Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Apr.. 1889
I, GUILLAUME ARNAUD NUSSBAUM of Sussex-house, Lancaster Street Lancaster
Gate W., in the county of Middlesex, Civil-Engineer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of my invention is to construct a simple, cheap and reliable battery
for the purpose of obtaining electric shocks without the aid of an attendant, and
in exchange of a coin or the liko to be inserted in a slot provided in the box containing
the apparatus.
The
An apparatus according to my invention is composed of a battery of one or more cells,
an induction-coil and connections similar to those used in medical batteries.
induction-coil is fitted with a sliding tube to vary the strength of the current, according to
the desire of the operator. This sliding tube is fixed to a flat piece of wood or other
insulating matter, and to each extremity of this piece of wood is secured a metal handle,
which passes outside the box, so as to be grasped and pulled out to a certain extent by
the operator. To each handle is attached a spiral spring, for the purpose of conveying the
current to the handles, and also to bring the latter back to their normal position, when
released by the operator. The automatic part of the apparatus which closes the circuit
on the body of the operator, after a coin has been dropped in the slot, is composed
of a double armed lever pivoted in supports or bearings, the long arm of which
is provided with a scoop shaped extremity to receive the coin, & the short arm is fitted
with an adjustable weight to counter-balance the long arm. On the same spindle
with the lever is fixed a metal disc, against which presses a metal contact brush or
spring, which closes or breaks the circuit of the battery according to the position
occupied by the disc. A part of this disc is cnt out and replaced by a piece of
insulating matter such as ivory, ebonite etc. The metal brush or spring bears
against this insulated part of the disc when the apparatus is not used, and consequently
no current is allowed to pass.
The coin is conveyed to the scoop of the lever by means of a shoot properly
inclined and constructed so as to allow only coins of the proper denomination to
reach the scoop. A dial and hand are provided and connected with the wooden

page_text: cross-piece or handles, in such manner as to indicate the strength of the current
passing through the body of the operator. The apparatus acts in the following
manner:
A coin of the proper value is dropped in the box and deposited in the scoop
of the long arm of the lever, which thereby becoming heavier than the short arm,
swings round its axis until it reaches a sufficient incline to allow the coin to drop from
the scoop into a till provided in the box. With the lever, the contact disc fixed on
the same spindle swings round also, and the contact brush or spring comes to bear
against the metal part of the disc, the operator grasps the handles, and the circuit is
thus closed through the body of the operator. To increase the strength of the
current, the latter has only to pull out more or less the handles.
As soon as the coin is dropped into the till, the lever & disc return to their normal
position, the contact brush or spring bears again against the insulated part of the disc,
the circuit is thus broken, & no current can pass until a new coin is dropped into the
slot.
In order to prevent the lever from returning too quickly to its normal position,
& thereby shutting off the current, I connect it with a dash-pot filled with glycerine
oil etc., or else I can make use, for the same purpose, of a fan.
A serious obstacle to the proper working of this kind of automatic batteries, is that
they are generally used in places where the high temperature in summer, & the frost
in winter interfere with the proper working of the cells. In order to obviate this
inconvenient, I separate the cells from the other parts of the apparatus, & place them
in a convenient place, a cellar for instance, & connect them by means of wires with
the box containing only the induction coil, handles & automatic arrangement for
closing the circuit, upon which the temperature has practically no influence. This
latter box of a very small compass is fitted in the most convenient position for use,
such for example, as a railway stations, bars, exhibitions etc. The cells can thus bo
maintained in good working, without requiring attendance, during a considerable
time, the same as in electric bells.
I can also connect an indicator to the spindle of the lever, in order to check the
receipts.
Dated thin Oth lat M... 1000

page_text: I, GUILLAUME ARNAUD NUSSBAUM, Sussex-House, Lancaster Street, Lancaster
Gate W., in the County of Middlesex, Civil-Engineer 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 :-
The object of my invention is to construct a simple, cheap & reliable battery, for
the purpose of obtaining electric shocks without the aid of an attendant, and in
exchange for a coin or the like to be inserted in a slot provided in the box containing
the apparatus.
An apparatus according to my invention is composed of a battery of one or more
cells, an induction coil and connections similar to those used in medical batteries. The
induction coil is made with a sliding tube or core to vary the strength of the current
according to the desire of the operator. This sliding tubo is fixed to a flat piece of
wood or other insulating matter, and to each extremity of this piece of wood is secured
a metal handle, which passes outside the box, so as to be grasped & pulled out to a
certain extent by the operator. Against each handle presses a contact spring, for the
purpose of conveying the current to the handles.
The automatic part of the apparatus which closes the circuit on the body of the
operator, after a coin of the proper value has been inserted in the slot is composed of
a double armed lever, pivoted in supports or bearings, the long arm of which is
provided with a scoop shaped extremity to receive the coin, & the short arm is fitted
On the same spindle with
with an adjustable weight to counter-balance the long arm.
the lever is fixed a metal disc, against which presses a metal contact brush or spring,
which closes or breaks the circuit of the battery, according to the position occupied
by the disc. A part of this disc is cut out and replaced by a piece of insulating
matter such as ivory ebonite etc. The metal brush or spring bears against this
insulated part of the disc when the apparatus is not used, & consequently no current is
allowed to pass.
The coin is conveyed to the scoop of the lever by means of a shoot properly
inclined and constructed so as to allow only a coin of the proper denomination to
reach the scoop.
A dial and hand are provided and connected with the cross piece, in such
manner as to indicate the strength of the current passing through the body of
the operator.
The apparatus acts in the following manner :-
A coin of the proper value is dropped in the box, and deposited in the scoop of the
long arm of the lever, which thereby becoming heavier than the short arm, swings
round its axis until it reaches a sufficient inclination to allow the coin to drop from the
scoop into a till provided in the box.
With the lever, the contact disc fixed on the same spindle swings round also, and
the contact brush or spring comes to bear against the metal part of the disc, the

page_text: operator grasps the handles and the circuit is thus closed through the body of the
operator. To increase the strength of the current, the latter has only to pull out more
or less the handles.
As soon as the coin is dropped into the till, the lever and disc return to their normal
position, the contact brush or spring bears again against the insulated part of the
disc, the circuit is thus broken, & no current can pass until a new coin is dropped
in the slot.
In order to prevent the lever from returning too quickly to its normal position, &
thereby shutting off the current, I connect it with a dash-pot, filled with glycerine or
oil etc., or else I can make use, for the same purpose, of a fan or the like. An
Indicator may also be connected to the spindle of tho lover, in order to check
the receipts.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will now proceed to
describe how it can be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:
Fig. 1. is a front elevation of the battery constructed according to my invention for
giving electric shocks on the insertion of a coin or the like.
Fig. 2. is a plan of the machine with the lid of the case removed to shew the
mechanism & general arrangement.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same, on line A. B. of fig. 2. and
Fig. 4 & 5 shew the details of the dash pot connected with the contact lever.
Similar letters in all figures indicate similar parts.
C. is the case containing the mechanism & the battery, it is provided in front with
two handles e e¹, which are grasped by the operator, & close the circuit on his body, a
dial & hand o to indicate the strength of the electric current, a slot & for the insertion
of the coins, & a table giving directions for use.
The slot b. communicates with a shoot && ", the bottom part of 61, is partly cut
away, so as to allow coins of a smaller size than those for which the apparatus is
designed, to fall into the till without working the mechanism. The shoot conveys the
coin, if of the proper denomination, to the scoop of the pivoted lever, d, at the other
end of this lever is fixed an adjustable counter-weight f
The spindle on which the lever is fixed, is pivoted between two brackets, & carries
also a metal contact disc g. Part of this disc is cut out & replaced by a piece of
insulating matter r, such as ebonite, ivory etc. A contact spring s presses against
this part of the disc, when the lever is in its normal position.
The scoop
& the long arm of lever daro twisted in such manner, that, when a coin
is dropped into the scoop, it stands nearly upright, & can casely roll out from the
scoop as soon as the lever comes to a sufficient inclination. Part of the bottom
of the scoop is cut out, in order to allow smaller coins than those of the proper
denomination, to drop through the scoop without working the lever, should they reach
accidentally the scoop.
a a a is the battery producing the electric current, one pole of this battery is
connected to the one end of the primary wire of the induction coil . & the other pole
to the spring contact s. i. is a current interruptor or a contact maker & breaker, of a
well-known construction, connected with the other end of the primary wire of the
induction coil, & the contact disc g. One end of the fine or secondary wire of the
induction coil, is electrically connected to the handle-rod or tube h, & the other end to
the handle rod or tube h, by means of the contact springs s¹ $11, & the secondary
circuit is completed through the bands and body of the operator, when the apparatus
is worked.
k. is a strong metal cross piece, with a long bush in front, through which passes a
guide rod L, fitted in two sockets screwed to the front and back of the box C. The
handle rods or tubes h h' are connected to and insulated from the side branches of the
cross-piece k.
Through a slit in the upper arm of the cross-piece, slides a flat strip of metal M,
twisted in the shape of an archimedean drill, one end of which is connected with the
hand of the indicator or dial o.

page_text: When the cross-piece k is brought forward by pulling out the handles, the metal
strip M & the hand on the dial are moved round.
To the lower arm or branch of the cross-piece k., is fixed the sliding core of the
induction coil, which increases or decreases the strength of the electric current
passing through the body of the operator, according to the position it occupies in the
induction coil. On the guide rod L., between the bush of the cross-piece & the front
socket is fitted a spiral spring which brings the cross-piece back to its normal position,
after the handles are released.
t. is a dashpot for the purpose of retarding the ascent of the lever d, & t' is the
piston rod of the dashpot connected to the lover.
a. is the money till.
Fig. 4 shows the construction of the piston in the dash-pot. The piston is composed
of two parts, the rod t¹ & head p. & the moveable ring w. When the piston
descends, the ring w separates from the head p. & allows the liquid, oil or glycerine,
to pass freely between head p. & the inner part of the ring w. Little resistance is thus
opposed to the descent of the piston, & the lever d is enabled to fall quickly.
The movement of the ring is limited by a pin y. passed through the piston
rod.
Whereas the ascent of the piston & lever is retarded through the settling of
ring w on the hond p, thus offering only a very small passage to the liquid.
Fig. 5. shows a different arrangement for the same purpose. Two moveable
wings hinged to the piston which open when the piston descends & close when it
ascends.
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 automatic coin freed apparatus, consisting in a lever, contact disc & spring,
scoop & shoot as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The arrangement for turning the hand of the indicator or dial, indicating
the strength of current, as hereinbefore described & illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
3. The construction of the piston in the dash pot by means of which I obtain a
quick fall of the lever, & a slow ascent of the same, as hereinbefore described &
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. The combination of parts forming the improved apparatus for giving electric
shocks on the insertion of a coin or the like, as hereinbefore described & illustrated
in the acompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of February 1889.
GUILLAUME ARNAUD NUSSBAUM.