US3593831A
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Wide price range change making coin mechanism
Assignee: Rows International Inc
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Filing: 1969-05-20
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Granted: 1971-07-20
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Expires: 1989-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A wide price range, coin mechanism for a merchandising machine in which an electromechanical coin totalizer system responsive to the deposit of coins establishes credit and sets up change making circuits for giving up to four nickels in change over a range of prices from 5 to $1.00 in 5 steps while doing away with base price and price differential cam mechanisms of the prior art in which the range of prices is limited to the narrow range of differentials from the base price.
Inventors
- 👤 William Rosenhagen
- 👤 Albert Kurimsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:39
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F5/00; G07F5/20; G07F5/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A coin mechanism for a merchandising machine adapted to dispense various articles of merchandise over a wide range of prices including in combination a plurality of selecting means corresponding respectively to the articles to be dispensed, a totalizer switch assembly comprising a plurality of price contacts corresponding to the prices within said range, means variously connecting said selecting means to said price contacts, a brush assembly operatively associated with said price contacts, means responsive to the deposit of coins in said machine for moving said brush assembly through an aggregate displacement from an initial position corresponding to the sum in coins deposited in said machine, change-making means comprising a coin tube holding a supply of coins adapted to be given in change, a plurality of coin delivery members associated with said coin tube, a drive member, and means adapted to be actuated selectively to couple said coin delivery members to said drive member selectively to give respective sums in change, respective means adapted to be energized to set said coupling means to give respective sums in change, means responsive to displacement of said brush assembly relative to said price contacts for conditioning all of said setting means for energization and means responsive to operation of a selecting means for energizing one of said setting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A coin mechanism for a merchandising machine adapted to dispense various articles of merchandise over a wide range of prices including in combination a plurality of selecting means corresponding respectively to the articles to be dispensed, a totalizer switch assembly comprising a plurality of price contacts corresponding to the prices within said range, means variously connecting said selecting means to said price contacts, a brush assembly operatively associated with said price contacts, means responsive to the deposit of coins in said machine for moving said brush assembly through an aggregate displacement from an initial position corresponding to the sum in coins deposited in said machine, change-making means comprising a coin tube holding a supply of coins adapted to be given in change, a plurality of coin delivery members associated with said coin tube, a drive member, and means adapted to be actuated selectively to couple said coin delivery members to said drive member selectively to give respective sums in change, respective means adapted to be energized to set said coupling means to give respective sums in change, means responsive to displacement of said brush assembly relative to said price contacts for conditioning all of said setting means for energization and means responsive to operation of a selecting means for energizing one of said setting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 1 in which said coupling means comprises a change-determining cam and means responsive to energization of said setting means for driving said cam through distances corresponding to various sums in change.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 1 in which said coupling means comprises a change-determining cam, said setting mechanism comprising an actuating bar operatively coupled to said cam, means normally locking said bar and means responsive to operation of a selecting means for releasing said locking means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
A coin meChanism as in claim 1 in which said coupling means comprises a change-determining cam, said setting means comprising an operating bar, means normally locking said bar, means responsive to operation of a selecting means for releasing said locking bar, respective energizable elements for limiting the movement of said bar after release of said locking means and means responsive to operation of said selecting means for selectively energizing one of said energizable elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
151 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 1 in which said coupling means comprises a change-determining cam, an actuating bar biased for movement in a direction to drive said cam, means normally locking said bar against movement in said direction, means responsive to positioning of a selecting means for releasing said locking means to permit said bar to drive said cam, a plurality of slides, interengageable means on the respective slides and on said bar, means mounting said slides for movement between inactive positions at which said interengageable means will not engage and active positions at which said interengageable means may engage, said interengageable means in the active positions of said slides adapted to engage upon respective movements of said bar corresponding to different sums in change, means biasing said slides to inactive positions, and means responsive to actuation of said selecting means for moving one of said slides to active position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 5 including means responsive to movement of a slide from inactive position to active position for latching said slide in active position and means for unlatching said slide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 1 including a manually operable switch for energizing said change-making means independently of said totalizer switch assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 1 in which each pair of successive price contacts are spaced by a distance corresponding to the value of a coin of a certain denomination, and in which said brush assembly comprises a plurality of brushes associated with said contacts, said brushes having an interbrush spacing corresponding to that of said contacts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
113 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 8 in which said change-making means is adapted to give change in coins of said certain denomination, and in which said means for setting said coupling means comprises respective solenoids adapted to be energized to set said mechanism to give from none to three coins of said denomination in change, said brush assembly including a leading brush and following brushes, means responsive to engagement of said leading brush with one of said contacts for energizing the solenoid corresponding to no change and means responsive to engagement of said contact by successive following brushes for energizing the respective solenoids corresponding to from one to three coins in change.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
A coin mechanism as in claim 9 in which said means responsive to displacement of said brush assembly comprise slip segment means connecting the respective slip segments to said solenoids, respective auxiliary brushes engaging said slip segments and means connecting said auxiliary brushes respectively to the brushes associated with said contacts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
174 words
A coin mechanism for a merchandising machine adapted to dispense various articles of merchandise over a range of prices from 5 cents to $1.00 in 5 cent steps including in combination, change-making means adapted to be set to give from none to 4 nickels in change, a totalizer switch assembly comprising a plurality of spaced contacts corresponding respectively to the prices within said range, a brush assembly comprising a series of 5 brushes associated with said plurality of contacts, said each pair of adjacent brushes having a spacing corresponding to that of said contacts, means responsive to the deposit of coins in said machine for moving said brush assembly from an initial position through an aggregate displacement corresponding to the sum in coins deposited in said maChine, respective means adapted to be energized to set said change-making means to give from none to 4 nickels in change, and means responsive to engagement of the respective brushes of said series with the first contact of said plurality for successively conditioning said change-making means setting means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
174 words
A coin mechanism for a merchandising machine adapted to dispense various articles of merchandise over a range of prices from 5 cents to $1.00 in 5 cent steps including in combination, change-making means adapted to be set to give from none to 4 nickels in change, a totalizer switch assembly comprising a plurality of spaced contacts corresponding respectively to the prices within said range, a brush assembly comprising a series of 5 brushes associated with said plurality of contacts, said each pair of adjacent brushes having a spacing corresponding to that of said contacts, means responsive to the deposit of coins in said machine for moving said brush assembly from an initial position through an aggregate displacement corresponding to the sum in coins deposited in said maChine, respective means adapted to be energized to set said change-making means to give from none to 4 nickels in change, and means responsive to engagement of the respective brushes of said series with the first contact of said plurality for successively conditioning said change-making means setting means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a coin mechanism, a change-making means comprising a change-determining bar, means mounting said bar for movement over a range of movement from a home position to a limit position at which said change-making means is set to give 4 nickels in change, means biasing said bar for movement from said home position to said limit position, releasable means for normally holding said bar in said home position and respective means adapted to be actuated to limit movement of said bar to intermediate positions within said range after release of said releasable means to set said change-making means to give from 1 to 3 nickels in change.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
107 words
In a coin mechanism, a change-making means comprising a change-determining bar, means mounting said bar for movement over a range of movement from a home position to a limit position at which said change-making means is set to give 4 nickels in change, means biasing said bar for movement from said home position to said limit position, releasable means for normally holding said bar in said home position and respective means adapted to be actuated to limit movement of said bar to intermediate positions within said range after release of said releasable means to set said change-making means to give from 1 to 3 nickels in change.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
165 words
A coin mechanism for a merchandising machine adapted to dispense various articles of merchandise over a range of prices including in combination, change-making means adapted to be set to give from none to a plurality of coins in change, a totalizer switch assembly comprising a plurality of spaced contacts corresponding respectively to the prices within said range, a brush assembly comprising a series of brushes associated with said plurality of contacts, said brushes having a spacing corresponding to that of said contacts, means responsive to the deposit of coins in said machine for moving said brush assembly from an initial position through an aggregate displacement corresponding to the sum in coins deposited in said machine, respective means adapted to be energized to set said change making means to give from none to said plurality of coins in change, and means responsive to engagement of the respective brushes of said series with the first contact of said plurality for successively conditioning said change-making means setting means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
165 words
A coin mechanism for a merchandising machine adapted to dispense various articles of merchandise over a range of prices including in combination, change-making means adapted to be set to give from none to a plurality of coins in change, a totalizer switch assembly comprising a plurality of spaced contacts corresponding respectively to the prices within said range, a brush assembly comprising a series of brushes associated with said plurality of contacts, said brushes having a spacing corresponding to that of said contacts, means responsive to the deposit of coins in said machine for moving said brush assembly from an initial position through an aggregate displacement corresponding to the sum in coins deposited in said machine, respective means adapted to be energized to set said change making means to give from none to said plurality of coins in change, and means responsive to engagement of the respective brushes of said series with the first contact of said plurality for successively conditioning said change-making means setting means.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-19 | 1975-01-18 | 1975-07-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-19 | 1979-01-18 | 1979-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-19 | 1983-01-18 | 1983-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |