Wagner Electric Corporation

Umc Industries, Inc.

Motorola Corporation

Paul K Griner

James T Schuller

Joseph E Fleagle

Barry L Smith

Richard E Barnett

Scott N Swisher

Nai H Mak

Coin apparatus for use in a vendor for handling acceptable coins and unacceptable coins or slugs deposited in the vendor, having change tubes for coins of different denominations, and operable to reject unacceptable coins and slugs, to accept acceptable coins and to deliver them as needed to the change tubes and, when not needed in the change tubes, to escrow them, to deliver coins from escrow to the cash box of the vendor upon a vend and to the coin return system of the vendor on recall of a deposit by a customer, to deliver coins from the change tubes on a recall in the same number and denomination as those deposited by the customer in the vendor and delivered to the change tubes, and to make change from the change tubes as needed on a vend.

Coin apparatus having coin escrow and return means

An accountability system for a vendor having a cash handler, change tubes and a cash box, the cash handler being adapted to accept deposited coins and deliver them to the change tubes if needed, otherwise to deliver them to the cash box. A memory stores data on the amount of cash which should be retained in the vendor out of cash deposited in the vendor, and also data on delivery of coin to and from the change tubes, for computation of the amount of cash which should be turned in from the vendor. A logic circuit controls input of data to and retrieval of data from the memory, the logic circuit being operable to update in the memory the data for the computation. The system uses a latched cash box and refunds, test vends, and adding change to the change tubes are all accomplished without opening the cash box. Access to the cash box and to data stored in the memory is limited to those possessing specially coded keys. The system itself is user programmable, using a special programming key and a secret code number, to restrict access to data and to restrict subsequent programming. A special key is used to clear the data in the system and another is provided to allow a list to be entered of keys to be locked out or rejected by the system. The system can be put in a mode to provide free deliveries to everyone or free deliveries just to employees.

Vendor accountability system

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Maryland Heights, MO, United States of America

Paul K Griner