IMPROVED MEANS OR APPLIANCES FOR CHECKING, RECEIVING, RETAINING, AND CHANGING COINS OR NOTES
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Templeton Rosewaine Proctor, of Dundee, in the
County of Forfar, North Britain, for an Invention of "IMPROVED MEANS OR
APPLIANCES FOR CHECKING, RECEIVING, RETAINING, AND CHANGING COINS
OR NOTES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Templeton Rosewaine
Proctor at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th October
1881.
JAMES TEMPLETON ROSEWAINE PROCTOR, of Dundee, in the County of Forfar,
North Britain. "IMPROVED MEANS OR APPLIANCES FOR CHECKING, RECEIVING,
RETAINING, AND CHANGING COINS OR NOTES."
This Invention consists in checking, receiving, retaining, and exchanging coins,
notes, etc., and in such a manner as shall prevent the giving more than the value
of said coins or notes, etc.
In carrying out my Invention I adopt mainly the following arrangements:-
By the use of circular or other form of chambers for holding the said coins,
notes, etc., said coins or notes are caused to be brought into such a position as to
be operated upon by slides or other form of movements, said slides being in turn
operated by arrangement of levers or other mechanisın terminating on the outside
of the machine in the form of a fingering keyboard, studs or other contrivances
having imprinted thereon the individual coin to which they are capable of trans-
nitting the required movements.
The money or monies for which change is required is dropped into a receptacle
where it is retained until operated upon by one of the several keys of said fingering
keyboard, causing it to unlock by combs or other contrivances, the keys or other
contrivances representing the change required. The keys thus released are then
depressed, causing their corresponding nechanism to liberate the change onto or
into a tray or other receptacle therein retained until operated upon by a handle
or other contrivance, which by mechanism attached discharges the change, locking
or causing to be locked the various slides, keys, and other mechanism herein before
described. Means are or may be provided for the purpose of automatically regis-
Means are provided for
tering the monies, notes, etc., received and paid out.
emptying the chambers above mentioned.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Templeton Rosewaine Proctor in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 6th April 1882.
"
JAMES TEMPLETON ROSEWAINE PROCTOR, of Dundee, in the County of Forfar,
North Britain. IMPROVED MEANS OR APPLIANCES FOR CHECKING, RECEIVING,
RETAINING, AND CHANGING COINS OR NOTES."
This Invention consists in checking, receiving, retaining, and exchanging coins,
notes, etc., and in such a manner as shall prevent the giving more than the value
of said coins or notes, etc. In carrying out my Invention I adopt substantially
the following arrangements :-
By the use of circular or other form of chambers for holding the said coins, notes,
ctc., said coins or notes are caused to be brought into such a position as to be
operated upon by slides or other form of movements, said slides being in turn
operated by arrangement of levers or other mechanism terminating on the outside of
the machine in the form of a fingering key-board, studs, or other contrivances
having imprinted thereon the individual coin to which they are capable of trans-
mitting the required movements. The money or monies for which change is
required is dropped into a receptacle, where it is retained until operated upon by
one of the several keys of said fingering key-board, causing it to unlock, by combs
or other contrivances, the keys or other contrivances representing the change
required. The keys thus released are then depressed, causing their corresponding
mechanism to liberate the change onto or into a tray or a receptacle therein
retained until operated upon by a hand or other contrivance, which by mechanism
attached discharges the change, locking, or causing to be locked, the various slides,
keys, and other mechanisms. Means are or may be provided for the purpose of
automatically registering the monies, notes, &c., received and paid out. Means
are also provided for emptying the chambers above mentioned.
Having thus far described the nature of the said Invention, and incidentally
intimated in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in practice,
I will now proceed, by reference to the accompanying Drawings, to further and
particularly describe and ascertain in what manner the same is to be performed
or carried out in practice, that is to say :-
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
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page_text: the reed, and said levers F having forked ends which fit loosely round the head of
the pins F, raise the pins F' out of the slots of the slides 12 at 0¹, thereby unlocking
Baid slides. The swinging levers I are then pushed forward, thereby carrying the
slides 1 with the coins upon them above tho tray K. By this movement the
slots O in the slides I' are brought over the pins L, allowing the pins L' to spring
into the slots O, thereby locking the slides I forward, so that they cannot be
operated upon more than once. The slides I now being forward, and the coins
still lying upon them, it is necessary to get out the change, which is effected by
raising the handle J. In rising, the stud V, fixed in the handle J, pushes forward first
the spanner L, swinging on the centro L', depressing the steel plate L' (which extends
across the machine, and having recesses cut into it which fit loosely round the
pins L), said plate engages with the pins L³, thus drawing the pins out of the
slots O in the slides 12, thus leaving the slides I at liberty to be drawn back to
their former position. The raising of said handle causes, secondly, the slotted
spanner J' to be pushed up which raises the spanner J2 causing the cross bar J³ to
cant the point Z against the tail of the cross-bar H, thereby raising the point H³
to disengage with the tails of the discs D³, thus allowing the discs D, the reeds E,
the fork ended levers F and the clutch headed pins F to drop into their former
positions. With the same movement the point Z2 is pressed against the swinging
lovers I, thereby bringing the keys I' and the slides I back, allowing them to be
locked in their former position and leaving the coins on the tray K3; thirdly, the
pin V has now reached the top of the slot in the spanner K, thereby causing the
spanner K to depress the spanner K¹ at the point K, thus depressing the tray K³,
bringing the point of said tray to the bottom of the slot M, thus allowing the coins
to slide forward onto the ledge M', where the customer may pick them up. If the
key C be deprossed and no coins on the disc or discs, the pins C will merely pass
through the holes D' without unlocking the machine. But it will be seen that if
coins be on the discs D they will lie over and block the said holes D*, therefore it
is impossible for the pins C² to act without canting the discs. It will also be seen
that on the points D³ of the discs D being held up above the points H³, the coins
will slide off the discs D into the tubes G. A bar Q is screwed onto the top
of the machine extending across it and having a point let into a slot in the
cross rail A¹. When said cross rail is moved over the slot S it will fill up the
recesses or slots in the cross-rail A', thus effectually checking the insertion of any
instrument that might be used to depress the discs. The pins G2 in front of tho
tubes prevent the shaking out of the coin at G¹, but when the coins are pushed
forward by the slides I the coins raise the pins G and pass under them. When
the machine has to be emptied, a counter representing a pound sterling is dropped
onto the soverign disc, and theo key C' being depressed raises the reed E and
unlocks the pins F'. The pins Z' are withdrawn out of the cross-bar Z³, the keys I
are then reversed, bringing back the slides I, thus allowing the coins to drop
through the slot Z³ into a drawer beneath not shown. Circular holes are drilled
into the sides of the tubes so as to show when nearly empty and when too full.
Fig. 2 is a longitudiual section showing the various mechanisms throughout the
machine and broken at various parts; Fig. 3 shows another method by which the
machine can be unlocked. The coin A is dropped into the slot A', runs down the
guide A³ and rests on the catch B swinging on the centre B¹. The key D
swinging on the centre D¹ being depressed upon the said coin depresses the catch B
causing said catch to cant up and to be held up, thus allowing the coin to drop
into the tube, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Figs. 4 and 5 show part of a cross
section and part of a longitudinal section of another method by which the coins can
bo placed in at one opening and yet go to their respectivo tubes and unlock tho
various changes required. The mode of operation is as follows:--I is a guide
running across the tops of the tubes H having an entrance at A', said entrance
being covered with glass so that the money may be in view. The keys A2 and
B and D are swung upon a shaft F, said keys having tails J, J, J, lying into
the guide which are fitted between and divide off the said guide directly above

page_text: the junction of said tubes H, H, H; said keys or tails thus intercepting the
passage of anything down the guide. The keys B' and D' sliding in the bosses K
have points D and C which lie inside the guide I and are held up by the
springs F2; said keys are used for pressing the coins through into the tubos H
actuating the catches E, E, and B; said catches or discs forming part of the bottom
of said guide I. A steel strip C' is rivetted to the key B lying across the key A²
at C. A similar steel strip E¹ is rivetted to the key D placed across the key B
at E. The method of working is as follows:-Suppose a coin A be dropped into
the aperture of the guide I at A¹, it will lie against the tail of the key A², where
the said coin will be in view behind the glass. The key A³ is then depressed and
the coin will run down the guide and lie against the tail of the key B and upon the
catch B. The key B is then depressed, which forces the coin through into the
tube H raising the disc B¹, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Should the coin be
wanted on the catch or disc E, depress the key B, said key being connected with A
by the steel strip C'; A will therefore be depressed along with B, thereby allowing
the coin to lie against the tail of the key D and on the disc E; the key D' is then
depressed, causing the coin to drop through into the tube H raising the disc E, as
shown in Figures 1 and 2. It will be seen that in the continuation of the keys
and their connections a coin can be carried to the farthest end of the guide I.
It will be observed that according to my Invention as described by reference to
the accompanying.Drawings, the money is passed through slots and received into
and retained into circular tubes of a sufficient number and size, and arranged in
an upright position and side by side; said money is actuated whon change is
required by means of swinging lever terminating at the outside of the machine in
the form of keys or studs which act upon slides, a single key being connected with
one of the said slides. In the apparatus as shown, the slides are arranged
horizontally and side by side and fitted to move backwards or forwards in
bearings, one end of which is directly beneath the money chambers and recessed
so as to carry but one coin at one movement; the other end being slotted to receive
the points of said swinging levers.
A row of levers are swung upon a shaft, said levers terminating in the form of a
fork, said forked ends having clutch headed pins fitted into them; the points of
said pins are lying in slots in the slides, thus preventing the slides froin being
pushed forward by the swinging levers. Underneath said forked levers, and lying
upon the said slides, are arranged a series of reeds swinging upon a shaft common
to all said reeds, being arranged in such a manner that when one of them shall
have been actuated (as hereinbefore described) it will withdraw the clutch headed
pins, and thus release the slides and finger keys for operation. Each individual
reed is connected to discs or plates by means of steel strips; said discs being
arranged one at the top of each tube and swinging on a shaft extending across the
machine, said discs having a hole in each. Directly above said discs are a row of
pins filed into a cross rail, said rail being connected to two side levers that swing
and slide upon studs filed into the two gables of the machine, said cross rail
terminating on the outside in the form of a key or stud. Two spanners swinging
on brackets are fixed onto the top of the machine and connected by a cross rail,
said cross rail having recesses or slides directly above the line of tubes, said slots
being covered with glass. A cover is screwed onto the top of the machine and
extending across it and directly behind said cross rail, said cross rail having a
slot from end to end so as to adinit the point of said covers when in operation, not
interfering with the working of the cross-bar or levers. A swinging cross bar
extends across the machine and situated directly behind the discs and resting in
brackets, said cross bar being held in position by springs. Said cross bar is used
for holding up the discs that may be depressed in operation. Directly behind said
cross bar is fitted another bar, which extends across the machine and is operated
in such a manner as to raise the cross-bar in front of it and to replace any keys
that may have been depressed in operation. A lever terminating on the outside
in the form of a handle, and swinging on a stud, is connected to three various

page_text: spanners, one of said spanners extending to a flat piece of steel which embraces the
pins underneath the slides and is used for withdrawing or depressing the pins
below the slides.
Another of said spanners is connected to a spanner swinging on a stud, said
spanner reaching to and fitted to a swinging tray in front of the tubes. The third
spanner extending up to a cross bar used for raising the disc-cross rail. Directly
in front of the tubes and extending across the machine is a cross rail fitted with
sliding pins, one of said pins being in front of each tube and resting on the point
of each slide, pressure being kept on them by means of a spring, said arrangeinent
being necessary to prevent the cones being shaken off the slides when not in
operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed or put in practice, I
hereby declare that I claim the Invention of "Improved Means or Appliances for
Checking, Receiving, Retaining and Changing Coins or Notes," substantially as
hereinbefore set forth and described, and especially I claim,-
1st. The improved mechanism for checking the receipt of monies, substantially
as hereinbefore described.
2nd. Improved means or appliances, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying Drawings, by which the mechanism comprising
key boards, studs, or indicative operators, upon being operated, represent the
change required, which is ready for delivery.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Templeton Rosewaine Proctor, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Third day of April, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Witness,
GRAY BISSETT,
JAMES TEMPLETON KOSEWAINE PROCTOR. (L.S.)
Solicitor & Notary Public,
12, Bank Street, Dundee.