Improvements in or appertaining to Coin Freed or Coin Actuated Mechanism, especially applicable to Musical Boxes or the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1891
TRUVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or appertaining to Coin Freed or Coin Actuated
Mechanism, especially applicable to Musical Boxes or the like.
A communication from abroad by ABRAHAM HORNUNG, of Rzeszow, in the
• Province of Galicia, Merchant, and SALOMON DEICHES, of 1, Rathhaus
strasse, No. 9, Vienna, Merchant, both in the Empire of Austria.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6 Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, and 323 High Holborn in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a mechanism which, on the insertion of a coin, sets in
action a playing apparatus and allows this action to continue for a given time.
On the drawing annexed hereto, this mechanism is shown in combination with a
musical device.
Figure is a plan view,
Figure 2 an end view, and
Figures 3 to 12 are details.
A is a lever, one end a of which is flattened and placed opposite a hole for the
insertion of a coin, whilst the other end a¹ sets in action: a double armed lever B.
This latter is capable of oscillating on a pivot 6 and has at one end a pin 6 which
engages in the groove of a spur wheel C; the other end of this lever is curved
somewhat upwards, and its object is to arrest the fan wheel (regulator) D after
each revolution of the cylinder by means of this end 62 catching a projecting pin d.
This lever B has also an extension 63 downwards, by means of which the lever is
carried back into its original position by the spring b
F is a checking arrangement, which serves to stop the mechanism when the spur
wheel C has made a revolution; this arrangement consists of a plate f which is
pivoted on the pin f', and is constantly pressed against the pin 6 by means of the
spring f. Cis, as already stated, a spur wheel which has a groove c on one side,
in which the pin engages. This groove has a notch into which (under the action
of the spring 4) the pin sinks as soon as it comes up to it, whereby the spur wheel,
and with it the cylinder, are arrested. is a pin attached to the spur wheel C,
the object of which is to press away the check plate f, which constantly rests
against the pin & through the pressure of the spring, and thereby to produce the
falling of the pin into the notch c on the latter coming opposite to it.
The spur wheel C is connected with the before named fan wheel D, by means of
toothed gearing C and worm gearing C2, which, (fan) on the revolution.of the
former, is set in rapid rotation and insures the regular action of the mechanism.
If a coin (kreuzer) be now inserted through the aperture Q on to the lever end a,
the latter sinks, whilst the opposite end sets in action the lever B in such a way
that the end of this lever is raised and therewith the pin is pressed out of 'the
notch c³.
In consequence of this, the spur wheel C is released and the wound up cylinder H
commences to rotate, actuated by the spring mechanism K, and plays on the
tongue plate L. The regulator comes simultaneously into play by means of.the
gearing C, C1, C2, and insures a regular action of the cylinder. On the motion of
the spur wheel C being continued the pin c³ acts on the checking device and draws
the same away whereupon the pin 6 which before rested on the upper tooth f
slides down from the same. The spur wheel continues to revolve until the notch co

page_text: has arrived beneath the pin 66 and the latter is retained in the same, whereby at
the same time the pin rests on the lower tooth 4 of the stopping apparatus.
After the above named insertion of the coin, the latter falls from the end of the
lever a into the box, the lever is released and the various parts return, through the
pressure of the spring 64, to their original position. The process can be repeated
and the machine always plays a tune on the insertion of a coin as long as it is
wound up. It is self evident that the details of the construction can be altered
without departing from the essential principle of the invention.
Dated this 26th day of January 1891.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or appertaining to Coin Freed or Coin Actuated
Mechanism, especially applicable to Musical Boxes or the like.
A communication from abroad by ABRAHAM HORNUNG, of Rzeszow, in the
Province of Galicia, Merchant, and SALOMON DEICHES, of 1, Rathhaus-
strasse, No. 9, Vienna, Merchant, both in the Empire of Austria.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Bank Street,
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, & 6
Manchester both in the County of Lancaster & 323, High Holborn in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a mechanism which, on the insertion of a coin, sets in
action a playing apparatus and allows this action to continue for a given time.
On the accompanying drawings, this mechanism is shown in combination with a
musical device,
Figure 1 being a plan view,
Figure 2 an end view, and
Figures 3 to 12 details.
A is a lever, one end a of which is flattened and placed opposite a hole for the
insertion of a coin, while the other end a¹ sets in action a double armed lever B.
This latter is capable of oscillating on a pivot band has at one end a pin be which
engages in the groove of a spur wheel C; the other end of this lever is curved
somewhat upwards, and its object is to arrest the fan wheel (regulator) D after
each revolution of the cylinder by means of this end 62 catching a projecting pin d.
This lever B has also an extension & downwards, by means of which the lever is
carried back into its original position by the spring b.
F is a checking arrangement which serves to stop the mechanism when the spur
wheel C has made a revolution; this arrangement consists of a plate which is
pivoted on the pin ", and is constantly pressed against the pin 66 by means of the
spring Cis, as already stated, a spur wheel which has a groove c on one side,
in which the pin 66 engages. This groove has a notch into which (under the action
of the spring ) the pin sinks as soon as it comes up to it, whereby the spur wheel,
and with it the cylinder, are arrested. is a pin attached to the spur wheel C,
the object of which is to press away the check plate f, which constantly rests
against the pin 6 through the pressure of the spring, and thereby to produce the
falling of the pin into the notch c² on the latter coming opposite to it.
The spur wheel C is connected with the before named fan wheel D, by means of
toothed gearing C₁ and worm gearing C2 which, (fan) on the revolution of the
former, is set in rapid rotation and insures the regular action of the mechanism.
If a coin (kreuzer) be. now inserted through the aperture G onto the lever end a
the latter sinks, whilst the opposite end sets in action the lever B in such a way

page_text: that the end 6 of this lever is raised and therewith the pin 6° is pressed out of the
notch c².
In consequence of this, the spur wheel C is released and the wound up cylinder H
commences to rotate, actuated by the spring mechanism K, and plays on the
tongue plate L. The regulator comes simultaneously into play by means of the
gearing C, C, C, and insures a regular action of the cylinder. On the motion of
the spur wheel C being continued, the pin ca acts on the checking device and draws
the same away, whereupon the pin 6, which, before, rested on the upper tooth ³,
slides down from the same. The spur wheel continues to revolve until the notch c
has arrived beneath the pin & and the latter is retained in the same, whereby at
the same time the pin rests on the lower tooth f* of the stopping apparatus.
After the above named insertion of the coin, the latter falls from the end of the
lever a into the box, the lever is released and the various parts return, through the
pressure of the spring 4, to their original position. The process can be repeated,
and the machine always plays a tune on the insertion of a coin as long as it is
wound up.
It is self evident that the details of the construction can be altered
without departing from the essential principle of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
The improvements in coin freed or coin actuated mechanism, applicable for
musical boxes or the like, consisting in the employment of levers A and B, the latter
of which, controlled by a spring and provided with an upwardly curved end ³, is
connected with a spur wheel C having a groove c, a notch e² and a pin c³, together
with a checking arrangement F (actuated by a spring f), gearing C C¹ C² and
regulator D with pin d, all arranged substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Dated this 14th day of October 1891.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.