Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 3rd May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th May, 1887.
I PERCIVAL EVERITT, of No. 47 Cannon Street, in the city of London, Engineer
do hereby declaro the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in completing electric circuits by the combined application
of a coin, or the like, and the weight of the person wishing to make use of any
5 appliance to which my invention is adapted.
It will be obvious that my invention is applicable to a multitude of purposes.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Completing Electric Circuits.
I, PERCIVAL EVERITT, of No. 47, Cannon Street, in the city of London, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention consists in completing electric circuits that is to say by a person
soizing two handles and thereupon causing electric currents to operate by the
combined application and action of a coin, or the like, and by a
weight such as
that of the person wishing to make use of any appliance to which my invention is
adapted.
My invention is applicable to a multitude of purposes and in order to enable the
same to be fully understood I will describe how it may be advantageously carried into
effect, by reference to the accompanying drawings, the several figures of which
illustrate (by way of example) my improvements applied to the construction of
apparatus for the purpose of enabling a person to cause electric currents to operate
and obtain a shock on the insertion of a coin of a predetermined size and weight in
the apparatus. The said electric currents are generated by the weight and action of
the person using the apparatus by bringing into operation a generator of electricity
and the intensity of the current or shock is indicated on a suitable dial.
Figure 1 represents a side clevation partly in section of the apparatus, and figure 2
is a front elevation of the upper part of the same; figure 3 is a horizontal section on
the line A B of figure 1; figure 4 is a rear elevation of the upper portion of the
apparatus, the back part of the outer case being removed in order to show the interior
mechanism; figure 5 is a horizontal section on the line CD of figure 4; figure 6 is
a vertical section on the line EF of figure 4; figure 7 is a vertical section on the
line G H of figure 6; figures 8 and 9 are elevations of parts of the apparatus.
Figures 1 to 3 are drawn to a scale of about one sixth full size and figures 4 to 8
about one quarter full size and figure 9 full size. Similar letters of reference indicate
similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.
The apparatus is constructed with a suitable outer casing A mounted vertically on
one end of a hollow base B. The front of the casing A is provided with a dial C,
having an index or pointer C³, for indicating the degree of intensity of the electric
current or shock communicated to the person using the apparatus. The front of the
casing A is also provided with a recess D having a money slit D¹, for the reception of
the coin to be used. E and E³, are handles which are grasped by the person using
the apparatus and whereby the clectric current or shock is obtained which can be
suitably generated inside the apparatus in the manner hereinafter described. The
handle E is fixed to the casing A but the handle E¹, is loose and can be drawn out
for the purpose of increasing the intensity of the current or shock which latter is
therefore under the control of the person using the apparatus. The stem of the

page_text: handle E, is provided with a feather or key E³, working in a groove in the casing A
so as to prevent the handle being turned round.
The base B is provided with an opening a, through which rises and falls a
platform b, as hereinafter described, the normal position of the said platform being
shewn by the full lines in figure 1; c, is a forked lever fulcrumed at c³, c², in the
baso B and attached by pivots at 61, 6', to the platform b; d, d, are radius bars
pivotted at one end to the lower part of the platform b, and at the other end to the
base B and serving when the platform rises and falls to keep it horizontal.
To the outer end of the forked lever c, is fastened one end of a cord or its
equivalent e, the other end of the said cord being connected to and wound around a
drum, mounted loosely on a horizontal shaft f¹. Connected to the drum f, is
another drum g, to which one end of a cord or its equivalent g¹, is connected and
wound around the same; the cord or its equivalent g¹, passes over a pulley h, at the
top of the apparatus and carries at its other end a heavy woight ; i, is a toothed
wheel fixed to the shaft f', and carrying a spring pawl, engaging with a ratchet
wheel j, fixed to the drum g. The toothed wheel i, gears with a pinion k, fixed on a
shaft, which extends through a fixed circular casing, and carries arms or pro-
jections,, to which are pivotted arms m, m, connected by means of springs m³, m²,
to the shaft k-The toothed wheel i, also gears with a pinion n, on a shaft n', to
which is attached the pulley p, of a suitable magneto-electric generator p². On the
shaft n', is fixed a wheel q, on which bears normally a brake shoe g¹, attached by
a link
to a counterweighted arm or lever », having a receptacle or bucket s, at one
end to recoive the coin inserted through the slit D₁, the bucket s, being normally
situated just below the slit as clearly shown in full lines on figures 4 and 7. The
bucket is formed open at the top and bottom as shewn in figure 7, the opening at
the bottom however, being normally contracted in length by a curved block s²,
pivotted between the sides of the bucket at t, and projecting into the said opening so
that when a coin 1, (indicated in dotted lines in figure 7) of the required size is
dropped into the bucket s, it will be prevented from falling through the bucket by
the blocks, as shewn. Attached to the block s¹, is an arm t', which is bent at the
end so as to project underneath an arm u, the pivot of which works loosely in the
pivot of the block s.-The block s', is also provided with an arm w³, forming a
counterweight; v, v, are pins attached to the casing A, with which the arm u, engages
as hereinafter described when the bucket s, is operated by a coin. The lever, is
pivotted at 3, and is jointed just above its pivot to one end of a bar w, the other end
of the bar w, normally taking into a notch w¹, in the stem of the handle E, shewn in
figures 5 to 8; w³, is a link pivotted to the casing A at x, and serving to support and
guide the bar w.
On the wheel q, bears another brake shoe a¹, fixed to one end of a lever y pivotted
to the casing A at yl, the other end of the lever y, being formed with an incline as
shewn in figure 9 which is a detached view of the said end of the lever y; the said
incline engages normally with an incline or notch z (shown clearly in figure 8) in the
feather D of the handle E¹, so that when the handle is drawn out the incline or
notch Z will depress the inclined end of the lever y, thereby raising the brake shoe z¹,
from off the wheel 9; 2, is a spring for holding the inclined end of the lever
against the incline or notch z, on the stem of the handle E-The inner end of the
stem of the handle E², is jointed to one end a³, of a bell crank lover a pivotted at a³,
to a bracket at, fixed to the inside of the casing A as shewn clearly in figure 5, the
other end of the lever a², being connected to a rod b², by means of a universal joint b³,
and link 6-The rod 63, is fixed to the usual keeper c, of the permanent magnet e³,
of the magneto-electric generator p', and is formed at its outer end with a toothed
quadrante, gearing with a pinion e, fixod on one end of a shaft c, the said shaft
carrying the index or pointer C₁, on its other end. To the end a¹, of the bell crank
lever a, is also fixed a cord or its equivalent d', which passes over a pulley d²,
(revolving on the end of a bracket d³,) and carries a weight d, at its lower end so
that when the handle E', is released after having been pulled out when the apparatus
is used the said handle will be drawn back into its normal position by means of the

page_text: said cord and weight. e', is a bar working vertically in guides e², for the purpose of
raising the bucket s, after it has been lowered by a coin as hereinafter described the
upper end of the bar being situated beneath the lever », and provided with a spring
piece e, for the purpose of lessening the shock when the arm or lever r¹, is caused to
fall upon it. The lower end of the bar e', is cranked as shewn in figure 1 and rests
on the upper surface of the outer end of the forked lever c, so that when the forked
lever c, is caused to work up and down when the apparatus is used, the bar e', will
move with it; f, is a shoot for convoying the coin when discharged from the
buckets, into a receptacles, at the lower part of the apparatus; g², g², are the wires
or connections for conducting the electric current from the generator p', to the
handles E, E¹.
In order to obtain an electric shock by an apparatus of this construction the person
dosiring to do so must stand upon the platform b, and place a coin of the required
denomination in the money slit D₁; the coin will first fall into the buckets, and by
reason of its weight overcoming that of the counterbalance at the opposite end of the
arm, will cause the buckets, to descend until the arm, rests on the spring e³, on
the upper end of the bar e', (the arm u, giving way and sliding over the pins », v, in
the descending movement) thereby lifting the brake shoe q, from off the surface
of the wheel, and withdrawing the bar w, from the notch w³, in the stom of the
liarulle E'.
The handles E and E¹, must now be grasped by the loft and right hands respectively
and the handle E', gradually drawn out thereby causing its inclino z, to depress the
inclined end of the lever y, and raise the brake shoo, from the periphery of the
wheel, as heroinbefore described. The two brakes being now removed from
tho periphery of the wheel 7, the weight of the person will cause the platform b, and
forked lever c, to descend; the bar el, moving down with the lever c, as hereinbefore
described. By this movement of the platform b, and forked lover c, the cord e,
drumf, ratchet wheel j, spring pawl, toothed wheel i, and pinion n, will revolve the
shaft n', in the direction of tho arrow, figuro 7, thereby actuating the electro magnetic
generator by means of its pulloy p, the current generated being communicated to
the handles E and E¹, by the wires or connections 92, 93, the cord g³, will also be
wound onto the drum g, thereby raising the weight At the same time the toothed
wheel, will by means of the pinion k, and shaft, revolve the arms or extensions 1, 1,
thereby causing the arms m, m, to fly out by centrifugal force against the inside of
the casing, thereby governing the speed of the mechanism so as to prevent the
platform, from descending too quickly as will be obvious. By continuing the
outward movement of the handle ¹, it will raise the weight d, and by means of
the bell crank lever a², universal joint 3, link 4, and bar 6, will alter the position
of the keeper 2, of the permanent magnet c³, of the generator p', thereby increasing
the intensity of the electric current or shock communicatod to the handles E and E
the bar 63, at the same time revolving by means of its toothed quadrant c¹, pinion c²,
and shaft c, the index or pointer C, thereby indicating the said increase of intensity
on the dial C. By this arrangement it will be seen that the intensity of the current
generated is entirely under the control of the person using the apparatus as the
handle E', after having been drawn.out sufficiently far to release the brake shoe r¹,
from the wheel g, so as to allow the platform b, to descend, need not be moved any
further unless desired. The electric current will continue to be communicated to
the handles E, E, until the platform b, has gradually descended into the position
shown in dotted lines in figure 1, when the platform will come to rest thereby causing
the generator to cease its movement. On the person now releasing the handle E
and stepping from the platform b, the platform will be caused to again assume its
normal position by reason of the weight h¹, causing its cord g³, to revolve the drum
and thereby the drum f, which will raise the platform b, by means of the corde, and
lover c. The generator however will meanwhile remain stationary as the drum g,
will cause the ratchet wheel j, to move under the spring pawl, without moving the
toothed wheel i, as will be obvious. The handle E', and pointer C, will also be
caused to resume their normal position by the weight d, the inclined end of the

page_text: lover y, engaging with the incline z, on the stem of the said handle E', thereby
allowing the brake shoe a¹, to bear on the periphery of the wheel 9.-The upward
movement of the forkod lover c, will also cause the bar e¹, to move upwards into its
formor position the arm r², carrying the buckets, thereby causing the arm u, to come
against the pins u, v, which will cause the arm u, to depress the arm t, theroby
removing the portion of the blocks, projecting into the bucket s, as shown in dotted
lines in figure 7 which will allow the coin to drop through the shoot 2, into the
receptacle As the arm, carrying the buckets, resumos its normal position the
end of the bar w, attached to the said arm is caused to re-enter the notch w³, in
the stem of the handle E, and the brake shoc q', to bear on the periphery of the
wheel g.
It is obvious that instead of the weight of the person desiring to utilize the currents
generated, employing his or her own weight other equivalent weights may be
cmployed.
Instead of using a dynamo-machine for generating currents of electricity other
gonerators may be employed and the exciting means may be brought into or out of
operation by causing a weight to operato upon suitable starting or stopping mechanism
on the coin being introduced as above described.
I have described one purpose for which the electric currents. generated by com-
pleting an electric circuit as above described may be employed but it will be well
understood that those currents may be utilized for many other purposes for which
such currents are or may be ordinarily used.
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 method heroin described of setting up or establishing and utilising clociric
currents by the use of a coin in combination with a suitably applied weight.
2. A now kind of apparatus such as is herein described being adapted to com-
municato an electric current or shock and indicate the degree of intensity of tho
current or shock by the combined application of a coin or the like and a suitably
applied weight.
3. The combination of parts forming an improved machine such as is hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the several figures of the accompanying drawings.
9
1000
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.