Currency operated fuel dispensing pump

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION: FLUID DISPENSING PUMP MEANS HAVING A COMPUTER INCLUDING A FLUID METER, INDICATING WHEEL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID METER SO AS TO BE DRIVEN IN ROTATION THEREBY DURING DISPENSING OF FLUID FROM SAID DISPENSING PUMP MEANS AT A RATE PROPORTIONAL TO THE RATE OF DELIVERY OF SAID DISPENSING PUMP MEANS, RECEIVER MEANS ADAPTED FOR RECEIVING UNITS OF MONEY AND OPERABLE TO GENERATE FIRST SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VALUE OF THE RESPECTIVE MONEY UNITS SUPPLIE THEREIN, ACCUMULATOR MEANS, FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID RECEIVER MEANS TO SAID ACCUMULATOR MEANS FOR STORAGE SAID FIRST SIGNALS TO SAID ACCUMULATOR MEANS FOR STORAGE THEREIN, COUNTING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID INDICATING WHEEL MEANS AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION THEREOF TO GENERATE SECOND SIGNALS, SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID COUNTING MEANS TO SAID ACCUMULATOR MEANS TO SUPPLY SAID SECOND SIGNALS THERETO, SAID SECOND SIGNALS WHEN SO SUPPLIED TO SAID ACCUMULATOR BEING OPERABLE TOCANCEL SAID FIRST SIGNALS THEREFROM SEQUENTIALLY, FLUID FLOW CONTROLLING MEANS IN SAID DISPENSING PUMP MEANS NORMALLY PREVENTING THE DISPENSING OF FLUID, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID FLUID FLOW CONTROLLING MEANS ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO SAID ACCUMULATOR MEANS, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING OPERABLE WHEN CONNECTED TO SAID ACCUMULATOR MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID FLOW CONTROLLING MEANS TO PERMIT DISPENSING OF FLUID ONLY WHEN A FIRST SIGNAL IS STORED IN SAID ACCUMULATOR MEANS.