Dual rib coin resistant gate for a payment interface
AssigneeCrane Payment Innovations, Inc.
InventorsSergiy ANDROSYUK, Matthew SIDELL
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a coin resistant gate (114) for a payment interface (102). The coin resistant gate comprises a body (502) moveably connected within the payment interface (102), a front surface (804) connected to the body (502), the front surface (804) operable to prevent objects from entering the payment interface (102), and, two or more protruding members (302) connected to the front surface (804), the two or more protruding members (302) for interacting with a payment card (402), wherein, upon an interaction between the two or more protruding members (302) and the payment card (402), the body (502) moves to allow the payment card (402) to pass the front surface (804) of the body (502) of the coin resistant gate (114).
Claims20
A coin resistant gate for a payment interface, the coin resistant gate comprising:
- a body moveably connected within the payment interface;
- a front surface connected to the body, the front surface operable to prevent objects from entering the payment interface;
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- two or more protruding members connected to the front surface, the two or more protruding members for interacting with a payment card,
- wherein, upon an interaction between the two or more protruding members and the payment card, the body moves to allow the payment card to pass the front surface of the body of the coin resistant gate.
A method of operating a coin resistant gate in a payment interface, the method comprising:
- inserting an object inside a payment insertion area of the payment interface, wherein the inserted object interacts with two or more protruding members connected to a front surface of the coin resistant gate, and wherein the front surface operates to prevent objects from entering the payment interface;
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- moving the coin resistant gate to allow the inserted object to pass the front surface if the two or more protruding members interact with the inserted object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.