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Money-handling devices
Assignee: Crane Payment Innovations GmbH
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Filing: 1961-03-08
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Granted: 1964-12-01
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Expires: 1981-03-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis T Vaccaro
- 👤 Jules N J Boisvert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:12
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F5/00; G07F5/02; G07F5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A MONEY-HANDLING DEVICE THAT COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF COIN CARRIERS THAT ARE NORMALLY IN A GENERALLY VERTICAL COIN-RECEIVING POSITION BUT ARE MOVABLE TO A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY COIN-RELEASING POSITION, EACH OF SAID COIN CARRIERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY MOVABLE MEMBERS THAT NORMALLY COACT TO DEFINE A COIN-RECEIVING RECESS BUT THAT CAN BE MOVED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO EFFECT OPENING OF SAID COIN-RECEIVING RECESS, LOCKING LEVERS THAT ARE NORMALLY DISPOSED IN REGISTER WITH CONCAVE RECESSES ON SAID COIN CARRIERS BUT ARE MOVABLE OUT OF REGISTRY WITH SAID CONCAVE RECESSES BY COINS THAT ARE PARTIALLY WITHIN SAID COIN-RECEIVING RECESSES BUT HAVE THE UPPER PORTIONS THEREOF EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND SAID COIN-RECEIVING RECESSES AND OVERLYING SAID CONCAVE RECESSES AND SERVING AS CONVEX CAMMING SURFACES, AND CAMS THAT ARE ADJACENT SAID COINRELEASING POSITION OF SAID COIN CARRIERS, SAID CAMS RESPONDING TO MOVEMENT OF SAID COIN CARRIERS TOWARD SAID COIN-RELEASING POSITION TO CAUSE SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE MEMBERS TO MOVE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND THEREBY EFFECT OPENING OF SAID COIN-RECEIVING RECESSES, SAID COIN CARRIERS RELEASING, IN BROADSIDE FASHION, THE COINS HELD IN SAID COIN-RECEIVING RECESSES AS SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE MEMBERS MOVE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND EFFECT OPENING OF SAID COIN-RECEIVING RECESSES WHEN SAID COIN CARRIERS REACH SAID COIN-RELEASING POSITION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-12-01 | 1968-06-01 | 1968-12-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-12-01 | 1972-06-01 | 1972-12-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-12-01 | 1976-06-01 | 1976-12-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |