Improved Apparatus for Counting Out and Delivering known Numbers of Coins and like Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1895-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Counting Out and Delivering known
Numbers of Coins and like Articles.
I, SEBASTEAN HEIM, of 509 Arch Street, Philadelphia, in the County of
Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, 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, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of
reference marked thereon, which form a part of this Specification:-
The principal objects of my present invention are; first, to provide an efficient,
reliable, simple and comparatively inexpensive machine for rapidly and accurately
counting coins and the like; second, to feed coins and the like uniformly and
without jamming or sticking; and third, to provide for the accurate distribution of
a definite number of coins or the like.
My invention consists of the counting machine hereinafter described and claimed,
and its nature, characteristic features and scope will be more fully understood from
the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings
forming part hereof, and in which-
Fig. 1, is a top or plan view of the machine.
Fig. 2, is a view illustrating a central section of the same.
Fig. 3, is a sectional view drawn to an enlarged scale and illustrating portions of
the hopper and its accessories shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 4, is a detached view illustrating devices for feeding the coins.
Fig. 5, is a sectional view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6, is a top or plan view illustrating the entrances of the runs into which the
coins are delivered.
Fig. 7, is a sectional view, taken on the line 7-7, of Fig. 8.
Fig. 8, is a top or plan view illustrating the exits of the runs.
Fig. 9, is a sectional view taken on the line 9-9, of Fig. 1, and drawn to an
enlarged scale.
Fig. 10, is a sectional view taken on the line 10-10, of Fig. 9.
Fig. 11, is an end view of the machine taken from the right-hand side of
Sheet 1.
Fig. 12, is a view of the tubes taken from the back of the machine; and
Fig. 13, is a sectional view taken upon different horizontal planes in order to
illustrate the various parts of the machine.
In the drawings-
a, is a frame-work of any suitable construction that serves to support the various
parts of the apparatus.
b, is a hopper adapted for the reception of coins or the like, which are to be
counted and for delivering them, in the machine illustrated, to a series of tubes or
conveyors e, for purposes to be hereinafter explained. As shown in the drawings,
this hopper is provided with a sieve or the like b', upon which the coins to be
counted are shoveled or otherwise deposited and through which dirt, dust or
extraneous matter may fall. The coins or the like are pushed or permitted to fall
into the throat 2, of the hopper. Near the throat 62, is provided a series of
baffling pins, studs or projections that travel in a direction opposed to the travel of
the coins, and thus prevent them from jamming or piling upon each other and also
insure their proper delivery from the hopper.

page_text: Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to, Figs. 3, 4, and 5,
thereof, 63, are rails or ribs formed on or applied to the throat 2, of the hopper
and disposed intermediate of the tubes c, in order to guide coins or the like into
the latter.
The above mentioned baffling pins, studs or projections are mounted upon the
corrugated periphery of a roller b, ranging transversely of the hopper b, and
disposed in proximity with its throat., Fig. 1, is an operating handle, by means
of which the roller, may be turned, for example, in the direction indicated by
the arrow in Fig. 2, in order to cause the pins, studs or projections to travel in a
direction opposed to the direction of the travel of the coins or the like.
As shown in the drawings, one series 67, of pins, studs or projections are disposed
in alignment with each of the rails 63, and serve to direct the coins or the like
between the rails, so that they are guided thereby into the respective tubes c.
The other series 6, of pins, studs or projections are or may be less numerous and
are disposed opposite the interval between the rails 63, and serve to separate coins
and the like and thus prevent them from jamming or piling upon each other at and
near the entrance of the tubes c. The coins or the like after leaving the hopper
are guided into the runs, in the present instance by traversing the tubes e, which
are provided at their rear portions with slots 1, Fig. 12, through which a pointed
instrument may be inserted in order to release the coins or the like if they should
happen to become jammed or otherwise misplaced therein. From the tubes c, or
their equivalent, the coins fall in a horizontal position at the entrance of the runs d,
as is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6. As shown in the drawings, these runs d,
comprise strips or bars grooved, slotted or rabbeted as at d¹, Fig. 9, in order to
receive coins and the like and prevent their upward displacement. At the entrance
to the runs, the upper portions of the strips or bars are cut away and their shanks
are or may be pointed as shown in Fig. 6, in order to facilitate the entrance of
coins and the like. At their other ends or exits, the tops or heads of the strips or
bars are cut away for a short distance as shown in Figs. 7, and 8, for purposes to
be hereinafter described. As the coins and the like rest at the entrance of the
runs, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6, they are impelled forward and caused to
traverse the grooved, slotted or rabbeted portions d¹, by means of fingers e, that work
between the strips or bars. As shown in the drawings, these fingers e, are applied to
the peripheries of disks e¹, mounted upon a shaft e², and properly spaced from
cach other by means of washers e³.
*, is an operating handle by means of which the shaft e², may be rotated in the
direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, through the intervention of suitable
gearing, Fig. 1. In this connection it may be remarked that the handles e,
and 6, may be dispensed with and the machine driven through the intervention of
belts or other power transmitting devices. Obviously, as the coins and the like are
pushed forward by the fingers through the runs, other coins descend and are
similarly pushed forward, so that by properly proportioning the length of the table of
runs, it is possible to cause it, when full, to contain any required number of coins
and the like. For example, where use is made of twenty runs, as shown in the
drawings, and each run is adapted to contain fifty silver dollars, the whole table when
full contains one thousand dollars; although it must be borne in mind that my
invention is not limited to a machine for counting any number of articles or of
counting dollars, because it may obviously be adapted to count other articles and
coins of other denominations.
In order to facilitate the counting operation, use may be made of a slider or
traveler, provided with depending wings f¹, Figs. 9, and 10, adapted to slide
between the runs and pass between succeeding coins and the like. These sliders
or travelers are adapted to ways 12, which prevent their upward displacement
and which are cut away at the ends of the machine, as shown in Figs. 6, and 8, in
order to permit the slider to be inserted and removed at the points. If the table
of runs has been filled with coins or the like, the subsequent operation of the
machine causes such coins and the like to be fed or forced forward toward the right

page_text: in Fig. 1, and they may be collected, for example, by means of a spout g, into a.
bag or other suitable receptacle, not shown.
The mode of operation of the hereinabove described apparatus is as follows:
Coins and the like are placed in the hopper b. The pins, studs or projections
are caused to travel in a direction opposed to the direction of travel of the coins,
for example, by the rotation of the operating handle &, as indicated by the arrow
in Fig. 2, with the result that dirt and extraneous matter falls through the sieve b',
and is removed and with the result that coins are delivered at the entrance of each
of the runs d, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6, it being understood that, if
necessary, the coins are prevented from jamming in the tubes or deliverers c, by
means of any suitable instrument that may be inserted through the apertures or
slots c. The fingers e, are then caused to push the coins or the like forward into
the runs, for example, by the rotation of the operating handle e, and this operation
is continued until the table of runs is full of coins and the like of which fact
a memorandum or record is kept. If for any reason it should happen that one or
more of the runs is not entirely full of coins, this fact will be obvious to the
inspector or the operator-in-charge, who may then fill up the empty runs by inserting
additional coins at the right hand end of the machine, Fig. 8. As soon as the table
of runs is full of coins, the slider or traveler f, is or may be placed at the left hand
end of the table of runs with its wings f¹, depending in the rear of the coins last
counted. The subsequent operation of the machine causes the counted coins to be
delivered from the exits or right-hand ends of the runs where they may be
collected in any suitable manner, for example, by means of the spout g, and delivered
into a bag or other receptacle. As additional coins are supplied to the runs, the
traveler or slider f, is pushed toward the right-hand end of the machine and when
it reaches the extreme right-hand end thereof, it serves to indicate that an additional
or second count has been completed and it may be readily removed, as shown in
Fig. 8, for subsequent use.
It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains,
that modifications may be made in detail without departing from the spirit thereof.
Hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts
bereinabove set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
1. A counting machine, comprising a table, consisting of parallel rails or bars
horizontally grooved, slotted or rabbeted for supporting coins and the like, and
rotating feed fingers extending and working intermediate of said rails or bars for
pushing the coins forward, substantially as described.
2. A counting machine, comprising a table, consisting of a series of parallel
rails or bars horizontally grooved, slotted or rabbeted at their edges and adapted
to support the coins, devices fixed in respect to the table for delivering coins and
the like to said grooves and between said rails or bars, and fingers working and
extending in the spaces between the rails or bars for feeding the coins and the like,
substantially as described.
3. A counting machine comprising, a series of parallel grooved bars having
spaces between them and adapted to support coins and the like, a hopper and tubes
for delivering coins and the like in such manner that they extend across the spaces
between said rails and are supported horizontally by said grooves, and fingers
extending through the spaces between said rails for feeding the coins and the like,
substantially as described.
4. The combination in a counting inachine, of, a series of parallel horizontally
grooved bars having spaces between them, and a revoluble shaft provided with
fingers working in the spaces intermediate of said bars, substantially as described.
5. In a counting machine, a hopper provided with a series of tubes, rails applied
to the throat of the hopper and disposed intermediate of the tubes, and a roller

page_text: provided with pins, studs or projections disposed in alignment with the rails,
substantially as described.
6. In a counting machine, a hopper provided with a series of tubes, rails applied
to the throat of the hopper and disposed intermediate of the tubes, and a roller
provided with two series of pins whereof the pins of one series are disposed in
alignment with the respective rails and serve to direct coins between them and to
the tubes and whereof the pins of the other series are less in number and are
disposed opposite the interval between the rails, substantially as described.
7. In combination, a series of parallel strips or bars having spaces or intervals
between them and having their respective edges rabbeted, grooved or slotted and
cut away at their upper flanges to permit coins to be dropped onto their lower
flanges, and fingers extending through and working in the intervals between said
bars, substantially as described.
8. In a counting machine, a table of runs comprising bars rabbeted, grooved
or slotted at their respective edges and having the upper portions thereof cut
away and having the remaining portions pointed to guide the coins, substantially
as described.
9. The combination in a counting machine of, a table of runs, means for feeding
coins and the like in and through cach of said runs, and a slider or traveler
extending across said table and adapted to engage the coins and the like of each
run and to be fed forward thereby, substantially as described.
10. The combination in a counting machine of, a table of runs, means for feeding
coins in respect to said runs, a slider or traveler having depending wings engaged
by the coins of each run, and ways adapted to said slider or traveler and having
portions thereof cut away, substantially as described.
11. The combination in a counting machine of, a table of runs having portions
thereof cut away to constitute entrances, a series of fixed tubes for delivering coins
and the like to said entrances, and fingers carried by a revoluble shaft for feeding
said coins in respect to the runs, substantially as described.
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12. A counting machine comprising the combination of, a series of strips or bars
rabbeted, grooved or slotted for the reception of coins or the like and cut away for
the passage
of the same; a hopper provided with co-operating baffling pins, studs
or projections, rails or ribs, and tubes or deliverers; and fingers for feeding the
coins or the like, substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of November 1895.
J. F. BAILI,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for Applicant.