Improvements in Machines or Apparatus for Delivering Change.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines or Apparatus for Delivering Change.
I, CHARLES LESLIE TRAVIS, of No. 404 Century Building, Minneapolis,
Hennepin County, State of Minnesota, United States of America, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention, 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 improvements in machines designed for delivering any
desired amount of change from suitable receptacles containing the various coins,
and the objects I have in view are to provide a machine that will be made to
deliver, at one operation, any amount of change say from one cent to one dollar, or
from one cent to four dollars and ninety-nine cents, or which will deliver one, two,
three or four dollars separately, and which may also be provided with an attachment
for delivering five, ten or twenty dollars.
Another object of the invention is to provide a machine which will show the
amount of change to be delivered when any coin is received in payment for a
purchase or payment less than the amount of the coin.
Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description,
taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which;
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, in partial section, of a machine embodying my
invention.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same.
Fig. 3 is a partial plan section.
Fig. is a side elevation showing the location and arrangement of the coin
receptacles, with the pocket or receiving trough in section.
Fig. 5 is a detail elevation and section showing the cents-disc, the cents-
receptacle, the delivering slides, and the mechanism for governing said slides from
the disc.
Fig. 6 is a detail, in perspective, of the slides for delivering the cents.
Fig. 7 is a perspective detail and section of the same, showing the operating
lever, and showing in dotted lines the positions through which the operating lever
is moved under the control of the governing disc when it is desired to deliver one,
two, three or four cents.
Fig. 8 is a detail elevation showing one form of device for locking the governing
discs after they have been brought to the desired position while the slides are being
operated, and showing also one series of slides and the mechanism for operating
said slides.
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 are detail views showing another form of locking device for
the governing disc, said locking device being arranged in connection with the disc
that governs the cents-slides.
Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are views of the twenty-five cent disc, the fifty-cent
disc, the five cent disc, the ten-cent disc, and the dollar disc, respectively, together
with portions of the lever by means of which the slides are controlled from said discs.
Fig. 17 is a diagram showing the slides that are brought into operation by the
governing disc in every operation performed by the machine in making any amount
of change from one cent to four dollars.
Figs. 18, 19, 20 and 21 are details of an attachment to the lever controlled by
the dollar disc so that the amount of change delivered by the machine will be any
amount less than one dollar for which the dial is set, together with the number of
dollars represented by the position of the handle or pointer of the attachment.
Fig. 22 is a detail showing a locking device that is applied, where more than one

page_text: slide is used in connection with any coin receptacle, for the purpose of preventing
any of the slides from being moved by frictional contact with another.
In all of the drawings, 2 represents a suitable casing that encloses the main
parts of the machine. Arranged along one side of the machine are a series of
coin receptacles 3, preferably made in the form of inclined open cells or pockets of
suitable size to receive and hold the various coins.
It will be seen by reference to the diagram (Fig. 17), that in making any amount
of change from one cent to ninety-nine cents, it will be necessary to deliver from
the machine one, two, three or four cents, at one time, and that it will be necessary
in several instances to deliver at the same time two dimes or ten-cent pieces. It
will also be necessary in order to deliver two, three or four dollars, at one operation,
to provide means for ejecting the corresponding number of coins from the dollar
receptacle. It will also be observed that it is not necessary to deliver at one time
more than one coin of any other denomination. I therefore provide means in
connection with the coin receptacle to deliver one, two, three or four coins,
simultaneously, from the receptacle containing the dimes or ten-cent pieces, and
one, two, three or four coins from the receptacle containing dollars.
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The coin receptacles or cells 3 are all preferably formed in an independent piece
or casting that is supported upon an inclined plate 6, the surface of the plate
preferably forming the bottom of the coin receptacles. In front of the coin
receptacles I preferably arrange a coin-chute or trough 7 having an opening
through which all of the coins will be discharged, and this chute is preferably
provided with a lining 9 formed of rubber, leather or other suitable material.
suitable slot or opening is formed at the lower end of each coin receptacle extending
through its rear wall, and suitable coin slides 11 are arranged so as to rest upon
the plate 6 and be capable of moving back and forth through the openings in the
lower part of the coin receptacles. Each slide is formed at its forward end with a
recess that is arranged to fit upon and partially surround the lower coin in the
receptacle. The slides for the five-cent piece, the twenty-five cent piece and the
fifty-cent piece are single; that is to say, there is but a single slide for each of
these receptacles, as it is never necessary to eject more than one coin at a time
from any one of these receptacles. The forward ends of these slides are therefore
preferably made, as shown in Fig. 3, with a substantially semicircular recess which
fits against the rear side of the coin. In connection with each of these receptacles
I provide, preferably, the stationary guard 15 that is secured to the wall of the
receptacle and projects partially around the front or outer side of the coin just
above the upper surface of the lower coin. This guard is preferably located at
such a point as not to interfere with the movement of the lower coin no matter
whether it may be of full thickness or not while it prevents the outward movement
of the coin, not engaged by the slide. If this guard were omitted one or more of
the coins resting upon the lower one might be moved out by its frictional contact
with the lower coin. A similar stationary guard is also placed upon the coin
receptacles containing the cents, dimes, and dollars, but in the case of the cents-
receptacle it is placed above the fourth coin, and in the case of the dimes-receptacle
above the second coin and in the case of the dollars receptacle above the fourth
coin.
I also provide receptacles for containing five-dollar gold pieces, ten-dollar gold
pieces and twenty-dollar gold pieces, and in connection with each of these
receptacles I provide a slide 11 and a guard 15; these guards being similar to those
already described and located at a point near the lower end of the receptacle so as
to permit only the lower coin to be thrown out by the slide. The forward end of
each of these slides is similar to that of the slides already described and these
slides are operated by independent keys as hereinafter described.
The slides that are used in connection with the cent, the dime and the dollar
receptacles are similar to those already described, with the exception that each of
said slides is provided with a curved guard or lip 13 that extends partially around
the front side of the coin enclosed by the end of the slide and prevents its being

page_text: noved out by frictional contact with the coin below, and serves the same purpose
when any of the lower slides are to be used as does the guard 15 when all the slides
are used. It will be observed that the upper surface of the plate 6 forms a ledge
upon which the coins rest, this ledge constituting, as before stated, the bottoms of
the receptacles 3. It will also be noted that these receptacles are so located in
reference to the edge of the ledge that the coins project for about one-third of
their diameter beyond the front of the ledge. It will also be noted that the
guards 15 and the lips 13 extend only about half way around the front of the
coin. With this construction and arrangement, when it is desired to remove all
of the coins from the receptacles the stack of coins in any receptacle may be
grasped between the thumb and finger of the operator and lifted upward in the
receptacle until they are above the top of the guard 15 and then they may be
removed altogether from the receptacle, and by a reversal of this movement the
coins are put in.
By again referring to Fig. 17, it will be seen that by a proper movement of a
sufficient number of the slides any desired amount of money from one cent to
ninety-nine cents or from one cent to four dollars and ninety-nine cents, may be
thrown out from the coin receptacles. It will also be seen that if the slides are
moved properly that it will be impossible for the machine to deliver any more than
the correct amount. I provide means by which the slides may be independently or
simultaneously operated for this purpose. Each of the said slides 11 is provided
with a slot into which projects an operating lever 17. These slots are of L-shape
in each of the slides except those that are operated by the independent keys, and
in those cases where two or more slides are provided, arranged one above the other,
the part of the slot corresponding to the perpendicular portion of the L is
successively wider in the slide above the lower one. The operating lever 17
projects into these slots and said levers are so arranged as to be simultaneously
moved back and forth by being turned on their axes as hereinafter described.
When the lever moves back and forth in the long part of the slot the slide
remains stationary; when the lever is moved into the transverse or short part of
the slot before being given a forward movement it engages the slide and moves it
also, and upon the return of the lever one slide is returned to its normal position.
This lateral movement of the lever takes place prior to its forward movement and
whether it has any lateral movement or not is determined by the governing disc
hereinafter described. Where there are several slides, arranged one above the
other, if the lever is given a certain amount of lateral movement the lower slide
only is used; if it is given a greater amount of lateral movement both the lower
and the second slide are moved; and so on in reference to the third and fourth
slides, the position of the lever laterally prior to its forward movement determining
whether no slide, one slide, or more will be used. The levers 17 are all secured
upon a rock shaft 19 and the forward and back movement of the lever is produced
by the rocking of the shaft, each of said levers being formed in two parts, said
parts being joined together by a pivot pin 21 arranged at right angles to the axes
of the shaft 19, whereby said levers 17 are capable of a lateral movement as
before stated, independently of each other while all have a simultaneous and equal
forward and back movement longitudinally of the slides, which is imparted to
them by the rocking of the shaft 19.
Mounted in suitable bearings in standards 23 is a shaft 25, formed in two parts
connected together by a universal joint 27, the forward end of the shaft passing
through a slot in a standard 29 and being provided with a handle 31 and carrying
a dial 33. The forward part of the shaft is normally held, by means hereafter
described, in line with the rear part thereof but is capable of being depressed or
moved down into the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. This shaft is
arranged to rotate freely in either direction and for the purpose of rotating it and
for depressing its forward part the operator grasps the handle 31. The standard 29
preferably extends to the top of the disc 33 and it is provided with a suitable
point 35.
The disc 33 is preferably provided at or near its circumference with a

page_text: series of spaces marked successively from one cent to ninety-nine cents and from
$1 to $4, as shown. A second series of figures from one cent to ninety-nine cents
is arranged inside the outer series but in the reverse direction; a third series of
figures from 1 cent to 49 cents is arranged inside the second series running in the
same direction, but beginning opposite the number "51." A fourth series running
from 1 cent to 24 cents is arranged inside the third series and running in the same
direction but beginning opposite the number "26." The first and second series of
numbers preferably do not extend entirely around the dial, the remaining space
being occupied by the numbers 1 to 4, each preferably provided with the dollar
sign. I do not, however, wish to be understood as limiting myself to the use of
any particular arrangement of numbers or characters on this dial, as the same may
be varied to suit the inclination or convenience of the user and the denomination
and character of the coins with which the machine is to be used. I consider this
arrangement, however, preferable for use in connection. with coins of the United
States. With this dial the outer row of numbers indicates the amount of money
that will be delivered by the machine when the dial has been turned so as to bring
any number of this outer circle opposite the pointer, and the handle is depressed
as hereinafter described. The purpose of providing the other series of numbers
will be hereinafter described.
Mounted upon the shaft 25 in the rear of the universal joint are a series of
governing dises 37, 39, 41, 43, 45 and 47, and these discs govern respectively the
lateral positions of the levers connected with the cent-slides, the five-cent slide, the
ten-cent slides, the twenty-five cent slide, the fifty-cent slide and the dollar slides.
The outline of the cent-disc 37 is shown in Figs. 5 and 10, and as will be seen,
this disc is provided with one blank space 49 and with a series of progressively
deeper notches 51, each of said notches being formed with a succession of steps,
four in number, extending from the outer circumference of the disc towards its
center, the opposite wall of the notch being straight and extending on a radial
line from the deepest notch or recess to the circumference of the disc. The five-
cent disc, shown in Fig. 14, is provided with a series of recesses 53, all of the
same depth alternating with spaces that are of the same size as the disc. The
ten-cent disc, shown in Fig. 15, is provided with a series of recesses 55 and 57;
the recess 57 being of greater depth than the recesses 55. The twenty-five cent
disc, shown in Fig. 12, is provided with the two recesses 59, and the fifty-cent disc,
shown in Fig. 13, is provided with a single recess 61 extending nearly half around
its circumference. The dollar disc, shown in Fig. 16, is provided with one
recess 63, one wall of which is formed in four steps similar to those on the
cent disc.
As shown in Fig. 2, the shaft 25 is also provided with the locking disc 65, said
disc being also shown in Fig. 8. This disc, however, may be dispensed with and
the lock applied to the cents-disc as hereinafter described. The outer end of the
shaft 25 passes through a collar 67, to which is pivoted the upper end of the
standard 69, the lower end of said standard resting upon a spring 71 and being
provided with a slot 73 into which projects a pivoted lever 75. To this standard
is also pivoted the end of a lever 77, said lever being pivotally supported upon a
suitable standard 79. The opposite end of the lever 75 is connected preferably by
a pin 81 and yoke 83 with the rock shaft 19 so that at each downward movement
of the forward part of the shaft 25 and the handle 31 the rock shaft 19 is turned
in its bearings and all of the levers 17 are simultaneously thrown forward. As
soon as the handle 31 is released the spring 71 raises the standard 69 and the
shaft 25 and turns the rock shaft 19, and the levers 17 are carried thereby back to
their normal position. Mounted in standards 85 is a shaft 87 extending preferably
parallel to the shaft 25. A yoke 89 is secured upon this shaft so as to turn there-
with, the ends of the yoke being arranged near the opposite ends of the shaft. An
arm 91 is connected to this yoke and shaft and engages the end of the lever 77.
Mounted upon the shaft 87 is a series of independent levers 93, there being one of said
levers for each of said governing discs hereinbefore described, said levers being

page_text: preferably provided with the upturned ends 95 which when the levers are in their
normal position stand at a short distance from the peripheries of the governing discs.
The opposite ends of the levers 93 are connected by links 97 with the crank arms 99
on the short shafts 101, the said shafts extending at right angles to the axis of the
rock-shaft 19 and being provided with the loops or bails 103, the upper portions of
which are engaged by a clasp 105 on the lever 17. The yoke or bail 89 is provided
with the series of curved rods 107 which pass freely through loops, 109 on the
levers 93 and have their opposite ends secured to said yoke by means of the
buts 111. A spring 113 surrounds each of said rods bearing at one end upon one
of said nuts 111 and at its opposite end upon the loop 109 on the lever 93., It will
be seen that by this means when the handle 31 is depressed, the yoke 89 through
the lever 77 and the arm 91 will be turned, the lower end of the yoke being swung
towards the governing discs. This movement of the yoke through the springs 113
tends also to move the upturned ends 95 of the levers 93 towards said disc and this
movement rocks the bail 103 and gives the lever 17 à lateral movement. If,
however, the end of any lever is opposite the part of the corresponding disc that is
of the greatest radius the levers will encounter the periphery of the disc and no
material amount of movement can be given to it, in which case, the spring 113 will
be compressed and the end of the rod 107 will project through the loop 109 and the
corresponding lever 17 will be given no lateral movement; hence as the shaft 19 is
rocked this lever will move forward in the long portion of the slot in the coin-slide
and the slide will remain stationary. If, however, referring to the cent-disc 37,
shown in Fig. 5, the disc is in such position that one part of one of its notches or
recesses is opposite the end of the lever 95 said lever will be free to move with the
yoke 89 until the end of the lever strikes the edge of the disc and the extent of its
movement will be determined by the position of the disc. This will also determine
the amount of lateral movement given by the lever 17, and this lateral movement
will in like manner determine the number of slides that will be moved by the lever
and the number of coins that will be thrown out of the cents receptacle. The
operation is exactly similar in relation to each of the other discs and the slides.are
controlled in exactly the same way. The outlines of the governing discs are shown
in the various figures hereinbefore referred to and the positions of the recesses in
respect to one another on the various discs.and the relation of the discs to the dial
is illustrated by the diagram Fig. 17. It will be noticed that the standard 69 is
slotted where it is connected with the lever 75, and that the said slot 73 is of
sufficient length to allow considerable movement to said standard 69 before the
lever. 75 begins to move. The object of this is to permit the first downward
movement of the shaft and handle 25 and 31, to lock the discs and to give the
levers 17 the proper lateral movement, through the governing discs and the levers
controlled by them, before any movement is given, to the rock-shaft 19 and before
any upward movement is given to the lever 17. This is accomplished by means of
the lost movement permitted. between the standard 69 and the lever 75. For the
purpose of locking the discs at the beginning of the downward movement of the
handle 31 I have provided, as shown in Fig. 2, a disc 65, having a series of
notches 66, arranged so that the first movement of the lever 77 will be to engage
one of these notches and as this disc is fastened to the shaft 25 it will. immediately
lock said shaft the dial and all of the discs carried by the shaft.
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As an equivalent of this construction I may provide one of the discs, for example
the disc 37, as shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11, with a series of holes 38, preferably
bevelled, at one side, with a pin 40 arranged in an opening in the standard 23, this
pin being connected to a pivoted plate 42 having an inclined slot 44 engaged by a
screw or stud 46 on the lever 77. The first movement of the lever 77 will project
the pin 40 through the hole 38 that may be opposite the said pin and thereby the
shaft 25 will be locked as hereinbefore stated.
I prefer also to provide each of the slides 11 with a notch 12. in its rear end and
to arrange a stop pin 14 in position to engage this notch when the slide is returned
to its normal position, thereby insuring the stopping of the slide at the same point.

page_text: I also prefer to provide a Jocking device that will lock all of the slides and thus
prevent any slide from being moved by frictional contact with another slide. This
device I have omitted from Fig. 3, and the other general figures of the drawings for
greater clearness, but have shown it in detail in Fig. 22. As there shown each of
the slides is provided upon its upper surface with a pin 16. A plate 18 is pivoted 5
above the slide and is provided with a slot 20 adapted to engage all of said pins and
thereby to lock them all. A spring 22 is connected to this plate and engages the
lever 17. This spring does not interfere with the longitudinal movement of the
lever but it causes the plate 18 to move laterally with said lever thereby releasing
one or more of the slides as may be required by the extent of the lateral movement
of said lever. While I do not consider it necessary to apply the locking device to
the lower slide of a series or to a single slide where but one is used it could of
course be applied to these also, and I have thus shown it applied to all of the slides
in Fig. 22.
It will be understood from the foregoing description that the machine is primarily
designed to deliver any amount of change from one cent up to and including ninety-
nine cents, and that it will also deliver one dollar, two dollars, three dollars or four
dollars, but that when it delivers one or more coins from the dollar receptacle it
does not deliver any coins from any of the other receptacles. With this arrange-
ment for instance, if a two-dollar bill or five-dollar coin were tendered in payment
to the user of the machine, for an amount less than one dollar it would be necessary
to operate the machine twice, by one operation delivering from the machine the
fractional change less than one dollar whatever the amount might be, and by
another operation delivering the necessary coin or coins from the dollar receptacle.
It would be convenient, however, in such instance to deliver the full amount of
change at once and for this purpose I prefer to provide means by which the machine
may be made to simultaneously deliver the fractional change plus one, two, three or
four coins from the dollar receptacle, so that any amount of change less than five
dollars may at one operation be delivered from the machine. For this purpose I
provide the lever 93 that operates in connection with the dollar discs with a
swinging plate 115 that takes the place of the upturned end of the lever as
ordinarily constructed. This plate is provided with a series of steps 117, as shown
in Fig. 19, and it is connected by a pin and slot to a sliding rod 119. A spring 121
tends to hold this rod normally in position with the highest point of the plate 115
under the disc 47, and when this plate is in this position the operation is the same
as it would be if the lever 93 were provided with the upturned end corresponding
with the upturned ends of the other levers, the connection of the plate 115 to the
rod 119 by the pin and slot not interfering with the movement of the lever 93. A
lever 123 is connected with the rod 119 and it extends to a point outside the
casing and moves over a plate 125 provided with a series of numbers, as shown,
indicating 0, $1, $2, $3, $4. The lever or handle 123 is connected to a shaft 127,
and this shaft is connected to the rod 119 by means of the crank arm 131. The
shaft 127 is capable of a slight longitudinal movement and the handle 123 is
arranged to engage either one of a series of notches 133 upon the plate 125.
spring 135 on the shaft 127 tends to hold the handle 123 in engagement with one of
the notches 133 and thereby prevent the rod 119 from returning to its normal
position under the tension of the spring 121. A short lever 137 is arranged with
its end bearing against the end of the shaft 127. The spring 135 tends to hold the
shaft 127 and the lever 137 in the position shown by full lines in Fig. 18. Upon
the side of the standard 69 is a swinging lug 139 having a beveled upper surface
and an abrupt under surface. A spring 141 tends to hold this lug in position at
right angles to the side of the standard 69, as shown in full lines in Fig. 18 and in
the detail Figs. 20 and 21. The end of the lever 137 is also inclined as shown in
Figs. 18, 20 and 21. Upon a downward movement of the standard 69 the abrupt
lower end of the lug 139 strikes the inclined upper surface of the lever 137 and
said lug is swung into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 18, and passes said
lever without moving it. Upon the upward movement of said standard the inclined
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page_text: upper surface of the lug 139 engages the underside of the lever 137 which is not
inclined, and turns said lever into the position shown in dotted lines in the same
figure. This gives a movement to the shaft 137 longitudinally in its bearings,
releases the handle 123 from the notch 133 and permits the rod 119 to be returned
to its normal position and to turn the plate 115 so as to bring its highest point
under the disc 47. If, therefore, before a downward movement of the operating
handle the handle 123 is moved to indicate $1, $2, $3 or $4 the machine will, when
it is operated, deliver the corresponding coin or coins from the dollar receptacle
plus the amount delivered from the other receptacles. It will thus be seen that the
machine is capable of making change from one cent to four dollars and ninety-nine
cents by a single operation.
The levers 17 that are connected to the independent slides for delivering the
gold coins are mounted loosely upon the shaft 19 and are provided with the
horizontally projecting bell-crank arms 18' to which are connected the springs 20.
Independent key-levers 22 properly marked, are arranged so as to project from the
front of the machine and these levers extend under the corresponding arms 18' so
that by operating any one of the levers 22 the corresponding slide is moved and
the proper coin is delivered.
As before stated the dial is provided with the several series of numbers arranged
as shown in Fig. 1. The outer circle of numbers indicates the amount of money
that will be delivered by the machine. The other series of numbers show
respectively the amount that is to be retained from a dollar, a fifty cent piece or a
twenty-five cent piece when the machine delivers the amount of change represented
by the opposite number in the outer circle. For example, if a dollar is tendered in
payment of a purchase of forty-one cents the user of the machine may turn the
dial so as to bring the number 41 in the second row of figures opposite the pointer
when the number 59 in the outer row of figures will show the amount of change
that is to be returned and the amount that the machine will deliver. And in a
similar way the machine may be used to make change as well as to deliver the
change when a fifty cent piece or twenty-five cent piece is presented in payment for
an amount less than the amount of either of those coins.
While I have shown and described this machine as it is constructed for use with
the coins used in the United States of America, it will be readily understood that
it may be used with coins of any system of money.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is;
1. The combination, in a change maker, of a series of coin receptacles, a series
of slides for ejecting the coins therefrom, means for operating said slides, a series of
governing discs, each of said discs controlling the movement of the slide or slides
for one receptacle, and means for setting said disc so as to cause any desired com-
bination of slides to be operated, substantially as described.
2. The combination, in a change maker, with a series of coin receptacles, a series
of slides therefor, operating levers for moving said slides, means for operating said
levers, a series of governing discs controlling the engagement of said levers with
said slides, and means for setting said discs to cause any desired combination of
slides to be operated, substantially as described.
3. In a change maker, the combination, with a rotary shaft provided with a series
of governing discs, a series of coin receptacles, slides for said receptacles, each disc
controlling the movement of the slide or slides for one receptacle, and means
controlled by said discs for operating said slides, substantially as described.
4. The combination, in a change maker, of a series of coin receptacles, coin
ejecting slides therefor, operating levers for moving said slides, means for moving
said levers, and a series of governing discs for causing one or more of said levers
to engage said slides, substantially as described.

page_text: 5. The combination, in a change maker, with a series of coin receptacles, of
slides for ejecting coins therefrom, operating levers, means for operating said levers,
and governing discs for causing the levers of the slides that are to be moved to be
brought into engagement with the slides, and those of the slides that are not to be
moved to be held out of engagement therewith, substantially as described.
6. In a change maker, the combination, with a series of coin receptacles, and a
series of slides therefor, a series of operating levers, means for simultaneously
moving all of said levers, and a series of governing discs and connecting means for
engaging one or more of said levers with the corresponding slide or slides,
substantially as described.
7. The combination, in a change maker, of a series of coin receptacles, a series
of slides therefor, a rotary shaft provided with a governing disc for the slide or
slides of each receptacle, and with an indicating dial, operating means for con-
necting said shaft with said slides, and governing devices between said discs and
said slides, substantially as described.
8. The combination, with a series of coin receptacles, the slides therefor, a
rotary shaft provided with a series of governing discs, a series of levers for
operating said slides, means connected with said discs for governing the position of
said levers, and means for simultaneously moving all of said discs, substantially as
described.
9. The combination, with the coin receptacle 3 and slides 11, provided with the
L-shaped slot, the operating lever 17 engaging said slide in said slot, means for
giving a longitudinal movement to said lever, and means for giving a lateral move-
ment to said lever to cause it when desired to move into the short part of the slot
and thereby cause said slide to move with it in its longitudinal movement,
substantially as described.
10. The combination, with the coin receptacles 3 and the coin ejecting slide 11,
provided with the L-shaped slot, of the lever 17 projecting into said slot and
capable of both a longitudinal and lateral movement, means whereby the said lever
may be given a lateral movement to bring it into the short part of the slot, and
means for giving a longitudinal movement to the lever, whereby, when the lever
moves in the long part of the slot, the slide remains stationary, and when the lever
is in the short part of the slot the slide moves with it, substantially as described.
11. The combination, with the coin receptacle 3 and the slide 11, of the operating
lever 17 adapted to move without engaging said slide, or to engage said slide and
move it with it, a governing disc connected with said lever so as to govern its
engagement with said slide, and means for operating said lever, substantially as
described.
12. The combination, with the coin receptacles provided with a series of slides 11
having L-shaped slots therein, the operating levers 17 projecting into said slots, a
rotary shaft consisting of two parts joined together, one of said parts being capable
of a downward movement in addition to its rotary movement, a series of governing
discs mounted upon the stationary part of said shaft, an indicating dial mounted
upon said movable part, means connecting said dises with said levers 17 for causing
said levers to be simultaneously moved when said shaft is depressed, substantially as
described.
13. The combination, with the coin slides and the operating levers, of the series
of governing discs provided with recesses or notches in their peripheries, means for
giving said levers 17 a lateral movement, and means for giving said levers a longi-
tudinal movement, the lateral movement of said levers being governed by said discs,
substantially as described.
14. The combination, with the coin receptacle, provided with a suitable slide, of
the operating lever 17 secured upon the rock shaft 19 and capable of a lateral and
longitudinal movement, a governing disc provided with one or more recesses in its
periphery, means for turning said shaft 19, and means governed by said disc for
giving a lateral movement to said lever 17, substantially as described.
15. The combination, with the coin slide, of the operating lever 17 arranged to

page_text: move longitudinally and laterally in respect to said slide, the rock shaft 19 for
imparting a longitudinal movement to said slide, the lever 93, means for moving
said lever into engagement with the periphery of said disc, and means connecting
said lever with said lever 17, for the purpose set forth.
16. The combination, with the coin slide and its operating lever 17, of the
governing disc, the lever 93 arranged to engage the periphery of said disc and have
its movement limited thereby, the yoke 89 provided with a rod passing through a
loop on said lever, the spring 113 engaging said lever and said yoke, the bail 103
engaging the lever 17, and a connection between said lever 93 and said bail, for the
purpose set forth.
17. The combination, with a coin receptacle, of two or more slides 11 connected
therewith and provided with L-shaped slots, the long part of said slots being
successively withdrawn in the upper slides, an operating lever projecting into said
slot and capable of moving laterally and longitudinally in respect to the slide, and
means governing the lateral movement of the slide, whereby it is caused to move
without moving either slide, or to move one or more of the slides as may be desired,
substantially as described.
18. The combination, with the ledge or plate 6, of the series of coin receptacles 3
having open fronts and arranged upon said plate so as to cause the coins resting
thereon to partially project over the front edge of the ledge, whereby the coins may
be removed by grasping the upper and lower coins, substantially as described.
19. The combination, with the coin receptacle 3, of the slide 11, provided with
the guard 13 projecting partially around the front end of the slide for the purpose
set forth.
20. The combination, with the ledge or plate 6 of a series of coin receptacles
having open fronts and arranged upon said plate so as to cause the coins resting
thereon to partially project over the front edge of the plate, the slides 11, and
the guards 15 secured upon said receptacles and projecting partially around the
front thereof directly above said slides, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
21. The combination, with the coin receptacle 3, of the slide 11 provided with
the guard 13 projecting partially around the front end of the slide, and the guard 15
secured upon the receptacle 3 and projecting partially around its front directly
above said slide, for the purpose set forth.
22. The combination, with the coin receptacle and the series of slides 11, provided
with the L-shaped slots, the operating lever 17 projecting into said slot, means for
moving said lever both laterally and longitudinally in said slot, the locking plate 18
arranged to engage one or more of said slides and adapted to partake of the lateral
movement of said lever, for the purpose set forth.
23. The combination, with the coin receptacle arranged with an open front and
adapted to hold the coins so that they project beyond the bottom of the receptacle,
of the guard 15 secured upon said receptacle and projecting partially around the
front of the receptacle, and the slide 11 arranged below said guard, substantially as
described.
24. The combination, with the rotary shaft 25 formed in two parts, connected
by a universal joint, one part of said shaft being mounted in standards 23 and
provided with a series of governing discs, the other part of said shaft being
mounted in a yielding standard and provided with an indicating dial and an
operating handle, a series of coin receptacles, coin slides connected therewith, means
controlled by said discs for determining the slides that are to be moved, and means
operated by the movable part of said shaft for moving said slides, substantially as
described.
25. The combination, with a rotary shaft, provided with a series of governing
discs and an indicating dial, of a series of coin receptacles, and a corresponding
series of coin slides, each of said discs controlling the movement of the slide or
slides for one receptacle, and means for operating said slides whereby the slides
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page_text: will be moved to eject from the coin receptacles the amount of money indicated
by the position of said dial, substantially as described.
26. The combination, with the rotary shaft, provided with a series of governing
discs and with an indicating dial, of a series of coin receptacles and a corresponding
series of coin slides, a series of operating levers for moving said slides, and means
for first, locking said discs after the dial has been turned to indicate the amount
of change wanted; second, moving the operating levers into position to engage
the slides that must be moved to give the amount of change indicated by the dial;
and third, moving said levers and the slides that they engage to eject the necessary
coins, substantially as described.
27. The combination, with the shaft 25, formed in two parts, connected together
by a universal joint, one part of said shaft being mounted in standards 23 and
provided with a series of governing discs, and a locking device for engaging one of
said discs, arranged to be operated by the downward movement of the other part
of the shaft, substantially as described.
28. The combination, with the shaft 25 and the series of discs mounted thereon,
one of said discs being provided with a series of holes 38, the locking pin 40
arranged to engage any one of said holes, the movable standard 69 connected to
said shaft, the lever 77 connected to said standard, the slotted plate 42 connected
to said lever and also connected to said pin, whereby, as said lever is moved the
pin is projected into engagement with said disc, substantially as described.
29. The combination, with the coin receptacles and their slides, of the rotary
shaft provided with the series of governing discs, means controlling said slides from
said discs, and the indicating or index dial provided with two series of oppositely
arranged figures or numbers and operatively connected with said discs, for the
purpose set forth.
30. The combination, with the coin receptacles and the operating slides, and
means for operating said slides and the governing discs, of the indicating or index
dial operatively connected with the governing discs and provided with an outer
series of numbers running from 1 to 99, and an inner series of oppositely arranged
figures running from 1 to 99, substantially as described.
31. The combination, with the coin receptacles and slides, and means for governing
and operating said slides, of the indicating or index dial operatively connected with
the governing means and provided with a series of figures or numbers running
from 1 to 99 and arranged near the edge of the disc, a series of numbers running
from 1 to 99 arranged opposite said outer series of figures, the lowest figure in one
series being arranged opposite the highest figure in the other, a third series of
figures running from 1 to 49, arranged with its lowest number opposite the 49
in the outer series, and its highest number opposite the 1 in the outer series, and a
fourth series of numbers running from 1 to 24, arranged with its highest number
opposite the lowest number of the outer series, and its lowest number opposite the
24 in the outer series, substantially as described.
32. The combination, with the series of coin receptacles, their slides, and the
governing dises, and means controlling said slides from said discs, of means for
independently changing the connection between the governing disc and one of said
slides, for the purpose set forth.
33. The combination, with the coin receptacles, the slides, the governing discs,
and operating means for said slides controlled by said discs, of means for indepen-
dently changing the connection between the dollar slide and the dollar disc, so as
to cause the dollar slide to be operated to eject one or more coins therefrom in
addition to those that are ejected from the other receptacles, substantially as
described.
34. The combination, with the coin receptacle, the slide and the operating lever,
of the governing disc 47, the lever 93 connected with the operating mechanism and
having its movement controlled by said disc 47, the movable plate 115 provided
with the series of steps 117, arranged upon said lever and adapted to be brought

page_text: into contact with the periphery of the disc, and means for changing the adjustment
of said plate 115, for the purpose set forth.
north 1 of T.... 1000
C. L. TRAVIS,
By L. W., per F. B.