US475660A - Coin-handling facilitator - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

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JOSEPH O. BOGGS, OF FAYETTEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO GEORGE W. BOTHVVELL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEV JERSEY.

com-HANDLING FACILITATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,660, dated May 24, 1892. Application filed March 14, 1892. Serial No. 424,841. (No model.)

To all whom 7125 may concern.'

*le it known that I, JOSEPH O. BOGGS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fayetteville, in the county of Franklin and State of 5 Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Handling Facilitators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in Io the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of devices which are used to facilitate the handling of coins in making change i5 by obviating the necessity of a purchaser or other person picking each coin from the counter or other place.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claim, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved device; and Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view of the same, showing two coins upon the plate or receiver, and in dotted lines representing the holder or receiver tilted or dumped, as depositing the coins into the hand.

It has heretofore been proposed in passing change from a clerk or cashier to apurchaser to arrange a swinging receptacle upon two parallel standards, and to provide a tingeror hand piece for tilting or swinging the holder. In some cases the holder has been of barrel 3 5 shape, normally assuming a horizontal position, with a funnel in its upper side, and a hand-piece below the barrel-shaped receptacle to strike with the hand in tiltingA the receptacle, and such devices are intended to dis- 40 charge from either end, so that a purchaser placing a coin in the funnel it would fall into the receptacle, and the cashier might take it out by simply tilting the receptacle toward him. It has also been proposed to arrange a plate upon a hollow standard inclosing a spiral spring limited in its upward movement and connect the plate by means of a rod with the spring in the standard, so that the plate may be tilted, and the spring will have a tendency to return it to its normal position. Both of these constructions have many objection able features, and I have found by experience that purchasers are not so apt to look for such devices, and it is therefore useless to provide any means to receive money from purchasers 5 5 lout when their change has been placedin the facilitator they will as a nat n ral consequence take it out.

The objects and advantages of my invention will be obvious from the following specilication, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,in which- A indicates a stand or upright, which may be neat in appearance and have formed therewith a horizontal base d and an integral head h. This may be formed from cast-iron for the sake of cheapness, and may be nickel or silver plated, although it is obvious that it may loe formed from any suitable material. The head b is provided with a horizontal slot c, which opens into a vertical or transverse slot d, so as to form the two paralled walls e.

B indicates a plate or a coin-receiver. This plate is preferably of a saucer shape, as shown, although it may be made contracted at' the 75 edge adjacent the lever, so as to more effectually serve in discharging coins properly into the hand, as will presently appear.

O indicates an arm or lever. This arm is of a form substantially as shown, being pivoted at its angle fin the slotted walls of the head b, so that it may move freely therein, and branch g will assume an oblique or inclined position, while the branch 7L will normally assume a horizontal position within the slotted head. This arm or lever may be formed integral with the coin holder or receiver, or the two may be connected by a small screw or other suitable device.

I attach importance to the fact that the receiver will tilt butin one direction, and to the further fact that the receiver or holder will rest rmly in a horizontal position, so as to remain steady and not liable to tilt while the cashier or change-maker is placing the change in the holder.

I am aware that the slot in the head might be dispensed with and the angular arm pivoted so that its receiver carried thereby will normally rest in a horizontal position when pivoted to any part of the stand, it being sim ply necessary to provide astop, so that the receiver will tilt in but one direction, and to pivot the arm carrying this receiver, so that when the contents are discharged by a person receiving his change such change Will fall into the persons hand, a stop being provided to strike the arm or lever When the plate or holder has been tilted.

In operation, when a coin or change has been placed in the receiver While in a horizontal position,and which position it naturally assumes by gravity, should a person strike the arm or branch g thereof with the open hand the plate or holder Will tilt toward him and coin or coins fall into his hand.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- As an improved article of manufacture, the coin-handling facilitator described, comprising the stand having the slotted head, the angular lever pivoted in said head and having one branch arranged to enter the slot and normally assume a horizontal position and its opposite branch arranged to normally assume an oblique position depending from the head, and the plate or receiver secured to the horizontal branch of the arm or lever to serve, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH O. BOGGS. Witnesses:

F. G. BOTHWELL, WM. H. JONES.

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