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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1976
Bart G Martin, St. Louis, MO (US);
Coin Acceptors, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
An adjustable oversize coin detector assembly having a coin cradle and a lever pivotally mounted on a frame, the lever having a shoulder disposed for contact with the edge of a coin carried in the cradle arms for pivoting the lever and increasing the distance between the lever shoulder and one cradle arm. A stop engages the lever to limit pivotal movement of the lever and determine the maximum distance between the lever shoulder and the said one cradle arm for allowing a coin of acceptable size to pass between the lever shoulder and said one cradle arm to the passageway, and for precluding passage of an oversize coin between the lever shoulder and the said one cradle arm. The stop is adjustably mounted for selectively varying the predetermined distance between the lever shoulder and said one cradle arm, and thereby selectively determining the size of the coin that will pass between the lever shoulder and the said one cradle arm to the passageway.