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US 5,429,551 AGranted
Inspection pan for coin handling machine
AssigneeBrandt, Inc.
InventorsRichard P. Uecker, Robert J. Wagner, Thomas P. Adams
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Abstract
A coin handling machine has an opening in the top of its housing that is normally closed by an inspection pan. The inspection pan is mounted to the housing so that it can be pivoted across the top to expose the opening and tipped to empty the contents of the pan out an exit at a corner of the pan and into the exposed opening.
Claims10
In a coin handling machine having a housing with an opening in its top through which coins can be introduced for processing, the combination therewith of:
- an inspection pan having a bottom for receiving coins and an upstanding rim extending around such bottom except at an exit;
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- a connector for joining the pan to the top of the housing with the bottom overlying the opening adjacent the exit, the connector mounting the inspection pan for rotation across the top of the housing to expose the opening and also mounting the pan so that it can be tipped to empty the contents of the pan through the exit and into the opening.
An inspection pan assembly for a coin handling machine, comprising:
- a housing having a top with an opening through which coins are introduced into the machine for processing;
- an inspection pan for holding a batch of coins and having a bottom and an upstanding rim extending around the bottom except at an exit, the bottom of the pan being adapted to rest upon the top of the housing to close off the opening;
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- a rod held at one end in the housing and pivotable about such one end to sweep across the opening,
- the pan being mounted on the rod for rotation about the axis of the rod whereby the pan may be pivoted with the rod across the top to expose the opening and tipped to empty the contents of the pan through the exit and into the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.