An Improved Coin Freed Apparatus for Scoring or Registering Games, Bagatelle, Billiards, or the like, also applicable as an Amusement Machine.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 28th Oct., 1899—Accepted, 16th Dec., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Coin Freed Apparatus for Scoring or Registering
Games, Bagatelle, Billiards, or the like, also applicable as an
Amusement Machine.
WALTER HART, Esq., 52, King Street, Ramsgate, Kent, Modelmaker, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an improved coin freed apparatus for scoring or
registering games such as bagatelle, billiards or the like, also applicable as au
amusement machine. In carrying out my invention I provide a stationary spindle
upon which a hollow sleeve is carried being provided with a pulley. I also
provide a second hollow sleeve carried upon the first hollow sleeve and also pro-
vided with a pulley. These two sleeves carry hands or pointers. Two handles
are provided carrying pulleys around which cords pass and also on the pulleys
upon the hollow sleeves aforesaid. A suitable case being provided for carrying
the mechanism, a locking catch or tipping lever is provided which when released
allows the pulleys carrying the hands to make one revolution, but after this
revolution has been made the locking lever is again to he operated before the
pulleys can be again turned. A latch or catch is provided for the purpose of
preventing the pulleys being turned in two directions. The locking lever is
released upon insertion of a coin which is maintained in position until a complete
revolution has been made in which case it is allowed to fall into the interior of
the case.
This applies to one of the pulleys. The other pulley is operated and
locked as before by the insertion of a coin, but upon this coin being released it
does not fall into the interior of the case but passes to the outside of the case,
the operation is as follows:-The hands are set at zero and in the event of a
game of billiards say 50 up, 2 coins are inserted one in each of the slots leading
to the locking levers. As the game is played each player scores his point by
means of rotating his respective handle projecting from the case, thus giving
an indication upon the dial of the number of points scored. When the full
number of points have been scored the winner of this number will be entitled to
the coin which is released to the exterior of the box by rotating this handle until
such coin is released and so on, thus bringing the hands back to their initial
position. When the device is used as an amusement machine or game, the
indicating dial is removed and the hands may carry representations of bicycle
riders, horses or other desired object, and by inserting the coin as before, the
two players rotate the handles, and the player whose handle or pointer is the first to
return to the winning position is entitled to receive the coin which is released to
the exterior of the case and so on. Although I have referred to a band connecting
the pulleys aforesaid, it will be readily understood that any well known and con-
venient form of mechanism may be employed for this purpose.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1899.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Coin Freed Apparatus for Scoring or Registering
Games, Bagatelle, Billiards, or the like, also applicable as an
Amusement Machine.
1, WALTER HART, 52, King Street, Ramsgate, Kent, Modelmaker, 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 consists of a new or improved coin freed apparatus for scoring
or registering games, such, as bagatelle, billiards, or the like, also applicable
to an amusement machine.
For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings in
which:
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation shewing my invention.
Figure 2 sectional plan view of same.
Figure 3 sectional view of hollow spindles and pulleys with indicating hands.
In carrying out my invention I provide a stationary spindle a upon which a
hollow sleeve is carried, being provided with a pulley attached thereto I
also provide a second hollow sleeved carried upon the hollow sleeve b and also
provided with a pulley e. These two sleeves 6 and d carry hands or pointers f
and y. Two handles h are provided carrying pulleys and around which
the cords pass, and also around the pulleys and c upon the hollow sleeves d
and . These pulleys c and e, and and are provided with grooves for the
reception of the cords k and k. 7 is the case which is provided for carrying the
mechanism. A locking catch or tipping lever m is provided with a pivoted
at n.
Any suitable form of latch or catch may be provided for the purpose of pre-
venting the rotation of the pulleys cand e except in the direction of the arrow 1. and
are two pivoted levers having their ends shaped as shewn at q, said ends bearing
upon the pins or projections rands on the pulleys e and e, when the machine is
in its locked position. is another pin or projection, the operation of which will
be presently described. The pivoted levers o and have their ends projecting
into two guides or passages, one of which terminates in the outlet, into the
interior of the ease or suitable receptacle, the other communicates with the
outer cup or receptacle through the medium of the slot w. is a spring for
the purpose of controlling the locking catch m in its required position. Upon
two coins being inserted into the apertures y and z, they will fall upon the ends 2
of the levers o&p and bring them into the position shewn by dotted lines B.
Both pulleys may now be rotated in the direction of the arrow through the
medium of the handles h. A dial indicated by the dotted lines 4 in Figure 1
is provided, which is graduated or marked according to the requirements of the
case. For instance, in the case of billiards, the game which is being played as
one in which 50 up is the score, the hands or pointers are set at zero. Two coins
are inserted, one in each of the slots leading to the ends of the pivoted or locking
levers. As the game is played, each player scores his point or points by means of
rotating his respective handle, thus giving an indication upon the dial of the
number of points scored. When the full number of points have been scored,
the projection will come into contact with the locking catch m and raise same
to the position shewn by the dotted lines 5, thus releasing the ends of the
pivoted levers, which will then resume the position shewn by the dotted lines 6,
and allowing the coins, one to fall into the interior of the box, and the other to
the exterior or cup opening, and the winner of the game which will be the one

page_text: whose handle causes the pulley core to cause this releasing action, will be entitled
to the coin which is presented at the exterior. It will be seen that the locking
catch m is cut as shewn in Figure 2, so that the pins or projections r & s will
not affect same in their passage. Although I have described my invention as
having one projection upon the pulleys, it will be readily understood that I may
employ one or more according to the requirements of the case.
When the device is used as an amusement machine or game, the indicating dial
may be removed and the hands or pointers adapted to carry representations
of bicycle riders, horses or other desired object, and by inserting the coins as
before, the two players rotate the handles, and the player whose pointer is the
first to return to the winning position is entitled to receive the coin
which is released to the exterior of the case, and SO on. Although
I refer to a band connecting the pulleys aforesaid, it will be readily seen
that any convenient & well known mechanical arrangement may be employed.
If desired I may employ a pivoted or tilting shoot operated through the medium
of an arm coming into contact with the projection upon one of the pulleys
aforesaid, for the purpose of delivering the coin which is released, to the exterior
of the case into one or other of two slots or receptacles which are correspondingly
marked or numbered according to the hands or pointers. This arrangement may
be conveniently used as required, in order to prevent any dispute as to which party
is entitled to the coin, as say for instance, if a red pointer is "home first. his
coin will be delivered from a red slot or into a red receptacle. It will be seen
that owing to the pivoted lever having its end bent as shewn in the event of
only one coin being inserted the mechanism would not be released, as until both
levers are raised, the two pulleys could not be rotated.
This is for the purpose of preventing fraud, as the pivoted lever o
may be indicated as the necessary lever for starting the machine, and then the
insertion of the other coin would be the coin which will be released to the
exterior of the case, as if this were not so, a coin might be inserted to operate
this particular lever, the handle rotated, and the coin delivered.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The improved coin freed apparatus, substantially as described and illus-
trated herein and for the purpose set forth.
2. In coin freed apparatus of the class herein described; two pulleys indepen-
dently mounted upon a spindle and carrying pointers which may be adapted to
carry representations of bicycle riders, horses or other desired object, said
pulleys being operated through simple mechanism, such as cords or bands passing
around same, and other pulleys operated by handles or the like, upon the exterior
of a suitable casing, pivoted levers having specially shaped ends for engagement
with pins or projections upon said pulleys, the other ends projecting into guides
or shoots for the purpose of being operated by the insertion of coins into said
guides or shoots and so releasing the pulleys for rotation; a pivoted locking
catch controlled by a spring and adapted to be raised when the pulleys have made
the desired rotation through the medium of the projection upon said pulleys, thus
releasing the pivoted levers for the purpose of allowing the coin to pass one to the
interior of the case,
and one to the exterior, substantially as described and
illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 27th day of October 1899.