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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harry Greenwald, Whitestone, NY (US);
Assignee:
Walter Kidde & Company, Inc., Clifton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
194 / ;
Abstract
A control device for a coin operated mechanism wherein the duration of the operating cycle of the mechanism is determined by the number of coins deposited in the device. Restraining structure is provided in the control device to prevent the inadvertent initiation of the operating cycle after the mechanism has completed a cycle of operation, or to prevent the unauthorized initiation of said operating cycle without first depositing the proper number of coins in the device.