Improvements in Coin Freed Mechanism.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan.,
1899
Improvements in Coin Freed Mechanism.
We, JOSEPH MASON and THE MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPH SYNDICATE, LIMITED,
of 18 & 19, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly Circus, London, W., do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in coin-freed mechanism adapted to
work living picture exhibiting devices, or any other mechanism in which a coin
is used to cause the delivery of goods, gas, or electricity, or for analogous
purposes.
Our invention consists in an improved penny inserting device and improved
means for causing the penny to actuate the mechanism. We will describe it
first as applied to the operation of the mechanism of the picture exhibiting
device known as the mutoscope and described in our Patent No. 8338 of 1898.
We provide, in a suitable part of the outer case a horizontal circular recess
just large enough to receive a penny, but of somewhat greater depth than the
thickness of the penny. We provide a vertical spindle driven from the crank
on the outside of the case by means of bevil or other gearing. On the top of
this vertical spindle is fixed a disc having a V-groove in its edge. One of the
sides of this V-groove is of larger diameter than the other, and this larger side
or flange projects into the penny receiving recess and forms part of its bottom.
This flange projects a little above the general level of the bottom of the penny
recess, and a slit is provided on one side of the recess, so that the penny resting
on the projecting flange of the disc is carried into the slot when the disc is
turned. One edge of the coin passage into which the penny is carried is formed
by the V-groove of the disc. The other edge is formed by the edge of a flat
plate curved in such a manner as to form a converging passage in the direc-
tion in which the penny is carried round by the disc. This plate is provided
with a guide at one end, and a spring is attached to this outer end to retain
the plate in its place, but to permit of the deflection of the plate, as the penny
is forced through the passage by the rotating disc. The other end of the curved
plate is guided in a suitable manner by a pin and a slit. A tail piece is also
provided projecting from this plate, and adapted to engage with a bar which
sets free the picture exhibiting device for the complete rotation of the picture
card drum. The edge of the plate with which the penny engages is provided
with a narrow ledge on which the penny lies, as it is driven round and this
prevents the penny dropping through between the edge of the disc and that of
the curved plate until it reaches a part where the ledge is cut away.
A penny placed in the receiving recess lies on the projecting edge of the disc,
and is carried round into the penny passage when the crank is turned. As the penny
passes into the narrow part of the passage it is caught tightly edgeways between
the ✓ groove of the disc and the edge of the plate. As it passes further in, it
pushes out the plate against the spiral spring, and also as it is travelled still
further round it pushes the plate endwise through a certain distance, until it

page_text: reaches the place at which the supporting ledge is cut away, and the edge of
the plate bevilled downwards. The spring then causes the plate to jump back
into its initial position, and the penny is forced out downwards into a receptacle
below. The longitudinal travel which has been given to the plate has caused
a projecting pin on it to travel the bar setting free the picture exhibiting
mechanism. If a coin smaller than a penny were put in, it would not travel
the picture freeing bar far enough to set free the mechanism, even if it were
large enough to be carried into the apparatus at all. The edge of the curved
plate just above the ledge is provided with serrations, and the bottom parts of
these serrations or gaps are bevelled away, so that should a lead blank be
inserted, the serrations or teeth cut into the edge of the blank, and the bevelled
grooves cause the blank to be raised out of the mechanism before passing quite
round so that it does not pass into an operating position.
We may provide a hole through the bottom of the penny receiving recess,
which is just large enough to permit of any smaller coin passing through, and
I may provide a chute to carry such coin out on to a ledge provided on the
front of the machine for rejected coins. The grooved disc may be provided
with a very deep central recess, so that should a blank of tin plate be inserted,
it would pass clear into this recess, and not grip against the operating curved
plate at all.
In adapting our invention to mechanism for the delivery of goods, gas, fluid,
or electricity, where a pusher is desired to be provided instead of a crank, we
provide on the vertical spindle carrying the grooved disc a small pinion, and we
provide the pusher with a rack bar suitably guided, so that when the pusher is
operated, it turns the grooved disc through a sufficient are to operate the
mechanism.
The curved plate may be adapted in any well known manner to operate a
lever delivering goods in exchange for the coin, or setting free a gas, fluid, or
electricity, meter, in any well known manner.
Dated this 11 1
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1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.
си шеста тъщ.
We, JOSEPH MASON and THE MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPH SYNDICATE, LIMITED,
both of 18 and 19, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly Circus, London, W., Manu-
facturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particulrly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to improvements in coin-freed mechanism, adapted to
work living-picture exhibiting devices, or any other mechanism in which a coin
is used to cause the delivery of goods, gas, or electricity, or for analogous
purposes.
Cur invention consists in an improved coin inserting device, and improved
means for causing the coin to actuate the mechanism, with a view to preventing
fraud. In the following description we shall assume that a penny is the coin
to be used.
Referring to the accompanying sheets of drawings, which illustrate our
invention:

page_text: Figure 1 shows a side elevation of our improved mechanism with a part of
the case in section.
Figure 2 shows a plan of the same, but without the case.
Figure 3 is a detail section on the line a, b, c, Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a partial front elevation of the outside case,
Figure 5 is a section of a modified form of disc, and
Figures 6 and 7 illustrate details.
In carrying our invention into effect, according to one modification, as applied
to the operation of the mechanism of the picture exhibiting device known as
the mutoscope, and described in our Patent No. 8338 of 1898, we provide, in a
suitable part of the outer case, a horizontal circular hole A (Figures 1 and 4)
just large enough to receive a penny, and surrounded by a hood T. Inside
the case at this point we provide a plate Z having a hole Y exactly below and
equal to the hole A. The plate Z is of somewhat greater depth than the thick-
ness of a penny. We provide a vertical spindle B driven from the crank C
on the outside of the case by means of bevel or other gearing D. On the top
of this vertical spindle B just above where it is supported by a part X of the
frame of the machine is fixed a disc E, having a V-groove in its edge. One
of the sides of this V-groove is of larger diameter than the other, and
this larger side or flange E¹ projects under the hole Z and forms
one support of the penny, the other support of which is formed by a flange or
ledge on the inside edge of a plate J attached to the underside of the plate Z
by screws The plate J is shown detached' in Figure 6. The flange E¹ is a
little above the level of the flange F, so that the penny is slightly inclined.
the penny rests on the flange E' of the disc E, the rotation of the latter by
means of the crank C will cause the coin to move along. In the same plane
as the plate J and in continuation of it is a movable plate J3 having a flange Fi
in continuation of the flange F. This plate J3 has its internal edge curved in
such a manner as to form a converging passage in the direction in which the
penny is carried round by the disc. The plate J3 is provided with a guide K
at one end, and a spring L is attached to this outer end to retain the plate in
position, but to permit of the movement of the plate as the penny is forced
through the passage by the rotating disc. The other end of the curved plate Ja
is guided in a suitable manner by a pin J¹ and a slit J. A tail-piece J is
also provided, projecting from this plate, and adapted to engage with a pin M.
fixed to a bar M, which sets free the picture exhibiting device for the complete
rotation of the picture card drum N.
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A penny placed in the receiving hole lies on the projecting edge E¹ of the
disc E and on the ledge of the plate J, and it is carried round into the penny
passage when the crank C is turned. As the penny passes into the narrow
part of the passage, it is caught tightly edgeways between the V groove of the
disc and the edge of the plate J. As it passes further in, it pushes out the
plate against the action of the spiral spring L, and also as it is travelled
still further round, it pushes the plate endwise through a certain distance,
until it reaches a place where the supporting ledge F¹ is cut away, and the edge
of the plate bevelled downwards. The spring L then causes the plate J³ to
jump back into its initial position, forcing the penny downwards into a recep-
tacle below. The longitudinal travel which has been given to the plate has
caused a sufficient movement of the bar M to set free the picture exhibiting
mechanism. If a coin smaller than a penny were put in, it would not travel
the picture freeing bar far enough to set free the mechanism even if were
large enough to be carried into the apparatus at all. The inside edge of the
plate J3 just above the ledge is provided with serrations or teeth H, and the
bottom parts of these serrations or gaps are bevelled or inclined outwards
towards the top, so that should a lead blank be inserted, the serrations or teeth
would cut into the edge of the blank, and the bevelled grooves cause the blank
to slide out of the mechanism before passing quite round, so that it would not

page_text: pass into an operating position. A part of the plate J showing the serra-
tions H is shown enlarged in Figure 7.
We may provide that the distance between the flange E₁ and the ledge F is
just large enough to permit of any smaller coin passing through, and we may
provide a chute to carry such coin out on to a ledge provided on the front of
the machine for rejected coins. The grooved disc E may be provided at the
bottom of its groove with a deep slit P narrower than the thickness of a
penny (Figure 5) so that should a blank of tin plate be inserted, it would pass
into this recess, and not grip against the operating curved plate at all.
In adapting our invention to mechanism for the delivery of goods, gas, fluid,
or electricity, where a pusher is desired to be provided instead of a crank, we
provide on the vertical spindle carrying the grooved disc a small pinion, and
we provide the pusher with a rack bar suitably guided, so that, when the
pusher is operated, it turns the grooved disc through a sufficient are to operate
the mechanism.
The curved plate may be adapted in any well-known manner to operate a lever,
delivering goods in exchange for the coin, or setting free a gas, fluid, or electri-
city meter in any usual manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1.) The coin inserting and actuating device hereinbefore described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
2.) In coin-operated machines, inserting a coin by means of a rotated disc
substantially as described.
3.) In coin-operated, mechanism, obtaining a longitudinal motion by means
of a coin co-operating with a curved plate and rotating disc, substantially as
described.
4.) In
a coin inserting and actuating device such as that herein before
described, the combination of a grooved rotating disc such as E with a flanged
plate such as J³ guided and controlled, substantially as and for the purpose
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
5.) In a coin inserting and actuating device such as herein before described, a
flanged plate such as J provided with serrations such as H, of which the gaps
are inclined outwards towards the top, substantially as and for the purpose
described and as illustrated in Figures 1, 2, and 3.
6.) In a coin inserting and actuating device such as herein before described,
a grooved rotating disc such as E having a deep and narrow slit such as Pat
the bottom of the groove, substantially as and for the purpose described and as
illustrated in Figure 5.
Datad
101 1
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1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, and
25, Cross Street, Manchester, Agents.