Coin metering apparatus for multiple machine installations

Claim 1

A SWITCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A MOTOR, A RELAY TURNED BY SAID MOTOR AND HAVING A SHAFT AND MEANS TO MAINTAIN SAID MOTOR ENERGIZED UNTIL SAID SHAFT HAS TURNED TO FIRST POSITION AND THEN DE-ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR, A CAM ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO SAID SHAFT, A LOST-MOTION CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SHAFT AND CAM PERMITTING SAID CAM TO TURN AHEAD OF SAID SHAFT, MEANS BIASING SAID CAM AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF TURNING OF SAID SHAFT, SAID CAM HAVING A POINT, A SWITCH CONTROLLING STARTING OF SAID MOTOR AND HAVING AN ARM WITH AN ANGULAR EXTREMITY, SAID POINT, WHEN IN FIRST POSITION, IN CONTACT WITH THEOUTER PART OF SAID EXTREMITY OPENING SAID SWITCH AND WHEN IN SECOND POSITION OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID OUTER PART CLOSING SAID SWITCH TO START SAID MOTOR, A SOLENOID, A PAWL CONTROLLED BY SAID SOLENOID, SAID PAWL WHEN EXTENDED CONTACTING SAID CAM TO MOVE SAID POINT FROM FIRST POSITION TO SECOND POSITION, AHEAD OF ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT AND CLOSES SAID SWITCH TO ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR.