Patent ID: 7926638

Claim:
A coin acceptor mechanism with a coin pick-up wheel for advancing coins in a radial path, the pick-up wheel comprising a plurality of scalloped portions disposed at a peripheral edge thereof that each includes: a first rounded portion of a first radius extending into the peripheral edge of the pick-up wheel having a first radius; a second rounded portion of a second radius disposed in a trailing edge of the first rounded portion and having a second radius; a chamfered portion extending along a top edge of the first rounded portion and the second rounded portion; an internal edge extending perpendicular from a bottom surface of the pick-up wheel along a bottom edge of the first rounded portion and the second rounded portion and intersecting the chamfered portion; and a straight portion disposed between the peripheral edge of the pick-up wheel and the second rounded portion for guiding the coins into the second rounded portion, wherein the straight portion includes a beveled portion for reducing the surface area thereof and preventing coins from getting caught thereon as the coin wheel advances coins.