US515741A - Vending-machine - Google Patents

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, Patented Mar. 6, 1894.

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EGBERT T. BROXVN AND WlLLlAll/l WV. OLOOTT, OF BUFFALO, NEV YORK.

VENDlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,741, dat-ed March 6, 1894.

Application filed February 23, 1893. Serial No. 463|346. (No model.)

To @Z3 whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, EGBERT T. BROWN and WILLIAM; W. OLcoTr, citizens of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful lmprovementsin Automatic Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more especially to automatic vending machines which comprise a magazine or receptacle containing the articles to be sold, a feed device for successively discharging the articles, a clock mechanism or other motor for operating the feed device, a coin chute, and a trip devicearranged in the path of the coin for releasing the clock mechanism or motor.

Our invention has for its objects to produce a vending machine of this character whereby a number of dierent articles may be placed on sale; to provide a reliable trip mechanism for arresting and releasing the motive power, and an efficient feed device for successively delivering the articles; to provide means for preventing fraudulent manipulation of the machine; to provide means for preventingr abstraction of the articles through the delivery aperture of the machine, and iinally to combine with the vending devices a rotary display cylinder containing pocket-s for the coins.

ln the accompanying drawings consisting of tive sheets: Figure 1. is a longitudinal sectional elevation of ourimproved vending machine. Fig. 2. is a vertical cross section thereof in line 2--2, Fig. l. Fig. 3. is a fragmentary longitudinal section of one of the package magazines, showing the position of the parts preparatory to ejecting the package. Fig. d is a vertical cross section of the machine in linee-4, Fig. l. Fig. 5 isafragmentary longitudinal section partlyin elevation of the rotary display cylinder. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section of the machine in line 6-6, Fig. l. Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of one of the package deliveryslides. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the package magazines showing the devices for operating the lip or projection of the delivery slides. Fig. 9 is a similar view, showing the means for preventing abstraction ot' the packages.

rig. 1o is a fragmentary cross-section, on an enlarged scale, of the display cylinder, the coin chute and the trip device for releasing the motive power of the machine. Fig. ll is a cross section of the lower portion of the coin chute,in line ll-ll- Fig. 10. Fig. l2 is a front View of the retaining finger of the motor and its spring. 1

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

The inclosing case of the machine is substantially rectangnlarin form and consists of an enlarged lower portion A, and a contracted upper portion A. The enlarged part A is providedin its upper front side with a curved window A2 extending from end to end of the case, through which the display cylinder is exposed.

B represents the display cylinder which is arranged in the lower portion of the case and is Secured to a horizontal shaft h jonrnaled in bearings formed in standards B rising from the -bottom of the case, as clearly shown in Fig.V l. This display cylinder is composed of heads b' secured to the cylinder shaft and longitudinal rods or bars b2 connecting the heads, and plates or panels h3 of tin or other suitable material supported between the rods b2. The plates are preferably attached to the rods by clasps consisting of longitudinal strips of tin b4 secured 'to the inner sides of the rods, the edges of the plates being inserted between said strips and the rods, as clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4. and 5. The plates or panels b3 may contain advertisements or other matter which are exposed through the window of the front wall of the case upon arriving opposite the same. L

The display cylinder is rotated by any snitable motive power. In the construction shown in the drawings an ordinary' clock work is employed for this purpose. y

C, Fig. 6, is the main gear wheel of the clock Work which is mounted upon the winding spindle c, to which latter is fastened the inner end of the usual clock spring.

c is the ratchet wheel for holding the spindle from retrograde movement in winding the spring, and c2 is the driving gear of the display cylinder, mounted upon the adjacent end gear wheel O.

d is a movable stop arm or ngerk wherebyy the movement of the cylinder is restrained.

f This linger is secured to a horizontal shaft d stop finger the display cylinder is held against leased bythe deposit of a coin turning, while upon releasingthe finger thek clock work is permitted to turn the cylinder. The intermediate train of gear wheels is employed for the purpose of reducing the speed and resistance of the stop finger. Any other convenient and suitable motive power may be used in lieu of the clocky mechanism herein shown and described. The stop linger is reby means of the following mechanism: n, y

e represents a number of slots formed in the front wall ofthe case in which the coin is deposited and E represents inclined coin chutes arranged within the case and coinciding at their upper ,ends with ythe, coin slots respectively. In the drawings three coin 'slots and chutes are shown, but a greater or less nurnber'may be employed, according to the number of different kinds of articles to be supplied by the machine. Each coin chute is provided with an upperway orslide f designed to receive the coins of the proper denomination to' purchase one of the articles, anda lower way f designed to receive smaller coins ory coins of deficient value. The upper way consists of inclined ledges or flanges arranged so closely together as to support a nickel fivecent piece or other comparatively large coin, but still so far apartas to allow a cent or other small coin to drop between them and fall upon the lower way, which latter is also formed of ledges arranged in sufticiently close proximity to support such a coin. The lower way terminates in arearward extension f2 which projects beyond the lower extremity of the upper way. s

G represents a movable trip arm or lever arranged at the mouth of the chute, in the path of the coins, sliding down the chute. This trip lever is pivotally supported at its rear end so as to swing vertically and preferably carries at its front end a receptacle g for receiving the coins as they come from the chute. This receptacle is open at its front side to allow the coin to slide olf when inclined sufficiently by the descent of the lever.

h isa transverse rock shaft journaled in the upper part of the inclosing case and having a rearwardly extending arm h with which the trip lever G is connected by a rod h2.

h3 is an overhanging cou mer-balancing arm projecting from the opposite side of the rock shaft and provided with an adjustable weight h4. This weight counter-balances the trip 1ever and holds the same in its elevated position, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 10. The counter-balancing arm is provided with an external screw thread, as shown and its weight with a screw threaded opening which engages with the thread kof the arm so that by turning the weight in onefor the'other direction it is moved toward and from the rock shaft and the resistance of the shaft varied correspondingly.

is a movableretaining arm or catch arranged rin the path of the stop linger d, for arresting the movement of the latter and indirectly the movement of the display cylinder.r This arm isfpivoted at its lower end upon a horizontal rod or arbor t" secured to a standard I and its upper free end is connectedr with a forwardly extending arm i2 of the rock shaft h, by a rod i3 whereby, when' the trip lever G is depressed by a coin, the rock shaft is turned in the'proper direction to lift the retaining arm 'L' clear of the stop finger, thus releasing the clock work or other mot-ive power and causing the display cylin der to be turned.

j is a spring which tends constantly to depress the retaining'arm into the path of the f stop linger, so as to arrest the movement of the latter.r This spring` is coiled around the arbor t" and is secured at one end to thel 7c', adapted to engage with afnotched earn disk K secured to the shaft of the display cylinder. This disk is providedk around its periphery with yas many notches k2 as there are display panels or faces upon the cylinder, the cylinder having ten such faces in the construction shownin thefdrawings, although a different number may be employed if desired. These notches are equally spaced around the edge of the disk and each notch is arranged substantially in radial line with the middle of the opposing face of the display cylinder. The rear edge of each of these notches is beveled or inclined, so that when the cylinder is rotated the tooth is lifted to the peripheral edge of the disk and caused to bear upon said edge. This elevation of the releasing arm causes the retaining arm to be lifted out of engagement with the stop finger, thereby releasing the latter and allowing the clock work to rotate the display cylinder. The cylinder continues to turn until the next notch of t-he cam disk arrives under the tooth of the releasing finger, when the tooth is pressed into said notch by the spring j. The retaining arm which takes part in this downward movement of the releasing linger is thus moved into the path of the stop tinger, arresting the clock work and the display cylinder, until its clock Work is again released by the deposit of a coin. The concentric peripheral faces of the cam disk between IOO IIO

trip levers G. Each longitudinal rod b2 of the cylinder carries as many of these pins as there are trip levers and the receptacle of each trip lever is provided in its bottom with a longitudinal slot g through which the pins project as they pass by the receptacles, and whereby the coins deposited upon the receptacles are pushed from the latter, upon the adjacent panel of the display cylinder.. The depressed panelsin connection with the raised longitudinal rods b2 of the cylinder, form shallow coin pockets whereby the coins are carried to the lower portion of the inclosing caseand dropped ,into the drawers N. The horizontal partition i which separates the drawer compartment from the adjacent por tion of the case is provided with apertures n for the passage of the coins.

o, o', 02, represent upright magazines or receptacles in which boxes of candy, matches or other articles are arranged one upon the other. These receptacles are arranged side by side in the upper front portion of ythe case above the display cylinder, and are supported from the standards or in any other convenient manner. These magazines are of the proper cross section to receive the boxes or other articles to be supplied by the machine. Each magazine is open at its lower end and provided with longitudinal ways or ledges p in which is guided a horizontal delivery slide P, whereby the lowermost box or package is moved forwardly and discharged through ahorizontal slot or aperture p formed in the front wall of the magazine at the base of the latter. This slide is provided inv its upper side with a projection or transverse rib p2 adapted to engage against the rear end of jection ot' the slide.

the lowermost package and push the same forwardly when the slide is moved in the same direction, and on its under side with a similar projection p3 adapted to stand in the .path of the longitudinal rods b2 of the rotary display cylinder so as to be struck by one of said rods and cause the slide to be shifted forwardly until the rod, by its forward movement, descends sufficiently to clear the pro- '.lhese projections are preferably movable and formed on a transverse plate pivoted in a recess p4, of the slide by pivots formed atopposite ends of the plate and turning in hearings formed in the lateral edges of said recess, as shown in Fig. 7 The portions of this plate on opposite sides of its pivots form the upper and lower projections of the slide and are offset, as shown in said figure. The slide is provided in its upper Side immediately in frontof the pivots of the pivotcd plate with recesses or 'rabbets p5 adapted to receive the upper portion of the plate so that upon swinging the plate into the plane of the slide, its upper portion enters said rabbets and, forms a ilush surface with the upper side of the slide. The slide is provided on its under side immediately in rear of the pivots of 'the plate with similar rabbets or recesses which receive the lower portion of the plate when the same is swung into the plane of the plate, thereby rendering the lower portion ot the plate flush with the under side ot the slide. When thev pivoted plate stands at right angles to the slide its upper portion bears against the adjacent edge of the large recess of the slide and thereby limits the rearward swing of the plate beyond this right angle position. The slide is thus compelled to advance with the rotary display cylinder when one of the longitudinal rods of the cylinder bears against the lower projection of the slide. The lower projection of the slide is made heavier than the upper projection so that when the pivoted plate forming the projection is released, it assumes a vertical position by gravity.

Referring to Fig. 8, Q is a laterally swinging stop for holding the pivoted projection plate of the slide flush with the latter, so that the slide is not affected by the movements of the display cylinder. This stop is carried by an upright rock shaft q jourualed in a rearward extension q of the magazine.

q2 is a trip lever or gate projectinginto the upper passage of the coin chute and adapt ed to operate the stop Q. This trip lever is provided with horizontal pivots journaled in the side walls of the coin chute and its rear arm is connected with an arm g3 of the upright rock shaft q by a rod g4. When these parts are in their normal position asshown in Figs. 2, 4, 8, and l0, the trip lever or gate q2 projects into the upper way of the coin chute, and the pivoted plate of the slide is in a plane with the latter and the stop extends over the projection plate, so as to hold it in this position. Upon depositing a coin of the proper size to lit the upper way of the chute, the coin in its passage through the chute, strikes the trip gate or front arm of the lever q2 and swings the samedownward, so as to allow the coin to pass by it. By this movement of the lever its rear arm is swung upward, which causes the rock shaft q to be turned in the proper direction to swing the stop Q clear of the pivoted projection plate, thereby releasing the latter and allowing it to assume a position at right angles to the slide. By the subsequent rotation of the display cylinder, the longitudinal rod of the latter immediately in rear of the lower projection of the slide comes in contact with said projection and moves forward the slide and the lowerrnost box in the magazine. After the slide has been thus shifted forwardly and the rod of the cylinder has cleared the lower projection of the slide the latter is automatically retracted preparatory to delivering another box by a weight fr and cord r', which latter runs over a guide wheel r2 jourualed upon the eX- tension of the magazine andk is connected with the slide by means of a wire or link r3. As soon as the lowermost box of the pile is pushed through the slot of the magazine, the pile descends and rests upon the longitudinal ledges p. When the slide is retracted IOO izo

the pivoted plate is caused to swing into the plane of the slide bythe weight of the super posed pile of boxes, thus allowing the slide to recede without restraint. The lowermost box of the pile preferably rests with its front portion upon a horizontal rib or support r4, as shown in Fi g. 4, so as to cause the box to slope rearwardly and present an inclined surface to the upper portion of the pivoted plate, whereby the same is caused to turn reliably, without binding, when the slide is drawn backward.

s is a return device for again closing the gate after the coin has passed by it and for swinging the stop Q over the pivoted plate of the slide so as to hold it flush with the slide, until the deposit of another coin. This return device consists of an upright lever pivoted to the side of the magazine and having its upper arm arranged in an eye s formed on the connecting rod (14, while its lower arm extends downward into the path of the longitudinal rods b2 of the display cylinder, as shown in Fig. 2. This lever is so arranged as to be operated at some time after the coin has been deposited and before the slide is retracted. One of the rods h2 first shifts the slide forward and the same rod then strikes the return lever and swings its lower arm forwardly, thereby swinging its upper arm with the rod backward. This causes the rock shaft q, to be turned in the proper direction to swing the stop Q into the position shown in Fig. 8, ready to overlap the pivoted plate of the slide, as soon as the same passes under it, and this movement also causes the gate or trip lever q2 to be again closed or swung into the upper passage of the coin chute, preparatory to being tripped by the next coin.

In order to prevent fraudulent manipulation of the machine by the practice of tying a coin to a cord, allowing the captive coin to descend in the coin chute far enough to opcrate the machine and then withdrawing the coin by means of the cord, the extension f2 of the lower passage of the chute is provided with a V-shaped notch or recess t extending forwardly from the lower edge of the extension. lf it be attempted to defraud the machine by the use of a captive coin, the cord, as soon as the coin trips the releasing devices of the motive power, enters the apex of the V-shaped notch of the chute extension, and the coin being on the under side of the extension, acts as a stop which renders it impossible to withdraw the cord without cutting or tearing the cord and losing the coin. The coin when once deposited cannot therefore be recovered, and thus operates the machine but a single time.

u is a door or guard applied to the discharge slot of the magazine for preventing surreptitious withdrawal of the boxes. This door consists of a transverse plate arranged over a part or the whole of the slot and pivoted at its upper portion between ears u secured to opposite sides of the magazine, so as to be capable of swinging outward and npward to clear the delivery slot as shown in Fig. 8.

u2 is a locking device for retaining the door of the magazine slot in its closed position except when a coin is deposited. This locking device consists of a horizontal quadrant mounted at its outer corner upon an upright pivot n.3, and projecting with its inner portion or nose n.4 through a horizontal slotinv the side wall of the magazine and into the path or adjacent way of the slide, when the latter is retracted, as shown in Fig. 9. The magazine door is connected with this quadrant by a rod or bar n.5 pivoted at its rear end to the quadrant or the front side of its pivot and at its other end to a flange or arm 11,6 extending forwardly from the upper edge of the magazine door.

u* is a spring for holding the quadrant in the position in which it stands in the path of the slide. This spring is flat and secured at its rear end to the magazine and bears with its free forward end against the outer edge of the quadrant. When the magazine door is closed the pivot of the quadrant and the pivot at the rear pivot of the connecting rod n.5 are in line, or, in other words, the quadrant is on the dead center, so that it eifectually resists a force tending to open the door by swinging it outward and upward. Upon being pushed forward, the front end of the slide strikes the adjacent portion of the quadrant and moves it out of the way thereby swinging it outward on its pivot sufficiently to move the rear pivot of the connecting rod lout of the dead center. The magazine door is now released and upon being struck by the front end of the advancing box, swings outward and upward, until its iiange strikes the front wall of the magazine, thereby clearing the slot and allowing the box to pass through the latter. By this outward movement of the quadrant the spring ul is strained and as soon as the slide is retracted suiciently to clear the quadrant, the spring reacts and forces the quadrant inward to its former position. rIhis movement causes the connecting rod to move lbackward and swing the door down into its closed position. The door is thus automatically closed immediately after a box is discharged by the machine.

'0, Figs. 2 and 10, is a yielding guard arranged inthe receiving end of the coin chute, for preventing a small coin which would ordin arily drop into the lower way of the chute, from being thrown into the chute so forcibly as to overcome the force of gravity and cause the coin to pass down the upper way of the chute and actuate the package delivery devices of the machine. This guard consists of a depending plate closing the upper end of the chute and pivoted atqits upper edge upon a transverse rod secured to the side walls of the chute. This guard plate is preferably weighted, to increase its resistance,I by pro- IIO viding it on its rear side with an overhan ging rib 'v'. Upon inserting a coin in the chute,

the guard yields to the weight or pressure of the coin and allows the latter to pass it, when the guard again returns toits former position.

The operation of our improved vending machine is as follows: Upon depositing in one of the slots a coin of the proper width to slide down the upper way of the coin chute, the coin striking the gate or lever q2 in said passage trips the same and causes it to swing the stop clear of the projection plate ot' the delivery slide preparatory to allowing said plate to swing by gravity into its vertical position. After tripping said gate,the coin drops upon the `parl of the trip lever G and depresses the latter thereby disengaging the retaining arm from the stop finger of the clock work, releasing the latter and causingit to rotate the display cylinder. The longitudinal rod of the cylinder immediately in rear of the lower proj ectionpof thedelivery slide now engages against the rear side of said projection and push es the slide forwardly and the upper projection p2 of the latter, engaging against the rear end of the lowermost box or package in the niagazine, discharging the box through the delivery slotp of the magazine. By thetime that the box is thus discharged, the releasing finger 7c which has been previously elevated is pressed into the next notch of the cam disk K, and thereby arrests the movement of the clock work and the display cylinder. The

display cylinder is thus turned the distance.

lposition preparatory to the retraction of the delivery slide. As soon as the said longitudinal bar of the cylinder clears the lower projection of the slide, the latter is released and the weight fr, draws it back to `its normal position ready to discharge the next box or package. By the backward movement of the slide, the pivoted projection plate is swung into the plane of the slide by contact with the the stop Q to its former position, the retraction of the slide and the stopping of the clock work and the display cylinder, are all effect-ed during the forward movement of the cylinder. Upon inserting a coin in the slot of the machine which is so narrow as to drop through t the upper way of the chute and into its lower way7 the coin does not operate the trip lever of the chute, but falls directly upon the pan of the trip lever G, thus only releasing the clock work and setting the display cylinder in motion, and leaving` the package delivery mechanism undisturbed. Thus whena coin of smaller denomination than the price of the boxes or packages of goods, is deposited in the machine the latter supplies no goods, but simply turns the cylinder, and when the cylinder has turned the distance of one of its pockets it is arrested as hereinbefore described. As the coins deposited in the machine, are held in the pockets of the display cylinder and exposed through the window of the case, unscrupulous persons are deterred from placing spu rions coins into the machine, from fear of detection.

ln the drawings, three. magazines for different or like articles are shown, each provided with an independent delivery mechanism, but if desired a greater or less number maybe used, The display cylinder is subdivided into as many peripheral rows of coin-carrying pockets,as there are coin chutes,

a series of such pockets being arranged under each coin chute. The cylinder is thus subdivided by raised circumferential ribs or partitions w, which may be formed by bending the ends of the panels bsoutward as shown at w', in Fig. l, or consist of separate bars or ribs secured between the longitudinal rods of the display cylinder.

A separate coin receiving drawer, is preferably arranged in the bottom of the case under each series of carrying pockets of the cylinder, so that the receipts of each section of the machine may be kept separate, which is desirable in case the sections are rented to different dealers or merchants. It preferred, however, a single drawer may be used, extending from end to end ofthe display cylinder.

ln the drawings are shown rectangular magazines and shallow rectangular boxes for the goods to be supplied by the machine, but the shape of the packages may of course be vavied to suit the character of the goods for the sale ot' which the machine is to be used, and the magazines for containing the packages are made of the proper vcross section to receive the packages.

Tire claim as our invention- FOO l. In a vending machine, the combination i with the case of the machine having a delivery slot, a magazine and a delivery slide for pushing the goods through said slot, of a motor for operating said slide having a stop-device, a coin chute, a vertically movable trip lever arranged opposite the mouth of the coin chute, a horizontal rock shaft having a pair of rock arms, a rod connecting said trip lever with one of said rock arms, a retaining arm adapted to engage with the stop device of the motor, and a rod connecting said retaining arm with the other arm of said rock shaft, substantially as set forth.

2. In a vending machine, the combination l and provided on its under side with a projecwith the case of the machine having a delivery slot, a magazine and a delivery slide for pushing the goods through said slot, of a motor for operating said slide having a stop-device, a coin chute, a vertically movable trip lever arranged opposite the mouth of the coin chute, a horizontal rock shaft having a pair of rock arms, a rod connecting said trip lever with one of said rock arms, a retaining arm adapted to engage with the stop device of the motor, a rod connecting said retaining arm with the other arm of said rook shaft, and an overhangin g arm secured to said rock shaft and carrying an adjustable weight, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with the case and the coin chute, of a magazine, a delivery slide for pushing the articles out of said magazine, a trip lever arranged opposite the mouth of the coin chute, a motor having a stop device, a rotary cylinder journaled in the case and operating said delivery slide, a notched disk secured ,to the cylinder, a retaining arm engaging with said stop device and operated from said trip lever, and a releasing arm connected with said retaining arm and engaging with the notched disk, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with the case and the coin chute, of a magazine, a delivery slide for pushing the articles out of said magazine, a trip lever arranged opposite the mouth of the coin chute, a motor having a stop device, a rotary cylinder journaled in the case and operating said delivery slide, a notched disk secured to the cylinder, a retainingarm engaging with said stop device and operated from said trip lever, a releasing arm connected with said retaining arm and engaging with the notched disk, and a spring for holding said retaining arm in engagement with said stop device, substantially as set forth.

5. In a vending machine, the combination with the case, the coin chute and the trip device of the power mechanism arranged opposite the delivery end of the chute, of a coin 'carrying cylinder having its upper portion arranged underneath said trip device and provided on its outer side with raised longitudinal rods, and depressed plates or panels arranged between said rods, the latter, in connection with the depressed plaies forming shallow pockets for the reception of the coins, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with the case, and the coin chute, of a trip lever, for releasing the power mechanism of the machine, having a coin receptacle provided in its bottom with a slot, andthe rotary cylinder arranged underneath said trip lever and having pins or projections which pass through the slot of its coin receptacle and remove the coin therefrom, substantially as set forth.

7. In a vending machine, the combination with the case, of a magazine for containing the articles to be supplied, a delivery slide applied to the lower portion of said magazine,

tion for shifting it, and on its upper side with a projection adapted to engage against the lowermost article in the magazine, a rotary cylinder arranged underneath said slide and having peripheral rods or projections adapted to engage successively against the lower projection of the slide for shifting the latter, and a motor for turning said cylinder, substantially as forth.

8. In a vending machine, the combination with the case, of a magazine for containing thev articles to be supplied by the machine, a delivery slide applied to the lower portion of said magazine, a plate pivoted to the slide and adapted to swing at an angle thereto, so as to present projections on the upper and lower sides of the slide, a shoulder for limiting the swing of said plate and a traveling carrier adapted to engage against the lower projection of the slide for shifting the same, substantially as set forth.

9. In a vending machine, the combination with the case, of a magazine for containing the articles to be supplied by the machine, a delivery slide applied to the lower portion of said magazine, a plate pivoted to the slide and adapted to swing atl an angle thereto, so as to present projections on the upper and lower sides of the slide,a rotary cylinder having rods or projections adapted to engage with the lower projection of the slide, and a motor for actuating the cylinder, operated by the deposit of a coin, substantially as set forth.

10. In a vending machine, the combination with the case and a magazine for the articles to be supplied by the machine, of a plate pivoted to the slide and capable of swinging into the plane of the slide or at an angle thereto, a movable stop for retaining said plate in the plane of the slide, and means for shifting said stop to release said pivoted plate, substantially as set forth.

l1. In a vending machine,the combination with the case, they coin chute, and amagazine for the articles to be supplied by the machine, of a trip device projecting into the chute, a delivery slide applied to the lower portion of the magazine, and having a pivoted projection plate capable ot swinging into the plane of the slide, and a laterally swinging stop adapted to hold said projection plate in the plane of thel slide, and operated by the trip device in the chute, substantially as set forth.

l2. In a vending machine, the combination with the case, the coin chute, and a magazine for the articles to be supplied by the machine, of a trip lever projecting into the chute, a delivery slide applied to the lower portion lof the magazine and having a pivoted projection plate capable of swinging into the plane of the slide, a laterally swinging stop adapted to hold said plate in the plane of the slide, `and mounted on a rock shaft, and a rod connectingsaid trip leverin the coin chute with an arm on said rock shaft, substantially as set forth.

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i3.` In avending machine,the combination with the case, the coin chute, and a magazine for the articles to be supplied by the machine, of a trip device projecting into the chute, a

j delivery slide applied to the lower portion of the magazine and having a pivoted projection plate capable of swinging into the plane of the slide, a movable stop for holding said projection plate in the plane of the slide and operated by said trip device, a return arm or lever for restoring the trip device to its normal position and a traveling carrier or cylinder operating against said return lever, substantally as set forth.

11i. The combination with the case and a coin chute having a passage for receiving a legitimate coin and a separate passage for inferior coins, of a trip device receiving the coins from both of said passages, a motor, and a releasing device for the same operated from said trip device, a magazine,a delivery slide, having a movable projection, a display cylinder operated by said motor and adapted to engage against the projection, a stop device for holding said projection clear of the cylinder, and a trip device arranged in the legitimate coin passage of said chute and actuating said stop device, substantially as set forth.

15. In a vending machine, the combination with the case having a delivery slot and a magazine provided in its lower portion with a slot coinciding with the slot of the case, of a door for closing the delivery slot pivoted to Y the outer side of the ease, capable of swinging outward and upward to clear said slot and provided in front of its pivot with an arm, a delivery slide arranged in the magazine, a pivoted locking device projecting into the path of said slide, and a rod connected at its rear end With said locking device and at lts front end with the arm of said door, substantially as set forth.

1G. In a vending machine, the combination with a magazine provided in its lower portion with a discharge aperture, of a door applied to said aperture and capable of swinging upwardly to clear the aperture, a delivery slide applied to the magazine, a pivoted quadrant proj ectingnormally into the path of said slide, and a connection extending from the quadrant to said swinging door, substantially as set forth.

17. In a vending machine, the combination with a magazine, provided in its lower portion with a discharge aperture, of an upwardly swinging door applied tosaid aperture, a delivery slide applied to the magazine, a pivoted quadrant projecting into the path of the delivery slide, a connecting rod attached at its front end to the swinging door and havj ing its rear end attached to the quadrant in front of the pivot of the latter, and a spring fior returning the quadrant to its normal position, substantially as set forth.

EGBERT T. BROWN. WILLIAM W. GLCOTT.

lvitnesses:

FRED. C. Garne, ELLA R. DEAN.

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