US1014515A - Electric ticket-selling device and change-maker. - Google Patents

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L. L. PIM & J. J. .GHRISTMANN. ELECTRIC TICKET SELLING 1mm AND CHANGE MAKER. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 18, 1910-.

1,014,5 15, Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

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L. L. PIM:& J. J. GHRISTMANN. ELECTRIC TICKET SELLING DEVICE AND CHANGE MAKER. APPLICATION FILED 00T.18, 1910.

1,014,515. v Patented.Jan.9, 1912.

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6 1 ATTORNEYS L. L. PIM & J. J. CHRISTMANN- ELECTRIC TICKET SELLING DEVICE AND GHANGE MAKER. APPLIIOATION FILED 00T.18, 1910.

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IIV VE N TOR LESLIE L PIM .fomg f QYHFMM ATTORNEYS L. L. PIM & J. J. GH RISTMA NN. ELECTRIC TICKET SELLING DEVICE AND CHANGE MAKER. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 18,1910. 1,014,?) 1 5.

I STATES PA ENT OFFICE. j

LEsL rE L. rm Aim JOHN J. cnmsrmann', or DENVER, cononszoo.

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I Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicatlonfiled October 18, 1910. Serial No. 587,660. I I

To all whom it may concem: I I

.Be it known that we, LESLIE L..P1M and J OHN J. OHRISTM-ANN, citizens of the'Umted States, and residents of'Denver, in the countyof Denver and State of Colorado, have made certain new-and useful Improvements -m- Electric Ticket-Selling'Devices and Change Makers, of which the following is a specification. I

Our invention relates to devices for-vend ing tickets and for making change, and is.

particularly designed for use intheaters, parks and-other amusement places, and 1t consists in the constructions, combinations.

and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of our invention isto providea device capable of receivingicoms of d1fferent denominations and of returning therefor one or more tickets and thechange in coins of other denominations than that put into the machine.

A further object of our' invention is to provide means for feeding tickets from acontinuous roll, and .for cuttin them from said roll previous to their delivery to the purchaser.

A-- further 'object of our invention is to provide ele'ctrical' means including a set of keys corresponding to the denomination of the coins which may be manipulated so as to affect the clo'sure ofelectrical circuits for.

operating the change making mechanism. j A further, object ofYou r mvention is to provide means for returning coins to the purchaser when said coins are placed in slots other than those intended for them.

These are a, few ofthe objects of the invention. 7

Other" objects and, advantages will ape jpearin'the following s ecification and the normal features of the evice will be pointed out in the appended claims sOur' invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawin' s forming part of. this application, in w ich similar reference characters denote like parts in the several views,

and in which- Figure "1 -shows a side view of the device,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional View 'along the line 2 -'-2 of Fig,'1,' Fi 3 is a sectional view in detail throu h t enickel chute,IFig. tie a similar view through the dime chute, Fig. 5 is an ,enlar ed section along the line 5.-5 of Fig. 1, 1g. 6 is a perspective view showing the cutter, Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a magnetically controlled-pawLfor turning the gearmechanism,

which drives the'ticket feeding Fig. 8 is an under view part y in section Patented Jan. 9, 1912;. I

of one of the'relays used in making-change,

when the latter has become stuck, Fig.1?) is L a view showingthe spring contacts, Fig; 14 is a sectional view showingthe spring con- ;,tacts.in another-position, and Fig." 15 is a diagrammaticalview showing the circuit connection of the device. I

In carryin out our invention, we provide a main ox or casing consisting ,of a bottom 1, a rear'portion 2, a hinged top 3 and a front curved portion 4:. The rear p'ortion 2 is provided with a removable door'5 (see Fig. 2). s

'With n the box are a series of inclined coin chutes, which-we will denote in general by C. .Each of these chutes terminates in theupper partof the box at a slot '0, such as vthat'shown in'Fig. 2. One of the'chutes is 'for the rece tion'of nickels, another one for dimes, a third for uarters and others for fifty cents, one dol ar, etc. Beneath the chutes is an inclined 'end is adjacent a delivery chute 7 Another inclined partition 8' also leads toward the delivery chute 7. The construction of'the chutes is similar and the description of one will-answer for the rest.

It will be seen that there is" an opening!) artition 6'whose lower The chutes are best illustrated in Fig. 2.

nearthe slot 0. This opening is 'of a size":

smaller than the coin which is intended to be placed in the chuteyb'utis larger than gnedj-for ,j

I along the'line -22 of Fi .1, as above stated.

coins, of, less size than the on'e-desi thechute. In Fig. 2 the section is taken The- 0 ning 9 is, there ore,-in thev bottom a as we "as on'the side of -the chute." This;

chute being the quarter "'chute.- A dimer 7 4 or nickel placed 1n the chute atohce fallthrough the opening I and [be caught by the partition 6 and returned to g the owner through the delivery chute 7 In .crescent shaped member 11 projected within the chute, so as to engage any coins which Fig. 2 it will be observed that the chutes are inclined from the rear to the front as well as fromone end toward the other.

Pivotally mounted at 10 is a crescentshaped stop member 11, which is suitably. insulated from the walls of the chute by the msulatlon 12. The crescent shaped stop forms a conducting member. It is pivotally connected by means of a bar or rod 13 tov the armature 14 .of an electric magnet 15.v

The armature is normally kept away from the pole of themagnet by the spring '16. This serves to keep thelower end of the happen to be laced in the chute. A stop pin 17 is provi ed to limit the inward move ment of the. lower end of' the crescentshaped member 11.

"The lower end of the chute is. provided I with 'a smaller crescent-shaped member 18 A branch chute 23 is provided have-passed therein, so as to which is'actuated by the armature 19 ofthe magnets 20. The armature is connected by means of the rod'21 with the member 18, and is held by the spring 22 away from the I pole ieces of the magnets while the ores-- figure itwill be seen that-theinsulation 12 is extended beyond the first coin 25, but not beyond the second coin 26. In Fig. 2 the com 25 is designed to make an electrical contact between the crescent-shaped member a 11 and the wall of the chute O, the crescent- 1 shaped member bei ber, 11, but it requires two coins, iii-order to complete-the electrical ,connec-.

5, we have shown therein .a lever L,'which is pivotally mounted'upon ashaft 26,'the-;lat-j ter bears a gear 27 which meshes with a a smaller gear 280:: a shaft 29 hearing a roll mg pul ordinarily insulated from the .wall by the insulation 12. In Fig. 3, one coin will not make an electrical con-v nection between the "crescent-shaped memas' shown,

ti onfbetween .the member 11 and-the walls osition of the member 11-at the time of the 'scharge ofthe coin 25, the agnet 15 hav ed up its armature--14. Referring now particularly toFigs. 1- and .30." The; .roll.30 immediately above a p ess re 2 1131. .Ther 3 is nne gage the teeth of requires two of the chute. "In Fig. 4, we have shown the stop piece 57 is carried upon an with another roll 32, which 'is justfabove another pressure roll 33, vby means of. a band or belt 34.--

Disposed within the rear part of the main box is a ticket reel 35, which bears the tickets in the form of a ribbon 36. This ribbon is, passed between the rolls 3031 and 32-33- and 'out through an opening '37 in the a front of the device on to a delivery chute 38. ilzit 39 we have shown a knife which is kept y a spring 40 in upright position but which may be pushed downwardly in the former.41.so as to sever the paper ribbon at any given point. The m'eansfor doing this will bedescribed hereinafter. I j

Referring now particularly to Fig. 5, it will be seen' that the lever L is normally held by means of the spring S in an upright position at theend of the slot bears on. one side a lug 43, which is adapted .to engage the head 44 of the knife 39 to push the latter downwardly. The movement 42. The lever of the lever from its upright position to its dotted line position, shown in Fig. 5, is designed to accomplish the feeding of the I ticket ribbon 36. It will be seen that the lever L has secured to it the two magnets 45 .whose armature 46 is provided -on its under side with a pawl47' adapted to enear- 27 when the magnets 45 are deener ed. Theend of the armature 46 may e held in a locked position by means of the lower end of the armature 48 of the magnet-49. The armature 48,is held normally away from the-corebf the ma'gnet49 by means of the spring 50. The. of course, being lower end 0 .the armature,

held inwardly. An adjustable-stop member is shown at 51. The lever L carries aseries 'of terminals arranged to engage the respective series of terminals'a' b d e which are arranged in the shape of an arc. The funcdefinitely set forth hereafter.

.tion of these contact makers will be more The construction of the relay, which is used in making change, is best shown in. Figs. 8 and 9. It conslstsof an arch-shaped member-52, preferably of brass,'between thesides of which is suspended anarmature 53, 1 having an extension 54 extending downwardly 'ab'oveithe pole piece of the magnet 55. The latter is'secured to an adjustable base '56, which may bemoved toward or away from the armatureextension 54, 'A

stop member 57 is .provided. which is designed to engage an'extension 58 of the 'armature, soas to prevent the other extens on from actually coming into contact with the -pole'piece 55, of the magnet. 55. The 1 standard 60,=as shown'in Fig. 9.

The construcj'on of the keys and of th adjust-able spring contacts which they controlis best 7 shown Figs. 10 to 14'inclusive. Each key and has at the extremity of the other arm a.

consists preferably of a brass casing 61, having an upper extension 62 and a lower extension 63 for attachment to the casing. Near the lower end of the casing is pivotally mounted a bell-crank lever 64, which bears an insulated contact member 65 on one arm,

laterally extending portion 66 provided with a set screw 67. A push button 68 is disposed in an opening 69 in the casing 61 and straddles the long arm of the lever64 in the manner shown in Fig. 11. In Fig. 11 the push button is shownas being pushed in,.so as to bring the short arm with the contact memvber'65 down between the springs, While the long arm is pushed inwardly against the tension of the leaf spring 70 so as to bring the pin'67 in-registration with an opening 71 in a plate 72, which is secured by means of a spring 73 and a brass L-shaped member 74 carried by the magnet- 75. A spring "76' above the plate 72 regulates the position of the end of the plate by means of the thumb screw 77. The movement of the plate 72 islimited by an adjustable stop member 7 8.

The contact springs are secured as shown in'Figs. 13 and 14;. In these 'figures, it will be seen that there are two outer springs 00 and 00, two inner springs y and y, andtwo intermediate springs z and z, the latter being longer and engaging the insulated contact arm 65. These springs are suitably insulated from each other at their tops, as shown at 79, and are secured to the casing 61 just underneath the magnet 75.

Referring now again to Figs. 10 and 11, it willbe seen that there is an upper push button 80 arranged to bear on a spring 81 of the shape shown in Fig. 12. This spring has two arms 82 and 83 at itsupper end adapted to bear on the small plate 84, which is secured to the plate 72. The pfate 84: has

an inclined end, and the button 80 is rovided for the purpose of freeing the ong arm of the lever 64 in case the latter should become stuck by pressing. downwardly on the end of the plate 76, thus allowing the arm to retract under the tension of the spring 70, The normal position of the long arm lever 64 is that shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11. In Fig. 1, we have shown a series of these sets of keys. At K is akey and release controlling the nickel and dime slot. At K and K ,'we l1ave"shown'two of the keys for the quarter. At K K, K, and K, we have shown four for the half dollarand altK K, K and K four for the dollar s 0t.

In Fig. 15, we have illustrated the workcircuits, which the keys control, and in doing so we have shown only enough of these circu ts to give a clear ideaof the operation ofjthe'deviee, since. to show. the entire elecg ,tmcalconnections would add to the multiand the pin 67 enters the licity of lines and would result in consion. Line 100 is designed to be connected with one side of. a 110 volt circuit, the line 200 being connected with the other side. At D, we have shown the dime chute, at N the nickel chute, and at Qthe quarter chute. At 01' and d are the crescent-shaped stop'members for the chute D, while at n and n and q and g are similar stop members for the respective chutes N and Q. At al and (1 are the magnets corresponding to the magnets 15 and 20in .Fi 2 for'controllmg the stop members (1 an d The magnets for the other chutes are shown at a, n and g"and 9 respectively. At K, K and K, we have shown three of the keys, the first one K, being-for the nickel and dlme, and the keys K and K being for the quarter.

In Fig. 5 maybe seen four rows of contacts, which are concentric with theaxis of the lever L. The first row is denoted by a, 2a", 3afi,xetc., 36, etc., the third 'row b% (if, 2d", 3d, 4d, 5d", etc., the fourth row y e, 2e", 3e, 4e", 5e,..etc. The corresponding contacts of the two inner and twoouter rows are adapted to be electrically connected in the manner hereinafter explained, i.'e., a movement of the lever may connect a and b" or 2a, and 2b together, while the same movement may connect 3d and 36* or 7 d and 7e. .It will be the second row by b", 2?),

observed that these contacts are divided into sets, which corres the chutes or di erent coin values. set includes a pair of terminals denoted in general by a and b and the contacts in the two outer rows as far as the next pair of contacts'in the rows a, b. In Fig. 5, we have shown the contacts in the rows denoted in. general a? and e as consisting pairs in each set. This will provide for as many chutes as are device. In Fig. 15, we have only shown five pairs in each set, in order notto crowd the drawing, but it will be understood that more or. less might be used as desired. In addition we have provided a contact f in line with the contact a and a companion contact g beside it. p

Let us suppose that the price, of each ticket is ten cents, and one ticket is wanted by a person who has a quarter. The quar ter is deposited in the proper slot, and falls down upon the stop member 11 (see Fig. 2)

which is normally held in position to prevent further progress of the coin. It will be understood that each of the coin chutes 1s filledupjo the over-flow, chute23 w th coins in order to make change. The key 68 of the set K is bell-crank ever 64 (see Fig. 11) is swung to the full line position shown in the figure plate 72 thereby locking't e key 68 inits end with the numbers of Each ressed. The long arm oftheof nine liable to be used in the opening 71 in the operative position. The insulating arm 65- has been shifted from its osition as indi cated in Fig. 13 to that ind1cated in Fig. 14. Let us now consider the electrical-connec tions eflected by the depositof the quarter. This is shownin Fig. 15. The lead wire 200 will be connected with the terminal-d over the followingof the chute through the coin stop 9', and by the conductor 102 to the spring 2; of the set K and since the spring z 1s now pressed against the spring a." through the latter and "by means of the conductor 103 to the terminals d; The lead wire 100 will; be connected with the 'te'rminal e over the following path: over 100 to the spring 2 of the set K and through 103*, coil d, 104, coil 12 105, and by 106 to e It will thus 1 be seen that it is only necessary to connect the terminals e and a? to operate the magnets d and a. At this point let us take up branch circuits, which connect the. ter'-- to 'b ,.an'd'f wire 110 "is through 112,Icoil al 113, coil thus far has been to show armature, thereby throwing t minals, a", g and b, f 'with theleads 100 and 200, respectively. We have tracedthe connection of the lead 100 of the spring as, of the set K which connects with the conductor 103'. The branch conductor 107 connects the spring y of the set K which is in contact with the spring 2, the latter being connected by the conductor 108 to the terminals 58 3a, and g". The lead 200 is connected with the terminals 6", f over the followin path to the wire103 by the circuit alrea y traced through the springs a and w of the set K thence by the conductor 109 to spring 3 of the set K, spring a, 110, 111, A branch connection. from nal 5d".

-.All description of the electrical circuit how the pairs of terminals e, d, 5.6, 512*, a", b", and f", g, are connected to the opposite lead wires. As will be seen from Fig. '7, the lever L bears a seriesof contactsa b d, .e, and f. The terminals 7? and are'at the'beginnin'g of n, and by. the conductor" .-1l4: to termithe series ofcontacts, as shown in Fig. .15,

the contact members (1 and b jresting upon the respective contacts 9 and f. -A current -'isnow established as follows through. the -magnet- 49.: from the. lead wire 100 by the .path already traced, through the conductor 103, 107, 108 to g, thence through the contacta, conductor 125, magnet 49, 126, 127'.

(see-"Fig. 7 )through contact 6, and back to the lead wire200by already traced. The magnet 49 contact f pulls up its e locking member. 48 outwardly and releasing the.

pawl H, which engages the gear 27. The operator now pulls downwardly on the lever, thereby turning-the gear 27, causing an outward movement of the ticket slip36.

gath: conductor 101, the side;

the circuit The contacts and e now engage the coni tacts e and The contact e, as has been previously shown, is in electrical connectlon with the wire 100, while the contact d is in connection with the wire 1200. There is, therefore, a circuitfrom the wire 100 to 200 through the coilsti"? and 10 The operation of the armature of the coil d pulls'the stop member (I inwardly, thereby permitting a dime to drop from the. chute D 'into the delivery chute 7. At the same time the actuation of the coil n will cause the arma-.

ture to retract the stop n so as topermit a nickel to be deposited in;the chute 7. It

'wilLbe understood that thelever is moving Iand as soon as the circuit is broken at the contacts 6, d both of these stop members d and n are broughtback into position by 1 be deposited in the cash box 24: by meansof the side chute 23, as shown in Fig. 2. Otherwise, the coin will pass down into the change making Chute 0.. Simultaneously with the closing of the contactsihe and 5d a circuit is established through the contacts a? and 12* and through the contactsb and (P. It will only be necessary to trace the I circuit from the contact a around to I)",

since these contacts an and bhave been shown before to be in connection withthe respective conductors 100 and 200. The

127, magnet G, 128, d. Theoperation o the magnets G causes the pawl H to retract from the gear wheel 27. The gear wheel 27, therefore, stops 'being' held in place bythe pawl 129; (see Fig. 5). The action of the current then would flow fronsra through b magnet, therefore, it will be seen regulates the number of tickets-which are fed outby the gear wheel 27. The further movement of the lever L brings it into contact with the spring knife 39, which cuts 011? theticket Whichfihas been delivered to the chute 38 through the opening37, The lever is now v free to return to its original position unde mfluence'of" the sprlng S. The passage 0 I the contacts a,

b d, e, and f? over the segmental rows of contacts on ,the'partition' not cause anyfurther'operation of the devlce, because the coin which. was deposited 12s for the ticket, and through which the elec trical conne'ctlbns were established, has now been deposited into the change -making" chute, and, therefore, these electrical connections are not made. It is, only when a new coin is held by the first stop that the electrical connections are made fora subsequent feeding out of a ticket and the giving of the proper change. Thisinstance will suffice to show the operation of the machine. It will be obvious'that it is a machine which will" enable ticket sellers to make change rapidly and to pass out tickets rapidly, since all that is needed is to give the lever a single downward pull, and let itreturn.

We claim 1. In a ticket selling and change making device, a casing, a plurality of metallic chutes in said casing, each chute being provided with a branch, a movable stop member disposed in each chute above said branch, said stop member being insulated from the walls of said chute, andmeans for actuating said stop member.

2. Ina ticket selling and change making device, a casing, a plurality of inclined metallic chutes disposed within said casing, each chute being provided with an inclined branch, an upper stop pivotally mounted in each chute above said branch, and a lower stop pivotally mounted in each chute below said branch, said stop being insulated from the walls of said chute, and means ,for actuating said stops.

3. In a ticket selling and change making device, a casing, a plurality of-inclined metallic chutesv disposed within said casing, each chute being provided with an inclined branch, anupper stop pivotally mounted in each chute above said branch, said upper stop being insulated from the walls ofsaid chute, a lower stop pivotally mountedin each chute below said branchfmeans for actuating said stops, said means comprising an armature connected with each stop, a magnet for actuating each armature, and current connections for said magnets.

4. In a ticketselling and change making I device, a casing, a plurality of inclined me tallic chutes disposed within said casing, each chute being provided with an inclined branch, an upper stop pivotally mounted in each chute above said branch, said upper stop being insulated from the walls of said chute, a lower stop pivotally mounted in each chute below said branch, means for actuating said stops, said means comprising an armature connected with each stop, 'a magnet for actuating each armature, and current connections for said magnets, said current connections including a series of keys and a contact lever.

5. In a ticket selling and change making device, a casing, a lever pivoted'therein, a

- plurality of metallic chutes, a plurality of stops in each chute, one of said stops being insulated from the walls of said chute, a

plurality of contacts arranged to be engaged by saidlever, a series of magnets for opersaid series of magnets beating said stops, v

the closing of the contacts ing actuated by through the medium of said levers.

6. In a ticket selling and change making device, a plurality of metallic chutes, an upper and a lower stop for each chute, said upper stop being insulated from thewalls of said chute, a releasing magnet for each of the lower stops, a lever provided with contacts, a series of contacts arranged to be. engaged by the contacts on said lever, electrical connections between the magnets of the lower stops and certain of said se-' ries of contacts. i

7. Ina ticket selling and change making device, a plurality of metallic chutes, an upper and a lower stop for each chute, said upper stop being insulated fromthe walls of said chute, a releasing magnet for each of the lower stops, a lever provided with contacts, a series of contacts arranged to be engaged by the contacts on said lever, electrical connections between the -magnets of the lower stops and certain of said series of contacts, a releasing magnet for each of the upper stops, and electrical connections between the magnets of the upper stops and certain other of said series of contacts.

8. In a ticket selling and change making device, a casing, a plurality of metallic m chutes therein, an upper and a lower crescent shaped stop pivotally mounted in each chute,-

said upper .stop being insulated-from the walls of said chute, an armature pivotally mounted near eachstop, a link connecting tallic chutes therein, an upper and a lower crescent-shaped stop pivotally mounted in each armature with its respective stop, a

each chute, said upper stop being insulated from the walls of said chute, .anarmature,

pivotally mounted near each stop, a link connectlng each armature with its respective stop, a magnet for operatlng each armature, and electrical means mcluding a series of keys, and a circuit closing lever for actuat-.

ing the magnets, said actuating circuit being completed throughthe walls of the chute and said upper insulated stop.

device, a casing, a plurality of metallic.-

chutes'therein arranged to receive a con-' when so arrested forming a conducting me- M 12ov 10. In a ticket selling and change making dium between the insulated stop; andthe conducting walls of the chute, an armature pivotally mounted near each stop, a link connecting each armature with its respective stop, a magnet for operating each armature, and current connectlons for said magnets,

said current connections includinga ,series of keys .and a contact lever, the circuit through said current connections being completed through said conducting body, the 10 I walls of the chute, and the upper crescentshaped stop.

LESLIE L. PIM. JOHN J. OHRISTMANN.

Witnesses:

, FRED. M. JAMEB,

JOHN CAIN.

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