Non-monetary token vending apparatus
First Claim
1. IN A NON-MONETARY TOKEN VENDING SYSTEM THE COMBINATION OF A CIRCULAR PLASTIC TOKEN HAVING A SPECIFIC ENGAGEABLE DIAMETER, A MEASURABLE WEIGHT, A DETECTABLE THICKNESS, AND AN INTERNAL CONCENTRICALLY POSITIONED DISC OF DIAMAGNETIC IRON FOIL ENTIRELY SURROUNDED BY THE PLASTIC, MEANS TO SEQUENTIALLY TEST AND VALIDATE THE TOKEN FOR DIAMETER, WEIGHT, AND THICKNESS, A PAYOUT CIRCUIT, AND MAGNETIC SWITCH MEANS INCLUDING A MAGNETIZABLE REED SPRING-BIASED IN A DIRECTION TO CLOSE AND OPERATE THE PAYOUT CIRCUIT, A MAGNET NORMALLY HOLDING THE REED IN OPEN POSITION, AND MEANS FOR PASSING THE TOKEN BETWEEN THE REED AND MAGNET AFTER THE TOKEN HAS BEEN VALIDATED FOR SIZE AND WEIGHT TO THEREBY BREAK THE HOLD OF THE MAGNET ON THE REED AND EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE PAYOUT CIRCUIT.
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1. IN A NON-MONETARY TOKEN VENDING SYSTEM THE COMBINATION OF A CIRCULAR PLASTIC TOKEN HAVING A SPECIFIC ENGAGEABLE DIAMETER, A MEASURABLE WEIGHT, A DETECTABLE THICKNESS, AND AN INTERNAL CONCENTRICALLY POSITIONED DISC OF DIAMAGNETIC IRON FOIL ENTIRELY SURROUNDED BY THE PLASTIC, MEANS TO SEQUENTIALLY TEST AND VALIDATE THE TOKEN FOR DIAMETER, WEIGHT, AND THICKNESS, A PAYOUT CIRCUIT, AND MAGNETIC SWITCH MEANS INCLUDING A MAGNETIZABLE REED SPRING-BIASED IN A DIRECTION TO CLOSE AND OPERATE THE PAYOUT CIRCUIT, A MAGNET NORMALLY HOLDING THE REED IN OPEN POSITION, AND MEANS FOR PASSING THE TOKEN BETWEEN THE REED AND MAGNET AFTER THE TOKEN HAS BEEN VALIDATED FOR SIZE AND WEIGHT TO THEREBY BREAK THE HOLD OF THE MAGNET ON THE REED AND EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE PAYOUT CIRCUIT.
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Current AssigneeJack E. Bayha
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Original AssigneeJack E. Bayha
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InventorsBayha, Jack E.
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Application NumberUS04/398,338Time in Patent Office385 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current194/212CPC Class CodesG07D 5/08 Testing the magnetic or ele...G07F 1/06 Coins specially adapted to ...
