Patent ID: 6099403
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: G02B,G07D

Abstract:
An inspection apparatus for viewing both sides of a plurality of coins which are fed into said apparatus in successive fashion, said inspection apparatus comprising:a three-dimensional enclosure having a top, a bottom and a plurality of sides which in combination define a substantially hollowed interior;a lens secured within an aperture formed at a first location in said top, said lens providing magnified viewing of an interior location of said enclosure;a cylindrical sleeve integrally formed with and extending downwardly through a second location in said top, said sleeve adapted to hold the plurality of coins in stacked fashion;an elongate and planar shaped coin advancing member, said advancing member being supported within said enclosure and including an inner end and an opposite and externally projecting end, said advancing member capable of being manipulated at said externally projecting end and translated in forward and reverse directions so as to transfer a selected coin from a holding position to an inspection position for viewing through said lens;a pair of planar reflectors secured within said enclosure interior on opposite sides thereof by gusset plates and arranged in downwardly and inwardly angled fashion relative to said lens and the selected coin to be inspected, said reflectors facilitating a clearer viewing through said lens of the selected coin; andejection means for ejecting said selected coin following viewing through said lens.