US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Electrocom Gard, Ltd.

Paul E Stewart

Jeffrey L Hawk

W Ludwik Lichodziejewski

A bill escrow/return device is provided which includes a bill escrow chamber sized and positioned to receive a bill of a predetermined width, a bill pusher plate reciprocally mounted for movement into and out of the bill escrow chamber, a bill stacker unit for receiving the bill from the bill escrow chamber by means of the pusher plate upon confirmation of a vend transaction, and a bill return chute for deposit of the bill upon cancellation of the vend transaction. The bill escrow chamber has a first bill receiving area for receiving the bill in a vertical orientation, a wing stop member having an opening therethrough sized to allow passage of the bill pusher plate, yet smaller in width than the width of the bill, a pair of wings pivotally biased against the wing stop member, the wings laterally spaced apart a distance slightly less than a width of the bill pusher plate such that movement of the plate against the wings will cause the wings to pivot and move away from the wing stop member, a second bill receiving area defined between the wing stop member and the wings, and a bill drive mechanism for engaging and driving the bill from the second bill receiving area to the bill return chute.

Bill escrow/return device

A dual-mode firing mechanism for a high-rate-of-fire rifle capable of fir small arm cartridges conventionally by the application of a hammer, and inertially, bypassing the trigger mechanism, to provide sustained fire of a discrete number of cartridges in a burst. A trigger hammer fires the first round and simultaneously locks the firing pin in a firing position relative to an operating rod assembly. The operating rod assembly with the firing pin in the firing position, then cycles between a full forward or firing position and a short stroke rearward position in synchronism with fresh cartridges being inserted into the battery. The cycling continues until a last cartridge in the burst is fired. After the last round the mechanism returns to its original or non-firing position, and is ready for the next burst. The mechanism is rapid, for example, approximately 4,000 to 5,000 shots per minute can be fired in each three round burst.

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Deerfield, IL, United States of America

Paul E Stewart