US3168180A - Money-handling devices - Google Patents

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Feb. Z, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON 3,168,180

MONEY-HANDLING DEVICES Filed June l2, 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR. GUsT-Av E` Emcuscm AT TOR NEY Feb. 2, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON 3,168,180

MONEY-HANDLING DEVICES Filed June l2, 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. GUsTAv F ERICKSON ATToFzNaY G. F. ERICKSON 3,168,180

F eb. 2, 1965 MONEY-HANDLING DEVICES Filed June l2. 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 JNVENTOR. GUSTI-'sv F'EmcnsoN AT TOR N fY Feb. 2, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON 3,168,180

MONEYHANDL1NG DEVICES Filed June 12, 1961 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTOQN EY Feb. 2, 1965 G. F. ERICKSON 3,158,180

MONEY-HANDLINGDEVICES med June 12. 1961 5 sheets-sheet 5 IN VEN TOR. Gu sTAv E Eme KsoN AT TORNEY United States Patent Oiitice ld@ Patented Feb. .2, 1965 3,168,180 MONEY-HANDMNG DEVICES Gustav F. Erickson, Kirkwood, Mo., assigner to National Rejectors, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Filed .lime 12, 1961, Ser. No. 116,519 8 Claims. (Cl. 1945-101) It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved slug rejector.

lt is usually desirable to" reject slugs or coins which are made or, iron or other magnetic metal; and the rejection of such slugs or coins is usually eiected by disposing a permanent magnet adjacent the path which will be followed by such slugs or coins. That magnet will attract and hold those slugs or coins, and will thereby keep those slugs or coins from effecting the vending of the desired product or service. Usually, the patron who inserts a magnetic slug or coin will press the scavenging button or. lever at the exterior of the vending machine, and will thereby effect the return of that slug or coin; and the return of that slug or coin is important to the further operation of that vending machine because that slug or coin could prevent the acceptance of further inserted coins if that slug or coin were to be permitted to remain within the slug rejector. Some patrons who insert slugs or coins of magnetic metal may not press the scavenging button or lever but, instead, may walk away from the vending machine; and, where this happened, the slugs or coins could remain within the slug rejector and could prevent the acceptance of subsequentlydnserted authentic coins. It would be desirable to provide a slug rejector which could intercept slugs or coins of magnetic metal and which Would then deflect those slugs or coins toward a rejected coin chute; because magnetic slugs or coins could not remain within, and interfere with further operation of, the slug rejector. Instead, magnetic slugs or coins would be rejected and released by that slug rejector, and that slug rejectorl would be in condition to accept subsequently-inserted authentic coins. The present invention provides such a slug rejector; and it is, therefore, an object or" the present invention to provide a slug rejector which can intercept slugs or coins of magnetic metal and which will then deilect such slugs or coins toward a rejected coin chute.

The slug rejector provided by the present invention has a permanent magnet mounted adjacent the passageway through which slugs and coins will pass, and an opening is provided in that passageway below the level of that magnet. That magnet will draw slugs or coins of magnetic metal toward that opening, and will thus draw those slugs or coins out of the passageway; thereby keeping those slugs or coins from effecting the dispensing of the desired product or service. lf the slugs or coins were to be permitted to move into engagement with the permanent magnet, those slugs or coins could be held by that magnet, and could thus block the acceptance of subsequently-inserted authentic coins. The present invention keeps slugs or coins of magnetic metal from moving into engagement with the permanent magnet by mounting rollers adjacent that magnet and by mounting those rollers so they will intercept slugs or coins moving toward that magnet, Those rollers will thus keep the slugs or coins of magnetic metal from engaging the magnet; and those rollers will also minimize the tendency of the slugs or coins of magnetici metal to come to rest adjacent that magnet. The overall result is that the permanent magnet of the slug rejector will draw the slugs or coins of magnetic metal out ot the passageway but will permit those slugs or coins to fall downwardly toward a rejected coin chute.

lt is, therefore, an object oi the present invention to provide a slug rejector with a permanent magnet adjacent a passageway, to provide an opening in that passageway below the level of that magnet, and to provide rollers adjacent that magnet which will keep slugs or coins from moving into engagement with that magnet and which will minimize the tendency of those slugs or coins to remain in position adjacent that magnet.

To enable the permanent magnet to draw light-weight slugs or coins of magnetic metal toward the opening below that magnet, it is necessary that the magnet be disposed opposite a portion of the slug rejector which has limited magnetic properties. This is necessary because if the portion of the slug rejector opposite the magnet were to have strong magnetic properties, that portion of the slug rejector could serve as an induced magnet and could tend to keep the light-weight slugs or coins of magneti-c metal frpm moving toward the opening below the permanent magnet. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to mount the permanent magnet of a slug rejector adjacent a portion of that slug rejector which has limited magnetic properties.

In one embodiment .of the present invention, the permanent magnet is set adjacent the passageway for quarters, and non-magnetic slugs or, coins will be able to move downwardly past that magnet to engage la runway. That runway will then direct those slugs or coins toward a second permanent magnet which will induce eddy currents in those slugs or coins as they move past that second magnet. Authentic quarters will be slowed down just enough to enable them to move beyond a deilector for slow-moving slugs or coins and to stop short of the rejected coin chute into which fast-moving slugs or. coins will fall. Some slugs or coins will be slowed down so little that they will he able to pass directly to the rejected coin chute; and other slugs or coins will be slowed down so much that they will strike the deector for slow-moving slugs or coins and will bound over to the rejected coin chute. In this way, the present invention provides an initial testing of slugs or coins for their magnetic properties, and then provides a subsequent testing of those slugs or, coins for their conductive properties. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a slug rejector wherein slugs and coins pass by two permanent magnets rand wherein fast-moving slugs or coins move directly to `a Irejected coin chute, wherein slow-moving slugs or coins strike a deflector for. slow-moving slugs or coins and bound over to the rejected coin chute, and wherein authentic coins pass over the deector for slow-moving slugs or coins but stop short of the rejected coin chute.

In some instances, as in coin-operated telephones, space is at a premium; and it may be necessary to pass accepted coins and rejected slugs or coins through the same area. Where this is the case it is, of course, vital that the rejected slugs or coins not be permitted to turn and follow the accepted passageway. The present invention makes it possible for accepted coins and for rejected slugs or coins to pass through the same area without permitting the rejected slugs or coins to turn and follow the accepted passageway, by forcing the rejected slugs or coins to pass through the area at a sharp angle to the axis of the passageway for accepted coins. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a slug rejector wherein accepted coins and rejected slugs or coins are caused to pass through the same area but wherein the rejected slugs or coins are caused to pass through that area at an angle to the aXis of the accepted coin passageway.

Other and further objects and advantages of the pres- Bassano ent invention should become apparent from an examination of the drawing and accompanying description.

In the drawing and accompanying description a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown and described but it is to be understood that the drawing `and accompanying description are for the purpose of illustration only and do not limit the invention and that the invention will be defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing, FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of one embodiment of slug rejector that is made in accordance with the principles and teachings of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the slug rejector shown in FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the slug rejector shown in FIG. l,

FIG. 4 is a view looking upwardly at the bottom of the slug rejector, as that slug rejector is shown in FIG. 3,

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the lett-hand side of the 'slug rejector of FIG. 1,

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the right-hand side of the slug rejector of FIG. l,

FIG. 7 is a partially broken-away view of the portion of the slug rejector of FIG. l which is indicated by the circle denoted by the numeral 7 in FIG. 3,

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the slug rejector of FIG. l as that slug rejector appears when the lower cover plate is removed,

FIG. 9 is a sectional view through the slug rejector of FIG. l, and it is taken along the broken plane indicated FIG. 11 is another sectional view through a portion of the slug rejector of FIG. 8, and itis taken along the plane indicated by the line 121-11 in FIG. 8,

FIG. 12 lis another sectional view through a portion of the slug rejector of FIG. 1, and it is taken along the broken plane indicated by the line 12-12 in FIG. 3,

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the inner face of one of the gates in the slug rejector of FIG. 1,

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the inner Jface of another of the gates in the slug rejector of FIG. l, and

FIG. 15 is a view showing the path or" an authentic quarter, showing the path of a fast-moving slug or coin, and showing the path of a slow-moving slug or coin.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 2lb denotes the main plate of one embodiment ot slug rejector that is made in accordance with the principles and teachings of the present invention. That main plate is generally rectangular in elevation, and it has a verticallydirected, forwardly-extending tlange 2.2'. at the left-hand side thereof. That main plate also has a verticallydirected, forwardly-extending iiange 2d at the right-hand side thereof. The main plate Ztl and the ilanges 22 and Z4 are made of sturdy metal, and they constitute a sturdy frame which is U-shaped in plan.

An ear 26 is formed on the main plate Eil, adjacent the top of that main plate, as by punching a portion of the upper edge of that main plate forwardly into position at right angles to the plane of that main plate. That ear is parallel to the flanges 22 and 24, as indicated particularly by FIG. 2. The upper edge of the main plate Ztl, intermediate the ear 26 and the ange 22, has a taper 28, as shown particularly by FIGS. 2, 10 and il. A number of holes 30 are formed in the main plate 29 in an area below the level of the taper 28, and those holes are shown by FIGS. 3 and 7. Some of those holes are alined vertically while the rest of those holes are alined horizontally and extend toward the ange 22. Two pins 31 are secured to the rear face of the main plate adjacent the vertically alined openings Sti, as shown by FIG. 7. Those pins help guide the downward movement of coins which are intended to move downwardly along the rear face of the main plate 29 and past the horizontally alined openings 30.

A notch M is formed in the lower right-hand corner of the main plate Ztl, as that main plate is viewed Iin FIG. 3. A horizontally-directed slot 36 is formed in the main plate 20, and that slot is directly above the notch 34, as shown by FIG. 3. The notch 34 also is shown in FIG. 9, and the slot 36 also is shown in FIG. 8. A second, but shorter, horizontally-directed slot 38 is formed in the main plate 2t?, and that slot is disposed to the right of, and slightly above the level of, the slot 36, as those slots are viewed in FIG. 8. A vertically-directed slot 46 is formed in the main plate 2t), and that slot is disposed below the level of, and to the right of, the slot 38, as those slots are viewed -in FIG. 8. An ear l2 inclines downwardly and rearwardly from the plane of the main plate 20, as shown by FIG. 9, and that car helps dei'ine the upper edge of the notch 34.

A circular opening 44 is provided in the flange 22, as shown by FIG. 5, and a second circular opening 46 is formed in that Ilange. The opening 46 is below the level of, and is disposed to the right of, the opening 44 as those openings are viewed in FIG. 5.

A vertically-directed slot 48 is formed in the flange 24, and that slot is adjacent the upper end of that flange, as shown by FIG. 6. A second vertically-directed slot 5@ is formed in the flange 24, and that slot is below the vertical midpoint of the flange 2li, as shown by FIG. 6.

The numeral 52 denotes a flat plate which is secured to the ilange 22, and the upper edge of that plate is spaced a short distance below the upper edge of the flange 22. The plate 52 'is wider than the flange 22, and the front edge of that plate is aligned with the front edge of that ange while the rear edge of that plate projects rearwardly of the main plate 2t), `as shown by FIGS. 2 and 4. A vertically-directed slot 54 is formed in the plate 52, as shown particularly by FIG. 5, and an ear 56 is bent inwardly into that slot. The ear 56 and the slot 54 are preferably'formed in the same punching operation.

The numeral 53 denotes an L-shaped bracket which has the vertical leg thereof abutting the inner face of the ange 22 and which has the horizontal leg thereof dis posed adjacent the lower edge of that flange, as that bracket and tlange are viewed in FIG. l. An L-shaped bracket et? has the vertical leg thereof abutting the inner face of the ange 24 and has the horizontal leg thereof disposed adjacent the lower end of that ange, as that bracket and flange are viewed in FIG. 2. The horizontal legs of the brackets 53 and ed are inclined relative to the bottom edges of the danges 22 and 24, and they will abut supporting members within the money-handling device within which the slug rejector will be mounted. Openings are formed in the horizontal legs of the brackets 58 and 6G, and suitable fasteners can pass through those openings and seat in those supporting members.

The numeral o2 denotes a block which has a tapered upper edge, and that block is shown in FIGS. l, 2, 8 and 9. That block is suitably secured to the main plate 214i adjacent the upper edge of that main plate; and the tapered upper edge of that block inclines upwardly and to the left in FIG. 9. A gate 64- is disposed adjacent the block 62, and the tapered upper edge on that block permits the upper edge or" that gate to move to the left in FIG. 9 as that gate rotates in the counter clockwise direction. The gate 64 has a tapered upper edge 66, as shown by FIGS. 9-11, and that tapered upper edge coacts with the tapered upper edge 28 on the main plate Ztl to help guide coins into a passageway deiined by that main plate and that gate.

The gate 64 is preferably formed from a single piece of metal, and it has ears 68 and 70 which extend forwardly from the plane thereof. The ear 68 rabuts the inner face of the ange 22 and the ear iti abuts the left-hand face of the ear 26 on the main plate 20, as` shown by FIGS. l and 2. A substantial part of the central area of the gate 64 is cut away to define a generally L-shaped opening 71 and to define a plate 72. That plate inclines downwardly and forwardly from the plane of the gate 64, as shown particularly by FIGS. 9-l1. Vertically-directed slots 74 are formed in the plate 72, and rollers 76 are disposed within those slots. Those rollers are rotatably supported by a wire-like pivot 78 which is tixedly secured to the plate 72 by a rivet 80; and portions of the peripheries of those rollers extend inwardly of the inner face of the inclined plate 72 of the gate 64. A cylinder 82 also is xedly secured to the plate 72, and one end of that cylinder extends into an opening in that plate. The cylinder 82 accommodates a permanent magnet 84; and a set screw 86 that is held by the cylinder 82 will flxedly secure that magnet within that cylinder. As indicated particularly by FIG. 11, the inner end of the magnet 84 is disposed to the left of a plane that is dened by the rollers 76 and by the lower edge of the plate '72. As a result, a coin which is attracted by the magnet 84 will be unable to engage that magnet-that coin being intercepted by the rollers 76 and by the lower edge of the plate 72, as shown by FIG. l0. The numeral 88 denotes a runway which is generally frusto-triangular in elevation and that runway is secured to the rear face of the lower portion of the gate 64 by a fastener 87 and by a fastener 89. In the particular embodiment shown, the fastener 87 is a rivet that holds the tall end of the runway 88 in assembled relation with the gate 64 while permitting that runway to be rotated relative to that gate. The fastener 89 extends through a slot 91 in the lower portion of the gate 64 and seats in a threaded `opening in the short end of the runway 88; and whenever that fastener is tightened, it will fxedly hold the runway 88 against rotation relative to the gate 64. However, whenever the fastener 89 is loosened, the runway 88 can be rotated slightly relative to the gate 64-the slot 91 coacting with the fastener 89 to limit the extent to which that runway can be rotated relative to that gate. A triangular plate 90 is secured to the upper portion of the outer face of the runway 88 by a fastener 93. The upper edge of the triangular plate 98 extends upwardly a short dist-ance above the upper edge of the runway 88, and that upper edge of that plate inclines outwardly and forwardly from the upper edge of that runway, as shown by FIGS. 9-11. An ear 92 is formed on the gate 64 adjacent the right-hand side of that gate, -as that gate is viewed in FIG. l, and that ear extends upwardly and forwardly from the plane of that gate.

A pivot 94, shown in the form of a rod, extends through an opening in the ear 26 on the main plate 28,

through an opening in the ear 70 on the gate 64, through an opening in the ear 68 on that gate, and through the opening 44 in the flange 22. That pivot holds the gate 64 in assembled relation with the main plate 2t) but permits that gate to rotate relative to that main plate to move the runway 88 outwardly and away from that main plate. A spring 96 is wound around the pivot 94, and one end of that spring bears against the Wire-like pivot 78 while the other end of that spring extends through the opening 46 in the flange 22. That spring biases the gate 64 for rotation toward the main plate 2li but can yield to permit rotation of that gate away from that main plate. The runway 88 will normally engage the main plate 2l) and thereby limit rotation of that gate toward that main plate; and that runway will thus coact with the spring 96 to normally hold the gate 64 in precisely parallel relation with the main plate 20.

The numeral 98 denotes a bracket which supports a permanent magnet 99, and that bracket is well shown in FIGS. l and 8. Preferably, that bracket is a die casting; and that bracket is formed so the magnet 99 will be spaced a short distance from the main plate 2t) whenever that bracket abuts that main plate. A fastener i), shown in the form of a screw, normally secures the 6 magnet-supporting bracket 98 in assembled relation with the main plate 28.

The numeral 162 denotes a pivot which is secured to the main plate 20 at a point below the level of, and slightly to the right of, the ear 26, as that pivot and that ear are viewed in FIGS. l and 8. A wiper blade 184 is rotatably mounted on that pivot, and part of the free end of the wiper blade is disposed within the space between the magnet-supporting bracket 98 and the main plate 20. That part of the free end of that wiper blade is normally disposed above the level of the magnet 99; but that part of that free end can move downwardly past the magnet 99 to the dotted-line position shown in FIG. 8.

A pivot 186 is secured to the main plate 2l) immediately above the fastener 188 which secures the magnetsupporting bracket 98 to that main plate. A lever 108, which has an offset intermediate the length thereof, is rotatably secured to the main plate 2lb by that pivot; and the right-hand end of that lever extends through the slot 48 in the flange 24, as shown particularly by FIG. 6. The oset left-hand end of the lever 108 is secured to the Wiper blade 184 by a pivot 112; and that offset left-hand end of the lever 1118 is immediately adjacent the ear 92 on the gate 64, as shown particularly by FIGS. l, 2 land 8. A pin 114 is secured to the lever 108, intermediate the pivot 186 and the flange 24 on main plate 28; and la pin 116 is secured to that main plate directly below the pin 114. A helical extension spring 118 has the upper end thereof hooked around the pin 114 and the lower end thereof hooked around the pin 116. That spring biases the lever 108 for rotation to the solid-line position shown in FIG. 8 but can yield to permit rotation of that lever to the dotted-line position shown in FIG. 8.

The numeral 128 denotes a runway of generally frustotriangular configuration; and that runway is secured to the main plate 20 adjacent the bottom of that main plate. As indicated particularly by FIG. 9, that runway is secured to the front face of that main plate. A spacer 121 also is secured to the front face of' the main plate 20, and that spacer is disposed to the left of, and above the level of, the runway 128, -as shown by FIG. 8. That spacer is adjacent, but below the level of, the slot 36 in the main plate 20 and is also adjacent the flange 22 on that main plate.

The numeral 122 denotes a horizontally-directed plate which is of irregular configuration. That plate has a rearwardly-inclined upper edge 124, and that edge extends upwardly and rearwardly into the slot 36 in the main plate 20, as shown by FIG. 9. An ear 126 is formed on the upper edge of the plate 122, and that ear extends toward and abuts the main plate 2li, as shown by FIG. 9. An ear 128 extends laterally from the righthand edge of the plate 122, as that plate is viewed in FIG. 8, and that ear lodges within the vertically-directed slot 50 in the flange 24. The engagement of that ear with that slot xes the position of the right-hand edge of the plate 122 relative to the main plate 2l). A notch 138 is provided in the lower left-hand corner of the plate 122, as that plate is viewed in FIG. 8, and that notch is generally in register with the notch 34 in the main plate 28. A rearwardly-inclined edge 132 is provided adjacent the lower righthand portion of the plate 122, and that edge extends into the vertically-directed slot 48 in the main plate 20, as shown by FIG. 8. Fasteners 134 secure the runway 128 to the main plate 28, and also secure the plate 122 to that main plate.

The numeral 186 denotes a short plate which overlies part of the front of the upper portion of the plate 122. The plate 136 has a slot in the right-hand end thereof, and that slot accommodates a fastener 1441, shown in the form of a screw, which extends through that slot and seats in a threaded opening in the plate 122. Loosening of the fastener 140 will permit the plate 136 to be shifted relative to the plate 122. The left-hand end of the plate 136 has an ear 138 thereon which extends rearwardly from the plane of the plate 136, as shown particularly by FIG. 9; and that ear extends into the slot 3S in the main plate 20. As a result, that ear spans the passageway for coins and slugs which is defined by the plate 122 and by the front face of the main plate 21B.

The numeral 142 denotes a small plate which is dis posed below the level of the plate 136 and which has a slot at the left-hand end thereof. A fastener 144, shown as a screw, extends through the slot and seats in a .threaded opening in the plate 122; and that fastener can be loosened to permit shifting of the plate 142 relative to the plate 122. A pivot 146 is carried by the righthand end of the plate 142, and a separator 143 is rotatably mounted on the pivot 1%. That separator is generally Z-shaped in planwhaving an ear extending forward-ly from the left-hand end thereof and having a second ear extending rearwardly from the right-hand end thereof. The rearwardly-extending ear extends into `the slot 4@ in the main plate 2t), and will thus span the passageway for coins and slugs which is deiined by the plate 122 and by ythe front face of the main plate 20. The ear 138 serves as a deflector for slow-moving coins or slugs, and the rearwardly extending ear on the separator 148 serves to separate acceptable coins from unacceptable coins and slugs.

An elongated pin is secured to the main plate 20 adjacent the top of that niain plate; and that pin extends forwardly from the front face of the main plate 2@ at right angles to the plane of that plate. rlhat pin is provided to help position :the upper end of the main plate 29 relative to the money-handling device within which the slug rejector will be mounted.

The numeral 152 denotes a runway plate which is secured to the rear face of the main plate 2d adjacent the upper end of that main plate. That runway plate is shown in FiG. 3 by dotted lines and by solid lines. An ear 154 is formed on the runway plate 152 adjacent the right-hand end of that plate, as that plate is Viewed in FIG. 3, and that ear extends rearwardly from the plane of that runway plate. The upper portion of the runway plate 152 is overlain by a flat plate 155i which extends horizontally across the major part of the rear face of the main plate 21?; and the plate 158 has a rearwardly and upwardly inclined portion 155, shown by FIG. 3. That upwardly and rearwardly inclined portion coacts with the upper edge of the main plate 2e to help guide coins, such as dimes, into the passaoeway between the plate 158 and the main plate 2d. Spacers 116), shown as washers in FIG. 5, are disposed between the right-hand end of the plate 153 and the main plate 211; and a fastener 162, shown as a screw, extends through an opening in the plate 158, through the washers 160, and then seats in a threaded opening in the main plate 2i). The fastener 162 and the washers 161i ixedly hold the right-hand end of the plate 158 in precisely spaced relation to the main plate and the runway plate 152 holds the lefthand end of the plate 151i spaced from the main plate 26.

The numeral 16d denotes a vertically-directed chuteV which is secured to the rear face of the main plate 2d adjacent the left-hand edge of that main plate, as that main plate is viewed in FIG. 3. A portion of that chute overlies the left-hand end of the plate 15S, as that chute and plate are viewed in FIG. 3; and a fastener 166 extends through that portion of the chute and through the left-hand end of the plate 158 to seat in the main plate 26. A fastener 168 extends through an ear on the chute 164, adjacent the lower end of that chute, and seats in a threaded opening in the main plate 2t). The fasteners 166 and 168 iixedly hold the chute 164 in position relative to the main plate 219. That chute is, in the preferred embodiment of `the present invention, intended to accommodate nickels.

The numeral 170 denotes a gate which is U-shaped in plan, and that gate is shown particularly by FIG. 13. That gate is smaller than the gate 64, and it confronts fthe rear face of the main plate 2t) while the gate 64 confronts the front face of that main plate. The web of the gate 170 is cut away to deine an opening 171 and to define an inclined plate 172; and that plate inclines downwardly and rearwardly from the plane of the web of the gate 170, as shown by FIGS. 9 and 12. The portion of the web of the gate 170 which defines the lower limit of the opening 171 is arcuate and has a Vtapered upper edge 173, as shown by FIGS. 3, l2 and 13. A short cylinder 174 is secured to the rear face of the inclined plate 172 of the gate 170, and that cylinder extends into an opening in that plate. The cylinder 174 accommodates a permanent magnet 176; and a set screw 178 which is held by the cylinder 174 can lixedly hold the magnet 176 in position within that cylinder. A pivot 180 extends between the arrns of the U-shaped gate 170, and rollers 182 are rotatably supported on that pivot. As indicated by FIGS. 3 and 13, the rollers 132 are disposed on opposite sides of the cylinder 174 and of the magnet 176 held by that cylinder. As indicated by FIG. 12, portions of the peripheries of the rollers extend short distances inwardly of the inner tace of the inclined plate 172 of the gate 171i. The inner end of the magnet 176 is disposed outwardly of a plane that is deiined by the rollers 182 and the lower edge of the plate 172; and, as a result, a coin which is attracted by the magnet 176 will be unable to engage that magnet-that coin being intercepted by the rollers 132 and by the lower edge of the plate 172. As indicated by FIG. 9, the top of the cylinder 174 is cut-away to accommodate the pivot 180.

The numeral 18d denotes a generally frusto-triangular runway which is secured to the forward face of the bottom of the web of the gate 17d; and the upper edge of that runway is closely adjacent the curved portion of the web of the gate 17d. That runway is longer than the web of the gate 171i1 is wide; and hence the lower end of that runway extends outwardly to the left beyond the -side of gate 176, as shown by FIG. 3. The runway 184 will normally abut the rear face of the main plate 20, as shown by FIG. r9. A plate 186 extends between the free edges of the arms ofthe lJ-shaped gate 171), as shown by FIG. 3, and that plate will coact with the lower portion of the web of the gate 17d to denne a guideway for rejected slugs and coins.

An ear 18S is formed on the left-hand arm of the gate 17d, as that gate is viewed in FIG. 3; and that ear is parallel to the web of that gate. A rearwardly and upwardly inclined edge 190 is formed at the top of the ear 188, and the inclination of that ear is shown in FIG. 9.

'I he numeral 192 denotes an elongated pin which serves as a pivot for the gate 170; and that pin extends through an opening in the ear 154 on runway plate 152, through openings in the arms or gate 171i; and through an opening in the plate 52. A spring 194i is wound around the pin 192, and one end of that spring bears against the upper portion of the web of the gate 170 while the other end of that spring bears against the horizontally-directed plate 158. That spring urges the web of the gate 171) toward the main plate 20 and will normally hold the runway 134 in abutting relation with the rear face of that main plate. However, that spring can yield to permit that gate H to be rotated away from that main plate.

A magnet-supporting bracket 19d is secured to the rear face of the main plate 20; and that bracket is of irregular configuration and has the upper portion thereof overlying the lower edge of the runway plate 152 to space that upper portion away from the rear face of the main plate 2l). As a result, the upper portion of the magnet-supporting bracket 196 coacts with the rear face of the main plate 20 to define a coin passageway. That bracket will preferably be made as a die casting and will hold a perinanent magnet 197 adjacent the lower end of the runway 184, so coins rolling off of the lower end of that runway will pass through the magnetic eld generated by that magnet. A slot 198 is formed in the bracket 196, and the lower end of that slot is circular.

The portion of the main plate 26 which is in register with the magnet 176 will usually be made of magnetic metal, because it is usually economically desirable to make the entire main plate of magnetic metal. However, the magnetic properties of that portion of the main plate will be limited by the presence of the holes 38 in that main plate. Specifically, those holes will make that portion of the main plate 20 which is in register with the magnet 176 largely incapable of responding to the magnetic fields generated by the magnet 99 and the magnet 197 to serve as an induced magnet. This is desirable because it makes it possible to use strong magnets 99 and 197 and to use a main plate 2t) of magnetic metal, and yet not have that portion of that main plate which is in register with the magnet 176 serve as an induced magnet and strongly attract lightweight slugs or coins of magnetic material to itself.

A deflector 280 is interposed between the main plate 20 and the magnet-supporting bracket 196; and a fastener 202, shown as a screw, extends through the slot 198 and seats in the dede-ctor 200. Loosening of that fastener will make it possible to adjust the position of the deflector 200 relative to the magnet-supporting bracket 196, and thus relative to the lower end of the runway 184.

A plate 204 is secured to the rear face of the magnetsupporting bracket 196 by a fastener 206, shown as a screw. That fastener extends through a slot, not shown, in the plate 204; and loosening of that fastener will make it possible to adjust the position of that plate relative to the magnet-supporting bracket 196, and thus relative to the deflector 281) and to `the lower end of the runway 184. A pivot 2118 is supported by the plate 204, and that pivot rotatably supports a separator 210 of generally Z-shaped configuration. That separator has an ear which extends rearwardly from the left-hand end thereof and has a second ear which extends forwardly from the righthand end thereof. That forwardly extending ear passes through an opening 205 in the magnet-supporting bracket 196 and thus spans the passageway dened by that bracket and the main plate 20.

The numeral 212 denotes a chute which has a downwardly and forwardly inclined bottom, and the inclination of that bottom is shown in FIG. 9. An ear on that chute overlies the right-hand end of the magnet-supporting bracket 196, as shown in FIG. 3, and a fastener 214 extends through an opening in that ear to seat in a threaded socket in the bracket 196. As indicated particularly by FIG. 9, the lower edge of the chute 212 extends into close proximity to the exit 254 of the passageway which is defined by the main plate 2t) and by the plate 122. Further, as indicated by FIG. 9, the bottom of the chute 212 coacts with the ear 42 on the main plate 20 to define an angle of between sixty and ninety degrees.

A stationary plate 207 is disposed between the magnetsupporting plate 196 and the rear face of the main plate 2t); and the upper edge of that plate inclines downwardly toward the chtite 212. The left-hand edge of the plate 287 is vertical, and it is disposed adjacent the right-hand edge of the opening 285 in the magnet-supporting bracket 196. The plate 287 helps separate authentic dimes from slugs or coins of the size of dimes.

The numeral 216 in FIG. 3 denotes a pivot which is close to the left-hand roller 182; and that pivot is secured to the main plate 20 and extends rearwardly from the rear face of that main plate. A wiper blade 218 is rotatably mounted on that pivot; and that wiper blade is disposed between the magnet-supporting bracket 196 and the rear face of the main plate 20. Normally, that Wiper blade is in the raised position shown by solid lines in FIG. 3, but it can be moved downwardly past the magnet 197 to the lower position shown by dotted lines in FIG. 3. A pin 220 is mounted on and is movable with the wiper blade 218; and that pin is lodged within a slot 226 in a lever 222. A pivot 224 extends through that lever, adjacent the center of that lever, and is held by the lower portion of the runway plate 152. The lefthand end of the lever 222 has a horizontally-directed ear 238, and that ear extends forwardly adjacent the flange 24 on the main plate 28, as shown by FIG. 2. The right-hand end of the lever 222 has a rearwardlyextending, generally-vertical ear 228; and that ear is immediately adjacent the ear 188 on the gate 170. The ear 228 on the lever 222 can ycoact with the upwardly and rearwardly inclined upper edge 190 of the ear 188 to force the lower portion of the web of the gate outwardly and away from the main plate 20, whenever the lever 222 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3.

The numeral 232 denotes a pivot which extends through a lever 234 that is adjacent the flange 24 on the main plate 2t), and that pivot seats in that flange. A verticallydirected rod 236 is secured to the free end of the lever 234 by a pin joint 238, and the upper end of that rod has a slot which telescopes over the outwardly-extending end of the lever 108. A cotter .pin 240 extends through an opening in the outwardly-extending end of the lever 108 and thereby prevents accidental separation of the rod 236 from that lever.` A notch 241 in the rear edge of the rod 236 accommodates part of the horizontallydirected ear 230 on the lever 222, as shown by FIG. 6. The lever 234 will be disposed adjacent a portion of the scavenging system of the money-handling device within which the slug rejector will be mounted, and that lever will respond to actuation of the scavenging button or lever of that system to rotate from the solid line position to the dotted line position shown in FIG. 6.

The numeral 242 denotes a cover plate which is provided adjacent the lower portion of the slug rejector, and that cover plate is shown in FIG. l. That cover plate has an inclined portion 244 adjacent the lower right-hand corner thereof, has an inclined portion 246 adjacent the lower left-hand corner thereof, and has a downwardly and rearwardly inclined bottom 250. A fastener 248 helps secure that cover plate in position on the slug rejector. The upper edge of that cover plate is inclined upwardly and forwardly relative to the plane of that cover plate, and that upper edge is denoted by the numeral 243.

The rollers 76 have portions of the peripheries thereof extending inwardly beyond the inner face of the plate 72; but those portions do not extend into the passageway for quarters. Similarly, the rollers 182 have portions of the peripheries thereof extending inwardly beyond the inner face of the plate 172; but those portions do not extend into the passageway for dimes. As a result, while the rollers 76 and 182 coact, respectively, with the lower edges of the plates 72 and 172 to keep magnetic slugs or coins from engaging the magnets 84 and 176, those rollers will not interfere with, and will not impede, the movement of authentic quarters and dimes through the slug rejector.

The embodiment of slug rejector shown in the drawing can accommodate nickels, dimes and quarters. Nickels can enter the upper end of the chute and 164 and can pass directly to a cash box, not shown, which is disposed below the level of that chute. In the particular embodiment of slug rejector shown, no test is given nickels.

Dimes can be directed into the coin passageway, between the plate 158 and the rear face of the main plate 20, by means of the inclined edge 156; and those dimes will fall to and engage the runway plate 152. The inclined portion of that plate will cause those dimes to move to the right in FIG. 3 until they are in register with the space between the Web of the gate 170 and the rear face of the main plate 20. Those dimes will then fall downwardly; and because they are of non-magnetic metal they will fall downwardly past the magnet 176 without being attracted by that magnet. Those dimes will then fall onto the runway 184 and will roll downwardly and to the left in FIG. 3. As those dimes leave the runway 184, they will pass through the mangetic field of the permanent magnet 197 and will have eddy currents generated within them. Authentic dimes will be slowed down just enough to pass below the deilector 200 and to the left of the forwardly-extending ear on the separator 210; and that ear will make sure that those dimes will fall downwardly through the accepted dime exit which is defined by the rear face of the main plate 20, by the magnet-supporting bracket 196, by the chute 164, and by the plate 207.

If a slug or coin of low conductivity and of the size of a dime is introduced into the slug rejector, that slug or coin will reach the runway plate 152 and will be guided into the space between the rear face of main plate and the web gate 170. If that slug or coin is of non-magnetic metal, it will fall downwardly past the magnet 17 6 without being attracted, by that magnet and will engage the runway 184 and start rolling along that runway. As that slug or coin passes through the magnetic field of the magnet 197, its speed will not be materially reduced; and hence that slug or coin will strike the deflector 200 and rebound to the right. The rebounding of that slug or coin will enable it to fall to the right-hand side of the forwardly extending ear on the separator 211i and thus be directed onto the inclined upper edge of the plate 207. That inclined upper edge will cause that slug or coin to roll downwardly the chute 212; and as that slug or coin enters that chute it will engage the ear 42 and be deflected to the left in FIG. 9. That slug or coin will then strike the inclined bottom of the chute 212 and be caused to reverse direction and move downwardly and to the right. As that slug or coin so moves, it will be moving at an angle of about forty tive degrees to the vertical and will thus be caused to pass through the area below the exit 254 of the passageway defined by the plate 20 and the plate 122 and will continue to move downwardly and to the right. That slug or coin will then pass to the rejected coin chute and thus be returned to the patron.

If a slug or coin which has the size of a dirne but which has a higher conductivity than a dime is introduced into the dime passageway, that slug or coin will pass to the runway plate 152 and be caused to enter the passageway deiined by the rear face of the main plate 2@ and the web of the gate 170. That slug or coin will pass downwardly beyond the magnet 176 without being attracted by that magnet, and will strike the runway 184 and start rolling down that runway. As that slug or coin passes through the magnetic eld of the magnet 197, it will experience a material retardation in speed and will fall almost straight down and pass to the right of the forward-extending ear on the separator 210. That slug or coin will thus be directed onto the inclined upper edge of the plate 207 and be directed into the chute 212. That slug or coin also will engage the ear 42 and be deflected to the left in FIG. 9; and that slug or coin will then strike the inclined bottom of the chute 212 and be caused to change direction and pass downwardly past the exit 254 of the passageway defined by the plates 20 and 122 at an angle of about forty five degrees. As a result, that slug or coin will not be able to enter and follow the accepted coin chute but, instead, will pass to the rejected coin chute.

If a slug or coin which has the size of a dime but which is of magnetic metal is introduced, that slug or coin will pass to the runway plate 152 and will be directed into the passageway defined by the main plate 20 and the web of the gate 170. As that slug or coin moves downwardly through that passageway it will be attracted by the magnet 176 and will be pulled toward the inclined plate 172. That slug or coin will not be able to engage the magnet 176 because the rollers 182 and the lower edge of the plate 172 will intercept that slug or coin before it can reach that magnet. The rollers 182 will minimize the frictional forces between that slug or coin and the gate 170, and will thus enable that slug or coin to pass downwardly relative to the magnet 176 despite the attraction between that slug or coin and that magnet. That attraction will be great enough to cause that slug or coin to pass through the opening 171 in the web of the gate 170 and to pass to the right of the inclined upper edge 173 of the lower portion of that web, all as indicated by FIG. 12. The opening 171 in the web is large enough to permit unimpeded movement of the slug or coin through that opening. The slug or coin will then be confined in a rejected passageway dened by the web of the gate 170 and by the plate 186 on that gate. That slug or coin will then move downwardly toward the chute 212, and as that coin falls into that chute it will engage the upper portion of the inclined bottom of that chute. Thereupon, that slug or coin will be caused to move downwardly and to the right in FIG. 9 at an angle of about forty ve degrees, and will thus be caused to pass below the exit 254 of the passageway dened by the plates 20 and 122 without entering the accepted coin chute. Instead, that slug or coin will pass to the rejected coin chute and will be returned to the patron. It will be noted that the magnetic slug or coin was not only diverted from the passageway for authentic dimes, but was also caused to be automatically discharged from the slug rejector; and, as a result, that slug or coin will be unable to block the acceptance of further coins.

The slug rejector also can receive quarters; and quarters will be guided into the passageway, deiined by the main plate 20 and the gate 64, by the tapered edges 28 and 66, respectively, on that main plate and on that gate. An authentic quarter will fall downwardly past the magnet 84 without being attracted by that magnet and will engage the runway S8. rl`he upper edge of the triangular plate will keep the lower edge of the quarter from slipping oir the runway S8, and will cause that quarter to roll along that runway toward the magnetic field of the permanent magnet 99. That authentic quarter will fall through that magnetic field and will pass to the right of the ear 138 on the plate 136 but will pass to the left of the rearwardly-extending ear on the separator 148. As a result, that quarter will come to rest on the runway 12@ and will be directed to the left in FIG. 8 to the exit 254 for authentic quarters. As that quarter leaves that exit, it will be moving vertically downward and will pass by the lower edge of the chute 212. However, that quarter will not engage that lower edge of that chute and will thus be able to pass straight downwardly to the accepted chute for quarters. The path that will be followed by authentic quarters is indicated by the dashed line 260 in FIG. 15.

In the event .a slug or coin is inserted which has the size of a quarter but which has a lower conductivity than a quarter, and in the event that slug or coin is not magnetic, that slug or coin will fall downwardly onto the runway 83 and will be caused to pass through the magnetic hel-d of the magnet 99. That slug or coin will not experience a material retardation in speed, and will thus pass to the right of the rearwardly-extending ear of the separator 143 and will engage the inclined portion 244 0f the cover plate 242. That inclined portion will cause that slug or coin to roll downwardly and to the left; and that slug or coin will engage the inclined edge 132 on the plate 122 and be forced to move forwardly of the plane of the front face of that plate. That slug or coin will then fall through the rejected quarter exit 256 which is located adjacent the inclined bottom 250 `of the cover plate 242. The path followed by such a slug or coin is indicated by the dash-dot line 262 in FIG. 15.

lf a slug or coin which is the size of a quarter but which has a higher conductivity than a quarter is introduced, that slug or coin will pass downwardly beyond the magnet 34 without being attracted by that magnet and will engage the runway 3S and roll downwardly along that runway. That slug will pass through the magnetic field of the magnet 99 and experience a very material retardation in speed. That retardation will be sullicient to cause that slug or coin to fall downwardly and engage the ear 133 on the plate 36; and that engagement will cause that slug or coin to bound over to the right of the rearwardly-extending ear on the separator ldd. As a result, that slug or coin will engage the inclined portion 24d of the cover plate 242 and be caused to pass to the rejected quarter exit 256. The path of such a slug or coin is indicated by the dotted line 264 in FIG. 15.

In the event a slug or coin which has the size of a quarter, but which is ot' magnetic metal is introduced, that slug or coin will pass downwardly between the gate 6d and the main plate 2t) and will be attracted by the magnet 8d. That slug or coin will be unable to engage that magnet, because the rollers 76 and the lower edge of the plate '72 will intercept that slug or coin and will keep that Slug or coin from reaching that magnet. The rollers 76 will minimize the frictional forces between that slug or coin and the gate 64, and will thus enable that slug or coin to pass downwardly relative to the magnet 84 despite the attraction between that slug or coin and that magnet. That attraction will be great enough to cause that slug or coin to pass through the l..-shaped opening lit in the gate 64 and to pass forwardly of the triangular plate 9G, of the runway S8, and of the lower portion of the gate 6d, all as shown by FIGS. 10 and l1. The L-shaped opening 71 in the gate 64 is large enough to permit unimpeded movement of the slug or coin through that opening. That slug or coin will fall downwardly and engage the rearwardlyinclined edge l24t on the plate l22 and will subsequently engage the inclined portion 246 of the cover plate 242. That slug or coin will then roll downwardly along that inclined portion to the rejected quarter exit 256. It will be noted that the magnetic slug or coin was not only diverted from the passageway for authentic quarters, but was also caused to be automatically discharged from the slug rejector; and, as a result, that slug or coin will be unable to block the acceptance of further coins.

As indicated by FIG. l5, some slugs or coins will be retarded so extensively by the magnet 99 that they will fall almost straight down, will strike the deector 138, and will then bound over past the rearwardly-extending ear on the separator 148 toward the inclined portion 244. Authentic quarters will be retarded by the magnet 99 sufliciently to keep them from passing directly to the inclined portion 2454 but will not be retarded surhciently to cause them to strike the detlector 133 squarely enough to cause them to bound over to the inclined portion 2.44. As a result, authentic quarters will strike the rearwardlyextending ear on the separator 14S and roll toward the accepted quarter exit 25d. Still other slugs or coins will be retarded so little by the magnet 99 that they will either pass directly to the inclined portion 244 or will engage the upper right-hand edge of the rearwardly-extending ear on the separator i148 and be eased over onto the inclined portion 244-. It will be noted that the fast-moving slugs or coins are not required to strike a derlector and rebound through the path followed by authentic quarters; and this is desirable because fast-moving slugs or coins can sometimes rebound so vigorously that they can strike other parts of the coin passageway and bounce into the accepted coin chute.

ln the event a bent coin, an unduly thick coin, or a sticky coin is introduced into the slug rejector and becomes stuck within that slug rejector, that coin can readily be dislodged by pressing the scavenging button or lever of the scavenging system of the money-handling device within which the slug rejector will be mounted. That scavenging button or lever will cause a downwardlydirected force to be applied to the left-hand end of the lever 234, as that lever is viewed in FIG. 6; and that force will cause that lever to rotate in the counter clockwise direction and will force the rod 236 to move upwardly.

Such upward movement of the rod 236 will raise the ear 230 on the lever 222 and will also raise the free end of the lever N8. The raising of the ear 230 will cause the lever 222 to rotate from the solid line position to the dotted line position in FIG. 3, and will thus force the ear 228 to move downwardly against the ear 188 on the gate l'm. As a result, the gate l'tl will rotate about the pivot 1&2 and will cause the runway 184 and the lower end of the web of the gate to move away from the main plate Ztl. The rotation of the lever 222 from the solid line position to the dotted line position in FIG. 3 also will cause the slot 226 in that lever to coact with the pin 220 on the wiper blade 218 to move that wiper blade from the solid line position to the dotted line position in FlG. 3. The overall result is that the runway 184 will be moved away from the main plate 20 to remove any support for coins held between the gate 1.7i? and the main plate 20 and to move out of the path of the wiper blade 2M. That wiper blade will then effectively sweep any coins held between the magnet-supporting bracket 196 and the main plate 2t) toward the rejected coin chute 212. Consequently, any coins which are of the size of a. dime and which are held in the slug rejector will be directed into the rejected coin chute 212 and will thus be caused to move downwardly past the exit 254 of the accepted quarter passageway at forty-live degrees to the axis of that passageway and then pass to the rejected coin chute.

The upward movement of the free end of the lever 103 will cause the forwardly olf-set, left-hand end of that lever to engage the ear 92 on the gate 64 and force the lower end of that gate to move away from the main plate 2l) to shift the runway $8 away from that main plate. Furthermore, the upward movement of the free end of the lever 10S will cause the pin joint M2 to rotate the wiper blade 104 from the solid-line position to the dotted-line position in FIG. 8. The outward movement of the runway 88 will remove any support for coins of the size of a quarter which are held between the gate S8 and the main plate 2l), and will also move that runway out of the path of the wiper blade 104. The downward movement of that wiper blade will then sweep any slugs or coins held between the magnet-supporting bracket 93 and the main plate 2t) toward the flange 22; and such coins or slugs will then fall downwardly onto the inclined. portion 246 of the cover plate 242 and be directed toward the rejected quarter outlet 256. In this way, any coins or slugs which are the size of a quarter and which tend to stick in the slug rejector can be effectively scavenged toward the rejected quarter outlet 256.

The holes 3l) in the main plate 20 constitute an inexpensive and simple means of keeping the portion of the main plate 20 which is in register with the magnet 176 from serving as an induced magnet. lf desired, slots could be used in addition to, or in lieu. of, the holes 3) to keep that portion of the main plate from serving as an induced magnet. Also, if desired, a non-magnetic insert could be provided in the main plate 20* opposite the magnet 176, because such as insert would not serve as an induced magnet. Further, if desired, the entire main plate 20 could be made of a non-magnetic metal such as brass, because the portion of such a main plate which would be opposite the magnet 176 would not serve as an induced magnet. Whether holes, slots or magnetic inserts are used in magnetic main plates or entirely nonmagnetic main plates are used, the objective of the present invention is to keep those portions of the main plates Ztl which are in register with the permanent magnets 176 from serving as induced magnets which could apply such attracting `forces to magnetic slugs or coins as might keep those slugs or coins from being drawn out of the passageways defined by the main plates 20 and the webs of the gates 170.

If desired, holes or slots could be formed in the main plate 2d adjacent the magnet 84 held by the cylinder 82, or a non-magnetic insert could be provided in the main plate opposite that magnet, or the main plate could be made of non-magnetic metal; and in each such event, the portion of the main plate 2d opposite the magnet 84 would have only limited magnetic properties. However, it has been found that magnetic slugs or coins which are close to the size `of a quarter are attracted so strongly by the magnet 84 that even if the portion of main plate 20 opposite that magnet were to serve as an induced magnet, those slugs or coins would still move toward the magnet S4. As a result, it will usually not be necessary to reduce the magnetic properties of that portion of the main plate Z which is opposite the magnetic 84.

Whereas the drawing and accompanying description have shown and described a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that various ychanges may be made in the form of the invention without aiiecting the scope thereof.

What l claim is:

l. In a moneyhandling device, walls that coact to dene a passageway for coins, an opening in one of said walls that is large enough to permit a coin to pass through it, said one wall having a portion thereof which lis adjacent said opening inclining outwardly and downwardly from said passageway, a slot in said portion of said one wall and an opening in said portion of said one wall, a pivot carried by said portion of said one wall, a roller that Iis rotatably held within said slot by said pivot and that has a portion of the periphery thereof projecting inwardly beyond the inner face of said portion of said one wall but not extending into said passageway, a permanent magnet that is mounted on said portion of said one wall and that is in register with said opening in said portion of said one wall and in register with a portion of the other wall, a rejected coin chute adjacent said opening in said one wall, a second permanent magnet that is mounted adjacent said passageway, a dellector that is disposed within said passageway, a separator that is disposed within said passageway, and an accepted coin chute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, said second permanent magnet being intermediate the first said permanent magnet and said outlet of said passageway, said detlector and said separator being intermediate said second permanent magnet and said outlet of said passageway, said second permanent magnet being adapted to retard authentic coins just enough to enable them to pass by said deilector and then to pass by that side of said separator which is closer to said second permanent magnet and to pass to said accepted coin chute, said second permanent magnet being adapted to retard some slugs or coins so little that said slugs or coins will pass by that side ot said separator which is further from said second permanent magnet and thereby be unable to pass to said accepted coin chute, said second permanent magnet being adapted to retard other slugs or coins so extensively that said other slugs or coins will engage said deector and will bound from said deiiector and will pass by that side of said separator which is further from said second permanent magnet and thereby be unable to pass to said accepted coin chute, the rst said permanent magnet attracting magnetic slugs or coins toward itself and thus toward said opening in said one wall, said portion of said periphery of said roller coacting with an edge of said portion of said one wall to permit -said magnetic slugs or coins to move out of said passageway and into said opening in said one wall but to intercept said magnetic slugs or coins before said magnetic slugs or coins can engage the first said permanent magnet, said roller minimizing the frictional forces between said magnetic slugs or coins and said portion of said one wall whereby said magnetic slugs or coins will not be held by the first said permanent magnet but will be permitted to move toward said rejected coin chute.

2. ln a money-handling device, walls that coact to detine a passageway for coins, a permanent magnet that is mounted adjacent said passageway, said permanent magnet being spaced horizontally from said passageway but directing magnetic flux lines tinto said passageway, said magnetic llux lines being adapted to bodily pull a magnetic slug horizontally o'ut of said passageway, diverting means adjacent said permanent magnet to divert said slug and keep said slug from moving into engagement with said permanent magnet, a second permanent magnet that is mounted adjacent said passageway at a point beyond the first said permanent magnet, a detlector that is disposed within said passageway, a pivot adjacent said passageway, a separator that is disposed within said passageway and that is rotatably mounted on said pivot, and an accepted coin chute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, said deilector and said separator being intermediate said second permanent magnet and said outlet of said passageway whereby coins passing by said second permanent magnet will subsequently pass by said delicotor or said separator, said second permanent magnet being adapted to retard authentic coins just enough to enable them to pass by said deilector and then to pass by that side of said separator which is closer to said second permanent magnet and to pass to said accepted coin chute, said second permanent magnet being adapted to retard some slugs or coins so little that said slugs or coins will pass by that side of said separator which is further from said second permanent magnet and thereby be unabie to pass to said accepted coin chute, said second permanent magnet being adapted to retard other slugs or coins so extensively that said other slugs or coins will engage said detlector and will bound from said deflector and will pass by that side of said separator which is further from said second permanent magnet thereby be unable to pass to said accepted coin chute, said slugs or coins and said other slugs or coins passing beyond that side of said separator which is further from said second permanent magnet without having to rebound in the reverse direction.

3. in a money-handling device, walls that coact to deine a passageway for coins, an opening in one of said walls that is large enough to permit a coin to pass through it, said one wall having a portion thereof which is adjacent said opening inclining outwardly and downwardly from said passageway, a slot in said portion of said one wall and an opening in said portion of said one wall, a pivot carried by said portion of said one wall, a roller that is rotatably held within said slot by said pivot and that has a portion of the periphery thereof projecting inwardly beyond the inner face of said portion of said one wall but not extending into said passageway, a magnet mounted on said portion of said one wall and that is in register with said opening in said portion of said one wall and in register with a portion of the other wall, said portion of said other wall having limited magnetic properties so said portion of said other wall will not serve as an induced magnet, a rejected coin chute adjacent said opening in said one wall, and an accepted coin chute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, said magnet attracting magnetic slugs or coins toward itself and thus toward said opening in said one wall, said portion of said periphery of said roller coacting with an edge of said portion of said one wall to permit said magnetic slugs or coins to move out of said passageway and into said opening in said one wall but to intercept said magnetic slugs or coins before said magnetic slugs or coins can engage said magnet, said roller minimizing the rictional forces between said magnetic slugs or coins and said portion of said one wall whereby said magnetic slugs or coins will not be held by said magnet but will be permitted to move toward said rejected coin chute.

4. In a money-handling device, walls that coact to define a passageway for coins, one of said walls having an opening therein that is large enough to permit a coin or slug to pass therethrough, a magnet mounted adjacent said passageway and said opening, said magnet being spaced horizontally away from said passageway but directing magnetic ilux lines into said passageway, diverting means adjacent said magnet which will divert a coin or assenso 1'? slug that moves horizontally outwardly of said passageway through said opening, said diverting means including the periphery of said wall around said opening and an element engaging the slug to keep said coin or slug from moving into engagement with said magnet, said diverting means positioning said coin so as to prevent said coin from returning to said passageway, an accepted coin chute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, and a rejected coin chute adjacent said opening, said magnetic iiux lines from said magnet being adapted to act upon slugs or coins of magnetic metal in said passageway to attract said slugs or coins and bodily move said slugs or coins horizontally toward Said diverting means to position said slugs and cause said slugs or coins to move through said opening and thus out of said passageway.

5. In a money-handling device, a passageway for coins, a runway in said passageway, an upstanding edge at one side of said runway that projects upwardly above the upper surface of said runway and that is adapted to hold coins that are rolling along said runway against dislodgment from said runway in the horizontal direction, said passageway having an opening therein adjacent said runway, a magnet adjacent said opening and spaced horizontally from said passageway, an accepted coin chtite adjacent the outlet of said passageway, a diverting means adjacent said magnet to divert and position any coin or slug that moves horizontally of said runway and outwardly through said opening, said diverting means including elements, at least one of which contacts said coin or slug and the other of which is deincd by a wall of said passageway adjacent said opening to prevent said coin or slug from moving into engagement with said magnet, and also positioning said coin or slug so as to prevent its return to said passageway and a rejected coin chute adjacent said opening, said magnet being adapted to act upon slugs or coins of magnetic metal that are moving downwardly toward said runway but that have not yet moved below the level of said diverting means and to draw said slugs or coins to said positioning element horizontally away from said runway and into and through said opening, said magnet and said diverting means permitting said slugs or coins to move away from said magnet and toward said rejected coin chute and thereby keep said slugs or coins from preventing the acceptance of subsequently-inserted coins.

6. In a money-handling device, walls that coact to define a passageway for coins, one of said walls having an opening therein that is large enough to permit a coin to pass through it, said one wall having a portion thereof which is adjacent said opening inclined outwardly and downwardly from said passageway, a magnet mounted on said portion of said one wall and spaced horizontally from said passageway, an anti-friction coin contacting and positioning element adjacent said magnet which will contact any coins or slugs that are moved horizontally outwardly of said passageway and through said opening, said anti-friction coin contacting element keeping such coins or slugs from moving into engagement with said magnet and cooperating with said opening to position said coins relative thereto to prevent return of said coins to said passageway and thereby enabling such coins or slugs to fall away from said magnet, a rejected coin chute adjacent said opening and said element means which contacts and positions coins or slugs that are iniluenced by said magnet and that then fall away from said magnet, and an accepted coin chute adjacent the outlet of passageway, said magnet attracting magnetic slugs or coins horizontally toward itself and said coin positioning means and thus into said opening in said one wall, said one wall being movable relative to the other of said walls to tree any slug or coin held between said walls.

'.7. ln a money-handling device, walls that coact to define a passageway for coins, one of said walls having an opening therein that is large enough to permit a coin to pass through it, an anti-friction slug-contacting member on said one wall that projects inwardly toward but that stops short of said passageway, a magnet adjacent said opening and spaced horizontally from said passageway, an accepted coin chute adjacent the outlet of said passageway, and a rejected coin chute adjacent said opening and adjacent said anti-friction slug-contacting member, said magnet being adapted to act upon slugs or coins ot magnetic metal in said passageway to attract said slugs or coins horizontally against said anti-friction member and to be positioned thereby and by the periphery of said wall surrounding said opening so as to be unable to return to said passageway so as to move toward said opening and to cause said slugs or coins to move through said opening and thus out of said passageway, said antifriction slugcontacting member keeping said slugs or coins from moving into engagement with said magnet and also minimizing the frictional forces between said slugs or coins and said one wall so said magnet will permit said slugs or coins to move toward said rejected coin chute.

8. In a money-handling device, a coin passageway, a magnet disposed adjacent but disposed horizontally outwardly of said passageway, and one wall of said passageway having an opening therein at a point adjacent said magnet, said magnet interacting with slugs or coins of magnetic metal to draw said slugs or coins horizontally through said opening and out of said passageway, a roller that is adjacent said magnet and that contacts and positions coins or slugs that move horizontally outwardly of said passageway through said opening relative to the periphery of said wall adjacent said opening, whereby said coins or slugs cannot engage and be held by said magnet, said roller minimizing frictional forces between said slugs or coins and said one wall of said passageway and thereby facilitating movement of said slugs or coins through said opening and downwardly and away from said magnet.

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1. 8. IN A MONEY-HANDLING DEVICE, A COIN PASSAGEWAY, A MAGNET DISPOSED ADJACENT BUT DISPOSED HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID PASSAGEWAY, AND ONE WALL OF SAID PASSAGEWAY HVING AN OPENING THEREIN AT A POINT ADJACENT SAID MAGNET, SAID MAGNET INTERACTING WITH SLUGS OR COINS OF MAGNETIC METAL TO DRAW SAID SLUGS OR COINS HORIZONTALLY THROUGH SAID OPENING AND OUT OF SAID PASSAGEWAY, A ROLLER THAT IS ADJACENT SAID MAGNET AND THAT CONTACTS AND POSITIONS COINS OR SLUGS THAT MOVE HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID PASSAGWAY THROUGH SAID OPENING RELATIVE TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID WALL ADJACENT SAID OPENING, WHEREBY SAID COINS OR SLUGS CANNOT ENGAGE AND BE HELD BY SAID MAGNET, SAID ROLLER MINIMIZING FRICTIONAL FORCES BETWEEN SAID SLUGS OR COINS AND SAID ONE WALL OF SAID PASSAGEWAY AND THEREBY FACILITATING MOVEMENT OF SAID SLUGS OR COINS THROUGH SAID OPENING AND DOWNWARDLY AND AWAY FROM SAID MAGNET.

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