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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank M Ellison, Charleston, WV (US);
Hasan T Gencsoy, Morgantown, WV (US);
Nelson S Smith, Jr, Morgantown, WV (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
194343 ; 194228 ; 194234 ;
Abstract
Apparatus automatically feeds coins into a parking meter. The timing clock used in the parking meter operates an external coin feeding mechanism to feed a coin when the time on the parking meter is about to expire. The invention is applicable to parking meters of the type wherein the insertion of the coin rewinds the clock as well as of the type wherein a knob is turned to rewind the clock after the coin is inserted. With the latter form of parking meter a special battery powered circuit is employed to wind the clock in increments after a coin has been automatically inserted.