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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralph H Carmen, Lebanon, NJ (US);
John W Van Horn, Harrison, AR (US);
Assignee:
Ducan Industries Parking Control Corp., Harrison, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
194343 ; 194344 ;
Abstract
A token receiving chute for use in a token operated device is disclosed. The chute is designed so that a token inserted therein will fall toward an appropriate location due to the force of gravity. In order to decrease the kinetic energy imparted to the falling token, and thereby increase the accuracy of various coin sensing devices to be subsequently employed, an inclined wall section is provided for imparting lateral momentum to the falling token causing it to bounce back and forth between the side walls.