US959449A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

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P. S. BLOCH. VBNDING MAOHINB.

l APPLICATION FILED s211125. 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.`

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ITED STAT S FAT i l PAULINE S. BLOCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ROGERS VERYBEST MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Application led September 25, 1909. Serial No. 519,608.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAULINE S. BLOCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, Manhattan borough, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a clear, full, and eXact description.

This invention relates to an improvement in Vending machines, but more particularly to that class of vending machines designed to retain and deliver spherical or similar articles such as peanuts, chewing gum or candy.

The special features of my improved device will hereinafter appear.

I will now proceed to describe my invention and finally point out the novel features thereof in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein- Figure 1, illustrates a vertical sectional view, taken on a line a-a in Fig. 2; Fig. 2, is a sectional plan view thereof, taken on a line 5*?) in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, is a sectional bottom plan view of my improved device taken on a line o-c in Fig. 1; Fig. 4, is a cross-sectional view of the cover-plate for the base member of my improved device, the section being' taken on a line Z-Z in Fig. 2; Fig. 5, is an enlarged detail perspective view of the pawl which forms part of my invention; Fig. 6, is an enlarged side elevation of one member of the coin chute, and Fig. 7, is an end view of the coin chute members looking from the left in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings my improved vending device comprises a hollow base member 1 having its upper end closed by a cover-plate 2, and its lower end closed by a removable bottom-plate 3. The cover-plate 2 is shown in detail in Fig. 4. By referring` to Figs. 1,"2 and 4 it will be seen that the cover-plate 2 is provided with an opening 4 through which the contents of the retaining chamber 5 must pass. The chamber 5 is formed, in thisvinstance, by the glass plates 6, the plates, at the bottom thereof, being retained by the cover-plate 2 and at the top thereof by the frame 7 the bolts 8 securing the elements of the chamber 5 to the coverplate 2 as shown. The chamber 5 is designed to retain spherical or pebble-shaped confections 9; but other articles may be retained thereby. To the under surface of the cover-plate 2 I slidably secure an ejector 10 which is provided with an upstanding flange 11 for the purpose of drawing the said ejector outwardly. The ejector 10 is provided with a slot 12 (see Figs. 1 and 2) through which a securing screw 13 can pass into the cover-plate 2 as shown in Fig. 1. The rear end of the ejector is held by guideways 14 on the cover-plate 2 (see Fig. 2). By this means the ejector is adapted to slide outwardly against the tension of a spring 15 (see Fig. 2) which returns the ejector after each outward movement.

To stir the contents of the chamber 5, to keep them from jamming, I provide a flexible agitator 16, in this instance a stiff yieldable spring, supported by a screw 17. The agitator 16 moves back and forth, with the ejector 10, in a slot 18 which communicates with the opening 4 in the cover-plate 2. By reason of the yielding nature of the agitator 16 the contents of the chamber 5 are not only stirred, lbut the ejector is permitted tobe returned by the spring 15, as the said agitator will bend or yield should any of the contents 9, of the chamber 5, become jammed or immovably packed behind the said agitator 16. To the underside of the plate 2 I secure a receiver 19 which comprises a corrugated shelf portion 20 in communication with a basin portion 21, the corrugations in the shelf portion being indicated by 22 and are adapted to receive the element-s 9 as shown in Fig. 1. The shelf portion 20 and the basin portion 21 are connected by a runway 23 see Fig. 1). As can be seen in Figs.

A1 and 4 the approaches to the opening 4, in

the cover-plate 2, are inclined, so that the elements 9 will always tend to fall into the said opening 4.

In order to eject the elements 9 from the machine, I provide the ejector 10 with an openino 24 which is surrounded by al flange 25 (see Fig. 1) which, in combination with the shelf 20 of the receiver 19, forms a Vpocket for the reception of a portion of the contents of the chamber 5.

I will now refer to another feature of my invention, which consists of a coin chute 25a (Fig. 1) comprising the members 26 and 27 (Fig. 7) secured together as at 2S and 28a. The members 26 and 27 are formed to rovide a race-way 29 for a coin 30 (Fig. 1). 'Io prevent the coin from being withdrawn, after it has been deposited, I provide the member 27 with a stop 31 (Fig. 6) the tunetion of which will hereinafter appear.

To prevent the complete operation of the ejector 10, when a coin is not in position m the race-way 29, I provide the member 2G with a stop 31 (Figs. 1 and 7) against which a pawl 32 (Fig. 1) will strike before t-he ejector has been pulled out sutliciently to allow any ot the elements 9 to tall upon the run-way The pawl 32 is pivoted, as at 33, to a wing` 3 on the ejector 1() (Fig. 1.). spring keeps the pawl 32 normally m contact with the surface 3G oit the chute member 2G. When a coin has been dropped in the chute, at 37, (Fig. 2) it will travel down the race-way 29 until it contacts with the stop 3S (Figs. 1 and which is wedge shaped, thereby rendering the ejector 10 operative, for the reason that when the ejector is pulled frnfward the pawl 32 will roll the coin 30 ahead oit it until the. coin contacts with the stop 81. As the ejector travels forward, the paw 32 will rise, that is to say, its free end, due to the inclined surface 39 oit the stop 3S. By the time the edge er() of the pawl (see Fig. 5) has been brought adjacent the stop 31"L it will have been raised enough to clear the said stop, thereby allowing the ejector to be pulled out to its full extent. When the coin strikes the stop 31 in the race-way 29 its rolling movement will be arrested, whereby the pawl 32 will pass over the coin due to the inclined surface thereotl and continue onward to the extent ot the slot 22 in the ejector 10. The full movement of the ejector 10 will draw the elements 9, which are in the corrugations 22, from under those resting` upon them and inally `force them ahead sutliciently to allow them to drop on the run-way 23, at which time they will roll into the basin 21 trom which they may be taken. To prevent the ejector from being again pulled outwardly, after it has been allowed to recede enough to permit oi a iew more elements 9 to drop upon the shelf 20, but not enough to cause the pawl 32 to drop behind the stop 31a, I provide the chute member 2G with a second stop 41 (Figs. 1 and 7). The stop 41 becomes operative to prevent. the outward movement oli the ejector 10 at about the time that the said ejector has receded suticiently to bring the rear 42 ot the opening 2t slightly away 'trom the front 1l-3 ot the opening 4. In other words, if the ejector is allowed to i'ecede enough to gather a few ot the elements 9 it cannot be pulled outwardly suli'iciently to deposit the same, due to the stop 41. It is quite obvious that the coin 81 will drop into the receptacle 42 after the pawl 32 has passed over it.

To bind the base member 1 and coverplate 2 together, I provide bindine' screws 43a, a portion of which are surrounded by a sleeve 44. The sleeve 41 serves to bind an intermediate cover-plate 15 which prevents the coins inthe receptacle TF2 from falling into the ejector mechanism when the device is reversed for the purpose ot extracting the coins from the said receptacle.

In order that the pawl cannot be lifted bv wires etc., I provide the chute memberl 27 with grooves 1G and 1T (see Fig. (3) which terminate in a common opening #18. Should a wire or other element be passed into the race-way 29 from the point 3T the said grooves would deflect it and cause it to pass out through the opening 48.

Mechanical details, as to construction, which are clearly illustrated, have not been referred to in detail.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a check controlled operating device, a movable ejector, a pawl carried thereby, a coin chute adjacent thereto, comprising a plurality ot' members adapted to form an inclined raceway, a plurality of stops, carried by one of said members, in alinement with said pawl, a stop carried by said pawl, and a stop carried by the other of said chute members, and located in the bottom ot said raceway.

2. In a check controlled operating device, a movable ejector, a coin chute. adjacent thereto, a plurality oli connected members adapted to form an inclined raceway, a [lange carried by one of said members, a plurality ot stops carried by said flange, a pawl carried by said ejector normally in contact with said tlange and in alinement with the stops on said tlange, and a stop carried by the other ot' said coin chute members and located in the bottom ot said raccway.

3. In a check controlled operating device, a movable ejector, a coin chute adjacent thereto, a plurality of connected members adapted to form an inclined raccway, a tlange carried b v one ot' said members, a plurality of stops carried by said flange, a pawl carri-cd by said ejector normally in contact with said tlai'ige and in alinenient with the stops on said Flange, a stop carried by said pawl, and a Istop carried by the other ot said coin chute members and located in the bottom ot said raccway.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 23d day of September, 1909.

PAULINE C. BLOCH. `Witnesses I. I). VOLF, E. BLOCH.

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