US1320504A - spaulding - Google Patents

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E. F. SPAULDING.

VENDING MACHiNE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. a. mu.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919;

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APPLICATION F lLED NOV. 3,19l7.

:E.=F. SPAULDING.

VENDING MACHINE.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1917. 1,320,504 Patented NOV. 4, 1919.

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VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, I917.

PatentedNov. 4, 1919.

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EIiIJAH ESPAULDING, OFBROOKLYN, NEW-YOBK,ASSIG1\TOR I NEW YORK,1\T. Y.

TO AR'IEMAS WAR-ID, OF

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November-8, 1917. Serial No. 200,861,

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH F. SPAULDING,

- a citizen of the United'States, and resident borough of Brooklyn, in. the county of Kings and State of New York,

of New York city,

have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Vending-Machines, the following 'is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in coin controlled vending machines, wherein the presence of a coin is utilized to permit the discharge of an article from thema- Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawlngs forming part hereof, wherein,

' Figure 1 is a rear vlew of a vending machine embodying my invention, the rear door Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionsub- 2, .in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view illustrating my improvements, parts being removed and part in section;

Fig. 4 is a partly broken front elevation of g 3; Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged vertical sections illustrating the coin control delivery devices in different positions Fig. 6 is a sectional detail illustrating the position of the weight in an articlechute the line 8, 8, in Fig. 1,. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal vertical section, parts being removed, looking from the rear of the mechanism; Fig. 10 is a detail plan view, partly in section, illustrating the coin receiving devices and the coin extractor, and Fig. '11 is an enlarged detail section of part of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating a washer catcher; Fig. 13 is a detail section on line13, 13, in Fig. 1.

plane of of which.

,1 (Figs.

:of the flap is limited by the chute.

of operation;

last article therefrom Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail section subs J stantially on the plane of the line 6 6 7 is a view similar to Fig. '6

showing the parts operated to final delivery and coin, discharging position; Fig. 8 is an enlarged cross section substantially on the inwardly extending rests 10 Similar numerals of' reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

A suitable casing 1s indlcated, at 1, in

which one or more-chutes 2 are provided forthe articles 8. to be vended. At the bottom of the chutes arespaced ledges 4 suitably secured to the chutes for the articles 3 to rest on, the rear 'portionsof the chutes being open to permit the passage of the depending projections 5 from weights 6 that rest on the articles and are adapted to slide in the chutes respectively. The forward or delivery portions of the chutes at the lower ends thereof are provided with openings at 2 through which the lowermost article 3 may be discharged. In front of each opening 2 is a flap 7 pivotally supported upon the chute at 8 (Figs. 5, 6, 6 and 7) normally pressed by a spring 9 to close in front of the corresponding opening 2. The flap 7 is adapted to be pushed outwardly by an ar- Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

ticle 3 when the latter is being discharged 5 and 6), and the 'fiap is adapted to swing back in front of the opening normally to prevent the surreptitious extracting of an article from the chute. Rearward swinging The chutes 2 may be fitted in casing 1 singly, or

united together for joint removal from the casing in any well known manner. The rear hinged door 1* of the casing 1s adapted to close over the chutes to protect the articles 3 therein,and the door may be fastened shut by a lock in any well known manner.

Y Beneath the chutes my improved, coin controlled article delivering mechanism is "located within casing 1. In the form illustrated said mechanism is carried by a suitable frame 10 that is'adapted to be detach ably rested upon supports or side brackets 11, shown located along the side walls of easing 1, and having upturned rear lugs 11* to engage the lower rear corners of frame 10 (Figs. 1 and 2). The frame 10 at its upper edges is shown provided with upon; which the' corresponding lower corners of the chutes rest, which lower corners of the chutes are shown provided with downward pro ections .2

adapted to fit in transverse recesses 10 respectively in the rests 10 to detachably retain the chute (Figs. 1, 2 and 6). When the mechanism is to be removed the chute 2 may be lifted of frame 10 and the latter may be pulled out of the casing,

and when'fi'ame 10 has been replaced in the be replaced and ap-- i plied uponsaidframe. At1i12 is a tranS- verse shaft shown journaled in the end.

casing the chute may walls of frame 10, to which shaft a segmentshaped miter gear 13 is suitably secured for rocking said shaft, A coil spring 'lgtiis" shown surrounding shaft '12, and one of its ends bears against said gearwhile its other end bears against the cross bar 10 of frame 10, which spring's'erves to return shaft12 to its: normal position after operation. a A

weight may be substituted for such .spring if preferred, substantially in accordance with my aforesaid Letters Patent.v Amiter 1 gear 15 meshes 'withggear 13 foroperating shaft 12. The gear'15 is secured to a shaft i lblthat is journaleduin the front wall: or ig'cross bar 10; of frame 10." Shaft 16 projects; outwardly from'wall or'cross bar l and is" provided with a handle or Ifinger piecel? for-operating said shaft (Figs. 5,

. adapted. to passwhen'franie is placed.

7 within or removed from .the casing. Shaft -1 6 is shown provided with a ratchet 18 i (Figs. 2, 3, tand 6) having a sh'oulderlS 7 v direction (Fig; 4).

0 and/7)". Casing 1 is shown provided with anfopening 1 through whichhandlel'l" is adapted to engage a stop 19 on .framelO to limitjrotation of shaft 16 in one direction as influenced by v -tain shaft ratchet 18'is shown 351 spring 14, whereby to rel2vin' the normal position, and provided with a stop 1 8T to engage the stop 19 to limit manual rotationof-shafts, 16v and 12 in operating adaptedto retain shafts l6 and 12in one or more partially operated positions, be-' tweenith'e limits of rotation ofshaft 16, b

, meansof a dog 20 that is pivotally supported at 21 upon wall or cross bar 10. as

- hereinafter 'eXplained"(Fig. 4:). I

1 At, 22 are rocklevers upon shaft 12,-each of which lev 'respondsto one of the chutes 2, the levers being spaced apart according to the-spacing .of the chutes and :located below the same.

on shaft 12 adjacent to levers If the machine is provided Spacers g are shown j with one; coinchute one of-jthe levers 22 with devices hereinafter described to operate itf I will sufiice. The levers normally rest against 7 the upper cross bar or wall 10 of frame inally at one side of the vertical plane of the rear of the corresponding chute. The levers are adapted to pass under the corresponding chute to push the -ing portion 22 10 (Fig. 2), with their upper portions norlowermost article from thechute through its opening 2 when the lever is caused to rock forwardly by a coin 23 when it is opposed to the lower project I have shown the upper ends of the levers each prov1ded WltlL an ejector 24, having depending ears 25 The ratchet '18 is pivotally supported.

of the corresponding lever.-

24E of such ejector normally bearing against the rear of its lever 22 and therebyretained to pusharticle 3 from the chute above. The

pivotally supported upon the corresponding lever 22, the weighted end ears 25 may .bearagainst the sides of the 7 corresponding levers'22 to retain the ejectors from lateralunovement- After an ejector has pushed the lower article 3from 1a stackof articles in a-chute 2, theupper free end of the ejector will slide rearwardly under such lowermost article back to the normal position'when 'lever22 returns thereto. When the lowest or last article (or, if preferred, next to the last-article) of a stack has'been ejected, theweight 6 will havedescended sufficiently low to cause its'proj ection-5 to be brought opposite the upper projecting end 22' of lever 22. to prevent, sa dlever from resuming its normal :positiom'as indicated in dottedzlines in Fig.

.6',"where by such lever cannotxbe operated .againuntil thelweight has been raised; as

when a new stack of articles isplaced in the corresponding chute with the weight-on such ticles. When forwardly to eject chute, it'will cause the corresponding flap to be swung open by the article (Fig. 5), and when the article has been fully. pushed out of the chute it flap 7 V (Fig. 6) downthrough passage 27 within the casing to rest upon the exposed support orwall 28in position for removal (Fig. 7.). The support 28, which-may be suitable construction, is secured.

"an article, the closer 30 will be correspondingly moved forwardly under slot 29 to prevent the entrance of a coin into the machine through said slot until the lever has to normal (Figs; 5, 6 and '7).

closer 80"is shown in the formof afiat plate slidable' in: a 'recess' -orfopening upper edge portion of a plate 32 (Fig.2)

the ejector 24 is moved an article 3 from the will drop from under the" o-peratively connected returned: The slot 31 at the which is movably supported within frame 10 as hereinafter explained; The closer: 30 is shown provided with a bent lug 30 mov ably fitted in a hole 33' in the corresponding lever 22, whereby such closer is detachably connected with the lever.. .The hook-like lug 80? may be applied to lever 22 by turning the closer 30 flatwise with respect to.

lever 22 to pass the free end of thelug through hole 33, and then the closer may be turned atright ang hole, so that the closer may slide flatwise upon plate 32. i

For operating coins I provide the following devices; A

movable ,member 34: has spaced arms 346 being fitted in a slot Z) therein (Figs. 2, 5 and 6), whereby as said gear is rocked member 3d will be correspondingly rocked.. Member 3st has laterally extending spaced pr ojec-' tions 35, 36 for each lever 22, adapted to support a coin over or in the corresponding space 37 therebetween (Fig. whichv spaces corresponding lower projections 22? of corresponding levers 22 may operate. The inember34; is also shown provided withspaced recesses 3 L? for-the free play of projections 22. Upon projection 35 is a stop 38, shown in the form of a screw, for cooperation with one edge of a coin and on the projection 36 is a coin stop 390pposed to screw 38 adapted to cooperate with the opposite edge of such coin, wherebythe latter will be bridged across between the stops 38 and 39. The stop 39 is movably carried by member 3%, and is so arranged as to resist thrust of the coin when it is moved with member 3a to operate the corresponding lever 22, and to move independently when the member moves in the opposite direction for releasing the coin. Stop 39 is shown comprising a piece of metal having abase 39 from which extend outwardly flaring wings or projections 39 having downwardly beveled edges 39 to cooperate with a coin, the side edges of the base 39:" also cooperating with'the coin, which base rests upon the projection 36; Said basehas a downwardly extending lug 39 on the rear? ward side of projection 36, and an upwardly extending lug 39 that is fitted in the forked lower end of a wardlyextending portion of member 34 by screw 41, wherebysaid stop 39 is supported for free movement upon projection 36 (Figs. 1,3, 7, 8). When a coin is entered through coin slot 29 the coin slides to position between the corresponding screw 38 and the opposing edge of stop 39, (as illustrated in Fig. 9), in which posit on the coin will be beneath the projection 22 and opposing a shoulder 22 of the lever for pushing the lever to rock it (Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8). Since I have shown a plurality of levers 22, spaced apart, I have shown. a movable stop 39 between two spaced screws 38, one side of which stop 39 cooperates with a coin from one slot, and the other side of the stop 39 les, with the lug in said;

the levers 22 by means of 9), within block 40 secured to the upwith a coin from another slot, which coins n turn cooperate w th the corresponding stop screws 38, whereby each of the movable 39, and tocause said coin to push corre spondinglever when member is operated, I prov de movably carried by andwith said l11611'lb6l A COll spring so (Figs. 1, 10, 5 and 6) connects member 34 with pusher 42 on one side of the plane of the pivots of the latter, thereby tending to tilt theforward edge of the pusher behind coins on member 34. Normally, however, such edge of the pusher is maintained below the coin, and the pusher serves as a guide for the coin to its position between the stops 38 and 39. For such purpose pusher a2 is shown provided with projection L7 adapted to engage the wall or cross strip 10 of frame. 10, when the parts are in their normal positions (Fig. 2), to tilt the pusher e22 against the tension of spring 4L6, and whereby when the pusher is carried along with member 3i when handle 17 is rotated, projection 47 will move away from said wall .to permit spring d6 to tilt the pusher behind the coin (Figs. 5 and 6). To control thetilting of pusher 42 by spring 46 the projection at? is provided with a projection-(t8, which projection enters a recess 3% in member 34 to engagethe latter to check the tilting of member d2 by spring 4:6 (Figs. 9 and 13). i i

/Vhen a coin is passed through a slot 29 it drops into the space 49 between the mov able member 32 and the plate or cross strip 10 (Figs. 1, 2, 5), and the coin slides between suitably spaced stops 50 on said plate which guide the coin to the corresponding projecting portion 42 of the pusher d2. Said portion 42* normally is retained be- A neath the coin slot and passage 4-9 to receive the coin to'guide it on the pusher to its seat onmember 34c between stops 3S and 39, op-

' vosin shoulder 22 of member 22 Fi s. 2

position at which the coin is received between the stops 38, 39 on member 34, is 10- a movable .coin pusher d2 carried by member 3a. Said pusher is shown provided with lugs at its ends pivotally j supportedat 4% upon arms 45 projecting laterally from member 3%, whereby the pushe is cated a coin extractor, to discharge coins ';thereof,=-and whereby-rre'ver'se movementof V from'member 34 after the operation of the corresponding lever 22 by the coin: Said exstanding-lugs 51Tnormally opposing a-coin on member 34, and in the path of the com,

which lug is shown forked-at 51 whereby the projection 22 of the corresponding leverj; 22 may play in such fork; The lugs 51 are also shown slotted at 51 (Figs. land 9), whereby if a coinwith a string att'achedLbe inserted in the machine and pushed with member 34 beyond a lug 51, the string will be caught in the slot'51 to be severed when the string is pulled. The com extractor351 is normally retained in such position that a coin on member 34, when the latter is rocked forwardly, will push the extractor and tilt it by engagement of the coin with a corre-- sponding lug 51, whereby the coinwill llClG over such lug (Fig.5) and will advance beyond it (Fig. 7), and whereby dur ng the return stroke of member 34 the rearward for deposit in any suitable receptacle in casing 1. Any sultable sprmg may be utilized to normally retain extractor 51 in normal 7 position with its lug 51 in frontof the path in the normal position its projection 57 bears of av coin carried by member 34. Such a spring is indicated at 54 shown attached to frame 1 at and hearing at its end 54* against extractor 51 (Figs. 3, 4 and 6), said spring normally tending to tllt the extractor rearwardly with the arm 52 bear ng against a stop 56 of frame 1 1 r I have shown extractor 51 provided with a projection or finger 57 that extends forwardly to cooperate with the dog 20 before referred to. Said dog is shown provided with a spring 58 resting upon pro ectlon 57,

said dog also having an arm 20 beneath said" projection (Fig. 4); When the extractor is down upon arm 20 of dog 20 to withdraw I the dog from coiperation with ratchet .18, as

indicated. in dotted lines in Fig. 4, and so long as there is no coin upon member 34 said ratchet and shaft 16 may be rotated but the levers .22 will not be actuated. When .a coin is deposited through slot 29 and rests between the appropriate stops 38, 39, of

member 34, and shaft 16 is then rotated, the coin will be carried forward by the pusher 42 into engagement with a lug 51 of eX-. tractor 51, causing the latter to tilt, and thereupon its projection 57 will rise and will push spring 58 upwardly, whereupon dog 20 will be raised into cooperation with a tooth of ratchet 18 to prevent reverse rotation (Fig. 8), carried by an end wall 18-will pass the dog until'the'coin'passes be yond lug 51 whereupon the lattenwillbe re- -mem-ber 34 is-prevented, requiring continued forward rotation of shaft 16before the parts tractor is indicated at 51 and is shown subv stantially in the form of a crossbar having arms 52 at its ends pivotally supported at 53 uponthe endwallsiof fraine 1Oftorock. Said extractor is shown provided wlth upleased and its spring 54 will "return the extractor to normal, whereupon projection 57 will descend to operatenp'on arm 20 to withdraw dog 20 from. cooperation with ratchet 18, whereby shaft .16, whenreleased by the operator, will return to normal un der the. influence of spring 14 operating gears 13 and 15, and;correspondingly member 34 and pusher 42 will return to normal positions. V

' To prevent tokens that are subject to magnetic attraction from reaching the member 34, if passed through a coin slot, 1' provide a magnet 59 which is shown projectingin-- wardly from wall or. strip 10" ;across space 49 (Fig. '3) and spaced'fro'm an adjacent stop 50, beneath the corresponding coin slot. l/Vhen a magnetic token passesfrom the coin slot betweensaid magnet and stop, themag- -net will attract thetoken, to draw it to one edge of the coin will engage the lug and the '1 latter will dislodge the coin from member 34 side away from the lineof descent to the pro ecting portion 42 of pusher,42, so that the token may pass through the front space provided between the front wall of easing 1 and the downwardly converging wall 62 se cured. within the casing. Since, in the eX- ample illustrated, provision is made; --for a coin slot for correspondingly controlling de vices, I have shown'two magnet poles 59 each spaced below two adjacent coin slots,

the magnets being shown carried by a bar 59 secured by screw 62 on the outside of wall 10 which is -providedwith openings [63 for the passage of the magnet poles (Figs..2 and 3). I

The plate 32 is shown provided with fin- :gers 64, which are shown pivotally sup ported at, 65 uponlugs 66 secured upon the inner side of plate .32, which. fingers rest in normal position upon stops 66 of the cor responding lugs (Fig. 12). the said fingers are substantially similar to the fingers set forth in my aforesaid Letters Patent, and are each provided with a lowerprojection 64 normally extending through a corresponding slot 32 in plate 32 across the path of coins and jtokens passing through space 49, from the corresponding coin slot -29 thereabove, whereby the fingers will be tilted when a coin or token encounters them,

yet the coin may pass downwardly to the projection 42 of pusher 42; The fingers 64' also have projections 64 above projections 64 and so arranged as to pass into the cor-' responding slot 32 of plate 32 when coin or token tilts the finger by engagement with its projection 64 (Fig. 12). r If a token having a hole in it, such as a "Washer 67 (Fig. 12) is passed through a coinslot, and of sulilcient weight to tilt the finger 34, it will engage the projection 54 and tilt the finger to cause upper finger (54 to enter the hole in the token by reason of the impetus given the finger by the stroke of the token, thereby temporarily retaining such token on the finger 64 to prevent such token from reaching the projection 42, and if a light-weight token is inserted through the coin slot, but which is not sufliciently heavy to tilt the finger 64 out of its path, the projection 64 by engaging such token will deflect it and cause it to pass to one side of the projection 42 below and through the recess 42 to the discharge passage 60. The plate 32 is made movable with the member 34'to be withdrawn from its normal position opposingwall 10 of frame 10, so that if a Washer be suspended upon the projection 64 of a finger 64, the washer will be dislodged from such projection after the projection 42 has been moved away from the vertical plane of passage 49. lVhile in my aforesaid Letters Patent No. 1,148,807, I have illustrated means for moving plate 32 with the slidable coin-receiving member, my present invention contemplates means cooperative with the rocking or swinging member 34 for operating the plate 32 as follows: Said plate atits ends is pro vided fwith laterally projecting arms 68 which are shown provided with slots 68 re ceiving screws or studs 69 carried by the adjacent arms 34 the relation of said screws or studs to the slots 68 being such that when plate 32 is in its normal position (Figs. 2 and 6 the screws or studs 69 will be at one end of the slots 68 and when the arms 34 are first swung by the rotation of gear 13 to position for operating the levers 22, said screws or studs will first slide through the slots '68 for a limited distance, enabling the projections 42 to be withdrawn from beneath the passage 49 before drawing plate 32. Before the limit of such stroke of arms correspondingly moving the fingers 64,

whereupon a washer hanging on such a. finger will drop below and pass through passage 60 to the outlet 61, thereby preventing the operation of the coin controlled devices by such washer. Upon the return stroke of arms 34 the screwsor studs 69 will again push the arms 68 to restore the plate 32 to its normal position and retain it there. The

plate 32 is not only'partially supported by the arms 68 on the screws or studs 69,- but also on shaft 16 (F ig. 7 Plate 32 is shown provided with forwardly extendingprojections 70 (Figs. 3, 4 and'8) which are shown passing through the openings '63 of. wall Y 10 beneath the magnet poles, which projections serve to strip from the magnet poles metal pieces hanging thereon. The projections 70 at their rear portions are shown passing through 'opening 71 1n plate 32 and drop upon the underlying projection 42 of pusher 42, sliding thence upon member 34 where it will rest between correspondmg stops 38 and 39. When handle 17 is next turned "to the right in Fig. 4, member 34 will be swung to theright in Fig. 5, whereupon projection 47 will pass from its en'- gagement with wall 10 and spring 46 will ,tilt pusher 42.to cause its edge to pass behind the coin to push the latter. Continued movement of member 34 will cause the forward edge of the coin to engage lug 51 of extractor 51 whereupon such lug and extractor will be tilted downwardly and its projection 57 will rise, at which time the forward edge of the'coin will about engage the shoulder 22 of the corresponding -lever 22; such rising of pro ection v 57 will cause it to push upwardlyspring' 58 to carry dog 20 into cooperation with ratchet 18. Further continued movement of member 34 will carry the coin over said lug 51 (Fig. 5) and will cause tilting of corresponding lever '22, whereupon its ejector 24 will push the lowermost article 3 from the chute 2 into the passage 27, during WlllChtllIlG the ratchet teeth will pass over dog 20 to prevent reverse rotation of the parts. When member 34 has reached the limit of its stroke said coin will have been carried beyond lug 51, and said article will have been'fully discharged from the chute to pass down upon the surface 28' (Fig 7 the further operation of the parts then being stopped by the engagement of shoulder 18 of ratchet 18 with stop 19. As soon as the coin passes beyond lug 51 the latter will be released and spring 54 will restore the extractor, whereupon its projection 57 will bear down upon the arm 20 of dog .20, to withdraw the latter from cooperation with ratchet 18, to restore the dog to normal to permit the subsequent return of ratchet 18 and the other parts tonormal.

When the operator next releases handle 17 the spring 14 will-restore the member 34 and casing, thereby releasing the corresponding lever 22, and all the parts will return'to normal ready for another operation, theejector 24L duringthereturn oflever 22 to normal passing-under the lowermost article of the stack which will have descended as soon as the last article was ejected from the chute, and said ejector 24 will rest back: of the lowermost article 3 (Fig. 2).,

Having now described my invention what Iclaimis I g 7 I l. In a vending machine. the combination of a. lever, a member movable relatively thereto and independently thereof and provided with means to retain a coin in position to engage the lever-when themember moves the coin toward the lever, means to guide a coin to said member, a coin extractor in position to ermit the passage of the coin with the meml er in one direction toloperate the" lever, and to discharge-the coin-'from-saidmember when the latter moves inlanother direction, and means to operate said member. v

2. In avending machine the combination of a lever, a member-movable relatively thereto andindependently thereof and pro vided with meansto retain *a coin in position to engagethe lever when the member moves the -coin'toward the lever, means to guide a coin to said member, a coin extractor movably supported in position to be op erated by the coin to permit the passage of the latter when'moved with-said member to'operate the. lever and'to discharge the coin-from said member whenathelattermoves with the coin in another direction, and means to operate rsaid member. V

3. In a vending machine the combination of la lever, 'a member movable relatively thereto and independently thereof and provided with means-to retain a coinin position to engage the leverwhen the member 7 moves the coin toward the lever, means toguide a coin to said member, a coin extractor pivotally supported'and having a por-v tion atonei side of the normal position of said member to be engaged by a coin thereon'topermit the. coin to pass the-ejector when the member and coin move in one direction,'a spring normally retaining saidextractor in position to'befl operated by a coinon'said-1nemberand to be released by the coin when the latter passes from the extractor, and a'stop to retain the extractor in. position to engage thecoin onathe return-' therefrom.

stroke of the member. to discharge the coin 4. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever, a member movable relatively thereto and independently thereof and provided with means to retain .a coin in posi- 3 tion to engage the lever whenthe member is moved in one direction to move the coin to ward the lever, a coin extractor 'movably supportediwith relation to the member and coin, said: extractor having a lu'g to co operate with the coin when the latter is moved by the member, means to move the extractor to position itslug behind the coin when the coin passes beyond the lug to cause release of the coin from the member and lever when the member moves with the coin toward its normal position, and means to operate said member.

5. In. a vending machine, the combination of a lever, a member movable relatively thereto and provided with-means to retain a coin in position to operate the lever when the member is moved in one. direction,a coin extractor movably supported with re lation to the member and coin, said extractor havinga lug to coiiperatewiththe coin,

. means to move the extractor to, position its lug'behind the coin when the coin passes beyond the lug to cause release ofthe coin from the member and lever'when the memto operate said member, said lug beingforked to'receive the portion of the lever'cooperative with the coin, and means to opcrate said-member. I

6. In a vendlngrmachrne, the combination of a lever, a member movable relativelyber moves toward'its normal position, means lug behind the coin when the coin passes beyondthe lug to cause release of the coin from the member and lever when themember moves toward its normal position, and meansto operate said member, said lug having a slot to receive a string attached to' a coin when the latter is by thellug released from said member and lever, and means to operate said member. v I I 7. In a vending-machine, the combination 7 of a lever, a member movable relativelyv thereto and provided with means to retain a coin in position to operate the lever, means to guide a coin to said member, a coin extractor movably supported in position tov be operated by the coin when moved with said memberto operate the lever and todischarge the coin from the member when the latter moves in another directlon, means-to operate said memberuncludinga ratchet,=.a 7

dog for said ratchet, and means connected with said extractor tocooperate"w1th saiddog to cause the latter to control the ratchet when the coin operates the extractor and to release the dog fromthe ratchet when the coin is released from the-extractor.

,8. In a vending machine,the combination of a lover, a member movable relatively thereto and provided with means to' retain a .coin in position to operate the lever, means a to guide a coin to said member, a coin exe tractor movably supported in position to be operated by the coin when moved with said member to operate the lever and to dis-' charge the coin from the member whenthe' latter moves in another direction, means to operate said member including a ratchet,

a dog for said ratchet, a projection from the extractor cooperatlve wlth the dog to normally retaln the latter out of coaction with the ratchet and to place the dog in cooperation with the ratchet when the member movesthe com in one dlrection, and means to cause the extractor to move thedog out of coaction with the ratchet when the coin passes the extractor. v

9. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever, a membermovable relatively thereto and provided with means to retain a coinin position to operate the lever, means I to guide a coin to said member, a coin extractor movably supported in position to be operated by the coin when moved with said member to operate the lever and to discharge the coin from the member when the latter moves in another direction, means to operate said member including a ratchet, a dog normally out of coaction with said ratchet, said dog having an arm and a spring, said extractor having a projection cooperative with said spring'and arm, said projection controlling said arm to normally retain the dog out of coaction with the ratchet, said extractor when operated by the coin serving to cause the projection to operate the spring to move the dog into cooperation with the ratchet, said ejector being movable with its projection when released'from the coin to cause its projection to operate the arm to withdraw the dog from the ratchet.

10. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever, a memberimovable relatively thereto and provided with means to retain a coin in position to operate the lever, a pusher for a coin carried by said member to permit deposit of the coin on the latter and to move behind the coin on the forward strokeo'f the member, and means to operate said member and pusher. a

11. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever, a member movable relatively thereto and provided with means to retain a coin in position to operate the lever, a

pusher movably carried by said member normally out of pushing relation to a coin thereon, means to cause said pusher to move behind a coin on the member when the latter moves toward the-lever,and means to oper-- ate said member. 7

.12.- Ina vending machine, the combination of a lever, a member movable relatively thereto and provided with means to retain a coin in position to operate the lever,a pusher movably carried by said member normally out of pushing relation to a coin thereon, a spring to-cause said pusher to move behind a coin when said member moves toward the lever, means to retain said pusher out of cooperative relation to a coin on the member when the latter is in normal position, and means to operate the member and pusher.

'13. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever, a member movable relatively thereto and provided with means to retain a coin in position to operate the lever, a pusher movably carried by said member normally out of pushing relation to a coin thereon, a' springto cause said pusherto move behind the coin when said member moves toward the lever, said pusher having a single projection, an abutment for said projection cooperative therewith when the member and pusher are in normal position to normally retain the pusher out of pushing relation to a coin on the member, and means to operate said member and withdraw the projection from the abutment whereby the spring maymove the pusher into cooperative relation to the coin.

14:. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever having a shoulder, a member movable relatively thereto and provided with means to retain acoin in position opposing said shoulder to operate -the lever when the coin is moved with the member on one stroke of the member, and means to release the coin from the member and lever on the return stroke ofthe member.

15. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever having a shoulder, a member movable relatively thereto and provided with means to retain a coin in position opposing said shoulder, a pusher carried by the member to push a coinagainst said shoulder on. one stroke of themember, and means to re' lease the coin from the member and lever upon return stroke of the member with the coin.

16. In a vending machine, the combination of a lever havlng a shoulder, a. member movable relatively thereto; and provided with means to retain a com in position opposing said shoulder, a pusher carried by the member to push a com against sald shoulder on one stroke of the member, and a coin ex tion and to engage the coin to release it when the member moves with the coin inqthe reverse direction.

'17. In a vending machine,the combina tion of a lever, a member movable relatively to the lever, said member having spaced stops for a coin, one of said stops being movably adapted to retain the coinlon the member in cooperation with the other stop when themember moves in one direction and to be moved by the coin for its release,

when the member moves in the reverse direo tion, an extractor cooperative withthe coin.

on its return stroke to discharge the coin from said stops on the member, and means :to operate saidmember. I Y

18. In 'a vending machine, the combination'of a lever, a member movablerelatively to the lever, said member having spaced stops for a coin, one of said stops being mov ably supported on the memberand-provided with aninclined edge for cooperation with the'coin between said stops, and an extractor cooperative with the coin on its return stroke to cause the coin topass' underlsaid:

edge of said movable stop for releasing the coin from said stops, and means to operate said member. 7

19. In a vending machine, thecombination of a lever, a member movable relatively top the lever, said member having spaced-stops for a coin, one of said stops being movable onsald member and having a base resting on the member, and an uptumied wing, have 20. In a vending machine, thefcom-bination of a lever, a member movable relatively to the lever, said lever having spaced stops for a coin, one of said stops being movable on said member and having a base resting on the member, and an upturned wing having an. inclined edge to cooperate with a coin, said base having a lug cooperative with said member and having another. lug, block on the member cooperative with the last named lug, whereby the stop is movably retained onthe member, an extractor cooperative with the coin on its return stroke to discharge the coin to cause the coin to pass under said edge of said movable stop for releasing a coin from said stops,

and means to operate said member.

21. A vending machine comprising a (as-- mg, a frame withm thecasing, a shaft carrled by the frame, a lever ournaled on theshaft,a movable member journaledon the shaftand operative with relation to said lever, means upon saidmember to retain :1

coin in 'cooperativelrelation to the 'lever'for operating the latter, a gearon the shaft shaft projecting from the-casing for operac tion ofsaid shaft, the second shaft having a ratchet, a dog carriedbythe: frame normally out of cooperation with the. ratchet, I an extractor movably supported. in position to cooperate with coin onsaid member,

said extractor having means cooperative with said dog for causing cooperation :of:

the dog with the ratchet when the member moves with the coin in one direction and the coinisreleased from the extractor.

223A vending machine comprising acasing, a frame withinthecasing, a shaft carried by the frame, a lever journaled on the shaft,:a movable member journaled on the shaft and operative with relation to said 1ever,-means upon said member to retain a coin in cooperative relation to thelever for operating the latter, a gear, on the shaft connected with said member,a second shaft having a gear cooperative with the first named gear,=means upon the second named shaft projecting from the casing for operation of said shaft, the second shaft having a ratchet, a dog carried by the frame normally outof cooperation with the ratchet, said dog having a spring and an arm, an extractor movably supported in position to cooperate with a coin on said member, said extractor having a projection cooperative with said spring and arm, said projection bearing on the arm to normally retainthe i dog out of coaction' with the ratchet, said projection being operative with said spring to 7 place the dog in cooperation with the ratchet when a coinoperates the ejector, and I a spring to move said ejector and its projection to cause the latter to Withdraw the dog from the. ratchet when'the ejector is released from a coin.

23. In a vending machine the combination of a frame having a wall, a plate spaced fromsaid wall and provided with arms, a:

coin receiving member rockably carriedby said frame and having a portion to receive coins from said space, and means movably connecting said arms with said member for permitting movement of said-member separately-from the plate for a distance, and for moving the plate With the member when the latter moves a farther distance.

24. In a vending machine the combination from said Wall and provided with arms, a coin receiving member rockably carried by said frame and having a portion to receive coins from said space, and pin and slot connections between said arms and said member permitting movement of the meme of a frame having a wall, a plate spaced ber for a distance separately from the plate moving the latter with the member when for moving the latter with the member when the latter moves a farther distance, said the latter moves a farther distance. plate having a projection movable in an 15 25. In a vending machine the combination opening in said wall. 5 of a frame having a wall, a plate spaced Signed at New York city, in the county from said Wall and provided with arms, a of New York, and State of New York, this coin receiving member rookably carried by 5th day of November, A. D. 1917.

N said frame and having a portion to receive coins from said space, and pin and slot con- ELIJAH SPAULDING' 10 nections between said arms and said mem- Witnesses:

ber permitting movement of the member for RALPH H. RAPHAEL, a distance separately from the plate and for T. F. BOURNE.

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

Washington, D. 6.

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