Automatic coin dispenser

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4276894
SERIAL NO

06041773

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An automatic coin dispenser in which coins are stored in a plurality of coin tubes of equal length arranged around the circumference of a rotatable base. The coins are fed into the tubes from above according to the type of machine in which the dispenser is used. Coins projecting above the top of the tubes are swept off into a suitable receptacle. Coins are dispensed from the bottoms of the tubes which are provided with a slot in the wall and an opening in the bottom giving access to the bottom coin of a column of coins for a rotatable coin ejecting mechanism arranged to eject coins radially from the bottoms of a sequence of columns of coins during rotation of the base. The dispenser is further provided with a mechanism to activate or deactivate the coin ejecting mechanism so that a predetermined number of coins may be ejected. Suitable receptacle are provided for surplus coins removed from the tops of the columns and also for coins dispensed.

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  • AINSWORTH NOMINEES PTY. LTD.;AINSWORTH, LEONARD HASTINGS;HEYWOOD; JOSEPH RICHARD;HEYWOOD, PHYLLIS A. EXECUTRIX OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOSEPH RICHARD HEYWOOD, DEC'D.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heywood, Joseph R 118 Morgan St., Kingsgrove, New South Wales, AU 8 271

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