Game token dispenser
US5366110A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D1/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A game token dispenser is equipped with a token hopper for dispensing, to a token receiving port, a predetermined number of tokens supplied from a token reservoir. The token hopper is divided into a sequentially operating preliminary hopper and a dispensing hopper. The preliminary hopper has a sensor for detecting whether or not there are any tokens received from the reservoir, and a conveying mechanism for conveying the tokens forwardly. The dispensing hopper has a sensor for detecting whether or not there are any tokens received from the preliminary hopper. A discharging mechanism is provided for discharging the tokens one by one to the token receiving port. The dispenser preferably includes a display, on a front surface of a housing, for displaying whether or not it is possible to dispense the tokens and the number of the tokens dispensed. The dispenser preferably also includes a counting sensor disposed in a dispensing path between the dispensing hopper and the token receiving port for counting the tokens dispensed. The dispenser may also include a sensor located adjacent to the token receiving port for detecting whether the tokens overlap one another. This latter sensor may al…
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