System and method for creating currency rain
OwnerKenny D. Valentineinventor
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Abstract
By using an automated money dispenser, a patron can “shoot” currency in the direction of a performer from any reasonable distance and can control the rate of dispensing as well as the total amount dispensed. In some embodiments, the dispenser can emit sounds, light or other special effects to further enhance the experience for the dispensing patron, for other patrons, as well as for the performer. The present invention allows for a unique experience both for the user and for the entertainer, allowing for role-play and other types of entertainment not available in the prior art.
Claims16
A hand-held paper currency dispenser, comprising:
- a paper currency receptacle to hold flat paper currency;
- a paper currency dispensing mechanism including one or more motorized rollers, wherein said one or more motorized rollers, when activated while flat paper currency is held in said paper currency receptacle, propel at least one item of said flat paper currency out of said hand-held paper currency dispenser;
- a controller configured to selectively activate said one or more motorized rollers responsive to an input;
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- a trigger for activation by a user holding said dispenser, wherein said trigger, when activated, provides said input to said controller to cause said controller to selectively activate said one or more motorized rollers to propel said at least one item of said flat paper currency from said dispenser a distance of at least two feet.
A paper currency-dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a container for holding flat paper currency;
- a plurality of motorized rollers, wherein said plurality of motorized rollers, when activated while flat paper currency is held in said container, propel at least one item of said flat paper currency out of said paper currency-dispensing apparatus;
- a propulsion controller for selectively activating said plurality of motorized rollers to propel said at least one item of said flat paper currency out of said paper currency-dispensing apparatus at a user selected rate of speed in response to an input;
- an activator control for providing said input to said propulsion controller;
- a first user control for allowing said user to set a limit on an amount of said flat paper currency to be dispensed in response to each activation of said activator control;
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- a second user control for allowing said user to set a limit on a total amount of said flat paper currency to be dispensed independent of a number of times said activator control is activated.
A paper currency dispenser, comprising:
- means for holding flat paper currency;
- one or more motorized rollers, wherein said one or more motorized rollers propel at least one item of said flat paper currency from said paper currency dispenser a distance of at least two feet when activated while said flat paper currency is held in said means for holding;
- means for selectively activating said one or more motorized rollers to propel said at least one item of said flat paper currency out of said paper currency dispenser in response to an input;
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- means for providing said input to said means for selectively activating said one or more motorized rollers, wherein said means for providing is configured to provide said input responsive to user interaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.