Device for verifying the conformity of and for routing objects inserted in a dispenser
US5429222A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D5/08
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for verifying the conformity of objects, in the nature of coins inserted as payment in a dispenser of products or services through an opening, and for directing the objects toward means for processing the same. The device is of the type comprising a positioning member with a receptacle adapted to receive the object, wherein the member is movable between a first position in which the receptacle communicates with the opening, access to the processing means then being blocked, and a second position in which the receptacle communicates with the processing means, the opening then being blocked.
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