US764073A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

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No. 764,073. PATENTED JULY 5, 1904. J. B. PFEIFER, DECD.

G. PFEHER. ADMINISTRATRIX.

VBNDING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED A121114, 1903.

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PATBNTED JULY 5, 1904,

J. B. PFEIFER, DECD. G. PPEIPER. ADMINISTRATRIX.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 1903.

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PATENT OEETCE.

CATHERINE PFEIFER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ADMINISTRATRIX OF JOSEPH B. PFEIFER, DECEASED. v

VENDlNG-NIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,073, dated July 5, 1904.

Application filed April 24,1903. Serial No. 154,044. (No inodelJ I T (all '1r/71.0771, it muy concern:

which is simple and cheap in construction and effective in operation. This is accomplished by the means hereinafter fully described and as particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of a coin-operated newspaper-vending machine embodying said invention, taken on dotted line l 1, Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing the top of the case thereof removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical central section thereof, taken on dotted line 3 3, Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section through the actuating .mechanism removed from the machine and drawn full size and taken on dotted line 4 4, Fig. l, looking' in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the forward broken-away portion of the same with the plate covering it removed. Fig. 6 is a front view of the adjustable plate used to regulate the width of the discharge-opening of the machine, showing portions thereof broken away.

In the drawings, A represents a verticallyelongated case, which is divided into an upper and a lower compartment A and A2 by a transverse horizontal partition B. The papers or publications intended to be sold by this machine are stacked or piled upon a verticallymovable tray or truck C in the lower compartment A2, and this tray is made to normally press upward to keep said papers or publications pressing' up against the partition B allI the time by means of suitable bails c and cords or cables c', depending from a spring-roller D, journaled in the sides of the case in the upper compartment A near the top of the case. These cords or cables and the bails of the tray move in vertical grooves L in the sides of the case, substantially as shown. The roller between said sides is incased in a suitable cylinder d and at one end is provided with a-ratchet and pawl d' Z2 to prevent the reverse Iof the roller against the tension of the spring independent of the reel upon which said cords or cables are wound, and its opposite journal extends through its bearings to the outside of the case and is squared to permit a crank to be fitted thereon to enable the roller to be wound independent of its reels to tighten the v spring' whenever necessary.

The front of the case is provided with a horizontal discharge-opening 7),the upper edge of which is in the same horizontal plane as the und er surface of the partition B. This dis'- charge-opening is of suflicient width to permit of the uppermost publication vor paper stacked on the tray C to be expelled from the machine, and its lower edge is preferably provided with a vertically*adjustable shield E, which consists of an inverted-channel-shaped metal shell the inner vertical side plate of which extends farther down than its outer opposite parallel side and moves in a depressed surface on the inside of the front of the case. This shell is adjusted vertically so as to limit the width of the discharge-opening to the thickness of the publication to be expelled therefrom and to present an inner abutting plate or wall which prevents the publications below the uppermost one from moving forward out of the discharge-opening when `the machine is operated. This shield is adjusted vertically by means of a screw 2, which is tapped through the lugs 3 3, projecting forward into a suitable vertical groove in the inside of the front of the case from the rear of the shield. This screw is manipulated by means of a suitable key, which must be inserted down through the opening 4 in the horizontal web of the shield over the squared upper end of the screw in order to reach it, and the lower end thereof bears against thc horizontal bar 5, connecting the vertical shorter arms of corresponding bell-cranks 6 6. These bell-cranks are pivoted to the inner sides of the front of the case, and the ends of their longer horizontally-disposed arms are pivotally connected to the inner side of the shield, substantially as shown in Fig. 6. Manipulating the screw so that it will move downward will raise the shield, and manipulatingI it so that said screw moves upward will permit said shield to gravitate downward.

The means for expelling the paper consists 'of a series of needles or pins e, that are driven through suitable transverse openings in a rod F, the ends of which are journaled in suitable lugs arising from the forward edge of a longitudinally-reciprocal open frame G, resting on and moving over the partition B. These needles e project to a corresponding extent down through suitable niches f/ in the forward edge of the reciprocal frame G and down below the said partition through a series of longitudinal slots g therein a sufficient distance to catch or penetrate into the uppermost paper or publication when said frame G moves forward, and thereby expel the same.

Frame G is preferably of an open rectangular form of a width extending' from a point near one vertical side of the ease to a point very near the opposite side and is of a length corresponding to about one-half the depth of the machine. The normal position of this frame G is mediate the front and rear of the case, and its side edges are confined under the longitudinal side strips ai i' of the bridgeframe H, by which it is guided when moved back and forth. When frame Gr arrives at the limit of its rearward movement, arm 5,1', projecting' rearwardly from rod F, comes in contact with the forward unsecured end of an inverted-U-shaped flat spring F (whose rear end is permanently fastened to the partition) and is moved thereby, thus rocking rod F so that the points of the needles will be almost vertical and will penetrate the uppermost paper or publication below said partition, and when said frame G moves forward the resistance of the paper being expelled will cause these needles to retain such position. Vhen said frame moves backward, however, the points of the needles automatically swing forward and are withdrawn from the punctures they made and ride over the paper until they arrive at the limit of their rearward movement.

"Bridge-frame H is so called because its forward and rear transverse bars, connecting the rear ends of the side strips thereof, bridge over the distance between said side strips. These cross-bars are connected about their centers of length by a longitudinal bridge the rear portion l of which extends in the same horizontal plane as the portion of the said rear cross-bar to which it is connected and the forward longer portion J of which is in the higher horizontal plane of the central portion of the forward cross-bar. Between the shoulder-connecting portions I and J of the bridge and the forward cross-bar of frame H said portion J is provided with a longitudinal central slot J', and secured upon the longitudinal side members thus created by said slot are corresponding sinuous side frames L. Arising from the rear humps of these side frames L are bearings Z for a rock-shaft m., and between the bearings of this shaft m it has bosses fn. a of the segmental gears M M secured thereto. These bosses are of such width that their ends meet midway between said bearings and confine between them a segmental arm 'f, whose projection is greater than twice that of said segmental gears M. The arms carrying said segmental gears M separate a short distance from bosses fa, so that said segmental arm passes between them, and these segmental gears mesh with and engage the straight racks on the upper edges of the rear portions of the longitudinal parallel bars o o, which extend when in` their normal positions from a point in about the transverse plane of the forward end of the sinuous frames L to a point very near shoulder e of the bridge I J, where their rearward movement is stopped by coming in contact with lugs p p, projecting from the said bridge at the upper end of the shoulder vf thereof.

Placed between bars o o is a longitudinally-- reciprocal bolt K, the rear portion of which is bifurcated to form legs down between which the arm f: extends. The rear of these legs extend slightly to the rear of bars o o and are secured by means of the coiled spring R to a standard r, secured to and projecting from the rear cross-bar of the bridge-frame, as shown. The forward end of the bolt extends out through a suitable opening in the front'of the case and has its forward extremity provided with a suitable hand-grasp K. The contraction of spring R normally retains bolt K at the limit of its rearward movement, and the extent of this rearward movement is determined by the position of a transverse pin s, extending through the bolt, which when the machine is not in use bears against the forward ends of the bar o.

Near the transverse plane of the forward end of the bars o the sides of the bolt and the inner engaging sides of said bars o are provided with corresponding vertical recesses m and X, which when said bars and the boltare in their normal positions come opposite each other to form a seat for a coin. When in their normal positions, these coin seats or pockets are located immediately over a crossbar q, connecting the parallel side members of the forward portion J of the bridge, which thus prevents the coin deposited therein from falling through. W'hen a coin is placed in these pockets and the bolt drawn forward, the

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coin is caught between the rear ends of the recess a' and the forward ends of the recesses X, and thus causes the bars 0 to move forward simultaneously with the bolt. The engagement of the racks on the rear ends of these bars with the segmental gears M causes shaft m to move, and thus moves the semicircular arm 'f, and this arm, through the medium of a link S, connecting its convexed edge at about its center of length to a lug t, secured to the center of lengthof the frame G. draws said frame forward and causes the needles projecting through the slots in the partition to engage the top paper below and move Vthe same forward simultaneously therewith. The arm 7c is made greater in length, so as to increase the movement of the frame G beyond that necessary to give to the bolt K. When the bolt has been drawn forward a sufficient distance to enable the operator to grasp the forward edge of the paper or publication, it is released and automatically moves to the rear, and the moment it does this the coin, which has been moved forward beyond the support of cross-bar q of the bridge, drops through the forward portion of the said slot therein into a suitable receptacle or box T, secured immediately under the same to the front of the case.

Pivotcd between the rear ends of the legs of the bolt is a rearwardly-extending longitudinal arm V, the rear extremity of which rests upon the upper surface of the portion I of the bridge while the bolt is moving' rearward. Vhen saidgbolt is restored to its original position, the end of the segmental arm 7c strikes under arm V and raises the same, so that when the machine is not in operation said arm V is in substantially the position shown in Fig. l. Now as bolt K is moved forward the segmental arm swings downward and arm V gravitates downward until its laterally-turned end drops upon the serrated upper edge of a rack fv. The pitch of the teeth of rack Q: is such that should bolt K be accidentally released during the forward movement said arm V will engage the serrations thereof; otherwise said arm is sustained above said rack until said bolt arrives at the limit of its forward movement, whereupon the moment the return of the bolt commences it will gravitate to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The forward portions of the bars o and the portion of the bolt in which the recesses for the coin-pockets are made is covered by a suitable plate Z. Immediately over the normal position of these coin-pockets plate Z is provided with suitable openings through which a coin may pass, and extending upward and forward from plate Z through the upper inclined portion of the case are coin-chutes Q Q, substantially as shown, which are so located that a coin dropped into either of them gravitates down upon the same and through the opening in plate Z into the coin-seat beneath ythe same, whereupon the machine can be operated in substantially the manner hereinbefore described.

What is claimed as new is l. A newspaper-vending machine comprising a suitable case; a partition having longitudinally-elongated openings therein dividing the same into an upper and a lower compartment; a normally upwardly pressing tray in said lower compartment; a longitudinally-reciprocal frame in said upper compartment; a series of needles carried thereby and extending down through the openings in said partition; and devices for actuating said frame.-

2. A newspaper-vending machine comprising a suitable case; a partition havinglongitudinally-elongated openings therein dividing the same into an upper and a lower compartment; a normally upwardly -pressing tray in said lower compartment; a longitudinally-reciprocal frame insaid upper compartment; an independently-movable series of needles carried thereby and extending down through the openings in said partition; and devices for actuating said frame.

3. A newspaper-vending machine comprising a suitable case; a partition having longitudinally-elongated openings therein dividing the same into an upper and a lower compartment; a normally upwardly pressing tray in said lower compartment; a longitudinally-reciprocal frame in said upper compartment; a series of needles carried thereby and extending down through the opening's in said partition; an automatically-returnable rack; parallel reciprocal means for moving' the same longitudinally forward; and means for connecting said rack and said reciprocating frame.

4. A newspaper-vending machine'comprising a suitable case having a horizontal discharge-slot; an adjustable plate for the lower edge thereof; a partition having longitudinally-elongated openings therein the under surface of which is in the same plane as the upper edge of said opening which divides said case into an upper and a lower compartment; a normally upwardly pressing tray in said lower compartment; a longitudinally-reciprocal frame in said upper compartment; a series of needles carried thereby and extending down through longitudinally-elongated openings in said partition; and devices for actuating said frame.

5. A newspaper-vending machine comprising a suitable case; means for expelling papers or` publications one at a time therefrom; an automatically-returnable rack; parallel reciprocal means for moving the same longitudinally forward; a segmental gear engaging said rack; an arm connected thereto and moving therewith; a link connecting said arm to said expelling means; and devices for preventing the accidental return of the reciprocal means between the limits of its forward movement.

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ing a suitable case; means for expelling papers or publications one at a time therefrom; an automatically-rettirnable rack; parallel reciprocal means for moving the same longitudinallyforward; a segmental gear engaging said rack; a curved arm connected to and actuated by said rack; a link connecting said arm to said expelling means; an arm pivoted to the rear of said reciprocalmeans adapted' to be engaged by said curved arm; and a stationary rack engaged by the arm pivoted to said reciprocal means.

7. A newspaper-vending machine comprising a suitable case; a partition dividing the same into an upper and lower compartment; areciproeal frame in the upper compartment, and means carried thereby for expelling papers or publications one at a time from the lower compartment; automatically-returnable racks; parallel reciprocal means for moving' the same longitudinally forward; a rock-shaft; segmental gears engaging said racks; an arm secu red to said rock-shaft and extending therefrom between said segmental gears; and a link connecting said arm with said reciproeating frame.

8. A newspaper-vending machine comprising a suitable case; a partition dividing' the same into an upper and lower compartment; a reciprocal frame 1n the upper compartment,

land means carried thereby for expelling papers or publications one at a time from the lower compartment; automatically-returnable racks; parallel reciprocal means for moving the same longitudinally forward; a rock-shaft; segmental gears engaging said racks; a curved arm secured to said rock-shaft and extending therefrom between said segmental gears; a link connecting' said curved arm with said rcciprocating frame; an arm pivoted between the rearrends of said reciprocal means; and a stationary rack adapted to be engaged by said last-mentioned arm, as and for the purposes set forth.

1n testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two witnesses, this 2d day of April, 1903.

E. K. LUNDY, E. W. HART.

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