US2103084A - Fare register - Google Patents

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S. MADSEN FARE R Dec. 21, 1937.

EGISTER Filed Oct. 19, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Dec. 21 1937. 8 AD N v 2,103,084

FARE REGISTER Filed Oct. 19, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 /J 7%JVENTOR MW W S. MADSEN Dec. 21, 1937.

FARE REGISTER Filed Oct. 19, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY INVENTOR 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Dec. 21, 1937. s. MADSEN FARE REGISTER Filed Oct. 19, 1935 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FARE REGISTER Application October 19, 1935, Serial No. 45,734

5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in fare registers.

One of the objects of this invention is to produce a mechanically-actuated fare register, and 5 particularly a fare register of the portable type, which will be capable of accurately registering the values of coins the larger of which has the smaller value, on a single conventional counter, which is adapted on a relatively short shaft movement to count one and on a relatively longer shaft movement to count two, and thus to cause the coin of larger diameter to produce the shorter movement and vice versa.

Still another object of my invention is to provide, in a device of the character specified, mechanism whereby insertion of a nickel will register upon a single counter as one; the insertion of a dime will register on said counter as two, and which will permit insertion and passage 20 therethrough of a cent without any registration whatsoever.

Another object of my invention is to provide a pair of levers comprising a primary countermoving lever and a compensating lever located at opposite ends of a coin slot and latches con trolling said levers whereby a coin of small diameter will be capable of actuating only one of said levers to produce a relatively long movement 30 on the counter and to make a count of two, While a coin of larger diameter will be compelled first to actuate the compensating lever and thereafter to cause a short movement of the primary lever to produce a count of one.

Another object of my invention is to arrange a primary latch and a secondary latch relative to the said compensating lever in such manner that the coin of small diameter, (the dime) will be incapable of simultaneously unlatching both of said latches and such latches will preferably be so arranged that the secondary latch will be incapable of operation except through simultaneous movement of the primary latch for the compensating lever and of the primary countermoving lever, which simultaneous movements cannot be accomplished by a dime, but can be made with a nickel.

Another object of my invention is to provide, in a device of the character specified, a pair of spring-pressed downwardly-inclined face-gripping members adapted upon insertion to contact with the face of the inserted coin and upon an attempt at retraction or movement in the oppo- 5 site direction to grip and bite into the coin so as to effectively prevent withdrawal thereof from the slot.

Another object of my invention is to provide a construction of fare box embodying a casing provided with a counter, having mechanism ar- 5 ranged to be moved to count one by a relatively short shaft movement and to be moved to count two by a double shaft movement, in combination with a counter-actuating mechanism engageable with the edges of a coin at opposite sides thereof, said mechanism being so arranged that a small coin will cause a greater movement of the counter-actuating shaft to produce a double count on the counter and a coin of larger diameter will produce a lesser movement of the counter shaft to produce a movement adapted for a single registration on said counter mechanism.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a fare register construction that will not only count or indicate nickels as one and dimes 0 as two, but which will permit pennies to pass through the slot of the fare box without registration or counting.

In general terms, my invention comprises a fare-register construction embodying a counter mechanism arranged upon a short shaft movement to register, count, or indicate an increase of one, and upon a greater shaft movement to register, count or indicate an increase of two, in combination with lever mechanism actuated by engagement of the opposite edges of coins for causing a coin with a larger diameter to produce a relatively short movement of said register shaft and a coin with a shorter diameter to produce a relatively greater movement of said shaft, said coin-actuated mechanism comprising a casing having a coin-slot obstructed at one end by a main pivoted counter-actuating lever yieldingly pressed into slot-obstructing position by a relatively strong spring and having a connection with said registering mechanism, said slot being obstructed at the other end by an auxiliary doubly latched-lever yieldingly pressed into slot-obstructing position by a relatively weak spring, said levers being thus spaced from each other to permit insertion of a coin between the same and to be engaged by the opposite edges thereof. Said auxiliary lever is provided with a latch member for latching it in coin-obstructing position and with a coin-engaging projection, said parts being so arranged at different levels and distances from the main lever that a dime or coin of smaller diameter cannot simultaneously unlatch the latch of the auxiliary lever and move the edge) and at the other side edgewith the main counter-actuating lever, thus causing a long swing, movement or throw of said main counteractuating lever and producing on said counter mechanism a long shaft movement and a count of two. A nickel, or coin of larger diameter on the other hand will simultaneously engage at opposite edge with the main lever and said latch and will first unlatch said weaker auxiliary lever to cause an initial limited movement of predetermined extent in, a direction opposite to the counter-actuating movement of the main lever and thereafter said'nickel in its further down- Ward movement because of said predetermined initial movement in the direction opposite to the counter-actuating movement will cause only a relatively short swing; throw ormovement of the stronger spring-pressed counter-actuating lever and thus-will produce onsaid counter-mecha nisin only a short shaft 'movementand a count of one.

7 My invention also comprises the positioning of the parts and the limiting of the initial movement of said-auxiliary lever to such an extent that a coin having. a diameter intermediate the nickel anddime such as the penny. will in its movement through the slot .unlatch the relatively weakly ,sp1'ing-pressed auxiliary lever to permit the same to have said initial movement .but will not move the said'lever to its full limit 'of movement and consequently will not produce. any counter-actuating movement of the counter-actuating lever, and no counting movement of the shaft of the counter will occur.

'The preferredconstruction of my invention alsoembodies means for simultaneously engaging the opposite faces of a coin inserted in the coin slot to prevent withdrawal after any partial insertion thereof.

vention comprises the combination of 'members and arrangement of parts so combined as to coact and cooperate with each other in the performance of the functions and accomplishment of the results herein contemplated, and comprises in one of its adaptations the species or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

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Fig. 1 is an elevation of the rear side of my fare box with a part of the casing removed;

Fig.- 2 is a View from the front side partly in elevation and partly in section of a unit of the mechanism shown in Fig-1 removed from the casing Fig. 3 is a view substantially similar to Fig-2 showing the position of the mechanism when registering a dime;

4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the position of the 'mechanism when registering a nickel; V Fig, 5 isa view similar to Figs. 3 and 4 showing nism shown in Fig. 7;

.Fig. 9 isa section on the line 99 of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 10 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in section of a unit of the mechanism removed from the casing the same being shown in normal unactuated position;

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10 showing a nickel inserted;

Fig. 12 is a section on the line 12-42 of Fig. 9, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 13 is a section on the line l3-i3 of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 13a is an enlargedview of a portion of th 7 coin slot and grippers of Fig, 13;

Fig. 13b is a view similar to Fig. 13a, showing a: coin partially inserted;

Fig. 14 is a cross-section on the line 14 mm Fig.7 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig; 15 is a section on the line l5-l5 of Fig. 7,

looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 16 is a section on the line iii-l6 of Fig. 7, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 17 is av detailed view of pawl mechanism employed in operating the counter shaft; and

Fig.1 18 is a view similar to Fig. 11 showing the position of the parts when a dime is being counted. 7

Referringnow to Figs. 1 to 6 of these drawings which illustrate apreferredembodimentof my "ivention, l indicates a fare register casing having at ,itsupper end a plate'ii provided with a coin, slot 2 and having coin actuated lever mechanism mounted therein preferably between two plates of a frame3, supported in the casing by pinsd, i, and comprising front and rear plates 3, 3 .suitably spaced and fastened together to provide a coin-channel therebetween .which regarm'i': extending downwardly and pivotally connected through a slot-3 in theframe plate 3 to 'a counter-actuating slide 5 movable'to slide on the outer surface ofsaid frame plate and guided thereon by a pin-and-slot connection ii, 6% said slide'being operatively connected with a rotatable shaft 7 of a counter-mechanism 8 by means of a This counter mechanism 3, which is conventional and does not per se constitute any part of my invention, has single and double movements and is so arranged'that bya single or short predetermined movement of the shaft l the counter 8 longer movement, of double extent, of said shaft will cause said'counter to indicate an increase of two numerals or digits. Obviously, therefore, a movement of the slide 5 by the lever 5 for a predetermined'short distance will produce a movement of said counter shaft to indicate .one and agreat er'movement of said slide 8 by the lever 5 will cause an indication of two numerals or digits on said counter.

In accordance with my invention the counteractuating lever 5 will be moved a greater distance by a coin of shorter diameter than by a coin of greater diameter, thus enabling me to utilizea nickel of relatively greater diameter to .60 will indicate -a change of one number while a.

count one and a dime of relatively shorter diameter to count two on said counter.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the lever 5 is spring-pressed into normal slotobstructing position and is arranged to multiply at its lower end movement of the upper end thereof.

In said preferred embodiment of my invention, the lever 5 is provided with a toe or nose 5 which is situated slightly below the slotted plate 2 and partially obstructs at said end the entrance of a coin through said slot 2 and I provide mechanism at the other end of the coin slot adapted to gauge coins inserted and upon the insertion of a nickel to produce a relatively short movement of the lever arm 5 and upon the insertion of a dime to produce a relatively longer movement of said lever arm 5 This is accomplished by using a space-freeing lever, a predetermined movement of which in the opposite direction will compensate for the difference in diameter of a nickel over the short movement of the counter-actuating lever 5 which is required to produce said count of one. For this purpose, I pivotally mount beneath the opposite end of the coin slot 2 an auxiliary lever I2, movable to free space and compensate as aforesaid, and which as shown, is pivoted between the plates 3' and 3 on the pivot I2. Said lever I2 is provided at its upper end with a coin engaging toe IZ disposed beneath the coin slot and obstructing, at the end of the slot opposite to the toe 5 the entrance of coins therethrough. This lever I2 is latched by a primary springpressed latch member I3 releasable only through movement of the counter-actuating lever 5 and is also provided with a secondary spring pressed latch I3 having a latching-toe I3 also disposed beneath the coin slot so as to partially obstruct the same and preferably disposed above and to one side of the toe I2"- of the said lever I2 and more remote from the opposite toe 5 The latch-toe l3 is as shown latched to a plate I 3* directly beneath the coin slot plate I. The latch member I3 is pressed into normal latching position by a spring i3 and the latch member I3 is pressed into normal latching position by the spring I3.

This arrangement of the lever I2 and latches is such that when a dime or coin of small diameter is inserted through the coin slot 2 it cannot simultaneously unlatch the secondary latch member I3 of the auxiliary member I2 and at the same time engage the main lever 5 to move the same and release the latch I3.

The main lever 5 is yieldingly pressed into slot-obstructing position by a relatively strong spring I4 while the auxiliary lever I2 is pressed into slot-obstructing position by a relatively weak spring I5. When a dime is so'inserted, the double-latched lever It will thus remain latched and the dime will abut and engage at one edge against the fixed toe I2 of the lever I2 so that further pressing in of the dime will cause a relatively large movement to the right as shown in Fig. 3 of the lever arm 5' of the lever 5, thus causing a relatively long movement of the slide and a movement of double extent of the shaft I of the counter 8 to cause a count of two to be indicated on said counter.

When, however, a nickel of large diameter, is inserted in said slot 2 it will have a diameter sufficiently large to simultaneously engage the nose 5 of the lever 5 and the latch toe i3 of the spring-pressed latch I3, and this engagement will release the primary latch of the lever I'Z, thus allowing the lever I2 to be swung to the left as shown in Fig. 4, until it reaches its limit of movement, which movement, as shown, is limited by a stop I5 whereupon the nickel being of insufficient diameter to move the lever I2 further to the left will thereafter act further upon the lever 5 but will produce on said lever only a short movement which will cause the slide and shaft 1 to be similarly moved a short distance so as to produce a count of one only, on the counted mechanism.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the parts are so positioned that a coin having a size intermediate the size of a dime and a, nickel will have sufiicient circumference to simultaneously engage the nose 5 of the lever 5 and the latch to unlatch the lever I2 but will be of sufficient diameter only to move this lever I2 to its full limit of movement without excess and consequently will be permitted to pass through the coin-slot without moving the counter-actuating lever 5 to produce a counting movement of the slide 8 and shaft of the counter-mechanism, and thus passing through the device without being registered.

In accordance with the preferred form of my invention, I provide spring-pressed pivoted wedge levers $6, I? for engaging the opposite faces of the coin upon insertion thereof and thus preventing withdrawal of the coin after partial in sertion in the coin slot.

In said preferred embodiment illustrated, the lever I6 is pivoted on pin I6 in bearings I6 on the frame plate 3 while the lever I1 is pivoted on pins II in the bearings I? on the frame plate 3 These levers have toes extending toward each other and inclined downwardly from their pivots to obstruct the coin slot from opposite sides thereof. The opposite ends I6 I'l are preferably adapted to have a given degree of free movement to permit the insertion of a coin within the slot. After such predetermined amount of free movement, however, the lever arm I6" is engaged by a spring-actuated contact arm I8 of a crank member I8 mounted in bearings I8 and being turned in the said bearings by actuation of a short crank arm I8 The con tact arm I8 of the lever I8 is swung into engagement with the lever I6 by pressure of the spring 2 which is stretched and strengthened upon an actuating movement of the lever 5 and the slide 5. The lever II is similarly controlled by a crank member I9 having a contact arm l9 and similarly mounted in bearings I9 and provided at its opposite ends with a short crank arm I9 which is resiliently pressed into initial position by the spring 20 but is forced further into engaging position by an actuating movement of the said lever 5 and slide 6.

A conventional bell 2I illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. l is preferably provided together with means for ringing the same. As shown the bell is mounted on an arm 22 secured to a bracket 22 and a bell ringing hammer 23 is mounted at one end of a bell-ringing lever 23 pivoted intermediate its ends at 23' on one end of the pin 6' and the opposite end 23 of said lever 23 is connected by link 23 to pin 23 fixed on the primary lever and which is movable in an arcuate slot 23 in the wall 3' of the frame 3 to cause a bellringing movement of the lever 23 upon the actuation of the lever 5 by the insertion of a coin.

In operation, it being understood that the lever 5 has a range of movement sufficient to produce plural registering movements of the counteractuating shaft, when a dime or coin of rela- .tively short diameter is inserted through the coin slot as illustrated in Fig. 3, the diameter of stationary and retained in a position projecting beneath the left-hand end of thecoin slot and when such a small coin or dime is forced downwardly it will, as shown in Fig. 3, engage at one edge against the nose of the lever i2 in stationary position and its opposite edge will press the nose 5 of the lever. 5 laterally to the right. This movement of the nose of the lever! will be sufficient to produce, through the train of mechanism, which is connected to the opposite end of said lever 5 as hereinabove described, a double or plural registering movement. During this double registering movement, the primary latch i3 will be raised and released by engagement of the slide 6 with its opposite end, but as the lever i2 is also latched by the secondary spring-pressedlatch it, the release of the latch i3 will not release the lever i2 which is, as above indicated, held in stationary position. The dime therefore, because of its short diameter, acts only to move the lever 5 a longer plural registering movement.

When a coin of relatively long diameter, such -as a nickel, as shown in Fig. i, is inserted into the coin slot, the longer diameter thereof will be sufiicient to cause its opposite edges to engage the nose 5* of the lever 5 simultaneously with the latching toe w of the secondary spring-pressed latch I3. Insertion of the nickel, therefore, will first release the latch i3. It will then engage the toe 5 of the lever 5 and force it outwardly to release the primary spring-pressed latch member 13 from engagement with the lever 52, whereupon the lever 22 being urged by less spring pressure than lever 5 will move to the left as shown in Fig. 4, thus freeing the path of the nickel and permitting the movement of the nickel downwardly tothe coin chute. Obviously, because of this compensatory movement of the lever i2, the

a lever 5 will only be caused to move a short predetermined distance which however, will be sufiicient to produce on the actuating shaft of the counter through the transmission means hereinabove specified, a single registering move ment. 7

When a coin of intermediate diameter, such as a, penny, is inserted, the lever parts are preferably positioned so that the penny will simultaneously engage the nose 5 of the lever and the latching, toe 53 of the spring-pressed latch 53. The diameter of the penny, however, is such the edges thereof will only, in accordance with the illustrations shown in Fig. 5, press the nose 5 of the lever 5 a very short distance to the right, and thismovement of the lever 5 will be insufficient to'produce a registering movement on the actuating shaft of. the counter, though it will be sufficient to'raise the primary latch i3 in order to release the lever i2 to enable movement of the same so as to free the path of the penny without. a registering movement of the. lever 5.

r In the form of my invention illustrated in and for this purpose each of the coins after dropping through the frame 3 passes down through a coin chute 2 5 into a compartment 25 (Figs. 1

and 6) having a movable-bottom 26 movable laterallyto open and permit the coin to drop into a lower compartment 21. Said bottom 26 is movable to drop a coin mounted thereon jointly by the crank rod 28 and the wedge member 29. The crank rod 28 extends vertically and, as

shown, is pivoted in brackets 128 and the bottom 26 comprises a laterally-extending arm at the lower end of said rod which moves pivotally on the rocking of said crank arm to release a coin mounted thereon. Said rod is'provided at the upper end with an arm 28 which extends into the path of movement of the slide 6 so that upon the insertion of each successive coin, the rod will be rocked and the preceding coin Will be dropped into the compartment 21. The wedge member 29 isconnected to the pivoted manuallyoperable spring-closed bottom 30 which upon inward movement by the fingers will cause the wedge surface 29 to engage and move the bottomfe to'oause any coin on the movable bottom 26 to be dropped into the hand of the operator. The movement of the bottom 30 also enables the operator to empty coins in that compartment into his hand. The rod 28 also has an intermediate arm 28 which is engaged by a spring 28 fastened at 28 to normally retain the bottom in closed position and to keep the arm 28 in contact with the slide 6.

InFigs. 7 to 18 I have shown a modified form of fare box in which the diameter-gauging coinactuated lever mechanism, and the coin-gripping mechanism are all substantially similar to that hei'einabove described, the principal difference in construction being that the countershaft I is provided with a ratchet wheeliii and the end of the primary lever 5 is connected with'pawl 32 (see Fig. 10) guided into engagement with the lever 5 to a pin on the auxiliary lever i2. Still another difference in construction is the employment of a coin-separating element 35 and separate chutes 35 and'36 for the nickel and dime respectively.

In Figs. 7 to 9, 13, 13a and 131) I have shown two forms of coin-gripping mechanism to pre-- vent retraction of inserted coins. 132) show my preferred form of coin gripping mechanism which eifectively prevents retraction of a coin as soon as a section thereof is inserted in the coin slot. In thisform the gripping-contact elements it il are inclined downwardly from the pivots 56, H and provide a secure grip on the coin C as indicated in Fig. 131). The inclination of the elements l6 li downwardly from the fixed mounting pivots causes a stronger wedging action than when these elements are substantially horizontal as shown in Figs. '7 to 9 r and 13.

In other essential respects the mechanism is similar to that hereinabove described.

I-Iaving described my'invention, I claim:

1. In a fare register of the character specified, a casing having a coin-insertion slot, a countermechanisrn having character wheels and an actuating shaft, a pair of pivoted levers having coin-contact portions arranged at opposed ends Figs. 13a and r and partially obstructing said coin-slot against the admission of coins of varying diameters, one of said levers having a counter-actuating connection with said actuating shaft and a range of movement sufficient to produce plural or single registering movements of the counter-actuating shaft, said lever being movable by coins of varying diameters, and the other lever cooperating with said counter-actuating lever and having a coin-contacting portion spaced from the coincontacting portion of said counterctuating lever a distance in stationary position suii'icient to cause a coin of relatively short diameter to move the coin-contacting part of said counteractuating lever to produce a plural registering movement of said counter-actuating shaft, latching means for retaining said cooperating lever in stationary position during insertion of a coin of relatively short diameter and releasable to cause movement thereof by a coin of relatively long diameter whereby said counter-actuating lever and said actuating shaft will be moved through a lesser distance to produce a single registering movement.

2. In a fare register of the character specified, a casing having a coin-insertion slot, a countermechanism having character wheels and an actuating shaft, a pair of pivoted levers having coincontact portions arranged at opposed ends and partially obstructing said coin-slot against the admission of coins of varying diameters, one of said levers having a counter-actuating connection with said actuating shaft and a range of movement suificient to produce plural or single registering movements of the counter-actuating shaft, said lever being movable by coins of varying diameters, and the other lever cooperating with said counter-actuating lever and having a coin-contacting portion spaced from the coincontacting portion of said counter-actuating l ver a distance in stationary position sufficient to cause a coin of relatively short diameter to move the coin-contacting part of said counteractuating lever to produce a plural registering movement of said counter-actuating shaft, latching means for retaining said cooperating lever in stationary position during insertion of a coin or" relatively short diameter and releasable to cause movement thereof by a coin of relatively long diameter whereby said counter-actuating lever and said actuating shaft will be moved through a lesser distance to produce a single registering movement; said contact portions of said levers being so spaced that a coin of intermediate diameter will act to release said latching mechanism and move both levers but will move said counter-actuating lever a distance less than required to cause a registering movement.

3. In a fare register of the character specified, a casing having a coin-insertion slot, at counter-mechanism having character wheels and an actuating shaft, and coin-actuated lever mechanism comprising a primary pivoted, springpressed counter-actuating lever connected at one end with said counter-actuating shaft and having its other end yieldingly obstructing one end of the coin slot and having a range of movement sufiicient to produce plural or single registering movements of said shaft, and an auxiliary pivoted, spring-pressed lever yieldingly obstructing the opposite end of said slot and movable in the opposite direction a distance suflicient to compensate in movement for the difference in diameter of a larger coin over a smaller one, latching mechanism connected with said auxiliary lever for retaining said auxiliary lever in stationary position during insertion of a coin of relatively short diameter to cause a movement of said primary lever sufficient to produce a plural-registering movement thereof, said latching mechanism being releasable by a coin of relatively long diameter and th power of the springs pressing said levers being relatively arranged to cause initial movement of said auxiliary lever and a subsequent movement of said primary lever to produce a single-registering movement of said shaft.

A fare register embodying, in combination, a casing having a coin insertion slot, a countermechanism mounted in said casing having character wheels and an actuating shaft adapted upon a relatively short rotary movement to move its character wheels to count one and upon a greater movement of said shaft to move its character wheels to count two, and coin-actuated lever mechanism comprising a primary springpressed counter-actuating lever connected at one end with said counter-actuating shaft and hav ing its other end yieldingly obstructing one end of the coin slot and an auxiliary compensating lever releasable and movable by a coin of relatively large diameter to free insertion space and to limit movement of the counter-actuating lever by a large diameter coin, said compensating auxiliary lever being provided with a part obstructing the other end of said coin slot at a predetermined position and having a main latch member unlatchable only through movement of the primary counterctuating lever and also provided with a secondary latch member also obstructing said end of the coin slot at a position spaced from said primary lever a distance greater than the length of the diameter of a coin of relatively short diameter, said auxiliary lever in latched position being engageable with one edge of a shorter diameter coin to force the other edge against the primary lever to produce a long movement with a double count on said counter, said primary lever and secondary latch being simultaneously engageable by a longer diameter coin to unlatch both latches and permit an initial diameter-compensating and space-freeing movement of said auxiliary lever, and a stop member positioned to limit the compensating movement of said auxiliary lever by one edge of a coin of relatively long diameter to force the opposite edge of said coin on insertion to move the primary lever to a position producing a singlecount on the counter mechanism.

5. A fare register embodying, in combination, a casing having a coin insertion slot, a. countermechanism mounted in said casing having character wheels and an actuating shaft adapted upon a relatively short rotary movement to move its character wheels to count one and upon a greater movement cfsaid shaft to move its character wheels to count two, and coin-actuated lever mechanism comprising a primary spring-pressed counter-actuating lever connecte at one end with said counter-actuatin shaft and having its other end yieldingly obstructing one end of the coin slot and an auxiliary compensating lever releasable and movable by a coin of relatively large diameter to free insertion space and to limit movement of the counter-actuating lever by a large diameter coin, said compensating auxiliary lever being provided with a part obstructing the other end of said coin slot at a predetermined position and having a main latch member unlatchable only through movement of the; primary counter-actuating lever and also provided with a secondary latch member also obstructing said end of the coin slot at a position 7 tial diameter-compensating and space-freeing movement of said auxiliary lever, and a stop member positioned to limit the compensating movement of said auxiliary lever by one edge of a coin of relatively long diameter to force the opposite edge of said coin on insertion to move the primary lever to a position producing a singlecount on the counter mechanism, the distance between said stop-limited position of said auxiliary lever and the single-count producing position of said primary lever being greater than the diameter of an intermediate sized coin.

SOREN MADSEN.

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