Improvements in Receptacles for Coin and other analogous articles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1893-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SE MUIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Coin and other analogous
articles.
We, ERNST AUGUST JAHNCKE, Metallic Box Manufacturer, and FRIEDRICH
AUGUST GOTTHELF GMELIN, Engineer, both of Canonbury Works, Dorset
Street, Essex Road, in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of coin receptacles having a sliding plate or
pusher and our object is to render such receptacles more perfect in their action.
As we have ascertained that there may be some difficulty experienced in
causing the registering or opening mechanism to effectually perform its function
should the coin introduced be worn or too thin, we purpose to obviate this objection
in the manner about to be described.
We furthermore purpose to form the driving pawl or click which actuates the
registering or opening mechanism in such a manner that it shall be impossible for
the registering wheel to be moved more than the required distance, when a coin is
deposited, by moving forward the pusher.
To these ends our invention consists in providing the sliding plate or pusher with
means, such as a nose or projection standing out from the periphery of the opening
in the pusher, and so arranged as to lie in the same plaue with the upper surface of
the pusher. Thus when a coin is inserted into the opening in the receptacle and
beneath this nose or projection, that portion of the coin beneath said nose or
projection (no matter how thin the coin may be) will always project a sufficient
distance beyond the thickness of the pusher as to effectually operate the stops or
projections provided for retarding the forward movement of the pusher when no
coin has been inserted.
In order to prevent the driving pawl or click from operating the registering
wheel more than the required extent, we form said driving pawl or click with a bent
or inclined portion, so arranged that as the pawl is moved back by the pusher, after
the deposit of a coin, the before mentioned bent or inclined portion shall, by coming
against the registering wheel, cause the tooth of the pawl to be raised sufficiently
to clear the tooth beyond the next succeeding one of the registering wheel, but
shall on the following forward movement of the pusher, descend and come into
engagement with said succeeding and proper tooth of the registering wheel.
Dated this 20th day of October 1892.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Coin and other analogous
articles.
We, ERNST AUGUST JAHNCKE, Metallic Box Manufacturer, and FRIEDRICH
AUGUST GOTTHELF GMELIN, Engineer, both of Canonbury Works, Dorset
Street, Essex Road, in the County of London, 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 had to
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page_text: the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is
to say :-
In the Complete Specification of the abovenamed Ernst August Jahncke,
No. 6941,means were described whereby coin receptacles of the sliding plate or
pusher type were rendered more perfect in their action.
We have however since ascertained that there may be some difficulty experienced
in causing the registering or opening mechanism to effectually perform its function,
should the coin introduced be worn, or too thin, and it is therefore one of the
objects of our present invention to obviate this difficulty.
Another object of our present invention is to form the driving pawl or click
which actuates the registering or opening mechanism in such a manner that it
shall be impossible for the registering wheel to be moved more than the required
distance when a coin is deposited, by moving forward the pusher.
To these ends, our invention consists in providing the sliding plate or pusher
with means, such as a nose or projection standing out from the periphery of the
opening in the pusher, and so arranged as to lie in the same plane with the upper
surface of the pusher. Thus, when a coin is inserted into the opening in the
receptacle and beneath this nose or projection, that portion of the coin beneath
said nose or projection (no matter how thin the coin may be) will always project a
sufficient distance beyond the thickness of the pusher as to effectually operate the
stops or projections mentioned in the Specification above referred to, and provided
for retarding the forward movement of the pusher when no coin has been
inserted.
In order to prevent the driving pawl or click from operating the registering
wheel more than the required extent, we form said driving pawl or click with a
bent or inclined portion, so arranged that as the pawl is moved back by the pusher,
after the deposit of a coin, the beforementioned bent or inclined portion shall, by
coming against the registering wheel, cause the tooth of the pawl to be raised
sufficiently to clear the tooth beyond the next succeeding one of the registering
wheel, but shall, on the following forward movement of the pusher, descend and
come into engagement with said succeeding and proper tooth of the registering.
wheel.
In order that our invention may be readily understood we will describe the same
fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a cross section on the line 1, 1, showing
the sliding plate or pusher provided with our improvements, and the receiving
plate by which it is carried.
Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are fragmentary views illustrating three distinct positions
which the driving pawl or click assumes during the forward movement of the
pusher..
Figs. 6 and 7 are a plan and side view, respectively, of a modified arrangement
of the driving pawl or click.
a is the sliding plate or pusher, the coin aperture a¹ of which is, as in the
Specification abovementioned, furnished with lips a², a³. According to our
invention we form a nose or projection at which is situated immediately in front
of the abutment as and protrudes inwardly from the edge of the aperture a', its
upper surface lying in the same plane with the upper surface of the pusher as seen
at Fig. 2. By reason of this nose or projection lying in the same plane with the
surface of the pusher, a space will exist between said nose and the surface of the
receiving plate b, and upon which latter the pusher works. When a coin is
inserted into the aperture a', its edge is placed beneath the nose or projection (see
Fig. 2), and consequently when the pusher is moved forward with the coin and this
latter passes over the inclined stop 6, the coin will assume the position indicated
by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the nose or projection effectually preventing said inclined
stop from raising the coin sufficiently high to remove its edge from the path of the
stops 62, 6. Thus, no matter how thin or. worn the coin may be, that portion of it

page_text: which is immediately below the nose or projection will always protrude far enough
to operate the said stops b³, b³.
In order to prevent the registering wheel from being moved more than the
required distance, when a coin is deposited, that is to say, to prevent the pawl
from taking more than one tooth at a time, we form the driving pawl or click c
with a bent or inclined portion c¹ which is so situated with relation to the tooth c²
that as the pusher moves forward its plain portion c* will slide along over the teeth
of 'the registering wheel d and will keep the tooth c² entirely away from the teeth
of said registering wheel, until it comes into proximity to its proper tooth.
In
Fig. 3 the pusher is supposed to be moving forward with the pawl, the tooth c² of
which is still held away from the teeth of the registering wheel d, by reason of the
plain portion c* resting upon the tooth which latter is the one with which the
tooth cis eventually to engage. In Fig. 4 the pusher has still further moved
forward, and the portion c* of the pawl now rests upon the tooth d², the bent or
inclined portion e' having descended the inclined side of the tooth d¹ and thus the
tooth c of the pawl has likewise descended and has come into position ready to
engage with the tooth d. The pusher, still moving forward, causes the bent or
inclined portion c¹ to descend the inclined side of the tooth and the plain
portion c* to rest upon the next tooth d³. Simultaneously with this movement,
however, the tooth of the pawl has entered the notch d* and come into
engagement with its proper tooth d', and the forward movement of the pusher
continuing, the registering wheel will be turned the required distance of one tooth
only. When the pusher is moved back, after having deposited the coin, the
converse of the above operations will take place. By forming the pawl in this
manner it will be seen that the tooth will always be guided by the bent or
inclined portion c¹ into engagement with its correct tooth, and the registering wheel
will consequently never be moved more than the proper distance, which is very
essential to the proper working of the mechanism.
C
Figs. 6 and 7 show a modified arrangement of driving pawl or click wherein a
slot is used in place of the tooth shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, and the end of the
slot near the inclined portion of the pawl or click is made to answer the purpose
of the tooth c³, and the teeth of the registering wheel d are caused to engage with
the end of this slot. By this arrangement any possibility that may exist whereby
the tooth may become bent out of shape is avoided, as the slot e will act with great
certainty to prevent such inconvenience arising.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
1. In receptacles for coins and other analogous articles, the construction of the
sliding plate or pusher with means for ensuring the proper working of the
registering and opening mechanism in case the coin or analogous article to be
deposited be much worn or too thin, substantially as described.
2. In receptacles for coin and other analogous articles, the combination with the
sliding plate or pusher of a nose or projection protruding inwardly from the edge
of the coin aperture and lying in the same plane with the surface of the pusher,
substantially as described and for the purpose specified.
3. In receptacles for coin and other analogous articles, the construction of the
retaining pawl or click so that the registering wheel shall not be capable of moving
more than the required distance when a coin is deposited into the receptacle,
substantially as described and shown with reference to Figs. 3, 4, and 5 of the
annexed drawings:
4. The modified construction of retaining pawl or click having a slot formed
therein, against one end of which the teeth of the registering wheel engage, as
described and shown with reference to Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings.
5. In receptacles for coin and other analogous articles, the combination with the
sliding plate or pusher, of a driving pawl or click formed with a bent or inclined

page_text: portion adapted to act in conjunction with the registering wheel as a guide for
directing the tooth, or the slot, of said pawl or click into engagement with its
proper tooth, substantially as described.
6. Our improvements in receptacles for coin and other analogous articles,
substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 20th day of July 1893.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham.
Agent for the Applicants.