US1077747A

US1077747A - Coin-controlled machine.

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Publication number: US1077747A
Application number: US71167912A
Authority: US
Inventors: Otis B Phillips
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-07-26
Filing date: 1912-07-26
Publication date: 1913-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 1930-11-04

Description

0. B. PHILLIPS.

COIN CONTROLLED MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26, 1912.

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COIN-CONTROLLED MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. 4, 1913.

Application fi ed J ly as, 1912. S rial No. 711,679."

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIS B. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Garbondale, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Coin- Controlled Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the 19 same.

This invention relates to coin-controlled machines, and particularly to the coin-controlling mechanisms used in such machines.

One object of my invention is to provide is an eiiicient and inexpensive coin cont-rolling 20 ating member which has movable coin-receiving jaws or portions that receive the coin, an actuating device which cooperates with the coin in. said member to impart movement to said member, and means for causing said jaws to. separate and release the. coin when said member reaches a certain position. And still another object of my invention is to provide a chance device comprising a table On which a plurality of dice or similar objects are arranged, a

spring-actuated operating; member for agitating said table so as to displace the dice thereon, movable'jaws on said'member for receiving a coin or check, .an actuating device that is adapted'to engage the'coin and move said member so as to store up energy mthe spr ng whichyoperatesit, and

means arranged in'tlie path ofsaid jaws for causing them to release the coin and thus permitthe spring to ac Other objects and desirable features of my invention will be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure llis a vertical'sectional view of a coin-controlled machine constructed in accordance with my invention; 2 is a bottom; plan view of the topof the casing in which the coin-controlling mechanism isv arranged;Fig, 3 is a vertical sectionalview 0 ots'aid casing showing the coinrcontrolling mechanism in a' different position fromrthat illustrated in Fig; 1.; Fig-:4 is" a vertical sectionallview' taken on' the line d i of Fig;'1;,F1g. 5is atop plan'view of thecOinreceiving j aws' on the table=operating member; and Fig. 6 is a perspective'view of the table-operating member.

Referring to the drawings. which illustrate the preferred form of my invention,

A designates the casing of a coin-controlled machine in which the coin-controlling mechanism is arranged, and B designates a housing on said casing that incloses achance device herein shown as a table C provided with a plurality of dice or similar objects D which are displaced when the table C is moved upwardly, the housing B being provided with one or more transparent panels so as to permit the user or operator to observe the action of the chance device. I l

- The coin-controlling mechanism comprises a table-operating member I provided with coin-re'ceivingjaws 2, oneor both of which are movable, a receiving chut-e3 for guiding a coin into the aws 2, an actuating device 4 that cooperates with the coin in the jaws 2' to move the member 1, a jaw-operating device 5 for causing the coin to be released from the jaws Qwhenthe member l'reaches a certain position, andone or more springs 6 for actuating the member l so as to cause said member to move the table C ofthe' chance device upwardly. The tableoperating memberl is pivotally connected at 7 to a bracket 8 arranged inside otthe casing A, as shown in Fig,v 1, and the springs 6 which actuate said member are connected to the intermediate portion of same and to the top A of the casing A, as

shown in Fig; 2. Thetable-operating memher 1 is provided at its free end with a head P, as shown in Fig. 6, to which both of the coin reoeiving jawsil are pivotally connected, said aws having reduced extensions 2 at their rear ends that fit between table-operating member 1' has a forwardly projecting'portion which lies between the jaws}? and" thuslimits the closmg movement of the jaws, and the coin-receiving slots 10 in the jaws are so proportioned that only a coin of a certain denomination Wlll remain therein, the vertical walls of said slots being inclined or formed in such a manner that they converge as they approach the head or the member 1, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 5. coin or check of less diameter than the one which the machine is designed to accommodate will pass or travel through the cooperating slots 10 in the coin-receiving jaws without lodging therein.

The coin chute 8 is arranged on the-under side of the top of the casing A in alinement with acoin slot 13 in said top and is so disposed that it will guide a coin into operative position in the slots 10 of the coin-receiving jaws 2 when the tableoperating member 1 is in its normal position, as shown in Fig. 2. The actuating device 41 is reciprocatingly mounted in a guide 14 that'projects downwardly through the top of the casing A, and a coiled contractile spring 15 is connected at its upper end to said guide and at its lower end to an adjustable member 16 on the lower end of the actuating device a so as to elevate said device or restore it to normal position when the operator releases same. The actuating device 4: is arranged in such a position with relation to the table-operating member 1 that it will engage a coin in which has been introduced between the coin-receiving jaws 2 and thus move the member 1 downwardly so as to store up energy in the springs 6 when the actuating device A is depressed, as shown in Fig. 8. When the member 1 reaches a certain position the coin-receiving jaws thereon are separated so as to release the coin m by means of the jaw-operating member 5 whose lower end is flared or made substantially wedge-shaped, as shown in Fig. -l-, the member 5 being arranged between the forwardly projecting arms 11 on the coin-receiving jaws. The jaw-operating member 5 is preferably pivotally connected at 17 to the lower end of the coin chute 3, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and a plurality of teeth 18 are formed on the rear side of said member so as to catch on the coin m and thus prevent the member 1 from moving upwardly in case the operator fails to depress the actuating device 4 far enough to cause the jaws 2 to release the coin, the

member 5 being held normally in the path of the coin by means of a spring 19 which bears upon same. In other Words, the teeth 18 on the member 5 make it necessaryv for the operator to give the device 4 a full stroke in order. to operate the machine, thereby preventing a dishonest person from throwing the device D a number of times with the same coin. As soon as the coin is released from the jaws on the member 1,

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the springs 6 throw said member upwardly with sufficient force to impart a quick blow to a plunger- 20 which is interposed between the member 1 and the table G and thus displace the dice or other objects on the table GT The coin that is released falls downwardly onto a plate 21 which is arranged inside of the casing A in such a position that it can be seen through a window or glass-protected sight-opening 22 in the wall of saidcasing. I

In order to enable the owner of the machine to know just how many coins each user inserts, the plate 21., onto which the coins drop, is pivotally mounted and is connected to a spring-actuated tripping rod 23 whose head terminates at the rear side of the casing A in such a position that it cannot be seen by the user. After a user has stopped playing the machine the owner pulls the rod 23 so as to discharge the coins on the plate 21 onto the bottom of the casing where they cannot be seen by a user.

I have herein used the term coin and coin-controlled mechanism merely for convenience and because these terms are.

clearly understoodin this art, but I do not wish it to be understood that my invention is limited to a machine or mechanism which can only be operated by a coin for a check or any other article of suitable shape to cooperate with the jaws on the table-operating member is intended to be covered by the term coin used in the claims. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i 1. A coin-controlling mechanism comprising an operating member, a spring for actuating said member, movable coin-receiving jaws on said member for receiving a coin and holding it in a certain position, an actuating device that is adapted to engage the coin in said jaws and move said member so as to store up energy inthe spring which actuates same, an element arranged in the path of movement of said jaws for spreading or separating said jaws so as to release the coin and thus permit said member to operate, and means on said element that cooperates with the coin to insure a full stroke of said actuating device.

2. A coin-controlling mechanism comprising a pivotally mounted operating member, yielding coin-receiving jaws on said member adapted toreceive a coin and hold it in a certain position, means adapted to cooperate with the coin in said jaws tomove said member in one direction, a pivotally moimted element arranged in the path of said jaws for separating them so as to release the coin when said member reaches a certain position, teeth on said element that cooperate with the coin to insure a full stroke of the actuating device, and a spring for moving said member in the opposite direction when the coin is released.

3. A coin-controlling mechanism comprising a spring-actuated operating member provided with jaws for receiving a coin, yielding means for holding said jaws closed, an actuating device that is adapted to cooperate with the coin in said jaws to move said operating member in one direction, a flared or tapered device that cooperates with extensions on said jaws to cause them to separate and thus release the coin when said operating member reaches a certain position, and means on said tapered device that is adapted to cooperate with the coin to insure a full stroke of said actuating device.

4. In a coin-controlled machine, the combination of a table, a pivotally mounted lever for imparting a blow or sudden upward movement to said table, a spring for actuating said lever, yielding coin-engaging jaws on said lever for receiving a coin and holding it in a certain position, an actuating device that is adapted to cooperate with the coin in said jaws to move said lever in one direction, and means arranged in the path of movement of c said lever for positively opening said coin-engaging jaws so as to release the coin and thus cause said lever to actuate said table, said means being providedwith ratchet teeth that cooperate with the coin to insure a full stroke of the actuating device.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 20th day of July 1912.

OTIS B. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. AsHLnY, EDWARD K. PORTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.