US3455425A - Coin-operated switches and the like - Google Patents

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US3455425A
US3455425A US684844A US3455425DA US3455425A US 3455425 A US3455425 A US 3455425A US 684844 A US684844 A US 684844A US 3455425D A US3455425D A US 3455425DA US 3455425 A US3455425 A US 3455425A
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Peyton W Douglas
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  • I provide a main housing divided into a switch gear compartment, a coin box compartment and a coin slide compartment, said coin box compartment being open at one side to receive a coin box, a coin box slidable in said coin box compartment and having a cover slidably fitting into said coin box compartment and sealing said box in said com'- partment spaced from the open side, lock means in said cover engaging the main housing, an outwardly extending flange on one edge of said cover lying along a sidewall of the coin box compartment, cooperating openings in said flange and said sidewall adapted to removably receive a padlock, a switch mechanism in the switch gear compartment and a coin slide slidable in the coin slide compartment froml an outermost coin receiving position to an innermost actuating position for simultaneously discharging coins into the coin box and actuating the switch mechanism.
  • the switch mechanism is mounted on a plate hinged in the switch gear compartment adjacent the access door to said compartment to permit the entire switch mechanism to be swung out of said compartment on said hinged plate for servicing.
  • I provide a removable cover Vice plate having a ange along one edge and adapted to iit into the coin box compartment in front of the coin box and having an opening in the flange cooperating with the openings in the coin box ange and the main lhousing to receive a padlock.
  • This cover plate prevents access to the lock means on the coin box until the padlock is removed.
  • I also provide a flange on the inner sidewalls of the coin box compartment against which the coin box cover a-buts when locked in place.
  • FIGURE l is an isometric view of a coin-operated switch according to a preferred embodiment of my invention.
  • FIGURE 2 is a longitudinal section through the switch of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 3 is a section on the line III-III of FIG- URE 2.
  • FIGURE 4 is a longitudinal section through the switch according to a second embodiment of my invention.
  • FIG- URES 1 through 3 a coin-operated switch having an outer main housing 10' divided internally into a switch gear compartment 11, a coin box compartment 12 and a coin slide compartment 13.
  • the switch gear compartment 11 is accessible through a side door 14 having a lock 15.
  • the compartment is separated from the coin box compartment and the coin slide compartment by a wall 15a having an opening 16 through which the coin slide actuates the switch mechanism contained therein in the usual manner.
  • the switch mechanism 17 may be any of the conventional and well-known switch mechanisms used -for coin operation.
  • the mechanism is mounted on a hinged plate or bracket 18 hinged adjacent the door 14 so that the entire switch mechanism can be rotated on the hinge out of compartment 11 through the door 14 for servicing.
  • the coin slide 20 and supporting mechanism 21 are of any conventional coin slide type and will not be described in detail.
  • the coin box compartment 12 is adapted to receive a coin box 25 having a front plate 26 carrying a forwardly projecting ledge or flange 27 having an opening 28 adapted to cooperate with an opening 29 in the main housing so as to receive a padlock (not shown) therethrough.
  • the front cover plate 26 is provided with a threaded lock 30 which passes through the rear wall 31 of the coin box into a locking nut 32 on the wall 15a.
  • the lock 30 is operated by a key inserted into the keyhead 33.
  • the coin box compartment is provided with an inwardly extending ange 34 on thetop and bottom of the compartment to abut against the front cover plate 26 of the coin box so as to prevent insertion of a prying tool behind the front cover.
  • the front cover 26 is also recessed into the coin box compartment 12 so as to leave no exposed edge against which a tool may be effectively used.
  • FIGURE 4 The second embodiment of my invention illustrated in FIGURE 4, is identical to that illustrated in FIGURES 1 through 3 in all respects and like parts are numbered with like numbers with the addition of
  • a cover plate 40 having a ange 41 with an opening 42 adapted to cooperate with the openings 28 and 29 in the coin box and main housing to receive a padlock.
  • the cover plate 40 projects downwardly in front of the lock 33 so as to prevent any unauthorized tampering with the lock.
  • the structure described hereinabove eectively prevents pilfering from the coin box of the coin-operated switch without the complete destruction of the coin operator. It thus eliminates the vast bulk of the pilfering problems which have faced this art arising primarily from prying the cover plate of the coin box away from the main housing or reaching the coin box through the switch gear compartment.
  • the present invention provides for a structure in which the switch gear can be readily serviced without the problems of diicult accessibility which heretofore formed a part of the diiculties characteristic of such devices.
  • a coin-operated switch comprising a main housing divided into a switch gear compartment, a coin box compartment and a coin slide compartment, said coin box compartment being open at one side to receive a coin box, a coin box slidable in said coin box compartment and having a cover slidably fitting into said coin box compartment to a point spaced substantially from the open end of said compartment and sealing said box in said compartment spaced substantially from the open side, lock means in said cover engaging the main housing, an outwardly extending flange on one edge of said coin box cover lying alongside a sidewall of the coin box compartment, cooperating openings in saidange and said sidewall adapted to removably receive a padlock, a switch mechanism in the switch gear compartment and a coin slide slidable inthe coin slide compartment from an outermost coin receiving position to an innermost actuating position for simultaneously discharging coins into the coin box and actuating the switch mechanism.
  • a coin-operated switch as claimed in claim l wherein the coin box compartment is provided with inwardly extending fianges spaced from the open end of the compartment against which the coin box cover abuts along its edges.
  • a coin-operated switch as claimed in claim 1 having an auxiliary shield member slidable in the coin box compartment in front of said coin box, said shield member having a cover member in front of the coin box cover plate and lock means, a flange on said cover member lying along the ange of said coin box cover and having an opening cooperating with the cooperating openings in the coin box flange and sidewall to receive a padlock.
  • a coin-operated switch as claimed in claim 4 wherein the flange on said auxiliary shield is returned upon itself to enclose the coin box flange and sidewall and is provided with openings cooperating with the openings in said coin box flange and housing sidewall to receive a padlock.

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US3927750A (en) * 1973-12-05 1975-12-23 Kidde & Co Walter Lockable coin slide assembly
US4697687A (en) * 1986-01-15 1987-10-06 The Maytag Company Coin actuated appliance with coin collecting apparatus
US4903816A (en) * 1989-05-15 1990-02-27 North American Philips Corporation Coin drop mounting mechanism
US5726402A (en) * 1996-10-07 1998-03-10 General Electric Company Lid switch assembly for a coin operated appliance
US20060070844A1 (en) * 2004-10-06 2006-04-06 Pierre Lier Coin vault assembly having improved security
US20070000988A1 (en) * 2005-06-30 2007-01-04 Maytang Corporation Coin vault for commercial appliances

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US1005662A (en) * 1909-04-20 1911-10-10 Charles Clifford Hudson Coin-drawer.
US1730422A (en) * 1926-12-14 1929-10-08 Coin collecting means for telephone services and the like
US2119592A (en) * 1936-08-27 1938-06-07 Macdonald Eugene Murdock Farebox
US2496620A (en) * 1947-09-02 1950-02-07 Arthur V Curry Combination radio receiver and coin savings bank
US3012428A (en) * 1959-07-09 1961-12-12 Wm Cissell Mfg Company Coin-controlled automatic clothes washing machine
US3053946A (en) * 1960-05-10 1962-09-11 Harry Silberglait Coin operated device with percussion actuated timer
US3175759A (en) * 1963-09-09 1965-03-30 Appliance Operating Corp Coin vault having slidable latch locking means
US3335945A (en) * 1966-06-09 1967-08-15 Coin Security Systems Inc Coin box guard device
US3339835A (en) * 1966-06-23 1967-09-05 William B Itman Reinforced coin box construction

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US1005662A (en) * 1909-04-20 1911-10-10 Charles Clifford Hudson Coin-drawer.
US1730422A (en) * 1926-12-14 1929-10-08 Coin collecting means for telephone services and the like
US2119592A (en) * 1936-08-27 1938-06-07 Macdonald Eugene Murdock Farebox
US2496620A (en) * 1947-09-02 1950-02-07 Arthur V Curry Combination radio receiver and coin savings bank
US3012428A (en) * 1959-07-09 1961-12-12 Wm Cissell Mfg Company Coin-controlled automatic clothes washing machine
US3053946A (en) * 1960-05-10 1962-09-11 Harry Silberglait Coin operated device with percussion actuated timer
US3175759A (en) * 1963-09-09 1965-03-30 Appliance Operating Corp Coin vault having slidable latch locking means
US3335945A (en) * 1966-06-09 1967-08-15 Coin Security Systems Inc Coin box guard device
US3339835A (en) * 1966-06-23 1967-09-05 William B Itman Reinforced coin box construction

Cited By (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3927750A (en) * 1973-12-05 1975-12-23 Kidde & Co Walter Lockable coin slide assembly
US4697687A (en) * 1986-01-15 1987-10-06 The Maytag Company Coin actuated appliance with coin collecting apparatus
US4903816A (en) * 1989-05-15 1990-02-27 North American Philips Corporation Coin drop mounting mechanism
US5726402A (en) * 1996-10-07 1998-03-10 General Electric Company Lid switch assembly for a coin operated appliance
US20060070844A1 (en) * 2004-10-06 2006-04-06 Pierre Lier Coin vault assembly having improved security
US20070000988A1 (en) * 2005-06-30 2007-01-04 Maytang Corporation Coin vault for commercial appliances
US7410095B2 (en) 2005-06-30 2008-08-12 Whirlpool Corporation Coin vault for commercial appliances

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