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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:
Dec. 10, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wells F Stackhouse, Leesburg, FL (US);
Assignee:
American Locker Security Systems, Inc., Jamestown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
194 / ; 194102 ;
Abstract
A lock unit for a coin operated locker cabinet or the like incorporates an improved arrangement for permitting a custodian to selectively, releasably retain the lock unit within a cabinet mounting post and to control a patron lock for cabinet door unlocking/locking purposes, while a patron key is removed from the patron lock. The lock unit additionally incorporates an improved coin gauging and counting mechanism adapted to selectively accommodate the lock unit for operation by one or more coins of a given denomination and improved construction for adapting a coin chute to coins of different diameters.