Apparatus for dispensing tickets, cards and the like from a stack
First Claim
1. An apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
- (a). a base,(b). a frame for enclosing in a stack a plurality of articles to be dispensed, said frame being mounted on said base,(c). a gate for receiving articles from said stack and allowing only one article at a time to pass through, and(d). a transport mechanism for transporting articles to be dispensed from said stack into said gate and for discharging an article transported into said gate, said transport mechanism comprising;
i. a first rotably mounted shaft,ii. a second rotably mounted shaft,iii. a third rotably mounted shaft,iv. a fourth rotably mounted shaft,v. a toothed wheel for moving the lowermost article in said stack into said gate, said toothed wheel being fixedly mounted on said second rotably mounted shaft,vi. first and second exit rollers for discharging said article from said gate, said first exit roller being fixedly mounted on said fourth rotably mounted shaft,vii. a motor for rotably driving said toothed wheel and said first exit roller, andviii. an arrangement of gears coupling said motor to said first rotably mounted shaft, said second rotably mounted shaft to said first rotably mounted shaft, said third rotably mounted shaft to said second rotably mounted shaft and said fourth rotably mounted shaft to said third rotably mounted shaft.
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like includes a base, a frame mounted on the base for enclosing in a stack a plurality of articles to be dispensed, a gate and a transport mechanism. The transport mechanism includes a rotably mounted drum, a pair of toothed wheels fixedly mounted on the drum, a pair of rotably mounted exit rollers, a motor for driving the drum and one of the exit rollers and an arrangement of gears for coupling the motor to the drum and the drum to one of the exit rollers. In the operation of the apparatus, the toothed wheels transport articles from the stack into the gate and the exit rollers discharge articles from the gate, the gate allowing only one article at a time to pass through.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
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(a). a base, (b). a frame for enclosing in a stack a plurality of articles to be dispensed, said frame being mounted on said base, (c). a gate for receiving articles from said stack and allowing only one article at a time to pass through, and (d). a transport mechanism for transporting articles to be dispensed from said stack into said gate and for discharging an article transported into said gate, said transport mechanism comprising; i. a first rotably mounted shaft, ii. a second rotably mounted shaft, iii. a third rotably mounted shaft, iv. a fourth rotably mounted shaft, v. a toothed wheel for moving the lowermost article in said stack into said gate, said toothed wheel being fixedly mounted on said second rotably mounted shaft, vi. first and second exit rollers for discharging said article from said gate, said first exit roller being fixedly mounted on said fourth rotably mounted shaft, vii. a motor for rotably driving said toothed wheel and said first exit roller, and viii. an arrangement of gears coupling said motor to said first rotably mounted shaft, said second rotably mounted shaft to said first rotably mounted shaft, said third rotably mounted shaft to said second rotably mounted shaft and said fourth rotably mounted shaft to said third rotably mounted shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
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(a). a base, (b). a frame for enclosing in a stack a plurality of articles to be dispensed, said frame being mounted on said base, (c). a gate for receiving articles from said stack and allowing only one article at a time to pass through, and (d). a transport mechanism for transporting articles to be dispensed from said stack into said gate and for discharging an article transported into said gate, said transport mechanism comprising; i. a toothed wheel for moving the lowermost article in said stack into said gate, ii. a first pair of exit rollers for discharging said article from said gate, iii. a motor for driving said toothed wheel and one of said exit rollers, iv. a first rotably mounted shaft, v. a first gear fixedly mounted on said first shaft, and vi. a second gear fixedly mounted on said first shaft. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
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(a). a base, (b). a frame for enclosing in a stack a plurality of articles to be dispensed, said frame being mounted on said base, (c). a gate for receiving articles from said stack and allowing only one article at a time to pass through, (d). a transport mechanism for transporting articles to be dispensed from said stack into said gate and for discharging an article moved into said gate, said transport mechanism comprising; i. a toothed wheel for moving the lowermost article in said stack into said gate, ii. a first pair of exit rollers for discharging said article from said gate, and iii. a motor for driving said toothed wheel and one of said exit rollers, and (e). an arrangement of gears for coupling said motor to said toothed wheel and said toothed wheel to one of said exit rollers.
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