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J. P. O LEAL. COIN DISPLAYER.

No. 521,637. Patented June 19,1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. OLEAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COIN-DISPLAYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,637, dated June 19, 1894. Application filed January 22, 1894:. Serial No. 497,681. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. OLEAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and the State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ooin-Displayers, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention is designed more particularly for use in connection with cash registers and indicators and is shown in the accompanying drawings applied to such a machine and arranged to co-operate with its cash drawer in such a manner that the coins will be advanced step by step from one receptacle of the displayer to another at successive openings and closings of the money drawer and finally delivered into the latter.

The novelty of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a well known style of cash register having my novel coin displayer combined with it; Fig. 2 a side elevation of the coin displayer within its casing, looking at the open side of the latter which fits against the side of the cash register casing; Fig. 3 a middle vertical section of the same looking toward the left in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a perspective of the displayer removed from its casing, looking at its forward right hand corner; Fig. 5 a similar view looking at it from its forward left hand corner; Fig. 6 a detail view of the coin actuating disk.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the figures.

The working parts of the coin displayer are inclosed within a casing A which is in this instance secured to the side of the cash register B. The casing A consists of an upper vertically extendingv rectangular portion having in its front and rear sides a series of glasscovered windows or display openings 0, and a lower enlarged or flaring portion containing the actuating devices and the curved coin delivery chute communicating with the drawer compartment in the base of the machine.

The framework of the coin displayer consists chiefly of two vertical side plates D E,

widened out and secured together at their lower ends, as shown. The side and top plates of the casing A are secured to this framework by screws entering lugs G formed on the framework for that purpose.

The vertical rectangular portion of the displayer is divided into a series of independent compartments or receptacles, one above the other, in this instance five, by means of a series of forwardly and backwardly movable plates or shelves I-I. Each of these shelves is provided at its opposite ends with arms or projections extending through curved slots I in the side plates D E of the framework, and by which it is secured to the upper ends of a pair of vibrating supporting arms J K pivoted at their lower ends to the outer sides of the side plates D E at L. When these arms are vibrated upon their pivots the shelves H will be reciprocated backward and forward. The right hand arm K of each pair is a bellcrank and the extremity of its horizontal portion is loosely pivoted at M to a vertically reciprocating bar or plate N extending substantially the full length of the coin displayer. When this bar is reciprocated, by means to be presently described, the arms K will be vibrated on their pivots and the shelves H moved forward and backward. The bellcranks K are arranged in reversed order, the horizontal arm of the upper one extending forward, that of the next one rearward, that of the third forward, and so on, as shown. It results from this arrangement of them that when the bar N is reciprocated the adjacent shelves H will be moved in opposite directions. Thus, with the parts in the position shown in the drawings, if the bar N be moved upward the upper shelf H will be thrown rearward, the next one forward, and so on, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

Each of the receptacles between the shelves H, as well as the one above the upper shelf, is separated into two compartments by a vertical partition 0 consisting of a glass plate supported in suitable guideways P upon the inner faces of the side plates D E. The

shelves H are of such width, from front to rear, that each shelf can close the bottom of only one of the compartments of the receptacle above it at one time. Thus, if the shelf ICO is in its rearward position it will close the rear compartment and the forward one will be left open, and vice versa. Inasmuch as the adjacent shelves are reciprocated in opposite directions it will be seen that when a coin resting upon the shelf in one receptacle is released the next shelf beneath will be moved into position to catch it as it falls. Thus, if in the position of the parts shown in the drawings a coin be resting in the front compartment of the upper receptacle and the shelves be reciprocated the shelf upon which it was resting will be withdrawn from under it and the second shelf will be thrown forward to catch it.

The coins are dropped into the displayer through an opening Q in the top plate of the casing, and for the purpose of directing them alternately into the forward and rear compartments of the upper receptacle there is provided a shunting plate R pivoted at its lower edge in the side platesD E. The right hand trunnion of the plate R, by which it is supported in the plate E, extends through said plate and has fast upon its outer end a rearwardly extending arm S whose rear end is pivoted to the reciprocating bar N. It results from this that when the bar N is moved upward and the upper shelf H thrown rearward the upper edge of the shunting plate R will be tilted forward, to direct the next coin into the rear compartment of the upper receptacle, and when the bar Nis moved downward and the upper shelf thrown forward the upper edge of the plate It will be tilted rearward to direct the next coin into the forward compartment of the upper receptacle.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that when a coin is dropped into the upper end of the displayer it will be directed into that compartment of the upper receptacle under which the upper shelf is at that time resting; that upon then reciprocating the parts in one direction by moving the bar N the coin will be released and dropped into the corresponding compartment in the next receptacle beneath and caught upon its shelf; that the next coin dropped into the displayer will be directed into the opposite com partment of the upper receptacle from that through which the first coin passed and upon the next operation will be dropped into the corresponding compartment of the second receptacle, while the first coin, which was resting in the other compartment of said second receptacle, will drop into the third receptacle, so that the alternate coins placed in the displayer will pass downward step by step upon opposite sides of the middle partition formed by the plates 0, the transparent character of the latter however permitting all of the coins to be seen from either front or rear of the displayer. From the lowermost receptacle the coins drop into the upper end of a curved guideway or chute T whose lower end projects to the right of the displayer, and when the displayer is applied to a cash register as in Fig. 1 this chute extends through an opening in the side of the casing and projects over one of the rear compartments of the money drawer U.

The means shown in the present instance for reciprocating the bar N consists of a rotary disk V mounted on a stub shaft W fixed in the side plate E and having in its left side a cam groove X, Fig. 6, in which fits an antifriction sleeve or roller upon a stud Y projecting laterally from the lower end of the bar N. It results from this that when the disk V is rotated the bar N will be reciprocated up and down. Fast upon the right side of the disk V is a ratchet Z with which co-operates a pawl A pivoted upon a carrier B loosely hung upon the shaft WV. A spring 0 connected at its rear end to the pawl carrier and at its front end to the under side of the coin chute T yieldingly holds the carrier in its forward position against a stop T. When it is swung rearward the pawl A will turn the ratchet and disk just enough to cause the cam groove in the latter to move the bar N from its upper to lower position or vice versa and reciprocate the shelves H and shunting plate R. The pawl carrier has secured to or formed integral with its lower end an arm or rod D projecting laterallythrough an opening in the casing of the cash register into the drawer compartment behind the money drawer. When the latter is pushed inward to its closed position its rear wall will engage the arm D and swing the pawl carrier rearward and cause the pawl to turn the disk and reciprocate the parts. When the drawer is opened the spring C will pull the carrier forward and cause the pawl to engage the next notch in the ratchet, so that when the drawer is again closed the disk will be turned another step and the parts reciprocated in the opposite direction. A spring-pressed holding pawl E engaging the ratchet Z prevents retrograde movement of the parts.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim- 1. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into two compartments by a vertical partition, and a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles and each co-operating alternately with the two compartments of its receptacle, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other and provided with glass-covered windows at their opposite sides, each receptacle being divided into two compartments by a vertically arranged glass plate, and a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles and co-opcrating with the opposite compartments thereof in the manner described.

3. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other, a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles, a series of bell-cranks, one connected to each plate, the adjacent'ones being arranged in reverse order, and means common to the bell-cranks for simultaneously actuating them to reciprocate the plates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other, a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles, a pair of pivoted arms connected to each plate for reciprocating the same, one of said arms being a bell-crank and the bellcranks of the adjacent pairs being arranged in reverse order, and a reciprocating bar or plate common to all of the bell-cranks for simultaneously actuating the same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other, a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles, a series of bell-cranks arranged in reverse order and each connected to one of the reciprocating plates, a reciprocating bar common to all of the bell-cranks for actuatin g the same, and a rotary disk provided with a cam groove engaging a projection on said bar for actuating the same to reciprocate the plates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into two compartments by a transparent vertical partition, a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles and each cooperating alternately with the two compartments of its receptacle, a series of bell-crank arms arranged in alternately reversed order and connected to the respective plates, and a reciprocating bar common to all of the bell-cranks for actuatingthe same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a coin displayer, the combination of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into two compartments by a transparent vertical partition, a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles and each cooperating alternately with the two compartments of its receptacle, a series of pairs of pivoted arms, one pair connected to each plate and one arm of each pair being a bell-crank, and the bell cranks of the adjacent pairs being arranged in reverse order, a reciprocating bar common to all of the bellcranks for actuating the same to reciprocate the plates, and a rotary disk provided with a cam groove engaging a projection upon the reciprocating bar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. The combination, with a cash-register having a money drawer, of a coin displayer, composed of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into two compartments, a movable shunting plate co-operating with the upper receptacle to direct the coins alternately into its opposite compartments, and connections with the money drawer for actuating said plate by the movements of the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. The combination, with a cashregister having a money-drawer, of a coin displayer, composed of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into two compartments, a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles and each co-operating alternately with the opposite compartment of its receptacle, a vibrating shunting plate cooperating with the upper receptacle to direct the coins alternately into its opposite compartment, and means operated by the money drawer for actuating the same and the reciprocating plates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. The combination, with a cash register having a money-drawer, of a coin displayer composed of a series of display receptacles arranged one above the other and each divided into two compartments, a series of reciprocating plates forming the bottoms of the respective receptacles and each cooperating alternately with the opposite compartments of its receptacle, and means intermediate such plates and the money drawer of the re ister for causing the movements of the drawer to reciprocate the plates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

JOSEPH P. OLEAL.

Witnesses:

HANEY OoNovER, JOHN M. BUCKLES.

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