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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:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2002
Katsumi Sugai, Nagoya, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakatani, Himeji, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A compact, simply structured token counting and sorting apparatus includes a rotary disc which is rotatable by a handle . A generally arcuate token transfer track including a token transfer inlet is arranged along the outer circumference of the rotary disc . The token transfer track is provided with a plurality of sorting holes for successively sorting and dropping the tokens in the order of increasing diameters as the tokens are transferred from the upstream side toward the downstream side in the transfer direction. A transfer belt , which is annular as viewed in plan, is disposed above the outer circumference of the rotary disc for rotation together with the rotary disc to transfer the tokens while pressing the tokens against a surface of the token transfer track A token discerner 31 is provided in the token transfer track between the token transfer inlet and the sorting hole located at the most upstream position for determining the count and diameters of the tokens.
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