Coin chute construction
US4977995A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2008 |
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 improved structural components associated with holding, moving, and testing each coin at a test station; and a coin knockout device which prevents a coin jammed in a slider of the machine from being used to provide more than one operation of such machine.
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