Patent ID: 7255215
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A bill acceptor for validating currency and notes exchanged for chips for use on a gaming table, the bill acceptor comprising: a bulk note feeder on the bill acceptor at the gaming table, the bulk note feeder having a note dispense assembly and a note feeder including a bulk note chute to receive at least one note inserted through an intake opening and to hold said at least one note until it can be extracted through an outlet slot at an opposite end of said bulk note chute from said intake opening; a validator mounted underneath the plane of the surface of the gaming table, the validator configured to validate notes received from said note feeder; a cash box mounted underneath the plane of the surface of the gaming table to receive and store notes from said validator; a housing to enclose the validator and the cashbox underneath the plane of the surface of the gaming table; and said bulk note chute is connected to said note dispense assembly so that said bulk note chute can pivot relative to said note dispense assembly such that at least a portion of said validator can be withdrawn from said housing when said bulk note chute is in said upward position.