US2615454A - Change maker - Google Patents

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Filed June 10, 1949 E. F. LEESE CHANGE MAKER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 E F I I O O i o o 1 l l a c o o 1 i o o 0 l o o o l o o I 1 2 2 E i a v a" 13 5 i! ..|ll45 .14 4 I 1 33 i 31 H] 44 44'|||l' l l 51 I l 32 i .i l g 1 30 if;

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Patented Get. 28, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 12,615,454 I v CHANGE MAKER Edward F. Leese, Everett, Wash. L Applicationjune 10, 1949, Serial No. 98,240

Such change-makers are useful in wide variety of establishments.

They may be em ployed for instance, at subway or bus terminals, to deliver five nickels for a quarter, or ten nickels r five dimes for a half dollar. They are useful at telephone centrals for similar-purposes. They Claims. (01. 133-5) are employed at cigar counters, where change is frequently desired for telephoning or for oper ating vending machines or amusement devices perhaps onlynickels and dimes. On theother hand, a difierent type of establishment may prefe'r to deliver primarily quarters, four in exchange for one dollar. Other types of establishmentswill want to deliver a more varied assortment of change, such as five nickels' for. .a quarter, five dimesfor a half dollar, two quarters for a half dollar, and fourq'uarters for a dollar, and perhaps two half dollars for a dollar.

In the machine constructed in accordance with my prior patent, the machine as manufactured was inflexible." It could be designed to deliver all coins of .one kind .or allofla few kinds, or alternatively to deliver an assortment of various denominatiotns, but .once designed and constructed it was not possible to alter it to accommodate changing conditions. 'Each one built was suited only to the denominations for which it was designed, and 'ajlarge stock of different combinations had to be kept to satisfy different ,ent denominations or quantities, or to enable changes to be made if conditions change. Primarily, then, it is the object herein to provide a basic machine which can be set up with little departure from manufacturing routine, in order to deliver such denominations, and such 'quantitles of each denomination, as the particular user may require. I

. 1 One such establishment will require primarily nickels, and mayxrequire no other change, or

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. Itjis a further object to provide a changema-ker having the, capabilities and flexibility in dicated, which nevertheless can be manufactured as cheaply, or more so, than the coin dispensei Y of myearlier patent.

It is an object of the invention to provide a change-maker which despite the ready interchangeabality of coin, tubes is thoroughly solid and ruggedwhen assembled, and not readily tampered with.v V

.With respect to tampering, since-such change makers are usually, installed in rather public places, there is a tendency on thepart of-[certain persons to play. with it, mischievously orwith intent to defraud, and it is a vfurtherobjectjof the invention to provide a change-maker having the advantages indicated above, whichis pen- -tirely accessible to the operator behind'acounter, but which by reason of itsconstruction and arrangement. is well protected from the',passerby I or loiterer at the. opposite side of the countermra It is likewise an object of this invention' to provide a change-makerina form that lends itselfreadily to manufacture of the principal parts by die-casting or similar operations,togtheiend that it may be made inexpensivelyyet accurately.

, With such objects 'in mind' and others, as

will appear hereinafter,- the-present invention .comprises a novel change-maker and a' 'novel combination and arrangement of the parts thereof, as shown'in the accompanying drawings, and

"as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying 'drawing'sthe invention-is shown in a typical form, such as is presently preferredby me.

change-maker, with parts broken away 3; and shown in' section, the view-pom: being that" of the operator..-

Figure 2' is in part an elevation and mpaaga by the line-2-2 in Figure 1.1 I

Figure 3 is in part an elevation and in; part a section taken'substantially along the line- 13 3 section, the view-point being, indicated generally Figure 4'is a bottom plan view,.partlylbro kjen away, of one of the coin tubes,illustrating par ticularly the" coin delivering means.-;

The support for the change-maker isa base generally indicated by the numeral 3,,flconsisting for instance of arms 3| at its ends, ahqod like front wall for-skirt-32 extending upwardly'from the table whereon the change-maker is supported,"and an elevated shelf 33 extending rearvwardly, or toward the operator, from the upper 3 portion of the skirt 32. The device may be supported on low feet 39 incorporating suction cups 01- the like, so that these in conjunction with its weight and the weight of the coins contained by it, will not permit it to be tipped over readily or to be shifted appreciably.

The shelf 33 is of some appreciable thickness and to lighten it and save material, and to simplify the die-casting operation, it may be interiorly hollowed, so that in effect it has an upper and a lower level somewhat spaced apart. It is formed in its rear edge with notches facing rearwardly, such notches being indicated by the numerals 34 and 34a. These notches in the shelf either at the upper or at the lower level or even having an aperture 41 that registers with the lower end e'r'its coin tube. Each slide is of a depth to receive, segregate and deliver the proper at both levels, are non-circularly shaped and formed preferably with parallel side edges, as are the notches '34 shown at the left in Figure'z, being of half-hexagon shape. The notches 34a at 'the' upper level of the shelf may be, and preferably are, rounded as indicated at the right in Figure 2. Each such notch sum, is of the same size-asall other such notches; they are uniform in size and shape, and this is of importance in the invention.

The coin tubes are each of suitable height and of an interior diameter to receive One particular size and-shape of coin. A tube to receiv nickels (such as the twoat the left in Figure l) will be of somewhat larger interior diameter, and usually taller, than a tube (the central one) which will receive dimes, but of somewhat less interior diameter than a tube (the second from the right) which will receive quarters, and so on. Exteriorly such tubes may vary in size in. their-visible por- :tion'of each tube, concealed when parts are op- ;eratively assembled, is of the same size and shape asthe same portion of all other tubes, no matter what denomination of coin each tube is to receive. The portion 10 is formed to fit snugly within the notch 34a, and the portion l is formed noncircularly--for instance, of halfhexagon shape-to fit snugly within the notch 34, thereby'to prevent rotation of the tube relative to the base. All such tubes and parts are readily, accurately, and cheaply formed as diecastings.

A Above the barrel portion 10 of uniform cliamjet'er, and as 'part of its mounting section, each I tube is provided with'a small downwardly facing shoulder 12 which rests upon the top of the shelf 33, and with an upwardly directed shoulder 13 facing the shoulder l2, and spaced belowthe lat- "ter a distance equal to the thickness of the shelf 33. The thickness of the shelf, therefore,'just snugly fits between the shoulders 12 and IS, and when the tube is thus seated within its notch and upon the shelf it cannot be drawn upwardly -'nor pushed downwardly out of position, nor can -itbe rotated, as already explained, but is fixedly held in position. It could be withdrawn rearwardly, but when-the several coin tubes are all supported thus, each in its respectivenotch 34, 34a; a11- such tubes are held in placeby a single retainer bar 2, notched complementally to the "notches in the shelf and to the barrel portion Iii "-ofeach tube, which is of a thickness -correspond-- ing to thatof the shelf, and overlying the rear number of coins from those stacked in its tube, but no more nor no less. This depth will vary for each denomination to be changed or to be delivered. The slide 4 is constructed substantially as is described in my prior patent, save that now the slide for each coin tube is mounted upon and constitutes a part of the assembly of that coin tube only. A spring ior'springs 42 urges the coin slide into non-delivering position, and a fingerengaged actuator 44. beneath the hood 32, but accessible from the operators rear side, is the device bYPWhiCh the coin slide is moved rearwardly towards the operator into delivering position. A lower cover plate 45, secured in placeby screws 46 or the like, retains the slide properly assembled with relationto the dispensing head Not the tube. A notch 41 in this cover plate, by engagement with the actuator 44, limits the rearward or delivery movement of the slide. u

; Since the notches 34 and 34:; are uniform in size and shape in all tubes, andsince the interifitting mounting parts Hi, H, l2 and 13, of ach tube are also uniform and lit closely within the notches and above and below the shelf 33, it is evident that any given coin tube, in any coinbination of denominations, may be assembled in any base, and'held therein by any retainer bar. Any unwanted tube may be removed and replaced with a different tube by removing the retainer bar. Initially all the tubes may be alike, or such grouping as maybe desired may be attained, yet special orders are practically eliminated. One base will serve for any variety or grouping of coin tubes, and all coin tubes will fit any base. The changing of coin tubes or their removal in case of non-functioning, is a simple matter that can be done-without tools, by using a coin'i'n the slot of the screws 2| as a screwdriver. Nevertheless when parts are assembled they are held securely and firmly. The screws 2i are not accessible to tampering, nor are the actuators 44,

yet :everyth'ing isreadily accessible to the operator.

I claim as my invention: a I f 1. A change-maker comprising a base formed with an elevated shelf and"havinga' skirt d pending at its front but openat its rear side, a

plurality of notchesfof'uniforrn' shape and size formed in the rear edge of said shelf,'each havingparallel sides, a like number of coin'tubes each having an externalupper flange near" its lower end-and having an upwardly facing ex'- ternal shoulder spaced below said flange jby the thickness of the shelf, theexterior of each tube, intermediate the flange and" shoulder, being shaped to fit snugly and'non rotativ'ely within any notch, a retainer bar' notched complementally to the tubes, and of a thickness equal to that of the shelf, means to secure said retainer bar removably to the shelf, to constitute its rear edge, and coin delivering means mountedin-the lower end of each tube, beneath the shelf, and operatively. engageable only from the open rear side of the skirted base. i

2. A change-maker comprising a, base formed with an elevated shelf having in one edge a plurality of notches of uniform size and shape, a like number of coin tubes each of an internal diameter peculiar to a single size of coin, a mounting section formed on the exterior of each tube, of uniform size and shape to correspond to and fit snugly within any of said notches, whereby all tubes are disposed uprightly relative to said shelf, two members projecting laterally from each ,tubes mounting section, one in position to engage the upper surface of th shelf and thereby to support the tube,and the other beneath the lower surface of the shelf to prevent upward separation of the tube from the shelf, means overlying the tubes to retain them within their respective notches, a dispensing head at the lowerend of each tube, and a coin-delivering element shiftably mounted in the dispensing head of each tube, apertured to receive the size of ,coin stored in such tube, and of a, height to receive and dispense a predetermined number thereof.

3. A change-maker as in claim 2, wherein the two members which project laterally from each tube are formed as two shoulders encircling such tube at a spacing corresponding to the thickness of the shelf, and snugly fitting over and under the shelf, respectively, to retain the tube against any endwise movement when the tube is overlaid by the retaining means.

4. A change-maker as in claim 2, wherein the tube-retaining means is formed as a retainer bar notched along an edge complementary to the --shelf and to the several tubes, and cooperating:-

with the shelf to surround closely the mounting section of all the tubes, and releasable means to secure said retainer bar to the shelf, as a conterior of each tube, of uniform size and shape to correspond to and fit snugly within any of said notches, two shoulders projecting from the mounting section of each tube, spaced apart a distance equivalent to the thickness of the shelf,

to engage the upper and lower surfaces of theplementally to the shelf and to the tubes supported thereon, and cooperating with the shelf to snugly surround the mounting portion of each tube, and to be engaged by the shoulders of each tube, thereby to prevent, in cooperation with the shelf, endwise-movement of any tube, releasable means to secure said retainer bar to the shelf, as a, continuation thereof, a dispensing head at the lower end of each tube, and a coin-delivering element shiftably mounted in the dispensing head of each tube, apertured to receivethe size of coin stored in such tube, and of a height to receive and dispense a, predetermined number thereof.

EDWARD F. LEESE.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 518,676 Nall Apr. 24, 1894 832,204 Lindley Oct. 2, 1906 1,678,353 Reach July 24, 1928 2,070,904 Jennings Feb. 16, 1937 2,119,217 Roechi May 31, 1938 2,423,166 Arenson July 1,' 1947 2,491,573 McPherson Dec. 20, 1949 2,552,293 Page May 8, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 419,495 France Jan. 7, 1911

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