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A coin door assembly includes a door panel with a coin slot therethrough. Mounted on the rear of the panel in spaced-apart relationship are an entry chute communicating with the coin slot and a coin box unit, which cooperate to define therebetween a receptacle for a coin acceptor module. A retainer

A coin door assembly includes a door panel with a coin slot therethrough. Mounted on the rear of the panel in spaced-apart relationship are an entry chute communicating with the coin slot and a coin box unit, which cooperate to define therebetween a receptacle for a coin acceptor module. A retainer is mounted on the coin box unit for pivotal movement between open and closed conditions with respect to the receptacle and sliding movement between latched and unlatched positions with respect to the entry chute for cooperation therewith immovably to retain the coin acceptor module in the receptacle. Bearing flanges on the entry chute cooperate with the panel to trap an actuator cam therebetween for pivotal movement to actuate a coin rejection mechanism on the coin acceptor module. A nameplate is removably mounted in a receptacle on the front of the panel.

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In a coin receiving assembly including a support panel having a coin receiving opening therein, a coin acceptor module with a coin path therethrough for distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable coins, and an entry chute mounted on the support panel and projecting therefrom and in communica

In a coin receiving assembly including a support panel having a coin receiving opening therein, a coin acceptor module with a coin path therethrough for distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable coins, and an entry chute mounted on the support panel and projecting therefrom and in communication with the coin receiving opening, the improvement comprising: coin box means having an inlet and mounted on the support panel, said coin box means being spaced from the entry chute and projecting from the support panel in the same direction as the entry chute and cooperating with the support panel and the entry chute for defining therebetween a receptacle for the coin acceptor module, the coin acceptor module being freely receivable in said receptacle in a coin accepting position wherein the coin path thereof is disposed in communication with the entry chute and with the inlet of said coin box means, and retaining means adapted for releasably interconnecting the entry chute and said coin box means for cooperation therewith substantially immovably to retain the coin acceptor module in said receptacle.