Coin pay-out means for coin changers

Claim 1

In a coin changer, change pay-out means comprising: a. a plurality of coin storage tubes, disposed in substantially side by side parallel relation, b. a plurality of pay-out slide means, one associated with each coin storage tube, c. actuating Means for said pay-out slide means, d. locking means engageable with the slide means for selectively immobilizing said slide means, e. each of said pay-out slide means includes a coindischargeable slide plate, an elongate drive link, and a pivot means interconnecting the drive link and the slide plate, f. each of the drive links have locking abutment means formed thereon, g. said locking means includes a single keeper element adapted selectively to coact with the locking abutment means of each drive link, thereby to immobilize the selected drive link and its associated coin-dischargeable slide plate, h. the drive links being disposed in parallel adjacency extending substantially at right angles to the coin storage tubes, and in superimposed relation in a plane substantially parallel to the tubes, i. said single keeper element being arranged for movement substantially parallel to the coin storage tubes, and in a path intersecting the drive links, and j. the coin-dischargeable slide plates being located between the drive links.