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(11) EP 0 294 068 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.09.1989 Bulletin 1989/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.12.1988 Bulletin 1988/49

(21) Application number: 88304647.6

(22) Date of filing: 23.05.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: G07F 9/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
ES FR NL

(30) Priority: 04.06.1987 GB 8713059

(71) Applicant: Bell-Fruit Manufacturing Company Limited
Nottingham NG7 2ND (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Chadwick, Neville Dale
    Hucknall Nottingham, NG15 7TN (GB)

(74) Representative: Lawrence, John et al
Barker, Brettell & Duncan, 138, Hagley Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9PW
Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Coin-released apparatus


    (57) A system comprising coin-released apparatus (2) incorporates a coin validator (1) which monitors the acceptance ratio between the number of coins accepted for operation of the apparatus and the total number of coins (or purported coins) inserted into the apparatus. A central control unit (7) for the apparatus has a display (8) for the percentage acceptance rate and an alarm system (12) at a remote security unit (11) is arranged to be activated when the percentage acceptance rate falls below a predetermined lower limit, possibly indicating that users are attempting to feed false coins into the apparatus (2).







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