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into full coincidence with the receiving end ofI
the conduit 17 so that the box or package 4
may fall therein and slide down by gravity
into the pocket 18 from which it may be
5 lifted by the operator. It is this additional
rearward movement of the block 5, made
necessary in order to effect the discharge of
the package or box 4, that causes the closure
of the electric circuit resulting in the opera-
3 tion of the register or signal or both by which
it is shown that the barber is about to give a
massage treatment.
The electric circuit-closing devices are best
shown in Fig. 3. In the back of the lower
[5 portion 3 of the device is formed a pocket 20
for the reception of the rear end of the sliding
block 5, and this sliding block at this point is
provided with a metallic plate having one
portion 21 extending vertically over the rear
20 face of the sliding block and another portion
22 extending from the portion 21 along the
bottom of the sliding block for an appro-
priate distance. Fast to the rear wall of the
pocket 20 is a spring plate 23 normally
25 sprung toward the front of the pocket and
having fast-thereto an electrical conductor
24. On the bottom of the pocket is secured
another spring plate 25 normally tending up-
ward away from the bottom of the pocket
30 and having fast thereto an electrical con-
ductor 26. A stop block 27 limits the rear-
ward movement of the block 5. Now, when
the block 5 is moved rearwardly for the short
additional distance after it has passed the
35 latch bolt 15 and against the action of the
spring 10 the portion 22 of the plate carried
by the block 5 will ride over and depress the
plate 25, thus making good electrical contact
at this point, while the portion 21 of the said
40 plate carried by the block 5 engages the
spring plate 23, causing a rubbing contact,
and, therefore, good electrical contact be-
tween the plate 23 and the plate section 21.
The plate 21-22 therefore acts as a bridging
45 contact between the circuit terminals 23 and
25 and when the block 5 is pushed far enough
back to cause the delivery of a package from
the opening 6 the circuit to the register or
signal or both is closed and the register or
50 signal is operated.
When the operator has effected the re-
lease of the package, he then lets go of the
handle 13 andthe spring 10 pushes the block
5 forward until the latter is engaged by the
55 latch bolt 15 and is there held, but in this
position the plate section 21 has already
moved out of contact with the spring con-
tact terminal 23, the resiliency of which lat-
ter, however, has caused it to follow up the
60 plate section 21 for a distance.
The spring 10 may be secured to the face
plate 9 of the block 5 so as to be put under
tension when this block is drawn out and so
help to carry it back into normal position, or
65 this spring may be a simple buffer spring act-ing on the block 5 only when the latter is
moved to the additional distance necessary
to deliver the package 4 and to close the elec-
tric circuit, and also by its resiliency to again
move the block 5 forward sufficient to break 70
the electric circuit.
I claim:-
1. In a device of the character described, a
reservoir for articles to be delivered, a sliding
block movable to carry an article from the 75
reservoir toward a delivery opening, circuit
terminals bridged by the block at the limit
of its movement to the position to discharge
the article, and means for automatically
moving the block to an intermediate posi- 80
tion out of operative relation with both the
reservoir and the delivery opening, and at
the same time breaking the electric circuit.
2. In a device of the character described, a
reservoir for containing articles to be deliv- 85
ered, a sliding block having a through pas-
sage for the articles normally located in in-
operative relation to both the reservoir and
a delivery opening, an electric circuit closed
by the block at its extreme limit of travel 90
toward the delivery opening, and means for
automatically returning the block to its nor-
mal position of inoperative relation to both
the reservoir and delivery opening, and at
the same time breaking the electric circuit. 95
3. In a device of the character described, a
reservoir for containing articles to be deliv-
ered, a sliding block having an aperture
therethrough for receiving the articles from
the reservoir and normally out of operative 100
relation to either the reservoir or a delivery
opening located away from the reservoir,
yielding means for maintaining the, block in
the said normally inoperative position, and
electric circuit terminals closed by the move- 105
ment of the block to the fully operative posi-
tion with relation to the delivery opening
and opened by the return of the block to its
normal position.
4. In a device of the character described, a 110
reservoir for containing articles to be deliv-
ered, a sliding block having its front end nor-
mally flush with the front of the reservoir
and having means for receiving an article
from the reservoir and carrying it to a point 115
of delivery said means being normally out of
operative relation to both the reservoir and
point of delivery, said block being movable
outward from said reservoir to receive an
article therefrom and movable again to and 120
beyond the normal position to deliver the
article received from the reservoir, electric
circuit terminals bridged by said sliding
block when the latter is in operative rela-
tion to the point of delivery, and means for 125
returning said block to its normal position
out of operative relation to the reservoir and
to the point of delivery.
5. In a device of the character described, a
reservoir for the articles to be delivered, a 130
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Faris, John W. B. Register-Operating Device for Massage Treatments, patent, December 17, 1907; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510901/m1/3/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.