摘要 |
This invention provides a coin-operated latch mechanism to be used in a coin-operated dispensing device including a cabinet body providing an opening with a closure member to cooperatively close the opening where the latch is urged to locked position by movement of the door member and is released when a selected coin combination is received by a cooperative coin receptacle associated with the dispensing device. The latch mechcanism includes a latch mounted for both pivotal movement about and axial movement along a generally horizontal long axis of an axle carried by the closure member and a retractable bent coin-return plunger member that is engageable with the latch and is mounted on the cabinet for movement along an axis that is generally parallel to the long axis of the latch axle.
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