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Detachable bill acceptor mounting arrangement

US7335903B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 24, 2007
Grant dateFeb 26, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07D11/14
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A detachable bill acceptor mounting arrangement includes a face panel of a vending machine, the face panel having two protruding locating plates at two sides and an angled guide groove at each protruding locating plate, and a bill acceptor formed of a lower unit and an upper unit, the lower unit having two recessed locating portions detachably coupled to the protruding locating plates of the face panel and two pair of stub guide rods insertable into the angled guide grooves to secure the lower unit to the face panel, the upper unit having two flat pivot rods detachably coupled to a respective pivot hole on the lower unit and two hooks releasably hooked in a respective retaining slot on the lower unit to lock the upper unit to the lower unit.

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