Coin sorting and amusement device

A coin sorting apparatus comprising:

• a housing including a body portion and a base portion that supports the body portion above an associated support surface, said base portion defining a plurality of separate sorted coin chambers;
• a coin entrance defined by said housing;
• a coin transport assembly that receives individual associated coins from said coin entrance and that moves said individual associated coins in said housing from a first location to a second location;
• a coin sorting assembly including an inlet positioned to receive said individual associated coins from said coin transport assembly, said coin sorting assembly including a coin sorter that classifies said individual associated coins as one of a plurality of different denominations according to diameter;
• a manual drive system operably coupled to said coin transport assembly;
• and,
• a movable member connected to said housing and operably coupled to said manual drive system and movable between first and second positions relative to said housing in response to operation of said manual drive system.

A coin handling device comprising:

• a housing including an upper portion defining a first interior space and an entrance to said first interior space, and a lower portion defining at least two spaced-apart legs that support said upper portion above an associated support surface, each of said legs defining a sorted coin compartment therein;
• a coin sorting assembly located in said first interior space and including an inlet, a plurality of coin chutes and a coin sorter that communicates associated coins from said inlet to one of said plurality of chutes depending upon a diameter of said associated coins, each of said plurality of coin chutes located to convey coins from said coin sorter to one of said sorted coin compartments;
• and,
• a coin transport mechanism that moves individual associated coins from said housing entrance to said inlet of said coin sorting assembly.

A coin handling device comprising:

• a housing defining an interior space, an entrance to said interior space and a plurality of sorted coin compartments, said housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion that supports said upper portion above an associated support surface, said lower portion defined by first and second spaced-apart legs separated by an open space, wherein said sorted coin compartments are located in said lower portion of said housing;
• a coin transport mechanism located in said interior space and adapted for moving individual associated coins from said entrance to a second location in said interior space;
• a coin sorter for classifying associated coins according to diameter;
• and,
• a movable member secured to said housing and operably coupled to said coin transport mechanism whereby said movable member moves relative to said housing when said transport mechanism moves said associated coins in said interior space.

A coin handling device comprising:

• a housing defining an interior space, an entrance to said interior space and a plurality of sorted coin compartments;
• a coin transport mechanism located in said interior space and adapted for moving individual associated coins from said entrance to a second location in said interior space;
• a coin sorter for classifying associated coins according to diameter;
• a plurality of coin chutes located to receive associated coins of a plurality of different diameters from said coin sorter and to convey said received associated coins to said plurality of sorted coin compartments respectively;
• and,
• a movable member secured to said housing and operably coupled to said coin transport mechanism whereby said movable member moves relative to said housing when said transport mechanism moves said associated coins in said interior space.

A coin sorting apparatus comprising:

• a housing including a body portion and a base portion that supports the body portion above an associated support surface, said base portion comprising a pair of spaced legs and said body portion defined to represent a torso and head of an animal;
• a coin entrance in said body portion;
• a coin sorting assembly located in said body portion and communicating with said coin entrance;
• and,
• at least two coin storage areas communicating with said coin sorting assembly, said at least two storage areas located in at least one of said pair of spaced legs of said base portion.