Totalizing counter system

Claim 1

IN A TOTALIZING COUNTER SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AS ASSOCIATED VENDING MACHINE, THE COMBINATION INCLUDING A FRAME; A TOTALIZING GEAR ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, SAID TOTALIZING GEAR NORMALLY BEING IN A FIRST POSITION; A PLURALITY OF PINIONS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND IN MESHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID TOTALIZING GEAR; A PLURALITY OF DRIVING MEANS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO SAID PLURALITY OF PINIONS, EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF DRIVING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID PLURALITY OF PINIONS FOR ROTATING THE ASSOCIATED PINION; CONTROLLING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID PLURALITY OF DRIVING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE INSERTION OF RESPECTIVE COINS OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS FOR CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZATION OF RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID PLURALITY OF DRIVING MEANS TO ROTATE THE ASSOCIATED PINION TO THEREBY ROTATE SAID TOTALIZING GEAR; SWITCH MEANS ADAPTED TO CONTROL THE OPERATION OF AN ASSOCIATED VENDING MACHINE; AND OPERATING MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TOTALIZING GEAR AND POSITIONED TO OPERATE SAID SWITCH MEANS WHEN SAID TOTALIZING GEAR HAS BEEN ROTATED THROUGH A PREDETERMINED ANGLE FROM SAID FIRST POSITION WHEREBY SAID TOTALIZING SYSTEM WILL CAUSE THE OPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATED VENDING MACHINE UPON THE DEPOSIT OF A PRESELECTED AMOUNT OF MONEY.