Improvements in Cor
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Cor
I, JONATHAN HURN FAULKNER, of 50, Newgate Street, in the City of London,
Hotel Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to certain improvements in coin-freed locks of the kind
described in my Specifications No. 23736 of 1892 and 17335 of 1895, or locks
of such nearly similar construction as to admit of the present improvements
being applied to them.
It is found that when coin-freed locks intended for public use are left un-
attended, the coin shoot frequently becomes stopped by foreign substances
thrust into it, and the lock is thus rendered inoperative, and the service of a
more or less technically skilled attendant are necessary in order to remove the
obstructing matter.
Now the object of my invention is to so arrange the lock that the coin shoot
and other parts into which foreign matter might find its way are readily
accessible to any ordinary individual who possesses a key of the lid by which
the lock is closed.
According to my invention I make the upper section of the lock, that is to
say the vertical distance between the coin slot and the bolt, longer than I
have hitherto made it, and I divide the plate or lid covering the mechanism
of the lock vertically nearly in the middle, and in such wise that when the
coin receptacle is unlocked, and the lid thereof opened, the half of the vertically
divided plate covering the mechanism becomes removable, and the interior of
the lock is thus rendered accessible without the removal of the handles or
other difficultly removable parts, and I slightly modify some the internal
5 fittings to render the interior more readily accessible in the manner indicated.
When the lock is thus open any foreign substance which has been inserted
can be easily removed after which the plate may be replaced, its upper edge
engaging with or under the fixed parts against which it abuts, and the lid of
the coin receptacle being closed and locked, a portion of, or attachment thereof,
30 engages with, or over, the lower edge of the plate, and secures it.
By this means an attendant without any technical knowledge of locks is able
to keep the lock in working order without the necessity of sending as heretofor
for a locksmith each time any mischievious boy or others have filled up th
coin slot.
1000

page_text: I, JONATHAN HURN FAULKNER, of 50, Newgate Street, in the City of London,
Hotel Proprietor, 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:
My invention relates to certain improvements in coin-freed locks of the kind
described in my Specifications No. 23736 of 1892 and 17335 of 1895, or locks
of such nearly similar construction as to admit of the present improvements
being applied to them.
It is found that when coin-freed locks intended for public use are left un-
attended, the coin shoot frequently becomes stopped by foreign substances
thrust into it and the lock is thus rendered inoperative and the services of a
more or less technically skilled attendant are necessary in order to remove the
obstructing matter.
Now the object of my invention is to so arrange the lock that the coin shoot
and other parts into which foreign matter might find its way are readily
accessible to any ordinary individual who possesses a key of the lid by which
the lock is closed.
According to my invention I divide the plate or lid covering the mechanism
of the lock vertically nearly in the middle and in such wise that when the
coin receptacle is unlocked, and the lid thereof opened, the part of the vertically
divided plate covering the mechanism becomes removable, and the interior of
the lock is thus rendered accessible without the removal of the handles or
other difficultly removable parts, and I slightly modify some of the internal
fittings to render the interior more readily accessible in the manner indicated.
When the lock is thus open any foreign substance which has been inserted
can be easily removed after which the plate may be replaced, its upper edge
engaging with or under the fixed parts against which it abuts, and the lid of
the coin receptacle being closed and locked, a portion of, or attachment
thereof, engages with, or over, the lower edge of the plate, and secures it.
I will describe my invention by reference to the accompanying drawings in
which:
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of my improved lock in its closed condition.
Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the same as when opened for the removal of
an obstruction and
Fig. 3, is an edge view of the removable plate.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
As shown in these drawings I divide the plate or cover C covering the lock
mechanism D into two parts or plates and in such wise that when the coin
receptacle E is unlocked and the lid e thereof opened, as shown in Fig. 2, the
part or plate c may be readily removed so as to render the interior of the lock
easily accessible without necessitating the disturbance of the handle for other
difficultly removable part.
When the lock is closed, the plate c is held in position by its upper edge
engaging with, or being fitted under, a bead a¹ of the fixed plate A and its
lower edge being similarly engaged with a bead e¹ on the lid e which latter,
in the usual manner, is retained in its closed position (for securing the coin
receptacle E) by a lock E the bolt of which engages with a fixed staple c
provided within the said receptacle.
The removable plate c is provided with a steadying pin adapted to fit into

page_text: a hole g formed in, or partly in, the lock-plate G and the said plate moreover
may be provided with a hook or claw and a stud the former adapted to
engage with a fixed pin or projection a Fig. 2, and the latter adapted to engage
with the side wall a³ of the lock casing, all of these devices serving to prevent
any accidental or unauthorized displacement of the plate c.
In its passage downwards from the coin slot a the coin is caused to travel
first in on direction along the inclined plate A¹ and then in the reverse
direction along the inclined plate A2 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2) the
latter of which conducts the said coin to the lock-releasing mechanism Das
described in in my before mentioned Specification No. 17335 of 1895. To
facilitate the removal of any obstructive matter which may be passed into the
zig-zig shoot formed by the two plates A1, A2 I construct its outer wall in
skeleton form or, in other words provide it with openings a large enough to
admit of such obstructive matter being readily removed.
When it is desired to have access to the interior of the before described lock
for the removal therefrom of any obstruction or for other purposes all that is
necessary is to open the lid e of the coin receptacle (by means of the usual
key) and detach the plate c, when the said obstruction may be readily removed
through the opening a, after which the plate c is replaced and the lid e closed
and locked, this operation being so simple that it may be effected by an attendant
without any technical knowledge of locks, and who, owing to the simplicity of
control, is able to keep the lock in working order without the necessity of
sending, as has heretofore been considered necessary, for a locksmith each time
the coin slot has been obstructed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:--
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c retained in
(1) In a coin-freed lock a readily detachable plate such as
position by the lid of the coin-receptacle and which, when the said lid is opened
may be casily removed from the lock without necessitating the use of a screw
driver or other tool substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(2) In a coin-freed lock such as described the combination with the coin shoot
of a skeleton or perforated wall substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(3) The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the coin-freed
lock substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
(4) The coin-freed lock herein before described and illustrated in the drawings.
Dated the 28th day of March 1900.
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.