Coin dispensing apparatus having a u-shaped coin ejector

Abstract

Coin dispensing apparatus comprising a base having a socket therein adjacent one end of the base constituting its rearward end, a coin ejector at the bottom of the socket movable forward away from a retracted position for ejecting a coin in the socket, the ejector being movable forward to eject the coin and rearward back to a retracted position. The socket is adapted to receive a coin tube for holding a stack of coins, the bottom coin bearing on the bottom of the socket. The socket has an exit passage at the forward end for ejection of the coin by sliding it forward off the bottom of the socket. The bottom of the socket has a forward edge and an opening adjacent the rearward side of the socket. A central slot extends in the bottom of the socket between its opening and the forward edge. The ejector comprises a U-shaped member opening toward the forward end of the base and has an upstanding T-shaped projection at a central portion of its closed end. The projection is engageable with the rearward edge of the bottom coin and comprises a head at the upper end of a stem which head is above the bottom of the socket, when the ejector moves forward, and below the bottom of the socket, when the ejector moves rearward. The U-shaped member at its open end is wider than the coin to be ejected.