Distribution of coins in bags
AssigneeScan Coin AB
InventorAnders Sjostrom
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a container adapted for containing a chain of a plurality of interconnected coin bags as well as being sealed by a seal. The invention also comprises a method of sealing a container, a kit for sealing a container, a sealed container containing a chain of a plurality of interconnected coin bags and a method of connecting two separate chains of a plurality of interconnected coin bags when both chains are arranged in separate containers.
Claims13
A container adapted for containing a chain of a plurality of interconnected coin bags, and adapted for being attached to a seal, the chain having a first end and a second end, the seal having two end parts and anti-tamper seals at each end part as well as a double-adhesive part in vicinity of at least one of said anti-tamper seals, the container having a first short side, a second short side, two long sides, a bottom side and an upper opening, each of said short sides having a press area adjacent to said upper opening, and a clamping device below the press area, wherein each clamping device is adapted for releasably attaching one of said first or second end of said chain, and wherein each press area is adapted for giving firm support for a part of a chain end when such an end is stretched over said press area.
A method of joining two chains of a plurality of interconnected coin bags comprising the steps of:
- 1) providing a first and a second container, each of the first and the second container being adapted for containing a chain of a plurality of interconnected coin bags, and adapted for being attached to a seal, the chain having a first end and a second end, the seal having two end parts and anti-tamper seals at each end part as well as a double-adhesive part in vicinity of at least one of said anti-tamper seals, the container having a first short side, a second short side, two long sides, a bottom side and an upper opening, each of said short sides having a press area adjacent to said upper opening, and a clamping device below the press area, wherein each clamping device is adapted for releasably attaching one of said first or second end of said chain, and wherein each press area is adapted for giving firm support for a part of a chain end when such an end is stretched over said press area,
- 2) contacting the second short side of the first container with the first short side of the second container, whereby the second end of the chain arranged in the first container is pressed against the first end of the chain arranged in the second container, one of these ends being attached to a double-adhesive part, whereby the two chains of a plurality of interconnected coin bags are joined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.