1640,396 liold -@aid -wlieel igainst turning. To pr(--- voLI'l- rel7el'Se e e JIloVeM i-it of the whe I the 1'ja\vl .i deteiit 35 I)ivoted tl-iei-efo at 36. iii-icl a flat spriiig 'o'-, c@@i@riect by the pa-wl' liolcl-, r@ the det -, t ;i-i opei-atin,e i)ositioii. e@l , - It AlTill now be apparent tli@it, witii tiie ,-it wit,l-i the AAheeJ 5@ e pan-,l 32 iii eligageiiie. ivlieel caiiiio'u- be 'turned. I AVI-ien the c6rii-ioctor oicoin actuates the le,,,er 22 the latte.@- 1.0 tl-irouuli the flexible coiiiiectioii or Iiiii@ 26 savings the paa@,l tw(i.v fi-oi-n the rac]K A@,beel r) to Pei-iiitt oper-,i.tion of the p-Ltinp rnech@',iiism by liftliig tl-ie pliiiip rod aiid r,@ick baj,. I A -Tioi,iu,,illy opeii I.,,tch 38 is pivoted at 39 15 to the pawl ind giiided in a keeper 40 fixed to the wall of the housiiiu 2. On,-, ecloe of the lateli 1,@ -,iotched as at 41 for co-,icticii ivith a i'lxed catch or stop 42. In ii6rin@i,, positioii the 1,.itch rests iipon the C,,ttcli. As 20 the pa-wl is s-w,,,,ng oii i-ts- pivot 34 the latch is -.lid tcross t@,,e catel-i f he lioluo_h 41 cTrc,,,)@3 doii,i-i ovei@ the c,,iteb@ 42, ,inct by this iiieais the pawl 32 is lield ouIL-, 'bf ell ii gageiiient Avit. the -@vheel A-vhile tlle -@vlleel is beiiig 25 turiied to elevate the pump i,ocl ra,,@k As the rack bqr aiid j@iim i-od approach oi@ p re,,ich tlie Iii-ilit of theii- upAv,,i-.--d 1,.iovemei,:t-, ,,i release lug or tat)pet 43 -,- @ai-ried b3, r,,tek bar -,;@,ithin the ho-Lisino, coi-itacts -Nv;tlli 30 the free end of the latch. By tl-iis actiot-i the latch @.s discoiiilected from its catch -PL, an(I the springs 25 ind 31 -.ire free to eyei-11-1 tensioi-i respeciively on the levei- 22 aild I.Iiil@ 26 to returii the pawl 39- to Cl'l(yao,emeiit v,,it:li zn zm 35 the ivlieel 5, tl-ius locli@ino, the puinp ope.,@,!,ting u-iechaiiism to pi-event lifting the puinl,, rocl. Tlii.is one i,evolutioi-i of the crank 11 @,iiid its shaa'@t 10 ii-i coaction with the coiinect(),, 40 'g 1, slifricieiit to relea@,e the plimp ope-catii-,g i-@ieeb-,tiiisin Nvhich miy then be operaIL-c@('@ to dispeiife .1 q@,,@aiititv of g,,tsolii-ie or oth(@,j- flliid ential to the v,.iltic of tl-ie connector ,Is @i silver clollar. The locking n-lechal-iism, 4r) is held iii.operq@tive dtiriiag the operation of the puinp, ag,,Liii becomes operative I.,v tlae aiitoiiiatic release of the latch 38. To preveiit the Lise o'L fr@qlidi-ilent checks.. such as checks made of soft metal simil,,ir to 50 B,,tbbit.t@ n-letal, lead ete@, it wil.l. be noted th,,it the lo-wer free enot of the lever 29- is providecl ivitli a sh,,irpened l@iiife edo-e 22'. Ili Figtire 3 it 'will be seen that @t correct coi--,i, ,is for 'I ollar, -will instance @ silver d be c,,ti@riecl iii 55 position to have ,i coiit-,ct at its riiii -witli the T,,ee eiicl of the lever wl-i-l,-h is sufficiei-it to actuate the lever. A smiller coin, 6f course, passes upder tlie lever end withoiit eiig,,tgingorcoi-itactipo-withit. Asoftmetal 60 check even though of In prop,@r size %-he,-i coiit,,ictiiig Avith the knife-eclge 22' of the lev(lr -w,olild be clit tliereby alloivii-ig the friiiclulent check to p,,tss L;nder the lever witliotit .tetuating the latter. Cl@iims: 1. Th6 coinbinttion with ,i rotaty shaft a coiii-pocket aiid iilc,,,,ilis for deliverilig ,,. coin tlier6to, of @ pivoted lever ill the P,,tli of MO vement of the coiii, a 1-ack wl-leel ,t pivoted A-Nrl foi- 6o-,ictioii %vith the i-zicic 7o A@,b I - i p sed pivoted detent on , a'd eel @ti '31 opl@6 1 pa)v l, a pivoted Iiiik pivotally - coiaiiecting sild levei, qncl I)awl, incai-is for lo@king sa , icl paw l in iiioperative positioi-i after actu,,ttloii by sqid lea,er, @i i-,ick actu,,lted by said rack 75 Aihe el, tind i-iieans oii the rack f6r releasing s!,iid locking means. '@'. The, co.,iibinlatioi-i ivith a rotar@ shaft liai7i n(y a coiii-pocket and meaiis f6r eliverinff a I coiii tliereto, of a guide-plat6 on:said so sh,,if t for ret,,tinirg s,,iid coit-l, .1 pivoted, sprii ig-pressed lever in the path of moveinent of s,,tid coin, ,t rack ivheel a pivotecl pawl and i pivoted oppos6cl detent carried by said pawl for co-action witli the rac 85 Ayii eel, ar, oscillatory !@pring-pressed conneetio bet s for ween sciid levei- and pawl, mean i-etaiiiino, spi-cl panvl in inoperative position n after ,,ctutitioii by said lever, a rack actuated b3r said rack wheel, and means oil the rack 90 for releasincr said retaining means. 3. The coliibiiiation with a rotary coincarryi ng @iieiiiber, of a pivoted lever in the path of n-ioveiiient of the coin, a rack anci racl@ @, wheel, a locking pa-wl a,iicl an opposed 1)5 detel'it pivotecl thereon for co-action with saict racli: wheel, an ozeillatoi-y link conneetion between slid lever and pawl, means for lockiii g said pawl in position ivhen disengaged from thi3 wheel, and means carried by iou the raci@ for releasing the pawl. 4. The combinatioii with a rottry coincarryi ng ineniber, of a pivoted lever for coacti. on with a coin in s@id etir.L-yinomembei@ @ai-i oscillat6ry link pivoted to sai(f lever, re- 105 silietit retractino, meats for said lever and linli:, a rael< wi-@eei, t pivoted pawl for coactio n -Nvitli S,,tid rack wheel ,tiid pivotallv conne cted to said link, a locking latch pivote'cl oii said pawl @ind means for releasing said I atch. 5. The combinatioii Avith a ptimp j,.iceha@ nism iiieluding,,,t racl@ -wlaeel. a rack bar ailcl t tappet on said bar, of a locking pawl ,idai:)t ed to engige said wheel, a 1,,itch pivoted oii the -Dawl and ,i citch tlierefor whereby tb.e pawl is lo-,ked in released position said latch loc@itecl in the path of movement 6f s,,Lid tap et for co-action iT-l re I le,-,.sing the p ptwi fron-i locked position, ,t lever, a r6tary 120 coiii carrier to retpiii a coin for eiigagement with said lever, ai'ld a link connecting stid I)-,twl aiicl lever. 6. The combinqtion with a rack wlieel, a rack bar -,,,,ncl a, tappet oii s,,Lid bar, of -. iior- 125 iiililly. operati-ve locl@:ino, pawl havin(r a pivotecl detent @or co-,,tct'I'On with s,,iid' wheel, a latch pivoted on said pawl in the path 6f

movement of the t,,tppet, a fixed catch for coactioii with the latch ivhei, the panvl is released a lever, a rotary coin carrier to retain a coilti for eno-,,t--emeiit witl-i said lever -,tiild t linli: coniiectilig said pawl and lever. 7. The coiiibination with t rotai-y coincarrvin,o: n-iembei-, of a rack wheel, a pivoted ieve@ f6-r co-actioii vvith ,t coin iii s,,Lid rotary coin-carrying member, an oscillatory link piv1,640,396 oted to said lever, resilient meins for retract- 10 ing said lever aii'@t Iiiik, L pivoted pawl pivota@ly connected to said Iiiili:, an opposed detent pivoted on s,,iid pt-wl, a latch pivoted oii said pa-,Al aiid a fixed catch for co-acti,oii @vith said latch to lock said p,,,vl iin inoperative 15 rele, positioii, aiid me@iiis for Ls ng the latch. In testiinony wbereof I affix iiiy signature. HERBERT W@ DART.

Patented Aug. 30, 1927. 19640@9396 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, HI,;P.BERT W. DART, OF COLBERT, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONF,- HALF TO WILLIAM H. ZIEGLER, JR., OF COLBERT, WASHINGTON; MILA S. DAI:TT EXECUTP.IX OF SAID HER13ERT -W. I)ART, DECEASED. VENDING MACHINE. Application filed OctolYer @i, 1924. Serial No. 743,086. The preseiit invention relates to improvements in vending machines o-11 the coin coyitrollecl cli,,tracter especially adapted for use in garages gas stations, and other pl,,ices for 3 dispensing gasoliie, oil and similar fluids. The inventioii I involves @n @ apparattis or machine with manually operated actuating i,iiecl-ianisin, which is normally inoperable ad,,ipted to reco-ive ,t coin, choolc or otlier con10 nector in the presence 6f which the act-Liatii-i mechanism may be opei-ated to Li@lock 9 meails tl-iat are normally titilized to lock tl-ie operatiilg meehanism of a pump. The pump mechanism may then be oper-,tted either mechanically or as herein ill-Listratecl by manual poiver for the delivei-y of a, pi,edeterffiined qu,intity of the fluid equal to the- -value of the coin or connector, as for inst,@tnee % silver dollar. 20 Means are also p@rovided for ,tLitom,@iticilly locking the, release mechanisn-1 in open posit-ion to pe@mit operation of tile @LiniT,) qnd for unlocking the release mechati;.sin to Pei-ent with th 25 1 't its etigagem e @ump me("Iia_nism for lockiiol the lttter, affer each op(-,r-. ,,ttion of the pLimp. Fr,,t-Lid p@reven,@ino,, metns involving the use of a permanent or fixed magnet is provided to p-revent use Of con-ier tlian the prescribe,,l or ,tutho 30 pectors otl rized coin or coiinector. The invention consists in cert,@iiT, nollel combinations -,ind arr,,ingenients 6f pai.,ts -Litilizii)-g ,t rot,,try member ,icl-,i ted to receiv(, p 35 a connecto@r and mov,,lble for the urpose of actuatiiig rele,,tse ineel-ianism for the plil'iji) operatintr means as -will hereiiiafte.r be niore fully pointed out -,tnd claimed. In the accompanving dr,,iwings one com40 plete exampla of the pliysical einboclinien+l of the invention is illus'Lrated wherein, f-i-ie parts are combined ,tnd ar7anged acco,@,ding io the best mode so f,,,,r devisecl fo,@practical application of tl-ie prip-ei.ples of invention. ',@71iile the exempiifiecl stri-ictui@,,is speci,,tlly desioned for use in dist)eiisiiio, gasoline and is h-erein referi-ed to as ,,idapte@@, for tl@at purpose, it will be understood that ot-her fluids may be vended or dispensed and the action or oper,,ttion of their puraps con- 50 trolled. @ Figu@re I is a view iTi elev,,ttion, showing a housino, in section, of t,!-ie ,ict-Li:iting and operating meehanism employed in,carrying out the invention, the pump mecl-.ianism be- .5,,, ing, locked in inopei,,,ttive position. Figure,2 is an enlaiaed view in perspective of the coin controlled actu,,itin- meelinnism and the pump releasin mechaTlism 9 showing also ,t magnetic fraud preventing' 60 device. Figure 3 is an enlaroled, detail view of the coinnector parts showin(y a rot,ary shaft -ill section @nd ,i. coin in'@' operative relation theret-o. 65 Figure 4 is a detail perspectivc, view of the@ releasing device for Liso in combin,,ttion with t-he fraud preventino, device. Fi-, 5 is an elevation of the device with Parts sh:own in section. 70 In Figure 1 the head portion of a vertically reciprocating pump is siifficient,ly illustrated to give the, general arrangement of parts wherein a, vertically reeiprocable plimp rod,or piston rod I is sl-iowri iD connection 7r, with the houshiong 2 an openinc, 3 beino, th, shown in Ilsing for movement of the pump rod. It is undergto6cl th,@tt t-he pump rod or piston, rod is provided with well l@nown means, .,is I a 1 )jstot-i iiot shown, for 80 lifting or elevating 11 column or predetermined qliantit-.v of glisoline from a, tank or reservoi,r which is dispensed throuob a disch,,trge spout or hose to a second receptacle, as an automobile aas tank. 85 At its Lipper end the purap roii is provided with ft rack bir' 4 with -v@,hich a rick wheel 5 co-,,)cts to@ elevate the b,,)r, and the racl@ wheel, e @ Which is fixed on th I;h,,i@ft 6 jotirnaled in the l@ousitig 2, m- be tlirned n-ianltl,lly by oper- 00 ating the h,,indle 7 at the exterior of the hoiis'ln-. By t-Lirni-no,, in one direction the r,.tek bar and,pump rod are lifted and by turnino,- in tl-@-- oppo,,3ite clirecti.on the rae]K bar may be permitted t-o de-cend. The punip 95

1,640,396 operating iii(-,ch,,inisii:i i.s nolrn'lally locl@ed ag,@iiist i-ii,,,tiiual aettiation, btit m,,i,y be ieleased and operated aftei- a coilnector, as a coii-i cileeIK:, or other token as beeii iiitroduced foi, the purposc,. The coin, as a silver cloll,,ti- i.s ii,,trodtic,-d to the ii.,,-cliincA thi,c)@u,)@'ii zn the slot S. iii the fi-ont wall of the hotisino- 2 I and slides b3,- doav-,i the eliiite 9 in,@@ide zn y the housing to deposit ttio coii-i iii opei-at.ive 10 relatioii 'Lo IL'Ile co-I)iiecto.Il iiiecliaiiisiii or coiii coiitrolled tctuating n-iceliinislii. The actuating ii-iechanisiii ii-icltides ,t rotary sliaft 10 located in hoi@izontal position -t joi-ti-nlile ii-i suit,,tble I)racke ,,tnc ct ts,or iii the 15 walls o-f the hoi-ising 2. A crank handle 11 attached to the :- haft at '(he cxter'oi@ oT the housing ItirD.lSlles iiiaiiually operabl(,@ iiiealis for rot,,,Liiio, tiie sliaft iiid tlii-S (@l',ID.Ic haiidlo is of s-Li-fTiciei-it @-vei@)-ht to nori:iially i-etain the 20 shaft in proper rel.atioit to the coiii chlite N,vheii the aettitting iiieclia@allsiii is not in use. A loiigittidiii,-@lly extendiii(,- ,,- i@oove or poeli:et 12 is pi'ov'd(@@L ii-i tiie sliaft -@vlileli 1- )oeket radi,,itel@ front tl-io axis of the ii-id is o-@' 25 proper diijaciiqions to pi-op,@rly receive the coin C, as ,t silver ciollar. The pocket is of the reqtiii.-ecl deptli to receive ind 3@etaiii the coin blit pei'inil@ a portioii oJ-. the to pi-oject 1-adl'all.y froiii the shti-t is the @[@oririer 'Is 30 cai-i-ied by the latter when the shaft is turned or rot,-,ted. The shaft, or a po,rtion thereof is enclosecl ivithin a coin hoiising or box 13 iA71iieh is f,,tshioiied @vith ,,, coii-i i@ecept,,tele 131 in its 35 bottorli will ii,, iil)lch ttie coli-i are deposite,cl after the act-Li@- tino, n ecliaii,@sia-i is ol,)ei@ated. The coiii slid-.s clo@i,n tlie, inclinecl cliute 9 aiid p,,tsses throuo,h @, .lot as 13@, in the top of the coin box, and at the Linderside of the 4o top of the coiii box iii e-,,ten@-ion or gtiide pl,tte 14 is attaoliecl to di-,-c@@t the coiii ii-ito the pocket o'L t'iie slia-'f't. This plite, as,seen iii Figtire @o) is opeii oi- has a slot tliei',ell-i, and tile lower ed,-@e of the plate tei-minates adja45 cent to tli(@, plane of the sh,,@ft 10. A secoiid guide plate 15 foi, the c6in is ttt,,tc',ied to an(:t moves Nvitli the, ,@haft, and the plate in normal position stands p,,,,rall.el, with the fixecl gtiide pl,,ito 14. The (yiiide 1)1,,@tte 15 is -tls() 50 open or slotted and of a U-shape -Nvitli edge flai).ges 16 to pi@eveia'u pocsil,)Ie i-olling iiioveniep-t of the coiii it is deposited in the coiii pockc-t of the @@liaft, and tlie, opeil@ings in tl-io fixed guidc, pl,@ite, 14 aii(I iiiov,,,ble gli;-de 55 plite 15 i-egister Ono Avith.anotliei,. The,se open giiide plfttes accoi-rimodat(, a pei-i-il-,i@iacrit magnet 1,( slip oi-t(,,cl in the housp ing oii a bracli:et @-,s 18, and eiid of tlie, iiia_onet as seei-i in Figures 2 and 3 - teriiiinates 60 adjaceiit to tlicse oi)en pl,,it(,s iii order that t,l.-ie inagiict i-na3T @itti-act tliei-cto a fraudtilent ebeek of iiiignet-,ig ii-iot@tl and pi@event its entrance into the, co,iii poel.@et of tl-ie shaft. In Figure 3 it N-vill be seen that t coin that is 65 attracted to the magnet will, be withdranvn from tl-ie plane iii -,vhicli tlie pocket 12 is located and the coiii if it sti@ikes the shtft, will contact tIlGIreANTi th say at a poiiit 19. If the sh,,tft is ttii-ned the actuating i-flechiiiisin Ayill not be efl'ective, but tl-ie coinIvAT ill be d'IS- 70 ei-io-ao,ed froiii the iiiagnet, by the action of a zn zll p,,iii- of spaced bracket ,iriiis 20 having end fingers 21 and ciri@ied by the sliaf'u-. These fingers @tnd arii,is ai-e cai-i-ied by the shaft ,tt t-.1i.e sicte o,f the pocket opposite to thtlt of the 7.5 gilide plite, 1.5 ci-i !he sh,@iTt, and as the. sh,,ift is rotated the tiriiis, which straddle the n-iagiiet ,,s seen iii Fig. 2 @,,,ill ride i@ip Ltilder tfle inao-net coin, disei-igige it froi-ii the , and carr-y it over the shaft, to be deposi-ted in tlicl coin 80 box@ The coin is loosely cai@ried by the ariiis aiid fingers and passes tlirougli the ol)en gtiicle plate 15 to be depo-sited in the coin box. )VliLclii lioi,,ovei-, the proper coin ts a silver dollai- is deposited il'i the coin pocket, tiiis 815 coin is use-,I ,s z, coiiiiector foi-- co-actio,,,i ai-id in i-,Ith an aetti,-tiniihen the si-iaft is turiied by- hciii(-!. This ]ever is pivotq,-l at 23 iii tl-ie top of flie coin b(@.,@ aiid its low(,,r eiid projects iiito the box PC tlirot:igli slot 2L! iiito the patb of ol@ :,z coii- by the, rotll,',@ng s'i-laff.. q'h.us ac shift is turned the coili ot@ coiiiiector i,,,' AN,itli it apd iiipde to c6rittet Nyitil t'lic@ Ic)ivej-- eild of the lever@, as inc'iietLte,,l by 95 clotted lines iii Fi,ure oa. The shaft is ttii-iied to sw;lig the level, c,,l its p;@vot ar@,,l a@i'ter the c,)in passes unoer the eii(.1 oll 'L]ie leirer the coiitinued @olL of the shift pei-niits tl-ie coi.-,l to fall by loo from its pocket into the coiii recep'uaele A spring 25 :iiiehored to ,t fixed portioii (if the hoiising oi- t@ the coiii box is coi-in(@(@tc-cl to the ]ever 22 to iiormally hoIJ the -to,,Ner end of the lea,ei- iii the path of iiioveiii(,i-it of i o.5 the coil-I, aiicl to assist in rettiri-i't3,,c, the leveito its i-iormal positioii ai'tei@- I)eiii(, swt,.ii(v by the coiil iiliieh coiitacts tli(,rewitli. Nt its upper eiid,this acti-iatiii(- lever a lid]i: 26 piATottlly coi-inected L'iicl-reto at 9- 7 iio to a flexil.)Ie joint', aild tl-le link is oted to oscillate oii @L fi-"@ed -fut,,,rililii i.):iji 2)- secui,ecl to the wqll 6f the ol, Lo I, bi-acket thereiii. The link is s'@otted it 29 to permit rel@Ltive liloVel'Yl(@l'it 5 witli i-elatioii to the piji 28, in@t a bi-ackot 30 igproa,iclecl at the 27 to giii.(Ie aiid Iiiiiit the flexiiio, iiioveineiit of the IeA-er ancl its Iiiik, as ':iclie,-tt(@(i by dotted linef, iii Fi@,yure 1. A flit spriii,, ",I 1 2(l aiicliored to t-lie hc@t@sin(,, or to a bi-,i-'ck'et therei.ii beai-s igainst one eclge of tii(, !'i)l@ 2C) ,ibolTe itS pivot poiiit to hold it iii i-i6i,il)"Lj po-qition ,iild to ,.tssist ii-i i-etiirniiio@ it,, ther(,@t,) a-f-tci- flexii-i,)- of the link aiid lever. 1,2 At the iipper ei-id of tl-ie linl@: a p@i7,,tl @3@ pivoted at 83, ai-id tliis paia,,l ii,hicli is at 347 on a fined stipport i@; de--i,@,)-iied fo3 action wi.th the ratchet or rack ivheel .5 c f the punlp operating moch,,tiiism to nort..iiallv 1.%(