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US 4,729,509 AGranted
Coin collecting apparatus
AssigneeQonaar Corporation
InventorRobert R. Diekhoff
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AssigneeQonaar Corporation
InventorRobert R. Diekhoff
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A coil collecting apparatus including a coin container defining a receiver housing. The housing is designed to receive a coin box taken from a parking meter or vending apparatus, and the box defines a closure which opens when the box is received in the housing and rotated. The housing defines a passage adapted to register with the coin box opening upon such rotation whereby the coins in the box can be discharged into the coin container. A cover is provided for the receiver housing, and the cover carries a coin box engaging head which engages the box when it is located in the housing and when the cover has been closed. A rotatable cover handle is provided for rotating the head and the engaged box. A locking bar is operatively connected to the cover, and this bar interfits with a blocking sleeve located within the receiver housing to hold the blocking sleeve in blocking position when the cover is open and until the cover is closed.
In a coin collection apparatus including a coin container, a receiver housing on the container, and a recess defined by the receiver housing for receiving a coin box, said coin box defining an opening whereby coins deposited in said box can be discharged into said container, a closure for said opening, said closure being opened upon movement of said box within said housing, the improvement comprising a cover for said receiver housing, means permiting placement of the cover in a position to close access to the receiver housing when a coin box is positioned within said recess, a coin box engaging head carried by said cover and movable relative to said cover, means defined by said engaging head for engaging said coin box, a handle carried by said cover, and means connecting said handle to said engaging head whereby movement of said handle results in movement of the engaging head and coin box to achieve opening of said closure and discharge of said coins into said container.
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