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COIN REDEMPTION MACHINE HAVING GRAVITY FEED COIN INPUT TRAY AND FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM

  • US 20110098845A1
  • Filed: 01/04/2011
  • Published: 04/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A self-service coin processing system comprising:

  • a gravity-feed coin input area configured to receive a plurality coins from a user, the input area including a downwardly sloping interior surface configured to direct received coins, under the force of gravity, towards an aperture disposed in the gravity-feed coin input area;

    a coin processing module configured to receive coins from the aperture of the gravity-feed coin input area, the coin processing module being configured to determine the amount of received coins; and

    a hood disposed over the aperture in the gravity-feed coin input area, the hood being spaced from the downwardly sloping interior surface of the gravity-feed coin input area a distance sufficient to allow the passage of coins between the hood and the interior surface.

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