摘要 |
A coin-operated newspaper vending and dispensing machine adapted for low cost and maintenance, reliable dispensing of one newspaper at a time and accurate and quick setting for dispensing newspapers of any one of a plurality of thicknesses to suit the particular thickness of the current edition. A newspaper vending machine comprising a handle fixed to actuating rods extending lengthwise of the stack in engagement with cam levers arranged to upwardly wedge a blade between the first newspaper, at one end of the stack and the remainder of the latter, an adjustable pivotally settable onto a carriage about an axis extending transversely of the stack, a newspaper delivering plate movably engageable with that one end of the stack, a pair of rods coupling the adjustable lever to the newspaper delivering plate to adjust the latter lengthwise of the stack and thence vary the spacing between the newspaper delivering plate and the blade, and projections on the actuating rods adapted to engage the carriage and jointly displace the latter and the plate to release that one newspaper for access thereto.
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