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Coin testing and sorting apparatus
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Inventors: Schuller, James T.; Haeusser, Harry C.;
Assignee: UMC Industries, Inc. (Stamford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bartuska; F. J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Senniger, Powers, Leavitt and Roedel
For use in a vendor for handling acceptable coins and rejecting unacceptable items (slugs, unacceptable coins) inserted in the coin slot of the vendor and for making change: coin apparatus for handling coins of various denominations (e.g., U.S. nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars), having change tubes for change coins of different denominations (e.g., nickels, dimes, quarters and dollar coins), in which coins of each of said change coin denominations inserted in the coin slot of the vendor are delivered to the respective change tube as long as the latter is not filled to a predetermined level, in which coins of each change coin denomination inserted in the coin slot of the vendor are delivered to the money box of the vendor when the tube for coins of that denomination is filled to the respective predetermined level, and in which unacceptable items are rejected. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the provision of improved coin apparatus of the class described having change tubes for holding stacks of coins of different denominations for making change, adapted to deliver a coin of any one of said denominations inserted in the coin slot of the vendor to the respective change tube as long as the tube is not filled with coins to a predetermined level, adapted to divert coins from the tube to the money box of the vendor when the tube is filled with coins to said predetermined level, and to reject unacceptable items, e.
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, slugs and foreign or other unacceptable coins, inserted in the coin slot of the vendor; and the provision of such apparatus which is simplified in operation over the above-noted prior apparatus, while having change tubes for coins of more demoninations.
In general, coin apparatus of this invention comprises a plurality of change tubes, one for each of a plurality of denominations of acceptable coins that may be inserted in the coin slot of a vendor in which the apparatus is used.
Each tube has a sensor for sensing the filling of the tube to a predetermined level.
A coin sorting means sorts out coins which are to go into the change tubes, having an entrance for coins of the different denominations to be sorted.
Means is provided for effecting delivery of coins of each of these denominations inserted in the coin slot of the vendor to the coin sorting means as long as the change tube for coins of that demonination is not filled to the respective predetermined level, for effecting delivery of coins of each of these denominations inserted in the coin slot of the vendor to an accept system of the vendor when the change tube for coins of that denomination is filled with coins to the respective predetermined level, and for effecting delivery of unacceptable items inserted in the coin slot of the vendor to a return system of the vendor.
This delivery means comprises guide means movable between a first position for effecting travel of unacceptable items to the return system of the vendor and a second position for effecting travel of acceptable coins to the accept system of the vendor
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