Device for dispensing credit cards

Patent 5743429 Issued on April 28, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 26, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Morofsky, Jacob

Assignee

Debit Dial Vending Corp.

Application

No. 534012 filed on 09/26/1995

US Classes:

221/7, Dispenser operated register221/253, Endless belt carried221/258, Motor-operated221/277, Rotary271/35, Bottom feed271/118Feed by successive approach and retraction

Examiners

Primary: Skaggs, H. Grant

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Bauer & Schaffer

International Class

G07F 011/00

Abstract

A credit card dispensing device is disclosed which includes a frame with a central processing mounted to the frame. The central processing unit contains programming information pertaining to the operation of the device and serves to signal other components of the device to perform functions. A bill recognition system in electrical communication with the central processing and is configured to receive a manually inserted bill and determine the value of the bill. A digital display is provided to display information received from the central processing unit regarding dollar values and card selections. At least one card dispensing is provided to dispense preprogrammed credit card credit cards based upon user selections.