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US 6,200,213 B1Granted
Coin delivery, storage and dispensing system for coin operated machines and method for same
OwnerJoseph Coleinventor
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An improved apparatus and method for the delivery, holding, storage, and dispensing of coins, and the like, from coin-operated gaming machines, such as “slot” machines, or the like, into which coins are deposited and, when an award is indicated, coins are dispensed as part of, or all, of the award or prize, is disclosed. After depositing coins in the coin slot of the gaming machine, the coins are typically passed through a coin-counting and delivery mechanism then deposited into one or more coin hoppers located in the front or the rear, or the top or bottom, or to the left or right of the coin counting and moving mechanism in the slot machine. Once deposited into the coin hoppers, the coins can then be dispensed as awards to the gaming machine customer, or, alternatively, further deposited into a coin drop consisting of one or more containers, such as coin bags, mounted beneath the coin hoppers on a motorized carousel thereby improving security and minimizing customer play interruption on payout and coin service intervals.
An improved coin hopper apparatus for a coin-operated gaming machine in which the customer-deposited coins can be selectably dispensed therefrom to the gaming machine customer or retained inside the gaming machine in response to a gaming control mechanism actuated by the gaming customer, comprising:
A method of receiving, delivering, sorting and storing coins deposited into a coin-operated gaming machine housed within a cabinet, comprising the steps of:
An improved coin hopper apparatus, comprising:
An apparatus for receiving, delivering, sorting and storing coins deposited into a coin-operated gaming machine housed within a cabinet, comprising:
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