A coin separator and rejector comprising: (a) a rejector body having an inlet coin portal in an upper portion thereof; (b) a downwardly inclined primary coin race having a pair of walls dimensioned to retain coins in the race in a substantially on-edge orientation, said race positioned in the rejector body in a generally vertical disposition below the inlet portal and adapted to receive coins from the portal; (c) a secondary coin race having a pair of walls dimensioned to retain coins in the race in a substantially on-edge orientation positioned in the rejector body and connected to the primary coin race by a common aperture between adjacent walls of the two races, said aperture generally having a top and a bottom; (d) means for applying a lateral force to the leading edge of a coin traveling down the primary coin race to pivot the coin on its vertical axis and to align the leading edge of the coin with the aperture while maintaining the coin in a substantially on-edge orientation; and (e) a retaining member proximate said aperture for retaining coins of at least a first diameter in said primary coin race, while allowing coins of a lesser diameter to pass thorough said aperture into said securing coin race. view more

A coin separator and rejector comprising: (a) a rejector body having an inlet coin portal in an upper portion thereof; (b) a downwardly inclined primary coin race having a pair of walls dimensioned to retain coins in the race in a substantially on-edge orientation positioned in the body in a generally vertical disposition below the inlet portal and adapted to receive coins from the portal; (c) a secondary coin race having a pair of walls dimensioned to retain coins in the race in a substantially on-edge orientation positioned in the rejector body and connected to the primary coin race by a first coin receiving common aperture formed in the walls of the two races, said first aperture generally having a top and a bottom; (d) a first curvilinear protrusion situated along the primary coin race and positioned downstream from the inlet portal and proximate said first aperture, said first curvilinear protrusion adapted to pivot a coin traveling down the primary race generally on its vertical axis and to align the leading edge of said coin with the first aperture while maintaining said coin in a substantially vertical on-edge orientation; (e) means for controlling the lateral movement of the trailing edge of said coin to maintain the alignment of the leading edge of said coin with the aperture; and (f) means for redirecting coins of at least a selected minimum diameter that are aligned with the aperture and for retaining said coins in the primary race while maintaining said coins in a substantially vertical on-edge orientation. view more

A coin separator and rejector comprising: a rejector body having an inlet coin portal in an upper portion thereof; a downwardly inclined primary coin race positioned in the body in a generally vertical disposition below the inlet portal and adapted to receive coins in a generally on-edge orientation from the portal; a secondary coin race formed in the rejector body, said secondary race being connected to the primary coin race by an aperture formed in the rejector body between the two races; a coin deflecting protrusion situated along the primary coin race and positioned downstream from the inlet portal and proximate the aperture, said protrusion having a contact edge laterally protruding toward said aperture so as to deflect coins traveling down the primary coin race toward the aperture; means to maintain the coins passing through the aperture in a generally vertically disposed, on-edge orientation; and a first retaining flange formed between the primary and secondary coin races and along the topmost portion of the primary coin race, said flange in combination with the primary race forming a lip sufficient to retain coins of a selected minimum diameter from passing through the aperture. view more

The coin separator and rejector of claim 24 where the protrusion defines a launching surface having a linear contact edge, the bottom of which edge is displaced downstream, such that the top of the contact edge is inclined upstream.

A coin separator and rejector comprising: a rejector body; a downwardly extending primary coin race disposed in said body, said race having a coin inlet portal at its upper extent and having walls inclined to transmit coins received from the inlet portal in a vertically disposed orientation; a coin deflecting protrusion formed in the primary race and adapted to cause coins to alter their path of travel in at least one plane as they move downward in the receiver body; and a downwardly inclined secondary coin race in said body defining at its upper end an aperture communicating with the primary race and sized to receive coins smaller than a selected diameter traveling along the altered path, said aperture including means for maintaining said smaller coins in a generally one-edge orientation as they move through the aperture into the secondary coin race. view more