US917742A

US917742A - Telephone pay-station.

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Publication number: US917742A
Application number: US43278708A
Authority: US
Inventors: George A Long
Original assignee: GRAY TELEPHONE PAY STATION Co
Current assignee: GRAY TELEPHONE PAY STATION Co
Priority date: 1908-05-14
Filing date: 1908-05-14
Publication date: 1909-04-06
Anticipated expiration: 1926-04-06

Description

G. A. LONG.

TELEPHONE PAY STATION.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 14, 190B.

Patented Apr. 6

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Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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gea/01252 G. A. LONG.

TELEPHONE PAY STATION.

APPLIGATIQN FILED MAY 14, 190s.

917,742. Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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G. A. LONG.

TELEPHONE PAY STATION.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 14, 190B.

9 1 7,742. Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT o EEIoE.

GEORGE A. LONG, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE .GRAY TELEPHONE PAY STATIONCOMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

' TELEPHONE PAY-STATION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 6, 1909.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. LONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at I-Iartford,in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Telephone Pay-Stations, of W ich the following is-a specification.

This invention relates to telephone pay stations, the object of the invention being to provide a simple apparatus of this character which is effective and accurate in action.

In the drawings accompanying and form- -ing part of this specification I have illustrated in detail oneform of embodiment of the 'invention which to lenable those skilled in vthe art topractice the same, will be set forth fully in. the following description while the novelty of the invention will .be included in ,the claimssucceeding said description.

Referring to' said drawings, Figure 1 is a view of ortion of a telephone pay station equippe with circuit connections and controlling devices involving my inventionfand it also illustrates diagrammatically certain known connections. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of partv of the casing, electro-magnet,

vcontact-strips and certain adjunctive devices. Fig.. 3 is a transverse-vertical section of the coin-receptacle, closure' therefor, hopper, `magnet and cooperating elements. 1g..4 1s a sectional elevation of a compound chute, signal means, coin-receptacle and' o ther elements. Fig. 5 is' a vertical, sectional view of the coin-receptacle, its hopper,

its closurel and certain coperating parts.

Fig. l6 is a detail view of contact stri s, a cam-device and certain other parts. iig. 7 is a diagrammaticview of certain known telephone connections vand my circuit connections associated therewith..l

Like characters refer t'o like parts throughout the several figures.

' I wish to make it clear at the outset that I do not restrict' myself to the construction illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter described as` my invention resides rather in certain broad relations or vcombinations as expressed in my claims and by said drawings and description I disclose one simple and convenient mode or manner of carrving my invention into effect. I Wish to also state that 1t is'not necessary that I employ all the Y features of my invention inl an organized apparams; such features may be separate employed should I so desire.

Referring articularly to Figs. 1 and 4 the numeral 2 esignates a telephone cabinet which is represented as including in its makeup a back-plate as 3 and a casing as 3. The back-plate 3 presents the back for a housing as 4 which is illustrated as inclosing three chutes as 5, 6 and 7 which are preferably united together in some suitable manner and which are fixed in the shell or housing 4. The chute 5 is adapted to receive-five cent pieces or nickels, while the chute 6 is adapted or the passage of ten cent pieces or dimes, the chute 7 being adapted for the traverse of twenty-five cent pieces or uarters'. These chutes may be and preferzibly are of the character set forth in my copending application for patentfor compound chutes filed March 27, 1908, Serial N o. 423,593. Within the shell or housing 4 is fixed a bell as 8, one

the ends thereof so that a dime traveling along said chute 6 can sound said bell twice.

, A nickel as it emerges from said chute 5 will strike the bell 8 once.v In addition to said bell there is` mounted in the shell or housing 4 a gong as 9 adapted to be struck by a quarter traveling along the chute 7 the latter vbetween its ends being slotted whereby a coinof the latter denomination can act upon said gong. I therefore provide for distinctive signals by coins of different denominations, which coins as will be understood are introduced into the upper ends of the said

chutes

5, 6 and 7 through appropriate slots in the shell or housing 4.

The shell 4 is preferably metal and it carries the telephone transmitter 10 and as the bell 8 and gong 9 are also carried Aby said metal shell it follows that there isa resonant connection between the audible signals and transmitter 10 so that when the latter is in electrical connection with a distant receiver or one at a central office, the operation of the asY of a subscribers station equipment and that this subscriber is in'telephonic communication with an o erator at the central ofl'ice.A The central ofi) subscriber what coin or coins to deposit and ce operator will instruct the 4 the other section or member 14 W by the sounds forwarded by the signals in the manner set forth the central oflice operatorcan readily determine Whether or not the pro er amount has been paid.

I wis to make it clear that the invention does not reside in any particular chute or signal. As a part of the invention, however, therel is preferably employed some signal means which is coin-controlled and the operation of which can be ascertained by a central office o erator; preferably the signal means is au ible in ty e and the bellv and gong to which allusion as been made, present convenient signal means of the character desired.

I have shown as mounted on top of the casing 3 a frame member as 11 which is shown best in Fig. 2, and I have illustrated as fastened to the top thereof a hopper as 12 and as shown best in Fig. 4 all three of the

chutes

5, 6 and 7 are adapted to deliver their coins or tokens into a receptacle as 13. The receptacle 13 is shown as being of approximately cylindrical form and as composed of two substantially similar or complemental sections as 14 pivoted at their upper ends to thehopper 12, said pivots being so located as-to cause the sections of the receptacle 13 to normally abut edge to edge by virtue of their weight, the receptacle during such abutment being closed-its nor-- mal or coin-receiving relation. It will be obvious that each of the sections 14 can move or swing relatively to the companion section, the swing in the present instance being laterally; that is when one member is swung relatively to its mate it will move away from the latter. The lsection of the receptacle 13 which is moved or thus swung will depend on the disposition of the coin or coins therein by the central operator. Should such operator desire to deliver a coin or coins inthe receptacle 13 into a coin box as -15 removably located inthe casin the section of member 14 on the left in ig. 3

will be operated while should said operator.

wish'to return the coin or coins to t e subscriber or user of the telephone ay station be caused to operate all as will be hereinafter fully described.` The coin box 15 is ordinarily inclosed in,the casing 3 under lock and key.

From the frame member 11 there is shown as'extendimlr forwardly an arm or bed piece as 16 of substantially L form, the vertical branch of said arm being shown as furnished with a pivot pin as 17 for a rocking or oscillatory member as 18 provided with a balance weight "as 19. The rocking member 18 has in turn al pivot as 2O fastened thereto and which has an oscillating bearing in the frame member 1 1 all as shown in Fig.J 5. The bottom of the receptacle 13 is illustrated as consisting of a'disk as `21 which when in its normal or neutral position is adapted to fitl somewhat closely within saidreceptacle so as at such timeto retain a coin or coins in said receptacle. Said disk constitutes a closure for the receptacle and also in itself acts as a coin-receiving device and as a 7 means for securing the direction of a coin or coins along different paths which in the present case are differently directed. The movement of the coins along said paths is gbverned by the `central office operator and 7 as will hereinafter appear means are provided for preventing the coin or coinsfollowing one path when the same is or are directed toward another path by virtue of which erfect control ofsaid coin or coins is 8 assured).

The disk or closure 21 is rovided at the front side thereof with a ra ially-projecting arm as 22 which is represented as extending upwardly andas provided with a Weight as 23. On the weight is a forwardly projecting stud or pin as 24 cooperative with a segment as 25 rismg from an upward projection as 26 on the vertical branch of the arm 16 as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. When the disk 21 is in its normal or neutral position at which time in the present case it standsl horizontally, the pin 24 will be located in a notch as 27 inthe se ment 25 by reason of which said disk 21 wil be positively locked in said neutral or 9 normal position. Therefore before the disk can be swung in either direction from said horizontal position it is unnecessary to unlock or release the same this bein preferably accomplished directly by a com in the 1 receptacle 13. It will beassumed that a coin has been introduced into the receptacle and has lodged upon the disk. When the coin is received upon said disk the weight of the coin causes t 1e downward swing or de- 1 pression of said disk whereby the pin 24 through the intermediate parts is lifted out of the notch or aperture 27 so that said disk will be freed from the automatic locking means and will be in condition to be swung 1 opposit'ely from its normal position. When said disk has been returned to its normal position the pin or stud 24 will be caused to drop into the notch 27 by the power of the weight 23. Automatic locking means of l which that just described is an example prevents the mani ulation of the disk 21 y wire or other artic es passed into the casing 3 from a oint outside the same.

The dis 21 is shown as rovided with a 1 downwardly bent arm 28 isposed diametrically opposite the arm 22 and extending through a perforation in the rocking disk carrier 18. vThis arm 28 as will hereinafter appear constitutes a circuit controller it 1 being adapted to bring into engagement or electrical connection an upper contact as 29 and a lower contact as 30 normally insulated from eachother and carried by the frame member 11. When a coin `depresses the which constitutes a support for the wellknown receiver with which the station `is equipped.

' The receiver is denoted by 31 and although its shiftable support 31 is shown in full and on a large scale in Fig.v 1 said receiver is not the one shown in the diagrammatic view Fig. 7. The hook-lever 31 is shown as pivoted at its angle to a/bracket as 32 fastened to the back plate 2. To the short branch of said hook-lever I have shown connected one end of a pull spring as l33, the opposite end of said spring being connected with said bracket 32. T e longer arm of said hook lever is forked to receive the receiver and when the receiver is hung up said long. arm is disposed approximately horizontally. When the receiver is removed from its supporting hook lever the spring becomes at once eective for swinging the long arm upward and throu h suitable means bridging a second break in t e said circuit connections. To the long arm of said hook-lever 31 is linked a contact s ring or strip as 34 which is cooperative Wit a similar contact spring or str1 as 35 which strips when the receiver'.

is on t ie hook-lever are insulated from each other. When the receiver is removed from the. hook-lever the lower strip -34 will be caused to engage the upper strip 35 and make an electrical connection therewith or close a second break in the circuit connections at the telephone pay station. There are therefore two points of control of said circuit connections and the control is obtained inthe pres- .ent case b bridging two breaks by suitable means suc v as those described and the double control is governed rimarily by the act of a subscriber or user o the telephone pay station although one control is obtained directly by such lact While the other yis obtained through the intervention of a coin or equivalent device. 1 v

An advantage follows the double control of the circuit connections. Were there a single control a signal Would be operated usually by a coin. This si nal is generally a lam which is flashed w en a 'coin is-ordinari y introduced into the receiver. Bythis old method or single control a user will insert a. coin into his station which will vsignify to the central ofHce operator that he desires to make a telephonie connection. The central phone receiver 31.

oiiicc o )crator if the party called for be busy will te the subscriber to hang up his receiver. When he does the lamp at the central station will remain alight as it is governed only by the coin. In the case of the double control, however, twofunctions are necessary before the`lamp at central oilice can be flashed or before some other warning signal can be caused-to act and by the mechanism described this lamp or analogous signal will cease to operate when the subscriber hangs up his receiver'.

From the strip 34 a Wire or equivalent connection as 36 extends and is connected with a wire as 37 which extendso positely from its point of connection with t e wire 36, its branch 37 being connected with the contact strip 29 while the branch 37 is connected wit one ole of the polarized electro-magnet 38. rom the lower contact 30 a Wire as 39 leads and is connected with a bindingpost as 40 which has a ground connection as 40. (See Figsgl and 7.)

On the back-plate 2 I have shown as mounted a resistance coil as 41 connected by a wire as 42 with the upper contact strip 35. The wire 42 leads from one terminal of said resistance coil; from the other terminal thereof a wire as 43 extends to the binding post 44 and from the latter a Wire as 45 leads to one pole of the magnet 38, the two poles vof said magnet being connected by a bridge wire as 38. To thev wire 43 I have represented as connected one of the two Wires common in telephones and it might be stated .at this point that my device can be employed in conjunction with any standard equipment without any change 'whatsoever therein.

Said Wire to which I have thus referred is a linewire and is sometimes also known as a tip strand to distinguish the same from the usual return Wire which is not shown in Fig. 1. The wire 43 has a ground connection at central station and it is intersected by a battery and a relay controlling` a local or lamp circuit. It will be assumed that the

contacts

29 and 30 have been caused to engage by the insertion of a coin which is usually a nickel vand that the

contacts

34 and 35 have been caused to engage by the removal of the tele- When this occurs cui'- rent will flow from the wire 43l to the wire 43 and also to the resistance coil 41. In other Words the current divides or splits and the reason for this will be made clear hereinafter. That part of the current which enters the wire 43 will follow the same to the'post '44, wire 45, left pole (Fig. 1) of magnet 38, bridge wire 38', right pole of saidv magnet, branch 37, branch 37, upper contact 39, lower contact 30, wire 39, post40, ground connection 40. The other part of the current traverses the resistance coil 41, wire 42 contact strip 35, contact strip 34, wire 36,

branch 37 contact 29, contact 30, wire 39,

post 40 and ground connection 40. I therefore provide a shunt circuit which takes half the current fed-by the Wire 43 and this shunt circuit includes the resistance coil 41, the resistance interposed by which is equal to that presented by the magnet 38 although their total resistance is less than that of the relay and ground connection at the central oiice by virtue of which said relay can be energized when the two points of control are made. It will-be obvious therefore that the described circuit connections present a convenient means for effecting the operation of a signal at the central ofiice and from what has been stated it will be evident that this signal may be of any suitable type and the same statement applies to the telephone connections as my invention does not reside in either of these. When the light at the central oflice is flashed this will signify to the operator thereat that the subscriber wishes to make a telephonie connection. If it be merely local it will be given him. If it be long distance the subscriber will be ordinarily turnediover to a long-distance operator who will advise him of the toll and the signal means as the bell and gong to which I have hereinbefore alluded, will when operated instruct the central operator whether or not the correct amount has been paid by the subscriber or user and the audible signal means operates independently of or distinctly from the warning signal operating means.

rlhe posts or screws 40 and 44 with certain other posts or screws which form no part of the invention and need therefore not be described, may be mounted upon' angularlyflisposed arcuate flanges as 47 and 48 rising from openings in the top of the casing 3, the l=-.nge 47 being located above a spout or chute as 49 While the flange 48 is located above a spout or chute. The flanges serve as guards to prevent scattering of the coin when discharged from the receptacle 13. When the disk 21 is caused to tip in a direction to cause the coin or coins thereon to enter the coin-box 15 said coin or coins will fall onto the spout 49 and will be directed thereby into the box' 15. When said disk is tipped in the opposite direction the coin or coinsv thereon willslide therefrom onto the spout 50 which is extended out of the casing 3 and which terminates in a tray or pocket as 51 exterior of said casing and into which a subscriber can reach to obtain the coin or coins in said tray or pocket. Should a wire or other instrument be projected exteriorly O f the casing 3 thereinto by way of the opening in the side ofthe casing 3 through which the spout or runway 50 extends with the object of causing the arm 28 to make contact between the

contacts

29 and 30 this will not be possible owing to the fact that said disk is locked in the manner set forth and said disk can be freed to tilt by the action of a coin in the receptacle 13 which operates said disk in the manner also hereinbefore set forth.

The disk carrier 18 is provided with two oppositely-projecting

rigid arms

52 and 53 provided with inwardly

curved extensions

54 and 55 concentric with the axis of motion of carrier 18. Said axis in the present case is located `at substantially right angles to that of the disk 21- which it will be observed is pivoted as at 21 to the carrier 18 at a point outside the receptacle 13. Said

curved extensions

54 and 55 coperate'with pins as 56 and 57 extending from the sections 14 of the receptacle 13 as shown best in Fig. 1. In said figure the

arms

52 and 53 are shown as being in their normal positions at which time the inner active curved faces of the

extensions

54 and 55 are against the coperating pins 56 and 57 whereby the relatively swinging sections 14 will be locked against outward or lateral swinging movement so as to secure the positive but temporary retention of a coin or coins in the receptacle sustained upon the disk 21. The

curved extensions

54 and 55 are connected at their upper ends by a yoke-as 58 which prevents abnormal outward swinging movement of the sections when either of them is freed from the locking relation to which I have referred. It will be assumed that the arm 53 is swung down by the tilting of the disk .21 and its carrier 18; it therefore follows that the arm 52 is swung upward, such relations being illustrated in Fig. 6 this operation being for the purpose of returning coins to the subscriber. When this occurs the active face of the locking extension 55 will immediately follow the downward movement of said arm 53 and will pass free of the pin 57 when the tilting motion of the disk 21 has been concluded thereby r'eleasing the section 14 of the receptaclefon the right in Fig. 1 whereby as the coins fall off the laterally tipped disk said right section 14 can be swung open to freely release the coins, the section 14 on the left, however, at this time being held positively closed by the extension 54 whereby the coins cannot possibly be directed into the coin box 15 along the path hereinbefo're set forth. During the downward swing of the arm 53 the curved active face of the extension 54 will remain in contact with the pin 56 thereby locking said left section to secure .f the result stated. When the arm 52 is swung downward the reverse actions will take place, this occurring when the coin or coins on the disk 21 are to be caused to enter the coin-box 15. The locking means therefore is normally active although it is of such nature that it may be operated to release one section 14 and lock the other and vice versa. It will be clear that the disk 21 has a compound motion or that it swings about two axes, its initial motion controlling circuit connections and effecting t-he release of locking means which ture 61 of the electro-magnet 38. At thelower end of said lever there is shown-a sector 62 rigid with said lever and the teeth of which mesh with those of a pinion as 63 rigid with the pivot or stub-shaft 20. When said lever 59 is swung to the right from its normal and substantially vertical position the sector 62 will operate the .pinion 63 in such manner as to tilt the carrier 18 and the disk 21 supported thereby as to direct a coin or coinson said disk into the chute or runway from whence they will pass into the tray 51 to be taken by the subscriber or user of the station, this operation following the failure of the central office operator to make a long distance connection for the subscriber or in fact it may follow the failure to make a local connection, the latter depending upon the rules in vogue in the particular localitv in which the station may be installed. when the lever 59 is swung from its said normal )osition toward the left either in Figs. 2 anfl6 the o posite results will take lace; that is to say t e coin or coins on the c isk 21 will follow the'path hereinbefore indicated to the coin box 15.

' In `the present case the oscillation of the lever 58 is secured through the action of an operator at'central st ation. By sending current of one polarity through `the magnet 3S one pole of themagnet will be energized to attract one arm of the armature while the other pole of said magnet will repel the other side o the armature, while by sending a current of opposite polarity through said magnet the armature 61 thereof can be o )positely tilted and by virtue of this relation t 1c armacarrier 1S at t e inner side of the latter.

ture 61 and therefore the arm 60 depending from the center thereof, can be so o erated to direct the coins along different pat s respectively, this operation being governed by will. The currents of opposite polarity will traverse the connections herelnbefore described at the station and eventually will pass to ground by way of the connection 40. I have shown as pivoted to the inner sid of the frame member 11 centralizing arms 65 and between the free ends of these arms 65 is disposed an u right arm as 66 rising from tli pull spring as 67 is shown as connected with one of said arms 65 and as connected with an adjusting screw as 68 tapped through the other of said arms.

said screw the tension ofsaid spring can be By the manipulation of regulated. The office of this spring 67 is to return the carrier 18l and disk 21 to their neutral or central positions after they have been released from the pull of the magnet or following the dencrgization of said magnet and to maintain said carrier and disk in said norf mal positions. It will be assumed that the arm 66 has been swung to the right in Fig.2 Y

following the corresponding motion of the carrier 18 and disk 21. When the disk and carrier are released from the Aaction of the magnet 3S, the spring 67 acting through the intermediate arts becomes effective for returning said isk and its carrier to theirl normal positions. The spring returns the armature 61 also through intermediate parts to its normal or neutral position. When the arms 65 are in their normal positions projections as 69 thereon will bear against stop pins as 69 on the frame member 11 and thereby limit the movement of said arms 65 toward each other and' also the movement of each of them when the other is being shifted` by and on the discharge motion of the disk 21.

The hopper 12 is of such construction as to insure the superimposition of coins in the receptacle 13 and presents a simple means for securing this result as thereby a small receptacle can be utilized to receive a large number of coins. 'l` lie1'cforeI provide means for insuring the deposit of coins in a definite relation in a receptacle or on a receiving device of whatever nature such parts may be. p

The hopper 12 is somewhat enlarged at its upper portionas at 70 as shown best in Fig. 3 to receive all the coins from the three

chutes

5, 6 and 7 without possibility of scattering. Near the lower portionof the hopper 12 therein are two inclined or slo ing converging faces as 71 which lead towarc the delivery slot or outlet 72 of said hopper, said slot being sufiiciently elongated as to easily receive a coin of the largest size to which the instrument is adapted this being in the present case av quarter. The length of said slot as will be seen on inspection ofv Fig. 3 is equal or substantially equal to the internal diameter of the receptacle 13. Said slot 72 is locatedat one side of the transverse centralv diameter of thevreceptacle 13 so that coins are not delivered `by the hopper 12 centrally into said receptacle but are directed there` into at one side of said cen-ter so that for exam )le in the case of a uarter such coin will stri e the upper side of the receptacle 13 at the rear of such center and when the coin is fully freeof the hopper 12 the same will be caused to tip or assumev a horizontalposition in which condition it enters said receptacle.

The armature 614 of the electro-magnet 38 is carried for rocking motion by a sup ort as 73 represented as consisting of a yo e fastened between its -ends to the top of a post as 74 adj ustably supported by a hollow stud.

or rod 7 4 bein maintained by a set screw as 77 tapped t rough said hollow stud orI as 79 one of which when the disk is tipped ,energize said ma third control of the circuit connections and one way serving to press the contact 29 a ainst the ycontact 30 and the other of which W en said disk is tipped o positely serving to repeat such function so t at even should the arm 28 be moved out of contact with tlie piper of said contacts the circuit connections 'l be closed at such oint during vthe lateral tipping of the disk whereby the magnet can be energized a time sufficient to secure complete discharge of a coin or coins from said disk. In other words thewdisk 21 will remain laterall tipped so long. as the switch at central o ce is thrown to a position to ffnet. This providesfor a a ground connection involvin said magnet whether the coin be 0H the dis 21 or on the same or whether the telephone receiver be on or off its sup orting hook. It will also be evident that title magnet 38 can be energized even if the receiver be hung up or off its supportin hook-lever.

In t e diagrammatic view Fig. 7 I have shown certain known telephone connections 2. A telephone pay station comprising cir-` cuit connections, a telephone transmitter, a telephone receiver support mounted for shifting movement and coin-operated means the latter and said support being conjointly effective to control the circuit of which said connections form a part combined with means for effecting the action by coins of different denominations of signals of different characters.

3. A telephone pay station comprising circuit connections, a telephone receiver support mounted for shifting movement and coin operated means, said support and coinoperated means having devices o eratively associated therewith for conjoint y and simultaneously closing the circuit of which said connections form a part.

4. A telephone pay station comprising cire cuit connections, a telephone receiver support mounted for shifting movement, means 0'l erative with said support for controlling t e circuit of which said connections forma part, and coin o erated meansfor controlling the same circuit at another oint thertwo controlling means being simu -taneously O erativebefcre control ofsaid circuit can iie obtained.

5. A telephone pay station comprising L cuit connections. mechanical device set in action by a subscriber, means governed by said mechanical device for controlling. the circuit, coin-operable means 'for also controlling said circuit, the two controlling means being conjointly effective, and coinoperable means for'producing signals of different characters. v y' 6. A telephone aystation com rising cir cuit connections aving two brea s, a telephone receiver sup ort shiftably mounted,

means operative'wit said support for bridg-` ing one of said breaks, and coin-'operable means for bridging the other break.

- 7 A telephone pay station comprising circuit connections, means operative by a coin for controlling the circuit of which said connections form a part, and coin-controlled signal means operable inde endently of the coin-o erated circuit contro ling means.

8. telephone pay station com rising circuit connections, means operable y the act of a subscriber for controlling the circuit at one point, means operated by a coin for controlling the circuit at another point, and signal-means operable by a coin and independcnt of said circuit controlling means.

9. A telephone pay station comprising circuit connections having two breaks, means operable by the act of a subscriber for closing one'of said breaks, coin-operated means for closing the other break, and signal-means operable by coins and active independently of said circuit break closing means.

10. A telephone pay station having coincontrolled means for causing the action of a warning signal, and coin-operated signal means active independently of said firstmentioned means.

11. A telephone pay station having means operable by a coin for causing the action of a signal, audible signal means operable independently of the other means, and a telcphone transmitter in resonant connection with said audible signal means.

12. A tele hone pay station having. distinct means or causing the action of a warning signal, vone means being operable by the act of a subscriber and the other by a coin, and coin-o `erable signal means operable independent y 'of said other means.

13. A telephone pay station having distinct means 'or operating a signal, and independent coin-o erated means for causing thc action of si na s of different characters.

y 14. A te ephone pay station having distinct means for operating a signal, audible recting the coins in a signal means, coin-operated means for causing the operation of said signal means to produce signals of different characters, and a tele hone transmitter in resonant connection Wit vsaid signal means. Y

15. A telephone pay station having distinct means for causing theaCt-ion of a Warning signal, one means being operable by the act of a subscriber and the other by a coin, coin-operated signal means for producing signals of diiierent characters, and 'a tolephone transmitter in resonant connection u operated said signal means to take different with said signal means. Y

16. In a telephone pay station, circuit connections, means whereby separate acts are required to control the circuit of Which said connections form a part, means for operating signals ofditferent characters by coins of'different denominations, a device to temporarily retain the coins after they have operated said signals, and means for releasing the coins thus retained.

17. A telephone pay vstation comprising circuit connections, distinct devices for controlling the circuit of which saidconnections form a part, a vtelephone transmitter, a plurality of audible coin-operable signals in resonant connection Wit-h said transmitter, a device to temporarily retain the coins after they have operated said signals, and means for releasing the coins thus retained.

18. A telephone -pay station having distinct means for operating a signal, independent coin-operated means for causing the action of. signals of diiferent characters by coins of different denominations, adevice to temporarily retain the coins after they have operated said signals, and means for releasing the coins thus retaine 19. A telephone pay station ,comprising means forvetiecting the action of a Warning signal, coin operated means for producing signals of different characters separate from the warning signal, means for supporting a grou oi". the coins, and means operable at will lor effecting the positive discharge of the coins from said supporting means.

20. A telephone-pay station comprising distinct means for operating a signal,-a telephone transmitter, a plurality of audible,

coin-operable signals in resonant connection.

with transmitter and for sounding signals of different characters, a-device to temporarily retain the coir saft'er they have operated said signals, and means operable'at Will for digroup along either of two paths.

' 21. A telephone pay station com rising a casing having a coinl box and also iiaving a coin-outlet, circuit connections, means Whereby separate acts are required to control the circuit of which said connections form a part,

coin-operable means for effecting the action of signals of different characters, means for retaining temporarily the coins .after they to retain the coins temporarily have operated said signals, and means operable at Will for directing the coins in a group either into said coin-box or through said coinoutlet. A

22. A telephone pay station comprising circuit connections, a plurality of interdependent circuit controlling devices ior controlling the circuit of which said connections form a part, a telephone transmitter, audible coin-operable'signal means in resonant connection with said transmitter, and means operable at Will for causing the coin which has paths. l

23. A telephone pay stat-ion comprising circuit connections, a plurality of interdependent circuit contro ling devices one of Which is coin-operable, for controlling the circuit of which said connections form a art, a telephone transmitter, means operab e by coins for sounding signals of different characters'and in resonant connection with said telephone transmitter, means for temporarily retaining the coinsin a group after they have operated said signal means, and means for causing the coins to take different paths.

24. lA telephone pay station comprising circuit connections and mutually dependent devices for controlling said circuit one oi' said devices being operable by the act of a subscriber and the other by' a coin, a telephone transmitter, means in resonant connection With said transmitter and coin operable for sounding signals of diilerent characters, a device to retain the coins after their operation 0i' said signals, and means operable at will for causing all the coins to take one path'or all of them to take another path.

25. In a telephone pay station, a coin-rece tacle, a plurality of" coin-chutesl each a apted to deliver a coin to said receptacle, signal means operable by the coins to produce'signals of different characters, a device tacle, a coin-box, and means to operate said deviceandcau'se the coms thus retamed to pass 1nto sald com box.

in said recep- 26. In a telephone pay station, circuit connections, means o erable' by the actof a subscriber for contro ling the circuit including said connections, a coin-chute, signal means operable byl a coin traversing said chute, a

receptacle to receive the coin, and a device operable at Will for tem coin in said chute and s iftab e to direct the coin in different directions.

27. In a telephone pay station, means opelllable by the act of a subscriber for causing t e a telephone transmitmeans, and a device to receive the coin and oraril retaining the action of'a Warning signal, coin-operated' 'audlblesignal means, A ter 1n resonant connection W1th said signal shiftable to direct the coin in diiierent directions;

28. In atelephone pay station, means op'- warding coins of diilereiit denominations,

forwardingfcoins of different denominations,

adapted to simultaneously receive and superable by tlie act of a subscriber for causing the action of a warning signal, means for formeans actuated by the coinsfor producing. signals of diilerent characters, a tele lione transmitter in resonant connection 'wit said signals, the latter being audible, and a device to receivethe coins in a collection and shiftable to deliver the coins in different directions.

29. In a telephone pay station, circuit connections comprising two breaks, coin operated means for closing one of the breaks, means operated by the act of a subscriber for closing the other break, means for forwarding coins of di'lierent denominations, a device to support several coins of suoli denominations and shiftable to deliver the coins in different directions, and signal means operable by the coins.

30. In a telephone pay station, circuit connections, means operable by the act of a subscriber for controlling the circuit of which said connections form a part, means for forwarding coins of different denominations, means actuated by the coins, for causing the operation of dili'erent kinds of signals, a device to receive several coins, and means for shifting said device to cause the movement ofl the coins in different directions.

3|. Ina telplione pay station, a device for simultaneously receiving several coins of different denominations, and means for operati ing said device to cause the discharge of said coins therefrom in different directions.

32. In a4 telephone' pay station, a device port a plurality of coins of dilierent denoniinations, said device being operable to direct the coins caiiied thereby in ldill'erent directions.

33. A telephone pay station comprising a telephone transmitter, means for forwarding coins, audible signal means operable by the coins and in resonant connection. with said transmitter, means for temporarily holding said'coins iii a group after they have operated saidsignal means, and means operable at will for causing said coins to take' either of two paths. f

34. In a telephone pay station, means formeans to receive simultaneously several of such coins, and means for causing said coins to take different paths.

35. In a telephone pay station, a device to simultaneously receive coins of different del nominations, -means for forwarding such coins to said device, signal means operable by the coins, and means for operating said device to cause the coins thereon to take different aths. y

36. *n a telephone pa station, a device adapted-to simultaneous y receive and support a plurality of coins of different deiioininations, and means to simultaneously cause the coins thereon to simultaneously all follow one path or to simultaneously all follow a different path.

37. In a telephone pay station, means for forwarding coins of different denominations,l a device for receiving and temporaril porting-said coins in superimposed relation, vand means operable at will for releasing said coins.'I f

38. In a tele hone pay station, means for supporting'- a p uralitysof coins of different denominations in su erimposed relation, and means for causing al the coins to take one path or all of them to take a diiierent path at will.

39. In a telephone pay station, means for `forwarding coins of different denominations, signal means operable by 'the coins, a device to receive several of the coins simultaneously, and means'ito cause the coins to travel one path or a different path at will, after the same have been received by said device.

40. In a telephone pay station, means for forwarding coins of different denominations, signal means operable by the coins to produce signals of different characters, a device to simultaneously receive several of the coins supafter the operation of the signal means, and

means to cause all the coins totravel one path or a different path at will.

4l. In a telephone ay station, circuit connections, mutually-r ependent circuit controlling devices for the circuit of which said connections forni a part, one o'r' said devices being coin-operable, a shiftablc coin-receiving device, and means for normally locking said shift'able coin-receiving device against movement.

42. In a telephone pay station, circuit connections comprising two breaks, a pair of Adevices simiiltaneously eilective for closing said breaks one of' them being operable by the act ol a subscriber and the other by a coin, .a sliiftable coin-receiving device, and automatically-operative means for normally locking said shii'table coin-receiving device against movement.

43.- In a tele )lione play station, a shiftable coin-receiving( evice, a segment, and a coinoperated locking arm normally engaging the segment to preventl movement of said shiftable coin-receiving device. v

.44. In a telephone pay station, a sliiftable coin-receiving device, a Weighted arm constituting a locking device, anda relatively vfixed part eiigageable by said arm to normally )revent movement ol said device, the arm li'eing coinfoperable. A

l1`i .a telephone pay station, circuitconnections, means where-bymJ plurality ol acts are necessary to secure control simultaneously ol" said circuit conmctions,'coinoperated signal means for sounding signals of different characters, means for shifting the coins along different paths, and means for preventing the coins from following one path when they are directed toward the other ath.

46. n a telephone pay station, coin operated means for sounding signals of different characters, means for receiving the coins after their operation of the signal means, means for causing the direction of the coins along different paths, and means for preventing the coins from following one path when they have been directed toward the other ath.

47. n a telephone pay station, coin-operated means for operating signals of different characters, means for receiving the coins, means for causing them to follow different paths, and means for preventing the coins from taking one path when they have been directed toward t e other path.

48. In a telephone pay station, circuit connections, coin-o erable means for controlling the circuit of wliich said connections form a part, coin-o erable means for sounding signals of di erent characters, a telephone transmitter in resonant connection with the signal means, a device to receive the coins, means for causing the coins to all follow one path or all follow a different path, and means for preventing the coins from taking one path when they have been caused to take the other path.

49. In a telephone pay station, a device for sup orting a plurality of coins in superimposed relation, means for shifting the said device and causing the coins to all take one of two different paths, and means for positively preventing any one of the coinsfrom taking one of said paths when directed toward the other.

50. In a telephone pay station, means for forwarding coins of different denominations, means for supporting said coins in superimposed relation, means for causing the coins to simultaneously tali-e either of two different paths, and means for positively preventing any one coin from following one of said paths when directed toward the other.

51. In a telephone pay station, means operable at will for causing the action of a signal, a telephone transmitter, audible coinoperated signal means in resonant connection with said transmitter and operable by coins of diiferent denominations, means for temporarily retaining` the coins in super1m posed relation after they have operated said signals, and means operable at will for releasing said coins.

52. In a telephone pay station, a telephone transmitter, a plurality of signals of audible type in resonant connection with said transmitter and operable by coins of different denominations, means for retaining temporarily the coins after they have operated said signal means, and means operable at will for directing the coins along diiferent paths.

53. In a telephone pay station, a plurality of signals each coin operable and adapted for sounding signals of different characters, a

telelphone transmitter in resonant connection wit said si nals, a rocking device to su port the coins aer they have operated said signals, means for operating said rocking device in opposite directions from its coin-receiving position, and means for positively restoring said rocking device to its coin-receivin position after it has been shifted.

54. n a telephone pay station, a shiftable coin-su orting device, means for operating said s iftable coinsupporting device to cause a coin thereon to take different paths, and means at opposite sides of'the coin-supporting device for preventing said coin from taking one path when it has been directed toward the other path.

55. In a telephone pay station, a shiftable coin-supporting device mounted for oscillation, means for oscillating said coin-supporting device in opposite directions, and separate devices one active for preventing the coin taking one path when shifted along the other path and the other of which is active for preventing said coin from following a path taken by the other coin.

56. In a telephone pay station, a telephone transmitter, means for producing audible signals by the action of coins of different denominations and in resonant connection with said transmitter said signals being of different character, means for temporarily retaining the said coins of diHerent denominations after the signal means have been operated, means for directing the coins in a group along different paths, and means for preventing any one coin in one group from following a path diHei-ent from the remainder thereof after said group has been directed along a )redetermined path.

57. Ina telep one pay station, a receptacle comprising shiftable sections and a sliiftable closure for said receptacle the closure when in its normal position being adapted to retain a coin in said receptacle and being movable in opposite directions from said normal osition te discharge a coin therefrom in iiferent directions, one section being movable when the coin is caused to follow one path, and the other seetion being movable when the coin is caused to follow the other path. x

58. In a telephone pay station, a coin-receptacle comprising swinging sections, and an oscillatory closure therefor, the closure CJI being adapted when in its normal positionto retain a coin in the receptacle and being shiftable oppositely from said normal position to discharge a coin therefrom in dill'erent directions, 'one section of the coin-receptacle being adapted to swing when the coin is caused to follow one of said directions and the other being ada ted to swing when the coin is caused to fol ow the other of said directions.

y 59. In a telephone pay station, a coin-rece tacle comprising shiftable sections, a shiftable closure for said receptacle adapted when in its normal position to retain a coin in said receptacle and sliiftable from said normal position to different positions, one section of the receptacle being adapted to move when the closure is shifted one Way and the other section being adapted to move when the closure is shifted the othervway, and means for positively holding one of the sections a ainst movement during the movement of t e other.

60. In a telephone pay station, a coin-receptacle comprising shiftable sections and a shiftable closure therefor, the closure being adapted when in its normal position to retain a coin in said receptacle and being shiftable in opposite directions to direct the coin along diiferent paths one of the sections of the receptacle being adapted to move when the closure is moved in one direction and the other being adapted to move when the closure is shifted in the other direction, and means for positively preventing each section from movement when the companion section is bein shifted.

61. n a telephone pay station, a coin-receptacle comprising a body section mounted for shifting movement and a closure for the receptacle also mounted for shifting movement and adapted when in its normal position to retain a coin in said receptacle, said shiftable body section being adapted to move on the movement of the closure.

62. In a telephone pay station, a coiii-receptacle comprising a body section mounted for shifting movement, a closure for the receptacle adapted when in its normal position to retain a coin in said receptacle, the closure and shiftable body section being capable of movement together, means for directing a coin into said receptacle, and signal means operable by the com. a

' 63. In a telephone pay station, a coin-receptacle comprising shiftable sections, and a closurefor retaining a coinin said receptacle When in the normal position thereof and shiftable o positely from said normal position to disc arge the coin in one or the other of different directions, and means operative with the closure for holding both sections against movement when the closure is in its normal position and for holding one section against movement when the closure is shifted to discharge a coin in one of said directions.

64. In a telephone pay station, a coin-receptacle comprising swinging sections, and a swinging closure therefor ada ted when in its normal position to retain a coin in said receptacle, and means forlocking both sections against movement when the closure is in its normal position and for locking one section against movement and releasing the other section when the closure is swung in one direction and for reversing said relation when the closure is swung in the opposite direction.

65. In a telephone pay station, circuit connections comprising a magnet and a pair of contacts' onel of which is electrically connected with said magnet, coin operated means for causing one of the contacts to engage the other, means for moving the coin away from the place at which it causes the engagement between said contacts, and independent and automatically operative means for continuing theengagement between said contacts.-

66. A telephone pay station comprising circuit connections, mutually-de endent devices for controlling the circuit o which said connections form a part and one of which is coin operable, a device to tem oraril retain thc coin, means for effecting t e disc arge of the coin from said device, and means for maintaining the circuit during the discharge of the coin.A

67. Al telephone pay station comprising circuit connectionsfmutually dependent devices for controllingfthe circuit of which said connections form a f'art and one .of which is coin-operable, signa s operable by coins of.

'different denominations, means to temporarily retain the coins after they have operated the signals to thereby maintain the said circuit, means for releasing the coins, and means for maintaining the circuit after the coins have been released.

68. A telephone pay station comprising 69. In a telephone pay station, areceptal cle having a movable closure, circuit connections comprising a magnet and-a air of contacts one of which is connected Wit said magnet, said movable closure being coin operated and having means for causing one of said contacts to engage the other, means for operating said closure to cause the same to discharge a coin thereon and thereby' free the `contact member which said closure` operates,

and means for causing the contact thus controlled to enga e-the companion contact inferent denominations, of signals ofdifierent I dependently o the closure and during the characters. 10

time the latter is discharging its coin. In testimony whereof I' afiix my signature v 70. A telephone pay station, comprising in presence of two witnesses.

5 circuit connections, means whereby separate GEORGE A. LON Ur.

acts are lrequired to control the circuit of Witnesses: which said connections form a art, and HEATH SUTHERLAND,

means lfor eecting'the action by coins of dif- JOHN C. ANDREWS.