Improvements in Coin-holders or Money-boxes.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin-holders or Money-boxes.
I, EDWIN MEYER GOLDSMITH, of 336, Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States of America, Manufacturer of Clothing, do hereby declare the nature of
his invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists of a coin holder or money box from which the coin or money
may be removed only when the box is full.
To this end, I employ a tube or receiver for the money, the same being primarily
locked, and means whereby said tube may be unlocked, so that a spring which is then
operative, serves to throw out the containing receiver, whereby access is had to
the coin.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a coin holder or money box embodying my
invention.
Figure 2 represents a perspective view of the interior portion thereof detached.
Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the exterior casing.
Figure 4 represents a horizontal section on line x, x, Figure 1.
Figure 5 represents a vertical section of the lower portion of the device, some of
the parts thereof being in a different position than that shown in Figure 1.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
Referring to the drawings
A designates a box or casing, of cylindrical or other form, having within the same,
a sliding tube B, which is provided with a closing cap C, in the side of which is a
throat C, for the entrance of coin.
On the tube is a movable head D, against which bears upwardly the spring E, the
latter resting on the bottom of the box A.
The lower portion of the tube is provided with a shoulder F, and the tube has
within it a depending spring or catch G which is adapted to be engaged by the
periphery of the head D, said periphery being slotted, as at H, so as to receive and
ride over said catch. The lower end of the catch freely engages with the abutment
or shoulder F.
On the head D is an index finger J, which is adapted to play in the longitudinally
extending slot K, in the box A, the wall of said slot being graduated, as will be seen
in Figure 3, the finger J pointing to the graduations.
The underside of the cap C, is dishing inwardly or convex, as at L, whereby when
a coin is inserted in the throat C¹, it comes in contact with said convex face L, and is
thereby forced towards the head D thus depressing the latter and locating the upper
face of the coin flush, or a little lower than flush with the under wall of the throat, so
that the coin cannot be abstracted at the throat.
The operation is as follows:-
The coin is inserted into the tube B, through the throat C¹ and as it rides against
the convex portion L of the cap C, it depresses the head D, the index J indicating the
number of the coins introduced. Other coin is inserted and as the tube is filling, the
head D rides against the catch G, until the tube is full, when said head forces
the catch G, from the shoulder F thus releasing the tube, whereby the latter under the
action of the spring E, previously contracted or compressed, of the descending head,
is thrown upwardly or outwardly, so that it rises sufficiently to uncover its open side,
thus rendering the coin accessible. After the coins are removed, the tube B may be
pushed in, so that the shoulder F is engaged by the catch G, thus locking the tube,
the catch being again located to close the top of the box, and presenting its throat for
the entrance of coin, as previously described.
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page_text: In order to prevent the tube from being entirely removed from the box, when thrown
out by the spring E, the upper end of the box is provided with lips M, which are
turned down, and inwardly, as shown by the dotted figure at the left of Figure 3, so
as to form stops against which the head D abuts, said stops being in the path of the
head, as the latter moves outwardly or upwardly with the tube.
⚫ 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 :-
First. A box containing a sliding tube, and provided with a catch adapted to engage
with said tube the latter having a movable head fitted thereto, which when operated
by the entering coin is adapted at a certain time to disengage said catch from the
tube, thus permitting or causing the motion of the tube in the box so that the collected
coin is accessible, substantially as described.
Second. A tube fitted within a box, and provided with a sliding head in combination
with a spring bearing against said head, and a catch for locking said tube in the
box, the head by its motion being adapted to unlock said parts, substantially as
described.
Third. A coin holder consisting of a receiving tube, and an enclosing box or casing
with a catch for locking said tube within the box, and a movable head on said
tube, whereby when. the tube is full, it is automatically unlocked, and thereby
permitted or caused to be withdrawn, thus opening the box, substantially as described.
Fourth. A coin holder having a shoulder or engaging piece F, and a box or casing
having a catch G with which said shoulder is adapted to engage, in combination with
a sliding head D on said tube, said head being adapted to automatically disengage
said catch, when the tube is full, thus causing and permitting the withdrawal of the
tube, and access to the collected coin substantially as described.
Fifth. A coin holder having a tube or receiver provided with a cap having a convex
or depressed underface, and an opening for the insertion of coin, said tube having a
movable head which is operated by the inserted coin, the latter being located by the
under face of the cap so as to be prevented from being abstracted, substantially as
described.
Sixth. A coin holder having a movable head operated by the inserted coin, and a
casing with graduations thereon said head being provided with an index so that
the number of coins in the box is indicated by the same at the graduations, sub-
stantially as described.
Seventh. A coin holder having a movable coin receiver with a movable head thereon
in a casing or box, the latter being provided with a lip or stop for limiting the
outward motion of the receiver, substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of August 1890
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.