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Coin tube monitor and control means

US5092816A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
5References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1990
Grant dateMar 3, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S367/908
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A coin tube monitor and control device for monitoring and controlling the number of coins in a coin tube by determining the time between when a coin enters a coin tube and when it strikes the stack of coins that has accumulated therein. The device includes an acoustic sensor for responding to certain movements of the coins.

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