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Rotary payout device for recreational machines

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-11-12
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Granted: 1984-10-16
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Expires: 2002-11-12
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Abstract

Abstract A rotary payout device for recreational machines comprises a cover, a disk and a casing. The cover and casing are held together by six springs in contact with the undersides of the screw heads and the cover, making the joint between casing and the cover flexible.

Inventors

  • 👤 Pedro A. Gonzalez

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 15:14
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D9/00; G07D9/008; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 55 words
Rotary payout device for recreational machines, characterized by the fact that it comprises a cover, a disk and a casing, the cover and casing being held together by six spring-loaded screws, with the springs in contact with the under sides of the screw heads and the cover, making the joint between casing and cover flexible.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 55 words
Rotary payout device for recreational machines, characterized by the fact that it comprises a cover, a disk and a casing, the cover and casing being held together by six spring-loaded screws, with the springs in contact with the under sides of the screw heads and the cover, making the joint between casing and cover flexible.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 61 words
Rotary payout device for recreational machines as in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the cover has a wide circular opening at the centre allowing it to be fitted at the bottom of the machine's container for storing coins, an area of the inner peripheral surface of the cover being generously curved to assist in preventing the coins from jamming.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 151 words
Rotary payout device for recreational machines as in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the concentric and also circular inner area of the disk is slightly raised, and that around this area are positioned a number of projecting pivots spaced apart by a distance equal to the diameter of the coins used to play, with another set of pivots, fewer in number than the ones referred to above, arranged in a circle of lesser diameter than that of those pivots, one of the second set of pivots being cylindrical and the remainder tapered and all being larger than the pivots of the first set, the second set of pivots being intended to facilitate separation of the coins; at the centre of the disk, around the shaft which is driven by a motor reduction gear and causes the disk to turn, is also a small projection whose purpose is the same.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 63 words
Rotary payout device for recreational machines as in claim 1, characterized by the fact that there is a pulse monitor relay on the casing, together with a guide blade mounted on the front of the disk at a point which allows it to guide the coins out through a small notch between the cover and the casing, through which they leave the machine.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1655412A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-10-16 1988-04-16 1988-10-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-10-16 1992-04-16 1992-10-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-10-16 1996-04-16 1996-10-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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