Apparatus for dispensing printed products

Claim 1

An apparatus for dispensing printed products from a stack, comprising: a housing having a delivery slot therein; turning device means for manual operation to deliver a printed produt through said delivery slot; a first toothed detent rod fixedly mounted in a vertical position within said housing opposite said delivery slot; a second toothed detent rod mounted for parallel movement adjacent said first rod; a horizontally extending transport plate mounted adjacent said first and second rods for movement along a line parallel thereto; first and second pivotable pawls operationally mounted on said transport plate and positioned to engage the teeth of said first and second rods, respectively; push plate means pivotably mounted above said transport plate and operationally connected to said turning device means for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack; a lever having a first end pivotably mounted to said housing and having a second end operationally connected to said turning device means, said lever extending approximately horizontally beneath said first and second rods, said second rod being positioned to stand on said lever; and height regulator means cooperating with said second rod for regulating the height of the top product of said printed product stack.

Claim 2

An apparatus for dispensing printed products from a stack, comprising: a housing having a delivery slot therein; turning device means for manual operation to deliver a printed produt through said delivery slot; a first toothed detent rod fixedly mounted in a vertical position within said housing opposite said delivery slot; a second toothed detent rod mounted for parallel movement adjacent said first rod; a horizontally extending transport plate mounted adjacent said first and second rods for movement along a line parallel thereto; first and second pivotable pawls operationally mounted on said transport plate and positioned to engage the teeth of said first and second rods, respectively; push plate means pivotably mounted above said transport plate and operationally connected to said turning device means for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack; a lever having a first end pivotably mounted to said housing and having a second end operationally connected to said turning device means, said lever extending approximately horizontally beneath said first and second rods, said second rod being positioned to stand on said lever; and height regulator means cooperating with said second rod for regulating the height of the top product of said printed product stack.

Claim 12

An apparatus for dispensing folded or stitched printed products such as newspapers or periodicals, said apparatus being of the type which includes a housing with an automatic coin system and a turning device which is rotated after coin insertion to deliver a printed product through a delivery slot, the housing having therein two perpendicular detent rods arranged parallel to one another, one detent rod being arranged fixedly and the other being arranged to move upwards and downwards, and a transport plate for carrying the printed product stack arranged for upward and downward movement adjacent the detent rods, the transport plate having two pivotable pawls for engagement with the two detent rods, wherein the improvement comprises: the detent rods (7, 8) are arranged side by side on the housing rear wall and the transport plate (9) is arranged horizontally, and further comprising a push plate (11) displaceably arranged above the transport plate, the push plate having gripper means (38, 39, 74) for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack, a lever (25) pivotable about an axis (27) arranged beneath the ends of the detent rods and approximately horizontally along the housing rear wall, on which lever the movable detent rod stands freely, and a draw cable (46) operationally connected between the free end of the lever and the turning device (4).

Claim 13

An apparatus for dispensing folded or stitched printed products such as newspapers or periodicals, said apparatus being of the type which includes a housing with an automatic coin system and a turning device which is rotated after coin insertion to deliver a printed product through a delivery slot, the housing having therein two perpendicular detent rods arranged parallel to one another, one detent rod being arranged fixedly and the other being arranged to move upwards and downwards, and a transport plate for carrying the printed product stack arranged for upward and downward movement adjacent the detent rods, the transport plate having two pivotable pawls for engagement with the two detent rods, wherein the improvement comprises: the detent rods (7, 8) are arranged side by side on the housing rear wall and the transport plate (9) is arranged horizontally, and further comprising a push plate (11) displaceably arranged above the transport plate, the push plate having gripper means (38, 39, 74) for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack, a lever (25) pivotable about an axis (27) arranged beneath the ends of the detent rods and approximately horizontally along the housing rear wall, on which lever the movable detent rod stands freely, and a draw cable (46) operationally connected between the free end of the lever and the turning device (4).

Claim 17

An apparatus for dispensing folded or stitched printed products such as newspapers or periodicals, said apparatus being of the type which includes a housing with an automatic coin system and a turning device which is rotated after coin insertion to deliver a printed product through a delivery slot, the housing having therein two perpendicular detent rods arranged parallel to one another, one detent rod being arranged fixedly and the other being arranged to move upwards and downwards, and a transport plate for carrying the printed product stack arranged for upward and downward movement adjacent the detent rods, the transport plate having two pivotable pawls for engagement with the two detent rods, wherein the improvement comprises: the detent rods (7, 8) are arranged side by side on the housing rear wall and the transport plate (9) is arranged horizontally, and further comprising a push plate (11) displaceably arranged above the transport plate, the push plate having gripper means (38, 39, 74) for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack, a lever (25) pivotable about an axis (27) arranged beneath the ends of the detent rods and approximately horizontally along the housing rear wall, on which lever the movable detent rod stands freely, a draw cable (46) operationally connected between the free end of the lever and the turning device (4), and a rod (17) perpendicularly arranged on the housing rear wall for upward and downward displacement, the rod including an upper and lower horizontal angle piece (18, 53), the upper piece lying on the printed product stack and the lower piece extending beneath the lever (25).

Claim 18

An apparatus for dispensing folded or stitched printed products such as newspapers or periodicals, said apparatus being of the type which includes a housing with an automatic coin system and a turning device which is rotated after coin insertion to deliver a printed product through a delivery slot, the housing having therein two perpendicular detent rods arranged parallel to one another, one detent rod being arranged fixedly and the other being arranged to move upwards and downwards, and a transport plate for carrying the printed product stack arranged for upward and downward movement adjacent the detent rods, the transport plate having two pivotable pawls for engagement with the two detent rods, wherein the improvement comprises: the detent rods (7, 8) are arranged side by side on the housing rear wall and the transport plate (9) is arranged horizontally, and further comprising a push plate (11) displaceably arranged above the transport plate, the push plate having gripper means (38, 39, 74) for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack, a lever (25) pivotable about an axis (27) arranged beneath the ends of the detent rods and approximately horizontally along the housing rear wall, on which lever the movable detent rod stands freely, a draw cable (46) operationally connected between the free end of the lever and the turning device (4), and a rod (17) perpendicularly arranged on the housing rear wall for upward and downward displacement, the rod including an upper and lower horizontal angle piece (18, 53), the upper piece lying on the printed product stack and the lower piece extending beneath the lever (25).

Claim 20

An apparatus for dispensing folded or stitched printed products such as newspapers or periodicals, said apparatus being of the type which includes a housing with an automatic coin system and a turning device which is rotated after coin insertion to deliver a printed product through a delivery slot, the housing having therein two perpendicular detent rods arranged parallel to one another, one detent rod being arranged fixedly and the other being arranged to move upwards and downwards, and a transport plate for carrying the printed product stack arranged for upward and downward movement adjacent the detent rods, the transport plate having two pivotable pawls for engagement with the two detent rods, wherein the improvement comprises: the detent rods (7, 8) are arranged side by side on the housing rear wall and the transport plate (9) is arranged horizontally, and further comprising a push plate (11) displaceably arranged above the transport plate, the push plate having gripper means (38, 39, 74) for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack, a lever (25) pivotable about an axis (27) arranged beneath the ends of the detent rods and approximately horizontally along the housing rear wall, on which lever the movable detent rod stands freely, a draw cable (46) operationally connected between the free end of the lever and the turning device (4), and a horizontally arranged bolt (81) extending from the movable detent rod (82), the bolt being positioned to rest on the uppermost printed product (64) of the printed product stack (62).

Claim 21

An apparatus for dispensing folded or stitched printed products such as newspapers or periodicals, said apparatus being of the type which includes a housing with an automatic coin system and a turning device which is rotated after coin insertion to deliver a printed product through a delivery slot, the housing having therein two perpendicular detent rods arranged parallel to one another, one detent rod being arranged fixedly and the other being arranged to move upwards and downwards, and a transport plate for carrying the printed product stack arranged for upward and downward movement adjacent the detent rods, the transport plate having two pivotable pawls for engagement with the two detent rods, wherein the improvement comprises: the detent rods (7, 8) are arranged side by side on the housing rear wall and the transport plate (9) is arranged horizontally, and further comprising a push plate (11) displaceably arranged above the transport plate, the push plate having gripper means (38, 39, 74) for expelling the printed product lying uppermost on the stack, a lever (25) pivotable about an axis (27) arranged beneath the ends of the detent rods and approximately horizontally along the housing rear wall, on which lever the movable detent rod stands freely, a draw cable (46) operationally connected between the free end of the lever and the turning device (4), and a horizontally arranged bolt (81) extending from the movable detent rod (82), the bolt being positioned to rest on the uppermost printed product (64) of the printed product stack (62).