US1256363A - Money paying, changing, and listing machine. - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEFrcE.

WILLIAM S. OVERLIN, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO INTERNATIONAL 'MONEY MACHINE COMPANY, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, A COR- PORAT'ION vor INDIANA,

MONEY PAYING, CHANGING, lANI) LISTING MACHINE.

Application filed July 19, 1912.

To all 'fa/wm, t may Concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM S. OVERLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the'county of Multnomah and State of lOregon, have invented certain new andusefnl Improvements in Money Paying, Changing, and Listingr Machines, of which the following is a specication.

The. present. invention appertains to the art. o1 money handling,.and comprises a ma` chine for mechanically delivering money in predetermined amounts, for automatically computing the ditterence between two amounts so as to deliver money equivalent to such difference, and for listing certain transactions ot the machine, as for instance, amounts of money tendered and amounts of sale or purchase, or one of said amounts, all commonly occurring in the operation, of many businesses.

From the foregoing it will he apparent that. this machine is of wide adaptability, an especial object'. in view havingr been to design a construction wherein the advantageous operation of what is ordinarily known as a change maker, may be obtained, whileon the. other hand,to accommodate for certain tretpicnt'. business usage, the same machine can he employed for the mere delivery of money in selected amounts entirely7 irresl'iecttive ot the change making action above referred to.

'.lhe computing;` mechanism const itutes one ci' the most. importantl features oi thc machine, its action being unique and novel in inany phases thereof', as may now be instanced. vln money transactions where the machine is employed as a change maker, manipulative devices are operated in accordance with the amount. paid or tendered, and the various denominations ol money which represent'. such amount are determined or selected without an),7 transfer orcarry-over action ot the computing means being necessary-','r'io matter how large the amount in question may he, solong as it within the capacity o'F the machine. There arc also, of course. manipulative devices for operation according t'o'an amountot' saLe or purchase, the operation of the machine involving tlie mechanical subtraction of the latter amount. from the torn'icr, so to speak, and the delivcry ol change equal to the am'oi'int. ofthe di tlerenee.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1e, 191s.

Serial No. 710,512.

Where an amount of sale or purchase involves one or more denominations of money and the value of each denomination is equal to or less than the value of the corresponding denominations of those representing the amount tendered, no carry-over or transfer action ot' the computing devices is required in this machine. An example of such a. transaction is the determination and selection of the change Where the amount tendered is $77.64 and the amount. of sale is $66.53, or $67.43, or $77.64. Most money transactions, however, necessitate the subtraction of an amount such as $66.58 from larger tendered amount, as $74.83, the amount of sale including one or several denominations of coins or currency of greater individual value than the corresponding de.- nominations of the purchase amount. In the last cited example the units denomination (cents) and hundreds denomination (dollars), of the. purchase amount are tgreater than the corresponding denominations of the tendered amount v'hile the tenhundreds (ten dollars) and tens denomination (dimes) are less. Acondition of this sort requires aninterdcnominational action ot the computing instrumentalities so that. when 8 ets. is subtracted from S3 cts.,l for instance, the. tens denomination mechanismwill be. controlla-al to deliver 70 cts. where. it would previously.' have dclivcretl 8O ets., an action which is realt)r a reverse transttc1 as contra-distinguisheiitrom what is commonly` known as a transfer trom a lower to higher denomination, such as utilized in the art ot cash registers, adding machines. etc.

The instrumcntalit'ies emplovcd for accornplishiingr this necessary mechanical computation incidental to subtraction` or an equivalent arithmetical olieration, are simplified to a large extent and'do not involve the necessity ot permutation of the selectingdevices,'are capable ot ready1 actuation. in the performance of their functions, andv insure absolute accuracy and reliability oi: action, results attained in a. manner entire-ly newlv in the arts.

The list ing means mentioned .betere herein comprises printirgrr mechanisms. to ceact with the respective amount: tendered and purchase amount manipulative. devices. Said printing mechanisms are capable of synchronous,

or separate operation, a necessary feature of the machine m order purchase amounts may be listed in one operation of the machine used as a change maker, or only one of said amounts listed as when the. machine is operative for money delivery purposes.

For a full, understanding of the present invention, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a general perspective view of a machine embodying the essential features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the, machine,

' one of the doors offering access to the printing mechanisms being open and the other doorclosed, the rear casing plate being detached to show more clearlythc selector hails or yo'kes and associated selecting and ejecting devices. l

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a machine showing the coin section partly broken away and certain front plates of ,the casing removed to bring out clearly the key locking mechanism, the selector devices, and the operative connections between the keys, computing mechanism and selector devices.

Fig. 4 is abottom plan view of the machine, the selector levers and some other detail parts being omitted for the sake of clear- DESS.

Fig. 5 is4 an end elevation looking toward the key section of the machine, casing parts being broken away-or adjusted to bring out clearly the key `release mechanism, ejector shaft operating means, and the printing or listing inistrumentalities.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the machine with the coin chute detached and with the upper section carrying the ejectors removed in order to present clearly other parts of the selector and computing mechanisms.-

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional View, partly broken away, taken about on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view bringing 4out more clearly the parts of the selector and computing mechanisms with operative connections therebetween.

' Fig. 9 is an enlarged bottom "plan view showing particularly the operative connections between the dilferential levers which cooperate directly with a computing sector, together with lector levers and the' actuating arms for the latter. 1

Fig. 10 is an enlarged elevation of one of the computing sectors together with adjacent members controlling the operation of the same,- the -view Vbeing reverse to that of the same parts as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view of one of the differential levers.

Fig-'.12 isa sectional view4 taken about that the tendered and the arrangement of the se- Fig. 15 is a perspective view of an ejector of double thickness for discharging two coins from a coin holder.

Fig. 16 is a similar view of a special ejector.

Figs.' 17 and 18 are detail perspective vlews of speclal ejectors.

Figs. 19, 19, 19" and 19C show the selector llevers. of the unit or cents denomination.

Figs. 19d, 19e, 19" and 19g show the selector levers of the tens or dimes denomination.

Figs. 19h, 191, 19, and 19 show the selector levers of the hundreds or dollars denomination.

Figs. 19'", 19", 19". and 19X show the selector levcrs ot' the' ten-dollar or ten-hundreds denomination.

Fig. 20 is a detail lierspective view of the selector rods.

Fig. 21 is a detail perspective view of the index stop plates.

Fig. 22 is an end view of the machine, the end plate of the casing removed and showing more particularly the operative connections between the actuator and the printing mechanism.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several gures of the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

In its general organization, a money delivering, money changing and .listing machine embodying the present. invention comprises a keyboard havingT keys adapted for manual operation, to select predetermined amounts of money to be discharged from the machine upon the operation of a main actuator, such as a handle. For use as a money of one of one .changer there are two independently operable keyboards, practically speaking, one of said keyboards including the keys lirst'mentione'd above, which are adapted to be actuated in accordance with the amount oi money tendered, the other keyboard including keys adapted to be independently operated according to an amount of sale or purchase. Suitable selector mechanism is provided for direct actuation of the ejector means to set the latter in an operative position, and intermediate said selector means and the keys is located a computing mechanism adapted t0 be not only adjusted by the operation of the money tendered keys, but

to be subsequently acted upon by the purchase or sale keys. The tinal adjustment of the computing mechanism correspondingly adjusts certain parts of the selector mechanism, whereby the latter assume positions that represent the difference between the amounts of the operated money tender and purchase keys, so l"that When the ejectors controlled by said selector devices are'moved in the inal operation "ofi e main actuator, an amount of money 4is disl l'iarged from the machine corresponding exactly" ie difforence between the amountsI represented by the kevs above referred to. Siniulta'nedpjy with the operation of the selecting and eje ing means, printing mechanisms controller."

ley the amount of money tendered and purchase keys, are operated to list the amount of money paid in or tendered, and the amount of the sale or iiuiehase. f

I shall now proceed to describe, in detail the various ineehanisnis generally referred to hereinhe'fore.

my mech/minors.

Referringparticularly to Figs. 2 and ti,

5, 6 and 1.5, and 14 to 1S, inclusive, it will be observed that the keyboards A and B are 311.10`eated on a. key section or easing of the machine to the. right ot' the eoin or money paying section, C. A main actuator consisting of the handley I) is carried by a stub shaft 1 at the right extremity ot the inachine, said shaft having rigidly allixcd thereto a full stroke ron'ipellingf disk A sprocket 3 'on the shaft 1 is oiieratively connected by n chain *l with a similar' sprocket. 5 niounted upon a drive shaft t5 40 which is ionriialed inu niilable hearings in the opposite ends of the machine. and extends the entire length ol' the latter l'or a purpose to he, presented more l`iill \,f"herein alit'er. The disk l is ronnccted by a link T e5 with a lever S pivotally'mounted in the upper portion ot the keyv section ol the niaehiiie, said lever .Ct having' an arm fl pivotally connected with a bar ltl; the latter being pivotally secured at its rea" end portion to the,-

aelnatiiigarni ll ol'lheejcctorshat't12. rl`he, bar 10 has la downwardlv projecting arm 13 which is adapted to engage n' correspondiner nrni 14 carried hva vertical shaft forniii'itpa partot' the printing n'iechanisms by which the amounts represcnltalrby operated purchase keys will be listed, rll'iere is a second lever similar to the lever 8,' desig# natcd 8', the same hein;i mounted upon the shaft. 1G that l'ornis the pivotal axis of the.

lever 8, wherehv the two levers 8 and 84 will be up? rneonsly operated through the, medium et ne link 7. A second bar 10 'having an arm 13 is provided, and Coperates with the zirm 14 ot the vertical shaft'. i6' 15 which forms a part of a second printing mechanism for listing the amounts'of money tendered or paid in, in a money changing transaction. In other words, the printing mechanisms just referred to. and which will be more fully described later cooperate with the keys, a. and o of the. keyboards A and B, respectively. 4

In certain general features, the key-locking and releasing mechanism now to loe described is practically the saine as the equivalent vmeel'ianism set forth in the previous application for patent. of Thomas Bilyeii, Fay A. Gridley, and myself, Serial No. 555,554, Bled April 14, 1910.

rlhe, arrangement ol the. keys and associated parts directly cooperating therewith, oi each keyhoa rd A and l, is |'iractically the, saine, and ont only will therefore be der scribed in del ail. rl`he keys f/ of keyboard A are arranged in several series ol nine each, the operation ol' said keys in controlling the selection and discharge ot coins being in ,Lt-neral af'cordanetl with the decimal system.

'l'he keys f/'o'l' cach row i'roni 'fi-ont. to rear ot the marhinc, ar(` numbered from l7 to 90 51", respectively. and the stems 17 ol said keys are lient at their lower ends into alineincnt. rl`he lower terminalsl oi the keys aforesaid are seein-ed to they upper arms ot bell crank levers lts'. A hell crank lever 18 95 is provided tor each key and the lower arln ot .said hell crank lever has an extension 19 proiectilig laterally therelronn .'ts there are nine. keys f/ in 'each row ol' the keyboard A, there will he provided nine of the levers 1S 10D foreach row ol' keys, lach set' of nine le.- vers 1H aloresaid eoi'iperales willi a single dill'ciential level' 2t) in the t'oriii ol` a plate 2l having ninie lever arms. as shown in Fig. I1l. 'l`he extensions ttl of' each set of nine levers 1'05 1H arc olA dill'crent lengths, in order to en- I'aee with and impart dill'erential movement;

to the rotiperat in;l level' 2th ln other words,

the lever En connected with the key o, ninnhererl l. has a ver)I short extension 1f). so 110 that when said key l is depressed, a single increment. 'ol' movement will he, imparted to the. cooperating dill'erential' lever 2t). ()n

the other hand. .since the lever 1H etiliiieoteil `v "with a ltelv o numbered H, hasan extension lf) which is cileght times the length of the4 extension ot the correspoiuling'lever 1S op eiableliy the key numbered l, il willbe-'x' apparent that upon thedepression ofthe, ke'v mnnheret'l 3H". a movement .will be iin- 120 parted lo said dillerential lever 2t) and which subsequent movement will represent eight increments ot movement as compared to that, which may be. caused by the depression olE key numbered "1. 125 l'Vhile it/isfto be understood that an-y snit- .i-hle. number ol rows of keys may be provided for each keyboard, this depending upon the. desired capacity ol' the machine vl`or 4the performance. of transactions thereby, 130 v four rows of keys are illustrated as employed for each keyboard. A differential lever is therefore utilized for each row of the keys a,

and the several levers 20 swing upon the` shaft 22, the latter also constituting the axis for the levers 18. A computing mechanism is provided and controlled by the peculiar -difeiential movements which may be imparted to the levers 20, which computing mechanism, however, will be set forth in detail hereinafter. As in the previous application referred to, the disk 2 is normally locked to prevent. operation of the machine by the actuating handle D, 'for Which.\pur pose is provided the locking plate 23 having a. catch 24 engaging with a notch in the peripheral portion of the disk, the latter being also toothed. It is hardly deemed necessary to describe iu exactY detail the operation of releasing the depressed keys, other than to set. forth that whenever a key of any row is depressed, the lower terminal of the stem of said key engages with a. pvoted release. plate 25, shown in Fig. 3, thereby causing an arm 26 of said plate to engage with a cam 27 on a tilting lever 23 which lever carries at its upper end a pivoted catch 29. The catch 29 engages with a pin 30 on a lever 31 which carries the locking plate 23. The depression of a key a through the parts 25 to 31, inclusive, tilts the lever 31 to the left, as shown in Fig. 5, withdrawing the catch 24 from engagement with the disk 2, permitting free rotation of said disk to operate the.

machine. Meanwhile, the depression of said.

key has caused a projection a' near the lovver end of the. key to be engaged by one of the then be released after a complete rotationof the disk 2, the. tina] increment'. of the handle B causing a pin 33 on said disk to trip the pivoted catch 29 upwardly, thus returning the lock plate 24 to its normal position co-aeting with the disk 2. Saidv final movement of the disk 2 also slides the lock plate 23 upwardly on the lever.31,'and an arm `23 of said plate 23 engages with a cooperating; arm 34 on a shaft 35, see Fig. 7. Said arm 23 also engages an arm 36 of the outermost. locking comb 32 of the keyboard B. The engagement of the arm 23 with the arm 36 tilts the outermost locking comb 32 aforesaid upwardly, and simultaneously op crates the. coaxial `locking combs' 32, by reason of the fact. that. the latter have lugs 37 overlapping thelockiug comb provided with the arm 36. i

Since the lock plate 2,3 and its arm 23 are remote from the locking combs of the keyboard A, the interposition of the shaft 35 is required in order to transmit movement from the arm 23 to the arm. 36' on the outerv The depressed key is thus held.

The inner locking combs have the keys a,

the lugs 37 performing the function of the lugs 37 above described.

Listing mechanism.

The listing mechanism used on my machine comprises duplicate printing mechanisms of the general type fully described in the previous application of Thomas Bil-4 ycu, Fay A. Gridley and myself, Serial No. 617,201, filed March 27, 1911. Since any printing mechanism could be utilized for the purposes of the present machine, I do not deem it necessary to describe the printing means illustrated in detail, although it may be observed that each of the printing mechanisms employed, one for the money tendered keyboard A, and the other for the purchase keyboard B, is controlled from the keys of said keyboards in exactly the same manner as presented in the application just.- mentioned. There are provided as a 'part of each printing or listing means, a suitable number of type bars 38 which carry an in dex plate 39 for coperation With an index stop 40. Each stop 40 is adapted for differential movement since it constitutes an arm of a tilting bar 41, one of which is provided for each row of keys and has the indexing lingers 42 arranged at graduated elevations in the path of movement of the lower ends lof the keys.

The depression of a predetermined key of' any row of a keyboard will cause said key to engage with its ,corresponding linger 42 s of the index bar 41, thereby tilting the stop 40 of the latter into an operative position to engage with a certain one of the notches or steps of the coperating index plate 39. The cooperation of the parts 39 and 40 to `properly positions type bar, takes place during the operation of the handle D and other parts of the machine. The type bars 38 are formed with extensions 38', seen best in Fig. 5, which extensions project rearvvardly through a guide plate 43 at the rear of the kev section of the machine. tensions 33- carry the index plates 39 which are secured thereto in any substantial manner. It may be noted, also, that the levers 8 and 8 are connected with the carriage 44 of the printing mechanism. as shown at 45, in the manner set forth in the last-mentioned application.

Money paying orz'ejectz'ng mechanism.

The ex- This mechanism as disclosed in my pres l ters Patent No. 985,136, issued February 28,

1911. 'The ejector shaft 12 has. been previously described as being operated from the mam actuator D through the medium of the lock with downwardly extending projections rIhe selector-bars 53 have the projections 54' 47 on the rear extremities of the ejectors 48. The ejecto'rs 48 are mounted upon a supporting plate 49, shown in Fig. 14, which is an underside plan view of the ejector mechanism proper, as lremoved from the machine. On the supporting plate 49 are carried the combined stop and locking plates 50, which plates have lateral notches or recesses in which the projections 47 of the ejectors 48 are normally seated. j

The ejectors 48 are designed for longitudinal sliding movement beneath the plate 49 (note Fig. 2), in order that the free ends of said ejectors may'move in a path intersectingr the bases of the coin or money receptacles, the latter receptacles being arranged ingroups and containing-preferably coinage of standard United States currency, said coins ranging from a penny to twenty dollar gold pieces, inl denominational value. Itis not deemed necessary to detail the special arrangement of the receptacles 51, because this larrangement has been presented clearly in previous applications in which I am an applicant for patent, as well as in the Letters Patentreferred to. It is obvious that since ,the ejectors 48 are normally interlocked with the plates 50, it is necessary, in the operation of the machine, to shift said ejectors laterally in the same' plane as their ejecting movement to disengage the ejectors4 from the plates 50 initially, whereupon, ejecting movement may then be imparted to said ejectors. For this purpose, a suitable selecting mechanism is availed of, the same having certain features in common to the equivalent mechanism shown in the Letters Patent'before` identified. I refer now particularly to the employment of pivoted selec tor bails 52 having at their upper ends projections interlock-ing in slots 48 .of the ejectors, there being provided selector bars movable longitudinally of the machine be* neath the upper bars of the lugs o r balls 52.

t0 engage with the bails 52, in order to tilt said bails and correspondingly move the ejectors interlocked with the bails to set the former inv operative positions or subsequent inoperative positions. r1`he movement of the ejectors 48 'into' an operative positionresults in the disengagement of the projections 47 from the plates 50 and the engagement of said plates in the notches in the upper ends of the ejector arms 48.' lVhen such an adjustment of any one or more of the ejectors 48 has been effected, it will be apparent that when rocking movement is imparted to the shaft A12 those ejectors that have now been connected with the arms 46 will have a sliding movement imparted thereto to engage and eject coins from predetermined coperating receptacles 51. This is in brief the operation used in the previous Patent No. 985,186, although some modification has been made in the exact form of the ejeetors, aswill now be set forth, reference being had particularly to Figs. 14 to 18, inclusive.

A special penny ejector 48u is formed with a notch in one edge thereof with which a lug 56 of an auxiliary ejector 48h is adapted to engage. The ejector 48 is composed of pivotally connected parts, and the inner end of said ejector is connected by a plate 57 with a lever 58 pivotcd to the under side of the ejector supporting plate 49. The ejector -l8amay be actuated by a selector bar 58 independently of the ejector 48h, whereby a single coin will be ejected from the penny receptacle on the ejecting movement of the member 48a. Under certain conditions it may be desirable to eject two coins from the penny receptacle 51, whereupon a ypredetermmed ejector bar will cooperate with the lever 58, underI the control of a proper key-of the keyboard. Shifting of the lever 58 is adapted to cause simultaneous movement of the two ejectors'48a and 48h to bring the ejector 48a into connection with its ejector arm 46. Astheparts 48a and 48h are interlocked, when theejector 48l has` ejecting movement imparted thereto, similar movement will be imparted to the ejectorl 48h, and two coinsl will be ejected from the penny receptacle, since the members 48a and 48b are superposed with respect to one another.` The ejectors 48a and 48b are shown clearly in Figs. 16 and 17 of the drawings, and Fig. 18 illustrates another form of ejector used in connection with receptacles from which more than a single coin is to be discharged under certain conditions. Two coins can be ejected from a single receptacle by vthe employment of Ian ejector as shown in Fig. 15, where the ejecting end of the ejector is of double thickness, as shown at 48'?, the ejector itself being designated 48d. One or more of the `ejectors 48i may be employed, according to the requirements in actual usage of the machine.

While in the previous Patent No. 985,186, the keys of the controlling keyboard are shown as directly connected with the selector-bars, as before premised herein, such direct connection isnot utilized in the 'present machine, because-of the provision of a special computing mechanism for obtaining the desired money changing action. With the above in view, therefore, the connections; between the keys of thev present machine and the ejectors, involve the employment of cerdevices which will n ow e described.

tain additional selector'prtsand computing Uomputvig mechanism.

I have already set forth 'hereinbelorel that Iset of differential levers operated from the money tendered keys a, and the set of corresponding differential levers 20 operated from the'purchase or sales keys b. The principle upon which the Y computing means operates is to set the computing devices in a predetermined or positive position ini tially by the operation of the money ten dered keys. In this manner, the computing members in Icoperation with certain selector; parts are so adjusted as to set up for se- ,lection cjectors that will discharge from the machine an amount represented by the positions of the computing members and the operated money tendered keys. The next step involved is the operation ofthe sales keys, whereby the computing members previously operated in a positive manner. are now oper-4 ated in a negative sense, whereby to position the same at an adjustment which to all intentsV and purposes arranges the parts ofthe invention for the selection of ejector-s which will eject from the machine money equivalent in value to the amount. of the differ ence between the amounts setup on the money tendered and purchase or sales keys.V In other words, the operation of the purchase or sales keys destroys, if necessary, the adjustment of the computing devices as effected under the .control of the money ten dei-ed keys. The respective operations of ther computing devices in a positive Yand negative manner are entirely separate 4 land independent, and furthermore an important result is achieved by this particular action of the parts in that bythe mere elimination of a negative operation, a cdntrolllng selecgle pur ose of a money deli `ery actiont instead o a money changing ac ion.

` The computingmeans is est shown in Figs. a, 9, 1o, 12, is. and 1 9 20, inclusive, wherein it will be observed that a plurality of computing sectors 59 are provided. .The sectors 59 are mounted upon@ shaft 60 supe ported in suitable bearings transversely 'of the'machine. The number'gof computing sectors 59 will lalways correspond with. the number of denominational rzgws ofl keys oftion of ejectors may be 'obtaiid for the lsi'nmusees the keyboards, there bein four sectors in the-present machine whic will be hereinafter referred to as the units sector 59, the tens sector 59, the hundreds sector 59", and ten hundreds sector 59. The units sector 59'is controllable positively and negatively by the operation a and b, respectively; the tens sector b the tens rows of keys a and 4the hun reds sector by the hundreds, or third, rows of keys a and b; the ten hundreds ten-hundreds, or fourth, rows of keys a and jb, and so on where a larger number of rows 4of keys vand corresponding sectors are employed. To provide for this particular control I will now describe the controlling conof the units rows of keys' sector by the A nections between the units sector and the units' rows of keys aand b, said connections being for the most part duplicated in reference to the operating means for the tens, hundreds and ten hundreds sectors and their corresponding' rows of keys. The diferential lever 20 operated by the units rows of keys, is connectedlby a rod 61 to a small lever 62 mounted on the shaft 60 at one side of the sector 59. On the opposite-side vof' said sector 59 is mounted intermediate its ends, a second lever 63, the lowermost arm, of which is connected by a rod` 61a with the differential lever 2O controlled by the 'units row of keys b. In other words, the lever G2' is connected with a positively operating dilierential lever 20, while the lever G3l is connected with'the negatively operatl ing diderential lever 20, and the sector 59 is adapted to be operated accordingly by the parts 62 and 63 and other detail parts. will be noted that the lever 62 is connected with the sector 59 by a spring 64, and the end adapted to engage with the teeth provided on the sector 59, but normally out of` engagement with said teeth. Springs 66 and 67 are attached to the hubs of the levers 63 and 62, respectively, and normally hold these levers in a predeterminedposition such as shown in Fig.I 3 of the drawings. While in this normal position, the tooth of the vpavvl 65 occupies al neutral position in rela tion to the teeth of the sector 59, or in other words, a position central of the .entire series of said teeth.` The teeth of said sector 59 are arranged in graduatedv positions corresponding with the number of a certain keyV of the keyboard. Each sector therefor will be provided with suiicient teethto orrespond with the number of keys in the units rows a and '6, in order that positive/and negative movement may be imparted to the sector, as will now be described:

v Supposing that the units key a, n mbered 7, is depressed. The units di erential lever 20 will be given seven increments of movement by a predetermined bell crank 18,

said differential lever 20 acting through the rod 61, the lever G2, and the spring 6l .will impart to the sector 59 seven increments of movement in one direction, which may he styled positive movement. Now, upon depression of the units key Z), numbered it, it will loe apparent that foiir increments ot' movement will be imparted to the lever 63 through the negatively operating units differential lever 2t), its connee ing rod '61a and the pawl o5. The pawl (55 has a lat:- eral pin eng i;a,ginel beneath a cam (58 whereby the Jaw] is engaged with the tooth portion of t e sector immediately the lever (33 is actuated. with the sector 5t) moves the sector in a negative manner, or in a direction reverse to its operation by the lever o2, so that the sector finally assumes a position, as a result of its seven -iimrements of positive "i'iiovenient and tour increments of ilegal ive movement, erpiivalent to three increments ol positive nioven'ient. rl`his particular computingr action of the sector :75l and the correspf'ind ingsectors controlling higher denoniinational computation, is utilized to select the proper electors t'or the delivery ol' an airiount of money correspondingl in value with the liual number olf' increments ot' movement, whether negative or positive, represented by the ultimate adjustment oi" a pre leterniined sector or sectors.

lVith the above in vie\v, the selector nicchanism used fied as necessary to attain the .result just; mentioned, which is accomplishial by providinar a selector rod tlf) attached at one end tothe sector and provided at its other end with a head 7() shown clearly in Fig. 20. The head of the selector rod tlf) is movable in longitudinal slots formed in actuating arms 7l which are pivotally mounted upon a shaft T2 also supported transversely of the ina chincin suitable bearing brackets. number of actuating 1,r arms 7l may be i'nountcd in spaced relation upon said shaft 72 and are connected together by a rod 73, the latter' loeingr secured at'its ends to litter arms 74 rigidly attached to the shaft 72 for operation by the latter.v Between the various spaced actuatii'ig arms 7l are mounted loosely on the shaft' 72 a plurality ot' series ot' selector levers 75 with which are connected springs 7G which normally hold the levers in predetermined positions. The levers 75 are ot bell crank form and their upper arms are connected in a pivotal manner with the selector bars 53, there being one lever 75` for each bar 53. Four selector bars 53 are utilized forl the selection of the desired coins of any one desuch number beingr sulticientl for general usage to cover the range of selection, although any suitable numloerl of said bars might be employed within the purview of the invention. For direct cooperation with nomination,

The cooperation ot the pawl 6'5 l the money tendered in my machine 'merely inodieach of the sectors, there Will therefore be four of the selector levers 75, or one series.

`l1e series of levers 75 cti-acting with the sector 59 is shown each in its detail formation, in Figs. 19, 19, 19b and 19C. The said formation involves the provision of projec- I AA.,475 ot' the series cooperating with the sector i5 ,f The levers 75 cooperating with the sector 5t) may be termed the units selector levers and the head 70 oll the selector rod 69 is capable ot' assuming nine positions to the lett of the` neutral pointshown in Fig. ll) and to the right oi" .said neutral point, all under direct; control ot the sector, the various positions ot which, to obtain said adjustments of the head Tt), arey determined by the actuation of and purchase keys. arrangement of the teeth '77 and spaces at opposite sides of the neutral point of each lever 75 have been det-ern'iined with a View particularly to the value of the Various selector liars The first. selector bar 53 0f the penny group or units denomination Will lie opcrated'to pay or deliver one cent from the machine; the second selector bar to deliver two cents the third bar to deliver four cents, and the fourth har to deliver tive cents. It, therefore, the selector lever 75 shown in Figplf) is provided with a to0th'77 which will heopposite the head 70 ot the selector rod (it), when said selector rod has one increment of movement imparted thereto in a positive direction for cents (which would he to the lett in Fig. 19,) such head 70 will constitute an obstruction between the level' and certain arms 7l beneath said lever.l rl`hen, when the arms 7l are lifted the niovenient of the arms must necessarily he transmitted to theone-ccnt selector 75, its connected selector bai-53 thereby'setting in operative lposition the one-cent ejector con-- trolled by the bar 53. This describes the action of a single one of the levers 75 in a positive manner. i

are .lifted with the foregoing adjustment The Supiiosiiig, now, that. the sector 59 is adpisted in a final position repreof the. lever shown in Fig.- designated 77, of the lever f selector lever ilo

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