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Article counting device

  • US 4,869,394 A
  • Filed: 01/20/1988
  • Issued: 09/26/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system utilizing an article dispensing device having a support forming an inclined upper support surface, a drive shaft projecting centrally upward through said upper support surface, means for rotating said drive shaft, said support having and article-passing opening therethrough, means for detecting an article passing through said opening and article counting means interconnecting a source of electrical energy with the means for rotating said drive shaft and said detecting means, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of article dispensing cassette means each adapted to overlie said upper surface,each said cassette means including an article containing rotatable drum means, a body operative to receive said article containing drum means and a non-rotating base cover with an outlet aperture,a first means removably connecting said article dispensing drum means with said drive shaft for rotation therewith,each said drum means including a dome and a disk, said dome surrounding and connected with said disk at its depending edge,said disk forming the bottom of said drum,each disk having a plurality of slot means specifically adapted to cooperate with a particular shape-size of article to select and discharge a succession of such articles in said drum through said outlet aperture into the article passing opening, andsaid first means connecting said article dispensing drum means to said drive shaft for quick connect with and disconnect from said shaft, whereinsaid article passing opening is of sufficient size and shape to accommodate all manner of articles, andsaid outlet aperture is sized to accommodate said particular size-shaped articles.

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