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the weight of a coin actuates the lever, said
part constituting a stop capable of prevent-
ing relative tilting of said obstructor out
of obstructing position through tilting of
the machine.
43. In a coin-controlled machine, the
combination of operating mechanism, an ob-
structor normally barring the actuation
thereof and adapted to be moved by a de-
posited coin to unobstructing position, a
coin return passage, means whereby coins
or tokens are returned outside of the ma-
chine through said passage, an outwardly-
opening pivoted gate in said passage closing
the same against ingress from without, and
a guard separate from the gate disposed
outside of the gate and formed and posi-
tioned to protect the edge of the gate oppo-
site the pivot against entrance by wires and
the like.
44. In a coin-controlled machine, the
combination of operating mechanism, an ob-
structor normally barring the actuation
thereof and adapted to be moved by a
deposited coin to unobstructing position, a 25
coin return passage, means whereby coins
or tokens are returned outside of the ma-
chine through said passage, an outwardly-
opening pivoted gate in said passage closing
the same against ingress from without, and 30
guards separate from the gate and disposed
adjacent the pivoted edge and the opposite
free edge thereof so as to prevent the pas-
sage of wires or the like at these regions.
In testimony whereof, I have signed my 35
name to this specification, in the presence
of two subscribing. witnesses.
JOHN W. MATHES.
Witnesses:
D. HAROLD BUsH,
J. J. KozNN.
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