US2342268A - Coin collector - Google Patents

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A. M. GORDON COIN COLLECTOR Feb. 22, 1944.

Filed Dc. 9, 1940 2 Sheets -Shet 2 1,0,. "IIIII'II,

INVENTOR rmdk/q BY Patented Feb. 22, 1944 COIN COLLECTOR Alexander M. Gordon, Providence, R 1., assignor to Money-Meters, Inc., a corporation of Rhode Island Application December 9, 1940, Serial No. 369,199

2 Claims.

My present invention relates to coin collectors and the like, and more particularly to a novel construction of combined ticket and coin collector and register.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a simple and easily assembled means for combining a standard coin or ticket receiving box with an automatic collector and register.

Another object of my present invention is to provide an apparatus of the type specified which can be readily assembled without the necessity of reorganizing existing constructions.

A further object of my invention is to provide a combined ticket and coin collector which automatically counts the inserted coins and drops the previously inserted coins in a cash box.

Still another object of my invention is to provide an apparatus of the type specified which is simple in construction and easy and economical to manufacture and assemble.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an apparatus embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof; v

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the adapter base;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the adapter base;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the adapter wedge; and

Fig. 7 is a section taken along line on Fig. 4.

Standard types of ticket or coin collectors usually include a lower cash box portion, which can be opened with a key, surmounted by a glass coin receiver with an open top, the two sections being separated by a manually operated springpressed closure. The coin is dropped into the upper portion, examined by the operator through the glass, then dumped into the cash box by manipulation of the closure. To avoid theft, the glass portion is provided with various devices, such as oppositely disposed alternate chutes or tortuous passageways. These devices possess certain inherent defects such as exposure to theft of the inserted coins by failure of the operator to dump them, failure of the operator to dump each fare before the next is dropped in and a1- lowing accumulation resulting in argument with passengers, and no check on the operator as there is no means of counting the coins until the cash box is opened.

The present construction is designed to eliminate all of the foregoing defects without the necessity of discarding present equipment. This is accomplished by combining the standard ticket and coin collector with a coin receiver and automatic register of the type disclosed in the patent to G. F. Rooke, No. 1,718,583, issued June 25, 1929.

Referring to the drawings, the standard type collector I0 is generally rectangular in shape and comprises a lower cash compartment ll, an upper glass compartment 12, and a top portion [3. The lower compartment is provided with a removal cash drawer it locked in place by a door [5. The cash drawer M is kept tightly in place by the pressure of the door IS on the handle l6 of the drawer.

The glass compartment 12 comprises metal cover supports I 1, holding glass panels N3; the lower ends of the supports ll resting on ledges IS in the upper end of the compartment II and being locked in place by the bevelled side pieces 20, which are in turn bolted to the ledges l9. Compartments l l and I2 are separated by a closure 2i which is pivoted on a spring hinge 22 which urges it into horizontal position with its free edge bearing against a shoulder 23 of the side piece 20. The spring hinge 22 operates on a shaft 24 which extends outside of the collector and terminates in a manually engageable lever 25. Movement of the lever 25 (in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1) rotates the hinge 22 and closure 2| downwardly, causing any tickets or coins in the upper portion to drop into the cash drawer M.

The top cover portion I3 slopes inwardly and upwardly towards the rectangular opening 26, each side terminating in a vertical portion 21 and outwardly flared lips 28.

In converting the collector box hereinabove described, a coin register 29, of the type described in Patent No. 1,718,583 above referred to, is mounted vertically over the opening 26 with an adapter base 30. The coin register 29 is fixed to the base 30, as by screws 3|, on both sides of the coin slot 32 in the base. The side edges of the base 30 are bent under, see Fig. 4, the left side edge terminating in a bevelled end 33 adapted to fit under the outwardly flared lip 28 and to clamp thereon by means of the clamp screws 34 extending angularly through the base edge. This edge of the base is also provided with an angularly disposed ticket slot 35 which is wide enough to receive a ticket but too narrow to permit the passage of a coin or token.

The right side edge of the base 30 is also turned under and terminates in a bevelled edge 36 adapted to bear against the under side of the lip 28. To accommodate different sizes of boxes, a, wedge 31 (Fig. 6), having a beaded edge 38, may be locked between the edge 36 and lip 28. The inturned right edge of the base 30 forms a housing for a rotatable shaft 39 journalled therein, the side edge of the base 3|] being cut away, as at 40, to expose the shaft. A cam finger 4| is keyed to the shaft at the cutaway portion 40 with its curved end bearing against the operating plunger 42 of the counter.

A lever arm 43 is keyed to the outer end of the shaft 38 with its end pivotally engaging a rod 44. The rod 44 extends downwardly with its lower end pivotally engaging a lever arm 45 keyed to the shaft 26. As described in Patent No. 1,718,583 hereinabove referred to, when a coin is put into the receiver 29, it snaps through the register which registers it, and it is necessary to prepare the register for actuation by moving the plunger 42 inwardly and releasing it before another coin can be inserted.

The operation of the device is thus apparent. A coin is pushed into the register 29 and drops into the compartment l2 where it can be visually inspected by the operator. The moment the coin passes through, it is registered on the counter. To allow another coin to be inserted, the register 29 must be prepared for-actuation, and in order to prepare it the operator must depress the lever 25 which rotates the shaft 24, lever arm 45, pulls the rod vM, lever 43, and rotates the shaft 39. This causes the finger 4| to move inwardly and push the plunger 42 into actuating position. Simultaneously, however, with the rotation of the shaft 24, the closure 2| swings downwardly against the action of the spring hinge 22 and drops the previously inserted coin into the cash drawer Hi. When the lever 25 is released, the spring hinge 22 returns all parts to their previous positions ready to receive the next coin.

It can thus be readily seen that the herein described construction permits the adaption of old types of coin collection boxes to a coin receiving and registering unit without necessitating an undue reorganization of parts.

The new combination formed provides for the collection of tickets as well as coins or tokens, registers each coin entering the unit and thus eliminates theft, and forces the operator to drop each coin received into the drawer before another coin can be inserted.

Other objects and advantageous features of the present invention will be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art.

While I have described a specific constructional embodiment of my invention, any desired changes in the size, shape, and relative arrangement of the parts, or its application to new as well as old constructions, may be made to suit the requirements for different coin collectors without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a box having an opening, a visual inspection compartment, a receiver compartment, an adapter member fitting over the opening and having a passageway therethrough, a coin register positioned on said adapter member for receiving coins for passage therethrough and for registering the received coins, and having means for preparing it for actuation, manually movable means for permitting passage of coins from the inspection compartment to the receiver compartment, and means operatively connecting said manually movable means to said actuation preparing means, whereby operation of said manually movable means to permit passage of coins into the receiver compartment operates the actuationpreparing means.

2. In combination with a box having an opening, a visual inspection compartment, a receiver compartment, an adapter member fitting over the opening and having a passageway therethrough, a coin register mounted over said passageway and adapted to receive coins for passage therethrough and to register the received coins and having a movable member for preparing it for actuation, manually movable means for permitting passage of coins from the inspection compartment to the receiver compartment, and means operatively connecting said manually movable means to said coin register movable member, whereby operation of said manually movable means to permit passage of coins into the receiver compartment also operates the movable member.

ALEXANDER M. GORDON.

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