Coin control for pool tables

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A COIN CONTROL MEANS FOR A POOL TABLE INCLUDING A PASSAGEWAY MEANS THEREIN FOR CONDUCTING ALL POCKETED BALLS FOR SEQUENTIAL GRAVITY DESCENT FROM A SINGLE OUTLET THEREIN COMPRISING A CASING SECURED UNDER SAID TABLE AND SAID OUTLET FOR RETAINING SAID CONTROL MEANS, A SLOPING LINEAR HOLDING RUNWAY SECURED IN SAID CASING WITH THE UPPER END POSITIONED UNDER SAID OUTLET FOR RECEIVING SAID BALLS AND SEQUENTIALLY CONDUCTING SAME BY GRAVITY IN ONE DIRECTION, A SECOND RUNWAY MEANS CONNECTED TO AND SLOPING DOWNWARD FROM A JUNCTION WITH THE LOWER END OF SAID HOLDING RUNWAY AND TERMINATING IN AN OPEN COMPARTMENT HOLDING THEREEIN SAID BALLS FOR MANUAL REMOVAL WHEN PROPELLED THERETO BY GRAVITY FROM SAID SECOND RUNWAY, A SPRING ENERGIZED TIMER MEANS IN SAID CASING INCLUDING A WINDING MEANS MOVABLE THROUGH A PREDETERMINED RANGE FROM A REST TO A WOUND POSITION CORRESPONDING TO OPERATION FOR A SAID PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD, SAID TIMER MEANS INCLUDING AN OPERATING MEMBER FOR THE DISPLACEMENT THROUGH SAID RANGE WHEN SAID TIMER MEANS IS WOUND AND FOR THE CONTINUOUS RETURN DISPLACEMENT THEREOF AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT RATE DURING THE SAID TIME PERIOD, A COIN ACTUATOR MEANS IN SAID CASING INCLUDING A MANUAL COIN RELEASED MEMBER MOVABLE FROM AN IDLE TO AN OPERATED POSITION AND VICE VERSA UPON THE DEPOSIT THEREIN OF A PREDETERMINED COIN FOR OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID WINDING MEANS AND MOVING SAME THROUGH SAID RANGE WHEN SAID COIN MEMBER IS MOVED FROM SAID IDLE TO SAID OPERATED POSITION, A FIRST BARRIER MEANS JOURNALLED FOR RECIPROCATION IN SAID CASING FROM A NORMAL POSITION WITH ONE END PORTION THEREOF INTERSECTING SAID JUNCTION FOR HOLDING SAID BALLS ON SAID HOLDING RUNWAY TO A RELEASE POSITION WITHDRAWN FROM SAID JUNCTION, SPRING MEANS BIASED BETWEEN SAID CASING AND SAID FIRST BARRIER MEANS FOR NORMALLY URGING THE LATTER INTO SAID NORMAL POSITION, THE OPPOSITE END PORTION OF SAID FIRST BARRIER MEANS POSITIONED FOR BI-LATERAL MOVEMENT AND TEMPORARY ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OPERATING MEMBER OF SAID TIMER MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING SAID FINAL BARRIER MEANS FROM SAID JUNCTION WHEN SAID TIMER MEANS IS WOUND,