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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Van Horn, Harrison, AR (US);
Ralph H Carmen, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Duncan Industries Parking Control Corp., Harrison, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
194317 ; 194346 ;
Abstract
A low power device for sorting tokens as part of a coin-operated meter is disclosed. The device sorts a token while it is falling under the influence of gravity and assures that a movable gate, which directs the token to one of two paths, is in the proper position before the token reaches the gate. Power to move the gate is used only when the position of the gate is to be changed.