US919948A

US919948A - Coin-controlled mechanism.

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Publication number: US919948A
Application number: US43540908A
Authority: US
Inventors: Wallace M Probasco
Original assignee: NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO
Current assignee: NEW HAVEN CLOCK Co
Priority date: 1908-05-28
Filing date: 1908-05-28
Publication date: 1909-04-27
Anticipated expiration: 1926-04-27

Description

W. M. PROBASGO.

COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM.

' APPLIUATION FILED MAY 2B, 1909.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909 wiorney.

Wz'inesses:

UNITED s'rArns PATENT OFFICE.

WALLACE M. PROBASCO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASS1GNOR,.BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK COMPANY, TRUSTEE, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

COIN-CONTROLLED MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application med'na 2a, 1908. Serial No. 436,409.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALLACE M. PR0- BAsQo, a citizen of the United States, -residoperate a time piecein a money saving box' or bank. The same device can also be used for other purposes.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this s ecification, Figure 1 is a sectional front e evation. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation. Fig. 3 is a view of a part in detail. Fig. 4 is a sectional front elevation of a coin and its action in operating the mechanism.

' Like figures refer to like parts.

'1 is the shell or case supporting the works within it, 2 is a coin chute having one side and edges, 3 is a spring fixed to the case and fitted into the com chute'forming the other side. (A substitute for this spring can be made by a hinged swinging piece held in place by a spring). 7

4 is a disk fixed to a tube 5. Tube 5 is on the

winding shaft

6, 7 is a spring on the winding shaft, 8 is a lever having its fulcrum fixed to disk or

wheel

4, 9 is a tooth on lever 8, 10 is the end of lever projecting beyond the edge of the disk, 11 is a slot in disk 4 in which is a pin, the pin being fixed to lever 8, 12 is a disk having one ratchet tooth and is fixed to

shaft

6, 13 is a pawl fixed to a rigid support 14, having a rig1d stop in one direction and a spring 15 to keep it against the stop 13", 16 1s a winding key fixed to tube 5, 17 1s a bracket for supporting the

shaft

6, 18 is a coin assing from the chute and operating the ever 8.

The action of this device is as follows: In order to wind the spring, the pawl 9 must be brought in touch with the ratchet tooth 12. This can only be done by inserting a coin in the coin slot. 2, where it rests on the edge of the disk 4. The disk is turned in direction of the arrow by the handle 16. The end of lever 10 comes in contact with the coin, pressing the coin against the spring side 0 the chute as shown Fig. 4 at the same time the lever 8 is pressed back bringing the pawl 9 in contact with ratchet 12. The coin falls into the receiver. The turning of the disk then carries with it the shaft 6 winding the spring. When turned in the Patented April 27, 1009.

direction of the arrow without having a coin in the slot, the pawl 13 moves and allows the lever to pass without forcing it to move the pawl 9 in contact with the ratchet 12 and does not connect to drive the spring shaft. When thekey is turned in the opposite direction, the pawl 9 is thrown out of gear with ratchet 4 by the end'of lever 10 coming in contact with pawl 13, the slot 11 and the pin in 8 limiting the movement of the. lever.

he action of the mechanism through shaft .6 when moving in opposite direction to arrow, carries the disk 4 with it until th end of lever 10 comes in contact with awl 13 and is thrown out of gear; so that t e mechanism cannot be set in motion again without placing a coin in the chute.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a coin operated mechanism, a shaft, a disk revoluble on the shaft, a coin chute arranged to hold a coin against the edge of the disk, a lever fixed to the disk revolving with the disk, the end of the lever projecting beyond the edge of the disk so as to come in contact with the coin in the chute and be moved b the contact, and means for connecting the lever to the shaft so as to cause the shaft to revolve with the disk.

2. In a, coin operated mechanism, a shaft, a disk revoluble on the shaft, a lever attached to and revolving with the disk, a coin chute fixed in relation to the disk adapted to hold a coin in position to interfere with the lever, a ratchet tooth on the shaft, a pawl on the lever adapted to act on the ratchettooth, substantially as shown;

3. In a coin operated mechanism, a coin chute having a movable side, a shaft, a

ratchet tooth attached to the shaft, a disk supported on the shaft opposite the chute so that the lane of the dis is substantially at right ang es to the surface of the coin, a lever fixed to the diskrevolving with it and projecting beyond the ed e of the disk so as to and move the 5. In a coin operated mechanism a revoluble disk, a lever attached to the disk, a coin chute adaptedto hold a coin in the track of v the lever and act against the lever and cause the lever to move in relation to the disk a stationary pawl se arate from the disk placed in the track 0 the lever so as to cause the 'lever to move in the opposite direction from the movement cause by the coin, substantially as shown. I

6. In a' coin operated mechanism, a revolv- 1 ing disk, a coin chute having a movable side and adapted to hold a coin close to the disk,

a (projection from the edge of th'edisk adapte to press against the coin and move it and the movable side of the coinchute so as to release the coin from the chute, substantially as shown. 5 J

PRQBASCO Witnesses: I

' HENRY 0. LEE

E. GREY.