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US 2024/0185665 A1Published application
Token collection assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAnthony M. Gates, John Aruna
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Abstract
A vault defines a cavity wherein openings define the vault and are open into the cavity. A token box is disposed within the cavity of the vault. A cover feature has a shell and a base. The base is slidably coupled to the vault to transition between a first position and a second position. The shell is hingedly coupled to the base to hinge between a covering position and a servicing position when the base is in the second position.
Claims20
A token collection assembly, comprising:
- a vault defining openings;
- and
- a cover operably coupled to the vault and having a slidable base and a rotating shell that is attached to the slidable base, wherein:
- the shell is rotationally operable between a covering position that conceals the slidable base and the openings and a servicing position that provides access to the slidable base;
- the shell is rotationally operable to the servicing position after the slidable base moves through an intermediate position that is characterized by the slidable base at least partially covering the openings of the vault;
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- the servicing position is further characterized by the slidable base fully covering the openings.
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A token collection assembly for an appliance, comprising:
- a vault having openings for disposing tokens within an interior of the vault;
- a token discriminating mechanism disposed proximate the openings;
- a cover that is operable relative to the vault between a first position, a second position, and an intermediate position defined therebetween, wherein a shell of the cover conceals the openings and the token discriminating mechanism in the first position and the intermediate position, and wherein a base portion of the cover conceals the openings in the second position to allow for servicing of the token discriminating mechanism;
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- a crossbar having an interference member that prevents access to the openings when the cover is in the first position and the intermediate position.
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A token collection assembly, comprising:
- a vault defining token openings in communication with a token collection area;
- a base slidably coupled to the vault between a first position and a second position, with an intermediate position disposed therebetween, the intermediate position characterized by the base at least partially covering the token openings;
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- a shell hingedly coupled to the base and operable between a covering position that covers the base and the token openings and a servicing position that provides access to the base, the second position of the base corresponding to the servicing position of the shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.