US1507999A

US1507999A - Vending machine

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Publication number: US1507999A
Application number: US597363A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hubbard Howard
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-10-27
Filing date: 1922-10-27
Publication date: 1924-09-09
Anticipated expiration: 1941-09-09

Description

' Sept. 9", 1924. 1,507,999

H. HUBBARD VENDING momma Filed Oct. 27, 1922 a sheets-Shut 2 29 4 j fi- 2a I 3Q, ab 5 40 9 22 L16 M a8 um/c 1M u/ ATTORNEYS WITNE SES Sept. 9. 1924 1,507,999

H..HUBBARD VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 27 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 :(jv' 5% H I mm I WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 9, 19240 nurrao stares HOVI'ARD HUBBARD,

or. BILL, OKLAHGMA.

VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed October 27, 1922. aerial No.1597',363.

To all whom it may concemi:

Be it known that I, HOWARD H BBARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Dill, in the county of WVashita and State of Oklahoma, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Vending lf[achines r to'permitof view of the articles within the of which the following is a specification.

' objects of like nature, and one adapted to vending of various other articles with but slight change, primary object being the illustratemy present invention and form a part of thisspecification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the vending machine as a whole,

My present invention relates generally to vending machines, and more particularly to machines for dispensing pencils, cigars and provision of a simple inexpensive check or coin controlled mechanism byuneansof "which a comparatively 'SIIIlPlG inexpensive vending machine as a whole may be pro= duced and one which at the same time will be effective and efficient to defeat improper withdrawals.

In the accompanying drawings which Figure 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section taken therethro'ugh on line 22 of Figure 3,

Figure 3 1s a horizontal sectiontaken on) line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 4% of Figure 2, Figure 5 1s an enlarged section through a portion of the machine taken approximately on line 5 -5 of Figure 3, showing the? parts in normal position.

' Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 with'the parts in position at the start of movement of the dispensing slide or plunger after introduction of a coin,

Figure 7 is another similar viewsho-wing' the slide farther advanced toward the point at which the coin is dropped,

Figure 8 is another similar view showingthe full advanced position of the slide ready to start upon its rearward movement, and

Figure 9 is a detail perspective view of;

the handle of the plunger or slide removed;

Referring now to these figures and par--- ticularly to Figures 1 and 2-myinventiou. proposes the employment of a rectangular casing generally indicated at 10, which may be formed of sheet metal, with a transverse slot 11in the forward portion of its top 12 providing for introduction of pencils, cigars and the like into the upper section of the casing and into the article hopper 13 formed within salduppersectlon of the casing above a horizontal stationary slide or plunger; supporting plate 14:. i y y f Theupper portion of the front wall 15 may have'a transparent'section 16 in order hopper 13 and the lowensection of this front wall has 1 a-slo-t 17 'through rwhich the articles may be' withdrawnafter they are dispensed downwardly through the dispensing aperture 18 of the plate 14: from whichthey fa ll upon adownwardly and-( forwardly in clined -d-'is"charge plate 19, the latter 'l'ocated -withi1ttli'e lower section of the {casing ment 20.

' Slidablydisposed in fiat-Wise relation upon the supporting 'plate 14ers the slide or plunger 22,, which is shiftable forwardly and re'arwardl'y icy virtue of aforwardly through an aperture in the frontwall and having a curved front end 24, this rodforminga handlev for'the' slide so that the latter andalso moved'rearwardly tothe'rear position where;aperture alines vertically with-the dispensing aperture 18 ofthesupporting plate 14;.

Rearwardly of its dispensing aperture or slot- 25,gtheslide or plunger 22 hasa coin rece'iving aperture 27 a1id in the rearmost or normal position of the slide or plunger, this inner-lower end ofthecoiirchute 28, Whose upper 'outerend 29'opens 'through'the upseen in Figure 3fwhich' provides for the casting outof coins of 'a smaller size-than those contemplatetlfor the proper actuation of the dispensing mechanism. r

' 'At'therear of its 'dispensirfgaperture or slot 18,thesupporting'plate 141mg air-open extending "rod? 23 projectingforwardly coin receiving aperture is alinedbe-neath the a "mg 31"longitudinallyalinedwith the'ooinreceiving aperture 27 of the slide and positioned forwardly beyond the latter when the slide 22 is in its rearmost position so that the latter, with a coin in its aperture 27,

must travel forwardly a slight distance before the coin so held by the slide can drop through the opening 31 of the supporting plate 14 and into the coin chamber 20.

In order to normally hold the slide or plunger 22 against forward movement, a hook 32 normally extends downwardly through the alined dispensing apertures 25 of the slide and 18 of the supporting plate as best seen in Figure 5, this hook 32 being formed upon one end of the forwardly projecting arm 33 of a coiled wire body 3 1-, the latter being fixed upon a. transverse shaft 35 whose opposite ends are loosely disposed in bearing boxes 36 supported by the inner surfaces of the side walls 37 of the casing 10 as seen in Figures 2, 3 and 4c in particular, whereby the shaft coacts with the coiled body thereon in the formation of a latch. At its opposite end the coiled body 34 has a depending arm 38 which as seen in Figure 3 and in Figures 5 to 8 inclusive, depends through the coin receiving aperture 27 of the slide 22, and also through the coin releasing aperture 31 of the supporting plate 14, it being thus positioned for engagement by a coin 39 disposed in the coin receiving aperture 27 of the slide.

It is obvious from an inspection. of Fig ure 5 that with the parts in normal position the hook 32 of the latch prevents the slide 22 from being shifted forwardly and it will be observed from this figure that the slide is normally held in its rearmost position by means of a spring 40 attached at its forward end to the slide and at its rear end to the rear wall 41 of the casing so that the slide is thus maintained in position to receive a coin 39 through the coin chute 28 and within the coin receiving aperture 27 of the slide forwardly of the depending arm 38 of the latch. With the coin in position as just described, the op erator by grasping the handle 24 can shift the slide 22 forwardly because of the engagement of the coin 39 as seen in Figure 6 with the arm 38 so as to thus rock the latch and lift the hook 32 above the slide 22. As forward movement of the slide continues and the coin reaches the opening 31 of plate 14, the coin upon falling as shown in dotted lines in Figure 7 releases the latch but as the slide has then progressed to a point where its dispensing aperture 25 is forwardly of the hook 32 the latter simply drops upon the surface of the slide and the slide is free for a continuance of its forward movement until its dispensing aperture 25 is below the mouth 26 of the hopper 13 from which it receives its supply of pencils,

cigars or other articles. At this point it is to be noted that while the aperture is shown in Figure 8 as receiving three of the pencils or other articles, the number of articles dispensed at each operation is controlled by th dimensions of the aperture 25 and it thus becomes quite obvious that one, two or three articles may be dispensed at a time as may be desired.

After having drawn the handle 2 f forwardly to the full extent of movement of the slide, it is then shifted rearwardly, or if released will move rearwardly under ten.- sion of spring 40.

1 claim:

1. A vending machine including a manually shiftable slide having an article re ceiving slot and a coin receiving aperture, a magazine opening downwardly upon the slide, a stationary supporting plate on which the slide is shiftable, having a slot with which the said slot of the slide is normally registered, and having a coin releasing aperture with which the coin receiving aperture of the slide is registrable upon forward n'iovement of the slide, and a controlling member mounted to swing vertically above the rear portion of the slide, having a hook depending through said slots of the slide and. its supporting plate to hold the slide from movement, and also having an arm normally depending through the forward portion of the coin receiving aperture of the slide for engagement and actuation by a coin within said aperture.

2. A vending machine including a manually shiftable slide having an article receiving slot and a coin receiving aperture, a magazine opening downwardly upon the slide, a stationary supporting plate on which the slide is shiftable, having a slot with which the said slot of the slide is normally registered, and having a coin releasing aperture with which the coin receiving aperture of the slide is registrable upon forward movement of the slide, and controlling member mounted to swing vertically above the rear portion of the slide, having a hook depending through said slots of the slide and its supporting plate, to hold the slide from movement, and also having an arm uorn'iallyj depending through the forward portion of the coin receiving ape the slide for engagement and actu. tion by a coin within said aperture, L i controlling; member having a coiled body. and a cross bar above the rear portion of the slide on which the said. coiled body of the controlling member is mounted.

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