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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Delmenico, Evanston, IL (US);
William R. George, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Antares Applied Research, Inc., Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 1/04 ;
Abstract
A coin handling mechanism for conveying coins to a remotely positioned coin receptor which accumulates the deposited coins. There is a water trap positioned along a back wall of the housing for diverting the flow of liquid injected through the coin entrance slot downwardly along the back of the housing to a fluid collecting chamber. The water trap comprises intersecting vertical support members and horizontal cross bars. There is also provided a coin discharge chute having an adjustment mechanism to adjust the point of discharge of the coins.