US2159603A - Coin vending machine - Google Patents

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May 23,1939. w H, R WE ETAL 2,159,603

COIN VENDING MACHINE Filed June 15, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 INVENTORJ' ATTORNEYS May 23,1939. w, H, ROW HAL 2,159,603

COIN VENDING MACHINE Filed June 15, 1935 s Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYi y 9 W. H. ROWE ET AL COIN VENDING MACHINE Filed June 15, 1935 3 Sheefi-Sheat 3 I- II AI gag-A INVENTORY /l. mm. g z I I f u/1M ATTORNEYS Patented May 23, 1939 UNITED STATES [PATENT/OFFICE Willia H. emanation, Mich., and Christian Gabrielson, Belleville, N. J., asslgnors to Rowe Manufacturing 00., Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York j Application June 15, 1935, sem No. 26,734

This invention relates to improvements in coin vending machines and has for its object, generally, to provide a machine of the class described which shall be rugged, simple in construction 5 and operation, adaptable to changes in the price of articles sold, and substantially tamper proof.

Other objects will appear in the full description in the following specification.

-With thesegeneral objects in view, the invenl0 tion consists in certain features, combinations,

arrangements, and details of construction which will first be described in connection with the accompanying drawings.and then more particuiarlypointed out in the appended claims. In the drawings- Figure l is a front, elevation of a cigarette and match vending machine constructed according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, with'the exterior casing shown in phantom;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the machine ofFigurel; g Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2; 1 l

\ Figure 4. is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal 25 section, with parts removed, taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1; Figure 4A isa view of with parts removed;

Figure 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 a fragment of Figure 4 m igure 4; 7

vertical section on the line 6-5 Figure 6 is a ofFigure 4;.

Figure}? is ,a vertical sectioncn the line 1-4 ,Figure .12is a.- view' similar to Figure 11, but 45, showing the parts in position to discharge coins.

' into a coin receptacle after a sale is made;-

Figure 13 is a fragmentaryxperspective partly insection of the ratchet mechanism of one of the Wplun'gers of Figure 2;; and l 4501 Figure 14 isa fragmentary side view done of said plungers, ,-showing:the stop mechanism for preventing operation of a plunger when the -corresponding; cigarette containenisemptyr Referring now toFigures-lto 3,;the exterio f l lifircasing of the, mac hine isiindicated in phantom Figure 8 is an enlarged perspective view, partly by the broken line A. This casing is provided with the usual slots for recovering coins, openings for plungers for delivering or controlling delivery of various articles and the return of coins, and delivery opening A1, and is adapted, as usual, to be opened so as to furnish access to the interior of the machine for loading, adjustment and repairs. in forms no part ofthe present invention, but may be of any of the usual types. 1 A plurality of cigarette containers B, shown as six in number, are provided, forming an integral member fastened between a pair of side plates I and], as by means of the channel irons 3. To each of these is attached a book-match container 0. Cigarettes and matches are stacked in these containers as indicated in Figure 3. Running across the machine is a horizontal bed plate D which carries slidably, in a groove 4, a manually operable delivery plunger E for each cigarette container B. Withdrawing one of these plungers E to the dotted line position of Figure 3 and returning it to full line position serves to deliver a package of cigarettes from the corresponding chine '(Figure 1) is a container F fastened to side plate I and holdingboxes of matches for separate delivery by means of a manually operable plunger G (Figure 2).

At the right of the machine is a manually operable coin return plunger H (Figure 2). 'A change maker I (Figures 1 and- 3) is provided for each plunger E, and may be loaded to deliver from one tofour cents change with each purchase, each, change maker having four coin receptacles (Figure '8). purchases, change, and coins returned are delivered to the customer at the forward edge of the slanted plate J where they maybe removed through the usual opening A1, in the casing A (Figure-1). Each of the containers '3 is formed with: continuous'sideand rear walls and is open at the front except for flanges I0 so as to permit a view of the contentsthrough the usual windows in the casing in the front of themachine.

It is open'at the top for loading-and also open at;

the bottom except for flanges ll which support of cigarettes may be ejected. Thecolumn of cig- ,arettes is normally supported by a a plate l3 which is carried by support 14 on the plunger-E (Figures3; 13 and 14); When theplu'nger E is pulled out from supporting. position to the dotted position of Figure 3 this plate I3 comes in,

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moves back and forth with the plunger E, in a manner described below, so that the rearward end of. the package being elected rests in the angle at the top of this plate until clear of the flanges ll, whereupon the forward end of the package drops and it slides off plate K, droppin return. 4

on plate J for delivery.

Each plunger E is provided with a catch I5, as best shown in Figure 14, pivoted to support i4 at i6 and having one end formed into an upward projection l1 and the other into a hook i8. If the cigarette container Bcorresponding to any plunger E is emptied the arm i5 will occupy the position shown in Figure 14, as the hook end thereof is the heavier. In this position the hook l8 will engage a stop It upon the plate D and thus prevent pulling of any plunger E when there are no cigarettes in the corresponding container' B. If, however, there are 'iEigarettes in any container B the lowermost package will rest upon plate l3 and will push projection I'l down so that hook I8 is lifted clear of the stop i9 as shown in Figure '3 and the plunger mechanism will be permitted to operate.

At the other side of support I4 is pivoted a pawl 25, the upper surface of which forms a cam to cooperate with a strap spring 26 as shown in Figwardly against the pressure of spring 25. This prevents return of the plunger until after it has been pulled out completely,.as the pawl will catch against one of the teeth of the rack 21. When, however, the plunger has been pulled out to the limit the pawl 25 will have passed the last tooth on the rack 21 and will be returned to a vertical position by the spring 25. Return of the plunger can now be effected as the pawl is free to rotate forwardly against the pressure of the spring 25. After the plunger has been returned to its original position the pawl 25 will have passed the rearmost tooth on the rack 21 and will be returned to a vertical position in readiness for the next operation. This ratchet arrangement serves to prevent movement of the plunger in either direction after a partial movementin the other.

Each of the plungers E carries a projection 30 (Figure 3) which rides in a slot 3| (Figure 5') in the plate D and serves to operate the pinion bar L, the purpose of which will hereafter appear. Attached to this projection 30 is a. finger When anypl-ung-er E is withdrawn even partially its slot 32 becomes out of register with the slide 34 to the left of it and withdrawal of-any plunger to the left is thus prevented. At the same time,

the bevel 33 moving with the plunger, moves all the slides to the right of the plunger towards the right and thus prevents withdrawal of any plunger to the right. This prevents more than one plunger E being operated at the same time. Slide 38 is also moved into a slot 31 in the coin return plunger H and prevents withdrawal of this plunger so that no coin return can be made after a delivery plunger E has been pulled out. Conversely, withdrawal of the coin return plunger H brings slot 31 out of registry with slide 36 and prevents operation of any of the plungers E. As shown in Figure 13. the plungers E are grooved along each side, as at 38, these grooves engaging suitable means, not shown, to prevent rotation of the plungers while permitting withdrawal and The pinion bar L serves as a lock-bar and is round and rolls back and forth along a pair of rods 43. It bears at each end a pinion 4| which meshes with a rack 42 carried by the plate D. Its right hand end extends through a slot 43 in the side plate 2 and is rotatably journaled in one end of a link 44. The other end of this link 44 is attached to a cross-bar 45 (Figure 3) by a pin 45 which extends through a slot 41 in the side plate 2. This cross-bar carries the plate K, above referred to, and in consequence the plate K moves back and forth at the same rate or travel with any of the plungers E. Bar 45 is carried by a pair of arms 48 pivoted to the side walls of the machine at 48' and biased rearwardly by a spring 43, as shown in Figure 3. To maintain the bar L and link 44 in proper position, the bar L is recessed at one or both ends adjacent the pinions 4i and one of the racks 42 will be formed with a rib 42' entering one of these recesses as shown in Figure 5.

This pinion bar L is of substantial and rigid construction and the pinions 4|, at each end thereof, which mesh with the racks 42, positively maintain parallel motion of the bar at all times. As the bar rolls upon the rods 40 and its weight is not carried by the rack 42 through the pinions 4i, proper meshing of the pinions with this rack and easy motion of the bar are secured.

A book-match container C is attached to each of the cigarette package containers B and will customarily be loaded with the same number of articles as the corresponding cigarette container so that one book of matches may be delivered with each package of cigarettes. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the containers are formed with straight sides and are of the general shape of the books of matches and slightly larger. They are open at the top for loading and also open at the bottom except for flanges 50 which support the column of match books during delivery. At the bottom and rear of each container 0 is an aperture 5| through which the books are elected. The ejector mechanism consists of an army 52 biased rearwardly by a. spring 53 and actuated through link 54 and bell crank arms 52' and 55 by a flap 55. When a package of cigarettes is ejected from a container B. the corresponding flap 55 is lifted, which pushes arm 52 forwardly until its upper extremity is moved to an ejectingposition in front of the lowermost book of matches in the corresponding container 0. After the package of cigarettes has passed the flap 55 the arm 52 is. snapped back by spring 53 and ejects the lowermost book of'matches from the container. Adeflecting plate 55 is provided to direct the matches downwardly and they fall through a chute formed by a plate 51 and the back wall of 75 provided a container F for boxes of matches so that these boxes may be purchased separately. The match box delivery mechanism is best shown in Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, and includes arm 60 biased by spring 80' and carrying an angular support 8|. As is shown in the full line position of Figure 1, the support 8| supports the column of match boxes in the container F. The arm 80 is pivoted at 62 and when rotated clockwise to the dotted position of Figure 1 permits the column of match boxes to descend to the bottom of the chute where the lowermost one is supported by a -pair of flanges 20 (Figure 2), as in thecase of the book-match containers C. When this arm 80 returns to the full line position of Figure 1 plate J,.and is delivered to the purchaser. The

delivery mechanism is actuated by plunger G which is provided with a pin 84 for rotating the bell crank 85 (Figure 4). This bell crank has a slot 88 for engaging the pin 84 and the :other end engages a slot 61 at the upper end of arm 80. When the plunger G, therefore, is pulled out the arm 80 is rotated ,to the dotted line position of Figure 1, permitting the boires of matches to descend'until the lowermost is resting upon the flanges at the bottom of the container F preparatory to ejection. When the plunger G is returned to the position of Figure 4 the lowermost box isejected. Plunger G carries a pin 88 which rides in a slot 88 and serves to limit its motion. One edge of this plunger is formed into a rack I which cooperates with the spring biased .pawl II to prevent return of the plunger until it is completely pulled out. As the plunger is pulled out the pawl II is turned counterclockwise by the rack and will engage the teeth thereof to prevent return of the plunger. After the last tooth on the rack I0 has passed this pawl I l the spring returns it to the position of Figure 4 and the plunger G can now be returned as the pawl is free to rotate in a clockwise direction. When the plunger has been returnedto the position of Figure 4, the spring returns the pawl to the position shown in readiness for another operation. Withdrawal of the plunger G is normally prevented by a' dog 12 which is biased clockwise by a spring I3 and will engage in anotch 14 if the plunger is partially withdrawn, preventing further motion thereof. However, at theside of the plunger G is a slot 15 of suitable size to accommodate a penny and if this slotis occupied by a penny it will withhold dog I2 and prevent engagement in the notch 14 so that the plunger can now be withdrawn. The penny is supported in this slot by member 18 formed in the plate D which, however, has an opening 11 forward of the end of dog12 as shown inFigure 4. When .the plunger G is pulled forward soithat slot 15 registers with this opening?" the penny will fall through the opening into a receptacle P (Figure 1) provided for this purpose.

There is provided for each plunger E a change maker I (Figures land 3), these being carried on the channel iron 80 which is supported by the side plates I and 2. Each of these change makers is adapted to' deliver from one to four coins with each purchase and the detailed construction is shown in Figures 8 to 10. The body portion 8I is formed with four cylindrical coin containers 82, arranged in a square and open at both ends. Any number of these may be filled with pennies and the device when operated will discharge the lowermost coin from each stack, so that the change maker may be made to deliver any number of coins from one to four with each purchase,

depending upon how many of the containers are loaded. The body portion 8| bears a flange 03 which is bolted to the channel iron and the lower surface of which is recessed to accommodate, a rotatable disk 84. The disk 84 is formed with circular cut-outs 85 which are adapted to register with the four receptacles 82. The channel iron 80 also has four circular cut-outs 88 which are adapted to register with those in the disk 84, but are displaced through an angle of 45 with relation to the containers 82. It will be seen that when disk 84 is rotated to register with containers 82, the lowermost coin in each container will be permitted to fall down into a cut-out 88 and will rest upon the channel iron 80. If now the disk 84 is rotated back through an angle of 45 the cut-outs 08 will be brought into registry with the cut-outs 88 in the channel iron and the pennies will be permitted to fall through the channel iron onto guide plate M (Figure 3) whence they drop onto plate J and are delivered with the cigarettes and matches. Disk 84 is rotated by a shaft 81, the lower end of which is H the body 8i and carries at its top an arm 89. A

spring 80 whose ends are fastened to body member III and disk 84, as shown, is provided to bias the shaft 81 counterclockwise to the position of Figure 8. A rotatable cover 8| having openings adapted to register with the receptacle 82 may be provided, and in this event a spring .92 will be employed to hold it down against the body a 7 member 8|. When 'a plunger E is pulled out the 'finger 8| attached thereto will rotate the arm 88 through 45 until the cut-outs 85 register with the four containers 82, in which position the disk .is loaded with one coin for each receptacle.

When the plunger E isreturned the disk 84 will be returned by spring 88 to the position of Figure 8 and the coins will drop through the openings 88 in the channel iron. Stop means are provided to limit the motion of disk 84 to rotation between positions of registry with containers 82 and with cut-outs 88. For this purpose, the lower end of spring 90 is extended below disk 84, as shown in Figure 10, and serves as a pin to abut the walls of a 45 sector enlargement of the circular cut-out accommodating the head 88. In Figure 9 the arm 88 has been omitted and this enlargement'is indicated at 88'.

A latch mechanism is provided for controlling operation of the plungers E and is generally of the type in which biased interfering means are withheld upon insertion of proper coins. Link 44 carries a pair of pawls IM and I02. Pawl IOI engages detents I08 and I05 (Figures 4 and 4A), .and pawl I02, which is slightly longer, serves to I02 will come opposite the notches before pawl "II has reached the ends of the detents.

Detents I08 and I0! are pivoted at I08 and ill M6, biased counter-clockwise by springs it'l'and i M, and notched at Hit and Hit to accommodate pawl I02. Unless these detents are held back by insertion of the proper coinsin the machine,

they will rotate into interfering position with pawl iili as soon as the pawl it? comes opposite the notches and will thus prevent operation of any of the plungers E. Movement of either detent into interfering position will, of course, be sufhcient to prevent such operation.

The detents are provided with shoulders m9 and mil to engage clinics and swivels iii and iii pivoted at ill and iii to engage nickels. These swivels are formed each with two projections ill and lid and lit and lid, respectively, to engage nichels, and are recessed between these projections sumciently to permit rotation oi a detent into interfering position when only one projection on its swivel is engaged by a nickel. A pair of pins iii are provided for each swivel, as shown, to maintain this align ment but permit rotation or either swivel when pawl m2 comes opposite the notch tilt or ltd in its detent mt or its, and in consequence it moves slightly to the right.

A pair of slots lid and iii are provided to receive dimes and nickels, respectively, and the coins are directed into these slots by means of the usual chutes. The specific type of slug ejector employed forms no part of. the present invention and this mechanism is indicated in outline on Figure l and designated by the reference letter M. As will appear, slot ilil is so arranged positions in slot lid and hold back both detents I by means of shoulders its and Mid, so that link it is'free. to move forwardly and a plunger E may beoperated. Similarly, if four nickels are placed in slot iii, they will engage all four projectlons lid and lid and H3 and lid and hold both the detents back from interfering position. If one dime and two nickels be placed in the machine, the dime will occupy the rearward location in slot lid and engage shoulder W9, thus holding back detent N35. vIt is necessary, however, for operation of any of the plungers E that the other detent use also beheld back, and this is accomplished by the two nickels which will occupy the forward locations in slot i2i, engage projections lit and lid, and so withhold detent W5 from interfering position.

The machine will -not operate upon less than twenty cents. If one dime or two nickels be placed in the machine, only detent or lot will be held back and the other will move into interfering position and prevent operation. The machine will not operate upon fifteen cents, since a dime and one nickel will hold back arm i 5' by 'engaging shoulder Hi9 but will not hold bac arm it since only projection H3 will be engaged and the swivel i ii will be free to rotate clockwise, so that detent 105 may move into interfering position. Similarly, three nickels will hold back detent M5 by engaging projections us and m. but

member ill will be free to rotate as projection i l lfiwill not be engaged and consequently detent WW will move into interfaring position.

It will be observed that, regardless oi what combination of coins is employed (as, two dimes, a dime and two niclteis, or tour niclrels), each of the 'detents operatively engages some of the coins so as to be held back. Also, all coins of each combination are engaged by the detents. In consequence, no coin is empioyedmerely as a "spacer", and the machine cannot be operated when a coin is stuch or held in an improper position or is moving past one of the coin engaging portions of a detent, unless positions which should be filled earlier are occupied.

It may be desired to operate some of the containers H upon flve cents less than the others, as where a cheaper brand of cigarettes is carried. Means is provided to permit this and is shown in Figures? and d. its there shown, the left-hand container is designed for such operationand to this end the left-hand slide it has a bar itll attached to it by means oi a piece iti. If this plunger be pulled, the bevel lit will move this slide and the bar tilt to the right- The right-hand end of the bar engages a cam at the end of a lever itt pivoted at ltd and will rotate the lever counter-clockwise. The other end of the lever Hill is adapted to engage the projec tion i it so that plunger ill may be operated upon the insertion of a dime and a nickel, as the end of the lever iii will engage projection lit, the nickel will engage projection lit, and the detent mt will thus be held baclr. Detent tilt will be held back by the dime. The lever Edi in normally maintained in the non-engaging position of Figure 2 by means of a suitable bias such as the spring ml.

The machine may be readily set for operation on flite'en cents by the insertion oil a piece in the foremost position in slot iii. This piece will hold back projection Hill at all times, so that the machine will operate upon two dimes, a dime and a nickel, or three nickels. When the ma chine is so-set the extreme left-hand plunger ill will be operable upon one dime.

As it may be desired to operate a number of the plungers E on flvecents less than the remainder, the piece iti is made detachable and may be moved to connect any of the slides it to the bar ilil, so that all plungers to the left of this slide will so operate. To permit this, bar ltd and piece ill are positioned above bed plate D in an accessible position and the bar is kept in position by a guide ltd leaving its upper surface unobstructed. As best shown in Figure 2, this bar has a series of threaded holes lit to which the piece ill may be secured by a screw lit. Opposite each of these holes is a slot it'l in plate D above one of the slides at, and each of the slides has a threaded hole ltd positioned beneath one of these slots. The other. end oi thepiece illi may thus be secured to any of the slides by the screw threaded pin its which as shown in Figure 5 has a spacing shoulder at its lower end to maintain its head at the proper height above plate D to accommodate the piece iii.

Underneath slots lit and iii area pair of vanes i 40 and Hi constituting coin supports and pivoted,

corresponding motion of vane MU but in the oppo- 7p 2,15aeos site sense. The vanes are biased toward the position of Figure 11 by a spring I44, attached to arm n These parts are so dimensioned and arranged that the vanes are normally held in the position of Figure and their tops come under the slots I20 and I 2 I, serving as supports for coins placed therein. As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the top of vane I H is slanted forwardly and the top of vane I40 is slanted rearwardly, so that coins placed in slot I20 roll downward toward the rearward location and those placed in slot I2I roll downward toward the forward location. e

The coin-retum plunger H is formed with a transverse slot 31 through which the slide 36 may pass when the plunger is in the position of Figure4,

and this slot accommodates the disk I41, already referred to. Toward the rearward end of this plunger is a bevel I48 which permits slide I46 to move to the left when the plunger is withdrawn. Accordingly, when this plunger is pulled, arm I45 will be rotated by the spring I 44 and the vanes I40 and I M will assume the position of Figure 11. This removes the support from whatever coins may be in the slots I20 and I2I and the coins will fall down outside the vanes into a chute N and be delivered to the customer on the plate J.

-On the other hand, operation of any of the plungers E will move the slide 36 to the right and will rotate arm I45 through disk I41 and slide I46 against thebias of spring I44, so that the vanes I40 and MI assume the position of Figure 12. In this position the coins in slots I20 and I2I are again left unsupported but will fall down between v the vanes. I40'and MI and will be directed into a receptacle 0, instead of being returned to the purchaser.

As has been seen, even a partial withdrawal of any of the plungers E will lock the coin return plunger H and after the-pawl 25 has engaged the rearmost tooth on the rack 21 it will be impossible to return the plunger E until a complete forward motion of it has been made. In consequence, the coin return plunger cannot be returned until the vanes I40 and I have already assumed the position of Figure 12 and the coins are deposited in the proper receptacle. Conversely, even a partial motion of the coin return plunger H will prevent withdrawal of any of the plungers E, as the slot in the plunger H will no longer register with the end of the slide 36. In consequence, none of the plungers E can beoperated unless plunger H is in the-position of Figure 4. i

As is apparent, a machine of great flexibility in operation has been provided. Without employing the lever I32, and with the mechanism arranged as shown in the drawings to operate on twenty cents, it is possible .by properly loading the various change makers I to have any of the six plungers E deliver cigarettes for any net price ranging from sixteen to twenty cents. By connecting the bar. I30 to one of the slides 34 in the manner already described, some of the plungers may be made to operate at net prices ranging from eleven to fifteen cents and the remainder at net prices ranging from sixteen to twenty cents, allowing the selection of up to six different prices for cigarettes to be vended, ranging from eleven to twenty cents. I When a piece has been inserted, as described, in the foremost position in the nickel slot I2I, a net price ranging from eleven to fifteen cents may be selected for operatiton of any of the plungers.

*Withthe a'ssistance'of the lever I32, up to six different net prices ranging from six to fifteen cents may be selected. The piece to be inserted in slot I2I may of course take any convenient form and it is even possible to insert a piece which occupies the two foremost positions in this slot so that the detents I05 and l05'- willbe held back by a dime or two nickels and the six plungers E may then be operated at not prices ranging from six to ten cents. If such a piece is inserted, the lever I32 would, of course, not be employed.

What we claim is:

l. A coin operated vending machine comprisin manually operable delivery means, interfering means for normally preventing operation of said delivery means beyonda slight initial movement thereof, said interfering means-comprising two independently movable detents, each said detent having a dime-engaging portion and rotatably carrying a swivel having at each end anickel engaging projection, locking means yieldably operable by said delivery means upon a slight initial movement thereof to engage said detents with said delivery means to lock said delivery means against operative movement, and means for supporting and engaging coins with said portions and projections to render said locking means inoperative to engage said detents with said delivery means, comprising means for supporting and engaging a first dime with the dime-engaging portion of one of said detents and a second dime with that of the other and a first pair of nickels with the projections of the latter said detent and a second pair of nickels with those of the former.

2. In a coin operated vending machine, and in combination, a plurality of containers for articles whereby said interference means are withheld from interfering position when coins are supported by said holding means in said locations, and means associated with one of said delivery means and operable thereby, to engage one of said portions, whereby the last said delivery means is operable when no coin is supported by said holding means in the location corresponding to the said portion and coins are supported by said holding means in the remainder of said locations.

BL In a coin operated vending machine and in combination, a series of containers for articles to of said containers and comprising a manually operable plunger for actuating said delivery means and associated therewith, a member associated with all said plungers, means connecting said thereby, a detent adapted to move into interfering position with said member upon a partial motion thereof to prevent operation of said delivery means, said detent comprising a dime-engaging member with each of said plungers for movement be vended, a delivery means associated with each portion and bearing rotatably a swivel having a nickel-engaging projection at each end, means for holding a dime in position to engage said portion for withholding said detent from interfering position, and means for holding two nickels in position to engage the two said projections for holding said swivel against rotation and withholding said detent from interfering position.

4. In a coin operated vending machine and in combination, a series of, containers for articles to be vended, a delivery means associated with each of said containers and comprising a manually operable plunger for actuating said delivery means and associated therewith, a member associated with all said plungers, means connecting said member with each of said plungers for movement thereby, a detent adapted to move into interfering .position with said member upon a partialmotion thereof to prevent operation of said delivery means, said detent comprising a dime-engaging portion and bearing rotatably a swivel having a nickel-engaging projection at each end, means for holding a dime in position to engage said portion for withholding said detent from interfering position, means for holding two nickels in position to engagethe two said projections for holding said swivel against rotation and withholding said detent from interfering position, a slide associated with each said plunger and movable transversely thereby, said slides abutting end to end, and means for engaging one 'of said nickel-engaging projections comprising an actuating-member adapted for attachment to any oi a plurality of said slides whereby a plurality of said plungers may be made to operate upon ilve cents less than the remainder.

5. In a coin operated vending machine and in combination, a series of containers for articles to be vended, a delivery means associated with each of said containers and comprising a manually operable plunger for actuating said delivery means and associated therewith, a member associated with all said plungers, means connecting said member with each of said plungers for movement thereby, a detent adapted to move into interfering position with said member upon a partial motion thereof to prevent operation of said delivery means, said detent comprising adime-engaging portion and bearing rotatably a swivel having a nickel-engaging projection at each end, means for holding a dime in position to engage said portion for withholding said detent from interfering position, means for holding two nickels in position to engage the two said projections for holding said swivel against rotation and withholding said detent from interfering position, locking means for preventing operation of the remainder of said plungers when one of said plungers is withdrawn and comprising a slide associated with each said plunger and movable transversely thereby, said slides abutting end to end, and means for engaging one of said nickelengaging projections comprising an actuating each of said containers and comprising a manually operable plunger for actuating said delivery means and associated therewith, a member associated with all said plungers, means connecting said member with each of said plungers for movement thereby, a pair of independently rotatable detents adapted -to move into interfering position with said member upon a partial motion thereof to prevent operation of said delivery means, each of said detents comprising a dimeengaging portion and bearing a rotatable swivel having at each end a nickel-engaging projection, said dime-engaging portions being aligned andspaced to engage two edge-to-edge abutting dimes, and said nickel-engaging projections be.- ing similarly aligned and spaced to engage four edge-to-edge abutting nickels, means for holding up to two dimes in an edge-to-edge abutting series commencing from a location opposite the dime-engaging portion on one of said detents, and means for holding up to four nickels in an edge-to-edge abutting series commencing from a location opposite a nickel-engaging projection carried by the swivel on the other saiddetent.

7. In a coin operated vending machine and in combination, a series of containers for articles to be vended, a delivery means associated with each engage two edge-to-edge abutting dimes, and said nickel-engaging projections being similarly aligned and spaced to engage four edge-to-edge abutting nickels, means ior holding up to two dimes in an edge-to-edge abutting series commencing from a location opposite the dime-engaging portion on one oi said detents, means for holding up to four nickels in an edge-to-edge abutting series commencing from a location opposite a nickel-engaging projection carried by the swivel on the other said detent, and a member operable by one of said plungers and having a portion adapted upon such operation to engage one of the projections upon the swivel carried by the said other detent.

8. In a coin operated vending machine and in combination, a series of containers for articles to be vended, a delivery means associated with each of said containers and comprising a menually operable plunger for actuating said delivery means and associated therewith, interfering means for normally preventing operation of said plungers and adapted to engage coins to 'be withheld from preventing such operation, and a coin return plunger, said plungers forming a series of adjacent plungers with said coin return plunger at one end thereof, each of said delivery plungers having a corresponding transverse bevel, a plurality of slides end-to-end abutting and movable toward said coin return plunger by said bevels upon withdrawal of the plungers, the length of each of said slides being equal to the distance between the corresponding pair of plungers, a stop for the slide of said series furthest from said coin return plunger, said coin return plunger having a slot in alignment with said slots, a disk carried in said slot abutting the end of the slide of said'series which is nearest said coin return plunger and movable by said slide, an end slide abutting the other side said interfering means, a pair of coin supports pivotally supported below said coin supporting slots and drivably connected together, a bias for one of said supports, one of said supports engaging said end slide whereby said supports are held against said bias in coin-supporting positionwhen said slides are in end-to-end abutting relation, means for receiving coins when said slides are displaced by the bevel upon any of said plungers upon withdrawal of the same to move said end slide away from said stop, a recessed portion upon said coin return plunger adapted to register with said end slide upon withdrawal of the said plunger whereby the bias is permitted to move said end slide in the direction of said stop upon withdrawal of said coin,

return plunger and a second means for receiving coins discharged when said end slide moves towards said stop.

9; In a coin operated vending machine and in combination, a plurality of containers for packages of cigarettes, delivery means associated with each of said containers, a manually operable plunger for actuating each of said delivery means and associated therewith, a coin return plunger, means for locking the remainder of said plungers upon withdrawal of any of said plungers, amember connected to each'of said delivery plungers for movement thereby, interfering means adapted to move into interfering position with said member upon a partial motion thereof for preventing operation of said delivery means, means for withholding said interfering means from inslots for holding respectively two series-of coins of different denominations; and portions carried upon said interfering means for engaging coins held in said slots, pivoted coin supp rts below said slots, a bias for said supports, means forholding said supports in coin-supporting position comprising an end slide, means for rotating said supports respectively in predetermined directions comprising a plurality of means actuated by said tively in directions opposite to the first said directions comprising means actuated by said coin-return plunger for removing said part by transverse motion.

10. In a coin operated vending machine'and in combination, a plurality of containers for packages of cigarettes, delivery means associated -terfering position comprising twoiopen-bottom delivery means for moving said end slide against with each of said containeraa manually operable plunger for actuating eachof said delivery means and associated therewith, a coin return plunger, means for locking the remainder'of said plungers upon withdrawal of any of said plungers, a member connected to each of said delivery plungers for movement thereby, interfering means adapted to move into interfering position with said member upon a partial motion thereof for preventing operation of said delivery means, means for withholding said interfering means from interfering position comprising two openbottom slots for holding respectively two series of coins of different denominations and portions carried upon said interfering means for engaging coins held in said slots, -pivoted coin supports below said slots, a bias for said supports, means for holding said supports in coin-supporting position comprising an end slide, means for rotating said supports respectively-in predetermined directions comprising a plurality of means actuated by said delivery means for moving said end slide against said bias to discharge coins from said slots and comprising a transversely movable part abutting said end slide, means for receiving coins so discharged, means for releasing said'stop to I,

permit said bias to rotate said supports respec tively in directions opposite to the first said directions comprising means actuated by said coinreturn plunger for removing said part by transverse motion, and means operable by one of said plurality of means actuated by delivery means and comprising a portion movable into engaging position with one of said coin-engaging portions upon operation of said associated delivery means.

11. In a coin operated'vending machine, and

in combination, means for delivering articles to be vended, interfering means normally active to prevent operation of said delivery means, and

coin controlled means for rendering said interfering means inactive to prevent operation of said delivery means, said coin-controlled means comprising means for supporting a plurality of different combinations of dimes and nickels and a pair of coin engaging members adapted to operatively engage coins held upon said supports to render said interfering means inactive,

said members having coin engaging portions adapted to engage each coin of all said combinations, each said member being adapted to operatively engage at least-one coin of each said combination, and one of said members comprising a portion adapted to operatively engage a dime and apivotally mounted piece adapted to operatively engage two nickels.

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