Patent ID: 6312331
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A coin-receiving device for a slot machine, comprising:a coin-lump insertion part for receiving a plurality of coins at a time, anda coin sending device for sequentially sending coins received at the insertion part into the inside of the slot machine,wherein the slot machine includes at its front side a unitary assembly on which the coins-lump insertion part and a control switch are mounted, andwherein the control switch is arranged to cause the coin-sending device to take a number of said coins into the inside of the slot machine until either:a. a number of coins already taken-in reaches an upper limit corresponding to a maximum number of slot machine credits that a player is permitted to accumulate, orb. if said upper limit has not been reached, all of said coins have been taken-in.