Battery testing and dispensing apparatus

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING ONLY ELECTRICAL DEVICES HAVING AN OUTPUT AT OR ABOVE A PREDETERMINED VALUE COMPRISING: A CONTAINER FOR THE DEVICES TO BE DISPENSED HAVING AN UPRIGHT PASSAGE THEREIN ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A SINGLE UPRIGHT ROW OF SAID DEVICES, A PAIR OF BRANCH PASSAGES EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM END OF SAID UPRIGHT PASSAGE, A GATE MOUNTED AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID PASSAGES, SAID GATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS INCLUDING A POSITION IN WHICH SAID GATE IS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT ONE OF SAID DEVICES, A STOP MEMBER ABOVE SAID GATE MOUNTED TO MOVE BETWEEN A POSITION IN WHICH SAID STOP MEMBER SUPPORTS THE LOWERMOST DEVICE IN SAID ROW AND A POSITION IN WHICH SAID LOWERMOST DEVICE IS RELEASED TO MOVE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GATE, ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID STOP MEMBER TO RELEASING POSITION UPON BEING ENERGIZED, A MANUALLY OPERATED SWITCH FOR CLOSING THE CIRCUIT TO SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, A GATE CONTROLLING CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PAIR OF CONTACTS ADAPTED TO BE BRIDGED BY SAID DEVICE SUPPORTED ON SAID GATE TO SUPPLY THE OUTPUT OF SAID DEVICE TO SAID CONTROLLING CIRCUIT, A RELAY IN SAID CONTROLLING CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT AT OR ABOVE SAID PREDETERMINED VALUE, AND MEANS ENERGIZED BY SAID CONTROLLING CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT AT OR ABOVE PREDETERMINED OUTPUT TO MOVE SAID GATE OUT OF DEVICE SUPPORTING POSITION AND INTO A POSITION TO BLOCK ONE OF SAID BRANCH PASSAGES AND OPEN THE OTHER BRANCH PASSAGE.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING ONLY ELECTRICAL DEVICES HAVING AN OUTPUT AT OR ABOVE A PREDETERMINED VALUE COMPRISING: A CONTAINER FOR THE DEVICES TO BE DISPENSED HAVING AN UPRIGHT PASSAGE THEREIN ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A SINGLE UPRIGHT ROW OF SAID DEVICES, A PAIR OF BRANCH PASSAGES EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM END OF SAID UPRIGHT PASSAGE, A GATE MOUNTED AT THE JUNCTION OF SAID PASSAGES, SAID GATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS INCLUDING A POSITION IN WHICH SAID GATE IS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT ONE OF SAID DEVICES, A STOP MEMBER ABOVE SAID GATE MOUNTED TO MOVE BETWEEN A POSITION IN WHICH SAID STOP MEMBER SUPPORTS THE LOWERMOST DEVICE IN SAID ROW AND A POSITION IN WHICH SAID LOWERMOST DEVICE IS RELEASED TO MOVE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GATE, ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID STOP MEMBER TO RELEASING POSITION UPON BEING ENERGIZED, A MANUALLY OPERATED SWITCH FOR CLOSING THE CIRCUIT TO SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, A GATE CONTROLLING CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PAIR OF CONTACTS ADAPTED TO BE BRIDGED BY SAID DEVICE SUPPORTED ON SAID GATE TO SUPPLY THE OUTPUT OF SAID DEVICE TO SAID CONTROLLING CIRCUIT, A RELAY IN SAID CONTROLLING CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT AT OR ABOVE SAID PREDETERMINED VALUE, AND MEANS ENERGIZED BY SAID CONTROLLING CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT AT OR ABOVE PREDETERMINED OUTPUT TO MOVE SAID GATE OUT OF DEVICE SUPPORTING POSITION AND INTO A POSITION TO BLOCK ONE OF SAID BRANCH PASSAGES AND OPEN THE OTHER BRANCH PASSAGE.