US973302A - Coin-selector. - Google Patents

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G. o. RRHH a; G. P. FLADE.-

GOIN SELECTOR. v vAPPLXMJJJION ULEB Nov.12, 1909` Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

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G. C. REITH & G. F. PLADE. GOIN SELECTOR. APPLIUATIQN PILED Nov. 12, 1909. 973,302, Patented 00t,18,1910,

' 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

M\ l f 5 Gf. RBITH n G. P. FLADE.

GOIN SELECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.12, 1909.

Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

3 SHEETBBHEBT 3.

TES. PATENT QFFIGE.

suonerie-narra A'Ni'i' no" En; rLAnE, oF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. f

1b` all 'whom it concern:

Be it known that we; 'GEORGE C.. Rni'rii .and GEORGE F. F LADE, both' citizens of the United. States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in'v Coin-Selectors, of which the Y' f 4following is afspecilcation.

This invention relates to that class of apparatus. particularly designedl for attachment to vending or other machines designed to belvautomatically set in operation 'by a 'co'l or token lof predetermined denomination and dimensions, and is primarily intended to automatically discard or reject a coin or'token of improper denomination or one which is wornbeyond a predetermined amount, which is counterfeit, which is of improperl dimensions, or which otherwise fails to meet certain ldefiniteI and predeter- Ininedconditions, but will receive or give a certainldirection tofa proper standard coin.

QAA further object of thel invention is to provide -a machine of the type noted which shall be ofa simple and substantial construction, shall `consis't'of butl relatively few parts, and. shall. be, proof against `malicious vinterference with its operation. f p It is also desired to provide a coin selector- `whose partssliall beso arranged as to not be easilypnt outI of order or require repairs; the Ainvention further contemplating the provision of improved means whereby injury to any ofthek parts shall be prevented even though slugs, washers or spuriouscoins of improperdimensions are placed inthe ina- MAnotherobject of the invention is to provide meanswhereby visual orother indication'shall be given of the passage of-a stand- 'ardcoin through t-he deviceand some mechv anism operated which shallk control the vend'- :ing or other-machine to ,which said invention l is attached. v

"It is further desiredv to provide means 4,whereby the sticking` ofa coinl in themachine shall he prevented even though gum or i "otheradhesive has beenV applied to said coin. j These objects andother advantageous endsare secured as hereinafter set fortli,i-efv erence` being had to the accompanying- .drawin'gs, in which 'Figure 1, is aside yelevation rof the malchine.V "Figa 2, is a horizontal section on the line' af-a," Fig'. 3,' is xa\ rear end elevation 'specification of Letters Patent. Patented ont, r1S, 1910, I vApplication filed November 12, 1909. Serial No. 527,639. l

partly in section on the lineb-b,' Fig. 4,is

Fig. l1. Fig. 6, is a horizontal section on the line 6 6, Fig.y 5; Fig. 7, is a detached. perspective view illustrating the detail construction of the valve controlling mechanism and certain associated parts,- and F ig.

,8, is an enlarged vertical section `illustrating the detail construction of the slide and certain of its associatedv parts.

Intlie above drawings, lprcpresentsV a supporting frame having a horizontal base poi'- tioii 1a and a vertically extending part 1b constituting a standard.` On the base portion is mounted a` dash pot having a cylinder 2, a piston 3 and a spring 4f confined between said piston and the upper head of said cylinder. rllie lower face ofthe piston has a packing 5 of leather or other suitable material heldin place by a screw 6.

' At the top of the part 11b of the frame'is mounted afhorizontally' extending hollow cylindrical structure 7 held to said standard 4 by screws 8, and provided with aslot 9 in its top'and a slot 10'in its under side. An operating lever 11 isfulcrumed Within the structure 7 by means of a pair Vof trunn-ion screws l2v and projects upwardly through rear and terminating in aV handle oi` head 13. The body of this lever adjacent its 'fulcrum screws 'is 'hollow with its axis extending` substantially at right angles to the gen- 4the slot 9; being normally inclined to the eral line of the handle part thereof, and it contains a plunger 14 between whose inner head and a` screw l5 is confined a spring 16, so that said plungermay, under certain ab'- normal conditions, inove into vthis hollow body rather than break or distort some portion of the device.l The rear or outer end of the plui'iger lll is eonneetedgby a pin'l7 both to a link 18, attached by an" adjustable screw 19 to the ypiston 3 of the dash pot, and4 also to a linkQ() connetted b vapin 21 to a coin presenting plunger 22. The' said plungeris guided within the -stiiuctiiie 'T 4so as `to `be movable iii a substantially horizontal line and has mounted on its rear face a ring 23 rear edge is sharpened. Said knife edge is of lsuch diameter as to-,be capable of fitting of hardened material, such as steel, whose signedv to receive, so as to engage the lowlying plane surface of said com.

The link, is preferably made 'in the shape of a triangular plate with a pin 17 extending through it adjacent to one of its angles and apin 21 extendin Y through its. second angle, while its thir angle is so placed as to be capable of enga ing a pin 24 guided in a suitable cavity o the plun-l gerv22 so as to be movable parallel to the axis of said plunger. This pin has a longi. tudinally extending flat portion on one side whose surface is engaged by a spring actuated pin'25 mounted in the plunger 22 so as to prevent said pin from turning, as well as to prevent its having too free a movement.

. This pin 24 is placed so as to project rear- Wardly from the lowest portion of the plunger ,22 and when la coin is introduced into the machine, it is engaged by and su ported upon said pin in front of the knife e ge ring 23. The plunger 22 also carries` two adjust. able screwsy26 and 26a preferably placed adjacent to-its sides in a horizontal plane passing through its axis and having their rear ends projecting beyond the rear face of said plunger at such a distance' apart as to be capable of receiving between them a coin of the standard diameter and holding it centrally before said plunger 22 upon the pin 24. The top of the plunger has a longitudinally extending slot27 in which is mounted a lever 28 normally maintained with its rear end elevated by a 'projection 29 on the operating lever 11.v Said rear end is preferably turned down at right angles to itslength so as to be capable of passing into the space limmediately to the rear of the knife edge ring 23, when said lever is in its .lowered position,V4 to positively engage and force down a coin which may have been retained inthe rear of saidgring owing to its havin previously beenv made sticky by the ma icious use of an adhesive. The front end of the lever 28 is of such length as to be engaged by the link20, when this is raised upwardly by o eration ofthe hand lever `11, as hereina r described.

ing 34. The plunger 32 is normally maintained in a .forwardly extended position (Fig. 2) by a spring 35 conned between its head 33 and the bottomof the aforesaid re?" cess in the front face of the block 31, andk in as well as to limitits movement, l provide a notch 36 in its side and mount a screw 37 in said block'31, so that its end enters said notch.

Concentric with the plunger 32 is a. forwardly projecting circular knife r tgige 38A of the same diameter as the knifey ge 23 and like it, capable of engagingthe fiat face tangular plate 39 held in place by two screws 40. Immediately to the rear of this plate is mounted a slide 41 of rectangular section and like the plate 39, made of hardened steel.

Fixed to therear face of the block 31 is an end plate 42 held in position by screws 43 and of such proportions thatthe slide 41 is free to move vertically between its front face and the rear face of the plate 39. In order to insure that the slide 41 shall bear against the rear face of the plate,39, there is a recess in the front face ofthe rear plate 42 in which is mounted a plunger' 44 actuated by a spring 45, and in addition there is at the top of the rear` plate 42 an ad- .justable screw 46 Vprovided with a jam nut 47l The plate 39 is provided with a small circular opening 48 and there is a similar 'opening 49 in the slide 41 which, under ce1# tain conditions, may come into line with said opening 48 and withthe opening 34 of the block 31. i

In the opening 49 is mounted a tumbler in the form of a sleeve 50 within which is placed a cylinder 51 having a heady 52 and a longitudinally extendingl vertical 'slot 53; the dimensions and construction of these parts being such that said sleeve is free to slide on this cylinder andhas a vspring 54 mounted between its rear end andthe head 52.A The front edge of the sleeve 50 abuts upon the rear end of the plunger 32 and its -length is Such 'that when sald` plunger -is moved to the'rear a predeterminedi distance, said front edge is brought flush with the front face of the slide 41.

An elongated pin I 55 extends centrally through anopening 56 of the plunger 32, through the sleeve 50 and the slot 53 of the cylinder 51; terminating in a threaded end or head 55*l screwed /into a suitably threaded opening in the plate 42. The front end of this'pin is pointed andfis-designed to engage the central portion of acoin in order to prevent operation tothe machine in the event .of said portion of the coin being of more than standard thickness.

i order to retain the plunger 32 in position 48 oi the plate 39 are openings 57 Iin which are -mounted'headed pins 59 and 59a each having a spring 58y conned vbetween its head and the front face 'ot' the plate 39. l The frontY 'ends'60 and 60al of these pins pass through suitable openings 61 in the block 31 in such ypositions that the irst *ont them may abutv upon the pin 26a when the plunger 22 has been moved rearwardly to the predetermined distance, whiletheend 6() under simi-lar'conditions, is so'placed as to engage `the rim of a coin presented. The rear ends of these two pins abut upon the frontV ends of hollow tumblers 62 and 62n slidably 'mounted in holes 63 on opposite sides of the central opening 49 in the slide 41.` These tumbler's or pins are pressed forwardly by springs 64 which also act rou hollow plungers 65 to ypress them againstthe trontface of the rear plate 42.

Immediately above the central opening 49 of the Slide 41, and extending through the' latter, are two vertically'elongated openings 66 designed to receive pointed pins 67 whose front ends pass through circular openings 68 in the plate 39 and also through openings 69 in the block 31. The rear vends of these pins are somewhat enlarged and are both rounded so as to loosely fit within semispherical recesses 70 in the ends of a transversely extending rocker 71 mounted in a recessk 72 formed in the front face ot' the rear plate 42. A- screw 73,'having a jam nut 74, extends from the rear face ofthisV plate intosaid recess so asto regulate the position of said rocker, and therefore of the l two pins 67. These latter are 'of such lengthl that they may project through and slightly beyond the plane 'of the front lknife iedge 38, Sdthat lwhen a standard coin is intro-l duced and the machine is operated, one of them willalways strike the lowest. portion of theface of a coin, while the other will strike a raised 'part of said face;'tl1ereby permitting one; ofzthem to tilt the rocker 71 and project forward the other pin to a predetermined extent. Otherwise if the :tace

of the coin presented is a plane one and both 1 of these pins are brought into engagement therewith, they will both project more than the predetermined amount and thus prevent the operation of themachine; such failureof' operation.l being due to thev fact'v that. the

plunger '32,V as well as the two pins 59'can not be pressed to the rear suiciently to bring the front edge of thesleeveO andtront ends of the tuinblerpins 62 -and 62a flush with the front face ot' the slide' 41.v`

For the lpurpose of operating this slide and thereby operating a valve to direct the coinyI-i hang :from the lower `end` of said slide a relatively heavylweight75 by means of-a link '7 6; there being also a lever 77 ulcrumed to the vstr 'ucture i'bya pin 78andf On opposite sides of the `central 'opening lvice to their normal positions.

connected to said slide by a .pin 79. Said.

' pin 7 8, as shown in Fig. 4, is supported on a' spring by means of a screw 81, thereby providing a yielding mount for said lever in` order to prevent injury inthe event of undue pres/sure being exerted upon' said lever. The froi'it end ot .the latter is turned up'- wardly as indicated at 82--so as to be capable of being engaged by a cam face' 83 on A valve 84 is pivotedl to downwardly eX#` tending lugs on the block 31 by apin 85 and is also Aconnected to the lower endof the slide 41 by a pin 86, so that in its normal position it is supported slightly to the rear of a vertical 'plane passing in front Vof the knife edge 38. Said valve consists of an open ended conduit whose passage is substantially rectangular in crosssection and which 'when in position to receive a lstandard coin, drops forwardly so that its'front side or edge 87 extends under the space lbetween the two knife edges 23y and 38, While said passage forms a continuation of 'a chute or conduit 88 for there'ception of good oi'y standard coins. In some suitable portion of` this chute there isprovided an openin'g'lt),

in or adjacent to' which vis mounted a' lever having one arm 90 pinned to the link 76 and its other arm 91 extended parallel with,bi1t

electrically insulated from, la' light springicontact 92. This contact and the lever arm" 91 form parts of an electric'circuit includingf a source of current 93,;an electromagnet'94,`

and an' indicator or alarm 95, for purposes hereafter not-ed. r In Flg. 8 1s shown 1n a somewhat exaggere ated manner, the construction whereby` the;V

machine is enabled to receive and pass standard coins of theproper denomination whichhowever are slightly worn, sincelun'less pro'V vision was made 'for .the passage of 'such `V coins the machine would discard all but'abl solutely perfect, new coins. Q -l From Figs. 7 and 8 it-Willbe seen that the l12o front face ofthe slide '41.is divided by two" transverse slots or depressions 'intol three 'secl' tions 41, 41, 41C, of which the first and last lie in thesame planewhile `thesecond-is a predetermined"dlstanceto the rear of and-51255v parallel with, said plane.' Theltumblerpins 62 and 62, as well as the sleevef50yvpas's through this intermediate section 41; Sand when the-parts are assembled, there. Willbe 5- a certainpredetermlned space between the rear face of the plate 39 and the adjacent surface of the section 41b forming part of the front face of the slide 41.

' Under conditions of use it will be under- 5 stood that the apparatus above described is the pin 24, between the rear ends of thev screws 26 and 26a. Since the parts ofthe device normally occupy the positions shown in full lines in Fig. 4, the forward movement of the operating lever 11, as indicated by the arrow, results 1n a rearward and then a forward movement of the plunger 2,2; the

first part of which movement, however, is in opposition to the action of the spring 4 and -of the suction created by the piston 3 of the dash pot. The said lever and the link 20 together form a toggle for causing this action of said plunger, and the coin which rests immediately to the rear of the knife edge 23, is pushed thereby toward and into engagement with the various pieces of mechanism carried by theblock 31 and its associated parts.l

The slide 41 is ordinarily locked in its `raised position shown, against the downward pull of the weight 75 because of the fact that' the tumblers formed by the sleeve 50 and the two hollow pins 62 and 62u project from it into the openings 48 and 57 of the fixed plate 39. The valve 34 is therefore also held in the position shown in full `lines so as to be incapable of guiding a coin, which may be dropped in front of the block 31, into the chute 88.`

Assuming that the coin presented 'to the i5 machineis of standard denomination and is in perfect condition, it will, when the plunger 22 is at the rear end of its rearward strokey actuate the sleeve 50. and the two pins 62 and 62, so as to bring their front 50 edges Hush with or slightly in front of the face of the section 41b of the slide 41. This is accomplished partly by reason of the fact that the two circular knife edges 23 and 38 fit inside of the rim of vthe coin so as to engage'the-lat portions of its two faces.

Further, the pin "55 barely engages the cenftral portion of the coin so as to permit the wreath or head, as the case may beto engage the knife edge 33 of the plunger 32 and To force this latter to the rear against the action of the spring 35 sufiiciently to bring the front edge of the sleeve 50 flush with the front face f the slide 41. One of the pins 67 will a o engage the low lat portion of the coin between the annular lettering thereof and the head or wreath, while the other will engage such wreath orhead, v

to the predetermined extent to the rear so as to actuate the plunger 32 and its asso-Y ciated parts, as previously described. The pin 5,9 engages the rear end of the screw 26, and under the conditions above described, forces the corresponding tumbler pin 62a to the rear sutliciently to bring its front face flush with or at a predetermined distance in front of the surface of the section 41b of the slide 41,.while the front end of the pin 59 is engaged by the rim of the coin and is forced thereby to the rear suiiiciently to bring the front face of the tumbler pin 62 into a similar position.I If it were not that the surface of the section 41h of the slide was spaced at some distance from the adjacentface of the plate 39, there couldI be no variation in 'any of the dimensions of the com which the device would ass, but

since, as is obvious from Fig. 8, 1t is notV .necessary that the front face of any vof the tumblers should lie recisely flush with the front face of the sli e 41 in order to permit of this latter moving, the machine can be made to pass or receive coins whose dimensions vary within certain predetermined limits. If, for example, the difference in dimensions between a new coin and onewhich has been worn to the maximum extent consistent with its still passing current at its face value, be assumed to be two-one thousandths of an inch, then the surface of the section 411 would be ground to lie at a' distance of two-one thousandths to the rear of the plane including the sections 41a and 41, so that any coin whose dimensions varied no more than two-one thousandths of an inch from the standard, would still be capable vof operating the machine and .would be accepted thereby. Any greater variation of said `coin would, however, result in. its being discarded as hereinafter described. When, therefore, 'the tumbler pins 62 and 62a and the sleeve 50 have been brought into such positions that their front faces lie in between the plane of the rear face of the plate 39 and the plane of the section 41b respectively, all support of the slide 41 is removed and it is free to drop under the action of the weight 75, while the valve 84 is consequently moved by said slide from the'r position shown in full lines in Fig. 4, to the position shown in th'e dotted lines. As the plunger 22 is moved rearwardly during the first part of its inetto; the pin 17 passing above" tlie line the 'pins 12 and 21, the 'plunger 32 the coin olf of the pin 96 sothat it ops into the valve 84, which `occupies the reosition shown in dotted lines in Fig.. et. The zfalling `of the weight also lmoves thev gever arm`90 on its fulcrum, so that the pring contact arm `92 is projected through t 'e opening 89 into the *interior of the chute for guideway 88. Consequently whenthe fcoinf-alls.` down said chute, it strikes said arm 92` and forces it against the arm 91, f thus completing the circuit which includes thealarm device 95, Such as a lamp or bell and at the same time energizing the electromagnet 94.' This latter may be used tore- ,leasevrfactuateany desired form of mechanism .controlling the vending or other machine [to which theinvention is attached, though, the manner and means of accomplishmg this end form no part of the present invention. As the lever 11 is made to continue its movement toward the forward end of its stroke, the end of the link 20 v*adjacent the pin 17 strikes the forward end of thelever 28, therebyv forcing its rear end downwardly-into the space between the lunger 22' and the block 31, so as to surely orce downwardly any coin which may have remained between these members owingto some adhesive -having been applied to it. Thereafter said lever is again raised to its A'normal position by reason of the engagement of its front end bythe projection 29 fon the lever 11. Thus it will beseen that .the single forward movement of the operating lever .results in a complete reciprocation `of the plunger 22 whereby a coin is first presented to the valve controlling mecha- 1 nism and is then released or discharged therefrom into the valve and coin chute, if said coin be ofthe proper denomination-and iizes. i i

Whenf the voperating lever is released after having been moved forwardly, it is immediately moved to therear under the acfpion of the .spring 4 and the piston 3 of the dash pot, so that the plunger 22 is again noved to Athe rear and then drawn for- 59 v:wardlyfto-its normal position. -lVhile this s occurring, however, thef'cam lprojection ,123011 the lever 11 engages the end S2 of the ever 77, turning this on-jits fulcrum pin -TS nd raising the slide -ll with-the weight 75 w1til'tllieffsle-eve'50 is brought opposite-the ,ipengii1g48, at which time the spring al yf ferees 1t into said opening, thereby prevent- -.'-;ung;further movement of saidslide bly lock- 4 @gig it Ato theplateBQ. At the same time the 6i ins 62 and 62"* are forced by their springs M .into the holes and :alii/inoven'ient 4of thedever :7 7 'wherebvgitr-f; Ould. tend to congtin'ne rais-ting, f the ,..sliden .4f-1f,A is.` ,ta ken up by compression of the spring S0 under the COII of the movable fu cruni pui 7S. `rl`he upward movement of the link 7 6 turns'the lever formed by the arms 90 andr 91 on its f pivot, thus moving the spring contact arm 92 out of the chute 88 and permitting theH coin to pass down the latter into a suitable receptac e. The coin supporting pin 24 is restored to its normal position by the link 20 which engages its forward end and moves,

it rearwardly as the plunger 22 makes its edge of the sleeve 50 flush with the frontface of theslide 41, so that said slide isnotV released, and the valve 841, instead of be.- ing dropped forwardly under the coi-n, remains m the position shown 1n full lines in Fig. 4. Consequently the coin, whenv released by the plunger 22, falls straight downwardly into the casing or -intoy any suitable chute or receptacle (not shown).l

Under these circumstances, it is obvious that neither the signal 95 nor the electromagnet 9d is energized, so that the machine to which our invention is connected is not operated or released.

"lf the coin presented be too thick, it prevents the two circular knife edges and 38 from approaching each other to the predetermined extent. The pin 59a is therefore moved to the rear by the end of the screw 2b a distance insufficient to bring the front face of its co-acting tumbler pin (32a flush with the front face of the slide L11, so that,

as before, said slide is not released even though the other elements of the device occupy the proper positions.

If the coin is,so worn thatl its rim-is less than a predetermined thicki'iess, the pin 59 is not suiiiciently moved to cause its co-acting pin 62 to release the slide, while if the object presented to the machine was inthe form of a flat washer, the two pins G7 wouldl both be pushed rearwardly to the saine extent. As a consequence, the com is held away from the block '31 so that neither the sleeve Onor the pins (32 and 62 can be brought to their slide-releasing positions. Similarly, if the coin not of the correct thickness immediatelyv inside of its rim, the knife edge 38 holds it away from the block 31,

with the same result as before noted, so that i by proper adjustment the machine canbe made so that it will accept or pass no other than perfect coins of the correct denomination. Moreover' -it is possible to adjust the machiin` to any degree-of `sensitiveness, so

that it will receive and deliver to the chute SS standard coins which are but slightly worn, while rejecting coms worn to such an extent as to be unfit for circulation, as well as counterfeits, slugs, washers, and the like. For purpose of adjustment, the screw 46 may be moved in or out to permit the slide 41 to move more or less loosely in its guideway, and similarly the screw 73as well as the screws 26, may be adjusted to accomplish the same end. y

It will be noted that the cylinder 53, as well as the hollow plungers G5, pass completely through the slide 41 so as to abut upon thefront face of the rear platee'Z, with the result that. there is no force acting upon said slide to move it rearwardly from the plate.

Under normal operating conditions the pointed pin is not employed, but if for any reason it be desired that the coins operated on by the machine shall be directed to the chute 88 only when they are so deliveredv to the machine that the -facebearing the head or figure is toward the front thereof, said pin is projected forwardly by means of its screw so that if that face of the coin bearing the head be toward therear of the machine, said head would be engaged by the point of the pin, which would thus hold the coin awaydfrom the knife edge 38 so that it would fail to move the tumbler 62a and the sleeve 50 sufficiently far to the rear to free the slide 41.

vBy the use of the spring 16, the danger of injury to the machine owing to the presentation toit of coins or slugs of more than proper thickness is prevented, since this spring allows the plunger with the link Q0 and plunger let to yield under such conditions, as the operating lever is pulled to the front. Again, any danger or damage to the machine due to the sudden release of the lever from its full forward position is prevented by means ofthe dash pot 2, since even though the spring 4: tends to.violently return the various parts of the machine to their normal positions, their movement is slowed down bythe action of the piston 3; it being noted that the screw 19 may be adjustedtovary the volume of the air between the bottom of the dashpot and the piston thereof. s

O f course if the machine is designed to operate solely on supposedly perfect coins so as to detect any imperfection in minting, the slide t1 is so made that the face of its section 41h iscoincident with the plane. of the sections 4171a and 41,and therefore virtually in contact with therear face of the plate '39.

We claim 1. The combination in a coin selector; of a coin directing means; selective controlling mechanism' therefor; means, including an operating member, for presenting a coin to and then releasing it from said mechanism;

.and a device for causing a single movement of said operating lever. to result in aj complete a'ctuatioi'i of said coin presenting and releasing means.

i). 'lhe combination, in a coin selector, of a coin directing-valve; selective controlling mechanism therefor; means for presenting .a coin to said mechanism; an (Uerating mechanism therefor; yielding means for prey I senting a coin to said mechanism; an operating member for said means; and means for causing a movement of said member in one direction to present a coin to and then release it from said valve controlling means.

4e. The combination, in al coin selector, of a coin directingl valve; select-ive controlling mechanism therefor; a device for ln'esenting a coin to and subsequently releasing it from said mechanism; said device including an operating member; a coin engagingmember; and a connecting device for transforming a movement of the operating member in one direction into two movements in opposite directions of the coin engaging member.

5. The combination, in a coin selector, of' a coin directing valve; selective cont-rolling mechanism therefor; and a device for presenting a coin to and then releasing it from said mechanism; said device including an operating member, a com engaging member,

and a toggle 'connecting said members.

operating member, for presenting a coin to andv subsequently releasing it from said mechanism by a movement of said operating member in one direction.

8. The combination in a coinselector of -a valve; actuatinglmeans therefor including a bodily movable member; selective locking means normally holding said member from moving.; and means for presenting a coin to said locking means.

9. The combination in aicoin selector of a valve; actuating means therefor including a longitudinally movable slide; selective locking 'means normally holding sa id slide from moving; and means for presenting a coin to said locking means. y

10; T he combination in a 'coin selector, of a valve;^actuating means therefor including a bodily movable member; a' tulnblerand a structure vco-acting therewith, for normally pre\f'enting movement -ot said member;

means. torpresenting a coin to the selector;

andineans for transmitting movement from the coin to the tumbler. l f.

11. The combination in a coinselector of a valve, means for moving said valve; lockingineclianism normally preventing m0vement of said means; means 'including an operating member "for presenting a coin to the lockingniechanism; and a'device', actu ated by the operating member, forrestoring tionafter it has moved therefrom.

12. The combination in a. coin selector'iofaivalve; a weight actuated slide for .moving the same, locking means normally holding said,- slide 1n an elevated position; means in `c luding an operatingmember for presenting a coin to said locking means; and means ac# tuated by said vop 'eiating= member for re?"` lstoringtlie slide toits' normal it has'movedtherefrom.l i i 13.. The combination in a coin selector of supporting structure; a valve; a longitudinally'movable slide connected thereto; Ia tumbler torvlocking said slide to the supporting structure; means `including an oper# ating Vmember for presenting' a coin-to saidl tumbler; and aflever operatively connected to the slide and placed to be actuated by the operating lever, for. restoring said slide to itsnormal position after lit-lhas moved therefrom. f g r 14. The combination in a coin selector yof a valve; actuating `means thereforl including v a movable member locking means for said vmember; a plunger for lpresenting a cointo said locking meansyactuating,means f or the plunger including an operating lever; With a yieldinglysupported lever connecting. the voperating lever and said 'movable valve actuatingmem'be'r for returningjthe latter to its normal position.

, 15. The combination ina coin selector of a coin directing means; actuating mea-ns i therefor capable of being set in operation by a standard coin;'mech anism tor presenting a coin tosaid actuating means, and a move.- mentretarding device connected to said mechanism'.

. 16. The combination in a coin selector of a coin directingmeans;"actuating lmeans for said coin directing means; adevi'ce normally locking saidactuating means; a plunger :tor

' ypresentinga vcoint'o' said locking device;- an

operating member Vconnected to "transmit inotiou tosaidv plunger; andinovement-retardiiig means .for said operating.` member.

17 Thev combination ina coin selector of a coin directing means;norinal1y locked ac? tnating means tor' said coin directing means; a Vdevice normally. lockingsaid factu'atin'g means; 'a'. plunger forpresentiig 'a'cbfint-o said locking device; an operating member position afteri' connected to transmit motion to-4 said plunger; and dash potgjfor retarding the movement of -said operating member. :.-'f

18.V The combination ina coin selector of coin directing means; controlling mechanism therefor; means for presenting a .coinjto said controlling mecha iisni; and' a device for positively `removing said* coin after such 1 g presentation-.ff 4

it). Thecombinationin'a coin selectoigof 75 coin directing'mea-ns; controlling mechan' in therefor; `means for-.presenting a .coin to said control-ling mechanism; and a; device@ controlled by, the coin upresenting,"nieaiisL fQr Vositivelyremoving saidjcoin'after lits pre- 80 entation to said controlling mechani'sm. f`, 2 20. The combinationv in CoinV Selector 'ot'A colin directing `means;#controlling meehane' n "r in for' sa id means a plunge rf l for Vpresenta coin ,to saidaineehanism;operating t'means tor actuating said plunger; and "vice actuated'by 'said'4 operating means for positivelyv forcing a; coin away fromwfthe *ya plunger afterit":li'asbeen p esented thereby to the:controlling?mechanism;

21. The combination" 9o inia coin selectin' f coin direct.ing,means; .mechanism controlling.. the operation* thereof; a -membervlfor presenting' acoin tof sai d miechanism`; z operating means for actuating-said member; and aqlever actuated by said" operating Y means anfbin position;to-positively torceA a"`coin away Vfrom' the member after yit yhas',bee'n L presented thereby to the' `control-ling megliamsmv 3 i.;

22. lhe combination ina: coin selectr of coin' directing m eans; controlling "mecha-- nism forsaid means; the same'including v'a f coin-actuated, 'tumblerigoverned'- lockfk havb ing a ,device for permitting itsfreleafseiby ja coin Whose fdimensions,"lare'fivitliin pred termined amounts Vof 'tlielstnndardineas'ii efments; and means forpresenting said lock. Y -fz 23. The combination in afc'oin'selector of 110 a fixed structure; aniovable structure immediately adjacentto" butfhaving'fa" portion i spaced away*fronifsai'dfxd,s ructurepactiating means for tlile-inovable ri'ictu acting 'locking tumblersmountedinfsaiid 115 structures ind 'constructedgto have their C- acting ifacesfbroughtj intoA the' 'space betwie ii the structures by the presentation to tlh'ni o'ta standard coin; means foi-'presenting a cioin .to actuatesaidtuniblersfand coin'direoti g 12o means controlled, by the.' movable vl:ittri'i'ctu 24. The combination in a-co'in seleotorf't el aetateaa standard coin; means for actuating themoviibludi'i'ig 125 i able structure when the pins permit of its movement; coin directing;v means controlled by. said movable structure; and means i'or presenting a coin to the locking means.

y25. The combination in a coin selector of a supporting structure; a slide movablymounted therein and having a portionot its vsurface spaced a predetermined distance' away from the adjacent surface of said structure; locking means for the slide includingY-two co-acting tumbler-s propor- -tioned to have their co-acting faces brought .into the space between the slide and the supporting structure by a coin Whose dimensions arejv'it-hin predetermined amounts ot' a standard; coin directing means cont-rolled by the slide; and means for presenting a coin to the locking means.

"26. The combination in a coin selector of a support-ing structure; a movable slide; spring actuated tumblers with meansco-act- "ing therewith for normally locking said `slide`tosaid structure and mounted Within the slide so as to exert pressure solely on the supporting structure; means for presenting a coin to actuate said tumblers; and coin directing means actuated by said slide.

27. The combination ina coin selector of a supporting structure; a movable structure having means yfor normally locking it thereto; coin directing means controlled by said fmovablefstructure; a plunger for presenting a coin tosaid locking means; and an operating member-.for the plunger including con-- nectin means for limiting the movement of' lsaid p unger 'to a predetermined amount.

28. The combination in a coin selector of a `xed structure; a movable structure; means normally locking said structures together; means for presenting a coin to said locking meansto actuate the same under predetermined conditions; coin directing means controlled by the movable structure;

and an electrical circuit including a contact placed to be cont-rolled by'a coin.

29. The combination in a coin selector; of a fixed structure; a movable structure;

" means normally locking said structures together; means for presentingla coin to said locking means to 'actuate t e rsame under predetermined conditions; coin 'directing means controlledby the movable structure;

and an electrical circuit including a contact .placed to be controlled by a com; sald conless the head of said coin is presented in a predetermined position relative to `the locking device.

3l. The combination in a coin selector of coin directing vmeans; controlling mechanism therefor including a movable member,

-and means normally locking said member from movement; means for presenting a coin to the locking means; and a pin 1n position to prevent the coin from actuating the locking means unless a certain face ot' said coin is presented to the same.

32. The combination in a coin selector of coin f directing means; controlling mechanism therefor including a movable member and locking means for normally preventing movement of said member; meansf'for presenting a coin to said locking means; and tw'o `co-acting jmembers placed tofprevent lthe release of the locking means by a coin unless one of said members strikes 'a low portion of a com at the same time the second strikes a high part thereof.

33. The combination in 'a coin selector of coin directing means; controlling mechanism'therefor including a movable member and locking means for normally preventing movement of said member; means for presenting a coin to said locking means; and a rocker having two pins placed to prevent release of the locking `means by a coin unless one of said pins strikes a low portion of the face ofsaid coin and the other simultaneously strikes a high portion thereof.

34. The combinationlin a coin selector of coin directing means; controlling mechanism for said means; means for presenting a coin tosaid mechanism, the same includinga plunger; an operating member; and a supporting pin for holding a coin between 'the plunger and' the mechanism; with means for freeing the coin from said pin 'after its presentation to said mechanism.

35. The combination in a coin` selector of a device for separating standard from spurious coins; a coin chute connected thereto; an Velectric circuit including an electromagnet and a contact member; With means for temporarily projecting said contact into the coin chute so that the electric circuit will be closed by the coin delivered thereto.

36. The combination in a coin selector of a device including a lnovable element for separating spurious vfrom standard coins; a coin chute; a spring contact mounted .adjacent thereto and connectedl to said movable element so -as to be movable into and out of the chute thereby; with an electric circuit, including a current actuated device; connected to said contact. y

37. The combination in a coin selector of a supporting structure; a coin directing'de- :nasca ture; means for maintaining the movable memberv pressed against a definite part of said supporting structure, and means for presenting a coin to the locking means.

38. The combination in a com selector of a supporting structure having a plane vertical surface; a slide movable adjacent to said surface; meanstending to move said slide; a series of sets of tumblers with c0- operating means for normally locking the slide to the supportingstructure; means for vpresenting a c0111 tosaid tumblers; coin directing means actuated by said slide; and

means for preventing movement of the tumblers, by a coin, to their slide-releasino positions, *unless said coin is of standar dimensions. l i

In testimony whereof, We have signed om1 names to this specification, in the presence of two snbscrbngwitnesses.

GEORGE C. REITH. GEORGE F. FLADE.

Witnesses:

VILLIAM E. BRADLEY, fin A. BARR.

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