Patent ID: 6474550
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
An apparatus for processing bent, bowed, or warped credit cards comprising:means defining a card processing path, said path including card reading means; a top cover for protecting and enclosing said card reading means, said card reading means having upper and lower surfaces, and means defining a card slot opening; a base disposed below said card reading means and enclosing the lower surface thereof, said base being configured to allow debris to be conveyed below said bottom surface of said card reading means; an aperture formed between said top cover and said base, said aperture being aligned with said card slot opening of said card reading means so that a user can insert a card into, and withdraw said card from, said card reading means; and a pair of juxtaposed deflection guides respectively disposed adjacent each other above and below said card processing path for engaging bent, bowed, or warped cards, and deflecting them into said processing path.