USRE22229E - Coin selector and slug rejecter - Google Patents

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Dec. 1, 1942. I 5M|TH Re 22,229

COIN SELECTOR AND SLUG REJECTER Original Filed May 8,1935 5 Sheets-Sheet l lmrezz zor: Harold 15.517211)? Dec. 1, 1942. sMlTH I Re. 22,229

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Original No. 2,041,785, dated May 26, 1936, Serial No. 669,899, May 8, 1933. Application for reissue July 9, 1942, Serial No. 450,321

21 Claims.

Myinvention relates to a coin selector and slug rejecter, and means to prevent fraud by using a slug in place of a coin to operate any machine.

. I have illustrated primarily the coin selector and slug rejecter without showing its direct application to a coin operated machine. However, it will be apparent from this and other descriptive matter herein, that my coin selector and slug re- Jecter may be associated in any desirable manner with. such machines or devices where it is necessary to use a coin to operate the same. The slug rejecting mechanism of my device is of a simple character and is adapted to be operated to reject I a slug and preventit from being used to operate coin controlled devices. The rejecting mechanism may operate to reject the slug before t enters the coin controlled mechanism which operates the device. l

A feature resides in providing a simple means for preventing any kind of a slug from being used to operate a coin controlled apparatus, whether it be a telephone or a machine where a coin slot is provided. Further, my selector and rejecter may be associated with any coin, operated mechanism for dispensing goods or articles sold through a coin operated machine.

Heretofore, slugs of various characters have been used to operate coin controlled devices, thereby fraudulently obtaining goods or service through the use of such-slugs. These slugs have been made to closely imitatethe coin of the denomination required and it has been almost impossible to stop the use of the same.

others are of a disk-like nature, either having smooth faces or formed with. printing or other fanciful configurations on the faces thereof. These last slugs which have certain representations on the faces thereof, are made to simulate a coin or to indicate that the slug is of a certain value in merchandise or the like, but all of these slugs are made of the proper diameter to represent a particular coin of a certain denomination, so as to imitate the same as closely as possible. These slugs are often made of approximately the same weight as the coin that they are designed to imitate, thus making it even more diiiicult to detect them and cause the same to be rejected before they manipulate the coin controlled device.

A feature of my invention resides in providing a coin selector and slug rejecter which is capable in the one device of detecting and rejecting a slug, whether it be smooth-faced or formed to imitate a coin, or even if the slug is formed with. a hole therein, and also to select the proper coin tary selector and rejecter.

been made to prevent the use of slugs, they have in a manner to retain the same while the slugs in virtually any form are rejected. Therefore, I have provided a means with a wide range of utility in accomplishing results which I believe have not been possible heretofore in a single uni- While devices have failed in not having sufflcient range to prevent the use of almost any type of slu With such old devices, it was only necessary for the operator to carry a -variety of slugs and ifyone would not work, another one would probably do so.

With my device, the operator "is not able to use these different slugs, for any slugs will be detected'and rejected so they are'worthless, and the proprietor of a coin operated device is thereby protected in the use of the same.

Some of these slugs are formed with a hole therein, while These features and other details will be more fully and clearly set forth throughout the specificatlon and claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of a form of my coin selector and slug rejecten,

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of the same with the cover thereof removed.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail of a portion thereof.

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective side view of my coin selector and: slug rejecter, with a part of the walls thereof removed to show the inner mechanism.

.Figure 5 is an enlarged central longitudinal section through the coin selector and slug rejecter.

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional detail on the line B-6 of Figure 2, without showing the outer casing.

Figure '7 is a similar section to Figure 5, show ing the parts in another position.

Figure 8 is a detallsection similar to Figure 7,

showing the parts in still another position.

Figure 9 illustrates a slug having a hole therein.

Figure 10 illustrates a slug withsmooth outer faces.

Figure 11 illustrates a slug which is formed with surfaces to simulate acoin and indicating a denomination thereon.

Figure 12 is an enlarged section through the body of another form of my coin selector and, slug rejecter, said section being approximatelyon the line l2-|2 of Figure 13) Figure 13 is a section on theline la-ls of Figure 12.

ing my coin selector and slug rejecter attached.

thereto for each moneydenomin'ation.

Figure 18 illustrates the die faoein one form of my coinselector and slug rejecter, illustrating a die formed to fit the .buifal-o'of a'buffalo' nickel. Figure 19 is an enlarged sectional detailof-a portion of. the form of selector illustrated in Figure 12.

My coin selector and slug'rejecter A is illustrated as a unita ry device contained withina suitable casing which is provided with a top H),

end walls H and side walls" and I3. The cover lliis provided with a coin receiving groove l4 formed in the coin tube l5.

-. The: drawings illustrate the. coin selector and;

slug-rejecter A as a unit of itself and not attached to a coin operated device, because it will be apparent that the same may be'attached in any suitable manner to 'fit various different coin operated devices, so as to be of the proper size and dimensions to operate therewith. There are a large variety of these devices and owing to the fact that it would not be practical toshow themall,,I have simply shown my. coin selector and slug rejecter inits various forms and in larger detail, so as to more. clearly illustrate the operation of the same and to permit the parts to be more readily described. I have, however, shown one application of my coin selector and slug rejecter to an ordinary toll telephone box, as illustrated in Figure 17. r g The detector A is provided with an operating handle I8 which operates the trip l1 to push the same forward into the dotted line position illustrated in Figure 3 and when the operatin leve l6 reaches this inward position, the trip I1 is automatically released and permitted to be forced back into its original position; The operating lever 16 can be then pulled out into position to be reoperatedt As the rod 16 is pulled out, the shoulder l8 which operates the trip I! ratchets over the spring dog IQ of the trip IT.

The trip lever I1 is mounted upon a transverse shaft 20 and is adapted to operate the same each time the hand lever 16 isli'orced inward. A

lever 2| is mounted on the shaft 20 and is formed with a curved operating end 22 which engages the end of the vacuum cylinder B. A spring 23 holdsthe end 22 in engagement with the cylinder B. The backward movement of the lever 2| is'i'adjusted by the set screw 24 carried in the end The vacuum cylinder B is supported by the bracket 25 which is secured to the bottom 26 by the screws 21. This frame is formed with a vertically extending wall portion 28 upon which the in extended position by the coil spring 3| which extends about the same, and when the lever I6 is operated causing the lever 2| to compress the I portion 30 into the base portion 29, a vacuum is built up in the cylinder which becomes effective for the purpose which will be hereinafter set forth, at the moment that the'lever l1 trips oil? base portion 290i the vacuum cylinder is mountof the lug l3. This operation is of primaryim- 75 portance in carrying out some of the principles of my selector, Within the vacuum cylinderB,

I provide a plunger 32 which is slidably supported in the vacuum cylinder and is normally caused v to be held in projected position by the inner coil spring 33 whichengag'es in one end of the cylinder 30 and against the shoulder of the collar 34 inthe end of the plunger 32. This plunger 32 is provided with a sharp working face 35 which is adapted to engage against the coin Using in the operation of the selector A, as illustratedin Figure. '7. In thisfigure', the coin 36 is in 1305i! tion to be engaged/by the sharp working edge 35 of the plunger of the vacuum cylinder-B and the plunger is shown compressed within the vacuum cylinder while the vacuum cylinder is compressed within'the base portion 29. The parts." f 1 as illustrated herein Figure 7;:show the same'just l v I prior to the moment of release ofthe lever l1 and before the vacuum cylinder B automatically is expanded by the spring 3 I. r

I have illustrated in Figure 9, a slug 3'! which is formed with an outer annular bead around the faces thereof and a central opening 31. In Fig-- 11De1 0, I-have illustrated a slug *38 which .is formed with smooth outer faces. In Figure 11, I have illustrated a slug 39 which is formed with an annular bead around thesame, similar toaa coin and also formed "with printed matter there,

on'to simu'late a coin, as well as-to be provided with a numeral indicating the denomination thereof, such as 5. These figures illustrate some of the slugs that are commonly used to fraudulently operate coin operated devices.

The coin groove is formed to'lead down to a position in axial alignment with the vacuum cylinder B. I provide a gate arm 40 which is pivotally secured at 4| to the wall 28 of the bracket 25, as illustrated in Figure 6. The arm 40 normally is held' in the full line position illustrated so that the arcuated edge 42 will form a shoulder against which the coin 36 or any of the slugs 31, 3B or 39 will rest when they have been inserted into the coin. groove H. The gate 10 remains in the full line position until it is automatically tripped, whereupon it moves into the dotted line I position. The tripping of the gate arm 40 takes place just prior to the tripping of the vacuum cylinder B and after the working edge 35 has engaged the coin or the slug.

The gate 40 is adapted to be tripped by the bell crank lever 43 which is pivotally secured at 43' to a bracket supporting member extending forward from the wall 28 of the support 25. This bell crank operates the rod ll in a manner to is mounted on the end of the cylinder B. The plate I] engages with the coil spring 48 which in turn engages the collar 49 on the rod 46, as the cylinder B is compressed inward, causing the rod It to move the gate 40 into inoperativeposition after the working face 35 has engaged the coin or the slug. As the vacuum cylinder B is released and caused to expand, the plate 41 engages against a coil spring 50 which is supported on the outer end of the rod and is held thereon by the shoulder collar il adjustably secured to the end of the rod 55. Thus, as the cylinder B is ex panded, the shoulders 85 will pull the bell crank 53 back into the position illustrated in Figure 5, which will cause the rod II to push the gate arm .bracket sleeve 53 which is secured on the back of the wall 28. The plunger 52 is formed with a washer-like end 54 which is normally positioned counter-sunk in the wall 28 and positioned centrally in line with the coin groove It so that the washer-like end 58 is concentric with the working plunger 32 and the cylinder B, as well as be'- ing concentrically positioned to the working edge 35 o! the plunger 32.

A rod. 55 is slidably positioned within the hollow plunger 52 and is formed with a pointed end 55 which is normally positioned within the washer-like end 54 of theplunger'52, as illustrated in Figure 5. The rod 55 is slotted at 51 and'works over a key pin 58 to limit the sliding movement of the rod 55. An adjustable yoke head 59 is secured to the outer end of the rod 55 and is adapted to be engaged by the pin 55 which is positioned on one end of an operating lever 5| which controls the operation of the plunger 52 and the rod 55. The lever 5| is pivoted at 52 to the supporting bracket 53 which is mounted on the back of the wall 28 to hold the lever in operative position. The lever 5| is adapted to be I operated by the rod 54 which slidably extends through the wall and which is formed with a yoke end 55 which pivotally and slidably engages the pin 55 on the end of the lever 5|. However, the end of the lever 5| which carries the pin 55 is normally held by the spring catch 51 in inoperative locked position, so that the lever 5| will not ordinarily operate unless this spring catch 51 is first released. The spring catch 51 is pivotally mounted at 58 and is formed with a shoe end 59 which is adapted to be engaged by the rod 1|] when the rod 15 is operated. The other end oi. the spring catch 51 is formed with a hook 1| in the expansion of the vacuum cylinder B. This operation causes the slug to drop into the chute 16, ejecting the same out of the selector A.

' If a slug such as 38 or 35 is inserted in the coin slot M and the selector is operated by pushing the handle I 5 inward to compress the vacuum cylinder B, the working surface" of the plunger 32 will engage the smooth portion of the slug, sealing the end of the plunger 32 on the slug, and as the cylinder B is released by the trip l1 and caused to be expanded by the spring 3|, the vacuum in the cylinder B andin the hollow plunger 32 will be suillcient to hold the slug long enough to carry it over the division wall 15 and drop it into the chute 15. Thus, the vacuum created in the cylinder 1B is suflicient to carry a non-perforated slug" over the dividing wall 15 and drop the slug into the ejecting chute. The working surface 35 is sharp enough to fit the surface of the non-perforated slug and the vacuum built up in the cylinder operates to carry a slug of this character into ejecting position. The ejecting mechanism including the plunger 52 and the rod 55 is inoperative when slugs of this character without a hole are ejected by the selector A, because this mechanism is not needed to assist in the ejection of the slug, owing to the fact that the vacuum pulls the slug out of the coin slot which engages the extreme end of the lever 5|.

The rod 10 is normally held in the position illustrated in Figure 5 by the coil spring 12 out of engagement with the end 59 of the catch 51. Then when the cylinder B is compressed, the plate 41 will engage against the end oi. the rod 18 compressing the spring 12 and causing the catch 51 to be released from the endof the lever 5|.

One end of the rod 54 is slidably mounted in the plate 41 and an adjustable collar 13 causes the rod to be operated when the cacuum cylinder Bgis expanded, causing the yoke 55 to pull on the pin 55 and reset the lever 5| into locked posit-ion held by the catch 51. A coil spring 15 is secured to the end of the lever 5| and acts to force the plunger 52 with the rod 55 into the open end of the plunger 32 when the catch 51 is released and the vacuum cylinder B is compressed far enough to release the collar from the plate 41, as illustrated in Figure 'Lso as to permit the lever 5| to push the plunger 52 inward. This permits my selector to operate to engage a slug such as 31 with a hole in it,'as illustrated in Figure 8, permitting the pointed end of the rod 55 to engage through the hole of the slug to support the same on the rod and permit the washer end 5| to I fast enough to keep it from falling straight down through the coin slot and into the chute 11, which is directly below the end of the coin slot ll. The ejecting plunger 52 with its piercing rod remains dormant even though the catch 51 is released when operating against a closed slug or against a coin such as 35, and before the plunger 52 has time to be operated by the spring 14, the vacuum cylinder B has returned to nor mal position and the collar 13 has been engaged by the plate 41 to prevent the lever 5| from operating. A slight movement of the cylinder B is sufllcient to operate the catch 51. 'When'the rod 55 is actuated due to a hole in the slug, however, the lever 5| has been moved out of latching position by the spring 1|. This is important in the operation of this mechanism of my selector A because it this were not true the plunger 52 might push a 'coin over into the ejecting chute 18 When acoin is dropped into the slot ll, it ,will be engaged by the gate arm 40 and. held in;this selecting position until the lever I5 is operated, causing the working end 35 of the plunger :32 to engage the surface of the same. The fact that the coin has an irregular surface like a buflalo nickel, prevents the vacuum from being built up in the cylinder B to a sufllcient extent to draw the coin over the division wall 15. Thus, after the cylinder B isreleased, the coin 35 will drop straight down into the coin chute 11 and out of the bottom of the selector A into position to operate a coin controlled device orto ring tht bell in a telephone box C.-

The selector units A may form 'a part of the coin box C of a toll telephone, as illustrated in Figure 17, there being an individual selector for each denomination such as etc., if it is desired. It is also apparent even though it is not illustrated herein, that a separate selector plunger 32 may be provided for each denomination of coin in the telephone box C with a single operating lever such as i. and a single vacuum cylinder B, which may be connected in a suitable manner to operate singularly with the vacuum .directed to the coin slot wherein the coin is dropped. The slug ejecting chute 10 may be connected to the coin return chute ll of the coin box C so that should an operator'place a slug in any of the respective slots for the coins in the box C, and the lever is is operated to release the same into the coin box, the slug will be imof the cylinder 13.

My selector A' may be made in the form illustrated in Figures 12 to 16, respectively, wherein thecoin selectors E may be provided with die faces II. which are formed with virtually the identical die formation to fit the particular coin that is adapted to be used in the coin slot ll. The formation of the die faces 0| is more fully illustrated in Figure 18 which shows the design of the die to be used in the selectors E where they are designed to select a buiialo nickel. The selectors E are normally spaced apart as illustrated in Figure 12, on each side of the coin slot l4. When the coin or bufl'alo nickel 36 is dropped into the slot ll, it is adapted to be stopped by the gate levers 82 and 82'. The levers 82 and 02' are rigidly mounted on the rotatable shafts II and 88' and hold the coin in selecting position. If a slug is dropped into the slot ll, it will be held by the levers 82, and I2 in the same manner. In this form of the coin selector A, a hand or power operating rod I8 is also employed which operatesthetripping lever II. The lever l'l' is keyed to the shaft 20' which extends between the sides of the casing, as illustrated in Figure 13. This shaft 20' operates to control the setting of the selectors E so as to bring them simultaneously into contact with both sides of the coin 38 or a slug dropped into position to be selected.

A yoke lever III) is connected to the shaft 20' and extends virtually equally on either side thereof 'and is connected by the links 04 to the brackets II which are positioned in staggered relation" within the casing of the selector and rejecter A. The upper ends 86 of the brackets are threaded to the sleeves 01 with a comparatively steep pitched thread, so that the sleeves 81 may be rotated by the movement of the brackets 85 after the brackets 80 have reached a predetermined point. The sleeves 81 are rotatably mounted upon the hollow shafts la, the inner end of the shafts 08 being closed at 00. The hollowshaits 00 are connected by the tubes 90 to the respective 'to the side wall of the selector A, whereas the der is carried by the lower end of the arm 00. Figure l4sh'ows the cylinders ll expanded and at the height of their vacuum, whereas Figure 12 shows one of the cylinders 0i telescoped with the portion 04 slid virtually over thesleeve II. The staggered relation of the vacuum cylinders II is illustrated in Figure 15.- Guide rods 00 guidethe cylinder portions 04 which form the lower ends of the brackets II on the outside of the cylinders 0i, whereas a common guide rod 00 "the selecting position for the coin or slug, as illustrated in Figure 12, so that when the gate levers 02 and 02 are moved apart, if one of the selectors E has not removed the member or element dropped into the position between the gate levers B2 and 02', it will drop directly into the slug-ejecting chute 90. The slug-ejecting chute projects out to one side of the selector A so as to discharge the slug out of the selector when it drops into the chute as. I provide a coin-receiving chute 99 which projects on either side of the top end of the slug chute 98, but which extends out in the opposite direction and is adapted to carry a coin dropped into the same, out on the opposite side of the selector A and to deposit the coin in any suitable receptacle or in position to operate a coin-controlled device.

Thus, when the selectors E are brought up into contact with the faces of the member dropped into the coin slot II and held in the position illustrated in Figure 16, if one of the selectors E fits either face thereof, such as the buffalo of a nickel like the design illustrated in Figure 18, the selector fitting the same should act to draw the coin to one side or the other of the slug chute 98. If neither of the selectors E select the element from the selecting position, it is a slug and it will be left to fall straight into the slug chute 90 and be thus elected.

The faces of the selectors E which are formed with a die to fit the particular coin which the dies are adapted to select are formed with a series of perforations Hill to permit the vacuum set up in the cylinders 9| to operate through the connecting pipes 90 and the hollow shafts 80, to draw /a coin properly fitting into the selector E by vacuum to one side of the chute 98, so that the coin may be dropped into the coin chute 89 when the vacuum ceases. Each of the hollow shafts 88 is provided with a hole ilil which is adapted to align with a slot I02 formed along the inside of the sleeve 81, only after the selectors E are brought together, as illustrated in Figure 14, fitting against either side of a coin or slug. Thus,

a vacuum in the hollow shaft 08 becomes effective through the openings I00 on the coin fitting in the die face iii to hold the same while the selector E moves back into the position illustrated in Figure 12, whereupon the vacuum is broken or has subsided to drop the coin 36 into the chute 09.

In operation, when the power lever lliis operated to rotate the shaft 20', the yoke H0 will draw the links 84 around the shaft 20 sufficiently to pull the brackets 05 toward-each other, bringing the selectors E against the respective sides of the coin 38. After the selectors E have sliding cylinder portion 94 of the vacuum cylincome in contact with the faces of the coin 38 1 site directions.

' aco'in chute 88. I

other similar slug which does not havethe proper and the shaft 28' is further rotated, the threaded (connection between the ends 86 and the threaded sleeves 81 will cause the sleeves 81 to begin to rotate, thereby rotating the selector heads E and i rotating the die faces 8| on the coin 38 in oppo- As soon as either of these die faces flts the coin, the coin will be rotated with the same, until the ends 88 of the brackets 85 have moved towards each other the limit of travel in the'operation of the shaft 28'. The threaded engagement between the ends 86 and the threaded sleeves 81 is sufficient to rotate the die faces 8| of the selector heads E a complete rotation, thereby always insuring fitting the face of the coin, no matter how the coin is dropped into the slot I4. The rotation of the sleeves 8l also brings the slots I82 into alignment with the holes IM and since the slots I82 overlap the ends of the hollow shafts 88 at this time, as shown in Fig. 19, communication between the vacuum cylinde1's 9| and the selector heads E is established.

Thus, as only one side of the coin may fit the die faces 8| at a time, one of the selector heads E will draw the coin by vacuum to one side of the chute 88 when the selector heads E are tripped 'and moved apart. When the rotation of the shaft 28' stops by the tripping lever I I disengaging from the operating power lever I8, the spring 81 then operates to separate the selector heads E and causes the rotation of the sleeves 81 and the heads E after they have moved back against the supporting brackets I83.

In the operation of the selector heads E, the gate levers 82 and 82 are released from holding the coin 36 or the slug, afterthe selector heads E engage the same. It is also apparent that the heads E hold the coin or the slug between the same until the selector heads are separated by the tripping lever I'I. With this construction of the selector A, where the die faces 8| are of a true formation to fit the coin, such as a buffalo nickel, a dime, a twenty-five cent piece, a fifty cent piece or a dollar, or any other suitable coin, or member adapted to be-used as a coin having a particular die face, it is apparent that only when the proper coin 'or member is used to fit the die, is it possible to deposit the same into the If a slug like 31, 38 or 39, or any configuration on one side thereof to fit the die face 8| is endeavored to be used in this form of the selector A, it will not be picked up by the vacuum in one of the selector heads E, and thus it will be dropped the moment that the selector heads separate, falling directly into the slugejecting chute 98, which rejects the slug out of the selector A.

The gate levers 82 and 82' are operated by.

meansof levers I88 and I88 which are mounted [on shafts 83' and 83, respectively, as shown in Figs. 13 and 15. The operating means also includes a lever I84 (which is pivoted at I85 so as to be rotated in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 16,

iwhen engaged by the power rod I8 near the end of its stroke. When the lever I84 is rotated in this manner, the connecting link I88 which extends between lever I88 and lever- I88 is effective position. As the power rod I8 is pushed against the lever I84 it opens the gate levers just prior to releasing the tripping lever II. The mechanism operates quickly when it is tripped and a selection or rejection is made of the coin or slug which has been deposited in the selector A.

The coin selector and slug ejector A in this last form is positive in operation and will operate to absolutely prevent. the'use of a slug in place of a predetermined coin, where the die face 8| is made of the same formation as the face of 'ie coin. Thus, the efficiency of my selector and slug rejecter will be readily apparent, wherein it is possible for me to provide a perfect coin selector and slug rejecter, thereby providing a means of protecting coin-operated devices with my selector. determined coin to be selected is an important feature of my invention and insures a perfect operation in selecting the coin, as well as aperfect operation in rejecting a slug. The only way that a 'slug could beat'my selector would be to have the same formed with a face configuration identical with that of the coin: to be selected. It will also be apparent that my selector is very efiicient in its operation, owing to the factthat no matter which way the coin is inserted in the coin slot I4, either one or the other. of the selector heads E will pick it up and carry it into the coin chute 98, retaining the same to operate the coin-operated mechanism with which my selector is associated.

It is also apparent that the illustrative to describe a mechanism of the character set forth and to illustrate a means of carrying out the principles thereof, and it is obvious that the selector can be made just as small as desired and with the parts arranged in any suit- 'able manner to carry out these principles of se lecting a coin and rejecting any slug of any nature-whatsoever, .therebypreventing fraud in the use of slugs.

' I claim:

1. In a coin selector, means for selecting a predetermined coin, including a die having a configuration tofit the predetermined coin, vacuum means for holding the coin in said die to select the same and retain it in the selector, and means for rejecting an imitation'coin which does not fit said configuration to automatically discharge the same out of said selector. 2. A coin selector and slug rejecter comprising means for receiving a coin or slug into selecting position, means for supporting the coin or slug in selecting position, vacuum means adapted to engage the coin and draw it into selected position to retain it, and means for releasing said supporting means, whereby a slug .in selecting position will be automatically rejected when said vacuum means fails to select the same by reason of it being a slug, thereby causing the slug to automatically drop out of said selector.

3. A coin selector and slug rejecter comprising means for receiving a predetermined coin and holding it in selecting position, said holding means also acting to support a slug in a similar position, die means adapted to engage the face of the coin or ,the slug, means for changing the relative rotative position of the coin or slug and the die, said-die having the formation of the predetermined coin and adapted to. fit the same sition, said die and vacuum means being ineflec- The facsimile die face of the predrawings are only tive on a slug, and means for releasing said holding means subsequent to the actuation of said vacuum means to reject the slug out of said selector. V

4. A coin selector including means for receiving a predetermined coin adapted to hold the same in selecting position, die means'having a configuration conforming to the surface of the said predetermined coin for selecting the same to retain it in said selector, and means in said" selector adapted to reject a smooth-face slug, a slug having imitation faces of the proper predetermined coin which do not fit the configuration of said die means, and a slug having an opening in the same. I

6. A coin selector including means for holding a predetermined coin in selecting position, coinengaging die means having a configuration to fit the face of the predetermined coin, means for adjusting said die means to the face of the coin to fit the same, and vacuum means cooperating with said die means for drawing the coin into selected position, said coin selector acting to reject, a slug or an imitation coin which does not fit said die means.

6. A coin selector and slug rejecter including die means having a configuration conforming to the surface of a predetermined coin for testing the face of such coin by engagement therewith,

, means for selecting and retaining the coin if, it

fits the configuration of said die means, and means for rejecting any imitation coin to discard the same by its failure to correspond with the configuration of said die means. i

7. A coin selector and slug rejecter including means for holding a coin or sing in selecting position, coin selector means adapted to be brought in contact with the faces of the coin or slug and having means engageable with and operable over the entire surface of one face of a genuine coin, whereby such genuine coin is selected and retained' in said selector, and means for actuating said holding means for rejecting a slug detected by said selector means by reason of the fact that such slug does not have a surface conforming to the surface of a genuine coin.

8. A coin selector fora predetermined coin and a slug rejecter comprising testing means for engaging the face of a deposited coin or sing, and vacuum means cooperating with said testing ing and supporting a coin or slug in'selecting position, a pair of coin engaging members each havinga die face formed therein adapted to fit the face of the coin to be selected, means for causing said members to engage a coin or slug in. selecting position, vacuum means operable wiflif'said pair of members and effective upon either of said die facesfitting a similar face on a coin to select such coin'and draw it by vacuum out of selecting position, and means for releasing said supporting means to reject a sing or false coin which is unselectable due to a nonfltting engagement with either of said die faces.

12. A coin selector and slug rejecter comprising means for receiving and holding a predeter-. mined coin or slug, selector dies, means for moving said selector'dies into contact with the faces of a received coin orv slug, vacuum means for rendering either of said selector dies with which a received coin fits operative to select the same by causing the coin to adhere to the die, and

means for releasing said holding means t reject,

a received slug or coin incapable of fitting one I of said selector dies.

13. A coin selector and slug rejecter including a pair of vacuum selector die heads, means for bringing said die heads against the opposite faces, respectively, of a coin to be selected, means for adjusting said die heads relative to saidcoin, means for creating a vacuum in said die heads when one of them has been adjusted to a selecting position, whereby the coin is caused to adhere to the adjusted die head, and means for rejecting a" sing or a false coin which fails to be picked up by the vacuum in either of said die heads.

14. A coin selector and slug rejecter including means for supporting a coin in selecting position, vacuum selector means having die heads for engaging the faces of the coin, means for creating a vacuum in said die heads to render said selector means operative to select the coin if it is of the proper denomination and surface configuration, and means for releasing said supporting means to reject a false coin which does not have the surface configuration required to fit the die heads means'to select a genuine coin to cause the same to be retained in said selector, said vacuum means being inefiective on a slug or imitation coin not having a face conforming to the face of a genuine coin.

9. A coin selector and slug rejecter comprising means for receiving and holding a coin or slug in position to be selected or rejected, a source of vacuum, vacuum means connected with said source and adapted to engage the surface of the coin or slug, and means including said vacuum means for selecting or rejecting the coin or slug dependent on whether the same has the surface of a coin or an irregular surface not identical with the surface of a coin.

'10. A coin selector and slug rejecter including an adjustable selecting means having a die on the face thereof adapted to fit a coin of predetermined denomination, and vacuum means 11. A coin selector including meansfor receivin said selector means.

ing and supporting a coin or. slug, means for testing the face configuration of the coin or slug, and means for rejectingthe same if found to be a slug and for retaining it if found to be a coin, said last means including means for moving said supporting means out of operating positicmand said testing means including vacuum means.

16. In combination, a coin slot for receiving a coin of predetermined denomination, means for supporting a coin deposited in said slot, means for engaging the faceof the coin to test the configuration thereof to determine if the coin is genuine, and means for applying suction to the coin through said engaging means, whereby if the .coin is genuinegit will be selected and retained to cause the coin to enter the impression in the die, means for withdrawing said die, and means for producing apartial vacuum in the die which tion between the die and token while the same are engaged, and means for exhausting air through the perforation in the die, whereby if the token entersthe die during said rotation, as in the case where the token is a coin, a partial vacuum is established on the side of the coin next to the die and the coin is caused to adhere to the die.

19. In a coin selector and slug rejecter, means "for receiving a token which may be a predetermined coin or a slug, a support for said token, a selector head having a face configuration adapted to fit one side of said coin, said selector head having an opening therein, means for moving said selector head against the token and for returning it, means for rotating said selector head while in engagement with said token to bring about a fit between the selector head and token if the latter isa coin, means for withdrawing said support, and means effective only if a fit is establishedfor causing said token to adhere to said selector head after the support is withdrawn and while the selector head is being returned, said last means including a device for exhausting air through said opening.

20. In a coin selector and slug rejecter, means for receiving a predetermined coin, a pair of dies located on opposite sides of the coin in received position, said dies having face configurations adapted to fit one side of said coin, means for bringing said dies into engagement with opposite sides of said coin, respectively, and for withdrawing them, means for rotating said dies while in engagement with the coin to enable the coin to enter one of the dies, and means for producing a partial vacuum in the die'entered by the coin which causes the coin to adhere to the die when the same is withdrawn.

21. In a coin selector, means for receiving a predetermined coin, a selector head mounted on a hollow shaft and having a face configuration adapted to fit said coin, said selector head having an opening therein to establish communication between its face and the interior of said shaft, means for moving said shaft longitudinally to bring the face of the selector head momentarily against the side of the received coin and for then returning the shaft and selector head, means for rotating said shaft while the selector head is in engagement with the coin to properly orient the selector head with the coin, and means for exhausting air from said hollow shaft to produce a partial vacuum between the selector head and coin, whereby the coin is caused to adhere to the selector head when it is returned.

HAROLD A. SMITH.

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