Car wash coin/token collection system

A car wash system comprising a car washing area which includes an upstanding wall, a coin/token box disposed above a coin/token vault and both being secured to said upstanding wall, a coin/token tube between said coin/token box and said coin/token vault through which coins/tokens introduced into said coin/token box incident to a car washing operation are guided into said coin/token vault, said coin/token vault includes a housing and a drawer movable relative thereto, means for locking said movable drawer to said housing, means for releasing said locking means to permit the drawer to open relative to said housing to effect access to coins/tokens housed therein, said locking means including a pin carried by one of said drawer and hosing and an opening defined by another of said drawer and housing, said pin being constructed and arranged for gravity introduction into said opening in a locked condition of said drawer to prevent said drawer from opening, said releasing means including a pair of electromagnetic coils each individually capable of moving said pin upon energization thereof, a core associated with each electromagnetic coils, and means for connecting said cores to said pin whereby energization of only one electromagnetic coil is sufficient to move said pin against gravity out of said opening to an unlocked position at which said drawer can be opened.