US3232302A
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Coin examining device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-05-13
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1984-05-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hector F Methot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:21
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A DEVICE FOR INDIVIDUALLY EXAMINING A PLURALITY OF COINS COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF: A COIN RECEPTACLE FOR CONTAINING SAID COINS, AN OBSERVATION PLATFORM HAVING UPPER AND LOWER WALL MEMBERS FORMING A COIN RECEIVING PASSAGEWAY EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN, VIEWING APERTURES IN SAID WALL MEMBERS FOR VIEWING BOTH SIDES OF A COIN CONTAINED WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY, COIN SELECTOR MEANS FOR ADVANCING INDIVIDUAL COINS FROM SAID COIN RECEPTACLE TO AN EXPOSED POSITION WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY BETWEEN SAID VIEWING APERTURES, ILLUMINATING MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING ONE SIDE OF A COIN EXPOSED BETWEEN SAID VIEWING APERTURES, MEANS FOR MAGNIFYING THE ILLUMINATED SIDE OF SAID COIN, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID COIN WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY IN ORDER TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE ILLUMINATED SIDE OF SAID COIN, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID OBSERVATION PLATFORM IN ORDER TO EXPOSE THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID COIN TO SAID LIGHT SOURCE, MEANS FOR REMOVING ACCEPTABLE COINS FROM SAID PASSAGEWAY, AND MEANS FOR DISCHARGING UNACCEPTABLE COINS FROM SAID PASSAGEWAY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A DEVICE FOR INDIVIDUALLY EXAMINING A PLURALITY OF COINS COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF: A COIN RECEPTACLE FOR CONTAINING SAID COINS, AN OBSERVATION PLATFORM HAVING UPPER AND LOWER WALL MEMBERS FORMING A COIN RECEIVING PASSAGEWAY EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN, VIEWING APERTURES IN SAID WALL MEMBERS FOR VIEWING BOTH SIDES OF A COIN CONTAINED WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY, COIN SELECTOR MEANS FOR ADVANCING INDIVIDUAL COINS FROM SAID COIN RECEPTACLE TO AN EXPOSED POSITION WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY BETWEEN SAID VIEWING APERTURES, ILLUMINATING MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING ONE SIDE OF A COIN EXPOSED BETWEEN SAID VIEWING APERTURES, MEANS FOR MAGNIFYING THE ILLUMINATED SIDE OF SAID COIN, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID COIN WITHIN SAID PASSAGEWAY IN ORDER TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE ILLUMINATED SIDE OF SAID COIN, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID OBSERVATION PLATFORM IN ORDER TO EXPOSE THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID COIN TO SAID LIGHT SOURCE, MEANS FOR REMOVING ACCEPTABLE COINS FROM SAID PASSAGEWAY, AND MEANS FOR DISCHARGING UNACCEPTABLE COINS FROM SAID PASSAGEWAY.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-01-31 | 1973-08-02 | 1974-02-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-01-31 | 1977-08-02 | 1978-02-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |