Apparatus and method for dispensing tickets
US6712253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/35
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ticket machine for dispensing tickets from a strip of tickets having perforated joints is provided. The ticket machine includes a roller assembly, a detection mechanism and a bursting blade. The roller assembly adapted to communicate a portion of the strip of tickets along a ticket path. The detection mechanism is disposed adjacent the ticket path and adapted to determine the position of at least a leading ticket of the strip of tickets along the ticket path. The bursting blade is adjacent the ticket path and adapted to floatably strike the strip of tickets adjacent the perforated joints to separate at least the leading ticket from the strip of tickets. A method for separating tickets from a strip of tickets connected along perforated joints is also provided.
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