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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151967 | Banknote storage apparatus and method of removing banknotes therefrom A banknote storage apparatus for easily removing banknotes stored therein includes a push bar, placed in an input port into which a banknote is inputted in a perpendicular direction, for providing stroke-operating toward a target storage part into which the banknote... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8096400 | Security gate mechanism for a currency handling device A security gate mechanism for a currency handling apparatus having a currency passageway includes a rotatable gate having a slit therein. The slit is aligned with the currency passageway when the rotatable gate is in an initial position. A drive wheel is coupled to ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7926639 | Cash transaction machine A cash transaction machine that can prevent paper media from not being collected due to the wind is provided. The cash transaction machine may provide a mold guide to a dispensing device and provide a bracket to a housing, in order to prevent the paper media from mo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7740121 | Coin changer with improved funnel design A coin changer having a funnel portion, a coin changer body, and an acceptor removably mounted to the coin changer body. The funnel portion has a front funnel portion, two side funnel portions and a rear funnel portion. The rear funnel portion is attached to the coi... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7703593 | Structure for adjusting gap of paper money discriminating apparatus A structure adjusts a gap between a paper money discriminating sensor and paper money feed rollers in a paper money discriminating apparatus. The structure includes a lower body and an upper body upwardly rotating about a hinge shaft to open a conveyance path. The s... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7604107 | Secure coin-operated machine The invention concerns a service and/or product dispensing apparatus comprising a coin-receiving device, a coin-storage box (5) and said chute (7) transferring coins from the receiving device to the box (5). The invention is characterised in tha... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7503446 | Bill handling device There is provided a highly secure bill handling device that can essentially prevent bill removal. The bill handling device according to the invention includes a bill container for storing a bill inserted through a bill insertion slot, an exit through which the bill ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7270599 | Coin outlet unit A coin outlet unit is disclosed to include a casing having a coin outlet, and an adjustment structure for adjusting the size of the coin outlet. The adjustment structure positioning spaces arranged in a line perpendicular to the extending direction of the coin outle... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7186176 | Coin dispensing apparatus with safe housing The first purpose of this present invention is to provide a coin dispensing safe assembly with a safe system which can prevent coins being stolen. The second purpose of this invention is to provide a coin dispensing safe assembly with a safe system which can prevent... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7007789 | Security cover for vending machine bill validator A plate for attachment to an interior side of the housing of a vending machine to overlie the bill validator. The plate including a mask portion protruding to an exterior of the housing for covering a mouth portion of the bill validator exposed to the public. The ma... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6983635 | Coin press A coin press (10) includes a die (20) and an anvil (22) that abut and counter-rotate to nip and press a coin. The coin press (10) has a timing device (80) with a coin slot (84) and a gate (92) rotatable about a gate a... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6959800 | Method for document processing A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6902459 | Coin bank having fun-to-use interface A coin bank equipped with a recreational function is developed for stimulating an interest in saving money while amusing the children. When a coin is successfully thrown into a target hole, the coins previously thrown and accumulated in the body are drained into a c... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854581 | Coin counter and voucher dispensing machine and method A coin sorting and counting machine and a method for operating it to automatically dispense cash vouchers based on the value of the counted coins, manufacturers' coupons and store coupons. Coins are placed in a hopper tray angled downward from the horizontal. When t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854640 | Removable coin bin Briefly, in accordance with the foregoing, the invention is related to a removable coin storage apparatus being used in a coin processing device, which comprises a bin, a cover, a gate, and a sloped floor. The bin comprises a first opening and a second opening, wher... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6823977 | Coin hopper with a shutter The present invention provides a coin dispensing apparatus for storing and dispensing coins through a dispensing slot that can be selectively controlled to prevent unauthorized access. A dispensing device dispenses coins through a coin passageway connected to a disp... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6758316 | Coin counter and voucher dispensing machine and method A coin sorting and counting machine and a method for operating it to automatically dispense cash vouchers based on the value of the counted coins, manufacturers' coupons and store coupons. Coins are placed in a hopper tray angled downward from the horizontal. When t... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6732848 | Tamper-resistant device for coin accepting machines A tamper-resistant device retrofits onto an existing parking meter or other coin accepting machine to increase the exterior security of the parking meter at the point where the coins are deposited into the parking meter. Accordingly, potential thieves and vandals wo... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6578696 | Coin escrow mechanism A coin escrow apparatus for use with a pay telephone includes a frame defining accept and reject coin paths, and including a toggle mechanism for the temporary storage of coins independent of coin size and thickness, a coin accept gate mechanism, a coin r... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6382387 | Vending machine having a mechanism for preventing a knob from turning and accepting money when the machine is out of product A manual currency operated vending machine includes a mechanism for preventing customers from depositing a currency into the vending machine when the machine is out of product. The vending machine comprises two parallel vertical magazines for containing f... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6286755 | Coin retrieval device for a pay phone A coin retrieval device for a pay phone includes a panel having a shaft with a retrieval lever extending radially therefrom. A guide device is pivotably connected to the panel about two pins on two ends of the guide device. The guide device includes a gui... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6250451 | Shopping cart rental system A shopping cart rental system for renting shopping carts and encouraging returning of shopping carts to designated areas. The shopping cart rental system includes a plurality of rental assemblies. Each of the rental assemblies comprises a housing. The hou... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6179110 | Bank note discriminating apparatus and bank note drawing means detecting method A bill validator is provided which comprises a rotator with a slit and being rotatably attached to the bill validator, the slit being capable of aligning with a passageway when the rotator is in an initial position; a driving device for rotating the rotat... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6162122 | Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices A system for monitoring and configuring gaming devices interconnected over a high-speed network is disclosed. The system can support a file server, one or more floor controllers, one or more pit terminals, and other terminals all interconnected over the n... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6155399 | Coin acceptance system including anti-fraud feature A system to effect coin discrimination and rejection comprises an arcuate control element pivotably disposed in a coin race with respect to a rejection body. The downstream end of the element is biased across the coin race. A coin passing through the race... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6105747 | Bill validator with a shutter unit A shutter unit 17 of a bill validator comprises a blocking member 18 movable between an interceptive position for closing the through hole 74 of the shutter unit 17 and a release position away from the through hole 74 for allowing passage of the bill thro... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6076650 | Coin mechanism with coin slot blocking system A coin mechanism for a vender includes a blocking member biased to a rest position retracted from the coin slot, and pivotable between the rest position and a blocking position in which the blocking member substantially covers the coin slot. The blocking ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076648 | Bill processing device If the number of returned bills is two or more, the returned bills are identified as abnormally returned bills by an abnormally returned bill detecter, and predetermined abnormal-state processing is accomplished by performing control operations using an a... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6050388 | Device for selecting objects, particularly coins A selector device for selecting objects (1) inserted by way of payment into a dispenser of goods or services via an insertion orifice (10), the device comprising a transport member (100) provided with a housing (110) designed to receive the objects singly... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6000521 | Slidable door for a bill inlet An automatic vending machine having a bill input inlet disposed at a predetermined position of a front cabinet, a bill discriminating apparatus embedded inside of the front cabinet at an identical height level to the bill input inlet for discriminating th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5850079 | Card reader with a theft counter measure A card reading system comprises a card insertion portion, a shutter for preventing foreign matter insertion and the like, a driving path for direction of an inserted card and a main card reading device. The system includes, as an improvement, a detection ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5713451 | Automatic product dispensing device equipped with a coin mechanism An automatic product dispensing device including a coin mechanism for the insertion of at least one coin, tokens or the like and a mechanism for discharging extraneous items. A mechanism is provided for checking correct operation acting upon a mechanism f... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5704463 | Coin returning mechanism, applicable to public modular telephones A coin return mechanism for public telephones has a coin box 1 with an access door 13 and a cam 15. The access door 13 and cam 15 are mounted on a shaft 14 that turns when door 13 is pushed, and return to the their resting position when the door is no lon... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5647470 | Tamper resistant coin race A tamper resistant coin race is provided which establishes a non-linear coin race or path for the coin to traverse. The structure defining the coin race provides communication from the coin race to the exterior to prevent the locking of the coin race by t... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5635696 | Currency acceptor with magnetic card reader A combined currency acceptor and magnetic card reader for receiving and validating currency and for receiving and reading a magnetic card comprises an acceptor main body including a mounting plate for attaching the combined currency acceptor and magnetic ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5590609 | Envelope dispenser door mechanism for automated teller machine An envelope dispenser (50) for use in an automated teller machine includes a lockable access door (14). The door includes a slot (20), integral with its first face (16). The door is locked by the engagement of a first member (36) in a first notch portion ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5577589 | Document handler A banknote selector comprises an aperture obstructed by a balance rotary shutter, the angular position of which is insensitive to the vibrations of the selector.... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5386903 | Coin fill and delivery system for gaming machines The gaming machine consists of a cabinet supporting a game display and pay out trough. Located to one side of the game display is a dollar bill validator and stacker supported on a pivoting door such that when the door is opened the bill validator is pivo... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5346047 | Coin processing apparatus The type of denomination of a coin inserted through a coin slot is discriminated by a coin discriminating section while the coin is being conveyed substantially horizontally by a mechanism for horizontally conveying coins, and the discriminated coin is di... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5299672 | Coin selector with coin slit shutter A coin selector includes a horizontal coin conveying unit for forcibly conveying a coin inserted through a coin insert slit in the horizontal direction while the coin is held between an opposing pair of endless belts. The horizontal coin conveying unit is... | 04/05/1994 |
