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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5409093 | Coin consignment device The consignment device comprises a box (1) with two slots (2, 3) capable of receiving corresponding keys. The box is shaped to receive a key fitted with a receiver for a consignment coin so that the insertion of a second key unlocks a first coin-bearing k... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5121823 | Coin lock for a trolley A coin slide (11) bearing a coin is movable into a casing (2) of a coin lock (1) to release a locking member (14) and allow full insertion of the coin slide (11). In this position a space (recess 20) in the coin slide (11) is aligned with a space (apertur... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4953683 | Safe equipped with a permutation lock whose locking function is released by the insertion of a coin or coins A safe having a safe door which can be locked by means of a permutation lock. To permit the safe to be used by a series of different persons, the permutation lock (5) is equipped with an externally operatable device for resetting the combination, and also... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4732255 | Dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus 10 for elongate flat articles such as newspapers is described. The mechanism uses a rachet or pawl mechanism 36 or 36a to control a roller 23 or 23a rotatably mounted on a shaft 24 or 51 for dispensing the articles with the shaft an... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4446957 | Coin operated article dispensing mechanism A coin operated gumball dispensing slide mechanism is disclosed which has a coin slide slidable over a base plate. The coin slide has a gumball dispensing wall, an aperture for passage of a gumball from a reservoir to the gumball dispensing wall, an actua... | 05/08/1984 |
