Improvements in Registering Toy Banks.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Registering Toy Banks.
We, SAMUEL SNELLENBURG, residing at corner of Fifth and South Streets
and Passyunk Avenue, in the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, United
States of America, Merchant and Manufacturer, and CHARLES PEIRCE BOOTH,
residing at Camden, in the State of New Jersey, United States of America,
Gentleman, 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 improvements in registering toy banks.
The object of the invention is to provide a device for the reception of coins with
revoluble means or disk for indicating the amount placed in the holder and which
will be locked upon the insertion of the first coin and unlocked when a pre-
determined number have been passed into the receptacle.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a plan view.
Fig. 2 is a plan view with a part of the removable cover broken away.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the receptacle with the top removed, a part being broken
away to better show the internal construction.
Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken through the line - of Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the spring detached.
Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the revoluble plates of the removable cover.
A refers to the box or receptacle, to the bottom of which is rigidly secured a
To the bottom
post B having a head which is cut away to form the slot b.
adjacent to the post B is attached a plate having a lug a¹ against which the lower
projecting end of the spring C abuts, said spring encircling the post B and having
its upper end extended horizontally and bent to provide a curved portion which
lies substantially at right angles with the helical portion, the extreme end c, forming
a pivot for a pawl F.
To the inner side of the receptacle are secured plates D and E, between which
is a coin-slot n, and to one side thereof the bent portion of the spring C is located,
The upper plate D has a slot d, and the rear end of this slut beyond the intended
movement of the bent portion of the spring has a notch with which the upturned
portion of the spring engages when it is forced back beyond the proper limit of
its movement as by the insertion of an object other than the proper coin-and
locked so that the parts cannot be operated.
Above the plate D and to the upturned end c, of the spring C is pivoted a
pawl F having a spring f, which moves through an opening in the upturned
end d of the plate D, said spring f serving to keep the pawl in engagement with
the ratchet-wheel I.
The receptacle has an inwardly extended portion A¹ which is provided with a
shoulder g, upon which the removable top H bears. The removable top is made
up of superimposed disks H, L, K, and ratchet-wheel I, which are suitably con-
nected to each other. The larger disk H when placed in position is held against
rotation by a lug i entering a recess i, in the inwardly projecting portion of the
receptacle. The disk H has a graduated scale which corresponds with the number
of teeth on the ratchet-wheel I. Above the ratchet-wheel is secured a disk K
having an inwardly projecting [tongue k, which passes through the slot b, in the

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post B, so that when the rotatable part of the top is turned-the-tongue will lic
under the Hanged head of the post. and prevent the removal of the top. Above
the disk K is secured a disk L having a gage-mark m, on a line with the tongue k,
which disk, rotates in the stationary disk H. The ratchet-wheel I and disks K
and L are rigidly secured to each other and are movably connected to the disk H.
The disk H is made up of two parts which are rigidly connected to each other, the
upper part bearing upon the shoulder
g.
A coin when inserted in the slot" n, between the plates D and E will press
against the bent portion of the spring Cand, operate the ratchet-wheel I
through the medium of the pawl F, the spring also acting to throw the coin into
the receptacle.
The article forms a convenient, portable and neat toy savings bank, which is
adapted to be carried in the pocket, and after the first coin has been passed through
the slot the top is locked and cannot be opened; until a predetermined number of
coins have been passed through the slot, at which time the top is automatically
unlocked.
In operation, the disks are placed so that the notch or recess i, is engaged by the
lug and the tongue k, passed into the slot b. Now by holding the top down the
spring will be slightly depressed and when a coin is inserted it will move
tlie extended end of the spring and turn the top one point, which will move the
tongue under the flanged head of the post and lock the top in position. As each
subsequent coin is inserted the revoluble portion of the top will be moved one point
forward, the spring C being pushed to one side to retract the pawl F. When the.
full number of coins have been inserted, the tongue k will, register with the slot >>,
and the top automatically released. The number of coins in the receptacle can be
determined by the gage-marks on the disks.
Should an attempt be made to improperly open the receptacle the spring C would
likely be pressed back and enter the notch which would prevent further
manipulation of the spring, and in order to obtain the contents the receptacle would
have to be destroyed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is.:
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:. 1. The combination in a toy bank, of a receptacle having a coin-receiving slot, a
removable top consisting of a stationary portion and a revoluble portion, one part
having a graduated scale and the other a gage-mark, and means for holding the top
in engagement with the receptacle.
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2. The combination in a receptacle for coins having a coin-receiving slot, of a
removable top secured to said receptacle and means for turning a part of said top
when a coin is passed through the slot.
3. The combination in a registering receptacle for coin having a coin-receiving
slot, of a top secured to said receptacle, a spring attached to the receptacle so that
one end will lie opposite the slot and in the path of the coin, and means carried by
the spring which engages with a revoluble portion. of the top for turning the
revoluble top one step when a coin is inserted, substantially as shown, and for the
purpose set forth.
4. The combination in a registering receptacle for coin having a coin-receiving
slot, of a removable top having a revoluble registering mechanism forming part
thereof, the top being attached to said receptacle and a spring adapted to be
actuated by a coin, a ratchet-wheel attached to the revoluble part of the top and a
pawl carried by the spring, substantially as set forth.
5. The combination in a registering coin receptacle having a coin-receiving slot.
and a centrally located post, of a spring mounted on said post, a portion of the
spring intersecting the coin-receiving slot, a pawl, carried by the end of the spring,
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page_text: a ratchet-wheel and part top secured to the post so as to turn thereon and be
advanced step by step as each consecutive coin is inserted, substantially as shown
and for the purpose set forth.
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W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.