Perforated Ticket Dispensing Machine
The present invention provides a ticket dispensing machine and method for housing one or more independently operable and serviceable ticket burster machines for dispensing perforated tickets of all shapes, sizes and thicknesses. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a housing having a plurality of walls defining an interior section of the housing, at least one drawer mounted within the interior section of the housing, at least one ticket burster machine capable of cooperatively engaging a chamber within the drawer and dispensing tickets through an exit flag arrangement, and a moving wall apparatus secured to the housing at a position near the exit flag arrangement of the ticket burster machine, such that tickets leaving the ticket bursting machine are influenced downward by the moving wall apparatus.
1 . A ticket dispensing machine, comprising:
a housing having a plurality of walls defining an interior section of the housing;
at least one drawer mounted within the interior section of the housing and having at least one chamber therein;
at least one ticket burster machine capable of cooperatively engaging the at least one chamber within the drawer, and further capable of dispensing tickets through an exit flag arrangement; and
a moving wall apparatus secured to the housing at a position near the exit flag arrangement of the at least one ticket burster machine, such that tickets leaving the ticket bursting machines are influenced downward by the moving wall apparatus.
2 . The machine of claim 1 , wherein the moving wall apparatus comprises a conveyor belt which comprises a mesh screen of polyester material.
3 . The machine of claim 2 wherein the mesh screen material is coated with vinyl.
4 . The machine of claim 1 , wherein the moving wall apparatus comprises a conveyor belt capable of generating an electrostatic charge for attracting ticket media to the conveyor belt.
5 . The machine of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drawer includes a plurality of chambers, and wherein the at least one ticket burster machine comprises a plurality of ticket burster machines, each of said plurality of ticket burster machines capable of cooperatively engaging a respective one of the plurality of chambers within the drawer.
6 . A method for providing a ticket dispensing machine, comprising:
providing a housing having a plurality of walls defining an interior section of the housing;
mounting at least one drawer within the interior section of the housing, with the at least one drawer having at least one chamber therein;
providing at least one ticket burster machine capable of cooperatively engaging the at least one chamber within the drawer, and further capable of dispensing tickets through an exit flag arrangement; and
securing a moving wall apparatus to the housing at a position near the exit flag arrangement of the at least one ticket burster machine, such that tickets leaving the ticket bursting machines are influenced downward by the moving wall apparatus.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the moving wall apparatus comprises a conveyor belt which comprises a mesh screen of polyester material.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the mesh screen material is coated with vinyl.
9 . The method of claim 6 wherein the moving wall apparatus comprises a conveyor belt capable of generating an electrostatic charge for attracting ticket media to the conveyor belt.
10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one drawer includes a plurality of chambers, and wherein the at least one ticket burster machine comprises a plurality of ticket burster machines, each of said plurality of ticket burster machines capable of cooperatively engaging a respective one of the plurality of chambers within the drawer.