Fluid dispensing system having token dispenser

Claim 2

A fluid delivery system having an operating cycle with delivery and nondelivery phases; a nozzle movable into and out of a storage position; a register for registering the amount of fluid delivered by the nozzle during the delivery phase, said register being resettable to a zero setting between successive fluid deliveries; control means operable upon movement of the nozzle into and out of its storage position and including a lever movable during the nondelivery phase to permit delivery and a reset shaft movable in response to movement of said lever for controlling the resetting of the register; a token dispensing mechanism for dispensing a token during each operating cycle comprising a token storage compartment having a token port, and a token metering member movable between a token receiving station at said outlet port and a token dispensing station and adapted to receive a token from the outlet port of the storage compartment when positioned in the token receiving station, and reset shaft mounting a drive member directly engageable with said token metering member for driving the metering member toward the token dispensing station.

Claim 3

The fluid delivery system of claim 1 wherein said token metering member is a slide reciprocably movable into and out of the token receiving station, said mechanism including biasing means for urging the slide into the token receiving station.

Claim 4

The fluid delivery system of claim 1 including a housing for the register and the token dispensing mechanism, said housing having an opening therein for dispensing a token, and an inclined token dispensing chute having one end positioned at the token dispensing station for receiving a token therefrom and an opposite end positioned adjacent the housing opening facilitating customer retrieval of a dispensed token.

Claim 5

The fluid delivery system of claim 1 wherein said token storage compartment is a tubular member of a size suitable for receiving a stack of tokens and sequentially presenting individual tokens to the outlet port, said token metering member comprising a slide adapted for limited reciprocal movement between said token receiving and dispensing stations and having a drive arm upstanding therefrom for engagement by said drive membEr for driving the slide toward the token dispensing station.

Claim 6

The fluid delivery system of claim 1 wherein said lever is a manual control lever movable in a first rotary direction during the non-delivery phase into a position interfering with the return of the nozzle to its storage position and in a second rotary direction upon completion of a delivery phase away from said interfering position, said control lever being operative to reset the register upon movement in said first rotary direction and being operative for driving said shaft and said token metering member toward the token dispensing station upon movement in one of said first and second rotary directions for delivering a token to the dispensing station.

Claim 7

The fluid delivery system of claim 1 wherein the token dispensing mechanism includes a support for the token metering member secured to the register, said support cooperating with said metering member to permit limited movement between said token receiving and dispensing stations.

Claim 8

The fluid delivery system of claim 6 wherein said token metering member and said support are provided with cooperative guide means for assuring linear movement of the metering member.

Claim 9

The fluid delivery system of claim 7 wherein the metering member is a generally rectangular member having a central token receiving portion, said guide means including an elongated slot in one of said metering member and support and a pin on the other of said member and support positioned within said slot.

Claim 10

The fluid delivery system of claim 1 wherein said control lever is movable in a first rotary direction during the nondelivery phase and in a second rotary direction upon completion of a delivery, said token storage compartment being a tubular member of a size suitable for receiving a stack of tokens and for sequentially presenting individual tokens to the outlet port, said token metering member having a token receiving notch and guide slots for controlling movement of the metering member between said receiving and dispensing stations, said dispensing mechanism including biasing means urging the metering member toward the token receiving station, said shaft is rotatable in response to movement of the control lever in one of said first and second rotary directions, said drive member is a drive pin engageable with said metering member for driving said metering member toward the token dispensing station against the bias of the biasing means for delivering a token within the notch to the dispensing station.

Claim 11

The fluid delivery system of claim 9 wherein said token metering member is a generally rectangular plate-like slide having a pair of spaced longitudinally extending guide slots and the token dispensing mechanism includes a slide support having guide pins positioned within said slots for assuring linear movement of said slide and limiting reciprocal movement thereof and an inclined track having one end at said token dispensing station for receiving tokens delivered thereto by the slide.

Claim 12

A fuel delivery system particularly adapted for self-service stations comprising a fuel pump having an operating cycle with delivery and nondelivery phases; a nozzle movable into and out of a storage position on the pump; a register for registering the amount of fuel delivered by the nozzle during the delivery phase, said register being resettable to a zero setting between successive fuel deliveries; control means operable upon movement of the nozzle into and out of its storage position and including a reset control lever adapted for controlling the resetting of the register and a control shaft movable in response to movement of said lever; a token dispensing mechanism for dispensing a token during each operating cycle comprising a token storage compartment for storing a supply of tokens and adapted to automatically and sequentially present an individual token for delivery, and a token metering member movable between a token receiving station and a token dispensing station, saId control shaft mounting a drive member directly engageable with said token metering member for driving the metering member toward the token dispensing station.

Claim 13

A fuel delivery system particularly adapted for self-service stations comprising a fuel pump having an operating cycle with delivery and nondelivery phases; a nozzle movable into and out of a storage position on the pump; a register for registering the amount of fuel delivered by the nozzle during the delivery phase, said register being resettable to a zero setting between successive fuel deliveries; control means operable upon movement of the nozzle into and out of its storage position and including a reset control lever adapted for controlling the resetting of the register and a control shaft movable in response to movement of said lever; a token dispensing mechanism for dispensing a token during each operating cycle comprising a token storage compartment for storing a supply of tokens and adapted to automatically and sequentially present an individual token for delivery, and a token metering member movable between a token receiving station and a token dispensing station, saId control shaft mounting a drive member directly engageable with said token metering member for driving the metering member toward the token dispensing station.