Letters Patent is: 1. Coin-controlled mechanism including an operating shaft having a coin passageivty; a, 15 coin-carrier having a coin-seat; a chute for condticting the coin-from said passageway to saiii coin-seat; locking means for the coincarrier arranoed to be controlled tliereby and to be held in released position upon the lodo-- 20 ment of a coin in said coiii-seat; and an operative connection between said operating shaft and said carrier. 2. Coin-controlled mechanisi-fl i.-icludin(y ID tw() slides jointl y comprisiiig means adapted ustain a coin one of said slides being piv@,5 to-s@ oted to the the ; nleaiis for rec,-Iproeatinoo r said slicles, and locking me,-ns associpted ivitli saicl slides b which automatically to locli: y them against moi,ement, said pil'oted slide 30 being bdapte,d through the engagen-ient therewith of a sustained coin to preveiit, said loclcing means from assuming a locking posi-tioii. 3. Coin-controlled mechanism includino. tw,o movable slides and ineaiis for moviiao@ @@them, said slides jointly comprising meaiis for tl-ie lodgment of a coin, one of saicl slides being pil7oted to the other aiid adapted to be sustained by a lodged coin agailist,pivotilig movement; a pawl ncrmall arranged to be y @1) swung by the pivotina movement of said pivoted slide; a rack adapted to be eiio-aoed b n zn y said pawl for holdinu said si tD @ides against li'lovement; and means impellin(,, the pi N7otina movei-nent of said pivoted slide I-o proviCLC tor @,'.,3 tl-le enoaoemeiit of said pawl with saicl rack when saicl pivoted slide is unsustained by a coin. 4. Coin-controllecl mechanisni iiieluding an oper,tting-, shaff,, a coin-carrier havin(y ope-ra50 tive connection with said shaft; a coi-.1-ei-igagino-@slide I pivoted to said coincarrier and zm swi -t' @t6n ioiied to norinally ng in one direc ion , and pawl and rack mechlnism adapted foi55 engagement to preveiit the oper,,tt@ion of s,,ti, coin-carrier, said i)a@vl being arradged to pro'de a s pport f r aid tensioned slide ani-L vi u 0 s to be moved thereby iiito engagement with said rack. 60 -5. Coin-controllednlechanismincltidiigai operatinly shaft. a coin-carrier having operative connection witli slid shift; a coin-en' iii gag - slide pivoted to said coin-carrier and adeipt@d to be sustained aga-inst downward 6i movement by an engaged coin; pawl and rack mechanism adaptecl for engagement to prevent the operation 6f said coin-carrier, said pawl being pivoted to said coin-c . arri6t and constitutiiig @ support to limit the downward movement of said @lide; and 'sprina m I e,,i n s 70 forci-ng said slide and p,aiil into impi@igement and arrano-ed to cause s,,tid panvl to en(Ya , ge its rack -,i@hen said slide is not susttined by a coin aiad ftirther to c,,tuse said pawl to escape said rack when said slide is sustained by a 7,5 coin. 6. Coin@controllecl me,-h-,tnism iiiel-Liding aii operating shaft; a coin-carrier liai,inu ODerative connection -with said shaft; a coin-enoaging slide' pivoied to s,,tid coin-corrier and 8o adapted to be sustained acrairst d6-wnward movement by an eiiogagecl coin - pawl an(I rack mechahism adapted f6r eT-i,(,,a(yeii-ie-,it to pi,eieiit the operation'of saicl- coiii-earrier, s-,iid pawl being pivotod to said cbin'-cirr,-Ler and 85 constituting,a suppor'L to limit the downward movement of said slide; a cam 1-@iidiiicy adjoinin said rack for positioniiig sa,id pawl 9 , n ide;andsprino-me sfo t d sl an rciii- s,,iid slide ancl mpingeme cr -pawl iiito i -,it alid ai-ra-@i,,ed to go cause said pawl to engige its r,-,ek iiheii said slide is -Linsustaiiied by a coin and furtlier to cause said pawl to escape s,,tid rack w'jien said slide is sustained by a. coin. 7. In a c6in-controll,ed inecl-ianislai, the com- 95 bination with a base and an operat-.iig el,-- ine-nt, of a coin-carrier @lidable L.Iong saicl base and connectecl witli -said operatijig element to be operated thereby; ,i coiii-engaging sl.ide pii,oted to said coin@earriei@ tnO, adai3'ed 100 to be susta@ined by a-Ti eiiaaged coin: and pawl an.d rack mechanism, b@tween said coin-carrier and base adapted for enaaaeinent to prevent the operation of said coin-carrier, said mechanism being arl.-anged to be co,-itrolled 105 by said slide a-,id to be held out of engauezn ment when said slide is sustaidecl by an engaged coin'. 8. In t. coin-conLr6lled mechani-sm, the combination witli a rack, of a movable coin- 110 carrier; a coin-(@ngagib-o- slide pivot-d to said coin-carrier and adapted to be sustaiiied by an eii age@d coin; a -pawl carried bv saicl coin9 adapted to be engaued with -j,,ti 'd carrier and raclc to pr6vent 'Lhe operation of @aid co'ln- 115 ca.rrier; and spriiig means actin(y on said slide ind pawl to force 1-hem into iinpliigiiig relati6n, said spriiig means beino- ai,i,an-ed . to cause said slide, -vvhen unsustdined by a coin, to force said pltwl into engageme-,lt witli said 120 rack. 9. In a coin-con'trolled mechanism, the combination with a rack ii-id a cam landing, of a movable coin-carrier diid meaiis for movino- tb-e sate; a coii-i-en@,yaaino, slide pivoted 125 to'sllicl coin-carr;er ai@ci nc,@i)ted to be s-Listained by @in en a,6d coiii; ) i@av,,l earl--Iel 9 'I@, by said coin-carrier tj-id adai)ted to be eno,,Lgod with s,,iid rac'k to prel7ent the operation -of said coin-cari@iei- said piwl being arranged 130

1,753,08 7 to constitute a support for said slide to be controlled thei@eby, and to be h6ld out of enga(yement ivith said r,,tck wlien said slide is sustained b3, aii engaged coin and said pawl be@ncr f ui-ther ari-aiiged for coop,eration witli @m said ca,iii landino. to adjust said slide to a position in which it can be engaged ,ind sustained by ,t coin. 10. In a coin-colitrolled mechaiiism , a coincari- er and means for moving it, said coin10 carr@ier haviiig a coiii-seat and provided with a pivoted eleiiient arranged to be sustlined ,to,ainst pivotiiig movement in one direction by a coin lodged in said coin-seat:; locking 15 me,,ins for the coin-carrier arranoed to be controlled by the pivoting iiliovement of said pivoted elemeiit tnd to be held in released position wl-ien said pivoted element is sustained by a lodo-ed coin and means f or trippino, said 20 pivoted element iii the opposite direction to free the lodged COIII. 11. In combination, a coin-carrier mounted f or advancing and i-etii@iii- movement and ineluding a coin-seat and a pivoted element ar25 ranged to be sust,,iined by a coin lodged in said coin-seat; means for advancing and retiring said coincarrier; a two-part pawl constituting a support for said pivoted element until the latter is sustained by a lodged coin - 30 i two-part racli: for said pawl; and a, spring element ,issociated with said coin-carrier, pivoted eleiiient ,tiid pawl to normELIly maintain saicl panvl in position with respect to said rack to allow advancing movement and to 35 prevent retirino, n-ioi,ement, of said coin-carrier when said'pivoted element is sustained by a coin. 12. In combination, a, coin-carrier mounted for advancing and retiring movement and incliidino- a coin-seat and a pivoted element 40 el arranged to be sustained by a coin lodged in said coinseat; means for advancing and retiring siid coin-carrier - a two-part pawl and a ec,opei-ating two-part rack, said pawl constituting t support for said pivoted element until the latter is sustained by a lodged coiii , spring means associated with said coin-carrier pivotecl elei-nent and pawl to maiiitain said pan@,l in position with respect to said r,o rack to allow advancing but not retiring, movement of sai-d coin-carrier when said pivoted element is sustained by a coin, and further to operate said pivoted el-ement to prevent advancing but not retiring, movement r,5 of said coin-carrier when said pivoted element is supported by said pawl. 13. In ,t coin-controlled m-echanism, the combination with a coiii-carrier, of operating means adapted to adniit a coin in either one 60 of two positions for passage to said coin-carrier, said operating iiieans comprising a shaft mounted to have both reciprocating and rotary inoveinent and having intersecting coinslots leadina transversely through it from op 185 posite poiiit7s of its eircumfeience; and connectincr moans between said shaft and coincarrier ailapted to i-eeeive and transmit only the reciprocating i-novernent of the forrner to the latter. 14. In a coin-controlled inechanism the I . 70 combination with a coin-carrier, of operating means, adapted to admit a coin in either one of two positions for passage to said coincarrier, said operatin e . . a shaft gm alis comprising mounte to ave both reciproc I 5 ment and rot@ry mo@Tement and tersecting coin-slots leading thiough it from opposite points of its reumference; and an operative connection between said shaft and said coin-carrier compi!i'sing, a so fulerumecl bar having one eiiii thereof -piv-. 6ted to said coincarrier, and a pin on the other end of said bar eiigaging a, circumferential groove in said shaft. I In testimony whereof, I have signed my 85 iianie to this specification' CLIFTON W. NIXON. go 100 105 110 115 120 125 130

Patented Apr. 1, 1930 i9753,087 UNITED @STAT'E@s 'PAT@FNT OFFICE CLIFTON W. NIXON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. COIN-CONTROLLED NECHANISX Application filed June 7, 1926. Seri@,l No. @114,112. Aly present invention Telates to coin-controlled mechanism, and the same has for its ml,iin object to provide an improved constrtiction of this character for use in connec@ih vending machines, change-makin c-, tion wi g ni,ichiiies ancl similar apparatus and further to proi,ide an improved construction of this ch,qracter for tise generally in places and capacities where it is desirable to control the i ti operation of a machin@ 6r apparatus through the medium of a depositecl coin. .An object of my inv6nti6n is the provision of a coin-controlled mechanism in the fo-rm of a compact operati@e unit which will emI .3 body certain desired featu'res of sim,plicity, efficiency and convenience, and which will be economical in Imanuf actlire. A further object of my invention is the provision of a coin-controlled mecha-nism of ihis 2:,' character, constructed and ari,alioed to (,,mbody a cointesting device for rejecting slugs and spurious coins. Other 6.bjects of my invention are: to provide a doin-controlled mech@nism includino, p coin slots ,tnd so constructed and arrang@,ed that it is capa,ble of serving as the means by ivhich directly to impart movement to or to actti,,ite the machine or apparatus with whi6h the coin-controlled mechanism is a ssociated; to provide a mechtnism of this cha@acter in. eluding a coia-carrier havinly a coin-seat and ,,t pivoted eleriaent or slide, said mechani I si@-n further inelviding loelking means associated c5 with the coin-carrier and arran d to be rege leased or unlocked by the pivoted element when a coin is lodged in the coin-seat; and to rovide a mechanism 'of this@chara6ter in p which the O-Derat@ing shaft and coin-carri6r 4( have an operative connect@ion therebet-v@een to cause the coin-carrier to ino@e with.the operatin shaft aiid to calise the operaii ng shaft t6 be locked a - aiiist'movement when 9 the coin-carrier is loelzed by the locking 45 means. With tl-ie foregoing objects and 6thers in w, n-iy invention consist in the details f VI(, s 0 construction and in the arrangeirient and collhbination of p.arts hereinafter. described and 50 ir@ore I)Ilrtictila@rl'y p'o@ i-niecl ou@ t in the! annexed claims, reference.being had to the accom an ying drawings, in whichFio-. I r epresents a sid e ele-vational view sho,@Pino- a coincontrolled mech,,tnism made @n - i accordance -with the pr,e,s@,nt inventio.n'Fi ol-. i 2 is t top plan @view of the @arae -FA iol,. 3 is an elevation of the operati.ve end of the mechanism, this view beiiig.talien on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; @ ]Arig.4is averticalsection@takenon'theline' 6o 4-4 of Fio". 1 Fig. 5 is a vertical s'ecti6n taken on the iii,@ie 5-5 of Fig.:l 'Fia 6 is a horiz6ntal secti'on taken on the line 6----@6 of Fig. 1. I Fi-,;. 7 i@ a,. horizontal: section taken on the line 7-7 of F:ig. 1; and Fig. 8 -represents a sectional deta-i,l taken on the line 8---8 of Pi ig. 1. The preferred embodiment of my in-@en- 70 tion, a illus.trated in the accompanying drawings, -comprises a frame structure composed of a.:base 9 from'.which'rises a side wall 10 i@nade wi@h a vertically extendiiig upright or ',5 ali operating shaft rovided with one or more, pillar 11 at th6 6-Depaiing end of the device i5 and -,@ith;a, vertically extending u@rigyht or pillar 12 at the rear end of the device. The side lvtll 10, inte@@ediate its 16np-tli, has a p6@tion 13 OfTset inwardly 6ver tl@e base for na r to b e la-ined. The '@so a r-@ui@p6se herei fte e xp iiprights 11 and 12 are inade respectively with lateral portions..14 and@ 15 whicli overb@no, the base and in which an - ope@@ shaft 16 i's moiinted to have'both reciprocatino@ and turning iiioveiment. The parts so 85 @far described r@aay, if desirea, be cast as one piecia. Said shaft 16 is provided with a, suitable Icnob 17 whereby to be turned and to be ihrust-iii; and it is also provided in the preseiii einbodiment with two transverse coi 00 ns ot I s i8 @nd 18'1 -,@hich slot int6r@ect each ther at tl@e cent A-rranoed 0 er of thle shaft. ii.pon,the l@t6ral portion 14 is a coin-dep@sit chui6 19 siiitabl@ bev6led downwardly and foiwardly at 19' so that a coin as 20, when resting ut)on the shaft 16 may rotrlide therefro '.as shown i Fiff. 1. n A rr@D - @l L@ p th e b'a- se-9 f6r r6ei c' g ' e on . pro ating'm6vement is. a coin-carrier -which is coni-, po's'ed of 'a bacl@ing slide,@21 'and a piv:oted-'106

@2 1 753,087 the downward pivoting of the slide 22 is obstructed by the coin withiii the coinseat. Uiider this arrangement, initial niovementforwardfy of the coiii-carrier iiitliout a coiii in the c-oin-seat results in automatically 70 swi-ngin, the pawl so th,,it its pawl-poiiit 36 will follo-w the declivity of the cam-like lanclino, 35 and interl6ck with one of the rack-teeth 37- thereby lioldina !he c6in-carrier against further adi,anci.ng movement but permitting 75 -retir;-ng movenient thereof since tl'le pawlpoi.nt 44 @will be ta,;.sed clear of the rack-teeth 45 wlieii the pawl has been swung iiit.o that posit on 'where the pawl-poiiit 36 is i-.qterloelcect witli one- of the i-ack-teeth .37. 80 When the coin-carrier is advanced with a coiii r6posing in the coin-se,,tt@the slide 22 is held by siieh c,oin I'flinst downwdrd Dii,otiii 9 adapted to slide from and to aii elevated po- 'saicl slide with a proje6ting pin 46 ,i,-ranged to e i i o a c e a n d s l i d e t i p w @ a r d l v L i p o n t h e h i g l i p o i n t o f t h e c h m - l i k e l a n d i n g 3 5 a t t h e t e r m i n a t i o n o f t h e a d v a n c i n g . s t r o l - l e o i ' t h e c o i , , i 1 0 0 c a r r i e r . The coin-carrei, is .1 -oi (@ratively, connected with the operatiii- shaft to be r-.ciprocatect therewith a by nlea @s of a con nect iiig b r 47 which is nioLinteci inter ediate its length'Lll,)- m 1 0 5 ontstud4Sfixedtothereariipriglitll-). The lo-wer end of bar 47 h-,s a pin .49 wliieh works in a slot 50 in tli6 baf-,kiiig slide 21, wli,ile the upper end of said bar his a cam-like pin 51 extending into tl-ie ci@cuihfereiitial o-roove 43 110 in the operatinu shaft 16 ,iiid adapted to be 'eno-a-ed by a suitable shoulcler.or abutment as 52 for dete'rmininu the exte-nt of turiiing movement of saicl;sh,,ift.- By thi.s arr,anoeoin-carrier wi r@aent the c ' 11 be moved forward 11.1 when' the operating shaft is thrust in; and conversel the coin-carrier ivill be r@"irel wh6n the operating shaft is thrust out an operatioll -whioh is iccop--iplish--cl by a repos,,t-ioninspring 54 connected for the purpose, 120 betwe3-n the u b ri gl it 1 4 a n d I) in 5 1 o n th e, 1, coniieefing rocf47. Iii this connection it may interlo'ekino@ icti6n with - the racl@-teeth - 37 tn Wh;le the pawlpoint @44 will click over the rack-teeth 45. Diiring the time ,i coin is go lodged in the coin-seit, the co;,ii@-c@ir-iieicannot be retired - ,ince the:pi-wlpoii-it 44 will interlock witli one of tlle@ rackteeth 45. @ Means for lifcing up the forward portion of the slide 22 so that the siistainedl6oiii will be released 95 t'o fall fr6iii its coinseai co-nsists in pi,Ovlding @ipon a stud 31 fixed to the backing slide 21 -@and since under tlii condition the arm 40 llf',S and p.r6jectiiag through an opening 32 in said - no' i.-,fluence tipon the pawl the arni 42 be- 85 com tt slide 22. Mounted for rocking movement es effective to. maintaiii the pawl in th, uvon. the'sttid 31 aloraside the slide 22 is. a position where the p,,i-",I-point 36- -will ese@pe a:ffords a convenient fin(yer-liol@l when thrusting the opertting shqft which is accoi-ap1,@ slie(I 125 by pressing the palm of the htncl on the knob IT -%vl-ille engaging a finger over the chute 19. By turning the lknob lt, eitl.er coiii-slot 18 or 18' mty be'brought info register witli, 130 in excess of the:'fcrce,ex'erted by the arm 42: be remarl@ed that the coin-de!)osiu eiiii'L-e 19 elemeiit or slide 22. The bac@king slide 21 has slidiiag contact with the inner face of the offset wall portion 13, its lower edge being slidably fitted in a o-roove 23 in the base and its upper edge beii@Ly slidably fitted in a groove 24 provided in @n overhano-,ing horizontal bar 25 which is secured to the offset wall portion.13. Said backing slide, at its rear 6nd, has a laterally o:ffset head 26 from which is tably spaced the rear end of the 10 sui slide 22 wh ch s pivoted at 27 upon said backing shde 21. The h@ad-26 and confronting end of the slide 22 are suitably vertically slotted at 28 and 29 respectively, in-order-to provide a coin-seat, the wall @ defining - the slot 29 being suitably curved at 30 in order .better to ihaintain th6 coin in its seat. The pivot,ed slid6 22 hqs a lost iiiotion mo-@enient sit'L,Dn, on the lai-idingo95 and also to interlock :@N@ith tlie'rearwardly directed:rackteeth 37. 35 Upon t stud 39, I)r6je@tiiig from the backin @@slide 21, a spring 38 is looped and secured so a to ave@ a@ short arin 40 exe ting down*ard h r presstii,e upon a @in 41 on the pivoted slide 22, ,ind a lonu arm 42 e:kertink downward pressure@ Lipoii7a pin 43 projectino, from the rear40 @1w,,ird pawl-point or portion 44, which is tida ted to interlock With the forwardly directed rack-teeth 45. The pin 4-1 by which th-, forward portion of" the slide 22 is sup45@ 1P I Or I ted upon the forward portion of the pawl constituting the pa-wl-point 36@ is.-so situated th,@t wl-ien the pawl-pollit 36 rests at E@ predetormiiied elevation or seat on the cam-like ,landing 35 as sho@vn ih Fig. 1, the said' slide 22 will b ai ained in 50 e iii nt such -positi.on relatively @@to the head 26 that a coin as 20, on eiite'ri 'the coin-seat, -v@ill fall:to and be caught.'Ig by tl-ie curved poi-tion 30 thereof. 'Now the arms 40 and 42 are so shaped and ,irr,anoed that the force eicerted by the arm :40 iipon ihe piii 41 and henc6 upon that por @tion of the pawl COPstituting pawl-point 36 is tw- o-part pawl 3:3 wh@ch c6operates with a @two-part- radk-bdr 34 fixed upon the@ base, the 25 teeth of one part of the tack-bar projecting in, 9, directi6n, op osite to the inclination of p the teeth in the other part thereof, 'the two sets of oppositel inclined teeth being sepy arated by an upwardly projecting cam-like 30 @landino, 35. T'he forward p,,tivl-point or plortion 36 -is upc@n, the pin 43. -. This insures to the pawl a ao 'tendenev at all times to swing into that positioii in'which the pawl-poilit 36 will interlock with the'rack-teeth 37 except when there is a coin lodged in the coin-seat iia which e 'he spring arm 40 a cas the fo@ce of lb c nn6tin85 flilence th6 s*in@@ing of the pawl becalise

the coin-chiii'e 19 's'o th@Lt the clep@osited coiii ,is 20 will fall throii&h the sliaft an'd iiio aii Lip-deri-ieathchtite55. Itsliould,b@'notedhere that tlle coin-sl@ts 18 ,ind 18' ar@@sizecl to the partictilar denomination of.coin which is to be employed in @o erating the machiiie- that p is to sa37, said coin-slots are made jiist large enou,o;h to permit the particulhr dendmination of coin to f,,ill tberethi-otioh so that a sILig ,o or a spurio us coin 1-iaving either a diameter or thickiiess sliab.tly greater thaii ,t genuine c,oin cannot be passed th ou r _gli said coin-slots into chute 55. From the underneath chute 55 the coin rolls into a balancecl chute 56 provided at its forward end'With oppositely I)rojecting@ears 57, each tern-iinatina in a pivot pin 58 suitably jotirii,,t.led iii a tj- haped iyieinber 59 secured upon the horizoiita-I bar 25. Projecting for2.9 Aial,dly froiii the ears 57 so ,is to be locatecl on opposite sides of the underneath ch-Lite 55 ,tre -",eiglits 60 for balancing the chute, one of the wei(yhts being i(- -Ij Listable on an ,txis so as to t@ suitably vary the @diustn-ient of the chlite. 25 Saicl chute is balanc@d and adjtisted to ineliiie dowliwardly for the delinery of its coin iiito a leacl-iii chiite 61 thi@6uoh wliieh the coin f alls for lodgment iii the coiii-seat of the coinc,,ii-rier. The coin-cli-Lite is so balanced that 3o when a norm,,tl coin ruiis do",nwardly thereon it Nvill siiil@ to a positioii to reo-istei- a rear bot'Loiii lip 69, witl@ the top eclg,e of the lead-in chiite so th,.tt the rolling coin guided by a side fla.ii-e 63 on the cliute -will roll directly: into LI 5 @ he lead-in chute -whose n-iotith is suitably bevele ' d and surrounded it the reir by ,t flange 64. Supportecl upon the horizolntal bar 25 is ,i @,)Aitch-ar.-n 65 provided ivith a finger 66 which curves laferall3T 6ver the flai-ige,63 of 4') the chute ,ind also over the lin6 of the: m6uth of the lead-in chute as best illusti-a-ted in Fia. 6. WI-ieii -i normal coin rolls down tl-ie balaiieed chute, it rolls under the @@titdh-fiiigi@r 4 r) since the chut@e sinl@:s stifficielitly f6r this p-Lir1)ose; but if the rolling coin proves to bp, lio@hte,r thin tt iioriiial coiii the chute will not sink sufficientlv to bringy the coin belo I w the fiiiger N v 1 IL,@l-i t heresult that the finger Nvill divert tl-ie coin iiito a by-pass chute 67 which clroi)s the 111) I coin throuah a slot 68 in the base. Referring to Fig. 6 it Nvill be seen thlit the bottom-lip 62 cui-ves late@rally to.clear the curvijig@side 69 of the lead-in chute. Now if the rolling iii proves to be ,L trifle he,,ivier than a no - rmal CO coiii, f he b,,tl,,tneed chute will be siink to a @level iii which the curved wall 69 will intercept the rol.lin,u coi-n aiicl serve ,@s a switch ty which to roll it over the lip 62 and iiiito the bv-pass c-o chute 67. Tli-Lis it will be seeh that the bal,i.iieed 6hiite will ftinction to tiring a too-light coin iilto eligage@uent with the switch-filiger a.,id -"rill also fuiiction t-o br'n6- a too-heavy coin. or a oo-neavy coin 6 diverted@into the by--Da,ss,chute. Whei'i ther@e @i's:no c;oin in the@@coin-seat of the coi:tie@rrier, the lo;dking mea I ns associated with @tlie c@rrier@ autol@atic@lly fun6tions to iii@event advancing movement of the carrier Nvith the r,estilt that the 6perating shaft cannot be tl-irust in. When lioivever a de]p6sited coin ha@ sue6@ssfully passe4 tho, tests to whi6li it is stil)ject6cl by ilie balaileed @chute and is lodge@l in the coin-seat, the pawl of the lockprinu ii-ig meelianisn-1, influenced only by the s ' ai,m 42, is held so that thp, 'poi@t 36 cle,,irs the rack-teeth 37 to allow the thriist-in movement of the opei-ating shaft aiid t-he c6nse4ueiit @dvanceinent of itie coin-cirrier. 'Durino,,.the advancement 6f the coin-cari-ier, the paivll@oint 44 cooperates with thi3 rack-teetli 45 to pi,event any retiril-ig moveinent until the @ivotecl slide 2t). is tripped up@vai-dly by the engagement of tl-ie I)in 46 m7ith the hi(- ,h,point f the cam-like landing 35-a,n ope@ati6n -vvhic r6sLilts in tlie release of the coin which drops throua-h the slots 68 in tlie, base and thence. into ,, cas'n box (not shown). The ebin havina beeii released the sprin arin 40 thereI 9 upoii ftinctions to reverse the positioi@ of the pawl lifting the 1:)awlpoint 44 from the rackteett'i 45 so that the spring 54 can'repo itioii the operitino- lever and cause the retirernent of the coid-carrier for t-l-ie neit 6 eration. p A stop-piii 70 NArhich p@bjects from the rear i@ipright 12 in position to engage the connecting bar 47, serves as tl-ie means for limiting the re@.iriilg movement of the coin-carrier at the ex,,ict point iihere the coiii nlay f @Lll f @om the le,,id-in chute 61 into the coin-seat-of 'the 0 trrier c iii-c, Ai,raiiged at the front@-end of the device iipon i bracket @l depending froli, @the horizontal bir.25 is @t suitable regist6r 72 having an oper,,ttino- arm 73 which is 6onnected thi-oligh ,t link 74. 1 with the a-vvl s-Lipportingp -, t, Lid 31. By this arrangement register 72 is, opei-ated to ree6rd a sale each time the coinc,,,irrier is tdvanced. The present coin-controlled mechdnism "I'@ e i-itili-zed iii,,i iiiachine havino- f'acilitiesfol@l@endiiio, tia-o. different classes 6-r kinds, of 0. Oocls selliiio@ for the same price. To this end @--l tl-ie opei@ating sli-aft 16 may be equipped,with ,t suitable, ar@u 75 with which a, suitable'index ai-i-,l dial (not @liown) may be associated for, 0 ,peratioT-i to indicate the t.w classes or kinds of o-o@ds on sale. The thrust-in movement of th6 operating shafl 16 inay be Lised to effect the ol)ei-ation 6f the niachine@witli,which the ,,)reseiit device is associated. To this end, the opera-tiiig shaft is equil)ped witl-i.a fixed-pin -i 6 wlilch in be engaged either with a contact I 78 @@cordini;ly as _ever .77 or i contact lever the opei-ating shaft is turned.. The Salc[,QQn;'ac' levers 77 %nd 78 may repre-6ht th6 means Cl(,in'iiito eno,,icreiiient.wiih t'lli.- ciirved wa,ll of . t-liroiigh which to effect -the 7d6liv@.@y 6f 'a -i@f eh): -eit i@r -a t6o- ight kiiids O'f met6hdiiii'se. @tile le@ad-iii 6htite, v,71 6,lioic@e OT favo 3 i C.,.) 2'-)

1,753,087 While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my objects into effect, this is i2apable of variaiion and inodification without -depart@re from t,he 't of the invention, I therefore do 3 spir, ,lot ivisil t6 b6 limited to the details of 'constru'c@Lion herein s forth but desire to avail Olt 5 n-iyself of such vari,,ttion and modification as come -,Yithin the scope of the a pended claims. p 10 Hai,ino- thus described my invention, what I clain-i and desire to se6ure by