Coin chute construction
US4799580A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F5/06
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coin chute construction for a dispensing machine and method of making same are provided wherein such machine requires at least one coin of predetermined size and valuation to initiate one operation of the machine for one item of goods or service. The construction comprises cooperating structural components for providing movement of the coin away from and then back toward a rectilinear path during movement of a slider of the construction which carries such coin from an inoperative position to a test position for the coin prior to initiation of the one operation of the machine.
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