US2105065A - Indicator container - Google Patents

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Jan. 11,1938.

D. H. ZELL INDICATOR CONTAINER n Filed NOV. 25, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet l 33 44 :ze 45 f4 INVENTOR avz'f/f. Zell ATTOR Y Jan. 11, 1938. Q H, ZELL 2,105,065

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wssutt UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INDICATOR CONTAINER David H. Zell, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application November 25, 1933, Serial No. 699,685

5 Claims. (C1. 23S-100) rl'his invention relates to containers and is parthe month dial may be operatively seated or ticularly adapted, although not confined, to the nested within a cup-shaped day dial, with the type of containers which are commonly referred axes of the two dials in -alignment and with their to as. banks or collection receptacles and which indicia-bearing faces in flush and close relationi may be made in book or analogous forms. ship. In this arrangement, the two compactly 5 An object of my invention is to provide an imarranged 'dials may be operatively mounted in an proved construction of this character having iminaccessible chamber where they cannot be tamproved means automatically operated upon the pered with, and means in the form of a key, deposit of each coin to visually show if a coin has manipulated from the outside of the casing, may

ll) been deposited each day in accordance with the be provided for resetting the dials initially or at lo calendar or in accordance with a registration any time they may require resetting. system. My invention is intended to induce In the device of my invention I have combined thrift and systematic savings by requiring the denumerous improvements having to do with simposit oi" a coin each day or the accumulation in plicity of parts, facility in their assembly, dura- V) the bank of a certain number of coins in a parbility in their operation, and protection against 15 tisular period of time. tampering.

One of the objects of my invention is to pro- The nature of vmy invention, its general prinvide novel actuating mechanism for controlling ciples and objects above referred to, as well as suitable indicator dials and which is automatiother objects and advantages, and the manner 1 cally operated by each coin deposited in` the rein which the new and novel features of con.- 20 'cep'tacle. struction and operation may be embodied in prac- Another object of the invention is to provide tical form and means for the performance of the actuating mechanism which will be positive and functions and the accomplishment of the results c ain in operation, yet easily operated and efherein contemplated, will be hereinafter more il.; feci/ive to control the operation of dials adapted fully deSCYbed, With reference t0 the @Xampes 25 to contain indicia either for a calendar type sysillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in tem of registration or for a simple additive digit Which:-

system. Figure l is a perspective view showing a coin Another object of the invention is to provide bank embodying my improvements; 1.) novel plate or frame having actuating mecha- Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2--2 30 mism, dials and all necessary instrumentalities of Fig. l; embodied in a single unitary compact structure Fig. 8 is a central Vertical sectional view, taken which will be easy to insert in the container and on the line' 3-3 of Fig. l; to be secured therein so as to properly exhibit Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the dial` $.93 the indicia of the dials in suitable windows of unit removed from the container; 5

container. Figs. 5 and 6 are top and front views, respect is also within the province of the invention tively, of the unit shown in Fig. 4, said view 6 to provide a form of construction having a coinbeing fragmentary with both dials omitted and deposit mechanism so constructed and arranged illustrating in particular the coin-operated mechai with respect to the actuating mechanism for the anism for actuating the ratchet wheel; o

indicator dials that the last-named mechanism Figs. 7 and 8 are top and fragmentary front cannot be operated by the functioning of the views,v respectively, showing another form of the hr t-named mechanism until a coin has been decoin-operated mechanism for actuating the pcsited, the arrangement in this regard being ratchet wheel;

it) such that a deposited coin, before it can pass Figs, 9 and 10 are similar views showing still 45 into the collection chamber of the bank, must another form of the coin-operated mechanism serve as a connection through which to operate for actuating the ratchet wheel;

the actuating mechanism when the coin-deposit Fig. 1l is a view similar to Fig. 4, but showing mechanism is manually operated. Due to this the dials bearing indicia comprising a simple lo arrangement, the indicator dials cannot be tamadditive digit system; 50 4pered with, nor can they be caused to register Fig. 12 is an elevational View and part secdisplay the succeeding day or vdate save by tional View, showing another form of constructhey actual deposit of a coin. tion in which the indicator dials are mounted in it isiurther within the province of the invennested arrangement and in which the coin-den.; tion to provide a form of construction in which posit mechanism and actuating mechanism are 55 so arranged as to preclude the operation of the last-named mechanism save upon the deposit of a coin;

Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional View, taken on the line l3-i3 of Fig. 12;

Fig. 14 is a partial elevational View, showing the coin-deposit mechanism from the side thereof opposite to that shown in Fig. 12;

Fig. 15 is a detailed view of the coin-deposit slide;

Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the partition which separates the working parts from the collection chamber;

Fig. 17 is a similar view, showing the coin guide and riuiway plate which is associated with the partit-ion;

Fig. 18 is a cross section, taken on the line i8-i8 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary View of the casing, showing the coin-deposit slot and the display window; and

Fig. 20 is a detailed View of the key.

My present improvements are illustrated by way of example in connection with a book form of coin bank or container I the constructural features of which have been fully shown and described in my copending application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No. 529,47912, filed by me on April 1l, 1931, and issued August 29, 1933, Patent No. 1,924,897. It is not deemed necessary, therefore, to describe herein in detail all of the constructural features of the coin bank itself, but only such parts and combinations thereof as will bring out clearly the application of my present improvements and the utility thereof.

By referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it will be seen that the coin bank l5 is produced in simulation of a book and comprises similar opposing body walls i6 and il integrally connected by a rounded back edge end or wall I8. These walls are preferably produced from relatively heavy sheet metal and they are overlaid exteriorly with a covering i9 of leather or the like. An L-shaped strip produced from hard metal and comprising parts 28 and 2l unites the body walls I6 and Il, said parts 2D and 2l being located between the body walls i6 and l1 uniformly inwardly from the free edges thereof. A second L-shaped strip produced from thin sheet brass and comprising parts 22 and 23 is also connected between the body walls I6 and l1 inwardly of the free edges iereof to provide, respectively, facing walls at one transverse edge and at the front edge of the book form structure. The said facing walls 22 and 23, made of brass, are intended to have the effect of leaves incorporated between the body Walls i6 and Il and they may, in practice, be ridged, ribbed or otherwise formed in order to carry out the simulation of leaf edges between the covers of a book.

For the purpose of closing the open edge of the book structure, opposite the edge walls 20 and 22, I provide a brass door or closure 24 which is hingedly engaged at one end at 25 to the front edge wall 23, this door closure being adapted to nt snugly between the body walls I6 and l1 inwardly of the free edges thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. Connected with the inner side of the door or closure 24 is a lock housing 26 carrying locking mechanism 2l of any suitable kind for securing the door in closed position. Secured to the body walls i6 and ll at or near the end thereof adjacent the door are the respective metal pieces 28 and 23 which have portions bent inwardly toward one another in order to produce channels or spaces 28' and 29 for receiving the inturned flanges 3D of the door closure 24. The edge walls 22 and 20, which come opposite to the door, are provided with suitable coin deposit slots 3| and 32, respectively, these slots being in suitable alignment so as to permit the entrance of coins into the coin deposit compartment 33.

For the purpose of carrying out my improvements, a suitable window framing 34 is incorporated in the body wall I6 and covering I9 thereof, and this framing is provided with two openings 35 and 36 in adjacency, as best shown in Fig. 1. The purpose of these openings, as will presently appear, is to provide for the display of suitable indicia on the faces of indicator mechanisms. By referring to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the indicator mechanisms may comprise a unit day disk dial 3l and a month disk dial 38, these two dials being mounted to re- Volve, respectively, on the stub shafts 39 and 4|) which are fixed in a rectangular plate or frame 4l of a size adapted to be inserted into the coin deposit compartment 33 after the door or closure 24 has been opened. In the present embodiment, the frame or plate f'z! is represented as being provided along each of its vertical edges and also along its bottom edge with flange portions as 42 which project laterally outwardly toward the front or window containing body wall I6. The free edges of these flanges terminate in a plane forwardly of the front surfaces of the dials 31 and 38 so that when the frame or plate is secured in position alongside the inner face of the body wall I6 and with its top end adjoining the edge wall 20, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the said dials will be suitably housed for revolving motion in order to display their indicia through the openings 35 and 36. At its upper end, the frame or plate 4i is herein represented as being provided with an inwardly extending portion or flange 43 which engages atwise against the edge wall 23 and is provided with a coin deposit slot 44 in alignment with the slots 32 and 3|. Said flange 43 may be rmly yet detachably secured to the edge wall 2Q by any suitable mea-ns, as by passing lugs or fingers 4.5 struck from said wall 2l), through suitable openings provided for the purpose in the flange 43. At its opposite end, the frame or plate 4I may be secured in position as by means of a strip 46 one portion of which overlaps the inner face of the frame While another portion thereof overlaps the strip 28. Said strip 46 may be suitably soldered or spot-welded to the strip 28; or, if desired, it may be connected therewith by means of interlocking tongues (not shown) or equivalent devices.

The unit day dial 31 is made of a size sufficient to contain on its face adjacent its periphery numerals 41 indicative of the days in the longest calendar month, that is to say, numerals from one to thirty-one, inclusive. The month dial is provided on its face adjacent its periphery with abbreviations of the calendar months in proper succession as shown. As will be apparent from the drawings, these two dials are so .arranged that when a day unit is exhibited in the opening 35 a month unit will appear in the opening 36. The month dial is equipped with twelve projecting teeth 48 in agreement with the number of months in a year. The unit day dial is provided with one tooth 49 adapted, on each revolution of this dial, to contact a tooth of the month dial and move the latter a distance suilicient to bring `any suitable instrument, such for instance as a the next succeeding month into display position in the opening 36.

Means are provided whereby automatically upon the deposit of each coin through the coin deposit slots 3 l, 32 and 44 to actuate the unit day dial a distance sufficient to bring into display position at the window 35 the next succeeding day digit. As shown in Figs. 2 to 6, inclusive, this means may comprise a coin tripping lever 56 the inner end of which is mounted to turn on the stub shaft 39, while the outer end thereof is provided with a laterally extending coin engaging flange which lies closely adjacent the underside of the flange 43 and transversely thereof so as to partly close the slot 44. Said flange 5| works in a slot 52 provided in the plate 4|, the walls defining the opposite ends of said slots serving as stops whereby to limit the range oi? movement of the coin tripping lever 50. 53 denotes a rocking lever which is pivoted to the plate 4| at 54 and is acted upon by a wire spring 55 so as to be normally urged into that position in which it will engage and contact the lever 5|l and press the latter into position for partly closing the slot 44. Pivotally united at 56 with the rocking lever 53 is a pawl 51 which is normally pressed by a spring wire 58 into position for engaging the teeth oi a rachet wheel 59 mounted upon the stub shaft 39 between the lever 59 and the unit day dial 31. This ratchet wheel 59 is rigidly secured to the dial 31 so that these parts will rotate together, the securing means in the present instance being illustrated as consisting of pins 59 which rigidly connect the rachet wheel and dial. A spring wire detent 6| is mounted to act on the ratchet Wheel so as to prevent any retrograde movement thereof. In the present embodiment the spring wire 55 is represented .as being engaged at one end in loop-like lugs 62 struck from the material of the plate 4|; and also in the present instance the spring wires 58 and 5| are represented as comprising portions of a single wire which is secured intermediate its length to lugs 83 struck from the plate 4 I. To better maintain the pawl 51 in operative position, a suitable pin-like protuberance 64 is pressed from the material of the plate 4|. This protuberance engages the inner face of the pawl and serves as a rest for maintaining the pawl in proper operative position for `acting on the teeth of the ratchet wheel. Under this arrangement, it will be evident that a coin in being pressed through the slot 44 will engage the flange 5| and force movement of the tripping lever 50 in a direction to rock the lever 53 thereby causing the pawl to move the rachet wheel in a counterclockvvise direction for displaying the next succeeding day digit at the window 35. As soon .as the coin passes from the slot 44 into the coin deposit compartment 33, the spring wire 55 will cause repositioning of the levers 53 and 5i) for the next operation. A spring wire detent 65secured at or near one end to lugs 65 suitably struck from the material of the plate 4I engages with the teeth of the month dial so as to maintain the latter in the position in which it is moved by the unit day dial. With this arrangement, the unit day dial is actuated to bring a fresh unit into display at the window 35 each time a coin is inserted in the bank, and at the conclusion of a month of thirty-one days the month dial will be actuated to bring into display the new month in the window 36. Where a month has less than thirty-one days, the unit day dial may be operated manually until the new month appears behind the Window 36. This may be done by inserting thin narrow knife blade, through the slots 3|, 32 and 44 and applying the same against the coinengaging part 5| so as to effect actuation or the rocker 53. In practice a convenient instrument for effecting this manual operation may be furnished with the bank to the party having custody Toi the same. If, for one or more days, the owner of the bank fails to deposit coins, this fact will .appear by noting the indicia displayed in the window.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I show a somewhat modified arrangement in the mechanism for actuating the unit day dial. In this arrangement, a pull spring 51 secured at one end to a lug 58 on the plate 4| and at the other end to the rocking lever 69, causes the rocking lever normally to assume the position in which the tripping lever 19 will be loca ed where its flange 1| will partly cover the coin deposit slot 44 in the flange 43. A spring wire 12 engaged at one end with the rocking lever 69 and at the other end with the pawl 13, normally urges the pawl into that position in which it will engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel 59. In this instance, retrograde movement of the unit day dial 31 is prevented by a brake detent 14 which has resilient frictional bearing contact with the said dial 31.

In Figs. 9 and 10, I illustrate another arrangement of elements whereby to actuate the unit day dial 31. In this instance, a rocking lever functions also as the tripping lever, its end adjacent the flange 43 being bent outwardly to provide a contact ange 16 adapted to partly cover the coin deposit slot 44. The lever 15 is normally urged by a spring wire 11 into position whereby to be actuated by a coin entered through the coin deposit slot 44. In this instance, also, I show a pawl 18 engaging with the ratchet wheel 59 to prevent any retrograde movement. A spring wire 19 may be employed to normally maintain the pavvls 18 and 8i] in proper operative engagement with the ratchet wheel.

In Fig. 11, I illustrate coin-actuated mechanism similar to that shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, but in this instance the dials instead of representing a unit day dial and a month dial, comprise a coin digit dial 8| and a dollar digit dial 82. In this embodiment, the coin digit dial is divided into three sets of digits from one to ten and for each tenth digit is provided a projecting tooth 83 so that simultaneously with each tenth actuation the dollar digit dial will be actuated. Thus, under this arrangement, when ten dimes have been inserted, the dollar dial 82 will exhibit at the window 36 one dollar; when twenty dimes have been inserted, said dial 82 will exhibit two dollars; and so on, with the deposit of ten coins the addition will appear in the form of the proper dollar digit exhibited at the window 36.

In Figs. 12 to 20, I show still another form of construction in which the interior of the book form casing is divided by a partition 84 into a relatively large A-collection chamber B5 and a relatively small chamber 86. This partition includes side flanges 81 adapted to engage flatwise against the opposite vertical sides. of the casing, an offset bottom flange 88 adapted 'to iit ilatwise against the inturned flange 89 of the bottom end 99 of the casing, and a top flange 9| which closes the top end of the collection chamber 85 and is adapted to t against the in-turned flange 92 of the top end 93 of the casing. These flanges, or certain of them, may be rigidly secured to the parts against which they fit by spotwelding, soldering, or by any suitable expedient such as interlocking tongues and grooves. 94

denotes a coin guide and runway plate which is associated with the partition 84 so as to produce -i therewith a coin passage or chamber 95, this plate being offset at 96 to provide within and at the bottom of the coin passage S5 a runway 91 on which a coin will roll upon its circumference'.

The lower portion or" the plate 94 is provided E with slots adapted to receive tongues 99 struck from the material of the partition; and the top lateral flange 9| of this plate is provided at its opposite ends with open slots |00 designed to receive cooperating tongues I0! struck from the material of the partition flange 9|. The tongues 92"; and lili, having been passed through their cooperating slots, are bent or preened over so as to secure the plate 94 rigidly to the partition.

|02 denotes a vertically disposed channelshaped slide having vertical side walls |03, |03 the tops of which |4, 104 are bent or disposed laterally in opposite directions so as to have slidable bearing t against the underneath surface of the top end 93. This slide extends downwardly intc the coin passage S5, its opposite side walls having sliding contact with the inner faces of the partition and guide plate respectively. The side walls i123 of the slide are provided with laterally projecting ns |05, |05, one of which has sliding nt in a longitudinal slot |06 provided in the plate 94 and the other of which has similar nt in a longitudinal slot |0l provided in the partition 04. At the left-hand end of the slide (as viewed in Fig. 12) the channel between the side walls |03, |03, is open, while the opposite end of the slide is closed by a vertical end |08 formed with an extension |89 which extends upwardly through the coin-deposit slot H0 so as to provide a finger piece i i i above the top end of the 10 casing. The flange iii of the partition has a slot I i2 in which the slide is litted for sliding movement; and for purposes of assembly, the said slot H2 is open at one end to permit the insertion of the slide thereinto prior to the application of one of the fins to the slot i? and prior to the application of the plate 94 in the slot |06 of which the opposite rin is entered. In the present embodiment, in order to provide for the full desired movement of the slide parallel with the plane of the runway 9'! and at the same time to have for the abutment of a coin a solid or unbroken portion Ii in the ange 9|, the sides fc3, |53 of the slide are slotted as at H4, H4, which slots when the slide is moved to the left (as viewed in Fig. 12) permit the slide to move along said solid portion H3 to the full extent of the movement required of the slide for effecting its operative function as will presently appear. A coil spring H5 one end of which is connected to one of the ns |05 and the other end of which is connected to the side wall of the casing, urges the slide in its proper retracted position and of course repositions. it after each manual operation.

H6 denotes a tripping or rocking lever one end ci which is pivotally engaged a bearing or boss it? on the partition, and this lever is provided with a laterally projecting tongue which extends through a suitable aperture in the par ltion to lie across the coin pasat the open thereof adjacent the of plate Said tongue lig, as clearly shown in 1Eigs. l2, 13 and le, extends upwardly at an angle to the plane of the runway 91 so that a coin inserted in the slide and rolled along the runway by the movement of the slide will be forced to impinge upon the tongue and thereby cause downward movement of the lever H6. At the time the coin engages the tongue ||8 it has already passed underneath the solid abutment portion H3 of the flange 9| and being moved along the runway under the movement of the slide and conned by the abutment portion H3 against upward movement, the coin as it impinges upon the tongue H8 and moves the lever I I6 downwardly eventually passes over said tongue and falls into the collection chamber 85. Under this arrangement, it will be obvious that the lever I I6 cannot be operated by the movement of the slide unless a coin be first inserted through the coin deposit slot to fall into the channel of the slide and upon the runway 0l. This arrangement, therefore, positively prevents any operation of the lever H6 except upon the deposit of a coin.

|2| and |22 denote, respectively, day and month dials, the day dial being formed with a cup-shaped portion |23 in which the month dial is rotatably seated or nested, so that the axes of the two dials will be in alignment while the indicia-bearing surfaces thereof will be flush and in close relationship. The day dial |2| is formed with a hub portion |24 rotatably mounted in an opening or bearing |25 provided for the purpose in the partition. The month dial has a hub portion |26 rotatably engaging a stub projection |21 on a plate |28 secured to the adjacent side walls of the casing. The circumference of the day dial is provided with ratchet teeth 323 of which there is one for each of the day units or numerals (in the present embodiment thirty-one) and the month dial is provided at its circumference with inwardly directed rigid teeth |30 of which there is one for each of the twelve months.

For operating the day dial, the tripping lever H6 has pivoted thereto at |3| a vertical lever |32 which is provided with a laterally projecting lug or tooth |33 adapted to cooperate with the ratchet teeth of the day dial in such manner that each downward actuation of the tripping lever I6 will result in moving the day dial the distance of one tooth for exposing the next succeeding day numeral at the window |3i in the casing wall. The month dial is operated from the vertical lever |32, the means to this end consisting of a horizontal lever |35 and a reciprocating pawl |36. Said levers |32 and E35 are provided at their adjacent extremities with suitable bearing or contacting parts ia and |38, respectively. The point of the pawl i353 norirally rests against the exterior circumference i352 of the day dial, and in this circumference there is provided an aperture through which the pawl point may pass for engagement with a ratchet tooth of the month dial. There is only one aperture |40 and this, oi course, is located in such position that when the last day or" the month, for instance, the thirty-Erst day, is exposed at the window |34, the pawl point may engage with the ratchet tooth of the month dial corresponding with the next succeeding month. Referring to Figs. l2 and 19 and assuming that May 3l is exposed at the window |34 and assuming further that the lever H5 is moved downwardly by a coin moved by the slide, it will be understood that this movement will result in operating the day and month dials simultaneously so that May 31 will be moved from display position at the window |34 and June 1 moved into display position. The two levers |32 and |35 are maintained in proper operative relation by means of a spring wire |4| one terminal portion of which bears inwardly against the lever |32 while the other terminal portion of this wire bears upwardly against the lever |35. The spring portion bearing upwardly against the lever |35 will, it will be noted, serve as means whereby to reposition the lever |32 and the tripping lever H6 after each operation. A spring wire |42 has one end portion thereof bearing against the pawl |36 so as to .depress the pawl in the direction to enter its point through the aperture |40, while the opposite end portion of this wire is in engagement with the ratchet teeth of the day dial to prevent retrograde movement thereof. The month dial is maintained stationary in the position to which it is moved by means of a button-like projection |43 provided on the member |28, this buttonlike projection being adapted to click into and out of suitable circular recesses IM of which there is one for each of the months of the year.

In this embodiment of my invention, it will be noted that all of the working parts are located in the chamber 86 and are compactly arranged therein. Due to this compact arrangement, the collection chamber 5 may be relatively large as shown so that the bank may contain a large quantity of coins. It will also be observed that the chamber 85 ywherein the dials are located is inaccessible. This is an important advantage since there can be no tampering with the dials. In view of this arrangement and in order to set the dials initially or at any time they may require resetting, I provide a key |45 which is insertable through an eyelet Ill provided in the side of the casing in alignment with. the axes of the two dials. This key is made with a reduced end portion |41 of a length adapted to engage at the same time in the slots |48 and |49 provided in the hub portions of the` respective dials. Associated with this key is an adjustable gauge |50 adapted to abut against the cuter face of the eyelet |46. Through the adjustment of this gauge along the stem of the key, the reduced portion |41 may be permitted to engage both of the slots |48 and |49 or to engage the slot |128 alone. When the reduced portion oi the key is engaged with the slots of both of the` dials, it will be manifest that through the manipulation o the key from the outside of the casing the month dial may be set so as to expose at the window the month desired. With this setting of the month dial the day dial is of course also turned, but this turning is immaterial. On the other hand, when the key is adjusted so as to engage with the slot of the day dial alone, the day dial alone will bey turned to bring into display position at the window the desired day of the month.

It will be evident that the constructions hereinbefore set forth are capable of considerable range of change and modification without in any manner departing from the spirit oi my invention and I accordingly do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the specific details of construction hereinbefore set forth except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:-

1. In a coin bank which includes side walls and edge walls, one of the side walls containing a window and one of the end edge walls containing a coin slot, a rigid supplementary end edge wall disposed inwardly of the coin slot edge Wall and having a coin slot aligned with the coin slot of that Wall, framing detachably fastened to said supplementary wall including a sheet disposed inwardly from and parallel to said window containing side wall and forming therewith a shallow chamber separated by the sheet from the hollow interior into which coins may be passed through said slots, a pair of cooperating disks in said chamber revoluble on parallel transverse axes carried by said ira-ming and having dial faces for exhibit behind said window, a swingable member in the hollow interior adapted to be actuated by a coin pressed through said slots, eX- tending into said chamber through a transverse. slot in said sheet and pivotally mounted on said sheet in said chamber, and transmission mechanism within said chamber mounted on said sheet for operation by the actuation of said swingable member and having connection with one of said disks for imparting driving movement thereto, all of said working parts being removable as an entity arrangement with the detachable framing by which they are solely supported.

2. In a coin receiving bank which includes a rectangular bank body having a wall at one edge thereof provided with a coin receiving slot and opposite thereto an edge door by which to close a doorway between the side walls of the body, an inner slotted Wall supported inwardly of and parallel to said rst wall, an indicator unit carrying' revoluble indicating means disposable within the body, means for spacing the unit in a definite position between the side walls to form with one of them a chamber for the indicating means, said means including a slotted flange extending laterally from the top portion of the unit, disposable parallel underneath said inner wall, tongues carried by said inner wall engageable in said slots to detachably secure said unit to said inner wall, and means carried by the indicator unit for operating the indicating means and adapted to be operated by the engagement therewith of a coin entering into the bank, said indicator unit with its subjoined parts adapted to be passed as an entity through said doorway.

3. In a coin receiving bank which includes a bank body having side walls spaced from xed edge walls, a hinged edge wall between said side walls to give access to the bank through a doorway between the side walls, one of said side walls having a window, a fixed edge wall opposite said hinged edge wall having a coin deposit slot therein, an inner slotted wall disposed in spaced relation to said latter wall, an indicator assembly disposable within the bank comprising a sheet with spacer parts for spacing it in position to form a definite indicator chamber separated by the sheet from a denite coin chamber into which the coin deposit slot feeds, a slotted lateral member on the sheet engaging against said inner Aslotted wall and having a coin deposit slot to align with the slot of said inner wall and said xed edge wall, tongues carried by said inner wall engaging through the slots of said lateral member for detachably connecting said lateral member and said inner wall to hold the sheet in its definite, position, indicator mechanism including means for operating it mounted on said sheet, said mecha.- nism being disposed to revolve behind said window and said operating means including an arm disposed to be actuated by a coin pressed through said coin deposit slots, said assembly as a complete unit being constructed to be passed through said doorway when the hinged edge wall is in open position.

e. In an indicator unit for connection Within a coin receivingr bank, the combination of a supporting structure including a plate disposed in parallel relation to a Wall of said bank, an inner slotted Wall fixed within said bank and disposed at right angles to said plate, a flange carried by one edge of said plate engaging against said inner Wall, said flange having slots therein, tongues carried by said inner wall engag in said slots of said flange to detachably secure said plate Within said bank, said flange also having coin deposit slot therein, cooperating indicia bearing disk dials revoluble on parallel axes secured to said plate, means by which to operate one of the dials comprising a ratchet attached thereto, a rock lever rockable about the axis of one of said dials, a lateral projection carried by an end of said rock lever extending across said coin deposit slot of said flange for eneageiient and actuation by a coin pressed through said con deposit slot, a second rock lever having an end disposed in the path of movement of said first rock levi4 a paivl carried by the opposite end of said second rock lever engageable with said ratchet to move said ratchet in one direction and correspondingly the dial to which the ratchet is attached, and a spring-pressed pavfl engaging said ratchet to hold said ratchet against reverse movement.

5. In a coin receiving bank comprising a bank body which includes side and edge walls provided respectively with a window display opening and a coin deposit slot, an inner wall disposed Within the body in parallel relation to a. side wall and forming therein a housing enclosing a space with said side wall and having a slotted lateral extension, a second inner Wall disposed in parallel relation to said slotted lateral extension, said second inner wall having a coin deposit slot, tongues carried by said second inner Wall engaging in the slots of said lateral extension for detachably connecting the extension with said second inner Wall so as to maintain the coin-deposit slots thereof in register, cooperating indicia bearing disk dials revolubly mounted on the rst inner wall within said space and lying in a plane parallel with said side wall, said dials being adapted to simultaneously display elements of their indicia at said window opening, a movable member having movement in a guide slot on said first inner Wall, extending from said space and having a portion movable along said extension and disposed to be engaged and moved by a coin which is entered through the registering coin deposit slots, actuable means on the first inner Wall Within said space adapted to be operated by said member for actuating one of said dials whereby movement of said member will cause actuation of said dials, said bank body having opposite said slotted edge wall an edge doorway through which said first inner wall with adjunctive parts can be passed as an entity, and an edge door for closing said doorway.

DAVID H. ZELL.

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