Coupon dispenser
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1. A push button activated coupon dispenser comprising:
- a housing having an internal cavity adapted to store a roll of coupons to be dispensed, and a coupon ejection slit through which the coupons are ejected from the housing;
a battery power source within the housing, an electric motor within the housing having a rotatable output shaft, an operable control button mounted on the exterior of the housing and electrically connected to the power source and the motor so that activation of the button operates the motor;
a coupon advancing means within the housing cavity comprising;
motor gear means fixed to the motor shaft, a rotatably mounted gear shaft, a drive gear fixed to said gear shaft and in mesh with said motor gear means, at least one high-friction roller fixed to the gear shaft, two freely rotatable rollers, a guide means to guide the coupons to the ejection slit including two parallel plates having an opening therebetween, said parallel plates adapted to guide coupons therebetween, the high friction roller being normally positioned on one side of a coupon and protruding into the opening, and the freely rotatable rollers being normally positioned on the opposite side of a coupon, wherein rotation of the high friction roller advances a coupon through the parallel plates to the ejection slit.
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Abstract
A push button coupon dispenser comprises a housing having a roll of coupons, a coupon ejection slit, a battery, a motor and a push button electrically connected to the battery and the motor for activating the motor. The housing further includes a coupon advancing means having a guide means to guide the coupon to the ejection slit, and a timer to provide a time delay between each coupon ejection. A coupon sensor detects the presence or absence coupons at the exit slit. The coupon dispenser is mounted on a smooth surface at the point of purchase by means of a suction-cup mount plate.
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1. A push button activated coupon dispenser comprising:
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a housing having an internal cavity adapted to store a roll of coupons to be dispensed, and a coupon ejection slit through which the coupons are ejected from the housing; a battery power source within the housing, an electric motor within the housing having a rotatable output shaft, an operable control button mounted on the exterior of the housing and electrically connected to the power source and the motor so that activation of the button operates the motor; a coupon advancing means within the housing cavity comprising;
motor gear means fixed to the motor shaft, a rotatably mounted gear shaft, a drive gear fixed to said gear shaft and in mesh with said motor gear means, at least one high-friction roller fixed to the gear shaft, two freely rotatable rollers, a guide means to guide the coupons to the ejection slit including two parallel plates having an opening therebetween, said parallel plates adapted to guide coupons therebetween, the high friction roller being normally positioned on one side of a coupon and protruding into the opening, and the freely rotatable rollers being normally positioned on the opposite side of a coupon, wherein rotation of the high friction roller advances a coupon through the parallel plates to the ejection slit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A push button activated coupon dispenser to dispense coupons having indentations in opposite edges thereof, comprising;
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a roll of coupons, each coupon having indentations in opposite edges thereof such that said indentations form a hole between the adjoining coupons, a housing having an internal cavity adapted to store the roll of coupons to be dispensed, and a coupon ejection slit through which the coupons are ejected from the housing; a battery power source within the housing, an electric motor within the housing having a rotatable output shaft, an operable control button mounted on the exterior of the housing and electrically connected to the power source and the motor so that activation of the button operates the motor; a coupon advancing means within the housing cavity comprising;
motor gear means fixed to the motor shaft, a rotatably mounted gear shaft, a drive gear fixed to said gear shaft and in mesh with said motor gear means, at least one high-friction roller fixed to the gear shaft, the high friction roller being normally positioned on one side of a coupon to advance a coupon toward the ejection slit and a photoresponsive means for detecting the presence of the holes between adjoining coupons. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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