US2195305A - Coin controlled vending and change making machine - Google Patents

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T. L. HEATON March 26, 1940.

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, ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 26, 1940 v UNITED STATES PATENT ort-'ICE This invention relates to coin controlled vending and change making machines for the selling of periodicals such, foril instance, as newspapers and like articles, but not necessarily limited i thereto.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a vending machine, constructed substantially as hereinafter described, which will sell periodicals and partially deliver same to the purchaser thereof, when the proper coin, or coins equivalent to the price of the periodical is or are introduced into the machine when previously adjusted therefor and mechanism is manipulated.

by the purchaser of the periodical. l5 Another object of the invention is the provision of a coin controlled vending machine which will only deliver one article at a time.

A further object of the invention is a coin controlled vending machine which can be adjusted to function with a five cent coin, a ten cent coin, and three one cent coins `when the cost of the article is less than five cents.

A further object of th'e invention is a coin controlled vending machine which will function with a ve cent coin when the article costs but three cents, and which will return to the purchaser of the article, two cents change. A further object of the invention is a vending machine which can be adjusted to function with three one cent coins when the article costs three cents, but `will not function to vend the article purchased, if less than three cents is deposited in the machine.

A further object of the invention is a coin controlled vending machine which will function with a single dime when a ilve and one cent coin chute has been blocked against the entrance of coins thereinto.

All of the above and still other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several vieWs,/wherein: 4

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a vending machine embodying the features of vmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine with parts thereof broken away. n Fig. 3 is a detail showing the coin slots in the top of the casing.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail showingfa portion of the gravity movable floor.

Fig. 5 is a detail, infront elevation, of the major parts of the coin actuated mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5, showing the carriage raised a.r short distance with the paper gripper engaging a paper to be elevated.

Fig. 7 is a view taken on -line 1--1 of Fig. 5, showing the carriage raised a short distance by an intermediate penny in a coin slot.

Fig. 81s a detail, in front elevation, of the coin actuated mechanism and showing three pennies in the coin slot.

Fig. 9 is a detail, in front elevation, of the coin 10 actuated mechanism and showing a ten cent piece in the 'coin' slot.

Fig. 10 is a detail in plan view of one of the gravity movable oor members.

Fig. 11 is a detau in plan view of the other of 16 the gravity movable floor members.

In carrying out the invention, I employ a suitable housing, or casing designated, generally as A, adapted to hold the desired number of periodicals, newspapers, or the like i. The periodicals 20 are held upon a suitable gravity movable floor. The floor shown, in one embodiment thereof, consists of a plurality of inclined sills 2. A. lower oor member 3, includingv spaced forwardly projecting arms 4, is suitably mounted so as to slide 25 toward the delivery side of thefhousing as the periodicals are delivered one at a time. Suitable anti-friction means I' is disposed between the sills 2 and the floor member 3, and its arms l, so as to facilitate self downward sliding movement 30 thereof with the weight of the papers thereon. A second or upper floor member is mounted on the rst floor member and it consists of the oor member 5 ,including spaced forwardly projecting arms 6 and suitable anti-friction means 'l 35 adapted .to be disposed between the two floor membersA to facilitate sliding movement of the second floor member. The arms 4 and B 'of the iloor members l'jan'd S as they move by gravity downwardly and forwardly as each paper is dis- 40 charged are'adapted to pass through openings 8 formed ina-leaning wall 9 at the front end= of the housing-"Aav The lead .paper in the housing is adapted to stand against the wall 9 and be guided thereby in its discharge from the hous- 45 ing, and as will be apparent hereinafter.

Both iioor members 3 and 5 move downwardly and forwardly together, by gravity, as the period-l .icals on the armsl of the iloor member 3 are discharged one 'at a time. When the papers 50 have been discharged fromV the yarms 4 of the lower floor memberf3, they are .then discharged from the arms 6 of the upper oor member 5,

one at a time. As they are discharged from the arms 6 of the upper liioorlmember 5they move, u

the opening 8 in the leaning wall 9 during downby gravity, on the arms4 of floor member 3. This arrangement permits the lower oor to slide downwardly on the sills 2, and the upper floor `to slide downwardly on the lower floor member 3 and its arms 4.'V The arms 4 and 6 pass through ward movement thereof. 'I'his arrangement does away with a spring between the papers and the back wall of the housing A and the papers move by gravity with the oors. The weight of the follower I0 keeps the papers packed closely together. The floor members are moved back to their starting positions, by hand, after the papers have been discharged so that the floor arms can be reloaded with periodicals. y

Behind the last paper in the housing, I arrange y a backing plate I of the desired weight, which is carried forward on and vwith the floor of the housing. The housing A is provided with a suitable side door II which may be opened for placing the periodicals on the floor of the housing.

The housing A is provided in the top wall thereof with a periodical discharge passage,cr

opening A' so that a lead periodicalwithin the housing can be dischargedupwardly through the opening vA. ma'lly and automatically closed byA means of a slide door I3 which is mounted at its side edges in suitable ways I4 formed oritheV side walls of the housing A. The means for operating, the slide door I3 includes a plate like member I2,

which is pivotally supported midway its upper and lower edges, as at l2'. The plate like member I2 normally assumes an inclined position with its upper edge in contact with the leaning wall 9 and with its lower edge spaced therefrom. A stop member I1 is pivotally connected intermediate its ends, as at I1', to -the lower end of the plate like member jI 2. A suitable spring I6 connects the inner end of the stop memberl1 with the top wall of the housing A to the rear of the slide door I3. The forward end of the stop member I1 normally engages the leaning wall 9 and prevents rearward sliding movement of the slide door I3 should anyone try to move the slide door rearwardly from the outside of the housing A. The upper end of the plate i like of strikes the forward end portion of the stop member- I1 causing the stop member I1 to turn on its pivotal connection I1' and allow the periodical to move past the forward end of the stop member I1 in its upward movement. As the periodical is moved upwardly past the forward end of the stop member I1, the upper edge of the periodical engages the inner face of the upper end portion of thev plate like member I2, causing the plate like member I2 to turn on its pivotal connection I2', and, through the link connection I the slide door I3 is caused to move rearwardly thereby opening the discharge opening A' to allow the periodical being discharged to pass upwardly through the discharge passage A'. After The discharge opening A'is norcoin holder.

the periodical has been elevated so that the upper edge thereof projects through the discharge passage A', the purchaser thereof pulls the periodical upwardly through the discharge passage A', and, as soon as the periodical has been removed from the housing A through .the discharge passage A', the spring I6 pulling von the stop member I1 causes the plate like .member I2 to be moved back to its normally inclined position, and, in doingso, causes the slide door I3 to be moved therewith, through the link connection I5, to again close the periodical discharge passage A'.

Directly in front of the lead periodical and adjacent the mid-portion thereof, I arrange mechanism for elevating the papers, one at a time for delivering same to the purchaser thereof.

A suitable coin holder I8 is secured to the front ythe upper end of the coin passage 20 being wider at its upper end than the remainder of its length, thus provides a shoulder 2| vagainst which a coin such, for instance as a nickel or five cent piece will rest to prevent it passing on to the lower end ofthe coin passage, whereas, if three pennies are'introduced into the coin passage 20, they will occupy the full length of the passage.

A second inclined coin passage 22 is formed inthe coin holder I8 and it is open only to one side of the holder, the opposite side from the enlarged end of coin passage 2li, and, the passage 22 connects, or communicates at its lower or inner end with the coin passage 20 between the center and lower end thereof. The passage 22 is used for dimes, or ten cent pieces.

The coin holder I8 is also provided'witha plurality of spaced longitudinal parallel slots, or passages open to the front and back sides of the 'I'he slots are designated 23, 24, 25 and 29.'

Mounted to slide up and down, up by manual operation and down by gravity, on the coin holder I8, is a suitable carriagel designated, generally as B. The carriage includes in one embodiment thereof, a pair of sidegplat'es*designated 28 and 29 and anti-friction rollers '30 engaging the front side of the coin holder and anti-friction rollers 3| engaging the rear face of the coin holder I8. 'I'he side plate 28 is provided with a coin passage opening 20' which'is closed by means of aplug closure or coins are used, they will pass out the lower end `of the coin passage 20 and drop into the interior of the housing. In other words, when.the machine is supposed to be operative with nickels only, it cannot be operated by means of any other coins as they will pass through and out of the coin passage 28 through opening 20', due to the inclination of the passage, and dueto the fact that the plug closure 28 is removed from the opening 20 in the side 'wall 28 of the carriage B. 'Ihe upper end of the carriage Bhis provided with a handle 32 for moving the carriage by means of a stem 33 which projects forwardly therefrom and' passes through a slot 34 in the frontwall 35 of the housing. which is in advance of and spaced from the e 28' when the machine is to be operated by nickelsl or ve cent pieces only, so that if any other coin aioaaos of the slots 23, 24, 25 and 26 in the coin holder I8. This shaft is spring controlled, as at 31, for urging rotation of the shaft 36 in one direction, that is, counter-clockwise, viewing Fig. from the right hand side thereof. 'I'he inner end of the coiled spring 31 is anchored to the side member 29 of the carriage B, and the other end of the spring is anchored to the shaft 36, as shown in Fig. 2. A suitable paper gripper in the form of an arm 38 is carried by each end of the shaft 36 and the free end of each arm is pointed as at 39 to grip a paper to be partially discharged from the housing thereby. The shaft 36 is rotated clockwise by means which will now be described.

When the machine is to be used for dispensing ten cent periodicals only, such, for instance as Sunday newspapers, the machine is adjusted forthe use of ten cent coins by placing the plug closure 28' in the opening 20' in the side plate 28 of the carriage B, and, the member 62, which is normally loosely mounted on the shaft 36, is securely fastened to the shaft 36 by tightening the set-screw 15 against the shaft 36. When this adjustment has been made, and the coin passage 12 closed by means of the slide closure 14, the coin passage 13 for dimes only, will be opened for the insertion of dimes to travel to the coin passage 20 through the passages 13 and 22, respectively. When the ten cent coin 6I, `as shown in Fig. 9, has been introduced into the passage 20 through the passages 13 and 22, for the purchase of ten cent periodicals, the coin contacting member 62 now secured to the rocker shaft 36 will engage and ride past the ten cent coin 6I when the carriage is being raised upwardly. The member 62 in riding past the coin I6, causes the rocker shaft 36 to turn, which causes the pointed grippers 38 to engage the lead periodical in the housing A and elevate the same as the carriage is moved upwardly from this point. However, when pennies are used to turn the shaft 36, the set screw 15 is loosened against the shaft so that the member 62 will not turn the shaft when it engages the lowermost penny, but will be turned only by the member 40 coming in contact with the uppermost penny.

A suitable coin contacting member 40 is secured to the rocker shaft 36 and it is slidably receivable in the coin holder slot 26. 'I'he member 40 is provided with an extension to form a shoulder 4I, which when a single coin such.as a nickel 42 is introduced into the coin passage 20, will actuate coin changing mechanism providing the periodical to be delivered costs less than the amount of the coin introduced, say for instance, three cents. If, however, the periodical costs five cents, change making mechanism is rendered neutral by means of hook 51 connected to the front wall of the housing A. If the paper costs a nickel, the owner of the machine moves the hinged arm 46 of the change maker mechanism forwardly and fastens the hook 51 over thesame to hold it out of contact with the shoulder 4I on the member 40, as shown 1 in dotted lines in Fig. 7.

The coin changing mechanism consists of a lever 43, pivoted as at 44, at one end thereof, and the lever is provided with a hinge connection, as at .45, between the pivot connectionand the free end thereof to divide the lever into two sections so that section 46 thereof will be free to be moved laterally by the cam face 60 of member 59 when the hinged section 46 is not held out of the path of the cam face by means of the hook 51. This arrangement renders the change mechanism neutral as the leverA section cannot be raised by the shoulder 4I on member 49. The lever 43 also includes an angular projecting arm 41, slotted asv A suitable coin holder 49 'is suitablysupported within the housing in front of the inclined wall 9 and it is adapted to contain change such, for instance, as pennies. 'I'he lower end of the tube 49 is provided with .a closure' 50 having a slot 5I for slidably receiving onefend of a plunger 52, which plunger 52 is as thick as two pennies, one on the other. The opposite end of the plunger is connected as at 53, to the slotted arm 41'. A change receiving tray 54 is disposed adjacent the lower end of the tube 49 to receive the coins discharged from the tube so that the purchaser of the paper can reach through an opening 55 in the housing to collect the change coming to him or her.

A suitable spring 56 ismounted on the-plunger 52 to bring the lever 43 back to normal position after it has been raised by the shoulder 4| of the coin contacting member 40 for ejecting two pennies in change in one operation from the bottom of the tube 49. The hinged end 46 is normally held in alignment with the lever section 43 by means of a suitable spring 46 secured at one end to the lever section 43.

A suitable'coin discharging member in the form of a hooked arm 58 is carried by and depends from the lower end of the carriage B, and, this hooked arm rides in the slot 25 of the coin holder I8. This device will discharge or eject the five cent coin from its passage 20 when the carriage is raised to its uppermost position due tothe fact that the shoulder of the member 58 contacts the lower edge of a coin to the left side of the center of the coin which causes the coin to be elevated and discharged into the housing as the lower edge of the side wall 29 of the carriage passes the mouth of pocket 20 in the upward travel of the carriage.

When there are three pennies P introduced into the coin passage 20, the intermediate coin is contacted by a suitable member 59. The member 59 is loosely mounted on the rocker shaft 36 so as to turn clock-wise thereon. The member 59 is urged to return to normal position by means of a coiled spring 59 anchored at one end to the member 59 and at its other end to the shaft 36. The member 59 projects into the coin holder slot 24 and it is adapted'to slide up and down in the slot, 24 during movement of the carriage B. When the carriage has been raised a sufficient distance, as shown in Fig. '7, the member 59 contacts the middle coin P, causing the member 59 to turn relative to the shaft in riding past the coin. This causes the cam face 60 of the member 159 to engage the hinged end 46 of the lever 43 thereby moving the hinged end 46 forwardly out of alignment with the lever 43 so that the change making mechanism will not function. The spring 59' returns the member 59 to normal position after being actuated by a coin in the upward travel of the carriage B. 'I'his prevents a paper being discharged for two cents when the cost thereof is three cents.' The reason why a three cent paper cannot Vbe purchased for two cents is because the member 59 is loosely mounted on the shaft 36 and is controlled by asprng 59' which is connected at one'endto the member 59 and-at its opposite end to the shaft. 'I'his arrangement causes the member 59 to turn on the shaft when the cam face 60 comes in contact with the middle coin PA and permits the cam to slide past this coin without turning the shaft 36 to actuatethe .grippers 39. The shaft cannot turn for actuating thegrippers until the member 40 on shaft 36 contacts the uppermost coin P in the coin slot 20. If onlytwo pennies were delivered to the coin passage 20, the two lcoins would be disof the side plate 28 of the carriage to uncover the lower open end of the coin passage 28. Thu s,no

paper could be discharged as the shaft 36 would not be turned to cause the grippers 38 to contactI the lead periodical in the housing.

During the upward movement of the carriage, the coin contacting member 48 secured to the rocker shaft is adapted to engage and ride past the uppermost penny adjacent the slots 25 and 26 to turn the rocker shaft, causing the paper grippers to engage the lead paper in the housing and move the same upwardly during continued upwar movement of the carriage. I

In order to prevent the carriage from falling by gravity after the grippers 38 have engaged the lead paper in the housing, should it be released by the operator before it has reached the end of its upward travel, I provide one of the grippers'with a lateral arm 63. 'I'he arm 63 is moved with the side gripper 38 to frictionally'engage and ride as a resistance member, after the grippers have engaged the lead paper in the housing, against the inner face of a track member 64. This prevents the spring 31 from returning the shaft 36 to its normal position until the carriage B has moved high enough to cause the arm 63 to disengage the inner face of the track 64. As long as the arm engages the track enough resistance is set up to prevent the carriage fromfalling, if released, by the hand of the operator. The lateral arm 63 is adapted to return adjacent the outer face of the track member 64 after a paper has been discharged from the housing, and the carriage is returned by gravity to normal position.

The grippers pass through slotted openings 65 in the inclined wall 8, and, upward .movement of the carriage is limited by the upper ends of the carriage striking the wall 8, as at 66, at the upper end of travel of the carriage.

Telescopic coin tubes are associated with the coin passages 20 and 22 which will now be described.

The coin tube designated generally as C, which is used for nickels and pennies, comprises a lowerv'or outersection 61 and an upper or inner section 68. The lower section 61 is secured to one of the side walls'of the carriage andthe passage therein registers at its lower end with a slot 69 in said side wall of the carriage. slot 69 registers with the c oin passage 20. The lower section 61 of the coin tube moves upwardly and downwardly with thecarriage and telescopes with the upper section 68, thereby shortening the tube when the carriage is raised and lengthening the tube when the' carriage is lowered. When the carriage is raiseda predetermined'distance, the mouth of the coin passage 20 is uncovered and .exposed tothe interior `of the housing so that a nickel will be ejected from the passage by a coin ejector 58 carried by the carriage B, as hereinbefore explained.

When three pennies are introduced-the carriage is raised a predetermined distance, the

lower end of the coin passage 20, is exposed to the interior of the housing to permit the pennies P to be discharged' by gravi-ty into the housing B just as soonas the lower edge of the side wall 28 of the carriage passes the lower-most penny.

The

arcanos This is also true when a ten vcent coin is introduced into the coin holder pocket 20.

adapted to be closed by a suitable removable closure 28. v manually inserted into and removed from the opening 20'. When the opening 2li'` is open, by

removal of .the closure 28' a penny will pass through the opening so that pennies will not operate the machine, but will pass out of pocket 20 directly into the housing A. The closure 28 is lalwaysremoved when papers cost a nickel so that pennies will not operate the machine.

The coin tube designated, generally as D, which is used for ten cent coins, comprises a lower section 10 which is secured at its lower end to side wall of the carriage, and, this slot registers with the coin slot or passage 22 when the carriage is in its lowermost position. y The lower section 10 of ten cent coin tube moves upwardly with the carriage and telescopes with an upper section 1I, thereby shortening the tube whenthe carriage is raised and lengthening the tube when the carriage is lowered.

'I'he upper ends of the upper sections of the coin tubes C and D are associated with coin s1ots-12'an'd 13, respectively, in the wall of the housing. Pennies and nickels are inserted through slot 12, and dimes through slot 13. A suitable slide member 14 is employed to selectively cover the coin slots 12 and 13, so that when pennies and nickels are used, slot 13 will be closed against the insertion of a coin thereinto, and,

when dimes are used, slot 12 can be closed against the insertion of coins thereinto,

It maybe here stated, that when pennies are used in the machine, the coin contacting memhas-been raised a suilicient distance to cause the lower edge of the side wall 28 of the carriage to uncover the lower end of the coin passage 20.

When ten cent coins are to be used only, as shown in Fig. 8, the coin contacting member 62 is secured to rotate with the rocker shaft by means of a suitable turn therewith.

From the foregoing description, it is clearly apparent that pennies and nickels can be introduced through coin chutes 61 and 68, and that dimes are introduced through` the other coin chutes 16 and 1I. That merchandise will be delivered for three pennies, but not less, for a nickel, and, if a nickel is introduced for -a'three cent article, two cents change will be automatically discharged from the machine as the plunger will eject two pennies by one voperation there- The closure .28' is adapted to be fastening device 15 so as to of. However, adjustments, as described, must be made when pennies and dimes are used to operate the machine, and the closure 28 must be removed from the opening 2U when nickels are used so that pennies, if introduced, will pass on through the pocket 20 and into the housing A.

'I'he many advantages of the herein described that a simple device for this purpose has been disclosed, but it is to be understood' that I do not desire to restrict, or limit myself to the very details of the construction shown and described,

'which is merely illustrative, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting or departing from the spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, an inclined track having a plurality of longitudinal slots therethrough, an open ended inclined coin receiving' passage within the track and disposed transversely thereof so as to cross the slots, and a coin passage communicating with the coin receiving passage adjacent the lower end thereof, a Acarriage mounted for up and down movement on the track, said carriage having side openings registering with the upper end of the coin receiving passage and the upper end of the said coin passage communicating with the coin receiving passage, when the carriage is in its lower-most position, a coin discharge opening in one side wall of the carriage adapted to register with the lower end. of the coin receiving passage, a cross-shaft rotatably mounted on the carriage, article grippers secured to theshaft to move therewith, resilient means connecting the carriage with the shaft to urge the shaft to normal pfrsition, a coin contact member secured to the shaft and projecting into one of the slots for contact with a five cent coin introduced into the coin receiving passage, means for making change including a pivoted lever and an arm hinged to one end thereof, a shoulder on the coin contacting member adapted to contact the/hinged arm and turn the lever on its pivot when the carriage is moved upwardly to actuate the change mechanism when change is to be returned, means for holding the hinged arm out of contact with the said shoulder when change is not to be returned, a second coin contacting member on the shaft and projecting into one of the slots, said member being spring controlled in movement on the shaft in one direction and coincontrolled in movement on and relative to the shaft in thefother direction to move the hinged arm out of contact with the shoulder on the coin contacting member to render the change mechanism inoperative when three pennies' are introduced into the coin receiving passage from the upper end thereof, and

l a third coin contacting member on the shaft and projecting into one of the slots, said member adapted to be secured to the shaft by fasf tening means when a ten cent coin is to be introduced into the coin receiving passage through the said inclined coin passage and adapted to be loosely mounted on the shaft whenthree one cent coins are to -be introduced into the coin receiving passage from the upper end thereof, and a closure adapted to be applied to the coin discharge opening in the side wall-v of the carriage when three pennies-or a dime are to be introduced into the coin receiving passage.

2. A device as defined in claim l, including means to prevent the carriage from falling by gravity if released by the operator thereof before it has reached its uppermost position on the coin holder.

3. A periodical vending' machine having, in combination, a housing having an inclined floor movement thereon,

and a forwardly leaning wall having a pair of slotted gripper openings therein for holding periodicals in a forwardly inclined position, means for moving 'the periodicals forwardlyl after a lead periodical has been discharged from the housing through a top opening therein, a coin holder secured to the leaning wall and spanning an opening therein, said coin holder being provided with a plurality of spaced parallel 1ongitudinal slots, an inclined transversely disposed coin passage, a manually actuated carriage mounted on the coin holder for up and down a rotatable cross shaft mounted on the carriage, periodical grippers secured to the cross shaft to move therewith, a coin contacting member' secured to the shaftand projecting into one of the longitudinal slots so that when the carriage is raised, said member will contact 'the last of three one centcoins introduced into the-coin passage, said coin contacting member adapted to turn the cross shaft when starting to ride over the face of said last introduced one cent coins and thereby cause the grippers to move through the slotted gripper openings in the leaning wall to point contact the face of the lead periodical in the housing, and upon continued upward travel of the carriage elevate the lead periodical and partly discharge the same through the said top wall opening, and

one of the side walls of the said carriage adaptedswa() to uncover the lower end of the inclined coin passage to allow the three one cent coins to be discharged from said coin passage, by gravity, into the housing before the carriage has been raised to its uppermost position.

4. A periodical vending machine having, in combination, a housing having an inclined floor and a forwardly leaning wall having a pair of on the upper wall of said coin passage to heighten a portion of the passage and to provide a stop for a ve cent coin when introduced into the passage instead of three one cent coins, a manually actuated carriage mounted on the coin'holder for up and down movement thereon, a rotatable cross shaft vmounted on the carriage, periodical grippers'secured to thecross shaft to move therewith, means holding a stack of pennies and for making two cents change for a ve cent coin when the periodical costs but three cents and said means including a hinged lever arm, a coin contacting member -secured to the cross shaft and provided with a shoulder. said coin contacting member projecting into one of the said longitudinal slots so that when the carriage is raised to a predetermined elevation said member will contact the five cent coin, said coin contacting memy ber adapted to turn the crossshaft when starting to ride over the face of the live cent coin and thereby cause the grippers to move through the slotted gripper openings in the leaning wall to point contact the lead periodical in the] housing andlmove the shoulder on` said coin contacting member to a position to contact the said hinged lever arm,`and, upon continued upward 'rol movement of the carriage move the hinged lever arm upwardly to actuate the change making tact member, spring controlled in one direction,

mounted loosely on the cross shaft and adapted to turn on the shaft. when starting to ride over the intennediate penny when three pennies are introduced into the said coin passage, andl over the last of two pennies when only two pennies are introduced into the coin `slotto move the said. hinged lever arm out of the path' of upward travel of the shoulder lon the iirst men,- tioned coin contact member so that no change will be made, the second mentioned coin contact member being movable relative to the cross shaft so that the shaft will not turn to bring the grippers in to'contact with the lead periodical when two pennies only have been introduced into the coin passage, and one of the side walls of the carriage adapted to uncover the lower end of the coin passage lto allow the pennies introduced into the coin passage to be discharged vtherefrom before .the carriage has been raised to its uppermost position. 5. A machine, as dened in claim 4, including a passage communicating with the coin passage for the introduction o! a tentcent coin into the coinA passage. means for preventing the .introduction of pennies or nickels into the coin passage when ten cent coins .are .to be used, a ten' centcoin contact member mounted on the cross shaft, a fastening device for securing the ten cent contact member to the cross shaft when ten cent coins are used and to loosen the said member on the shaft when pennies and nickels are to be used, said `ten cent contact memberwhen tightened to the shaft, adapted to turn the shaft when starting to ride over the ten cent coin in raising the carriage and said ten cent coin beingdischarged from the coin passage when `the carriage has been raised sumcient to uncover the lower end of the coin passage.

6.1A machine as defined in claim 4, wherein one of the side walls of the carriage is provided with an opening adapted to register with the lower end of the Iinclined coin passage when in its lowermost position so that pennies introduced into the coin passage, when the periodical costs ve cents, will pass out of the coin passage and through the opening in the side wall of the carriage,a nd means for closing the opening in the side wallof the carriage when three pennies are to be used, or when a nickel can be introduced and change therefor is to be made.

THOMAS L. HEATON.

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