Patent ID: 6095313
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
In a coin counter having a first rail for conveying coins along a path from an entry point to at least a first sensor, apparatus comprising:a first region of said rail defining a first surface with a longitudinal extent from said entry point to at least said first sensor for contacting an edge of said coins;a second region of said rail having a plurality of ribs positioned substantially non-movably with respect to said first surface at levels vertically above a level of an adjacent portion of said first region for supporting a face of said coins said plurality of ribs having a substantially non-flat coin contact surface;said ribs extending longitudinally substantially parallel to at least a portion of said longitudinal extent of said first surface, said ribs protruding in a non-vertical direction, to define a rib depth, said non-vertical direction being substantially parallel to an adjacent portion of said first surface wherein a first of said ribs extends a first distance longitudinally along said rail from a first start point on an entry point side of said sensor to a first end point on a side of said sensor opposite said entry point side, wherein a second of said ribs extends a second distance longitudinally along said rail from a second start point on an entry point side of said sensor to a second end point on a side of said sensor opposite said entry point side, and wherein said first end point and said second end point are not aligned in a vertical direction.