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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:
Sep. 09, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederic P Heiman, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
133 / ;
Abstract
A coin sorting and storage tube assembly for use in vending is separable into halves to facilitate servicing. Cam lock fasteners in the form of a shaft surmounted by a tab portion are rotatably retained in one half. The tab portion passes through a slot in the other half. Turning the fasteners locks the halves together.