Coin acceptance means and method

Abstract From the Canadian patent

of the Invention, A coin acceptance construction and method for use with a predefined price vending system which includes coin analysis apparatus capable of producing coin analysis data for determining coin validity, a controllable mechanism operable to effect the acceptance or return of deposited coins coin, availability status monitors for determining coins available for payback, such monitors producing coin availability status data indicative of the status of coins available for payback and, vend control circuitry for controlling a vend operation which, vend control circuitry is operable to accumulate credit and to effect a vend when the amount of accumulated credit at least equals the …