Improvements in Coin Delivery and Cash Register Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 27th Aug., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coin Delivery and Cash Register Machines.
I, EDWARD JULIUS BRANDT, of Number 412, Fourth Street, in the City of
Watertown, in the County of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, United States
of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention has for its object to provide a machine comprising a coin-delivery
apparatus of a similar nature to that set forth in my prior application for Letters
Patent, dated the 5th day of August, 1897, and numbered 18,257, combined with
a cash-register mechanism, the former apparatus being of that class employed in
banks, shops and other places of business to facilitate making change and paying
out money in small amounts, and the latter mechanism being designed to register
the total amount of the cash receipts, and embodying release and stop actions
co-operative with the coin-ejector mechanism, and to these ends the said inven-
tion consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, as
hereinafter more particularly set forth and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Figure 1 of the drawings represents a perspective view of the casing, exposed
levers, push-pins, push-stems and open cash-drawer of a machine constructed
according to my invention.
Figure 2, a vertical longitudinal sectional view indicated by line 2-2 in the
eighth figure.
Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 similar views respectively indicated by lines 3-3,
5-5 and 6-6 in the seventh figure.
4-4,
Figures 7 and 8, plan views partly in horizontal section respectively indicated
by lines 7-7 and 8--8 in the second figure and illustrating general constructions
and arrangements of parts within the casing at different elevations.
Figure 9, a detail plan view that for the most part illustrates the discharge-
ends of a series of coin-chutes embodied in the machine, and
Figure 10, a detail transverse section indicated by line 10-10 in the preceding
figure.
Referring by letter and numeral to the drawings A represents a rectangular
casing of suitable material, preferably cast-metal sections held together in proper
assemblage by such means as may be found most convenient or desirable, and it
is shown that the casing may be provided with corner feet so as to stand at a
predetermined elevation above a counter or other suitable support. Contained
within the casing and provided with a horizontal upper flange b, joined to the
front wall of the same, is a chute B that extends the full width of said casing
and has inclination from the sides thereof toward a central bottom outlet c the
back of said chute being inclined toward the rear and having its upper edge

page_text: vertically notched at intervals to give clearance for a series of vertically recipro-
cative coin-pushers hereinafter more particularly set forth.
On a single fulcrum extending in from the front wall of the casing, under
chute-flange b, are a series of spring-controlled levers 1, 2, 3, 4. It is preferable
to employ bow-springs connected to the levers 1, 2, 3, 4, and have the free ends
of these springs rest upon the bottom of the casing, one of the springs, d, being
clearly illustrated in Figure 6. Knob-ends of the levers extend through vertically
disposed slots in the front of the casing and said levers operate in conjunction
with coin-lifting mechanism hereinafter particularly specified.
As herein shown, the casing may be provided with a partly glazed hinged top-
section D having a handle e, and in practice provision may be had for locking
this hinged top-section in its normal position.
The notched upper edge of the rear wall of chute B rests against a transverse
plate E, and this plate is provided with a series of vertical guide slots engaged by the
coin-pushers C, these slots intersecting a corresponding series of concave notches
in the upper edge of said plate, as best shown in Figure 10. The plate-notches
are of variable width in proportion to arbitrarily selected coin of any currency,
and the face of each notch is preferably beveled to present a thin rear edge.
The frame of the hinged top-section of the casing is provided at intervals with
a series of depending fingers fand a plate g secured to said frame is also provided
at like intervals with similar fingers f¹ in rear of the ones aforesaid, each pair
of fingers ff being central of a concave notch in plate E above the latter (an
illustration of this feature being had in Figure 2) said fingers serving to deflect
coin into the aforesaid chute.
Supported in the casing to extend rearward from plate E are a series of inclined
coin-chutes, each of which registers with a concave notch in said plate, the bottom
of each latter chute at its lower end being a suitable predetermined distance
below the plate-notch with which it registers, in order that the aforesaid plate
may constituto a temporary stop for coins placed in said chute. Each coin-chute
is herein shown as having its bottom provided with a central longitudinal groove
for the engagement of a flexible strap h connected at one end with a coin-
follower G, this strap being extended from a spring-controlled drum H and run
over a suitably mounted pulley i through an aperture intersecting the longi-
tudinal bottom-groove of said chute. Longitudinal grooves in side ribs at the
bottom of each chute constitute guides for lateral lugs on the coin-follower
having play in said chute, each coin-follower being a metal block of suitable
design.
For handling United States coin in sums from one cent to five dollars inclusive,
the delivery-apparatus may be provided with three one-dollar coin-chutes shown
in Figures 9 and 10, the other coin chutes being for cent, five-cent, dime, quarter
dollar and half dollar pieces. The length of all the coin-chutes is such as may
be. most convenient with respect to other portions of the machine, and it will
be found preferable to have three chutes for cents, two for dimes, one for five-
cent pieces, one for quarter dollar coin and one for half-dollar coin.
Columns of coin are set in the chutes provided for the same and lie intermediate
of the plate E and followers G, said plate constituting a temporary stop for said
coin. The coin is dislodged singly or in combinations, by means of the pushers C
actuated by depression of the exposed knob-ends of levers 1, 2, 3, 4, and a
series of push-pins, the latter being provided at their upper ends with buttons on
which various fractional parts of one dollar may be indexed. In practice it will
be found convenient to utilize one-hundred of said push-pins and have the
apparatus so organized that depression of any one of ninety-nine of the same will
result in the dislodgment from the machine of one or more coin equal in value to
the difference between the amount that may be indexed on the pin-button and one
dollar, depression on the 100 push-pin operating to dislodge sufficient coin of
different denominations to make full change for one dollar. As hereinafter set
forth, provision is had for preventing discharge of quarter and half dollar coin

page_text: in various combinations when change out of twenty-five, fifty or seventy-five cents,
is wanted from the apparatus.
The drums H in flexible strap-connection with the coin followers C are loose
on spindles I having their bearings in brackets depending from the underside of
the coin-chutes, and a spiral spring J (shown in Figure 2) surrounding each
spindle is connected to the latter and a corresponding drum. Tension of the
springs J may be finely adjusted by rotation of the spindles I, the latter being
held against reverse movement after the tension adjustment is effected.
Figure 3, I show one of the spindles provided with a transverse turning pin m
opposed in its reverse path by a stop-pin n, the latter being placed in an aperture
provided therefor in the adjacent bearing-bracket for said spindle. However the
means for adjusting and maintaining the spring-tension may be indefinitely
varied, as convenience and expediency may require.
In
When a follower is pushed back by the insertion of a column of coin in an
inclosed chute, the unwinding of the attaching strap from a corresponding drum
will proportionately increase the tension of the controlling-spring, and the latter,
It will
by expansion, keeps said follower in forcible contact with the coin.
be understood that pressure on a follower diminishes in proportion to the expul-
sion of coin from a chute in which it has travel, this being a desirable feature,
inasmuch as it results in an even smooth tension the full length of said chute.
All the coin being exhausted from a chute, the follower therein will
come in the path of the corresponding coin-pusher C to prevent lift
of the same, consequently the lever-mechanism involved with the coin-
pusher cannot be operated until said chute is replenished. The failure of the
lever-mechanism to respond to the operator, signals an exhaust of coin from one
or more chutes, this being an important feature, for the reason that there cannot
be a delivery of less than a predetermined value in coin incidental to operation
of either lever 1, 2, 3, 4 or any one of the aforesaid push-pins.
Upwardly projecting wall-extensions of the coin-chutes are provided at their
lower ends with inwardly extended under curved ears p, each ear of a pair being
herein shown tapered toward the rear, and set back far enough to permit a pre-
determined number of coin in a corresponding chute to pass into the path of a
pusher. Each pair of chute ears p extend back far enough to prevent a series
of coin next in rear of the predetermined number to be dislodged by a pusher,
but they offer no obstruction to a column of coin grasped between a thumb and
finger of a person filling or emptying the chutes.
Incidental to the action of a pusher C the opposing coin in a corresponding
chute will be discharged into delivery-chute B, and means may be provided to
prevent said coin from tipping forward or standing at a slant on said pusher
should the latter be slowly lifted or retarded in its return to normal position, it
being always desirable that said coin shall dislodge edgewise into said delivery.
chute as soon as it clears a corresponding notch or notches in plate E, the
deflector-fingers f f¹, above specified, aiding in the accomplishment of the above
result, although it is not absolutely necessary to employ a hinged top-section of
the casing provided with the deflector-fingers.
Each coin-pusher is a bevel-top finger, and in practice it has spring-controlled
yielding connection with a lever.
In Figures 3 and 10, it is shown that some, if not all, the coin-pushers, may
have lower end aperture of each engaged by a pin r at the end of a lifting lever.
With such a coin-pusher a leaf-spring s is made fast midway of its length, and
the ends of this spring bear against a plate t rigid with the notched plate E over
a vertical slot therein.
All the dollar coin-pusher levers L L L are preferably hung on a transverse
rod L supported in the casing, and the levers M for pushers operative on
fractional coins of one dollar are fulcrumed on a rod K also supported in the
said casing and provided with spring-supported crank-rod extensions M' having
rear heads u in opposition to rockers N, herein shown as individually comprising

page_text: a pair of parallel rods in rigid link-connection, one rod in each pair being mounted
in suitable bearings within said casing, and in Figure 7, all of the coin-pusher
levers are indexed to correspond with coin-values. The rockers N are actuated
by feet O¹ of a series of plates O set edgewise in the casing and connected to the
push-pins, being spring-controlled and vertically reciprocative as best shown in
Figures 2 and 5. It is preferable to have the push-pins in banks of twenty.
guided by a pair of parallel horizontal plates P P¹ spaced apart by vertical stems
held in place by screws was shown in Figure 5, the upper plate in each pair
constituting a rear top section of the casing, this construction and arrangement
of parts facilitating the assemblage of the machine and affording ready provision
for change of combinations in the coin-delivery system.
Depression of any push-pin causes the foot or feet 01 of a corresponding
plate O to operate an equivalent number of the rockers N, thus tilting a like
number of levers M having coin-pushers in connection therewith.
The dollar coin-pusher levers L L L are shown in spiral-spring connection
with a transverse partition in the casing. Lever 1 actuates lever L to dislodge
one dollar from a coin-chute. Lever 2 actuates lever L' and the organization of
the machine is such that the pusher in connection with the latter lever dislodges
two dollars from another coin chute. Lever 3 actuates levers L L' to dislodge
one and two-dollars from. separate coin-chutes at the same time and lever 4
actuates the levers L L L to dislodge four dollars from three separate
chutes. However this multiple-lever mechanism and the number of dollar coin-
chutes may be varied from what is herein shown and described without change of
result,
In Figure 2, one of the coin-pushers C is shown as having an angular rear lug
at its lower end in pivotal connection with the twenty-five cent lever of series M
against a plunger opposed by a spiral-spring under tension in a socket in said
lever, this coin-pusher being provided with a depending plate y in opposition to a
lateral arm 6 of a horizontal push-pin R (shown in Figures and 7), reciproca-
tive in guide-apertures with which the front of the casing and plate E are
provided. Another horizontal push-pin S is shown parallel to the one R and
provided with a lateral arm c¹ intended to operate a depending plate of another
coin-pusher in spring-controlled yielding connection with the fifty-cent lever of
series M, said lateral arm being also in the path of arm 6' above specified. To
limit the inward play of the latter coin-pushers they may be provided with lateral
stop-lugs opposed to plate E, one of these lugs being shown in Figure 2.
Flat-springs e arranged to oppose inward movement of push-pins R, S, operate
to automatically return said pins to normal position subsequent to release after
an inward movement.
Inward movement of horizontal pin S operates to trip the corresponding pusher
out of working position with respect to half-dollar coin, and like movement of the
other horizontal pin R operates to bring the quarter and, half dollar coin-pushers
simultaneously out of working position. By means of said push-pins coins to
the value of fifty or seventy-five cents may be retained in the machine as parts of
one dollar when change is wanted for the difference between the amount of a sale
more than ten cents and less than one dollar. In other words, if there be a sale
amounting to thirteen cents and a quarter-dollar given in payment, operation of
push-pin R will cause retention of seventy-five cents in the machine when push-
pin 13 is depressed; therefore the change obtained from said machine will be
the difference between the amount of sale and remaining quarter dollar.
there be a sale of thirty seven cents, and a half dollar given in payment, opera-
tion of push-pins S and 37 will result in delivery of correct change from the
machine. Should a sale amount to sixty-one cents, and a half and quarter dollar
be given by the buyer, operation of push-pin R and 61 will result in delivery of
correct change. In view of the foregoing it is obvious that the coin-delivery
apparatus schemed on a unit of any currency may have provision for the operator
to facilitate computation of change out of various payments constituting fractions
If

page_text: of said unit, it being possible to indefinitely amplify the system of push-pins R, S,
and mechanism in connection therewith for throwing coin-pushers out of working
position. It is also to be understood that by like means provision may be had for
throwing all the fractional-coin pushers out of working position at times when the
coin-delivery apparatus is organized to co-operate with a cash-register mechanism.
The buttons shown on the outer end of push-pins R, S, are preferably of con-
trasting face and as herein shown one may be convex and the other concave,
whereby either may be readily distinguished. According to the scheme herein
particularly set forth, if one dime be given in payment for a sale less than ten
cents, the push-pin corresponding to the difference between this sale and one
dollar will be operated to obtain the correct change, and as a matter of convenience
the push pins 91 to 99 inclusive may be reversely indexed 1 to 9 inclusive to
facilitate making change between one dime and a less number of cents.
The general assemblage and operation of parts thus far described is practically
the same as has been set forth in my application aforesaid, and the major portion
of the mechanism hereinafter specified is especially organized with reference to
registration of cash receipts, although it co-operates with the coin delivery
apparatus, and as above inferred provision may be had, when desirable, for throw-
ing all the pushers C for fractional-coin of one dollar out of working position for
a time in order that there may be registration of cash without simultaneous
delivery of money.
Inasmuch as one push-pin and arm operative to throw one coin-pusher out of
working position has been shown, it has not been deemed necessary to show a
similar pin and arm or other mechanism operative on all the pushers for the
fractional coin, as such showing would be a mere duplication of parts not necessary
to the full understanding of my invention.
In the present machine, each of the plates O has a shouldered cam-end gl
opposed to a rocker T similar to the ones N, but arranged at a right angle thereto,
the angle rocker common to all of said plates being clearly illustrated in Figures 4
and 5. Bow-springs attached to a side-wall of the casing oppose movement
of rocker T in one direction and keep the same always in contact with the
shouldered cam-ends of all the plates 0, a cam-latch depending from said
rocker, midway of its ends, being operative in conjunction with one end of a
lever U, the other end of this lever being in pivotal connection with a stationary
bracket herein shown as comprising two plates V VI spaced apart by
web having lateral ears k¹ engaged by the fulcrum-pin or trunnions of said
lever.
a vertical
Each of the plates O has a prolongation m¹ from which depends a plunger n¹
that is guided in vertical apertures of plates V V and as a matter of detail the
upper end of each plunger may be kerfed to receive the plate prolongation m¹
the latter being held in engagement with the kerf by a stay-pin arranged in said
plunger transversely of the same.
The guide-apertures for the plunger n¹ are on segments of concentric circles
and the majority of the plate-prolongations m¹ are necessarily offset, as shown in
Figure 7, inasmuch as all of said apertures are radial from the same center and
at equal distances apart on the same arc in conformity to a circle of teeth on a
register-disk W in a series hereinafter particularly set forth, but all said plate-
prolongations are practically radial from the aforesaid center.
The lever U has an aperture intermediate of its ends loosely engaged by a
headed stem p¹ in opposition to a flat spring U₁ fast at one end to said lever.
Made fast to a horizontal annular flange g' of the stem p', by suitable means,
such as screws shown in Figure 5, is a sheave constituting the inner end of a
pawl-arm X operative in conjunction with teeth of disk W, the latter and other
toothed disks WW having their hubs in loose engagement with a hollow
boss extending up from the bottom of the casing, the boss constituting a
sleeve in which the lower portion of stem has vertical play. The lower disk
of the series is shown in ball-bearing with a flange of the boss s¹ at the lower end

page_text: of the same, and each other disk in the series is in like bearing with the one
next below.
The sheave-end of pawl-arm X has flexible-strap connection t¹ with a spring-
controlled winding-drum u¹ under tension, as clearly shown in Figure 8, and the
pawl of said arm is normally out of engagement with the adjacent disk owing
to an upward lift of lever U, and its suspension by cam-latch 2, said lever being
lifted against resistance of a spiral-spring w that connects it with a lug a pro-
jecting laterally from a side wall of the casing. As a matter of detail, the
winding-drum u' is provided with a lateral lug connected to a spiral-spring y
surrounding a spindle z with which said drum is loosely engaged, and a crank
of the spindle is fast to the other end of the spring, said spindle being journaled
in suitable stationary bearings. Provision may be had for adjusting the spring-
tension, and all of the spring-controlled winding-drum mechanisms hereinafter
set forth are practically the same as the one just specified.
In the present organization of the machine the disk W has three hundred teeth
and each of the other disks W W in the series, has one hundred teeth. The
teeth are consecutively numbered on peripheral flanges of the disks and these
flanges may be observed through a glazed aperture in a side wall of the casing,
this aperture being best shown in Figure 2. The primary or three hundred
toothed disk has its underside provided with eccentric flanges each equal in
length to one-third the circumference of said disk, and these flanges operate
successively upon a spring-controlled pivotal arm Y that carries a spring-con-
trolled pivotal pawl Z operative in conjunction with teeth of disk W to move the
latter one hundredth of one revolution to one-third of one revolution made by
the preceding primary disk.
A spring-controlled pivotal detent A¹ operates in conjunction with the teeth
of disk W, and similar detents 131 B operate in conjunction with teeth of
disks W W to hold the same in automatically adjusted position, the disk Wu
being given one-hundredth of one revolution at the completion of a full revolu-
tion of disk W incidental to a spiral-flange c on the latter disk operating in
conjunction with a spring-controlled pivotal arm Y¹ carrying a spring-controlled
pawl Z co-operative with the teeth of disk W, the latter pawl-arm being on
the same pivot as the one Y aforesaid, as shown in Figure 4, and each of these
pawl-arms is preferably provided with an anti-friction flange-opposing roller.
The pawl-arm X is opposed by an anti-friction roller carried by a push-rod C
made fast to the rear of a cash-drawer I guided in the forward portion of the
casing, and a flexible strap d connects a lateral branch ell of the push-rod with
a spring-controlled winding drum f" under tension, as clearly illustrated in
Figure 8. The cash-drawer is shown as comprising two side boxes containing
upper side trays divided into compartments for coin, the space under the trays
being for bills, and checks, while the space intermediate of said boxes is sufficient
to permit of the machine operator putting one hand into position under the
opening in the chute B to receive coin released by the means above specified.
Extending rearward from the drawer are longitudinally slotted bars E¹ E
F1 F1 engaging anti-friction rollers having their bearings upon sides of the
casing. The slotted portion of bar E' is lower than the remainder thereof and
provided with an offset upwardly projecting lug g" at the rear, this lug pre-
senting an inclined rear edge flush with a correspondingly inclined dog
pivotal connection therewith, this construction being plainly illustrated in
Figure 4. An anti-friction roller i on the free end of lever U is lifted by the
dog and lug to cause said lever to operate the cam-latch and engage the same,
as shown in Figure 5, but upon release of said latel, contraction of spring wi
operates to draw down said lever and bring its anti-friction roller in the outward
path of said dog. Descent of lever U operates to effect an engagement of pawl l
of arm X with the toothed disk W, and subsequent to this operation said lever
by further descent will operate upon a crank A" of the detent A¹ to bring the
latter out of engagement with said disk, the spring U on the aforesaid lever
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page_text: yielding to the resistance of stem p₁ then at its greatest depth in the hollow-
boss with which it is engaged. The downward movenient of a plate O
necessary to latch-releasing tilt of rocker T also causes pull upon a link-rod G
connecting said rocker with the transversely slotted upper end of a crank
rising from the rear extremity of a pivotal horizontal plate H', the latter having
a longitudinal slot therein and provided with a latch-prong 1 for automatic
engagement of a bevel-end catch-hook m" rising from bar F1 extending rearward
from the cash-drawer, this hook being best shown in Figure 3. Pull on the link-
rod causes the latch-prong to automatically disengage from the catch-hook, thus
permitting outward play of the cash-drawer and its attachments, owing to the
draw of the spring-controlled drum f" on the flexible strap di connected to
push-rod C in union with said drawer. In the meantime the rocker T has been
automatically engaged by the adjacent shoulder of the depressed plate inci-
dental to expansion of bow-springs and the plunger suspended by said plate
has been brought in the path of pawl-arm X, the latter being operated by wind
of spring-controlled drum u¹ to operate the disk W with which engagement has
been previously effected, whereby registration is had of the receipt of the fractional
part of one dollar corresponding to the depressed plate.
In the present organization of the machine, the rearmost plate of series is
the one arbitrarily selected for dislodgment of full change for one dollar, and
(as shown in Figure 7) disposition of the plunger in connection therewith is
such that the pawl-arm X is held against rotary movement when said plate is
depressed, consequently no registration is effected. All the plate-actuated
plungers n are so arranged that the pawl-arm X will move the disk W the
distance of as many teeth on the latter as there may be cents in a cash-receipt
less than one dollar.
It is obvious that upon manual return of the cash-drawer to normal position
the lever U will be lifted by dog h₁ in pivotal connection with the bar E¹ extend-
ing rearward from said drawer to thereby permit the detent A¹ to engage disk W
before pawl-arm X is disengaged therefrom, said lever being caught by cam-
latch after it has operated same to tilt rocker T out of engagement with the
adjacent shoulder of the depressed plate, the latter automatically returning to
normal position incidental to expansion of the previously compressed spring
controlling its push-pin. The pawl-arm having been disengaged from the
disk W, it will be returned to normal position by action of push-rod C, and the
hook ml of bar F1 will engage latch-prong of the pivotal and cranked plate H¹
to hold the cash-drawer in closed position.
The inner longitudinal edge of plate H¹ and the outer parallel edge of its slot
are beveled to match the bevel of collars n" on a series of vertically reciprocative
push-stems I', each of the latter being provided with another but non-beveled
collar arranged intermediate of a stationary guide-plate J¹ and a bar K¹, this
bar being joined at its ends to spring-controlled arms K in pivotal connection
with a side-wall of the casing and constituting therewith a tilt-frame operative
incidental to depression of any of said push-stems. The push-stems extend
upward through corresponding apertures in the top of the casing and are provided
at their upper ends with buttons that may be indexed to indicate amounts in
dollars or unit of currency upon which the machine is schemed. Depending from
one of the spring-controlled arms K" of the tilt-frame is a link N connected to
a pivotal spring-controlled latch Q¹ engagable with a catch lug 7 on a slide R¹
having guides on the bottom of the casing longitudinally of the latter.
spring-controlled pawl S in pivotal connection with the slide operates in con-
junction with teeth of disk W, as best shown in Figure 8, and a lug s extending
laterally from said slide is opposed by a push-rod T extending rear-
ward from the cash-drawer. Depression of a push-stem I will operate
by its bevel collar to tilt the plate H¹ and thus unlatch the cash-
drawer, the crank 1 of said plate having free slot-and-pin connection
with link-rod G¹ to thereby prevent action of the cents register-disk. When this
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page_text: action takes place the bevel collar is caught under plate H¹ to hold said stem
depressed. At the same time there is automatic release of latch Q¹ by the action
of the non-beveled push-stem collar on the aforesaid tilt-frame, and a flexible
strap connecting the slide R¹ with a spring-controlled winding-drum u will
be automatically wound upon the latter to draw said slide as far as the depressed
push-stem in its path will allow. Incidental to this movement, the disk W¹ is
actuated by pawl S¹ and moved the distance of as many teeth as there may be
dollars cash-receipt.
The cash-drawer being pushed in, the plate H¹ will be tilted to permit auto-
matic return of the previously depressed push-stem to normal position, and the
slide R¹ will be run back to its normal position incidental to action of push-rod T¹
in union with said drawer.
To prevent operation of register-disk W₁ when full change is to be given for a
bill of coin having value greater than one dollar, one of the push-stems will be
arranged as shown in Figure 8, to come immediately opposite slide-lugs when
depressed, although the cash-drawer is released in the manner above stated.
Any reciprocative device provided with the push-rods C₁ T¹ may be utilized in
place of the cash-drawer specified, and various changes of mechanical detail may
be made in the machine without affecting the general scope of my invention.
Although the drawings and description have been confined to a machine adapted
for use with coin of the United States of America, it is obvious that the said
machine may be readily adapted for use with the coinage of Great Britain, or of
any other country.
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 I
claim is:-
1. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
femporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, and a coin-ejector mechanism; together with an
automatic cash-register mechanism embodying release and stop actions co-opera-
tive with said coin-ejector mechanism.
2. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a coin-ejector mechanism operative to lift coin
clear of the stop, and deflectors for the lifted coin; together with an automatic
cash-register mechanism embodying release and stop actions co-operative with
said coin-ejector mechanism.
3. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of lever-controlled pushers operative to
lift coin clear of the stop, a series of rockers in opposition to the pusher-levers,
and a series of reciprocative edgewise plates having feet in opposition to the
rockers; together with an automatic cash-register mechanism embodying release
and stop actions co-operative with said reciprocative plates.
4. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a delivery-chute in front of
this coin-stop, a coin-follower under tension in each of said coin-chutes, a series
of lever-controlled pushers operative to lift coin clear of said stop, a series of
rockers in opposition to the pusher-levers, and a series of reciprocative edgewise
plates having feet in opposition to the rockers; together with an automatic cash-
register mechanism embodying release and stop actions co-operative with said
reciprocative plates.
5. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of lever-controlled pushers operative to
eject coin from certain of the chutes, a series of rockers in opposition to the

page_text: pusher-levers, and a series of reciprocative edgewise plates having feet operative
on the rockers, other pushers operative to eject coin from the remaining chutes,
and a multiple-lever mechanism operative in conjunction with the latter pushers;
together with an automatic cash-register mechanism embodying release and stop
actions co-operative with said reciprocative plates.
6. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of lever-and-spring controlled pushers
operative to eject coin from the aforesaid chutes, a series of rockers in opposition
to the pusher-levers and a series of reciprocative edgewise plates having feet
operative on the rockers: together with an automatic cash-register mechanism
embodying release and stop actions co-operative with the reciprocative plates.
7. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of lever-controlled pushers operative to
eject coin from the chutes, and suitable mechanism for operating single levers
and combinations of levers; together with an automatic cash-register mechanism
embodying release and stop-actions co-operative with the coin-ejector mechanism.
8. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of levers, coin-ejectors in yielding con-
nection with the levers, and suitable mechanism for operating single levers and
combinations of levers; together with an automatic cash-register apparatus
embodying release and stop actions co-operative with the coin-ejector mechanism.
9. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, levers having terminal-pins, coin-pushers having
end apertures provided with knife edge bearings for the terminal-pins of the
levers, a leaf-spring made fast to each of the aforesaid coin-pushers to have
hearings at its ends against a fixed resistance, and suitable mechanism for
operating single levers and combinations of levers; together with an automatic
cash-register mechanism embodying release and stop actions co-operative with
the coin-ejector-mechanism.
10. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of lever-controlled yielding pushers operative
to eject coin from the chutes, suitable mechanism for operating single levers and
combinations of levers, and other mechanism operative to throw one or more
coin-pushers out of working position; together with an automatic cash-register
mechanism embodying release and stop actions co-operative with the coin-
ejector mechanism.
11. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of lever-controlled vielding pushers
operative to eject coin from the chutes, suitable mechanism for operating the
pushers singly or in combinations to eject coin from the chutes, and spring-con-
trolled push-pins operative in conjunction with one or more coin-pushers to throw
the same out of working position; together with an automatic cash-register
mechanism embodying release and stop actions co-operative with the coin-ejector
mechanism.
12. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, chute-engaging coin-followers,
flexible straps connected to the coin-followers and trained on pulleys through
apertures in chute-bottoms, spindles mounted in stationary bearings, strap-wind-
ing drums loose on the spindles, spiral-springs on said spindles connecting the
latter with the drums, and suitable mechanism for ejecting coin from said chutes;
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page_text: together with an automatic cash-register mechanism having release and stop
actions co-operative with the coin-ejector mechanism.
13. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, chute-engaging coin-followers,
flexible straps connected to the coin-followers and trained on pulleys through
apertures in chute-bottoms, spindles mounted in stationary bearings, strap-wind-
ing drums loose on the spindles, spiral-springs on said spindles connecting the
same with the drums, stops for retaining the spindles in rotary adjusted position
to vary spring-tension, and suitable mechanism for ejecting coin from said chutes;
together with an automatic cash-register mechanism having release and stop
actions co-operative with the coin-ejector mechanism.
14. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a fulcrum-rod, a series of levers supported on the
rod and provided with crank-rod extensions, a series of rockers operative on said
lever-extensions, reciprocative edgewise plates having feet operative on the rockers,
and pushers in connection with the levers operative to eject coin from said chutes;
together with an automatic cash-register mechanism having release and stop
actions co-operative with the coin-ejector mechanism.
15. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of levers, pushers in connection with the
levers and operative to eject coin from all but three of the chutes,
a series of rockers in opposition to said levers, a series of recipro-
cative edgewise plates having feet operative
on the rockers, pushers
operative to eject single coin from each of two chutes in the series of three and
another pusher operative to eject two coins from the remaining chute, a lever in
connection with each of the latter pushers, and tilt-levers arranged with reference
to the latter pusher-levers so that one, two, three or four of the same may be
operated by a single impulse; and an automatic cash-register mechanism embody-
ing release and stop actions co-operative with the reciprocative plates as well
as similar actions operative in conjunction with the tilt-levers.
16. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of three inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, three levers each carrying a coin-pusher, two of
the pushers being operative on single coin in two chutes and the other on two
coins in the remaining chute, and a series of four tilt-levers operative in con-
junction with the former levers to effect ejectment of one, two, three or four coins
from the aforesaid chutes; together with an automatic cash-register mechanism
embodying release and stop actions operative in conjunction with the tilt-levers.
17: A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a suitable casing, a
series
of inclined chutes in the casing, a temporary coin-stop at the lower
ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under tension in each of said chutes,
a system of levers carrying pushers operative to eject coin from the chutes,
a series of lever-actuating rockers, edgewise plates having feet operative on the
rockers, spring-controlled push-pins connected to the plates, and pairs of suitably
connected and spaced apart guide-plates for the push-pins arranged in banks, the
upper guide-plate of each pair constituting a top-section of the casing; together
with an automátic cash-register mechanism embodying release and stop actions
co-operative with said edgewise plates.
18. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, ejector-mechanisms operative on single coin and
combinations of coin, and stop-ears extending inward from walls of each chute
in opposition to coin in rear of those in position to be ejected; together with an
automatic cash-register mechanism having release and stop actions operative in
conjunction with the coin-ejector mechanisms.

page_text: 19. A coin-delivery apparatus comprising a series of inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, ejector-mechanisms operative on single coin and
combinations of coin and under-curved rearwardly tapered stop-ears extending
inward from chute-walls in opposition to coin in rear of those in position to be
ejected; together with an automatic cash-register. mechanism having release and
stop actions operative in conjunction with the coin-ejector mechanisms.
20. A coin-delivery and cash-register machine comprising inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of levers carrying pushers operative to
eject coin from the chutes, a series of lever-actuating rockers, a series of recipro-
cative edgewise plates provided with rocker-actuating feet and having prolonga-
tions practically radial from a common center, a rotative toothed register-disk
having said center for its axis, a series of plungers arranged in guides concentric
with the disk to be actuated by the prolongations of said plates, a spring-controlled
pawl-arm having the same axis as said disk and limited as to rotary movement
with the latter by any one of said plungers brought in its path, an automatic
detent for the disk, and spring-controlled release-and-reset mechanism for the
pawl-arm co-operative with any one of the aforesaid plates.
21. A coin-delivery and cash-register machine comprising inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of the said chutes, a series of levers carrying pushers operative
to eject coin from the chutes, a series of lever-actuating rockers, a series of
reciprocative edgewise plates provided with rocker-actuating feet and
having prolongations practically radial from a common center, a
plurality of rotative toothed register-disks having said centre for their axis,
suitable means for transmitting motion from one disk to another at predeter-
mined intervals, a series of plungers arranged in guides concentric with the disks
to be actuated by the prolongations of said plates, a spring-controlled pawl-arm
having the same axis as said disks and limited as to rotary movement with one of
the latter by any one of the plungers brought in its path, automatic detents for
said disks, and spring-controlled release-and-reset mechanism for the pawl-arm
co-operative with any one of said plates.
22. A coin-delivery and cash-register machine comprising inclined coin-chutes, a
temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower under
tension in each of said chutes, a series of levers carrying pushers operative to
eject coin from the chutes, a series of lever-actuating rockers, a series of recipro-
cative edgewise plates provided with rocker-actuating feet and having prolonga-
tions practically radial from a common center, a rotative toothed register-disk
having said center for its axis, a pawl-arm having a spring-controlled stem in
rotative slip engagement in the bearing for the disk, a lifting-lever for the stem
having yielding spring-resisted play thereon, a spring-controlled rocker at a
right-angle to those aforesaid in opposition to shouldered cam-ends of said plates,
a cam-latch depending from the rocker to engage and normally support the lever,
in position to hold the pawl-arm out of engagement with said disk, a detent for
this disk in the descending path of said lever, a series of plungers arranged in
guides concentric with said disk to be actuated by the prolongations of said plates
to come in the working path of the pawl-arm subsequent to an automatic engage-
ment of the latter with the aforesaid disk, a spring-controlled reset mechanism
for the aforesaid lever and pawl-arm and a latch for this mechanism co-operative
with the spring-controlled rocker.
23. A coin-delivery and cash-register machine comprising a series of inclined
coin-chutes, a temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a coin-follower
under tension in each of said chutes, a series of levers carrying pushers operative
to eject coin from the chutes, a series of lever-actuating rockers,
series of reciprocative edgewise plates provided with rocker-actuating feet
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and having prolongations practically radial from a common center,
rotative toothed register-disk having said center for its axis, a series
of plungers arranged in guides concentric with the disks to be actuated
by the prolongations of said plates, a spring-controlled pawl-arm having the same
axis as said disk and limited as to rotary movement with the latter by any one
of said plungers brought in its path, an automatic detent for the disk, a spring-
controlled cash-drawer, an automatic latch for the same, a latch-trip mechanism
co-operative with any one of the aforesaid plates, and a pawl-arm push-rod
extended from the cash-drawer.
24. A coin-delivery and cash-register machine comprising a rotative toothed
register-disk, an automatic detent for the same, a spring-controlled slide carrying
a similarly controlled disk-engaging pawl, a latch for the slide, a latch-release
mechanism, a series of reciprocative push-stems individually operative to trip the
latch-release mechanism and limit play of the slide, a spring-controlled reset-
mechanism for the aforesaid slide, and a latch for this mechanism arranged to be
tripped by an action of any one of the push-stems.
25. A coin-delivery and cash-registering machine comprising a plurality of
rotative toothed register disks, suitable means for transmitting movement from
one disk to another at predetermined intervals, automatic detents for the disks,
a spring-controlled slide carrying a similarly controlled pawl engaging one of the
disks, a latch for the slide, a latch-release mechanism, a series of reciprocative
push-stems individually operative to trip the latch-release mechanism and limit
play of said slide, a spring-controlled reset mechanism for the aforesaid slide,
and a latch for this mechanism arranged to be tripped by an action of any one
of the push-stems.
26. A coin-delivery and cash-registering machine comprising inclined coin-
chutes, a temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of all the chutes, a coin-follower
under tension in each of said chutes, levers carrying pushers operative to eject
coin from the chutes, a series of lever-actuating rockers, a series of edgewise plates
provided with rocker-actuating feet and having prolongations practically radial
from a common center, rotative toothed register-disks having said center for their
axis, suitable means for transmitting motion from one disk to another at pre-
determined intervals, a series of plungers arranged in guides concentric with the
disks to be actuated by the prolongations of said plates, a spring-controlled pawl-
arm having the same axis as said disks and limited as to rotary movement with
one of the latter by any one of the plungers brought in its path, automatic detents
for said disks, a spring-controlled slide carrying a similarly controlled pawl
engaging the disk that receives motion from the one with which said pawl-arm
operates, a latch for the slide, a latch-release mechanism, a series of reciprocative
stems individually operative to trip the latch-release mechanism and limit play
of said slide, a spring-controlled reset-mechanism for the pawl-arm and slide,
and a latch for this reset mechanism having trip coincident with an operation
of any one of the aforesaid plates or stems.
27. A coin-delivery and cash-registering machine comprising inclined coin-
chutes, a temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of all the chutes, a coin-follower
under tension in each of said chutes, levers carrying pushers operative to eject
coin from the chutes, a series of lever-actuating rockers, a series of edgewise
plates provided with rocker-actuating feet and having prolongations practically
radial from a common center, rotative toothed register-disks having said center
for their axis, suitable means for transmitting motion from one disk to another
at predetermined intervals, a series of plungers arranged in guides concentric
with the disks to be actuated by prolongations of said plates, a spring-controlled
pawl-arm having the same axis as said disks and limited as to rotary movement
with one of the latter by any one of the plungers brought in its path, automatic
detents for said disks, a spring-controlled slide carrying a similarly controlled
pawl engaging the disk that receives motion from the one with which said pawl-

page_text: arm operates, a latch for the slide, a latch-release mechanism, a series of recipro-
cative stems individually operative to trip the latch-release mechanism and limit
play of said slide, a spring-controlled cash-drawer, an automatic latch for the
same, a trip-mechanism for the latter latch co-operative with either of the
aforesaid plates or stems, and rods extending from the cash-drawer as means for
resetting the aforesaid pawl-arm and slide.
28. A coin-delivery apparatus and cash-register machine comprising a series of
inclined coin-chutes, a temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a
coin-follower under tension in each of said chutes, a delivery chute in front of
the coin-stop, mechanism for ejecting coin from the inclined coin-chutes into the
delivery-chute, a spring-controlled cash-drawer having a clearance-space that
permits of a hand of the machine-operator being placed in position to receive
coin from the delivery-chute outlet, an automatic latch for holding the drawer
in closed position, and a latch-release and cash-register mechanism co-operative
with coin-ejector-mechanism.
29. A coin-delivery apparatus and cash-register mechanism comprising a series
of inclined coin-chutes, a temporary coin-stop at the lower ends of the chutes, a
coin-follower under tension in each of said chutes, a delivery-chute in front of
the coin-stop, mechanism for ejecting coin from the inclined chutes into the
delivery-chute, a spring-controlled cash-drawer having a clearance space that
permits of a hand of the machine-operator being placed in position to receive
coin from the delivery-chute outlet, an automatic latch for holding the drawer in
closed position, a latch-release and cash-register mechanism co-operative with
the coin-ejector mechanism, and other mechanism operative to trip the drawer
latch as well as to effect registration of cash independent of said coin-ejector-
mechanism.