Improvements in Money Boxes or Savings Banks
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application 30th Apr 1895-Accepted 1st Feb,
1896
Improvements in Money Boxes or Savings Banks
I, JAMES SOLOMON BARCUS, of No 32 Lafayette Place City, State, and
County of New York United States of Americi (rentleman, 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 ind by the following statement
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The object of the invention is to provide a device, in the nature of a savings
bank, having a receptacle for containing a predetermined, or definite, fixed number
of coins combined with a feeding or supply device, or information presenting
device, the coin-receptacle to be provided with means actuated through the medium
of the information-presenting device to permit of the removal of the coins afte
such accumulation
With this object in view, the invention consists in the combination with a locked
coin receptacle, from which the coin can only be removed after the accumulation
in it of a certain instalment of money, of a device inducive of the accumulation or
presenting matter as the result of the insertion of coin
In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated novel appuntu, in various
forms, by which this invention may be cared into effect, and, in these drawings,
which e in the nature of mere example
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Tisa ew, in perspective, displaying the exterior of a casing of a coin-
controlled apparatus embody ing the essential features of this invention
Fig 21s a view displaying, in plin, the casing and a portion of its contained
mechanism,
Fig 3 is an inverted perspective view of the lid or cover detached from the
casing,
Fig 4 is a view in 11ont elevation, partly in section, with the front side of the
casing moved, displaying the internal mechanism of the apparatus,
ig 5, is a view in vertical cross section til en on the line - Figure 4
showing more clearly the connection between the coin shoot and the coin-receptiele,
and, lo, the push iod or plunger for forcing the coins from the shoot to a position
to be deposited within the receptacle
Egui 6 is a det ul view in vertical cross section through the com-receptacle,
showing more clearly the connection between the coin-depie sing arm and its
ieti icting spring
Figure 7 is a view in front elevation, a portion of the front of the casing being
broken away, showing a modified form of apparatus, the plunger, in this instance
being located at the sides instead of it the top of the ca ing
Figure 8 is a similar view to Figure 7 showing a further modification of
apparatus, the plunger, in this instance, being omitted, and a spring-retracted level
operated by the weight of a coin being employed
Figure 9 is a similar view to Figures 7 and 8 showing a still further modification
of the apparatus, the web of piper shown in the other hgures being omitted, and
receptacle containing a number of cards or discs be ring information, oi, if desired
a scies of packages containing confection or the like, being employed in lion
thereof
Figure 10 is an enlarged detail view of the lov el portion of the coin receptacle,
showing more particuluily the peculiar aangement of the slide, for closing the
bottom of the aid receptacle
Figure 11 is a perspictive detached det ul view of the slide for closing the

page_text: opening in the bottom of the casing, and the disc carried thereby for closing
the bottom of the coin-receptacle
Figure 12 is a sectional plan view, showing more clearly the contour of the
coin-receptacle, and also the disc for closing the bottom of the coin-receptacle
Referring to the drawings, and to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, A designates the
casing of the apparatus, having its top provided with a longitudinal slot a for the
insertion of the coin, and a transverse opening a 2 provided with a glass or other
transparent substance
Within the casing, and fixed to an inner plate A 2, having a vertical slot a 3 and
an opening a 4 (see Figure 9), is a hopper B, having its front vertical and its
back inclined downward toward the plate, the hopper being provided with a
longitudinal opening 6 in its bottom and short vertical slots 263 at its sides in
the bottom
Below the hopper is a transverse partition B 2, and beneath the partition is
coin-receptacle C of tubular or other appropriate shape, but preferably in the
shape shown by dotted lines in Fig 1 and provided with flanges c¹ adapted to bear
against the front plate of the casing
Upon the outside of the plate A 2 is push-1od or plunger b4 working in guide
eyes 65 fixed to the plate The plunger consists of a 1od 6 having, it its lower
end, a suitable head 67 and provided, around its body, between the guide-eye,
with a coil-spring 68 borne agist by a cross-pin 69 pissing through the rod, by
which, the rod is also held from slipping down Fixed to the end of the casing
and projecting into the vertical slot 2 is a stop or abutment 610, having its innei
edge inclined downward toward the centre of the hopper, and the under face
inclining away from the hopper, or toward the end of the casing
Mounted on the outside of the plate A 2 is a locking and releasing device such
as a latch D
The attachment to the plate is effected through slots d d, through
which pass hended pins d 2, d 2, secured to the plate A 2 The latch is normally
drawn toward the hoppet by a spring d 3, and, at the end near the hopper, is given
an offset a 5 inward, so that the rem under extending beyond the offset is on an
inner plane and parallel with the body of the latch The upper face of the end
or edge near the hopper is inclined downward toward the centre thereof The
offset a 5 passes through the opening a 4, and projects into the hopper through the
slot 63 The latch is provided, between its ends, with an open enlargement of
yoke d 4, and projecting from the inner surface of the opening and towards the
hopper is a pin d 5 which acts as detent, as will presently appear
eries of
Within the casing and beneath the opening a 2 is jounalled a shift or roller E,
the outer journal of which e projects outward through the plate A 2, and, fixed
upon this journal, within the yoke, is 2 cam-wheel e 2, having a
notches e 3, into which the pin d 5 takes The shaft I is provided on its outer
end, without the casing, with a mulled wheel e4, by which the shaft may be
tuined
Within the casing and below the roller E, is mounted another 1oller 2 having
wound thereon a continuous web of paper or the like Thi web passes over
guides e5 under the opening a 2 to the roller E, upon which it is wound when the
same is tuned
The web is to bear, on its exterior surface, a series of expression>
or other matter in writing, print, or other impression, the expressions being at
such distances apart that the turning of the cam wheel from one notch to another
will expose the next series
As a coin of suitable size is dropped through the slit a, in the hopper B, it falls
on edge into the longitudinal shit in the bottom of the hopper lodging laterally
against the inclined edge of the stop or abutment 6 10 and the inclined edge of the
end of the latch Upon now depies ing the plunger the coin will be forced
downward between the stop and the litch moving the latch ag unst the pull of the
spring until the pin d 5 1 free of the notch in the cam-wheel, the coin being held
between the stop or abutment and the latch The pin being now released, the
cam wheel may be turned, and, as the pin ides upon the cam, it pulls the latch

page_text: farther away from the stop, and permits the coin to fall into the coin-receptacle C
The turning of the shaft, after the coin is released, moves the web of paper, and
thus brings the information imprinted on its surface, beneath the window a², where
it may readily be read, the turning of the shaft being continued until the pin do
engages the succeeding notch in the cam-wheel when the device will be locked
against operation until the insertion of another coin The opel tion just described
15 continued until the receptacle is full, or until a certain desired sum has been
accumulated, which may be recognized from a sight opening c provided with gla
or other transparent substance, as a covering
In the bottom of the casing A is an opening c 2 (Fig 10) over which is arranged
a plate c3, having a short bar c4 soldered or otherwise secured thereto and
extending out through a slot 5 in the end of the casing, as clearly shown in Fig 1
Fixed upon the upper face of the slide or plate c 3 is a spring c 6 bent upward at
right angles forming an offset c7 which may be reinforced, as shown at et, and
then horizontally forward at c 8 Upon the portion c 8 is secuted a disc c 9 which
occupies position immediately over that portion of the slide c³ that form the
bottom of the receptacle, when the opening is closed, and forms a false bottom for
the com receptacle The bottom of the com receptacle is provided with a
honzontal cut 10 which forms a passway through which the disc c 9 will pas,
when the slide has been depressed after the accumulation of a predetermined
number of coin, but, when the disc is in its sed position, its real edge will
present a shoulder which will prevent the slide from being pulled from over the
opening in bottom
When the bottom has been depressed and it is desned to move
the plate c3 and disc c 9 clear of the coin receptacle, the bar c4 is movel laterally
in the slot 5, as will be clear by reference to Figure 1 thereby projecting the
plate c3 and the spring c 6 out through the slot c 14 in the casing, when the com
in the receptacle will be free to escape through the opening c 2 after which the
plate c3 and disc c 9 are brought back to the position again to cover or close the
bottom of the receptacle, is shown in Figure 10 At a point near the top of
the coin receptacle is journalled a 1od c 11 crying a rigid arm c 12 adapted to be
turned down into the coin receptacle as indicated in dotted lines in Figure ɔ, so
that the fice end of the arm c 12 will press upon the column of coins and thereby
force the disc c 9 down and clear of the lower portion of the coin receptacle so thi
the disc may be moved from under the said ieceptacle, the outer end of the 1od
being provided with wheel c 13 to permit of the turning of the rod I ho
partition B 2 is provided with a cut or slot 11 which will permit of the aim 12
being rocked spring c 14 serving normally to keep the arm in a vertical
position
As described, the releasing of the slide, after the accumulation of a predetermined
number of coins is effected manually through the medium of the arm c 12 but,
should it be desued to make this operation automatic, this may be effected by
providing the offset a 5 of the latch D with a bevelled face lug F which, when
predetermined number of coins h₁ accumulated within the coin-receptacle, will
come into contact with the uppermost onc, and thereby force the column of supui-
imposed coins downward and effect the automatic release of the slide When the
lug F is employed, the rod 11 arm e 12 and spring c 14 e dispensed with
Instead of employing the form of shoot illustrated in Figures 1 to ǝ, inclusive,
the shoot may be in the form of an ogee curve, as shown in Figure 7, and, instead
of the plun er being set vertically, as shown in the first five figuies, it may be set
horizontally, thereby dispensing with the use of a hopper Furthermore, as shown
in Figure 7 the inner wall or plate A 2 may be dispensed with and the locl in
latch D attached directly to the inner face of the front of the casing
C
In teid of exposing the web to view unde in opening in the top of the casing
and then winding it up on a take up roll, the simc may be passed between di iw-
rolls e6 e 7, and be fed out through the top of the casing, as shown in Figure 8
In this figure the roll e 6 is etiained from turning bachwad by a paul and
intchet, and, instead of the vol e-latch of the other guies there is a locking latch

page_text: or spring-lever D2 pivotted at d 6 and having its under side provided with a
notch d 7 taking upon and holding against turning a snail d 8 fixed to the roll "
until the lever is raised by depression of the end opposite the sping d9 as by
pressure from the weight of a coin
When the lever D2 has tilted a sufficient distance to discharge the coin into the
com-receptacle C, the notch d 7 will then be free of the snail d 8, thus leaving
the roll 6 free to be turned to unwind the strip of paper from the roll E 2
The roll e is in the same plane as the roll e but is shown only in dotted lines to
avoid confusion Upon a complete rotation of the roll e 6 the notch d 7 agun
engages the snail d8 and locks the device against operation until the insertion
of another coin, the lever being returned to its normal position by the spring d9
Finally, instead of the rollers, just described, and the web, there may be
ticket receptacle having a sping follower-bottom, at the end of the casing
opposite the location of the coin receptacle, and a suitable feed-wheel ju t above,
there being an opening at the top of the ticket-1cceptacle through the end of the
casing as shown in Fig 9 whereby when there we tickets in the receptacle, these
will be pushed upward against the feed-heel by the spring-follower, and upon
release of the cam-wheel E by inscition of a com, ticket will be fed out through
the opening in the end of the casing, by the rollet Es operatively connected with
said wheel E If desired, the slot may be at the lower part of the ca ing and
the tickets can be pressed down against the feed-wheel, located below, by weight
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1 The apparatus in whole or in part substantially as de cubed
2 In a coin-controlled apparatus the combination with a locked coin-1eceptacle
from which the coin can only be removed after the accumulation in it of certain
instalment of money of a device inducive of the accumulation or presenting matter
as the result of the insertion of the com
3 The combination of a feeding or supply device a locked con-receptacle and
mechanism actuated by the pressure of the com receptacle to release the feeding
or supply device and to unlock the coin-receptacle after the accumulation mit of
a definite predetermined number of coins
4 In a com controlled appa itus the combination of locking and leasin
device feeding or supply device which is held against movement until the locking
and releasing device is moved by the pressure of a coin while passing by the sim
means for forcing the coin agunst the locking and ela mig device means for
operating the feeding or supply device after its release and mechanism operating
automatically to relock the locking and iclcasing device
5 In coin-controlled appai itus the combination with a device for dnecting
the coin to its operative position of a plunger for impres ing the coin downward
a latch moved by the coin in this actiolle estramel gant turning by a
detent on the latch before the same is moved a cam by which the latch is given i
farther movement than that given it by the coin and a device by which punted
written or other matter is brought to view upon turning of the rollui
6 The combination of a feeding or supply device locked coin-receptacle and
mechanism actuated by the pressure of the coin to release the feeding or supply
device and automatically to unlock the coin-1 eceptacle after the accumulation in it
of definite piedetermined number of coin
Dated this 24th day of Anul 1895
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant