Improvements in and relating to Coin Receiving Game and Coin-freed Delivery Apparatus.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 25th Sept., 1900-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Coin Receiving Game and Coin-freed
Delivery Apparatus.
We, CHARLES JAMES LEATHER, of North Grounds Villa, Portsmouth, Con-
tractor, and EMIL HOLLANDERS, of 3, Queens Buildings, Osborne Road, Southsea,
both in the County of Southampton, Chronometer Maker, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to coin game apparatus of the kind in which an in-
serted coin is projected against a target or object within the case by mechanism
operated from outside the case containing the apparatus. The object of this
invention is to provide such apparatus with means whereby the target, or other
object fired at with the coin, is set in motion.
The apparatus comprises an outer case having a coin slit through which the
coin is pushed on to a guide piece, and in front of a moveable slide operated by
a trigger outside the apparatus, whereby the coin is projected against the mov-
ing target or object. The moveable slide is connected by lever mechanism to
a spring controlled shaft operated by a handle projecting outside the case. On
this spring shaft is a fixed arm carrying a pin which takes against a second arm
on a collar loose on the spring shaft. This second arm in connected by lever
mechanism with a segmental shaped disc or rectangular plate, forming a target,
or object, and mounted on a spindle or in guides to which a spring or gravity
motor is connected.
When the handle is operated from outside the case, the disc, or plate is turned
on its shaft or lifted in its guides and the motor thus wound up or its weight
raised. The target or object then begins to move and the coin can be projected
thereagainst by the trigger mechanism before described. The target or object
is provided with apertures through which the coin can be projected to fall into coin
freed mechanism of any suitable kind for delivering an article or for delivering
a token exchangeable for an article of given value.
Dated this 1st day of December 1899
F. W. GOLBY,
Patent Agent, 36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Coin Receiving Game and Coin-freed
Delivery Apparatus.
We, CHARLES JAMES LEATHER, of North Grounds Villa, Portsmouth, Con-
tractor, and EMIL HOLLANDERS, of 3, Queens Buildings, Osborne Road, Southsea,
[Price 8d.]l

page_text: both in the County of Southampton, Chronometer Maker, 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 coin game apparatus of the kind in which an in-
serted coin is projected against a target or object within the case by mechanism
operated from outside the case containing the apparatus. The object of this
invention is to provide such apparatus with means whereby the target or other
object is caused to move whilst being operated on or fired at with the coin.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a plan of our invention with the top
of the case removed; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation and Fig. 3 is a sec-
tional end elevation taken on the lines 2-2 and 3-3 respectively in Fig. 1;
Figs. 4 to 6 show details of construction. The same parts are lettered to corre-
spond in all the figures.
The apparatus comprises an outer case A having a coin slit B through which
the coin is pushed on to a guide piece C, and in front of a moveable slide D acted
on by a spring on the shaft J and released by a trigger E outside the apparatus,
whereby the coin is projected against the moving target or object F. The move-
able slide D is connected by the link G to the lever arm H the other end of
which is fast on the spring controlled shaft J which is operated by a handle K
projecting outside the case. To this spring shaft J is fixed a short lever arm L,
shown in elevation in Fig. 4 and in plan in Figs. 5 and 6, which lever arm L
in one direction engages a spring pawl or catch M pivotted at m to a projec-
tion L2 on a second arm L which latter is secured to a sleeve loose on the spring
shaft J. (See Fig. 4). M' is a fixed stop in the path of the spring pawl M and
having an inclined face. Wlien the pawl M abuts against this stop, as shown
in Figure, 5, it becomes disengaged with the short lever arm L, thereby per-
mitting the second arm L¹ and connected mechanism to move without affecting
the trigger connected mechanism D E G H and J.
The free end of the second arm L₁ is connected by lever mechanism N O P
with a segmental shaped disc F which forms a target, or object, and is mounted
on a spindle Q, to which spindle a spring or gravity motor of any suitable con-
struction is connected. The means for actuating the disc forms no part of
this invention and therefore is not shown in the drawings. When however the
disc is allowed to fall by gravity the speed is regulated by a train of wheels
and a fly geared to the spindle Q as will be well understood.
The disc F is fitted with a projection S in the path of which lies the nose of a
catch which nose is hinged so as to turn upwards only through an angle of 90°
or thereabouts as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. The catch is secured to
the end of a rod R to which is attached one end of a spring R the other end of
which is secured to the interior of the case A. The rod R is furnished with an
operative knob R2 located outside the case A.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-When the handle K is turned
to the position shown in Fig. 1 the disc F, through the medium of the arm L,
catch M, second arm L', and lever mechanism NO P, is turned on its. shaft Q
and the motor thus wound up or its weight raised. Simultaneously the lever H,
fast on the spring controlled shaft J, has caused the link G to push back the
slide 1 in the guide piece C into the proper position to receive the coin, in
which position it is held by a spring trigger catch e (see Fig. 2). The coin may
now be inserted through the slit B, the catch knob R2 pulled out, thereby with-
drawing the nose of the catch r from the path of the stop S on the disc which
thereupon begins to move. The coin may then be projected against the moving
target or object F by pulling on the trigger E thereby releasing the trigger
catch e whereupon the spring shaft J rotates and, through the medium of the
link G and the lever H causes the slide D to travel rapidly forward in the
guide C, projecting the coin towards the disc F. The target or object F, is
provided with apertures f through which the coin may be projected to fall

page_text: through an aperture fl in the back of the case into coin-freed mechanism of
any suitable kind for delivering an article or for delivering a token exchange-
able for an article of given value.
Instead of a disc turning on a fixed centre, such as is shown in the accompany-
drawings, the target or object may be made as a rectangular plate moving in
fixed vertical guides its speed being controlled by a rack and pinion or other
suitable mechanism. This modification of the invention will be well under-
stood without further description.
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:-
1. In coin-game apparatus, the combination of a moving target or object
having apertures therein and moved in one direction by a spring or gravity
motor, with trigger mechanism for projecting the coin against the target and
means operated from outside the containing case for setting or cocking the
trigger mechanism and for returning the target to its initial position thereby
winding up the spring or raising the weight of the motor, substantially as
described.
2. In coin-game apparatus fitted with a moving target and trigger mechanism
for projecting the coin, an operative handle outside the case connected to a
spring controlled shaft linked to the projecting mechanism, and an arm on said
shaft which engages a catch in its path said catch being carried by lever mech-
anism connected to the target whereby said target is returned to the initial
position when the projecting mechanism trigger is set or cocked, substantially
as described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
3. Coin, receiving game and coin freed delivery apparatus arranged to operate
substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of Santamhan 1000
F. W. GOLBY,
Patent Agent, 36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.
F. W. GOLBY,
Patent Agent, 36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.