A settlement apparatus includes a case body; a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin; and a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface on which the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed at the bottom surface portion thereof, wherein the money placement surface is connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement portion is located across a center of the case body in the width direction thereof to slide the deposited coin on the money placement surface toward the coin inserting slot.

A piggy bank, collection box, or ballot box made from an aluminum can having a slot made near its upper outer rim; preferably having a cover thereon, and preferably one themed for a fundraising or saving purpose or being the terminus of a slide.

A piggy bank, collection box, or ballot box made from an aluminum can having a slot made near its upper outer rim; preferably having a cover thereon, and preferably one themed for a fundraising or saving purpose or being the terminus of a slide.

A coin entering from a depositing port of a coin selector is identified by a denomination while passing through a coin passage. A coin of a predetermined denomination is stored, and a coin of a denomination other than the predetermined denomination is discharged to the outside. Provided is a coin selector including a removal mechanism that suitably removes a coin clogged in a coin passage. The coin selector includes a first pushing portion and a second pushing portion that push a coin in a moving direction of the coin and a direction intersecting with the moving direction in the coin passage from a depositing port for depositing the coin to a dispensing port for discharging the coin. When the coin is clogged, the coin is pushed by a pushing unit to eliminate the coin clogging, and the clogged coin is discharged to the dispensing port.

A coin entering from a depositing port of a coin selector is identified by a denomination while passing through a coin passage. A coin of a predetermined denomination is stored, and a coin of a denomination other than the predetermined denomination is discharged to the outside. Provided is a coin selector including a removal mechanism that suitably removes a coin clogged in a coin passage. The coin selector includes a first pushing portion and a second pushing portion that push a coin in a moving direction of the coin and a direction intersecting with the moving direction in the coin passage from a depositing port for depositing the coin to a dispensing port for discharging the coin. When the coin is clogged, the coin is pushed by a pushing unit to eliminate the coin clogging, and the clogged coin is discharged to the dispensing port.

A sanitizing station system is configured to deactivate microbes. The sanitizing station system has a housing is joined to a testing desk; the housing further comprises pressurized hot air system, and ultraviolet light system. A ventilation system is arranged proximate the housing and joined to the housing with ducting. A vacuum system is arranged in the housing and further has drain vacuum tracks connected to a plurality of vacuums divided from one another with a divider proximate a heater cable. A vertical ventilation passthrough arranged proximate the drain vacuum tracks. The pressurized hot air system is operatively coupled to a heat control speed switch.

A dispenser shutter assembly of an automated teller machine and a method for preventing damage to the dispenser shutter assembly. The dispenser shutter assembly includes: a shutter; a shutter plate; cam followers attached to the shutter plate; a cam coupled to the cam followers; a motor that rotates the cam in a first rotational direction in a plane of rotation of the cam for inducing the cam to act on the cam followers to cause movement of the shutter plate to transition the shutter to a closed state of the shutter; and a cam rotation restrictor positioned so as to prevent rotation of the cam beyond an over center position on the cam's rotational axis by forcing the cam to rotate in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction in response to a manual opening of the shutter from the closed state of the shutter.

A settlement apparatus includes a case body; a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin; and a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface on which the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed at the bottom surface portion thereof, wherein the money placement surface is connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement portion is located across a center of the case body in the width direction thereof to slide the deposited coin on the money placement surface toward the coin inserting slot.

A settlement apparatus includes a case body; a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin; and a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface on which the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed at the bottom surface portion thereof, wherein the money placement surface is connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement portion is located across a center of the case body in the width direction thereof to slide the deposited coin on the money placement surface toward the coin inserting slot.

A controlled coin inlet or portal is described that allows for improved alignment of a coin with the coin entry slot of a coin acceptor mechanism. A coin entry slot having at least an upper or lower edge is dimensioned to allow entry of a coin of a desired maximum width in a substantially on-edge orientation. The coin portal may include at least one outwardly extending coin guide slot of substantially corresponding maximum width as the coin entry slot and positioned adjacent to the upper or lower edge of the coin entry slot.