Gate for a payment interface
AssigneeCrane Payment Innovations, Inc.
InventorChristopher Stephen Carmine
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A gate assembly can include a housing, a main body, at least one member, and an activation rib. The housing can define at least a portion of a card path of a payment interface. The main body can be coupled to the housing and can be movable between a closed position and an open position. The at least one member can extend from the main body such that, when the main body is in the closed position, the at least one member extends into the card path and can be oriented to inhibit an item from traveling through the card path. The activation rib can extend from the main body and can be located such that, when the main body is in the closed position, the activation rib extends into the card path. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
Claims20
A gate assembly comprising:
- a card path of a payment interface formed at least partially by a housing and configured to receive a card item;
- a main body configured to move from a closed position obstructing the card path with one or more members to an open position opening the card path by removing the one or more members from the card path;
- an activation rib extending from the main body and positioned within the card path, the activation rib configured to move the main body from the closed position to the open position in response to receiving a force via the card item;
- and
- a bezel housing configured to guide a non-card item in a direction within the card path away from the activation rib.
A gate comprising
- a main body configured to attach to a housing of a payment interface device and configured to move between a closed position and an open position;
- at least one member extending from the main body and configured to obstruct a card path formed by the housing when the main body is in the closed position;
- an activation rib extending from the main body into the card path and configured to move the main body from the closed position to the open position when a card item is received by the card path and a force is received by the activation rib via the card item while the main body is in the closed position;
- and
- a bezel housing configured to guide a non-card item in a direction within the card path away from the activation rib.
A payment interface bezel comprising:
- a media sensor;
- a display;
- an input unit configure to receive a user input;
- a bezel housing forming a card path and a document path, wherein the card path is configured to receive a financial transaction card and communicate the financial transaction card to the media sensor, and wherein the document path is configured to communicate a document to a document validator to authenticate the document;
- and
- a gate assembly comprising:
- a housing at least partially forming the card path;
- a main body configured to transition from a closed position obstructing the card path using one or more members to an open position opening the card path by removing the one or more members from the card path;
- and
- an activation rib coupled to and extending into the card path, wherein force, via the financial transaction card, applied to the activation rib causes the activation rib to move the main body from the closed position to the open position,
- wherein the housing guides a non-card item in a direction within the card path away from the activation rib.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.