Patent ID: 7942290

Claim:
An improved device for distributing tickets comprising a ticket chute, said ticket chute comprising a floor and opposite sidewalls, a top ticket guide said guide including means to retain tickets within said chute, a motor, drive means to engage tickets and drive tickets through said chute, mechanical power transmission means to transfer power from said motor to said drive means, wherein mechanical power transmission means further comprises a screw gear arrangement, and a controller for activation said motor in response to an input signal and further comprising a hood extending over a ticket exit slot, wherein said ticket chute has an inclination toward said exit slot and said hood guides tickets distributed from said device in a downward direction, and wherein the angle of a plane formed by an interior surface of said hood and the plane formed by said ticket chute is more than 45 degrees and further comprising a ticket cutting blade, said ticket cutting blade located at the top of said chute and adjacent to the exit slot, and said cutting blade is oriented on the same angle as said chute.