US1380685A - Vending-machine - Google Patents

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Patented June 7, 1921 4 SHEETSSHEET 1.

-ZFJ70 hf/J ATTORNEY E. F. SPAULDING. VENDING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED M09. 1919.

Patented June 7, 1921b fizreiz MW E E.- F. SPAULDINIG.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION E-lLED-'DC-9,.19l9.

151,380,685 Patented June 7, 1921.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- E. F. SPAULDING.

VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION mu) DEC. 9. m9.

1,380,685, 7 PatentdJune7,l92l.

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' Way INVENTOR i i 1577M ATTORNEY UNITED ST PATENT OFFICE.

ELIJ'AH r. SPAULDING, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ARTHUR zIMTBAUiyi 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. i

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d J e 7 1921 Application filed December 9, 1919. Serial No. 343,506.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH F. SPA LDING, a citizen of the United States and resident of New York city, borough 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 specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the class of vending machines wherein coins inserted in the machines are operated to discharge articles to be vended.

- In my application for Letters Patent filed Dec. 14, 1918, Serial No. 266,719, for improvements in vending machines, I have disclosed certain features of construction providing simple means for operating coins to discharge articles from the machine, as well as means to prevent washers from discharging such articles, to prevent the accumulation of coins in the machine, and to prevent spurious tokens from being used to discharge articles. My present invention has reference to improvements in the class of vending machines referred to and with reference to improvements in certain features disclosed in my aforesaid application.

My invention further comprises novel details of improvement and combinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the'clai ns.

Reference is had to the accom panyi-ng drawings forming part hereof Wl16I61I1-- Figure 1 is a front View of a portion of a vending machine embodying my invention;

Fig. 1 is a detail section on line 1, 1, in Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 1 substantially on the line 22 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section of parts shown in'Figi 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4-& in Fig. 5; r I

Fig. 5 is a front view of a portion of the operating mechanism detached from the easing, parts being omitted;

Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of a coin receiver;

Fig. 7 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 8 is-a cross section of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a detail of the coin stop or gage;

Fig. 10 is a View somewhat similar to Fig. 6, illustrating the coin stop or gage in coin releasing position;

Fig. his a detail side view of part of the magaz ne and parts thereon;

Fig. 12 is a view looking from the right hand side of Fig. 11; I

F 1g. 13 is a detail plan View of part of Fig. 12;

F gs. 1a and 15 are sectional details illustrating different positions of the parts; 'F 1g, 16 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating a coin slot and magnet adjacent thereto;

left hand side in Fig. 16; I

' Fig. 18 is an edge view of themagnet' Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

. In the accompanying drawings the nu- I meral 1 indicates a casing which may be of any usual or suitable construction, and is shown provided with a lower door portion 2 pivotally supportedupon the casing at a Fig. 17 is a face view looking from the said coin receptacle and door 2 is a passage or channel 1 open at the upper and lower ends and communicating withlower outlet '5 for discharge of unused coins, washers or other tokens. A wall 6rprovides achannel7 between the casing andreceptacle 3 for discharge of the articles 8 through openingfi. I

At 9 is aniagazine or chute of any usual construction to receive stacks of articles 8 wh ch may be supported in the casing over the receptacle 3 in any desired manner;

Said magazine is shown provided with extensions 9 supported upon way or plate 1O secured to the side wallsof the casing. weight 11 rests upon articles 8 in the magazine or chute in ordinary manner. The low-.

ermost article of the stack in the magazine y rests upon spaced ledges 12 at the bottom of the magazine, therear portion of the magazine being open at13 to permit eXitof the articles which are adapted to slide over deslot is in plate 23 shown secured to door .0

pending plate or guide 14 to drop into the channel 7. Between the magazine and receptacle 3 is a coin receiver 15 secured to rod 16 shown guided in a hole in plate 17 on wall 2 in register with recess or hole 18 therein, whereby said rod can be pushed to move the coin receiver inwardly. The rod 16 is guided in a bearing in projection 19 from way or plate 10 and the inner end of said rod is attached by a spring 20 to a depending lug 21 on said plate, whereby the receiver 15 is normally drawn toward the front of the machine. The receiver 15 is provided with a vertical opening or slot 15 to receive coins 22 from coin slot 23. Said by screws 23 (Fig. 17), the up )er part of which plate is behind the lower part of door member 2, whereby the lower door is retained closed when the upper door is locked. The plate 23 is adapted to bear against stops A secured to the side walls of the casing to limit inward movement of door 2. The stops A are secured to the side walls of the casing by screws 64. Receiver 15 may have oneor more openings or slots 15 leading through it corresponding to the compartments for articles in magazine or chute 9. I have shown the magazine having two compartments and the receiver having two openings 15 corresponding to two coin slots 23.- The upper receiving edges of the openings 15 may be inwardly tapering as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 7 to guide the coins into the openings. Said openings are slightly wider than the coin. fit 4 is a coin stop and gage slidably carried by the receiver, having its edge 24 operable in corresponding opening 15 of the receiver to engage a coin in such opening to retain the coin suspended between said edge 24 and the opposite edge 15 of opening 15. (Figs. 6 and 7.) The stop and gage 24 is recessed at its edges at 24, (Figs. 6 and 9), and said stop is slidable in a slot in receiver 15 so that its edges 24 may engage coins in openings 15 when the stop is in one position, (Fig. 6), and when the stop is shifted to another position the recess 24 will oppose the coin or coins and release the same to fall below from the receiver. The stop 24 is shown provided with a head portion 24 to retain the stop in its guide slot of the receiver. Said head is adapted to engage the upright 19 as an abutment whenthe receiver is pushed inwardly to cause stop 24-to pre sent its recesses 24 in register with openings 15 of the receiver to release the coin. The opposite end of the stop 24 is adapted to engage an abutment 32 when the receiver approaches the normal coin-receiving position to cause stop 24 to be shifted to present its edges 24 in the openings 15 of the receiver to catch and retain coins. "When stop 24 is in such position it will test the coins and tokens in conjunction with the opposing edges 15 of the opening 15 so as to catch and retain the coins of proper diameter in the receiver and permit other coins or tokens to pass through opening 15*.

When a proper coin is in the receiver the upper edge of the coin will slide close to and between spaced ledges 12 of the magazine, (Fig. 7). At 25 is a light spring secured to and extending over way or plate 16 in position for the lower edge of the coin to ride over the spring, the receiver being reduced at 15 to pass over the sprin There will be one such spring for each coin opening 15. The ledges 12 retain the coin in proper position to pass over spring 25 when the receiver is pushed inwardly, the ledges resisting ri e of the coin whereby when the coin passes said spring the latter will rise or snap up behind the coin to prevent return of the receiver with the coin in it, (Fig. 3). The construction of the machine is such as to prevent a coin having a string 26 attached to it that may have entered the receiver from being pulled back out of the receiver, (Fig.

To guide the coins from coin slot 23 to corresponding opening 15 of the receiver 15 I providea plate 27 over the coin receiving location or" the receiver and spaced from the front of magazine or chute 9, which plate is hung pivotally from its upper edge by means of lugs 27 from said plate carried by brackets 28 secured on the magazine. (Figs. 3, 5 and 12.) One or more stops 29 at the lower end of plate 27 (Figs. 3 and 4), are adapted to en gage the magazine to keep plate '27 spaced from the magazine when the receiver is in coin receiving position providing passageway b to guide the coins to openings 15 of the receiver. (Figs. 2, 4 and 15.) An arm or lever 30 is pivotally supported at 31 upon abutment support 32 shown carried by way or plate 10, the rod 16 passing through abutment 32, the upper end of which arm or lever is operatively connected with plate 27 to swing the latter toward and from the magazine. The upper end of said arm or lever 30 is shown received in a recessed or loop-like member 33 secured to the outside of plate 27 within which the end of said arm is adapted to move freely, whereby when the arm is in one position it will push plate 27 toward magazine 9, providing passage therebetween for the coins, and when said arm is in another position it will engage said member 33 and swing plate 27 outwardly and retain it temporarily in such position to release the coins or tokens that may be in passage 7), (Fig. 3). The lower end 30 of arm or lever 30 is adapted to rest upon rod 16 when the latter is pushed in and to enter a recess 16 in said rod when the tion to cause arm 30 to retain member 27 towardthe magazine, (Fig; 4). ,When the parts are in the last named position the coin 22 from-slot23 will slide throughpassage b and enteropening 15 of 'thereceiv'er; the.

end 30 of the arm 30 then being retained in recess16 of rod 16,. (Fig;4:),.. Whenrod 16' and the receiver are pushed inwardlythe,

end 30 of arm or lever will be pushed out of the recess 16", the rod 16 causing saidarm to tilt toswing plate 27 away from the inagazine, and the lowerend 8030f arm 30' willride upon rod 16 to retainplate 27'inthe last named position until the receiver is returned to coin receiving position. The'rstop 2st at its. end opposite arm member 30 is forked at 24 (Figs. 6 and 9"), to' recei've the latter when the receiver returns to coinreoeivingposition so that said stop can engage theabutment 32. Upon the outer side of plate 27 is pivotally supported a rocking member-84 be-.

neath .the corresponding coin slot, which member is provided with projections 34: and I er, one above the other, and,which may be spaced morethan the diameter of va'prop'er Members -34 are pivotally supported at 35 uponplate127. below the corresponding coin.

coin slot. The projections. 34, 341" operate in openings 27, 27- of-.plate 27,,(Fig.; 5).. WVhen. a coin is in openingl5 of the r e-' ceiver such coin will engage, corresponding projection 34:and tilt member 34 so that, its 1 projection34 will be over passage b toqprevent entrance of a coin or token; (Fig; 15), and the latter will, by theproj ection 349, be caused to fall away to one side withoutem tering the receiver and will drop into space.

4 to be returned through outlet 5to the operator. When the coin moves away with the 1 receiver. from projection 34- the member 34:

will tilt to carry projection 84 outwardly to turned through opening The members 34 and 36 are substantially the same-as set forth in my aforesaid application-Serial No. 266,719. I

t 7 87? extending lengthwise of and below coin slots 23 and shown located in a recess38 in door 2 opposing a recess inplate 23, (Fig. 16),:thespaced members 37 of which mag- I net extend ata-n angle from the part 37 forwardly over the adjacent portion of plate 23 and are curved sidewise in the direction of coin receiver-15. Between thjeend members 37 oft-he magnet is a guide39 secured isa magnet having acentral portion.

upon plate 23 (Fig; 17 The outeraportions of' members-37 are shown tapering" outwardly. Coins and tokens inserted in.

thecoinsl-ot123: pass between the guide-39 and the corresponding spaced. member, 37 of the magnet to drop into the passage .6

tobe'guided towardthe receiver." In case magnetizablextokens pass through the coin slot theywill.be'attracted by the member 37: ofthe magnet to swing them tooneside and prevent them from enteringthe receiven. v

-.The weight .11 has a projection 11?; ex- 1 tending through and infront of thecorre sponding channel .of magazine 9 so that when. the lastarticlefl8 to be deliveredha's been discharg'edcsaid projection .will oppose a coin sliding fromplate 28 to deflect the coin and prevent it from passing through 5 I passage 6, as indicated in dotted lines inv reaches: a position near theftermination of 'When'r0d 16 is pushed inwardly with a coin in thereceiver the coin will discharge thelowermostarticle-S, and the coin will pass over the spring 25, When. the receiver .90" its stroke the adjacent'endof. stop 24 will;

encounter'abutment 19and continued move. I

me'nt-of the receiver will'cause the coin to slide along said stop until the corresponding recess 24l=of the stopopposes the edge of the coin, whereby the latterwill be released to dropthrough opening lO gof way or plate 10 into receptacle 'W-hen the coin-receiver is pushed inwardly the recess 16 of rod 16 will pass from arm member 30? which'will ride upon said rod andcause arm 30 to be tilted to swing plate 27. away from the magazine to widen the passage 6, whereby excess coins or tokens thatlmay be:.on projections 00111 slot or slots while the receiver 1s 'ad.-.,

29 :as well asycoins or tokens inserted inthe vanced; will be deflected and fall below into channel 4' to return through outlett. If

a washer should behunguponythe.washer catcher 36 the washer will be dislodged and fall intothe channel 4. Lightweight coins and tokensawill beadeflected from thereceiverby projection 29 to fall into channel 4. Upon the return .ofthe receiver to coin. receiving pos tion the stop 24 willengage abutment 32 and -.continu ed travel of the coin receiver will cause the edges 24:;of the,

stop to'be.returnedtoposition opposing the openings l5 =to receive coins. When the receiver about reaches the termination ofits return stroke thelarm member 30 will enter thefrecess' l6t of rod 16and cause arm-30to tilt to swing the plate 27 toward the magazine to retainthe platein such position posi tively untilthe rodandwrecei'ver are again pushed inwardly.v r:

My improvements, are simple in construe tion, cheap to manufacture, effective in useand not-liable to get; out oforden Changes I may be-vma'de in the. details of construction set forth within the scope of the appended claims without departlng fro the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention,what' I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is l. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles, a coin receiver below the magazine havingspaced openings for coins,

a stop for coins slidably carried by said re ceiver between said openings, said stop having opposite edges to coincide with said openings when the stop is in one position to retain coins in the openings, said/stop having notches on opposite sides to coincide with said openings when the stop is in another position to release the coins,and means to cause said stop to be shifted to coin re-.

taining and releasing position.

2. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles, a coin receiver below the magazine having spaced openings for coins, a stop for coins slidably carried by said receiver between said openings, said stop having opposite edges to coincide with said openings when the stop is in one position to retain coins in the openings, saidstop having notches on opposite sides to COlIlClClQ' with said openings when the stop is in another position to release the coins, and spaced abutments on opposite sides of the receiver to engage said stop to shift it respeetively positions.

3. A vending machine comprising a magazine having spaced ledges at its lowerend for articles, a receiver operable below the magazine and said ledges and having anopening for coins, means to retain COlIlS in;

and release them from the opening, a way below the receiver over which coins in the latter may pass, said ledges being in position to resist the rise of a coin in the receiver, and a. spring over the way -in'posi-- tion to permit the coin to pass thereover with the receiver and to prevent return of the receiver with the coin therein.

4. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having a coin slot, a

plate movably carried adjacent to the ma'gazine below the coin slot, a coin recelver, av rod connected with the comirecelver below said magazine and plate, an arm operatively connected with the plate to move the latter toward and from the magazine to reduce and widen the space therebetween, said arm being controlled by'said rod to shift and retain the plate, and means upon the plate to deflect excess coins when a coin: is in the receiver in coin receiving position.

5. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having a coin slot, a

plate movably carried adjacent to the maga zine below the coin slot, a coin receiver, a rod COIIIIBCiZBd'WItll the coin'receiver below to coin receiving and releasingv said magazine and plate, an arm operatively connected with the plate to move the latter toward and from the magazine to reduce and widen the space therebetween, said arm being'controlled by saidro'd to shift and retainthe plate,-a member 'movably carried'by the plate and having'upper and" lower projections, the lower projection being in position to engage a coin in the receiver when the latter is in coin receiving'position to retain the upper projection in the path of coins to thereceiver to deflect them therefrom.

6. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having a coin slot, a plate movably carried adjacent to the magazine below the-coin slot, a coin receiver, a rod connected with the coin receiver below said magazine and plate, an arm-operatively connected with the plate to move the latter toward and from the magazine to reduce and widen the space therebetween', said arm being operative by the rod to move and retain the plate away from the magazine when the receiver is out of coin receiving position, said rod having a recess to cooperate with said arm for movement of the plate toward the magazine and tOI'GtiLlIl it there when'the recelver 1 s in coinreceiving posltion, and

means upon said plate to prevent entrance of light -we1ght coins and tokens into the receiver as well as excess coins andtokens when the plate is held toward the magazine.

-7. A vending machine comprising a magazine for articles and having a coin slot, a plate pivotally' supported at one side of the magazine providing a passage therebetween for coins, a coin receiver below the magazine and plate, a rod connected with the receiver to operate it-and'provided with a recess, an arm pivotally supported andhaving a member to cooperate with therod and its recess,

and a recessed member upon the plate receiving'the upper end of the arm for moving zine for articles and having a coin slot, a

receiver for coins below the magazine, means operatively supporting the receiver, and a spring below the receiver over which coins may ride, the spring'being adapted to rise behind a coin in the receiver to prevent re turn of the receiver, said magazine having spaced ledges over thereceiver in position to be engaged by the upper portion of a coin in the receiver to limit rising of the coin when it passes over said spring.

9. A vending machine comprising a casing hav ng a coin slot, a magnet having a port-ion extending lengthwise of and below the coin slot and received in a recess in the casing, said magnet having a portion extending forwardly along which the coin slides, and a guide spaced from said forwardly extending portion of the magnet providing a passage therebetween for coins and tokens from the coin slot.

10. A vending machine comprising a casing having a coin slot, a magnet having a portion extending lengthwise of and below the coin slot and received in a recess in the casing, said magnet having a portion extending forwardly, as a guide for coins and tokens and a guide spaced from said forwardly extending portion of the magnet providing a passage therebetween for coins and tokens from the coin slot, the outer part of said portion being curved sidewise to deflect magnetizable tokens.

11. A vending machine comprising a casing having spaced coin slots, a magnet having a porting 'extendinglengthwise of and below the coinslots and received in a recess in the casing, said magnet having spaced portions extending forwardly as a guide for coins and tokens, and a guide between said forwardly extending portions of the magnet providing passages between the guide and said portlons for coins and tokens from the coin slots respectively.

v Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 4th day of December, A. D. 1919.

ELIJAH F. SPAULDING.

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