Token dispenser system, installation apparatus, and method

摘要

A token dispensing system is adapted suitable for installing a token dispenser in a game device. A mounting bracket for the token dispenser provides a simple and inexpensive way to install the token dispenser as part of the token dispensing system inside the housing of a game device. The dispensing system includes an electronic control circuit that controls an alarm device to provide a low level warning signal when the level of tokens in the token dispenser is low and an empty warning signal when the token dispenser is empty. The electronic control circuit controls dispensing tokens from the token dispenser such that a user receives the correct number of tokens even if the dispenser runs out of tokens in the middle of dispensing a selected number of tokens during a transaction.

主权项

1. A mounting bracket adapted to install a token dispenser to an interior of a panel of a game device, the mounting bracket comprising:
an attachment bracket for securing to the panel of the game device, the attachment bracket including a web extending from a first side of a flange that is to be secured to the panel; a support plate extending transversely away from the flange on the first side of the flange to support the token dispenser, the support plate is connected to the attachment bracket in a manner that allows pivotable adjustment of the support plate relative to the attachment bracket; a support arm pivotably connected to each of the web and to the support plate to support the support plate from the web, wherein the support arm allows the support plate to be pivoted relative to the web; a lock associated with the support arm that locks the support plate in a selected position pivoted about the attachment bracket; and a receiver cup on a second side of the flange to receive tokens dispensed from the token dispenser, wherein the support plate is pivotably adjustable up or down into a horizontal position, and wherein a token can be dispensed into the receiver cup from a token dispenser supported by the support plate.