Hook array for a bill acceptor
US6668998B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hook array for use with a currency validator is described. The hook array includes a plurality of tree-shaped teeth that form restricted openings between them. In an implementation, the teeth may span a currency passageway of a bill acceptor and be angled such that any string-like member attached to a bill will be trapped within a restricted opening to prevent extraction of the bill.
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