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US4093058A
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Coin operated newspaper vending machine
Assignee: TERRY Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1977-03-30
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Granted: 1978-06-06
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Expires: 1997-03-30
Abstract
Abstract An improved and simplified coin operated mechanism for newspaper dispensers and the like includes a more secure and reliable latch which operates in conjunction with a column of coins of the required denominations in a mode counter to the prior art for the sake of greater reliability and simplicity. Latch retainer pins, subject to gradual wear, are made easily replaceable on the mounting bracket. Counterweighted pawls, which must accurately gage the heights of required coin combinations, have an improved mounting and adjusting arrangement on the mechanism whereby the parts can be quickly disassembled and reassembled and adjusted on the mechanism for accuracy of operation. The invention additionally possesses an improved and simplified Sunday paper lock out and release device and an improved coin release and return mechanism for improper or defective coins including a unique anti-cheat feature.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles D. Terry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:52
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/10; G07F5/00; G07F5/02; G07F5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
334 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine, a main mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the interior of a coin mechanism housing wall, a unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, positioning and supporting means for said assembly on said main mounting bracket, a vending machine access door latch, means to pivotally mount said latch on the interior of a part of an access door, spring means biasing said latch upwardly relative to said main mounting bracket, lateral guide means for said latch on said mounting bracket, positive keeper means for the latch on said mounting bracket engageable within keeper opening means of the latch, cooperative camming parts on the mounting bracket and latch forcing said latch downwardly in opposition to the force of said spring means when the vending machine access door is closed, the latch then being held in a release position out of engagement with the positive keeper means on said mounting bracket, said main mounting bracket including a vertical plate body for attachment to said housing wall, a lower end horizontal plate extension projecting from said plate body and forming a base seat for said unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, a pair of side vertical positioning flanges for said mechanism assembly projecting from said plate body, a pair of pivoted keeper elements for said mechanism assembly on said plate body near the top thereof and adapted to releasably engage over a web of said mechanism assembly to retain the assembly releasably against said plate body, said positive keeper means for said latch comprising a pair of spaced keeper pins depending from said horizontal plate extension for entry into a pair of spaced openings in said latch near opposite sides of the latch, and replaceable mounting plates for said keeper pins fixed to the top of said horizontal plate extension and forming a positive retainer means for the lower end of said mechanism assembly so that the latter is positioned at the top and bottom and at both sides of the mounting bracket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
334 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine, a main mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the interior of a coin mechanism housing wall, a unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, positioning and supporting means for said assembly on said main mounting bracket, a vending machine access door latch, means to pivotally mount said latch on the interior of a part of an access door, spring means biasing said latch upwardly relative to said main mounting bracket, lateral guide means for said latch on said mounting bracket, positive keeper means for the latch on said mounting bracket engageable within keeper opening means of the latch, cooperative camming parts on the mounting bracket and latch forcing said latch downwardly in opposition to the force of said spring means when the vending machine access door is closed, the latch then being held in a release position out of engagement with the positive keeper means on said mounting bracket, said main mounting bracket including a vertical plate body for attachment to said housing wall, a lower end horizontal plate extension projecting from said plate body and forming a base seat for said unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, a pair of side vertical positioning flanges for said mechanism assembly projecting from said plate body, a pair of pivoted keeper elements for said mechanism assembly on said plate body near the top thereof and adapted to releasably engage over a web of said mechanism assembly to retain the assembly releasably against said plate body, said positive keeper means for said latch comprising a pair of spaced keeper pins depending from said horizontal plate extension for entry into a pair of spaced openings in said latch near opposite sides of the latch, and replaceable mounting plates for said keeper pins fixed to the top of said horizontal plate extension and forming a positive retainer means for the lower end of said mechanism assembly so that the latter is positioned at the top and bottom and at both sides of the mounting bracket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 1, and said coin operated mechanism assembly including a coin release and return system including a pivoted element, and a manual coin release plunger on said mounting bracket in operative alignment with said pivoted element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 2, and a guide and support bracket for said plunger on said mounting bracket near the top of the mounting bracket, a spring connected with said plunger biasing it to a retracted non-use position, and a spring biased coin release plunger disabling element pivoted to said plunger guide and support bracket for cooperative relationship with an operating linkage on said mechanism assembly operated by said access door latch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 1, and said mechanism assembly including a T-cross section body member including a center vertical web and a rear right angular web, the rear right angular web adapted to engage said vertical plate body and adapted to engage between said side vertical positioning flanges, the lower end of said T-cross section body member adapted to rest on said lower end horizontal plate extension of the mounting bracket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
330 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine, a main mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the interior of a coin mechanism housing wall, a unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, positioning and supporting means for said assembly on said main mounting bracket, a vending machine access door latch, means to pivotally mount said latch on the interior of a part of an access door, spring means biasing said latch upwardly relative to said main mounting bracket, lateral guide means for said latch on said mounting bracket, positive keeper means for the latch on said mounting bracket engageable within keeper opening means of the latch, cooperative camming parts on the mounting bracket and latch forcing said latch downwardly in opposition to the force of said spring means when the vending machine access door is closed, the latch then being held in a release position out of engagement with the positive keeper means on said mounting bracket, said access door latch comprising a channel-like rigid unitary member having a leading end flange forming one of said camming parts, the other camming part comprising a depending flange on said mounting bracket in the path of movement of said leading end flange, said leading end flange being inclined, said positive keeper means comprising a pair of spaced depending keeper pins on said mounting bracket, said latch having a pair of keeper pin slots formed therethrough near opposite sides thereof and rearwardly of said one camming part, said latch having a cut-out in its top wall between said slots, and a longitudinal bar section extending between the forward and rear edges of said cut-out and having at least its upper side curved transversely, whereby returned coins can slide around opposite sides of said bar section and can fall through said cut-out on opposite sides of said bar section, said bar section forming a rigid support for coins of proper denominations held against upward displacement in said mechanism assembly when said latch is in said release position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
330 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine, a main mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the interior of a coin mechanism housing wall, a unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, positioning and supporting means for said assembly on said main mounting bracket, a vending machine access door latch, means to pivotally mount said latch on the interior of a part of an access door, spring means biasing said latch upwardly relative to said main mounting bracket, lateral guide means for said latch on said mounting bracket, positive keeper means for the latch on said mounting bracket engageable within keeper opening means of the latch, cooperative camming parts on the mounting bracket and latch forcing said latch downwardly in opposition to the force of said spring means when the vending machine access door is closed, the latch then being held in a release position out of engagement with the positive keeper means on said mounting bracket, said access door latch comprising a channel-like rigid unitary member having a leading end flange forming one of said camming parts, the other camming part comprising a depending flange on said mounting bracket in the path of movement of said leading end flange, said leading end flange being inclined, said positive keeper means comprising a pair of spaced depending keeper pins on said mounting bracket, said latch having a pair of keeper pin slots formed therethrough near opposite sides thereof and rearwardly of said one camming part, said latch having a cut-out in its top wall between said slots, and a longitudinal bar section extending between the forward and rear edges of said cut-out and having at least its upper side curved transversely, whereby returned coins can slide around opposite sides of said bar section and can fall through said cut-out on opposite sides of said bar section, said bar section forming a rigid support for coins of proper denominations held against upward displacement in said mechanism assembly when said latch is in said release position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
246 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine, a main mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the interior of a coin mechanism housing wall, a unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, positioning and supporting means for said assembly on said main mounting bracket, a vending machine access door latch, means to pivotally mount said latch on the interior of a part of an access door, spring means biasing said latch upwardly relative to said main mounting bracket, lateral guide means for said latch on said mounting bracket, positive keeper means for the latch on said mounting bracket engageable within keeper opening means of the latch, cooperative camming parts on the mounting bracket and latch forcing said latch downwardly in opposition to the force of said spring means when the vending machine access door is closed, the latch then being held in a release position out of engagement with the positive keeper means on said mounting bracket, and said positioning and supporting means including a vertical plate body portion and a bottom horizontal extension plate on said main mounting bracket, said unitized coin operated mechanism assembly including a vertical T-cross section body member having a center vertical web and a rear vertical web at right angles to said center web and extending beyond opposite sides of the center web substantially equidistantly, said rear vertical web lying against said vertical plate body portion and the bottom of the vertical T-cross section body member resting on said bottom horizontal extension plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
246 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine, a main mounting bracket adapted for attachment to the interior of a coin mechanism housing wall, a unitized coin operated mechanism assembly, positioning and supporting means for said assembly on said main mounting bracket, a vending machine access door latch, means to pivotally mount said latch on the interior of a part of an access door, spring means biasing said latch upwardly relative to said main mounting bracket, lateral guide means for said latch on said mounting bracket, positive keeper means for the latch on said mounting bracket engageable within keeper opening means of the latch, cooperative camming parts on the mounting bracket and latch forcing said latch downwardly in opposition to the force of said spring means when the vending machine access door is closed, the latch then being held in a release position out of engagement with the positive keeper means on said mounting bracket, and said positioning and supporting means including a vertical plate body portion and a bottom horizontal extension plate on said main mounting bracket, said unitized coin operated mechanism assembly including a vertical T-cross section body member having a center vertical web and a rear vertical web at right angles to said center web and extending beyond opposite sides of the center web substantially equidistantly, said rear vertical web lying against said vertical plate body portion and the bottom of the vertical T-cross section body member resting on said bottom horizontal extension plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
168 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 6, and said coin operated mechanism assembly additionally comprising a pair of side parallel longitudinal channel members fixed to said rear web on opposite sides of said center vertical web, a pair of coin tracks hingedly connected with said channel members and being on opposite sides of said center web and defining with the center web a pair of vertical coin passages for coins of different denominations on opposite sides of the center web, coin gaging pawl assemblies mounted on said side channel members laterally outwardly of said coin tracks, and a pivoted member on said center vertical web near the top thereof and operatively connected with the hinged coin tracks to spread them apart for releasing coins therein, said pivoted member adapted to be operated by a coin release plunger means on said mounting bracket, and spring means biasing said coin tracks toward parallel opposing relationship in engagement with opposite faces of said center vertical web.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 7, and selected pawl disabling slide means on said center vertical web including projecting arms adapted to elevate counterweight extensions of the coin gaging pawls on said pawl assemblies.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 8, and a coin release plunger disabling linkage on said center vertical web including a pivoted crank part in the path of movement of said access door latch.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
134 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 7, and said coin gaging pawl assemblies each comprising a slotted base plate, bolt means adjustably securing the slotted base plate to one of said side channel members, a pair of superposed apertured pawl mounting plates on each base plate, mounting studs on the ends of each base plate projecting through mounting apertures near opposite ends of said pawl mounting plates, pawl pivot pins extending through selected registering apertures of the pawl mounting plates and having heads arranged captively between the base plate and the adjacent pawl mounting plate, counterweighted pawls freely pivotally mounted on said pawl pivot pins and being disposed sandwich-like between the pawl mounting plates, and quick release fastener means for fastening the pawl mounting plates to said mounting studs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 10, and said quick release fastener means comprising double-ended elongated yielding wire fastener elements having end terminals engageable through apertures in said mounting studs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
80 words
In a coin operated newspaper vending machine as defined in claim 7, and said pivoted member being a wishbone-like member having spaced lower end camming parts, and divergent wing extensions projecting from said coin tracks and having sliding camming engagement with said camming parts of the wishbone-like member, and a spring connected with the wishbone-like member and biasing it on its pivot in a direction to promote closing of said coin tracks against opposite sides of said center vertical web.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
215 words
A coin operated mechanism for use in conjunction with a mounting bracket and a coacting access door mounted latch on a vending machine, said assembly comprising a T-cross section body member including a center web projecting forwardly of a rear right angular web, a pair of laterally spaced parallel channel members fixedly secured to one side of said rear web on opposite sides of said center web and having longitudinal hinge elements, spaced opposing coin tracks on opposite sides of said center web including knuckles rotatably engaging said hinge elements, said coin tracks having open sides facing said center web and forming therewith a pair of longitudinal passages for coins of different denominations, base plates adjustably mounted on said channel members and spaced laterally outwardly of said coin tracks, pairs of superposed pawl mounting plates of releasably secured to said base plates and extending longitudinally thereof and being bodily adjustable therewith, quick release fastener means joining the pairs of pawl mounting plates to the base plates, coin gaging pawls pivotally mounted in sandwiched relationship between said pawl mounting plates, said pawl mounting plates having preformed accurately spaced pivot openings, pawl pivot pins engaged selectively with registering pairs of said pivot openings and having heads arranged captively between the base plates and adjacent pawl mounting plates.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
215 words
A coin operated mechanism for use in conjunction with a mounting bracket and a coacting access door mounted latch on a vending machine, said assembly comprising a T-cross section body member including a center web projecting forwardly of a rear right angular web, a pair of laterally spaced parallel channel members fixedly secured to one side of said rear web on opposite sides of said center web and having longitudinal hinge elements, spaced opposing coin tracks on opposite sides of said center web including knuckles rotatably engaging said hinge elements, said coin tracks having open sides facing said center web and forming therewith a pair of longitudinal passages for coins of different denominations, base plates adjustably mounted on said channel members and spaced laterally outwardly of said coin tracks, pairs of superposed pawl mounting plates of releasably secured to said base plates and extending longitudinally thereof and being bodily adjustable therewith, quick release fastener means joining the pairs of pawl mounting plates to the base plates, coin gaging pawls pivotally mounted in sandwiched relationship between said pawl mounting plates, said pawl mounting plates having preformed accurately spaced pivot openings, pawl pivot pins engaged selectively with registering pairs of said pivot openings and having heads arranged captively between the base plates and adjacent pawl mounting plates.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A coin operated mechanism as defined in claim 13, and said channel members and said coin tracks comprising extruded elements.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A coin operated mechanism as defined in claim 13, and pivoted camming means on said center web operatively engaging said coin tracks to move the same to separated positions away from said center web to release coins from said longitudinal passages.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
58 words
A coin operated mechanism as defined in claim 15, and a slide member on said center web and movable longitudinally thereon, means to restrain and limit the movement of said slide member on said center web, and spaced arms projecting from said slide member and adapted to engage counterweighted pivoted pawls of said mechanism to disable preselected pawls.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
CA855502A
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-06-05 | 1981-12-05 | 1982-06-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-06-05 | 1985-12-05 | 1986-06-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-06-05 | 1989-12-05 | 1990-06-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |