US2423166A

US2423166A - Dispensing device

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Publication number: US2423166A
Application number: US509000A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arenson Emmett
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-11-03
Filing date: 1943-11-03
Publication date: 1947-07-01
Anticipated expiration: 1964-07-01

Description

July 1, 1947. E. ARENsoN DISPENSING DEVICE Filed NOV. 5, 1943 Illlllllllllllllllllllfl Patented July 1, 1947 k UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 10 Claims. l

My invention relates to a coin or token dispensing device of a type that may be manually operated by conductors, cashiers and others when making change, and the general object of my invention is to provide a device of this character including a magazine for holding a supply of coins, tokens or the like and novel means for discharging them from the magazine.

An important object of the invention is the provision of a single rotatable ejector that is associated with a discharge opening in the magazine, whereby one or any predetermined number of coins, tokens or the like may be discharged at the will of the operator and at one operation of the ejector.

A further object of the invention is the pro- Vision of a magazine support and a plurality of interchangeable magazines, so that when one magazine becomes empty it may be quickly removed from the support and a filled one substituted therefor Without material loss of time.

Another object is the provision of a dispensing device of simple and practical construction which may be manufactured at low cost and kept in working condition over aflong period of time without requiring the attention of a mechanic.

Other objects Will hereinafter appear and in order that the invention may be fully understood reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the dispensing device, with an intermediate portion of the magazine broken away.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective View showing means whereby the magazine is detachably connected to the supporting means.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the ejector and the lower portion of the magazine, which latter is in vertical section.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the different parts, 2 designates the magazine, which is preferably of cylindrical form, open at each end and having a sight opening 4 whereby the approximate number of coins or tokens A in the magazine can be ascertained at a glance. The magazine may be removably mounted upon any appropriate support, shown in the present instance in the form of a bracket 6 having an upright rear portion 8 with holes l so that it may be readily secured to a wall or other vertical surface by suitable fastening means such, for instance, as nails or screws. The bracket 6 also has a horizontal base l2 with holes I4 so that it may be secured upon a table or other horizontal support by nails or screws, not shown. Y

The magazine 2 may be removably connected to the bracket 6 by any appropriate means. In the present instance I have shown such means comprising a plate It permanently fixed to the rear portion of the magazine E by a vertical rib i3 adapted to be slid in or out of a vertical slot 20 in the upper front portion 22 of the bracket. When the rib 8 is slid downward into the slot 20 the plate iii overlaps the slotted portion 22 of the bracket t and thus reliably secures the magazine in an upright position. A number of interchangeable magazines may be provided so that when one becomes emptied it may be quickly removed from the bracket and a filled one substituted therefor without material loss of time.

Referring now more particularly to what I consider an important feature of the invention, 24 designates a rotatable ejector arranged in a vertical position at the lower end of the magazine 2, into which it projects. The ejector 24 may be supported n any appropriate manner in relation to the magazine. In the present instance I have shown the ejector mounted upon a transverse shaft 263, mounted in bearings 28 on the upper end of a member 30 extending upwardly at an angle from the horizontal base I2 of the bracket 2, the upper portion of said member having a longitudinal slot 32 through which the ejector freely projects.

The ejector 24 is of disk-like form with a body provided at its rear portion with a series of equally spaced peripheral shoulders 34, 34a, 34h and 34e for ejecting the coins or tokens, hereinafter referred to as articles, from the magazine 2. The shoulders may each be proportioned to discharge a plurality of articles from the magazine at each operation of the ejector 24, but in the present instance each shoulder is only of suflicient depth to discharge one article at each op eration. The ejector 24 is adapted to be actuated manually through the medium of selective means which may be of any appropriate size and shape. In the present instance I have shown such means in the form of a series of radial-like arms 36, 36a, Stb and 36e, extending outwardly from the front portion of the body to the periphery of the ejector 2t and equal in number to the shoulders 3c, 35a, 34h and 34C, respectively. The arms 36, ttc, 36h and 35C are spaced apart to leave intervening recesses as shown by Fig. 1, to receive the end of a linger of the operators hand, to prevent it from slipping olf the ejector when operating the latter. Beginning With the initial arm 3S the arms are numbered 1 to 4, in elusive, for indicating to beginners the number of articles delivered at the operation of the respective arms. The upper portion of the ejector 24 projects through apertures 38 and 4t in the lower front and rear portions, respectively, of the magazine 2 and supports the stack `of articles A, as shown by Fig. 4. The articles are .contact with the member 30.

ejected one by one from the magazine through a circumferential horizontal slot 44 which communicates with the front aperture 38 and extends rearwardly to about half way through the cylindrical wall of the magazine, as shown by Figs. l and 5.

As shown by Figs. 1 and 4, the face of the ejector has seats 48, 48a, 48h and 480 associated with the respective shoulders 34, 34a, 34h and 340. Each seat extends at an angle from the apex of one shoulder to the base of the following shoulder and when the ejector is in v normal position as shown by Fig, 4, the initial seat 48 inclines upward and forward and tilts the articles so that the front portion of the edge of the lowermost one will be too high to enter the slot 44 until the ejector Vhas advanced clockwise far enough to carry the initial shoulder 34 into engagement with the -rear of the article. By that time the seat 43 has moved to a horizontal 'position and carried the lowermost article into registry with the slot 44 through which the article is then ejected by the initial shoulder 34. As the lowermost article is advanced by the shoulder 34, it is supported and slides upon the lower opposed horizontal edges 45 Aof the slot 44, until it becomes unbalanced and eitherI falls into the hand of the operator or into a tray 52 located beneath the ejector 24 and xed to the forward portion l2 of Vthe bracket-l .6. By supporting the lowermost article on the lower edges .45 of the slot, the article is preventedfrom moving downward out of line with the slot to a point from which it could not be ejected. The seats 48a, 48h and 43C, when passing through the apertures 38 and 4.0, act upon each successive lowermost article in the same -manner as `the initial seat 4S. As the lowermost article is being ejected through rthe slot 44 it is .prevented from moving laterally and falling from .either side of the face of the ejector 24, through the medium of .a pair of guides 5D xed to diavmetrically opposed sides of the magazine adjacent to the slot 44, Figs. 1 and 5.

The ejector 24 is arranged to turn clockwise when .manually operated and is provided with a stop 54 adapted to contact the bracket arm 30, -when turned to the limit of its clockwise movement. On being released by the operator, the ejector is automatically turned backward to nor- ,mal position by means, such, for example, as a f retractile spring E5 attached at yone end toa pin 58, xed to the Ainclined member Sil, and at its -other end to a link 60 loosely connected to the ejector by a pivot 52. rIhe link 60 also acts as a stop 4by contacting `the member 3) when the stop for the hand when turning the ejectorv through different degrees toeffect the discharge of one or more articles.

Briefly the operation is as follows: If but one article is desired the operator cups one hand, places the end ofthe middle finger against the initial arm 36 and pushes forward until checked by the forward end of the iinger coming into The foregoing movement turns the ejector one step and causes the initial shoulder v34 to eject-the lowermost article from the magazine 2. If, two, three or four articles are to be successively dispensed in a single operation of the ejector 24, the finger tip is pressed against the arm 36a, 36h or 35e, respectively. In each instance the forward movement of the finger is checked by contacting the member 3, except when the arm 36e is operated, whereupon the ejector, after successively delivering Vfour articles, is checked by the stop 54 contacting the member 30. When one or more articles are thus ejected from the magazine 2, they fall-into the cupped hand of the operator so that they may be handed to the Customer without the delay of picking them from the tray or counter. iii preferred the articles may be delivered to vthe tray 52, instead of the hand of the operator, vin .which event the ejector 24 is actuated by the operator approaching the desired arm of the ejector with the index finger, from one side instead .of the front of the ejector.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawing it is apparent that I have provided -a device that is well radapted for `the purpose intended and while I have disclosed a preferred form of the device, I reserve all rights to such changes `and modifications as properly fall within ythe scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by yLetters Patent, is:

1. In a dispensing device, a magazine adapted to-hold ,a plurality of articles to be dispensed and provided at its lower end with an outlet, a vertically disposed rotatable ejector having its ,upper portion associated with the outlet to dispense articlestherefrom, said ejector having arms extending inwardly from the periphery of the ejector and spaced apart at their outer portions to leave vintervening recesses any of which is adapted to vreceive the nger of a cupped hand of the-operator to actuate the ejector, a support for the ejector including an inclined member extending downwardly and rearwardly from the ejector to permit the cupped hand to pass beneath said ejector and inclined member and thus receive the ejected articles, said inclined member also constituting a stop for the iinger, spring rmeans for restoring the ejector to normal position, means for connecting one end of the spring means to the ejector, and means for connecting the otherend of the spring means to the ejector support. Y

2. In a dispensing device, a rotatable ejector comprising abody portion, a series of peripheral Vshoulders projecting from said body portion, and a series ormanually selective arms extending inwardly from the periphery of the ejector and connected to the body portion; in combination with means adapted t0 deposit articles upon the periphery of the ejector in advance of the respective shoulders, and supporting means for the ,ejector vand the article depositing means.

-3. ,Ina dispensing device, a rotatable ejector comprisinga body portion, a series of peripheral shoulders projecting from said body portion, and -a series of arms extending inwardly from the periphery of the ejector and connected to the body portion, said arms being spaced apart to leave intervening recesses into any of which a iinger ofthe operator may be inserted; in combination with means adapted to deposit articles upon the periphery of the ejector in advance of the respective shoulders, and supporting means for the ejector and the article depositing means.

4. In a dispensing device, a vertical magazine lforarticles lto be dispensed, said magazine having Vertical front and rear apertures extending upwardly from its lower end and a horizontal circumferential discharge slot for said articles eX- tending rearwardly from the front aperture with its lower edge aligned with the top of the latter, supporting means, a vertically disposed rotatable ejector mounted on the supporting means and projecting into the lower portion of the magazine and the apertures, said ejector having an upper peripheral seat extending into the magazine and forming the major portion of a chord of the ejector, said seat being inclined to support the articles in the magazine in a tilted position with the front margin of the lowermost article extending above the front part of the slot when the ejector is in its initial position, a peripheral shouln der on the ejector perpendicular to the rear end of the seat for ejecting the lowermost article as the latter moves downward to the plane of the slot when the ejector is rotated to effect delivery of the lowermost article, and means on the ejector whereby the latter can be manually operated.

5. In a dispensing device, a magazine having a discharge opening in its lower portion through which articles may be dispensed, a rotatable ejector projecting into said discharge opening land provided with a plurality of peripheral shoulders, each adapted to eject an article from the magazine, said ejector also embodying a plurality of selective means spaced apart to provide intervening recesses for reception of a linger of the operator whereby the ejector may be rotated one or more steps to effect the discharge of one or more articles by the shoulders at each operation.

6. In a dispensing device, a magazine having a discharge opening in its lower portion through which articles may be dispensed, a rotatable ej ector projecting into said discharge opening and provided with a plurality of peripheral shoulders, each adapted to eject an article from the magazine, said ejector also embodying selective means comprising a plurality of radial arms spaced apart to provide intervening recesses to receive a iinger of the operator whereby the ejector may be rotated through one or more degrees to effect the discharge of one or more articles by the shoulders at each operation.

'7. In a dispensing device, a magazine having a discharge opening in its lower portion through which articles may be dispensed, a vertically-disposed ejector associated with said magazine and provided with a plurality of peripheral shoulders adapted to eject articles from the magazine through said discharge opening, said ejector having a series of peripheral recesses therein equal in number to the peripheral shoulders and spaced apart to admit one or more fingers of the operator whereby the ejector may be manually operated to eject one or more articles at one operation, and supporting means for the ejector.

8. In a dispensing device, a magazine having a discharge opening in its lower portion through which articles may be dispensed, a vertically-disposed ejector associated with said magazine and provided with a plurality of peripheral shoulders adapted to eject articles from the magazine through said discharge opening, said ejector having a series of peripheral recesses therein equal in number to the peripheral shoulders and spaced apart to admit one or more fingers of the operator whereby the ejector may be manually operated to eject one or more articles at one operation, supporting means for the ejector, means on the ejector adapted to contact the supporting means and thereby check movements of the ejector, and means for restoring the ejector to normal position.

9. In a dispensing device, a magazine for containing articles to be dispensed and provided with a lower open end, front and rear apertures extending upwardly from said open end and a horizontal'circumferential discharge slot extending rearwardly from the upper end of the front aperture to approximately midway of the magazine, a vertically disposed rotatable ejector provided at its upper portion with a peripheral shoulder and seat which latter inclines upwardly from the base of the shoulder into the lower portion of the magazine through the rear aperture when the ejector is in normal position, said inclined seat being adapted to support the articles in a tilted position with the front porton of the lowermost article disposed above the front portion of the discharge slot and its rear portion spaced in advance of the shoulder, said seat being adapted to pass downward through a horizontal plane as the ejector is rotated and deposit the lowermost article upon the lower edge of the discharge slot as the peripheral shoulder engages and advances said lowermost article until the latter is ejected from the magazine.

10. In a dispensing device, a magazine for containing articles to be dispensed and provided with a lower open end, front and rear apertures eX- tending upwardly from said open end and a horizontal circumferential discharge slot extending rearwardly from the upper end of the front aperture to approximately midway of the magazine, a vertically disposed rotatable ejector provided with a series of spaced peripheral shoulders and seats, each of which latter extends at an angle from the base of one shoulder to the apex of the preceeding shoulder, the initial seat, when the ejector is at rest, inclining upwardly into the magazine to support the articles in a tilted position with the front portion of the lowermost article disposed above the iront portion of the discharge slot and its rear portion spaced in advance of the following shoulder, each seat being adapted to tilt the articles as stated and pass downward as the ejector is operated and deposit an article upon the lower edge of the discharge slot as the following shoulder engages and advances the article to ej ect it from said discharge slot, and means for restoring the ejector to normal position.

EMMETT ARENSON.

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