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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph L Levasseur, Town and Country, MO (US);
Assignee:
Coin Acceptors, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235380 ; 235435 ;
Abstract
This credit card reader (10) with a liquid diverting system (50, 52) includes a reader housing having lower and upper housing portions (12) and (14) and having an outwardly disposed entry portion (36, 46) defining an opening leading to a credit card enclosure (16) retained within the housing and having an opening 70. The liquid diverting system (50, 52) includes a movable member (50) movable from a first position blocking the enclosure (16) and providing drainage, to a second, flexed position permitting entry of a credit card (SC) into the enclosure (16).