US3265177A
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Coin operated vending machines
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-02
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1984-10-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Knickerbocker Karl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:08
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F1/00; G07F1/04; G07F11/00; G07F11/02; G07F11/04; G07F11/16; G07F11/163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
IN A COIN OPERATED MECHANISM: (A) A BASE PLATE, (B) A CHANNEL SHAPED COIN CHUTE STRUCTURE MEMBER, HAVING TWO SIDE WALLS INTERCONNECTED BY A YOKE WALL, (C) MEANS PIVOTING THE UPPER END OF SAID CHANNEL SHAPTED MEMBER TO SAID BASE PLATE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID BASE PLATE, (D) SPRING MEANS URGING THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID CHANNEL SHAPTED MEMBER TOWARD SAID BASE PLATE, (E) A PAIR OF COIN CHUTE WALL MEMBERS EACH PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT THEIR UPPER ENDS TO THE INSIDES OF THE RESPECTIVE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CHANNEL SHAPED MEMBER AND EACH CHUTE MEMBER BEING SWINGABLE ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND TOWARD ONE ANOTHER ABOUT THEIR PIVOTS,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
IN A COIN OPERATED MECHANISM: (A) A BASE PLATE, (B) A CHANNEL SHAPED COIN CHUTE STRUCTURE MEMBER, HAVING TWO SIDE WALLS INTERCONNECTED BY A YOKE WALL, (C) MEANS PIVOTING THE UPPER END OF SAID CHANNEL SHAPTED MEMBER TO SAID BASE PLATE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID BASE PLATE, (D) SPRING MEANS URGING THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID CHANNEL SHAPTED MEMBER TOWARD SAID BASE PLATE, (E) A PAIR OF COIN CHUTE WALL MEMBERS EACH PIVOTALLY ATTACHED AT THEIR UPPER ENDS TO THE INSIDES OF THE RESPECTIVE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CHANNEL SHAPED MEMBER AND EACH CHUTE MEMBER BEING SWINGABLE ABOUT AN AXIS PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND TOWARD ONE ANOTHER ABOUT THEIR PIVOTS,
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