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US3209885A
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Coin receiving and recording receptacle
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1982-10-05
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-04 17:45
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F1/00; G07F1/04; G07F1/047; G07D; G07D5/00; G07D5/02; G07F9/00; G07F9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A COIN RECEIVING APPARATUS COMPRISING ADVANCE MEANS FOR DIRECTING COINS THROUGH A PREDETERMINED PATH, SAID PATH BEING DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN AW PLANE, SAID ADVANCE MEANS INCLUDING DISK MEANS JOURNALED IN SAID APPARATUS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID PLANE AND PROVIDING COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS AND COIN FACE CONTACTING AREAS DEFINING SAID PATH IN PART, SAID COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS OF SAID DISK MEANS BEING DISPOSED IN AN INNER ARC, SAID ADVANCE MEANS INCLUDING RESILIENT BELT MEANS CONSTRAINED IN SAID APPARATUS FOR ADVANCEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID PLANE AND PROVIDING COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS DEFINING SAID PATH IN PART, SAID COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS OF SAID BELT MEANS BEING DISPOSED IN AN OUTER ARC, SAID COIN FACE CONTACTING AREAS BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID INNER ARC AND SAID OUTER ARC, WHEREBY A COIN MAY BE ADVANCED THROUGH SAID PATH WHILE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY DISPOSED IN SAID PLANE, SENSING MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE IDENTITY OF COINS ADVANCED THROUGH SAID PATH, AND STOP MEANS ADJACENT TO SAID PATH FOR INTERRUPTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL COINS WHEN A FIRST COIN IS BEING SENSED BY SAID SENSING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A COIN RECEIVING APPARATUS COMPRISING ADVANCE MEANS FOR DIRECTING COINS THROUGH A PREDETERMINED PATH, SAID PATH BEING DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN AW PLANE, SAID ADVANCE MEANS INCLUDING DISK MEANS JOURNALED IN SAID APPARATUS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID PLANE AND PROVIDING COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS AND COIN FACE CONTACTING AREAS DEFINING SAID PATH IN PART, SAID COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS OF SAID DISK MEANS BEING DISPOSED IN AN INNER ARC, SAID ADVANCE MEANS INCLUDING RESILIENT BELT MEANS CONSTRAINED IN SAID APPARATUS FOR ADVANCEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID PLANE AND PROVIDING COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS DEFINING SAID PATH IN PART, SAID COIN EDGE CONTACTING AREAS OF SAID BELT MEANS BEING DISPOSED IN AN OUTER ARC, SAID COIN FACE CONTACTING AREAS BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID INNER ARC AND SAID OUTER ARC, WHEREBY A COIN MAY BE ADVANCED THROUGH SAID PATH WHILE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY DISPOSED IN SAID PLANE, SENSING MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE IDENTITY OF COINS ADVANCED THROUGH SAID PATH, AND STOP MEANS ADJACENT TO SAID PATH FOR INTERRUPTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL COINS WHEN A FIRST COIN IS BEING SENSED BY SAID SENSING MEANS.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-10-04 | 1977-04-05 | 1977-10-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |