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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1994
Thomas P Adams, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Joseph P Hanus, Johnson Creek, WI (US);
Kenneth G Ebenhoch, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Roger Klemp, Watertown, WI (US);
Brandt, Inc, Watertown, WI (US);
Abstract
A coin handling machine such as a coin sorter has a plurality of collectors in the form of drawers or chutes arranged in a circular array and each adapted to receive coins of a particular denomination through its open top. A switch and switch actuator plate are mounted in the center of the array. A spring-loaded pivot lever extends radially from the plate to each collector location. The plate is normally held in a neutral position but will be moved to actuate the switch when any one of the levers is released. The levers are normally held against release by the presence of a collector at each station. Actuation of the switch will disable the operation of the machine. The machine may be mounted on a platform of a stand to which bagging spouts are removably attached beneath the chutes. The spouts are incapable of removal when the machine is in place on the platform.