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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Cummins-allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
John R. Blake, St. Charles, IL (US);
David J. Wendell, Darien, IL (US);
Cummins-Allison Corp., Mt. Prospect, IL;
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a coin chute for receiving coins exiting from a coin sorting system comprising a rotatable disc for imparting motion to the plurality of coins, a stationary sorting head having a lower surface generally parallel to and spaced slightly away from the resilient pad, the lower surface forming a coin path for directing the movement of each of the coins, and a reject slot, wherein coins exiting the reject slot travel in a first generally horizontal direction is provided. The coin chute comprises a lower tapered surface having a generally funnel shape having a larger perimeter at its top than near its bottom; and an upper generally vertical wall having an angled portion at an angle from the first horizontal direction coins exit the reject slot, the portion being positioned such that coins exiting the reject slot contact the angled portion and are directed in a generally horizontal second direction.