US1182920A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

Description

1. w. MARTIN & M. N. GLUMIICICH.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPUCATION man FEB. 18. 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. MARTIN.AND MILAN N. GLUMICICI-I, 0F FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

, Application filed. February 18,1915. Serial No. 9,078.

To-aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that WG,YJOHN W. MARTIN and MILAN N. GLUMIoIcH, citizens of the United States, residing at Fairmont, in the county of Marion and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a macharacter, which is simple in construction,

inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable.

provide a machine of the above mentioned character so constructed that it is exceedingly difficult for the articles to be removed from the machine other than by the proper operation thereof, whereby one straw is delivered at a time for use. 3

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecificationand in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure 1 is a side elevation of apparatus embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, and, Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 33v of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a base, upon which is rigidly mounted by any suitable means, apreferably cylindrical outer shell 6. This outer shell has its opposite ends closed by lids or heads 7, having annular flanges 8 engaging wlth the ends of the shell 6, whereby these lids or heads are removable. Removably mounted within the outer shell 6 is a turning inner shell 9, which is preferably cylindricaland has a substantially smaller diameter, as shown. The inner shell has its ends permanently closed by heads 10 forming a portion thereof, and this inner shell is provided in its upper portion with a door 11, covering an opening through WhlCh the articles are adapted to be fed into the innershell 9, when the inner shell is re- 7 moved from the outer shell 6.

The heads 10 of the inner shell are apertured for receiving horizontal pins or pivot elements 12, upon which these heads are rigidly mounted. The pins 12 are journaled through and removably mounted within openings 13 formed through the heads 7. Arranged within the space 16, between the ends or heads of the inner and outer shells is a crank 17, rigidly mounted upon the pin 12. Pivotally connected with this crank is a pitman 19, operating through a slot 20, formed I i in the flange 8, as shown. This pitman is A further object of the invention is to shown. It is obvious that when the head 21 provided at its outer end with a head 21, as

is forced inwardly, the pitman 19 will swing the crank 17, which will move the pin 12, which in turn effects a corresponding turning movement of the inner shell.

Arranged within the lower portion of the inner shell is a normally inclined upper partition 22, soldered or otherwise rigidly attached to the same. The upper end of this partition is contiguous with the inner wall of the inner shell while its lower end is spaced therefrom providing an opening or passage 23, of suitable size to permit of the passage therethrough of a single straw or other article contained within the inner shell. Arranged below the upper normally inclined partition 12 is a lower inclined partition 24, the lower end of which is contiguous with the inner wall of the shell 10 while its upper end is spaced from a substantially radially arranged feed member. or plate 25, providing a passage 26 for feeding a single straw or other article. The partition 24 is parallel with the partition 22 and may be soldered or otherwise secured to the inner or otherwise secured to the inner shell. The

feed plate 25 projects radially outwardly beyond the inner shell and has its outer end bent to form a bead or head 27 traveling in the annular space 28 between the two shells, which space is preferably of a suitable size to permit of the feeding of a single article to be vended. 27 designates a discharge opening arranged near and in advance of the head 27.

The outer shell 6 is provided upon its forward side with a longitudinal discharge opening or slot 28, through which the straw or other article is finally discharged and a tray 29 is arranged below and adjacent this outlet opening or slot to catch and hold the article.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: To fill the inner shell 9 with straws or the like, the head 7 to the left is removed from the shell 6. The shell 10 may now be withdrawn from the shell 6, the cover 11 opened and the straws or the like fed into the chamber above the upper inclined partition 22, in a more or less disordered manner. The inner shell 10 is now returned within the outer shell and crank 17 within the slot 19. The straws above the partition 22 tend to gravitate downwardly thereon and by such movement are more or less arranged in proper order extending longitudinally of the inner shell in parallel relation to each other. As the inner shell is rocked or turned back and forth during the operation of the apparatus these straws are of course made to travel longitudinally upon the partition 22 and are finally arranged in an orderly manner. With the elements in the position shown in Fig. 2, the lowermost straw upon the partition 22 will pass through the opening 23 and remain beneath and adjacent thereto thus preventing a second straw passing through the opening until the discharge of the first straw. Vith the straw arranged below and adjacent the openin 23, upon the inward movement of the pitman 19,the inner shell is turned rearwardly, whereby the partition 22 will be inclined in an opposite direction, carrying the straws away from the opening 23 and causing the straw which has passed there through to travel longitudinally upon the then rearwardly inclined lower partition 2%, whereby this straw will pass through open ing 26 and opening 27', and discharge into the annular passage 28, within which the same is engaged by the head 27 and finally forced thereby out through the opening 28 to be caught in the tray 29. When the pitman 19 is released, the inner shell 10 auto matically turns forwardly to its normal position, as the lower portion thereof is heavier than the upper portion. The upper partition is now inclined outwardly forwardly whereby the lowermost straw will be fed through the opening 23 and remain below and adjacent the opening. The operation is of course repeated indefinitely.

it is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, we claim:

1. In a vending machine of the character described, a, substantially horizontal outer shell; a substantially horizontal inner shell arranged within the outer shell and providing an article feeding passage between the two shells; a partition arranged within the inner shell and provided with a feed opening; a feed plate arranged within the inner shell beneath the partition and extending outwardly beyond the inner shell to enter the article feeding passage; and means to turn the inner shell with relation to the outer shell.

2. In a vending machine of the character described; .a substantially horizontal outer shell; a substantially horizontal inner shell arranged therein and forming therewith an article feeding passage; a normally inclined partition arranged within the inner shell with an opening arranged remote from its upper end; a feed plate arranged within the inner shell beneath the inclined partition and extending downwardly beyond the inner shell to enter the article feeding space; and means to turn the inner shell;

3. In a machine of the character described; a substantially horizontal outer shell; a substantially horizontal inner shell arranged therein and providing therewith an article feeding passage; a normally inclined partition disposed within the inner shell with an opening disposed remote from the upper end of the inclined partition; a lower normally inclined partition disposed within the inner shell beneath the first named partition and spaced therefrom to receive articles passing through said opening; a feed plate disposed within the inner shell and connected with they first named partition and spaced from the inner end of i shell with an opening arranged remote from In testimony whereof we afiix our signaits upper c(lend; adllowefl norlrlnally inclilrllefdi tures in presence of two witnesses. partition ispose wit in t e inner s e beneath the first named partition; means i connected with the inner shell and moved thereby to move the article when introduced Witnesses:

into the article feeding passage; and means P. L. GoIsovIoH,

to turn the inner shell. C. W. WALKER.

Gopiel of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of rmm, Washington, D. G.

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