Device for dispensing credit cards
AssigneeDebit Dial Vending Corp.
InventorJacob Morofsky
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Abstract
A credit card dispensing device is disclosed which includes a frame with a central processing mounted to the frame. The central processing unit contains programming information pertaining to the operation of the device and serves to signal other components of the device to perform functions. A bill recognition system in electrical communication with the central processing and is configured to receive a manually inserted bill and determine the value of the bill. A digital display is provided to display information received from the central processing unit regarding dollar values and card selections. At least one card dispensing is provided to dispense preprogrammed credit card credit cards based upon user selections.
Claims10
A card dispenser comprising a hopper for holding a stack of cards, a table arranged below and spaced from said hopper and on which said stack of cards rest, said table having an opening exposing the bottom surface of the bottommost one of said cards in said stack and means adapted to engage the bottom surface of said bottommost one of said cards for pushing the card from beneath said stack over said table and through the space between said hopper and table, said table being movable between a first position in which the bottommost one of said cards is in contact with the means for pushing said card from beneath said stack and a second position in which the bottommost card is spaced from and not in contact with said means for pushing said cards, means for normally biasing said table in said second position and means for selectively moving said table into said first position, whereby only selected ones of said cards are dispensed.
Apparatus for dispensing money cards on the payment therefor, comprising:
- (a) a chassis;
- (b) a central processing unit disposed within the internal compartment mounted to the chassis, said central processing unit containing programmable information pertaining to the value of the cards, the payment of the apparatus for a selected number of such cards and for the operation of the apparatus;
- (c) a bill recognition system for determining the value and validity of the payment made to the apparatus;
- (d) at least one card dispensing mechanism comprising:
- i) a card holder adapted to contain a stack of money cards;
- ii) an electric motor mounted to the chassis and in communication with the central processing unit, the electric motor having a rotatable drive shaft;
- iii) a gear assembly mounted to the chassis and engaged with drive shaft of the electric motor, the gear assembly configured to rotate in response to rotation of the drive shaft;
- iv) a conveyor belt linked to the gear assembly and movable in response to movement of the gear assembly;
- v) an actuating assembly comprising a table supporting said card holder, said table being pivotally mounted on said chassis, said table having an opening exposing said cards to said conveyor belt, means biasing said table to normally maintaining said table in a first position wherein said cards are spaced from said conveyor belt, means for moving said table in response to signals from the central processing unit between the first position and a second position in which the conveyor belt is in contact with at least one card;
- (e) a plurality of selection buttons mounted to the frame and in electrical communication with the central processing unit;
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- (f) wherein an operator can insert bills totalling at least a minimum amount into the bill recognition system and select through pressing the buttons the number and value of cards desired;
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- (g) wherein in response to user input through the pressing of buttons, the central processing unit will signal the at least one card dispensing unit to dispense at least one card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.