Unattended automated system for selling and dispensing fluids, with change-dispensing capability
First Claim
1. A system for dispensing preselected quantities of motor fuel in return for a cash payment from a purchaser, comprising;
- a motor fuel pump;
a cash acceptor for accepting and identifying values of cash deposited with the cash acceptor in the form of currency or coins by the purchaser;
a change dispenser for dispensing change to said purchaser when said purchaser pumps a quantity of motor fuel from said fuel pump of a value less than the value of said cash inserted by said purchaser with said cash acceptor, the change dispenser including at least two supplies of different denominations of cash, and at least two different change payout mechanisms operable to payout cash as change to said customer in currency or coin, or a combination of currency and coin and,control means operatively linking said motor fuel pump, cash acceptor and change dispenser together and for generating enabling signals to said motor fuel pump upon deposit of cash with said cash acceptor by said purchaser and identification of said value of said deposited cash by said acceptor.
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Abstract
A system for selling and dispensing of fluids, with change-making capability permits and the unattended sale and dispensing of motor fuels. The system may be incorporated either directly into a motor fuel pump or it may be incorporated into a module that may be installed either in a motor fuel pump or on a fueling island in association with the motor fuel pump. A cash acceptor is provided that accepts either currency or coin as a payment for a motor fuel purchase and the system further includes a change dispenser for disbursing change to a purchaser. The change dispenser includes two different change payout mechanisms that give cash back to a purchaser as change for a motor fuel purchaser. The change is dispensed in currency, or coin, or a combination of both. A controller is provided that links the cash acceptor, fuel pump and change dispenser together so that the value of cash deposited with the system is identified and the motor fuel pump is enabled.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for dispensing preselected quantities of motor fuel in return for a cash payment from a purchaser, comprising;
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a motor fuel pump; a cash acceptor for accepting and identifying values of cash deposited with the cash acceptor in the form of currency or coins by the purchaser; a change dispenser for dispensing change to said purchaser when said purchaser pumps a quantity of motor fuel from said fuel pump of a value less than the value of said cash inserted by said purchaser with said cash acceptor, the change dispenser including at least two supplies of different denominations of cash, and at least two different change payout mechanisms operable to payout cash as change to said customer in currency or coin, or a combination of currency and coin and, control means operatively linking said motor fuel pump, cash acceptor and change dispenser together and for generating enabling signals to said motor fuel pump upon deposit of cash with said cash acceptor by said purchaser and identification of said value of said deposited cash by said acceptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for dispensing preselected quantities of motor fuel in return for a cash payment from a purchaser, comprising;
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a motor fuel pump; a cash acceptor for accepting and identifying values and denominations of cash inserted into the cash acceptor in the form of currency or coins by the purchaser; a change dispenser for dispensing change to said purchaser when said purchaser pumps a quantity of motor fuel from said fuel pump in an amount less than said cash amount inserted by said purchaser into said cash acceptor, the change dispenser including at least two supplies of different denominations of cash, and at least first and second change payout mechanisms being operable to payout cash as change to said customer respectively in currency or coin or a combination of currency and coin as needed; a coin sorter for sorting coins deposited with said cash acceptor by denomination, the sorter directing certain denomination coins to a coin accumulation area of said system and directing at least one preselected denomination of coins back to said second change payout mechanism for use by said change dispenser in dispensing change to said purchaser. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An automated module for use in association with a motor fuel pump, the module converting said motor fuel pump into a motor fuel vending pump that accepts cash as payment from a purchaser and selectively dispenses change due the purchaser resulting from a specific purchase of motor fuel by said purchaser, the module comprising:
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a cash acceptor for accepting and identifying values of at least two different denominations of cash deposited with said cash acceptor in the form of currency or coins by said purchaser; a change dispenser for dispensing cash as change to said purchaser when said purchaser pumps a quantity of motor fuel from said fuel pump of a value less than the value of said cash deposited with said cash acceptor by said purchaser, the change dispenser including at least two different change payout mechanisms operable to payout cash as change to said customer in the form of currency, coin or a combination of currency and coin equal to the difference between said value of cash deposited with said cash acceptor and said value of motor fuel pumped from said motor fuel pump by said purchaser; and
,control means for operatively linking said motor fuel pump, said cash acceptor and said change dispenser together to enable operation of said motor fuel pump, said control means being capable of generating enabling signals to said motor fuel pump upon deposit of cash with cash acceptor by said purchaser and identification of said value of said deposited cash. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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