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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald Lee Seagle, Sandy Valley, NV (US);
Assignee:
Asahi Seiko USA Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/02 ; C07D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/02 ; C07D 1/00 ;
Abstract
A coin dispensing apparatus can sequentially dispense coins through a passageway to a discharge location. A coin sensor unit can be operatively mounted to monitor the movement of coins along the coin passageway to provide an output signal representative of movement of the coins through the passageway. A comparator circuit can compare the output signal with a predetermined threshold value and when the alarm signal is equal to or greater than the threshold value, it can activate a control circuit for activating an alarm signal indicating an abnormal condition in the coin dispensing apparatus.