Patent ID: 9424706
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G07D,G07F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a coin portal member having an opening formed therein, said opening having an interior surface comprising interior walls, outer edges and inner edges, said inner edges formed into a coin entry slot dimensioned to allow entry of a coin of a selected maximum diameter and width, said outer edges formed into an opening dimensioned to be wider than said slot and sufficient to allow at least two fingers to position a coin within said coin portal member, said interior walls angled inwardly from said outer edges to said slot; wherein said coin entry slot comprises an upper edge and a lower edge along said interior wall; wherein at least one edge of said coin entry slot extends outwardly to form a guide slot; and wherein said guide slot is wider at the outer edge along the interior wall and narrower at the inner edge to the dimension of said coin entry slot.