US3220530A
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Money changing machine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-09
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Granted: 1965-11-30
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Expires: 1983-05-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wallace H Offutt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:58
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F5/00; G07F5/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A MONEY CHANGING MACHINE COMPRISING THE COMBINATION WITH A MONEY RECEIVING AND SELECTING DEVICE AND AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT DEVICE IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY AND OPERABLE BY AN UNREJECTED PIECE OF MONEY OF GIVEN VALUE, ELECTRICALLY TO CLOSE SAID CIRCUIT: OF A CHANGE-DISPENSING UNIT INCLUDING A HORIZONTAL PLATE HAVING A SERIES OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED OPENINGS VERTICALLY THERETHROUGH; A PLURALITY OF TUBES FOR RECEIVING VERTICAL STACKS OF COINS THEREIN; BASE MEANS ON SAID TUBES FOR AFFIXING THE RESPECTIVE TUBES UPRIGHT ON SAID PLATE OVER SAID OPENINGS, SAID BASE MEANS HAVING PORTIONS COMPLEMENTALLY RECEIVED THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE OPENINGS AND TERMINATING IN RELATIVELY FIXED PLATFORMS BELOW THE PLATE AND ADAPTED FOR POSITIVE DOWNWARD SUPPORT OF THE VERTICAL STACKS OF COINS THEREON WITHIN THE TUBES; SAID BASE MEANS EACH HAVING FORWARDLY PRESENTED OPENING MEANS PERMITTING FORWARD PASSAGE OF THE BOTTOMMOST COIN, HORIZONTALLY FROM EACH SAID STACK THEREOF, AND EACH BASE MEANS HAVING PASSAGE MEANS EXPOSING THE REAR EDGE OF THE BOTTOMMOST COIN OF THE RESPECTIVE STACK AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY THROUGH THE PLATFORM; A BAR RECIPROCABLY MOUNTED ADJACENT THE LOWER ENDS OF THE TUBES OF SAID SERIES OF OPENINGS AND HAVING SERIES OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED, FORWARDLY PRESENTED EDGE PORTIONS PROTRUDING ABOVE SAID PLATFORMS FOR ENTRY WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE SAID PASSAGE MEANS; AND MEANS OPERABLE BY ELECTRICALLY CLOSING SAID CIRCUITRY TRANSVERSELY TO RECIPROCATE SAID BAR, AND THEREBY TO ENGAGE SAID PROTUDING EDGE PORTIONSK WITH THE REAR EDGES OF SAID BOTTOMMOST COINS TO EJECT THE SAME HORIZONTALLY FROM THE RESPECTIVE PLATFORMS AND OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
A MONEY CHANGING MACHINE COMPRISING THE COMBINATION WITH A MONEY RECEIVING AND SELECTING DEVICE AND AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT DEVICE IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY AND OPERABLE BY AN UNREJECTED PIECE OF MONEY OF GIVEN VALUE, ELECTRICALLY TO CLOSE SAID CIRCUIT: OF A CHANGE-DISPENSING UNIT INCLUDING A HORIZONTAL PLATE HAVING A SERIES OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED OPENINGS VERTICALLY THERETHROUGH; A PLURALITY OF TUBES FOR RECEIVING VERTICAL STACKS OF COINS THEREIN; BASE MEANS ON SAID TUBES FOR AFFIXING THE RESPECTIVE TUBES UPRIGHT ON SAID PLATE OVER SAID OPENINGS, SAID BASE MEANS HAVING PORTIONS COMPLEMENTALLY RECEIVED THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE OPENINGS AND TERMINATING IN RELATIVELY FIXED PLATFORMS BELOW THE PLATE AND ADAPTED FOR POSITIVE DOWNWARD SUPPORT OF THE VERTICAL STACKS OF COINS THEREON WITHIN THE TUBES; SAID BASE MEANS EACH HAVING FORWARDLY PRESENTED OPENING MEANS PERMITTING FORWARD PASSAGE OF THE BOTTOMMOST COIN, HORIZONTALLY FROM EACH SAID STACK THEREOF, AND EACH BASE MEANS HAVING PASSAGE MEANS EXPOSING THE REAR EDGE OF THE BOTTOMMOST COIN OF THE RESPECTIVE STACK AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY THROUGH THE PLATFORM; A BAR RECIPROCABLY MOUNTED ADJACENT THE LOWER ENDS OF THE TUBES OF SAID SERIES OF OPENINGS AND HAVING SERIES OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED, FORWARDLY PRESENTED EDGE PORTIONS PROTRUDING ABOVE SAID PLATFORMS FOR ENTRY WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE SAID PASSAGE MEANS; AND MEANS OPERABLE BY ELECTRICALLY CLOSING SAID CIRCUITRY TRANSVERSELY TO RECIPROCATE SAID BAR, AND THEREBY TO ENGAGE SAID PROTUDING EDGE PORTIONSK WITH THE REAR EDGES OF SAID BOTTOMMOST COINS TO EJECT THE SAME HORIZONTALLY FROM THE RESPECTIVE PLATFORMS AND OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENING MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-29 | 1969-05-31 | 1969-11-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-29 | 1973-05-31 | 1973-11-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-29 | 1977-05-31 | 1977-11-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |