Lottery ticket bin with pull-out drawer and ticket guide configuration
A lottery ticket dispenser array includes a plurality of interconnected bins, wherein the bins include a housing having a bottom and an open top. A drawer is slidable into and out of the housing and includes an open top and a ticket compartment configured for receipt of a stack of the interconnected lottery tickets in a laid-down orientation. A component section adjacent in the drawer is configured to automatically dispense the lottery tickets through a dispense slot upon receipt of a dispense command. A ramp is disposed within the ticket compartment and is angled upwards from a floor of the ticket compartment towards the component section. The ramp includes a plurality of raised ridges extending across the ramp and spaced longitudinally apart along the ramp, wherein each ridge defines a retaining edge for progressively longer stacks of interconnected lottery tickets placed within the ticket compartment in the laid-down orientation.
1. A lottery ticket dispenser array, comprising:
a plurality of interconnected stacked bins, wherein one or more of the bins further comprises:
a housing having a bottom and an open top;
a drawer slidable into and out of the housing, the drawer comprising an open top and at least one ticket compartment configured for receipt of a stack of interconnected lottery tickets in a laid-down orientation;
a component section adjacent a front of the drawer that automatically dispenses one or more of the interconnected lottery tickets through a dispense slot upon receipt of a dispense command;
a ramp disposed within the ticket compartment, the ramp angled upwards from a floor of the ticket compartment towards the component section; and
a plurality of raised ridges extending across the ramp and spaced longitudinally apart along the ramp, wherein each ridge defines a retaining edge for progressively longer stacks of interconnected lottery tickets placed within the ticket compartment in the laid-down orientation.
2. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 1 , wherein for each bin, the drawer is configured to store and dispense at least two separate stacks of interconnected lottery tickets and comprises adjacent component sections and adjacent ticket compartments, with each ticket compartment comprising the ramp with plurality of raised teeth.
3. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 1 , wherein the ramp comprises a concave curved profile.
4. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 1 , wherein the ridges are angled towards a back wall of the drawer.
5. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 1 , wherein a first one of the ridges at a back edge of the ramp defines a first space between the first ridge and a back wall of the drawer for receipt of a first stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
6. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 5 , wherein a second one of the ridges is spaced from the first ridge further up the ramp such that a second space is defined between the second ridge and the back wall of the drawer for receipt of a second stack of interconnected lottery tickets that is longer than the first stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
7. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 6 , wherein a third one of the rides is spaced from the second ridge such that a third space is defined between the third ridge and the back wall the drawer for receipt of a third stack of interconnected lottery tickets that is longer than the second stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
8. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 7 , further comprising a vertically orientated concave face at a front edge of the ramp adjacent the component section that faces towards the back wall of the drawer, the concave face defining a retaining wall such that a fourth space is defined between the concave face and the back wall of the drawer for receipt of a forth stack of interconnected lottery tickets that is longer than the third stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
9. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 1 , further comprising a vertically orientated concave face at a front edge of the ramp adjacent the component section that faces towards a back wall of the drawer, the concave face defining a retaining wall such that a space is defined between the concave face and the back all of the drawer for receipt of a longest stack of interconnected lottery tickets receivable in the drawer.
10. The lottery ticket dispenser array as in claim 9 , wherein the concave face comprises a rounded top edge that overhangs the concave face towards the back wall of the drawer, the rounded top edge spaced below a bottom of an adjacent vertically stacked bin to define a ticket path to the component section having a defined height.
11. A lottery ticket bin for use in a multi-bin dispenser array in a vertically stacked configuration with other bins, comprising:
a housing having a bottom and an open top;
a drawer slidable into and out of the housing, the drawer comprising an open top and at least one ticket compartment configured for receipt of a stack of interconnected lottery tickets in a laid-down orientation;
a component section adjacent a front of the drawer that automatically dispenses one or more of the interconnected lottery tickets through a dispense slot upon receipt of a dispense command;
a ramp disposed within the ticket compartment, the ramp angled upwards from a floor of the ticket compartment towards the component section; and
a plurality of raised ridges extending across the ramp and spaced longitudinally apart along the ramp, wherein each ridge defines a retaining edge for progressively longer stacks of interconnected lottery tickets placed within the ticket compartment in the laid-down orientation.
12. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 11 , wherein the ramp comprises a concave curved profile.
13. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 11 , wherein the ridges are angled towards a back wall of the drawer.
14. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 11 , wherein a first one of the ridges at a back edge of the ramp defines a first space between the first ridge and a back wall of the drawer for receipt of a first stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
15. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 14 , wherein a second one of the ridges is spaced from the first ridge further up the ramp such that a second space is defined between the second ridge and the back wall of the drawer for receipt of a second stack of interconnected lottery tickets that is longer than the first stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
16. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 15 , wherein a third one of the rides is spaced from the second ridge such that a third space is defined between the third ridge and the back wall the drawer for receipt of a third stack of interconnected lottery tickets that is longer than the second stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
17. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 16 , further comprising a vertically orientated concave face at a front edge of the ramp adjacent the component section that faces towards the back wall of the drawer, the concave face defining a retaining wall such that a fourth space is defined between the concave face and the back wall of the drawer for receipt of a forth stack of interconnected lottery tickets that is longer than the third stack of interconnected lottery tickets.
18. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 11 , further comprising a vertically orientated concave face at a front edge of the ramp adjacent the component section that faces towards a back wall of the drawer, the concave face defining a retaining wall such that a space is defined between the concave face and the back all of the drawer for receipt of a longest stack of interconnected lottery tickets receivable in the drawer.
19. The lottery ticket bin as in claim 18 , wherein the concave face comprises a rounded top edge that overhangs the concave face towards the back wall of the drawer, the rounded top edge spaced below a bottom of an adjacent vertically stacked bin to define a ticket path to the component section having a defined height.