Improvements in Coin Freed Mechanism.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Freed Mechanism.
I, HARRY DORNING BAILEY, Assistant Manager of W. H. Bailey and
Company Limited, of Albion Works, Salford, in the County of Lancaster.
Hydraulic Engineers and Brassfounders, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in coin freed mechanism particularly
applicable to turustiles.
In fitting up a turnstile with my improved coin freed mechanism I secure to the
top of the main spindle a disc with say four slots cut at regular intervals on its
periphery and close to this disc I secure also upon the spindle a star wheel the
recesses in which correspond in position with the slots in the disc; an antifriction
oller is preferably placed on each projection and, when the stile is locked by a
lever engaging one of the slots in the disc, two of these rollers bear against the
T headed eud of a spring bolt the other end of which comes opposite a sliding tube
bited in a casing and connected by a stud to the locking lever.
When the proper coin is placed in the slot it falls between the sliding bolt and
the tube and forms a key whilst the stile is being turned when one of. the rollers
pushes back the T headed bolt the other end of which by pressing against the
coin moves back the tube and by the connecting stud draws back the locking
lever from the slot in the disc thereby freeing the spindle and allowing the stile
to turn. The coin then falls or 16 pushed down into a receptacle to receive it,
when springs return the parts to their normal positions and again look the stile.
It is obvious that my improved coin freed mechanism may be applied to automatic
machines other than turnstiles.
Dated this 21st day of October 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Freed Mechanism.
I, HARRY DORNING BAILEY, Assistant Manager of W. H. Bailey and
Company Limited, of Albion Works, Salford, in the County of Lancaster,
Hydraulic Engineers and Brassfounders, 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 improvements in coin freed mechanism particularly
applicable to turnstiles.
In fitting up a turnstile with my improved coin freed mechanism I secure to the
top of the main spindle a disc with say four slots cut at regular intervals on its
periphery and close to this disc I secure also upon the spindle a star wheel the
tecesses in which correspond in position with the slots in the disc; an antifriction
roller is preferably placed on each projection, and, when the stile is locked by a

page_text: leve engaging one of the slots in the disc, two of these rollers beat against the
Theaded end of a spring bolt the other end of which comes opposite a sliding tube
fitted in a casing and connected, by a stud to the locking lever.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect will describe the accompanying sheet of diawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 3 a cross section of my
improved coin freed mechanism as applied to a turnstile.
In these views, a designates the casing, b the main spindle of the turnstile,
c the disc provided with four sluts c' and fixed on the top of the spindle bou which
15 also fixed the star wheel d. The star wheel has four aims on each of which
18 mounted an antifriction 1oller e, two of which are shown bearing against the
Theaded end of the bolt which is kept normally pressed forward by means of a
coiled spring a. The other end of the spring bolt f comes opposite the tube h
which is fitted to slide in a casing within the main casing a. The tube his
normally pressed forward by a coiled sping and is connected by a screwed
stud to the locking lever which is fitted in slideways a' above the spring
bolt The front end of the locking lever & engages one of the slots c' and when
in this position locks the main spindle b and so prevents the turnstile from being
turned.
When the proper coin is placed in the coin slot and passage m it falls down into
position between the spring bolt and the sliding tube haud forms a key, whilst
the stile is being turned, when one of the rollers e pushes back the T headed end
of the sping bolt f the other end of which by piessing against the coin moves
back the sliding tube and by the connecting stud draws back the locking lever k
from the slot c¹ in the disc o thereby freeing the spindle 6 and allowing the stile
to tuin.
The coin then falls down or is pushed by any convenient and suitable device into
a receptacle to receive it, when the springs return the parts to their normal positions
and again lock the stile."
It will be observed that the locking lever is straight faced on one side but
rounded on the other and that each of the slots c¹ have one straight edge and one
rounded edge to correspond so that the locking lover k only serves to lock the stile
when an attempt is made to turn it in the direction indicated by the arrow Fig. 2.
The spindle is prevented from turning in the other duection by a spring pawl a
which engages a ratchet wheel o fixed on the spindle b.
It is obvious that my improved coin freed mechanism may be applied to automatic
machines other than tinnstiles.
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
In com freed mechanism-
1. The combination with the slotted disc and star wheel secured upon the main
spindle, of the spring bolt, locking lever and sliding tube all arranged and operating
substantially as herein set forth.
2. The combination with the slotted disc e, the star wheel d, and the ratchet
wheel o all fixed on the main spindle b, of the locking lever k and the spring bolt f
connected thereto, the sping sliding tube h, coin slot m, and spring pawl n, all
arranged and operating substantially as herein set forth.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.