Pivoting coin input tray for a coin processing device
AssigneeCummins-Allison Corp.
InventorsJohn R. Blake, John H. Kutsch
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Abstract
A coin input apparatus for a coin processing device comprises a coin tray pivotally coupled to the device for feeding coins into the device and a coin chute for guiding coins from the coin tray into the device. The coin tray has a corrugated surface. The coin chute has a corrugated surface for mating with the corrugated surface of the coin tray for minimizing a gap between the coin tray and the coin chute.
Claims42
A coin input apparatus for a coin processing device, the apparatus comprising:
- a coin tray pivotally coupled to the coin processing device, the coin tray adapted to pivot between a first position for receiving coins to be processed and a second position for feeding coins into the coin processing device, the coin tray having a first corrugated surface;
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- a coin chute having a first opening for receiving coins from the coin tray and a second opening for directing coins into the coin processing device, the coin chute having a second corrugated surface for mating with the coin tray.
A coin input apparatus for a coin processing device, the apparatus comprising:
- a coin tray pivotally coupled to the coin processing device, the coin tray adapted to pivot between a first position for receiving coins to be processed and a second position for feeding coins into the coin processing device, the coin tray having a bottom and a plurality of side walls upwardly extending therefrom, the bottom having an edge having a plurality of peaks and valleys, and
- a coin chute for guiding coins from the coin tray into the coin processing device, the coin chute having a surface having a plurality of peaks and valleys, the valleys of the surface of the coin chute being adapted to receive the peaks of the edge of the coin tray, the valleys of the edge of the coin tray being adapted to receive the peaks of the surface of the coin chute.
A coin processing machine comprising:
- a device for processing coins inputted into the machine;
- a coin tray pivotally coupled to the machine for feeding coins into the device, the coin tray having a corrugated surface;
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- a coin chute for guiding coins from the coin tray into the device, the coin chute having a corrugated surface for mating with the corrugated surface of the coin tray for minimizing a gap between the coin tray and the coin chute.
A coin processing machine, comprising:
- a device for processing coins inputted into the machine;
- coin chute for guiding coins into the device, the coin chute having a surface with a first series of discrete members;
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- a coin tray for receiving coins in a first position and pivoting upwardly to a second position for feeding coins into the coin chute, the coin tray having a surface adjacent to said chute with a second series of discrete members that are interleaved with the first series of discrete members of said coin chute for minimizing a gap between the coin tray and the coin chute.
A method of inputting coins to a coin processing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of coins to be processed with a coin tray disposed in a first position, the coin tray having a surface with a first series of discrete members;
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- pivoting the coin tray to a second position for moving received coins, under the force of gravity, into a coin chute, the coin chute including a second series of discrete members that interleave with the first series of discrete members of the coin tray.
A coin processing machine, comprising:
- a device for processing coins inputted into the machine;
- a coin tray for receiving coins in a first position and pivoting upwardly to a second position for feeding coins into the a device for processing coins, the coin tray having at least one surface having a plurality of perforations for permitting debris having a dimension less than a diameter of the perforations to pass through;
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- a removable debris pan disposed below the surface of the coin tray having the plurality of perforations for collecting debris passing through the perforations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.