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US 5,833,104 AGranted
Ticket dispensing device
AssigneeStephen Horniak
InventorsStephen Horniak, John Wingeron, Jr., John Colin Horniak
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Abstract
A ticket dispensing device having a braking system for preventing unauthorized removal of tickets. A drive roller advancing the ticket strip through the device is connected to a brake wheel. Pulling on the ticket moves the brake wheel into a braking member to impede the rotation of the drive roller, and thereby prevent removal of tickets. The ticket dispensing device also includes a face plate which can be easily and quickly removed to eliminate ticket jams.
Claims20
An apparatus for dispensing tickets, comprising:
- a chassis;
- an first roller rotatably mounted on said chassis;
- a drive roller positioned to urge the tickets against said first roller when said tickets are inserted between the two rollers, said drive roller having an axis about which it rotates;
- a drive assembly connected to said drive roller for rotating said drive roller to advance the tickets, said drive assembly being pivotable about said axis;
- a brake wheel connected to said drive roller for rotation therewith, said brake wheel being spaced radially from said axis and supported on the drive assembly for movement therewith;
- a pivot frame on which said drive roller and said drive assembly are supported, said pivot frame being pivotably connected to said chassis;
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- a brake member fixed to said chassis and positioned to be engaged by said brake wheel when said brake wheel moves toward said brake member.
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An apparatus for dispensing tickets, comprising:
- a chassis;
- an first roller rotatably mounted on said chassis;
- a drive roller positioned to press the tickets against said first roller when said tickets are in the apparatus, said drive roller having an axis about which it rotates;
- a drive shaft connected to said drive roller for rotation therewith;
- a drive assembly supported on and connected to said drive shaft for rotating said drive shaft to rotate said drive roller and advance the tickets, said drive assembly being pivotable about said axis;
- a brake wheel connected to said drive roller for rotation therewith, said brake wheel being supported on said drive assembly for movement therewith and spaced from said axis;
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- a brake member fixedly attached to said chassis and positioned to engage said brake wheel upon movement of said brake wheel into said brake member to impede rotation of said drive wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.