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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph R. McGinty, Madison, AL (US);
Steven M. Faes, Canisteo, NY (US);
Assignee:
Qvex, Inc., Madison, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 1/00 ;
Abstract
A series of staggered, overlapping coin carousels with coin stalls that receive coins, drive motors that operate to rotate the carousels and position the coin stalls so that the coins can be transferred between the carousels, and coin transfer mechanisms with gates that operate to move the coins between the carousels. An electronic controller is programmed to keep track of the positions and values of the coins in the coin stalls, and to determine and operate the appropriate drive motors and transfer gates for transferring coins between the carousels and for returning change.