US1224115A - Coin-controlled machine. - Google Patents

Description

G. KERN.

com coNmoLLED MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7| 196- s ,224,1 l 5., Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

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COIN-CONTROLLED MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 241i, it?.

Application led March 17, 1916. Serial No. 84,790.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE KERN, a subject of the -Emperor of Germany, and a resident of the city of Peru, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Coin-Controlled Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following description of my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawing, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates generally to improvements in coin controlled machines and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination of parts and details of construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth and described and then pointed out in the claims.

My invention relates to improvements in coin controlled machines and more particularly to machines of this character which are utilized to attract customers or increase the sales of commodities.

The types of machines of this class which appear to be most numerous and which are used to vend various articles such as chewing gum, matches, candies and other salable merchandise, have a vending mechanism which either automatically or manually supplies the articles from the machine, and a coin controlled slot mechanism, the operation of which by' the introduction of a proper coin either actuates the vending mechanism, or releases said vending mechanism so that it may be manually actuated to eject the article.

My present improved machine is of a different style in that it does not form a receptacle for the merchandise to be vended, merely serving as a safety depository for the coin.

However, in order to attract the attention of customers, to increase the sales of a certain article, or to introduce an article to the public, it is provided with an indicating mechanism which is actuated as a coin is deposited and indicates whether the customer is to receive one of the articles he is purchasing ypor is to receive in addition, as a premium, one or more eXtra articles.

The objects, therefore, of myinvention are tofproduce an attractive machine which will secure the attention of likely customers, which will form a convenient and safe receptacle for thecoins, and will-at times by means of an indicator entitle the customer to a premium of one or more eXtra articles besides the article purchased with his coin.

The embodiment of my improved machine herein shown and described is especially adapted for introducing a new brand of cigars or increasing the sales of an old brand already on the market.

However, it may be 'employed for vending various other merchandise, the purchaser securing an article of proper value in every instance for his-money such as a five cent cigar for a nickel and in certain instances being given as a premium one or more eXtra articles or cigars.

The above and other objects I accomplish as hereinafter set forth in the following description and as particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan of my improved vending machine. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the vending machine. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the supporting plate or disk with the mechanism mounted thereon detached from the remainder of the machine. Fig. -i is a side or edge view of the plate and mechanism shown in Fig. 3, with the mechanism in position to be set by a coin to operate the indicator. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detached view of the segmental gear for operating the indicator. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4, but with a coin introduced, and the mechanism in readiness to operate the indicator when the coin drops into the receptacle beneath the supporting plate. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the supporting plate or disk showing the various springs arranged upon the under surface of the said plate and connected to the cranks,

arms, and catches mounted upon the plate for moving said cranks, arms, and catches in one direction, the springs being shown in a position corresponding to the position of the cranks, arms and catches in Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the supporting plate or disk similar to Fig. 7, but with the springs in a position corresponding to the position of the cranks, arms, and catches, in Fig. G. Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of the mechanism that rotates the index pointer, said figure being drawn on line 9-9 of Fig. 3. Fig. 10 is a plan view ofthe catch lever detached, and Fig. 11 is a similar view ofthe coin moving lever detached. Fig. 12 is a 4plan view of the dog that connects the ratchet shaped ring to the flywheel, the figure being on an enlarged scale. Fig. 13 is a side view of the same.

Like parts are indicated by corresponding characters or symbols of reference in all the figures of the drawings.

The base 1, of my improved machine, 1 prefer to make in the flat circular form shown, and to provide it with a raised circ-ular flange 2, which constitutes the annular side of the coin receptacle.

Upon the flange 2, 1 detachably lit a circular supporting plate or disk 3, which forms the top of the coin receptacle, and also serves as a support for the slot and indicating mechanism.

Over the plate or disk 3, 1 place a cover 4, which is provided with a center dome 5, having a top 6, of glass or other transparent material.

YVithin the dome, a circular dial 7, is arranged in horizontal'position, said dial having thereon a series of indicating graduations. Un the dial shown in Fig. l, these graduations 8 are found, which are located equidistant from each other and extend radially from the center. These graduations have the numbers 2, 2, and 3, marked thereon, which indicate their value.

The top cover, instead of being provided with an elongated slot through which a coin may be slipped edgewise, has a circular opening 9, into and through which the coin is dropped in a horizontal position.

The supporting plate and cover are detachably fastened in place upon the flanged base, by nuts 10, which are secured upon the upper extremities of vertical posts l1, which extend up from the base, and i'it through openings in the supporting plate and cover.

The supporting plate 3 is of a. flat, circular form, the slot and indicating mechanism being mounted upon said plate, and the springs for operating and tensioning various parts of said mechanism being arranged beneath, and supported from, the under surface of the plate.

A central dial disk 12, considerably smaller in circumference than the plate 3, is supported in a horizontal and parallel plane above the plate 3, by vertical posts 13, said disk forming` the bottom of the chamber in the dome 5 of the cover, and upon which the dial 7 is mounted.

The dial is surrounded by an annular ring or band 14, which forms a circular, up-

standing, wall, and is provided with ratchet A central, vertical, shaft 16, is journal'edl in the supporting plate 3, and dial disk 12, and carries a horizontal pointer, or indicat ing hand 17, at its upper extremity, which extends over the face of the dial with its outer end projecting over the ratchet teeth 15 of the band 14, as shown in Figs. 1 and 9.

A pinion 1S, is loosely mounted on the shaft 16 near its lower end, and a ratchet ring 19, secured to the pinion 18, is arranged on said shaft between the pinion and the dial disk 12.

A manually operated coin moving lever 20, has an enlarged inner extremity 21, provided with an opening through which the shaft 16 loosely passes to pivotally mount the arm in place upon the supporting plate. Said lever has an enlargement 22, extending laterally from one side of its inne'r extremity, and provided with a curved rack of teeth 23, and a curved arm 24, extending laterally from its outer end. A vertical pin 25, projects up from the lever 2O and extends through a curved slot 26, in the top cover, and it is` adapted to be grasped by the operator to turn said lever on its pivot.

A locking arm 27, is pivoted at one end to the supporting plate, and has a lateral lug 28, which normally engages in a notch 29, in the side of the arm 24, and locks said lever against movement see Fig. 3, permitting, however, of a slight initial movement thereof, the extent of which is limited by the length of the curved notch 29 in the member 24, of the coin moving lever 20.( The outerl portion 30 of the arm 27 is curved, and is turned outwardly on its pivot to unlock the lever 20 by the introduction of a suitable coin between said curved portion, and a stationary inner wall strip 31.

The lever 20 is normally maintained in,

and primarily returned to its normal position, by a spring 32, Figs. 7, and 8, one end ,of which is fastened to a pin 33, depending from the lever 2O through a curved slot 34, in the supporting plate, the opposite end being secured to a pin 35, depending from the plate.

This return ofthe lever 20 may also be effected as will be hereinafter explained. Likewise the locking arm 27 is normally maintained in its locking position, by a spring 36, the ends of which are respectively secured to a pin 37, depending through a slot 38, in the supporting plate, and a pin 39, depending from the supporting plate. This supporting plate, between the curved portion 30 of the arm 27, and the holding strip 31, is provided with a circular opening 40, which is smaller than the diameter of the coin to be introduced into the machine, and to the left of said opening 40 is formed an opening 41, large enough to permit the coin to drop therethrough.

The strip 31 is continued to, and partially surrounds, the inner side of said opening 41, providing a curved wall 42, of double thickness on said inner side, see Fig. 3, which prevents the coin passing inwardly over the opening and directs said coin into said opening.

A bell crank is pivoted at the jointure point of the two arms 43 and 44, to the supporting plate by a pivot 45. The outer arm 43 of said bell crank extends over the outer portion of the opening 41, and is provided with a curved recess 46, to receive and fit the curved edge of the coin, and a tapering outer extremity 47. The inner arm 44 extends inwardly at approximately a right angle from the inner extremity of the outer arm 43, and carries a vertical, upwardly projecting pin 48, near its inner end.

A segmental gear 49, which meshes with the pinion 18, has a bearing collar 50, at one side, which is mounted on a pin 51, ex-

tending vertically from the supporting plate, so as to rock horizontally thereon. To provide means for rocking said segmental gear, a slot 52, is formed in one side thereof, into which the pin 48 projects and slides.

Over the ratchet wheel 19 there is located a fly wheel 53, fixed to the shaft 16. To one of the spokes of this liy wheel there is pivoted a dog 54, the extreme end of whichis hook-shaped, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13, at 54, and engages the ratchet ring 19, whereby the latter element, by pulling the dog, imparts rotative movement communicated to it by the gear pinion 18, to the fly wheel and to the shaft 16 and the indicating pointer 17, the rotation of said ily wheel, the shaft, and the index pointer being, obviously, in one direction only, but may continue by the momentum of the fly wheel after the pinion 18 and the ratchet ring 19 have come to rest.

The detent 55, pivotally mounted on a stud 65, projecting upwardly from the supporting plate 3, and of substantially l`shaped contour, has on one terminal of its cross bar 66, a'sharp edged element 68, while at the opposite end of the cross bar 66 there is formed a hook 57. At one side of this detent 55 there is pivotally mounted, on a stud 64, rising from the supporting plate 3, a substantially l'shaped catch lever 67, said catch lever having at one extremity of its cross bar 63, a. hook 58, which hook is constructed to engage the hook 57 on the detent 55, and to keep the sharp edged element 68 thereof out of Contact with the ratchet teeth 23 on the coin moving lever 20, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In Fig. 3, the detent and the catch lever are shown disengaged from each other, with the detent in a position ready for locking engagement with the toothed rack 23. This detent and the catch are normally maintained in locking position by the springs 59 and 60.

The operation of the machine is as follows:

The parts being in the position shown in Fig. 1, a suitable coin is introduced through the opening 9 in the cover 4, and drops upon the supporting plate 3, into a position between the locking arm 27 and the holding strip 31, and then the coin moving lever 20, with its curved arm 24, is rotated on the central shaft 16, by the finger pin 25. This causes a coin held in the curved extremity 30 of the locking arm 27, and bearing against the edge of the fixed plate 31, to force the locking arm away from said coin moving lever 20 to permit the laterally extending lug 28 on the locking arm to recede from the indentation 29, to release the coin moving lever 20, which lever may then continue its rotative movement so that, when the coin reaches the inclined extremity 47 of the arm 43 and continues its movement, said arm 43 will be forced away from the fixed plate 31.

This movement of the arm 43 causes a corresponding movement olf the arm 44, which, in turn, by its pin 48 operating in the slot 52 of the segmental gear 49, rotates the segmental gear 49 on its pivot 51. This latter movement causes the rotatiomof the gear pinion 18, without imparting rotative movement to the shaft 16 directly, but indirectly through the ratchet wheel on the pinion, and the dog on the ily wheel, which fly wheel is fixed to the shaft 16.

Again referring to the coin moving lever 20, when the coin has passed the apex of the inclined portion 47 of the arm 43, as illustrated in Fig. 6, it enters the curved recess 46, and then passes into the curved excision 42 in the fixed plate 31, to drop through the coin opening 41 in the supporting plate 3, into the coin receptacle. This coin being disposed of, the bell crank with its arms 43, 44, is ready to return to its normal position shown in Fig. 3. Vhen this coin mQving lever 20 has once been started on its final forward movement, it cannot be retracted until it has completed its forward movement, being prevented by the sharp extremity 68 of the detent 55 engaging the ratchet teeth 23 on the enlarged portion 22 of the coin moving lever 20. This enlarged portion 22 is provided with a curved arm 61, the extremity of which engages the detent 55, and lifting it, releases the coin moving lever 20, and at theisame time causes engagement of the hook 57 on the detent 55 with the hook 58 on the catch lever 67, thus holding the detent away from the teeth 23.

When the coin moving lever starts on its return movement, the curved arm 61 on the enlarged portion 22 thereof, parts from contact with the detent 55, but leaves the same in its then occupying position shown in Fig. 6, so that when the coin moving lever approaches the limit of its return movement, the extremity of the coin moving lever carrying the manipulating pin 25, will contact with the stem 56 on the catch lever 67, and lifting the same, causes the hooks 57 and 58 to separate, thereby releasing the detent 55 and permitting it to resume its normal position shown in Fig, 3, the bell crank lever having been returned to its normal position by the spring 32, assisted by the curved arm 61 on the coin moving lever, engaging an extension 70, on the bell crank lever arm 44, so that, when the coin moving lever nally reaches its retracted position, all of the operating parts of the machine have returned to their normal position, ready for receiving the next coin.

When the gear pinion 18, and the ratchet ring 19, have been set in motion as described, the dog 54 pivoted to the fly wheel 53 engages the ratchet teeth on said ring 19, thereby causing a rather rapid rotation of the fly Wheel, and with it, that of the shaft 16 and the index pointer thereon, which index pointer is, preferably, a resilient, thin,

blade which sweeps over the ratchet teeth 15 on the fixed band 14, until the speed of the fly wheel 53 slackens sufficiently to cause the index pointer to lodge in one or the other of the tooth spaces, and thereby arrest the movement of the said index pointer and the fly wheel. If the index hand points to the characters 2 or 3 on the dial when it stops, it indicates that one or two extra articles are to be given as a premium, otherwise the purchaser secures but one.

I have heretofore stated that there is in the supporting plate 3 an opening smaller signed to prevent a coin of less value than the proper coin to be employed from being used in the machine, so that should a penny be dropped into the coin opening in the cover, instead of a nickel,7 the penny will pass through the opening 40, and is, thereby, forfeited to the intending purchaser.

ll have hereinbefore disclosed the preferred mode of practising my invention, but reserve the right to make such and any changes as might occur to one skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, without departing from the scope of my invention, as defined in the subjoined claims.

Having thus fully disclosed my invention 1 claim as new and desire to secure to myself by Letters Patent of the United States 1. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle, a supporting plate in said receptacle, indicating mechanism mounted above said plate, and including a dial, a shaft, an indicating hand on said shaft, a pinion, and coin controlled actuating means for said indicating mechanism having a segmental gear meshing with the pinion.

2. In apmachine of the class described, a receptacle, a supporting plate in said receptacle, indicating mechanism mounted above said plate, and including a dial, a shaft, an indicating hand on said shaft, a pinion, coin controlled actuating means for said indicating mechanism having a segmental gear meshing with the. pinion, and a coin controlled released spring returned lever for rocking said segmental gear.

In a machine of the class described, a receptacle, a supporting plate in said receptacle, an outer top cover over said supporting' plate, said plate and cover being separated sufficiently to leave a narrow space in which a coin might be moved fiat-wise, a rotatable element constructed to move said coin, a bell crank lever actuated by said moving coin, indicating mechanism,l said indicating mechanism being actuated by said bell crank lever, and mechanism constructed to lock said coin moving element against rotation when an improper coin is placed into the machine.

4. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle, a supporting plate in said receptacle, an outer top cover over said supporting plate, said plate and cover being separated sufficiently to leave a narrow space in which a coin might be slipped edgewise, coin controlled actuating elements movably mounted in said space, a central dome on the cover, and indicating mechanism arranged in said dome, said coin controlled elements including a coin moving lever, a bell crank, said bell crank being actuated by a coin when moved by said bell crank lever, and mechanism actuated by said bell crank lever constructed to rotate said indicating mechanism.

5. 1n a machine of the class described, a

receptacle, a supporting` plate in said receptacle, an outer top cover over said supporting plate, said plate and cover being separated sufficiently to leave a narrow space in which a coin might be slipped edgevvise, coin controlled actuating elements movably mounted in said space, a, central dome on the cover, a dial in said dome, a rotatable shaft vertically mounted in the cover and dome and operatively connected to the actuating elements, and an indicating hand carried by said shaft.

6. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle, a supporting plate in said receptacle, an outer top cover over said supporting plate, said plate and cover being separated sufficiently to leave a nari-ovv space in which a coin might be slipped edgeWise, coin controlled actuating elements movably mounted in said space, said elements being adapted to beshifted in one direction by the introduction of a coin, return springs for said elements, and indicating mechanism arranged over said elements, said indicating mechanism being rotatably connected and operated by said coin actuating elements with said coin as an intermediary between said actuating elements.

7. ln a machine of the class described, a receptacle, a dial over said receptacle, a rotary indicating hand, a Vertical shaft supporting said indicating hand, a ratchet ring on said shaft, a fly Wheel mounted loosely on said shaft, a pivotal locking dog depending from the fly Wheel and engaging the ratchet ring, and coin controlled mechanism for rotating said shaft.

8. 1n an apparatus of the nature described, the combination of a coin depository, a supporting plate horizontally disposed in said Y coin depository, a shaft centrally journaled in said supporting plate, a gear pinion loosely mounted on said shaft, a ratchet ring fixed to said pinion, a fiy Wheel, a dog depending from said fly Wheel, an indicator pointer at the upper end of said shaft, and mechanism operable after a coin has been dropped into the apparatus for rotating said pinion, the rotation of said pinion imparting rotative movement to said shaft and the index pointer. v

9. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin depository, a horizontally disposed supporting plate in said coin depository, a horizontally disposed, fixed dial plate above said supporting plate, a vertically disposed shaft centrally journaled in said supporting plate and in said fixed dial plate, a gear pinion loosely mounted on said shaft, a ratchet ring fixed to said pinion, a fly Wheel mounted on said shaft, a. dog depending from said fly `wheel and constructed to engage said ratchet ring, an indicator pointer at the upper end of said shaft, and mechanism operable after a coin has been dropped into the apparatus for rotating said pinion, the rotation of said pinion imparting rotative movement to said shaft and said indicator pointer.

10. 1n an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin depository, a horizontally disposed supporting plate in said coin depository, a horizontally disposed, fixed dial plate above said supporting plate, a ratchet ring fixed to said dial plate, a vertically disposed shaft journaled in said supporting plate and said dial plate, a gear pinion loosely mounted on said shaft, a ratchet ring fixed to said pinion, a fly Wheel mounted on said shaft, a dog depending from said fly Wheel and constructed to engage the last-mentioned ratchet ring, an index pointer at the upper end of said shaft, and mechanism operable after a coin has been dropped into the apparatus for rotating said gear pinion, the rotation of said ratchet ring on said pinion imparting rotative movement to said shaft and said index pointer.

11. ln an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin receptacle, a supporting plate horizontally disposed in said coin receptacle, a dial plate above said supporting plate, a ratchet ring fixed to said dial plate, a vertically disposed shaft journaled in said supporting plate and said dial plate, a gear pinion loosely mounted on said shaft, a ratchet ring fixed to said pinion, a fly Wheel mounted on said shaft, a dog depending from said fly Wheel and constructed to engage said ratchet ring on said pinion, an indicator pointer at the upper end of said shaft, and mechanism constructed to rotate said shaft, after a coin has been placed into the apparatus, said indicator pointer being adapted to engage the ratchet ring on the dial plate When the rotation of said shaft slackens.

12. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin receptacle, a supporting plate horizontally disposed in said coin receptacle, a cover plate for said coin receptacle, said supporting plate being in close adjacency to said cover plate, but sufliciently spaced therefrom to permit a coin to be moved in said space, a coin opening in said cover plate, mechanism located in said space for moving a coin in said space, rotatable mechanism on said supporting plate, said rotatable mechanism having` an index pointer, said rotatable mecha` nism being operable after a coin has been dropped into the apparatus, and a fixed dial plate, there being means on said dial plate constructed to arrest said index pointer when rotating at sloW speed.

18. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin receptacle, a cover for said receptacle, a xed dial plate in said cover, there being in said cover a coin receiving opening, a horizontally disposed supporting plate in yclose proximity to said cover, coin moving mechanism in the space between said supporting plate and -said cover, a vertically disposed shaft journaled in said supporting plate and said dial plate, an index pointer at the upper end of said shaft, and mechanism operable by said coin moving mechanism when moving said coin to rotate said shaftand said index pointer.

14. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin receptacle, a dome on said coin receptacle, said dome having a laterally extending flange, a coin opening in said flange, a supporting plate below said flange, said supporting plate being in close proximity to said flange but spaced suiiiciently therefrom to permit a coin dropped through said coin opening upon said supporting plate to be moved thereon, a dial plate affixed to said supporting plate and reaching Within said dome, a transparent top plate for said dome, an index pointer above said dial plate, mechanism constructed to rotate said index pointer after a coin has been moved on said supporting plate, and means on said supporting plate for moving said coin.

15. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin receptacle, a cover plate on said coin receptacle, there being in said cover plate a coin receiving opening, a supporting plate beneath said cover plate, a centrally located shaft ournaled in said supporting plate, a coin moving lever rotatably mounted on said shaft in close proximity to said supporting plate, a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on said supporting plate, said bell crank lever having tvvo arms, a segmental gear wheel rotatablymounted on said supporting plate said segmental gear Wheel'being operatively connected to one arm of said bell crank lever, a fixed dial plate supported on said supporting plate, an index pointer at the upper end of said shaftl over said dial plate, and mechanism operable by said segmental gear Wheel for rot-ating said shaft and said index pointer.

16. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin receptacle, a cover plate for said coin receptacle, said cover plate having a coin receiving opening, a supporting plate underneath, and in spaced relationship to, said cover plate, a coin moving lever pivotally secured to said supporting plate, there being on said coin moving lever a ratchet toothed lmeinber, said ratchet toothed member having a curved arm, a detent pivotally mounted on said supporting plate, said detent having a sharp extremity constructed to engage said ratchet teeth, said detent being constructed to be moved by said curved arm, a catch lever pivotally mounted on said supporting plate, said detent and said catch lever having hooks constructed to engage each other to keep the detent from engaging said ratchet teeth, said catch lever having a. stem constructed nto be moved by said coin moving lever to liberate said detent.

17. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin receptacle, a supporting plate adjacent the upper margin of said coin receptacle, a cover plate over said supporting plate and in closely spaced relation thereto, said cover plate having a coin receiving opening, a coin moving lever pivotally mounted on said supporting plate, a fixed plate on said supporting plate in spaced relationship to said coin moving lever, a locking arm pivotally mounted on said supporting plate adj acent'to said coin moving lever, said locking` arm having a curved terminal reaching slightly beyond one terminal of said fixed plate, said fixed plate having at the other terminal a curved indentation, a coin opening in said supporting plate registering With said curved indentation, a bell crank lever, a fixed dial plate, an index pointer over said fixed dial plate, and mechanism for rotating said index pointer when a coin is being moved by .said coin moving lever and passes in front of said fixed plate.

18. In a machine of the nature described, the combination, of a supporting plate, a coin moving lever pivotally mounted on said supporting plate, a pivotally mounted locking lever for said coin moving lever, a fixed plate in spaced relationship to said coin moving lever, said coin moving leverv having at one of its terminals an indentation, said locking lever having a projection adapted to engage said indentation, said indentation being longer than the length of said projection, said coin moving lever having an initial, limited, movement governed by the length of said indentation, whereby a coin of proper diameter placed in front of the terminal of the coin moving lever When being moved by said coin moving lever, will push the locking lever avvay from the coin moving lever to disengage said coin moving lever, While a coin of smaller diameter than the' proper coin Will be inoperative in releasing said coin moving lever.

19. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a supporting plate, therev being in said supporting plate an opening large enough to permit a normal coin to pass therethrough, a coin moving lever pivotally mounted on said supporting plate, a locking arm pivotally mounted on said supporting plate in adjacency to said coin moving lever, a fixed plate on said supporting plate adjacent to said coin opening therein, and means on said coin moving lever and on said fixed plate and said locking arm constructed to prevent operative movement of said coin moving lever, unless a coin of proper diameter is located on said supporting plate in front of said coin moving lever.

20. In an apparatusof the nature described, a casing, a horizontally disposed supporting plate therein, a horizontally rotatable Wheel above' said supporting plate, a coin receiving element, Wheel rotating` means actuated by a coin deposited in said coin receiving element, a coin impelling lever on said horizontally disposed supporting plate, and a release paWl constructed to engage said impelling lever When an improper tolren is placed in said coin receiving element and to release said impelling lever when a proper coin is being impelled.

2l. In an apparatus of the nature described, the combination, of a coin depository comprising a casing, a cover plate for said casing, a horizontally disposed supporting plate in said casing adjacent to said cover plate, a dome above said cover plate, said dome having a transparent cover, a coin receiving element in said cover plate, a horizontally rotatable Wheel in said dome, Wheel rotating means in said dome, coin impelling mechanism mounted on said horizontally dis osed plate, said coin impelling mechanism eing operative when a proper coin is located on said supporting plate to rotate said Wheel, said coin impelling mechanism being inoperative when an improper coin is placed into the apparatus.

22. In a machine of the nature described, the combination, of a coin depository, including a casing, a cover plate for said casing, there being a coin receiving element in said cover plate, a horizontally disposed supporting plate underneath said cover plate, a superstructure on said cover plate, a transparent top for said superstructure, a horizontally rotatable vvheel in said superstructure, means for rotating said Wheel, coin impelling mechanism mounted on said horizontally disposed supporting plate, said coin impelling mechanism being constructed to actuate said Wheel rotating mechanism by impelling a coin.

23. In a machine of the nature described, a coin depository` including a casing, a horizontally disposed supporting plate in said casing, a cover for said casing over said horizontally disposed supporting plate, there being in said cover a coin receiving element, a horizontally disposed Wheel above said supporting plate, Wheel rotating means, means on said horizontally disposed supporting plate for impelling a coin, said coin being the intermediary for actuating the Wheel rotating means in conjunction With said impelling means.

24. In a machine of the nature described, a coin depository, including a casing, a horizontally disposed supportingplate in said casing, a cover for said casing over said horizontally disposed supporting plate, there being in said cover a coin-receiving element, a horizontally disposed Wheel above said supporting plate, Wheel rotating means, means on said horizontally disposed supporting plate i'or impelling a coin, said coin being the intermediary for actuating the Wheel rotating means in conjunction With said impelling means, and means for locking said coin impelling mechanism to prevent operation thereof when an improper coin is placed into the machine.

25. A device of the class described, including, in combination, a casing, a supporting plate therein, a coin path thereon, a coin receiving element in connection there/With, a coin lever constructed to impel a coin along said path, a bell crank on said plate projecting into said path and actuated by a coin traveling in said path, a gear train actuated by said bell crank, a ratchet Wheel in connection With said gear train, a vvheel rotatably supported above said plate, and a paWl in connection with said Wheel engaging said ratchet wheel.

26. A device of the class described, including, in combination, a casing, a supporting plate therein, a coin .path thereon, a coin receiving element in connection therewith, a coin lever constructed to impel a coin along said path, an arm on said plate intersecting said coin path and actuated by a coin travcling said path, a Wheel, Wheel rotating mechanism actuated by said arm, and means connecting said Wheel to said actuating means to rotate said Wheel in one direction only.

27. A device of the class described, including, in combination, a casing, a supporting plate therein, a coin path thereon, a coin receiving element in connection therewith, a coin lever constructed to impel a coin along said path, an arm intersecting said coin path and actuated by a coin travcling said path, an extension on said arm, and an arm on said coin lever constructed to coact with said extension to return said intersecting arm.

Q8. A device of the class described, including, in combination, a coin impelling lever, said lever having a ratchet gear segment, a trip paWl constructed to engage said ratchet gear segment to prevent reverse movement of said coin impelling lever, there being an arm on said coin impelling lever constructed to move said trip pawl out of engagement with said ratchet gear segment, a trip lever, said trip lever having one arm constructed to maintain said trip paWl in en gaged position with the trip lever, and another arm actuated by said coin impelling lever constructed to release said trip pavvl from said trip lever.

Q9. ln a device of the class described, a coin lever, an oscillating plate actuated in one direction by said coin lever, 4spring means for returning` said plate to normal position, a catch constructed to prevent the return of said plate, and means actuated by said coin lever for tripping said catch, the

latter means including a pivoted trip lever,

said trip lever having one of its arms engaged by said coin impelling lever on the latter-s return trip, the other arm of said trip lever being constructed to engage an arm on said catch.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE KERN.

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