Coin collector for an automatic dispenser
AssigneeSanpou Lock Co., Ltd.
InventorSeiichi Tai
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Abstract
Disclosed is an improved coin collector to be set in an automatic dispenser. It comprises a coin bag member comprising a coin bag and a bag frame; and a cover member having first slot means to receive counter projection means of a stationary plate, which is fixed to the inside of the dispenser, a semicylindrical cover circumferentially rotatable about its pivot axles between opening and closing positions, second slot means to receive counter projection means of the bag frame, and a lock to fasten the coin bag member to the cover member. Use of the semicylindrical cover permits a compact design of the coin collector, and the semicylindrical cover is guaranteed to be free of inadvertent closing in setting the coin collector in the automatic dispenser.
Claims4
A coin collector to be slideably attachably and detachably fixed to an inside of an automatic dispenser having a coin slot for collecting coins when put in the coin slot of the dispenser, said coin collector comprising;
- a coin bag member including a coin bag and a bag frame;
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- a cover member having first slot means receiving guide rail projection means of a stationary plate fixed to the inside of the dispenser when said cover member is slideably attached to the stationary plate, said stationary plate having at least one stud pin thereon, a semicylindrical cover having pivot axles and being mounted in said cover member and rotatable about said pivot axles between opening and closing positions, second slot means in said cover member to receive projection means of the bag frame, and a lock to fasten the coin bag member to the cover member, said semicylindrical cover having a bifurcate slot receiving the stud pin when said cover member is slidably attached to the stationary plate, said bifurcate slot having a shape such that said semicylindrical cover is rotated to the opening position as the stud pin travels in said bifurcate slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.