US1866021A - Finger striking amusement device - Google Patents

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5, 1932. E. c. FEY 1,866,021

FINGER STRIKING AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Jan. 27, 1950 6/" ieb m s"'| l '1 z hi I 4| '1 l l I [I 3 E z"g. l. 4

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with my invention;

Patented July 5, 1932 EiJMUND; c.- ri or sin rnan'clsco, canrronivm 'riiidnn sTiiiKmie Annsrimianir t me This invention relates to an improved 'finger' striking amusement device wherein novel means is provided for testing ones skill in manipulating a coin elevating lever 5 through the useof a finger.

improved finger striking amusement device embodying novel means for'testmg ones skill in strlking'a coin elevatlng lever-.

10 Another object of this invention is to provide an amusement'device embodying novel means for indicating the skillex'ercised by one in striking his finger againsm coin elevating lever. 1 ,5

A further object'of this invention is to provide anovelfamusement device embodying a novel finger actuated meansfor testing oneis skill in elevating a coin'or'other device :to a certain height. j i i j A stillfurther object ofthis invention is to provide a novel finger striking amusement device embodying means for rewarding the skillful operation thereof.

Other objects more or less" apparent T 7 Q present themselves or will be" specifically pointed out in the descriptionto follow.

' In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a frontview of a finger striking amusement device constructed accordance Figure 2- is a vertical sect-ional-fv'iew of the same; H g I i V Figure 8 s a sectlonal vlewj takerron the 35 Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on'the .line of Figure 2. v p L Referring to the drawing the numera represents. an enclosing casing having a top 2 and a rear hinged door 3 through which the interior of the casing ma de'accessible. A

The rear-part of the top 2 isprovided v'vith .a slot,.at the side edges of which is secured a vertically extending frontpanel 4 having forward and inwardly disposedcoin oitpken guides 5 secured thereto. The'jgiiides'5 are separated from each other fori'a 'sluflicient distance topr'ovide' a vertically'e'xtending passageway through, which a-"coin ori token of partic lar size" may proceed: Suitably mounted on 2. supports secured to thetop cured "tothe support as by'screws;

--2 and positioned in front of the panel 4, is an enclosing glass plate 7jthrough which'a moving coin or token 8 is plain-1y visilile. The guides 5 at points behind the glass plate a v are provided with marks'orline's and figures object of this invention 1s to providean I to denote specific distances of divisions. The glass plate is firinly held in position on the support 6 and: against the guides sty e rectangular'shaped rim 1() which is se- The irontpaiiel etat its up er end s Pro vided with an'obli'quely disposedslot '11; the upper surface dredge 12 of which is inclined toward and terminates adjacent a Jiell 13 secured as by-a pin 9 to the forward sid iof' the said panelneaf its top Y Th iii clined surfae l2 gradually projects in: a; forwarddi'rection in sucha manner thata 66in passin upwardly between the and panel 4 strikes the aid inclined surface and s thereby directedagains't the ar 13, The upper rear edge, tithe support 6; at" points "between theguide's 5 isciit away on an incline jytqprovide a surface which is'sepaiated from, but is approximately parallel withthe' clined' surface 12; The Support-e at its ower end is provided with? a triangul r an" ed pro ecnqii 14, the front sur ace of whic is slightly inclined from the perpendiculai aiid is sufliciently separates from therearflsiiffa ce of the support 4 so asto provide an'inclii d jslotthroligh whicha coin or token: proceed upwardly prior "to its" entry into the vertical; passagewa located between ftl ie guides-5'. The rear side of the projeefieii r i is sufficiently separated from the panel 4: to 'perlnitia' coin or tokento' M intdthe interior of the'casiiigl 1'.

Secured as by scrwsito' the f an i-panel- 4 and extnding' upwardly in a vertical dire -t i'oii', is a rear 7 anel '15 having its" front sii'r' fac incontact with a niiiiiber'of rearwardl guide" ifif'a't itslower-end is provided an v outwardly disposed part shown at 16a, the latter terminating in a curved grooved projection 166 which serves to retain the com after it. has passed downwardly between the 5 guides 16 and 16. Located in vertical alignment and in spaced relationship to the guide 16, are a pluralityof guiding members 17, whichtogether'with 'the guide 16 serves to confine the movement of a bar 18 in a vertilo cally straight path. The bar 18 is provided at one side thereof with a plurality of sepa- 7 rated notches 19 which are adapted to receive the ends of a number of springs '20; -The' springs 20 are mounted in spaced relationship to to each other on pins 21 secured to'the'rear side of thefront panel 4. 7 One end of each vofthe springsbears, against a projection 22 'fextending from the front panel {1, while the 1 opposite end extends through a slot 23 located in the front panel. The slots 23 permit the ends of the springs 20 to move downwardly Tand pass into the notches 19 of the bar 18 iwhen the saidbar is moved upwardly to certain positions r V 35 Pivotally mount djon a pin 24 secured to a projection 25 extending downwardly from Qthe underneath side of the top 2, is a lever -"me mber 26 havinga number of holes 27 therelwhich permit vthe change of the'pivotal no point of attachment tothe projection. One end of the lever member is provided. with an Iu'pv'vardly extending finger piece28 which extendsthrough an opening in the top 2. The f opposite or rearwardly disposed end of the g -leverimeinber 26 at its top edge is. provided "with a resilient bar. 29which is positioned v to-intercept a coin or token located between .l the triangular projection 1 1 and the rear surface of the support. 6. e The underneath side .mfof the. end of the lever member 26 is provided q with .an' end piece 30 which extends for a Q distance in a rearward direction beyond the s end of resilient bar 29, the said piece 30 being .4 adapted to strike the lower end of the bar 18 e when the finger piece 28 is moved in a downvward direction. A buffer 31 extending from the front side of the casing l at a point beneath the vfinger-piece 28, servesto intercept the end of the lever member 26 andprevent .30 possible damage to the device when the finger g' pieceisldepressed. i

.A coin chute 32 provided on the front-panel 4 serves to guidea coin or token Shinto the passageway located between the front inclined surface of 14: and the rear surface of support 6,where it rests on resilient bar 29.

V, Thelever member 267 is so disposed with reference to its pivotal point that the finger piece 28 is normally elevated and the oppoj i site end thereofpnormally depressed. To

actuate the coin or token in an upward direc- "tion, thefinger piece 28 is struck downward- ,ly by the finger,.thereby causing the resilient tar 29 to throwrthe coin ortoken upwardly Tbetween the guides 5, Immediately after, the

warded for his coin is moved upwardly by the bar 29, the

piece 30 strikes the downwardly disposed end of the bar 18 and moves the same upwardly between guides 16' and 17. If the finger piece 28 is maintained in a downward position after being struck, the bar 18 like .wise will be held in a suspended position. When it is so held in an upwardly suspended position, the ends of the springs move downwardly in their slots 23, this being due to the fact that the saidends of'the springs are allowed to enter the notches 19 of the bar 1-8.-'---The ends of the springs extend beyond the front surface of the front panel 4.-

and move inwardly and downwardly between .the coin ortoken guides 5, thereby intercept- 1 ing a coin or token immediately after it commences to proceed downwardly between the said guides, The coin or token is maintained in a suspended position between the guides5; by a certain spring 20until the finger piece 28 is releasedand the bar18 drops by gravity to its normal position. Should a person strike the finger piece 28 with sufficient skill to move vthe coin or token up the entire passageway between the guides 5 to thebell 13, the inclined surface 12 will cause the said coin to become positioned ata slightly inclined angle immediately before and after striking the ,bell, as shown in Figure 2. The coin, in such:

an instance andupon its return descent, passes throughthe slot 11 in the front panel 4 and thereafter proceeds between the guides 16 and 16 to the projecting'rnember 16?) where J the operator may recover the same and be re skillful, manipulation of the ,device. .7"; V

Should the coin or token beelevated only a partialdistance towardthe bell 13, it will, upon releaseof the finger piece, pass down-.

wardlybetween the guides 5 and through the slot or opening between the triangular projection 14.- and'the front panel 41 to the inside ofthe casing It is obviousto those skilled in theartzllo that my improved finger striking amusement device may be embodied in a number of. forms equally as efficient as the one shown and described, so for this and'other apparent reasons .I desire my invention includedbroadly with- 5115 in the spirit of the appended claims,

Having described myinvention what I 'claimisz' j V f 1. 'An amusement device comprising a plurality of substantially vertical guides be- 1120 tween which a coin or tokenmay move, a lever member for movingthe coinor token in an upward direction. between theguides, and .means a ctuated by the lever me mber for temporarily maintaining the coin or token; in a 1 suspended. position between the guides. 2. amusementdevice comprising a cas- 'ing, having a vertical coin chute thereon, a

-lever member pivotally mounted onQthe casing f mqving c i i -an upward d me tion in the chute, means actuated by the lever member and mounted on the casing for temporarily supporting a coin in the chute, and

means for directing a coin away from the coin chute.

3. An amusement device comprising a cas ing having a vertical panel mounted thereon, a coin chute located on the panel, a finger operated lever member for moving a coin through the chute, means actuated by the lever member fortemporarily preventing a coin from returning through the chute, a second coin chute intercepting the first mentioned coin chute, the said second coin chute being adapted to direct a coin externally of the casing.

4. An amusement device comprising a casing having vertical coin chute mounted thereon, a lever member positioned adjacent the lower end of the chute for actuating a coin upwardly, means actuated by the lever member for temporarily supporting a coin in the chute, means located at the top end of the chute for indicating the movement of the coin to a point at the upper end of the chute, and means for guiding a coin away from the chute.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

EDMUND c. FEY,

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