Voting machine
OwnerGeorge Henryinventor
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Abstract
The improved voting machine includes a housing upon which a plurality of voting canisters are disposed. Each of the plurality of voting canisters housing a plurality of voting balls placed along a track. A voting ball dispenser is mounted to the housing to store and dispense the plurality of voting balls. A selector incorporating a movable ball insertion device to receive one of the plurality of voting balls from the voting ball dispenser moves along the track to dispense the one of the plurality of voting balls into one of the plurality of voting canisters.
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An improved voting machine, comprising;
- a housing upon which a plurality of voting canisters are disposed;
- each of the plurality of voting canisters housing a plurality of voting balls placed along a track;
- a voting ball dispenser mounted to the housing to store and dispense the plurality of voting balls;
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- a selector incorporating a movable ball insertion device to receive one of the plurality of voting balls from the voting ball dispenser, to move along the track and to dispense the one of the plurality of voting balls into one of the plurality of voting canisters.
A voting canister to be used in conjunction with an improved voting machine, comprising;
- hollow vessel;
- the hollow vessel having two side walls, a top wall, a front wall, and a rear wall;
- the hollow vessel containing a slot on a top wall into which a mounting bar is inserted;
- the hollow vessel containing an opening disposed through the top wall through which the voting balls are dispensed;
- the hollow vessel containing a series of rows each designated by a count label, such that each voting ball falls into place designated by a count label.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.