Title: Gumball bank dispensing mechanism

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a dispensing mechanism for use in gumball machines which includes coin-receiving and gumball-delivering mechanisms that permit dispensing of gumballs when the coin-receiving mechanism is operated with a coin therein, and prevent dispensing when no coin is present. These mechanisms are suitable for manufacture from plastic and the coin-receiving mechanism includes a rotatable coin-receiving element having an axially-extending, anti-reversing abutment shoulder which cooperates in preventing reverse rotation of the element. A coin slot engaging dog is also provided which engages the trailing edge of the coin slot when the coin-receiving element is rotated forwardly with no coin in the slot, thereby preventing dispensing. When a coin is in the slot, the dog is disabled and forward rotation of the coin-receiving element is permitted which permits dispensing of a gumball.

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Inventors: Rosenberg, Phillip I. (Highland Park, IL, US)
Keces, Mervyn L. (Highland Park, IL, US)

Application Number: 503353
Filing Date: 1974-09-05
Publication_date: 1976-02-10
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 194/255 D20/7
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2784827	Mar, 1957	Jenkins et al.	194/61.
3010557	Nov, 1961	Weitzman	194/63.
3189152	Jun, 1965	Weitzman	194/61.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Knowles, Allen N.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Geren; Gerald S.