US1160830A - Coin-counting machine. - Google Patents

Description

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(COIN COUNTING MACHINE.

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ALFRED C. 0. BOOK. OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSTGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TO JOHN J.

DONNELLAN AND ONE-THIRD TO JAMES L. DONNELLAN, BOTH OF BROOKLYN,

NEW YORK.

COIN-COUNTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 20, 1913. Serial No. 774,744.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED C. 0. Boat, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin- Counting Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Wlll 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 characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements incoin-counting and wrapping machines; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to a simple, cheap, accurate and eflicient machine for counting out a required number of coins and delivering the same to paper cartons or rolls adapted to envelop the same, so as to provide a package or roll containing a predetermined number of coins and so that each package or roll of coins has apredetermined value.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide a simple and highspeed means for automatically feeding coins in. actuating contact with a coin-counting mechanism and then delivering the same to the carton or roll in which they are to b wrappedor enveloped.

A further object of the present invention is to provide. in connection with said coin feeding means. mechanism for so adjusting the same that it will operate upon any selected denomination of coin, and to this end various adjustable guide and stop devices are provided.

)ther objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

With the various objects of this invention in view, the same consists, primarily, in the novel coin-counting and wrapping machine hereinafter set forth; and, furthermore, this invention consists in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various mechanisms and their parts, as well as in the details of the construction thereof, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described inthe following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and which. form an essential part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the novel construction of coincounting and wrapping .machine made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same taken on line 22 in said Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse vertical section taken on line 33 in said Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal vertical section taken on line 44 in said Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow 2. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the coin-counting mechanism, the stoppost controlling device thereof which is .located above the same being indicated by dotted lines so as to show its association in connection with said counting mechanism. Fig. 6 is a detail cross section taken on line (;6 in said Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail cross section taken on line 77 in said Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow m. Fig. 8 is a detail cross section taken on line 88 in said Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow 7 Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the hereinabove described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference character 1 indicates one embodiment of the complete coin-counting and wrapping machine made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention, the same comprising a pair'of side frames 2, upon which is supported a bedplate 3. plate 3 is provided with a countersunk depression 4 in which is arranged a rotatable table 5, the upper surface of which is flush with the upper surface of said bed-plate 3. Connected with the under side of said bedplate 3 is a properly disposed vertical hearing 6 in which is journaled a vertical shaft 7 to the upper end of which is secured said rotatable table 5, in any suitable manner. Secured upon the lower end of said vertical shaft 7 is abevel gear 8. Secured, in proper locations, upon the under side of said bed- The upper surface of said bed-.

plate 3 are a pair of alined bearings 9 in Vertical shaft 7.

ward portion of said guard-member.

Secured upon the inner end of said transverse shaft is a bevel gear 11 which meshes operatively with said bevel-gear 8 of said Secured upon the outer end of said transverse shaft 10 is a handwheel 12, the same being provided with a suitable handle-member 13 for rotatingthe same so as to drive said transverse shaft 10, and consequently rotate said vertical shaft 7 and the table 5 connected therewith. Connected With said hand-wheel 12 is a grooved pulley-portion 11 for driving a belt-member 15, the purpose of which will be subse quently described. Mounted upon said bedplate 3, so as to be registered above said rotatable table 5, is a guard-member the same comprising an annular wall portion 16 from the bottom portion of which extends outwardly a flange portion 17. Said annular" wall portion 16 provides, or incloses, a coin receiving space or chamber 18 in which the coinsto be counted and delivered to the wrappers are deposited, said chamber or space 18 being open at the top and said rotatable table 5 forming the bottom of said chamber-18. Said flange portion 17 is under cut at its under surface to rovide an annular space 19 communicatmg with said Chamber 18, said annular space being of such height or depth as to permit the entrance thereinto of a coin of smallest thickness, for example a ten cent piece, when said flange-portion 17 is supported directly in contact with said bed-plate 3. The marginal rim portion 20 of said flange portion provides a guide whereby the coins, after entering said annular space 19, are guided, while being carried around by the table 5, to the discharge opening or passage 21 formed by a cutaway portion of said rimportion 20, said discharge opening or passage 21 being preferably located at the for- Arranged within said discharge opening or passage 21 is a guide-plate 22, the same being provided with a curved marginal guide edge 23 which engages the coins carried around by said table 5 and tends to turn or guide the same through said discharge opening or passage 21 and into operative engagement with a propeller mechanism to be subsequently described. \Vben said flange portion 17 of the guard-member is supported directly in contact with said bedplate 3, the said annular space 19 is of suiticient height or depth to admit edgewise a single ten-cent piece, without permitting the same to pile upon one another in said space. as above mentioned, but is not of sufficient height or depth to admit edgewise a penny. five-cent piece or twenty-five cent piece; consequently when it is desired to operate the machine to count coins of the latter denominations it is necessary to slightly elevate said guard-member and its flange-portion 17 to thereby increase the height or depth of said annular space 19 so that the said coins of the latter denominations, which are of greater thickness, may enter said annular space 19 and ride in contact with said rim-portion 20 so as to be eventually guided to pass out through said discharge opening or passage 21. To this end there are provided a plurality of jackpieces 21 which are pivotally mounted, by means of screws or studs 25, upon said bedplate 3 in such position that the same may be turned beneath said flange-portion 17 and thus support the same in a slightly 'aised position above said bed-plate surface. and thereby increase the height or depth of said annular space 15).

The reference character 26 indicates the shanks of a plurality of locking-screws which pass through suitable perforations in the margin of said flange-portion 17 and which screw into internally threaded receiving sockets 27, formed in said bed-plate 3. said locking-screws are provided with a shoulder-member 28 for engaging said fiange-portion 17 and a knurled finger-piece 29 for manipulating the same. Said locking-screws serve to secure said guard-meniber and its flange-portion in proper position upon said bedplate 3, and in proper relation to said rotatable table Said jackpieces 24 are each provided with a bifurcated portion 30 which is adapted to straddle said locking-screw shanks 26, when said jack-pieces 21 are turned beneath said flange-portion 17, so that said locking-screws while serving to hold said guard-member in proper position may also serve to bind tightly down upon said jack-pieces the flange-portion 17 when the former are turned beneath the latter, and consequently guard against the accidental removal of said jack-pieces from their operative jacking up or elevating association with said guardmember and its flange-portion 17. Each jack-piece is provided with an upwardly turned portion or tip 31 which provides a finger-piece fmmanipulating the same in either the operation of inserting said jackpieces beneath the flange-portion 17, or removing the same from beneath the flangeportion 17. Suitably disposed in said bcdplate so as to register beneath the marginal edge of said flange-portion 17, are a plurality of sockets 32 in which are seated coiled compression springs Said springs bear with an upward pressure against said flange-portion 17. so that when the said locking-screws are loosened said springs may serve to lift or raise said guard-men.- ber and its flange-portion 17 so that said jack-pieces may be either inserted beneath said flange-portion, or removed from beneath the same. Secured, by means of screws or any other suitable fastening means,

to the exterior surface of said annular wall portion 16 of said guard-member is an anchor-plate 34 to which is pivotally connected, by means of a suitable hinge-portion or pivotal joint 85, an adjustable gate-member 36. The said gate-member projects downwardly through a suitable opening 36 provided for the purpose in said flange-portion 17 of said guard-member so as to be presented at the mouth or entrance of said discharge opening or passage 21 where the same communicates with said annular space 19. The bottom longitudinal line of said gate-member 36 is flush with the bottom surface of said rim-portion 20- of said flangeportion 17, so that said gateanember will project operatively into said .annular space 19 formed in said flange portion 17 Said gate-member is adapted to be adjusted toward or away from said rim-portion 20, and is thereby adapted to be so positioned as to permit the passage from saidannular space 19 into said discharge opening or passage 21 of coins of proper diameter only, excluding coins of a larger diameter. The means for adjusting said gate-member 36 to the desired position comprises a screw-threaded shank 37 which is suitably secured to said annular wall 16 of said guard member so as to project outwardly therefrom in a horizontal plane. The free end of said gatemember 36 is provided with a bifurcated arm 38 which straddles saidshank 37. A washer 39 is slidably mounted on said shank 37 so as to rest against said bifurcated arm 38. A nut-piece 40, provided with a knurled finger piece for manipulating. the same, rides upon said shank 37 and engages said bifurcated arm 88 of said gate-member. A coilspring 41 is mounted around said shank 37 between its fixed end and said washer 39. \Yhen said nut-piece is screwed upon said shank 37 it carries along said bifurcated arm 38 and consequently swings said gatemember 319 open so as to increase the dis tance between its free end and said rim-portion 20, consequently adjusting the said gate-member to the passage of coins of the larger diameters, but, when said nut-piece 40 is loosened or screwed outwardly upon said shank 37, the tension of said coilspring 41, hearing against said washer 39 and bifurcated arm 38, tends to swing said gate'member 36 in a closing movement thereby diminishing the distance between its free end and said rim-portion 20, consequently adiusting the said gate-member to the passage of coins of smaller diameters. Mounted upon said bed-plate 3. in suitable location, is a bearing-member 42. and also mounted upon said bed-plate 3 and alined with said bearing-member 42 is an open bearing-member 43. .lournaled in said liearing- members 42 and 43 is a countershaft 44, upon the outer end of which is fixed a grooved pulley wheel 45- over which runs the aforementioned belt member 15 whereby the power of said hand-wheel 12 and transverse shaft 10 is transmitted to said counter-shaft 44. Fixed upon the inner end of said counter-shaft 44, byany suitable fastening means, is a propeller wheel 46. Said propeller wheel is preferably made of rubber or some similar material having an appreciable degree of resiliency. The tread or circumferential surface of said propeller wheel is roughened or embossed in a suitable manner, as at 47, to provide a nonslippable gripping surface for effectively gripping a coin passed in contact with the wheel so that the latter may easily and surely propel said coin into operative contact with thecoin-counting mechanism t be subsequently described.

A collar 48 is secured upon said countershaft 44 to prevent longitudinal movement of the same in its bearings, and to thus assure the maintenance of said propeller- Wheel 46 in a proper location in front of and adjacent to the outlet end of said discharge openingor passage 21 of the coin feeding means above described. Said counter-shaft 44 is so mounted in its bearing as to possess a tension governed vertical movement in its bearings so that said propellerwheel 46 may readily and easily accom1nodate its operation, without undue strain or pressure, to coins of different thicknesses. To this end said bearing-member 42 is provided with a cap-piece 49, the opening 50 of which is higher than the normal position of the counter-shaft 44, and connected with said cap-piece is a spring controlled plunger 51 which bears down upon said counter-shaft 44 with sufiicient tension to prevent undue yielding of the shaft and its propeller-wheel 46 during operation.

The reference-character 52 indicates a counter-disk provided at its periphery with a series of marginaldepressions 53 adapted to be engaged 'by the perimeter of a coin propelled into contact therewith by said propeller wheel 46 Preferably said marginal depressions are ten in number since in handling, counting and wrapping coins of the United States coinage, it is customary to wrap them in multiples of ten, although it must be undeistood'that in adapting the machine for counting coins of foreign coinage the number of said marginal depressions may be altered to suit the convenience or necessity resulting from the different coin values. The said counter-disk is aiiixed upon a spindle 54 which is journaled in the bed-plate 3, so that said ctumter-disk lies flat upon said bed-plate 3. Suitably located upon said bed-plate 3, so as to project upwardly therefrom, are a pair of journalstuds 55 and 56. Rotatably mounted upon said journal-stud 55 is a gear-wheel 57 which meshes with a spur-gear 58isecured.

upon said spindle 54. Said gear-wheel 57 has a preferable ratio of revolution to said spur-gear 58 of one to five, i. 6. said spurgear 58, as actuated by said counter-disk 52, makes five revolutions to produce one revolution of said gear-wheel 57 Rotatably mounted upon said journal-stud 56 is another gear-wheel' 59 which meshes with said gear-wheel 57, said gear-Wheel 59has a preferable ratio of revolution to said spur-gear 58 of one to four, i. 6. said spur-gear 58 as actuated by said counter-disk 52 makes four revolutions to produceone revolution of said gear-wheel 59, the movement of said spur-gear 58 being transmitted to said gearwheel 59 through the intermediate gearwheel 57 While the ratio established between the above gears is preferable it will be understood that the same may be varied if desired, in order to accommodate the counting mechanism to any alteration of the counting system made necessary by difierent characters of coins, as, e. 9., coins of foreign denominations.

The reference-character 60 indicates a casing which is arranged to inclose the above described gearing, said casing being open at one end however, to permit the said counterdisk 52 to project therethrough so as to be accessible to the coins propelled into contact therewith. Secured upon the upper end of said spindle 54 is a bevel-gear 61 which meshes with the bevel-gear 62 affixed to the operating shaft of a countingor total adder mechanism 63 which is mounted upon said casing 60. The geared relation of said counting or total adder mechanism with said counter-disk'52 is such that with the passage of each coin past the counter-disk, whereby the same is operated, the said totaladder mechanism will be operated to register a unit in the total account of the coins so passed. Connected with said spindle 54 upon which the said counter-disk 52 and spur-gear 58 are fixed is a ratchet-wheel 64 which is engaged by a spring-controlled pawl 65, the same preventing the rotation of said counter-disk in a backward or any direction contrary to its proper movement, and consequently preventing any backward movement of the whole counting mechanism. Secured to the, upper surface of said casing 60, by a suitable hinge connection 66, is a carrier-bar 67, the same being capable of a vertical pivotal movement. Suitably disposed in connection with said carrier-bar 67 is a transversely extending portion 68 provided with a slot or opening 69. Adjustably secured in said slot or opening, so as to project downwardly theretlirough and through suitable openings 70 provided for the purpose in the upper plate of said casing 60, is a stop-post 71. The said gear-wheel 57 is provided with a stop-pawl 72 which is joursocket in which is seated a coil-spring 75,

the latter bearing against one side of said stop-pawl 72 so as to maintain the same in a normal position against a stop-pin 76 which is secured to the body of said gearwheel 57. In like manner said gear-wheel 59 is also provided with a stop-pawl 77 which is journaled by its hub-portion 78 upon said journal-stud 56 so that said stoppawl lies upon the upper surface of said gear-wheel 59. Secured upon the upper surface of said gear-wheel 59, in a suitable position, is an anchor-box 79, the same being provided with a socket in which is seated a coil-spring 80, the latter bearing against one side of said stop-pawl 77 so as to maintain the same in a normal position against a stoppin 81 which is secured to the body of said gear-wheel 59. When said'stop-post 71 is arranged at the right hand end of said slot or opening 69 of said carrier-bar 67, the same is projected through said casing 60 so as to be positioned in the path of rotation of said stop-pawl 72 of said gear-wheel 57, and upon a complete revolution of said gearwheel 57 said stop-post 71 is engaged by said stop-pawl 72 which is forced back against the compression of said coil-spring into immovable contact with said anchor-box 74, thereby bringing said gear-wheel 57 to a stop and locking the coin counting mechais lifted out of the path of said stop-pawl 72, the latter being caused to make a forward oscillation, due to the pressure of said coil-spring 75, which carries the same into normal position engaging said stop-pin 76, and. presenting the same beneath the end of said stop-post 71, thereby preventing the latter from returning to its obstructing position until another revolution of the gearwheel 57 has carried said stop-pawl past the stop-post, whereupon said carrier-bar 67 and stop-post 71 are free to drop back into normal position, so that the latter is again projected into the path of rotation of said stoppaWl 72 ready to again engage the same and bring the gear-wheel 57 to a stop when its rotation is completed. \Vhen thesaid stoppost 71 is arranged at the left hand end of said slot or opening 69 of said carrier-bar 67 the same is projected through said casing 60 so as to be positioned in the path of rotation of said stop-pawl 77 of said geartilt opening, said stop-post is maintained out of the path of both said stop pawls 72 and 77,

so that-a continuous rotation of said gearwheels 57 and 59 is possible, and consequently a continuous uninterrupted operation of the coin counting mechanism is obtainable.

Slidably mounted upon said bed-plate 3, in guide-ways 82, provided in the lower portions of the respective bearing-members 42- and 43, is an adjustable guide or backing plate 83. The inner end 84 of said guide or backing plate 83 lies a little to one side and beneath said propeller wheel 46 andas the coin passes from said coin-feeding mechanism beneath' said propeller-Wheel said innersend 84 engages the perimeter of the coin and compels the same to move in cperative contact with said counter-disk 62 at the coin counting mechanism, while said eein is being moved forward by said propeller-wheel 46. Since the diameters of coins of different denominations vary in size it is necessary to make said guide or backing pl te 83 adjustable toward and away from said counter-disk 52, so that it will properly serve its function according to the size of coin being counted. To thisend there is provided an adjusting lever 85 the same being pivotally connected with said guide or backing-plate at one end, and fulcrumed on its pivot-point 85, which is mounted in connection with said bed-plate 3, The free end of said adjusting-lever 85 is provided with a series of perforations 86, and suitably disposed in said bed-plate 3 is a series of receiving perforations 87 arranged in diffcrent positions, but each corresponding with one of the perforations 86 of said adjustingdever. Each set or pair of corre sponding perforations in said adjustinglever and said bed-plate represents, when registered together, the. position to which said lever 's to be moved to adjust said guide or b cking-plate to accommodate a certain coin, as, illustrated and indicated by the denomination of said coin impressed upon the surface of said lever adjacent to the proper perforation 86, such, for example, as a penny, five cent piece, dime and mrar-ter. When the proper pair of perfora- 'tions are registered together a lock-pin 88 is inserted .th-rough'the same thereby locking said adjusting-lever and consequently said guide .or backing plate 83in the desired position.- A chain or other flexible connection 89 attached to said'loc'k-pin 88 and anchored to some convenient stationary point on the machine insures the said lockpin against accidental loss, and maintains the same conveniently to hand. Connected with said bed-plate 3, forward of said propeller-wheel 46 is a hatch-way 90 having an inclined portion or chute 91, into which the coins are propelled by said propellerwheel 46 after the same have passed in operative contact with said contact-disk of said coin-counting mechanism. Connected with said bed-plate 3, and registered beneath said hatch-way 90 is a socket-member 92 in which is supported, in any suitable manner,

a carton or wrapper holder 93 into which the counted coinsare to be deposited. Arranged in said hatch-way 90 is a guardplate 94, the free end 95 of which is inclined upwardly toward said n'opeller-wheel 46, thereby providing means for preventing the coins as propelledby said propeller-wheel from flying over said hatch way, and assuring that said coins are properly and certainly caused to pass through said hatchway and consequently into said carton or wrapper holder 93.

The reference character 96 indicates a coin-supply hopper or receptacle, the annular wall of which is provided with an outlet opening. Said hopper or receptacle is provided adjacent to said outlet opening with flanges 97 adapted to fit over the annular wall-portion 16 of said guard-memher of the coin-feeding mechanism. Said hopper or receptacle is supported upon suitable legs 98 provided at their lower ends with casters or, wheels 99 so that the same is easily movable. The main supply of coins to be counted is deposited in said hopper or receptacle, and from time to time, as'req'uired are brushed through said outlet-opening thereof into said chamber 18 formed by said guard-member, and upon said rotatable table 5 of the coin-feeding mechanism.

In the drawings the reference-character 100 indicates the coins operated upon.

The above described coincounting and feeding mechanism performs its operations in the following manner: Assume that it is desired to count and package one-cent coins in wrappers containing fifty coins. First the jack-pieces 24 are inserted beneath said flange-portion 17 of said guard-member. to raise the same to so determine the height or depth of the annular-space 19 that one-cent coins, which are thicker than dimes, will counting mechanism. Then the stop-post 71 is adjusted in connection with said carrierbar 67 so as to be projected into the path edgewise into said anular space 19 against said rim-portion 20 of said flange-portion 17 The coins will then be carried around by said table and passed by said gate-member 36 into and through said discharge opening or passage 21, the same being guided by the curved guide-edge 23 of the guideplate22, so as to be carried beneath said propeller-wheel 46. In the meantime the stoppost 71 havin been lifted so as to release said stop-paw 72, thus leaving the gearwheel 57 free to rotate, the said propellerwheel '46, as revolved by its transmission mechanism, grips each coin and propelsthe same into contact w1th one of said marginal depressions 53 of the counter-disk 52. As the coin passes said counter-disk its engagement with the depression 53 partially rotates the counter-disk, said guideor backing-plate 83 holding said coin in engagement with said counter-disk while it gives the same a registering or counting impulse. There being ten depressions 53 in said counter-disk it will be apparent that the passage of ten coins in actuating contact therewith will cause said counter-disk to make one revolution, and consequently will also cause the spur-gear 58 mounted on the spindle of said counter-disk to make one revolution. 1 Said spurgear 58 meshing with said gear-wheel 57 therefore causes the latter to make one-fifth of a revolution tov each revolution of said counter-disk 'and spur-gear 58. Consequently whenfifty coins pass by said counter-disk the same will make five revolutions, and said gear-wheel 57 will have completed one revolution. As the fiftieth .coin passes said counter-disk, the said gear-wheel 57 'has "carried the stop-pawl 72 around to such a position that it again engages said stop-post '71, which projects into its path of movement, and consequently coil-spring 75 moves beneath thesame so as to hold said stop-post 71 out of obstructing position until the stop-pawl passes when again beginning the counting operation.

Coins of such denominations as are usually wrapped in lots of fifty may thusbe counted accurately and quickl When it is desired to count and package coins of denominations such as are usually wrapped in lots of forty, for example fivecent coins and quarters, it is necessary to accommodate it to such demand. To this end the stop-post 71 is moved upon said carrier-bar 67, to secure the same in such position that it will be presented in the path of the stop-pawl 77 carried by the gearwheel 59. Since the gear-wheel 59 makes one revolution to four revolutions of the counter-disk 52 and spur-gear 58, and the passage of ten coins actuates said counter: disk to rotate the same once, it follows that the passage of forty coins in actuating contact with said counter-disk will cause one nism against actuation by theforty-first 0111, untll said stop-post, is again withdrawn. When the coin-counting mechanism is operatmg under this condition the gearwheel 57 acts merely as an idler or intermediate transmission gear between said spur gear 58 and said gear-wheel 59, but does not effect the ratio of rotation existing between the latter, as will be clearly understood. It will be evident that the operation and releasing of the automatic stop-means is the. same as already described, except that it is effected by the actuating contact of forty instead of fifty coins.

While the mechanism for feeding and counting coins as illustrated in the drawings is shown to be hand-driven, it will be apparent that the same may be driven by any suitable source of power, such as an electric motor, or the like, which can be belted to drive said transverse shaft 10.

I am 'awarethat some changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the various devices'nnd parts, as Well as in the details of the construction thereof, without departing from the scope of the present invention as set. forth in the forcgoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claims which are appended to the same. Hence, I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the dev1cesand parts as described in thesald specification, nordo I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said devices and parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. In a coin-counting machine, the combination with a bed-plate of a rotatable table countersunk therein, a ring-like member secured to said bed-plateso'as to surround the one after the other from said table, a coinactuated counting-mechanism mounted on said bed-plate, and a propeller means adjacent to said opening of said ring-like member for receiving and propelling the coins into actuating contact with said countingmechan'ism. I p

In a coin-counting machine, a suitably supported bed-plate, a counting mechanism mounted upon said. bed-plate, a rotatable,

table mounted on said bed-plate, coin guiding-means surrounding said rotatable'table, said coin guiding means providing a coin passage registered above the marginal portions of said rotatable table of sufficient height to receive the coin edgewise therein, said coin guiding means being further provided with a discharge opening communicating with saidcoin passage, a guidelate disposed within said'coi'n passage at sai discharge opening to turn the coins outwardly through the latter, means for locking said coin guiding means upon said bed-plate, means for elevating said coin guiding means to increase the normal height of said coin passage thereof so as to accommodate the same to the thickness of coins of'the larger denominations comprising, a plurality of pivotally mounted jackpieces arranged upon said bed-plate and adapted to be swung upon their pivot so as to pass beneath said coin guiding means, and a propeller means adjacent to the outer end of said 'discharge opening for receiving and propelling the coins in actuating contact with said coin counting mechanism.

3. In a cpin counting machine, a suitably supported bed-plate, a counting mechanism mounted upon said bed-plate, a rotatable table mounted on said bed-plate, a coin guiding means comprising an annular wall, an outwardly extending flange-portion at the lower end of said wall,- said flange-portion having an annular space at its lower inner portion providing a coin-passage registered above the marginal portions of said rotatable table of sufficient height to receive the coins edgewise therein, a rim-portion bounding the outer edges of said annular space providing means for guiding the coins as controlled by the movement of said table, said rim-portion being cut-away in a suitable place to provide a discharge opening communicating with'said coin passage, a

guide-plate disposed within said coin passage at said discharge opening to turn the coins outwardly through the latter, means for locking said coin guiding means upon said bed-plate, means for elevating said coin 7o guiding means to increase the normal height of said coin passage thereof so as to accommodate the same to the thicknss of coins of the larger'denominations comprising, a plurality of pivotally mounted jack-pieces arranged upon said bed-plate and adapted to be swung upon their pivots so as to pass beneath the outer marginal edge of said flangeportion of saidcoin guiding means, a propeller means adjacent to'the outer end of so said discharge opening for receiving and propelling the coins in actuating contact with said coin counting mechanism comprising a resilient propellenwheel, and'an adjustable backing plate mounted upon said bed-plate beneath and to one side of said propeller-wheel, the same being adapted to hold a coin in operative contact with said coin-counting mechanism as the same is engaged and propelled along the surface of said bed-plate by said propeller wheel.-

4. In a coin-counting machine, a suitably I supported bed-plate, a counting mechanism mounted upon said bed-plate,a rotatable ta-- ble mounted on .saidbe'd-plate, coin guiding an I coin counting means upon said bed-plate, a propeller means adjacent to the outer end of said discharge opening for receiving and propelling the coins in actuating contact with said counting mechanism, and an 'adjustable backing-plate mounted upon said bed-plate beneath and to one side of said propeller-wheel,'the same being adapted to, hold a coin in operative contact with said coin-counting mechanism as the same is en- 1115 gaged and propelled along the surface of said bed-plate by said propeller wheel.

5. In a coin counting machine, a suitably supported bed-plate, a' coin counting mechanism mounted upon said bed-plate, a rotata- 1W ble table, counter-sunk in the upper surface of said bed-plate, a vertical shaft journaled in said bed-plate to which said rotatable table is connected, a driving shaft, transmission mechanism interconnecting said driving 1 shaft with said vertical shaft, coin-guiding means surrounding said rotatable table, said coin guiding means providing a coin passage registered above the marginal portions of ceive the coins edgewise therein,- said coin guiding means being further provided' with a discharge opening communicatin with said coin passage, a guide-plate disposed within said coin passage at said -discharge opening to turn the coins outwardly-through the latter, means for locking said coin guiding means upon said bed plate, a pair of bearings mounted upon said bed-plate,- a

counter-shaft journaled in said bearings, transmlssion means between said driving shaft and'said couiriter-shaft a resilient pro peller-Wheel mounted on said counter-shaft so as to be positioned at the outer end of said 1-5 discharge opening of said coin guiding operative contact with said coin counting mechanism asthe same is propelled by said propeller-Wheel, and means for locking said backing-plate in desired adjusted position.

In testimony, that I- claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of June, 1913.

ALFRED o. o. BOCK.

Witnesses: GEORGE D. RICHARDS, AnoLPH HANSEN.

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