Token actuatable vend mechanism
US4098384A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F5/08
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coin operable vend mechanism has a frame, a token counter mounted on the frame, a vend release mechanism mounted on the frame and operably connected to the token counter, and a token acceptor removably mounted in the frame and atop of the token counter; the token acceptor has an internal token identifying structure and a return for improper tokens and is held in the frame by a tongue and groove structure which is held together by a lock which is accessible only when the mechanism is removed from a vending machine; the token counter and vend release mechanism are both attached to the frame by common mounting structure.
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