US2417056A - Coin operated device - Google Patents

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March 11, 1947. WEN 2,417,056

COIN OPERATED DEVICE File'd March 2, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet l NORMA/V E. OWEN INVENTOR 1/4 BY a Q} ATTORNEY -March 11, 1947. BOWEN COIN OPERATED DEVICE F iled March 2, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 km v a w 2 93 QQ m ME E: i as w mm a ll x m L l R mam fl m I 1. a" W 1 i W. Y 3/ WW I ww n m 5 & KWT/J mw z NORMA/V E. BOWEN INVENTQR BY W ATTORNEY March 11, 1947. E. BOWEN COIN OPERATED DEVICE s Sheets-Shet 5 Filed March 2, 1942 NORMAN E. BOWEN INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 11, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 8 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in coin operated devices and in more particular to a coin operated device adapted to be associated with a door lock, which will allow the door to be unlocked upon the insertion of a coin into the device.

In the use of the prior art devices the patrons have often been aggravated by the failure of the device to operate upon the insertion of a coin and by the passage of the coin through the device and into the coin receptacle. This defect has been occasioned by the fact that if the bolt part of the lock were to be partly retracted out of the keeper by the presence of foreign matter therein, or due to other causes, that the coin when inserted in the box passed through and into the coin receptacle without allowing the lock handle to be operated and the door to be opened. Furthermore, prior art locks have been unduly complicated and have required the use of many tools and much time in the assembly or disassembly of the various parts. Prior art devices have been difficult of adjustment, and have gotten out of adjustment easily.

Having in mind these defects of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to construct a coin operated lock in which the bolt may be fully retracted and yet in which the coin will be retained when inserted in the device, and the device operated as if the bolt were in its normal position.

Another object of the present invention is the construction of a coin operated lock in which the bolt can be actuated directly without affecting the ability of the device to receive and to retain coins in the coin chute, and for the lock to operate in a normal manner.

A further object of the present invention is the construction of a coin operated device having a coin release means loosely linked to a bolt so that operation of said bolt will not actuatesaid release, and having means responsive to the presence of a coin in said device for linking said release to said bolt so that operation of said bolt will actuate said release.

A further object of the present invention is the construction of a split coin retainer having means for moving one side of said retainer relative to the other to render said device non-operative.

The present invention has as a further object the construction of a coin operated device having a split coin retainer so arranged that an operative force is transmitted from one side to the other of said retainer when a coin is in such retainer, but that when a coin is not in said retainer movement of one side relative to the other renders it nonoperative.

Having in mind these defects of the prior art, and these objects, applicant has devised a coin operated device adapted to be used with a lock wherein the outside lock handle is connected to a plate bearing a cam which will actuate one side of a coin receptacle, or chute, so that it will move relative to the other side if a coin is not in the chute and such movement will lock the handle from further movement and prevent movement of the bolt. Thus, movement of one side of a' coin receptacle relative to the other side renders the device non-operative. If a coin is in the chute, motion will be transmitted through the coin from the handle actuated side of the chute to the bolt actuated side of the chute and thetwo sides of the chute will move as one to actuate the bolt. That is, the presence of a coin in the chute renders the device operative. Also, there is provided a loose link between the bolt and the bolt actuated side or the chute, so that in the normal position of the lock the bolt may be moved without moving the chute and a coin will be retained in the chute at any time regardless of the position of the bolt. Upon retention of a coin in the chute and movement of the chute, the bolt actuated side of the chute will then be rigidly linked to the bolt so that as the door closes and the bolt is actuated by the keeper, the coin will be released. If the coin is not released by the keeper striking the bolt, when the bolt is again moved by the inside handle to allow someone to pass out, this motion or the bolt will then release the coin and reset the lock so that the bolt will again be loosely linked to the bolt operating side of the chute, or retainer.

A coin operated device constructed to eliminate the above mentioned defects and obtain the above mentioned objects, and constructed in accordance with the above outline as it applies to a lock,

Figure is an isometric view of a sub-assembly of the lock.

Figure 1 is an isometric view showing the main elements operated by the front, or outside handle, with these elements in extended relationship so that the various parts may be seen in their entirety without the use of numerous dotted lines. The several pins connecting the various parts are shown extended between the parts by characteristic broken lines so that the operative relationships of the parts may be easily understood from the drawing.

Coin guide and chute assembly- An outside handle 1 (not shown in'this' figure) is secured to an outside, or front, spindle 2 which may be threaded to receive the handle'an'd locked thereto by a set screw. The back end-ofithis spindle has formed on ita square shank 3 with the edges ofthe square rounded off. A bearing reces 5 is formed in the inside of the back end of the shank toreceive a front spindle supporting pin for supportingand'centering the back end of the spindle. This supporting pin is not shown in this View. The front end of the spindle is bearingedin a, retaining plate dwhich is secured to a mountingplate 6 (see Figure l) to retain the.v parts shown in this figure and others together in operative relationship. The front spindle .Zispassed through round'openings in various'arms andplates to. provide these pieces with av pivotal bearing on the rounded edges of thesquare shank 3? These pieces are shown in alignment with the axis of the spindle. An outside operating, or back, plate Tis' provided with a square opening 8" which will snugly receive the square end 'ofth'e front spindle'Z'L" The outer edge of this. plate has formed in it a T-slot with a stem. part Sand ahead part Ill. The upper part Hof the back plate is curved backward to form withthe body of the plate one side of a coin guide. A'spin'dle spring l2whichis'secured to a spring" pin is projecting from the back side of "the plate Tand'pla'ced'near the outer edge of the plate, urges the plate upwardly in'a clockwise direction; with" respect to a cam follower pin I l 'whichis secured tothehandle operated si'd'e l5, or part of'a spli'ticoin'chute; or coin retainer. The handle'operate'dside of'the chute is mounted on a handle operatedside pivot it; Theup'per end ofthe' handle side 'of'the chute'has formed therein' a catch" I i which 'upon' counter-clockwise "rotaton' of'the'side'is adapted to engage a chute catch stop l8secured"to" the'mounting plate 5 of the lock. The lower end 19-- of' the handle side E5 of the chute is formed-with a channel 20 adapted toreceive the edge of a certainsize coin; The backedge of the chute bears against a'stop 2lwhich-is also secured to the mounting plate 6 of-the lock. The pivot 16 is secured in an operated, or front, plate 22,- and. the pivot extends from this front plate through the handle operatedside of the coin chute and into the head Iiiof ,the:-T-slot. Boththe camfollower pin Ill and the pivot it have on their ends which extend through the T-slot, heads overlying the back plateto retain it in fixed spaced relationship to the front plate 22. The front platehas formed in one end a round opening 23' that is. adapted to fitlaround the square shank 3 of the outside spindleZL The upper portion 24 of this front plate is curved forward to form with .theb'ody ofthe plate one sideiof acoin' guide; Theback Theste'm of the" slot acts as a cam part, of the coin chute.

to form a coin guide. The outer end of the front plate has a projecting finger 25 which engages the under side of a, stop 26. The front plate is moved clockwise and has its finger 25 urged against the stop 25 by the spring i2 secured to the back plate. This is done through the cam and pin, l6 and i l, respectively, the handle operated side 65 of the coin chute as it is urged clockwise and as it bears upon the stop 2!, and the pivot Iii secured in the front plate 22. Pressure applied to the lower edge H of the front plate also urges it against the stop 26.

Retained between the back plate 1 and the frontplateZZ is the bolt operating side 28, or One end of the bolt operatingside is formed with a round opening ZEi'that fits snugly around the square shank 3 of the spindle 2 to allow pivoting of the side on 'theshank 3 of the spindle 2. The middle portion of the bolt operating side is formed with a channel 30 inopposi-tion to'the-channel 20'of the handle operated sidel5 of the-chute, and forms front side of the bolt operating chute'is formed a shoulder 32 that bears" against the lower edge 27 of the frontguide plate 22; Theshoulder 32 acts as a stop to 1 limitithe clockwise move mentof the bolt'operating side of the chute. This movement of. the side'is obtained'through the urging of the 1everpin 33 which is secured-in the side. The lower end'of the :bolt operating side has secured to it, as a continuation, a bolt operatingfinger 34. The left, or chute, side of this finger has bearing against'it an arm" from a'pass keybolt; Th :right. side of thefinger is arranged to operate an In use indicator, and to contact'the bolt pin 350i the bolt 36', in which the pin' is'secured. The bolt 36 lies between the retaining plate 5' and the mounting plate 6 which may be formed. with suitableguide portions-ifor the bolt. The back of the bolt lies' against themounting plate and the projection 3'! against the retaining plate 5. The bolt may be provide'd'with a headed retaining screw secured to the back ofthe'bolt'with the underside of the head b'earing against the hacker the mounting plate fi withthe 'stem of the screw extending through a'slot in the plate to hold the bolt against the mounting plateii The outer end of the bolt is provided with-a beveled end 39 adapted'to fit in'a keeper, and the inner end has an upwardly projecting inside lug' iu for operating the boltfrom an inside handle.

Operation 0]"; split coinchute the outside handle Fisturned counter clockwise when there is not a coin in the chute, the back plate I will turn slightly, the stem 9 of the T- shaped slot will cam on the cam pin l4 attached to the handle side of the chute, and the chute will rotate in a counter-clockwise direction about its pivot Hi. This rotation of the handle side l5 of the chute will bring the catch ll at the upper end Of the side into locking engagement with the stop l8 which is attached to the mounting plate, and the lock will be rendered nonoperative. Release of the handle will allow the parts to return to normal position under the urging of the spring l2 attached to the back plate 1.

When a proper size coin is placed in the lock, it will pass between the front and back plates 1, 22, and enter the coin chute I5, 28 through which it will be guided by the coin chute channels 20,

30 and will stop with its edge in the retaining :notch 3| in the bottom of th channels.

With a proper size coin in the chute, the outside handle I may be turned counter-clockwise, the handle side I5 of the chute will tend to turn counter-clockwise on its pivot l6, as described above, but Will be prevented from doing so by the presence of the coin in the chute against which it will bear, and a counter-clockwise turning force will be transmitted to the bolt operating side 28 of the chute through the coin and from the back plate I through the cam pin l4, the handle side of the chute l5, the pivot l5, the front plate 22, and from the lower edge 21 of the front plate to the shoulder 32 of the bolt operating side. These forces upon the bolt operating side will cause it to turn in a counter-clockwise direction about the shank 4, and the bolt operating finger 34 of the bolt side will be brought against the bolt pin 35 to retract the bolt 35 from the keeper. When the handle I is released, these parts will return to their normal position described above, with the coin still retained in th chute.

Coin release assembly The front ends of the bolt pin 35 and the lever pin 33 carry a floating or loose link or lever 50, a link adapted to link together the bolt 36 and the bolt operating side 28 which has the coin retaining notch 31. That is, the link does not rigidly at all times secure the parts together in fixed relation but is so constructed that at appropriate times it may be so fixed. The lever has in its middle portion an elongated slot 5| through which the lever pin 33 passes, that has in its lower end an open slot 52 through which the bolt pin passes, and that has itsupper end formed with a catch 53 facing in a counter-clockwise direction. The lever is urged counter-clockwise by a lever spring 54 secured at one end to the lever by a pin 55. The back side of the lever lies against the bolt operated side 28 of the coin chute, and is held there by means of a keeper 55 that has near its mid portion an open slot 51 that hooks into an annular groove 58 formed adjacent the end of the lever pin 33. The lower end of the keeper has formed in it an open slot 59 in which the bolt pin 35 fits. The keeper is placed in position by sliding the end slot 59 onto the bolt pin, and then sliding the mid ortion slot 5'! in the annular groove 58. The back side of the keeper then bears upon the lever to hold it in place. The keeper is held in place by the keeper spring 60, the other end of which is secured to the stop 2|, a part of the mounting plate 5. The lever spring 54 has its other end secured to -a pin 6| mounted on a sear 62. Thesear isprovided 'witha catch 63forcooperation with the catch 53 of the lever when the lever is moved clockwise. Theright end of the sear is pivoted on a pin 64 which is secured to the mounting plate 5. The left end of the sear is formed as a release finger 55 which raises the scar and releases the lever so that it may move counter clockwise and to its normal position. The sear 62 is held against the front faces of the front guide plate 22 and the bolt operating side 28 of the coin chute by the upper portion of the keeper 56. A sear release arm 66 is provided with a round opening 61 which is placed around the square shank 3 of the front spindle to allow pivotal movement of the arm about the axis of the spindle. Engagement of the sear release arm with the sear is had through a pin 68 secured in the arm and bearing upon the underside of the sear release finger 65. The sear release arm 55 carries on its front face near the outer end a pin 69 arranged to operate a Vacant indicator. The sear release arm is held in position and rotated by means of a sear release arm actuating pin riding in an operating slot 10 in the upper portion of the release arm.

Bearing against the front face of the sear release arm 65 and against the back side of the retaining plate 5, while it surrounds a portion of the square shank 3 and a portion of the threaded portion of the spindle, is the spacing collar 1 I.

Operation of coin release The coin release assembly is in its normal, or ineffective, position when the lever catch 53 is out of engagement with the sear catch 63, and the lever has moved counterclockwise so that the right hand end of the elongated slot 5| in the middle of the lever is against the lever pin 33. In this normal position, the bolt 36 may be moved back and forth without moving the bolt operating side 28 of the coin chute, as the lever catch 53 will only slide to the left along the under edge of the sear and away from the sear catch 63. However, when a coin is in the chute and the outside handle I is operated counterclockwise, the coin chute assembly will rotate about the spindle 2, and the bolt operating finger 34 will contact the bolt pin 35 to move the bolt to the right. This counterclockwise rotation of the coin chute will carry the lever pin 33 to the right, and cause the lever catch 53 to engage with the sear catch 63, the sear being held down on the lever by means of the lever spring 54. The coin chute assembly may move a small distance before the bolt operating finger 34 will contact the bolt pin 35. This allows the lever to pivot clockwise and the lever and sear catches to engage. When the lever is engaged with the sear, that is, the lever 50 is in its effective position, and the coin chute is in its normal position against its stops, movement of the bolt, as when the bolt strikes the keeper upon closure of a door carrying the lock, will carry the bolt pin 35 to the right, will pivot the lever counterclockwise about its catch 53, and the left end of the levers middle slot 5| will contact the lever pin 33 to move it to the right, to move the bolt operating side 28 of the coin chute to the right, and to release a coin held in the chute. Clockwise rotation of the sear release arm 66 by motion of a pin in the slot 10, will lift the sear, disengage the catches 53, 63, and allow the lever to return to its normal position. This release arm actuating pin is controlled by motiori of the inside handle. Tension is maintained upon the leverby the lever spring 54, and tension is maintained upon the keeper 56 and the bolt bolt operating crank 95. 'end 96 of the crank engagesthe leftside-of the varm III.

tenancies :xoperating side 28 of. the -coln :chute abyemeansrof the :lseeper. spring 6 Il. Thebolt operating; side-328 :may .zalso be :called the bolt :connectible .1 side; :or part, ..of thegcoint chute.

Inside and counter assembly An inside',-:or .ba'ck;v handled!!! =:(Figure :4) istsecured to fan inside, or. :back, spindle :8 I: that: is bearinged in:the."mountingiplate Ii. .The'rfront end of theinsi'de spindle .has an :enlargedasquare shaft portion 82 which.willtoverlieihemounting .plate to retain the spindlein the. lock. .The-:front send-of the spindle: is formed'with a-lfront' spindle supporting pin 83 thatfits-inxthe bearing recess 4 at the backend ofzthefront spindle.2. .Be- :1 tween the square'sshaft portion andzthe mounting plate Sis placed aback spacing washer 84 to space. the square shaft. portion from the mounting plate, and to act as a thrust washer.v The back end of the spindle may be. threaded for reception ofv the handle. The handlelmay carry a. set screw for holding it in place. Fitting around the square shaft portion is an inside operating plate-85 that has a spring supporting arm '86 with a: spring pint-81 in the end thereof tO-WhiCh one end of the spindle spring I2 (Figure 1) is secured. :The opening in the plate that fits aroundthe spindle is square to conform. to the square portion of the spindle. In the upper part of the inside-operating plate is secured oneend of a sear release arm actuating pin'88 which has its other end placed in the operatingslot (Figure 1) .of the sear release armGS. An insideand outside operating plate spacing Washer 89. is placed around the front spindle supporting pin.83, and lies uponthe inside operating plate 85 to hold'it against the back spacing washer B4. Across the square opening in the plate fromthe spring. supporting arm 86 is a boss 90 which has :an. upwardlyfacing portion SI that bears-against the under side of a .stop.92 secured to the mounting plated, when the inside operating plate .is in'normal position. The boss-90 also has a downwardly extending edge 93 thatengages an edge Eton the upper endof a The other, or .lower,

inside lug 48 of the bolt 35. The crank 95 is, pivoted at its rnidportiontothe mounting plate 5. The bolt crank also .has a stop portion 91 that engages the top of the inside lug Am-whichlimits the outward motion of the bolt and the turning. of the crank 95. Theicrank alsohas ashoulder 98 that acts as a counterrelease cam.

The counter Iilil has an operating lever I-[l Ithat is actuated by means of a counter operating link IE2 that is guided in a groove in the frontface-of the. mounting plate 6. The upper end;of=.the counter operating link I62 carries a latch I03. that pivots about a latch pin IN. The upper end of thelatch has a portion cut away to form. a latch.

catch I95. The latch is urged clockwise by means ofa latch spring I05 against ailatchcatchpin I01. The latch spring lflfi has itssothenendtsecured to this catchpin. The latch has .onlits right hand edge a release-cam follower; lug I98 adapted for contact with the latch-releasejcam 9B. The upper end of thecounter: operating. link has a shoulder, I09 whoseupper edge .bearsagainst the under side of the stop I8 secured to .the mounting plate 6. This shoulder l-98.;also carries a'spring arm pin I ID to whichis-secured aspring This spring 'arm- I i Ids-adapted to be contacted and the operating...1ink I92: moved downwardly by the outside ioperating plate spin- ;dlexspring .pin I 3 (Eigurel) 'i Operation of the inside; and. countenassemblies Clockwise movement of the inside handle will rret-ractxthe locking bolt' 36 from the keeper "throughiactuation of the inside operating plate 85,its ibOSSi'QU, "and, the crank 95 operating against ttheinside. lug on the bolt. If the lever catch 753115111 engagement'with the sear catch 63, this imovement. of the insidezoperating plate will carry with it-thesear release arm actuating pin 88 re- 'sulting:inlclockwisemovement of the sear release arm-66; disengagement of the scar and lever, and .placingthe bolt operating side 28 of the coin chute in loosely linked relationship to the bolt 36. Theinside handle is returned to its normal positionbyactuation of the spindle spring I2 in forcing the inside operating plate counterclockwise and'the edge 9| of the its lug 90 against the under side of the stop 92 secured'to'the mounting ..plate6.

Actuation of the outside :handle and counterclockwise motion of the outside operating plate 1 will .force the outside operating jplate spindle spring pin :I3 down against the latch spring arm 'III tomovethe counter operating link I02 downwardly and to actuate the operating lever arm .IOI of the counter I 90 in one direction. This downward movement of the operating link will allow the latch catch I95 to engage the latch pin I01. Clockwise movementof the inside operating 'pla-te afiwill move the latch release cam 98 of the .bolt .operatingcrank 95 against the cam follower .IIlB'nfthelatch to'release the latch catch I05 from the latch pin I61 and to allow the counter andthe operating link I112 to return to normal whereby the counter will have been actuated.

Vacant and in use assemblies Aswshown in :Figure5, thelretaining plate 5 haspivotedon its backsideon a pin I28 an indicator arm I2I that carries near its lower end an in use operating finger I22 that is adapted to be engaged by right hand side of the operating finger 1-34 of the bolt operated side 28 of the coin chute r -when.the sideis operated, and to move the arm in-acounter clockwise direction. Above the pivot of the indicator operating. arm and on the left edge thereof is a vacant operating finger I23 'thatistadapted to be engaged bythe vacant operating pin 69 that is carried by the sear release larmfifi (Fi ure 1). The upper end of the indicatorarm I2I has secured toit a backwardly extending pin I24 that engages an indicator slide I25.that;is.adapted to slide back and forth across .the topof the retainer plate upon or in suitable guides. .The slidelis urged toward either edge of the-;retaining.plate by means of a biasing spring 126. .The guides for the slide I25 are carried on enoifset portionof the retaining plate that is .-forme.d of-.two parallel-spaced apart plates I21, -I.28 .that form a fixed coin guide for. guiding coins ;from the opening .in the lock case and between theoutside operating and operated plates1, 22. The retaining plate 5 is spaced from the mounting plate 6 and secured thereto. by screws passed 'therethrough'into the chute catchstop I8, the inside operating, plate. stop 92, and the bolt guides.

Operation of vacanVand in use assembly .The ,casefor the lock has a small opening therein adjacent the coin opening that allows either the word Vacant or the phrase In use ntowbe: seen therethrough. The word Vacant normally-appears in the opening in thelock case. .Thesphrase.fiIn-nse" isz placed in position tobe seen through the opening in the lock case by the action of the engagement of the operating finger 34 of the bolt operating side 28 of the coin chute coming into engagement with the in use operating finger I22 tothereby rotate the indicator arm IZI counter clockwise. The slide and arm are returned to normal position by the operation of the inside handle and the raising of the sear release arm 66 so that the vacant operating pin 69 contacts the under side of the vacant operating finger I23, which is secured to the upper part of the indicator operating arm I2I, and moves the arm in a clockwise direction to carry the slide to a position where the word Vacant will be displayed. The slide is also so arranged that a part thereof will block the coin opening in the case when the phrase In use is displayed. The slide will be held in either position by the biasing spring I26.

Lock case The lock is housed in a case I (Figure 3) that has in its top end a coin opening I3I in registry with the opening between the fixed coin guide plates I21, I28 secured to the top of the retaining plate 5. Also in the top end of the case is an indicator opening I32 adapted to register with a part of the indicia carried by the indicator slide I25. The front of the case is provided with an outside spindle opening I33 that is adapted to receive the spindle 2. Placed in the mid portion of the case is a pass key locking device that carries a stem I34 which may be rotated upon insertion of a proper pass key in the lock. Rotation of the stem I34 will swing a crank and pass key pin I35 carried by the stem. Movement of the pass key pin I35 will cause it to contact the left side of the operating finger 34 of the bolt operated side of the coin chute. This movement of the bolt operated side of the coin chute will retract the bolt from the keeper and open a door to which the lock is applied. The spindle spring I2 will return the side to its normal position. Use of a pass key will set the in use indicia and require operation of the inside handle to again reset the lock to its normal position. The lower front face of the case has a bank opening I36 therein that is adapted to receive a bank door I31 that may be opened and closed by means of a bank key and lock. The case is held in position by means of a locking lip I38 (Figure 2) placed at the back top of the case and adapted to fit in back of the top edge of the mounting plate 6, and by means of screws I39 or bolts securing the case to a door panel I40 (Figure 2), which screws can only be reached through the bank opening I36. Coins which have been received by the lock may be removed through the bank opening. A keeper plate I M of appropriate shape may be secured to the door chasing in registry with the bolt.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my device, I claim:

1. A coin chute, coin retaining means for retaining a coin in said chute, a bolt, a link adapted to link together said bolt and said retaining means, and outside-handle operated means operative upon the presence of a coin in said chute for withdrawing said bolt and for rendering said link effective to transmit motion from said bolt to said coin retaining means whereby subsequent withdrawal of said bolt by other means than said outside-handle operated means will operate said coin retaining means to release a coin that may be in said chute.

2. A coin support having a first and second part for supporting a coin, a bolt, a link adapted to link together said bolt and said second part, and outside-handle operated means operative upon the presence of a coin on said parts for withdrawing said bolt and for rendering said link effective to transmit motion from said bolt to said second part whereby subsequent withdrawal of said bolt by other means than said outside-handle operated means will operate said second part with respect to said first part to release a coin supported by said parts.

3. In a coin controlled device: first and second parts for supporting a coin; a bolt; a-link adapted to link together said bolt and said second part; outside-handle operated means operative upon the presence of a coin on said parts for moving said parts, for withdrawing said bolt, and rendering said link effective to transmit motion from said bolt to said second part whereby subsequent movement of said bolt independent of said outside-handle operated means will move said second part and not said first part to release a coin supported by said parts; and inside-handle operated means for releasing said link from its effective position between said bolt and said second part.

4. A coin operated device, comprising: a two part coin chute having a coin retaining portion, a handle operated part, and separate therefrom a bolt connective and operative part, whereby upon operation of the handle part the bolt operative part is made operative by thrust through a coin spacing said parts and retained in said chute by said portion; a bolt; a normally ineffective lever adapted to act as a connective between said bolt and bolt operative part; a pivot carried by said bolt operative part and carrying said lever, a portion of said bolt being in contact with said lever; and a sear rendering said lever effective upon movement of said bolt operative part to operate said bolt, whereby subsequent direct operation of said bolt will, through said 1ever, move said bolt operative part relative to said handle part, all whereby a coin which has been placed in said chute will be released independently of said handle part.

5. A coin operated device, comprising: a two part coin chute having a coin retaining portion, a handle operated part, and separate therefrom a bolt connective and operative part, whereby upon operation of the handle part the bolt operative part is made operative by thrust through a coin spacing said parts and retained in said chute by said portion; a bolt; a normally ineffective lever adapted to act as a connective between said bolt and bolt operative part; a pivot carried by said bolt operative part and carrying said lever, a portion of said bolt being in contact with said lever; a sear rendering said lever effective upon movement of said bolt operative part to operate said bolt, whereby subsequent direct operation of said bolt will, through said lever, move said bolt operative part relative to said handle part, all whereby a coin which has been placed in said chute will be released independently of said handle part; an inside handle; and a sear release operated by said inside handle for releasing said sear and rendering said lever ineffective.

6. In a coin controlled look, a bolt, a coin release, a link adapted to link together said bolt and said release, and outside-handle-operated means for withdrawing said bolt and for rendering said link effective to transmit motion from said bolt to said coin release whereby release of 111 ssaidiboltvand. subsequent withdrawal. thereof by other:.=means than said outside-handle. operated .2 means will. operatesaiducoin release.

;7., -In;acoincontrolledlock, a bo1t, .a coin re- '1ease,.a link adapted to link .togethersaid bolt and said release, outside-handle operated: means for Withdrawing said bolt and for rendering-said .link effective to transmit, motion from said .bolt to. said. coin release whereby release. of 1 said .bolt

and subsequent "Withdrawal .thereof .by .other rotation -.of such :side-..on said pivot to *prevent :furtherxmotion of said coin'chute; a handle; ymeansoperated by said handle through therhandie operated side .of said chute for rotating said vchute upon thepresence of a coin therein; :and -means-whereby saidchuteengages said bolt so :that rotation ofsaidchutewill withdrawsaid bolt.

NORMAN E BOWEN.

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