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FRANK E. KENNEDY, 0F NEV HAV'EN, CONNECTICUT. ASSGNR TO TEE RECORDING REGISTER & FARE BOX COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,A CORPORATION FARE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 191'?.

Application filed April 2l, 1913. Serial No. 762,506.

' To all whom t may concern.'

tain new and ueeiul Improvements in Fare- Boxes, of which the following' is; a fipiafilication. reference being had therein to the accompanyiiig drawing.

This invention relates to Ytare boxes ot that clans having means to compute and register the total value of coins of cliiliercnt flein'anii'iationeI deposited therein. and in the nature ot an improvement upon the tare box Shown and ileeeribeil in an application 'toi' patent iiletl February 7th, 191,2. b v fiainuel P. Huntington. Ser. No. (575.967 anil assigned to The Recording Register ainl Fare Box Company.

The object ot the invention is to provide a fare boX ot thin` class which will be simple in construction and positive in operatioin which will handle the coins rapidlyT when operated at a relatiif'elj.'Y low speed and which will r ist/er with absolute accuracy7 the total val of the coins handled when actuated at a ver)7 high speed. To this end it is a 'further object or" the invention to provide ar movable member having' coin-lifting` devices, each oit which wili litta coin of anj,v of the several denominations which the machine is (le signed to handle. and to positivelyv prevent each lifting" (levice 'troni pifeeiaiting` niort` than one roiii at a time iii registering; posi' tion; :unl 'further5 to so coi'istiuci aiu'l ai range the Sei'eral parts o'lt the machine that the coins will not become jamiiieil or binfl iii such a` manner as to interfere with the proper operation oiI the mechanism. lt also an object o'l.l the invention to provide a ilevice which will be ililiereiitialliy operated by the coins, as the)y are moved b v 'the coin moving; devices, to canse the counting mechanissii to be actuated in accordance with thil value of each coin.

in the. accoiiipaiijving' drawings., Figure l is a troni'.elevation ot a lare box eiiiboo' niv invention. with the casino' anl a p otthe hopper i'eiiioi'eil: Fig. is a rear elevation ot a portion oi.1 euch a boxrlfigg. il ,iS al top. plan Vview ot the naine; Fig'. lis a Sectional vievi'.y taken on the line :fi .if ot Fing. l and looking in the direction ot the arrows: Fig. 5 is a top7 plan view with the counting mechanism removed; and Figs. 6, T aatl 8 are detail views showing the eucce-Seive insitioiis of the 7wiper arm.

ln these drawings have illustratedA one embodiment ot ii'iev invention ainl have Shown the salue as coiiiprising a baee l on which are mounted auitab'e iframe members 2 which carry the eupereti'ucture or operati vc parts ot the device and which also 'torni guitlewzrvs tor the mene)y box or (lrawer El in which the coins are lepoaite l` a tter thej,T have been registered. lt will be iintlerstooiil that the whole iiiechaniem illustrated in thee-e drawings is to be iiicloseti in a suitable cabinet or casing anil that this4 caeing will coinprise an inspection chamber or tcrtuoiie paeeage with tra Sparent walls through which the coin must pase on its waiv to the hopper and within which it mayr be retartieil to perniit of inspection. Such devices are well. known in this art and iorin no part ot the present invention. Mounted upon the vtrame members 2 is a hopper having an outwartllj-f Vliared crwarzl portion 5 :intl pio fitletl with a movable member haring clevices tor moving the coins from the hopper. The hopper, cf con Se, ma;7 be of any Suitable character and thi@- movable menilier may be ot any hind which will ope 'ate Satisfactorily to move the coins from the hopper to registering position. ln the present instance this iiioiable member comprises a rotarjif iii.- clincnl (liek (3 rotatable about the aXisi ot' a Stuil T which ie mounted in a transverse traine member S. The glieli is not iiiounteil (lirccil'v upa-n the Stihl T but iS rigidly cui'eii to the bevel gear fl which is Iiouriialeil on the etufl :nul meshes with a berel pinion .l0 on vcrtiflfal shaft ll. which shaft also has aecurei'l thc-reto a hevel `:Ai/'ear lf2 ii'ieshingr with a here]l pinion i3 oii a Shaft lfl which exteinle beyond the i' iar ot the machine and bevond the cabinet and, in the present instance is provitleil with b:in ci'ieratin-g han- Clle or cranl l5. the (liek or other movable member may be actuated iii` :inv Suitable n'ianiierr, either bv haurl or by menne oi any suitable eperatiiig (leviceg. Preierablj.'Y the connection between the operating (lericc or handle l5 and the gearing is a yielding one which will permit the handle to viehl iii case arriy uiiufiual rcsistance should be liereil to the movement of any ot the parte and will thus Vprevent the l't willl be uiifleretooil that.

breakage of these parts. As here shown the handle has a huh 16 in which is mounted a spring-pressed pin l?, the inner' end of which rests normally in a rec 1.8 in a disk f5;- rigidly secured to the shaft lon which the hub is loosely mounted. 'if he tension oi'= the spring is such that it will hold the pin normally in the recess and the disk and several operating parts to rotate with the handle, but should extraerdinary resistance be offered to the rotation of the shaft, the pin will slip out oit' the recess and ride over the surface oi' the disk, thus permitting the handle to continue its rotation without injury to the mecl'ianism.

l also prefer to 1 nfovide the hopper near the lower portion thereol with a part which will yield to prevent the coins ironi becoming wedged between the disk and the outer wall oi the hopper' when they pile one upon the other. i ln the present form off the device this yielding part is shown as a plate or resilient metal 5L secured to the inner surface of the outwardly flared wall 5 olf the hop per, having its outer ed @e spaced away troni the adiacent wall oit said hopper and arranged close to the lower portion oit the disk. any piling up or wcdging' oit the coins between the disk and this vieldi e member will cause the latter to yield suliiciently to permit the coins to pass, thus destroying the wedging action and preventing' any interference with the rotation ot' the disk.

The movable member, which, in the present instance, is the inclined dish, has suitable devices tor ei'igaging and lifting the coins from the hopper. Preferably, these devices are in the torni of pockets or rece ses and, in the present construction, each pocket is -formed by two lugs 2O and 2l. projecting' from the 'face of the disk and arranged in such relation to each other and to the side wall or 'flange 22 ot the hopper as to torin a pocket or seat which will receive and retain a single coin oit any one ot the denominations which the device is adapted to handle. There are, in the present arrangement, six oi these devices or pockets upon the disk and as they pass through the lower portion oi the hoiiper they will engage the coins which, owing to the shape of the hopper 'and the position oi the dish, will lie i'lat against the disk, and move the coins upward out oi' the hopper. rlllhe inside lug 2l is of a height no greater than. the'thickness ot the thinnest coin to be handled. Consequently, as the pocket passes the plane ot the axis ot the disk airvsurplns coin or (foins which may have been carried upward with the coin which is properly seated in the pocket will tall by `gravity, as will also any coin or coins, which, lying' lat against the disk, may be moved up ahead of the coin which is in the pocket. l preter, however, to provide means for posianimee tively removing` these surplus coins should they become stuck either 'to the coin which is in the pocket or to the dsk itselli. l have, therefore, mounted near the side ot the disk and above the hm'izontal plane ot the axis thereof a suitable wiper which is in the form of a bent arm pivoted on a stud 2drand having' its inner end arranged to eX- tend across the path oi the pockets or littinn' devices on the disk. rhis arm has a tapered nose and the movement of the arm is so timed that this tapered nose will cross the path of the coin lifting' devices im nediately in the rear of each device as it passes the point at which the arm is located. 'The inner tace o'l" the arm is so arranged that when it extends across the path ei" the oin liftingdevices it will lie close to the tace ot' the disk, and tin-ther, the edge oit the arm is so shaped that it will extend at an angle to the path ot the coin lifting devices. Thus, any coin or coins which may be stuck to or piled up on the disk in advance oi the littinp; device or pocket will engage the disk continiies to rotate, will be displaced laterally and prevented from appreaching' the registering' point. The movement of the arm which is preferably imparted thereto by a cam, is so timed that the arm will more inward quickly immediately in the rear of the lifting' device, will then ren main stationary for an interval and then be slowly withdrawn in time to clear the path for the passage oit a coin which is properly seated in the pocket. To displace any coin wl' ich may adhere to the coin in the pocket, which would not be engaged by the edge oi' the arm, l' prefer to provide the wiper' with a part which will move across the coin pocket and while not disturbing the coin which is properly seated in the pocket will engage and displace any coin which. may adhere thereto. For this purpose the inner end ot the arm is provided with an exteiision which projects beyond the tapered nose Q3" and has that tace adjacent to the disk cut away so that a single coin may pass beneath the same. The arrangement of this projecting' end oit the arm or wiper is such that upon the inward movement of the wiper the projection will pass across tlc coin seat and remove the surplus coin or coins. Trofei-ably, this projecting' end ot the arm or wiper is provided with a spring'- pressed plunger 28 which in its normal oosition is spaced a short distance trom the 'Face of the disk and has its nose rounded or beveled so that it will easily ride over a single coin but will displace a surplus coin. 'the arm or wiper is positively moved through a suitable connection with the operating means for the mechanism. its here shown the arm or wiper 23 has a rearwardly projectingpin 25 which engages a slotted the edge of the arm or wiper, and, as e linger il carried by a slide plate 27 having horizontal rccipriicatory movement which is imparted thereto in a manner which will be hereinafter described and which serves to move the wiper about its axis. Not only do the coins adhere to and pile up on the disk along the path of the coin lifting devices, but when there is a large number ot coins in the hopper and particularly if the coins happen to be a triie sticky, as sometimes results from moisture and dust, they will work up across the disk near its center and occasionally a coin will be forced into the path of the coin lifting devices beyond the wiper. ln order to prevent any such coin from reaching the registering position I have provided the disk with an opening arranged in advance ot each pocket or coin lifting device and have arranged in the rear of the disk a kicker which is in the form et a spring-pressed linger 30 having its nose arranged to ride normally over the rear face of: the disk and to be projected forcibly through the opening 29 when the latter is brought in alinement therewith thus dislodging any coin which may extend across the opening. There may, if desired, be more than one ot these kickers or springpressed fingers and in the present instance I have provided a second one arranged slightly beyond the first and arranged to enter the aperture 29 imediately before the aperture reaches the registering position of the coin. Thus, it' by any possibility a coin should be forced into the pathr oi' the pocket beyond the first kicker it will be displaced by the second kicker` thus eliminating any possibility of it entering the registering position.

inasmuch as ay coin ot' any one of the several denominations may be lifted by any one of the lifting devices or pockets .l have provided means ditliereitially movable by the coins as'they are moved by the disk to actuate the counting mechanism and thus operate the registering mechanism in accordance with the diameter ot the coin, and, as no two coins opt di fiel-ent values have the same diameter the registration is also in acera-dance with the value ot the coins. This diliferentially movable mechanism may be et any suitable character but that here shown has been found to operate satisfactorily in practice. lt comprises a diiferentially inevable member in the form oi a lever 3l pivota ly mounted.l an shown at 32, at one side of the vertical plane ot the axis of the disk and having a downwardly curved portion eX- tendingx across said plane close to the disk. ik. spring I?) tends to resist the outward movement oft this lever and holds the same normallvv in a position to be engaged and actuated by the coins. In the present instance the free end ofthe lever is connected with one end of the spring 33, the other end ol which is connected with a fixed part ot the trame. As a coin carried by the movable member or disk approaches its highest position its edge engafl s the lower edge or' the dillercntially movable member or lever 3l and this member is elevated a distance Corresponding to the diameter ot the coin. In the present construction of the machine l have provided means for lifting the coin oli' the inner lug Ll and supporting the same upon a fixed support while it is in engage; ment with the lever El. This is accomplished by means ot a pointed linger or support 3l carried by a transversely extending plate or shield 235 and arranged to engage the lower edge oit cach coin so that the latter will be moved upon the support by the continued movement ot the liifting device. lt will be understood that the coin remains in engage ment with the disk and vith the rear lug 20 throughout its engagement with the diiferentially movable lever, its lower edge only being in engagement with the liXed su p port. After the coin has passed the lever it is discharged through a suitable chute 36, one wall ot' the upper portion of which is termed by the shield 35, into the drawer or coin receptacle S, where the conductor may have access to the same to enable him to have on hand an ample supply oi' change. Inasmuch as the value ot each coin has been registered before it has been deposited in the drawer there is no possibility ot' the conductor or other collector defrauding the company, either accidentally or intentionally, as he must account for the amount of money shown upon the register.

The register or counting mechanism may be of any suitable character. That 'here shown is oi' an ordinary type and comprises a series of counter wheels 37 mounted upon a shaft 3S journaled on a suitable supporting frame 39. rlhe units wheel is rigidly secured to the shaft and rotates therenvith and the movement of the units wheel is transferred to the successive wheels by means of transfer mechanism ll() oit a well known type. The amount olf the registration is controlled by the amount of rotation inuliartcd to the sha'lit 3S and l have provided means whereby the amount ot this rotation is directly controlled by the amount of movement imparted to the differentially movable member or lever 3l. This result may be secured in various ways but here shown the shaft 38 has a bevel pinion 4l meshing` with a corresponding pinion 42 on a shaft 43 which is journaled in suitable bearings fill carried bv the 'frame of the machine. Mounted upon the shat't lf3 and held against rotation rela-. tively thereto is a pinion 45 which is so connected with the lever 3l as to move with the same. In the form here shown the pinion is rigidly secured to the shaft 43 and the shaft itself has vertical movement with the lever. To this end the pinion is provided with a groei/ed collar 5 into which extends a bifurcated linger or plate l? carried by the lever. rifhe shaft is so connected with the pinion l2 that it may have longitudinal movement ela if-fely to that pinion but Will cause the pinion to rotate in unison therewith. rl`his may be accomplished by providing' the shaft with a longitudinal slot through which the connectingl means for the pinion extends. .ans are also provided for retainingl the differentially movable member or lever 3l in adjusted positions. ln the present instance tlNV free end of the lever is enlarged, as shown at 4S, and provided with teeth adapted to se engaged by a springactuated paal all). rEhe lever forms the selecting device for the differential operating` mechanism for the coins and the movement of this lever controls or selects the number of tinits which will be added to the counting' mechanism. 'lhe manner in which the desired movement is imparted to the counter may be varied. but a very simple 'form of mechanism consists of a. series of toothed members or racks 50 arranged parallel one vfith the other and preferably all ear ried by a single 'plate il which is mounted on a carriage havin@` reciprocatory mo "ement, as hereinafter described. rlhese several racks are so arranged that when the pinion 45 has been moved into one of its operative positions it Will be in a-linement with some one of the several racks and the reeiprocation of the racks, as they move with the carriage7 will canse one of said raclrs to enoage the pinion, rotate the haft and thus operate the counting; mechanism. ln the present form of the device the racks are superposed one above the other and their arrangement is in accordance vvith the relative diameters of the several coins, the value of Which they represent. For instance the ten-toothed raclr` is at the bottom of the series because the dime has the smallest diangicter of any coin adapted to be handled by the mechanism; the penny comes second; and the nickel is arranged above the penny. Means are provided for releasing` the lever and pern'litting the same to be moved into its normal position as soon as the registration has been accomplished. ln the present device the pawl 49 has secured thereto a pin 52 which projects through ar slot in the plate on which the paivl is mounted and extends into the path of the plate 51 carrying the toothed members or racks. The position of this pin ivith relation to the rack is such that the raclr will. engage the saine and more the paivl' into its 'inoperative position just as the last tooth actualice the pinion. The movement of the plate carrying` the several toothed members is so limited that it is never moved beyond the pinion .in an operative directiona that is, on its outward movement the last tooth or reime@ Whichever rack is in operative position remains in engagement with the teeth of the pinion lait moves far enough to actuate the pinion. Prei'iorably the last tooth of each of the several racls comprises a single tooth and thus this last tooth not only serves to pre vent the overthrow of the pinion and, conseonently, of the registering mechanism, but .it also foris a guide which remains in engagement with the pinion and prevents deplacement thereof during its downward movement. liihen the pinion has reached its lower-most position it has passed below the lovverinost rack and ivill not be alfected by the return nuiveinent of the racks.

rlhe rack supporting plate 5l. is mounted on a bracket secured to a carriage 5Flivhich, in the present instance7 is a plate l' ive ing its edges mounted in grooved track members 55. l'leciprocatory movement imparted to this carriage from the handle l5 and in the present arrangement, this is accomplished by mountinga plate or disk on the shaft and connecting; the saine with the carriage by means of a pitinany 5'?. 'lhis form of mechanisn'i is simple in its operation, of a powerful construction and auto- -matically provides a dwell at the end of each reeiprocation which permits the pinion do to return to its inoperative position. The disk 55 has in its lower surface a cam groove 58 into which extends a pin 59 rigidly se cured to the slidable bar 2i' Which carries the bifurcated plate to actuate the Wiper 23. ln this manner the movement of the disk, the actuating' racks and the Wiper is secured from a single source of power and are properly timed.

rlhe operation of the machine has been fully described in connection with the description of the several parts thereof and it Will be apparent that the machine itself is very sir ple both in its constii'uction and in its operation; that it contains but a feiv parts and that these parts are so arranged and actuated that there is little likelihood of their being,- broken or disarranged: that there is very little, if any, probability of the coins becomingv wedged or binding` at any point during their travel through. the meehanism and thus interfering ivith the opera,- tion of the machine. lt Will be noted that because of the fact that each of the coin lifting' devices is adapted to lift a coin of any one of the denominations which the machine is designed to handle and because the differentially movable member which controls the registering mechanism is actuated by these coins while they are in engagement with the lifting device, thus shortening the path of travel of the coin and simplifying; the mechanism7 the machine is capable of handling; coins very rapidly even thongh the movable member disk may be actuated at a relatively lovv rate of speed. Furthermore, the arrangement and construction of the several parts is such that even ivlieii the movable member or disk is operated at a very high rate of speed the coins ivill be positively handled and their value accurately reo'istered.

lll/*bile l have shoivn and described one embodiment oi" my invention it ivill be understood that the same has been chosen for the piirpose oit' illustration only and that l do not desire to be limited to the details of construction sho-ivn and described, for obvious modifications ivill occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as neiv and desire to secure by Lewers Patent, is

l. In a coni registering mechanism, a register adapted to register coins of several. dit'- Alierentdenominations, a hopper adapted to hold coins of the several denominations indiscriininatelv mixed, a movable member arranged ivithin said liopi'ier and provided with a device to lift thc coins in said hopper' to a discharging' point, said device being adapted to lift coins of all denominations i'egistrable. means to dislodge from said movable member all coins except that properly located in said device, and a single dif- :teientiallv movable part located in the path of said device, operatively connected to said register ard adapted tc be engaged sncce` sively by each coin lifted by the said device as it is n'ioved past and moved diliierent distances according to the size of the coinv and irrespective of the denomination thereof. an d a discharging point for the coins beyond said part.

2. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper arranged to hold coins of diiiierent sizes, a rotatable disk mounted in said hopper fing devices thereon to move coins oit difent sir/ses trom said hopper to a discharging point, means in engagement ivitli said disk to dislodge surplus ceiiis therefrom to insure proper registration. a. register, an actuating device therefor comprising a differentially movable part arranged to engage each coin en said disk as it is carried past. and a discharging point through which said 'coins are discharged after their disengagement from said differentially movable part, said dischai'giiiepoint being located bevond said differentially movable part.

ln a coin registering mechanism, a hopper arranged to hold coins of different si ze an inclined rotatable disk mounted in said hopper Vand having pocket;A each adapted to receive coins of different denominations and to lijt't the saine from said hopper to discharging point, a register. an actuating i'nechanism 'tor said register having diferentiallf, movable part arranged. at the edge of said disk in advance oli the point at which said coins to be discharged and adapted to be engaged by the edges of the coins in said pockets and moved different distances according to the denominations of the coins as the latter are moved past the same by said disk.

In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper arranged. to hold coins oi: di'tl'erent sizes, an inclined rotatable disk mounted in said hopper and having pockets each adapted to receive coins of different denominations and to lift the same from said hopper to a discharging point, means in engagement ivi-th said ldisk to dislodge surplus coins therefrom to insure proper registration, a register, an actuating device therefor coniprising a, differentially movable part arranged at one side of said disk to engage the edges of the coins in said pockets and move different distances according to the denominations of the coins as the latter are moved past the same by said disk.

5. ln a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising a movable member lia-.'- ing a lng arranged near one edge thereof, a sec-find, lng arranged at one side and slightly in advance of the tirst-n'ientioned lug. said lugs cooperating to forni a pocket, said hopper also having a {iange arranged along the et ge ol" said movable member and cooperating With said lugs to retain a coin in engagement thereii'itli, a. registe, a mechanism actuated by said coin while it is in engagement with one oi' said lugs for controlling the operation of said register, and a fixed member to more said coin out of engagement with the other of said lugs and support the same ivhile it is in operative engagement ivith said operating mechanism.

G. In a coin lifting device, a hopper adapted to hold coins of several denominations indiscriniiiiately niXed, said hopper compris ig :in inclined rotatable disk having a device adapted to lilt coins of all denominati-fins from said hopper, a flange arranged about the periphery oit said disk. aid deif'ice comprising a pair of lugs proecting upwardly from the siiri'ace of said dislr, one oi si id lugs being arranged near the periphery of s; id disk and the other of said lugs being arranged in advance of the first-mentioned lug and iniiaidly thereof, said lugs cooperatingr one .vith the other and with the flange to support a. coin on said disk ivhen the latter is rotated, the inner lng being ot a height no greater than the thickness of 'the thinnest coin to be han` died, ivheii'eby surplus coins can tall back into the hopper.

'7. In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising an inclined rotary disk, and ivall diverging from and coperating ivitli said disk, said Wall having a, yieldin portion arranged adjacent to the loiver coge of sa d disk.

8. In a coin registering mechanism, a

hopper comprising a movable men'iber to move coins of dillerent sizes 'from said hopper to a. discharging point, a register7 actuating mechanism for said register having an operable part arranged in the path ot the coins carried by said movable member and in advance of the point at which said coins are discharged, a selective device, an (merative connection between. said selective device and the perable part ot' said actuating mechanism to cause said selective device to be moved into diliierent positions by the coins as they are moved past said operable part of said act ating mechanisn and a plurality oi" other devices arranged to copeirote7 respectively7 with the selective device .vhen it in different positions-to cause said register to be actuated in accordance with the value of each coin.

9. ln a coin registering mechanism, a. hopper comprising; a movable member to more coins of dil'i'erent sizes from said hopper to a discharging point,` aregister, actuating; mechanism for said register having an operable part arranged in the path et' the coins carried by said movable member :md in. advance oit the point at which said coins are discharged, a pinion connected with. said and capable oll axial movl-:ment into diferent positions? an oi'ierative 'connection between said pinion and the movable part of said actuating` mechanism to ca se said pinion to be moved into di'l'lerent posi lons by coins olf di'li'erent sizes as those coins are moved past said movable part of' said actuating,` mechanism, a plurality olf racks o'll diilferent lengths arranged te cooperate, resiiectively, with said pinion when it is in different positions to cause said register to be actuated in accordance with the value of each coin.

l0. ln a coin registering` mechanism7 a hei'iper comprising' a movable member to more coi s ol: dilif'erent sizes from said hopper to a discharging point, a register, actuating mechanism iior said register having; an operable part arranged in the path oli the coi carried by said mova le member and in advance oli' the point at which said coins are discharged, a pinion connected with said register and capable of axial movement into different positions an onerativo connection between. said pinion. the movable part of said actuating' n to cause said pinion to be moved into di oercnt positions by coins of different .si :s as those coins a moved past said movoili said ing mechanism, a v of racks oil? dii! )ent lengths arcctively, vwith said i eti ia t pinion when. it is in c. ferent positionsl to c 'esiste-r b actuated in accorda value of each coin, and means lor imparting reciprocatcrv movement to said racks.

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ll. ln a coin registering mechanism, :L hopper comprising an inclined rotatable disl-z having pockets each capable oit lifting; coins of diiierent sizes from said hopper and moving the same to a discharging point7 a register, a pinion operativelv connected. 'with said register and capable of vial movement, a plurality of racks of diferent lengths, means for imparting movement to said racks, a movable device arranged in the path oli the edges oli the coins carried by said inclined disk in advance ot' the point at which said coins are to b discharged7 and au operative connection between said pinion and said movable devicei whereby said pinion will be moved diiierent distances by coins of different sizes.

l2. ln a coin registering` mechanisin` :i hopper comprising' an inclined rotatable disk having` pockets each capable oit lifting coins of different sizes from said hopper and moving the same to a discharging point, a register7 a pinion operatively connected with said register and capable of axial movementT a plurality of racks oit different lengths, means for imparting moven'lent 'to said racks7 a lever pivotally mounted on an axis substantially parallel With the axis ol rotation of said disk and having;l one edge arranged in the path ol the coins carried by said inclined disk, a spring tending to hold said lever in position to be engaged by said coins, and a connection between said lever and said pinion whereby coins of different sizes Will move said pinion into operative relation With dill/lere ones of said racks.

13. ln a coin registering mechanism; a hopper comprising a movable device to move coins of diilerent diameters thereilrom7 a registery a reciprocatory support, pluralitv ol racks of diierent length carried by said support, a pinion operatively connected with said register, and a device actuated by the coins to move said pinion into operative relation with racksof different length according' to the diameters of the coins.

lil. ln a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising a movable member 'to move coins of different dian'icters therefrom,

a register, selective actuating` mechanism for A said register ccmprising;` a, movable part arranged to be engaged by the edges olI the coins as they aremoved by said movable membei', and a lined part arranged to engage the coins simultaneously with their engagement L over each of said coin moving devices as said device,4 .pproach said registering means. f

In a coin registering mechanism, a hopper comprising a rotary disk having devices to move coins from said hopper, a register, and means controlled by said coins actuating said register, a wiper, and means to cause said wiper to move over each of said coin moving devices as saidl devices approach said registering means, and a spring-ln d piunger carried by that part oi aid i r which passes over said devices. In a coin registering mechanism, a gi ter, means controlled by the coins for actuating said register, a movable member having devices for moving the coins to registering position, each of said devices being adapted to support a single coin, and a device movable across the path ot said coinmoving devices in advance ol said register actuating means.

In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlledl by the coins for actuating said register, a movable member having a series of coin moving devices to move coins into registering position, a member movably mounted adjacent to said movable member, and means for moving said member across the path of said coin-moving devices and into close proximity with said movable member in the rear oi each coin-moving' device and to withdraw said member in advance of the following coinmoving device.

S6. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by the coins for actuating said register, a movable member having a series of coin moving devices to move coins into registering position, an arm pivotally mounted near the edge ot said movable member, and means for actuating said arm to cause it to be quickly moved across the path of said coin lifting devices and in close proximity to said movable member immediately in the rear oil eac-h coin moving device and to be slowly withdrawn i from said path in advance of the following coin-moving device.

37. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by the coins for acturfiting said register, a movable member having a series of coin moving devices to move coins into registering position, an arm pivotally mounted near the edge of said movable member, and means for actuating said arm to cause it to be moved into a position extending across the path of said coinanoving devices and in close proximity to the face of said movable member to cause said arm to remain for an interval in such position and to withdraw said arm in advance ot the following coin-moving device.

88. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by the coins for actuating said register, a movable member having a series of coin moving devices to move coins into registering position, an arm pivotally mounted near the edge of said movable member, means for actuating said arm to move it across the path or' said coinmoving devices immediately in the rear of each of said devices, and a part carried by said arm and adapted to move across each coin lifting eevice as said arm moves in the rear thereof.

39. In a coin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by the coins for actuating said register, a movable member having devices for moving coins to registering position, said movable member having an opening arranged in front of each or' said devices, and a plurality of springpressed members supported in the rear of said movable member and adapted to successively enter the openings in said movable member' as the latter advances the respective coin moving devices toward registering position.

40. In acoin registering mechanism, a register, means controlled by the coins for actuating said register, a rotary disk having a series of pockets for moving the coins into registering position, said disk having an opening in advance of each of said pockets, and a plurality of spring-pressed fingers arranged in the rear of said disk, spaced apart and adapted to successively enter each of said openings as they approach the registering position.

41. In a coin registering mechanism, a coin receptacle having means to move coins therefrom, a register, a coin-controlled device for actuating said register, said device comprising a movable member, a detent to retain said movable member in an adjusted position during the actuation of said register, and means to retain said detent in an inoperative position during the movement of said movable member to its normal position.

42. In a coin registering mechanism, a coin receptacle having means to move coins therefrom, a register, a coin-controlled device for actuating said register, said device comprising a lever movable into diii'erent positions, a detent arranged to engage said lever and hold the same in an adjusted position, and means for disengaging said detent at the end of the registering operation and holding the same in its disengaged position until said lever has returned to its normal position.

i-3. In a coin registeringmechanism, a register adapted to register coins of several diiferent denominations, a hopper adapted to hold coins of the severa criminately mixed, a movable member arranged within said hopper and provided with a device to lift the coins in said hopper denominations indisto a discharging point, said device being adapted to lift coins of all denominations registrable, means to dislodge from said movable member all coins except that properly located in said device, and a single differentially movable part located in the path of said device, operatively connected to said register and adapted to be engaged successively by each coin lifted by the said device as it is moved past and moved different distances indirectly proportional to the denomination of said coin so registered7 whereby nait/,lee

coins of high denomination and small size are registered with equal facility along with coins of low denomination and large size, and a discharging point for coins beyond said part.

ln testimony whereof, l affix my signature in presence of tivo Witnesses.

FRANK B. KENNEDY.

"Witnesses F. W'. SCHAEFER, EDWARD L. REED.

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