Change dispensing apparatus

A change dispensing apparatus including in combination:

• a. a plurality of coin channels each having a discharge end and adapted to receive coins of a particular denomination to be dispensed;
• b. means for supporting the coin channels at an acute angle with a horizontal plane whereby coins in each of said coin channels will move towards the discharge end by gravity;
• c. an arm member rotatably mounted adjacent the discharge end of each coin channel, said arm member including a supporting portion extending laterally adjacent the lower edge of the coin channel to support a coin on its edge when the arm member is in a non-actuated position;
• d. means supporting said arm member for movement between an actuated and non-actuated position;
• e. a coin delivery chute adjacent the discharge end of the coin channel and the arm member;
• f. a plate member secured to said coin delivery chute adjacent the discharge end of the coin channel, said plate member engaging and maintaining the lowermost coin in the coin channel on edge on said support member;
• g. and means for actuating said arm member when operated whereby the arm member is moved from a non-actuated position to an actuated position whereupon the coin supported thereby is dispensed into the coin delivery chute.

A change dispensing apparatus including:

• a. a housing member;
• b. a coin magazine within said housing member, said coin magazine including a plurality of open coin channels for supporting a stack of coins therein, each of said coin channels having a discharge end;
• c. means for supporting the coin magazine at an acute angle with the horizontal whereby coins in said coin channels will gravitationally move toward the discharge ends thereof;
• d. a coin delivery chute positioned adjacent the discharge end of each of the coin channels and extending in a generally downward direction;
• e. a guide member associated with the discharge end of each of the coin channels, said guide member engaging the lowermost one of the coins in the coin channel to orientate said coin approximately vertically on its edge;
• f. a support member between the guide member and the discharge end of each of the coin channels, said support member extending in a generally horizontal direction for supporting the lowermost coin on its edge in the coin channel when in a non-dispensing position;
• g. means supporting said support member for movement between a dispensing and non-dispensing position;
• h. first actuating means engaging said support member for normally urging the support member to the non-dispensing position;
• i. and second actuating means engaging said support member for moving the support member against the action of said first actuating means to the dispensing position when operated to position the support member in a non-horizontal position whereby the coin supported on said support member is discharged therefrom to said coin delivery chute.

A change dispensing apparatus including:

• a. a housing member;
• a coin magazine within said housing member, said coin magazine including a plurality of open coin channels for supporting a stack of coins therein, each of said coin channels having a discharge end;
• c. means for supporting the coin magazine at an acute angle with the horizontal whereby coins in said coin channels will gravitationally move toward the discharge ends thereof;
• d. a coin delivery chute positioned adjacent the discharge end of each of the coin channels and extending in a generally downward direction;
• e. a guide member associated with the discharge end of each of the coin channels, said guide member engaging the lowermost one of the coins in the coin channel to orientate said coin approximately vertically on its edge;
• f. a support member between the guide member and the discharge end of each of the coin channels, said support member extending, when in a non-dispensing position, in a generally horizontal direction for supporting the lowermost coin on its edge in the coin channel;
• g. means supporting said support member for movement between a dispensing and non-dispensing position;
• h. and means operatively associated with said support member to selectively move the support member from a non-dispensing position to a dispensing position wherein said support member is moved to a non-horizontal position whereby the supported coin will be discharged from the support member to the coin delivery chute.