Token dispensing apparatus for parking meters

• US 3,272,299 A
• Filed: 10/19/1964
• Issued: 09/13/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lester D. Sollenberger
• Original Assignee: Lester D. Sollenberger
• Inventors: Sollenberger, Lester D.
• Application Number:
  US04/404,816
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• US Class Current: 194/299
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/242 provided with token dispensing devices

Claims

1. IN A TOKEN DISPENSING PARKING METER DEVICE WHEREIN TOKENS ARE DISPENSED BY THE METER AFTER THE INSERTION OF A COIN FOR SETTING OF TIMED ON THE METER, AND WHEREIN SETTING OF THE TIME IS EFFECTED THROUGH ENGAGEMENT OF PAWL MEANS WITH A ROTARY RATCHET WHEEL, THE IMPROVEMENT IN MEANS FOR CARRYING OUT DISPENSING OF THE TOKENS COMPRISING A LEVER MOUNTED FOR OSCILLATING MOVEMENT, SAID LEVER BEING MOUNTED COAXIALLY WITH SAID RATCHET WHEEL AND BEING CONNECTED TO SAID WHEEL FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, A DISPENSER OPERATING EXTENSION OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER AT A POINT ON THE LEVER REMOTE FROM THE AXIS THEREOF WHEREBY OSCILLATION OF SAID LEVER EFFECTS MOVEMENT OF SAID EXTENSION AND OPERATION OF SAID DISPENSER, AND INCLUDING RATCHET TEETH FORMED IN SAID LEVER, SAID PAWL ENGAGING SAID RATCHET TEETH FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ROTATION OF SAID RATCHET WHEEL FOR DISPENSING OF TOKENS WHEN A COIN IS INSERTED.