Improvements in Coin Freed Apparatus.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug.; 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1895
Improvements in Coin Freed Apparatus.
I, WILLIAM FRANK WHITE Builder and Contractor, of 55 Caistor Park Road
Stratford in the County of Essex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an automatic electrical machine whereby
various results are produced by the introduction of a coin, such as the ringing of
electric bells, the lighting of electric lights, the starting and keeping in motion
the model of an engine or other machine, causes a model figure such as that of a
man raising his hat or a woman making a courtesy, it also denotes a prophetic
description on a dial.
According to this invention I construct a case of sultable size and design and in
the upper part of which I arrange various models such as that of a model working
engine or other machine the model of a man, woman or other figure, a dial upon
which is denoted a prophetic description and also a number of small electric lamps
the whole being connected up to electric batteries or secondary cells as hereinafter
described. This upper part is enclosed by a glass cover.
The lower part of the case is enclosed and contains the batteries and secondary
cells, and the guides or shoots for the coin to pass along to a receiver or till. It
also contains an electric motor of any suitable design.
The slot or slots for the insertion of the coin is or are placed in any desired
part of the case, such slots being connected to guides or shoots which direct' the
coin into a suitable hopper, the coin on passing falls against a spring makes contact
and completes the circuit of a bell battery thus causing the bell in the upper case
to ring.
The coin then passes along the shoot and falls or strikes a lever which releases
a spring switch and completes the circuit for the electric lamps and motor.
The clectric motor is contained in an intermediate case which on contact being
made starts the model engine or other machine by means of a belt passing over
suitable pulleys, and any other figures contained in the upper case may be
connected up to the model engine by band passing over pulleys on the engine
shaft
The working model of the engine or other machine is connected by means of a
helt or by suitable gearing to a pulley working in bearings in the lower part of
tle case.
On the shaft carrying said pulley is a pinion or small gear wheel which gears
into a larger wheel carried on a spindle or shaft, this latter wheel carries two studs
or pins which on the wheel making half a revolution brings one of the studs or
pins into contact with a lever connected to the model man or other figure in the
upper case and causes it to work or move, such as the raising of the hat or making
a bow.
On the pin releasing this lever the stud or pin comes in contact with the spring
switch bereinbefore referred to and brakes the circuit until another coin is placed
in the slot when the operation is repeated.
It will thus be seen that a variety of effects may be produced by the use of my
invention in a simple and automatic manner.
Dated the 24th day of November 1894.

page_text: I, WILLIAM FRANK WHITE of 55 Caistor Park Road Stratford in the County
of Essex Builder and Contractor do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention has for its object an automatic electrical, or coin freed machine
whereby various results are produced by the introduction of a coin, such as the
ringing of electric bells the lighting of electric lamps, the starting and keeping in
motion a certain time the model of an engine, or other machine such as the model
of a "Ferris" wheel, causes the figure of a man to raise his hat or a woman to make
a courtesy it also denotes a prophetic description on a dial.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings fully to describe the
same. In both the figures shown like parts are indicated by similar letters of
reference.
According to this invention I construct a case A of suitable material, size and
design and in the upper part a of which I arrange a model working engine b, the
model or figure of a man c. the dial d upon which is denoted a prophetic description,
electric bell d and also a number of small electric lamps e the whole being con-
nected up to electric accumulators as hereinafter described. This upper part a is
enclosed by the glass cover a¹.
The lower part of the case A contains the accumulators the guides or shoots a*
for the coin to pass along to a receiver or till g placed in the lower part of the
case A, it also contains an electric motor, h, of suitable design and the mechanism
for making and breaking the electric circuit.
The slot or slots a² for the insertion of the coin a³ is or are placed in any desired
part of the case and are connected to guides or shoots a' which direct the coin into
the hopper a and from thence to the receiver or till 9.
The coin a³ on passing to the till g falls on a lever i raising the front end
thereof which releases an insulated oscillating arm j. such arm on being released is
drawn by means of the spring j' on to a spring switch and is there held until it is
released by the pin or projection on the wheel such projection or pin during the
revolution of the wheel pushes the arm j back and under the front end 2 of the
lever i.
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The pin wheel is fixed on a shaft m which works in bearings m² m³, and on the
face of the wheel is another pin or arm which during the revolution of the wheel l
comes into contact with and forces down the lever or arm n, which is connected by
the wire n' to the figure e causing the upper part of such figure to bend forward or
bow. This lever is hinged at n² and is kept in proper position by the spring n³.
Secured to the shaft m is a fly wheel which is connected up by the band p¹ to
a pulley g' on the model engine shaft q. This shaft has fixed to it another pulley s
which is connected by the band s¹ to the pulley on the shaft of the electric
motor h. There is also another pulley on the shaft q which is connected up to a
pulley d' on the spindle d² of the dial d.
In Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings for convenience I have only shown
the shaft and pulleys of the engine.
Electric wires are connected by suitable terminals to the accumulators f, electric
motor harm switch k lever n lamps e and bell d*.
It will be seen that on the coin a³ falling on the lever i it will raise the front
part thereof and release the oscillating insulated arm j and that by virtue of the
spring it will be drawn on to the spring switch k and thus complete the electric

page_text: ircuit from the accumulators f to the lamps e and then to the motor h, such motor
is electrically connected to the switch & causing the current to pass to the standard m³
wheel and pin 1.
Thus on the motor h beginning to work it will start and work the model engine b
which will rotate the large pulley p, in the lower part of the case A, by means of
the band pl. During the revolution of which it will cause the wheel i to rotate
and bring the pin into contact with the lever n thus completing the circuit to the
electric bell and causing it to ring. It also causes the figure e in the upper case to
move.
From suitable pulleys on the shaft of the engine bany desired number of figures
or machines may be caused to work.
It is obvious that instead of employing bands and pulleys to connect the different
parts together suitable gearing may be employed and also that contacts may be
made by the coin in its travel to the till to work the bell, but I have described the
above method as being the most simple and convenient.
On the wheel making a revolution or thereabouts the pin on the periphery
thereof comes in contact with and pushes the oscillating arm, under the front part
of the lever and is there retained until another coin is placed in the slot when the
operation is repeated.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The coin freed apparatus arranged substantially as herein described and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
2. The peculiar combination of parts forming a coin freed apparatus, such parts
being so arranged that by the introduction of a com causes to be made on its travel
to a receiver or till various electrical contacts thereby setting in motion any number
of models or figures arranged in a glass case substantially as herein described and
shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1895.
W. F. WHITE.