US1557015A - Vending machine - Google Patents

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Oct. 13, 1925.

c. w. BONER rrr AL' VENDING MACHINE Filed .my 23, v192s I 2 sheets-sheet 2 swam/w13 Maen-nag Patented Oct. 13, 1925.

" UNITED STAT-Els' 1,557,015 PATENT OFFICE.

" CHARLES w. BONER AND SAMUEL s. osBoRNE, or nAYMoNDvILLE. TEXAS.

' vENnING MAeHINE.

Application inea .Tu'ly 23, 1923. serial No. 653,270.

"as" will enable 1othersnskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to vending machines and more particularly 'to coincontrolled vending machines designed `for.dispensing pencils, chewing'gum, or similar'obj'ects or Parcels? l, .i A

n An bject ofthe invention is to provide a vending machinewhich will be positive and accurate in itsoperation and of few and simple parts not easilybroken or gotten out of order. Y

4 It is also desired to provide a device which mayy be operated only by a coin of the correct denomination and which maybe quickly and easilyiilled with objects to be dispensed when thesupply becomes exhausted.

Referring to the drawing herewith wherein like lnumeralsof reference areV applied to like parts in all the views,`Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the' assembled device; Fig. 2 is a'longitudinal section on the plane 242 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 vis a top plan view with one side brokenaway to show some interior parts; Fig. 4 `is a rear yelevation with part-ef `thecasing broken away; Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section of the roperat-ing mechanism on the plane `5-5 of Fig. 4 Fig. 6 is a front. elevation of' said" operating mechanism. 7 The vending mechanism is lmu'sediiny a casing which 4`Vmay be approximately free` tangular in t'op plan as shown Iin Fig. `3. Said casing is mountedon a base `2` and has a front plate 1`v with an opening 3'therein .adjacent4 thebase '2 tol give accesst'the upper end of said plate'is bentrearwardly -tactfwithacoin 33.` l

perforated ears 14. About midway of said plate is an opening` 15 formed vertically thereof to act as a guide for the plunger 17 Secured on the forward side Of the plate at113 to'provide an attachment for two short 1l `are a number 0f platesgg". 24, 25 and 26,

so shaped and spaced as to providel between them a vertical slideway 18 for the said plunger 17 which is of the same thickness as saidplates and shaped to"1`slide in the track y18. The' upper end of :said 'n plunger has a push knob 19 thereon andthe `lower en d is lcut by a notch 20.` At thelleft -1 of sald notch, as seen in Fig. 4, thereis a lblunt shoulder21, enthe end of the plunger. The side of the said notch away fromisaid i shoulder is inclined at 22 to.` act upon a coin to force it into operative position.:r

The platel 24 is spacedfrom the side of the `casing suficien'tly to allow a slideway 27 for the coin. This slideway is directed toward the center below said plungerby'fplate l25 so asto `deliver the coin ata point directly below the plunger.

Between platesV 23 and'126is' a slideway 28 in which fits a sliding` latch. plate 29 which is normally heldV forward mto the passage 18 bymeans of `a tension spring w30 secured at one end to a post `31 on'the plate 25 and at itsfop'positeend tothe outer end of said' latch. The forward end lof the latch has an upper rounded shoulder 32ito `con- Beiow the nach the Slot 18- isinrcnned laterally to `dischargethe coininto the coin y chamberS. l

The plunger 17 is heldlnormally elevatedfposition, as shownin Figs. 2- `and '4 by means of springs 34 vdn the forward sidev of theplatefll and secured to the ears 14attheir upper ends and atthe lower ends 'withinbpenings 35 in delivering device. This device comprises 'a lplate 36 slidable on the forward sideof the plate 11 and con? nectedto the plunger, and spaced. from the delivered may be received, As shown in Fig. 2, the objects to bediSPQllSfi. 11.1.th1s

device are lead pencils, 41. These no bjects` Will just. ft.within.thagrQQveAl..- 'liberare delivered into said slot'only in its elevated position by gravity.

Referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that there is a diaphragm42.; about; migflwayf: oft

inclined from the forwand plate andtheiplates 23.; 24,.-a'ndf 26, co.-

operatesiwith @saidf plateseto form a. side .to Vthe A.slots .inwhich .the plunger, the. coin; and the .latchi are: adapted. to., operate. .1 Theaplate is slottedffcentrallyfat .4t-5to allow the; vertical movement of the nuts 46-:up0n theplunger.

I n ,f thefopenation of this device, thel receptaclel .46.' for`L the.;objects :to be delivered@ is filled; so as to fnrnishfafsulicientfisupply of these objects@ Inwthefpresent;case, pencils are shown.Y The :forceogravity cargriesthe pencilsdown. so. that;v one offthemewillfafbe forced' withinlthex. groove.` 41 ini the plate 40, which, in: y turn, is c secureda tofthe.: plunger. rl?his.= platee is held elevated b vi fthe@ springs 34, so that normally no-.penciLI will be.' all lowedto escapefrom tliefchamber.y When it is.` desiredrptoeobtain a pencil,y a; coin. is dropped 'downwardl-y,-;in .ther slot. 27 and, to admit .the f coin morel readily, anlupwardly extending Vflattened; tube 47a-isuprovidedil on the casing; The. coin, which.may..- be. a nickel-I .in .case .off'pencils of :this .1 kind@` is; in.- se-rtediy inesaid tube, anduve/.fill pass r down.; wardly into the position.shown.in..Eig; 4

` irnrnediatelyf,below` the plunger; Attention may :be calledt to the.: factvtliat when, the nickel is not in position, the plungen'will, one.l its downwardi` movement,v bringt the shoulder 31? thereon int-oy Contact'. with the forward end oitheD latch129, thusiprevent.- ing.; the delivering of" one@ of-r the.. pencils. When. the coin. is dropped yinto `the- .position shown in. Eig;y 4.- thesdownwardr movement of the.: plunger.- wifll IactwtofV ,bringyther i shoulder. 22fof the-fnotchu20itherein, against the coin, in .sucha manner fasgtoforce it Q aga-inst the shoulder f32"up,on\.thex latch, an'dfif thus tend'zto :wedge'rit ackwardlly out off thef,way of;T the; plunger.l against. the; action .oa the spring, 30. The'eplungerr-wil-lf thusa bei al'- lowed torp'aes vfthe-:latein andv` will fonce. the nickel downwardly.. sothatf it i may; .be dis, charged into: the-.coin-z box 8; When the groovefilg containing thepencil'; has moved dbwmwardly` below: the 'loweredge 4ofifthe Walli43, the; encilzlwillbe discharged-upon ,the-baser Zfiwithinuthei-chambcr 4; and i may bewthdrawu throughfthe-Opening 3 by the purchaser.A When thefplunger is released, the springs 34 will 'draw it back upwardly into its.. 01d. position., and, .the latch.29 will be again thrown in lso'asto obstruct the passage.of..`the plunger until another coin is inserted.-

It-will -be,obvious that this device is very simple and strong in construction, and will not easily get outaof order,y The .device-will bez. oh e aply: andy economically made, and1 will positively; de lgiven. theobj'ect, to` be disf pensed, ateach movement, ot the. plunger, after;l the. .coin .haszbeeninserted', 1 The top 48 otthe,r device maywbeprovided With-v` a lock, 49,h01ding{t;normally ini. locke'd posi# tion. It may, however,4 be'. removedkby un.- lockingthisilockg and when. soll removed, the

plunger, togethlmx with the plate 11 andthe operating mechanism thereon, may be with? draw-n:upwardlyv out/,off the..y groove 12@ for examination,- or repair, if necessarye Wfhen thus. wfit-liidrawn,` the .v whole interiory of: the boxfisy availableiy for cleaning, als.y desi-ned. The further objects and advantagesiofwthis devicefwill beE apparent .to 1 one .skilled ini-the artq without Vfurther:description.. U i* What we claim aas new. andi. desire .to pro tectby:LettersePatentiszf;

1. In a vending machine, a housing, aplu.- rality of fiat -1adjacent plates having. therein a longitudinaly plunger slot, a plunger there.- in, ang-inclined coinslotf, andalaterallye ex.- tending` V'latch slot,I alatchinsai'd-:latch slot projecting into said. plunger slot below-v said coin; slot, said'. latch being adapted-stofstop saidzfplunger-,but being .forced l:laterallyr out ofjfsa'id plunger slot fby saidI plunger when La coin is .insertedze betweeni the said plunger and/latch.: 'and-f :a plategon. saidnplunger hav'- ing'4 arr object-receivingay recess therein, Asai'd platesmovable into-adeliveringposition when said plunger yisdepressed past said1latclrl 2. In a vending;,machine;'a housing,- a plu,- rality of iattened';plates-i having therein a plunger fslot, a. plrmgertherein, a 'latch projectinginto said plu'ngerslotnormazllv acting to prevent forward movementf'thereof in said: slot, .meansxto deliver. a coin :between said plungerfandilatchl whereby/said plung.

er and coin mayforceLsaidffla-tch laterally when said: plunger isrdepressed,l and; an oh j ectedelifvering;y plate... on-- said.=.plungen,- I acting to. dispense.- an'.` object' whens'aid plungerf is depressed past sai'd lancha f 3'; Ina'vendingiqm'achine,` a` housing, a plunger; therein, me'ansfto.` hold: lsaid plunger in elevated posit-ion, a v,latchheld. resili'entlT inltlie.v of saidplungerj said@ plunger j having..- ai coin-receiving: notchl therein'.A 'by means of which a coin mayfbeforced against said.- latch. to Y move L it' laterallyf when'A said plungergisladvancedi al v'plate onsaidtplunger movabiel in` a1slotein said :housing and .flialvf .ing Mil- 31.113.iClPIe'ceiving'I groove; Qn.

lits side toward the interior of said housing,

means to deliver articles to said roove, whereby said article may be dispensecgl when said plunger is moved downwardly to depress said groove to a point below saidslot.

4. In a vending machines a housing, a storage chamber therein for cylindrical articles, a forwardly inclined lower wall therein, a plunger slidable vertically in the forward side of said chamber and having an object-receiving recess therein, a latch normally holding said plunger from movement downwardly into discharging position, an inclined slot leading to a point above saidlatch, whereby a coin may be inserted 15 our signatures, this the 18th day of July, 20

CHARLES W. BONER. SAMUEL S. OSBORNE.

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