Adapter for coin-operated machine
OwnerRalph A. Murphy, David C. Collinsinventors
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Abstract
An adapter for a coin-operated machine is mounted on the front face of the machine and covers the region for receiving coins. The adapter comprises a slot on the upper portion thereof and a tortuous passageway leading to the region for receiving coins. The tortuous path comprises a first downwardly and laterally extending segment having a liquid permeable bottom wall. Preferably, a second downwardly and laterally extending segment extends beneath the first segment, the second segment having a liquid impermeable roof.
Claims6
An adapter for a coin-operated machine having a front face including a region for receiving coins, said adapter comprising:
- (a) housing means for covering said region for receiving coins;
- (b) means for mounting said housing means on said front face of said machine, with said housing means extending along said front face from a location above said region for receiving coins to a position below said region for receiving coins;
- (c) slot means in said housing means, said slot means being sized to receive coins;
- (d) coin guide means defining a tortuous path for directing coins received from said slot means to said region for receiving coins, said tortuous path comprising a liquid permeable first coin guide portion directing coins in a first direction diagonally downwardly and laterally a distance greater than the width of said coins to a second coin guide portion, said first coin guide portion having at least one liquid passage therethrough, said second coin guide portion directing coins received from said first coin guide portion in a second direction diagonally downwardly and laterally beneath said first coin guide portion;
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- (e) liquid diverter means positioned below said first coin guide portion to divert liquid passing through said first coin guide portion away from said region for receiving coins.
Apparatus for excluding liquids from a coin-operated machine having a region for handling and receiving coins, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) inlet slot means for receiving coins;
- (b) coin guide means defining a tortuous path for directing coins received from said slot means to said region for receiving coins, said tortuous path comprising a liquid permeable first coin guide portion directing coins in a first direction diagonally downwardly a distance greater than the width of said coins to a second coin guide portion, said first coin guide portion halving at least one liquid passage therethrough, said second coin guide portion directing coins received from said first coin guide portion in a second direction diagonally downwardly beneath said first coin guide portion and including at least one liquid passage therethrough;
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- (c) liquid diverter means below said first coin guide portion to divert liquid passing through said first coin guide portion away from said region for receiving coins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.