Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Lafreniere

Dennis R. Lafreniere has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4874348
    Abstract: A coin dispenser for coins, tokens and the like comprises a tube with a loading scoop at one end and a dispensing slot at the other with the floor of the tube becoming planar and inclining downwardly from adjacent the other end of the tube towards the dispensing slot. The top of the tubular portion over the planar floor is open so that individual coins on the floor can be engaged by the thumb of the user grasping the tube and urged out through the dispensing slot one at a time facilitated by the angle of inclination of the floor. These coins can be fitted directly into slot machines or any coin operated device, one at a time, with the operator ejecting the coins from the slot of the dispenser as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: Dennis R. LaFreniere
    Inventors: Dennis R. Lafreniere, Ronald E. McConnell