Improvements in Collecting Boxes and Bags for Coins, Letters, and other Objects.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Collecting Boxes and Bags for Coins, Letters, and
other Objects.
I, GUSTAV FUCHS, Manufacturer, of 2 Stefansplatz, Vienna I, Austria, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to collecting boxes placed at different localities, and to a
portable collecting bag, into which the contents of the said boxes are to be emptied,
the object being to construct the said boxes and bags in such a manner that the
contents of the box may be discharged into the bag without coming into contact
with the person carrying the bag, and that the discharge opening of the collecting
box, as well as the inlet of the collecting bag, can only become free when the
baseplate of the collecting box provided with the discharge opening rests on the
top plate of the collecting bag provided with the inlet opening.
The baseplate of the collecting box and the cover plate of the bag are provided
with corresponding openings, which coincide completely when the collecting box
is placed on the collecting bag.
The opening of the said base plate is covered with a slide, and the opening of
the said top plate is covered with another slide, each slide being provided with a
recess so arranged that when the slide has been drawn out, its recess coincides
with the base plate or cover plate to which the slide belongs.
The two slides are locked in their closing position by means of suitable
tumblers, similar to those used in Bramah locks. To place the slide of the
collecting box in the position where its recess coincides with the opening of the
baseplate, it is necessary to lift the tumblers by means of a key arranged on
the top plate of the collecting bag, in such a manner that the slots or wards of the
tumbler situated in the direction of the motion of the slide will be level with the
pin arranged on the slide.
If the slide of the collecting box be now drawn out, until its recess coincides
with the opening of the base plate of the collecting box, this operation serves at
the same time to turn a key situated in the interior of the collecting box, in such
a manner, that the said key will be perpendicular to the tumblers of the slide
belonging to the top plate of the collecting bag, and by shifting the said tumblers;
allows this slide to be placed in such a position, that its recess coincides with the
opening in the top plate of the collecting bag.
Dated this 6th day of February, 1897
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Collecting Boxes and Bags for Coins, Letters, and
other Objects.
I, GUSTAV FUCHS, Manufacturer, of 2 Stefansplatz, Vienna I, Austria, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to collecting boxes placed in various localities, and to a
portable collecting bag, into which the contents of the said boxes are to be
emptied, the object being to construct the said boxes and bags in such a manner,
that the contents of the box may be discharged into the bag without coming into
contact with the person carrying the bag, and that the discharge opening of the
collecting box, as well as the inlet of the collecting bag, can only become free,
when the base plate of the collecting box provided with the discharge opening
rests on the top plate of the collecting bag provided with the inlet opening.
The principle of construction embodied in these mechanisms may be described
as follows. The base-plate of the collecting box and the cover plate of the bag
are provided with corresponding openings, which coincide completely, when the
collecting box is placed on the collecting bag.
The opening of the said base plate is covered with a slide, and the opening of
the said top plate is covered with another slide, each slide being provided with a
recess so arranged that when the slide has been drawn out, its recess coincides
with the base plate of cover plate to which the slide belongs.
The two slides are locked in their closing position by means of suitable
tumblers, similar to those used in Bramah locks. To place the slide of the
collecting box in the position where its recess coincides with the opening of
the base plate, it is necessary to lift the tumblers by means of a key arranged on the
top-plate of the collecting bag in such a manner that the slots or wards of the
tumbler situated in the direction of the motion of the slide will be level with
the pin arranged on the slide.
If the slide of the collecting box be now drawn out, until its recess coincides with
the opening of the base plate of the collecting box, this operation serves at the same
time to turn a key situated in the interior of the collecting box in such a manner
that the said key will be perpendicular to the tumblers of the slide belonging to
the top plate of the collecting bag, and by shifting the said tumblers, allows this
slide to be placed in such a position that its recess coincides with the opening in
the top plate of the collecting bag.
In the accompanying drawings, the collecting box has the shape of a matchbox
stand, and the collecting bag has the shape of a leather bag.
Fig. 1 is a plan of the locking mechanism and base-plate of the collecting box.
Fig. 2 is a section along line -- of Fig. 1.
rig. 3 is a section along line y-y of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a section along line of Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the top plate of the collecting bag, showing also in dotted
lines the locking mechanism situated underneath the same.
Fig. 6 is a section along the broken line ---y-y of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is a section along line of Fig. 5, the part situated on the left hand
side of the plane of section being shown in full lines, while the part situated on
the right hand side of the plane of section is shown in dotted lines.

page_text: Figs. 8 and 9 show parts of the collecting box and collecting bag in the position
they take up just before the box is placed over the bag, the mechanism of the collect-
ing box being represented in a section corresponding to Fig. 3, while the section
given of the collecting bag mechanism partly corresponds to Fig. 6..
Fig. 10 shows the mechanisms of the box and bag respectively, as they appear
after their superposition.
Fig. 11 shows the position of the said mechanisms after the fastening slide of the
collecting box has been withdrawn; the figure being a section of the collecting
box mechanism on line y, y, Fig. 1, and a section of the collecting bag mechanism
on line y-y Fig. 5.
Fig. 12 gives sections of both mechanisms upon lines of Fig. 1, and x¹—x¹
of Fig. 5 respectively, as they appear after the removal of the two slides.
Fig. 13 shows the mechanisms in the same condition as Fig. 12, being a plan or
top view thereof; and
Fig. 14 is a side elevation of the collecting box and bag after superposition.
The circular bed plate A (Fig. 1) of the collecting box is provided with a circular
slot A¹ which, while the box is closed, is covered by the slide a.
In this closed condition, the slide a is secured by a number of vertically
adjustable tumbler plates b, b, b in such a manner, that the horizontal arresting
pin (Figs. 1, 3 and 4) attached to the projection 2 of the slide a, engages in
the slots or wards 6' of the tumbler-plates.
Each of the plates b, b, b, which are pressed against the plate A by the springs b
and are vertically movable within the case 63, is provided with a horizontal slot b².
which is connected with the vertical slot b¹.
While the mechanism is in closed condition, i.e., when the lower edges of all
the tumbler plates are in the lowest situation to which they are capable of
descending, the arresting pin a³ and all the horizontal slots 62 lie at different levels
but when, by means of a key inserted into the aperture of the plate A, the
tumbler plates are lifted until the respective levels of the slots of all the
tumbler plates coincide with that of the arresting pin ³, the plate a may be
shifted by pulling its handle in the direction of the arrow 1 (Fig. 1) until the
pin a³ reaches the ends of the horizontal slots 62 and becomes secure in this position
by the round head of the spring a entering the correspondingly rounded notch a
of the plate a.
Owing to such a displacement of the parts, the circular slot a¹ in the plate a
comes to register with the circular slot A in the plate A, so that the orifice of the
funnel or shoot M (Fig. 8, 10, 11 and 12) becomes uncovered.
The plate a (Fig. 1) is provided with a slot extending from the circular
aperture a to the right hand extremity of the said plate (Figs. 1 and 2), within
which slot a small plate is secured to the supporting plate A.
The plate carries the two arms provided with eyes, which pass over and
engage with the plate a and serve to guide such plate.
Between the two arms a key is so fitted, as to be capable of turning; in
the slot of this key there en in horizonty position a pin or stud d
provided on the vertical plate 2 of the slide a; so that in the locked position of
the plate the said key is situated as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 10; while, when
the plate a is drawn out, it will turn into the position illustrated in Figs. 11, 12
and 13, in which position the bit of the key will be made to lie above the slot 15
in the plate A (Figs. 1 and 2).
The cover plate or top D of the collecting bag (Figs. 5, 6 and 7) is fitted with
similar mechanism, except that here the key f which serves for shifting the
tumbler plates 6 in the locking device of the box, is secured to the upper surface
of the plate D and is not moved into its operative position by the shifting of the
slide 9.
This mechanism too, however, will hereinafter be fully described with reference
to Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
The top plate D of the collecting bag is provided with a circular slot D¹, so

page_text: situated as to register with the slot A' in the plate A, when the plates A and B are
placed over each other.
The slot D' in the plate D is covered over by a slide g underlying the plate D
which slide also, is provided with a circular aperture, gl,, capable of being moved
into coincidence with the slot D₁ in the top or cover plate D.
In the "closed" position the plate is retained in place by a series of tumbler
plates provided with horizontal T-shaped apertures, the vertical, portions h of
which mutually coincide, whereas their horizontal parts h2 lie in different planes.
In the vertical slots of the tumbler plates, which are guided by their
enclosing case ³ and are forced by their springs into their topmost position,
there engages a horizontal pin or stud g³ secured to the vertical. projection of
the slide J.
Each of the tumbler plates h is provided on its upper surface with a vertical
projection 5. The ends of these projections, while the tumbler plates h are at
rest, lie in the same plane; the said projections themselves being enclosed in a
case attached to the upper surface of the plate; which case has a number of
shallow notches h formed in its longitudinal sides.
The slide is retained in its position below the top plate D by another plate k.
which is secured to the top plate D through the medium of a projection l'
extending upwardly in the vertical direction."
Between the two plates k and D) there extends a further thin plate, or lamina, 7,
the vertically projecting hook-shaped portion of which protrudes through the
slot in the plate D.
This plate is furthermore provided with horizontal hook-shaped projections 73
at both ends; the distance of which from each other is less than the total length of
stroke of the locking slide D₁ by, approximately, the extent of the motion or
"play" which the hook is allowed in the slot 72 (Fig. 7).
"
In the locked position of the plate g, the nose or stop provided on the inner
side of the slot g of such plate rests against the outer hook of the lamina 7.
When the collecting receptacle is placed upon the collecting bag, as shown in
Figs. 8 and 10, so that the periphery of the cover or top plate of the bag registers
with the periphery of the bottom plate on the receptacle or box, the key f attached
to the said top plate 1 of the bag will engage in the aperture 5 provided in the
plate A below the tumbler plates b; the case he enclosing the vertical projec-
tions of the tumbler plates h will engage in the aperture & in the plate A;
and the hook will enter the aperture in the same plate A.
Owing to the engagement of the key f in the aperture 65 underlying the
tumbler plates (Fig. 10), these plates 6 are raised sufficiently to move, as before
stated, the horizontal slots 62 of such plates into the plane of the stud a³ (Fig. 10),
thereby releasing the plate a, so that by pulling the handle of such plate in the
direction of the arrow 7, it may be moved to the position in which it is shown in
Fig. 11.
Owing to this movement, the key d is, in the first place, moved to the position
also shown in the said Fig. 11, and by entering the case he enclosing the projection h³
of the tumbler plates depresses these plates, so that the horizontal slots h² are
pressed into the plane of the arresting stud or pin g³, of the plate g; whereby such
plate is released.
And, further, the slots c, owing to the shifting of the plate a, is at the same
time moved into the position shown in Fig. 13, so that the edges of such slot c enter
the grooves h provided for the purpose upon both longitudinal sides of the case h6,
with the result, that the collecting bag is now fastened to the collecting box.
Owing to the release of the locking plate g of the bag, such plate, by being drawn
in the direction of the arrow 2, by means of its handle, may be moved to the
position in which its aperture will coincide with the aperture D¹ in the cover
plate D of the bag, so that the connection is made between the box and bag
enabling coins to drop out of the box into the bag without any hindrance.
'As the said locking plate y is drawn out, its nose or stop g³ strikes the inner

page_text: hook of the plate 1, and thereby causes the latter to move to such a position that
the hook, which has entered the aperture 4 of the plate A, may grasp the latter,
as shown in Fig. 13, thereby causing the plate D to closely adhere to the plate A.
When it is desired to disconnect the bag from the box, the operations to be
performed are very similar; the plate a of the box being moved inwardly,
whereby the key d will be turned in the rearward direction, and the slot c in the
slide a moved out of engagement with the notches / in the case 4º.
The tumbler plates are thereby released, but still remain in the depressed
position, until after the locking plate has been moved inwards and the stud or
pin g3 has entered the vertical slot ', whereupon the tumbler plates h, under the
action of the spring h, will return to their position of rest.
Owing to the rearward movement of the locking plate g, the hook has also
become disengaged from the supporting plate A, so that the bag is disconnected
from the receptacle.
The collecting bag W (Fig. 14) may be constructed either so that the case w
enclosing the locking device is connected with the bag by a hinge arrangement
and secured in position by means of any suitable lock, or the bottom of the said
bag w may be constructed similarly to the bottom part of the collecting
receptacle V, so as to enable such receptacle to be automatically emptied into a
stationary till fitted in a convenient situation with locking mechanisni of its own,
similar to that provided at the top of the bag W.
The mechanism above described may obviously be made on a larger scale, for
example, where it is intended for use as a means of collecting letters or the like,
instead of money.
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: :-
An improved collecting box and collecting bag having base plates and top
plates provided with corresponding openings and with slides for closing the same,
the said combination of devices comprising a key f arranged outside the top plate D
of the collecting bag W and adapted to pass through an opening 65 in the base A
of the collecting box V and to lift the tumbler plates of the slide a, after the
collecting box V has been placed on the collecting bag W so that the slide a can
be drawn out, that its opening a' covers the opening A in the base A of the box V,
and that the withdrawal of the slide a turns the key arranged above the base A
of the box V, in consequence of which the keybit presses the tumbler plates of
the slide downwards, and the latter can be drawn out in such a manner that its
opening g' coincides with the opening D' of the top plate D.
Dated the 101
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100
GUSTAV FUCHS.
By Fairfax & Wetter,
37 and 39, Essex Street, Strand, London, Agents.