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US3580121A
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Apparatus for checking a ticket
Assignee: Omron Corp
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Filing: 1969-02-27
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Granted: 1971-05-25
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Expires: 1989-02-27
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for checking a ticket and more particularly a device for checking tickets such as an admission ticket for a theater and the like, which is capable of cutting a ticket into two halves after checking it, collecting one half in the apparatus and returning the other half to the original user of the ticket from the outlet slot on the apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeo Asada
- 👤 Toshihiro Kamiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:31
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07B; G07B11/00; G07B11/11; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/202; Y10T83/2074; Y10T83/2087; Y10T83/2092; Y10T83/2174; Y10T83/444; Y10T83/4443; Y10T83/525; Y10T83/541; Y10T83/543
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for checking a ticket, comprising: an inlet slot for receiving a ticket to be checked; a passageway adjacent said inlet slot for conveying said received ticket in a first direction away from said inlet slot; first means located along said passageway for detecting the validity of the ticket conveyed along said passageway; second means responsive to said detecting means located along said passageway for cutting a ticket which has been detected to be valid; third means for returning at least a portion of said detected ticket along said passageway in a second direction opposite said first direction and toward said inlet slot; fourth means disposed within said passageway adjacent said inlet slot for directing said at least a portion of said detected ticket returning along said passageway away from said inlet slot; and an outlet slot, adjacent said fourth means and said inlet slot, for delivering said at least a portion of said ticket, which has been detected and returned.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for checking a ticket, comprising: an inlet slot for receiving a ticket to be checked; a passageway adjacent said inlet slot for conveying said received ticket in a first direction away from said inlet slot; first means located along said passageway for detecting the validity of the ticket conveyed along said passageway; second means responsive to said detecting means located along said passageway for cutting a ticket which has been detected to be valid; third means for returning at least a portion of said detected ticket along said passageway in a second direction opposite said first direction and toward said inlet slot; fourth means disposed within said passageway adjacent said inlet slot for directing said at least a portion of said detected ticket returning along said passageway away from said inlet slot; and an outlet slot, adjacent said fourth means and said inlet slot, for delivering said at least a portion of said ticket, which has been detected and returned.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
97 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said fourth means comprises a rotatable plate member disposed downwardly of said inlet slot and positioned so as to permit said received ticket to pass therethrough along said passageway toward said first means and second means, and to divert said at least a portion of said ticket toward said outlet slot when said ticket is returned along said passageway from said first and second means toward said inlet slot and wherein said passageway is formed by a plurality of pairs of driving and driven rollers between which said ticket travels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further including a fifth means for disposing of said at least a portion of said ticket or of a plurality of tickets which have been left unremoved from said outlet slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first means detects a valid ticket which has coded information on only one portion thereof and wherein said second means includes a cutting means, responsive to the detection of a valid ticket by said first means, for separating said coded portion of said ticket from the remainder of said ticket, constituting the stub of said ticket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said passageway is formed by a plurality of pairs of driving and driven rollers and wherein said cutting means is disposed adjacent the ends of said passageway defined by said pairs of rollers, the pair of rollers adjacent said cutting means, including a means for forcing a first and a second pair of rollers to sandwich said ticket therebetween while said cutting means separates the coded portion of said ticket from the stub portion of said ticket, and further includiNg means for rotating one of said pairs of rollers in said second direction to return the stub portion of the ticket along said passageway toward said outlet slot and further including means to rotate the other pair of said pairs of rollers in said first direction to feed the coded portion of said ticket into a container within said apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said rollers are driven by a means for rotating said rollers from a common motor, and wherein said means for forcing said first and second pairs of rollers to sandwich said tickets therebetween includes a pair of solenoid-controlled pivot linkages attached to said rollers and responsive to said second means when said second means detects a valid ticket.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said second means for detecting a valid ticket includes a magnetic detecting means and a valid ticket has magnetic stripes printed therein so as to be detected by second means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second means for detecting a valid ticket includes a photosensitive detector and a valid ticket has an aperture therein, whereby the presence and absence of apertures will be detected by said second means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-05-24 | 1974-11-23 | 1975-05-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-05-24 | 1978-11-23 | 1979-05-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-05-24 | 1982-11-23 | 1983-05-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |