Improvements in Money, Savings, or Contribution Boxes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 24th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Money, Savings, or Contribution Boxes.
I, JOHN THOMAS MEDLICOTT BURGESS, of 64 Hunter's Lane, Aston, near
Birmingham, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the construction and arrangement of money savings or
contribution hoxes, and chiefly designed for children to store their savings, until a
certain amount is attained, when it may be withdrawn, or the process repeated; each
such contribution being indicated at the front of the box; and the object of my
invention primarily, is, to provide a combination of parts, whereby upon the insertion
of the coin, the amount deposited is automatically registered; also to provide a coin
receiving device, whereby coins of certain different sizes may be inserted and
registered; also that the door or outlet of the box shall be automatically locked by the
registering mechanism until the maximum registration is reached, when it shall then
automatically unlock the said door, so that the contents may be withdrawn.
Generally the box is arranged to receive half pennies and pennies, and to register
their amount up to one shilling, but the mechanism may be varied and modified so as
to receive and register three or even more coins of different sizes.
The box itself may be variously shaped to suit taste or design, and be made of any
suitable material, preferably however it would be made of metal, and of a somewhat
pillar form.
In the upper surface of the box, I provide a slot of a size suitable to admit the coin
or coins. Beneath the coin slot I provide what may be termed a switch plate, so
constructed and shaped that it may receive half pennies or pennies, each character of
coin passing down its own particular groove upon the said switch. This switch is
carried upon a yielding spring or joint, its tendency always being to present the half
penny slot fair with the coin slot.
This coin slot is preferably made of a recessed form, that is, a thumb and finger
recess is formed in the box, and the coin slot is made in such recess at the bottom and
up its sides, and it is in conjunction with one of these sides, that the aforesaid switch
is placed. The two coin grooves upon the switch are so arranged, that the smaller
groove only, is fair with the slot, ready for the insertion of the smaller coin. At the
upper part of this groove however, the larger groove inclines or tapers into it, so that
upon inserting the larger coin, it is pushed down the incline, which forces the switch
to the one side, and so presents then, the larger groove fair with the slot.
Again. Beneath this coin slot and a little to the one side of it (in the interior of the
box) provide what may be termed a star or intermittent push wheel, having a
certain number of arms or divisions, and so arranged, that upon the insertion of the
small coin through the slot beforementioned, the said wheel rotates through a certain
distance, but when the larger coin (twice the value for instance) is inserted, the wineel
rotates through twice this distance.
Connected to this star wheel is a toothed wheel which gears into a second toothed
wheel of a larger diameter, and upon the front face of this second toothed wheel is
mounted or marked figures, ranging from one half penny to one shilling, or other
determined value, so that upon the insertion of each half penny the registering disc is
moved forward one division, but upon the insertion of a penny it is moved through
two divisions. An aperture is provided in the front of the box, through which the
registration appears.
Below this registering wheel, a sliding door or outlet is provided, the upper part
of which is extended in a narrow strip form, and rests upon the rear surface of the
said hool

page_text: Further. Upon this rear surface of the said wheel, I provide a concentric ring,
against which the extended portion of the aforesaid door rests, when the latter is
closed, thereby locking it.
At a point in this circular ring however, when the registering disc indicates the
maximum amount, an opening is provided which permits the upward sliding of the
door, so that the contents may be removed. No further deposits can be made until
the door is again closed, inasmuch as the extended portion of the door engaging with
the said opening, prevents any further rotation while in that position. Upon the door
being again closed, and a coin inserted, the opening is moved forward from over the
extended portion of the door, which thus leaves the latter locked, until the maximum
registration is again reached."
Again. Upon the aforesaid toothed (indicating) wheel, or the disc, as may be most
convenient, a projection may be made, which, once in every complete revolution, shall
act upon a second disc, having upon its rear face a certain number of teeth or
projections, which correspond to figures upon its front face denoting shillings, say for
instance up to ten, so that when the first disc has registered a complete shilling, its
next move would cause the second disc to indicate one, and so on, a suitable indicator
opening being made through the side of the box, for the second disc similar as for the
first.
When the deposits have reached a shilling the projection upon the disc or wheel
would move the second disc one division, representing a shilling, when the first disc
would proceed again from nil forward.
By adding a third disc in this manner, pence, shillings, and pounds may be
indicated.
Dated this 5th day of March 1890.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Money, Savings, or Contribution Boxes.
I, JOHN THOMAS MEDLICOTT BURGESS, of 64 Hunter's Lane, Aston, near
Birmingham Merchant 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 statenient :-
This invention relates to the construction and arrangement of money savings or
contribution boxes, and chiefly designed for children to store their savings, until a
certain amount is attained, when it may be withdrawn, or the process repeated; each
such contribution being indicated at the front of the box: and, the object of my
invention primarily, is, to provide a combination of parts, whereby upon the insertion
of the coin, the amount deposited is automatically registered; also to provide a coin
receiving device, whereby coins of certain different sizes may be inserted and
registered; also in some cases that the door or outlet of the box shail be auto-
matically locked by the registering mechanism until the maximum registration is
reached, when it shall then automatically unlock the said door, so that the contents
may be withdrawn.
As hereinafter described and illustrated the box is arranged to receive half
pennies and pennies, and to register their amount up to five shillings, but the
mechanism may be varied and modified so as to receive and register three or even
more coins of different sizes, and to indicate larger amounts.
The box itself may be variously shaped to suit taste or design, and be made of any
suitable material, preferably however it would be made of metal, and of a somewhat
pillar form.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention, 1 have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and letters of reference, similar

page_text: Τοπικό μιναδασων
which:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a part sectional side elevation on line A B,
Fig. 3 a sectional rear elevation upon line C D, and Fig. 4 a plan view of this my
invention.
Figs. 5 & 6 are detached side and front views of the switch plate.
Figs. 7, 8 & 9 are detached rear, side and front, views of the first indicating
wheel.
Figs. 10, 11, 12 & 13 are detached rear, side, front and sectional plan views, of the
second indicating wheel.
The precise arrangement of the mechanism admits of variation in the disposition
and number of parts according to the amount and character of the coins to be
deposited, but in these my illustrations I have shown that form which is to my mind
the most simple, and which I find to answer satisfactorily.
In the upper surface of the box a, I provide a slot b of a size suitable to admit the
coin or coins c. Beneath the coin slot b I provide what may be termed a switch
plate d so constructed and shaped that it may receive half pennies or pennies, each
character of coin passing down its own particular groove e orf upon the said switch d.
This switch is carried upon a yielding spring at g, its tendency always being to present
the half penny slot e fair with the coin slot b.
This coin slot is preferably made of a recessed form, that is, a thumb and finger
recess his formed in the box, and the coin slot b is made in such recess at the bottom
and up its sides, and it is in conjunction with one of these sides, that the aforesaid
switch d is placed. The two coin grooves e & f upon the switch d are so arranged,
that the smaller groove e only, is fair with the slot, ready for the insertion of the
smaller coin. At the upper part of this groove however, the larger groove f
inclines or tapers into it, so that upon inserting the larger coin, it is pushed down
the incline i, which forces the switch to the one side, and so presents then, the larger
groove ffair with the slot b.
Again. Beneath this coin slot b and a little to the one side of it (in the interior of
the box) I provide what may be termed a star or intermittent push wheel j, having a
certain number of divisions k, k, &c. and which is so arranged that upon the insertion
of the small coin through the slot 6 the said wheel j rotates through a certain distance,
but when the larger coin (twice the value for instance) is inserted, the wheel j rotates
through twice this distance.
Upon the front face of this toothed wheel is mounted or marked figures, ranging
from one half penny to one shilling, or other determined value, so that upon the
insertion of each half penny the registering disc is moved forward one division, but
upon the insertion of a penny it is moved through two divisions, that is, by suitably
arranging the shape of the bottom of the grooves e & f, the wheel j is carried twice
as tar forward when the penny is inserted, as when the half penny is inserted.
a brake spring acting upon the wheel j.
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An aperture is provided in the front of the box, through which the registration
appears.
Again. Upon the aforesaid toothed (indicating) wheel ja projection m is made,
which, once in every complete revolution, shall act upon a second disc n, having upon
its rear face a certain number of teeth or projections o, which correspond to figures
upon its front face denoting shillings, say for instance up to five, so that when the
first disc has registered a complete shilling, its next move would cause the second
disc n to indicate one, and so on, a suitable indicator opening p being made through
the side of the box, for the second disc, similar to the first.
When the deposits have reached a shilling and the projection m upon the disc or
wheelj moved the second disc one division representing a shilling, then the first diso
would proceed again from nil forward, until another shilling has been deposited, when
the second disc would be again moved forward one division, and so on.
By adding a third disc in this manner, pence, shillings and pounds may be indicated
if desired.

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It will be seen that upon the second disc n, commencing say at 1 that a smaller
figure 1 follows it, and that a similar small figure 1 precedes the large figure 2. The
object of this is, that when the peg m engages with one of the teeth or projections
upon the disc n, it takes perhaps more than one insertion to move the latter from
one large figure to another, hence between the large figures 1 and 2, small figures 1
are placed indicating that the preceding indicating figure was 1, and so on between
each of the successive figures.
Below this registering wheel na sliding door g or outlet is provided, the upper part
of which is extended in a narrow strip form and rests upon the rear surface of the
said wheel n.
Further. Upon this rear surface of the said wheel, I provide a concentric ring
parts against which the extended portion of the aforesaid door q rests, when the latter
is closed, thereby locking it,--it is shown in Fig. 3 as being unlocked.
At a point in this circular ring s however, when the registering disc indicates the
maximum amount, an opening t is provided, which permits the upward sliding of the
door, so that the contents may be removed.
No further deposits can be made until the door is again closed, inasmuch as the
extended portion of the door engaging with the said opening, prevents any further
rotation while in that position. Upon the door being again closed, and a coin
inserted, the opening tis moved forward from over the extended portion of the
door, which thus leaves the latter locked, until the maximum registration is again
reached.
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. In a money savings or contribution box, the combination with the slot b, and
indicating disc wheel j, of the switch plate d having two or more grooves e and ƒ,
substantially as set forth and shown and for the purposes specified.
2. The combination in a money savings or contribution box, with the switch plate d
having grooves e and f, and the slot b, of the push indicating wheel j, having
divisions k, k&c. whereinto the coins take when being pushed into the box, sub-
stantially as set forth and shown.
3. In a money savings or contribution box, the combination with either of the
indicating disc wheels or n, having an opening t or its equivalent, of the door q
having a tail piece r, constructed and operating substantially as set forth and shown.
4. The general combination and arrangement of any or several of the parts herein
described and shown, constituting this my improved money savings or contribution
box substantially as set forth.
Dated this 5th day of December 1890
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.