US2398543A - Vending machine - Google Patents

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Application October 21, 1943, Serial No. 507,194

4 Claims.

Our invention relates to record playing machines, and has among its objects and advantages the provision of an improved coin controlled vending device for dispensing cards or sheets bearing the words of the choruses of the.

music being reproduced by the machine to the end that one or more persons may provide themselves with the words of the choruses for singing. purposes while the respective records are being played. 1

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a conventional record playing machine illustrating ou invention applied thereto. g

Figure 2 is a side view. a Figure 3 is a fragmentary and sectional front view of one unit of our invention.

Figure 4 is a side view of the structure of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a card or sheet cham-; her, and

Figure 6 is a View taken along the line 65 of Figure 5.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for The chamber 28 is divided by a plurality of horizontal shelves 32 upon which the cards or sheets 30 are grouped in stacks 34, the cards of each stack being identical and containing the words of the chorus of a predetermined record in the machine. A weight 36 is placed on each stack to hold the lowermost card or sheet therein firmly on its shelf 32.

The coin chute 24 is divided to provide coin deflectors 38 normally lying end to end with the intermediate chute sections 49. However, the coin deflectors 38 may be pivoted from their normal positionsto the angular position of the lowermost coin deflector 38 illustrated in Figure 3. A shaft 42 is fixed to each coin deflector 38 and is rotatably journaled in the front wall and provided with a knob 44. A pin 46 is also connected to each coin deflector 38 and journaled in the rear wall Hito afiord good pivotal support for the deflectors.

Each knob 44 is provided with a pointer 48, which pointers are normally arranged in the vertical positions of Figure 1 and rotated in the directions of the indicating arrows 50 when a seillustration, wemake use of a conventional rec-{ 1.125 lection is being made. A shaft 42 is associated 0rd playing machine [0, which machine is of the type employing a coin control for setting the machine in operation, together with a selector mechanism for bringing the preselected records into playing position. and well known in the art and need not be described in detail.

To each side of the machine ll! is attached a vending unit l2. Each unit comprises a series of card or sheet containing receptacles. All the re-;'.

ceptacles are identical in construction and operation. Each receptacle is supplied with a stack of cards or sheets each containing the words of a chorus of a song. All the cards in each recep-' tacle are identical and relate to a particular rec- Such machines are oldtq with each stack 34 which is also true of the coin deflectors 38.

In the chamber 52 rearwardly of the chamber 28 is arranged a coin supporting plate 54 for each coin deflector 38. The plates 54 lie in fixed, horizontal positions. The front wall 20 is provided with slots 56 for dispensing one card or sheet at a time from the respective stacks .34. Figure 4 illustrates a shaft 58 slidably supported in a tube 60 lying underneath the shelf 32. A compression spring 62 is mounted on the shaft 58 and abuts the front wall 20. The other end of the spring abuts a washer 64 lying against a pin 66 attached 0rd in the machine in. The chorus and record titles are indicated at I4 on the front faces of the two units 12.

Figure 5 illustrates one of the units 12 in cross section, which unit includes a rear wall l6, side walls l8 and a front wall 29. A partition 22 is arranged in slightly spaced and parallel relationship with one of the side walls I i! to accommodate a coin chute 24 located adjacent the rear wall l6. This chute extends vertically of the unit.

A cross partition 26 is attached to the other side wall 18 and the partition 22 at some distance from the front wall 20 and in parallelism therewith to provide a chamber 23 for containing cards or sheets 39 upon which the words of the choruses are printed.

to the shaft 58, see Figures 5 and 6. The shaft 58 normally lies in the positions of Figures 4 and 5. Since all the shafts and their associated mechanism are identical, the description of one will apply t all. y v

In Figures 5 and 6 a pusher plate 68 lies in a plan corresponding to the lowermost sheet or card 30. This pusher plate slides freely through a slot II! in the cross wall 26. A pin 12 is attached to the sleeve 6!] and projects into a longitudinal slot 14 in the shaft 58 to restrain the latter from rotation, although the shaft may be moved freely longitudinally of the sleeve.

To remove a card or sheet 30 a title is selected and the knob 44 of that title is rotated to swing the coin deflector 38 to the position indicated by the lowermost deflector of Figure 3. A coin I8, such as a one cent piece, is then inserted in the chute 24. This coin will then gravitate until it is deflected laterally by the angular deflector 38 to take the position of Figure 3. At this time the coin rests on the support 54 and is held edgewise on the support by a body 80 attached to the pusher plate 68 and a finger 82 attached to the shaft 58. Figures and 6 illustratethe coin 18 in position for connecting thepusher plate 68 with the shaft 58. The coin is restrained from rolling by the shaft 58 and a lip 84 projecting beyond the end of the coin deflector 38, but the coin may be shifted relatively to the support 54 without interference from the lip.

With the coin 18 positioned between the body 86 and the finger 32, the pusher plate 681s latched to the shaft 58 so that the pusher plate will be advanced when the shaft i pulled outwardly. Advancement of the pusher p-late, pushes the lowermost card or sheet 30 through the slot 56 associated with that stack of cards or sheet so that it may be removed from the unit l2. Release of the shaft 58 permits the spring 62 to return the shaft and the pusher plate to their normal positions of Figure 5, since the pin BB is of such length as to be engageable with the body 38. A stop 86 is attached to the body 80 for engagement with the rear wall Hi to prevent r'etraction of the pusher plate 68 beyond the position of Figure 5. clearance between the body 89 and the finger 82 when in the positions of Figure 5 to permit the coin T8 to roll easily into position.

Each of the supports 54 is provided with an opening 88 through which the coin T8 is dropped upon movement of the pusher plates 68 to their card or sheet dispensing positions. A spring 90 is associated with each support 54 to exert pressure on the coin and press the coin downwardly for entry into the opening. The openings are of such size as to permit the'coins to drop freely for accumulation in the bottom of theunit l2.

Each unit i2 is provided with lock'secured doors However, there is sufficient having a coin engaging body, a spring positioned,

in the vertical compartment, and the horizontal compartments containing the stacks, and the pivoted sections being movable to the respective horizontal compartments, said horizontal compartments being vertically superposed and each having a slot for dispensing a sheet like element, an actuating rod for each. chute section mounted through the walls of the housing, means for dis pensing the sheets, and the chutes delivering the coins to the dispensing means whereby to establish an operating connection between the dispensing means and the sheets 2. A coin operated dispensing device for stacks of sheet like elements, comprising a plurality of compartments, each having a stack arranged therein, a pusher plat for each stack having a coin engaging body, an operating shaft for each stack having a coin engaging finger, a sectional coin chute, the sections of which are pivoted to deflect a coin placed in the chute to direct it to any one stack, and to a position between the body on the pusher plate and the finger on the actuating shaft whereby an operating connection between the pusher plate of each stack is established to its operating shaft to dispense a sheet.

3. A coin operated dispensing devic for stacks of sheet like elements, comprisin a plurality of slotted compartments, each having a stack arranged therein, a pusher plate for each stack manually actuated operating shaft for each stack having a coin engaging finger in proximity with the body, a sectiona1 coin chute, the sections of which are pivotally mounted and normally ar- 5 ranged in vertical registry, means associated with each stack for pivoting an adjacent section to direct a coin between the body and finger of the plate and shaft of that stack to establish an operating connection between the shaft and plate.

40, 4. A coin operated dispensing device for stacks 92 which may be opened to lend access to the V respective card or sheet receptacles tomaintain supplies therein or to substitute cards or sheets of different titles. I H v I Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain our invention, that others may,

by applying current knowledge, readilyadapt the ing records, comprising asectional coin receiving chute, the sections of which are mounted for pivotal movement to deflect a coin to a predetermined stack, a vertically and horizontally compartmented housing, the coin chute being located same for use under various conditions of servof sheet like elements having printed matter relating to songs of a record playing machine, comprising a plurality of vertically superposed slotted compartments each having a stack arranged therein, a pusher plate for each stack, having a coin engaging body, ,a spring positioned, manually actuated operating shaft for each stack having a coin engaging finger in proximity with the body, a coin deflector, a coin supporting memher, a sectional coin chute, the sections of which are pivotally mounted and normally arranged in vertical registry, means associated with each stack for pivoting an adjacent section to direct a coin between the bodyand finger of the plate and shaft of that stack to establish an operating connection between the shaft and plate, a coin outlet, and a spring device engaging each coin to press the same into the outlet.

GENEVIEVE .G. LO CASCIO.

THOMAS D. LO CASCIO.

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