Improvements in Coin-receiving Game and Coin-freed Delivery Apparatus.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1898-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-receiving Game and Coin-freed Delivery
Apparatus.
I, FRANK EDWIN FENSOM, of 205, Newington Butts, in the County of Middlesex,
Artist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
This invention relates to apparatus for receiving coins of predetermined size
and weight. The coins fall into a claw or cup attached to a tube having a handle
outside the case by which means they may be projected and, according to the
skill of the operator, will either fall back again to the claw or cup to be again
projected, or fall into a till or drawer, or fall into coin-freed mechanism for
delivering an article or for delivering a token exchangeable for an article of
given value.
The apparatus comprises an outer case of the ordinary character having a coin
slit and coin shoot down which the coins fall into a claw or cup forming part
of or secured to an arm fast on a tube which takes a circular bearing on a rod
fixed in the interior of the case. To the tube is fixed a radial finger piece
which when the tube is rotated on its longitudinal axis bears against a block
made of rubber or like material resting in bearings.
The further end of the tube protrudes through the front of the case and is
fitted with a suitable handle. The interior of the case adjacent to the claw or
cup is provided with suitable guides for same and for the contained coin, and is
also furnished with a well-shaped receptacle into which the coins may fall and
from whence they are led again by a suitable shoot to the claw or cup afore-
mentioned. The interior of the case is furthermore provided with a vertical
partition having one or more apertures therein behind which is a shoot leading
to the coin-freed delivery mechanism. The latter consists of a claw, to receive
the coin, secured to one end of a lever pivotted on a fixed part and having a
pawl at its other end which normally engages behind a tooth on a draw-rod
whose end protrudes through the front of the case. This draw-rod has two
shoulders which engage one on each side of a vertical pin on a curved piece
turning on a vertical pivot so as to push out the lowermost of a number of tokens
or articles stored one above the other in a suitable receptacle. The front of the
case is glazed so that the coin can be seen as it is projected.
The operation is as follows:-When the coin has been inserted in the coin
shoot and fallen into the claw or cup, the operator rotates the external handle
of the claw or cup and projects the coin, which either falls into the well aforesaid,
or falls short and drops into a till or drawer, or passes through one of the aper-
tures in the partition and thence passes to the claw lever, which is borne down by
the weight of the coin thus releasing the pawl from the tooth on the draw-rod.
The latter may then be drawn out by the operator and the curved piece will
push a token or an article out of the case.
The rotation of the tube in projecting the coin causes the
to press upon the rubber or other block causing it to shift
said block forms a varying bearing for the finger piece.
finger piece thereon
slightly so that the
There is thus less

page_text: likelihood of the operator becoming familiar with the exact degree of force neces-
sary, or are through which the handle should be turned, to project the coin
through the apertures in the partition.
Dated this 6th day of October 1897.
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Coin-receiving Game and Coin-freed Delivery
Apparatus.
I, FRANK EDWIN FENSOM, of 8, Templeton Place, Earl's Court, in the County
of London, formerly of 205, Newington Butts, London aforesaid, Artist, 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 apparatus for receiving coins of predetermined size
and weight. The coins fall into a claw or cup attached to a rod or tube having
a handle outside the case by which means they may be projected and, according
to the skill of the operator, will either fall back again to the claw or cup to be
again projected, or fall into a till or drawer, or fall into coin-freed mechanism
for delivering an article or for delivering a token exchangeable for an article of
given value.
1
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevation of apparatus con-
structed according to my invention, with the front removed and a portion of the
coin shoot broken away, and Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional elevations taken respec-
tively on the lines 22 and 3 3 of Fig. 1. Corresponding parts are marked with
similar reference letters in the three views.
'
The apparatus comprises an outer case A of the ordinary character having a
coin slit B and coin shoot C down which the coins fall into a claw or cup D
forming part of or secured to an arm E fast on a rod or tube F which takes a
circular bearing on a tube or rod G fixed in the interior of the case A (see
Figure 3). To the rod or tube F is fixed a radial finger piece H which when the
rod or tube F is rotated on its longitudinal axis bears against a block made of
rubber or like material resting in bearings, or against the rubber covered peri-
phery of a wheel J eccentrically mounted on a short parallel shaft K which
latter is rotated in fixed bearings L by means of a pawl M carried by the rod
or tube F which gears with a ratchet wheel N fast on the shaft K. O is a
spring to prevent backward motion of the ratchet wheel N.
The further end of the rod or tube F protrudes through the front of the case A
and is fitted with a suitable handle F¹. The interior of the case adjacent to the
claw or cup D is provided with suitable guides for same and for the contained
coin, not shown in the drawings, and is also furnished with a well shaped,
receptacle Pinto which the coins may fall and from whence they are led by a
suitable shoot P¹ back again to the claw or cup D aforementioned.
The interior of the case is furthermore provided with a vertical partition Q
having one or more apertures R therein behind which is a shoot $ leading to the
coin-freed delivery mechanism. The well P and the shoot S are each preferably
provided with a central division plate s on the upper end of which is mounted
horizontally a roller s¹ for the purpose of turning the coins falling into the said
well P or shoot S so as to cause them to turn over and fall edgewise into the
respective claws D or T as the case may be.

page_text: The coin freed mechanism consists of a claw T, to receive the coin, secured
to one end of a lever T₁ pivotted at 12 on a fixed part and having a pawl T³ at
its other end, which said pawl normally engages behind a tooth U₁ on a draw-
rod U whose end protrudes through the front of the case A as shown in Fig. 3.
This draw-rod U has two shoulders U2 U which engage one on each side of a
vertical pin V1 on a curved piece V turning on a vertical pivot V2 so as to push
out the lowermost of a number of tokens or articles stored one above the other
in a suitable receptacle W. The front of the case is glazed so that the coin can
be seen as it is projected.
The operation is as follows:-When the coin X has been inserted in the coin
shoot C and fallen into the claw or cup D into the position shown by the full
lines in Fig. 1, the operator rotates the external handle F¹ of the rod or tube F
with a sudden movement. The rotation of the said rod or tube F is stopped
when the finger piece H abuts against the stop J in the position shown by the
dotted lines in Fig. 1, the coin X however pursues its course and is projected into
or across the space Z and either falls down into the bottom space between
the well P and the partition Q, or strikes the latter and rebounds into the well P,
or falls short and drops into the space z, or it passes through one of the aper-
tures R in the partition Q and thence passes to the claw T on the lever T",
which is borne down by the weight of the coin thus releasing the pawl T³ from
the tooth U¹ on the draw rod Ü. The latter may then be drawn out by the
operator and the curved piece V will push a token or an article out of the case.
The rotation of the rod or tube F in-projecting the coin causes the pawl M
thereon to gear with the ratchet wheel N and thus to rotate the parallel shaft K
on which the wheel J is eccentrically mounted so that the said wheel or block
forms a varying bearing for the finger piece H. There is thus less likelihood
of the operator becoming familiar with the exact degree of force necessary, or
arc through which the handle F should be turned, to project the coin through
the apertures R in the partition Q. The dotted circles marked in Fig. 1
represent various coins in different positions, and the dotted arcs represents the
arcs of trajectory.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A coin-receiving game and coin-freed delivery apparatus comprising an outer
case having a coin slit and coin shoot, a claw or cup to receive the coin and
fixed on a shaft rotatable by a handle outside the case whereby the coin may be
projected, and means for leading the coin back to the said claw or cup, or for
leading it to the coin-freed delivery mechanism, substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described.
2. In coin-receiving game and coin-freed delivery apparatus of the kind indi-
cated in the preceding claim, a varying bearing or shifting stop piece to regulate
the arc of travel of the rotatable shaft carrying the claw or cup which receives
the coin, substantially as herein described and for the purpose stated.
3. A combined coin-receiving game and coin-freed delivery apparatus arranged
to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein before set forth,
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicant.