Patent ID: 6041908
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A liquid diverting coin handling mechanism for conveying coins to a remotely positioned coin receptor comprising:a housing having a top, bottom, a front, a back, and side walls,a coin receiving slot disposed at the top and front of the housing,a coin discharge chute disposed in the housing below the coin receiving slot,coin directing means for conveying the coins from the coin receiving slot to the coin discharge chute,a plurality of ribs disposed at the back of the housing and extending along substantially an entire length of the back wall of the housing above a fluid collecting chamber, the ribs defining channels therebetween for directing the flow of liquid injected through the coin entrance slot downwardly along the back of the housing to the fluid collecting chamber, anddrain means connected to the fluid collecting chamber for removing the fluid from the collecting chamber, wherein the discharge chute comprises an enclosed structure with an open top and open bottom, the area adjacent to the open top mounted to the housing, and wherein the discharge chute comprises a flexible tube having its top connected to the housing and its bottom disposed at the coin receptor whereby the coin receptor receives the coins passing through the discharge chute.