(19)
(11) EP 0 308 997 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.05.1989 Bulletin 1989/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.03.1989 Bulletin 1989/13

(21) Application number: 88117268.8

(22) Date of filing: 05.11.1984
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: G07F 3/02, G07D 5/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 04.11.1983 GB 8329533
05.03.1984 GB 8405721

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
84307619.1 / 0146251

(71) Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
McLean Virginia 22101-3883 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Shouksmith, Eric
    Reading Berkshire, RG6 2RY (GB)
  • Roberts, Mark Jeremy
    Iver Bucks, SL0 9RG (GB)
  • Dean, Robert
    Franham Common Bucks, SL2 3TX (GB)

(74) Representative: Burke, Steven David et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ
London SW1H 0RJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Coin validators


    (57) In a coin validator, coins are checked to determine whether they are travelling too quickly through a sensing station to permit reliable validation, and, if so, they are rejected.







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