US PATENT SUBCLASS 194 / 205
CONTROL MECHANISM ACTUATED BY CHECK, OTHER THAN COIN (E.G., SLUG, TOKEN, CARD, ETC.), WHICH IS MUTILATED OR RETAINED

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194 /   HD   CHECK-ACTUATED CONTROL MECHANISMS

205CONTROL MECHANISM ACTUATED BY CHECK, OTHER THAN COIN (E.G., SLUG, TOKEN, CARD, ETC.), WHICH IS MUTILATED OR RETAINED {5}
206  DF  .~> By pliant currency (e.g., dollar bill, etc.) {1}
208  DF  .~> Having means to mutilate check {1}
210  DF  .~> Having means to read magnetically encoded check
211  DF  .~> Having electric circuit with switch operated by check
212  DF  .~> Having means to test physical characteristic of check {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 194/205

CONTROL MECHANISM ACTUATED BY CHECK, OTHER THAN COIN (E.G., SLUG, TOKEN, CARD, ETC.), WHICH IS MUTILATED OR RETAINED:

(under the class definition) Apparatus wherein (a) the control mechanism is adapted to be actuated by a check other than a piece of stamped metal serving as legal tender, and (b) the check, or a part therefor, is either destroyed or kept by the apparatus after actuation.

(1) Note. Examples of the check used to actuate control mechanisms in this subclass and its indents are coin-substitutes (slugs and tokens), folding money, cards, and articles useful for redemption of money (aluminum cans, glass bottles, etc.).

(2) Note. Apparatus wherein such a check is inserted into a control mechanism to operate a machine or system, and subsequently removed intact, is excluded from this subclass, and is classified with the machine or system.