US2740242A - Rouleau loading device - Google Patents

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April 3, 1956 c. DowNEY ROULEAU LOADING DEVICE 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 29, 1950 INVENTOR. CLEMENT LEE Dow/vfy BY d /j zfgz/y:

April 3, 1956 c. L. DowNEY 2,740,242

ROULEAU LOADING DEVICE Filed June 29, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. CLEMENT LEE DowNfY April 3, 1956 c.. l.. DowNEY ROULEAU LOADING DEVICE Filed June 29.l 195o 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. CLfMf/vr LEE Dow/vfr April 3, 1956 c. L. DowNEY 2,740,242

ROULEAU LOADING DEVICE Filed June 29, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Q) ff@ INVEN TOR. CLEMENT LEE Dow/vnf April 3, 1955 c. l.. DowNEY 2,740,242

ROULEAU LOADING DEVICE Filed June 29, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 CLEMENT LEE Dow/vw F .7.' y -M Wy United States Patent C RULEAU LADING DEVICE Clement Lee Downey, Hannibal, Mo., assignor to Johnson Fare Box ompany, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware Application .Tinne 29, 1950, Serial No. 171,058

10 Claims. (Cl. 53-63) This invention relates to a machine for iling coin wrappers with coins and for depositing lled wrappers or rouleaus in a wrapper-crimping device.

An object of this invention is to provide. a machine which automatically advances` empty coin wrappers to a lling station and deposits a predetermined number of coins in each wrapper while the wrapper is at the filling station.

A further object of this invention is. to provide a machine of this type having a wrapper holding receptacle and means for advancing the receptacle progressivelyl to wrapper receiving, testing, and filling stations, and thence to a discharge station and for halting or detaining the receptacle at each station for the time required for the performance of certain. functions at'each station.

A further object of this invention is to provide a` machine of this type having means at thetesting station for determining whether a wrapper is` in the. receptacle and. so controlling the operation of the coin delivery apparatus that coins are deliveredonly'wheri a wrapper-'is in the receptacle.

A further object of this invention is to provide a machine of this type in which the receptacle advances the filled wrapper onto a trap door or shutter located at the discharge station which trap opens when the receptacle is at rest thereon to permit the wrapper to fall by gravity into a loading port of a crimping machine,

The above and other objectsand features ofthe invention will in part be apparent and will" in partLbe obvious from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan Viewy of a machine arranged' and constructed in accordance with an embodiment of this invention, the same being adapted to automatically till a coin wrapper and after llingthe same, automatically deposit the filled wrapper in a crimping machine, aport'ion of the table of the machine and portions of a sprocket' wheel, receptacles, and a chain mounted on the. table being broken away and one chain carrying spocket wheel being removed for clarity of detail;

Fig. 2 is a View in front elevation showing the machine illustrated in Fig. 1, parts of a face plate, table, gears, receptacIe driving sprocket, and chain being /broken away to reveal structural details;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the right hand end of the machine illustrated' in Fig. l', part' of' the driving sprocket and chain being broken away for clarity;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view' showing details of a feeler pin and mechanism for actuating' the feeler pin;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view in rear elevation, partlyV broken away and in section, showing details of the feeler pin actuating mechanism and wrapper elevating mechanism, the push button switch of' the machine being removed for clarity;

Fig. 6 is a view in section taken along aline VI-VI in Fig. 2 showing thel elevator plate in lowered. position, the drive chain and sprocket wheels; being removed` for clarity;

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Fig. 7 isa view invsection showing the elevator plate in raised' position, the chain and sprocket wheelsbeing removed;

Fig. 8 is a View in section taken along aline VIII-VIII in Fig. 2, the chain and" sprocket wheels being removed;

Fig. 9 is a perspective View showing one ofthe receptacles of the machine, the receptacle being removed' from the machine;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged- View in section along a line X-X in Fig. l; and

Fig. 1l is an enlarged fragmentary perspective View showing details of the wrapper raising mechanism and switch actuating mechanism.

In the following detailed description, and the drawings, like reference characters indicate like parts.

As shown in Figs. l and 2, the machine includes a table 20 on which a plurality of receptacles 21 are mounted. As shown in Figs. 9 and 10, each receptacle contains a vertically disposed socket 22 adapted to receive a coin wrapper 23 (Fig. 7). The socket is open at both ends. When a wrapper is in the socket the lower end thereof rests on the table. The wrapper being deeper than the socket, the upper end thereof extends out of or above the top of the receptacle.

The receptacles are connected together by a drive chain 24. Chain 24 runs on a driving sprocket wheel 26 and anl idle sprocket wheel 27 (Fig. 2). The chain advances each receptacle progressively to a wrapper loading station A, a testing or feeler station B, a iillingstation C, and a discharge station D (Fig. l). The driving mechanism is adapted to halt or arrest each receptacle at each of the stations. Whenv one of the receptacles is Vat rest at the wrapper loading station, an empty coin Wrapper may be dropped into the receptacle. When the receptacie is at rest at the testing station, a feeler pin 2S (Figs. i and 4) is raised into the socket thereof to test whether or not a wrapper is in the socket thereof. if a wrapper is in the socket, the wrapper draws the feeler pin across the table when the receptacle is advanced to the iilling station. if there is no Wrapper in the socket, the receptacle passes the feeler pin without engagement. When the receptacle containing a Wrapper is at rest at the iill'ing station, an elevator plate 29 raises the wrapper to bring the upper end ofthe wrapper into engagement with a spout 31 of a coin counting machine (Fig. 7). The coin counting machine delivers a predetermined number of coins if a wrapper is in the receptacle. Finally, when the receptacie is at rest at the discharge station, trap means in an opening 32 in the table (Fig. 8) opens whereby the wrapper is discharged into a turret 33 of a crimping machine.

The machine which has been described in general terms to this point will now be described in greater detail.

The drive' for advancing the receptacles and chain includes a .vertical shaft 34 to which is keyed a driving sprocket wheel 26, a horizontal shaft 35 connected in driving relation to vertical shaft 34. by miter gears 37 and 38, and a horizontal shaft 39 which drives shaft 36 by ,means of helical gears 41 and 42. Shaft 39 in turn is driven by an actuator mechanism 43, not shown in detail. Actuator 43 is driven by a continuously rotating gear 44. The actuator mechanismV is constructed and arranged so thaty each time gear 44 makes one revolution, shaft 39 makes a one-quarter revolution. Shaft 39 turns at the same rate as gear l for one-quarter of the time and, is stationary for three-quarters of the time. In a preferred embodiment of this invention gear 44 makes one revolution in two seconds while shaft 39 makes one-quarter turn in. one-half second and then remainsV stationary for one and one-half seconds. Details of construction of this type of actuator are illustrated and. described in detail in myv copendi-ng' applications Seria-.l No. 30,097, liled May 29,

3 1948, now Patent No. 2,620,728, and Serial No. 165,221, led May 3l, 1950, and is claimed in the latter application.

Sprocket 26 is turned a quarter turn each time it is advanced to advance chain 24 and the receptacles carried thereby the distance from one station to the next. he chain carries a plurality of upright brackets 45 which are spaced the distance the chain is moved each time it is advanced. As shown in Figs. 9 and l0, each receptacle includes a slotted rear portion 4S which lits over one of brackets 45 to connect the receptacle to the chain.

As shown in Figs. l and 2, gear 44 is in mesh with and is driven by a gear 46 which in turn is driven by a shaft 46 extending from the mechanism of the crimping machine so that the crimping machine and the machine of the present invention operate in timed relation with cach other.

Gear 44 also drives spur gears 47 and 23.23 which form a gear chain drive for a cross shaft 49. Cross shaft 49 drives horizontal cam shafts 51 and 52. Cam shafts 51 and 52 are connected in driven relation to cross shaft 49 by miter gears 53, and the cam shafts rotate continuously and at the same rate as gear 44. Each time each cam shaft makes a complete revolution, the driven sprocket 26 is turned one-quarter turn to advance each receptacle the distance from one station to the next station. The receptacles and chain are arrested when a receptacle has arrived at each station.

The various shafts which carry gears 44, 46, 47, and 4d are journalled in front and rear frame plates indicated at 54 and 54 respectively which form part of the fratrie` work supporting table 20.

As already pointed out, as each receptacle is halted at the wrapper loading station A, an empty coin wrapper is dropped into the socket of the receptacle. As shown in Figs. and 7, the wrapper may be of the so-called gun shell type being provided with a rolled or crimped lower end which rests on table 20 and an open upper end through which the coins are delivered. The wrapper may be loaded into the receptacle in any suitable manner either by hand or by means of suitable automatic machinery.

From the wrapper loading station, the receptacle is advanced to testing or fceler station B. When the receptacle is at rest at testing station B, feeler pin 2S is raised to its dot-dash line position 28a in the socket (Fig. 5). Thus, as the receptacle is advanced toward lling station C, the upper end of the pin is engaged by the wrapper whereby the pin is moved crosswise of the table toward filling station C. However, if no wrapper is in the receptacle, the

receptacle passes over the pin without engaging the pin, r

the pin passing through a slot 55 in the wall of the receptacle at the bottom thereof, the slot being located in the path of the pin.

Details of the mechanism for raising the feeler pin are shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. Pin 28 is mounted for vertical movement into a socket on a swing coupling 56. ln addition, pin 2S can swing with coupling 56 as the coupling swings or turns on its`pivot 57. As the pin and coupling swing around pivot 57, pin 2S follows a slot 5S in table 20. The pin is drawn along the slot by a wrapper in Jthe receptacle as the receptacle leaves testing station B and turns coupling 56 around its pivot. When the pin is released, a spring 59 (Fig. 3) restores the pin and coupling to their normal or wrapper receiving position.

The pin is raised by a feeler actuator arm 61 (Fig. 4) into a position where it is engaged by a moving wrapper. Actuator arm 61 is pivotally mounted on and turns with coupling 56. Arm 61 incdludes a disc-like end portion 62 that ts into a curved slot in the lower portion or stem of the feeler pin to form a driving connection therebetween. Actuator arm 61 in turn is raised by a rocking cam 63 having a dat 64 (Fig. 5) on its upper surface. Rocking cam 63 carries a pinion 66 that meshes with a sliding rack 67. The sliding rack in turn is driven by a cam'disc 68 which is mounted on continuously rotating cam shaft 52. When cam disc 68 engages a lug 69 on sliding rack 67, the rack is driven downwardly thereby turning the rocking cam an amount sufficient to raise actuator arm 61 and pin 28. When cam disc 63 releases the rack, a spring 71 raises the rack whereby the rocking cam is returned to the position shown in Fig. 4, and the pin and actuator arm are lowered by means of an appropriate spring 72. The chain drive andv cam drive are so timed that the pin is in its lowermost position when a receptacle reaches the testing station. The pin is raised while the receptacle is at rest at the illing station so that it enters the wrapper in the socket of the receptacle. The pin is held in raised position while the receptacle is being moved a part of the distance from the testing station to the illing station so that the receptacle and wrapper can move the pin along slot 5S toward filling station C. When the pin has traveled said part distance it is released to its lowermost position when the swing coupling is returned to nor mal or wrapper receiving position by spring 59 before the next succeeding receptacle reaches the testing station.

When the receptacle comes to rest at the filling station, it is above elevator plate 29. The elevator plate is raised into the socket of the receptacle to raise the empty wrapper from the table into spout 31 of the coin counting machine, as shown in Fig. 7. The coin counting machine then delivers a predetermined number of coins 76 into the wrapper, whereupon the elevator plate is lowered to return the wrapper to table 20.

Elevator plate 73 is raised by an elevator bar 77 (Fig. v6) which is pivotally mounted on a frame plate 78. A cam 81 on cam shaft 52 raises the elevator bar and elevator plate. When the cam releases the elevator bar, a spring 82 returns the elevator plate and elevator bar to their lowermost position, whereupon the receptacle can be advanced from the filling station.

When the wrapper is raised, it is steadied by Y-shaped guides 86 and 87 which are mounted on the upper arms of bell cranks 88 and 89 respectively (Fig. l). The lower arms of the bell cranks include meshing gear sectors 91 and 92 which cause guides 86 and 87 to move in and out together. The bell cranks normally are urged by a spring 93 (Figs. l and 5) in a direction to bring the guides together. are swung outwardly by a trip arm 94 keyed to shaft 95 on which bell crank 89 is mounted. The trip arm 94 is engaged by a cam 96 which swings the trip arm downwardly to return the guides each time that the receptacles are advanced from one station to another.

When the receptacle drive halts one of the receptacles at the lling station, the trip arm and cam are released and spring 93 swings the guides into position to engage opposite .sides of the wrapper and thereby guide the wrapper as it is raised by the elevator plate.

The distance that the guides can swing towards each other is limited by an adjustment screw 97 (Fig. 6) which is threaded into a stationary lug 98. The tip of screw 97 bears on the lower arm of bell crank 88 thereby limiting the throw of the bell cranks Vwhen moving the guides toward each other. Lug 98 is held in place by a stationary brace 99 which is anchored at its opposite ends. As shown in Fig. 5, the upper end of brace 99 is attached to a sleeve 101 in which the shaft for bell crank 88 is journalled. The lower end of brace 99 extends through a slot 102 in front plate 54, as shown in Fig. 2. As will be understood, the adjustment screw 97 can be adjusted in and out to vary the arc through which the guides can swing so that the machine can accommodate wrappers of various sizes.

The coin counting machine is controlled by an electric push button switch 103 (Figs. 6 and ll) which is turned on when the elevator plate is raised. The construction of this portion of the machine is best shown in Fig. l1. Push button 104 of switch 103 is actuated whenY engaged by a `earn protuberance or lug 106 on a vertically reciprocable switch actuator 107. Actuator The bell cranks 107 is slidablev vertically in a guide 108 which is attached to plate 78. The upper end of actuator carries a star wheel or latch 109. Latch 109 is free to turn in a horizontal plane. The latchv is arranged to engage a slot 112 in the elevator plate to cause thel elevator plate, latch, and switch actuator 107 to move up and down together. When the switch actuator moves up with the elevator plate, push button 10.6 is depressed, and electric connections to the coin counting .machine (not shown) initiate operation of the coin counting machine whereby coins are deposited in the wrapper. However, if the latch is disconnected from the elevator plate, the switch button is not depressed when the elevator plate is raised, whereby operation of the coin counting machine is not' initiated, thereby precluding accidental delivery of coins when there is no wrapper to receive them.

The latch 109 is driven into engagement with the slot in elevator plate 29 by a Z-shaped latch actuator bar 113 (Figs. 5 and ll) which is pivotally attached to swing coupling 56 and is lcaused to. engage one arm 114 of latch 109 when swing coupling 56 is moved toward filling .station C by feeler pin 28, and drives the other arm 115 of the latch into engagement with slot 112. As the elevator plate is raised, latch 109 and switch actuator 107 are raised thereby, the latch and actuator being lowered when the elevator plate is lowered.

While the elevator plate and latch are in lowered position, the latch is reset by a latch resetter 116. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, latch resetter 116 is a iiatvmember of generally V-shape. Latch resetter 116 is pivoted at its center 117 in a slot in frame plate 78 and swings upon pivot 117 as a bell crank. One arm 118 of latch resetter 116 can engage arm 114 of the latch to release the latch from engagement with the elevator plate,y while the other arm 119 of the latch resetter is held against a face cam 120 by a spring 121. When elevator plate 29 is lowered, cam 120 swings the latch resetter in a clockwise direction, as shown in Fig. 3, to swing latch 109 out of engagement With the'elevator plate.

Each time a receptacle that contains a wrapper is advanced from testing station B to lling station C (Fig. 5), feeler pin 28 and swing coupling 56 are swung toward the filling station thereby driving latch actuator 113 into engagement with latch 109 and causingpthe latch to engage elevator plate 29 (Fig. ll). When the elevator plate is raised, switchy actuator 107 depresses push button 104, the coin counter delivers a predetermined number of coins into the wrapper, and the elevator plate is lowered to table level, whereupon the latch resetter actuates the latch to released position.v Thus, when the receptacles again are advanced, a wrapper in the next succeeding receptacle `will effect re-engagement of the latch and elevator plate. However, it a receptacle is empty when it'V is advanced from testing station B to filling station C, feeler pin 28 and swing coupling 56 remain in normal or wrapper receiving position and the latch remains out of engagement with the elevator plate. Therefore, if an empty receptacle is presented to the filling station and the elevator plate is raised, the switch button cannot be actuated to initiate operation of the coin counting machine.

From lling station C the receptacle is advanced progressively to each of a series'of inspection stations E (Fig. l) and finally to discharge station D. At the discharge station, the receptacle moves the wrapper onto a trap door comprising two reciprocating bars 123 and 124 (Figs. l and 8). The bars are mounted in opening 32 in table 20, with the upper sides of the bars parallel to the upper face of table 20. As shown in Fig. 2 the sides of opening 32 are parallel and extend transversely of the direction of advance of the receptacles. The bars extend the full width of the opening so that the receptacle and wrapper therein are advanced smoothly onto bars 123r and 124. i

Bars 123 and 124 are mounted. on rodsv4 126, which are slidable horizontally in pillow blocks 127. The. rods are driven by rocker arms 128 which engage transverse pins 129 in the rods 126. As shown in Fig. 8, the rocker arms 12S are mounted on shafts 131 which are geared together by gears 132. A pair of rocker arms is mounted on each shaft, and the rocker arms are rocked in unison but in opposite directions. The. rocker arms are actuated by apair of trip arms 133 and 134, one of which is mounted on cam shaft 51 while the other ismounted on one of shafts. 131. Immediately after a receptacle is brought. to rest above opening 32, the trip arms are brought into engagement to cause the rocker arms to swing from the position shown in full lines at 128 to the position shown in dot-dash, lines at 128a and separate bars 123 and 124 as shown by dotn dash lines at 123:1 and 124a respectively. When the bars are separated, a wrapper in the receptacle falls by gravity into a socket 136 of turret 33, after which the trip arms are disengaged, and a spring 137 (Fig. l). returns shafts 131 to the position in which the trap, door bars are in closed trap position.

The machine of this invention receives an empty coin wrapper, advances the wrapper to the filling station, initiates operation of the coin counting mechanism whereby a predetermined number of coins are. delivered to the Wrapper, and then advances the wrapper to a discharge station where the wrapper is dropped by gravity into the turret of a crimping machine. The mechanism at the testing station tests each receptacle of the machine to insure that Vcoins are delivered only when a wrapper is in the receptacle. The machine is` rapid and automatic. in its operation so that it can lill and deliver coin filled wrappers at high speed. v

The embodiment of this invention as illustrated in the drawings and describedabove is subject to structural modication without departing from either the sipirt or the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire. to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A machine for automatically feeding and. filling a coin wrapper, said machine comprising a horizontal table having a pair of spaced openings therein, one of said open ings being elongated, an upright pin mounted to reciprocate through and to move lengthwise of said elongated opening, an elevator plate mounted to reciprocate vertically in the other of said openings, a hollow vertically disposed open-ended receptacle. mounted on the table, the hollow of said receptacle being adapted to receivev the coin wrapper in upright position with the lower end-of the Wrapper resting on the table, means for advancing said receptacle over said elongated opening to the other of said openings and for arresting the receptacle over the latter of said openings, means operating in timed relation with the receptacle-advancing means for raising the pin into the receptacle when the receptacle is above said elongated opening, whereby the pin enters the wrapper and is moved thereby lengthwise of said elongated opening, said receptacle having an opening in the trailing side thereof,

whereby, when the receptacle s empty, the trailing side of the receptacle is adapted to pass over said pin without engaging the same, a coin delivery spout mounted above the other opening in the table, means operating in timed relation with the receptacle-advancing means for raising the elevator plate into the receptacle when the receptacle is arrested over said other opening, control mechanism for elfecting delivery of a predeterminedv number of. coins through the spout, said control mechanism including a switch, an actuator for actuating said switch, a connector carried by said actuator and engageable with the elevator plate, and means connected to the pin for effecting engagement of the connector. with the elevator plate when the pin is advanced lenthwise of said elongated table opening,

whereby, when a wrapper' is in thereceptacle, the elevator plate raises the wrapper to the spout and a predetermined number of coins is delivered into the wrapper.

2. A machine in accordance with claim l, characterized by the fact that the switch actuator comprises a plate mounted for vertical reciprocation, that the connector is pivotally attached to the actuator and disposed to turn in a horizontal plane, that the elevator plate includes a horizontal groove engageable by said connector, and that the means for bringing the connector into engagement with the elevator plate is a bar connected to the pin and engageable with the connector to swing the connector into engagement with the groove when the pin is advanced by the receptacle and wrapper.

3. A machine for automatically feeding and filling a coin wrapper, said machine comprising a horizontal table, said table having a vertical opening therein, an elevator plate mounted to reciprocate vertically in said opening, a hollow vertically disposed open-ended receptacle mounted on the table, the hollow of said receptacle being adapted to receive the coin wrapper in upright position with the lower end of the wrapper resting on said table, means for advancing said receptacle over said table to said opening and for arresting the receptacle over said opening, an upright pin mounted to reciprocate axially into and out of the path of the receptacle ahead of 'the opening, means operating in timed relation with the receptacle advancing means for advancing the pin into the receptacle when the receptacle is opposite said pin, whereby the pin enters the wrapper and is moved thereby crosswise of the table, said receptacle having an opening in the trailing side thereof, whereby, when the receptacle is empty, the receptacle is adapted to pass the pin without engaging the same, a coin delivery spout mounted above said table opening, means operating in timed relation with the receptacle-advancing means for raising the elevatorplate into the receptacle when 'the receptacle is arrested over said table opening, control mechanism for effecting delivery of a predetermined number of coins through the spout, said control mechanism including a switch, an actuator for actuating said switch, a connector carried by said actuator and engageable with the elevator plate, and means connected to the pin for effecting engagement of the connector with the elevator plate when the pin is advanced crosswise of the table, whereby, when a wrapper is in the receptacle, the elevator plate raises the wrapper to the spout and a predetermined number of coins is delivered into the wrapper.

4. A machine for automatically feeding and filling a coin wrapper, said machine comprising a horizontal table having three spaced openings therein, one of said openings being elongated, an upright pin mounted to reciprocate through and to move lengthwise of said elongated opening, an elevator plate mounted to reciprocate vertically in another of said openings, a trap for closing the third of said openings, a hollow vertically disposed openended receptacle mounted on the table, the hollow of said receptacle being adapted to receive the coin wrapper in upright position with the lower end of the wrapper resting on the table, means for advancing said receptacle over said elongated opening torsaid other opening, arresting the receptacle over said other opening, and thereafter advancing the receptacle to above the 1'hird opening, means operating in timed relation with the receptacleadvancing means forraising the pin into the receptacle when the receptacle is above said elongated opening, whereby the pin enters the wrapper and is drawn lengthwise of said elongated opening, said receptacle having an opening inthe trailing side thereof, whereby, when the receptacle is empty, the trailing side of the receptacle is adapted to pass over the pin without engagement therewith, a coin delivery spout mounted above said other table opening, means operating in timed relation with the receptacle-advancing means for raising the elevator plate into the receptacle when the receptacle is arrested above said other opening, control mechanism for effecting delivery of a predetermined number of coins through the spout, said control mechanism including a switch, an

actuator for actuating said switch, a connector carried by said actuator and engageable with the elevator plate, means connected to the pin for effecting engagement of the connector with the elevator plate when the pin is advanced lengthwise of said elongated table opening, whereby, when a Wrapper is in the receptacle, the elevator plate raises the wrapper to the spout and a predetermined number of coins is delivered into the wrapper, andmeans for opening the trap when the receptacle is above the third opening to discharge the wrapper downwardly therethrough in upright position.

5. A machine in accordance with claim 4, characterized by the fact that the trap comprises a pair of plates having upper faces liush with the upper face of the table and mounted for horizontal reciprocation toward and away from each other and that the trap opening means advances said plates in unison and away from each other when the receptacle is thereabove.

6. A machine in accordance with claim 4, characterized by the fact that the connector is pivotally attached to the actuator plate to swing in a horizontal plane, that the elevator plate contains a horizontal groove, and that the means for bringing the connector into engagement with the elevator plate is a bar connected to the pin and engageable with the connector to swing the connector into the groove in the elevator plate when the pin is advanced lengthwise of said one of the openings in the table.

7. A machine for automatically feeding and filling a coin wrapper, said machine comprising a horizontal table, a coin delivery spout mounted above said table, a hollow vertically disposed open-ended receptacle mounted on the table, the hollow of said receptacle being adapted to receive the coin wrapper in upright position with the lower end of the wrapper resting on the table, means for advancing said receptacle over the top of said table to a loading position below said spout and for arresting the receptacle below said spout, an upright pin mounted to reciprocate axially into and out of the path of the receptacle ahead of the spout, means operating in timed relation with the receptacle-advancing means for advancing the pin into the receptacle when the receptacle is opposite said pin, whereby, the pin enters the wrapper and is drawn crosswise of the table, said receptacle having an opening in the trailing side thereof, whereby, when the receptacle is empty, the receptacle is adapted to pass the pin without engaging the same, control mechanism for eiecting delivery of a predetermined number of coins through the spout, said control mechanism including a switch, an actuator for actuating said switch, an actuator advancing member, means operating in timed relation with the receptacle advancing means for advancing the actuator advancing member in switch actuating direction when the receptacle is arrested below the spout, a connector carried by the actuator and engageable with the actuator advancing member, and means for effecting engagement of the connector with the actuator advancing member when the pin is advanced crosswise of the table, whereby, when a wrapper is in the receptacle, a predetermined number of coins is delivered into the wrapper when the receptacle is arrested below said spout.

8. A machine for automatically feeding and filling a coin wrapper, comprising a horizontal table, a conveyor moving in a plane parallel to said table, said table cooperating therewith to support the wrapper, wrapper receiving receptacles on said conveyor adapted successively to receive wrappers having one end open and with the open end up, means for advancing the conveyor to successively advance each of the receptacles into and out of a predetermined station, additional means for preventing supplying of coins in the event the receptacle at the predetermined -station is void of a wrapper, and means for closing the open end of each filled wrapper.

9. A machine for automatically feeding and lling a coin wrapper, comprising a horizontal table, a conveyor moving in a plane parallel to said table, said table co-operating therewith to suport the wrapper, Wrapper-receiving receptacles on said conveyor, means for advancing the conveyor to successively advance each of the receptacles into and out of a predetermined station, means for supplying coins to each wrapper when at the predetermined station, and means for preventing deposit of coins in the event the receptacle at the predetermined station is void of a wrapper.

10. A machine for automatically feeding and filling a coin wrapper, comprising a horizontal table, a conveyormoving in a plane parallel to said table, said table cooperating therewith to support the wrapper, wrapper receiving receptacles on said conveyor adapted successively to receive Wrappers, means for advancing the conveyor to successively advance each of the receptacles into and out of a predetermined filling position, a coin counter having a discharge spout, means for moving the wrapper References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,049,500 Lilleberg Jan. 7, 1913 1,098,061 Spiller May 26, 1914 1,390,583 Paul Sept. 13, 1921 1,795,312 Mojonnier et a1 Mar. 10, 1931 1,858,161 Logie May 10, 1932 2,107,274 Anderson Feb. 8, 1938 2,556,214 Pottle June l2, 1951

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