Global Patent Index - EP 0174258 B1

EP 0174258 B1 19890322 - COLLECTION DEVICE WITH ESCAPEMENT FOR PUBLIC TELEPHONES AND OTHER PREPAYMENT APPARATUSES SUITABLE FOR RECEIVING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COINS

Title (en)

COLLECTION DEVICE WITH ESCAPEMENT FOR PUBLIC TELEPHONES AND OTHER PREPAYMENT APPARATUSES SUITABLE FOR RECEIVING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COINS

Publication

EP 0174258 B1 19890322 (FR)

Application

EP 85420162 A 19850906

Priority

FR 8413957 A 19840907

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0174258A2] 1. Collection device with escapement for public telephones and other prepayement apparatuses suitable for receiving coins, of the type disposed at the lower part of an inclined slide (1) adapted to store the coins and tor release them one at a time, said device comprising for this purpose a single member (5) which rocks about an axis (6) orientated parallel to that of the slide and which comprises a transverse part or shutter (5b) forming a retractable stop at the end of the slide and at least two lateral arms (5c, 5d) arranged so as to retain the waiting coins while the lowest coin is released, characterised in that the lateral fingers (5c, 5d) are disposed along the axis of the single member (5) so as to retain waiting coins (D, d) of several different types by pressing at least the coin located immediately after that to be released against one (2) of the walls (2, 3) of said slide, whatever its diameter may be.

IPC 1-7

G07F 1/04

IPC 8 full level

G07F 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 1/047 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0174258 A2 19860312; EP 0174258 A3 19871014; EP 0174258 B1 19890322; DE 3569052 D1 19890427; FR 2570209 A1 19860314; FR 2570209 B1 19900420

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85420162 A 19850906; DE 3569052 T 19850906; FR 8413957 A 19840907