Coin bank
OwnerJerzy Perkitnyinventor
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Abstract
A coin bank which sorts coins and deposits them in containers is disclosed. A coin or a group of coins is dropped into a coin receiver. Each coin is removed one at a time from the coin receiver and dropped into a helical coin path by a motorized separator mechanism. The coins roll on edge along the coin path where they encounter apertures of varying sizes. When a coin encounters an aperture larger than its diameter, it falls out of the path to a container. A mechanical coin sensor mechanism is provided to start the separator when a coin is sensed in the coin receiver. The sensor mechanism also delays the shut-off of the motor when coins are no longer sensed in the coin receiver. The housing and most parts of the bank are transparent to permit viewing of the sensor mechanism and the coin path.
Claims15
A coin bank for sorting and storing coins of varying sizes, said bank comprising:
- a coin receiver for receiving unsorted coins, said coin receiver having a sloping planar base, a lowermost portion to which the unsorted coins are directed and a separator member mounted in confronting relation to said planar base such that said separator member is movable in a plane which is parallel to said base, a coin sensor for detecting the presence of a coin in the lowermost portion of the coin receiver and wherein said sensor controls an electric motor for driving said separator member in response to the presence of a coin in the lowermost portion said separator member having a thickness dimension in a direction perpendicular to said planar base which is less than or equal to the thinnest coin to be sorted and stored in said bank, said separator member operating to separate a coin from a group of coins and slide said coin along said planar base to an opening in said planar base where said coin passes through said base under the force of gravity.
A coin bank for sorting and storing coins of varying diameters, said coin bank comprising:
- a coin receiver for receiving unsorted coins;
- a plurality of coin storage containers for storing sorted coins;
- a helical coin path located between said coin storage containers and said coin receiver;
- a separator for removing individual ones of said coins one at a time from said receiver and depositing each one in said path such that each coin rolls along said path;
- a plurality of apertures of varying size, each being sized to permit passage of only coins having a diameter less than or equal to a predetermined distance, said apertures being located along said path such that each said aperture is spaced from the other apertures and are arranged in increasing order of size such that the smallest aperture is located at an upstream portion of said path and the largest aperture is located at a downstream portion of said path;
- each coin rolling along said helical coin path substantially on its edge and falling to the outside of said helical coin path and through one of said apertures;
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- wherein a coin storage container is located adjacent each said aperture to catch coins of a particular size which pass through said apertures from said path.
A coin bank for sorting and storing coins of varying diameters, said coin bank comprising:
- a coin receiver for receiving unsorted coins;
- a plurality of coin storage containers for storing sorted coins;
- a coin path located between said coin storage containers and said coin receiver;
- a plurality of apertures of varying size, each being sized to permit passage of only coins having a diameter less than or equal to a predetermined distance, said apertures being located along said path such that each said aperture is spaced from the other apertures and are arranged in order of size;
- wherein a coin storage container is located adjacent each said aperture to catch coins of a particular size which pass through said apertures from said path;
- a cam and follower mechanism connected to said containers for moving said containers outwardly of said bank to facilitate their removal.
A coin bank for sorting and storing coins of varying sizes, said bank comprising:
- a coin receiver for receiving unsorted coins, said receiver having a sloping planar base and a separator member mounted in confronting relation to said planar base such that said separator member is movable in a plane which is parallel to said base, said separator member having a thickness dimension in a direction perpendicular to said planar base which is less than or equal to the thinnest coin to be sorted and stored in said bank, said separator member operating to separate a coin from a group of coins and slide said coin along said planar base to an opening in said planar base where said coin passes through said base under the force of gravity, said coin receiver includes a coin sensor for detecting the presence of a coin in the lowermost portion of the coin receiver and wherein said sensor controls an electric motor for driving said separator member and said sensor is connected to a delay mechanism for delaying a shut-off of power to said motor for a predetermined time.
A coin bank for sorting and storing coins of varying diameters, said coin bank comprising:
- a coin receiver for receiving unsorted coins;
- a plurality of coin storage containers for storing sorted coins;
- a helical coin path located between said coin storage containers and said coin receiver;
- a separator for removing individual ones of said coins one at a time from said receiver and depositing each one in a said path such that each coin rolls edgewise along said path;
- a plurality of apertures of varying size, each being sized to permit passage of only coins having a diameter less than or equal to a predetermined distance, said apertures being located along said path such that each said aperture is spaced from the other apertures and are arranged in increasing order of size such that the smallest aperture is located at an upstream portion of said path and the largest aperture is located at a downstream portion of said path;
- wherein a coin storage container is located adjacent each said aperture to catch coins of a particular size which pass through said apertures from said path;
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- wherein said coin path has a cylindrical outer wall for guiding coins in said path such that a portion of a face of each coin rolling along said path contacts said outer wall and wherein said apertures are formed in said outer wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.