Improvements in Coin Freed Apparatus.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar.,
1893
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Dec., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Freed Apparatus.
We, JAMES GILBERT CUMMING, of 2 Merchiston Bank Terrace Edinburgh, in
the County of Midlothian, North Britain, Electrical Engineer, and JOHN NISBET,
of 18 Forth Street; Edinburgh' aforesaid, Hotel Keeper, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in coin freed apparatus.
The invention consists of a case of box-like shape, the front or door of which is
movable. In the front or door there is an opening or window, behind which the
mechanism to be hereinafter described is fixed.
The coin is dropped into a slot provided in front of case, and rolls or slides down
an inclined shoot till it reaches the coin freeing apparatus. This coin freeing
apparatus consists of two spring levers carried on pivots. The coin remains between
these two levers until it is released by a kind of tumbler which when acted upon
causes one of the levers to open out, thus allowing the coin to drop further down
between another lever and catch. This lever is operated by means of a friction
wheel to be hereinafter described.
Fixed to the back of the front part or door of the case we also provide a friction
wheel, toothed wheel, worm and bevel gearing. This bevel gearing is connected to
a spindle or shaft which passes through an opening in the front part or door of the
case, and which has a suitable handle attached thereto. Connected to the friction
and toothed wheels there is a hollow tube which extends to the window of the front
part of the case, and to which there, is attached a miniature racehorse or other
suitable device.
At the rear end of the front or door of the case we provide a train of clockwork
with a spindle which passes through the said tube connected to the friction and
toothed wheels, and at the extreme end of this spindle we provide another miniature
horse or other suitable device. On the clockwork spindle we provide a snail or
cam which operates a rod carried on a pivot so as to determine whether the coin is
to be delivered to the operator or to remain in the machine. To the said friction
wheel we fix a pin which bears against one of the spring levers on the coin freeing
mechanism. In front of this pin we provide another lever carried on a spindle
which on being raised by the pin releases the clockwork and sets the other horse in
motion until it traverses the whole course.
The modus operandi is as follows:
:-
The operator places a pre-arranged coin in the slot, which rolls down between
the guides into the coin freeing apparatus. He then turns the handle, which
immediately causes the toothed wheel to move. The pins fixed thereto bear against
the end of one of the spring levers causing it to turn on its pivot and so move the
coin against the other lever causing it also to turn on its pivot, thereby freeing the
pin in the friction wheel. The clockwork being also simultaneously released by
means of the pin on the friction wheel the two horses are set in motion. On the
operator still continuing to turn the handle the pin on the friction wheel is moved
against the tumbler which acts on one of the levers causing the coin to be released
therefrom and allowing it to drop on to the lower lever and catch. Should the
clockwork horse arrive at the winning-post first the rod which is operated on by
the snail or cam falls into a position which allows the coin to drop into the case;
but should the operator's horse arrive first the coin is released by means of the

page_text: lower lever and allowed to roll down a shoot and is delivered to the operato
through an opening provided for the purpose.
The machine may be arranged whereby goods may be delivered as prizes.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1893.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Freed Apparatus.
We, JAMES GILBERT CUMMING, of 2 Merchiston Bank Terrace Edinburgh, in
the County of Midlothian, North Britain, Electrical Engineer, aud JOHN NISBET,
of 18 Forth Street, Edinburgh aforesaid, Hotel Keeper, 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 has for its object to provide a miniature racecourse by which on
the insertion of a prearranged coin into the machine certain mechanism is released
and the operator is enabled to operate one of the horses, and simultaneously with
the release of the coin freeing mechanism a train of clock work is also set in motion,
and with it the other horse, and the race started, one horse being thereby operated
by the clockwork and the other by the operator.
In order that our invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect we have hereunto appended three explanatory sheets of drawings in the
several figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of
reference.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is a back view of the mechanism with the clockwork taken away.
Figure 3 is a vertical section.
Figure 4 is a detached view of the parts for releasing the clockwork.
The invention consists of a case of box-like shape, the front or door A of which
is movable. In the front or door A there is an opening or window B behind which
the mechanism to be hereinafter described is fixed.
The coin is dropped into a slot C provided in front of case, and rolls or slides
down an inclined shoot D till it reaches the coin freeing apparatus. This coin
freeing apparatus consists of two spring levers E, F pivoted at ab respectively
Figure 2. The coin reinains between these two levers E F until it is released by a
kind of tumbler G which, when acted upon, causes the lever E to open out, thus
allowing the coin to drop further down between another lever H and catch I.
This lever H is operated by means of a friction wheel J to be hereinafter fully
described.
Fixed to the back of the front part or door A of the case there is a friction
wheel J, toothed wheel K, worm L, and bevel gearing M. This bevel gearing M
is connected to a spindle or shaft N which passes through an opening in the front
part or door A of the case and which has a suitable handle attached thereto.
Connected to the friction and toothed wheels J, K, there is a hollow tube P to
which there is attached by means of a bar or rod c' a miniature racehorse S to be
hereinafter designated "machine horse'
" or other suitable device.
At the rear end of the front or door of the case there is a train of clockwork
with a spindle R which passes through the said hollow tube P connected to the
friction and toothed wheels J, K, and at the extreme end of this spindle R there is
connected by means of a bar or rod c another miniature horse Q or other suitable
device. On the clockwork spindle R there is a snail or cam Tseen more particularly
in detached view, Figure 4, which operates a rod U. pivoted at d, so as to determine
whether the coin is to be delivered to the operator or to remain in the machine.
Fixed to the said friction wheel J there is a pine which bears against one end of

page_text: the spring lever E on the coin, freeing mechanism as seen more particularly in
Figure 2. In front of this pin e there is another lever V carried on a spindle W.
On this lever V being raised by the pine when the friction wheel J is set in motion':
as will be hereinafter described it partly turns the spindle. W., which at same time.
raises another lever V which again is connected with another lever V* provided
with a little catch g and so disengages the catch g from the pin h on the clockwork
wheel Z, and so releases the clockwork and sets the other horse Q to be hereinafter
designated "clockwork horse" in motion until it traverses the whole course.
The modus operandi is as follows:-
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The operator places a prearranged coin in the slot Ċ, which rolls down the
shoot D, and falls-between the-levers-E and F. The operator then turns the
handle O, which by means of the bevil gearing M and worm L as herein before
described, immediately causes the toothed wheel K to revolve. As the toothed
wheel K is revolving, the pins f fixed thereto bear against one end of the spring
lever F, causing it to turn on its pivot b, and so by means of the other end of the
lever F, moves the coin against one end of the other lever E, likewise causing it to
turn on its pivot a, thereby freeing the pin e on the friction wheel .J from the other
end of the lever E, and so allowing the friction wheel to turn and also the machine
horse S. The clockwork being also simultaneously released by means of the pin
when the friction wheel J is set in motion, coming in contact with the end of the
lever V as hereinbefore fully described, the clockwork horse Q is likewise set in
motion. On the operator still continuing to turn the handle the pine on the friction
wheel is moved against the tumbler G which acts on the lever E at the point e',
causing the coin to be released therefrom and allowing it to drop between the lower
lever H and catch I. Should the clockwork horse arrive at the winning post
first, the rod U which is operated on by the snail or cam T falls into a position
which allows the coin to drop into the case, when it is released by means of the
pin on the underside of the lever H engaging with the notch in the friction
wheel J, as seen in dotted lines Figure 2, but should the machine horse arrive first,
the coin which is released in the saine way through the rod U having fallen into its
normal position, is allowed to roll down a shoot Y, and is delivered to the operator
through an opening or slot A' provided for the purpose.
The machine may be arranged whereby goods may be delivered as prizes in
place of the return of the coin.
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 coin freed apparatus, the general arrangement, combination and operation
of the parts by which when the prearranged coin has been inserted in the upper slot
the coin freeing mechanism is released, and the operator is thereby enabled to
operate the machine horse substantially as described and shown on the accompanying
sheets of drawings.
2. In coin freed apparatus, the general arrangement, combination and operation
of the parts by which when the coin freeing mechanism has been released the clock-
work is simultaneously released and set in motion, thus causing the clockwork horse
to travel the course, substantially as described and shown on the accompanying
sheets of drawings.
3. In coin freed apparatus, the general arrangement, combination and operation
of the parts by which should the operator's horse be at the winning post first the
coin is released and allowed to pass out at the lower slot and delivered to the
operator substantially as described and shown on the accompanying sheets of
drawings.
4. In coin freed apparatus, the general arrangement, combination and operation
of the parts by which should the clockwork horse be at the winning post first the coin
passes into the machine, substantially as described and shown on the accompanying
sheets of drawings.

page_text: 5. In coin freed apparatus the arrangement by which when the horses have
travelled the full course the mechanism is locked and the clockwork is stopped, so
that until another coin has been inserted into the machine the horses cannot be set
in motion, substantially as described and shown on the accompanying sheets of
drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1893.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.