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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darrell Taylor, Duluth, GA (US);
Manfred Waldecker, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Elcotel, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 1/04 ;
Abstract
A coin turning entrance chute for coin-operated devices descends from an upper coin-entry slot to a lower exit slot floor and curved sidewalls. The sidewalls have different radii of curvature to define a wider coin path at the curvature to allow the coin to turn. An exit slot is provided. The entrance chute rotates the coin from an initial edge-forward orientation to a face-forward orientation when passing through the exit slot.