US3787664A
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Currency count verifier
Assignee: Brandt Inc
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Filing: 1972-04-28
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Granted: 1974-01-22
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Expires: 1992-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A machine for verifying the quantity of bills in a stack of bills of the same denomination has a receiving compartment in which the stack of bills to be counted is placed. The bills are removed one at a time from the receiving compartment and are passed through a counting section and elevated up to a discharge compartment. The bills are counted by the actuation of a count switch as they pass through the counting section with the count recorded visually on a counter. The machine is set in operation by the depression of a start switch which will function to carry out the count of the stack of bills only if a stack switch is closed indicating that one or more bills are present in the receiving compartment. The movement of the last bill of the stack out of the receiving compartment will open the stack switch but the circuit to operate the machine will remain energized for a sufficient time to permit the last bill of the stack to be transported to the discharge compartment. Overlapping, folded or double bills which would provide a false count are sensed in the counting section and a warning light alerts the operator to the fact that doubled bills have been counted. The operator must then depress a reset button before the machine can again be operated.
Inventors
- 👤 G Johnson
- 👤 C Bergman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06M; G06M7/00; G06M7/02; G06M7/06; G07; G07D; G07D11/00; G07D11/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
A currency count verifier comprising: a receiving compartment for receiving a stack of bills to be counted; a counting section; a discharge compartment; conveying means for removing bills singly from the stack in said receiving compartment and passing said bills through said counting section and into said discharge compartment; counting means responsive to the passage of each bill through said counting section to register the count of bills; an electric motor for driving said conveying means; an energizing circuit for connecting said motor to a source of current, and including a start switch which when actuated closes the circuit to energize said motor, and a holding circuit to maintain the energizing circuit closed after said start switch is deactuated; a stack switch in said holding circuit which while actuated completes said holding circuit for said motor; a switch actuator projecting into said receiving compartment and adapted to be engaged and shifted by a bill disposed in said receiving compartment to actuate said stack switch; and time delay means for said motor to maintain said motor energized afther the opening of said holding circuit by the deactuation of said stack switch for a time sufficient to have the last bill of the stack pass through said counting section and into said discharge compartment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
212 words
A currency count verifier comprising: a receiving compartment for receiving a stack of bills to be counted; a counting section; a discharge compartment; conveying means for removing bills singly from the stack in said receiving compartment and passing said bills through said counting section and into said discharge compartment; counting means responsive to the passage of each bill through said counting section to register the count of bills; an electric motor for driving said conveying means; an energizing circuit for connecting said motor to a source of current, and including a start switch which when actuated closes the circuit to energize said motor, and a holding circuit to maintain the energizing circuit closed after said start switch is deactuated; a stack switch in said holding circuit which while actuated completes said holding circuit for said motor; a switch actuator projecting into said receiving compartment and adapted to be engaged and shifted by a bill disposed in said receiving compartment to actuate said stack switch; and time delay means for said motor to maintain said motor energized afther the opening of said holding circuit by the deactuation of said stack switch for a time sufficient to have the last bill of the stack pass through said counting section and into said discharge compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A currency count verifier in accordance with claim 1 wheren said holding circuit includes a first relay having a normally open contact connected in parallel with said start switch and a relay coil connected in parallel with said motor across said source, said relay coil being connected to said source to close said contact when said stack switch and said start switch are both actuated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A currency count verifier in accordance with claim 2 wherein said time delay means includes a capacitor connected in parallel with said first relay coil and adapted to be charged while said first relay coil is connected to said source through said stack switch and adapted to discharge to maintain said relay coil energized when said stack switch is deactuated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
A currency count verifier in accordance with claim 1 together with doubles switch means responsive to the passage of the thickness of more than one bill at a time through said counting section; said doubles switch means being operable upon said energizing circuit to prevent the subsequent completion of said circuit to energize said motor after said doubles switch means has been actuated by the passage of the thickness of more than one bill at the same time; and operator controlled means for resetting said energizing circuit to permit completion of said circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
195 words
A currency count verifier in accordance with claim 4 wherein said counting section includes a runway over which bills are conveyed, and said doubles switch means includes an upper roller disposed above said runway at an opening therein, a pair of shiftably mounted detector fingers disposed below said runway and each normally spaced from said upper roller by a distance equal to the thicknss of a single bill and adapted to be shifted as more than one bill thickness passes between said upper roller and said fingers, each of said fingers being spaced from a respective side of said runway by a distance less than one-half of the length of a bill, a doubles switch actuated by the shifting of said fingers, and a second relay having a coil connected across said source when said doubles switch is actuated and having a first relay contact adapted to maintain the circuit from said source to said second relay coil after said doubles switch is deactuated, and a second relay contact in said energizing circuit which when actuated by the energization of said second relay coil preveNts the completion of said energizing circuit to energize said motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A currency count verifier in accordance with claim 5 together with electrically actuable visual warning means energized by the actuation of said doubles swithc to alert the operator to an improper count of bills; and wherein said resetting means opens the circuit to said second relay coil and deenergizes said warning means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
201 words
A currency count verifier comprising: a receiving compartment for receiving a stack of bills to be counted; a counting section; a discharge compartment; conveying means for removing bills singly from the stack in said receiving compartment and passing said bills through said counting section and into said discharge compartment; counting means in said counting section and responsive to the passage of each space bill through said counting section to register the count of bills; switch means responsive to the passage of the thickness of more than one bill at a time past said counting means; an electric motor for driving said conveying means; an energizing circuit for connecting said motor to a source of current until the last bill of a stack is removed from said receiving compartment and time delay means for thereafter maintaining said motor energized until said last bill has been passed into said discharge compartment; said switch means being operable upon said circuit to prevent the subsequent energization of said motor after said switch means has been actuated by the passage of the thickness of more than one bill at a time; and operator controlled means for resetting said circuit to permit subsequent energization of said motor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
201 words
A currency count verifier comprising: a receiving compartment for receiving a stack of bills to be counted; a counting section; a discharge compartment; conveying means for removing bills singly from the stack in said receiving compartment and passing said bills through said counting section and into said discharge compartment; counting means in said counting section and responsive to the passage of each space bill through said counting section to register the count of bills; switch means responsive to the passage of the thickness of more than one bill at a time past said counting means; an electric motor for driving said conveying means; an energizing circuit for connecting said motor to a source of current until the last bill of a stack is removed from said receiving compartment and time delay means for thereafter maintaining said motor energized until said last bill has been passed into said discharge compartment; said switch means being operable upon said circuit to prevent the subsequent energization of said motor after said switch means has been actuated by the passage of the thickness of more than one bill at a time; and operator controlled means for resetting said circuit to permit subsequent energization of said motor.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-01-21 | 1977-07-23 | 1978-01-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-01-21 | 1981-07-23 | 1982-01-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-01-21 | 1985-07-23 | 1986-01-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |