US1493098A - Coin-assorting bank - Google Patents

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May 6, 1924. 1,493,098

A. c. BOLTON COIN ASSORTING VBANK Filed Sept. 20, 1923 Patented May 6, 19.24.

NITE s ANDREW C. BOLTON, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

COIN-ASSORTING BANK.

Application filed September 20, .1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that ANDREW C. BOLTON, a citizen oi' the United States, residing at Miami, Florida, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Assorting Banks, `of which the following is-a specification.

The present invention relates to coin assorting banks and has orits object the provision of a novel and simple Jorm of as sorting mechanism in conjunction with a bank.V The assorting mechanism to be described has facilities i'or handling coins of only three denominations,'for instance, one, five and ten cent pieces andthe description will be made with particular reference ,to these denominations. Coin compartments are arranged below the assorting mechan- 'ism, one tor each of the above mentioned denominations and a fourth compartment having an independent entrance slot for the reception of miscellaneous coins. The arrangement O parts is shown in the drawings in its simplest form for the sake of convenience and it is to be understood that many modifications are possible which will still come within the purviews of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective, Figure 2 s an inverted horizontal sectionon the line 2-2 of Figure 3, FigureY 3 is a vertical sectionV on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 and Figure l is an invertedsection on the line 4*-1 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 is a circular base member having mounted thereon the cylindrical body member 2 having a peripheral flange 3 around its upper edge. The cylindrical member 2 is divided into four compartments by means ot' thecrosswalls tand 5 (Fig. 2) which intersect at right angles at the center of the cylinder. According to the invention the receptacle 2 and 'its cross-walls are made of Celluloid or other transparent material. A cover 5 is adapted to be supported by the flange 3 and positioned by Va cleat whichabuts the wall Li and engages under the flange 3. The casing 'T for the assorting mechanism is vertically mounted on the cover 5 and its central longitudinal line is so disposed as to lie in the same vertical plane with the wall 5.

Mounted within the casing 7 is the coin directing disc 8 3) oscillatably mounted on the pin 9. Attached to the Serial No. 663,899.

surface ofthe disc 8 is a directing rib having the upper arm 10 and the lower arm 11. The arm 10, as shown, extends downwardly from the periphery of Ythe disc 8 o to a pointslightly above and beyond the pin 9. On the periphery of the disc opposite the arm 11 is located a rib 12. These two ribs are so spaced that only the ten cent piece is able to pass between them.- Near the upper periphery of the disc is the stud 13 so spaced from the rib' 10 that only the one' cent and the ten cent pieces can be passed between them. It is important that theL disc be balanced so as to be normally held inthe position shown in the drawing. The balance must be such however, as to be readily overcome by the weight of a one cent piece lor a vecent piece` acting on the disc at an angle to the vertical. diameter thereof. Supported on the guide elements is a transparent disc 19 which is held in position by a head on the pin 9 (Fig. l). The disc and guide elements are made of any suitable metal.

Arranged in .the casing so that its lower edge` is on a line with the `upper extremity oiE the rib 10 is the slotlll for the entrance of the coins. In the lower part of the casing are provided coin exits 15, 16 and 17 which constitute chutes passing through the cover 5 for guiding the coins'to their respective compartments. The slot 18 -is provided Jfor miscellaneous coins and leads by means of a passage 2O tothe'fourth compartment. The transparent ace'21 is supported in the casing 7 in front of the coin disc by means of the ring 22.

rhe operation of the device is as follows:

Zhen a ten cent piece is introduced through the slot 14 it rolls along the rib 10 and drops between the ribs 11 and 12 which guide it to lthe chute 16. By reason oif the balance of the disc 8 and the gradient or' the rib 10, and its slight weight, the ten cent piece has only a very slight disturbing iniiuence on the equilibrium of the disc. `When a one cent piece is introduced through the slotlt it /causesan oscillation of the disc 8 to the right on reaching the arm 10. The inner extremity of the arm 10 is consequently slightly raised which has a slowing-up action on the rolling coin and it drops in the opening between the ribs 11 and l2. The inner wall 23 of the casing serves to check any tendency for the coin to jump over the stop 12. Since the ribs 11 and 12 are spaced so as to admit only the ten cent piece. the one cent piece is held in the opening between them. This induces an oscillation of they disc 8 to the left whereb-y Lthe coin is deposited in the chute 15. `When a five cent piece is introduced in the slot 14 it is held between the stud 13 and the arm 10 whereby the disc S is oscillated to the right and the coin is discharged into the chute 17.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the kind described a plurality of coin receiving means, and coin directing means variably oscillatable according to the mass of a coin introduced therein.

2. In a coin assorting device, a pivoted coin directing member, an entrance in said member for introducing a coin, a plurality of exits in said member, and means whereby a coin being introduced therein, a directionally variable oscillatory movement of said directing` member is induced' according to the mass ot' said coin for delivering said coin to a predetermined exit.

8. In a coin assorting device, an oscillatable coin directing member, a plurality of `coin receiving compartments, and means whereby, a coin being 'introduced in said directing member, said member is rocked in one direction cr the other, according to the mass of the coin, for delivering the coin to a predetermined compartment.

4. In a coin assorting device, an oscillatable coin directing member, a plurality of coin receiving` compartments, and means whereby, a coin being introduced in said directing member, said member is rocked in one direction or the other or remains substantially stationary, according to tlie mass of the coin for delivering the coin to a predetermined compartment.

5. In a coin assorting device, a coin directing member oscillatable in opposed directions', the direction of'oscillation depending on the mass of the coin introduced in said directing member.

6. A coin assorting device comprising an oscillatable balanced disc, a casing for said disc, guide elements on one oli' the faces of said disc, a transparent disc supported on said guide elements, a transparent wall in front of saidtransparent disc and sustained in said casing, an entrance in said casing for introducing coins in said guide elements, andra plurality of coin exits in said casing, said guide elements co-operating with a coin introduced,therein for inducing an oscillatory moven'ient of said balanced disc according to the mass of said coin for delivering said coin to a predetermined exit.

7. In a coin assorting device for coins of three denominations comprising a small, a relatively large and an intermediate coin, a balanced pivot coin directing member, means whereby a coin of intermediate size being introduced therein an oscillatory movement of said receiving member is induced for discharging said coin, means whereby a relatively large coin being' introduced therein, an oscillatory movement is induced in an opposite ldirection to said i'irst named movement for discharging said coin, and means for allowing said small coin to pass through said member.

8. In a coin asserting device for coins of three denominations comprising a small, a relatively large and an intermediate coin, a

`balanced pivot coin directing member, means :for discharging said coin, means for allow-- ing said small coin to pass through said)l member, and coin chutes in alignment with said discharge positions.

9. In a coin `assorting device for coins of three denominations comprising a small, a relatively large and an intermediate coin, a coin directing member, comprising a circular balanced disc oscillatably pivoted at its center, a main guide rib extending downwardly from the periphery of said disc and ending above and slightly beyond the axis thereof, a second guide rib extending from the lower extremity of said main guide rib to the lower periphery of said disc; a third guide rib near the periphery of said disc, spaced from said second guide rib to admit only said small coin, and extending downwardly from a point slightly below the horizontal line of the lower end of said main guide rib; a stud near the periphery of said disc above said main guide rib and spaced therefrom to admit only said small and said intermediate coins; and a transparent disc supported o n said guide elements.

The Vforegoing specification signed `at Miami, Florida, this eight day of Aug., 1923.

ANDREW C. BOLTON.

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