Patent ID: 7172503

Claim:
A coin dispensing apparatus comprising: a coin let off unit ( 10 ) to dispense coins one by one to a guiding passageway ( 62 ) by a rotating disk ( 18 ), the let-off coins are guided by the guiding passageway ( 62 ); and a dispensing body ( 108 ) located only on one sided of a center-line (CL) of said guiding passageway ( 62 ) adjacent a coin outlet ( 63 ), the dispensing body ( 108 ) is urged towards said guiding passageway by an elastic body ( 136 , 142 ), and dispenses said coins one by one said dispensing body ( 108 ) is movable from a first position to a second position along an axis ( 106 , 112 ) which crosses to said center-line at an acute angle and is positioned away from said guiding passageway ( 62 ) and away from said center-line.