Claims
- 1. Apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
- a. a cabinet having a front and a back,
- b. an article dispensing module inside said cabinet,
- c. a computer inside said cabinet,
- d. an angled tray inside said cabinet for receiving articles dispensed by said article dispensing module, said angled tray comprising a pivotally mounted trap door for directing articles dispensed by said article dispensing module, and
- e. a reject box inside said cabinet for collecting articles received by said angled tray which are deemed defective.
- 2. Apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
- a. a cabinet having a front and a back,
- b. an article dispensing module inside said cabinet, and
- c. a reject box removably mounted inside said cabinet, said reject box collecting articles received from the article dispensing module which are deemed defective, said reject box comprising a bottom wall, a back wall, a pair of sidewalls, a front door, a top wall having an opening and a lid pivotally disposed over the opening in the top wall.
- 3. Apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
- a. a cabinet,
- b. an article dispensing module disposed within said cabinet,
- c. an angled tray disposed within said cabinet beneath said article dispensing module for receiving articles dispensed by said article dispensing module, and
- d. a reject box assembly disposed within said cabinet beneath said angled tray for collecting articles received by said angled tray which are deemed defective, said reject box assembly including a mounting frame and a reject box slidably disposed within the mounting frame, said reject box comprising a bottom wall, a back wall, a pair of sidewalls, a front door, a top wall having an opening and a lid pivotally disposed over the opening in the top wall.
- 4. Apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
- a. a cabinet having a front and a back,
- b. an article dispensing module inside said cabinet, said article dispensing module including at least one article dispensing assembly and a support plate, each article dispensing assembly comprising:
- i. a base,
- ii. a removable frame on the base for enclosing a plurality of articles to be dispensed in a stack, the frame including an open top through which articles are loaded, a cover for covering the top, a rear wall underneath through which articles exit the frame and a first locking mechanism for locking the cover in place over the open top,
- iii. a second locking mechanism for locking the frame in place on the base,
- iv. a gate for receiving articles from said frame and allowing only one article at a time to pass through,
- v. a transport mechanism for transporting articles from said frame to said gate,
- c. an angled tray inside the cabinet, said angled tray comprising a pivotally mounted trap door for directing articles dispensed by said article dispensing module, and
- d. a reject box inside said cabinet.
- 5. Apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
- a. a cabinet having a front and a back,
- b. an article dispensing module inside said cabinet,
- c. a computer inside said cabinet,
- d. an angled tray inside said cabinet for receiving articles dispensed by said article dispensing module, and
- e. a reject box inside said cabinet for collecting articles received by said angled tray which are deemed defective, said reject box including an opening through which articles can enter the reject box, a lid for closing said opening, a cover for removing articles inside the reject box and a first locking mechanism for locking said cover in a closed position.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said cabinet includes a first shelf and a said apparatus further includes a mounting frame fixedly mounted on said first shelf and a second locking mechanism for locking said reject box onto said mounting frame.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said reject box is removably disposed underneath said angled tray and said angled tray includes a trap door for selectively routing articles on said angled tray into said reject box.
- 8. Apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets, cards and the like comprising:
- a. a cabinet,
- b. an article dispensing module disposed within said cabinet,
- c. an angled tray disposed within said cabinet beneath said article dispensing module for receiving articles dispensed by said article dispensing module, and
- d. a reject box assembly disposed within said cabinet beneath said angled tray, said reject box assembly including a mounting frame and a reject box slidably disposed within the mounting frame, said reject box comprising a bottom wall, a back wall, a pair of sidewalls, a front door, a top wall having a an opening and a lid pivotally disposed over the opening in the top wall.
- 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said reject box comprises a lever assembly coupled to the lid for pivotally displacing the lid between an open position and a closed position over the opening in the top wall.
- 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the front door of said reject box is hingedly mounted onto the bottom wall of said reject box.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said reject box comprises a first locking mechanism for locking the front door of said reject box in a closed position.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said reject box assembly comprises a second locking mechanism for locking said reject box within said mounting frame.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said angled tray comprises a pivotally mounted trap door and a motor for displacing the trap door between an open position and a closed position.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising a computer disposed within said cabinet for activating the motor for displacing the trap door.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/526,501 filed Sep. 11, 1995 and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,647,507 which, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/588,677 filed Nov. 16, 1995 and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,753,897 and also is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/596,967 filed on Feb. 5, 1996 and now of U.S. Pat. No. 5,829,631, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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