Coin dispensing apparatus

Coin dispensing apparatus comprising a plurality of upwardly extending coin reservoirs, arranged side by side, each reservoir being associated with a rotor located to receive coins from the associated reservoir, each rotor having a lower coin storage portion, and an upper feed portion which is rotatable with the lower coin storage portion and is shaped to receive coins from the associated reservoir and direct them to the lower storage portion, the provision of the plurality of side by side reservoirs enabling a plurality of different types of coin to be handled with a single apparatus;

• in which the upper feed portion of the, or each, rotor has at least one projection thereon, to engage with coins within the reservoir and cause coins to move around with the rotor, increasing the tendency for the coins to slide down within the upper feed portion until they drop into the lower storage portion;
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• in which the upper feed portion has two projecting ribs, arranged on opposite sides of the lower storage portion.

Coin dispensing apparatus comprising a plurality of upwardly extending coin reservoirs, arranged side by side, each reservoir being associated with a rotor located to receive coins from the associated reservoir, each rotor having a lower coin storage portion, and an upper feed portion shaped to receive coins from the associated reservoir and direct the coins to the lower storage portion, the provision of the plurality of side by side reservoirs enabling a plurality of different types of coins to be handled with a single apparatus;

• in which the lower storage portion of the, or each, rotor is spaced from the lower bed member by a distance which is greater than the thickness of the coin, the dispensing of a coin from the bottom of the stack being carried out by movement of a dispensing member movable between the rotor and the bed;
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• in which the dispensing member is biased into a dispensing portion, the dispensing member normally being held in a non dispensing position, against the action of the bias, by means of a catch.

Coin dispensing apparatus comprising a plurality of upwardly extending coin reservoirs, arranged side by side, each reservoir being associated with a rotor located to receive coins from the associated reservoir, each rotor having a lower coin storage portion, and an upper feed portion shaped to receive coins from the associated reservoir and direct the coins to the lower storage portion, the provision of the plurality of side by side reservoirs enabling a plurality of different types of coins to be handled with a single apparatus in which the lower storage portion of the, or each, rotor is spaced from the lower bed member by a distance which is greater than the thickness of the coin, the dispensing of a coin from the bottom of the stack being carried out by movement of a dispensing member movable between the rotor and the bed;

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• in which the coin dispensing member comprises a pivotally mounted lever.

Coin dispensing apparatus comprising a plurality of upwardly extending coin reservoirs, arranged side by side, each reservoir being associated with a rotor located to receive coins from the associated reservoir, each rotor having a lower coin storage portion, and an upper feed portion shaped to receive coins from the associated reservoir and direct the coins to the lower storage portion, the provision of the plurality of side by side reservoirs enabling a plurality of different types of coins to be handled with a single apparatus in which the lower storage portion of the, or each, rotor is spaced from the lower bed member by a distance which is greater than the thickness of the coin, the dispensing of a coin from the bottom of the stack being carried out by movement of a dispensing member movable between the rotor and the bed;

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• in which the dispensing member comprises a pivotally mounted lever, the lever having an arcuate portion to engage around the coin being dispensed.