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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Paul Anthony Bucci, Glocester, RI (US);
Kurt L. Businger, Warwick, RI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Anthony Bucci, Glocester, RI (US);
Kurt L. Businger, Warwick, RI (US);
Assignee:
GTECH Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 3/00 (2006.01); B26F 3/02 (2006.01); B65H 35/00 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an independently operable and serviceable ticket burster machine that properly handles perforated tickets of all shapes, sizes and thicknesses. The present invention includes a ticket burster element, an exit sensor with a mechanical flag switch, an inventory flag spanning the entire width of the ticket input slot and having an optical slot switch, a slidable ticket guide, one or more leaf spring arrangements and versatile and durable rollers.