| US 7,506,800 B2 | ||
| Ticket counter and cutter | ||
| Steven Corso, Lake Worth, Fla. (US); and Ronald D. Halliburton, Delray Beach, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Benchmark Entertainment, L.C., Hypoluxo, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 17, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/989,449. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/520317, filed on Nov. 17, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0123334 A1, Jun. 09, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—375 [235/453; 83/345] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A ticket counter and cutter comprising
cutting blades, comprising at least two fluted rollers, wherein one of said two rollers has a left handed flute and the other
said two rollers has a right handed flute, said flutes being complementary and in mesh engagement, during operation;
at least one optical sensor; and
a belt assembly for receiving a ticket, transporting said ticket from first location, past said sensor, sensing said ticket
with said sensor, and then introducing said ticket to said cutting blades wherein when said ticket passes through said cutting
blades, and said ticket is cut and shredded whereby said ticket is destroyed.
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