# US 9,437,085 B1 · In-basket digital donation system

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- Number: US 9,437,085 B1
- Document ID: US9437085B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 14/873,996
- Filed: 2015-10-02
- Granted: 2016-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-10-02
- Applicants: Nathan D. Rempe; Scott Rempe
- Inventors: Nathan D. Rempe; Scott Rempe
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9437085B1

## CPC

- G07G 1/0027: {Details of drawer or money-box}
- G06Q 20/10: specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
- G06Q 20/34: using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
- G07F 7/0873: {Details of the card reader}
- G07G 1/12: electronically operated
- A47G 33/00: Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
- G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

An integrated electronic donation acceptance device and money collection basket. The money collection basket is portable. The electronic donation acceptance device includes a housing and circuitry that is capable of receiving electronic payments. At least a portion of the housing of the electronic donation acceptance device is releasably couplable to the money collection basket.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
a money collection basket having an integrated electronic payment receiver, wherein the money collection basket comprises:
a main body having an upper surface and a ledge below the upper surface, wherein the ledge extends to an outer edge of the main body; and
a cap that is detachably coupled to the main body, wherein the cap rests on the ledge when the cap is coupled to the main body, and wherein the ledge comprises a recess that is configured to receive a tab included in the cap, and wherein the tab includes a hole that is configured to align with a corresponding hole included in the recess, and
wherein the electronic payment receiver comprises a first portion that is non-detachably integrated into the main body of the money collection basket, and wherein the electronic payment receiver comprises a second portion that is a part of the cap, and
wherein the money collection basket includes a rim having slots that are co-linearly aligned with a card-reading slot of the electronic payment receiver, and wherein the slots in the rim are formed at a junction of the first portion of the electronic payment receiver, which is non-detachably integrated into the main body, and the cap.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 and wherein the first portion of the electronic payment receiver that is non-detachably integrated into the main body of the money collection basket comprises a donation amount selection button interface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2 and wherein the donation amount selection button interface is customizable for different donation amounts.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 and wherein the money collection basket having the integrated electronic payment receiver comprises a memory and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The apparatus of claim 4 and wherein the memory is configured to store any received electronic payment information in an encrypted form.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 and wherein the main body comprises an outer bottom portion that includes an opening into a cavity in the main body, and wherein the cavity is configured to receive circuitry.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6 and wherein the main body further comprises a detachable cover for the opening into the cavity, and wherein at least a portion of the circuitry is mounted on an inner side of the detachable cover.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7 and wherein the cavity comprises a first portion that extends substantially from the inner side of the detachable cover to just below a top of the main body and a second portion that extends substantially form the inner side of the detachable cover of the main body to just below the ledge of the main body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8 and wherein the first portion of the cavity is substantially deeper than the second portion of the cavity.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8 and wherein the ledge is configured to receive at least one of a card reader or a chip reader.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 and wherein an outer surface of the tab is substantially flush with an outer surface of the main body when the tab is secured within the recess.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 and wherein the ledge further comprises holes, and wherein the cap further comprises hooks configured to fit into the holes in the ledge.