US3147839A
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Coin testing and sorting machine
Assignee: ELECTRONIC COIN PROCESSING CORP
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Filing: 1959-03-09
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1979-03-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Roby B White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:19
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D9/00; G07D3/00; G07D3/02; G07D3/10; G07D5/00; G07D5/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
IN A COIN HANDLING MACHINE DISPOSED IN A TRAILER AND HAVING COIN RECEIVING MEANS AND A SORTER DISPOSED IN THE TRAILER AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE COIN RECEIVING MEANS FOR SEPARATING COINS ACCORDING TO SIZE; A COIN PROVING MACHINE COMPRISING AN ANVIL AGAINST WHICH COINS ARE DIRECTED TO CAUSE THEM TO RING AT THEIR NATURAL RESONANT FREQUENCY, A FEEDING DEVICE INCLUDING A STRAIGHT COIN CHUTE TERMINATING ADJACENT TO AND AIMED AT THE ANVIL, A PULLEY DISPOSED SO THAT ITS PERIPHERY TANGENTIALLY MEETS THE INLET END OF THE CHUTE, A BELT ENGAGING A PORTION OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE PULLEY AND DEFINING A RUN ON THE PULLEY PERIPHERY TERMINATING AT THE INLET OF THE CHUTE, MEANS FOR DRIVING THE BELT TO ROTATE THE PULLEY, MEANS FOR DIRECTING COINS UNDER THE BELT AND ON THE PULLEY PERIPHERY WHEREBY COINS ARE DIRECTED BY THE PULLEY AND BELT TO THE INLET OF THE CHUTE, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PULLEY AND MOVING FASTER THAN THE PULLEY FOR ACCELERATING COINS AS THEY LEAVE THE PULLEY PERIPHERY AND ENTER THE CHUTE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
IN A COIN HANDLING MACHINE DISPOSED IN A TRAILER AND HAVING COIN RECEIVING MEANS AND A SORTER DISPOSED IN THE TRAILER AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE COIN RECEIVING MEANS FOR SEPARATING COINS ACCORDING TO SIZE; A COIN PROVING MACHINE COMPRISING AN ANVIL AGAINST WHICH COINS ARE DIRECTED TO CAUSE THEM TO RING AT THEIR NATURAL RESONANT FREQUENCY, A FEEDING DEVICE INCLUDING A STRAIGHT COIN CHUTE TERMINATING ADJACENT TO AND AIMED AT THE ANVIL, A PULLEY DISPOSED SO THAT ITS PERIPHERY TANGENTIALLY MEETS THE INLET END OF THE CHUTE, A BELT ENGAGING A PORTION OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE PULLEY AND DEFINING A RUN ON THE PULLEY PERIPHERY TERMINATING AT THE INLET OF THE CHUTE, MEANS FOR DRIVING THE BELT TO ROTATE THE PULLEY, MEANS FOR DIRECTING COINS UNDER THE BELT AND ON THE PULLEY PERIPHERY WHEREBY COINS ARE DIRECTED BY THE PULLEY AND BELT TO THE INLET OF THE CHUTE, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PULLEY AND MOVING FASTER THAN THE PULLEY FOR ACCELERATING COINS AS THEY LEAVE THE PULLEY PERIPHERY AND ENTER THE CHUTE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-08 | 1968-03-09 | 1968-09-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-08 | 1972-03-09 | 1972-09-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-08 | 1976-03-09 | 1976-09-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |