A New or Improved Coin Freed Mechanical Combination Music and Game Apparatus.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Coin Freed Mechanical Combination Music
and Game Apparatus.
I, CHARLES FREDERIC STAHLECKER, of 2a, Dysart Street, Finsbury Square,
London, E.C., in the County of London, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to a novel class of coin freed mechanical music- and
game-apparatus, in which the mechanical game-apparatus is attached to or con-
nected with a coin freed musical box of known description in such manner as to
allow the coin to be used, first to release the mechanism of the mechanical music
box in order to ensure the execution of a piece of music, and subsequently to
become again available for a game or sport, the skilful and successful perform-
ance of which will return the coin to the person operating the
mechanism from the outside of the apparatus, while the said coin is finally
deposited in the cash-box of the combination-apparatus if the operation should
fail to attain the object of the game.
And in order that the present invention may be fully understood, I will pro-
ceed to explain the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the coin freed mechanical combination music- and
game-apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the game-portion of the combination apparatus, on
an enlarged scale,
Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through line of Fig. 2, and
Fig. 4 is a perspective rear view of the mechanism of the game-apparatus.
As will be seen the figure of a soldier firing at a target, the coin forming the
projectile, has been chosen for the purposes of illustrating the invention.
A (Fig. 1) is the music box,
B the mechanical game-apparatus, both forming a cabinet.
The kneeling Figure S, preferably consisting of a strong casting, has a rifle
or gun g at its shoulder and is represented in the act of taking aim at a target b
The gun or rifle g is made of a strip of metal, bent into groove-shaped cross section.
and having bulgings g¹ (Fig. 4) for the purpose hereinafter described.
After having been inserted into the coin slot of the musical apparatus and
having set the mechanism in motion, the coin will on its release at the end of
the musical performance, drop through the flattened funnel a (Fig. 1 & 2) onto
the rifle g and be held, by aforesaid bulgings g¹, in readiness for the operation.
of the shooting mechanism.
The figure together with the other component parts of the mechanism are
enclosed in a box consisting of parts 4, 4, 3 & 5, and closed in front by a pane
of glass
and at the back by background 1 and plate 2. At one side of the

page_text: box is a target in the shape of an upright box having in its face a vertical slot
into which the coin is intended to be shot.
If this purpose is attained, the coin will enter the target-box and drop onto
an inclined plane at the bottom of the said target-box and be delivered to the
person operating the mechanism through slot c. If the attempt is not successful,
the coin will recoil from the target and drop onto the inclined plate 6º (Figs. 2 & 3),
or the bevelled edges of aperture 7 (Fig. 3) provided in the base plate of the
box whence it will slide into the cash-box suitably secured under said aperture.
The mechanism for propelling the coin p towards the target and for aiming
the rifle g is suitably secured to the base plate of the box by means of screws
or the like, and is constructed as follows:
The fixed plate d (Fig. 3) forms the base from which a screw-headed pin
passes through moveable plate f into the solid portions (Figs. 2 & 3) of the
figure casting, rigidly secured to the said plate f. The screw-pin r serves as a
pivot upon which plate f together with the figure can be moved to both sides,
so that the gun g may be aimed at the target, a suitable glass covered aperture e
(Fig. 1) being provided in the frame of the box for enabling the operator to
look along the barrel of the gun from behind the figure.
In order to admit of the lateral displacement of plate f and the figure secured
thereto, the plate f is provided near its rear end with a turned up flange piece n
having an inner screw thread intended to receive the screw threaded end of
rod o which projects through the frame of the box where it terminates in a knob
or thumb screw. It is obvious that if the said rod o is being turned in either
direction, the action of its screw threaded end o¹ upon flange piece n will move
the plate on its pivot, thus enabling the operator to adjust the direction of the
rifle.
The contrivance for propelling the projectile p towards the target essentially
consists of the combination of levers and a spiral spring and is arranged in the
following manner.
At the front portion of plate f two flange pieces f and f³ are provided, both
having smooth bores, through which passes a rod h to the outside of the apparatus
where it terminates in knob or button 2. Between and at suitable distance
from the said flange pieces a disk h¹ is rigidly mounted upon the rod h. The
plate f further carries a pin k¹.
(Figs. 3 & 4) which serves as pivot for the angle lever . The latter engages
with one arm against the disk h mounted on rod h, and with the other against
the lower end of a suitably curved lever pivoted at in the hip portion of the
figure.
(Fig. 4.). The lever carries at its head an angle piece or other suitable pro-
jection, and from the upper portion of the said lever a spiral spring m is
stretched along the rear portion of the gun g.
If therefore the rod h is drawn out by the operator, the angle lever k will be
deflected horizontally, causing the curved lever to follow the movement in a
backward direction and to extend the spiral spring m the two levers assuming
the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4.
The coin, owing to the gun g being directed slightly upwards, will run back-
wards until arrested by a suitable stop piece, and also assume the position shown
in dotted lines.
Upon the outward pull on rod h being discontinued the spring m forces the
levers back into their normal position, whereby the angle piece or projection
on lever is made to strike with force against the coin propelling it through
the groove in the rifle g towards the target.
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 new or improved combination of a coin freed mechanical music box
with a mechanical game-apparatus, in which the coin after havin
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page_text: performance of a piece of music, will become again available and may be used
as a projectile in a mechanical game-apparatus, the said coin being automatically
returned to the operator if the object of the game has been successfully attained,
substantially as set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In mechanical game-apparatus the arrangement of parts and general con-
struction of the working mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose herein
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of November 1800