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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1980
Charles R Holland, St. Louis, MO (US);
Carl L Vogt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Coin Acceptors, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A coin-handling assembly including a coin escrow station for receiving coins of one denomination, and an escrow-actuator selectively retaining the coins in the escrow station, and selectively releasing the coins individually from the escrow station. The escrow actuator includes first and second fingers selectively movable into and out of the path of the coins in the escrow station, and an actuator selectively moving the first finger into engagement with a lowermost coin, and the second finger out of engagement with the coins for holding the coins in the escrow station. The actuator selectively moves the first finger out of engagement with the lowermost coin for releasing the lowermost coin for delivery to the coin-diverter, and selectively moves the second finger into engagement with a next adjacent coin for holding the remaining coins in the escrow station while the first finger releases the lowermost coin. Further, the actuator selectively moves the second finger out of engagement with the coins, and selectively moves the first finger into the path of the coins after release of the lowermost coin for allowing the next adjacent coin to move and engage the first finger.