size to permit a coin to be forced through it when the said opening and coin arein line with each other, means adjacent to said Cit opening for arresting a proper coin in a plane with the coin ejector, an actuating plate (113) slidably Vmounted against said vertical plate and having a finger in line with a coin held on said hinged plate so as to contact with said coin when said carriage and vertical plate are started on their movement and be thereby actuated, and lever means (112) connecting said actuating plate with the goods ejector, said ejector comprising a vertical member slidably mounted on said vertical plate and a transverse member adapted when in its operative position to move against the lower piece of goods in the stack of eontections and eject the same, said tray having inwardly extended flanges at its lower end to support the stack, and the transverse member of the goods ejector having laterally extending side portions to pass above said flanges, while the middle portion of said member travels between said flanges.

8. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate and a tray for the goods to be sold, a slidable transverse carriage below the tray, means for operating said carriage, a vertical plate connected with the carriage and constituting at its lower portion a coin-ejector and at its upper portion carrying a vertically movable goods ejector, a hinged coin-plate on which a coin may descend from the coin-slot and having an opening therein of sufficient size to permit a coin to be forced through it when the said opening and coin are in line with each other. means adjacent to said opening for arresting a proper coin in a plane with the coin ejector, an actuating plate (113) slidably mounted against said vertical plate and having a finger in line with a coin held on said hinged plate so as to contact with said coin when said carriage and vertical plate are started on their movement and be thereby actuated. a bell-crank lever pivoted to said vertical plate and having one arm loosely connected with said actuating plate and its other arm with a lower portion ot the goods-ejector, said ejector comprising a vertical member slidably mounted against the side of said vertical plate and a transverse member secured to the upper end of said vertical member and adapted when in its operative position to be moved against the lower piece of goods in the stack of confections for ejecting said piece.

9. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot plate, a bed-plate for supporting the operative mechanism and a tray for the goods to be sold, a slidable transverse carriage supported by said bed-plate below said tray, a goods-ejector connected with said carriage, means, on the introduction of a coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods-ejector for action, means for operating the carriage-to move the goods-ejector to eject a piece of goods from said tray, a ratchet on said bedplate, and a pivoted dog carried by said carriage and at one end adapted to engage said ratchet and at its other end being connected by a spring with the goods-ejector, so that on the upward movement of the goods-ejector to operative position, it may act through said spring to firmly engage said deg with said ratchet.

10. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot, a bed-plate for supporting the operative mechanism, a tray for the goods to be sold and a shutter for closing the coin-slot when the tray has been emptied, a slidable transverse carriage below said tray, a vertical plate connected with said carriage and movable therewith, a goodsejector mounted on said vertical plate, means, on the vintroduction of the coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods-ejector for action, means for operating the carriage to move said vertical plate to carry the goods-ejector against a piece of the goods at the bottom of said tray, and .a vertically movable shutter control-plate mounted on said vertical plate and operable in one direction by said goodsejector and in the opposite direction by the weight of the goods in the tray, said shutter control-plate having a finger to engage the shutter when said plate is in its lower position and slide said shutter to its open position.

11. In a coin-controlled vending machine having a coin-slot, a bed-plate for supporting the operative mechanism, a tray for the goods to be sold and a shutter for closing the coin-slot when the tray has been emptied, a slidabletransverse carriage below said tray, a vertical plate connected with said carriage and movable therewith, a goodsejector mounted on said vertical plate, means, on the introduction of the coin and the actuation of said carriage, to position the goods-ejector for action, means for operating the carriage to move said vertical plate to carry the goods-ejector against a piece of the goods at the bottom of said tray, a vertically movable shutter control-plate mounted on said vertical plate and operable in one direction by said goods-ejector and in the opposite direction by the weight of the goods in the tray, and a spring latch for yieldinglv holding said control-plate in its upper position free of the shutter on the descent et' the goods-ejector and when there are no goods in the tray to exert their weight on said control-plate, said control-plate having a finger to engage the shutter when said plate is in its lower position and slide said shutter to its open position on the return inward movement of said carriage and vertical plate.

12.. ln a coin-controlled vending machine goods to be sold, a transverse carriage below the tray, a rotary operating shaft having an exposed handle for the use of a purchaser, means connecting said shaft with said carriage whereby on the movement of said shaft in one direction said carriage will be moved forwardly and by the movement of said shaft in reverse direction said carriage may be moved rearwardly, a vertical plate connected with the slide and constituting at its lower portion a coin-ejector and at its upper .portion carrying a movable goods-ejector, a

hinged coin-plate on which a coin may descend from the -coin-slot and having an opening therein of suiiicient size to permit va coin to be forced through it when the said opening and coin are in line with veach other, means adjacent to said opening for arresting a proper coin in a plane with the coin-ejector, a spring yieldingly holding said hinged plate in its initial position, and a rod connected with said goods-ejector and extending Valong said vertical plate to point in line with the coin held on said hinged-plate, so as to Contact with said coin when said slide and vertical plate are started on their movement and thus be forced to eleyate said goods-ejector to its operative position, said hinged plate initially being at an angle to the path of the coin-ejector so that as said ejector is, on the operation of said handle, moved against the arrested coin said plate will be thereby caused to turn on its hinge and carry the opening therein in line with said coin and permit the coin to escape through the saine. Y

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 19th day of June, A. D. 1917.

HARVEY GILES.

Witnesses: Y

ARTHUR MARION, CHAs. C. GJLL.

Copies of this patent` may be obtained for .five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

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