Fare collecting apparatus

Claim 1

IN FARE COLLECTING APPARATUS FOR USE IN CONTROLLING ACCESS THROUGH A BARRIER, A ROTOR HAVING POCKETS FOR RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL COINS THEREIN, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID ROTOR, A COIN INLET FOR DIRECTING SAID COINS TOWARD SAID ROTOR, SWITCH MEANS ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY SAID COINS AFTER ENTRY INTO SAID COIN INLET FOR ACTUATING SAID DRIVING MEANS, MEANS FOR GAUGING THE DIAMETER OF SAID COINS, SAID GAUGING MEANS INCLUDING A GAUGING BLADE FOR CONTACTING SAID COINS TO BE GAUGED, A SELECTOR CONTACT BLADE RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID GAUGING BLADE AND A SELECTOR CONTACT PLATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED CONTACTS SECURED THERETO, SAID CONTACTS BEING SPACED IN A PREDETERMINED RELATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIAMETERS OF SAID COINS, WHEREIN WHEN AN ACCEPTABLE COIN IS ENGAGED BY SAID GAUGING BLADE, SAID SELECTOR CONTACT BLADE WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT ON SAID SELECTOR CONTACT PLATE, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ENGAGEMENT OF SAID SELECTOR CONTACT BLADE WITH A CORRESPONDING CONTACT FOR ACTUATING A REJECT DEVICE, A REJECT DOOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID REJECT DEVICE AND BEING ADAPTED TO OPEN IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGIZATION THEREOF FOR REJECTING INVALID COINS THROUGH SAID REJECT DOOR, MEANS FOR TOTALIZING THE VALUES OF THE ACCEPTABLE COINS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID TOTALIZING MEANS FOR ENERGIZING A CONTROL DEVICE THAT IS ACTUATED TO ALLOW ACCESS THROUGH SAID BARRIER WHEN A PREDETERMINED FARE IS DEPOSITED IN SAID APPARATUS AND TOTALIZED BY SAID TOTALIZING MEANS.