US1126709A - Lock. - Google Patents

Description

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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- LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.17, 1914.

B. W. GN'AWAY.

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B. W. CONWAYi LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED m31?. 1914 l .126,709. A Patented Feb. 2i i915.

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B. W. GONAWAY.

LOCK.

AFPLICATION HLED F5517, 1914,

Patented Feb. 2, 191i).

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smi-Es PATENT oFFioEi Mmmm WLf'coNAtwA-Y, or BRIDGEVILLE; .nnLAWABn the following. is a speciication.

-Llcentfinca-'ns'.or'releasingthe lockso that accessmayfbe 15 hadtO, 13116, Compartment' or locker'upon thefIiSertion-of al conotthe v1ng, l1' represents a-locker door which is con- .further objct'- ofthe invention the. provisionoffa device of this character in" [when the bolt 4: .i s:releas ed,"as will'be heref which 'afcoin, loheck'jor other similar article coin which gives him access to 'the' vlock While that upon insertion ofthe delivering key and the retractionfof the -ibolt'jthereh'y said t .provision oJ-novel means lease of 'thelock to indicate thev condition of .3,5 lthe' compartment or-locker-Whether 'occupied4 automatically places inf oper-atiox'i suitable 'I nechanisni for. unlocking the lock whereby I'access may be' .hadto v the compartment or: locker for' aut omatically 'disconlie'ctingl the lock, opening mechanism from the .lock land vlor,deliveringa1 key to the depositor" of the in 'possession of the saine and another ob' the lock 1n such manner key -ill be locked against removal:

' Vi-further object .offthe invention'is 'the actua-ted upon re:

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machine by 'spurious' coins actuation of the orby coins of a A- 'farther 'object' of release lever in operated position duringfthe of the loclin fthev locker 44Fiurther objects of the invention ,will

which forms apart -irvfvhch gur'e 1.is 'a frontelevation Fig 2 iS 'n inside'elevation o doorshowi-ng the mechanism thereon` Fig.

'eievationg Fie tis. i? tOP "Plan the`cllar so arranged thatA when the bolt 4is.' retracted by al'key turned 1in the key-'cylinderl 8 1the denomination not adapted if lto Athe 'actuation' .of thev machine, suchl as.- coins of larger orsmaller denominations, particularly.thelatten f thefinvention 1s the provision'" ,of novel means for holding the the 'door Ito a receiving lcup securedto one end View.' lFig. 5 is a 'vertical `sectional vi'evv LOCK 1,126, 709. Specification of Letters Patent# Application aiearetruary-i?, lei- 1.' s eriail. 819,250. To whom 'Zt-mdyboncem l i Fig. 2.' -fFignv 7 is a Adetail vvertical sectional PatentedFebEZ. i

lock removed from the' door. Fig. l() is a ReferringI more particularly vtothef'cl-ravv nected-'to the locker 2 by spring hingesf are ranged' to throwf the door -to .open position inafter-describedl. The bolt 4 forms partl of; a lock 5 having tvvo @7 ,the former constructed with a cam'shaped olla-r 8 -having a shoulder 9 .thereon arranged-"to be engaged by the pawl This p W-lis spring pressed intoA engagement'with- 8 at all times and the 'shoulderjis pawlyvill engage the shoulder when the bolt is-in fully adapted 'The rear end' of of thelock rod 14 Whose oppositefend vispivotally con;

nected to the carriagefpiston-15j-This cars riage piston' is'p'v tally connected *interme- The casing serves to 'sup the. key discharge carriage 21. This carriage is movable over theplatform 2Qlsoas 'to discharge. a key for key lcylinders 6 and'y retracted position.A The first keycylinder -7 has' secured thereto an- ;arm, l1 to be moved "against the pawl for'v releasjingit from theshoulder 9.' v he bolt ZLis providedw-itha hook v12- which projects through the casing 5- and is. arranged to be engaged vAnotlfier object foi the invention'is-the' prop by the loop 13 on .thetend'ofthe connecting -visionof novel' meansffor-'preventing they,

the cylinder finto'ia E detail vvafticalsectional view von thel line -8''8 ofF1g. 2: Fig. 9 is an elevation of the a spring lclock mechanism 18. Thisclock 'Ine hanism is secured .to the rear of `the-door.' and is inclosed Within *a casing` 19 through which the arbor17 passes. r port a' key delivery-'- v platform 20 infw'hichj- 1 's 'slidably mounted los chute22 leading through an' opening 23 1n' coin controlledlever 25 having a 27. pivoted and a'phm'g'er 24:on the front. I

thereto adjacent the same end which is normally held in the path of the escapement fan 28 of the clock Werl; mechanism. The opposite end of the lever is provided with a downward oil'set upon which, is secured la coin-receiving channel piece 29'ivhich terms with the olfset a recess 30 arranged to 're' vated outof the path of the escapement :tan:

other similar indicia Which is visible through` ber.

35 and opposite the slot is arranged an in! `to discharge into the chutel 22,.

Secured toV the front of the door is aV -slotted plate 3 3 which communicates with a chute 34 which is arrangedas shown to discharge into the coin receiving channel mein;4 The chute 34k is provided with a sloi AWardly 'projecting rib iarranged to discharge coins of smaller denomination than those required to operate the-.machineI 'through the slot 35v into a trough 37 `which communicates with the chute 38 arranged Spurious coins having` magnetic properties will be retained in the chute 84: bythe ma niet 39 over vthe poles of which the coins have to pass. The coins discharged from the coin receiving channel member are received' in ay chute 40 which conducts them lto a coinreceptacle 41 havinga locked lid so that the box is only accessible to authorized persons. l

VIn order that the connecting rod may be lautomatically 'disconnected from the hook 12 there. is pivoted to the easingi8 a tripv lever :l2 arranged to engage beneath the rod 14 so as to lift it from the'hool after the bolt l has been released and the'doorpar.- tially opened by the' spring hinges 3. rhe tripping rod 42 is' also arranged beneath the Weighted dog 43 pivoted to a bracket l-l:

" and arranged to engage the lower end of a signal' arm Ll5 which is` pivoted to the inner side of the door and normally drawn toward the stop 4:6 by a spring 47. rlhe upper end of the arm 45 carries 'a segment 4S With the Words Open and Closed thereon, or

the glazed 'opening 50.

ln the operation of are set, as shown in Fig. 2, with the door in .closed position. The person desiring to use the locker-inserts a coin of the proper de* nomination in the slotted plate 33. The .coin passingf down the chute is discharged into the coin receiving channel member and over-balancing the leverQ it releases the plunger 27 from the escapement fan of the clock mechanism 18. As the shaft 17 rotates the carriage Qlfis .moved rearwardly the device the partsv agradece on the platform 20, discharging; the -lrey therefrom into the chute which delivers it to the cup 2:1. The' coin isheld in the chan-l nel member by the plate'32 until the carriage has moved a sufcient distanceto carry the arm 3lover the top .of thel channel member. This armholds ythe plunger in raisedposition during the forward and rearward movement ofthe carriage, being' understood that the movement ot 'the carriage is lstopped when the arm 31 passes oi the top of the channel member into the recess to the left of the same. IThe Weight 26 then raises the cliannei member and depresses the plunbrought up beneath the rod l-l by a cam 5]. secured upon the second arbor 17 so that the coni'iecting rod is reieased from thehooli l2' L and the bolt permitted to spring outward.

"/{Simultaneously with this action the tripping lever raises the Weighted end ofthe dog, thus disconnecting its inner end from' the signal l'arm and permitting); the springer i? to draw said arm over 'against the stop. The seg# ment ivill then show the Word Closed through the opening. y After the depositor olf the coin has placed Ahis clothesv in 'the locker` the door is closed, the spring bolt locking it in closed position. To gainaccess to the locker' the holder 01"' the key previously deposited in the cup :24 in sert's'th'e key in the cylinder 6 and returns the same to retract the bolt. 1When the bolt is in l fully retracted position the pawl 10 will bethrown into engagement with the shoulder 9 so that it is impossible to iv'ith' draw the key from. the cylinder until the pawl is released. This is done` by the person in charge 0f .the lockers who is provided with alrcy arranged to fit the cylinder i" retracted position the trippinglever 42 is los which, upon being turned7 Will bring the arm 1.1 into contact With-the pawl and throw ghe latter outot engagement with the slioul- -er 9.

will thenturn the cylinder so that it is possible to Withdraw the lrey whereby it may 'be again placed upon theplatt'orm 20 for discharge by the carriage 21. TWhen this is done the person in charge of the lockers also places the loop of the connecting rod on the hook 12 and sets the signal. i

It vvillbe noticed that coins of small size in passing the slot 35 'will be projected 'through the same by the rib 36 and Will vfall into the trough 37, eventually being discharged intothe cup 24. Coins of equal sizeivith the coins of proper denominations lfor operation of the machine but of spurions character, such as steel or iron'slugs,V

The Sarina which. *iro'ects the vbolt A'proper denomination cannot gain access to the locker and by locking the bolt operating key Within the lock the |continuous use of said key is 'prohibited What is claimed is zl. The combination with aldoor andmeans normally tending to open the same, of a kejyT 'operated spring pro]ected bolt or locking the door, coin controlled'means for retractretracting means forable by the retracting means iiorretamingv normally tending to open ing the bolt, means for disconnecting the retractin'g means from 1s fully retracted and operable by theretracting means and means operable by the the door a key, adapted to operate thevlock. '2. The combination Witha door and means the same, of a. key

operated spring proiected bolt for llocking the door, means controlled means for holding the retracting inea-ns in inoperative position, means operthe holding means in inoperative position While the bolt is being retracted andmeans operable bythe retracti-ng means vfor disconnecting the same romythe bolt.

3. The combination Witha door and means, to open the same, of a key normally tending L operated bolt for locking the door,fmeans able by` thekey dischargingmeans'ffor re-t j the bolt isbeing retracted and'operableby 40- I spring projected.

for retracting the bolt, means for discharging the key for operating the bolt and open able byV the retracting means, coin oonti'olled means for 'holding the retracting means 'in inoperative position, means oper# taining'theholding means inoperative While the key dischargingA means.

v 4. The combination With'a door and means normally tending 'to open the` same,of

bolt for lockingthe-door in.

closed position,4k meansy for retraoting vthe bolt, coin controlled means 'for holding the retracting meansl in inoperative position,

Atheretracting means for discharging a-key .adapted to -operatelthe A means operable `lo the bolt When the boltA discharging throughfor retracting the bolt, coinv bolt, and means carried by the ke*r discharging means for retaining the holding Ameans in inoperative position during the operation oi the retracting means.

5, The combination' with a door and means normally tending to open the same, of a key operated. lspring projected bolt for' locking the door, means 'for retracting the bolt, a key discharging device controlled by the -retracting means, means fornormally hold- 'ing the retra-otinfg means inoperative and adapted to be released by' a coin, means cai*- ried by the key discharging devicel for retaining the coin during `partial retraction of the bolt and further means 4on the key discharging device for retainingthe holdv ing means inoperative-When the' coin is -released, means actuated by the retracting means for disconmecting said retracting means from the bolt upon dischargel ofthe key, and means for restoring. the holding means to operativeJY position When released by the last mentionedmeans on the key dis# charging device, so as torrender the retracting means inoperative. 1

6. The combination with a door and means normallyftending to open theI same, of a 'coin ,controlled means for retracting the bolt, 'a signal, means for actuating the same, means for holding the signal against operation', and means 'ing the Asignal holding means and the retracting meansv from the'boltwhen the bolt ris operated;

7; The combination vvith'a'door and means normally tending to 'open the same, of a spring actuated securing bolt for locking `the door, coin controlled means :for retracting the bolt andmeansoperable-b'y the retracting'meansl Jfor releasing the latter from 'the boltwhen the `bolt is'fully retracted. ,2. 1n testimony'whifreof I aliX 4my signature in presence oftwoiyitnesses. f Y BENJAMIN CONAWAY. '..Witnes'ses: I i WmuAM' JJ-SWAIN, "OLIVERA NEWTON.

spring actuated bolt for' locking the'v door,

for simultaneously releas-x

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