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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1978
Carl L Vogt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Coin Acceptors, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A coin-sensing assembly having a tube for holding a supply of coins, and a coin-sensing lever pivotally mounted on a bracket attached to the housing adjacent the tube, the lever including a coin-engaging portion extending into the tube for engagement with the coins held in the tube. A switch is mounted on the bracket and includes a resiliently actuated switch member engageable with the lever and resiliently urging the lever toward a first position upon disengagement of the coin-sensing portion with the coins in the tube for conditioning the switch for one operation. The lever is pivotally movable to a second position upon engagement of the coin-engaging portion with the coins in the tube for actuating the switch member and conditioning the switch for another operation.