US815731A - Vending-machine. - Google Patents

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PATBN'TED MAR. 20, 1906,.- J.E.PAGKARD.-' W VENDING MACHINE; APPLICATION FILED APR.22. 1903.

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' VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.22'. 1903.

4 SHEETS-SEEET 2 M wry/ No. 815,731. PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906. J. E. PACKARD.

VENDING MACHINE. 1 APPLIdATiON FILED M322. 1993.

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. Mafi/famey UNITED STATES PATENT] ornron MULTI VENDING COMPANY,

OF PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, A

CORPORATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

, V NDING- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 22, 1903. seriairopmasaz.

ivlAcHmEf Patented March 20, 1903.

To all whom zit-may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. PACKARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county-of L'os Angeles and 5 State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending- Machines; and Ido herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others [0' skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. p

This invention relates to that type of vending-machines in which a rotatable commodity-carrier having therein compartments to receive the'article to be vended is inclosed within-a casing. g The objects of'the invention are to furnish a'casing composed of aplurality of interlocking sections constructed. andarranged for the several sections to be securely locked and held in position when the top or cover is in place; to construct a casingwith a plurality of sections so formed andarranged as toslidably engage one with the other and furnish an interlock by which the casing asa' whole is secured together without the use of screws struct a casing in whichtheseveral sections are slidably engaged and held in position by a slidable top adapted to be lockedto a sup port-and when locked prevent the tampering with the casing'and at the same time securing the sections of the-body of the casing fixedly in place; to furnish a-combined centeringand discharging device spring-a0tuated and controlling the position of a'revoluble commodity-carrier to construct a discharging-device supported by a carriage and have the carriage oscillate through the means of arms, a rocking shaft, and-an actuating-lever, and to improve generallythe constructionand operation of the several elements entering into .the mechanism for actuating the discharging device orejec-tor. w g

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure ;1 is a perspective ,view with the body of the casing broken out and with the top or cover and a corner ofthe-bodyof the casing broken out to show the revoluble commodity-carrier; Fig. 2, a v perspective View of the mechanism controlsections fixedlyin p ling themovement of the carriage for thedis= charging device or ejector, showing some of5'5 the parts broken off or broken out and i'n-s'ec= tion Fig.3, a detail in section, showing the in? terlock for the removable section of the body of the casing Fig. 4;, adetail in section,- showing theback support for the machine engaged with the top or cover of the machine; Fig. 5, a perspective view, partly broken away and illustrating the commodity-carrier, thedischarging device or ejector, the carriage therefor, the supporting-arms, and the rock-shaft and the coin-controlled mechanism; 6, a

perspective view showing the coin-controlled mechanism; Fig. 7, a detail in perspective, showing .a modified construction of thedise charging device or ejector, its carriage, and

support; Fig. 8, a detail in section,- showing the lower end of a package-compartment;

Fig.9, asectional elevation showing the construction of the casing with thebackboard or backing ,partly slid to its final f 10, -a detail in cross-section, showing the inposition; Fig.

terlock between thetop and the upper end of the body of the section and Fig. 11 a cross- I section through the body of the casing with or other similar fastening means; to c0n' the backboard or backing removed.

The casingis constructed of a plurality of sections interlocked with each other, so .as to enable the front section of the body of the casing to be removed from the remaining section of the body of the casin and with '8 5 the top slidable into lposition toloc thebodyace. The front section "1 of the body of thecasing is preferably formed jwith a front wall of a semicircular. shape in 1 cross-section and continum walls, as shown more particu arly mFig. 11.

straight side This front 1 can be made of sheet metal or other suitable material bent or otherwise formed into the preferred shape. Thecenter of the semicylindrical' front wall of the sec' tion-1 of the casing has therein a vertical slot, and on each side of this slot, are guides 2, iii:- edly. secured to the face of the section, leavinga channel between the guides and the wall of the section of the casing, in which ICO channel is entered a strip 3 oftransparent material,-so that observation canbemade'. as

to the condition of the revoluble commodity carrier inside of the casing. The strip 3. o'f ,transparent'material can be slidinto position 105,

I and when in position the strip, as well as the section 1 of the body of the casing, is held in position by the top or cover 4, for which purpose the periphery of the top or cover has a flange 5, so turned as to form a groove into which enters a flange or shoulder 6 at the upper end of the front section of the casing. The remaining section of the body of the casing consists of a lower or base portion 7, extending up from which at the rear side are strips 8, forming with the side walls of the section 1 the side walls of the casing as a whole, and the front of the base portion 7 is semicylindrical in shape to form with the front wall of the section 1 the front wall of the casing as a whole. The vertical strips 8 each have secured thereto a strip 9 bent to form a groove or channel 9, and into each groove or channel 9 is entered an interlocking bar 10, secured to a strip 10*, attached to the wall on each side of the casing. The interlocking bars 10 can be entered into the grooves or channels 9 and when entered the front section 1 of the casing will be fixedly secured to the base or remaining section of the casing, making a casing complete as a unity. The front section 1, it will be seen,

is removably attached to the base-section,

so that it can be slid upwardly and removed to enable access to be had to the interior of the casing. The upper end of the side strips 8 of the base-section of the casing each has a flange or tongue corresponding to the flange or tongue 6 on the front section 1, which flange or tongue enters the groove or channel 5 of the cover for the cover to furnish a look when in place against the withdrawal of the front section 1 of the casin and make a complete casing out of the several separable sections.

The rear edge of each strip 8 in the construction shown is rearwardly extended and turned at right angles to form a groove or channel 11 between the right-angle'portion of each strip 8 and a backing 20, secured to the strips 9 or otherwise. The channels or grooves 11 receive the side edges of a backboard or backing 12, which ean be entered at the bottom end of the grooves or channels 11 and slid upwardly in the grooves or channels to lie adjacent to the back 20 of the casing. The upper end of the backboard or backing 12 has secured thereto a hasp or perforated projection 13, which when the backboard or backing is fully entered passes through a hole formed therefor in the top or cover 4, so that a hasp-lock or other suitable device can be passed through the hasp or perforation of the projection 13, and thus secure the top or cover against being slid off until the securing means is removed from the backboard or backing and the board or backing slid downwardly sufficient to withdraw the hasp or perforated projection 13 away from the hole 12 in the top or cover.

The casing, consisting of the removable front section 1, the fixed base-section 7, with its strips 8, and the interlocking grooves 9 and bars 10, enables the front section 1 of the casing to be readily attached and detached. The sections of the body of the casing when the front section is in place are united and held against withdrawal of the front section 1 by the engagement of the peripheral grooves 5 of the top or cover with the flange or tongue 6 on the upper end of the removable section 1 and the strips 8, and the cover in turn is held against withdrawal by the enga ement of the hasp or perforated projection o' the slidable' backboard or backing with the perforation in the top or cover. The casing thus formed of the removable front section and the removable top or cover enables the casing as a whole to be united readily and quickly and without the necessity or use of screws or other fastening means, and when the top or cover is locked against withdrawal the casing remains intact, and access cannot be had to its interior. At the same time the unlocking and withdrawal of the top or cover enables the front section 1 to be removed or withdrawn, so that ready access is had to the interior of the casing. The backboard or backing enables the machine as a whole to be placed upon a counter or other support or to be fastened to a wall or to be otherwise secured in place, so that the machine cannot be interfered with or turned upside down without releasing the backboard or backing, nor can access be had to the interior of the casing until the top or cover is unlocked and removed.

At the upper line of the base-section 7 of the casing and extending rearwardly into the strips 8 is aslot or opening 14. (More particularly shown in Figs. 1 and 9.) An annular ledge or shelf 15, formed on or connected with a revoluble cylindrical or other shaped receptacle 16, projects through the slot or opening 141, so that its periphery can be caught or engaged by the hand of the purchaser and the revoluble commodity-carrier turned to a position to bring a compartment or receptacle thereof in correct relation to the discharging device or ejector for the discharging device or ejector to push out an article,which will drop into position where it can be reached by the purchaser. The revoluble commodity carrier in the construction shown is located between a top and bottom support 17, each support, as shown, being in the form of a spider having radial arms, The two supports are secured to a shaft 18, which shaft at its upper end revolves in a hanger or bracket 19, secured, as shown, to the back 20 of the casing, and the lower end of the shaft revolves in a bearing 21, secured to the base or bottom of the casing or machine. The revoluble commodity-carrier 16 in the construction shown consists of a plurality of compartments or troughs 22, each compartment or trough adapted to receive a multiplicity of packages 23 of the commode ity to be vended, and eachcompartment or .trough at its lower end, as shown, is provided with a lateral flange or lip 24 oneachside purchaser. The discharged lowermost package drops onto a curved chuteway'25, out of which the package slides to an opening in the A front of the base, where it can be reached by the purchaser or the-party operating the machine and withdrawn. A coin-chute 26 opens through the front wall of the base 7, and this chute extends into the base downwardly on a curve, so that a coin entered into the mouth of the chute will. slide fiatwise down the chute inside of the casing to be r era 1 discharged upon a receiver e, the coin-chute having side flanges 27 to guide the coin, so as to be discharged from the chute into the coin receiver or cradle.

The discharging device or ejector is more particularly illustrated in Figs. and 6 of the drawings as to the construction of the carriage and the arms on which the carriage is supported. A rock shaft 28 is mounted "in:

suitable hearings or brackets 29, secured upon the bottom of the casing or other support. The shaft 28 has fixedly secured thereto the lower ends of arms 30, andthe upper ends of the arms 30 are pivotally connected each with one end of the side bars or pieces of a roller-carriage 31, theother ends ofthe side bars orpieces of the roller-carriage being piv otally connected with the upper end of two arms 32, which arms are pivotally mounted at their lower ends on the bottom ofthe casing or machine. The arms 30 are free to rock with the shaft 28, and the arms 32 are free to rock on their bottom pivots, so that when the arms 30 are oscillated the roller-car riage 31 will be moved back and forth-with the oscillation of the supporting-arms therefor. The carriage 31 has pivotally mounted thereon a frame 33, consisting of side bars and a cross-bar at one end ofthe side bars and pivotally mounted in ears extending up from the carriage, so that the frame at its free end is free to riseand fall vertically, and, as shown, the free end of the frame is held in its normal elevated position by a spring or springs 35, mounted on the pivots of the frame, with one end of the spring or springs extending under the cross-bar ofthe frame, as shown in Fi .5. The frame 33 has mount ed therein a ischar ing roller 34, which roller is so located am? casing .or otherwise supported.

arranged in relation to the revoluble commodity-carrier as that with 'the forwardswing of the carriage 3-1tlirough be droppedon the inclined receiver or guideway '25 and be deposited-within reach of the purchaser.

An actuating-lever 36 has its outer end projecting through the front wall of the base of the casing, where it can be grasped by the purchaseror operator of the machine. lever 36 can be pivotally mounted at its inner end in any suitable manner, and as shown its inner end is mounted on an ear at- I tached to the bottom of the casing or machine and has attached thereto bya suitable pin or This pivot one end of a link-37, the other end of which link is pivotally attached to an arm 38', loosely mounted on the shaft 28 and free to oscillate or vibrate on the shaftas apivot. The plunger arm or coindischarging. lever has projecting out therefrom a stem 39 and at its upper end has a second stem 40, the stem 39 being for. the'purpose of engaging a coin and oscillating the coin-controlled mechanism to actuate the discharging roller or ejector. A coin-cradle 41 in the arrangement shown is mounted on an upright or standardv 42', attached to the bottom of the This coincradle, as :shown, has a longitudinal slot or depression 43 and at':the receiving end has I an'inclmed runway 44 for receiving and discharging false tokens. The cross-wall at the delivery end of the receiver or cradle, as shown, hasa slot 45 for the passage of the upper stem 40of the discharglng-lever or plun- I ger-arm 38, so that the end of the stem will engage a false token caught in the receiver or cradle and carry such token to be deposited in the runway 44 out of the receiver or cradle.

A'magnet '46 can be mounted to coact with the receiver or cradle. and stop a false token having magnetic properties, and, as

shown, the ends of the pole-piecesof the mag- -net extend through the bottom of the carriage on each side of the slot or depression 43, 'so as to attract and hold in the receiver or cradle coins or tokens havingmagneticproperties, and thus prevent the use of such false coins or tokens in operating themachine.

A coin-retainer .47 is located below'the delivery end of the receiver or cradle and re- 1 ceivesthereinto a coin'of the proper'denomii nation, and this retainer, as shown,has holes 48 and is carried by standards 49, secured upon the shaft 28, and below the coin-retamer a coin-stop 50 is loosely mounted on the shaft 28, which stop supports the coin vertically edgewise in the retainer, so that the face of the coin can be engaged by the hole 48 for this urpose. A spring 51,. at-

stem 39, the end of which passes through a ing out from the coin-stop 50 and at the other end to a fixed point, serves to return or retract to normal position the coin-stop. A spring 52, attached at one end to the arm or lever 38 and at the other end to 'a fixed point, serves to return or retract to normal position the arm or lever, and a spring 53, attached at one end to the coin retainer or support 47 and at the other end to a fixed point, serves to return or retract to normal position the retainer or su port. A standard or upright 54, attache to the bottom of the machine or otherwise, has mounted in its upper end a spring-pawl 55, the acting or stop end 56 of which carries an antifriction roller or sleeve to engage with notches 57 on the wing or plate of the coin-stop 50 and notches 58 on a plate 59, extending out from an arm 49, and when engaged holds the coin retainer or support 47 in its advanced position, so as to deposit the coin therein into a trough 'or other receptacle 60, such deposit of the coin occurring with the initial backward movement of the plunger-arm or discharge-lever 38, which allows the coin in the retainer or support to fall therefrom into the trough or receptacle. The return of the plunger-arm to its normal position acts to release the pawl for the coin retainer or support 47 to assume its normal position under the slotted discharge end 61 of the coin receiver or cradle in position to receive the next deposited coin.

The arm which carries the spring-pawl 55 has an-upward extension terminating at the end in a lateral projection which is in line with the movement of the plunger-arm or discharge-lever 38, so that on the return movement of the plunger-arm or discharge lever its edge will engage the side projection of the u Ward extension of the arm carrying the paw and move such extension rearward, raising the arm of the pawl and releasing the stop end of the pawl-arm from engagement with the notches 57 and 58, allowing the coinstop and the coin-retainer to return to normal position, such return being effected by the coil-springs 51 and 53, attached, respectively, to the coin-stop and the coin-retainer.

The operation is as follows: The entered coin passes down the coin-chute 26 into the coin receiver or cradle and enters the coin retainer or support, where it is held vertically edgewise by the coinstop. The operatinglever is then depressed and the stem 39 of the plunger-arm or discharge-lever 38 is forced through the adjacent hole 48 in the coin retainer or holder 47 and engages the face of the coin, so that with a further movement of the plunger arm or lever 38 the coin retainer or support will be moved to its advanced position and over the coin trough or receptacle. The coin retainer or support 47 is held in its advanced position by the engagement of the acting end of the pawl 55 with the notch of the plate 59, and on the initial return or re traction of the plunger arm or lever 38 the coin is released and drops out of the coin retainer or support and the coin retainer or support remains in its advanced position until released from the pawl by the return to normal position of the plunger-arm, the return of the plunger-arm, the coin retainer or support, and the coinstop being effected by their respective springs. The movement of the coin retainer or support to its advanced position rocks the shaft 28, and. the rock of the shaft 28 oscillates the arms 30 and the arms 32, moving the carriage 31 in the direction for the end of the roller-ejector to engage the lowermost package and discharge such paclage from its compartment or trough to drop on the inclined way to be delivered within reach of the purchaser, and the ejector-roller will be retained in its discharging position until the release and return of the coin retainer or support from its advanced position, and with the return or retraction of the coin retainer or support, the roller-ejector will be returned to normal position for engagement with the lowermost package in a selected compartment or trough to discharge such package upon the deposit of the coin of the proper denomination and the actuating of the coin-controlled mechanism by which the shaft 28 is rocked.

It will be understood that the commoditycarrier 16 can be readily and easily revolved by means of the extension or ledge 15, which projects through the slot 14, and such revolvin g of the comm odity-carri or can be continued until the name of the article desired appears in front of the window 3, the names of the artlcles in the various compartments or troughs being printed or otherwise formed on a band or strip 62, (see Fig. 1,) so as to designate the article contained in the packagesin each compartment or trough. The revolving of the commoditycarrier may be such as to not bring the selected compartment in exact register with the discharge-roller or ejector 34, and when this is the case the upward pressure of the discharge-roller or ejector against and upon the segmental 01' concave edge 63 of the commodity-carrier, a segmental or concave edge being provided for each compartment, will tend to center the compartment and bring the same into correct alinement auto matically for the action of the dischargeroller or ejector, thus insuring the proper positioning of a compartment with the discharge-roller or ejector, which is an important feature of the present invei'ition.

An attempt to operate the machine f randulently by depressing the operating-lever 36 without depositing a coin will be defeated, as in such case the stem 39 of the plul'iger-arm 38 would merely pass through the holes of the coin retainer or support without carrying such retainer or support to the advanced position, which is necessary in order to operate the discharge-roller 'or'ejector. An attempt to operate the machine by an iron or steel disk'of the diameter and thickness of a coin will be prevented by the disk being, stopped in the cradle or retainer and held by the magnet, SOjthfllilWlth the advance of the plungerarm the stem 40 thereof will act andmove A TheIoperating-lever 36 in the construction:

the caught disk back in the coin'receiver or cradle and into the runway at the receiving end thereof. A nonmagnetic Washer or disk having a hole in-it would not, operate the coin-controlled 'mechanism,,as in such case the washer or diskif caught in the coin re-' tainer or support would have its hole in line 15 for the passagetherethrough of the ste1n'39,

. and-with the, withdrawal of the stem .39 the Washer would drop, from the coin retainer or support, Which would be moved sufficientlyfor the edge of the washer to clear the stop, allowing the washer todropwithout actuating the coin-icontrolled mechanism.

The constructionshown-in Figs. 1 and 2 illustrates an arrangement for discharging the, package towardthe rear of the machine instead of toward the'front,.as1 in the construction and arrangementof Figs. ;5 :and 6..

, of Figs. 1 and 2 is mounted. directly upon the;

roc ngshaft 28, which shaftcarries arms65,

connected i with a carriage 66 ,v in which care riageis pivotally supported a frame 66*, on, which isv anextension 66 ,,ha.ving.,an upward rise and-serving as an ejector for the package.

- The shaft "28 hasfixedly secured thereto arms for severing a string when a coin is used with a string attached theretoin.v an attempt to.

' fraudulently operate the machine,

..The operating-lever 36 in the, construction of-Fig. 2 hasan upwardly extending arm 73 carrying a stem 74,,saidarmand stem constituting the plunger-arm, with the. stem so located as to pass throughthe opening 7 O in the coin-cradle and contact a coin held in the a cradle toforce the receiver or cradle to' its ad-' vanced 'osition essentiallyas in the operation of tl ie construction. shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and hereinbefore described. A magnet 4:6. is securedadjacent'to the .coin receiver or cradle 68 and operatesthe same as the magnet inithe construction of .Figsh5 and. 6. A;

pawl 55,, having astopl end 56, as in the con-' struction of Figs. ,5 and 6, is arranged .for the stop end to engage notches 75.. and .76 on a bar and attached to one of the arms or stand; ar'd's 67 and a notch 77. on a side plate ofthe coin-stop 78 and hold the coin receiver or that described for and 6,, except that arm 73 towardv the sion of the coin carry the ejectorcarriage, with the e1 and moves such token.

the periphery of a allowing such coin 'Qr'adle and thecoin-stop in their advanced position to deposit a coin, as described for the construction of Figs. 5 and 6, and the pawl 55 remains in engagement with, the notches until released by the return movementjor retraction of the plunger-arm 73, as in the construction of Figs. 5 and 6, by, the

edge of the plungerearrn engagement of the with the lateral projectionof the upward extension of the pawl-arm, asdescribed for the construction of Fi s.5,and 6.-

V .v The operation 0 the mod fied. construction shown in Fig. ,2 ,is substantially similar to the. construction of Figs 5 the, upward movement of the operating-lever .36 carries the plunger,- depending portion of the coin receiver or cradle for the end of the stem 74 to engage the coin intlre aperturedeXtenreceiver or cradle-for the further advance of the lunger-arrn to. force the coin receiver or cradiie sition. .Theinovenient of the coin receiver or cradle to its, advanced. position. causes the ar'ms 65, mounted on the.rock-'shaft;to ector. thereon, for the ej ector'to contact the. ow'ermost, package in the selected compartment or trough 22Qand force thepacka'ge onto the .slideway25 to be delivered to the purchaser.

The op eration of the mechanism of Fig. 2 as to ejecting afalse token is essentiallythesameas the operation in the construction'of 5 and to its advanced po-.

6, except. that the'plungerarm has an upwardlyeproj ecting portion forming a stem correspondingto the stem 40 inthe construction of Figs.' 5 and 6, the end of which stem passes through the slot in the bottomof the coin.re-

ceiver or cradle and engages a caught token toward the discharge end of the coin receiver or cradle, for. the

caught token to drop into the downward extension at the discharge end of. the coin re.-.

ceiver or cradle and be caught by the stem 74 of the plunger-arm, which has passed throu' h theopening70 for the caught token to be heild by the stem until the plunger-arm, when the caught token will drop from the retainer of the coin receiver or cradleinto a slideway 80, which deposit. is fat; tained by the coin-stop having passed to an advanced position,

descending [coin ortoken', or token to drop without operating the coin-controlled mechanism. i What Iregardas new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is? V v $.71. A .vending-machine. provided with a revoluble commodity-carrier and a springactuated combined centering and discharging devicetherefor, substantially as described.

rocking shaft, arms carried thereby, andia carriage attached to said arms, a frame return movement. of. the

whereit will notlengage 4. In a vending-machine provided with a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejector located in cooperative relation to the carrier for discharging packages from the carrier, a carriage, a pivoted frame on the carriage and supporting the ejector and a swinging support for the carriage, substantially as described.

5. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejector located in cooperative relation to the carrier for discharging packages from the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is horizontally and yieldably mounted, and a swinging vertical support for the carriage, substantially as described.

- 6. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejector located in cooperative relation to the carrier for discharging packages from the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is yieldably mounted, swinging arms one for each corner of the carriage and pivotally connected at their upper ends to the carriage, and means for oscillating the swinging arms to advance and recede the ejector, substantially as described.

7. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejector located in cooperative'relation to the carrier for discharging packages from the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is yieldably mounted, swinging arms one for each corner of the carriage and pivotally connected at their upper ends to the carriage, a rock-shaft on which two of the swinging arms are fixedly mounted, and means for rocking the shaft, substantially as described.

8. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejector located in cooperative relation to the carrier for discharging packages from the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is yieldably mounted, swinging arms one for each corner of the carriage and pivotally connected at their upper ends to the carriage, a rock-shaft on which two of the swinging arms are fixedly mounted, an actuating-lever for rocking the shaft and a looking and releasing mechanism for the shaft, substantially as described.

9. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejector located in co6perative relation to the carrier for discharging packages from the carrier, a pivotally-supported frame carrying the ejector, and a swinging support for the frame, substantially as described. I

1.0. In a vending-machine, the combination of a revoluble vertical goods-carrier, and a delivery mechanism having an ejectorroller located at its top and beneath the revoluble vertical goods-carrier, substantially as described.

11. A vending-machine provided with a casing composed of a separable front section, a separable cover and a separable back, all of the separable sections interlocking one with the other and when in position held in place when the back is secured in position, substantially as described.

12. A vending-machine rovided with a casing composed of a plurality of separable parts each whereof slidably engages the other, and a support engaging the top and when locked thereto retaining the other portions in position, substantially as described.

13. A vending-machine having a casing provided with guideways, a movable portion of the casing having guides to enter said guideways, a top having a flange to engage said parts, and a support to be locked to said top to retain the other portions in position, substantially as described.

14. In a vending-machine provided with a casing having body portions constructed to slidably engage each other, a sliding cover engaging the body portions, a support engaging with the body portions and adapted to be locked to the cover and retain the several parts of the casing in position, substantially as described.

15. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-section having at its rear side upwardly-extending strips, a removable front section, means for interlocking the front section at its rear end with the strips of the base-section, a cover-section, and means for interlocking the cover-section with the strips of the base-section and the .front section, substantially as described.

16. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-section having at its rear side upwardly-extending strips, a removable front section, means for interlocking the front section at its rear end with the strips of the base-section, a cover-section, means for interlocking the cover-section with the strips of the base-section and the front section, and a sliding backing adapted to interlock with the cover, substantially as described.

17. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-section having at its rear on each side upwardly-extending strips, each strip having a vertical groove on its interior, a removable front section having at the rear of each side wall thereof a vertical bar to enter and engage with the vertical groove of the adjacent strip of the base-section, an outfront section and of the strips of the base-sectlon, for interlocking the parts when the cover is in place, substantially as described.

18. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-section having at its rear on each side upwardly-extending strips,

each strip having a vertical groove on its interior, a removable front section having at the rear of each side Wall thereof a vertical bar to enter and engage with the vertical groove of the adjacent strip of the base-section, an outwardly-projecting flange at the upper end of the front section and the strips of the basesection, and a cover having around its periphery a groove to receive the flange of the front section and of the strips of the base-section, and having at its rear side a hole for interlocking the parts when the cover is in i place, a sliding backing, grooves at the rear edges of the strips of the base-section and receiving the sliding backing and a hasp carried'by the sliding back and passing through the hole at the rear of the cover for locking the cover in place, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los'Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, this 11th day of April, 1903.

JOHN E. PACKARD.

Witnesses JOHN SATTERWHITE, MIGNON FORD.

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