Improvements in Savings-banks or Receptacles for Coin.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1892-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Savings-banks or Receptacles for Coin.
I, JOHN JACKSON, of 28 Colwell Road, East Dulwich, in the County of
Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of receptacles for
coins that will open only when filled, and has for its object the production of simple
and cheap savings-banks.
According to this invention I provide two sheet metal cylinders fitting one within
the other and cach longitudinally slotted down one side, the width of each slot being
rather less than the diameter of the respective cylinders. Such construction
prevents the inner cylinder leaving the outer cylinder transversely, as the width of
the outer slot is not sufficient to allow of the passage of the inner cylinder. To
prevent longitudinal movement of the inner cylinder the lower edges of both
cylinders are turned outwards, that of the outer cylinder being provided with a disc or
cap secured thereto, so as to form a bottom or base to the apparatus. A similar diso
or cap is secured to the upper end of the inner cylinder, which is also provided with
a transverse slot situated immediately under the said cap, and through which the
coins are passed into the receptacle. A flat spring is secured to the inside of this
cap and so arranged as to prevent the return of the coins by the slot. The lower
edge of the inner cylinder is provided with a recess extending round a portion of its
periphery, and into which a spring secured to the inner side of the base of the
apparatus is normally pressed. When the inner cylinder is turned to close the
slot in the outer oylinder the said spring rising into the recess locks the parts in
position. On the filling or jamming of the receptacle with coins, the locking
spring, on which the lowermost coin rests, is depressed from the recess in the
inner cylinder which cylinder is thereby liberated and may be rotated to bring
the slots in the two cylinders together, so as to form an opening by which the coins
may be extracted.
To afford a means of ascertaining the number of coins in the receptacle, narrow
slots, or holes may be formed therein to allow of a view of the contents.
Dated this 28th day of Aust 1901
.
CASTLE SMITH, -
Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements.in Savings-banks or Receptacles for Coin.
I, JOHN JACKSON, of 28 Colwell Road, East Dulwich, in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, 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 the construction of receptacles for coins
that will open only when filled, and has for its object the production of simple and
cheap savings banks.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
sheet of drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 shew the apparatus, Figure 1 closed, and
Figure 2 open; and Figures 3 to 6 shew the separate parts of which the apparatus
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page_text: is composed. Figures 7, 8 and 9 shew a modified construction of the apparatus. In
all figures like reference-letters are employed to indicate like or corresponding
parts.
According to this invention as illustrated at Figures 1 to 6 I provide two sheet
metal cylinders fitting one B within the other A, and each longitudinally slotted
down one side, the width of each slot being rather less thou the diameter of the
respective cylinders. Such construction prevents the inner cylinder B leaving
the outer cylinder A transversely, as the width of the outer slot is not sufficient to
allow of the passage of the inner cylinder B. To prevent, the longitudinal move-
ment of the inner cylinder B, the lower edges B₁ of both cylinders are turned
outwards, that of the outer cylinder being provided with a disc or cap C secured
thereto, so as to form a bottom or base to the apparatus. A similar disc or cap D
is secured to the upper end of the inner cylinder, which is also provided with a
transverse slot B32 situnted immediately under the said cap, and through which the
coins are passed into the receptacle. A flat spring D1 is secured to the inside of
this cap and so arranged as to prevent the return of the coius by the slot. The
lower edge of the inner cylinder is provided with a recess 13 extending round a
portion of its periphery, and into which a spring C¹, secured to the inner side of
the base C of the apparatus, is normally pressed. When the inner cylinder Bis
turned to close the slot in the outer cylinder the said spring C' rising into the
recess Blocks the parts in position. On the filling or jamming of the receptacle
with coins the locking spring C, on which the lowermost coin rests, is depressed
from the recess B³ in the inner cylinder B, which cylinder is thereby liberated and
may be rotated to bring the slots in the two cylinders together so as to form an
opening by which the coins may be extracted. To afford a means of ascertaining
the number of coins in the receptacle, narrow slots or holes E may be formed
therein to allow of a view of the contents.
'
As shewn at Figures 7 to 9 the spring C' is made of fan-shape and normally presses
into the lower part of the slot in the inner cylinder B. It will be readily seen that
by this arrangement the recess B³ is not required. In this modified arrangement
the longitudinal movement of the inner cylinder B is prevented by a tongue or
tongues G struck up from the sides of the said cylinder. These tongues project
into a groove F formed in the sides of the outer cylinder A. By this means the
necessity of turning out the lower edges of the two cylinders at B1 is obviated, and
the groove F serves to ornament, the exterior of the apparatus.
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) "Savings banks" constructed of two slotted cylinders in such manner that
when the slots are brought together access is given to the interior of the apparatus,
80 that the accumulated coins may be removed, substantially as hereinbefore
described and set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
(2) The combination of the spring C' with a recess or slot in the lower edge
of the inner cylinder B of "savings banks" constructed as. heroin described, sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described and set forth and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
(3) The general arrangement and construction of "savings banks"
specified and described.
As herein
Dated this 27th day of May 1882,
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention " Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
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