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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Imonex Services, Inc, Sealy, TX (US);
Philemon L Bruner, Katy, TX (US);
Kurt D. Regenbrecht, Hallettsville, TX (US);
Imonex Services, Inc., Sealy, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preventing the fraudulent receipt of credit for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device is disclosed. A coin acceptor with an anti-fraud feature comprises a coin-accept channel comprising a lip to block the introduction of a non-coin object to a coin sensor and a coin-guiding surface to guide a coin downstream the lip to the coin sensor. The coin-accept channel may further comprise a blocking area, a deflection surface, and a protrusion to prevent the upstream movement of a tethered coin-like object, thereby preventing a single tethered coin-like object from receiving multiple credits for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device.