Bill acceptor with improved bezel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8770474
SERIAL NO

12399637

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A bill validator for a vending machine including a bill validator housing having a pair of wing deflectors associated therewith in a sliding arrangement and a bezel having at least two indicator apertures in a faceplate portion thereof and further comprising a pair of opposing mounting wings, the mounting wings comprising retainer portions, the retainer portions comprising ramped surfaces and retainer surfaces on inner surfaces of the wings. The retainer portions cooperate with bezel mount apertures formed in the bill validator housing to retain the bezel upon the bill validator housing. The wing deflectors comprise tapered surfaces at an end adjacent to the mounting wings, the tapered surfaces when brought into contact with the mounting wings resiliently force the mounting wings outwardly to disengage the retainer portions from the bezel mount apertures to allow disassociation of the bezel from the bill validator housing.

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PAYCOMPLETE NORTH AMERICA LLC1743 LINEMAN DRIVE MOUNT PROSPECT IL 60056

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Claghorn, Roger Ellisville, US 2 3
Leibu, Mark St. Louis, US 4 16
Paczkowski, Thomas S Grover, US 10 69

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