Patent ID: 6075587
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
An apparatus for recognizing the authenticity of paper currency, credit cards, and the like, the apparatus comprising:a casing, said casing comprising two pivot shafts bilaterally disposed at a rear side thereof, said pivot shafts each having a raised portion at an inner side;a mat pivoted to said casing for holding a paper currency, credit card, or the like for recognition, said mat comprising two eyed lugs bilaterally disposed at a rear side thereof and respectively pivoted to the raised portions at said pivot shafts, and a semitransparent center area; incandescent lamp means mounted inside said casing and controlled to emit light through the semitransparent center area at said mat from a bottom side;a lift cover pivoted to the pivot shafts at said casing for covering said casing, said lift cover comprising a plurality of locating rods on the inside;an ultraviolet lamp mounted inside said lift cover;resilient reflector means mounted inside said lift cover and secured to said locating rods to reflect light from said ultraviolet lamp toward said mat; a ballast;an electric plug connected to said incandescent lamp, and said ultraviolet lamp through said ballast; and switch means for controlling the operation of said incandescent lamp means and said ultraviolet lamp.