Pre-collection device for a payment terminal
US8813939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F1/043
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pre-collection device (4) for pre-collecting coins, intended for a payment terminal (1), the pre-collection device (4) including a frame (6), a bucket (8) having an inlet opening (14) for inserting coins into the bucket (8) and an outlet opening (26) for removing coins stored in the bucket (8). The pre-collection device (4) further includes at least one cutting blade (36) that is movable relative to the frame (6) between an idle position and an active position and that is at least partially movable across the inlet opening (14) between the idle position and the active position, and a mechanism for moving the movable cutting blade (36), capable of moving the movable cutting blade (36) from its idle position to its active position so as to cut the object engaged in the inlet opening (14) of the bucket (8).
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