Cash till manifold having a sixth coin bin for a coin sorter
OwnerJoseph J. Geib, John C. Pekloinventors
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Abstract
A manifold adapted to distribute six coin denominations discharged from a coin sorter to a standard cash till is set forth. The manifold includes a plurality of paths to deliver at least five of the coin denominations to the five coin compartments of the standard cash till. The manifold delivers the sixth coin denomination to a receptacle within the manifold.
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A manifold for a coin sorting system that sorts a plurality of coins of mixed denominations, the manifold adapted to direct coins from the coin sorting system to a cash till, the manifold comprising:
- a structure having a plurality of coin paths, the coins paths being adapted to receive sorted coins from the coin sorting system, less than all of the plurality of the paths being adapted to distribute the coins to a cash till;
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- at least one coin compartment adapted to hold coins received from one of the plurality coin paths.
A manifold for a coin sorting system that sorts a plurality of coins of mixed denominations, the manifold adapted to direct coins from the coin sorting system to a cash till having multiple coin compartments, the manifold comprising:
- six inlets adapted to receive coins of six denominations from a coin sorter;
- five permanent outlets corresponding to five of the six inlets, the five permanent outlets adapted to discharge coins into the coin compartments of the cash till;
- an adjustable slot region adapted to receive coins from one of the six inlets, the adjustable slot region adapted to receive a coin bin for receiving and holding coins, the adjustable slot region being adapted to receive a diverter for directing coins to one of the five permanent outlets.
A coin sorting system for sorting mixed coins of six denominations, wherein each of the six denominations has different sized diameters, and wherein the coin sorting system discharges the coins into a cash till having five coin receptacles, the coin sorting system comprising:
- a rotating disk for imparting motion to said coins;
- a structure for sorting the coins in communication with the rotating disk to sort the coins by denomination, the structure providing six coin exit channels for sorting and discharging sorted coins of six denominations,
- a manifold adapted to receive the sorted coins from the structure, the manifold having six inlets for receiving coins from a corresponding one of the six coin exit channels, the manifold having five permanent outlets adapted to discharge coins into the cash till, and one adjustable slot region, the adjustable slot region being adapted to receive a coin bin for receiving and holding coins, the adjustable slot region being adapted to receive a diverter for directing coins to one of the permanents outlets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.