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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Jim Allen, Wetumpka, AL (US);
Dana Alan Dick, Wetumpka, AL (US);
David C. Allen, Sr., Wetumpka, AL (US);
Malcolm C. Talley, Wetumpka, AL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An automatic coin machine having a redundant coin processing system with at least two coin processing mechanisms. The first or the active coin processing mechanism is initially set up to receive coins from a coin diverter which is in communication with a coin collection device. While the active coin processing mechanism is processing the coins received from the coin diverter, the inactive or the second coin processing mechanism can be serviced without affecting operation of the active coin processing mechanism. When the first coin processing mechanism becomes disabled, in need of service, or is otherwise idle, the coin diverter is switched from the first coin processing mechanism to the second coin processing mechanism, thus making the first coin processing mechanism inactive, and at the same time, making the second processing mechanism active. Similarly, the coin diverter can be switched back over to the first coin processing mechanism when the second coin processing mechanism becomes disabled, in need of service, or is otherwise idle.