Patent ID: 8096399

Claim:
A coin lock comprising a lock housing with two coin openings for insertion of coins which enable operation of the coin lock, a bolt piece which is connected to a bolt and is arranged in the lock housing and able tot move between a forward and a rear position, and a first and a second coin sensing device, each, of which comprises a first and a second carrier device to carry a coin with a predetermined, minimum diameter, inserted through one of the coin openings, and a hook which, in absence of a coin with the predetermined minimum diameter, borne by the carrier device, and engaging with the bolt piece, prevents the bolt piece from being moved to the forward position, which, in the presence of a coin with the predetermined minimum diameter, borne by the carrier device, allows the bolt piece to be moved into the forward position, characterized in that that carrier devices of the first and second coin sensing devices are arranged on the same side of the bolt piece.