Coin receiving and reimbursing apparatus
Abstract
Abstract AN APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND PAYING BACK COINS, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT IT COMPRISES AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL PLATE HAVING FORMED ON ITS FRONT FACE A STORAGE CHANNEL OF ARCUATE CONFIGURATION, SO THAT THE COINS INSETED BY THE USER INTO THE APPARATUS CAN FALL INTO THE LOWER PORTION OF THIS CHANNEL AND ACCUMULATE THEREIN, A MOVABLE MEMBER ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CHANNEL AND ADAPTED TO PUSH THE COINS ACCUMULATED IN SAID STORAGE CHANNEL TOWARDS A HOLE FORMED IN SAID PLATE AT THE UPPER END OF SAID CHANNEL, SAID HOLE BEING LINED WITH A DIVERTING MEMBER ADAPTED TO DIRECT THE COINS TOWARDS A POSITION OVERLYING THE UPPER ORIFICE OF AN INCLINED TUBE DISPOSED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE REAR FACE OF SAID PLATE AND WHEREIN THE COINS TO BE DELIVERED FOR REIMBURSEMENT PURPOSE ARE ACCUMULATED.
Inventors
- 👤 Edouard De Crepy
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