Check-actuated control mechanisms – Control mechanism actuated by check – other than coin – which... – Having means to read magnetically encoded check
Patent
1985-10-22
1987-06-02
Bartuska, F. J.
Check-actuated control mechanisms
Control mechanism actuated by check, other than coin , which...
Having means to read magnetically encoded check
194217, 235381, 439651, G07F 708
Patent
active
046695966
ABSTRACT:
An accessory for permitting a vending machine to operate with either money or coded cards. The accessory is mounted to the outside of a vending machine and connected internally by means of an adapter electrically connected between the money handling unit and item dispensing unit of the vending machine. The accessory reads the credit value coded on the card, compares the same with the price of the item selected, actuates the item dispenser, deducts the price of the item dispensed from the amount originally coded on the card, and encodes a new value on the card as it is withdrawn. Other features are also disclosed.
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Capers Joseph G.
Korando Kenneth E.
Bartuska F. J.
Debitek, Inc.
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