US2431351A - Coin register bank - Google Patents

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Nov. 25, 1947.

J. D. STIRISS COIN REGISTER BANK '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed July 15, 1957 UVVENTaR 'AcoB D. sT m flfiwmm ATTOR Y Nov. 25, 1947. J. D. STIRISS 1 I COIN REGISTER BANK Original Filed July 15, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ios k O deiafla.

Q 80 INVENTOR 49 JA B D. Tlmss ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 25, 1947 COIN REGISTER BANK Jacob D. Stiriss, :San Diego, Calif.

Application November 7, 1941, Serial No. 418,125, Patent No. 2,392,424, dated January 8, 1946, which is a division of application Serial No. 153,727, July 15, 1937, now Patent No. 2,262,475, dated November 11, 1941. Divided and this ap- This application is a division of my application No. 418,125, filed November 7, 1941, Patent No. 2,392,424, January 8, 1946, which is a division of application No. 153,727, filed July 15, 1937, Patent No. 2,262,475, November 11, 1941.

This invention relates to multiple coin register banks, and more particularl to toy register banks and has among its objects a novel improved and simplified con 'struction of a coin register bank andits casing.

A distinct object of the invention is a toy coin register bank in which all the principal coopcrating elements of its structure and mechanism are made of sheet metal by stamping, bending and similar forming operations.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will be best understood from the following description of exemplifications thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of a three coin register bank exemplifying the invention;

Fig.2 is a perspective view of a side wall of the bank; E

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cover of the bank;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional View through the bank casing structure along line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of the side wall of the casing structure along line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6. is a detailed cross sectional view of the wall formation of the cover along line 6-6 of Fig.

Fig. 7 is a similar view along line of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a vertical cross sectional view through the assembled register bank structure;

Fig. 9 is a cross sectional view of the structure along line 9-41 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a partially cross sectional view of the structure along"line-||l- |0 of Fig. 11;

Fig.1 l is an elevationalview of the mechanism alongline of Fig. 8; and

Fig. 110, is 'a cross sectional view similar to Fig. 9 along line I Ia| la of Fig. 8.

Although the various novel features of the invention are not limited to any specific arrangement of a toy coin register bank, I shall describe them in connection with an exempliflcation in the form of a toy three-coin register bank shown in the drawings. It comprises an outer casing 40 shown in Figs. 1 to 11a formed of two side walls 4|, 42 and a cover 43 which are joined by the base 44 into a unitary structure. The opposite side walls 4|, 42 are formed of sheet metal and have inwardly bent flanges forming ribs 45 along the edges of the walls. The cover 43 shown in Fig. 3 is formed of an elongated sheet metal strip that has its longitudinal edges bent into reinforcing channel members 46 which fit over the ribs 45 of the side walls 4|, 42 so that upon plication October 25, 1944, Serial No. 560,241

2 Claims. (01. 232-4) inserting the ribs into the channels the side walls 4|, 4j2'and the cover43 are joined into a selfsupporting ,structure, The base plate 44 is formed of a solid sheet :plate sheared, drawn and bent to provide along" its four sides recessed channel members 41 and projecting lugs 48 along the interior sides of the channel members 41 (Figs. 8 and 9). A coin box 49 is formed of a sheet metal plate having downwardly bent side walls 5!] terminating into outwardly projecting flanges 5| which fit into the recesses between the ridges 4l'and lugs 48 of the base.

To assemble the several elements of the casing, the coin box 49 is mounted on the base plate 44 so that its flanges are gripped within the recesses between the ridges 47 and projecting lugs extending along the edges of the base plate. The two side walls 4|, 42 are then mounted adjacent the walls of the COlIIbOX-AB by inserting the bottom ribs 45 of the side walls into the channel recesses46 of the base :--plate, the bottom ribs of the side walls lying above the flanges 5| of the coin'box.

v The cover 43 is thenjslipped over the side walls 4|, Y 42 and the channels 46 along the edges of the cover are forced over the ribs 45 extending along the edges of the side walls, while the inwardly projecting flanges 52 at the front and rear edge of the cover 43 are forced into the recesses between the ridges 4i and the lugs along the front and rear sides of the base plate over the front and rear flanges of the coin box. The so assembledcasing members are thenijoined into a strong self-sustaining casing structure by bending the inwardly projecting base plate lugs 48 extending along the recessed edges of the base plate, over the inwardly extending flanges 45 of the side walls, and through lug holes 53 in the side walls of the coin box, over the outwardly extending flanges of the coin box, so as to clamp the coin box, the side walls as well as the cover wall to the reinforced edges of the base without rivets or other special fastening means.'

As shown in Figs. 2, 5 and 8, a register operating handle 54 of sheet metaLlshown' in detail in Fig.; 4, has .its lower ,end iformed into .afcupshaped. .pivot, member 55 which is pivotally mountedfl-in an opening 55 in the side wall 42 of the casing by clampingthe lugs 51 projecting from the base of the pivot member in slits of the clutch washer 58 mounted on the inner side of the wall. The clutch washer has inwardly projecting claws 59 for engaging and operating the coin registering and controlling mechanism mounted inside the casing by swinging the lever forwardly from its upward position and returning it to its normal upward position.

'eembled on the coin box 49 beforeassem'bling the casing structure.

The coin registering mechanism comprises two revolvably-mounted, differentially-operative registering drums or numeral wheels BI; 6.2 journalled on a shaft 63 extending through openings of three guide walls 66, 65, 66 of sheet metal which are mounted on the top of the coin box 49 by the locking engagement of bottom lugs; 61 with slits in the top of the coin box and are braced at the top by a strap 68 in the way shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The left drum. 6-I shown in- Fig. 9,.

I62 which. presses a claw I63 projecting from the end of the arm against an annular claw path on the adjacent intermediate guide wall 65 along which the claw rides during the rotation of the nickel drum 62 so as to normally prevent the claw I03 from engaging a register slot 14 of the dollar 7 cup and thus couple the dollar drum 6| to the which serves as the dollar drum, for instanc is formed of a sheet member bent to form av cylindrical cup having an outwardly projecting annular guide flange I2 terminating into a set of ratchet teeth I3, the face of the drum cup having along its periphery a plurality of radial register slots I l subdividing the periphery into a predetermined number of register segments 15, in the way shown in Fig. 9. The right drum .62, which serves as the nickel drum, for instance, is similarly formed into a cylindrical cup having a-n outwardly projecting annular guide flange I6 terminating into a plurality of outwardly projecting teeth H, the peripheral portion of the cup face being provided with two sequences of radial register slots I8, I9 separated by an annular guide strip 86 extending between the sequences of register coupling slots I8, I9, in the-way shown in Fig. 11a.

The sequences of register coupling slots on the two register drums 6I, 62 correspond to the sequences of register numbers provided on the cylindrical peripheries of the two drum cups. Thus, as indicated in Fig. 10, the periphery of the nickel cup 62 has a sequence of twenty register numbers 0, 5, 10, 9Q, 95, and the dollar cup 6| has two consecutive sequences of numbers 1 to 10 correspondin to the twenty register coupling slots of the two cups, so that in. advancing either one or the other cup to the next higher number on its periphery, the periphery is advanced by the same peripheral distance to bring the next higher register number in front of the register windows 85, 86 on. the cover 43 of the casing; The dollar drum SI and the nickel drum 62 are formed fromsimple fiat sheet metalstampingsl The register drums til, 62, are held in their proper angular position in which the. register numbers, visible through the register windows 85, 86, indicate the amount deposited in the coin box, through the engagement of the teeth 13, I! of the two drums with a drum pawl 81 forming a part of a sheet metal member 88 which is journalled on a pawl shaft .69 on the rear of the guide walls 64, 65, 6'6 and is actuated by a biasing spring 60 fastened to the coin, box topress the pawl projection into engagement with the teeth of the register drums in the way shown in Figs. 9 and 10 and permit either one or both register drums to be rotated on the drum shaft 63 and selectively advanced by one or more. register segments. The pawl biasing spring 96- has a projecting bell arm 9i carrying a sheet metal bell hammer 92 for sounding a bell 93 suitably mounted on a lug extending from the guide wall. 64; so

as to hit the bell each. time the drum pawl is raised by a drum tooth when one of thetworegiser drums 6|, 2' is dvanced to the, next; higher registering position.

As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, on a lug I60 formed onthe inner cup 'face of the nickel drum 62 is pivotally mounted a claw arm Ifil and aspring nickel drum 62. A short slot I64 through the nickel drum guide plate 65 at one portion of the annular claw path permits the nickel drum claw I63 toenter. one of the register slots I4 in the dollardrum 6| after a full'sequence of registrations have advanced the nickel drum by a complete revolution (corresponding to one dollar) so as to couple the dollar drum 6| to the nickel drum 62 and advance the dollar cup to the next higher registering position. In the further rotation of the nickel'drum 62,a cam projection I66 formed on the guide wall 65 is engaged by the edge of the clawlarm IIlI' as'soon as the dollar cup has been advanced to the next higher position, withdrawing the claw I63 from its coupling engagement with the slot Id of the dollar drum 6I, and bringing it back to its retracted position in which it rides along theannular path of the guide plate until the nickel dru'm'completes another revolution. V c

The selective coupling mechanismoffthe dollar drum 6| with the nickel drum 62 through the action of simple sheet metal elements formed by simple shearing and bending operations secures automatic advancement of the dollar drum 6| by one register segment I5 to its next higher registration position for each complete revolution of the nickel drum 62. Selective automatic advancement of the nickel drum 62 in accordance with the character of the deposited coin is effected by a coin deposit and control mechanism in the form of a chute unit I It which is pivotally mounted on the drum shaft 63 adjacent the outer guide wall 66 of the nickel drum 62 in the way shown in Figs. 8 and 10. The coin deposit and control uint H6 comprises a coin chute. III formed of sheet metal walls H2 and an arched channel member I I4 arranged to guide a coin dropped into it towards a coin stop I20 formed by abridge section of a cam lever I2I pivotally mounted on the adjacent side wall 56 of the coin box 49.

The chute walls H2 have, journalling openings fitting over the drum shaft 6 3' to permit, forward rotation of the chute I l I from itsnormal coin receiving position in which the end of the rearward chute arch projection IIB forms a chute stop which rests across a coin. inlet slot I75 of the coin box 49' so as to prevent dropping out of coins through the coin inlet slot I25 of the coin b02149 when the coin box is held in, inverted position.

As shown in Fig. 10; a bracket I 21 of sheet metal is secured to the front wall of, the chute I I I and is, journalled on thedrum shaft 63 in front of the chute so as to provide an additional journals ling support for the chute structure, The bracket is, also provided with peripheral slots l 28; adapted to beengaged by the clutch claws 59 of the operating lever. 5/3 jcl r alled in the side wall Ii of the re ister; casing so that. by swinging the op.- rating lev r the chute; berotated on the drum s aft, 63 from its normal coin. rieceivin'gpoe ition to its forward position. for depositing-a coin d ppedinto. the ch te HI into the .coinbox 4.9 andi'egistcring. the deposited coin on. the r gster g me h nism t Way d i ed h rei before.

As shown in- Figs. '6 to 10, the base plate 44 which forms the bottom wall of the coin box 49 is provided with a door 200 which is hinged on two hinge lugs 2M extending from the edge of the door opening. The door 290 is provided with an arcuate bolt strip 293 extending through a slit 204 in the base and terminates in a lug 205 which swings the door to its closed position when the register is placed on a support. The upper arched portion of the door bolt 203 is provided with two bolt projections 206 which are normally locked by the peripheral flanges 12 nd T6 of the dollar and nickel drums BI, 62, respectively. To permit opening of the door after a predetermined .amount of coins has been deposited in the box, for instance, ten dollars, short peripheral portions 298 and 299 of the drum flanges of the several drums BI, 62 are cut out so that when the drums are brought into a predetermined registering position corresponding to a predetermined amount of coins deposited in the coin box, the cutouts 208 and 299 of the two drums will be aligned with the two bolt projections 296 of the door bolt 293 and permit the door to be swung open for removing the deposited coins.

In the particular exemplification of the invention shown in the drawings, with the coin box door arranged to be opened after depositing ten dollars, the flange 16 of the nickel drum 62 is provided with one cutout 209, the flange 12 of the dollar drum 61 is provided with two cutouts 298, and the drums are so mounted that the cutout 299 of the nickel drum 62 and one or the other cutout 208 of the dollar drum 6| are aligned in the path of the bolt projections 296 to permit opening of the coin box door.

The foregoing arrangement of the door and the door bolt assures that after the door has been opened and the coins removed, the positioning of the bank on a support automatically pushes the end of the door bolt back into the coin box and closes the door. Simultaneously, the two bolt projections 296 are brought into the locking position adjacent the flanged edges of the drum cups and are automatically looked upon the deposit of one coin and remain locked until a predetermined amount of coins has been deposited in the coin boX.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the novel principles of the invention disclosed herein in connection with specific exempliflcations thereof will suggest various other modifications and applications of the same. It is accordingly desired that in construing the breadth of the appended claims they shall not be limited to the specific exemplifications of the invention described herein.

I claim:

1. In a coin registering device a casing comprising a substantially rectangular bottom wall of sheet material having portions of its four edges bent to form four upwardly facing channel-like bottom wall recesses; a cover formed of an integral elongated sheet member bent to form rear, top, and front wall sections of said casing; portions of the opposite longitudinal side edges of said cover being bent to form inwardly facing channel-like cover recesses; portions of the bottom edges of said rear wall section and of said front wall section being laterally bent to form a pair of opposite bottom flanges shaped for interfitting insertion into one pair of opposite bottom-wall recesses so as to be retained thereby against lateral movement; a pair of opposite upstanding sheet-material side walls having laterally bent bottom flanges along the bottom edges 6 and laterally bent side flanges along side edges thereof shaped for interfitting insertion into the other pair of bottom-wall recesses and into a pair of said cover recesses, respectively, so as to be retained thereby against lateral displacement; a coin compartment wall extending below said cover and formed of a substantially rectangular sheet member having along two opposite edges downwardly projecting wall extensions terminating in two laterally bent compartment wall flanges; flanges of said compartment wall overlapping one pair of the other bottom flanges within two opposite bottom-wall recesses and being shaped so as to be retained therein against lateral movement; deformed portions of said bottom wall in the region of its recessed edges constituting junction elements for clamping the bottom flanges of said cover, said side walls and said compartment walls to said bottom wall so as to form therewith a substantially rigid self-supporting structure.

2. In a coin registering device a casing comprising a substantially rectangular bottom wall of sheet material having portions of its four edges bent to form upwardly facing channellike bottom wall recesses; a cover formed of an integral elongated sheet member bent to form rear, top, and front wall sections of said casing; portions of the opposite longitudinal side edges of said cover being bent to form inwardly facing channel-like cover recesses; portions of the bottom edges of said rear wall section and of said front wall section being laterally bent to form a pair of opposite bottom flanges shaped for interfitting insertion into one pair of opposite bottom-wall recesses so as to be retained thereby against lateral movement; a pair of opposite upstanding sheet-material side walls having laterally bent bottom flanges along the bottom edges and laterally bent side flanges along the side edges thereof shaped for interfitting insertion into the other pair of bottom-wall recesses and into said cover recesses, respectively, so as to be retained thereby against lateral displacement; a coin compartment wall extending below said cover and formed of substantially rectangular sheet member having along two opposite edges downwardly projecting wall extensions terminating in two laterally bent compartment wall flanges; said compartment wall flanges overlapping the pair of bottom flanges of said side walls within two opposite bottom-wall recesses and shaped so as to be retained therein against lateral movement; deformed portions of said bottom wall in the region of its recessed edges constituting junction elements for clamping the bottom flanges of said cover, said side walls and said compartment wall to said bottom wall so as to form therewith a substantially rigid self-supporting structure.

JACOB D. STIRISS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,078,381 Richter Nov. 11, 1913 1,224,234 Taber May 1, 1917 1,470,749 Kamenstein Oct. 16, 1923 1,578,240 Goodman Mar. 23, 1926 1,648,425 Schultz Nov. 8, 1927

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