An improved method of inserting a coin return into an opening in a telephone paystation enclosure including the steps of inserting the housing of the coin return into an opening until a pivot area of the housing is aligned with and placed over a lower part of the opening; then pivoting the housing around the pivot area into the interior of the enclosure until a portion of an outer lip of the housing contacts a portion of the exterior surface of the enclosure and an upper slotted opening formed in the housing is aligned with a top surface of the opening; then pushing the housing upwardly until the top surface of the opening in the enclosure bottoms out in the upper slotted opening; then rocking the housing inwardly, past the pivot area, until a further portion of the interior surface of the outer lip of the housing contacts the exterior surface of the enclosure and a lower, slotted opening formed in the housing is aligned with a bottom surface of the opening; then allowing the housing to drop until the lower slotted opening bottoms out against the bottom surface of the opening.
An improved anti-stuffing coin return for a telephone paystation, which is highly resistant to explosives due to front and rear openings, has a pair of diverging side walls and at least one internal movable plate, all made from a high strength material. The outer casing may include a push button that cooperates with the movable plate to help move any materials stuffed therein and allow coins to flow to a coin retrieval area adjacent an open front area. Additionally, a coin slide in the coin path may pivot to substantially block the force and gases of any explosive materials detonated therein.
