Money-actuated devices

Claim 1

A CHANGE-MAKING DEVICE THAT COMPRISES: (A) AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT HAS AN OUTPUT SHAFT, (B) SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR NORMALLY BEING DE-ENERGIZED AND USUALLY BEING ENERGIZED JUST LONG ENOUGH TO ENABLE IT TO ROTATE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT THROUGH ONE REVOLUTION, (C) SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR BEING SELECTIVELY ENERGIZABLE TO ROTATE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT CONTINUOUSLY THROUGH A SUCCESSION OF REVOLUTIONS, (D) A LATCH THAT IS ADAPTED TO BE MOVED INTO POSITION TO BLOCK ROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT IF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT TENDS TO CONTINUE TO ROTATE AFTER SAID OUTPUT SHAFT HAS COMPLETED ONE REVOLUTIN, (E) MEANS THAT ACTS, DURING EACH REVOLUTION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, TO URGE SAID LATCH INTO POSITION TO BLOCK ROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT AND THAT ACTS, BEFORE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT A FURTHER REVOLUTION TO FREE SAID LATCH, (F) SAID LATCH BEING MAGNETIC IN NATURE AND TENDING TO REMAIN IN BLOCKING POSITION AS LONG AS SAID MOTOR IS ENERGIZED, (G) A COIN-EJECTING SLIDE THAT IS ADJACENT SAID MOTOR AND THAT IS ADAPTED TO BE MOVED BY SAID MOTOR, AND (H) A DISABLING ELEMENT THAT IS ADAPTED TO BE MOVED INTO POSITION WHERE IT CAN KEEP SAID LATCH FROM REMAINING IN SAID POSITION TO BLOCK FURTHER ROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT OF SAID MOTOR,