Ticket diverter module
AssigneeCubic Western Data
InventorsGregory E. Miller, John E. Toth
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Abstract
A ticket diverter module for placement in a ticket handling system includes a housing having a transport passage for receiving a ticket from an adjacent transport module, and a diverter blade for selectively diverting the ticket to either one of an exit passage for return to a patron or a capture passage for discarding. An alternate embodiment includes an escrow control device for retaining the ticket in a holding position within the capture passage for inspection. A further embodiment includes a thermal cancel device for cancelling a ticket.
Claims9
A diverter module unit for a ticket handling system, said unit comprising:
- housing means defining a ticket inlet and a plurality of ticket outlets,
- one of said outlets is an exit outlet for returning a ticket to a patron,
- the other of said outlets is a capture passage for retaining a ticket,
- diverter means for selectively diverting a ticket from said inlet to a selected one of said outlets,
- said capture passage includes escrow means for selectively holding a ticket for inspection,
- said escrow means includes a transport roller for engaging a ticket in said capture passage, and an escrow roller for selective movement into and out of engagement with said transport roller.
A diverter module unit for a ticket handling system, said unit comprising:
- housing means defining a ticket inlet and a plurality of ticket outlets,
- diverter means for selectively diverting a ticket from said inlet to a selected one of said outlets,
- one of said outlets is an exit outlet for returning a ticket to a patron,
- the other of said outlets is a capture passage for retaining a ticket,
- said capture passage includes thermal cancelling means for selectively cancelling a ticket passing therethrough,
- said thermal means comprises a pair of spaced apart strips for engaging the edges of a ticket, and finger means for biasing a ticket into engagement with said strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.