US1334071A - Fare box - Google Patents

Description

D. M. BELL.

FARE BOX.

APPLKCAHON FILED APR. I8, 1916.

1,334,071. Patented Mar; 16, 1920.

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FARE BOX.

APPLlCATION FILED APR.18,I916.

1,334,071. Patented Mar. 16,1920.

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FA HE BOX.

APPLlCATION FILED APR. 18, I916- Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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FARE BOX.

APPLlCATION FILED APR. I8, 1916- Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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, UNITED sTATEs PATENT QFFIQEIQ DILL YN M. BELL, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AssIeNon' To ormson FARE Box 51 COMPANY, orcnicneo, ILLINQIS, A conronnr on or new YORK;

FARE-Box,

s iecificationof Letters Patent. Pgitented 313-1316, 1920.

Application filed Apri1' l8, 1916. Serial No. 91,900.

1' b all (LU/6077b it may concern;

Be it known that L'DILLWYN M. BELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofthe city of Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXactfdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention. relates to an improved type of fare box wherein the parts are compactly arranged for easy access and assembly, and removable a unit from the inclosing casing by the simple detachment of a few bolts and screws. It is an ob ect therefore of this nvent on 7 to construct a fare register adaptedto count and totalize the sum of a mixture of coins of different denominations, elevating the same one by one to a counting position whereby mechanisms are entrained according to the diameter of the coin to effect a drive to the register whereby the same is actuated according to the denomination of Itis also an object of-this invention to construct a fare boxadapted to receive an indiscriminate mixture of coins deposited therein to separate the same for movement one by one to counting position, whereby counting mechanisms are actuated-according to the denomination of the different coins and the sum total thereof ind'cated upona registerprovided for the purpose.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a fare register wherein the coins carried to a counting position operate ac cording to their-diameter to impart an ini-' tial movement to a coin lever which operates automatically thereafter to cause to be shifted into train mechanisms for actuating a register upon which the sum of the various denominations of coins is totalized.

It is furthermore an important object of this invention to construct a coin counting machine for coins of different denominationsembodying an inclined carrying element fer separating and elevating the various coins one by one to a counting position,

whereby mechanisms are started in movement according to the diameter of the coins to effect entrainment of driving means for .1212 of Fig. 2. i

a register upon which'the'sum total of the various coins operated upon is registered. It is finally an object of this-invention to construct a. simple andcompact coin countingmachine forcoins of different denominati ons providing a number of protective-devices to prevent inaccurate registration of the coins either accidentally or through fraud. The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described. 7 i 3 In the drawings: i Figure l is a front face view of the slotted or recessed c'oin' carrying disk or wheel and auxiliary mechanisms associated therewith. a

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof. Fig. 3 is a reduced rear face view of the coin carrying'wheel detached;v

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4+4: of Fig. 2, with parts shown inelevation, and

with a portion of the casing shown in sectioni a.

Fig. 51s a fragmentary detail view partly in section taken on line 55 of Fig. 4:.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line 6'6 of Fig. 5.

. Fig.7 is a sectional detail taken on line 77 of Fig. 6.

.Fig. 8 is a rear face view of the coin lever.

Fig. 9 is an end view thereof.v

Fig. 10 is a sectional detail taken on line 1010 of Fig. '2. I

Fig. 11 is a sectional detail taken on line 111l of Fig. 2. I

Fig. 12 is a sectional detail, takenon line Fig. 13 is a fragmentary top plan view of the register detached from the machine.

Fig. 14 is a sectional detail on line 141% of Fig. 13. V

Fig. 15 is a sectional detail View taken on line 15 15 of Fig. 2, showing the construc tion of the penny disk of the built-up mutilated gear.

Fig. 16 is a development of the built-up mutilated gear.

Fig. 17 is a development of the retaining grooved cylindrical cam mounted on the same .shaft with said mutilated gear.

F ig; 18 is an exterior view of the fare box. s Fig. 19 is an elevation of the stationary inclined frame plate of the. device.

a'hopper 5, within said glass compartment.

Fig. is a section on line 2Q20 of V Fig. 19. 1

As shown in the drawings:

is substantially of rectangularshape, is denoted by the reference numeral 1, and'has an upper smaller extension 2, on which is mounted a glass receiving compartmentS, provided with a mouth P1606412, at the upper end,-through which the coins are admitted, the coins falling by gravity into and through A drawer 6, is mounted in the'lower end of the main casingl, and is so positioned as to receive collected therein the counted coins discharged from the counting mechanisms mounted within the casing 1,-hereinafter described. Mounted within the lower main casing 1, is a frame comprising a relatively heavy inclined plate 7 of substantially circular outline, and provided with an inwardly directed hub extension '8. Rigidly secured to said inclined plate 7, on the rear surface thereof is a pair of bracket plates 9 and 10, respectively, 1 and secured therebetween to reinforce the same, are horizontal tubular rods 11 and 12, respectively.

Attaching lugs 13, are formed on the lower end of the inclined plate 7, for attachment thereof to the wall of the casing 1. An inwardly dlrected attaching foot is formed upon the lower-end of the respective bracket plates 9 and 10, denoted by the reference numorals 1i and 15, respectively, to afford an attachment upon a horizontal partition or wall 16, within the lower portion of the main casing 1, beneath which the drawer 6, is positioned. Journaled horizontally between the bracket plates 9 and 10, is a main drive shaft 17, with oneend thereof projecting into a cylindrical casing l8,-secured and attached in the bracket plate 10, within which is mounted a spring clutch of a well known and familiar'construction by means of which a drive is imparted to the shaft 17, from a handle '19, attached on one member of the concealed clutch. Thus in the case of abnormal resistance to the movement of said shaft 17 the. spring'clutch will release and permit rotation of the handle 19, to take place without damage to the mecha nisms of the fare box.

J ournaledthrough the hubextension 8, of the inclined frame plate 7, is a shaft 20', and secured upon the inner end thereof is a relatively large bevel gear 21, meshing with and adapted to be driven by a small bevel pinion 22, secured upon said shaft 17. Secured upon the other end of said shaft 20, as clearly shown in Fig. i, is a circular coin carrying wheel or disk 23, relatively thick at its center andthin along its outer margin and grooved out on the rear surface of said margin as denoted by the reference numeral 24, said grooved portion fitting over a circular raised rib 25, formed on the top surface iof the inclined frame plate 7; The

thickness of said coin wheel at the grooved outsmarginal portion thereof is less than the frame. plate7, the rib 25, tapers oil flush with the surface of said plate on each side of the rib, the inclined or tapered off portion of said rib denoted by the reference numeral 25 and clearly shown in'Fig. 19.

A plurality of coin pockets or recesses 26, are cut in the periphery of said coin carrying wheel 23, each pocket disposed over the rib 25, as clearly shown in Fig. l, and intermediate said coin pockets a number of small rectangular apertures or slots 27, is provided, for a purpose hereinafter pointed out. Riveted to the rear surface of the coin carrying wheel 23, is a small circular disk 28, provided with are shaped recesses 29, therein, as shown in Fig. 3, for a purpose hereinafter described. 1 Bolted or secured in any suitable manner over the upper surface of the inclined frame plate 7, is a hopper 30, the upper open end of which registers beneath the extension 2, of the casing, to receive the coins from the glass compartment 3, therethrough into said hopper whereby the same are subsequently elevated to counting position in the coin pockets 26, of the carrying wheel. The coins swept upwardly by the coin carrying wheel 23,'disposed in the pockets 26, thereof, are utilized as mechanical elements operating according to their diameter to actuate a coin lever at different intervals of time,'to thereby cause the same to entrain a register with a driving means therefor to register the sum total of the different coins. Accordingly, a lever 31, is secured upon a short pintle shaft 32, extending rearwardly through the frame plate 7, at the upper end thereof, and secured over the outer surface of said lever 31, is a thin sheet of metal 33, which projects downwardly over the surface ofthe coins as the same are moved beneath inwardly against the margin or periphery the coin wheel 23. A confining plate 36.

projecting over the upper portion of the coinwheel 23, is provided to prevent the coins falling from the wheel 23, as they pass beneath the coin lever 31, and has a sharpened stripper projecting 36, and a le ver 37, is pivoted on the outer surface of impelled finger 38, beneathwhieh the coins which have actuated the lever'Sl, are'constrained to pass and are struck thereby-from the pockets 26, of the coin wheel through an aperture provided inthe frame plate 7, to fall downwardly through adischarge chute 69, into the collection drawer 6. A leaf spring 40, is also mounted on the outer surface of said plate 36, and bears upon said lever 37, to impel the same inwardly, so that the finger is always held resiliently against the coins passing therebeneath. I

Mounted in a yoke shaped frame ll, which is secured upon the rear surface of the frame plate 7, is a series of associated register wheels or dials 49, each having a pinion l3, and mutilated gears or one toothed disk t l, connected therewith for operation in a. familiar and well known manner, bywhich, through the intermediation of groups of associated pinions 45, and star wheels 46, journaled on a shaft parallel to the shaft on which said register dials are mounted in the frame ll, movement is transmitted from one register dial to the next adjacent. That is to say, with one revolution of the units dial, the next dial or tens dial receives a movementof one division, and with one revolution of the tens dial the hundreds dial'adjacent thereto receives imparted thereto movement of one division. Movement is transmitted directly to the units dial through the gear thereof, by a pinion. e5, which receives its movement from an idler pinion 17 meshing with a pinion 46, feathered upon a slidable shaft 49, which is journaled horizontally at the rear of the frame plate 7.

Mounted on one end of the main driving shaft 17, is a built-up or composite mutilated gear consisting of disks 50 51, 52, and 5 1-, respectively, of which the last four are gear sections and have teeth thereon to drive a pinion 55, secured upon the slidable shaft l9, and capable of being moved therewith into a position to engage one of the groups ot' teeth of said built-up composite gear. The shaft 49, is caused to slide to move the pinion 55, into mesh with the mutilated composite gear by movem'ent initiated by the coin lever 31, when a coin passes therebeneath. I 1

For this purpose, connected on the end of the pintle 32, for said coin lever 31, is a long lever 56, having a short cylindrical extension 57, on the rear surfa e thereof, which engages in a collar 58, which is mounted on the shaft 49, so that movement of the lever 56., is transmitted to said shaft 49, to slide the same. The initial movement of the lever 56, is continued independent of the coin by a spring latching means or detent, which normally retains said lever retracted against accidental movement by vibration mother-wise, comprising a pivoted notched plate-59', mounted on a pintle 60, secured in a bracket attached to the br cket plate 10, and normally impelled into engagement withapin '61, on said lever 56, by a spring 62. "l he initial movement of the lever 56, is

im aarted thereto by the coins through the coin lever 31, the movement taking place sufliciently to causethe pin 61, to ride outof the notch in the plate 59. The inclined or pointed end of said plate 59, then engages behind the pin 61, to continue the movement of the lever 56, thereaway fromunder the stress of the spring 62. Secured perpendicularly on the rear surface at the lower end of the lever 56,is a tooth 63, and secured upon the main shaft 17, is a multiple grooved cam 64, one groove for each denomi nation of coin to be counted corresponding with the respective rows of teeth on the com posite mutilated gear, also on said shaft 17 As shown in the development view of said "cam element 64. in Fig. 17, the entrance for each of the grooves therein leads inwardly at an angle from one edge of the cam at different points on the periphery, so the time at which the coin lever 31, is actuated by a coin, detern'iines with which of the grooves the tooth 63, on the lever 56, is projected into engagement. As the teeth 63, rides inwardly along the inclined wall at the entrance of each of the grooves, it necessarily moves said lever 56, inwardly an amount suflicient to bring the tooth into the plane of the groove onthe periphery of the cam, thereby sliding the pinion'55, with said shaft 49, an amount to insure engagement of said pinion 55, with the proper group of teeth on the composite multilated gear to transfer a movement through said shaft as, to the register, to effect proper registration of a coin which first initiated the movement of the coin lever 31. After the movement has been transmitted to the pinion 55, by one of the groups of teeth on the mutilated gear, the tooth 63, strikes against the inclined abutment wall 65, at the ends of the respective grooves on the cam element, causing the tooth to ride outwardly, thereby swinging said lever 56, outwardly into initial position, whereby the pin 61, thereon, engages over the pivoted detent plate 59, and of course withdrawing the pinion 55, into a position at rest over the disk element 50, of the mutilated gear, which serves to prevent accidental rotation of the pinion 55, or shaft 49, therewith. 7

As clearly shown in the development view in Fig. 16, the disk element 5%, of the muti- -lated gcaris provided with four teeth to rotate the pinion 55, an amount suflicient to register five counts on the registerz'the element 52, is provided with nine teeth to rotate the pinion 65, an amount sufficient to actuate the register to count ten units, and the element 51 is rovided with four teeth to acunits on the register. a The construction of the disk 53, whereby the pinion 55, is only rotated one tooth to count a penny on the register, is peculiar, in that a pivoted toothed element 66, is provided, mounted in a recess in said disk 53, asshown in Fig-.15, nor mally impelled outwardly by a spring 67, so that as the forward end of said lever 66, strikes the tooth on the pinion 55, the next succeeding tooth on said pinion 55, strikes downwardly on the surface of said lever 66, to thrust the same inwardly, thus riding thereover andreceiving no further move ment therefrom;

Means are provided to strike off from the ca jing wheel 28, any coins which might, byaccident, be ii'nproperly carried upwardly thereby, either improperly seated in the coin pockets 26,01' adhering to the coin wheel at points between the pockets. Said means are constructed project through slots in the .tranie plate 7, and through the slots passing thereover provided'in the coin wheel 23, to strike voii' the in'iproperly carried coins. Accordingly, secured upon the rear surface of the frame plate 7, abracket plate 68, on which is pivoted two integrally connected arms 69, which are joined at their outer ends by a cross piece 7 0, and acoiled spring -T 1, is coiled about the pivotal connection of said arms 69, on said bracket plate 68,7 50 normally thrust the outer pointed ends of said arms 69, through slots provided in said plate 7, one of which is denoted by the referefnce numeral 72, and the other of which is concealed beneath t e carrier wheel 23, and when the slots 27, on said carrier wheel register therewith, the pointed ends of said arms project therethrough under the inipulse oi the springtheretor. As a result of the constant succe sion or passage of the slots 97, in the carrying wheel over the slots in the frame plate 7, the pointedends oi said striker arins are oscillated 'ior successive projections through said slots. Another pair of integrally connected striker arms, denotedby the reference nun'ieral T3, are pivotally mounted upon the rear oi the frame plate 7, in a bracket 74:, and are actuated inwardly by a coiled. spring 75, whereby the pointed end of one of the strikerarins 73, adapted to project through a slot 76, provided in the frame plate 7, and the other adapted to project through a similar slot beneath the carrying wheel 23, and through one of the slots as the sane registers therewith, so that a constant successive pro jection of the pointed ends 01"" said striker arms is made as the carrier wheel n3, is rotated. The respective slots 72 and 76, visible in Fig. 1, are shown disposed beyond the periphery of the carrier wheel 23, and the striker arms project therethrough only at the time the slots 2'7, of said carrier-wheel,

are; in re 'ist'er with the corresponding slots 7 C7 in the frame-plate 7, therebeneath, and due to the fact that said slots 27, are disposed betweenthe pockets 2G,-thefstrike r arms do not project through the plate7, when acoin pocket 26, is passing by, thus allowing a coin disposed beneath the lower. end of the yoke iraine l1, which supports the register dials,

is a long lever or arm '78, shown in detail in Fig. 6. .Thelowor end of said lever 78, 1s

bent inwardly at right angles and provided with a pointed end or tooth 7'9, which, due to the action of gravity on the longer arm of the lever, is thrust inwardly against the rear surface oi the disk 28, on the carrier wheel, .whercby the head 79, seats in the slots 29. The upper end of said lever 78, is provided with two long curved fingers and S1, substz-intially at right'angles tothe lever 1" S, and when the inwardly held head '79, on thevlower end of said lever 78, is forced outwardly the partition walls beween the slots 29, said fingers 80 and 81, are projected throngha long slot in the frame plate T, and beyond the same close to the periphery of the carrier wheel 23. The finger 81, as shown in Fig. 7, strikes beneath the presser plate 34, near the pivoted end thereof, to swing the same outwardly as said fingers S0 and 81, are projected through the slot in the frame plate, o that in the event that the fingers 80 and 81, strike a coin improperly positioned, the presser plate is swung outwardly to permit the coin to fall downwardly over the surface of the carrier'wheel,

The operation is as follows:

l -he coins or fares are deposited through theinouth 4, of the fare box, falling through the hopper 5, into the inspection part 3, and are then dumped by the operator, by means not shown, through the extension 2, of the casing, falling therethrough into the coin hopper 30, within the main casing 1, shown in Fig. 4; The operator then operates the handle 19. which is exposed on the exterior of the casing on the side opposite from that shown in Fig. 18, to drive the mechanisms of the fare register, whereby the rotation'of the coin carrier wheel 23, causes the coins of difi'erent denominations to be picked up in the coin pockets 26, and sweptover thestationary plate 7, upwardly toward counting.

2'7 and slots 7 6 and 72 on the frame )late 7 will serve to strike the same fromthe carrying wheel, In the event that two coins ad hereto one another, the stripper point 36, disposed over the carrier wheel at the upper end thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, will serve to strip the outer coin from the one-beneath, and the striker means 80 and 81, will be projected through a slot in the frame plate 7, to strike the stripped coin from beneath the presser platev 34, which swings outwardly on its pivotal connection under the impulse of the striker arm 81, to permit the coin to fall downwardly into the hopperto be picked up at a subsequent time. I

As thecoins are picked up and carried in the coin pockets 26, they slide along on the rib 25, of the stationary plate 7, swept thereover by'the coin wheel, and as thecoin approaches counting position it slides deeper into the coin pocket 26, due to thetapering away of the portion25, of the rib 25. As a result,the rear or driving edge of the coin' pocket has a" larger bearing surface on the rear edge of the coin to thrust the same along for utilization as a mechanical element. lthas been actually demonstrated that the tapering off-of therib 25, toprovide a deeper carrying pocket for the coin has permitted use of the machine at extremely high speeds, in factdoubling the counting capacity thereof as compared with a 1na l Ch chine in. which the rib 25, is not tapered Dire to the fact that the difierent denomf nations of coinsadapted to be handled by; the machine are of different size and of different diameters,'the coin lever 31, the-end of which bears downwardly upon the peripheral edge of the carrier wheel 23 isnecessarily elevated at different intervals of 7 time with respect to a coin pocket passing therelbeneathfor different coins carried, that is to say, a nickehdue to its large diameter, will cause an elevation of the coin lever 31, before a penny similarly carried, and like: wise a penny will effect an elevation of said coin lever 31, before a, dime, and a dime will elevate the coin lever 31, before a Canadian five cent piece carried in the pocket on the wheel. These differences in time of elevation of the coin lever 31, with reference to a coin pocket on the carrier wheel are utilized in effecting a shift of a selective mechanism r to register the coins which first elevatethe coin lever 31; It is only an initial movement of thecoin lever 31, which is imparted thereto by the coin of course passing therebeneath, causinga similarmovement of the lever- 56, connected to the same pivot shaft 32; -Afterthe initial movement has been transferred to the lever 56, by the coin, the

movement is continuedby the pin 61, on the rear surface of said lever, shown in Flg, 5,

riding out of the notohof the spring im-L pelled detent plate 59 ,impell1ngthe plate downwardly, whereupon the inclined edgeof said plate contacts behind the pin 61, to throw said lever 56, still farther toone side, whereupon the p n 63-, moves into one of the entrancepassages to the grooves on the mul-.

tiple grooved cam element 64. Inasmuch as the coin only institutes a movement which is continued by positive mechanical means, it is obvious that the wearing efi'ect on the coin is very slight and mutilation of the coins by the machine is avoided.

The entire movement of the lever 56, has been transmitted to the slidableshaft 4:9, throughthe rounded pin 57, onsaid lever 56, engaging the collar 58, on said shaft, thus shifting the pinion 55, mounted rigidly on said shaft into a selective position for engagement with one series of teeth on the composite mutilated gear, so that the continued rotationof' the. handle 19, by the operator causes said mutilated gear to drive the pinion 55, and thereby drive the register the proper amount to register the coin; which first initiated the movement of the coin lever 31. After registration of the coin,'the tooth 63, on saidlever 56, by the continued operation of the. cam, 64,;by the. handle 19, strikes against the inclined abutment 65;, on. the cam element, and is forced out of engagement with said cam, causing the lever 56, to be retracted to initial position thepin 61, sliding over the inclined end of the plate 59, which issprung to permitt-he pin to engage-in the detent plate 59, tothus prevent accidental movement thereof sucl-r as by tilting the machine, and the pinion 55', is moved to neutral overthe disk 50, of the composite mutilated gear, said disk serving to prevent rotation of the pin-- its pocket in the carrier wheel into an aperture, shown indotted lineslin Fig. 5, providedin, the frame plate 7, as the pocket passes thereover, the j coin then fall ng through the chute 39., at the rear of; the

frame plate downvfitrdly in the casing and;

into the collection crawer 6. p

I am aware that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles 1 claim as my invention:

1. In a farere 'ister of the ciassdescribed, a 'conrcarrier v neel for coins; of dliferent de nominationsfa coin "lever positioned to 7 contact the coins carried by the coin wheel,

' lever connected to said coin lever to receive its initial movement therefrom due to contact with a coin,.a spring-detent from .vhich said second mentioned lever 1s releasedby such movement which acts to continue the movement of said second mentioned lever after release thereof therefrom,

means to engage with said second mentioned lever 'to continue the movement thereof to a selective position, a register, and mechanism shifted-by said second mentioned lever to driven position to drive said register.

2. In a device of the class described, a

coincarrier-wheel having pockets therein,

a lever'adapted to be elevated at different times bycoins carried on said wheel accordmg to the denominations of the coins, a register, a drive therefor, means movable into a selective position with reference to said drive for transmitting the, drive to said leg ister according 'to the denomination of the coins, a leverconnected to said coin lever for shifting said means, a spring detent for holding said second mentioned lever in'retracted initial position and acting when moved out ofe gagement therewith to urge the same onwardly, and means for engagement with said vsecond inentioned lever to continue the movement thereof and to move the same into such position of movement until registration of the coin has been effected' r Ina inachineof the class described, a register, means carrying coins, mechanisms disposed for actuation by the coins'on said means, a selective gearing to drive said reg ister operated to proper selective position according to thedenomination of the coins by said mechanisms, a pin connected with said mechanisms and a spring detentplatc normally engaging said pin for holding said mechanisms'in initial position and acting by rele'ase th'ereof from said detent plate to again engage said pin to urge themechanisms onwardly toward selective position.

4:. In a device ofthe class described,a rotatable coin carrying wheel, a coin lever dis{ pbsedadjacent thereto pivotedfor move ment by coinacarried on said wheel, a reg ister to register the coins, a selective drivii'ig mechanism for said register, me'chanismcon nected to said coin lever to shift said selec vtive driving mechanism, to actuate the-reg ister in accordance with the denomination of coin moving said coin lever, and aspring actuate-the re ister and" a sarin detent plate engaging said means in normal position tofresist movement thereof and-after initial movement thereof urging the same onwardlv' to accentuate the movement imparted thereto through said coin and coin lever. i e

6. Inacoin conntingmachine of the class described, a rotatable coin carrier having pockets therein for coins of different denominations, a coin lever disposedfor con tact with said coins to be elevated at different times with respect to said coin carrier according to the different denominations of coins carried, a register, a selective driving mechanism therefor, means connected to said coin lever to shift the selective driving mechanism 'forthe register into driving train With said register, and ajspring i1n-; pelled plate co-acting with said n'rechanism to, maintain the same normally in initial position and acting to urge-the same onwardly in shifting movement after initial move ment imparted thereto by the coin as a mechanical element. 7

7. In'a coin counting machine of the class described, an inclined frame plate, a rotatable coin carriermounted thereon, a driv ing shaft'journaled horizontally behind said frame plate, a shaft -jonrnaled' axially through and perpendicular to saidframe plate andconnected to said 'coin carrier, a bevel gear secured upon said shaft, a bevel pinion? secured upon said main driving shaft meshingwith said'bevel gear to drive said coin-carrier from I said main shaft, a multiple grooved cam mounted on said main shaft, a composite multilated gear mounted'on said main shaft, aregister, a slidable shaft,- a, pinion thereon adapted when said shaft is inovedfto engage one of the series of teeth "on said composite 'mutilated gear, means adapted for contact by a coin carried on said carrier element to shift said shaft, said 'ineans adapted held in a-sl'iifted position 1 gromi-edrcam; I ::.V 4 i. i

'8. Ina machine of the'class"described, an inclined frame plate, a coin carrying wheel mounted thereon adapted "to sweep-coins thereoven mechanism adapted for contact by the carried coins to be moved accord ing' to the denomination of the coin, a main drive shaft, composite multilated gear 1,3sa,ov1

driving engagement between said composite n'iutilated gear and said register to: actuate the register in accordance with the denomination of the coin, and means connected to said coin lever adapted to co-act with said multiple grooved cam to effect a final shifting movement of the drive for said, register and hold the same entrained until registration of the coin has been effected. i

f). In a machine of the class described, a

stationary element, a coin carrying wheel thereon, inclined means on said stationary element against which the coin is carried by said wheel to increase the degree of engagement of the coin with said wheel as the coin is moved into counting position, a coin lever on, said stationary element adjacent said wheel and pivoted for movement by said coin, a register for registering the coin, a selective driving mechanism for said register, lever mechanism connected to said coin lever to simultaneously shift said selective driving mechanism to actuate the register as said coin lever is moved into position to actuate said coinlever in accordance with the denomination of said coin, and a spring controlled means on said stationary element to resist initial movement of the coin lever and lever mechanism and thereafter urge the same onwardly in ts movement to shift said selective mechanism. i y

10. In a device of the class described, a coin transferring means for moving coins to a counting position, a register, a double le ver mechanism adapted to, be set in. operation by coins carried by said coin transferring means to operate said register, spring controlled means for normally holding said double lever mechanism in initial position and then acting to urge said double lever mechanism onwardly toward a selective position, and pivotallymounted finger means adapted to strike off coins improperly car-' shifted by the second named lever into en- 7 gagement with the differential gear and a registering mechanism operated by the counting wheel.

12. In a device of the class described, a drive shaft, a slotted cam thereon, a differential gear th reon, a coin carrying element, rotated from the drive shaft, a lever operated by coins carried thereby, asecond lever nrova'ble with said lever, a tooth thereon adapted to engage in one of the grooves in .the cam, acounting wheel connected tofbe shifted by the second named lever into engagement with the differential gear, a registermg mechanism operated by the counting wheel and a mechanism for engaging thev second named lever for holding the same fronr accidentally shifting the counting wheel into engagement with the differential gear. p

18. In a device of the class described, a coin carrying wheel, a register, a cam member, a differential gear rigidly connected to rotate with the cam, a counting wheel adapted tomesh with any of the sets of teeth on the differential gear, a lever connected with the counting wheel to shift thesame, means contacted by the coin for starting movement of the lever, means for preventing accidental movement of the lever and adapted when the lever is started in motion to continue the motion of the lever, and means on the lever engaging the cam to complete the motion of the lever in adjusting the counting wheel into operative position;

'14.;111 a device of the class described, a coin carrying wheel, a register, a cam mem ber, a differential gear rigidly connected to rotate with the cam, a counting wheel adapted to mesh with any of the sets of teeth on the differential gear, a lever connected with the counting wheel to shift the same, means contacted by the coin for starting movement of the lever, means for preventing accidental. movement of the lever and adapted when the lever is started in motion to continue the -motion of the lover, means on the lever engaging the cam to complete the motion of the lever in adjusting the counting wheel 7 into operative position, and means for positively retracting the lever to be engaged by said means for preventing ment of the lever.

15,111 a device of the class described a register, mechanism for actuating the same normally having one part disengaged from the other, means for effecting the engagement of the mechanism, mechanism for releasably holding said means against accidental movement adapted after initial movement to continue the movement of the means,

mechanism for completing the movement of said means, and mechanism moved by the coins counted for effecting the initial movement of. the said means.

16. In a device of the class described, a

accidental moveregister, a coin carrying element, a member contacted by the coins as swept therepast, a lever moved by said member, a mechanism holding said lever from accidental movement and upon positive movement of the lever adapted to release the lever and to continue the throw thereof, mechanism for positively continuing the throw of the lever,'and mechanism entrained by the throw of the lever to operate the register.

17. In a device of the class described, a register, a coin carrying element, a member contacted by the coins as swept therepast, a lever moved by said member, a mechanism holding said lever from accidental movement and upon positive movement of the lever adapted to release the lever and to continue the throw thereof, mechanism for V positively continumg the throw of the lever,

mechanism entrained by. the throw of the lever to operate'the register, and means for positively returning the lever to the holding 15 mechanism preparatory to another count.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto CHARLES WV. HILLS, J12, EARL M. HARDINE.

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