US955968A

US955968A - Coin-controlled indicator.

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Publication number: US955968A
Application number: US52928309A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Herman Kluge
Original assignee: COIN CONTROLLING LOCK Co
Current assignee: COIN CONTROLLING LOCK Co
Priority date: 1909-11-22
Filing date: 1909-11-22
Publication date: 1910-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 1927-04-26

Description

W. H. KLUGE.

vGOIN CONTROLLED INDICATOR.

'APPLICATION FILED Nov. 22, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

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COIN-CONTROLLED INDICATOR.

l l Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 26, 1910.' Application :nea November 22, 190e. serial No. 529,283. i

To all whom yttfrmiy-concer/n:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. KLUGE,

vacitizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county otMarion and State of Indiana, have invented certain newy and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Indicators, of vwhich the following isa speci- .coin of proper denomination, and the object of .the invention is 'to provide an indicator -which will be controlled by the same coin that controls the lock so as to indicate Aat all times whether the room is- In use or whether it is not in use or -O en I accomplish the objects o the invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accom panying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is'an e ge-view of a portion of the door equipped with my improved lock, the view showing parts broken away and lin vertical section t0 illustrate the indicator mechanism. Fig. 2 is a detail in front view of the door showing the dial of the indicator in its In use like view showing the ial of the indicator in Open position. Fi 4 is a vertical section o-i'jY my improved l'oc detached from the door, and taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5. A5 is a front inside view of .the lock with the inner'plate of the case or housing removed, the view showing the bolt and mechanism for controlling the indicator in pos`ition ready to receive a coin. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on theline 6-6 of Fig. 5, showing the parts in vthe same relative position as the same are illustrated in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a front inside view of the lock with the inner plate removed, similar to the showing in Fig. 5, but on a somewhatlarger scale, and representing the shot-in position of the bolt and showing the coin indicator mechanism in the positions whichthey assume when the dial is In use Like characters of reference indicate like partsthroughout the several views of the' drawing.

8 represents a door to which my lock .is applied. The mechanism of thelock is contained Within a sheet-metal casing 10 which is fastened to the door by means of screws 9.

The casing-10 comprises an outer plate 12` osition. Fi .3 is a Ithe bolt '16. through the casing and also through thel having integral ends and `sides'll at ri ht angles thereto, and an inner plate 14 which is removably secured to the casing.

The main bolt of the lock is shown at -16,

the body of which is a't and comparatively thin and bears against the inner side of the' plate 12. One end of the bolt is reduced in. width to form a part 17 which is projected through a suitable opening in the side 11.

vTheopposite end of the bolt is also reduced in 'width to form shoulders which will arrest the loutward movement of the bolt, and this end 'of the bolt is thickened to form the part 19 which passes'through the adjacent side 11 of the casing to engage a striking-plate (not shown). This endD of the bolt is beveled as shown at v20 for the usual purpose. The increasein thickness at this end of the bolt provides a shoulder 21. A lever 23 having an upper bent end 22, is mounted on a shaft 24. The shaft 24 is supported bythe two plates 12,and yla of the casing and extends outside of the casing and througlrithe door,

and Vterminates with a handle 26. The bent end 22 of the lever is attached to one end'of a spirally wound spring 27, and the opposite end of-said spring is attached to a lug 28, which lun is a part of a bearing-plate 29 supported by the plate 12 of the'casing. The end of the bent portion 22 of the lever 23 is held in constant contact with the shoulder1 21 bythe spring 27 and the bolt is normally held in outer shot position by the tension. of said spring 27..-

Supported by the upper end of the lock` :casing ,is a coin chute 30, the lower end of which discharges Within the casin above This chute extends o liquely door 8 to a suitable slotted escutcheon 81.

Mounted on thebolt 1G so as to be directly under the discharge end of the 'chute 30 when the bolt is shot out in its locked position isa continuation of the chute, the upper end of which will preferably be expanded into 'a funnel to insure the accuratedeliveryof the coin thereto from the the upper chute '30.

An angle plate 35 is secured to the plate 12 I of the casing-and the upper horizontal memberof said angle plate, projects across the vdischarge end of the chute extension 33 far enough to keep a coin from dropping out of l said chute extension while the bolt is in its outer or lked position. The chute eXtension 33 has a transverse notch 39 in its lower end (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4) which will permit theupper end of the lever 23 to travel through said chute extension, except when its travel is prevented by the 4presence of a coin 37 in said extension. When the notch 39 isl closed by the presence of a com in the part 33 the lever 23 by contact with the coin will shoot the bolt 16 inwardly of the casing thereby unlocking the door, and

" as soon as the bolt moves far enough to cause the coin to pass 'the end of thesangle-plate i bracket 35 the coin .will be free to drop by 'gravity as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4. The throw of lever 23 is arrested by the contact of its lower end against the lug 28, and

a person manipulating the knob 26 will invariably release the knob upon the arrest of the lever by its contact with shoulder 28 so that, if the coin has not beenpreviously released, it will be upon this occurrence and will drop tothe bottom of the lockcasing into a suitable' receptacle 41` placed fthere to receive it. l 1

-42 is a ykey mounted in the lock-casing so as not to beremovable therefrom and having its stem extending out through the door 8 and squared to lit the socket of a removable 'extension carried'b'y a porter or other attendant who is required to enter the room fre uently for the purpose of cleaning same" or or other reasons. The bit oi the'key enters a suitable notch in the bolt 16.

Supported by the loclocasing between 4the bolt 16 and plate 14 'and parallel with the bolt 16 is a plate 43 which has a tongue 44 formed out of the body of the plate andv turned up parallel with said body to form a support and guide rfor a sliding rack bar 45. The inner edge of the plate 43 is bent out at right angles rto form the lange 46 `and this flange is slotted opposite the tongue 44 to permit the passage therethrough of said rack-bar 45. The plate 43 adjacent its lower v upper end of which is in contact with the'- edge, is provided with a slot 47, and pivotally mounted on the plate 43 is a lever 4S, one end of which crosses the slot 47, and the i outer end of the rack-bar 45. -The opposite or inner end ot the rack-bar 45 is adapted to contact with a coin 37 in the chute-extension ",'133'when the bolt 16 is shot inwardly as y previously described by `the action of lever 23 as rocked by the knob 26.

Supported by the plate 14 and plate 43 is a spindle 50, and mounted on the linner end' of this spindle is a pinion 51, the teeth of which mesh with the teeth of the rack-bar 45, whereby, when the rack-bar is moved longitudinally by Contact therewithof a moving coin, as above described, the spindle will be rocked. The outer end of the spindle50 has a squared socket to receive the square stem of a circular dial-plate 52.. This dial-plate isanounted on the outer face of the door and is there retained by acovering plate 53, hav- I' ing a half-circle opening 54 through which a'corresponding portion of the dial-plate 52 is exposed to view. Thedial-plate 52 bears the inscription In use on one ortion of its surface and the inscription pen on .an opposite portion of its surface, and these 1nscrlptions are brought alternately Vinto view.

through the opening 54. When the meehanism is in the position'shown in Fig. 5 the vdial 52 will expose the word Open through the opening 54, and when the mechanism is arranged as shown vin Fig. `7A the words In use will be visible through said opening. In order to -prevent the excess movement of the dial-plate 52 the pinion 51 will have4 a blank 60 in its cogged portion to form alock by contact with the rack-bar.

Located between the bolt 16 and the plate 43 is a bar 62 havinga downwardly extended arm, 63, the end of which is bent at right angles to form the part 64 which extends through the slot l47 in the plate 43 far enough to contact with the lower end ofl the pivoted. lever 48. Oney end of the bar 62 extends outside of' the lock-casing and is provided' with a knob 65. The extension 17 of the bolt 16 has a longitudinal slot 66,`

through whichthe knob 65 is passed, and because of the slot 66 a limited movement of the bolt 16 is permitted withoutmoving the bar 62. After the bolt 16 has been shot v in to the position shown in Fig. 7 and the indicator mechanism moved substantlally to the position there shown, the bolt will'be returned. by the action of spring 27 through door, and at the same time the projection 64 by contacting with lthe lever 48 will ref turn the rack-bar 45 to the position shown in Fig. 5 and return the dial` to position exposing the Open inscription. The bar `6,2 will .be returned to the position shown in4 Fig. 5, with the return of the bolt 16, by the. action of spring'27. The indicator will then show at Open which proclaims'that thev room or booth is available for occupancy.

Having thus fully' described my invention, what I claim as new and Wish to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, lsf* l 1. In a lock, a coin-carrying bolt, means by contact with a coin when carried by the bolt for shooting the bolt, a spindle adapted las by contact with a coinwhen carried by ther bolt for shooting, the bolt, a spindle carrying an indicator, a cogged wheel mounted on said spindle, and a longitudinally movable rack-bar having teeth meshing with those of the cogged wheel and means for'` noving the rack-bar by the shooting of the olt.

3. Inga lock, a coin-carrying bolt, means by contact with a coin when carried by the bolt for shooting the bolt, a spindle carrying an indicator, a cogged wheel mounted on said spindle, a longitudinally movable rack-bar having teeth meshing with those of the cogged wheel and adapted to be moved by the contact therewith of the coin in said movable bolt by the shooting of the bolt, a

pivoted lever having one end in contact with said rack-bar, and a bar extending outside of the casing 'of the lock and terminating with a knob for the manual shifting of the bar, the inner end of said bar being eX-. tended -into engagement with the lower end of said pivoted lever.

4. A lock `casing, a coin-carrying bolt mounted in said casing and-having an end projecting from the casing and longitudinally slotted, means by contact with a coin when carried by the bolt for shooting the bolt, a spindle carrying an indicator, a cogged wheel mounted on said spindle, a longitudinally movable rack-bar having teeth meshing with those of the cogged wheel said rack-bar being 'move-d in one direction by contact with the coin carried by said bolt when the bolt is shot inwardly of Vthe lock, a lever pivoted at its middle having one end in contact with the rack-bar, a

plate mounted slidingly upon the bolt and having a knob which projects through the slot in said bolt, the inner portion of said plate having an extension which terminates in contact with the lower arm of said pivoted lever, said plate and lever being for the urpose of returning the rack-.bar and inicator to the positions which .they occupied bar. Y

carrying before they were moved by the' inward shoot' ing of the bolt.

5. In a coin-controlled lock, the combina-y'l Awhen the bolt isin its outer shot position,- means including a stop to expose acoin atv 1 the lower end of said chute-extension, ant arm adapted to be moved to shoot the bolt inwardly lay-contact with said exposed coin, a spindle carrying an indicator, a cogged wheel mounted on said spindle, a longitu-v dinally movable rack-bar having teeth meshing with those 'of the cogged wheel, a pivoted lever having its upperl end l111 contact with -said rack-bar and means for manuallymoving the pivoted lever in opposition to the movement imparted to it by the rack- 6.' In a coin-controlled lock, the combina'- tion of a casing, a coin-chutedischarging within said casing, a bolt under the discharge end of the chute having a chuteeXtension which 'alines with the first chute when the bolt is in its outer shot position said bolt having a longitudinally slotted; end

which projects'outsi'de of the casing, means including a slot to expose a coin at the lower end of said chuteeXtens1on,-an arm adapted to be moved to shoot the bolt inwardly by contact with said exposed coin, a spindle mounte movable rack-bar having teeth meshing wit those of the cogged wheel, alever pivoted approximately at its middlehavin an end 1n' contact with an end of said rack'- ar, a plate slidingly mounted on that end of the bolt which extends outside of the casing of said plate having a knob or handle which projects through the slot in said' bolt, and

the inner portion of said plate being eX-v tended into contact withthe lower end of the pivoted lever.

In witness whereof, I, have hereunto setv an indicator, a cogged wheel` on said spindle, a longitudinallf my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, y

this eighth day of November, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and nine.

- WILLIAM HERMAN KLUGE. las.) .Witnesses:

F. W. WOERNER, L. B. WOERNER.