Liquid diverting coin chute

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5027937
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07495280

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A liquid diverting coin chute for conveying coins from a coin slot to a remotely positioned coin receptor includes a housing having sidewalls, front and rear walls, and top and bottom walls. The housing top wall includes an aperture for receiving coins from the coin slot. The housing bottom wall includes a first aperture for delivering coins to the coin receptor and a second aperture for dispensing liquid from the housing. A screen having front and back surfaces is disposed within the housing and extends from the housing top wall aperture to the housing bottom wall first aperture. The screen further extends between the housing sidewalls for conveying coins along the front surface thereof through the housing. The screen includes a plurality of apertures for passage of liquid therethrough to the bottom wall second aperture. The screen further includes a downwardly extending coin support surface perpendicularly disposed to the housing front and rear walls and extending between the housing sidewalls over which the edges of coins pass for directing coins to the bottom wall first aperture. The coin support surface includes a plurality of apertures for the passage of liquid therethrough to the bottom wall second aperture.

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RUTLEDGE GROUP INC A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI10315 PAGE INDUSTRIAL BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63132

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hand, Kelly K Dallas, TX 1 58
Parish, Stanley G Dallas, TX 2 78
Zierhut, Clarence D Richardson, TX 24 443

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