Token drop

A token drop, for use over a drop box on a gaming table, comprising:

• a base, mounted over the drop box, comprising:
• a depressed area, of rectangular shape, centered about a central axis of the base, with a rear and front section, the rear section being of greater depth than the front section;
• an opening, shaped like an elliptic arch with a flat bottom, situated within the depressed area, so that a greater portion of it lies within the front section of the depressed area than the rear section, whereby the opening provides access to the drop box;
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• at least two pinholes, located in opposing vertical walls of the depressed area, at the center of the depressed area, positioned over the opening, whereby the pinholes could each hold one pins and
• a door, rotatably connected to the base, with a closed and an open position, comprising:
• a lid, of elliptic shape with one end squared off, that covers the opening in the base when the door is in the closed position,
• a weighted portion, rectangularly shaped, connected with the lid at its squared off end, that is situated within the rear section of the depressed area when the door is in the closed position, and is three times the thickness of the lid, whereby it is flush with the top of the base when so situated, except for a rounded area of reduced thickness situated at the connection with the lid;
• a cylindrical hole, running through the width of the lid along the center axis of the door where the weighted portion and the lid;
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• at least two spring-loaded pins, situated within the cylindrical hole, such that one end of each pin protrudes from opposite ends of the cylindrical hole and rotatably connects the door to the base by protruding into the two pinholes in opposing vertical walls of the depressed area.