Coin collection arrangements

• US 5,579,888 A
• Filed: 02/06/1995
• Issued: 12/03/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Colin Slyper
• Original Assignee: Colin Slyper
• Inventors: Slyper, Colin
• Primary Examiner(s): BARTUSKA, FRANCIS JOHN
• Application Number:
  US08/386,517
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 194/202, 194/350, 453/18, 453/17, 453/56, 453/63, 232/4 D, 232/15, 232/16, 222/556, 222/558, 221/281
• US Class Current: 194/350
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/06 Coin boxes

Abstract

A housing and a collection bin for coins for a coin freed or gambling machine which is demountable from the machine. The bin has a radial and an outer flap with a sloping floor and chute for delivery of collected coins. The security is provided by a key actuated lock or a key pad code released servo motor and a proximity detector can be linked to a centralized computer monitoring system. The housing includes a service duct for cables accessible from a front opening door and a cable chute from the machine to the duct.

Claims

1. A housing for a collection bin for coins, upon which housing a coin freed or gambling machine is to be placed, the housing having a top surface with an aperture over which the machine is to be placed, the aperture adapted to provide a passage for coins from the machine into the bin, the housing having a front surface with means for retrieval of coins from the bin, in which the housing contains a horizontal and transversely extending cable conduit service duct located close to an openable front door located below the front surface and close to the duct, the service duct being adapted for containing various cables, both of electrical and of information type as required.

2. A housing as claimed in claim 1, in which the housing further comprises an aperture for cables from the machine near the rear of the top surface and a cable chute communicating between the aperture for cables from the machine and the service duct.

3. A housing for a collection bin for coins, upon which housing a coin freed or gambling machine is to be placed, the housing having an aperture over which the machine is to be placed, the aperture adapted to provide a passage for coins from the machine into the bin, the housing having a front surface and rails on which the bin and front surface are mounted, slidable outwardly of the housing, wherein the bin has a sloping floor which slopes downwardly towards a chute portion of the bin having an openable door, with security means adapted to provide control over the opening of the openable door, wherein the openable door is a radial door rotatable on a shaft between open and closed positions, the door having the shape of a part of a cylinder the axis of which is concentric with the shaft, and wherein the security means is a key operated lock mounted on a radial arm fixed on the shaft, the lock having a catch adapted to engage with the front surface of the housing.

4. A housing as claimed in claim 3, in which the security means comprises an operating rod which is connected to a lever which is fixed on the shaft, the operating rod having a handle projecting to the outside of the front surface of the housing to be manually actuable when the lock is unlocked.

5. A housing as claimed in claim 3, in which the security means comprises an operating rod which is connected to a lever which is fixed on the shaft, an electro-mechanical servo unit being connected to the operating rod, with a key pad actuated code means adapted to control operation of the servo unit.