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US 12,005,150 B2Granted
Apparatus for currency sterilization and exchange
OwnerBeverly Tinsleyinventor
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Abstract
An article treating device includes a belt conveyor having a belt that encircles a drive pulley at one end and an idler pulley at another end to support an article. At least one upper sprayer is positioned above the belt and is directed to spray a treatment liquid on an upper surface of the article on the belt. The article treating device sprays a second surface of article using a second sprayer by either: (i) spraying through perforations in a belt of the belt conveyor; and (ii) conveying the article over a flipping wedge to flip over the article before conveying under the second sprayer.
Claims10
An article treating device comprising:
- a belt conveyor having a perforated belt that encircles a drive pulley at one end and an idler pulley at another end to support an article;
- at least one upstream sprayer positioned above the perforated belt and directed to spray a treatment liquid on an upper surface of the article on the perforated belt;
- a flip wedge positioned to flip over the article conveyed on the perforated belt subsequent to passing the at least one upstream sprayer;
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- at least one downstream sprayer positioned above the perforated belt and directed to spray the treatment liquid on an upper surface of the article on the perforated belt subsequent to being flipped by the flip wedge.
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A method comprising:
- conveying an article from exposed upstream portion of a belt conveyor into a enclosure, the article comprising a tangible payment article placed on the exposed portion by one party to a financial transaction;
- conveying the article under at least one first sprayer positioned upstream that sprays a first surface of the article with a treatment liquid;
- spraying a second surface of the article using at least one second sprayer positioned downstream by conveying the article over a flipping wedge to flip over the article before conveying under the at least one second sprayer;
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- conveying the article out of the enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.