US1882047A

US1882047A - Token depositary and account device

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Publication number: US1882047A
Application number: US495573A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest H Thompson
Original assignee: JOHNSON FARE BOX CO
Current assignee: JOHNSON FARE BOX CO
Priority date: 1930-11-14
Filing date: 1930-11-14
Publication date: 1932-10-11
Anticipated expiration: 1949-10-11

Description

Oct. 11, 1932. E. H THOMPSON TOKEN DEPOSITARY AND ACCOUNT DEVICE Filed Nov 14, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet l E E5 Z RVQfi/ZIIF 772 65% iiJ/Zamfisara,

Oct. 11, 1932. E H THOMPSON TOKEN DEPOSITARY AND ACCOUNT DEVICE Filed Nov 14, 1930 6 Sheets-$heet 2 Get. 11, 1932. E. H.- THOMPSON 1,882,047

TOKEN DEPOSITARY AND ACCOUNT DEVICE Fi led Nov 14, 1950 s Shee'ts-Sheet 5 O 1932. E. H. THOMPSON 1,832,047

TOKEN DEPOSITARY AND ACCOUNT DEVICE Filed Nov 14, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Oct. 11, 1932. E. H. THOMPSON 1,882,047

TOKEN DEPOSITARY AND ACCOUNT DEVICE Filed Nov 14. 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Oct. 11, 1932. THOMPSON 1,882,047

TOKEN DEPOSITARY AND ACCOUNT DEVICE Filed. Nov 14, 1950 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Oct. 11, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE ERNEST H. THOMPSON, OF WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO JOHNSON FARE BOX COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A GQRIORATION OF NEW YORK TOKEN DEPOSITAR-Y AND ACCOUNT DEVICE Application filed November 14, 1930. Serial No. 495,573.

My invention relates to a depositary and accounting device for collecting and accounting tokens representing money values, such as the device disclosed in the co-pending application of Hugo J. Baur, Serial No. 487,464, filed October 9, 1930.

Devices of the type referred to are of particular adaptability and utility in theaters, amusement houses, parks, and other places where admission fees or fares are required, for receiving from the patron the admission or fare token purchased at the cashiers window, the device being designed for receiving tokens preferably in the form of metallic discs. In theaters, for example, the price of admission may be difierent for the morning, afternoon and evening performances, and for Sundays or holidays, and the admission for children may be less than that for adults.

Like the device in the copending applica tion referred to, my improved device comprises a housing in which a number of depositary units are concealed, together with means for selecting a desired unit for service, and for setting the selected unit into service position with its token receiving inlet accessible from the outside of the housing, and means for automatically operating the unit when a coin is deposited therein.

In general, the object of my invention is to simplify the arrangement in devices of this type, reduce the number of parts, and adapt the device to be more easily and economically manufactured.

More in detail, an important object of the invention is to provide only a single operat ing element, preferably in the form of a solenoid structure, for a plurality of depositary units with provision for automatically bringing a unit into operative connection with the operating element when such unit is moved into service position.

A further important object of the inven tion is to provide improved means for readily and accurately bringing the desired depositary units into alignment with the token inlet on the lie-using, and for raising the unit to bring its token receiving chute into such inlet for the reception of tokens.

Another important object is to provide improved contact and circuit closing arrangement which will be automatically put into operative condition by the positioning of a unit into service position so that the deposit of a token will then cause the closing of a circuit for controlling the operation of the solenoid to cause actuation of the token discharge and registration mechanism within the unit in service.

Still another object is to provide arrangement in which the actuation of a single adjusting member will result in the automatic restoration of a unit to inoperative position and the positioning of another desired unit for operation and service.

The above enumerated and other features of my invention are incorporated in the structure disclosed on the drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device;

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the device with the cover removed.

Figure 4 is a side elevation from the front of Figure 3, with the housing in vertical section;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4: with one of the depositary units andpart of the supporting framework thereof in vertical section;

Figure 6 is a side elevation from the right of Fig. 3;

Figure 7 is a section taken substantially on plane VIL TII of Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is adiagram of the circuit arrangement.

As shown on the drawings:

The housing 1 is shown as of rectangular cross-section and at its upper end is surrounded and reinforced by a collar 2 having the circular opening 3 for a cover 4 which may be dome-shaped as shown. At one side of its center the cover has an upwardly extending boss 5 provided with a vertical passageway 6 which, as will be explained more in detail later, is adapted to receive the upper end of the coin chute of any one of a number of depositary units contained within the housing.

A distance below the top of the housing its side walls have ledges 7 extending inwardly on which is seated a base 8 and secured by means of pins 9 against lateral or rotational displacement. Between the base 8 and the lower end of the housing asupporting plate or partition 10 is secured to the housing 1 and extends transversely and has an upstanding boss or socket 11 forming a rigid support for a tubular post 12 which extends upwardly axially through the housing and terminates in the opening 13 provided at the center of the cover 4, the end of the post being threaded to receive plug 14' whose head 15 fits in. a recess 16 in the cover, the plug serving to assist in holding the cover to the housing.

Above the base 8 the post 12 receives a sleeve 17 which extends through the annular boss 18 on the base, the sleeve having the annular flange 19 engaging the boss to form a support for the sleeve, the sleeve being rotatable on the post. Below the base 8 is a disc 20 having the depending annular hub 21 receiving the lower end of the sleeve 17, and the sleeve and hub being secured together as by means of pin 22 so that the disc 20 will rotate with the sleeve 17. To assist in supporting the sleeve and disc, a bearing collar 23 may be secured to the post below the disc hub 21.

Above the sleeve 17 a frame F surrounds the post 12 for supporting a number of depositary units, four such units A, B, C, and D, being shown. These units are spaced 90 degrees apart and the body of the frame F is therefore of square transverse cross section.

t each upper corner of the frame F is a guide lug 24 and at each lower corner f the frame is guide lug 25,, these lugs at each side of the frame forming a rectangular vertical guide passage 26 for the respective depositary unit. The frame and lugs strengthened by diagonally extending webs 27 as clearlyshown in Figure 3. The upper lugs 24 adjacent to eacn passageway 26 have guide grooves 28 for receiving guide tongues 29 extending from the sides of the respective unit. The lower guide lugs adjacent to each passageway 26 have vertical guideways 30 for receiving the guide tongues 31 at the sides of the unit near the bottom thereof,

such grooves and tongues keeping the units in vertical alignment relative to the frame F.

At its lower end the frame F has a depending annular flange 32 receiving the upper end of. the sleeve 17, and surrounding the sleeve 17 is a bevel gear 33 whose hub 34 extends into the flange 32 between the flange and the sleeve, and the sleeve and the flange and the hub are secured together as by means of a pin 35, so that the sleeve 17 and the frame F will rotate with the gear.

In. accordance with my invention, the frame nis rotatable by means of the gear 33 to bring anyone of the units thereon into position below the boss 5 on the cover 4 of the housing, and I provide means for raising the unit to bring the end of its token receiving chute into the boss for the reception of tokens or coins. hen in lower or inoperative position, each unit is held by means of a latch foot 36 which, as best shown in Figure 4, is pivoted on a pin 37 extending from the side of the unit, a spring 38 tending to hold the end of the latch foot above the respective adjacent lower guide lug 25 of the frame F so that the latch will rest on the lug and hold the unit in place. A wing 39 on the latch permits it to be readily swung away from the lug to release the unit. When the latch is released the unit may be shifted further downwardly until its

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29 and 31 leave the guide grooves 28 and 30 of the respective lugs so that the unit may be removed from the housing through a suitable opening 40 normally closed by a door 41.

Between the opening 40 and the sleeve 17 which supports the gear 33, a U-frame G is supported on the base 8 and in the outer and inner legs 42 and 43 of this frame is journalled a shaft 44, to whose outer end is secured an actuating lever 45 and to whose inner end is secured a bevel pinion 46. This pinion is of one half the diameter of the gear 33 with which it is adapted to mesh but has teeth 47 extending only part-way round its circumference, the extent being in practice somewhat less than 180 degrees so that for each complete revolution of the shaft 44 the gear 33 will be turned only 90 degrees as there are four depositary units. With this intermittent advancement of the gear 33 and consequently of the frame F the depositary unit then in service will be carried away from the service position and one of the other units will be moved into its place depending upon the number of advancements.

On the shaft 44 between the legs 42 and 43 of the frame G is secured a cam 48, this cam being in the form of a circular disc mounted eccentrically on the shaft. At the bottom of each depositary unit is a cam roller 49 journalled in a suitable bracket 50, and when a unit has been brought by the frame F into position below the boss 5 on the cover, this cam roller will be in alignment with the cam 48 so that when the shaft 44 is rotated, the cam will engage with the cam roller and elevate the unit to project its coin chute into the boss 5, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.

Describing the operation thus far, when the lever 45 is rotated 90 degrees from the position shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6, in clockwise direction (Figure 6) the cam 48 will be rotated and swung to the right to permit the depositary unit to move to its lower position with its latch foot 36 against the adjacent lug of the frame F. During this first 90-degree rotation of the shaft 44 the untoothed portion of the pinion 46 will travel past the gear 33 and the frame F will remain at rest. During the second JO-degree advance of the shaft 44, the cam 48 will be swung to its lower position and the teeth 4'? on the pinion 46 will mesh with teeth on the gear 33 to rotate the frame F subs ant-ially 2:5 degrees, and, during thethird 90-degree advance of the shaft 4A, the cam 48 will swing to the left and the teeth 47 of the pinion 46 will continue to mesh with the gear 33 until the frame F has been rotated 90 degrees and the unit B has been brought into position below the boss 5. Thenafter the fourth 90-degree advance of the shaft 44, the parts will again be in position as shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6 with the unit B elevated with its coin chute within the boss 5. If it were desired to bring the unit- G into service, then the shaft a l will be given another complete rotation to go through the same cycle of operation until the unit C is brought into position and elevated. If it were desired to bring the unit D into service, it could be effected by a third completerevolution of the shaft a l.

To remove the unit A from the operative position and bring into service the unit D, the shaft 44 could be rotated one revolution in counterclockwise direction (Figure 6) and then during the first 90-degree advance of the shaft, the cam 48 will swing to the left and allow the unit A to drop, and the teeth 47 will advance 90 degrees. After the second 90-degree counterclockwise advance of the shaft 44, the cam will be down and the teeth 4:? will have meshed with the gear 33 to rotate the frame F substantially 45 degrees, so that during the third advance of the shaft, the frame F will be rotated another 45 degrees to carry the unit 1) into alignment with the boss 5. Then during the fourth advance of the shaft, the various parts will again assume the position shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6 but with the unit D elevated into service position. Thus, by one or more revolutions of the shaft 44 in either direction the depositary unit then in service may be withdrawn from service and any of the other units brought into service position.

In order to assure the correct advancement of the frame F to bring a desired unit into proper alignment with the boss 5 before the unit is raised into service position, I provide an aligning pin 51 for automatically locking the frame F against movement as soon as it has brought the desired depositary unit in the proper location for elevation thereof into service position. As shown, a bracket 52 on the outer leg 42 of the frame Gr, guides the pin at its upper end, and at its lower the pin guided by the passage 53 through the stationary base 8 on which the frame G is mounted. A spring 54 encircles the pin be tween the base 8 and a collar 55 on the pin and tends to raise the pin to withdraw its lower end from the corresponding opening 56 in the disc 20 below the base 8, which disc, as has already been described, is secured by the pin 22 to rotate with the sleeve 17 to which the gear 33 is secured. The disc has four such openings 56 spaced 90 degrees apart.

On the shaft it above the aligning pin 51 is secured can 5'? which, as shown in Figure 6, has the substantially semi-cylindrical cam surface a, and the substantially sun-cylindrical cam surface F; of larger radius. As shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6, the various parts are all in proper relative arrangement and the larger radius section b of the cam 5? eng ges the aligning pin and holds it down wits its end in the hole 56 in the disc 20, so that the disc, the sleeve 17, the gear 33, and the frame F are locked against rotation by the engagement of the pin with the stationary base 8. When the shaft 44 is now rotated for the positioning of another unit for service, the cam section B will remain in engagement with the aligning pin until the shaft l i has been rotated 96 degrees and the unit then in service has been lowered to its inoperatlve position, and then during the second and third -degree advances of the shaft is, the cam section a of shorter radius will be opposed to the pin so that the spring 5% may raise the pin out of the hole 56 in the disc 20 so as to free the sleeve 17 and frame F for rotation as the teeth i? of the pinion 4L6 engage with he gear 33. degree advance of the shaft 44, the frame F should have been rotated 90 degrees, and if such is the case, a hole 56 in the disc 20 will be in alignment wi h the aligning pin 51 sothat at the end of the third QO-degree advance of the shaft 44, the cam section b of larger radius will come into engagement with and force the aligning pin down into the hole to lock the frame F while, during the fourth advance of the shaft, the selected depositary unit is raised by the cam 48 into service position.

The depositary unit used may be of the type disclosed in Thompson Patent No.

At the end of the third 90- 1,699,930 of January 6, 1929, or of the type frame 59 providing a bers for cooperating with a deposited token or coin to receive, advance and discharge it i from. the chute. The impeller mechanism has also a pivoted block 62 connected by linkage 63 with the impeller carriage and carrying contact pins 64 (Figure 8) against which a deposited token drops to complete a primary control circuit. A register device 65 within the casing 58 is connected by linkage 66 with the impeller carriage to account for the tokens received and discharged from the impeller structure.

In the patent and co-pending application referred to, a solenoid is provided within the unit for actuating the impeller carriage and parts controlled thereby. In accordance with my present invention, instead of providing a solenoid within each unit, I provide only one solenoid structure S together with means for automatically connecting it into operative relation with the depositary unit which has been brought into service position. The solenoid is supported by a suit-- able framework or bracket 67 mounted on the stationary base 8, the frame clamping the coil 68 of the solenoid structure. A guide sleeve 69 of non-magnetic material extends upwardly through the coil and guides an armature or plunger 70, the plunger normally resting at its lower end against a wing 71 struck up from the frame G. The guide sleeve for the plunger has a longitudinal slot 72 through which a pin 73 pro jects from the plunger 70, and this pin engages in the slot 73' in one end of a bell crank lever 74 secured on a shaft 75 which is supported in brackets 7 6 and 77 on the inner wall 43 of the U-frame G. On the opposite side of the wall 43 are guide brackets 78 for guiding a pull bar 79 having a hooked upper end 80. Extending from this pull bar 79 is an ear 81 which is slotted to receive the pin 82 extending from the upper end of the bell crank lever 7 4clVit-b the arrangement described, when the plunger 70 is drawn into the coil 68, the bell crank lever 74 will be rotated to shift the pull bar 79 downwardly in its guides 78.

In each depositary unit there is a rod 83 connected at its upper end with the impeller carriage within the uni and at its lower end extends through and is guided by the lower wall of the unit casing 58 and terminates in a hook 842 for receiving the hook on the pull bar 79. When a unit is in its lowered position, the hook end 841 on its rod 83 is below the level of the hook 80 on the pull bar. lVhen the frame F is rotated, to bring one of the uni s into vertical alignment with the boss 5 and the unit raised into operative position, the hook end 8d will be-brought up under the hook 80, and then when the solenoid is energized, the bar 7 9 will be shifted downwardly and the rod 83 will be pulled down to shift the impeller carriage I, of the unit downwardly so that a deposited token or coin will be impelled, discharged, and duly registered. A spring 85 normally holds the impeller carriage I up and restores it to upper position after a downward shift thereof.

Describing now the circuit arrangement D \Vhere only alternating current is avail-i able a transformer T may be provided and connected with an ordinary 110-volt circuit 86 and adapted to supply current at reduced voltage through its winding 87 for a primary circuit 88 which includes a switch solenoid or relay 89. This switch solenoid is suitably mounted within the U-frame Gr with its core or plunger 91 shiftable upwardly to engage a switch lever 92 forengaging the blade 93 at the lever end with the switch terminals 9st and 95 supported above the switch blade by a bracket 96 secured to the frame G. As indicated in Figure 8, these

terminals

4 and 95 control a circuit 97 connected with a -volt supply source and including the winding or coil 68 of the solenoid structure S.

The switch arm 92 is loosely pivoted on the shaft 75 on which the bell crank lever 7 4k is mounted, and extending inwardly from the switch lever and beyond the shaft 75 is a release arm 98 which is in the path of a pin 99 on the lever 7 4. WVhen the switch solenoid 89 is energized, its plunger will swing the switch lever 92 upwardly to force the blade 93 between the

terminals

94 and 95 to close the circuit, through the solenoid S, and at the end of the inward movement of the plunger 70, the pin 99 will engage the release arm 98 and the switch lever 92 will be swung downwardly to withdraw its blade 93 from the terminals so that the circuit for the solenoid S is reopened.

Provision is made so that when a depositary unit is shifted into service position, it will automatically be connected in the electrical circuit. Referring to Figures 8 and 5, there is a contact plunger 100 on each side of the frame F projecting into the corresponding passageway 26 for the depositary unit therein. Each unit has a contact 101 supported by an insulating plate 102 secured to the rear wall of the unit, this contact being connected by the conductor 102 with one terminal post 64. When a unit is in its lowered position its contact 101 will be below the respective contact plunger so that such plunger will engage only with the insulating plate 102, the circuit being then broken. However, as soon as the unit its raised into service position, the contact comes into engagement with the plunger and the primary circuit is closed at this point.

()n the stationary post 12, on which the frame F is rotatable, is a contact 103 which is insulated fron the post by .a plug 10-1 and insulation 105. lVithin the plug is a terminal 106 and the contact 103 may be a screw which threads into the terminal 106 to se cure thereto a conductor 107 which connects with one terminal of the switch solenoid or relay 89, the other terminal of this switch solenoid connecting with the transformer winding 87 as has already been explained. Tl e plunger 100 is in two halves as clearly shown in Figure 5, with a spring 108 inter- POSQClftllfi plunger being within a metallic sleeve 109 whose outer end 110 is deflected a distance around the outer end of the plunger to hold it from escaping from the sleeve, the sleeve being insulated from the frame F by a bushing 110. The contact 103 is so arranged that when the frame F is rotated to bring a desired depositary unit to position for elevation, the corresponding plunger will come into el'igagement with the contact and then when the unit is elevated, its contact 101 will engage the plunger. Now, when a token is deposited in the chute 60 of the unit in service, the primary circuit 88 will be closed through the switch solenoid or relay 89, and upon energization f the relay the switch arm 92 will be thrown upwardly to close the circuit for the main solenoid S which then operates to shift the impeller carriage I to discharge the deposited token and to actuate the register mechanism. Thus, as a depositary unit is brought into service position the primary circuit is closed at various points ready for final clo* sure by a deposited token. The token serves only to close the lower voltage primary circuit and the switch 92 then controls the circuit- 97 through the solenoid S.

The token discharged by the impeller mechanism within a unit is received in a chute 111 which has a lateral outlet 112 from the side of the unit. Below the outlet 112 of each unit the stationary base 8 has a passageway 113, for each unit there is a passageway 11 1 through the disc 20. Each passageway 114: is surrounded by a depending flange 115 for supporting a suitable receptacle 116. When a unit is brought into service position and a token is deposited therein and discharged therefrom, the token will find its way through the corresponding passageway 113 and the corresponding passage 1141 to the corresponding receptacle 116. HEW-ever, means are pre erably interposed for permitting inspection of the token before it is passed on to the receptacle. The inspection mechanism is clearly shown on Figures 3, 6, and 7. It is located below the boss 5 on the cover 4 and between the outlet 112 ning the pcmng in the housing wall. A. frame 123 is secured to the outside of the housing wall in front of the pane and in its top wall may have a lens 121 for facilitating inspection of the token. A lamp 125 may be provided within the hopper above the inspection table to illuminate the token.

Means are provided for automatically swinging the inspection table down at proper times to release the tokens which will then fall through the

respective passages

113 and 11 1 into the receptacle. Referring to Figures 6 and 7, the shaft '75, to whose inner end the bell crank lever 74 is secured, carries at its outer end a cam cylinder 126 having tie helical cam surface 127. This surface is engaged by a pin 128 extending from a slide bar guided in the

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76 and 130 on the frame G. A link 131 extends between the outer end of the bar 129 and a pin 132 supported by cars 133 depending from the inspection table a distance in front of its pivot pin 119. A spring 131 encircling the pivot pin tends to hold the inspection table in its upper position and the pin 128 against the cam surface 12?. With the arrangement described, when the main solenoid S is actuated to swing the bell crank lever 74, the cam 126 will be rotated and its engagement with the pin 128 will cause the bar 129 to be shifted inwardly to pull the link 131 to cause the inspection table to be swung downwardly, and when the lever 71 is returned to normal position, the spring 131 will serve to close the inspection table and shift the link and bar back to normal position. A push pin 135 may be provided to be shifted from outside of the housing against the out er end of the link 131 so that the inspection table may be manually opened, the link 131 then having the longitudinal slot 136 through which the pin 132 may travel without causing rearward movement of the link and the cam pin bar 128.

Each depositary unit has preferably on its top a frame 137 for detachably receiving a card 138 for identifying the period of service for the unit, as shown in Figure 2. Adjacent to the boss 5 on the top of the housing is a sight opening 139 covered by glass 1&0 through. which the identification of the unit which is in service may be read. For exanr ple, as shown in Figure 2, the unit in service is intended for collecting tokens during an evening performance.

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plunger 108.

' register sight openings will be adjace The registering elements 65 for each depositary unit are also visible through panes 141, these panes being supported in frames 142. When a unit is in service position its therewith.

Briefly repeating the operation of the device, when it is desired to withdraw a unit from service and to substitute another unit, the door 41 is opened and the lever 45 is rotated to first drop the unit then in service, and then to rotate the frame F to bring t. desired other unit into registration and then into elevated position with its coin chute extending into the boss 5. If proper adjustment has been made, the frame F will be locked against rotation by the pin 51, and when the cover 41 is re-applied, its hole 143 will receive the pin 144 and the lever 45 and associated parts will be locked. When a token is now deposited in the unit in service the primary circuit will be closed by the engagement of the token with the contact terminals 64 and the switch solenoid or relay 89 will be energized, the raising of the unit into service position having connected its contact 101 with the conductor 107 through contact The energized switch solenoid will draw its core upwardly and cause the switch arm 92 to be received and held by the contact springs 94 and 95 and the circuit of the main solenoid S will be closed. As this solenoid draws up its plunger, the lever 7 4 is rotated and the pull bar 79, which has been brought into operative engagement with the rod 83 of the unit in service, is pulled down to draw the rod 83 and impeller carriage I downwardly. As the impeller carriage moves downwardly, the block 62 will be swung outwardly to withdraw the contact posts 64 from the token and the primary circuit will then be opened. However, the switch blade 93 will be retained by the

spring terminals

94 and 95 so that the circuit through the main solenoid remains closed until its plun er has moved the entire di tance in ward ly, and then the pin 99 on lever 74 strikes the release end 98 of the switch arm and the switch blade 93 is withdrawn from the terminals and the main solenoid circuit is opened, the return movement of the solenoid plunger by gravity and the spring then restoring the parts to normal position.

The token discharged from the unit, after having been registered by the register mechanism 65, falls into the hopper 117 and onto the inspection table 118 where it rests to be inspected by the attendant, and then when the next token is deposited and the main solenoid again functions, the inspection table will be swun down by the operation of the cam 126 and thetoken will drop down through the corresponding passageways 113 and 114 to be received in the corresponding receptacle 116. The receptacles may be bags or other suitable containers.

Should it be desirable to remove one of the units from the housing, this can be readily effected by bringing the unit into position behind the opening 40 in the housing, and then, by swin ing back the latch foot 36 on the unit, the unit may be moved downwardly to withdraw its

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29 and 31 from the grooves 28 and 30 in the frame F, and the unit may then be removed through the opening 40. Removal of one or more units may also be accomplished by withdrawing the plug 15 from the top of the post 12 and removing the frame F, or the base 8 with all the parts supported thereon, may be raised out of the housing.

A door 145 may be provided in the side of the housing 1 for safeguarding the token and coin receptacles 16 which are in the compartment between the base 8 and the partition wall 10. n the space between the partition 10 and the bottom of the housing may be located the transformer T, and other materials and parts may be stored therein and safeguarded by the door 145.

The structure shown and described represents a practical embodiment of the various features of my invention but the invention is not to be understood as bein restricted to the details set forth since modifications in construction, arrangement and operation may be made without departin from the scope and spirit of the invention as outlined by the appended claims.

I claim as follows:

1. In a depositary for collecting tokens comprising a housing having a service opening, a plurality of token receiving units within said housing, means for selectively positioning any one of said units into service position for receiving tokens deposited through said service opening, means within each unit for receiving and discharging deposited tokens, a common actuating means within said housing, and means controlled by the posi tioning of a unit into service position for automatically operatively connecting said actuatin means with the token receiving and discharging mechanism within the unit.

2. In a token depositary and accounting device, the combination of a housing, a plurality of depositary units within said housing, means for selectively moving any one of said units into service position for receiving tokens from the exterior of said housing, means within each unit for receiving and discharging deposited tokens, a common actuating solenoid within said housing, means controlled by the movement of a unit into service position for mechanically connecting saic solenoid with said token receiving and discharging mechanism to be actuated thereby, and means controlled by the movement of a unit into service position for electrically connecting said solenoid for operation.

3. A token depositary device compr nng a housing having a service opening in its wall, a supporting frame within said housing, a plurality of depositary units mounted on said frame, and means controlled by a common actuating member for rotating Slli'C; frame to bring any desired unit into vertical alignment with said service opening and for lifting the selected unit to bring its token entrance into said service opening for the reception of tokens.

4. In a depositary for collecting and registering tokens representing monetary values, the combination of a housing having a service opening, a plurality of depositary units with in said housing, means for selectively bringing any one of said units into service position relative to said service opening for the reception of tokens, token discharge and register means within each unit, a common ac tuating mechanism within said housing, means whereby said actuating mechanisiis automatically operatively connected with the token ejecting and registering mechanism within the service positioned unit, and means controlled by the deposit of a token in said unit for controlling the operation of said actuating mechanism.

5. In a depositary for collecting tokens, the combination of a housing having a serv- 'c'e inlet, a plurality of depositary units within said housing each having token receiving and discharging mechanism, means for selectively bringing any one of said units into service position below said service inlet for the reception of tokens from the exterior of said housing, a single solenoid structure Within said housing, means controlled upon service positioning of unit for operatively connecting said solenoid with the token receiving and discharging mechanism within said unit, an energizing circuit for said solenoid controlled by the deposit of a token within the service positioned unit, the operation of said solenoid when energizec causing the ejection of the deposited token from said token receiving means within the unit.

6. In a depositary for collecting and registering tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a plurality of depositary units within said housing, each unit having token receiving and discharging mechanism and register mechanism for registering deposited tokens, means for selectivelybringing any one of said units into service position relative to said service inlet for the reception of tokens from the exterior of the housing, an electro-magnetic actuating device within said housing, means establishing an actuating connection between a movable element of said electro-magnetic device and the token discharge and register mechanism of a unit when it is moved into service position, whereby when said electromagnetic device is energized, a deposited token will be ejected and registered, and means controlled by the deposit of a token to establish an energizing circuit for said electro-magnetic device.

'2'. in a depositary for collecting and registering tokens, the combination of a housing having a service opening, a plurality of depositary units within said housing, each unit having token receiving and discharge mechanism and register mechanism for registering deposited tokens, means for selectively moving any one of said units into service position relative to said service opening for the reception of tokens from the exterior of said housing, an electro-magnet device within said housing having a movable membcr, means automatically establishing an op erating connection between said movable member and the token receiving and dis ha gge mechanism and register mechanism wf hin a unit when the unit is moved into service position, an electro-magnetic switch, circuitfor said switch automatically closed by the deposit of a token in the service positioned unit, and an ener izing circuit for electro-magnet device controlled by said electro-magnetic switch.

8. In a depositary for collecting and registering tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet a plurality of depositary units within said housing, each unit having token receiving and discharge means and token register means therein, means for selectively moving any one of said units into service position relative to said service inlet for the reception of tokens, an electro-magnet device within said housing having a movable element, means automatically establishing operative connection between said movable element and the token receiving and discharge mechanism and register mechanism of a unit when said unit is moved into service position, a switch, means whereby deposit of a token in a positioned unit will automatically cause losure of said switch, an ehcrgizing circuit for said electro-magnet device closed by the closure of said switch, and means controlled by the action of the movable element for opening said switch after said element has caused operation of the token receiving and discharge mechanism and register mechanism in the positioned unit.

9. In a depositary for collecting and registerin tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a plurality of deposisaid housing having a movable element,

means automatically connecting said movable element with the operating mechanism of a unit when such unit is moved into service position, and means controlled by the de posit of a token in a positioned unit for establishing an energizing circuit for said solenoid.

10. In a depositary unit for collecting tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a rotatable frame within said housing, a plurality of depositary units mounted on said frame for vertical move- 'ment and normally held in lowered position,

an actuating member, means controlled by said actuating member for rotating said frame to bring any desired unit thereon into alignment below said service inlet, and means controlled by said actuating member for raising the aligned unit into registration with said service inlet for the reception of tokens.

11. In a depositary for collecting tokens, the combination of a housing having a ser ice inlet, a rotatable frame within said housing, a plurality of depositary units vertically movable on said frame and normally in lowered position thereon, a rotatable actuating mem ber, a connection between said actuating member and said frame for rotating said frame to bring any one of the units thereon into vertical alignment below said service inlet, and elevating means controlled by said actuating member for elevating an aligned unit into service position relative to said service inlet for the reception of tokens, said connection being inefiective to rotate said frame while said elevating mechanism is functioning. V

12. In a depositary for tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a rotatable frame within said housing, a plurality of depositary units vertically shiftable on said frame and normally in lowered position thereon, a rotatable operating element, a connection between said element and said frame whereby said frame may be rotated to bring any one of said units into alignment below a service inlet, means controlled by said operating element for vertically shifting a positioned unit into or out of service connection with said service inlet, said connection being ineffective to rotate said frame while the aligned unit is shifted vertically.

13. In a depositary for tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a frame rotatable within said housing on a vertical axis, a plurality of depositary units shiftable vertically on said frame and being normally in lowered position tlieron, an operating shaft, an intermittent connection between said shaft and said frame whereby during a complete rotation of said shaft, said frame will be only partially rotated to bring one of said units thereon into vertical alignment below said service inlet, and means operable during rotation of said shaft for shifting the aligned unit into or out of connection with said service inlet, said shifting means being operative only during an intermission of said intermittent connecting means whereby said frame will be at restwhile the unit is being shifted vertically.

14. In a depositary for tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a supporting frame rotatable within said housing, a plurality of depositary units vertically shiftable on said housing and normally in lowered position thereon, an operating shaft, intermittent gearing connection between said shaft and said frame whereby said frame will be given only a partial rotation during each fall rotation of said shaft, such rotation of the frame bringing a desired unit thereon into alignment below said service inlet, and means operable by said shaft during the intermission period of said gearing connection for vertically shifting the aligned unit to move it into or out of connection with said service inlet.

15. In a depositary device for tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a frame rotatable within said housing, a plurality of depositary units mounted on said frame for reciprocation, an operating shaft, a gear on said frame, a pinion on said shaft adapted for meshing engagement with said gear only during part of a rotation of said shaft, rotation of said frame by said gearing brin ing one of the units thereon into alignment below said service inlet, and cam mechanism operable by said shaft for recipro:

eatin the aligned unit into or out of service connection with said service inlet only when said pinion is out of meshing engagement with said gear.

16. In a depositary device for tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a frame rotatable within said housing, a plurality of depository units mounted on said frame for reciprocation, an operating shaft, a gear on said frame, a pinion on said shaft adapted for meshing engagement with said gear only during part of a rotation of saidshaft, rotation of said frame by said gearing bringing one of the units thereon into alignment below said service inlet, and cam mechanism operable by said shaft for reciprocating the aligned unit into or out of service connection with said service inlet only when said pinion is out of meshing engagement with said gear, and means for positively locking said frame against rotation during the reciprocation of said unit.

17. In a depository device for tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a frame rotatable within said housing, a plurality of depositary units mounted on said frame for reciprocation, an operating shaft, a gear on said frame, a pinion on said shaft adapted for meshing engagement with said gear only during part of a rotation of said shaft, rotation of said frame by said gearing bringing one of the units t ereon into alignment below said service inlet, and cam mechanism operable by said shaft for reciprocating the aligned unit into or out of service connection with said service inlet only when said pinion is out of meshing engagement with said gear, and means controlled by the rotation of said shaft for looking said frame against rotation during reciprocation of said unit.

18. In a depositary for tokens, the combination of a housing having a service inlet, a plurality of depositary units within said housing, each unit having operating mechanism comprising token receiving and dis charge mechanism and token register mechanism, means for selectively moving any one of said units into service position in register with said service inlet for the deposit of tokens, a solenoid having a movable element, an actuating train automatically completed between the solenoid movable member and the operating mechanism of a unit when said unit is moved into service position, means controlled by the deposit of a token in the positioned unit for establishing an operating circuit for said solenoid, operation of said solenoid resulting in registration of a deposited token and discharge therefrom from the positioned unit, an inspection table positioned to intercept a discharged token and to display it for inspection from the exterior of said housing, and means controlled by the operation of said solenoid for moving said inspection table to release the token therefrom.

19. A token depositary device comprising a housing having a service opening in its top wall, a movable support within said housing, a plurality of depositary units movably mounted on said support, and means controlled by a common actuating member for shifting said support for the selective alignment of any desired unit with said service opening and for movement of the selected unit on said support to bring its token entrance into communication with said service Illinois.

ERNEST H. THOMPSON.