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UNiED STA' S PATENT OFFICE.
JAMES V. VANDAGIIFF, OF LYRA, TEXAS.
VENDING-MACHINE.Specification of Letters Patent. .Patented Jan. 28, 1913.
Application filed May 5, 1911. Serial No. 625,294.To allu hom it 2ay COfl(lnc :
Be it known that I, JAMS V. VANDAGRI FF",
a citizen of the United State, residing at
Lyra.,in the county of Palo Pinto and State
5 o 1 Tx have invented new and useful
'tIpr i',ions iin Vending-Mahines of
which the foilo , ngt is a specification.
T-hi ri2ntion relates to 'enIdinig ma-
chinies and more particularly to coin or
10 check controlled vending machines.
T].hk principal object of the invention is
the provision of a simpletcheaply constructed
and ift'cient machine which will deliver ar-
tiCls u pon the insertion of a coin of proper
15 dtn-1:nation and in which the parts are
plar n perative position only upon re-
.n a h ae t or article carrier.
object of the invention is the
i O,-i ;. 4, a novel form of coin chute
2[r which holdstip coin in proper position to
operate he ipatS when of the proper de-
n I'n vdwhich will permit the pas-
sag ofa nin aalerthan one 4 proper
- ten'mi'tiu a'd which is located in such
25 L maOnr [mi 1 coin cannot be inserted
ounti tIh hayge c'rier is carried to nor-
nmad posiuion.
'ucrher objects of the invention will ap-
pcar as the -'ollowl i specific description is
30 read iii connection with the accompanying
drawings, which form a part of this appli-
cation, arid in which
Figr 1 : is a perspective view of the de-
vice dih one of the drawers open. Fig. 2
3 * is a Ic setion taken through the de-
vice n theline2- of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is
an enlilirged sect ion taken on the line 3-3
of Fie P. Fig. is an enlarged detail see-
tion through th; iichine showing one of
the drawers or package receptacles in side
elevat;on. Fig.S is a bottom plan view of
one of the drivers. fig. 6 is a detail ver-
tical ection taken on the line 6-6 of. Fig.
2. Fig. .( is an enlarged section taken
45 through one of the coin chutes. Fig. L is
a horizontal section on the line 8---8 of
Fig. 2. "Fig. is a similar view on the line
9-9 of Fig. 2.-
Referring more particular arly to the draw-
50 ing, 1 represents a casing "which is pro-
vided, at its lower portion, with an offset
table 2 upon which the package receptacles,
or drawers. 3 anw 4 are ad apted to rest
when in op n position. wt he casing may be
J5 supported upon a counter, stand or bracket
and has is bottom u inclined and its rearends supported upon legs 6. Extending
tri nSversely across the upper part of the
casing is a partition or floor 7 which sup-
ports a vertical partition 8, and this ver- 60
tical partition forms dispensing and storage
compartments 9 and 10. The compartment
9 is separated into independent compart-
ments 11 and 12 by a partition 13 so that
packages of candy or similar articles may 65
be held in one compartment and articles of
a different character held in another com-
partment. The drawers 3 and 4 are both
provided with a recess 14, the recess 14 of
drawer 3 registering with and adapted to 70
receive- the articles in the compartment 11
while the recess 14 in the drawer 4 registers
with and is adapted to receive the articles
in the compartment 12. The recesses 14
are formed near the forward end of the 75
drawer and immediately behind the recess
the drawer is formed with a top plate 15
upon which the articles in the compartments
rest when the drawer is extended, as shown
in Fig. 1. Each outward movement of the 80
drawer carries with it a package, the suc-
ceeding package resting upon the top 15
until the drawer is returned to closed posi-
tion, at which time the package resting upon
the top will drop into the recess 14 and be 85
in position to be dispensed when the drawer
is again thrown to open position, as will
hereinafter be described.
Extending across the separate drawers,
from side to side and7 from the top 15 to 90
the bottom 16 of each, is a bridge piece 17
which is apertured to receive a bolt 18 con-
nected to the casing and having on its free
end a limiting nut 19 which limits the move-
ment of the drawer. Between the casing 1 95
and the bridge piece 17 is a spiral spring
20 which surrounds the bolt 8 and is com-
pressed, when the door is held in closed
position, so that, upon release of the drawer
as will hereinafter be described, the drawer 100
is projected by the spring until stopped by
the engagement of the nut with the bridge
piece.
Extending across the casing, intermediate
the table 2 and the bottom of the machine, 105
is a platform or floor piece 21 and extending
between the platform and the floor piece
21 is a coin chute 22 which is provided with
a restricted portion 23 and an aperture 24
opposite the same. The restricted portion 110
is made so as to hold a coin of proper de-
nomination and the aperture 24 is of such..1,(5i786.
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Vandagriff, James V. Vending-Machine, patent, January 28, 1913; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514808/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.