Improvements in and relating to Machines for Receiving, Delivering, Sorting, and Registering Coins.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Machines for Receiving, Delivering,
Sorting, and Registering Coins.
I, EDWARD MORIARTY, of 180, North End Road, Fulham, in the County of Mid-
dlesex, Beer Retailer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to machines for receiving, delivering sorting and
registering coins and has special reference to those of the kind referred to in the
specifications of my prior Patents Nos. 14156 of 1893 and 7811 of 1895.
In this class of machines series of key-levers are provided having figures or
other signs to represent the various amounts of money which the machine is
intended to deal with and in combination with these key-levers are indicators
adapted to disclose to the purchaser or others the monetary value of the purchase,
the figures or signs on such indicators corresponding with those on the key-levers.
Acting in conjunction with the aforesaid key-levers is a registering device or
counter for adding together and indicating in pounds, shillings and pence the
total amount of money inserted into the machine for the purchases. When the
machine is adapted to act also as a change-giver, storage receptacles are provided
for receiving the coins for which change is to be given and means are provided
whereby when any of the key-levers are depressed, coins. of the proper value will
be delivered from said storage receptacles in exchange for the coin inserted into
the change giving portion of the machine. Means are also provided for sorting
the coins placed into the machine and for conveying them to their proper storage
receptacles.
An important feature of my present invention has reference to the registering
portion of the machine. I provide in proximity to the inner ends of the afore-
said key-levers a number of plates formed with cam-slots and carried by
rocking bars or shafts, a separate cam-plate being provided for each of the afore-
said key-levers. The key-levers are furnished with lateral pins or projections
which are adapted, when the said key-levers are depressed, to engage with the
slots in the cam-plates and thereby shift the latter together with the rocking bars
or shafts carrying them. The cam-plates are arranged in several series, each
series being carried by one of the aforesaid rocking bars or shafts. The number
of the series employed depends upon the number of the series of key-levers with
which the machine is provided. Generally, however, three series will be found
to be most suitable; one to correspond with the series of key-levers representing
the pennies, another to correspond with the series of key-levers representing the
shillings and another to correspond with the series of key-levers representing the
gold coins. The number of cam-plates in each of the said series corresponds with
the number of key-levers employed in the respective series of key-levers. For

page_text: instance, if there be twelve levers in the pennies series, nine in the shillings series
and three in the gold coins series there would be three rocking shafts or bars
which would be respectively provided with twelve, nine and three cam-plates.
The slots in the cam-plates are of different contour; that is to say, their shape
is such that when a key-lever representing a denomination lower then that repre-
sented by the other key-levers of any particular series is depressed, the extent of
rocking movement imparted to the said rocking shaft or bar will be less than the
extent of movement which would be imparted thereto if one or other of the
remaining keys in such series were depressed. In other words, if the key-lever
representing one penny be depressed, only a slight amount of rocking movement
will be imparted to the said rocking shaft or bar, whereas if the key-lever repre-
senting eleven pence be depressed the amount of rocking movement given to this
shaft would be eleven times as great. In a similar manner the other two series
of cam-plates will be caused to rock their respective shafts or bars to a greater or
less extent in accordance as a key-lever representing a lower or a higher denomi-
nation is depressed.
The aforesaid rocking bars or shafts are provided with means for transmitting
their movement to rotative arms mounted on a longitudinally sliding rod extend-
ing transversely across the machine, the said rotative armis being so mounted on
the sliding rod as to be capable of not only sliding with the rod but of also turn-
ing thereon. Upon this sliding rod the various registering drums are loosely
mounted at points adjacent to the said rotative arms, said drums bearing on their
periphery, figures representing halfpennies, pennies, shillings, half-sovereigns
and sovereigns as is well understood. The aforesaid means by which the move-
ment of the rocking shafts or bars is transmitted to the rotative arms may consist
of an arm projecting from each of the said rocking bars and connected by a link
or rod to a toothed segment mounted on a transverse axle, the said segment gear-
ing with a toothed pinion with which each of the aforesaid rotative arms is pro-
vided. Each of the rotative arms is adapted to engage with the adjacent regis-
tering drum when any one of the key-levers is depressed; this being effected by
the aforesaid longitudinally sliding rod moving in a direction to carry the rotative
arms toward the drums and thereby bringing pins or projections on said arms
into holes formed in the contiguous face of the drums. The pinions are made
long enough to permit of this movement without coming out of gear with the
toothed segments. By these means the rotative movement which the said pinions.
receive from the rocking bars or shafts is transmitted to the said drums, which
accordingly revolve to an extent equivalent to the amount of movement which
the said rocking shafts receive from their cam-plates when the latter are actuated
by the key-levers.
The longitudinal movement of the sliding rod carrying the rotative arms and
pinions may be effected by providing said sliding rod with radial extensions
bearing pins or rollers at their extremities to lie in the path of a cam-dise or
similar device mounted on a fixed boss through which the said sliding rod passes..
This cam disc is adapted to be partially rotated by a link pivotally connected
with a hinged or pivoted frame provided with a transverse bar which rests upon
the inner parts of all of the key-levers so as to be actuated each time one or more
of the key-levers are depressed. Springs may be provided to assist in returning
the sliding rod to its normal position, after each movement thereof.
When one of the key levers is depressed, say for example the key lever repre-
senting 107 (ten pence) it causes the said longitudinally sliding rod to bring the
rotative arms into engagement with the registering drums as above .explained
and at the same time the aforesaid transverse pin or projection near the inner end
of said key-lever enters the slot of the tenth cam-plate carried by the rocking bar
or shaft of the pennies series of key-levers. The formation of the slot in this
sliding plate is such that the movement of the transverse pin or projection therein
will cause the rocking arm or shaft to turn a distance ten times as great as it
would have turned if the key-lever representing.one penny had been operated.

page_text: The said rocking arm, or shaft imparts a corresponding amount of movement to
the toothed segment belonging to the pennies series thereby causing the pennies
drum to revolve a distance of ten divisions or ten times greater than it would
have revolved if the penny key-lever had been operated. The amount of 10d
(ten pence) is thus registered by the machine.
A similar operation takes place between the other cam-plates and their rocking
bars or shafts when the shillings series or gold coins series of levers are actuated.
The said registering drums are provided with lateral peripheral pins for
engaging with retaining pawls which are so arranged that the latter are caused
to lift and come out of the path of said pins each time one of the key-levers is
operated. The number of these pins corresponds with the number of divisions
into which the said drums are divided, that is to say, taking for example the
pennies drum, the latter would be divided into twelve divisions (from 0 to 11) and
there would be a separate pin for each division.
In order to transfer from one registering drum to the next of higher denomi-
nation the amount beyond that which can be registered on the drum of the lower
denomination, I provide the aforesaid rocking bars or shafts with sliding pieces
having pendant fingers or projections which are capable of being brought into
the path of pins carried by the aforesaid hinged frame, the shape of the aforesaid
pendant fingers or projections being such that when acted upon by the said pins,
the aforesaid rocking bar or shaft will be caused to turn a sufficient distance to
move the counting drum connected therewith a distance of one step. The, means
whereby each of the said pendant fingers or projections is brought into the path
of its pin on the rocking frame may consist of a pivoted lever engaging at one
extremity with the sliding piece on the rocking bar or shaft and connected with
or having at its opposite extremity a tooth or finger which projects into the path
of a long pin with which the various counting drums are provided. This long
pin may be formed by prolonging one of the said lateral peripheral pins of the
counting drums ri: that one which is situated in proximity to the O division.
Therefore as the said drums revolve and bring their long pins into contact with
the aforesaid teeth or fingers forming part or connected with the said pivoted
levers, the latter are caused to shift the aforesaid sliding devices on the rocking
bar or shaft into a position to bring the pendant fingers into the path of the said
pins on the rocking frame. The said pivoted levers are preferably controlled by
Springs which act to return them to their normal position after each of their
operations.
I prefer to connect the halfpennies key-lever to the halfpennies counting drum
by a pawl and ratchet arrangement which imparts to the said drum a step by
step movement each time the halfpennies key-lever is depressed, and in this case,
of course I do not employ a cam-plate for actuating a rocking shaft or bar to
impart movement to the said drum as in the case of the other counting drums.
Likewise the drums for registering the tens and hundreds in the sovereigns group
of drums may be effected in any ordinary and well known manner.
I also prefer to provide means for enabling the sovereigns group of counting
drums to be readily returned to zero by the use of a special key and for this pur-
pose I may provide toothed gearing engaging with the said drums but so arranged
that the said gearing remains normally out of action. This may be effected by
providing the spindle which is adapted to be operated by the aforesaid key, with
a sliding toothed pinion which by the action of a spring is normally kept out of
engagement with the gearing. The act of adjusting the key on the said spindle
and pushing the latter inwardly would thus cause the spring to give way and
allow the pinion to come into engagement with the toothed gearing and permit
the drums to be revolved when the key was turned.
Another important feature. of my present invention relates to the part of the
machine by which the various coins, inserted into the change giving portion of
the machine, are sorted in order that they may be directed to their proper storage
receptacles. According to this part of my invention I provide a contrivance

page_text: whereby counterfeit coins will be rejected by the machine or be prevented from
effectually operating the change giving mechanism.
.
For this purpose I provide the chamber wherein the coins for which change is
required are inserted (which chamber I term the "slot chamber") with an open-
ing at its bottom normally kept closed by a weighted balance lever that has to be
overcome by each of the coins inserted into the slot chamber before said coins are
allowed to operate tlie change giving mechanism and pass to the various conduits
by which they are conveyed to their respective storage chambers. Acting in con-
junction with this balance lever are various adjustable weights which are so
arranged that one or more of them are displaced in accordance with the size of
the coin inserted into the slot chamber, so as to render the lever capable of being
overbalanced by said coin provided it be of the proper weight relatively to its size.
For this purpose I may arrange the said adjustable weights on a spindle or rod
contiguous to the outer end of the balance lever, said outer end being so shaped
that it will be capable of engaging with all of the said weights if they be in a
suitable position which is controlled by a series of pivoted arms located with their
outer ends adjacent to said weights and with their inner ends in the path of a
curved finger. This curved finger forms part of a lever which is so combined
with the slide referred to in my prior Specification No. 7811 of 1895 that when
said slide is operated after the insertion of a coin into the slot chamber, the inner
end of the lever forming part of the aforesaid curved finger will descend vertically
in the slot chamber and by coming into contact with the periphery of the coin
will be caused to turn about its pivot and thereby bring the end of the curved
finger into a definite position relatively to the aforesaid pivoted arms. Therefore
as said curved finger continues to move, its outer end will act upon that one of
the series of pivoted arms which lies in its patli. That is to say the path in
which said curved finger travels is varied by the size of the coin in the slot
chamber so that the proper pivoted arm will be operated to remove the required
weight or weights from the balance lever and render the latter capable of being
overcome by the weight of the coin in the slot chamber. For instance if a shilling
be inserted into the slot chamber the aforesaid curved finger will, when the said
sliding plate is operated, be caused to act upon one of the pivoted arms and
remove the weight or weights for rendering the balance lever capable of being
overcome by a shilling. Assuming the shilling to be a proper coin it will then
overcome the balance lever which will therefore be depressed so as to release the
shilling from the slot chamber and permit it to pass to its proper receptacle, the
change giving portion of the machine being at the same time rendered capable
of operating when the appropriate key-lever depressed. In a similar manner
the other pivoted arms are actuated by the bent finger in accordance with the
weight and diameter of the coin inserted into the slot chamber. Should the coin
inserted not be a proper one, for instance if it be the size of a sovereign but of the
weight of a shilling, the requisite weights will not be removed from the balance
lever to enable the false coin to overcome it, and consequently the coin as it
passes from the slot chamber will be directed in a different direction to that which
it would follow if it were a proper coin. The mechanism will not therefore be
rendered capable of giving change nor will the false coin reach an improper coin
storage receptacle.
Dated this 3rd day of May 1900
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: an extent equivalent to the amount of movement which the said rocking bars
receive from their cam-plates when the latter are actuated by the key-levers.
Another important part of my present invention relates to the portion of the
machine by which the coins are sorted in order that they may be directed to their
proper storage receptacles. According to this part of my invention I provide a
contrivance whereby counterfeit coins will be rejected or be prevented from effec-
tually operating the change giving mechanism.
In order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which:-
Figure 1 is a plan of my improved registering portion of the machine.
Figure 2 is a front elevation shewing the various registering drums and parts
immediately in connection therewith.
Figure 2
a detail sectional view hereinafter more fully referred to.
Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 1-1 of Figure 1, drawn on a larger
scale.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section on the line X X of Figure 1 also drawn on
a larger scale.
Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line Y Y of Figure 3ª.
Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken approximately on the line 3-3 of
Figure 1 and drawn on an enlarged scale.
Figure is a transverse section taken approximately on the line 44 of Figure 5.
Figure is a detail sectional view taken approximately on the line 5-5 of
Figure 1 and drawn on an enlarged scale.
Figure 8 is a plan of a cam hereinafter more fully referred to.
Figure 9 is a perspective view of one of the rocking bars and its cam-plates.
Figure 10 is a part elevation of the coin sorting portion of the machine con-
structed in an analogous manner to that set forth in my prior Specification No. 3413
of 1899 and provided with the means I have devised for enabling counterfeit
coins to be rejected by the said machine.
Figure 10 is a detail cross-section taken on the line Z Z of Figure 10.
Figure 11 is a sectional plan of Figure 10.
Figure 12 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 6-6 of
Figure 10 and drawn to an enlarged scale.
Referring first to Figures 1 to 9:-A A A A are the key-levers which are of
the ordinary construction usual in this class of apparatus; that is to say they
consist of bars which are pivoted at a to the framing of the apparatus and main-
tained with their outer ends elevated by a rocking frame A hinged to a trans-
verse rod A and normally kept in its depressed position by a spring A. The
said outer ends of the key-levers bear figures or other signs designating the
amounts of money which the various key-levers represent. In the example illus-
trated the key-levers are arranged in four series or divisions that is to say the
key-lever A represents half-pennies; the key-levers A represent respectively
123456789 10 and 11 pence; the key-levers A2 represent respectively 1234
5 6 7 8 and 9 shillings and the key-levers A³ represent respectively a half
sovereign and a sovereign. Obviously this arrangement may be varied to suit
particular circumstances. The inner ends of the key-levers work in vertical
slots A (Figure 3) at the back of the machine, which slots serve the double pur-
pose of guiding said key-levers and of limiting the extent of their vertical
movement:
BBB are the rocking bars of which there are three in the present example
one for the series of key-levers A another for the series of key-levers A2 and
another for the series of key-levers A. CC are additional rocking bars which
are arranged adjacent to and parallel with the aforesaid bars B but which form
no part of my present invention. These bars B and C are at their ends each pro-
vided with pivots b and c respectively, which pivots are mounted in suitablė

page_text: bearings forming part of the framing of the apparatus. D D are the cam-plates
carried by the rocking bars B and EE are similar cam-plates carried by the
rocking bars C. F F F F F F are the registering drums, the drum F
hearing alternately the figures 0 and the drum Fbearing the..
figures 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-8, 9, 10, 11; the drum F2 bearing the figures. 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8, and 9 and the drum. Fa bearing alternately the figures 0 and 1.
The drums F and F bear figures which together represent units, tens and hun-
dreds of pounds. The aforesaid additional rocking bars and their cam-plates are
for the purpose of preventing the movement of the main rocking bars 1 exceed-
ing their proper ambit if the key-levers are operated in a sudden manner, and do
not form part of my present invention and are only referred to herein for enabling
the working of the apparatus illustrated in the drawings to be clearly understood.
The series of cam-plates D depend from the rocking bar B and are connected
thereto so that they all move simultaneously therewith. Each cam-plate is.
formed with a differently shaped. cam surface d so that the extent of rocking
movement imparted to the bar B when one or other of the cam-plates is actuated
by a key-lever will vary to a predetermined extent according as one or other of
the cam-plates is actuated. That is to say, if a key-lever representing the lowest
denomination of the series of key-levers A be operated, the said rocking bar B
will be rocked to a definite predetermined extent but if another key-lever of the
same series be operated representing a denomination say twice or thrice as much.
as the key-lever of lowest denomination, then the extent of rocking movement
of the said bar will be correspondingly twice or thrice as great. Each of the key-
levers is provided with a lateral pin a¹ (Figures 3 and 3) which lies immediately
below the various pairs of cam-plates and when the outer ends of the key-levers
are depressed, these pins rise and enter between the said pairs of cam-plates,
thereby causing them to be shifted in opposite directions and the bars B and C to
be rocked in opposite directions, as shewn by the dotted lines in Figure 3.
Each of the rocking bars B is provided with an arm B₁ to which is pivotally
connected at a movable arm 1, which is normally prevented from turning.
about its pivot by a locking device which forms no part of my present invention.
The said arm B2 is connected at its outer end by a connecting rod B³, to a seg-
mental rack 13 mounted on a transverse, rod B. This rack gears with an
elongated pinion 13 loosely mounted on a transverse shaft B. The said elonga--
ted pinion forms part of a clutch device B8 which in the example illustrated com-.
prises a pair of arms having at their extremities lateral pins 13 lying adjacent. to
the face of each of the registering drums F1 F2 F. These drums are each formed
with a concentric series of holes f corresponding in number to. that of the 'divi-
sions or denominations which the drum bears, and with these holes the pins B.
are adapted to engage by a lateral movement of the clutch device. 130 is a
spring interposed between each of the said registering drums and the said clutch
devices, such spring normally tending to keep the clutch device pressed away
from its adjacent drum, against a stop-piece Bil on the shaft B. The pins Bº of -
the clutch device are thus kept out, of contact with the drum, although they lie.
sufficiently close thereto to ensure their quickly engaging with the holes f in
the drum, when the clutch device is laterally shifted by the stop-piece B on the
shaft as the latter is moved longitudinally by the action of a cam H.
This cam
is concentrically arranged with respect to the aforesaid shaft B7 and is connected
by means of a rod H1 (Figure 7) to an arm H2 forming part of the rocking frame A+,
so that each time a key-lever is operated and the said frame caused to swing about
its bar As the cam will be thereby oscillated. The said cam is formed with radial
portions arranged diametrically opposite to one another and each portion is
formed with two cam surfaces 2 (Figure 8). These cam surfaces co-operate
with pins carried by rods extending from arms that are fixed radially
to the said shaft B. The aforesaid rods are adapted to slide in guide pieces 16.
which serve to steady the pins while they are being acted upon by the said
When one or other of the key-levers is depressed its initial movement lifts.
cam.

page_text: the aforesaid swinging frame A which in turn imparts angular movement to the
cam in the direction represented by the arrow in Figure 8. This movement of
the cam causes its cam surfaces h¹ (Figure 8) to act upon the pins which con-
sequently slide the shaft B7 longitudinally from right to left of the machine and
bring the clutch devices into engagement with their adjacent drums. By the
continued downward movement of the key-lever, the said rocking bars are actuated
and cause the segmental rack B to turn angularly to an extent depending on the
denomination of the key-lever operated. This angular movement of the seg
mental rack turns the elongated pinion and clutch device to a corresponding
extent whereby the registering drum belonging to the series of cam-plates under
operation, is caused to turn a sufficient distance to effect its registering movement.
By the time the key-lever has been fully depressed and the cam. H has completed
its movement in the direction of the said arrow, the aforesaid pins 43 arrive in the
spaces of the cam H whereby they escape from the cam surfaces h¹ and permit
the springs B10 of the clutch devices to shift the said shaft B from left to right.
of the machine and return it to its original position, thus carrying the pins B.
out of engagement with the holes in the registering drums. Then when the key-
lever is liberated and allowed to return to its original position under the motion of
the spring controlled rocking frame A, the cam H is, by the said frame shifted in
the reverse direction, whereby the other cam surfaces 2 of said cam operate on the
aforesaid pins 3. By so doing they cause the shaft B7 to move longitudinally
still further in the direction of left to right of the machine, against the resistance
of a spring B whereby the pins 132 are positively carried completely away from.
the recording drums. I thus avoid any liability of the pins engaging with the
drums during the time that the elongated pinions are being revolved in the
reverse direction by their segmental racks as the latter return to their normal
position under the influence of springs B* C* on the rocking bars B C and
springs B on the transverse rods B³. As soon as the said pins escape from the
cam surfaces h² and arrive opposite the spaces 48 of the cam. the reaction of the
aforesaid spring B12 shifts the shaft B7 longitudinally in the reverse direction
i.e. from right to left, so as to bring the pins into their normal position ready
to be again acted upon by the cam surfaces ¹ when a key-lever is next depressed.
At the same time the pins of the clutch devices are brought into the aforesaid
position of close proximity to the registering drums ready to immediately re-en-
gage with the holes in said drums when a next recording operation is to be per-
formed. In order to prevent the aforesaid spring 112 from. carrying the shaft 137
too far towards the left, the end of said spring is adapted to strike against a stop B¹³.
The aforesaid registering drums are provided with appropriate means for
retaining them in any of the angular positions to which they are set by the appa-
ratus. In the drawings I have shown the drums F1 F2 and F3 provided with
lateral pins whose number corresponds with the number of steps which the
said drums perform in completing a single revolution. Engaging with these
pins are two pawls f f arranged contiguous to each of the drums, the pawl f2
serving to prevent the drum from moving in a forward direction and the pawl f
to prevent it from moving in a rearward direction. The pawls f are carried by
a spindle f which is furnished with a spring for causing the pawls to engage
with the pins. Near one end of said spindle is a finger fo which lies contiguous
to a finger f carried by another spindle f. This last mentioned spindle has a
lug or projection f which lies in the path of an arm A carried by the rocking
frame A (see Figure 2a) so that each time the said rocking frame is elevated
when a key lever is depressed, the arm. A acts upon the aforesaid lug or pro-
jection and so turns the spindles fs and f in a direction to remove the pawls
from engagement with the pins on the drums. This movement takes place imme-
diately a key-lever commences to descend and before the aforesaid clutch devices B
have had time to engage with the drums.
As the drum F (which registers alternately one halfpenny and zero) does not
require to be turned more than one step at a time, I do not employ a cam-plate]

page_text: and rocking bar for operating it but employ means for actuating it directly from
its key-lever A. For this purpose 1 provide said drum with a spring pawl I
(Figures 5 and 6) to engage with a ratchet i forming part of a sleeve . This
sleeve is provided with a radial arm 23 which is connected by a link to the key-
lever A. The drum and the aforesaid sleeve are both loosely mounted on their shaft
and therefore each time the key-lever A is depressed, the said drum is caused to
travel a distance of one step through the intervention of the pawl and ratchet as
is well understood. In order to prevent said drum from being unintentionally
turned in either direction, I provide a spring pawl I' which adapted to engage
with lateral pins I on the drum. The formation of this pawl is such that the
tendency of the arum to turn forwardly when the key-lever A is depressed,
causes the pins to raise said pawl but any tendency for the drum to turn in the
reverse direction is overcome by a shoulder 13 on said pawl.
The aforesaid movable arm B² is as already stated capable of receiving move-
ment about its pivot b¹ independently of the movement it receives from the main
rocking bar B. Normally however the said arm B2 is prevented from turning
about its pivot by the aforesaid locking device. When it is necessary for the
machine to transfer the amount recorded by one registering drum to another of
higher denomination, the said locking device is thrown out of action and the inde-
pendent movement of the arm B is effected by a contrivance which is actuated by
the registering drum of lower denomination. The contrivance illustrated in the
drawings for releasing the said arm B2 and for effecting the independent move-
ment thereof as already stated forms no part of my present invention. It com-
prises a shaft J (Figures 13 and 3") which is capable of sliding longitudinally
and of oscillating. The said shaft is mounted in bearings that are independent
of the aforesaid main rocking bar and at its inner end it is provided with a crank
or arm having an elongated slot therein to engage with a pin 6 on the inner
end of the movable arm B2. The outer end of the said shaft J is provided with a
finger or cam-piece which, so long as the said shaft occupied its inward posi-
tion lies out of the path of a pin or projection a³ on the rocking frame A The
aforesaid locking device comprises a plate or finger 63 which is pivotally connected.
at 62 to a bracket on the rocking bar B, and by a spring 65, is normally maintained
in a position transverse of the plane of movement of the movable arm B2 so that
the latter cannot at such time be shifted in the direction of said locking device or
in other words cannot perform its aforesaid independent movement. The said
locking device is provided with an elongated pin 66 which is adapted to be acted
upon by an arm on the aforesaid shaft J when the latter is caused to slide
longitudinally into its outward position. By the outward sliding movement of
the said shaft J, the locking device is, by means of the said elongated pin 66 and
the arm withdrawn from its restraining position so that the arm B2 is free to
turn about its pivot and to perform its independent movement. For the purpose
of imparting the sliding movement to the said shaft J at the proper time, a
lever K, pivoted at k, is provided, the end K¹ of such lever engaging with a pin j
on the said shaft J and the other end K2 lying in a position to be acted upon by
pins on the registering drum. In the case of the halfpenny drum F, which
alternately registers halfpennies and zero as already explained, a transfer from
this drum to the next drum of higher denomination riz. to the drum F, would be
necessary at each alternate step of the drum F. In the drawings the halfpenny
drum Fillustrated performs six steps at each complete revolution and therefore
it is provided with three lateral pins 2 at a distance apart of two steps. At each
alternate operation of the halfpennies key-lever A, one of the pins acts upon
the inner end K2 of the aforesaid lever K, which thus shifts the sliding shaft T
outwardly into a position to bring its cam piece in the path of the aforesaid
pin a³ on the rocking frame A+. Then at the next succeeding operation of the
halfpennies key-lever A the said shaft J will be rocked by the said pin a³ striking
the cam piece and will thereby shift the movable arm B2 (through the inter-
vention of the crank j and the pin b) a sufficient distance to cause the drum Fl of
.

page_text: higher denomination to turn one step and add to its record the amount of one
penny transferred from the drum F. is a spring which acts to return the afore
said: lever K and the shaft to their normal position after each displacement by
the pins
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In the case of transferring the records of the drum to the drum the
lever for sliding the shaft J on the main rocking bar of the pennies series of
key-levers A, is for sake of convenience in construction situated at some distance
from
om the drum Therefore it has been necessary to provide a device between
said drum and said lever K for enabling the latter to be operated by the pin 2 on
the drum For this purpose I have indicated a spindle L having at its ends
adjacent to the drumi Fa finger which lies in the path of the said pin of this
drum. At the opposite end of said spindle L is a pin engaging with the slotted
end of the aforesaid lever I so that each time said bar L is actuated it imparts
movement to the lever K which in turn imparts sliding movement to the shaft J
belonging to the shillings series of key levers and thereby bringst its cam-piece
into position to be acted upon by the projection of the rocking frame A
The drums F and F may be operated from the drum F³ in any convenient
and ordinary' manner such means' forming no part of my present invention
I will now describe the counterfeit coin rejection apparatus illustrated by
Figures 10 to 12 of the drawings it being understood that in so far as the 'coin
sorting portion of this part of the apparatus is concerned, the sanie is similar to
that disclosed in my prior Specification No. 3413 of 1899: I shall therefore
assume that reference will be had to this prior specification for a full explanation
of the coin sorting portion of the apparatus and shall not describe the same herein.
A is the chamber into which the coins for which change is required, are inserted
through a slot A'. This chamber I term the slot-chamber: B, C and D are
the three other chambers or compartments into which the coins contained in the
slot-chamber are conducted in accordance with their value; the chamber B being
the copper coin chamber, the chamber C the silver coin chamber and the chamber D
the gold coin chamber. As it is not usually necessary to give change for half-
pennies I do not provide the apparatus with devices for this purpose and there-
fore it will be understood that when I refer to copper coins. I mean pennies only.
The chambers B and C are connected with the slot-chamber by the inclined con-
duit or shoot E which is furnished with the coin deflectors or switches F and G
for directing the silver and copper coins into their respective chambers B and C
as explained in my said Specification No. 3413 of 1899. H is another inclined
conduit or shoot leading from below the aforesaid slot-chamber to the gold coin
chamber D. The bottom of the said slot-chamber has an opening therein which
is normally kept closed by a balanced lever I that has to be completely overcome
by the gold coins in order that they may pass through the aforesaid opening and
thereby reach the shoot H leading to the gold coin chamber D.
The said slot-chamber is provided with a shutter a which is so disposed rela-
tively to the opening in the bottom of the slot-chamber and to the. aforesaid
inclined shoot E along which the silver and copper coins pass, that so long as said.
shutter remains closed the coins inserted into the slot-chamber cannot escape
through the opening in the bottom thereof or along the said shoot..
...A sliding plate a³ is carried by a rocking arm at (see Figure 12) which is pivoted
at as and which, under the influence of a spring a, tends to normally occupy a
position in which the sliding plate is retracted and uncovers the slot A of the slot-
chamber..
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:
I is the pivoted finger referred to, in-my prior Specification No. 3413 of 1899
for acting upon the coin in the slot-chamber. Its free end kis bent to form a tail
and is connected at k to a spring controlled rocking plate which is itself pivot-
ally connected at to a fixed bracket 3. The said rocking piece k¹ is provided
with a shoulder k which lies in the path of a projection a¹ on the arm a, so that
each time the said arm is rocked by the forward movement of the sliding plate,
the rocking piece will be caused to turn about its pivot against the resistance of

page_text: its spring The said finger is thus shifted downwardly in a vertical plane until
its head, which protrudes through a vertical slot A2 in the slot-chamber, comes
into contact with the coin therein. Then as the said finger continues, to descend,
its tail turns inwardly to an extent depending on the dimensions of the coin
and thus arrives adjacent to one or other of the movable stops or projections L, M.
Then as the finger still continues to descend the head slides along the surface
of the coin and enables the said tail to be forcibly pressed against the said
movable stop L or M by a toggle like action.
L L L L are a number of auxiliary balanced levers which are adapted to be
acted upon by the pivoted finger K so as to cause their weight to be applied to or
removed from the main balanced lever I in accordance with the size of the coin
inserted into the slot chamber A.
As in the device already described in my said prior Specification No. 3413 of 1889
the stop L serves to operate the spring controlled lever for actuating the auxiliary
balanced lever L' while the other stop M forms part of the hinged frame m m²
by which the levers N and O controlling the deflectors F and G are liberated
when the said hinged frame is depressed. The main balanced lever I is also pro-
vided with shoulders which are adapted to act as stops for preventing the afore-
said levers N and O from being shifted, in accordance with the position of the
said balanced lever I.
Each of the various levers L¹ L² L³ L* is connected with plates L (see Figure 10")
in such a manner as to be capable of shifting slightly in a horizontal plane. The
said plates are also pivotally mounted in brackets L so as to enable the said
levers L L L L to also shift in a vertical plane. Each of these levers is pro
vided with a lateral extension L' which when said levers are shifted horizontally,
enables them to come into or out of engagement with or from their neighbouring
levers. For facilitating this engagement the levers L' and L² are provided witli
pieces L L respectively for the lateral extensions to engage with. so that the
horizontal movement of these levers will not be interfered with. The inner ends
of the various levers L L L L are respectively provided with tail pieces L¹º L
L2 L for enabling projections L L L L to operate upon them at the proper
times in order to horizontally shift the said levers. The projection. Lt forms part
of the aforesaid spring controlled lever carrying the movable stop L. The pro-
jection L forms part of a pivoted lever L18 having at its opposite end a stop L.
The projection L16 forms part of a pivoted lever L20 having a stop. L. The pro
jection L. forms part of a lever L22 provided with a stop L33 These various
stops are arranged to lie in the plane of movement of the aforesaid pivoted
finger K so as to be actuated thereby in accordance with the size of the coin in
the slot chamber A.
I will now describe how the various levers are shifted by the finger K in accor-
dance with the size of the coin, it being understood that in describing this opera-
tion the apparatus illustrated is intended to deal with English coins. It will
however be perfectly obvious that by diminishing or increasing the number of the
aforesaid levers L L L L and modifying their weight the apparatus can be
easily rendered applicable for use with coins of other countries, the operation of
the levers by the said finger K being identical whether they be employed for
English or for other coins.
First, let it be assumed that a sovereign or a coin of approximately the
same size as a sovereign be inserted into the slot chamber A; then when the sliding
plate a³ is shifted by the user, the aforesaid finger K (as in the previous con-
struction already described) will be caused to descend until its head. 16 comes
against the coin in the slot chamber and its tail * assumes such a position that
it will reach the stop L9 which is thus pushed in a direction to operate the
lever L. The auxiliary balanced lever L is thus.shifted in a direction to remove
its end L. away from its position above the piece L. of the auxiliary balanced
lever L so that the weight of the arm L will be removed.. The weight of the
coin, if it be approximately that of a sovereign, will then be sufficient to depress

page_text: the main lever I and permit the said coin to drop into the shoot H by which gold
coins are directed to their storage receptacles. If the sovereign be a genuine one
it will run down this shoot in the ordinary manner. If however it be a counter-
feit coin, that is to say, if it be of the same weight as a sovereign but of a greater
thickness or diameter than the latter, it will not be able to pass completely
through the said shoot which is so constructed as only to give passage to a coin of
the proper size. Therefore if the coin be a counterfeit one it will remain lodged
in the aforesaid shoot. In order to release this counterfeit coin and permit it to
be rejected or deflected, I provide the said shoot H with a hinged flap H which
is provided with a flange H2 that forms the floor of the shoot at the part where the
coin would lodge if it were a counterfeit one. The said flap has an arm H
which lies in the path of the hinged arm at so that as the latter returns to its nor
mal position when the sliding plate a³ is released, it acts upon said arm. H³ and
thereby removes the flap and its flange from the shoot thus permitting the coin to
escape.
If the counterfeit coin be of the same size as a sovereign but not of the same
weight, then although the auxiliary balanced levers would be actuated in pre-
cisely the same manner as if a genuine sovereign were inserted into the slot
chamber, said coin would not be able to overcome the weight of the levers I and L¹
and would not therefore be able to reach the shoot H but would enter the shoot E
when released from the slot chamber and operate like a counterfeit shilling,
whose operation will be hereinafter explained.
If a half-sovereign, or a coin of approximately the same size as a half-sovereign,
be inserted into the said slot-chamber, the tail of the lever K will, when said
lever descends and brings its head into contact with the coin, come into a posi-
tion to act upon the stop L, which is thus caused to be pushed in a direction to
operate the lever 1. The auxiliary balanced lever L is thus shifted in á direction
to remove its end L7 out of contact with the main balanced lever I, so that the
weight of the half-sovereign having only to overcome the weight of this lever I
will depress the latter, when it is released and will so escape into the shoot H. If
it be a genuine coin it will roll along this shoot and reach its storage receptacle
in the ordinary manner. If however it be a counterfeit coin, that is to say if it
be not of precisely the same dimensions as a half-sovereign, it will be caught by
a transverse pin which is caused to enter the shoot H when a half-sovereign is
being acted on by the apparatus, and will be thereby prevented from passing along
the shoot. When the sliding plate a³ is released, the aforesaid pin is likewise
released and the flap H', by being swung in the manner already explained, allows
the counterfeit coin to escape from the shoot and follow the path provided for
counterfeit coins.
If a counterfeit half-sovereign, while being of the same dimensions as a genuine
half-sovereign but not of the same weight, be inserted into the slot-chamber it
will have the same effect as a genuine half-sovereign, in so far as the operation
of the auxiliary balanced levers is concerned, but by reason of its being of less
weight than a genuine half-sovereign, it will be unable to depress the lever I
and will therefore, when released from the slot-chamber, enter the shoot E.
If a five-shilling piece be inserted into the said slot-chamber, the finger K will,
in its descent, assume such a position that its tail will operate upon the stop L2,
the stop M and the stop L23, thereby shifting the projections L1 and L" forming
part of the levers I20 and L22, into a position to permit the auxiliary balanced
levers Land I to engage with the piece L which is connected with the auxiliary
balanced lever L. The entire weight of the auxiliary balanced levers is
thus applied to the main balanced lever I. At the same time the hinged
frame m m forming part of the stop M will be depressed so as to liberate the
deflector levers N and O. If the coin be a genuine five-shilling-piece it will be
of sufficient weight to depress the main balanced lever I into a position to bring
its stop piece or shoulder into the path of the free end of the deflector lever O
and consequently this lever will be incapable of movement to allow the deflector G

page_text: to move laterally. At the same time the shoulder i of the said lever I will shift
into a position to liberate the deflector lever N, so that the deflector F will be
capable of shifting. Therefore as the genuine five-shilling-piece rolls along the
shoot E the deflector F will give way, while the deflector G will remain in a
position to guide the coin into the silver coin shoot. If the five-shilling-piece
be a counterfeit one, that is to say, if it be of the same dimensions as the genuine
coin but of less weight, it will not be capable of overcoming the combined weight
of the auxiliary balanced levers and therefore will not be able to depress the main
balanced lever I into the position already mentioned with regard to a genuine
five-shilling-piece. Consequently the deflector F will remain locked by the
shoulder i on the main balance lever I lying in front of the lever N, while the
other deflector G will be liberated and will permit the said deflector G to move
laterally. Therefore as the counterfeit coin rolls along the said shoot E, it will
be deflected by the locked deflector F, in a lateral direction out of the path of
the portion of the said shoot leading to the silver coin chamber and the loose
deflector G will permit it to escape laterally and so reach, in the present case, the
same chamber as that to which the pennies or copper coins enter. This copper
coin chamber is furnished with deflectors of similar construction to the deflectors F
and G and they are so arranged that only coins of the dimensions of a penny will
pass to the penny storage receptacle, all the other coins entering such chamber
being directed by the said deflectors into a separate conduit leading to a recep-
tacle for the counterfeit coins.
If a four-shilling-piece be inserted into the said slot-chamber, the tail of the
said finger K will come into a position to operate only the stops M and L23, thereby
depressing the hinged frame m m and also shifting the lever L to permit its
projection L to release the auxiliary balanced lever L. The latter will there-
fore, by the action of a spring, move into a position to engage with the piece L'
forming part of the auxiliary balanced lever L³. The four-shilling-piece will thus
have to overcome the combined weight of the auxiliary balanced levers L' L² LA in
order to depress the main balanced lever I. If the coin be a genuine one it will
of course be sufficiently heavy to do this and will bring the said main balanced
lever I into the same position as that already stated with regard to the genuine
five-shilling-piece; that is to say, it will have the effect of releasing the deflector I
and locking the deflector G, so that the coin when liberated from the slot-chamber,
will roll along the inclined shoot E and reach the silver coin chamber. If however
the coin be a counterfeit one it will, like the counterfeit five-shilling-piece, be
unable to overcome the combined weight of the auxiliary balanced levers L L L*
and consequently will be unable to depress the main balanced lever I. The
deflector F will thus remain locked while the deflector G will be liberated and
therefore, as the counterfeit coin rolls along the inclined shoot E, it will be
deflected laterally in the manner already. explained with regard to the counterfeit
five-shilling-piece.
If a half-crown or a coin approximately the same size as a half-crown be
inserted into the said slot-chamber, then when the finger K is depressed its tail
will come into a position to act upon the stop M forming part of the aforesaid
hinged frame m m*, and the stop La forming part of the lever. L20, whereby the
latter will be shifted and its projection L be caused to act upon the auxiliary
balanced lever L. The latter will thus be permitted to move, by the action of
its spring, into a position to engage with the piece LP forming part of the auxiliary
balanced lever L³. The weight of the auxiliary balanced lever L³ will there-
fore he added to the weight of the other auxiliary balanced levers L L³, while
the aforesaid auxiliary balanced lever L will remain out of operation. If the
half-crown be a genuine one it will be of sufficient weight to overcome the com-
bined weight of the auxiliary balanced levers L1 L2 L and will depress the main
balanced lever I into a position to cause the deflector F to be unlocked and the
deflector G to be locked, so that as the coin rolls along the shoot E when released
from the slot-chamber it will be properly guided into the silver coin chamber.

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If the coin be a counterfeit one, then, as is the case with the other counterfeit
silver coins above referred to, it will be unable to depress the main balanced
lever and therefore will cause the deflector F to be locked and the deflector G
to be liberated, so that as it rolls along the inclined shoot E it will be deflected
laterally in the manner already explained with regard to the counterfeit four-
shilling-piece and the counterfeit five-shilling-piece.
If a two-shilling-piece be inserted into the slot-chamber, then as the finger K
descends, its tail will come into a position to act only upon the stop Maforming
part of the hinged frame m m; consequently the auxiliary balanced levers L'L₂
will remain in engagement with the main balanced lever I. If the coin bea
genuine one it will be sufficiently heavy to overcome the weight of these levers
and will bring the main balanced lever I into proper position for liberating the
deflector G so that the coin will be directed into the silver coin chamber like the
other genuine silver coins. If the coin be not a genuine one then it will not
possess sufficient weight to bring the main balanced lever I into this position and
consequently, as said counterfeit coin passes along the shoot E, it will be 'deflected
laterally as already explained with regard to the other silver counterfeit coins!:
If a shilling or a coin approximately the same size as a shilling be inserted into
the said slot chamber, the finger K in its descent will be brought into such a posi-
tion that its tail will act upon the stop M forming part of the hinged frame m¸m*
and will also act upon the stop L forming part of the lever L18. The latter will
therefore be shifted into a position to cause its projection L1 to move the auxiliary
balanced lever L3 out of engagement with the auxiliary balanced lever L¹
If the 'coin be a genuine one, it will cause the said main balanced lever I to assume
the position necessary to liberate the deflector F and lock the deflector G, whereby
the coin will be directed to the silver coin chamber in the manner already stated
with regard to the other genuine silver coins. If the coin be a counterfeit one
it will, as in the previous cases, be unable to cause the main balanced lever I to
come into this position and will therefore be deflected laterally in the manner
already explained.
If a penny be inserted into the slot-chamber, the finger K operates in an analo-
gous manner to that described with regard to a half-crown, but as the penny is
of less weight than a half-crown it is unable to depress the main balance lever I
and consequently the deflector Fremains locked while the deflector G is released.
The penny is therefore directed laterally out of the shoot E into the same conduit
to which the counterfeit coins are directed, but as already explained this conduit
is provided with means whereby, unless the coin entering the conduit be of pre-
cisely the same dimensions as a penny, it will not be allowed to pass to the pennies
receptacles. In the present case however a genuine penny having been inserted
into the slot-chamber it will be permitted to pass to the said pennies receptacle.
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. Registering or counting apparatus provided with cam-plates carried in series
by a rocking bar or rocking bars and each adapted to be actuated by a separate
key-lever, the contour of said cam-plates being such that each of them will impart
to said bar a definite but different rocking movement, according as a key-lever
representing a higher or a lower denomination is operated, suostantially as and
for the purpose specified.
2. The combination with the rocking bar of a toothed rack gearing with an
elongated pinion mounted on a sliding shaft, said pinion forming part of a clutch
device for engaging with a recording, drum, when, the sliding shaft is longitudi-
nally shifted, substantially as and for the purpo e specified.
.
3. The means for imparting longitudinal, movement to the aforesaid sliding
shaft, comprising an oscillatory cam and pins or, projections on said shaft for
engaging with the cam substantially as described.

page_text: 4. Registering or counting apparatus having its parts constructed arranged and
operating substantially as described with reference to Figures 1 to 9 of the accom-
panying drawings for the purpose specified.
5. In apparatus of the kind herein specified for sorting coins, the combination
with the hinged finger of a series of stop-pieces and weighted arms adapted to
operate substantially as and for the purposes described.
6. Coin sorting apparatus provided with means for rejecting counterfeit coins
substantially as described with reference to Figures 10 to 12 of the accompanying
drawings.
Deted this 5th day of Webinare 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant..