Check-actuated control mechanisms – With additional – disparate means preventing fraudulent...
Patent
1997-08-13
1999-06-29
Bartuska, F. J.
Check-actuated control mechanisms
With additional, disparate means preventing fraudulent...
194344, G07F 300, G07F 104
Patent
active
059155175
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods for minimizing incorrect coin registration in a coin-operated telephone. The apparatus includes a coin diverter having a top plate, a coin hopper mounting bracket, and a coin impact plate attached to the top plate. The coin impact plate is positioned in a coin hopper entry path to alter the orientation of a coin entering the hopper. The methods include attaching a coin diverter to a coin hopper and diverting coins entering the coin hopper to prevent impacts on an edge of a trip lever.
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Bartuska F. J.
Jaketic Bryan J.
Mars Incorporated
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