US1061880A - Vending-machine for envelops. - Google Patents

Description

J. T. STEWART.

VENDING MAUHINE FOR ENVELOPS.

APPLIGATION FILED 001K 24A 1912.

1,061,880. Patented May 13, 1913.

4 SEEETS-SHEET 1] J. T. STEWART. VENDING MACHINE FOR BNVELOPS. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 24, 1912.

1,061.,880. Patented May 13, 1913.

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I H I 2 3 LLT. Stewart I) T; STEWART.

VENDlNG MAOHINE FOR ENVELOPS.

APPLICATION FILED 001*;24, 1912.

Patented May 13, 1913 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

ambeutoz U .Tfiiewari J. T. STEWART. VENDING MACHINE FOR ENVELOPS.

APPLIGATIONTILBD 001K 24, 1912.

Patented May 13, 1913.

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Specif l 4.. VENEENG MaCETLNE FOE: 21 7371515 tims :21 Letterg i hzvb. t

Apglication. mm ficta'sez' 2-1, 19153 Earls;

-la0m it may concern: I lie iown that I, JESSE'T. Smwumr, a.

citizen at the Unitecl States, n m. the cm'anty of 4 W111 .11, 11am invented certain. 11% t ful lmprovel'nents in Vending-Mafor Envelops; ancll do cleclsure the fcllomng to be a full, clear, and exact cle scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art t0v WlllCA it appertaln's to make and use the same.

This invention relates to vending my chines, and more especially to those intended for selling stamped. envelops and. the like; 1. antlthe object of the same is to impr and yet to sinnplify the consiructinn of: a

.- 01? t character and wander it 0pm. the n 1011 nf a. ma. 1 01? nthezr 1 ink; 9216 the in'x ention tasnsisi's 1. .1 th s trnnnon of the ventlm meclmmsn': eryaltlmugn 1n the fellm "1510at and in -zlmwings hen (l .tl and shown 0m .l

in the dram lw a l i nre VlQV (If t. device cum numb piece being e is a pars-ps0 late, slmwing and an an the using,

Lisa 6 and tion the line the latch and. the sprmg curried saia y at its smes, ml back a i'ta u n at its .af z' ont 'aln. remowmi i inst-maul 11 stirlnasing is giggle ten framewnrla 3 which is secur ad East to the, back of tze panel 4:- and which-lamp; l

is held wit! 3 and clossthe open front-05] the casing i l'nezms alock 5 tiletop and. alip 6 the bottom engaging the baseh 55 It follows Wl'l fi my is -inse v t l n, theirqnt t may beta gsrefem. y m

the lock in! "1e. posit-i011 illustmtatl' 'fs, nf the drawings," a11cl late or ether r are i re, ever rendy tn to zi-ny 01 1 2 83 pin-ts M w, in the l macllme 1 is gnvernment en gelop c t stsnnp, a sheet in? 12ft: t,

e is moretnim a penny 1. m ths owner, and

.cl'zine and the 96 ace. The fmrmazlwill] Llb and replenish thfil. depleted ma: and Clean the 'machine, and the Storekeeper will both make Qsrtiall; prnfit an a y package of statinimeiy ;s0ll l and zwnid i110, tumble 01" peddling outpost-Q age stamps postal cards, while still not 't'Ql L card anal The actual anal 0 l 105mg the -14 Huge of the pnssible trade The slt'elutnn frz unevmrlg 3 contains a magazine smut .Ltl. Of an upright back 101 and siflesr't roasting Witllflfillt:

f this pnagazin being, 7 L191 of the enveloplE' lofi y upon its flat bottom 12 Mic cbnvenience will draw to.

Y weighted down 'fth'e eje'ctorib' ra fo lower 13, It might be more ac curate-. to say that the lowermostjenvelop rests upon an ejector 14 which is 'movablea.

} overithebottom 12, and the ejectoi'f 'consists r itsfear as seen in ig, 8, audit handpiece 'at itsgfronti end projecting through a slbti'l'liiiii't-the t ront;. pa e1. 4 andturned downward at; its extremity into a lip 18. Y The size.ofsaidslotifl may be varied to I suit'the thickness of'each envelop or pack-.

.of stationery as above described, by set- I tmg a late 19 which is secured to the lnne'r face-o the frontpanel by means of screws 20 asseen in Fig.6, these screws passing 7 through-n ri ht'sl'ots '21 in the plate in a -m'anner w ic willbe-clear. As usual in machines for vending thin packages, this 20 plate forms a stopfor preventing any but the lowermost packa e from being. e ected fromthe pile, andt ej upstanding lips 15 *at the rear end of the ejector are made of a height equal to .or less than the thickness of 35 the lowermost ackage so that when the ejector is mov forward this package only is projected into the slot.- a

- provide the downturned Ii '18 at the front end-0f the handpiece 16 or the purao-pose of preventing the ejector from moving far to" the raryand also for giving the u ,p jhrchaser a good grip on said handpiece.

' '1. e face,

I plate'22 covering the slot on the I Ae'xt'erior o the front pannel 4 will be provided-with a suitable le end describing the I use of the machine, and by preference this 4 ate has an u ward extension 23 as seen in gig. 1 which 1s vertically slotted as at 24 for the passage of'the shank of the thumb 25 forming part ofthe actuator yet to :described;

7 r'The actuatorfor the ejector comprises the 'mechanismwhich connects said thhmb piece" and augment Depending from the plate v racket c'onstitutin the 'trlgger y'etf towbe' described and w ich pro]ects through -aslot 31 in thejbottom of the ina'ga-.

' and'is pierced withaan eye 32"slid1ng v carried within the framework, ,5o a nd ;on{ sa1d; rod is coiled "an expansive "tendency is-to, move the t andhencethe ejector plate to the "Said-bracket is provided with anear 85140. which" is-pi'v'oted one end of a link 36, eatheiotherendof this link is pivotally with the-upper extremity 37 of Lthef orlever best seen in mgr-.10.v As v 1611111 showm this lever comprises'an up- -right--arm 39 j havingan, elbow 40 at its -60 which merges-r into what might igh q v.

sweeps isann, 4 2, and the ms li ii sh i h a d a :arlnf42 pro'ectsffrolh thev other Jthifough which,

ing through bearings 44 at the lower 'endgxw of the arms of a bracket 45 (see-Fig. 11,);0; inverted U-shape which is secured beneath the bottom 12 oft-he magazine; and-on this bolt is coiled a'spring 46 having one'end a t tached to the bracket and the other end to; the lever,and whose tendency is to raise the, thumb ieceand the parts conniecting x-itl' with t e horizontal arm 42 of the lever" 38-thus leaving the'spring 34 to perform*" the sole function of sliding the ejector the rear. Pivotally connected to thefrontend of said arm42 isan upright link 46 (see Fig. 12) whose upper end is bent sharply forward into a finger 47 which pro-$ jec'ts through the uprigh 1. slot 24 in the front. of the casing and constitutes the shank of the thumb piece 25 above refe'rredto, Said thumb piece by preference has its lower por-t tion forked or slotted as at 48 so as to s stand astride the front end of the finger 47, and a screw 49 may be passed through the fork-arms to attach the thumb piece thereto. I

Astride and around the rear end of the.

finger 49 is disposed -a guide 50 having a U-shaped' body removably secured to the finger by a screw 51, and the front ends of its arms are outturned into lips 52 spaced from the rear end of the fork-arms 48 j1$t a suiiicient distance to loosely embrace the front panel 4 of the casing and the u right extension 23 of the' oase plate 22. hen these parts are to be removed, the screw.49-

is withdrawn and the-thumb pieceslip ed-- ofi' the front end of the finger 47, a ter 1130 which the latter can be pushed inward through the slot 24 and disconnected from the ejector lever 38 if desired.

The action of the vending machine thus' far described is as follows: The purchaser depresses the thumb piece 25 whoseshank moves downward in the slot 24, and, through.

the link 46, this depresses the horizontal arm 42 of the lever 38 which turns'aboutthe pivot bolt 43 so that its upri ht arm 39-110 moves forward and, through t 0 link 36, carries the bracket 30 forward with it. Said= bracket in its forward movement com resses the s ring 34 and causes the ejector ate 1'4 to sli e forward over the bottom oft e mag 11;;

azine, and the upturned lips 15 at the rearend of this ate carry the lowermost pack- 1 age out of the stack containe'd within-"said magazine and projects it throu h the slot,;; in the face plate 22, In the for ard 'move* 1o mentof the plate 14, its hand 'p'iecelfi isprojected beyond said slot so that the'pub chaser may grasp the same and draw the ,plate still farther forward, inca'se-the ejecj tor should not project the envelop'rsufll-'1z5 ciently far tofpermit him tograsp the front edge as shown-in-Fig. 1.- Or he mayhol'dthe thumb piece 25' downwit-h' one hand; while he grasps the hand piece, 16- with the; other, and then removing his thumb from if in Fig. 5.

will use that band to envelop. Afterward the theperts to their original ll and lips 15 sliding to lowermost envelop inthe finally engaging the rear lop l oratory for another be c? leootrolled I r. g' sale ejector normolly lOClICQ releasing it the insertion of a coin, may beas stiggested above-- of any epproved type, although 1 will de' scribe what is shown in the (lewings for illustrative purposes merely. A coin slot '0 in the iron panel 4 of the casing leads o: 1 lit bl, and at the dllllte the coin against ied by lower arm. of

the thumb piece withdraw reel arm r 'l-lil lever is eonneeted by a. link oowitl'i 5. Much 56 which is pin" .ed between its ends in a hanger 67 51g. 1d) and has its inner end normally raised by a splin 68- which is'seeured to the lower end of said banger by elip plate 69 a screw 70. The inner end of the latch 66 has a beveled lip 71 adapted to meet with the beveled lower end "E3 of the bracket- 30,Which lower end constitutes the trigger, While the inner extremity of this end of the latch moves vertically in a slotted guide 73 as best seen Coiled on the rod 33 behind the starting spring 7% Whose'functhe ejector plate and trigger as soon as the letter is diswlien the latch the trigger; for the trigger 30 tion is to 1110 forward slight ly engaged by the letcb, so that s ain it, will not ee- ,g

hector ooi'ld never i at 21 time when its depressed of o eoin meolmnism. of this folltm's: A nickel being roin slot, travels down the the rip-lever 33, and line link (35 eetuetes the :wzer ill of the latch disger; the starting spring 7% en move the ejector i l and trigger slightly forward, so that when the spring; 68 returns the latch to its normal position its inner end stands behind instead of in 03: -no L11 be moved' this end of front of the trigger. The stalling forward of the e ector l l progects the hand piece 16 gl ves notice to the pur-,

at its front end and V chaser that he may then depress the thumb piece to cause the machine to project an envelop through the slot 17. lvlien his finger is slipped off said thumb piece, the spring restores proper position, andythrough the linli, 36, this moves the ejeotorsplate 14: suddenly to sertion of a coin to-ectuate the anism because it is necessary el which is pivote at its angle -l a suitable support. The

the actuating inecb:

the eiector lever 3810 its the rear with the essistarnee of the spring 34%, so that the starting spring 74 is gem-y pressed slightly and the beveled-end 72 of the trigger passes overthe beveled lip 71' at the inner ejecting mechanism housed within ing. i

It will be seen that-the coin mechanism consists of the devicesfor permitting the inlzitch, but that said latch is partof the vending mechthe eashold the ejector housed, and as above" sug' gested I do not limit myself to the use of:

for moving said any particular mechanism le tch.

parts are obviously nonessential;

What claimed as n'e w q l. in e vending machine, the combination with a base, and a transparent casing mount? ed thereon and open tom of said open front; of a front-"panel having a lip at its lower end, adeptedto ennotclne latch at the uppei endvot said panel having an openlngfor gage said said panel, the delivery of the goods and an upright slot, a skeleton framework carried by the back of said panel and including a magazine whose bottom stands opposite said delivery opening, ejecting mechanisn'i movable over said bottom, means said means end Whose shank projects through said upright slot.

2. In av vending nmcliine, the colnl.)ination with a c; ing having an upright" slot 'in'its front panel, the vending mechanism,and V n tllereii'n ineluding an up gill linl; lowing" a finger pride-W ng; forward through '1 id slot; of a tl'nunbpioee standing for *nrd 0 said panel and slotted lOI'Ei'U'lW'filJly (mg-li e said linger, a screw passing through the thumb piece and linger, a guide having a U-slmped body embracing, the linger on panel and upturned lips at the fron'tends of its arms, and men s for securing; said arms upon the linger.

In a: vending machine, the lf i'llllllllzlllllll will: a ce ling having: no liprigg lil-slol in its front panel, the vendill" nugclumism, and the actuating: mechanism therefor including an upright link lowing a finger pmjecliu g'"lor- Wfll'll tllrougbjiiaid slot; of a U-slmp'ed guide whose body embraces said lingo and whose arms nre.( l1lhu'11c l ill) their front ends to slide against lho inner face of said front panel in opposite sides of the slot therein, and o l'hun'ib-piece 'removnbly all'licl'lcd to the projecting 0nd of snid'linger. I

it. In a vending m:u -.l1lnc, the emnbimillon with a magazine. the ejecting lllLCllzfilll'iil'l, and trigger thereon {of a hanger dependend ofthe latch to hold the to have it "to The sizes and materials and details of at its front, the base having e; notch in its upper face at the bot"- for actuating said mecha'nlsin, and a thumb piece connected With the inner side of said. front:

ing from an overhead support, a latch pivoted in said hanger, asprlng for raising one I with an upright its bottom,

' 1o eled lower end, and a spring-actuating latch' beveled lower end of end of the latch into normal engagement having a beveled li normal} en a in the beveled lower end of said trigger at a spring forcing the ejector normally to the rear, and a starting spring actingon t-he ejector in 'the opposite direction, for thepurpose set forth. 4

6. In a vendin'g machin'e, the combination with an uprightfil'riagazine having aslot in its bottom, an ejector plate movable over said bottom and haying a trigger projecting I through said slotgfjld provided wlth a beveledlower end, and naming-actuating latch having a beveled lip; normally engaging the gerbe'ing pierced with an opening; of a rod xed below said magazine and on which the opening in the trigger slides, a coiled exsaid trigger, said trigi Witnesses: 6

pensive Spring surrounding said rod forward of the trigger and bearing the latter normally to the rear, and a coiled expansive starting spring surrounding the rod in rear of the trigger and acting thereon in the opposite direction, for the purpose set forth.

' 7 In a vending machine, the combination with a magazine, opening in line ejector slidable on said bottom,vand a manually-operable actuator for said ejector; of

a trigger projecting -from the ejector and having a beveled tip, a spring pressing said trigger normally spring pressing the trigger in'the'op os it'e" direction, and a movable latch provide with tion Within the magazine In testimony whereof my hand in presence of'two nesses. j

'- JESSE T. STEWART.

A. T. (Juneau 'E. LANISON.

I avehereuntos t' subscribingvvit- I a casing having a' delivery with the bottom of said magazine, a follower Within the latter adapted to rest upon the articles vended, an

to the rear, a starting I a lip over which said beveled y when the ejector is returned to normallppsib its main spy-mm v v

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