Rare coin identifying machine
OwnerDavid Christenberyinventor
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Abstract
The rare coin identifying machine is a coin sorting machine with integrated scanner interconnected to a CPU to identify collectible rare coins. The purpose being to automate the rarity identification for both avid coin collectors and novice. This automation will help alleviate human error in rare coin identification and the time needed to access them. The scanner inside the coin sorting machine scans coins one at a time and the CPU crosschecks database to see if a rare coin match occurs. If one does occur, then the coin exists the machine. If one does not occur, then the coin is routed to the proper stack.
Claims15
A rare coin identifying machine comprising:
- a housing into which a plurality of coins are configured to be inserted;
- a CPU connected to a scanner and an automated direction pivot pathway;
- wherein an interior of said housing includes the scanner that is configured to scan a coin of the plurality of coins in order to determine if said coin is rare, and valuable;
- wherein the housing is configured to sort the plurality of coins by denominations, and expel the coin provided said coin is valuable;
- wherein the plurality of coins are placed on a rotating plate;
- wherein as the rotating rotates, the plurality of coins roll off of the rotating plate, and land on a chute;
- wherein the chute has a declination, which is configured to assist in rolling the coin of the plurality of coins down the chute;
- wherein as the coin moves through a first region, the coin is scanned by the scanner;
- wherein should the CPU determine that the coin is collectible, the coin is shifted through a first pathway;
- wherein if the coin is considered not collectible, the coin is shifted through a second pathway;
- wherein the automated direction pivot pathway includes two gears;
- wherein the two gears are further defined as a first gear and a second gear;
- wherein each side of the automated direction pivot pathway is directly connected to and a part of one of the first and second gears so that each side is mated to a single gear at one end;
- wherein the two gears are actuated upon via a drive gear;
- wherein the drive gear moves the first gear and the second gear in concert;
- wherein the drive gear rotates about a drive axis;
- wherein the drive gear is in mechanical connection with a first linkage;
- wherein the first linkage is in mechanical connection with a solenoid shaft;
- wherein the solenoid shaft extends and retracts from a solenoid;
- wherein the solenoid extends and retracts the solenoid shaft in order to move the first linkage thereby rotating the drive gear;
- wherein the movement of the drive gear via the solenoid, rotates the drive gear back and forth between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the first position is offset from the second position via an angle;
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- wherein the movement of the drive gear results in a shift between the first pathway and the second pathway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.