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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Reginald Hallas Bell Malcolm, Leeds, GB;
Anthony Edward Morrison, Rochdale, GB;
Paul Richard Ashford, Bury, GB;
Ian Macleod, Wigan, GB;
Reginald Hallas Bell Malcolm, Leeds, GB;
Anthony Edward Morrison, Rochdale, GB;
Paul Richard Ashford, Bury, GB;
Ian Macleod, Wigan, GB;
Coin Controls Limited, , GB;
Abstract
There is provided a coin handling apparatus which can be employed in public telephones and other coin fed apparatus. In a preferred embodiment the coin handling apparatus comprises a pocketed disc () arranged, in use, to cooperate with an entry portal () for receiveing coins and an exit portal () for dispensing coins, and drive means arranged, in use, to cause rotation of the pocketed disc (), said drive means comprising a driving gear () and a driven gear () wherein the pocketed disc () comprises said driven gear (), and the driving gear () is arranged such that it rotates the disc () in predetermined increments and rotation of the pocketed disc () can be paused between each incremental rotation.