US1773306A - Dispensing device - Google Patents

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Aug. 19, 1930. J. GERTNER 1,773,305

DIsPENsING DEVICE Filed Dec; 29, 1928 5 sheets-sheet 1 U. Miu. oooooooeoomvo INVENTOR Gernef ATTORN EY Aug. 19, 1930. .1. GERTNER DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Deo. 29, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2.

ATTORN EY Aug. 19, 1930. J. GERTNER, 1,773,306

DISPENSING DEVICE Y Filed Dec. 2 9, 192e s sheets-Sheet s INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Aug. 19, 1930. 1. GERTNER DIsPENsING DEVICE Filed DeC. 29, `1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 @www L mvENToR v ATTORN EYG Aug. 19, 1,930.

J. GERTNER DISPENS'ING' DEVICE Filed Deo. 29, 1928 5 sheets-sheet 5 Y ae.

6 9a k /IO INVENTOR f z/ Gerfzer ATTORNEY'S Patented Aug. 19, 1930 rosari: eenmaal y.or MILWAUKEE, yWisfgolisli-N nisrnnsiive Dnvionr.

iippiieewien` mea neeember 29,1928. seriai Ne. 329,094.l

`My invention relates to improvementsv in dispensing devices, and it consists in the com-- binations, constructions, and arrangements herein described `and, claimed.

An object'of my invention is to provide a dispensing device for bottled beverages in which a coin-controlled mechanisml is provided whereby a bottle Containing af beverage may be ejected' from the device.

v A further object is to provide ay device-voi?l the type described in which a-,coin-contiolled mechanism is provid-ed 'for selecting .a bottle containing a desired flavor of bevei-'age. ,;.v f y A further objecty is to provide a ooin-controlled dispensing device in which means fis provided for permitting the purchaser .to secure a bottle o'fbeveragev from the machine and at the, same time secure a package of .some other commodity.y y

A further object is to provide a device of the typedescribed in.v which a coin-controlled means is provid-edk for permitting the pur- Chaserr tosecure a bottle ofA beverage upon' the deposit of a coin of a given denomina--k tion and in whichwhen .the bottleis replaced in the-machine a means is providedjfor returning a coin, representing thedeposit upon the bottle, to the purchaser. f

A further object is to provi-de a coin-controlled dispensing device for bottled beverages, in which means is providedfor selecting a predetermined bottle ofbeverageand ejecting the .same in such a manner as to reduce the shaking of the bottle to a minimum thereby permitting bottles containing highly 4carbonated liquids to be handled in such a.

manner as to obviate .the tendencyof such highly carbonated liquids to overflow when the cork is removed.

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trolled dispensing device in which the .cooling/chamber is so constructed that a maximum cooling agency is attained.

A further obj-ect is to provide a coin-'controlled dispensing device in which the coincontrolled mechanism'is disposed on the exterior of the/cooling chamber thereby providing amaximum amount of space Within the cooling chamber,

Qther objects andv advantageswll appear theline 7-7 of Figure.,

A further object is to provi-de a rcoin-conin the following specication, and the novel features lof the invention will be particularly;

pointed outi in the appended claimsi My invention isillustrated in the` accompanying drawingsforming part of thisapplication, in which Figure l isa `front elevation of my device,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken'substantially along the line 2 2 Q'Figurez-l,y iY

detail Figure 3f is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of ymy device,

Figure Lis .anenlarged A,detail view .of a

portion of mydev'ice,` .1

l Figure is aj side elevation partlyin sec-i tion o-fmydevice,

' Figure 6 is a detail viewffpartly ijn sect-ionv of the-bottle'ejecti'ng mechanism, ,I

Figure 7 is 'a sectional View taken along Figure 8 is an enlarged detail view of'a portion oi my` device similar to that shown in Figure. 4',

. Figure9 is` an enlarged detail view partly insection of a mechanism,`

`rFigure l()` is av sectional view taken substantially along the line lO-'10 of Figure `9,

PQFtiOn Ofi the y,00in-controlflel Figure 11 is an enlarged detail View partly in section of a portion of the coin-controlled mechanism, and i 1 .Figure .l2-fis a vievvv similar to Figure 10 showing one operation 'of the 'coin-controlled mechanism. i.

In carrying out my invention I make use' of'a cabinet 1 provided withjinsulated Walls 2, a base portion 3, and a removable-cover 4, see Figures 1 and 2.1 vThe front sideof the cabinet is provided with anjopening 5 arrangedto be closed by a door com'prising, a

frame 6 anda glass front 7 mounted within the frame. The frame is insulated andprovidedwith angular edges 8', as. Shown in Figure 2.. The angular edges permit the door to be moved` intoa sealing position with respect to the opening 5.

The upper portion ofthe kCabinet yis provided with an inner Wall 9, spaced .from Vthe front insulated wall portion 2. y lThe inner wall 9 ispiovided with a flange portion 10 arranged toA .support a shelf 1.1.- Thev inner SQ `l enk wall 9 is provided with perforations 12 and the shelf 11 is provided with a plurality of perforations y13. When the shelf 11 is placed in position, a cooling chamber 14 is provided between the shelf and the cover 4. The cooling chamber 14 may be filled with ice or any suitable cooling unit for cooling 4purposes as will be :described more fully hereinafter. The cover 4 is hingedly secured to the cabinet 1 by any suitable hinges 15.

The cabinet 1 is provided with a transverse plate member 16 whereby a chamber 17 is provided. An upright perforated plate 18 is secured to the plate 161 and the flange 19,

see Figure 2. The plate 18 is spaced away from the rear wall' of the cabinet for providing a containing Ychamber 19. A plurality of plates 20 is placed between the front of the cabinet and the'plate 18 and are secured in spaced relation as shown in Figure 1. The plates 20 are perforated. The plates 20 are disposed in spaced relation for the purpose of providing a plurality of bottle containing chambers Y21, vwhose function will be more fully explained later. A bottle selecting mechanism 22 ispositioned in alignment with and adjacent the bottom yend of the bottle` containing chambers 21, seeFigure 2. The bottle selecting mechanism 22 comprises a pair of curved members 23 and 24 which are mounted for movement as shown in Figure 6. The chambers 21 are filled with bottles containing beverages and the Vvbottom bottle in each chamber normally rests upon the upper edges of the members 23 and 24 as shown in Figure 6.

Referring now to Figures 3 and 4, particularly Figure 4, it will be seen that the curved member 23 is provided with an arm 25 which is operatively connected with a link 26 associated with a cam member'27. The cam member 27 is secured to the curved member 24 at 28. In referring to Figures 2 and 3, it'will be seen that the curved members23 and 24 are provided with bearing portions 29 Aand 30. The bearings 30 extend through the frontwall of the cabinet. The bearing 30, associated with the curved member 23, is rigidly secured to the arm V25, and the bearing 30, associated withr the curved member 24, is rigidly secured to the cam member 27 at 28.

Since the bottle selecting mechanism associated with leach of the chambers 21 are identical in operation andl construction, the description relating to this part of the device will be coniined to one of the units. The` cam member 27 is provided with an extended portion 31, see Figure 4.Y A spring 32 has one end secured to the extended portion 31 and the other end secured to the outer front wall ofthe cabinet at 33. The lower front part of the cabinet projects beyond the upper front portion whereby a ledge 34 is provided, see Figures 2 and 3. The ledge 34 is slotted at 35 and a coin-shoot 36is placed underthe front wall of the cabinet.

neath the slot 35, see Figure 3. I have provided a coin-shoot 36 for each of the chambers 21. In other words, a. coin-shoot 36 is provided for each of the bottle selecting mechanisms 22. A suitable magnet 37 is disposed near the upper end of the shoot 36 and is secured to and spaced from the insulated wall 2 by any suitable material such as a copper block 38. Each of the shoots 36 is provided with anA auxiliary shoot 39, which is secured to the cam member 27. The shoot39 is preferably secured to a lug 40 by soldering or Welding and the like. The link 26 moves relative to they lug 40, which is integral with the cam 27.

A sliding bar 41 is mounted upon the front wall of the cabinet and is provided with ratchet teeth 42 in one end thereof. The bar 41 is positioned between the cam 27 and The ratchet teeth 42 are in operative engagement with agear 43 having a crank 44. Normally the bar 41 is in the position shown in Figure 4.

The bar 41 is'provided with a spring 43 which tends to hold the bar in the position shown in Figure 4. The shoot 39 vis provided with a slot 45 in itsflower end, see Figures 3 and 4. f The bar 41 is provided with a plurality of lugs 46 having a coin-supporting member 47 positioned as shown in Figure 4. The'lugs 46 are fixe'd upon the bar 41. The bar is provided with a plurality of pins 48 for each of the cams 27 In referring to Figure 4 it will be seen that the pins 48 are spaced slightly below the point 49 of the cams 27. When the bar 41 is moved in the direction of the arrow 50 and the crank 41 is turned, the lugs 46 will pass through the slots 45 and shoots 39. When a coin of given denomination is deposited in the shoot 36, the

the passage of the lug 46 through the slot 45A when the crank 44 is turned.

Letus assume now that a coin has been deposited in the shoot 36 preparatory to selling one of the bottles of beverage in any one of the chambers 21. `When the coin has been dropped, the crank 44 is turned at which time the bar 41 will move in the direction of the arrow 50. As the bar 41'begins its movement, the lug 46 will come in contact with the coin 51 which will result in moving the shoot 39 and the cam 27 about the shaft 30 associated with the curved member 24. During the continued movement of the bar 41, .the movement of the cam 27 will result in lowering the point 49 so that `the pin 48 will come in contact with the cam surface 52. At this time the pin 48 will engage the cam surface 52 and complete the movement of the cam in the shoot 39 into the dot- IVhen the loop 68 has moved sufficiently far to bring the recess 72 in registration with the shoot 63, the first coin therein drops below the rod and rests upon the rod 71. At this time the recess 73 will have been moved out of registration with the shoot 63. The second coin, of course, rests upon the iirst coin but the latter one passes downwardly inthe shoot 63 until the loop 68 is moved in a reverse direction. During the return movement of the'loop 68, the recess 72 will be moved out of lregistration with the shoot 63' and bring the recess 73 into registration with the shoot thereby permitting the coin to pass downwardly in theV shoot. At this time the coin following the coin just released will engage the rod 70, which is intersecting the shoot 63, and be stopped thereby.

When the coin or nickel 74, which we will assume is the denomination of the coin released by the loop 68, passes the loop the coin will drop into the position shown in Figure 9.

At this time the coin rests upon a portion 75v of a sliding member 76 having a slot 77 therein. The coin is guided fromthe shoot 63 on to the'portion 75 by means of a hingedly mounted shoot 78. At this time the coin is positioned for being ejected from the dispensing device when the bottle is returned thereto. Means for returning the bottle comprises a' guide-way 79, see Figures 5 and 9. The bottle being returned is indicated at 80 in Figure 5. As the bottle passes downwardly in the guide-way, the bottle will strike a hingedly mounted member 81 and move the sliding member 76 into the position shown in Figure 11. Y

Referring again to Figures 5 and 9, it will be seen that a shoot 82 is positioned in longitudinal alignment with the movable shoot 7 8. The shoot 82 is formed and intersects the front base portion of the cabinet 1. The shoot 82 is enlarged at 83 whereby the coin 74 may be removed when the latter has fallen into the shoot 82.

In Figure 11 I have shown a coin 74 being released and falling into the shoot 82 as the bottle passes the hingedly mounted member 81. It will thus be seen that I have provided a device in which a bottle of beverage may be securedv and a' deposit upon the bottle retained until the bottle is returned to the device. When the bottle is returned the coin 74, which represents the deposit upon the bottle, is ejected from the device and may be removed. l/Vhen the bottle is dropped intol the passage-way 79,V the bottle falls into the chamber 17. rlhe lower end of the passage-l way 79 is provided with a hinged portion 84 having a weight 85 secured thereto. When the bottle strikes the hinged portion 84, the speed of the bottle is retarded sufficiently to prevent one bottle from breaking the other bottles in the chamber 17.

Should the person purchasing the bottle of beverage desire to secure a package of gum or some other commodity for the deposit, I have provided means for doing so.- Attention is called to Figures 5, 9, and 11, in which I have shown a casing 86 adapted to contain packages of gum. Thile I have shown the casing 86 asV being constructed for packages of gum, it will be understood that other package commodities, such as candy bars'and the like, may be employed by very slight changes in the construction of the casing. A supply of packages of gum indicated' at 87 in Figure 9 is placed in the casing 86. The bottom package 88 normally rests upon a head 89 associated with a plunger 90, see Figure 9. A slidable lever 91 projects through the `front base portion of the cabinet 1 and is operatively connected wit-h a lever 92. The lever 92 is provided with an arm 93, see Figure 10, which is disposed relatively near the coin 74 when the latter is resting upon theportion 75.

When a bottle has been removed from the dispensing device, the coin or nickel 74 is resting in a position shown in Figure 9. At this time if a package of gum is desired rather than the deposit upon the bottle, the lever 91 is moved inwardly in the direction of the cabinet, at which time the lever 92 is moved whereby the arm 93 engages the coin 74 and moves the latter so that the coin falls upon a support 94. Simultaneously with the moving of' the lever 91 the shoot 78 is moved into the position shown in Figure 12. This movement is the result of the action of a link 95 connected with an arm 96 pivotally mounted at 97. The arm 96 is operatively connected with an arm 98 pivotally connected at 99 with the head 89. It will be seen in reerring to Figure 12 that the coin 74 is positioned between the ends of the sliding member 76 and the plunger 90. The package of gum 88 indicated in Figure 9 will now have fallen into the position shown at 100 in Figure 12.

The bottle is now dropped into the passage-way 79 and as the bottle strikes the member 81 the sliding member 76 will push the plunger 90 outwardly and thereby eject the package of gum, indicated at 100 in Figure 12, into a receptacle 101 shown at 102 in Figure 12. lVhen the plunger 90 is moved for ejecting the package of gum, the coin 74 will be moved into a position whereby the coin will fall through a shoot 103 and into a receptacle 104. The pluger 90 is shown in its ej ecting position in Figurer 11, at which time the ends of the sliding member 76 and the plunger 90 are so positioned that the space therebetween is in alignment with the shoot 103. The link 95, which is actuated by the movement of the plunger 90, is timed in its movement so that the shoot 78 is moved back to its normal position with respect to the s1idthere be morej'thanone coin 74 inthe shoot 78 thesecond coin will fall upon the portion Figure 10.

7 5 associatedwith thel sliding member 76.

- spring '105 is provided for mo'ving'the member 81 vand the sliding member -76' back to their inormal positions. Inreferring to Figure 11,1itwillgbeseen that thefsliding member 76 is provided with a divider 106 arrangedto passi underneath a second coin and hold the latter should Ith'erebe more than-one coinfin'the shoot' 78 while the coin 74 is passing into the shoot82.- rlvhe lever 91 returns to its original position by reason of a spring 107. The sliding member 7 6 is guided by reason of a trough construction r108, see

' From the foregoing 'descriptionofthe vvarious parts of the device, the operation thereof maybe readily understood.- The door in the cabinet 1 maybe opened and the chambers 21 tilledl with bottles containing beverages.

. Each chamber will', of course, contain a df-k `ferent flavor of beverage. VThe cooling chamber 14 is filled with ice andthe cold air and the water dripping l:from the ice Will pass downwardly andcoolthe vbottles in the chambers2l. The warm airvsurrounding the bot-` -tlesrand theinteriorof the cabinet will `move `upwardly and pass throughgthe perforations When fit is desiredfto secure a bottle `from the cabinet,ia coin of algiven denomination is deposited in one Vof theshoots 36 and the firs crank 44'is turnedn The shoot63 is, ofcourse, .supplied with' a quantity of coins of a diierent denomination than the coin deposited in the shoot 3 6. Whenthecoin' has been placed in the kshoot 36', the coil will fall upon the support 47 shownin Figure 4, at which time the barr41 will beroperatively connected with respectto -the shoot 39.4 As the crank 44 is turned the bar 41-wi11 be moved for bringing the flug :46 tinto engagement 'Withjthe coin 51, as shownin Figure 4, which will result in the moving of theshoot 39 and thecam'27'. During the movement of the bar 41,"the pin 48 will engage the cam surface 52'` and oomvplete' y'themovement of the curved members 23 and 24 'for ,permitting the -irst bottle ,in the chamber 21to1be dropped `between the memrbers and=held-therein until the bar 41 is reversed.. "When 'the movement of the bar 41 is reversed,'thev curved members '23 and 24 will 'move backto their normal position-and the fbottlrefbetween the membersl will be dropped and the upper edges ofthe members 23 Aand24'w`ill engage the neXtjbottle and L hold 'the'fla'tter thereby supporting all` of leo the bottles inthe chamber 21. Movement-*of the bar 41., whenja coi-n isdeposited in the slao'oti39, will resultjn the'fmovenent of the rod'65, Movement'ofthi's rodfcaus'es a relative movement of thel loop 68 whereby afcoin the* shoot-'68 representing the deposit upon tfration'with the shoot 82 Whereuponthe `'coin ,'74, see Figurelg), will drop into the s'hoot82 as "shown fin Figure 11.i The purchase-randy now securefthe deposit upon vthe b ottleby'removing the coin yfrom the receptacle S83. n Y

After the purchaser has' removedthe-bottle of beverage =from the device, should he desire to secure va package .of gum, for' instance, this maybe accomplished by pushing'inw'ardly on fthe 4lever 91. 1 MovementV of this lever` lwill move the coin 7 4,v shown in Figurefyinto the position shown in Figure 12.* Atwthis time the coinf74-is disposed between .the sli-ding member 7 Gland --the 'plunger 90. f Whenlthe empty bottle isdrop edinto thepassage-way 7 9,*the sliding mem er 76 will be movedlby pushingthe plunger 90, see'Figure 12,- Whereby the co-in 74is movedinto alignment-With the :shoot 103. The coi-n 'will now fall into thel receptacle 104 Sand-the package of gum lwillbe ejected from the casing' 86 intothe yposition sho-wnat I102 4in']cl"ig1'1re 12,. Y n 4The lower-portion of lthe chamber 17 is water-'tight andthe watermay be removed `througha suitable valve 109. The lower-base 'portion ofthe cabinet 1 is provided 'with a door 110 wherebytheempty bottles disposed within the ,chamber 17 maybe removed. In

the event *lthatan attempt should be made to Vbottle selecting'mechanism 22;

ff. f1. dispensing device comprising ax'jbotl f tie-,coI ltaining chamber, aA bottleselec't3-ing lde"- ivifce associated with said chamber, vcoinfcontrollevd means 'afer 'actuating the bottleselectfing `device fior removing `one of vthe{bottles y Strom said bottle-containing chamber, coinv1 controlling Ymechanism adaptedtobe actuated by the ret-urn of a bottle tothe device for`ejecting a 'deposit upon the bottle tofthe purchaser, `rai comme dity-containi-ng ch amber,

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rand coin-controlled'means associated with the commoditycontaining chambery and actuated by la bottlereturned to the deviceor ejecting ofthe commodities within the conimodi-tyecontainingchamber in lieu of the deposit-.3`

'2o. -A ydispensing device comprising acabinet,`a1 `lur'ality obottle-containing chamberswithin the cabinet, coin-controlled means forselectiiilg'a bottlefrom anyon'eotf said chambers vvhchiacoin of givendenomination L has been inserted in the coin controlled means, and coin-controlled means actuated by the return of the bottle to the device for ejecting acoin of given-denomination from the device.

3. A dispensing device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of bottle-containing chambers Within the cabinet, coin-controlled means for selecting a bottle from any one Vof said chambers when a coin of given denomination has been inserted in the coin controlled means, means containing a plurality of coins of smaller denomination than said irstnamed coin, and means Jfor releasing one lof said coinsof smaller denomination When the bottle removed from the device is returned to the device. Y

4. A dispensing device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of bottle-containing chambers Within the cabinet, coin-controlled -means for selecting a bottle from any one of said chambers When a coin of givenzdenomination has been inserted in the coin controlled means, means containing a plurality of coins of smaller denomination than said firstnamed coin, means for releasing one of said coins of smaller denomination When the bottle removed from the device is returned to the device, a chamber for containing a plurality of packages of commodities, and coin-controlled means for ejecting one of said packages of commodities from the machine in lieu of said coin of smaller denomination when the bottle is returned tol said device. Y

5. A dispensing device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of bottle-containing chambers Within the cabinet, coin-controlled means for selecting a bottle from any one of said chambers When a coin of given denomination has been inserted in the coin 'controlled means, means containing a plurality of coins of smaller denomination than said first-named coin, means for releasing one of said coins of smaller denomination when the bottle removed from the device is returned to the device, a chamber for containing a plurality'of packages of commodities, coin-controlled means for ejecting one of said packages of commodities from the machine in lieu of said coin of smaller denomination When the bottleis returned to said device, and a y cooling chamber for the bottles.

6. A'dispensing device comprising a bottle containing chamber, a coin-controlled bottleselecting device associated with said chamber, means for containing a supply of coins, means actuated by the return of a bottle to the device for ejecting one of the coins from said supply When the bottle is returned to the device, a chamber for containing a plurality of packages of a commodity, and coin-controlled means actuated by the return of a bottle to the device for rejecting one of the packages of commodities in lieu of said coin.

y 7. A dispensing device comprising a cabineit, a plurality of bottle-containing cham-v bers disposed Within the cabinet, a cooling chamber Within the cabinet, coin-controlled means Vassociated With each of said bottlecontaining chambers and independently operable When a coin of given denomination has been depositedpin one of the coin-controlled means for selecting one of the bottles, means containingA a supply of coins of smaller denomination, and means actuated by said first-named coin-controlled device-for ejecting one of thecoins of smaller denomination When the bottle is lreturned to the device.

8. A dispensing ydevice comprising a cabinet, aplurality of bottle-containing chambers Withinv the cabinet, coin-controlled means for selecting a bottle from any one of said chambers When a coingof given denomination halsy been inserted in the coin controlled means, means containing a plurality of coins of smaller denomination than said first-named coin,rmeans for releasing one of said coins of smaller denomination When one of said bottle-selecting means is actuated, and means actuated by the return of the bottle to the device for ejecting said released coin of smaller denomination from the device.

9. A dispensing device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of bottle-containing chambers within the cabinet, coin-controlled means for selecting a bottle from any one of said chambers When a coin of given denomination has been inserted in the coin controlled means, means containing a plurality of coins of smaller denomination than said irstnamed coin, means for releasing one of said coins of smaller denomination when one of said bottle-selecting means is actuated, means actuated by the return of the bottle to the device for ejecting said released coin 0f smaller denomination from the device, a chamber for containing'a plurality of packages of commodities, and coin-controlled means for ejecting one of said packages of commodities from the device in lieu-0f the coin of smaller denomination when the bottle is lreturned to the device. 1

10. A dispensing device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of bottle-containing chambers Within the cabinet, coin-controlled means for selecting a bottle from any one of said chambers when a coin of given denomination has been inserted in the device, means containing a plurality of coins of smaller denomination than said first-named coin, means for releasing one of the coins of smaller denomination when said bottle-selecting means is actuated, and means actuated by the return of the bottle to the device for ej ecting said released coin of 'smaller denomination from the device.

11. lA dispensing device comprising a cabi- .net having a cooling chamber, a plurality of bottle-containing chambers disposed Within the cabinet, a bottle-selecting mechanism associated with each of said bottle-containing chambers, a c0in-controlled means for each of saidbottle-selecting mechanisms and made operable When a coin of given denomination is inserted therein, means for containing a l 5 supply of coins of smaller denomination than said first-named coin, means associated With said coin-controlled means and actuated by the movement of the same for releasing one of said coins of smaller denomination, means o actuated by a bottle When the latter is returned to the device for ejecting said released coin of smaller denomination from the device, a chamber for containing a plurality of packages of commodities, means Jfor eject- 15 ing one of the packages of commodities, means for moving said released coin of smaller denomination before the latter has been ejected from the device, and means actuated by the return ofthe bottle to the de- ',Z vice for moving the coin into engagement with the means for removing said package. Signed at city of Milwaukee in the county of Milwaukee and State-of Wisconsin this 24th day of December A. D. 1928.

JOSEPH GERTNER.

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