A New or Improved Game of Skill combined with a Coin-freed Device for the Delivery of Goods or Tokens.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 8th Dec., 1898-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Game of Skill combined with a Coin-freed Device
for the Delivery of Goods or Tokens.
I, HENRY JOHN GERARD PESSERS, of No. 45, Skelton Road, Forest Gate, in the
County of Essex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved game of skill, and has for its object
the employment of a coin for playing the game, in the first instance and the
release of a drawer or like apparatus in the second, by the action of said coin, so
that articles may be delivered to the player.
In carrying my invention into effect, construct a box or case, preferably
with a transparent_front. Within said box or case, and preferably at or near
the centre thereof I arrange two or more rings or polygonal strips or bands of
metal in an horizontal position, and in line with each other. A slot at the top,
or upon one side of the box or case enables a coin to be placed so that a part
of its periphery projects. A sharp knock upon this projecting part by the finger
or hand of the player forcibly projects said coin into the interior of the case,
where it either falls through one of the rings or polygons, or clear of them, in
which case it passes directly to the cash receptacle. One or more of said rings
or polygons is or are provided with a guide trough or troughs, so that, in the
event of the coin being projected into them, it will be returned to the player
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upon a shelf fitted to the outside of the case, sliding thereon by gravity.
of said rings or polygons is fixed over a sliding drawer so that the coin drops between
two cheeks, which are attached to the drawer, but enclosed by a fork, pivotted
to the fixed guide of said drawer. Said fork has a rim formed upon its interior,
so that the diameter of the coin enables it to rest therein, although the weight
thereof tips the fork, and raises the farther end, thus releasing the lock of the
sliding drawer. When this is pulled out the cheeks before mentioned draw the
coin out of the fork until it is clear of the rim when it drops into the cash
receptacle, and the article or token resting upon said drawer may be delivered. A
lug upon the sliding drawer engages with the pivotted fork, which in its normal
position locks it until it is tipped by the additional weight of the coin. I may
grade the lug aforesaid by steps or grooves, so as to guard against delivery by
a light coin.
As the coin is not cleared until the checks attached to the drawer
have removed it from the fork, it follows that more than one coin may be
cleared in the event of the player neglecting to open the drawer, or if a light
coin be used, it is ineffective until a heavier coin is dropped upon the fork to
disturb its balance, when both may be cleared in the manner stated. A. certain
amount of skill is required to determine the projection of the coin, either to
ensure its return, or for the delivery of articles or tokens.
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FREDK WALKER,
73, St. Stephen's Road, Upton Park, London, E.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: A New or Improved Game of Skill combined with a Coin-freed Device
for the Delivery of Goods or Tokens.
I, HENRY JOHN GERALD PESSERS, of No. 45, Skelton Road, Forest Gate, in the
County of Essex, Gentleman, 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 a new or improved game of skill, and has for its object
the employment of a coin for playing the game in the first instance and the
release of a drawer or like apparatus in the second, by the action of said coin, so
that articles may be delivered to the player.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of
the complete apparatus, Figure 2 a plan view of the releasing apparatus and
the drawer, detached from the rest of the mechanism. Figure 3 shows a detached
view in perspective of the polygonal chambers or boxes as formed together.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several
views.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct a box or case A, preferably
with a transparent front, not shown by the sectional view. Figure 1. Within
said box or case A, and preferably near the centre thereof, I arrange two or
more polygonal strips or bands of metal to form traps or cages a and b. These
may be horizontal or angular as shown and may be circular as bands or rings
or rectangular as shown by Figures 1 and 3. A slot B upon the top, or preferably
upon one side of the case A is provided with a guard c, allowing a part of the
periphery of a coin to protrude when inserted. A sharp knock upon this
projecting part by the finger or hand of the player forcibly projects said coin
into the interior of the case A whence it falls through one of the spaces a b
formed by the rings or polygons aforesaid, or clear of them, in which case it
passes directly to the cash receptacle C. The different trajectories are shown
by the dotted lines 1, 2, 3. The trap a is attached to a guide trough t, so that
when a coin is shot into it, said coin is returned by said trought to the outside
of the case A into the receptacle r whence it may be recovered by the player.
The ring or polygon b is fixed over a sliding drawer D, sliding upon a guide E
which is fixed to the case A. Said drawer operated by a handle H outside the
case A, but is normally held closed by the lever e, one end of which forms a
catch engaging with projections gg upon the drawer D and being pivotted
at h h¹ to standards upon the guide E and balanced upon said pivots to suit the
coin that is to be used. Said coin passing through 6 drops through the
channel through and into two cheeks, i fixed upon the drawer D. Said
cheeks are enclosed by a fork the members of which are too close together
to admit of the passage of the coin. Said fork 7 forms the opposite end of the
pivotted lever e, and this is depressed by the coin, thus releasing the catch f
from the projections g¹ and freeing the drawer. This may now be pulled out
and the cheeks i embracing said coin, draws it out of the fork until it falls
into C outside of the guide E or through an orifice formed therein. The action
of the handle H not only releases the coin from the fork and clears it, but also
causes a token or article to be delivered within a receptacle n.
This is accom-
plished by using a reservoir R containing tokens or articles one above the other, m.
A plunger guide fitted to the handle H and the rod which couples it to the
drawer D, has a slide o fixed upon it. This is furnished with a lip and bears
upon it the lowest of the pile of tokens or articles, one of which is fed into the

page_text: receptacle n by the lip o when H is withdrawn. A spring draws the handle H,
drawer D and the other parts back to the normal locking position directly the
handle aforesaid is released. The object of stepping or grooving the projections
or stops g¹ upon D is to prevent the full depression of the fork upon the
introduction of a light coin. As the depression of the fork 7 clears the drawer D
and allows of its movement, it follows that if the cheeks are sufficiently wide
two or more coins may be introduced without blocking, in the event of the player
neglecting to operate the handle H. The third trajectory 3 strikes the guide 2¹
and the coin is immediately dropped into the receptacle C. A certain amount of
skill is required to determine the projection of the coin, either to ensure its
return, or for the delivery of articles or tokens.
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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First. In a game of skill in which a coin freed delivery may be obtained of
articles or the returned coin; the method of and means for using the coin as a
hand missile as and for the purposes herein described with reference to the
appended drawings.
Second. In a game of skill in which a coin is used as a missile for freeing or
delivering and clearing an article or token or the return of itself, the combina-
tion of guide rings or polygons a-b with a drawer D having two cheeks i ¹
controlled by a locking fork and lever e substantially as and for the purposes
herein described and shown by the appended drawings.
Third. In a game of skill in which a coin is used as a missile and for freeing a
drawer as referred to in the preceding claim, the combination with said drawer of
a releasing and delivering slide o and lip substantially as and for the purposes
herein described, with reference to the appended drawings.
Fourth. In a game of skill in which a coin is used as a missile, the construction
and use of an orifice or slot B with a retaining lip substantially as and for
the purposes herein set forth and shown by the appended drawings.
Fifth. In a game of skill combined with a coin freed device, the construction
and use of a drawer D in combination with a forked lever e with a locking end f
and fork engaging with transverse cheeks 21 substantially as and for the
purposes herein described, and as shown by the appended drawings.
Dated this 5th day of December 1898
FREDK. WALKER,
73, St. Stephen's Road, Upton Park, London, E.,
Agent for the Applicant.