Patent ID: 8479909
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A coin validation unit that is suitable for use in a coin-operated device, the unit including a housing that is configured to be received within a cavity of the coin-operated device, the housing comprising; wherein the left and right buttons actuate the left and right clip formations, respectively, such that the left and right clip formations are released from an extended position when the left and right buttons are pressed toward each other; wherein the entrance opening is configured to be aligned with a coin entrance slot of the coin-operated device when the coin validation unit is received within the cavity of the coin-operated device; and wherein a pair of flanges on opposite bottom edges of the housing are dimensioned and configured to be received within corresponding grooves of the coin-operated device when the coin validation unit is received within the cavity of the coin-operated device.