US621124A - Change maker - Google Patents

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M. MGANENY. "CHANGE MAKER.

(Application filed Nov. 15, 1898.)

( No Model.)

Patented Mar. l4, I899.

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CHANGE MAKER. (Apylica ltion filed N v. 15, 1898.) W0 Modem 4 Sheets-Sheet 3.

No. 621,124. Patented Mar. 14, I899.

. M. McANENY.

CHANGE MAKER.

' (Application filed Nov. 15, 1898.) 4 (No Mode 4 sheets sheet 4.

UNITED STATES ATENT Fries.

.ll('ll.-\l*ll. \I 1ANPI.\'Y, Oh DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE R. DAVIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MAKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621 ,124, dated March 14, 1899.

Application filed November 15,1898.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that 1, MICHAEL 'MCANENY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Change-Makers; and I dodeclare the*following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains'to make and, use the same, reference being had to, the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked 'thereon,'which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to certain improvements in change-making machines or coin-delivering devices of the class set forth in. my previous applications, serially numbered 674,118 and 6S4,048,respectively. These applications show a casing provided with coin-receptacles, rock-shafts journaled in the casing and provided with depending cranks or fingers engaging'slots formed in coin-ejecting slides whose forward extremities are provided with yieldingly-supported tongues or dogs adapted to enter the coin-holders and eject the coins,

the bottoms of said receptacles-being slotted to receive the tongues, which are depressed below the plane of said bottoms by the gravity of the superimposed coins after the lowermost coin has been ejected. The rock-shafts are further provided with rearwardly-projecting crank-arms and forwardly-extending counterweights. The crank-arms are connected with vertical push-rods which protrude through the top of the case, their upper extremities being provided with keys or buttons which are provided with characters indicating the amount of change to be delivered by the depression of the button and the downward movement of the push-rods whereby the rockshafts are actuated. An auxiliary yieldinglyretained rock-shaft is provided with depending fingers engaging slots formed in all the coin-ejecting slides for the purpose of returnin g the slides to the normal position after each forward thrust. The coin-receptacles are arranged to receive dollars, half-dollars, quarter-dollars, dimes, nickels, and pennies. An auxiliary slide is located adjacent the dollarslide, normally disconnected therefrom, but

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arranged to act simultaneously with each of the other slides. This auxiliary slide is arranged to interlock with the dollar-slide at the comprehensive term imp'rovements,.

- and may be briefly noted as follows The coins are held in a detachable tray, which may be readily removed and another tray substituted whenever for any reason this may be desirable-as, for instance, when it becomes necessary to replenish the exhausted coins. The buttons or keys of the push-rods are provided with numerals indicatingthe amount of the purchase instead of the amount of change" to be delivered. Two additional keys-namely, a two-cent and a five-cent key-are designated by the numerals 2 and 5. These are auxiliary to the other keys and are arranged in such proximity to each other andto the pennykey that they may all be actuated at the same time, if desirable.

They are used in making odd amounts of change or amounts not an exact multiple of five. I employ also auxiliary keys, whereby when a purchase is made for a given amount -say five centschange may be given for difierent amounts paid. .The function of these auxiliary keys and their connections is to depress the coin-ejecting tongues of certain slides so that when thrust forward they shall pass below the coins. For instance, the key which normally gives change for a five-cent purchase is so connected with the slides as to deliver ninety-five cents in change. The auxiliar-y-key mechanism enables me to depress the fifty-cent tongue, thus reducing the change to forty-five cents if a fifty-cent piece is given, or to depress both the fifty-cent tongue and the twenty-five-cent tongue, thus reducing the change to twenty cents if a twenty-fivecent piece is given, and so on. Another J change consists in employing stops on the coin-ejecting slides, which the fingers of the rock-shafts engage instead of slots, and still another additional feature embraces means for limiting the forward movement of the slides and the downward movement of the push-rods, all hereinafter set forth more in detail and. subsequently pointed out in the claims.

In. this specification reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front end elevation of the mechanism. Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line a; :22, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line y 3 Fig. 2, cer-. tain of the rock-shafts being omitted. Fig.

.- i is a fragmentary rear view in perspective illustrating the operating parts of the mafragmentary chine. Fig. 5 is a top view of the coin-holding tray. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the same lying on its back to disclose the underneath construction and viewed corner-wise.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section similar to Fig.

9, but shown on a larger scale. Fig. 8 is an underneath view of the mechanism for depressing the coin-ejecting tongues, whereby one or more of these tongues may be made to pass beneath the coins which they would otherwise eject. The mechanism for causing the auxiliary slide to interlock with. the dol- ,lar-slide is also shown in this view. Fig. 9 is a section taken on the line 9 9, Fig. 7. Fig.

10 is a fragmentarylongitudinalsection taken through one of the rocicshafts and the sleeve mounted thereon for use in connection with the two-cent and iivecent keys. 11 is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating the mechanism operated by the two-cent and five-cent keys. Fig. 12 is a fragmentary view showing in perspective the auxiliary slide andth e'adjacent coin-ejectin g slide.

Similar reference characters indicatingcorresponding parts in these views, let the nu meral 9 designate the framework of the machine, in which are journaled the rochrshafts 10, having crank-arms 11 and depending fingers 1.9 for actuating the coin ejecting slides 14. The crank-arnis 11 are connected with rods 12, whose upper extremities are provided with keys 18, upon which are placed numerals to indicate the amount of the purchase. The

counterbalance-weights of the rock-shafts are designated by the numeral 21. The springsupportcd coin-ejecting tongues 15 are mounted on the forward extremities'of the slides 14. The forward ends of these'tongues are normally held in position to engage the lowermost coins of the respective receptacles by means of springs 15. The two tongues 15,

. arranged to eject the fifty-cent and twentyfive-cent coins, are adapted to be depressed to occupy a plane below the lowermost coins by means ,of mechanism which will now be described.

A rock-shaft E is journaled in suitable to push the key 31 will operate the bell-crank lover I) and throw '27 by means brackets F, attached to the under surface of the bottom frame-plate. Upon this shaft is made fast a slotted crank-arm B, through whose slot passes a stem A, made fast to the tongue 15. To the lower extremity of this stem is attached a T-head C, which engages the under surface of the crank-arm, being longer than the width of the slot. The crankarm B is normally held by a coils'pring E against the bottom of the base-plate and therefore does not interfere with the normal working position of the tongue 15. To the shaft E is also atiacheda depending crank-arm K, Whose lower extremity is connected with a rod J, which protrudes through the front wall of the case to the left of the coin-discharge mouth 17 of the coin-hopper 16. (See Fig. 1.) To the exposed extremity of this rod is attached a key 31, upon which is formed the number 25. By pushing this key theshaft E is given a partial rotation and the slotted crank moved downwardly sufficiently to depress the tongue 15 and cause it to miss the tWeuty-five-cent coin of the corresponding coin-holder when the slide is actuated.

Fulcrumed on the shaft E is a bell-crank lever D, whose upper arm D" is slotted to straddle the stem A, attached to the tongue 15, arranged to eject the fifty-cent coins. Trhead G engages the lower surface of this arm. Thi lever is normally held in such a position as not to interfere with the normal action of the tongue 15 by means of a coilspring E surrounding the shaft, one extremity engaging the bottom plate, while the other extremity is connected with the depending arm. D of said lever. Made fast to the shaft E is a depending arm M, having its lower extremity bent to engage the arm D of the lever D on the front side. The lower extre1nity of the arm D is connected with a pushrod 0, whose forward. extremity protrudes through an opening formed in the front wall of the frame. The exposed end of this rod is provided with a key 31", having the number 5O designated thereon. ceut-coin-ejecting tongue, it is only necessary inwardly, which action its slotted arm do'wnwardly, givihg a corrc spending movement to-the tongue 15, which is thereby made to occupy a plane below the lowermost fifty cent coin. Through the instrumentality of the crank-arm M. the puslr ing ofthe twenty-five-cent key 31 depresses both coin-ejecting The key 31 adjacent the key 31 is connected with a crank-airin- 29 of a roclcshaft of a rod 30. This rock-shaft is journaled in bottom of'the frame. vidd with a. forwardlyextending crank 28, whose free extremity 28 passingthrough an opening in the bottom of the case and engaging the auxiliary slide 25, which is normally supported. by this crankarin above the plane of the dollar-slide 14.

is turned u pwardly,'

To depress the fifty tongues 15 simultaneously.

brackets 27, attached to the j The shaft 27 is pro-.

throngh'the agency of a coil-spring 32, at- .tached to the shaft 27 at one extremity, while shaft, presently to be described, is moved for:

in the drawings are its opposite extremity engages. the bottom of the frame. The auxiliary slide by its engagement'with a finger on the retracting rockwardly at each operation of the device, and when it is necessary to cause the auxiliary slide 25 to interlock with the dollar-slide the key 31 is pressed inwardlyand the shaft 27 actuated sniiiciently to lower the extremity 28 of the crank 28, whereby the auxiliar '-slide is allowed -to-drop to the plane of the adjacent slide 14. Then whenever the auxiliary slide is thrust forward it engages a shoulder 26 of the slide Mend carriesthe latter forward, whereby an additional dollar is ejected from the coiaholding tray.

The detachable coin-holding tray consists of a plate 1, fitted between the sides of the frame and held in place by set-screws 8,which enter registering apertures formed in the connocted. parts. This plate is provided with segmental receptacles 2, adapted to hold the various denominations of coins in general use, as dollars, fift -cent pieces, twenty-'five-cent pieces, dimes, nickels, and pennies. The coins when placed in thesereceptacles pass through openings 3, formed in the base of the tray, and rest upon ledges 6, which are-provided with central slots 7 to receive the tongues 15 of the slides. In front of the. ledges 6 the under surface of the-base of thetray is cut away, as shown at 5, to 'allow the coins to move forward and drop into the discharge chute or hopper 16 when acted on by the ejecting-tongues. These recesses5 must be of depths respectively equal to the thickness of the varioeg individual coins which are p7...ced in the tray. The two coin-receptacles it uhe right (see Fig. l) are designed to hold pennies. The 'ejectin -tongues 15 are so arranged that two pennies are elected at a single st from the extreme right-hand receptacle, While only one pennyisejected from the other receptacle by a corresponding action. Hence the thickness of the respective recesses 5 must he arranged accordingly. The next. two receptacles in order toward the left are intended to hold dimes, the next one nickeis, the next quarter-dollar pieces, the next halfdollars, and the extreme left-hand receptacle dollars. The elements of the machine shown so constructed and arranged that onlya single coin is ejected ata single thrust of the slide from each receptaole except the penn -receptacle at the extreme right, as heretofore explained. The invention, however, is by no means limited to this construction, as will be readily understood. I

The two additional keys employed in my improved machine are designated by the ref= erenoe characters 18 and 18, and they are respectively provided with the numerals 2 and 5, while the onecent key is designated by the reference character 18". Different reference l characters are employed for these keys for the reason that the numeral of each of these keys indicates the amount to be obtained by pushing'the key instead of the amount of the purchase, as shown on each of the other keys, except the dollar-key, which whenactuated also gives the amount indicated on the key. These keys when pressed actuate slides which eject two-cent, one-cent, and five-cent coins,

respectively. The rod 12 of the two-cent key engages a crank-arm 11, fast on a sleeve 11, mounted on one of the rock-shafts 10. This sleeve is'also provided with a finger 19, which actuates the coin-ejecting slide 14, whereby two pennies are ejected. The rod 12 of the one-centkey is connected with a crank-arm 11,- made fast to a rock-shaft 10 in the usual manner. The rod 12 of the five-cent key 18 is connected with a crank-arm 11, fast on a sleeve 11, mounted on a rock-shaft 10 and provided with a finger which actuates a slide arranged to eject a five-cent coin. Each of the slides 11 and 11 is provided with a counterhalanee-weight 21 for the purpose of re turning the sleeve to its normal position after each sleeve has been actuated for the purpose of ejecting a coin.

The slides 14 are provided with stops 30, which projectaloove the surface of the slides. These stops are located in front of the fingers 19, which normally engage them. Most of the slides 14 are each provided with a'number of stops 20, whereby different fingers are arranged to actuaie'the same slide. In this case when one finger actuates a slide the other finger orfingers arranged to operate the same slide remain inactive, the slide moving under the inactive fi ngers. The stops 20 are located to the rear ofthc fingers 19 of the rearmost shaft 10,- which is provided with a hooked crank 24, connected with a spring 23 for returning the slidesto their normal position a"- ter each forward thrust. The finger 19 of the shaft 10, which actuates the auxiliary slide 25, enters anopening in the slide the same as shown in my previous application.

The downward movement or" the push-rods 12' is limited by means of slotted plates 40, attached to the rear end of the case and projecting over two of the slides 14, whose rear stops 20 project into the slots and engage them as the slidesar'e actuated. Two of the fingers enter these slots and are engaged in the rear by the steps 20, which carry the fingers 19 forward. Wheii these fingers reach the forward extremities of the slots, their movomen as well as that of the slides, the I'OOk-SllnltS-Z, and the push-rods, is checked.

From the foregoing description the operation of my improved machine will be readily understood. All the kc '5, except the dollarkey, the nickelkey 18', the one-cent key; and the twc=ceut key, are provided with onmerals indicating tliemnountoi' the purchase, and when actuated. alone produce through the cooperation oi the parts with which they are connected an amount of change equal to necte'd part's, interlocks the auxiliary slide 25 with the dollar-slida th us ejectin g an. ad? ditioual dollar no matter aino unt key is actuated, since the auxiliary slide-25 is actuated. simultaneously withthe movementof every slide operated b'y -a purchase-amount key; *Ifiless than one dollaris given in .payment--fifty cents, for instance-- key -ll" is actuated, in conjunction with the connected the fifty-cent auxiliary which, parts heretofore described, depresses the tongue 15 of the fifty-cent slide, so. that it passes under the lowermost coin of the stack, resulting in subtracting fifty cents from the amount of change which. otherwise would havebeen delivered by the movement of any purchase-amount key. Again, if only twentyfive cents is given in paymentthe twentyfivc-cent auxiliary key 31 is actuated, which, in conjunction with described, depresses the tongues of the fiftycent slide and the twenty-five-ccnt slide, thus subtracting seventy five cents from. the amount of change which otherwise would have been delivered by the normal operation of the purchase-amoi-int key. \Vhenever the amount of change-to be given is a nickel, it can beobtained by pressing the five-cent key 18 or the .ninetgfive-cent purchase-amount key, as may be desired. If one dollar is given for a sixty-eight-cent purchase, I press the two'cent key 1S and. the seventy-cent purchase-amount key, obtaiuin g thirty-two cents in change; If the cost of the purchase is sixty-seven cents, I press the o'uecent key and the two-cent key simultaneously and then the sevcntycent purchase-anionnt key, obtaining thirty-three ceuts in change. i If the amount of the purchase is sixty-two cents, I pressthe'one-cent key and the two-cent hey by asinglc act of the :hand and then the sixty-fivmcent iurchascamountkey, Obi-I-ll1r' in g thirty-eight cents in change. '.lhcse odd prices of articles are much in vogue, especiallyin the dep'a-rtment-stores, and .l have equipped my machincto fulfil the resulting change-making requirement. If one dollar is given when the purchase-price is live cents or any exact multiple of five cents, it is only necessary toprcss one of the purchaseamount keys whose number beginning with five increases by a common diffe'rence of five until the maximum niimber ninety-five is reached. In eaclrcase the amount of change delivered will be the difference between the number of the purchase-anion nt key and one dollar, thus bviating the necessityof any calculation whatever on the part of the user of the machine. I

The forward portion of each of the keys exposed at the top of the case is inclined thereon into view which purchase vided with lugs 'or projections,

its connections alreadydownwardly to bring the numbers designated h from a position in front of the machine, the rear part of each key being horizontal to facilitate downward pressure in operating the coin-ejecting devices. I

Having thus described my inventionpvhat I claim is-- i i A 1'. In amachine of the classdescribed, the combination witha number of. coin-recepta cles, of a plurality of coin-ejectingslides provided with lugs or projections, a plurality of rock.- shafts having fingers "adapted when moved'inone direction to engage logs or pro jections of certain of the slides and cause the latter to enter certain of the receptacles, and means independent of said fingers for automatically retracting the slides, substantially as described.

.2. In a machine of the classdescribed, the combination with a number of coiu-recgptacles, of a plurality of coin-ejecting slides"'prorockshafts having fingers adapted when moved in one direction to en gage lugs or projections'of certain of the slides and cause the latter to enter certain of the receptacles, and a yieldingly-retained rock-shaft having lingers engaging other lugs or projections of all of the slides for stantially as described.

In a machine having coin receptacles and aplurality of retracting the latter. subslides provided with yieldingly-supportetl ton gucs adapted to enter said receptacles and eject the coins, means for depressing a tongue to cause it to miss the lowermost coin, consisting of a yieldingly-retained rock-arm operatively connected with the tongue, and means'for actuating said arm said, means being operative from without the casing, substantially as described.

4. In a machine having coin receptacles and slides provided with yieldingly-supportcd tongues adapted vto cuter said receptacles and eject the coins, of means for depressing a tongue to cause it to miss the lowermost coin ol' the receptacle, yieldingly -retained rock shaft, a slotted (lltllli'itllll madefast thereon, a stem attached to the tongue and passing through the slot of the cranloarm, its lower extremity having astop to prevent it slot of the arm, and arranged to slide thereon, and suitable means for actuating the rock shaft.

5. In a machine having coin receptacles and slides provided with yieldingly supported tongues adapted to enter said receptacles and eject the coins, ofmeans for depressing a tongue tocause it to miss the lowermost coin of the receptacle, comprising a yieldinglyretained rock-shaft, a slotted crank-arm fast thereon, a stem attached to the tongueland passing through the slot of the crank-arm, its lower extremity having a stop to prevent it from passing through the slot of the frame 7 and arranged to slide thereon, and suitable means for actuating the rock-shaft,said means from passing through the.

said means comprising a the coins, of means for simultaneously depressing two tongues, to cause them to miss the coins, said means comprising a yieldinglyretained rock-shaft, a slotted crank-arm fast on said shaft, a stem attached to a tongue,

passing through the slot of the arm and havinga stop engaging the arm, a spring-retained bell-crank lever mounted on said shaft and having one arm slotted, a stem attached to the other tongue, passing through the crankarm and having a stop engaging the arm underneath, acrank-arm fast on the shaft, a push-rod connected with the crank-arm, and another crank-arm fast on the shaft and engaging one arm of the bell-crank lever, whereby the movement of the shaft actuates the lever,'as well as the slotted crank-arm, and

' draws both tongues downward below the plane of the coins.

7. In a change-maker having a coin-eject ing slide and an auxiliary slide arranged to interlock with the coin-slide, the combination of means for supporting the interlocking part of the-auxiliary slide above the plane of the coin-slide,

auxiliary slide from beneath, a crank-arm attached to the rock-shaft, and an actuating push-rod connected with the crank-arm.

8. Ina change-maker,the combination with coin-ejecting slides, suitable means for actucomprising a rock-shaft having a crank-arm whose free extremity engages the spring-retained shaft for limiting the movement of the slides.

9.- In achange-maker,the combinationwith coin-ejecting slides, rock-shafts having fingers engaging the slides, push-rods for actuating the rock-shafts, and a spring-retained rock-shaft having fingers also engaging the stops on the slides, the stops being located at the rear of the fingers, of stationary stops in the path of the fingers of the last-named shaft for limiting the movement of the push-rods and slides.

10. In a change-maker, the combination with coin-ejecting slides, means for actuating the slides to producethe forward movement, a spring-retained rock-shaft having fingers engaging stops forming a projection above the slides and located in the rear of the fingers,

which the said fingers project, the extremities of the said slots limiting the forward movement of the fingers and the slides.

11. In a change-maker, the vcombination with a frame and coin-ejecting slides, of a coin-holding tray detachably connected with the'frame and having coin-receptacles and recesses in front of the receptacles for the escape of the coin the walls of said recesses formingguides for the coin, and coin-supporting ledgesat the lower end of the receptacles, said ledges'being removable and separated to afford a passage for the ejector-slide, substantial-ly as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

of one or more stationary slotted plates arranged above the slides, and into in presence of two witnesses, this'9th day of I November, 1898. MICHAEL MCANENY. 4 Witnesses:

BENJ. DAVIS,

WILLIAM A. RAWSON;

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