US1091824A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

Description

J. A. FOX.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1913.

1,091,824. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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JOSEPH A. FOX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1913.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Serial No. 770.626.

dise, and has for its object to provide such machine with a coin controlled mechanism of novel, simple, and inexpensive construction and arrangement of parts.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, Figure 1, is a front view of the machine with the cover removed and having a part of the rear partition broken to show the slot closing mechanism. Fig. 2, is a sectional elevation along the line (aw) in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation along the line (66) in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4, is a sectional view along the line (00) in %1) represents acasing of any suitable construction and form, preferably having a removable front cover (2) and provided with the usual coin receiving slot (3) and discharge openin (4).

The interior of the casin is divided by two partitions, (5 and 5 arranged at right angles to each other, so as to form, with the walls of the casing a coin chute (6) and stock magazine (7). At the bottom of the magazine there is located a horizontal shelf (8) having its inner corner cut away along an oblique line (9) so as to form a supporting ledge for the pile of stock (10). A discharge spout (11) is suitably secured to the casing in position directly under the stock supporting ledge and in alinement with the magazine.

A push lever (12) is pivoted at its inner end, as at (13) to the ledge and it is supported thereon in position in front of the magazine. The opposite end of the lever has a handle (14) which extends through a slot (15) formed in the side of the casing. The lever is normally locked against movement by engagement with a reciprocating latch (16).

- The latch (16) is suitably pivoted, as at (17 to the casing and it is provided at its rear end with a latch pin (18) which projects into the coin chute. When a coin is inserted in the chute, it will, in descending, strike the pin (18) and thereby trip the latch so as to release the lever (12) and permit of its being swung rearwardly by the operator, so as to push or tilt the lowermost article of the pile over the edge (9) of its supporting ledge and into the discharging spout.

Suitable means, such as the spring (19) having an arm (20) which presses against the inner edge of the lever (12), are provided to automatically return the lever to its normal position after it has been manually swung backward.

The arm (20) carries a flag shaped shield (21) which serves for a closure for the slot (15) and prevents tampering with the latch and also prevents the insertion of a coin, by mistake, into said slot instead of into the coin receiving slot (3).

On the return stroke of the lever the hook (22) secured thereto engages the inner end of the upwardly and outwardly curved guide plate (23) carried on the latch and by sliding over said guide plate it acts to turn the latch on its pivots so as to bring the forward end of the latter into position for engaging and relocking the lever on the completion of the stroke.

A suitable weight (24) is placed in the magazine on top of the pile of stock and serves to balance the pile upon its supporting ledge and also to feed the pile downward as the lowermost article thereof is successively delivered from the machine. After all of the articles of the pile have been ejected, the weight will rest directly upon the ledge (8) in position against the inner edge of the lever (12) and will thereby prevent movement of said lever even, if for any cause, the latch should be tripped.

In order to prevent the insertion of a coin into the slot when the machine has been emptied of its contents, I provide means for automatically closing the slot. To this end, the weight (24) is formed with a lug (25) which projects through a vertical slot (26) formed in the partition (5 A vertical rod 27 having a hook shaped lower end is attached to a cross bar (28) which is pivoted, as at (29), to the casing and from one end of which is suspended the coin slot obstructor (30). The opposite end of the cross bar carries a weight (31) which serves to normally hold the obstructor in a raised position clear of the slot. After all of the contents of the machine have been discharged, and the Weight (24) reaches the bottom of the magazine, its lug (25) will engage'the hookshapedend of the rod (27) and draw it down so as to lower the obstructor into the plane of the slot and thereby close it against insertion of a coin.

In compliance With the statutory requirements, I have herein described What I believe to be the best mode of applying the combination of, a swingable lever, a latch normally locking the lever and adapted to be tripped by the Weight of the coin'to unlock it, resilient means for returning the lever after it has been swung back, and a a guide secured to the latch and cooperating With a member on the lever to retrograde the latch during the return stroke of the lever so as to relock the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aifixed my signature in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH A. FOX. Witnesses Lnsmn F. DITTENHOEFER, BERNARD NAUMBURG.

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

Washington, D. 0.

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