US906283A

US906283A - Newspaper-vending machine.

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Publication number: US906283A
Application number: US4416780?A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles F Pohl
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Publication date: 1908-12-08
Anticipated expiration: 1925-12-08

Description

/ C. P. POHL.

EEWSPAPER VENDING MAGBINB. APPLIoATxoH FILED JULY 2, 190e.

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NEWSPAlPR-VENDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application and July a, laos. seria No. teneva.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F: Por-1L, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boelie, in the county of Boone and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful NewspaperVending Machine, of which the following is a specification.

` The' object of my invention is to provide a cabinet containing a large number of compartiments, each designed to receive a news paper or magazine or other article of merchandise, all of which compartments `are closed so that the contents the1eof.cannot be removed, and to provide a single coin-testing and conipartmel1t-releasing device so arranged that any of the compartments of the cabinet may bemovedto opeiative position with relation to the coin-testing and compartment-releasing device so that an operator may, by inserting a coin therein of proper kind, cause the mechanism to be operated in such a manner that the contents of the desired compartment may be discharged.

More specifically, it is my object to pro' vide a device of this kind in which the articles placed in the various compartments may be sold for different amounts of money, and when any compartment is in position adjacent to the coin-testing and compartment-releasing device, it may be opened only after the insertion of a proper coin, and further to provide means of this kind whereby' all of the other compartments of the device are retained in their closed or locked positions during the time that any enlarged, de'tal,

one of the compartments is open.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more ully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the complete device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 'hows a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l1. lFig. 3 shows an sectional view illustrating a part of the frame of the rotatable cabinet and also the mechanism for releasing the door that cioses the compartments and the mechanism for holding the compartments is open, said view being taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 7. Fig. 4, shows an enlarged, detail, sectional, view illustrating a part of the frame of the rotatable cabinet and the compartments of the cabinet. Fig. 5 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional viewillustratrtentea me.- e, 190e.

against rotation during the time said door Y.

1 device for releasing the door that closes the ing a part of the rotatable cabinet and one of theslide pins carried by the rotatable cabinet and designedvto release the latch-bar of the ,unlocking device. Fig. 6 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view illustrating the mechanism to be actuated by the cointhe movetesting mechanism for controlling lment of the levers that permit the unlocking of the cabinet door, and-Fig. 7 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view illustrating the levers vthat control the movement of the cabinet door and .also the levers to' be controlled by the coin-testing mechanism, to

show'the arrangement of said sets of levers relative to each other.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l have used the reference numeri 10 to indicate a base or standard upon which a stationary casing 11 is mounted. This casing is provided4 on its front face with a flange 12 projecting inwardly from the periphery toward the center a short distance. This flange is provided at ope point with arecess 13 for purposes hereinafter made'.l clear.

`Mounted within the stationary casing, is a rotatable casing 14 having radial compartments 15 therein, said compartments being open at their Outer ends.

Arranged in the periphery of the stationary casing is a hinged door 16 of a size and shape to cover one only of the said compartments 15.4 These parts are so arranged that when the rotatable casing is moved to position with any one of the compartments there of adjacent to the door 16, then the doork may be opened and access had to theinterior of said compartment. I also preferably provde a second hinged door 17 in the stationary casing, normally held closed by, a lock 1S. This door may be opened upon removal of the lock 18 for the purpose of {lling the compartments of the stationary casing.

Adjacent to each ofthe compartments of the rotatable casing is a mounted and provided ywith a head 20.

pin 19 slidiglly n is sol

head normally overlaps the flange 12 so that the pin cannot be pushed in until it is in position adjacent to the recess 13, whereupon it maybe depressed. The pins 19 that are adjacent tol all of the compartments that are to be sold for a coin of a certain value; are of such shape that when depressed they will strike a certain one of a series of levers;'and the pins that are to be used in connection with compartments the contents of which are to be sold for coins of another value are so shaped that when depressed they will strike another one of said set of levers. In Fig. 5 of the drawings, the pin 19 is so shaped that it will strike the first one to the left 'of this set of levers,'and itis readil understood that by forming the pins of slig itly different shape, they could be arranged to strike any one of said set of levers. lVhen any one of said levers is depressed, then the door 16 may be opened; however, the depression of a pin 19 is not of itself suicient to operate one of said levers, but in addition to the pin 19, a coin actuated mechanism must also he operated. This coin actuated mechanism of itself forms no part of my present invention and the details of its construction are not herein shown and described.

I provide a box or casing 21 having three slots 22 in its top, and mounted within the easing 2l isa series of levers 23 pivoled at 2l and each having a hook 25 at its lower end. These hooks normally-stand in posiiion in engagement with thealower ends of the saine levers that are to be engaged by the pins l), there being one of the levers 23 lor each of the other levers. By the arrangement just described, the operator must til-st place a c'oin of proper size and weight in the proper one of the slots 22 before the proper one of the levers 23 can be operated to release from the other levers. u

At the rear of the bon or'casing 21 is a laterally extended casing 26. On the central )ortion of this casing 26 is a bracket 27 upon which three levers 2S are pivoted; These levers are engagedby the levers 23 before descril'ied atene end and at the other end each is provided with an extension 29 at right-angles projected toward the rotatable cabinet. 0n the rear of the rotatable cabinet is a circular flange 30 provided with notches 3l, there being one notch for each compart ment of the cabinet. lach of the levers 28 is provided with a spring 32 for normally holding it in position with the end '29 away from the rotary cabinet.

Formed on the part 28 is a plate 33 hav ing three notches 34 therein,- each notch being i'n position where it will be covered by the part 29 when the lever is in position with the part 29 at its limit of movement away from the, part 2G. This plate 33 and the parts'29 are arranged in the path of the pins 19 and Aas the pms are rotated they will pass through the notches 34, except when the parts 29 are in position covering said notches as shown in Fig. 5. After any one of the parts 29 is depressed by a pin 19, then the pin may turn with the rotary cabi- 'net through' the corresponding one of the notches 34.

At the lower central portion of the base 10 is a box or compartment 35 which extends from one side to the other of the rotary cabinet and into'which the levers 28 are projected. Mounted within this box 35 is a shaft 36 having fixed to it a segmental plate 37. This plate is provided with a flange 38 on its periphery which flange extends from the upper portion of the plate to about its central portion as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

In place of the flange atthe lower portion of the plate 37 is a spring actuated latch ,device comprising a body portion 39 and a head 40, the latter being-somewhat thicker than the part 39 and being of substantially the same width as the flange 38. This latch is pivoted at Lll to the lower corner of the plate 37 and is yieldingly held by a spring 42 to position with its free end out of line with the flange 33.

The notched flange 30 at the rear of the rotary cabinet is so positioned with relation to the latchdevice 39 that the said flange .30 may freely rotate relative to said latch device as the flange 30 stands adjacent to the part 39 of the latch device as clearly lshown in Fig. 4. The plate 37, however, cannot be moved downwardly on its pivot until the part 40 of the latch device and the vl'lange 38 of the plate 37 are in line with one of the notches 31 of the liange 30. This downward movement of the plate 37 is normally prevented by means of the extension shoulder 43 on the part 26 which extension shoulder 43 normally engagesv a shoulder 44 on the latch device as clearly shown in Fig. 4. yThis obviously prevents downward move `ment of the plate 37 until the latch device is moved to position in line with a flange 38. This is accomplished in the operation ot' the machine as follows:

'When any one of the pins 19 is pushed to its inwardlimit of movement, then, if the lever 2S corres )onding to said in has first been actuated y a. coin, the pm may pass through the notch 34 when the cabinet is rotated and said pin will strike upon thel latch device and press it outwardly to position in line with the flange 38 whereupon it will vbe freed from the shoulder 43 and the plateI 37 may move downwardly.

Fixed to the plate` 37 is a pin 45 so arranged as to normally hold the door 1,6 in

its closed position. Obviously, when' the ceases plate 37 is moved downwardly, the pin ll5 will also move downwardly and permit the door` 16 to swing open g' then as soon as the plate 37' is a ain moved upwardly the latch device 40 wi l hoolr on the shoulder 43 and again lock the door 16. 'ln order to actnate the plate 37, l provide a crank 46. Fixed to y the shaft 36- at the bottom of the box 35 is a delivery chute 41:7 through which the newspapers may be discharged.

In order to return all of the levers 28 to normal position after the plate 37 has been y moved downwardly, l provide the following mechanism: The numeral i8 indicates a shaft having a crank arm L19 mounted thereon provided with a rod 50' designed to eneach compartment of the cabinet the name .or ne paper er magazine or the like which it contains and the price of' same. The operator first places a com in the proper one ot the slots 23 winch com corresponds y to the amount marked on the compartment containing the article he desires to purchase.

' The coin Will then actuate the proper one of the levers 23 tp release the proper one of the levers 28 and when so released from .the lever 23, the `said lever 28 will'havc its hook end 29 Withdrawn toward the plate 26. Then the operator grasps the pin 19"adja cent to the ompartment containing the article he desires to purchase andvrotates the cabinet until the head of the pin 19 is ad,-

jacent to the nbtch 13. He then forces the pin inwardly so that as the rotation is' coutinued the said pin will strike upon the latch device on the plate 37 and release it from the shoulder 43.' Obviously if the pin 19 that is rdepressed by the operator is not one that is adjacent to a compartment that is marked with the same value of the coin that the operator placed in the machine,

then the 11p-turned end 29 of the lever 28 -Would engage the pin 19 and prevent it from f striking the latch device 39, and obviously,

the machine would fail to open unless the proper coin was previously placed in the machine. However, assuming that the latch device has been moved to proper position by the pin 19, then the operator may, by turning the crank 46, move the plate 37 downwardly and open'the door 16 to discharge the contents of the compartment. As soon as `this is done, the levers 28 are all 'returned to normal position by the rod 52 and Vconnected parts and the device is ready for a second operation,

ln the following claims, l have described the levers 28 with their extensions 29 as lock-out levers for the reason that their function is to lock the rotary cabinet against movement by engaging the pins 19, unless they have tiret been depressed by the coin actuated levers.

l claim as my invention.

1. ln a device ot the class described, the combination ot a rotatable cabinet containing a number of compartments, a stationary casing having an opening' therein so arranged that any one ot the compartments may be placed in alinement with the opening, a door for covering said opening, a number of levers, mechanism for actuating each of said levers, a series of levers each normally locked by one of the aforesaid levers, a pivoted plate, a latch device carried by the pivoted plate, means connected with the pivoted plate for closing said door, a series of pins carried by the rotary cabinet, one" t'or each compartment, said pins being arranged' to engage the said latch device and move it to position tor permitting the door to open, and said lock-ont. levers being'also so arranged.` that they will prevent the pins from engaging the latch device until they are actuated by the first mentioned levers.

2. In a device of the class described, thecornbination of a rotatable cabinet containing a number of compartments, a stationary casing having an openingtherein so arranged that any one of the compartments may be placed in alinement with the opening, a door for covering said opening, a number of levers, mechanism for actuating each of said levers, a series of levers each normally locked by one of the aforesaid levers, a pivoted plate, a latch device. carried by the pivoted plate, means connected with the pivoted plate for closing said door, a

series of pins carried by the rot-ary cabinet,

one .t'or each compartment, said pins being arranged to engage the said latch device and 'move it to position for permitting the door to open, and said lock-out' levers being also so arranged that they will prevent the pins from engaging the latch device until they are actuated by the first mentioned levers, and a spring for normally holding the latch device in position to prevent the opening of the door. l

3. lnl a device of the class described, the combination oli a rotatable cabinet containing a number of compartments, a stationary casing having an opening therein' so arranged that any one of the compartments may be placed in alinement with thefopening, a door'or covering said opening, 'number of levers, mechanism for actuating each of said levers, a series of levers each normally locked by one of thel aforesaid levers, a pivoted plate, a latch device carried by the pivoted plate, means connected with the pivoted plate t`or closing said door, a series ot pins carried by the rotary cabinet, one for each compartment, said pins being arranged to engage the said latch device and move it to position for permitting the door to open, and said lock-out. levers being also so arranged that they will prevent the pins lrom engaging the latch device until they are actuated by the tirst mentioned levers, a spring t'or normally holding the latch device in position to prevent the opening ot' I the door, and spring actuated means for auton'iatically returning the lock-ont levers to normal position after the door has been opened. v

et. In a. device ot' the class described, the combination of a rotatable cabinet comprising eon'ipartinents open at. their outer ends, said cabinet having on one tace an outwardly projecting flange provided with notches, one notch for each compartment, i stationary casing int-losing the rotary cabinetI and having a tlange at its front face, provided with a single notch, a door in said casing. a series ot' levers, a series otl lockont levers normally engage'l by the at'oresa id levers and released only when the corresponding one. of said levers has been operated, a stationary notched plate having a shoulder adjacent to it, said lock-ont. levers being so arranged as to normally close the notches in said plate, a pivoted plate provided with a tlange, a latch device pivoted to the pivot-ed plate in line with the flange thereot', and provided with a shoulder on one side tobe engaged by the stationary shoulder, and with a shoulder on the other sidetoengage the rim on the rotary cabinet', said latch device beingl capable ot' passing through the notches in the rim on the rotary 'abinet, a spring to:h yieldingly holding the, latch device in position on the stationary shoulder, a pin 'carried by the pivoted plate to engage the door ot' the stationary casing, a series ot pins carried by the rotary cabinet.l one for cach compartment thereot", some ot said pins being designed when depressed to engage each one ot' the lock-out levers, and said pins-bcing provided with heads so arranged Athat thc pins cannoty be t'lepressed until they have. been moved to position adjacent to the notch in the tlange otl the stationary casing for the jnn'poses stated.

5. ln a device ot the class descril'ied, the combination oft'a rotatable cabinet comprising comjmrtmei'ltsA open at their outer ends, said cabinet having on one face an outwardly projecting flange provided with notches, one

notch, for each compartment, a stationary casing inclosing the rotary cabinet and having a fiange at its front face provided With a single notch, a door in said casing, a series of levers, a series of lock-out levers normally engaged by the aforesaid levers and released `only when the corresponding one ot' said levers has been operated, a stationary notched plate havino' a shoulder adjacent to it, said lock-out levers being so arranged to normally close the notches in said plate, a pivoted plate provided with a flange, a latch device pivoted to the pivoted plate in line With the flange thereof, and provided with a shoulder on one side to be engaged by the stationary shoulder, and with a shoulder on the other side to engage the rim on the rotary cabinet, said latch device being capable of' passing through the notches in therim on the rotary cabinet, -a spring for yieldingly holding the latch device in position on the stationary shoulder, a pin farried by the pivoted plate to engage the door of the statitmary casing, a series of pins carried by the rotary cabinet, one for each compartment thereof, Sonie of said pins being` designed when depressed to engage each one 01 the lock-out levers, and said pins being provided with heads so arranged that the pins cannot be depressed until they have been moved to position adjacent to the notch in the fla-nge of the stationary casing for the purposes stated, and a handle applied to the pivoted plate for manually operating it..

(l. ln a device of the class described, the combination of a rotatable cabinet comprising compartments, open at their outer ends, said cabinet having on one face an'outwardly projecting flange provided with notches, one

notch for each conipart.ment.,'a stationary casing inclosing the rotary cabinet and having a flange at its tront face providedwith a single notch, a. door in said casing,` a series ot levers, a series ot' lock-out levers normally engaged by the aforesaid levers and released only when the corresponding one of said levers has been operated, a stationary notched plate having a shoulder adjacent to it, said lock-out levers being so arranged as to normally close the notches in said plate, a pivoted plate provided with a ange, ya latch device pivoted to the pivoted plate in line with the tlange thereof, and provided with a shoulder on one side to be engaged by the stationary shoulder', and with a shoulder on the other side to engage the rim on the rotary cabinet, said latch device being capable of passing` through the notches in the rim on the rotary cabinet, a spring l'nyieldingly holding the latch device in position on the stationary shoulder, a pin carried by the pivoted plate to engage the sowas door of the stationary casini, pins carried by the rotary ca; inet, one for each compartment thereof, some of said pins being designed when depressed to engage each one of the lock-out levers, and said pins beingprovided with heads'so arranged that the pins cannot be depressed until they have been moved to position adjaeent to the notch in the ange of the stationery casing,

a series of a handle applied to'the ivoted plate for 1o manuall operatn 1li, an spring actuaed means or norma ly returningl all of the lock-out levers to normal position.

Des Moines, Iowa, J une 20g 1908.

CHARLES QF; POHL. Witnesses:

. R. .T. DUGKWORTH, C. E. RICE.