Improvements in Receptacles for Coins.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1892-Accepted, 18th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Coins.
We, ROBERT HODGES BISHOP, Commission Agent, of 7 Gibson Square,
Islington, and WILLIAM DOWN, Draughtsman, of 28 Archway Road, Highgate,
both in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows :—
This invention relates to receptacles which are intended to receive a certain
number of a special coin before they can be opened, and the invention consists in
a novel construction of such receptacles, whereby the number of the coins to be
inserted may be varied at will.
In carrying out this invention, we employ an oblong metal box, in the lid of
which we place the locking mechanisın, which is carried by a plate secured to the
lid. We form in the lid (say, towards one end) a hole of the particular size for the
insertion of the coin, say, a threepenny bit; a sixpence, a shilling or otherwise.
The plate is formed with a corresponding hole situated to one side of the hole in
the lid, and it is secured to the lid at such a distance therefrom as to allow of a
pusher plate sliding between them.
This pusher has a hole of the size of the coin, and should be of a thickness
corresponding to that of the coin, so that when the hole is opposite the hole in the
lid, the coin can be inserted therein, and will slide freely between the lid and the
base plate.
The pusher is provided with a shoulder which strikes against a spring tumbler
secured to the base plate, which tumbler limits the travel of the pusher when
there is no coin, and thus prevents the working of the unlocking mechanism until
a coin has been inserted.
The tumbler is pushed on one side by the coin when in place, and the pusher can
then travel to its full extent to bring the coin opposite the hole in the base plate,
through which it will drop into the box.
The pusher is moved by means of a part which is turned up and projects
through a slot in the lid, and a second part projects downwards through a slot in
the base plate, and actuates what we may term a counting mechanism.
In connection with this mechanism is a disc or dial, with a notch at one portion.
This disc or dial, in conjunction with a spring catch in the box, forms the lock
mechanism, and the dial must be rotated until the notch is brought opposite the
catch, in order to open the box. The position of the notch on the dial with respect
to the catch, will be adjusted according to the number of the coins it is desired to
insert before the box can be opened.
The counting mechanism may be actuated by a ratchet and pawl arrangement,
the pawl being on the pusher plate, and taking into a ratchet wheel attached to
the dial when the pusher is slidden forward.
DL de fotohan 1001
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Coins.
We, ROBERT HODGES BISHOP, Commission Agent, of 7 Gibson Square,
5 Islington, and WILLIAM DOWN, Draughtsman, of 28 Archway Road, Highgate,
both in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention

page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to receptacles which are intended to receive a certain
number of special coin before they can be opened, and the invention consists in a
novel construction of such receptacles, whereby the number of the coins to be
inserted may be varied at will.
In carrying out this invention we employ, say, an oblong metal box, in the lid of
which we place the locking mechanism, which is carried by a plate secured to the
lid. We form in the lid (say, towards one end or side) a hole of the particular
size for the insertion of the coin, say, a threepenny bit, a sixpence, a shilling, or
otherwise.
The plate is formed with a corresponding hole situated to one side of the hole in
the lid, and it is secured to the lid at such a distance therefrom as to allow of a
pusher plate sliding between them.
This pusher has a hole of the size of the coin, and should be of a thickness
corresponding to that of the coin, so that when the hole is opposite the hole in the
lid, the coin can be inserted therein, and will slide freely between the lid and the
base plate.
The pusher is provided with a shoulder which strikes against a spring tumbler
secured to the base plate, which tumbler limits the travel of the pusher when there
is no coin, and thus prevents the working of the unlocking mechanism until a coin
has been inserted. .
The tumbler is pushed on one side by the coin when in place, and the pusher can
then travel to its full extent, to bring the coin opposite the hole in the base plate,
through which it will drop into the box.
The pusher is moved by means of preferably an integral part thereof which is
turned up, and projects through a slot in the lid, and a second, and it may be
integral part projects downwards through a slot in the base plate, and actuates
what we may term a counting mechanism. This mechanism consists of a ratchet
and pawl arrangement, the pawl being on the pusher plate, and taking into a
ratchet wheel attached to a dial, when the pusher is slidden forward. In
connection with the dial is a disc, with a notch at one portion of its circumference.
This disc, in conjunction with a spring catch in the box, forms the lock
mechanism, and the dise must be rotated until the notch is brought opposite
the catch, in order to open the box. The position of the notch in the disc with
respect to the catch, will be adjusted according to the number of the coins it is
desired to insert before the box can be opened.
In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a metal box or receptacle intended to receive pennies to
the number of 60.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and
Fig. 3 is an end view, (partly in section), of the same; and
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Fig. 4 is a plan view of the inside of the lid, and shewing the locking
mechanism.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of a box suitable for carrying in the pocket, and intended
to receive small coin, say, sixpenny pieces, to the number of 40.
and
Fig. 6 is a side view.
Fig. 7 is a cross section on the line 1. 2 of Fig. 5.
Fig. 8 is a plan view of the inside of the lid, shewing the locking mechanism ;
Fig. 9 is a plan view of the coin-receiving and registering mechanism taken from
the box.
. In all these figures, a is the metal box, which may be of any shape or size,
and in the lid of this box is placed the locking mechanism carried by a plate b,
which is to be secured to the lid by screws, rivets, or in any other convenient
manner.

page_text: A hole c is formed in the lid of the size of the coins the box is intended to
receive.
The plate b is cut away, as at d, to allow for communication with the interior of
the box when the lid is closed and locked.
Between the lid and the plate b, is a pusher plate e which we may term a
recessed coin-receiving slide, arranged to work either in the arc of a circle, on a
pivot pin, as indicated by dotted lines at Figs. 1 and 4, or parallel with the sides
of the box, in guides on the plate, as indicated at Figs. 5, 8, and 9.
The pusher plate e, which is of a thickness corresponding to that of the coin,
has a hole formed therein, of the size of the coin for which the box is constructed.
This hole is formed towards one corner of the plate e, and a portion of the edge of
the plate is cut away, when making the hole, so as to leave a shoulder e', which, as
the pusher is advanced, strikes against a spring tumbler or catch f secured to the
plate b. This tumbler, therefore, limits the travel of the pusher e, and prevents
the working of the unlocking mechanism until a coin has been inserted in the hole.
When this has been done, the coin (as the pusher e is advanced) will strike against
the catch of the tumbler f, and push it aside, so that the pusher e will be free to
travel to its full extent, in order to pass the coin into the box through the
opening d in the plate b. The pusher e may be operated by means of a pin e
projecting through a slot in the lid.
As the pusher e moves beyond the catch, it operates a toothed counting wheel g,
mounted below the plate 6 on a stud pin, by means of pawle h. This pawle may
be attached to a bar sliding in guides on the underside of the plate, and actuated
by a pin projecting through the plate, into a notch in the bar (see Fig. 4), or it may
be formed with the plate, as seen at Figs. 8 and 9.
Each movement of the counting wheel 9 may be visible from the outside,
through openings in both the plate b and the lid of the box.
The counting wheel g carries a disc i, having a notch in its edge. This disc i,
with a spring catch k secured to the side of the box (see Figs. 3 and 7), forms the
lock mechanism.
The counting wheel g is rotated a distance equal to one tooth at each passage of
a coin into the box, and when the number of coins for which the wheel is set has
been placed in the box, the notch in the disc i will be brought opposite the
catch k, and the box will be free to open.
m is a spring-retaining catch secured to the lid, and which takes into a deep
notch formed in the toothed wheel, and prevents further movement of the wheel
and its disci (when the proper number of coins has been received) until the
mechanism is reset.
Before closing the box, the counting wheel 9 is set, by pushing back the spring
catch m, and turning the disc so as to bring the required number opposite the sight
holes in the lid, so that the box shall receive the predetermined number of coins before
it will open.
To close the box, pressure is applied to the lid, and the spring
catch k snaps over the rim of the disc i, thereby holding the box securely
locked, until the passage into the box of the determined number of coins again
brings the notch of the disc i opposite the catch k, when the box will be
unlocked.
To prevent the fraudulent operation of the unlocking mechanism, by retaining
a coin in the hole of the pusher plate e when the box is turned upside down, and
thereby operating the counting wheel and the locking disc without the coin passing
into the box, we provide means whereby the coin, as it is pushed in by the pusher
plate e, is forced out of the hole in the plate, so that when the plate is drawn
back, it will pass under the coin. The means we employ consist of a small wedge
piece or projection l, attached to, or formed in the lid of the box (or it may be a
small spring rivetted to the box lid), of a depth slightly greater than the thickness
of the coin and the pusher plate. When the box is turned upside down, the coin
will ride over this piece, and will be raised out of the hole in the plate, so as to
be clear of the plate on its return movement.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we would remark that
we do not intend to confine ourselves to the exact mechanical details described,
as these may be more or less modified without departing from our invention, but
we declare that what we claim is :-
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1. A receptacle for coins provided with a recessed coin-receiving slide or
pusher plate, arranged to be worked from the outside of the receptacle, the full
movement of which, to push the coin into the receptacle and to operate registering
or counting mechanism, can take place only when a coin is in the recess, as set
forth.
2. In a receptacle for coins, the combination with the lid of the receptacle, of a
recessed coin-receiving slide or pusher plate carried by a plate, and adapted to be
operated only when a coin is in the recess; a toothed dial, and a notched disc, and
means for operating the same, and a catch attached to the body of the receptacle,
all substantially as shown and described.
3. In a receptacle for coins, a recessed coin-receiving slide or pusher plate, in
combination with a tumbler or catch adapted to be operated only by a coin in the
slide, as and for the purpose set forth.
4. In a receptacle for coins, the combination of a counting-mechanism actuated
by a coin-receiving slide or pusher plate, with a notched locking disc and a spring
catch, as set forth.
5. In a receptacle for coins, the combination with a coin-receiving slide or
pusher plate, of means to throw the coin out of the slide, to prevent the
fraudulent operation of the unlocking mechanism, substantially as shown and
described.
6. A receptacle for coins constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as
herein shown and described.
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NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.