US1291018A - Fare-box. - Google Patents

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F. B. KENNEDY.

FARE BOX.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. II, 1917.

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FRANK B. KENNEDY, or DAYTON, oHIo, ASSIGNOR To THE RECORDING. AND COMPUTING MACHINES COMPANY, or DAYTON, OHIO,-A COR PORATION OF O I-IIOa FARE-BOX.

Application filed August 11, 1917; Serial No. isaws.

To all whom z'tmay concern.

"Be'it'known' that I, F RANK BIKENNEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery'and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Boxes,- of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to fare boxes.

In particular my invention relates to means to eliminate a certain predetermined denomination or denominations of coin such as pennies and to eliminate slugs, counterfeits, etc., from the general" mass of coins which are being counted.

It'is an object of the invention to eliminate a predetermined size of coin, such as pennies orcounterfeits, slugs, etc., having the same size as pennies from the general mass of coins being registered and to deposit such selected coins in a special receptacle which is locked andtherefore-inaccessible to the operator. The remainder of the coins are deposited in a main receptacle to which the operator has access for making change. Ofcourse, the proprietor of the machine is provided Witha key to unlock the locked receptacle referred to.

It has been found by those who operate coin registering machines that it is not desirable to return pennies as change and also it has been found that coins of higher dcnomination are altered in size so as to be substantially the size of apenny. If such a mutilated coin is handed to a customer in change the customer naturally deposits that coin in the fare box so as to get rid of it. Such an altered coin will, of course, operate the coin register only to the extent of one penny and thus the operator of the machine may pocket the other four cents.

By the use of the present invention such a manipulation of the machine is prevented because coins of the size of a penny whether genuine or those that have been tampered with will be deposited in a locked receptacle and cannot be used again.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my fare box and other mechanism which is not the subject of this invention but used in conjunction with it; 2 is a front elevatio of this assembly; Fig. 3 is a front View of the fare box proper with the hopper casing removed andwalso Specification of Letters Patent.

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one of the guide plates removed showing a coin about to be diverted into the locked receptacle; Fig. 3 is a detail view of a spring arm shown-in Fig. 3; Fig. 4 is a front View of the farebox with the hoppercasing re moved and the mechanism in its initial posi tion before being operated; and Fig. 5 is a rear view of the fare box with the casing removed from a major portion of the mechanism to show the passageway-from the eliminating mechanism to the locked receptacle.

(Figs. 1 and 2.)1' is a fare box casing, 2 the operating handle, 3 the locked recep table, 4 the unlocked receptacle, 6 the key hole for thekey to unlock the locked receptacle, 7 the supporting means between the fare box' and the visual indicator, 8 the indicator to'ind-icate the amount of the coin registered, 9 the customary tower into which the faresar'e deposited, 10 the handle to opcrate the inspection plate, ll the visible tale 7 registering means and 12 the operating handles therefor. 13 are the lugs-attached to the fare box casing to enable it to be mounted upon a standard ina street car or other location when being operated.

(Figs. 3 and 4:.)14: is a coin'plate upon which are lugs 15 to pick up the coins indiscriminately. The coin'plate turns in the direction'of the arrow and picks up a coin from the mass of coins of various denominations indiscriminately mixed at the bottom of the hopper and at the bottom of the coin plate, lifting it until such coin comes in contact with the differential registering arm 16 against its cam surface 17, thus lifting the differential arm a predetermined distance according to the diameter of the coin and therefore its denomination. The coin rides on the finger 18 projected into a groove 19 in the path of the coin having an inclined surface 520 on which the coin travels up- Wardly against the differentialarm and forwardly againstits point of ex t. 21 indicate openings through which the spring pressed finger 22 (Fig. 5) projects at requisite intervals tounseat coins Which may have stuck on the coin plate at an improper location between thelugs 15 and notincon- 774,599, filed June 19th, 1913, until the star wheel is brought into line with the proper rack of teeth on the drum 24 which is revolving, being driven from the same source of power as the coin plate 14. This rack of teeth revolves the star wheel 23 pinned to the shaft 26, and consequently revolves the miter gear 25 which is driven by the slidable shaft 26. A corresponding spur gear 27 then operates the counter 28 through the miter gear 25.

My invention, however, is directed more particularly to the following, namely, the mechanism for eliminating a certain denomination of coins. In order to do this the coins to be eliminated such as pennies actuate the difi'erential arm 16 in the customary fashion and lift said differential arm a sufficient distance to move the cam arm 29 at tached at its outer end to such a height that the pin 30 traveling in the cam slot 31 actuates the jaws 32 about the pivotal point 33. These jaws control a spring member 34, also pivoted at the point 33, which is thus swung through the portion of an are from its inoperative position to an operative position. Its operative position is at that point where the end of the spring 34 rests upon the finger 18 and thereby presents a barrier to the coin passing downward into the main and unlocked receptacle 4. As a consequence the coin rides upon the spring member 34 and'travels across it upwardly back of the plate 35 (shown in Fig. 4) and in front of the coin plate 14 impelled by the lugs 15 behind it. The coin then rolls into the tube 36 which leads to the locked receptacle 3.

The differential arm is maintained in any of its raised positions for the registration of any particular coin by a pawl 37 operat ing in a ratchet 38 at the end of the differential arm. A spring 39 tends normally to pull down upon the differential arm 16 and keep it in its normally inoperative position. This serves to seat the ratchet teeth 38 against the end of the pawl 37 until the pawl is released from the ratchet. During this period the registration is effected as the coin passes. When the elimination has taken place then the ratchet is released and the differential arm 16 and the cam arm 29 returned to their normal position, at the same time through the cam arm and its cam slot operating upon the pin 30, returning the deflecting arm 34 to its normally inoperative position. This ratchet releasing mechanism is more perfectly seen in Fig. 5 at the upper left hand corner of the' mechanism, where 40 is the pivot upon which the pawl turns and 41 is an arm attached to said pivot;

having at its outer end a finger 42 which rldes against a cam surface 43 on the rack 24 at lntervals. This cam surface 1s so disposed that it serves to release the ratchet the rack is not taking place or at a time when the elimination is not taking place. As soon as either of these operations have occurred, then the cam surface 43 comes into play and moves the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet, thus releasing the difi'erential arm 16.

In Fig. 5, 36 indicates the eliminator tube leading to the locked eliminator drawer 3, 4 is the main unlocked drawer, 2 is the handle which operates the mechanism driving through the gears 46 and 47 both the coin plate and the rack 24. 48 is a spring operating a catch 49 which prevents the unlocked drawer 4 from being pulled out entirely and thus exposing the mechanism to any readjustment of it by the operator.

(Fig. 4.)In Fig. 4 the mechanism is shown in its normal, inoperative position. The plate 35 is in place. The coins pass between said plates and the coin plate 14. The finger 34 is a guide for the coins. The upper open mouth of the eliminator 2 is shown at 36 in dotted lines. The remainder of the parts are the same as described in connection with Fig. 3.

In particular reference to the cam arm 29 and the slot 31, it will be observed that the slot 31 starts with a relatively straight portion and then traces a semicircular path and again straightens out in substantially a straight line. The object of this is to per mit the differential arm and the cam arm to lift predetermined distances to register the coins which are to be registered without actuating the eliminating mechanism. When coins of greater size which are to be eliminated lift the difierential arm higher then the pin 30 travels into the curved portion of the cam slot 31 and is actuated and deflected so that the finger 34 is placed in the path of the coins.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention it will be understood that the same has been chosen for purposes of illustration only, and that I do not desire to be limited to the details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a coin registering mechanism, means to present coins of various denominations one by one to a differential arm means to register the value of said coins, additional means cooperating with said differential arm to divert a predetermined denomination to a receptacle after registering said denomination of coin, and means to holdin locked position said difierential arm for registration of said coins.

2. In a coin registering mechanism, means to present coins of various denominations one by one to a differential arm, means to register the values of said coins, additional means cooperating with said differential arm to divert a predetermined denomination to a receptacle after registering said denomination of coin, means to hold in locked position said-differential arm for registration of said coins, and means to unlocl'r said differential arm.

3. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper, means in the hopper to move coins one b one in a circular )ath a differential arm interposed in said path and moved vary ing distances according to the denomination of the particular coin operating it, means to hold-said differential arm locked in its ultimate position when moved by said coin, means connected with said differential arm for diverting a particular coin into a special receptacle.

4. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper, an inclined rotatable disk comprising one wall of said hopper to lift coins therefrom, a differential operating mechanism to be operated by said coins, cooperating mechanism to divert said coins after said differential mechanism has been actuated, means to lock said differential mechanism and the coiiperating diverting mechanism in their operative positions while said coin is being diverted, and means to unlock said mechanism after said coin has been diverted.

5. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper, an inclined rotatable disk to lift th coins therefrom indiscriminately, a differential operating mechanism actuated by said coins, cam mechanism connected with said differential mechanism, eliminating mechanism operatively connected with said cam mechanism, whereby when coins of a predetermined denomination operate said differential and cam mechanisms the diverting mechanism will be interposed in the path of the coin and said coin will be diverted to its proper receptacle.

In a coin registering mechanism a hop per, an inclinedrotatable disk to lift the coins therefrom indiscriminately, a differential operating mechanism actuated by said coins, cam mechanism connected with said differential mechanism, eliminating mecha nism operatively connected with said cam mechanism, and resilient means to keep said differential mechanism, cam mechanism and diverting'mechanism normally in inoperative position.

7. In a coin registering mechanism, a hop per comprising an inclined ro table disk to lift the coins therefrom, a differential arm adapted to be operated by the coins lifted by said disk, a depending arm from said clifferential arm, a cam slot therein, a pin traveling in said slot actuating a finger about an axis, means to hold said differential arm and cooperating mechanism in locked position when moved to said position by a coin, whereby when said locked position is assumed said coin is diverted to a predetermined receptacle.

8. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined ro atable disk to lift coins therefrom, a differential arm adapted to be operated by the coins lifted by said disk, a depending arm from said differential arm, a'cam slot therein, a pin traveling in said slot actuating a'finger about an axis, means to hold said differential arm and cooperating mechanism in locked posi tion when moved to said position by a coin, whereby when said locked position is assumed said coin is diverted to a special receptable, and means to unlock said differential arm and coiiperating mechanism after said coin has been diverted.

9. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper' comprising an inclined'rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, a difierential arm adapted to be operated by 'the coins lifted by said disk, a depending arm from said differential arm, a cam slot therein, a pin traveling in said slot actuating a finger about an axis, means to hold said differential arm and cooperating mechanism in locked position when moved to said position by a coin, whereby when said locked position is assumed said coin is diverted to a special receptacle, means to unlock said differential arm and coiiperating mechanism after said coin has been diverted, and resilient means to keep said differential arm and cotiperating mechanism in a normally inoperative po sition.

10. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift the coins therefrom indiscriminately, a differential operating arm adapted to be operated by said coins, a finger extending into a groove in said disk upon which finger said coins ride when they operate said differential arm, a depending cam arm from said differential arm, a am slot therein, a pin traveling in said slot eccentrically placed on a finger operating mechanism, a second finger to divert said coin of predetermined denomination after said differential arm and coiiperating mechanism have been lifted into operative position by said coin and locked in said position by a locking mechanism, said second-mentioned finger being interposed in the path of said coin with its outermost end resting on said first-mentioned finger and in terposed in the path of said coin to, divert it to a receptacle. 4

11. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom indiscriminately, a differential operating arm adapted to be operated by said coins, a finger extending into a groove in said disk, upon which finger said coins ride when they operate said differential arm, a depending cam arm from said differential arm, a cam slot therein, a pin traveling in said slot eccentrically placed on a finger operating mechanism, a second finger to di vert a coin of predetermined denomination after said differential arm and cooperating mechanism have been lifted into operative position by said coin and locked in said position by a locking mechanism, said secondmentioned finger being interposed in the path of said coin with its outermost end resting on said first-mentioned finger and interposed in the path of said coin to divert it to a receptacle, and unlocking mechanism to unlock said differential arm and cooperating mechanism.

12. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom indiscriminately, a differential operating arm adapted to be operated by said coins, a finger extending into a groove in said disk, upon which finger said coins ride when they operate said differential arm, a depending cam arm from said differential arm, a cam slot therein, a pin traveling in said slot eccentrically placed on a finger operating mechanism, a second finger to divert a coin of predetermined denomination after said differential arm and cooperating mechanism have been lifted into operative position by said coin andlocked in said position by a locking mechanism, said secondmentioned finger being interposed in the path of said coin with its outermost end resting on said first-mentioned finger and interposed in the path of said coin to divert it to a receptacle, unlocking mechanism to unlock said differential arm and cooperating mechanism, and resilient means to hold said differential arm and cooperating mechanism in its normally inoperative position.

13. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk with pairs of lugs to lift the coins therefrom indiscriminately, a groove between said lugs, a differential operating arm adapted to be operated by said coins, a finger extending into a groove in said disk upon which finger said colns ride when they operate said differential arm, a depending cam arm from said differential arm, a cam slot therein, a pin traveling in said slot eccentrically placed on a finger operating mechanism, a second finger to divert said oin of predetermined denomination after said differential arm and cooperating mechanism have been lifted into operative position by said coin and locked in said position by a locking mechanism, said second-mentioned finger being interposed in the path of a coin with its outermost end resting on said first-mentioned finger and interposed in the path of said coin to divert it to a receptacle.

14. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper, a rotatable disk forming one wall of said hopper to lift the coins therefrom indiscriminately one by one to engage a differential arm, cam mechanism cooperating with said differential arm to be operated thereby when said differential arm is lifted by a coin, coin deflecting mechanism operated by said cam mechanism, locking means to hold said difierential arm and cooperating mechanism in locked position, an unlocking cam adapted to unlock said locking mechanism driven by the same source of power and interconnected therewith as drives said rotatable disk, whereby coins of predetermined denomination are eliminated.

15. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, a differential operating mechanism, cam operating mechanism. coin eliminating mechanism operated thereby, a ratchet on the end of said differential operating mechanism, a pawl cooper ating with said ratchet, an arm fixed to a shaft on which said pawl is mounted. a lever connected to said arm at one end and adapted to engage a cam at the other end, means to bring said cam into operative engagement with said arm at the interval after a coin has been eliminated by said eliminating mechanism, whereby said differential arm and cooperating mechanism is unlocked and returned to normal position.

16. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, a differential operating mechanism, cam operating mechanism. coin eliminating mechanism operated thereby, a ratchet on the end of said differential operating mechanism, a pawl cooperating with said ratchet, an arm fixed to a shaft on which said pawl is mounted, a lever connected to said arm at one end and adapted to engage a cam at the other end, and resilient means to return said differential arm and cooperating mechanism to its inoperative position.

17. In a coin registering mechanism. a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, differential operating mechanism, a cam arm attached to said differential operating mechanism. a U- shaped member pivoted beneath said cam arm, a coin eliminating finger attached thereto, a pin on said U-shaped member traveling in a slot in said cam arm, said slot being substantially on a straight line at its extremities and semicircular in its medium portion, resilient means to hold said differential and coin eliminating mechanism normally in inoperative position. means to lock said mechanism in position for eliminating a coin, and means to unlock said mechanism, whereby when said pin on said U-shaped member travels through the straight portion of said slot the U-shaped member will not be operated, but will become operative when said pin engages the semicircular portion of said slot resulting in the elimination of a coin.

18. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, a differential operating mechanism, a cam arm, a slot therein, a U-shaped member pivoted on the frame, a pin eccentrically placed on said U-shaped member travelin in said slot, a finger pivoted on said Frame, connected with said Ushaped member, a receptacle for eliminated coins, means of communication from said rotatable disk to said receptacle, another receptacle for coins which are not eliminated, whereby when said eliminat ing mechanism is brought into operation by a coin of predetermined denomination said coin will be deposited in said first-mentioned receptacle.

19. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, a differential operating mechanism, a cam arm, a slot therein substantially straight at each end and semicircular at its medium portion, a U-shaped member pivoted on the frame, a pin eccentrically placed on said U-shaped member traveling in said slot, a finger pivoted on said frame, connected with said U- shaped member, a receptacle for eliminated coins, means of communication from said rotatable disk to said receptacle, another receptacle for coins which are not eliminated, whereby when said eliminating mechanism is brought into operation by a coin of predetermined denomination said coin will be deposited in said first-mentioned receptacle.

20. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, a differential operating mechanism, coin eliminating mechanism connected therewith, means to lock said differential and coin eliminating mechanism in operative position, means to unlock said mechanism, resilient means to hold said mechanism in normal, inoperative position, and means to register coins not eliminated, whereby coins to be eliminated would bring into operation the eliminating mechanism and coins not to be eliminated would bring into operation the registering mechanism to register their particular denomination.

21. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom, a differential operating mechanism, coin eliminating mechanism connected therewith, means to lock said differential and coin eliminating mechanisms in operative position, means to unlock said mechanisms, resilient means to hold said mechanisms in normally inoperative position, means to register coins, a locked recep tacle for eliminated coins, and an unlocked receptacle for registered coins, whereby coins to be eliminated would bring into operation the eliminating mechanism and coins not to be eliminated would bring into operation the registering mechanism to register their particular denomination.

22. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom indiscriminately, a register, a differential operating mechanism for said register comprising a pinion movable into different positions, a movable member operatively connected with said pinion and arranged to be engaged by the coins as they are moved by said disk to move said pinion into a position corresponding with the denomination of the coin which is in engagement with said movable member, a plurality of rotary racks of different lengths, arranged to cooperate respectively with said pinion when it is in different positions to cause said register to be actuated in accordance with the value of each coin to be registered, coin eliminating mechanism attached to said differential operating mechanism comprising a cam arm, a slot therein substantially straight at either end and semicircular in its medium portion, a finger pivoted on the frame adjacent said cam arm, a pin eccentrically placed on-said finger and traveling in said slot, whereby when coins to be registered operate said differential arm and cam arm said pin travels in one of said straight portions in said slot and said coin eliminating finger remains inoperative, and when a coin of another predetermined denomination to be eliminated is presented said difierential arm and cam arm are moved into another position so that said pin travels in the semicircular portion of said slot and said finger is interposed in the path of the coin to eliminate it.

23. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disk to lift coins therefrom indiscriminately, a register, a differential operating mechanism for said register comprising a pinion movable into different positions, a movable member operatively connected with said pinion and arranged to be engaged by the coins as they are moved by said disk to move said pinion into a position corresponding with the denomination of the coin which is in engagement with said movable member. a plurality of rotary racks of different lengths, arranged to cooperate respectively with said pinion when it is in different positions to cause said register to be actuated in accordance with the value of each coin to be registered, coin eliminating mechanism attached to said differential operating mechanism comprising a cam arm, a slot therein substantially straight at either end and semicircular in its medium portion, a finger pivoted on the frame adjacent said cam arm,

a pin eccentrically placed on said finger and traveling in said slot, a receptacle for eliminated coins, and a receptacle for coins not eliminated, whereby when coins to be registered operate said differential arm and cam arm said pin travels in one of said straight portions in said slot and said coin eliminating finger remains inoperative, and when a coin of another predetermined denomina- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaeh,

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tion to be eliminated is presented said differential arm and cam arm are moved into another position so that said pin travels in the semicircular portion of said slot and said finger is interposed in the path of the coin to eliminate it.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

FRANK B. KENNEDY.

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