Coin-operated lock for supermarket carts, luggage trolleys and the like

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EP 1 484 721 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/50

(21)	Application number: 04012698.9

(22)	Date of filing: 28.05.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G07F 7/06

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

03.06.2003 IT TO20030408

(71)	Applicant: LA BOITA S.r.l.
	I-12035 Racconigi (Cuneo) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Sordella, Giacomino 12038 Savigliano (Cuneo) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Buzzi, Franco
	Buzzi, Notaro & Antonielli d'Oulx S.r.l. Via Maria Vittoria 18 10123 Torino 10123 Torino (IT)

(54)	Coin-operated lock for supermarket carts, luggage trolleys and the like

(57) Coin-operated lock for supermarket carts, luggage trolleys and the like, comprising a case (1) with a slit (4) for the introduction/extraction of a coin or token (M) and an opening (5) for the introduction/extraction of a key, and a mechanism housed inside the case (1) and formed by a single piece (7) able to achieve the locking, the unlocking and the extraction of the key (6) as well as to retain the coin or token (M) and to eject it.

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