Patent ID: 6322066
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A lottery ticket dispensing device comprising:a support base;a weight supported above said support base;a plurality of lottery tickets interposed between said support base and said weight;a guide plate having an opening formed therein, said guide plate positioned forward of said support base;a ticket stopping plate positioned between said weight and said guide plate;an electronic eye means positioned adjacent said opening of said guide plate, said electronic eye means for detecting one of said plurality of lottery tickets passing across said opening;a fast delivery roller means positioned above said guide plate for moving said one of said plurality of lottery tickets across said opening of said guide plate;an auxiliary roller positioned below said guide plate and cooperative with said fast delivery roller means such that said one of said plurality of lottery tickets is moved between said fast delivery roller means and said auxiliary roller;a motor means linked to said fast delivery roller means and said auxiliary roller for driving at least one of said fast delivery roller means and said auxiliary roller; anda drawing wheel mounted below said plurality of lottery tickets and linked to said motor means, said drawing wheel having a cylindrical configuration with a round exterior surface, said exterior surface having a plurality of friction surfaces and a plurality of smooth surfaces arranged alternately therearound, said motor means for rotating said drawing wheel so as to intermittently move said one of said plurality of lottery tickets toward said fast delivery roller means, said motor means for rotating said drawing wheel at a rate that is slower than a rate of rotation of said fast delivery roller means.