US1035862A

US1035862A - Coin and ticket delivery machine and cash-register.

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Publication number: US1035862A
Application number: US47473009A
Authority: US
Inventors: Anson K Cross
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-01-28
Filing date: 1909-01-28
Publication date: 1912-08-20
Anticipated expiration: 1929-08-20

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GOIN AND TGKET DELVERY MACHINE AND-CASH REGIST AEFLUATION FILED JAN. 28, 1909.v

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A. ,K. GROSS. G01N AND TICKET DELIVERY MACHINE AND CASE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.28,1909.

Patented Aug. 20, i912.

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A, K. GEOSS.

COIN AND TIKET DELIVERY MACHINE AND CASH REGISTER,

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2s, 1909,

1 ,035,862, Patented Aug. 29,

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GOIN AND TICKET DELVERY MACHINE AND CASH REGISTER'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANSON K. CROSS, OF WINTHROII, MASSACHUSETTS.

COIN AND TICKET DELIVERY MACHINE-AND CASH-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

Application led January 28, 199. Serial No. 474,730.

To all whom t may concern.' i

Be it known that I, ANsoN K.` Cnoss, of

'VVinthi-op' in the county of Suffolk and, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Coin and` Ticket Delivery Machines and VCash-Registers,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to coin-delivery mal chines, and its objects are:A first, to provide improved lmeans for delivering coins, for displaying them' to the sight of the pur- Chaser, for indicating their value, and for delivering them directly into his hand; second, to provide means foi-registering and indicating the amount of the sale; third, to

provide means to withdraw from sight both the indicating figures in the cash register and t-hose in the coin-delivery machine by the motion which delivers the coins to the cust-omer; fourth, to provide means for delivering and registering tickets; fifth, to

` provide means by which the cashier may re turn the coins to his possession; sixth, to provide means for notifying the cashier when a coin tube is empty; and seventh, to provide means for readily detacliing and replacing the coin-ejecting mechanism from -the coin-holding mechanism. I attain these objects by the mechanism illust-rated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevationshowing the coin delivery, the ticket delivery, and the cash register, from the cashiers Side. Fig. 2 is a portion of a section taken on line A-B of Fiif. 4.

b u I a o n bell-ringing device shown vin elevation in Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the Fig. 4. Fig'. 4 is a section on line C-D of Figs. 1 and 5. Fig. 5 is a section on line ll--F of Fig. 4. Fig. G is a bottom view of the set oifigparallel motion plates for operating the. coin-discharging slides. Fig. 6a is a detail edge view ot one of the push-button slides, :iiid showing the. separating strip iii section. Fig. 'i is a top view of the plates shown by Fig. (l. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of one ot the strips separating the plates forming the. guides toi' the parallel motion plates. Fig. 9 is a portion ot' a top view of the scpa rating strip, shown by Fig. S, showing the slots for receiving the 'push slides. Fig. 10 is a side view ot' the parallel iiiotionrod shown in Fig. 4 with its upperand lower supporting links 'attached to it.` Fig. 11 is a portion ot an edge view of the rod shown by Fig. 10. Fig. l2 vis a portion of a section taken on line G-H of Fig. 4. Fig. 13 is a perspective View of the coin-'holding and Aindicating slide shown in section in Fig. 4. Fig. 14 is a section Online K-L of Fig. 1. Fig. 15 is an elevation representing the partsV shown by Fig. 14 as seen from the left side. Fig. 16 is a portion of asection ontthe line M-N of Fig. 5. Fig. 17 is a top viewfof the parts shown by Fig.,16. Fig. 18 is a right side view of the coin support 125 shown in Figs. 17 and 18`. Fig. 19 'is a. perspective view of one end of the locking' bar shown in section inf Fig. 4. Fig. 20 is a bottom view of one of the coin holders. lower port-ion of a front view of the coin Fig. 21 is theA holder shown in Fig. 20. Fig. 22 is a portion of a section taken on line K-L of F ig;

1 and enlarged. Fig. 23 is a side elevation of the coin holder shown in section in Fig. 4. Fig. 24 is a portion of an elevation of the coin holder shown in Fig. 23. Fig. 25 is aperspective view of the. coin-expelling'finger and slide carrying it, shown in section in Fig. 4. Figs.- 26-and 27 are sections through the cash register, Fig. 26 being a section on line P-R of Fig. 27, andFig. 27 being a.

section on line S-T of Fig. 26. Fig. 28 Tis aportion of a section on line U-V of Fig. 27. Fig. 29 is a right side view of a portion of Fig. 28. Figs. 30 and 31 are sections through the ticket-delivery machine, Fig. 30 being taken on line VV-X of Fig. 31 and Fig. 3l

lbeing taken on line Y-Z of Fig. 30. Fig. 32 is a side view of the tension-regulatingdevice, and Fig. 33 shows the saine as seen from the right. Figs. 34 'and 35 are perspective views of two of the parallel motion plates for operating the coin ejectors. Fig. 36 is a detail view showing the connection between the cash register and the coin delivery machine.

Similar reference letters refer to similar .parts throughout the several views.'

cash register or the ticket delivery machine without the coin delivery machine, it is not .possible to use the coin delivery machine in f Pay-as-you-enter street cars and railroad oiiices, where its use is most necessary as a time saver for both cashier and customer, wit-hout combining with the coin delivery machine the cash register and ticket delivery vmachine, as all these machines combine to form one machine which cannot be sold or used if any of its parts are omitted.

The coin-delivery machine, lshown princi- A The rear portion of the machine is formed,

separate from the front portion and is adapted to be readily disengaged and withdrawn from the r'ont portion in order that it-s parts may be readily inspected. The

' bottom of the rear portion is formed of the plate 18to which the side plates 19 are secured. The

plates

20, 21, 22, 23 are se-' cured to the side plates 19 and form the rear casing. The top plate 24 extends under the cover 5. The plates 19 are flanged and project inwardly upon the plates 2, as shown in Fig. 5. A lip 20', formed upon the lower edge of plate 20 (see Fig. 22), passes under the outer edge of the plate 1, and a spring Y catch27 engages with the upwardly projecting flange upon plate 1 and prevents the rear portion being drawn back until the catch has been lifted.

The anges upon the plates 19 are extended centrally at 25 to engage with-.two bosses 26. To disengage the rear portion, it is necessary to lift the catch 27, slide the rear part back until it isfree from the flange upon the plate 1 and the ilange 25 is Withdrawn from the bosses 26.

A lock 27 may be provided, if desired, to prevent motion of the spring catch 27.

The cover 5 is locked by means of a hook 102 formed upon its'under surface which engages with a pivoted catch 103. The cover is lifted bymeans of the handle-105 after the catch'103 has been revolved.

The coins are held in channels 11 which are formed of thin metal and shown in Figs. 4, 5, 2O and 21. At the bottom a thick seat 14 is provided as a support for the coins. This seat may project below the coin for any desired distance and have its inner outline formed to the coin which the channel is designed to carry. I have shown the seat 14 projecting one-halt inch upon the diameter of the coin, but a greater or lessdistance may be talgen as a support for the coin. The

.ing channels.

Vthe carriage consists of a plate whose upper vcentral part of this coin support is slotted 'eject from the coin channel by one motion ot the coin ejector. In the case of thin coins, the cent and ten cent pieces, I prefer to eject but one at a time, but with the thick coins, holders. may be designed to deliver more than one at each action of the ejector. The slot in the bottom of the coin channel for the passage of the coin-ejecting finger is made with sides curving outwardly. in order that the finger may slip into the slot readily when the coin channel is dropped into its seat over the.tinger.- The sides of the coinholding channel are bent around the coins at the `base in the form of a tube, and the bottom of this front portion is cut away (as shown in Figs. 4 and 21) to allow the passage of one or more coins from the holder. At the top the back plate. is bent forward to form the handle 17 by which the coin holder may be lifted.

It is evident that a machine may be provided with coin-holding chann'els for all the different coins in use or for asmany of them as may be desired. In Fig. 5 I have shown one holder for coins of each of the following values: one cent, five cents, twenty-five cents, fifty cents, and one dollar, and two holders for tcn-cent pieces.

Each coin-holding channel has' a strap 12 fastened to its rear surface and extending downward in the form of a hook 12 by means of which the holder is supported upon the flange 7 of the coin carriage 7. The upper end of the strap 12 `rojects a little distance behind the coin channel and engages with a spring 13 which serves to press the channel firmly into its seat and against the coin carriage.

Any coinchannel may be removed from its seat when emptied of its coins by means ot the handle at its upper end, and replaced by a channel which is lled with coins, or the coins may be placed in the channel while it is in its position in the machine.

By making the upper part of the coinholding channel at an angle with the lower portion, a large part of the weight of the coins is borne by the channel, thus involving the use of less power in discharging the coins from the channel. l

To facilitate the handling of the coin channels. I provide a removable carriage 7 to hold them. This carriage consists ot a framework having plates 8 at top and bottom-which are cut to lit about the coin-hold- The lower front portion of surface is provided with slots 7"," see- F ig. 24, adapted to receive and guide I,the 'hooks .12' to their seats 7 at the bottoms -of'these ,slots From the top plate of the carriage, a

back of the carriage opposite each. coin channel. A groove 8 is formed in each side plate 2, and projecting guides 8 upon' the sides of the carriage 7 fit in these grooves and .allow the carriage with all the coin channels to be removed at' one motion.

. The coin ejector consists of a finger 34 (see Figs. 4 and 25) so balanced'and pivoted as to bear against the under surface o`f the lowest coin in' the coin channel. The finger bears upon its lower surfaceand rises behind the coin a distance slightly less than the full thickness of the coin. The edge of the finger bearing on the edgeof the coin is at such an angle as to' tend to press the coin downward upon the finger. In case more than one coin is desired from each motion ofthe finger, the finger is raised to bear upon as many coins as may be desired,

and the notches infront and back of the ,coin channel are raised to correspond. By

extending the end of the linger and having it bear upon the under surface of the coin,

' a more positive adjustment is possible .than

with; adjustments regulated by parts outside the vplane of the lower surface ,of the lowest coin. The coin-expelling. finger 34 is pivoted between two plates 33 which are riv, eted to a finger 29 solidly fixed in a slide 31' which .is adapted to reciprocate in a groove 30 cut 1n the upper surface of a plate 29. This plate 29 is s-upported by two upright webs 28 extending' from the ba`se plate 18, and has a groove '30 in it opposite each'coin channel. The lslides 31 move freely in the grooves 30 and are held in place by a covering4 plate 32 suitably secured to the plate 29. The fingers 29 depending from the slidesl move in slots 31 cut in the rear edge of the plate 29.

The forward end of the finger 29 is formed into a stop 29- adapted to hold the expelling linger 34 so that its projecting end may rest 'in the plane of the lower edge of the lowest coin. The rear portion of the finger 34 is velevated above the pivot 34 so that the effect of moving the finger forward is to-causeY the finger to press more closely against the coin to be expelled..

The rearv end of the slide 31 is slotted and within it is pivoted the rod 50 which moves the slide. The' lower end of the rod 50 is pivoted to the rod 49, which is'formed by bending sheet metal and riveting the two parts together with a separating plate .8l between them, thus permitting the rod 50 and the catch 78 to be pivoted between the two halves of the rod 49. .The rod 49 is pivot-ally suspended by meansof an upper link 37 and a lower link 38 from two rods 35 and 36 which are secured in the side plates 19. These links are each formed in 'two sections (see Figs. 10 and 11) and riveted together with 'ears 37 adapte-d to fit the outer surfaces of the' rod 49, and the links are of equal length between the centers of.

their pivots. The distance between the rods 35 and 36 is equal to the lengt-h of the rod 49 fromcenter to center, so that this-rod is adapted to move in parallel lines. The two parts of each

link

37 and 38, fitting the rods 35 and 36, are separated far enough to hold the rod 49 in one vertical plane.` Bet-Ween the two parts forming each

link

37 and 38 and about the rods 35 and 36, springs 44 and 43 are coiled. These springs have one end bearing on the rivet'39 and the other e'nd uponithe rod 40 or 41. The rods 40 and 41 are held by the side plates 19, and the

springs

43 and 44 return t-he parallel motion rod 49 and the coin-expelling finger 34 to their original positions after they have been movedto expel'a coin.

A. parallel motion rod 49 is attached to every coin-expelling'slide 31. -The

links

37 and 38 are kept lin position upon the rods 35 and 36 by collars or washers placed on the rods between ,the adjacent links. In Fig. 10 the

links

37 and 38 and the rod 49 are shown -arranged in one straight line, but in the machine they occupy the positions shown in Fig. 4.

To move the parallel motion rods 49, I provide a set of plates having feet bearing on therods. Thus to give change for one dollar, it is necessary to move all the slides except the two outer ones which deliver cents and silver -dollars, and a plate must be provided with feet to bear upon the five central parallel motion rods. This plate is shown by Fig. 34. To deliver a coin from any one coin channel, it is necessary toA provide a plate with one foot bearing upon the channels at once, a plate having two feet bearing on the parallel motion rods delivering from these channels must be provided, and it is only. necessary to provide a plate for each separate coin or combination of coins that. it isdesired to discharge at one.

action.

Fig. 35 represents the parallel motion plate having one foot adapted to discharge coins from the channel holding cent pieces.

These plates may be held and moved in various ways. I prefer, however, to provide two links for each plate, and have the plates form a set of parallel motion rods and move in planes at right angles to the parallel mot-ion rods 49 attached to the .connecting rods 50. A

Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 Ashow the construction of the nest of parallel motion plates, which contains one plate for cents, one for silver 20 extend at the up to one its multiples.

twenty-two plates 97 length adapted to allelmotion plates are placed in .compartments 95 which are bound together bolts 95. are placed which support means of pivots at their outer ends.

rating strips 90 are held at the upper edges the bolts 95. Washers 98 upon the lower right hand bolt 95' also the separating plates which bolts 95 edges of the feet depending from the plates 97 The outer plate on each side. 97 extends both above and below the other plates.

ot the plates 95 by serve to li-old top to the upper and at the bottom to the bottom ends a friction .rod 110' secured to the arms roller is in a position Upon these bolts, 'the links 96 the plates roller 110 is carried upon a 109. This to be moved by the rod 49 before it discharges a coin and thus e5 notice of the discharge is given by the ringing of the bell attendant on the 4depression of the arm 100. A spring 45 is provided to lift the strilger ofi' the bell. A' strikcr.75 is attached to the under side 'of the plate 97 in such a position that it rings the bell 70 100 before the catch 103 is moved away from' the hook 102. y

To lock the parallel motion rods 49 so that no coinsean be discharged by them and so that they need not vibrate while the ma- 75 lates chine is being transported, I provide a bar 90 which is secured to a slide 18 which is adapted to move in a dovetailed slot formed by in the bottom plate 18. A'threaded hole in Sepathe center of the bar 90 engages the bolt 91. 80

By means of the milled head 94, this bolt is turned and draws the bar 90 against the lower ends of the rods 49.` Collars 92. and 93 hold the bolt in the plate 20 and in the bar 90.l A lock may be provided to pre- 8 5 vent motion of the bolt 91 'after ithas clamped the bars 49.

To insure the delivery of no more than one coin -at each motion of the

linger

34,1

the top it. serves to support the cross bar place a slide 57 in front of each coin-hold- 90 40', which fits in a notch cut in the top of the 'ing channel in rooves 54 cut in a Supportplate 97 and projects downward upon the ing plate 53,- ach' slide has a spring plate. Spiral springs 20 are attached t0 which holds the slide in position to support the cross bar 40 and to each of the plateS the coin upon its lower edge 57 en the 97 (see Fig. 7 to keep the plates as hig coin is movedforward, it bears upon this 9'5 in their compartments asthey` will go.` edge 57 and upon the Surface just above These plates 97 are depressed byvmeans 0 which is cut to conform to theoutline of ush buttons 99 attached to the upper ends the coin and is also beveledv so as t0 press of slides 99. The lower ends of .these slides the Coin upon the seat 57. Secured to the are bent at right angles so as to project slide and extending below it is a finger 58100 Undef the Separating Strip 96 (See Fig. (3a) to which is pivoted a balanced catch 58 and lock the slides in their places. e which is kept in position to engage'with the platesQ'l, 2Q and 23 are cut to separate and locking bar 63 by meansk of the projecting support the slides 99 at the level of the top pin 58". The finger 58 moves in a Slot 40 edge of the plates 97. Plate 2l comes up cut in the plate 53, and the plate 53 is se- 105 below the lower line of slides 99, the upper Cured t0 the side plates 2 and covered by the edge'beiiig notched to fit them. Plate 22 plate 56 which holds the slides 57 in place. has both edgesnotched to fit the upper and` Rising above the slides 57 are fingers 59 lower lines of slides 99 and plate 23 has' firmly secured in the slides and moving in its lower edge notched to lit the upper line slots cut in the covering plate 5.6.4 The 110 of slides. The slides for cents, dollars, and. spring 60 is attached to the finger 59 and unlocking the cover pass through holes cut to the edge 0f the plate 56. The upper end l in the plates 2l and 23 which are covered by of the finger 59 is slotted and within it is the small plates 21' and 23, see Fig. 1. The htted a friction roller G1 carried upon the .plates 97 have ears 98 projecting from them arm (51 which extends from the lower edge 11.5 on each side by means of which the plates l of thev'mdicator tablet 62. The indicator are held to the side plates 19. The lower tablets are pivotally supported upon the rod portions ot the plates 97 are provided with (39. by having their lower edges iii the form slots 49 through which the rods 49 pass. of a tube encircling the rod. vEach tablet Secured -to the top plate 97 is a bell 100 shows to the customer when it has been 120 which is rung by the striker 100 which is lifted, one or more large figures indicating rigidly secured to a iii-ot rod 10S. This the value of the coin dropped by the action rod is supported by p ates 109 attached to whichraises the tablet, andin small figures the under side of the plate 97. rms 109 .upon vthe back of the tablet the cashier may are fixed to the rod 108 and at' their outer read the value of the coin. When the slide 125 `is carried forward by a coin, it moves the i tablet from the horizontal position iiito the vertical position inwhich 'it is supported by means ofthe hook 58, so that, whe the l expelling finger 34 s withdrawn from under 130 the coin, it falls into the compartment below the slide. As the coin falls it .strikes the bell 84, which4 may vhave a different tone for each 'different value of coin the machine is adapted to hold. The rod 62 is secured within.A the two upright flanges 1 11 which extend from each side of the plate 56,.and

machine, I prefer to use in placeof the tablets 62, the revolving cylinder shown by Figs. 16 and 17 which is adapted to displayv indicator figures showing the value when.

one or more coins are consecutively discharged. The hollow cylinder 109 has a spring 110 within it which is secu-red 'to the rod 62, and has a bent end engaging the pin 112 which is fastened within the cylinder. The tension of the spring is adjusted so as to return the cylinder to the 4position in .which the fi ure 0 may be seen, A stop is provided to old the cylinder in position to show the figure 0. It consists of a pin 109 which projects, far enough from the outer surface of the cvlinder to engage with the int-urned edge of the coverin plate 113. I

^ have drawn the/cylinder to isplay to both t-he customer and cashier ligures from 0 to 4 inclusive. I place these figures on the lat? eral surface of the cylinder,` the larger figures for the customer on one side, and the smaller ones for'the cashier to read on the other side. A covering strip 113 is pro-v avided with openings 114 and 114 (see Fig. 5) through which .the figures in the cylinder may -be seen. rlhe outer bases of the cylinder are supports for five pins 115, which on the inner side are engaged-by the tripping catch 116, which is pivoted,to the finger 117. A stop 116 keeps the' catch in position to engage the pins '115. On the outer side, the pins 115 are engaged by the ratchet 118 and thus the cylinder is held at the end of the motion communicated to it by the slide 57. The ratchet 118 is pivotcd to the flange 111 by the pin 119 which also holds a link 120, from which a pin 122 extends over the rear end of the ratchet 118. The link 120 is attached at its outer end by the pin 122 to a' curved link 124 pivot-ally connected to the plate 121 to which the, locking bar 63 is riveted. The plates 121 'are pivoted to the side plates 2 by the screws 123 and at their lower end by the screws to the links 66.

The links 66 are pivotally connected to thel levers 68. The outer ends of the links 66 are bent upward and carry friction rollers 67.

` When the coin has carried the slide 57 far enough to move the cylinder one fifth around, it is 'held in this position'by the ratchet 118 while the slidel 57 dischar es the coin upon it by means ofthe pivote lever 125 which is held between two uprights 126 rising from the end of the slide 57 and kept in position to support the coin by means of a spring 127 secured to the top of the uprights 126. A stop 128 projects from the plate 574 and revolves the lever 125 so that the coin falls from the seat at theend of the lever 125.

The coins discharged are supported in sight of the customer upon the display plate 106 where they are separated by means of partitions 83 which are secured to a plate 82 which is supported at an angle by the upturned edge of the bottom plate 1.

'A rod 87 (see Fig. 13) attached by the pivot 58 to the end of the finger 58 is con- 1` nected to the lever 88 (Figs. L1 andll which is secured by the pivot 128 extending' be- .A tween the plates 138.` One of these leversv .88 may be provided for each coin-discharging channel, slots in the

bottom plates

1 and 18 being provided for the levers 88 to ent-er the plates. By means of the ratchet 129 and ratchet wheel 130 and meter 131, the coins discharged may be registered if desired.

In order to deliver tickets with the coins when the. ticket-delivery machine is not combined with the coin-delivery machine, I cut a slot through the right side plate 2 and place a chute 130 outside this slot andcontinue the chute inside the outer partition 83 inclosing the space for silver dollars.

To give notice when all coins have been discharged from the coin holders, I pivotunder each, a finger 85 adapted to rise within the coin holder through the slot 131 (Figs. 5 and 20) cut in the bottom of the holder. This finger is pivoted tothe partition 83 and extends outside the partition above a frame-work consisting of a horizon- `tal bar 85 at the top and a ,rod 86 at the bottom connecting the two side pieces 86 which are so pivoted by means of straps 82 to the under side of the plate 82 that the weight of the finger 85 upon the bar 85 depresses it far enough to cause the finger 85 which extends downward from the erossbar 85' to come in contact with the two ends of the

wires

132 and 132. These wires are insulated by the rubber block 133 holding them above the base plate 1 and by the rubber socket 133 holding the wires -in t-he side plate 2. To the

ends

132 and 132 wires connected with abattery and electric bell 214 placed at any convenient distance outside the machine are connected, and, when the circuit is closed by the depression of the finger 85, notice is given that one of the employ a chute 133 whose lower end is adapted to fit the palm of the hand. This chute is firmly secured to a frame 134 adapt-I ed to reciprocate supported by its extremities 135, which ti in the side plates 2. The upper edge of the frame 134 conforms to the shape of -t-he chute 137 which consists ofa plate'set at an angle and rmly secured to the side plates' 138. At the tops, these side plates have inturned anges 138 by means of which the plates 138 are lsecured to the bottom 'plate 1. The to of the opening in thechute 137 is covered y 'a horizontal strip 139 serving as a support and protection to the under edge of the glass plate 4 which continues below the delivery machine and covers the space in front of the chute. This' jstri 139 is the upper edge o f a plate 140 whic is fastened to the bottom of the chuteand to the side plates 138. The chute 133 is suspended by means of afriction roller 140 which is -pivoted at the back end ofarms 141 extending from a plate 142 which is screwed to the frame 134. This roller fits within a curved slot cut in the lower end of a leve'r 143 which is-pivoted within ears 144 depending from the chute 137.

. The upper end 'of the lever 143 is pivoted to a link 145, and the upper end of this vlink is pivoted between ears 146 projecting from the under side of the display plate 106. Ehe weight of this plate and of the

reciprocating arts

133 and 134 thus serve to balance eac other, and the weightslmay Y beso adjusted that the display platewill normally remain in a horizontal position. Lifting the chute 133 will depress the plate 106 and cause coins and'ticlrets `upon it to fall into the hand.

Various connections between the chute 133N and the locking bar 63 may be employed. I have shown a lever 68 pivoted at each side to the plate 138 and a friction roller 147 pivoted between the lower ends of the levers 68 and held slightly behind the link 145. 1

Two springs 76, attached to the pins l77 and to the links 66, serve to keep the lockin bar 63 in a horizontal position withv su cient tension to keep the indicator cards 62 in a vertical position. Then the chute 133 is lifted, it moves the lever 118, and thus dro s the bar 63 and releases the hooks58'.

he display plate and delivery chute may be made and used without the coin-delivery mechanism, the change and tickets being Aslid by the cashier upon the `plate and taken by the customer by lifting the chute or by [sliding the change into his hand over the front edge of the display plate as he prefers. To prevent the discharge of coins when the display plate 106 is dropped, I providev a bar crossing the rear part o f the delivery machine and having a vertical surface 73.

This bar is pivotally supported by two levers 69A which may be formed in one t the vertical grooves 136] If it is desired, each parallel mot-ion may be locked after is has discharged once by screwing to the upper end of the striker- 7 8 a catch 79 adapted to hook over theed'ge of the bar 73. These catches 79 may he. readily secured to the plate forming the* striker and as readily detached in case more desired.

To enable the cashier to-return the coins than one mot-ion from eachfpush buttonis i' upon the display plate to his own charge,v a return. chute 148 is provided -(Figs. 141,-. and 15), which is formed by fastening a...-. sheet ofmetal to the side plates 138 by thepj- U rivets or screws 149-. This plate has its-1'" lower end bound withV a metal bandA 150 'to which is adjustedv a glass cover 151. This coverV i's held by the frame 152 extending upward from the delivery tube. 153. This tube is held by an encircling band-154. To

this band',"the arm 155 is attached, and its. upper end is ivoted between the ears 156-' which extend elow the plate 1 57 which` 'is' secured to the lower side of the/chute 148.',4`4`

The glass. cover 151 tends by gravity toi close the opening in the chute, and,y when thetube 153 is lifted,'the c'oins fall 'into the hand. To conduct the coins into the chute 148, a movable chute 158 is employed.

-This chute is suspended from the pivot" 159 by ears 160 extending above the edges of the chute, The pivot 159 passes through blocks 161 attached to'tubes 162 which slide` upon rods 163 supported by hangers 164,

fastened to the side plates 138. A connect4 ing plate 165 yokes the tubes 162 together. Springs '-166 attached to the tubes 162 andto the side plates 138 vkeep the chute-158 be? hind the chute 133. v

The rear Aend of the' chute 158 is sup-` ported by a band 167 whose ends are con-- struoted to support the

handle

1,68 by which the cashier first moves the chute 158 forwardas far astit will go, andvthen, by' depressing the handle 168, lifts the chute 133 and causes thecoinsito roll back to the cashier.

It is evident that thechutes and delivery' tubes shown may be used with advantage in many of the automatic machines new 1n A.

use, and I do not restrict myself to the use of the mechanism in simply the coin machine I have shown'.

The cash registering mechanism is at the I left in Fig. 1 and consists of suitable plates 168,169, 17 0, 171, 172,- forming a case which project from lthe base` of eac 4The bottom of the cash register is also supis secured to that of the coindelivery maf chine. In practice, prefer to cut the lower machine, shown in Fig. 1, into the counter so that the coin-delivering machine may rest upon the counter upon the flan es 173 which side plate.

ported by the counter.

The

side plates

169 and 172 are provided with square holes to receive the ends of the rod 173 which serves as a fulcrum for the five levers 174 which fit loosely uponit and aga-.inst each other. Outside of these levers and fitting against them are two arms 175 17 6 which have securedin 4their upper ends the rod 177 which is parallel to therod 173 and in front of the five levers 174. The two arms 175 176 are rigidly yoked together by -a connecting plate 175 fastened between them and extending through both arms'. Outside the two arms 175 and 176 'and Working freely vupon the shaft-173 are two .1evers.178 179 whose outer ends-are secured to the rod 180.

To display the amount of the sale I provide 'a drum 181 which is adapted to revolve upon theshaft 173 and .has upon -its curved surface two sets of figures, one Vset for the cashier and th ther set for the custemer. To revolve tldrum, I secure to its side plate 181 a rate et wheel 182 having fifty teeth which are engaged by the ratchet 183 which is fast upon the end of the rod 177. When one of the levers 174 is drawn down, it carries the rod 177 with it and revolves the ratchet wheel and drum attached to it. The levers y174 move in slots of such length hat they arev respectively adapted to register the sale 'of one, two, three, four or five tickets. The ratchet wheelx182 is prevented from motion except in one direction ,by the pawl 184 whichis pivoted to the support 185. The motion of each of the levers 174 may be adjusted by the screws 186 placed at each end of each slot.

The drum 181 has within it a spring 187,

one end of which is fastened to the shaft 173 by the screw 188, andthe other 'end of the spring is bent so as lto'engage with the pin 189 which 4is held Within the drum by having its ends fitted to two holesfin the base plates of the drum. The tension of the spring is sufiicient to revolve the drum when it is freed from the ratchets, so that the stop 190 secured to the drum will cause the drum -to stop with the figures 0 visible" plate 169. The

levers

178 and 179 have. their .rear ends in the form of weights to v'co\1nter.-

balance in part the rod 180 and. the link 194.` The weights of these parts are so adjusted that the lever 178 will normally re- Fig. 26'. To keep it from going. below this 'W0 i turn to the position in which 1t 1s shown 1n position, a supporting shelf 195 is formed upon the upright 185.

The pawl 184 hasa l51015184 in its 1re-arA u end adaptedto receivezthe pin 194" whichprojects from the upper end of the link 194 The link 194,Lvis fitted to turn freely upon the rod 180, and', when this rod is lifted, it moves the pawl 184 from the -ratchet wheel 182. 'Io lift thero'd 180, a

pin 197 is fitted to the link 192 .so as to ent gage in a slot 196 cut in the rear end of `the When the link 192 is moved the rod 177 an arln 200 adapted to bear upon Vthe under surface of the pin 201 which profast within the ratchet 183 andthe arm 200, and free to revolve within the arms 175 176, when the pin 201 is lowered, the ratchet will be lifted from its wheel, 'and both ratchet jects from theilink 193. The rod 177 being and paWl are thus released by the action'of the coin-delivery machine in discharging coins from its display plate to the customer.

To return the arms 175 176 after'they have been lowered by the action of any arm 174,

springs 202 are secured to the arms and t9" the back casing.

To register the total amount indicated by the action of the various levers 174, a meter is provided. It is .operated by a ratchet wheel203 which is secured upon a sleeve 204 fitting loosely upon the shaft 173. "T iis ratchet has the saine number of teeth as t e one upon the indicator drum. 205 1s pivoted to the side of the drum 181 A ratchet i and kept upon the wheel by the spring 206 A which is also secured to the side of the drum.

AA pawl 207, pivoted to a support 208 rising from the hase plate 168, prevents retrograde motion. The slee-ve 204 has upon ita double worm thread 209 which operates the worm gear, 210 attached to the shaft 210 bearing the various meter wheels. 'I prefer to useand have indicated simply the form of meter known as the crown straight reading register made by the National Meter Company.

In a later application, I intend tohow the means by which this meter may be released from the worm gear, and its wheels all turned to show'the ligure 0, in order that the meter may be readily set back to O when desired. When there is room, I prefer to make the casing of the register enough wider to allow the meter shaft tol beplaced horizon tally, as in the meter shown in lilies.' 30 and g1.

It is evident that various modiidations of the construction shown may be made Without departing from the spirit'of my invention, and I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown;

By adding another indicating cylinder with meter and with operating levers, it will be possible to indicate and register for general purposes instead of for, the special purpose of live cent sales and the smaller multiples of five, which are generally required where livesce'nt fares are collected, and Ido not limit myself to the register with only one indicating cylinder.

To deliver tickets from a roll of tickets in,

strip form, I provide the machine shown in elevation in the upper right hand part/ of Fig. 1. A1n it a base plate 211 is secured to side plates 212, 213 and to the rear late 214. Plates 215, 216 and 217 cover the ront. and top. The operating mechanism is similar to that in the' cash register. Secured in the side plates 212, 213 is the pivot rod 218 which serves as a fulcrum for the ivelevers 219 whose. hubs lit loosely against each other. Outside these levers 219- are two

arms

220, 221 which fit loosely upon the rod 21S. These arms are fastened at their tops to the rod 222 which is normally against the front'edges of the levers 219. A spring 223 is attached to the arm 221 and to the upper casing to keep the arms in an upright position. A ratchet 224 is pivoted at the end of the rod in position to engage with the ratchet wheel .225 below the ratchet. The ratchet is kept in action with the teeth of the ratchet wheel by means of a spring 224 which is secured to the under side' of the ratchet and to the hub of the arm 221. The wheel is fast upon the sleeve 226 which [its loosely' upon the pivot rod 218. The wheel 225 is also engaged by the pawl 22T which is'pivoted upon the stud 229 projecting from the plate 213. Beside the wheel is a gear 22S tast upon the sleeve 225'. The ratchet wheel and `ear both have titty teeth.

Above and behind the lower pivot rod is a pivot 230 projecting from the plate 213, and upon this a sleeve 231 lits loosely carrying a pinion with ten teeth engaging the gear 22S. The sleeve 231 also bears a gear 233 with titty teeth which engages with a pinion 235 with ten teeth, which is carried upon the pivot 235 projecting from the plate 213. The pinion 235 and gear 234 revolve together and drive the gear 236 which is fast upon the shaft 237 which extends across the top of the machine. The shaft 237 has secured to it the roller 238. 1n the same horizontal plane as the roller 238 and back of it,

a second roller 239 of the same size is placed in horizontal grooves 240 cut in the side plate' 212 and the covering plate 240. Curved straps 241 encircle the ends 242 of the roller 239. Sprngs243 attached to the.

vided to adjustthe motions of the levers at,

both'ends of each slot. The length of the shortest slot is such that', when the lever marked 1 is moved, it causes therolls 238,

239 to deliver just oneticke't from thevstrip 239. The levers marked 11,111l IV, V are' adj usted t'o deliver `two, 'three,four and live tickets. More than ve tickets may be delivered by repeating the actionof the delivery levers. The weights forming the lower -portions ofthe levers 219 serve 'to returnthem to the upperends of their slots'. To cut.

the tickets from the strip, a knife 248 is secured toa horizont .arm 249 which su ported bytheuprght arms 250 -upon e pivot rod 251'. .This rod is held by the uprights 252 252 which rise from thebase plate 211 on the outer sides'of the arms 250.

i To move the knife, astriker 252 is provided upon the arm 250 a'dj'oinin the rs. Upon the face of the gear 233 ve friction rollers 253 iare placed upon studs projectin from the gear far enough so that the ro ers engage the striker 252 andA cause the knife tov move five times every time the gear revolves; The edge of 'the knife' blldexis adapted to act with the lowerside of the i upper chute 254 as a pair of -shears tocleanl cutthe ticket.- The chute 254 is held by a projecting lip upon-the upper edgeof the lower chute 255 and also by screws upon the upper plate 217. .The lower chute 255 is adapted to convey the tickets cut off by the knife to the chute 13() in the coin-delivery machine below. It is fastened to the back plate 214 and to .the side plate 212 by screws. Its upper edge is notched to receive ,the knife arm and the sides of the notch serve as stops tothe arm in its motions both ways., A spring 256 is attached to the arm 250 and to an upright stud 257 to withdraw the knife after it has cut olf a ticket.

The pinion 236 has a pin 258 projecting from its surface and adapted to move one tooth of the ratchet wheel 259. This ratchet wheel operates the spindle 260 upon which the disks forming the meter 261` are carried.

Many variations of the herein described parts may be made but, as I believe that 1 am the first` to attempt the ideas involved in these machines, 1 will leave further details to later applications and simply claim broadly the essential points involved.

I claim:

1. In a coin-delivery machine, means for holding and discharging coins, means for indicating the values of the discharged coins, means for indicating and .registering the amount of the sale, means to drop the discharged coins into' the hand of the customer and at the same time to withdraw from sight the figures indicating the -values of the discharged coins, and the figures in the cashregistering mechanism indicating the amount of the sale.

2. In a coin-delivery machine, means for holding and discharging coins, means for indicating the values ofthe discharged coins, means to display to the customer the coins discharged, means for registering and indicating the amount of the sale, means to drop the dischargedcoins into the hand of the customer and to withdraw from sight both the figures indicating the values of the discharged coins and those of the cash-registering mechanism indicating the amount of the sale. v

' 3. In a--coin delivery machine, means for holding and delivering coins, means for. re-- taining the coins where they may be seen and counted, but. not obtained except through a coin-delivery tube adapted to drop the coins into the hand moving it, ineanjsfor` indicating to the customer the values of the discharged coins, means for registering'the amount of the sale, means for indicating the amount of the sale, means to discharge. the coins exposed to the customers sight and indicated by the exposed tablets into his hand, and adapted at the time of discharging the coins to withd 'aw from sight the tablets indicating their values, also vthe figures indica-ting the amount of his purchase, as shown by the cash-registering portion of the machine.

4. In a coin-delivery machine, means to hold and to discharge coins, means to indicate to both cashier and customer the value ot the coin discharged, means to display to the customer the coins discharged, means t0 register the amount ot' the sale and to indicate this amount to both cashier and customer, and means to deliver the discharged coins exposed to the customers view into the customers hand and to withdraw from sight the gures indicating their value and also those indicating the amount of the sale indicator figures from view by the motion which delivers the coin to the customer.

5. In a coin-deliverjjy machine, meansto -hold and to discharge coins, means to de-4 liver the coms into the customers hand, op-v erated by-the customer, and means to prevent the discharge of coins when the cus# tomers hand is operating the discharging mechanism.

6. 'In a coin delivery machine, a holder adapted to retaincoins within it having a slotl at its lower end for the entrance of a coin ejector, and an opposite slot for the coins to pass from the holder, a coin ejector adapted to project below the lowest coin in the coin-holder to support the coin while it 1s being moved from the holder, a coin-slide adapted to project below the coin at a point opposite the coin-ejector to support thecoin until it has been carried outside the coinholder, and suitable means for freeing the coin from these supports when it has been carried outside of the coin-holder.

7. I n a coin-delivery machine, a holder adapted to retain coins and having at its lower end two slots, one for the entrance of a coin ejector and an opposite slot for the passage of the coin acted on by the ejector from the holder, a coin ejector adapted at each motion to discharge a coin from the holder, a coin slide opposite the-ejector adapted to be moved by the ejected coin', an indicator tablet, means for moving the tablet through the motion of the coin slide, and means to retain the table with vthe..tigures in sight until the coin has been taken by the customer.

`8.'In a coin-delivery machine, a holder adapted to retain coins within it and having two slots at its lower end, one vfor the enitrance of acoinejector and anopposite slot for the passage of the coins trom the holder, a coin ejector adapted to inove one coin from the holder, a coin slide opposite the coin ejector having a lip projecting below the coins in the holder to support them, anda catch adapted to retain the coin slide at the end of its motion, and suitable means to release the catch and to return the slide after the coin hasdropped from the slide.

9. In a coin-delivery machine, a coin holder adapted to retain coins within it and provided with a slot for the entrance of a coin ejector and an opposite slot for the passage of the coin acted upon by the ejector, a balanced coin-expelling finger projecting beneath the surface. of thelo'west. eoin to push the lowest coin from the holder and having its center of gravity in such a position with reference to its pivot that the motion of the finger tends to keep the finger in engagement with the coins.

l0. In a coin-delivery machine, a. coin holder ada )ted to retain coins within it by means of supports projecting beyond the center ot' gravity of the coins, slots at-'the bottom of the holder adapted to permit the causes the linger to press against the c o'in ioo min.

vat a point opposite the coin ejector.

l2. In a coin-delivery machine, a pivoted coin ejector adapted to project a little distance below the under surface of the lowest coin in the coin holder and to bear upon this surface' and to project far enough above it to move the lowest coin from the coin holder, and a slide adapted to bear upon thecoin opposite the coin ejector. and to support the coin at this point-by projecting a little distance beneath thecoin.

13. In a coin-delivery machine, acoin ejector balanced upon a pivot and adapted by gravity to bear upon the under surface of the lowest coin in the coin holder and adapted to move the lowest coin from the coin holder, and to support it,while moving it, and a slide adapted-to bear upon the coin opposite the coin ejector and'to su port the coin by projecting alittle distance elow the- COIII.

14.- In-a coin-delivery machine,- a coin holder, .an ejector adapted to move the lowest coin from the holder, a slide'adapted to bear upon the coin opposite the ejector and to support the coin, and means torretain the slide at the end of its motion in order that the coinmay drop from it when the coin ejector is' withdrawn from`the coin.

l5. In a coin-delivery machine, a coin holder, an ejector adapted to move the' lowest coin in the holder, a. slide adapted to bear upon the coin opposite the ejector and to move with 'it and'to support it, and means to move the coin from the supporting slide without retaining the slide at the end ofits motion.

16. In a coin-delivering machine, means for holding and discharging coins, a coin discharge tube movable up and down and adapted to deliver the discharge coins into the eustomers hand when 'the tube is moved upwardly, and means operated by the movement ofvsaid-tube to lock all-the coin-dinscharging mechanism, so that the tube can' receive no further coins when lifted.

17. In a coin delivery machine a coin dis-t play plate adapted to hold' coins in position to bereadily seen and counted, a coin delivery tube below the plate, suitable connections between the delivery tube and the dis,- play plate to move the plate by the motion of the tube, and suitable means for preventing downward motion of the display plate excepting as'the delivery tube is operated to discharge theA coins.

1S. In a coin-delivery machine, a coin chute provided with means to support coins in sightof the customer, a. delivery tube. below the chute adapted to move upward and downward and'to receive the coins discharged by the chute, and suitable connections between the tube and the coin support to retain the supportin afhorizontal po` sition, and to drop the coins upon it into the chute when the delivery tube is moved, sub-V stantially as specified.

chute having a support adapted to hold'coins in sight of the customer, a'movable delivery tube below the chute adapted to move upward and downward and receive' the coins discharged by the chute, a lever pivoted between the coin support and the delivery tube and adapted to support and move the coin support at one end of the lever through the weight and/motion of the delivery tube atthe other end of the lever.

20. In a coin-delivery machine, a coin 4c olns-in sight of the customer and to drop them into the coin chute, a delivery tube secured below the chute and adapted to receive the coins falling from4 the chute, a lever pivoted between the coin support and the delivery tube adapted to sup ort both,

position through the weight of the deliver tube, and tomove it so that the coins fal `from it Y into the chute', substantially as specified.

lchute having a gate adapted to hold coins in position to be readily counted by the customer and to be so moved as to discharge lthe coins u on it into the chute, a delivery tube secured below the chute adapted to rereive the coins falling from the chute, a lever pivoted between the tube and the 'coin support and vsupporting the delivery tube at fone endl and the coin support at the other, 'through a suitable connecting link or arm attached to the coin support and pivoted to the upper end of the lever, substantially as specied.

22. In a coin-delivery machine, a coin chute having a gate adapted to hold coins in position to be readily counted by the customer; 'and to be so moved as to discharge the coins upon it.into. the chute, a movabtle delivery tube secured below the chute adapted to receive the coins falling from the chute, a lever pivoted between the tube and-the coin support and connected with the delivery support at the upper end, suitable guides for the delivery tube,-and means to prevent the customer obtaining the coins except from the delivery tube. j

23. In a coin-delivery machine', a coin chute having a movable coin support adapttube at the-lower end and with the coin 19. In acoin-delivery machine, acoin chute having a coin support adapted to hold and to hold the coin support in a orizontal 2l. In acoin-delivery machine, aA coin livery tube at the lower end through a. ric-4 'ed to receive the coins-falling ed to hold coins in position to be counted by the customer and to bemoved so as to drop the coins upon it into the delivery tube secured below the chute adaptfrom the chute, a lever piyoted between the tube and the 'coin support and connected .with the detion roller fitting within a slot in the lever and carried at the back ot' the delivery tube, and at its upper end so secured to the coin support as to cause it to beheld in a hori zontal position by the weight of the delivery tube, and suitable supports Jfor the delivery t-ube. 24.-. In a coin delivery machine, a display plate adapted to support coins in position to be readily seen and counted, means to lock the display plate to prevent mot-ion of said plate until the locking mechanism is released by the hand which 'receives the coins, a chute below the display plate adapted to receive the coins dropped from delivery tube below the connections between the chute, and suitable deliypry tube to y move, support, 'and lock, the -ldisplay plate.'

25. In a coin-delivery machine, a coin chute having a movable coin support adapted to hold coins .in position to be readily counted, partitions dividing the space above the coin support into separate spaces, one for each coin-holding tube or channel of the delivery machine, a delivery tube movable below the chute and vadapted to receive the coins discharged from the chute, and by its motion to drop the coins from the coin support into the coin chute, and a lever pivoted between the delivery tube and the coin support and adapted to support both, and to operate the coin support through the motion of the delivery tube.

means for lifting said tube. said means being adapted to be operated by the cashier, said means being adapted to receive the coins discharged from the chute and return them to the cashier.

27. In Aa coin-delivery machine adapted to hold and to discharge coins, a chute adapted to receive the discharged coins. a gate adapted to open and close the chute and to hold the coins upon it in position to be counted by the customer, a delivery tube below the chute, and means to open the gate and conduct the coins through a second chute adapt' the cashier.

28. In a coin-delivery machine adapted to hold and to discharge coins, a chute adapted toreceive the discharged coins, a gate adapt; ed to open and close .the chute,

chute, a movable a delivery 1 the display plate, a

chute into the tube, and suitable means toV move the delivery tube and conduct the coins through it and a second chute back to the cashier.

Q9. In a coin-delivery machine adaptedl to hold and to discharge coins, a Ichute adapted to receive the discharged coins, a gate adapted to open and close the chute, and a. mov able chute adapted to open the gate and conduct tue coins from 4the first chute .nrough the movable chute back to the cashier.

80. In a coin-delivery machine adapted to hold and to discharge coins, a chute adapted to receive the discharged coins, a gate adapted to open and close the chute, a movable delivery tube below the chute adapted to open and close the gate, and a movable chute below the delivery tube adapted to move the tube and to conduct the coins from the first chute back to the cashier.

31. In a coin-delivery machine, a chute having a gate adapted to open and. close the chute, and a delivery tube below the chute capable of motion 'in an upward and downward direction about a suitable pivoted support and of opening the gate above it through suitable connections therewith.-

32. In a coin-delivery machine, means to hold coins, means t-o ejectthe coins coin holder, means to operate the coinejec tor, said means consisting oi ported rod, two parallel links of equal length, one loosely pivoted at each-end of the rod and each free to rotate about rigid supports whose distance apart is equal to the length ot the parallel motionV rod.

33. In a coin-delivery machine, means to hold coins, means to eject the coins from the coin holder, means to operate the coin-ejector, said means consisting ot a pivotally supported rod, two parallel links of equal length, one loosely pivoted-at 'each end of theirod and each free to rotate about rigid supports whose distance apart is equal to the length ot the parallel motion rod, and means to move and return the parallel motion rod.

from the,

a pivotally supof means to hold coins, means to eject the coins trom the coin holders, means to operate the coin-ejectors, said means'consisting ot rods, each of'which is pivotally supi ported and adapted to move in parallel lines, two parallel. links ot equal length whose plane of motion is'parallel with or the same as that of the parallel motion rod, a push button, and meansto operate one or more of the parallel motion rods to discharge coins from more than one coin holder by the action of said pushi button.

35. In a coin delivery machine, a plurality of means to hold coins, means to eject the vcoins from the coin holders, n'ieans; to operate the eoin-ejeetors, said means consisting of rods, each ot' which is pivotally supported and adapted to move in parallel lines, two

` from more than one coin holder by the aC- tion of said push button, said means comprising also a plate adapted to move in a' plane at right angles to that in which the4 parallel motion rod moves and having one or more feet adapted to bear upon and move as many ofthe parallel motion rods as may be necessary to discharge coins Whose total value is indicated upon the push button operating the plate.

36. In a eoin-delivery machine, means to hold coins consisting of a series of tubesor channels, means to eject the lowest coin from each holder, means to operate the coin-ejectors consisting of rods pivotally supported and adapted to move in parallel lines by two parallel links of equal length, pivoted to the. rod and to rigid supports outside the rod, means to operate one or more of the parallel motion rods consisting ofa series of parallel motion plates adapted to move in planes at right-angles to :those of the first parallel motion rods, each plate having a foot or feet bearing on and adapted to move one or more of lthe firstparallel mo; tion rods, and suitable means to'return all the moving parts to their original positions after they have-been moved' to eject one or more coins from the coin-holders.

lili

Ina coin-delivery machine, a series ofv tubes or channels adapted to 'hold coins, a series of coin-ejeetors adapted to discharge coins Jfrom the coin-holders, a series of parallel motion rods adapted to operate the eoin-ejectors, a series of parallel motion plates arranged in planes at right angles to those of the first series of parallel motion Vrods, each parallel motion plate having means adapted to operate one or more of the first series of parallel motion rods, means to move each of the parallel motion plates, means to return all of the parts to .their original positions, a coin-chute adapted to hold the coins discharged from each coinholder in separate compartments Where they maybe seen by the customer, but not obtained, and means to release the coins from the chute and deliver them into the hand of the customer Who operates the'coin-delivery tube.

allel mot-ion rods adapted to operate the coin-ejecto'rs, a series of parallel motion plates, arranged in planes at 'right angles to those of thel first series of parallel motion rods, each parallel motion plate having means adapted to operate one or more of the first series of parallel mot-ion rods, means to move each of the parallel motion plates, means to return all of the parts to their original positions, a coin-chute adapted to hold the coins discharged from each coinholder in separate compartments Where they may be seen by the customer, but not obtained, meanstov release the coins from the chute and-deliver theminto the hand of the' customer Who operates the coin-delivery tube, andmeans to display to view indicating figures to show the value of the coins displayed to view in the coin-chute.

40. Ina coin-delivery machine, a'series of tubes or channels adapted to hold coins, a series of coin-ejectors adapted to discharge coins from each ofthe coin-holders, a series of parallel motion rods ada ted to-'operate the eoin-ejectors, a. series o plates having feet bearing on 'the parallel motion rods and adapted by each foot to move one parallel motion rod, means to move each of the plates with feet, a coin-chute having separate compartments adapted to display for counting the coin discharged from the coinholders, and means to. release the displayed coins and deliver them into the Ahand operating the releasing mechanism. f

4l. In a coin-delivery machine, a series of tubes or channels'adapted to hold coins, a series-of 'eoin-ejectors adapted to discharge coins from each of the coin-holders, a series of parallel motion rods ada ted to operate the coinsejectors, a series o plates having feet bearing on the parallel motion rods and adapted by each foot to move one parallel motion rod, means to move each ofthe plates with feet, a eoin-chute having separate com artments adapted to display for Counting tie coin discharged from the coinholders, means to release the displayed coins and deliver them into the hand operatingthe releasing mechanism, and means to display to view indicating ligures to show the value of the coins displayed to View in he coin-chute. l

42. In a coinedelivery machine, a tube or channel .adapted to contain coins, a coin egector adapted to discharge one or more. of the coins, a parallel motion rod adapted' to move the coin ejector, a parallel mot-ion