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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1991
John A Hird, Dallas, TX (US);
Mark E Kerr, Wylie, TX (US);
First City, Texas-Dallas, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A coin handling system prevents jamming of the coin chutes of coin operated machines and keeps foreign objects out of coin validators and other internal mechanisms of coin operated machines. A coin chute 15 guides coins into the coin validator 24. An exit end of coin chute 15 is moved from a rest position above the coin validator 24 to a position above a return chute 25. Coin chute 15 then separates into two pieces, causing large foreign matter to fall out of the coin chute 15. Foreign objects that are pushed into coin chute 15 are forced out of coin chute 15 by slots 30 formed on the back edge of coin chute 15. Foreign objects are thus prevented from going further into coin chute 15 and coin validator 24. A bevelled edge 29 is formed on an edge of chute piece 23, one of two pieces forming coin chute 15. Foreign objects are pushed into coin chute 15, it impacts bevelled edge 29, causing coin chute 15 to separate into two chute pieces. If the foreign object is thus forced out of coin chute 15 and prevented from moving into coin validator 24.