Coin apparatus having multiple coin-diverting gates
US4106610A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F5/24
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coin apparatus including a structure for defining a coin path, a coin presence sensor adjacent the coin paths, a first gate for separating acceptable coins from unacceptable coins and a second gate for sorting acceptable coins in which the second gate is arranged to minimize coin jams which might otherwise disable the apparatus.
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