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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1999
William Phillip Richardson, Ashton-under-Lyme, GB;
Coin Controls, Limited, Lancashire, GB;
Abstract
Coin dispensing apparatus is provided comprising a bed (,), a coin holder (,) movable relative to the bed (,) and spaced from the bed by a gap, the coin holder having at least one coin reservoir (,) capable of holding a stack of at least two coins with the lowermost coin in contact with the bed, means (,) to eject the lowermost coin from the apparatus through the gap between the bed and the coin holder, and support means (,) to prevent or restrict tilting of the coin above the lowermost coin as the lowermost coin is ejected. The provision of a support means has the advantage that dispensing apparatus can be arranged such that the lowermost coin lies within the said gap to a much greater extent than with prior art devices. This provides greater control over the coin and therefore makes it less critical for the size of the gap to be very closely matched to the thickness of the coin to be handled.