Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
306 words
In a periodical vending machine, a housing for containing periodicals to be dispensed, a removal door for permitting removal of periodicals from the housing, latch means for locking the removal door in closed position, and a coin-controlled mechanism for operating said latch means to permit opening of the door, said coin controlled mechanism including a rotatable ratchet, means for rotating said ratchet by the weight of coins in increments corresponding to the value of the coins inserted in the machine, manually set price setter means, means for connecting said price setter means for rotation with said ratchets, a lever operated by rotation of said price setter means to release said latch and permit opening of said periodical removing door and a spring for moving said lever into operable connection with said price setter means after it has rotated to the appropriate position, said coin mechanism including chutes for receiving coins of different denominations and different sizes and weights, a wire engaged by coins of the largest denomination and weight actuated by weight of a coin passing through the chute for receiving the coin of largest denominations and movable thereunder to rotate said ratchet plate and said price setter means, meAns for limiting the increment movements of the price setter plate in accordance with the value of the coin, said coin chutes including a chute for receiving nickels, a second chute for receiving dimes, a second wire movable under weights of nickels or dimes passing through their respective chutes to rotate said ratchet and price setter means in accordance with the value of the nickel or dime, and stop means for controlling the limit of movement of the second wire under weight of a nickel to prevent rotation of the ratchet and price setter means a distance greater than that desired by the value of the nickel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
306 words
In a periodical vending machine, a housing for containing periodicals to be dispensed, a removal door for permitting removal of periodicals from the housing, latch means for locking the removal door in closed position, and a coin-controlled mechanism for operating said latch means to permit opening of the door, said coin controlled mechanism including a rotatable ratchet, means for rotating said ratchet by the weight of coins in increments corresponding to the value of the coins inserted in the machine, manually set price setter means, means for connecting said price setter means for rotation with said ratchets, a lever operated by rotation of said price setter means to release said latch and permit opening of said periodical removing door and a spring for moving said lever into operable connection with said price setter means after it has rotated to the appropriate position, said coin mechanism including chutes for receiving coins of different denominations and different sizes and weights, a wire engaged by coins of the largest denomination and weight actuated by weight of a coin passing through the chute for receiving the coin of largest denominations and movable thereunder to rotate said ratchet plate and said price setter means, meAns for limiting the increment movements of the price setter plate in accordance with the value of the coin, said coin chutes including a chute for receiving nickels, a second chute for receiving dimes, a second wire movable under weights of nickels or dimes passing through their respective chutes to rotate said ratchet and price setter means in accordance with the value of the nickel or dime, and stop means for controlling the limit of movement of the second wire under weight of a nickel to prevent rotation of the ratchet and price setter means a distance greater than that desired by the value of the nickel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
264 words
In a periodical vending machine, a housing for containing periodicals to be dispensed, a removal door for permitting removal of periodicals from the housing, latch means for locking the removal door in closed position, and a coin controlled mechanism for operating said latch means to permit opening of the door, said coin controlled mechanism including a rotatable ratchet, means for rotating said ratchet by the weight of coins in increments corresponding to the value of the coins inserted in the machine, manually set price setter means, means for connecting said price setter means for rotation with said ratchets, a lever operated by rotation of said price setter means to release said latch and permit opening of said periodical removing door and a spring for moving said lever into operable connection with said price setter means after it has rotated to the appropriate position, said coin mechanism including a coin chute for receiving quarters, a second coin chute for receiving dimes and a third coin chute for receiving nickels, a wire connected to said ratchet for rotating the ratchet in an increment of five teeth upon movement of the wire under weight of a quarter, a second wire connected to the, ratchet for moving the ratchet in increments of two teeth under the weight of a dime, said second wire being moved under the weight of a nickel to rotate said ratchet and price setter means, and stop means for limiting the movement of said wire under the weight of a nickel to prevent rotation of the ratchet in increments in excess of one tooth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
264 words
In a periodical vending machine, a housing for containing periodicals to be dispensed, a removal door for permitting removal of periodicals from the housing, latch means for locking the removal door in closed position, and a coin controlled mechanism for operating said latch means to permit opening of the door, said coin controlled mechanism including a rotatable ratchet, means for rotating said ratchet by the weight of coins in increments corresponding to the value of the coins inserted in the machine, manually set price setter means, means for connecting said price setter means for rotation with said ratchets, a lever operated by rotation of said price setter means to release said latch and permit opening of said periodical removing door and a spring for moving said lever into operable connection with said price setter means after it has rotated to the appropriate position, said coin mechanism including a coin chute for receiving quarters, a second coin chute for receiving dimes and a third coin chute for receiving nickels, a wire connected to said ratchet for rotating the ratchet in an increment of five teeth upon movement of the wire under weight of a quarter, a second wire connected to the, ratchet for moving the ratchet in increments of two teeth under the weight of a dime, said second wire being moved under the weight of a nickel to rotate said ratchet and price setter means, and stop means for limiting the movement of said wire under the weight of a nickel to prevent rotation of the ratchet in increments in excess of one tooth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
82 words
In a periodical vending machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the price setter means has an opening therein, means on said lever for engagement in said opening, said spring acting to move the lever to move its opening engaging means into the opening in the price setter means, whereby the lever will be moved to release the latch when the price setter means is moved by said ratchet into the position indicated by the price of the periodical to be dispensed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
In a periodical vending machine as claimed in claim 3, said price setter means including a flexible plate provided with a plurality of spaced openings, a pin carried by said ratchet, said flexible price setter plate being movable independent of the ratchet when it is flexed to be free of said pin and movable to receive the pin in the flexible price setter plate which indicates the price of the periodical to be dispensed.