Year: 1898

page_text: I, WALTER MARGOT, of 171, Lorrimore Road, Walworth, in the County of
Surrey, Automatic Machine Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved coin freed apparatus for a game of skill,
which game consists of placing a penny in a slot which falls into a tray and by
pulling out a spring buffer attached to the tray by a knob on the right hand
side of the apparatus and letting the knob go, the force of the spring permits the
penny to shoot into holes cut in the form of grating having nine holes. The
object is to shoot the penny into the centre hole when a prize is obtained. Pen-
nies shot into either of the other eight holes are returned through a shoot to the
operator. All pennies striking the bars of the grille fall into the bottom of the
case or box and are not returnable.
In carrying my invention into practice, I construct a suitable glazed case with
the slot for pennies at the top and a pull out drawer and slot at the left hand
corner of the base of said case. From the top slot is a shoot and a vertical
shoot fixed to the case which guides the penny into a tray attached to the end
of a horizontal bar or spring buffer, which passes through the frame of case and
projects outside with a knob at the end. Opposite the aforesaid tray is the nine
hole grille fixed at an angle of about 40 degrees with a vertical shoot connected
to the eight outside holes of the grille, this said shoot is also connected to the
slot at the bottom of the case above described. The centre hole is provided with
a shoot which allows the penny to fall through a loosely hung flap or trap door
into a hopper, this said hopper passes the penny into a small hopper open at
both ends attached to the end of a pivoted lever bar pivoted to a metallic frame or
box. The pivoted lever bar at the other end has a returned end which
points downwards and engages with one or more slots in the pull out drawer.
Above the frame or box is a vertical tubular magazine which holds metal checks
or discs for the skilled operator which falls into a recess cut in the drawer when
by the weight of the penny the returned end part of the pivoted lever is raised
out of the slot in the pull out drawer, when the drawer is pulled out the ponny
falls into the box, the check is removed and the drawer returned, the apparatus
is then placed in its normal position ready for a further operation.
Tad thin oond doy of Tune 1898
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Coin Freed Apparatus for a Game of Skill.
I, WALTER MARGôr, of 171, Lorrimore Road, Walworth, in the County of
Surrey, Automatic Machine Manufacturer, 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 an improved coin freed apparatus for a game of skill,
which game consists of placing a penny in a slot which falls into a tray and by
pulling out a spring buffer attached to the tray by a knob on the right hand
side of the apparatus and letting the knob go, the force of the spring permits the
penny to shoot into holes cut in the form of grating having nine holes. The
object is to shoot the penny into the centre hole when a prize is obtained. Pen-
nies shot into either of the other eight holes are returned through a shoot to the
operator. All pennies striking the bars of the grille fall into the bottom of the
case or box and are not returnable.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters
and figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of the case with the glazed front fitted thereto and
locked.
Fig. 2, is an end elevation.
Fig. 3, is a view of Fig. 1, with the glazed front removed in order to show
the interior mechanism.
Fig. 4, is an enlarged plan of the pull out drawer.
Fig. 5, is a section of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6, is a plan of the grille and other mechanism.
Fig. 7, is a side view of the lever bar p and hopper o' in detail.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct a suitable glazed case a
with the slot 6 for pennies at the top and a pull out drawer c and slot d at the
left hand corner of the base of said case a. From the top slot is a vertical
shoot e fixed to the case a which guides the penny into a tray f attached to the
end of a horizontal bar or spring buffer g, which passes through the frame of
case a and projects outside with a knob h at the end. Opposite the aforesaid
tray is the nine hole grille i fixed at an angle of about forty degrees with a
vertical shoot j connected to the eight outside holes k of the grille i, the said
shoot is also connected to the slot at the bottom of the case above described.
The centre hole m is provided with a shoot n which allows the penny to fall
through a loosely hung flap or trap door into a hopper o, this said hopper
passes the penny into a small hopper o open at both ends attached to the end of
pivoted fever bar p pivoted to a metallic frame or box q. The pivoted lever
bar at the other end has a returned end which points downwards and engages
with a slots in the pull out drawer c. Above the frame or box 9 is a vertical
tubular magazine t which holds metal checks or dises u for the skilled operator
which falls into a recess cut in the drawer c when by the weight of the penny
the returned end part of the pivoted lever p is raised out of the slots in the
pull out drawer c, when the drawer is pulled out the penny falls into the box w,
the check is removed and the drawer returned, the apparatus is then placed in
its normal position ready for a further operation.
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Inside the case I fix a vertical partition 1 and between this angular supports 2.
On the bar g I place a spiral spring 3 with a guide or cross pin 4 which said pin
slides on the top of each support 2 when the knob h is pulled outwards in the
direction indicated by an arrow.

page_text: A penny when placed in the slot 6 falls into the tray f and is then shot into
either of the holes in the grille i and down shoots, the direction of which is
indicated by arrows.
Guide or curved plates are provided to guide a penny into a box 6 when a
penny strikes the outside of the grille i.
An apparatus for indicating when the magazine is empty is operated by a
weight attached to a cord secured to a pivoted lever falling thereby releasing the
indicator 7 marked with the words "machine empty," this apparatus I do not
claim as any part of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:—
1. A coin freed apparatus, substantially as described in the above specification
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. In coin freed apparatus for a game of skill, the combination and arrange-
ment of the grille i holes and m, shoots n and j, with the slot 7, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
3. In coin freed apparatus for a game of skill, the combination and arrange-
ment of the slot b shoot e tray f rod g partition 1 supports 2 spiral spring 3 and
the guide or cross pins 4, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
4. In coin freed apparatus for a game of skill, the combination of the pull
out drawer slots recess hoppers o and o¹, pivoted lever bar p returned end
and the frame or box with the magazine t, substantially as herein described
and according to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of March 1899.