US1204790A - Pocket savings-bank. - Google Patents

Description

1.]. KUSEL.

POCKET SAVINGS BANK.

APPLICATION HLED NOV-25. 1914.

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TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISIDOR J. KUSEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO STRONGI-IART COMPANY, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

POCKET SAVINGS-BANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

Application filed. November 25, 1914. Serial N 0. 873,847.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISIDOR J. KUsEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pocket Savings- Banks, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to pocket savings banks suitable to be carried in the pocket and to receive small coins. Banks of this kind are used by bankers, banking companies and the like to distribute to various persons in which the latter may deposit small coins and then take to the banker or banking or trust company to have the money deposited in an account. Saving is encouraged and at the same time the banker or banking or trust company secures advertisement and very often new accounts as a result of. the distribution of the banks. These small pocket savings banks are usually so constructed that they may receive small coins such as dimes, nickels and pennies, but such coins cannot be taken out of the banks without the latter being opened by some opening device, which latter is usually kept in the hands of the banker or banking company. This carries the saving idea one degree further, making it compulsory as it were, for the small coins deposited in the bank to be actually deposited in a savings account with some banker or banking company.

One of the objects of my invention is to improve the construction of the bank, making it possible to incorporate the advertising matter more easily in the construction of the bank, and to permit changes and revisions of the same.

Another object is to allow the incorporation in the bank structure of a mirror or other device for useful or other purpose.

Another object of the invention is to permit different sized coins to be inserted in the bank, but at the same time effectively to prevent withdrawal or removal of such coins either accidentally or otherwise, it being noted that in banks of this kind very often the structure is such as to permit only one size of coin to be admitted to the bank.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the accompanying description.

bands or members 0 In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pocket savings bank embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same; Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on line 33 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the bank showing a detail of construction. F1g. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 55 in Fig. 2, a portion of the device being broken away; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of the device; Fig. 7 is a vertical section of the bank shown in Fig. 5; and Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 of another modification.

Referring to the device shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, I show a pocket savings bank device comprising a. top 1, a central or body portion 2, and a bottom 3. The top and bottom 1 and 3 are preferably made separable from the body 2 and the latter is desirably provided with apertures 4- 1 into which the prong of a key may be inserted to pry oft either the top 1 or bottom 3 in accordance with the invention set forth in my application, Serial No. 813,076, filed January 19, 1914: Patent Number 1,126,643. In accordance with my present invention I provide the top 1 and bottom 3 with edge members or bands 5 and 6 respectively, said members or bands having flanges 7 and 8, respectively, adapted to engage the inner edge portions of said top and bottom. Pieces 9 and 10 of celluloid or other suitable material are arranged upon the outer surfaces of the top and bottom and the edge portions thereof are interposed between the and 6 and the edge portions of the top and bottom of the device, so that said bands or members 5 and 6 engage and hold the edge portions or said pieces 9 and 10' properly in place.

The device shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, is preferably made in oval form, in which case of course the top 1 and bottom 3 would be in oval form and the bands 5 and 6 also in oval form. In case the top 1 and bottom 3 are bodily detachable, as is preferably the case, the bands 5 and 6 obviously tend to strengthen the grip or engagement of said top and bottom upon the body portion 2, and thus hold said top and bottom more firmly and securely against accidental detachment or even against wilful or. purposeful detachment on the part of the person owning the device or some other person into whose hands the device may have accidentally fallen. Even though the top 1 and bottom or one of the same is firmly and nondetachably secured-to the body portion 2, nevertheless the bands or edge pieces 5 and 6 will tend to strengthen the fixed engagement of said member with the middle or body portion 2. A convenient means for removably securing the top and body portions together is indicated at 20, and consists of projections which are spaced apart at intervals adjacent the edge of the body portion 2, these projections being engaged by the inturned edge of the top 1. Furthermore, the edge members 5 and 6 form a convenient and ready means for holding the celluloid coverings9 and 10 in place and permitting the same to be quickly and inexpensively fitted and attached and also removed and replaced, if desired. As an arrangement for permitting coins to be inserted into the bank, but preventing their being withdrawn therefrom, except on a proper opening of the bank, I show two springs 12-12, suitably secured in position, one on each side of a coin slot 14 formed in the central or body member 2. As a convenient arrangement these springs are secured in position by small rings or beads l515 forming the apertures 1 for the prong of the opening key. The springs 12-12 are provided with slots or recesses l6-16 at their free ends, which ends are preferably bent or curved, as shown in Fig. 5. The slots 16 when the springs are in the normal position as shown in Fig. 5, are not co-extensive with the coin slot 14, but are of less length thanthe same, and such length is less than the smallest coin which the bank is to receive. The springs 1212, however, are capable of being moved by a coin when the same has passed through the coin slot 14 so that said springs may bend or swing inwardly permitting the coin to pass through the slots 16-16 because of the fact that said springs in moving inwardly are separated from one another sufficiently to permit the slots 1616 to make an aperture long enough to permit the coin to enter the bank.

Thus the springs will permit the admission" of a coin, but prevent its passing out again through the coin slot. Furthermore, coins of different size can be inserted, for obviously the springs 12-12 can be moved or swung backwardly Varying distances suflicient to permit the insertion of the different sized coins. 1

In Figs. 6 and 7, I show a bank which is 'circular instead of being oval, as shown in held in place by the ring device 15 forming the aperture for the opening key. The single spring 12 will operate to permit the in sertion of different sized coins as previously referred to.

In Fig. 8 I show a bank constructed very similarly to the bank of Figs. 6 and 7, but in this bank of Fig. 8 I show a mirror 17 placed upon and forming a part of the cover 1", such mirror 17 being conveniently interposed between the body portion 18 of the cover and the edge band or ring 19. Thus the mirror is held securely in position and forms a highly desirable addition to the device. Other members or devices could be incorporated as a part of the top of the mirror in the manner shown in connection with the mirror 17.

It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

hat I claim is:

1. A device of the class specified having a top provided with a flange, an edge band having a flange which engages the flange on said top and a body portion which when the top is in place thereon projects into the top and engages the flanges of the top and edge member.

2. A device of the class specified having a coin opening and also having a spring provided with an open ended slot located adjacent said coin opening, and means for securing said spring to said device, said means forming a key hole.

3. A device of the class specified, provided with an elongated coin opening, and a pair of springs, one each side of said opening, said springs being provided with recesses located at the free ends of said springs adjacent said coin opening, the ends of said springs being secured by ring members forming apertures in said device.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 2nd day of November, A. D.

1914. ISIDOR J. KUSEL- \Vitnesses A. LYDA JoNEs, HAZEL A. JONES.

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

' Washington, D. G.

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