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EP0205522B1 - Device for removably attaching trolleys or the like - Google Patents

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EP0205522B1
EP0205522B1 EP86900168A EP86900168A EP0205522B1 EP 0205522 B1 EP0205522 B1 EP 0205522B1 EP 86900168 A EP86900168 A EP 86900168A EP 86900168 A EP86900168 A EP 86900168A EP 0205522 B1 EP0205522 B1 EP 0205522B1
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Jean-Yves Loirat
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0618—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts
    • G07F7/0654—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts in which the lock functions according to a "pinching of the token" principle, i.e. the token is held between two members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F10/00—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for
    • A47F10/02—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets
    • A47F10/04—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets for storing or handling self-service hand-carts or baskets
    • A47F10/045—Row-length limitation means for stored shopping trolleys
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0618—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts
    • G07F7/0663—Constructional details of the housing of the coin or token activated lock, or of mounting of the coin-lock on the trolley or cart
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S194/00—Check-actuated control mechanisms
    • Y10S194/905—Shopping cart return

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  • the present invention relates to a removable connection device intended in particular, but not exclusively, for the storage of trolleys used by consumers to make their purchases in self-service in large or medium-sized areas such as super or hypermarkets.
  • the problem is exactly the same in the case where a municipality makes available to the citizens of the city bikes or any vehicles that are usually found in the greatest disorder or, in the case of luggage carts, in the stations or airports. More generally, the invention relates to the problem of the restitution in specific places of objects made free and temporarily available to the public. Its purpose is to make the procedure known as the deposit automatic.
  • WO-A- 84 04835 describes a removable coupling device including a coin mechanism for temporarily coupling a carriage to a ramp and comprising an entry opening for a coin and a key insertion opening for alternately releasing the key and the coin, the opening for introducing the corresponding coin with a drawer armed with a return spring, the drawer comprising a key release cam and a blocking heel cooperating with a stud of the housing. But a special handle is required to unlock the device.
  • DE-A-2 900 367 describes a removable connection device with flexible links making it possible to connect carriages to one another.
  • DE-A-3 303 076 relates to an installation for assembling several interlocking carriages together with a pass system.
  • a coin can also be replaced by a magnetic card or a token, for example and more generally any object presenting a certain interest for the holder.
  • the place where vehicles can be stored will be generally designated by the word "garage”.
  • the invention relates to a removable connection device for trolleys or the like comprising a rectangular box integral with a trolley comprising on one side an inlet opening for a coin and, on another side an opening for introducing a key the device being able to release the key and restore said coin, the opening for introducing the corresponding coin with a drawer armed with a return spring, the part, internal to the housing, of the drawer comprising a release cam the key and a heel blocking the drawer by abutment on a stud mounted sliding in a housing integral with the housing and armed by a spring characterized in that, the monobloc key is extended forward by a cam coming to bear on the stud when the key is inserted into the housing, a carriage carrying a housing that can be fitted with another carriage.
  • FIG. 1 the device included in a housing 1, of which only the outline appears, is permanently fixed by the notch 13 on the handle of a carriage.
  • This device comprises a drawer 2, movable in translation.
  • the drawer 2 is integral with a cam 9 and armed with a return spring 8.
  • the position shown in FIG. 1 is the locking position of the carriage, that is to say that the locking piece or member 3 which will be designated hereinafter by "key" because of its shape, although in the device the key function is provided by the coin, is locked inside the device by a part 6 armed by a return spring 10, the part 6 having a lug 19 penetrating into the cavity 20 of the locking key 3.
  • the drawer 2 has at its upper part, in FIG.
  • the drawer 2 is provided with a support 7 intended to receive a coin or more generally a set value.
  • the support 7 is of variable dimensions depending on the dimensions of the parts provided to unlock the device which can be, for example a ten franc coin in France or a dollar coin in the United States. In practice, it is necessary to provide the device with unlocking information. In the example shown, this information consists of the dimensions of the room. Only one piece of appropriate dimensions can enter a predetermined depth into the housing 7 and enter through the slot 29 inside the housing 1.
  • the drawer 2 is blocked at the end of the front stroke by a stop 5 comprising a stud 22 armed with a spring 25.
  • the part P can only be introduced into the housing 1 if its dimensions correspond on the one hand to those of the housing 7 and, on the other hand to the opening 29 provided in the housing 1.
  • the stud 22 When, after use, the consumer enters a key 3 into the housing, the stud 22 is pushed down by the cam portion 23. The heel 24 is then released and the spring 8 is relaxes, bringing the drawer 2 outwards, which allows access to the coin or token located in the housing 7.
  • the drawer can be pushed inwards but this movement is blocked by the blade 4 before unlocking the key 3 and lifting the stud 19 outside the cavity 20. If the part is of suitable dimensions, it lifts the blade 4 allowing the drawer to advance.
  • the housing 1 is connected to a chain 16 which can be secured at its second end, either to another carriage, or to a fixed or semi-fixed point.
  • Fig. 2 shows an embodiment in which the connection by the chains 16 is carried out from carriage to carriage.
  • carriages are nestable, their rear part can rotate counterclockwise to allow the passage of the front part of another carriage.
  • the distance between two successive handles is of the order of 5 to 10 cms.
  • the housings 1 are mounted on the handle 14 of each carriage perpendicularly to the latter and substantially in the central part of each of the handles 14 located at the rear upper part of each carriage between the two rear uprights 15.
  • Each housing 1 s 'thus registered in the template of a trolley which avoids any deterioration by contact.
  • the position of the boxes 1 makes it very easy to insert a piece and remove it by inserting a key 3, these operations being carried out at breast height without it being necessary to bend.
  • the drawer moving in a horizontal plane the part P held in the housing 7 is not likely to fall.
  • the drawer 2 is arranged in the direction of the user and the length of the chain 16 is, of course less than the length of the housing 1 so that the key 3 of a carriage does not can be inserted into the box of the same cart.
  • the position of the drawer 2 on the side of the device prevents any penetration of rainwater which, in countries with harsh climates, freezes the mechanism. To discharge rainwater, the housing 7 of each device is pierced with an orifice.
  • the shape of the key 3 (which appears more clearly in Fig. 3) prohibits any fraudulent operation using paper clips or wire in order to unduly recover the parts.
  • the operation of the device is and can only be purely mechanical. It is not the same with the second embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Whereas previously each carriage carried on its handle a housing 1 and a key 3 connected to the housing by a chain 16 or by any other link that is difficult to destroy, in this embodiment, the keys 3 remain attached to a fixed location and more precisely, as shown in FIG. 4, on sleeves 27 secured to a ramp 26 in a garage.
  • the housing 1 is advantageously arranged on one of the sides of the handle 14 so that the key insertion slot 3 faces the outside of the carriage, the drawer being, of course, obviously oriented towards the inside thereof, the length of the substantially rectangular housing being parallel to the handle 14.
  • a guide rail 28 is disposed opposite the ramp 26 at a distance from the latter substantially equal to the overall width of each carriage.
  • the carriages 18 are automatically and impeccably aligned and nested when consumers can remove the part they have introduced at the start.
  • each trolley can be equipped with a simple mechanical device such as that which has been described above.
  • the key 3 which can be supplied electrically as a reader for a badge or a magnetic card which is introduced into the housing and recovered as previously. If a card remains in one of the boxes, its owner can easily be identified.
  • the housing 1 is advantageously molded in a resistant and hard plastic material, insensitive to low temperatures, the housing 7 being interchangeable, while the key is made of light metal.

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The device for removably attaching trolleys or the like used in self-service stores is comprised of a casing (1) fixed to the handle of a trolley and has a drawer (2) wherein a coin may be inserted to release a locking key (3). The locking key (3) may be fixed by means of a chain (16) either to the casing (1) of the preceeding trolley or to any other support.

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La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de liaison amovible destiné en particulier, mais non exclusivement, au rangement de chariots servant aux consommateurs pour faire leurs achats en libre service dans les grandes ou moyennes surfaces telles que les super ou hypermarchés.The present invention relates to a removable connection device intended in particular, but not exclusively, for the storage of trolleys used by consumers to make their purchases in self-service in large or medium-sized areas such as super or hypermarkets.

On sait qu'après avoir fait leurs achats et vidé les chariots dans les coffres des voitures, les consommateurs sont pressés de quitter les lieux et, par suite, peu enclin à remettre les chariots dans un endroit convenable, prévu à cet effet quand, toutefois, ils n'emportent pas le chariot dans leur voiture. Le rangement des chariots étant laissé à l'initiative du public, il en résulte d'une part un éparpillement avec détérioration du matériel et/ou des véhicules se trouvant sur les parkings et, de temps en temps des accidents corporels. Par suite, un personnel spécialisé doit être affecté à la récupération et au rangement des chariots ce qui accroît les coûts de fonctionnement. La présente invention repose sur la constatation qu'avec un effort minime de la part de chaque consommateur il est possible de limiter les frais résultant de ce manque de discipline. Le problème est exactement le même dans le cas où une municipalité met à la disposition des concitoyens de la ville des vélos ou des véhicules quelconques que l'on retrouve habituellement dans le plus grand désordre ou, dans le cas des chariots à bagages, dans les gares ou aéroports. Plus généralement l'invention se rapporte au problème de la restitution en des endroits précis d'objets mis gratuitement et temporairement à la disposition du public. Elle a pour but de rendre automatique la procédure connue sous le nom de consigne.We know that after shopping and emptying the carts into the trunks of cars, consumers are in a hurry to leave the premises and, therefore, reluctant to put the carts in a suitable place, provided for this purpose when, however , they do not take the cart in their car. The storage of the carts being left to the initiative of the public, it results on the one hand from a scattering with deterioration of the material and / or vehicles being on the car parks and, from time to time of the bodily accidents. As a result, specialized personnel must be assigned to recover and store the carts, which increases operating costs. The present invention is based on the observation that with minimal effort on the part of each consumer it is possible to limit the costs resulting from this lack of discipline. The problem is exactly the same in the case where a municipality makes available to the citizens of the city bikes or any vehicles that are usually found in the greatest disorder or, in the case of luggage carts, in the stations or airports. More generally, the invention relates to the problem of the restitution in specific places of objects made free and temporarily available to the public. Its purpose is to make the procedure known as the deposit automatic.

A cet effet, on a déjà proposé des procédés d'incitation au rangement selon lesquels on bloque chacun des véhicules en un ensemble de lieux de rangement et munit chacun des véhicules d'un monnayeur fonctionnant à l'aide d'une pièce de monnaie permettant le déblocage d'un véhicule vide, la pièce étant restitué lorsque le véhicule revient en un des endroits de l'ensemble des places de rangement.To this end, storage incentive methods have already been proposed according to which each of the vehicles is blocked in a set of storage places and each of the vehicles is provided with a coin operated operating with a coin allowing unlocking an empty vehicle, the part being returned when the vehicle returns to one of the places in the set of storage spaces.

WO-A- 84 04835 décrit un dispositif de couplage amovible incluant un monnayeur pour accoupler temporairement un chariot à une rampe et comprenant une ouverture d'entrée pour une pièce de monnaie et une ouverture d'introduction d'une clé pour alternativement libérer la clé et la pièce de monnaie, l'ouverture d'introduction de la pièce correspondant avec un tiroir armé par un ressort de rappel, le tiroir comprenant une came de déblocage de la clé et un talon de blocage coopérant avec un téton du boîtier. Mais une manette spéciale est nécessaire pour déverrouiller le dispositif.WO-A- 84 04835 describes a removable coupling device including a coin mechanism for temporarily coupling a carriage to a ramp and comprising an entry opening for a coin and a key insertion opening for alternately releasing the key and the coin, the opening for introducing the corresponding coin with a drawer armed with a return spring, the drawer comprising a key release cam and a blocking heel cooperating with a stud of the housing. But a special handle is required to unlock the device.

DE-A-2 900 367 décrit un dispositif de liaison amovible à liens souples permettant de relier des chariots entre eux.DE-A-2 900 367 describes a removable connection device with flexible links making it possible to connect carriages to one another.

DE-A-3 303 076 se rapporte à une installation pour rassembler par emboîtement plusieurs chariots entre eux avec un système de portillon.DE-A-3 303 076 relates to an installation for assembling several interlocking carriages together with a pass system.

Mais ces dispositifs comprenant des mécanismes compliqués ont souvent tendance à se bloquer, notamment en cas de gel, lorsque l'ouverture d'introduction de la pièce se trouve au-dessus du boîtier.However, these devices comprising complicated mechanisms often tend to hang, especially in the event of frost, when the opening for introducing the part is located above the case.

Une pièce de monnaie peut également être remplacée par une carte magnétique ou un jeton, par exemple et plus généralement tout objet présentant un certain intérêt pour le porteur. L'endroit où les véhicules peuvent être rangés sera désigné, d'une manière générale par le mot "garage".A coin can also be replaced by a magnetic card or a token, for example and more generally any object presenting a certain interest for the holder. The place where vehicles can be stored will be generally designated by the word "garage".

L'invention concerne un dispositif de liaison amovible de chariots ou analogues comprenant un boîtier rectangulaire solidaire d'un chariot comportant sur une face une ouverture d'entrée d'une pièce de monnaie et, sur une autre face une ouverture d'introduction d'une clé le dispositif pouvant libérer la clé et restituer ladite pièce de monnaie, l'ouverture d'introduction de la pièce correspondant avec un tiroir armé par un ressort de rappel, la partie, interne au boîtier, du tiroir comportant une came de déblocage de la clé et un talon de blocage du tiroir par butée sur un téton monté coulissant dans un logement solidaire du boîtier et armé par un ressort caractérisé en ce que, la clé monobloc se prolonge vers l'avant par une came venant porter sur le téton lorsque la clé est introduite dans le boîtier, un chariot portant un boîtier pouvant être emboîté avec un autre chariot.The invention relates to a removable connection device for trolleys or the like comprising a rectangular box integral with a trolley comprising on one side an inlet opening for a coin and, on another side an opening for introducing a key the device being able to release the key and restore said coin, the opening for introducing the corresponding coin with a drawer armed with a return spring, the part, internal to the housing, of the drawer comprising a release cam the key and a heel blocking the drawer by abutment on a stud mounted sliding in a housing integral with the housing and armed by a spring characterized in that, the monobloc key is extended forward by a cam coming to bear on the stud when the key is inserted into the housing, a carriage carrying a housing that can be fitted with another carriage.

Lorsque la pièce de monnaie est introduite dans le tiroir qui est poussé vers l'intérieur, la pièce de verrouillage est débloquée et le véhicule est débloqué. Lorsqu'il est ramené au garage, l'introduction d'une pièce de verrouillage libère le tiroir et la pièce de monnaie peut être extraite de celui-ci sans qu'il soit besoin d'actionner un levier.When the coin is inserted into the drawer which is pushed inwards, the locking part is released and the vehicle is released. When brought back to the garage, the introduction of a locking piece releases the drawer and the coin can be extracted from it without the need to actuate a lever.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront au cours de la description qui va suivre de modes particuliers de réalisation se rapportant au rangement des chariots de supermarchés, donnés uniquement à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, en regard des dessins qui représentent:

  • La Fig. 1, une vue d'un dispositif selon l'invention fonctionnant avec une pièce de monnaie;
  • La Fig. 2, une vue partielle de la liaison entre deux chariots avant libération du chariot arrière;
  • La Fig. 3, un autre mode de réalisation de l'Invention;
  • La Fig. 4 une vue d'un garage de chariots.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become apparent during the description which follows of particular embodiments relating to the storage of supermarket trolleys, given solely by way of nonlimiting examples, with reference to the drawings which represent:
  • Fig. 1, a view of a device according to the invention operating with a coin;
  • Fig. 2, a partial view of the connection between two carriages before releasing the rear carriage;
  • Fig. 3, another embodiment of the invention;
  • Fig. 4 a view of a garage of carts.

Sur la Fig. 1, le dispositif inclus dans un boîtier 1, dont seul le contour apparaît, est fixé à demeure par l'encoche 13 sur la poignée d'un chariot. Ce dispositif comprend un tiroir 2, mobile en translation. Le tiroir 2 est solidaire d'une came 9 et armé par un ressort de rappel 8. La position représentée sur la Fig. 1 est la position de verrouillage du chariot, c'est-à-dire que la pièce ou organe de verrouillage 3 qui sera désignée par la suite par "clé" en raison de sa forme, bien que dans le dispositif la fonction de clé soit assurée par la pièce de monnaie, est bloquée à l'intérieur du dispositif par une pièce 6 armée par un ressort de rappel 10, la pièce 6 présentant un ergot 19 pénétrant dans la cavité 20 de la clé de verrouillage 3. Le tiroir 2 présente à sa partie supérieure, sur la Fig. 1, une encoche 21 à l'intérieur de laquelle repose l'extrêmité d'une lame-ressort 4 armée par un ressort de rappel 12. Il est guidé dans le boîtier 1 par une glissière (non référencée). Le tiroir 2 est muni d'un support 7 destiné à recevoir une pièce ou plus généralement une valeur de consigne. Le support 7, est de dimensions variables en fonction des dimensions des pièces prévues pour débloquer le dispositif qui peuvent être, par exemple une pièce de dix francs en France ou une pièce d'un dollar aux Etats-Unis. Pratiquement, il faut fournir au dispositif une information de déblocage. Dans l'exemple représenté cette information est constituée par les dimensions de la pièce. Seule une pièce de dimensions appropriées peut entrer à une profondeur déterminée dans le logement 7 et entrer par la fente 29 à l'intérieur du boîtier 1. Dans ce dispositif, l'insertion d'une fausse pièce, même si elle permet de débloquer le mécanisme n'a aucun intérêt pour l"'usager" qui ne peut espérer récupérer à la sortie que sa fausse pièce. Le tiroir 2 est bloqué en fin de course avant par une butée 5 comprenant un téton 22 armé par un ressort 25.In Fig. 1, the device included in a housing 1, of which only the outline appears, is permanently fixed by the notch 13 on the handle of a carriage. This device comprises a drawer 2, movable in translation. The drawer 2 is integral with a cam 9 and armed with a return spring 8. The position shown in FIG. 1 is the locking position of the carriage, that is to say that the locking piece or member 3 which will be designated hereinafter by "key" because of its shape, although in the device the key function is provided by the coin, is locked inside the device by a part 6 armed by a return spring 10, the part 6 having a lug 19 penetrating into the cavity 20 of the locking key 3. The drawer 2 has at its upper part, in FIG. 1, a notch 21 inside which rests the end of a leaf spring 4 armed by a return spring 12. It is guided in the housing 1 by a slide (not referenced). The drawer 2 is provided with a support 7 intended to receive a coin or more generally a set value. The support 7 is of variable dimensions depending on the dimensions of the parts provided to unlock the device which can be, for example a ten franc coin in France or a dollar coin in the United States. In practice, it is necessary to provide the device with unlocking information. In the example shown, this information consists of the dimensions of the room. Only one piece of appropriate dimensions can enter a predetermined depth into the housing 7 and enter through the slot 29 inside the housing 1. In this device, the insertion of a false part, even if it allows the mechanism to be released no interest for the "user" who can only hope to recover at the exit his fake piece. The drawer 2 is blocked at the end of the front stroke by a stop 5 comprising a stud 22 armed with a spring 25.

Le fonctionnement de ce dispositif est le suivant: Lorsque le consommateur arrive dans le garage, il introduit une pièce P dans le logement 7 du tiroir 2.The operation of this device is as follows: When the consumer arrives in the garage, he introduces a part P into the housing 7 of the drawer 2.

Il pousse le tiroir 2 vers l'intérieur du boîtier. Avec le tiroir 2, le plan incliné 9 se déplace vers la droite de la Fig. et soulève la pièce 6 ce qui relève l'ergot 19. La clé 3 est ainsi déverrouillée et peut être extraite du boîtier 1 ce qui libère le chariot correspondant. Le mouvement du tiroir 2 est bloqué par le contact de la lame 4 dans le fond de l'encoche 21 et par l'écrasement du ressort 8. Le talon 24 passe, au cours de ce mouvement, au-dessus du téton 22 qui est maintenu en position basse par la partie avant tronconique formant came 23 de la clé 3. Bien entendu, la came 9 du tiroir et la came 23 de la clé 3 ne sont pas dans le même plan. Lorsque la clé 3 est retirée, le téton 22 remonte sous l'action du ressort 25 et bloque le talon 24. Ainsi, il n'est plus possible de tirer le tiroir 2 vers l'extérieur et de retirer la pièce P tant qu'une clé 3 n'a pas été réintroduite dans le boîtier 1, étant entendu que cette nouvelle clé 3 n'est pas, en général la clé d'origine. Bien entendu, la pièce P ne peut être introduite dans le boîtier 1 que si ses dimensions correspondent d'une part à celles du logement 7 et, d'autre part à l'ouverture 29 prévue dans le boîtier 1.He pushes the drawer 2 towards the inside of the box. With the drawer 2, the inclined plane 9 moves to the right of FIG. and raises the part 6 which raises the lug 19. The key 3 is thus unlocked and can be extracted from the housing 1 which frees the corresponding carriage. The movement of the drawer 2 is blocked by the contact of the blade 4 in the bottom of the notch 21 and by the crushing of the spring 8. The heel 24 passes, during this movement, above the stud 22 which is maintained in the low position by the frustoconical front part forming a cam 23 of the key 3. Of course, the cam 9 of the drawer and the cam 23 of the key 3 are not in the same plane. When the key 3 is withdrawn, the stud 22 rises under the action of the spring 25 and blocks the heel 24. Thus, it is no longer possible to pull the drawer 2 outwards and to remove the part P as long as a key 3 has not been reintroduced into the housing 1, it being understood that this new key 3 is not, in general the original key. Of course, the part P can only be introduced into the housing 1 if its dimensions correspond on the one hand to those of the housing 7 and, on the other hand to the opening 29 provided in the housing 1.

Lorsque, après usage, le consommateur entre une clé 3 dans le boîtier, le téton 22 est repoussé vers le bas par la partie de came 23. Le talon 24 est alors débloqué et le ressort 8 se détend, ramenant le tiroir 2 vers l'extérieur, ce qui permet l'accès à la pièce de monnaie ou au jeton se trouvant dans le logement 7.When, after use, the consumer enters a key 3 into the housing, the stud 22 is pushed down by the cam portion 23. The heel 24 is then released and the spring 8 is relaxes, bringing the drawer 2 outwards, which allows access to the coin or token located in the housing 7.

Si le consommateur n'introduit pas de pièce ou une pièce de dimensions différentes de celles des pièces prévues, le tiroir peut être poussé vers l'intérieur mais ce mouvement est bloqué par la lame 4 avant déblocage de la clé 3 et soulèvement du téton 19 hors de la cavité 20. Si la pièce est de dimensions convenables, elle soulève la lame 4 permettant la progression du tiroir.If the consumer does not introduce a part or a part of dimensions different from those of the parts provided, the drawer can be pushed inwards but this movement is blocked by the blade 4 before unlocking the key 3 and lifting the stud 19 outside the cavity 20. If the part is of suitable dimensions, it lifts the blade 4 allowing the drawer to advance.

Comme celà apparaît sur les Figs suivantes, le boîtier 1 est relié à une chaîne 16 qui peut être solidaire à sa seconde extrêmité, soit d'un autre chariot, soit d'un point fixe ou semi fixe.As shown in the following Figs, the housing 1 is connected to a chain 16 which can be secured at its second end, either to another carriage, or to a fixed or semi-fixed point.

La Fig. 2 représente un mode de réalisation dans lequel la liaison par les chaînes 16 se réalise de chariot à chariot. On sait que de tels chariots sont emboîtables, leur partie arrière pouvant pivoter dans le sens antihoraire pour permettre le passage de la partie avant d'un autre chariot. Lorsque les chariots sont emboîtés, la distance entre deux poignées successives est de l'ordre de 5 à 10 cms. Dans le mode de réalisation de la Fig. 2, les boîtiers 1 sont montés sur la poignée 14 de chaque chariot perpendiculairement à celle-ci et sensiblement dans la partie centrale de chacune des poignées 14 situées à la partie supérieure arrière de chaque chariot entre les deux montants arrière 15. Chaque boîtier 1 s'inscrit ainsi dans le gabarit d'un chariot ce qui évite toute détérioration par contact. La position des boîtiers 1 fait qu'il est très facile d'introduire une pièce et de la retirer en introduisant une clé 3, ces opérations se faisant à hauteur d'homme sans qu'il soit nécessaire de se plier. Le tiroir se déplaçant dans un plan horizontal, la pièce P maintenue dans le logement 7 ne risque pas de tomber. Le tiroir 2 est disposé en direction de l'usager et la longueur de la chaîne 16 est, bien évidemment inférieure à la longueur du boîtier 1 de sorte que la clé 3 d'un chariot ne puisse être introduite dans le boitier du même chariot. De même, il n'est pas possible de déverrouiller le tiroir d'un premier chariot par la clé d'un second chariot qui serait placé dos à dos avec le premier. La position du tiroir 2 sur le côté de l'appareil empêche toute pénétration de l'eau de pluie qui entraîne, dans les pays à climat rigoureux un blocage du mécanisme par le gel. Pour évacuer l'eau de pluie, le logement 7 de chaque dispositif est percé d'un orifice. Enfin, la forme de la clé 3 (qui apparaît plus clairement sur la Fig. 3) interdit toute manoeuvre frauduleuse à l'aide de trombones ou de fils de fer en vue de récupérer indûment les pièces.Fig. 2 shows an embodiment in which the connection by the chains 16 is carried out from carriage to carriage. We know that such carriages are nestable, their rear part can rotate counterclockwise to allow the passage of the front part of another carriage. When the carriages are fitted, the distance between two successive handles is of the order of 5 to 10 cms. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the housings 1 are mounted on the handle 14 of each carriage perpendicularly to the latter and substantially in the central part of each of the handles 14 located at the rear upper part of each carriage between the two rear uprights 15. Each housing 1 s 'thus registered in the template of a trolley which avoids any deterioration by contact. The position of the boxes 1 makes it very easy to insert a piece and remove it by inserting a key 3, these operations being carried out at breast height without it being necessary to bend. The drawer moving in a horizontal plane, the part P held in the housing 7 is not likely to fall. The drawer 2 is arranged in the direction of the user and the length of the chain 16 is, of course less than the length of the housing 1 so that the key 3 of a carriage does not can be inserted into the box of the same cart. Similarly, it is not possible to unlock the drawer of a first carriage with the key of a second carriage which would be placed back to back with the first. The position of the drawer 2 on the side of the device prevents any penetration of rainwater which, in countries with harsh climates, freezes the mechanism. To discharge rainwater, the housing 7 of each device is pierced with an orifice. Finally, the shape of the key 3 (which appears more clearly in Fig. 3) prohibits any fraudulent operation using paper clips or wire in order to unduly recover the parts.

Dans le mode de réalisation qui vient d'être décrit, le fonctionnement du dispositif est et ne saurait être que purement mécanique. Il n'en va pas de même avec le second mode de réalisation représenté sur les Figs. 3 et 4. Alors que précédemment chaque chariot portait sur sa poignée un boîtier 1 et une clé 3 reliée au boîtier par une chaîne 16 ou par tout autre lien difficilement destructible, dans ce mode de réalisation, les clés 3 restent accrochées à un endroit fixe et plus précisément, comme celà est représenté sur la Fig. 4, sur des manchons 27 solidaires d'une rampe 26 dans un garage. Dans ce deuxième mode de réalisation le boîtier 1 est avantageusement disposé sur l'un des côtés de la poignée 14 de manière à ce que la fente d'introduction de la clé 3 soit tournée vers l'extérieur du chariot, le tiroir étant, bien évidemment orienté vers l'intérieur de celui-ci, la longueur du boîtier sensiblement rectangulaire étant parallèle à la poignée 14.In the embodiment which has just been described, the operation of the device is and can only be purely mechanical. It is not the same with the second embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Whereas previously each carriage carried on its handle a housing 1 and a key 3 connected to the housing by a chain 16 or by any other link that is difficult to destroy, in this embodiment, the keys 3 remain attached to a fixed location and more precisely, as shown in FIG. 4, on sleeves 27 secured to a ramp 26 in a garage. In this second embodiment, the housing 1 is advantageously arranged on one of the sides of the handle 14 so that the key insertion slot 3 faces the outside of the carriage, the drawer being, of course, obviously oriented towards the inside thereof, the length of the substantially rectangular housing being parallel to the handle 14.

De préférence, comme celà apparaît sur la Fig. 4, un rail de guidage 28 est disposé en regard de la rampe 26 à une distance de celle-ci sensiblement égale à la largeur hors tout de chaque chariot. Ainsi, les chariots 18 sont automatiquement et impeccablement alignés et emboîtés lorsque les consommateurs peuvent retirer la pièce qu'ils ont introduite au départ.Preferably, as shown in FIG. 4, a guide rail 28 is disposed opposite the ramp 26 at a distance from the latter substantially equal to the overall width of each carriage. Thus, the carriages 18 are automatically and impeccably aligned and nested when consumers can remove the part they have introduced at the start.

Dans le cas des chariots de type supermarché, chaque chariot peut être équipé d'un dispositif mécanique simple tel que celui qui a été décrit ci-dessus. Lorsqu'il s'agit de véhicules de valeurs supérieures à celles des chariots il est possible d'utiliser la clé 3 qui peut être alimentée électriquement comme lecteur d'un badge ou d'une carte magnétique qui est introduite dans le boîtier et récupérée comme précédemment. Si une carte reste dans l'un des boîtiers, son propriétaire peut facilement être identifié.In the case of supermarket type trolleys, each trolley can be equipped with a simple mechanical device such as that which has been described above. In the case of vehicles with values greater than those of the carriages, it is possible to use the key 3 which can be supplied electrically as a reader for a badge or a magnetic card which is introduced into the housing and recovered as previously. If a card remains in one of the boxes, its owner can easily be identified.

Le boîtier 1 est avantageusement moulé dans une matière plastique résistante et dure, insensible aux basses températures le logement 7 étant interchangeable, alors que la clé est réalisée en métal léger.The housing 1 is advantageously molded in a resistant and hard plastic material, insensitive to low temperatures, the housing 7 being interchangeable, while the key is made of light metal.

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1. Device for removably attaching trolleys or the like comprising a rectangular casing (1) adapted to be fastened to a trolley having on one face a coin aperture (29) and on an other face a key aperture, the device being adapted to unlock the key (3) and release the coin, the coin aperture (29) being connected with a plunger (2) biased by spring means (8), the internal part of the plunger (2) bearing cam means (9) for releasing the key (3) and locking means (24) cooperating with a lug (22) sliding in a housing (5) forming a part of the casing and biased by spring means (25) characterized in that the key (3) is integral and projects forward by a cam (23) bearing on the lug (22) when the key is inserted in the casing (1), a cart bearing a casing being adapted to be encased with an other trolley.
2. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the key (3) is connected to the casing by a flexible coupling (16), the fitting point of which being near the coin aperture (29) the lenght of the flexible coupling (16) being less than the lenght of the casing (1).
3. Trolley comprising a coupling according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the device is mounted at the center of a handle of the trolley and projects perpendicularly to the direction in which the handle extends, the inlet of the plunger (2) facing towards the outside of the card (18).
4. Trolley comprising coupling device according to the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the casing (1) is mounted parallel to the handle and at one end thereof, a key (3) allowing to release the coin being connected to a fixed point by a flexible coupling (16).
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