US1183447A - Money-changing apparatus. - Google Patents

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ATTORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

FRED P. FURTTINGER, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

MONEY-CHANGING AYPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16. 1916.

Application filed January 89, 1915. Serial No. (.994.

' residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ltloney- Changing Apparatus, of which the followin is a specification.

%his invention relates improvements in money cording apparatuses.

The ob ect of an up aratus involving a plurality of receptac es ada ted to receive coins in stacks or superpose order in combination with a novel arrangement of means for selecting and ejecting the correct coins automatically to give the exact change when a key designating the amount of the sale and the do nomination of the coin to be changed, is dcto new and useful changing and repressed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of-the class described wherein the depression of a single key causes the operation of arts whereby the correct change is given without calculation or selection y the operator.

()ne of the novel features of the mechanism illustrated in the particular example herein set forth resides in a plurality of reversible bars having each a short movement whereby different combinations of coins are ejected from the coin receptacles.

Still another feature resides 111 an arrangement whereby the coin ejecting mechanism can be bodilv displaced and moved out of operative relation with the kevs, so that when it is desired to just recor a sale, as when the exact amount in coins is received from the customer, the proper key may be depressed without releasing any coins.

still further object oi the invention is to provide an up )aratus of the character described that w1l be strong, durable, ellicient, and simple and comparatively inexpensive to construct, also one in which the several parts will not be likely to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and operation, an example of which is described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein;

the invention is to provide Figure 1 is a pers iective view of a cash register showing this invention attached thereto, Fig. 2 is a detail in erspective of a portion of the ap aratus, 1* ig. 3 is a plan view of the keys, ig. 4 is a front elevation of the apparatus detached from the register, Fig. 5 1s a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same, Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 7 isl a detail of the tubes and ejector bars in p an.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates an elongated frame including end standards 2 connected by a longitudinal vertical web plate 3 and a front top bar 4. In each end standard a vertical post 5 is fixed and has pivoted centrally thereon a lurality of arms 6 disposed horizontally and spaced apart by collars 7. These arms normally stand parallel with the standards 2 and are so retained by sprin universal bars 8 pivoted on the posts an engaging the arms on opposite sides on each side of the posts as is best shown in Fig. 2. Coiled springs 9 attached to the up er ends of the bars 8 and the standards liold the bars in place, while face strips of leather or other yieldable material 10 project from the said bars and bear against the arms. It is obvious that either way the arms are swun the universal bars will be displaced and when pressure on the arms is relieved the bars 8 will return any displaced arm or arms to normal.

A plurality of tubes A, B, C, D, and E designed to contain respectively, 10 cent. 5 cent, twentv-live cent, and fiftvcent coins and silver dollars, are disposed in the frame. These tubes are held in fixed relation to the frame as will be hereinafter described. Each tube has at a certain height or heights horizontal slots 11 of such size as to permit the lateral displacement of one or more coins as the occasion may re uire.

The extremities o the arms 6 have loose pivotal connection with longitudinal links 19. and bars 14, the bars being disposed on one side of the tubes and the links on the other. The bars 14 as shown in Fig. 7 are in close proximity to the tubes and carr coin lugs 15 and 16, the former havin sat icieut thickness to displace only one com and the latter two coins. These lu normally stand at the sides of the tubes in ine with the slots 11 and when the bars are moved longitudinally are carried through the tubes, dis lacing coins according to the thickness the lugs and supporting the superim osed coins in the tubes so that the bars an lugs may be retracted.

Motion is imparted to the links to move the bars 14 and by means of the arms 6 the said bars may bemoved in either direction; said bars thus being reversible and doing double duty. It is obvious that only one bar is moved at a time. It is further obvious that various means could be devised to impart motion to the links 12.

In the construction illustrated it is ro posed to make change vup to five dol ars, excepting pennies. By observing Fig. an idea of the arrangement of the bars and lugs with res ect to the function of each will be had an it is believed a description of the operation of two or three bars, will clearly illustrate the invention.

Still referring to Fig. 5 it will be noted that the top bar 14 has but one lug and this ad'acent the B tube containing nickels. By moving said bar to the right the ln will enter the slot 11 and dis lace one coin having a value of five cents. his bar gives five cents change out of ten cents. Referring to the sixth bar 14 from the top it will be noted that it has double lugs 16 on each side of tube A, single lugs 15 on each side of tube C and a single lug 15 on the right hand side of tube D. When this bar is moved to the left it gives change where five cents is to be taken out of a dollar and accomplishes it as follows: The right hand lug 16 enters the slot 11 of the tube A and ejectstwo dimes; the right hand lug 15 enters the slot ll of the tu e C and ejects one quarter; and the other in 15 at the right of the tube D enters the 5 0t thereof and e'ects a half-dollar. If the bar is reverse that is moved to the right from its normal position, it gives chan where five cents is to be taken out of a ha f-dollar, viz: The left hand lugs 15 and 16 enter their respective tubes and respectivel eject one quarter and two dimes. To urther illustrate we will take the twelfth bar from the to which gives chan e for cents out $1.00 w ienmoved to the le t b ejecting one dime, one nickel and one hal dollar; and when pushed to the right ejects one dime and one nickel, thus taking 35 cents out of cents. It is obvious that this last movement would also take cents out of $1.00.

It is apparent that keys with proper designations and connection with the links 12 would when depressed produce the required movements of the bars 14 to give the correct change in each instance. As shown in Fig. 1 the mechanism is mounted in a cash register casing 20 which has a ke plate 21 in which the tubes are supporte A plurahty of keys 22 are also mounted in this plate and depend below the same as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. These keys as shown in Fig. 3 are each labeled to indicate both the amount of the sale and the value of the coin from which change is to be given, being placed above the latter as forinstancc 40 over indicates that when this key is depressed 60 cents change will be given. Each key has a lateral pin 23 which engages in a notch in a lever 24. The levers 21 normally occupy a horizontal position just under the key plate 21 and rest on the spring pressed universal bar which serves to return an displaced lever to its normal position. with the cash register recording, printing and indicating mechanism (not shown) so that when a key is depressed its lever 21 will be swung down and the usual cash register operation carried out. It is to be understood that the levers 24 may be omitted and the apparatus used exclusively for change making. The keys are arran ed in two rows in stepped order and each iey has a forwardly extendin shoe .26. For moving or swinging the lin 's 152 a plurality of levers 27 and 28 are provided, the levers 27 being disposed on one side of the links and those 28 on the other side. These levers are pivotally mounted on the web plate 3. Alternate levers are disposed on the same side of the links thus giving suiiicient freedom of movement to the levers. The disposition and relation of the levers 27 and 28 is very clearly shown in Fig. 4. Each lever has at its upper end a head 29 having its upper edge 30 inclined downward in a direction op osite to that in which the head is swung an also provided with an upright stop 31 at the end of said edge. These heads are disposed in juxtaposition to the shoes 26, those of the levers 28 being associated with the front row of keys and the heads of the levers 27 being associated with the back row of keys.

It is apparent that when a key is depressed its shoe E26 rides down the edge 30 at the same time swinging the lever until contacting with the stop 31. Each lever at its lower end and below loose pivotal connection with an car 32 turned up from the link 12 with which the particular lever is connected. It is obvious that by reason of the centrally pivoted arm 6 that the links are moved in a reversed direction to the bars H and also that the heads '29 are swung in the same direction in which said bars are moved. Referring back in the description to the movement of the bar to take 4") cents out of a dollar it will be seen that when the key 22 hearing the designation 8- is depressed the head 29 of the corresponding lever '28 will be swung to i the left swinging the corresponding link 12 hese levers are suitably connected L its pivot point has 11 the former 2' to the right and the 6th bar to the left thus carrying out the operation described.

Should the key bearing the designation which is in the back row, be depressed one of the levers 27 will be swung. It will be observed that the ed 31 of this particular lever 27 is incline oppositely to the lever 28 just referred to and therefore the head of said lever 27 will be swung to the right, swinging the attached link to the left and the 6th bar to the right whereby one quarter and two dimes are ejected. It is apparent that where a bar has two movements its link is connected to two levers both of which must swing when the bar moves; for this reason there is no connection between the heads 29 and shoes 26, which permits the heads to swing freely.

The end standards 2 of the frame 1 rest on bars 33 having tracks or longitudinal guide ribs 34 on their upper surfaces which are let into the standar s and revent longitudinal displacement of the rame 1 but ermit lateral displacement or movement rom front to rear. A member 35 rigid with the top bar l depends from the center of the same as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. A lever 36 pivoted to the inner side of the front wal of the casin has its lower end pivoted to the lower en of the member 35. This lever is under tension of a. spring 37 exerting its pressure below the pivot oint of said lever. A horizontal plunger 3 extends through the front wall of the casing and is pivoted to' the upper end of the lever 36. By pressing this plunger inward the lever 36 is swung so as to move the frame 1 bodily forward sufiicientl to move the heads 29 out of the path 0 the shoes 26 in which position the parts are locked by means of a notch in the plunger en aging the wall of the casing and so held y a spring 39. \Vith the parts in this position any key may be depressed without swinging any of the lovers 2? and 28 and thus not releasin anv of the coins. This condition is broug it about when the exact amount of the sale is handed to the operator and no change is required, it being merely desired to record and indicate the amount of the sale which is accomplished by the depression of one of the lovers 24. When it is desired to restore the frame and establish the correlative position of the keys and levers the plunger 38 is released whereby the spring 37 returns the frame to its normal position.

A slide bar ll is mounted in the bottom .of the frame 1 under the tubes and provided with apertures 42 of suchdiametersas to permit the passage of the coins from the tubes when registered with the latter. A. handle bar 43 extends from the slide bar through the casing 20. By manipulating this handle bar the slide bar is adjusted either to retain the coins in the tubes or to empty the tubes. In Fig. 3 a key 44 is shown at the extreme left. This key is designated and has the same connection with a lever 46 as the other keys have with the levers 27 and 28 however this key has no connection with the levers 24 and when depressed does not operate any part of the cash register but swings one of the links whereby the lowermost bar 14 is moved to the ri 'ht (Fig. 5) so that a lug l7 is carried into the tube E and a dollar ejected each time the key is depressed.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: It bein desired to register a sale of cents and give the change out of a dollar, the operator depresses the key 22 hearing the designation which is in the front row of keys (Fig. 3). This key on being deressed swings the head 29 of one of the evers 28 through the agency of the shoe 26, said head being swung to the left (Fig. 4). The link 12 connected to said lever is swung. to the ri ht (Fig. 4) whereby the arms 6 ivoted thereto are also swung and the eight )ar 14 from the top (Fig. 5) 1s swung to the left. As said bar is moved to the right the ri ht hand 111 s 15 enter the slots 11 in the tu s A, C an D and e'ect a dime, a quarter and a half-dollar, which amounts to 85 cents the correct change. The coins from the tubes fall between the same and pass be-' tween the bars 33 and accumulate in a ocket 48 depending from the casin and rom which they may be readily removed. It is obvious that any key 22 which is deressed will initiate the same operation. Vhen one of these is depressed as above the connected lever 24 will also be swung down and in the above case the cash register mechanism (not shown) operated to indicate and record a sale of 15 cents. sired to em ty the machine, manipulation of the ban 0 bar 43 will dump the coins into the pocket. Dollars may be ejected from the tube D by manipulating the key H and the desired number had. Coins received by the operator are deposited in the various tubes.

It is apparent that various changes may be made in the ejeetin means and the foregoing illustration and as an example of the invention and is iii no way a limitation of its reduction to practice.

t is pointed out that it is necessary to depress one of the keys 22 before change for When it is de- 1 description is given amounts under one dollar can be had and thus it is impossible to make change without recording the sale. It is also apparent that various safeguards as locks, etc., may be applied to the apparatus, but as they form no particular part of the invention it 151 is not necessary to enter into a description of the same.

The invention is presented as including all such modifications, changes and alterabearing a designation indicating t e coin discharged when the particular rey is decoins pressed; and means for dischargin rem the receptacles coinprisin a p urality of individual elements, each e ement being constructed to discharge certain coins of a predetermined value when moved whereby certain combinations of coins may be discharged by depressin the particular key connected with said e ement, some of said elements being reversible and having provision for dischar ing a different combina- {.{ion of coins by tie depression of another 2. Ina money changing apparatus, the combination of a frame, a plurality of keys fixed with relation to the frame, a lurality of coin ejecting elements mounte in the frame, individual operating members connected to the ejecting elements, aplarality of levers each having individual connection with an operating member, each lever being in the path of one of the keys, means for bodily moving the levers out of the ath of the keys, and a plurality of coin tu es disposed in the path of the ejecting elements and having provision for discharging coins therefrom.

3. In a money changing ap aratus the combination of a frame, a plura ity of keys, a plurality of coin ejecting bars mounted in the frame, coin ejecting lugs mounted on the bars, operating links disposed in the frame, arms pivoted in the frame and connecting the links with the bars, levers mounted in the frame and connected to the links, keys disposed over the frame and in position to strike the levers, and coin tubes having coin ejecting opening disposed in the paths of the coin ugs.

4. Ina money changing apparatus the combination of a frame, a plurality of keys, a plurality of coin ejecting bars disposed in the frame, coin ejecting lugs mounted on the bars, operating links disposed in the frame, arms pivoted in the frame and connecting the links with the bars, levers mounted in the frame and connected to the lin keys disposed over the frame and in position to strike the levers, coin tubes having coin e'ectin'g o enings disposed in the paths of t e coin age, and means for moving the frame so that the levers will be out of the paths of the keys.

5. In a money changing apparatus, the combination of a. support, a plurality of depressible keys, a. plurality of coin receptacles, a plurality of=coin ejecting bars disposed on the sup ort and constructed to e'ect coins from t e receptacles, operating links disposed on the support parallel to the bars, arms pivoted on tie support and pivotally connecting the ends of the bars and the ends of the links, means operated by the keys for longitudinally displacing the links whereby the bars are displaced longitudinallv and coins ejected from the receptacles by the bars, and means for moving the suportand the parts mounted thereon whereiy the operating means is moved out of the path of the keys.

0. In a money changing a paratus, the combination of a plurality 0 coin holders each having ejecting openings at different elevations, superposed coin ejecting elements constructed to enter the openings of the holders and eject certain numbers of coins therefrom, and change designating keys operating said elements to eject coins correspending in value to the designation of the key depressed.

In a money changing apparatus, a support, coin tubes fixed in the support and havin coin discharging openings, a movable raine mounted in the support, coin ejecting bars movable transversely of the tubes, coin ejecting lugs mounted on the bars at one side of the tubes and adapted to enter the discharge openin of said tubes and eject coins when the iars-are moved, some of said bars having lugs on both sides of the tubes whereby coins are ejected by moving said bars in either direction, means mounted on the frame for moving the bars, keys mounted on the support a apted to o erate the bar moving means, and means for odily moving the frame to throw the bar moving pieans out of operative relation with the eye.

8. The combination in a money changing apparatus, of a support, coin tubes fixed in the support and having coin discharging openings at different elevations, a frame movable with relation to the support and the tubes, coin ejecting bars movable transversely of the tubes and correlated with the openings thereof, coin ejecting lugs mounted on the bars at one side of the tubes and adapted to enter the discharge openings of said tubes and eject coins when the bars are moved, some of said bars having lugs on both sides of the tubes whereby coins are eected by moving said bars in either direction, horizontal links disposed parallel to the bars, horizontal levers pivoted in the frame and pivotally connecting the ends of the bars with the ends of the links, levers mounted on the frame and having their lower ends pivoted to the links so that when keys.

n testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

levers are carried out of the path of the FRED P. FURTTINGER. Witnesses:

CLINARD F. Cmmnnns, JACK D. SCHLEY.

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