EP1108247A1 - Porte-monnaie distributeur - Google Patents

Porte-monnaie distributeur

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Publication number
EP1108247A1
EP1108247A1 EP99938451A EP99938451A EP1108247A1 EP 1108247 A1 EP1108247 A1 EP 1108247A1 EP 99938451 A EP99938451 A EP 99938451A EP 99938451 A EP99938451 A EP 99938451A EP 1108247 A1 EP1108247 A1 EP 1108247A1
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Prior art keywords
coin
coins
tube
stack
holder
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German (de)
English (en)
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Michael James Hennessy
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G07D9/002—Coin holding devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D1/00—Coin dispensers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D1/00—Coin dispensers
    • G07D1/02—Coin dispensers giving change
    • G07D1/08—Coin dispensers giving change hand actuated

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a coin holder for storing coins for savings or other
  • Coin storage devices which comprise a plurality of coin-receiving
  • the present invention is intended for use by adults or more especially children for
  • the invention provides a coin holder for savings comprising a base, mounting at
  • At least one coin-receiving tube at least one coin-receiving tube, a chute having an upper coin-receiving portion and a lower
  • the coin-receiving tube having release means whereby coins may be
  • the chute may be removable and means may be provided to attach a bag to the chute.
  • the coins received by a tube are held in a single stack, the tube being configured to
  • the release means preferably comprises a baffle slidable from beneath a lowest
  • the release means Preferably the release means
  • the release means is arranged to allow all the coins in a tube to be
  • a plurality of coin-receiving tubes are provided, the chute arranged to
  • the release means for the tube may comprises a clip having opposed fingers
  • baffle means at the base of the tube slidable from beneath coins in the tube to
  • the or each coin-receiving tube is provided with a plurality of pairs of slots at different
  • the clip may be made from any suitable material e.g. steel.
  • a further sliding baffle may be provided with at least one
  • the coin-receiving tubes are preferably made to allow coins therein to be visible.
  • tubes may however be opaque with one or more openings or windows through which the
  • a fascia may be provided so as to be mounted (preferably releasably mounted) in
  • the fascia having apertures or windows through which coins
  • the fascia may bear decorative patterns such as
  • the fascia may be mounted behind the rack.
  • rack may also have cut-out windows.
  • At least one rack may be provided on the coin holder to receive a cheque book
  • a pen or pencil holder may
  • the base also mounts
  • the piece may receive or support said fascia.
  • the lid and/or baffle of a tube may be provided with a lid, preferably hinged to its tube.
  • the lid and/or baffle of a tube may be provided with a lid, preferably hinged to its tube.
  • an over-all lid is provided which when closed presents a neat appearance
  • the or each tube may be provided at its open end with a raised lip making it easier
  • the invention especially in its preferred forms has educational value for small
  • the coin holder may be provided with a decorative outer shell for example in the
  • the release means may comprise a 'hidden' button for each
  • buttons being camouflaged as part of the dinosaur or other
  • the coin receiving chute may be arranged to form part of the animal (for
  • the invention also provides, in a second aspect, a dispensing mechanism for coins
  • said first member is laterally displaced permitting the stack to be released to fall
  • abutment on said second member abuts a lowermost coin of the stack and on further movement from said second position displaces said coin laterally from beneath the base
  • the dispensing mechanism is configured such that longitudinal axes of
  • the first and second members are parallel and are parallel to the directions of movement
  • Fig 1 is a schematic perspective view, partly broken away, of a first coin holder
  • Fig 2 is a rear schematic perspective view, partly broken away, of the coin first
  • Fig 3 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of one of the first coin-receiving
  • Fig 4 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of a further coin-receiving tube
  • Fig. 4A shows a detail of part of the tube of Fig. 5.
  • Fig 5 is a schematic sectional view on line V-V of Fig 4, shown with a clip
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic sectional view similar to that of Fig. 5 showing an alternative
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a second coin holder according to the
  • said coin holder incorporating a
  • Fig.8 is a schematic view of a drawer part of the second coin holder shown being
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a part of the second coin holder showing one of the
  • Fig. 10 is a lateral schematic cross sectional view of the coin stack of Fig.9.
  • Fig.l 1 is an enlarged schematic view of part of the release baffle mechanism shown
  • Fig. 12 is an enlarged schematic view of part of the release baffle mechanism
  • Fig. 13 is an enlarged view of the release baffle mechanism of Figs 11 and 12
  • Fig. 14 is an enlarged view of the release baffle mechanism of Figs 11, 12 and 13
  • Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view from the front one side and slightly above
  • Fig. 16 is a schematic perspective view from the front one side and slightly above
  • Fig. 17 is a front elevational view of the third coin holder showing a decorative
  • Fig. 18 is a schematic view of a fourth coin holder according to the invention.
  • Fig. 19 is a schematic perspective part-exploded view from the front, one side and above of a fifth coin holder according to the invention.
  • a base 10 Mounted on a base 10 are an upright back piece or partition 20 and coin holder
  • tubes 30 made from clear plastics material through walls of which coins therein may be
  • the tubes are of diameters each dimensioned to receive a different denomination
  • baffle 32 so as to prevent, whilst so inserted, coins placed in the tube passing through the
  • baffles one of which can be
  • Fig 3 comprise a piece of coloured plastics material, the one shown
  • Each tube has at least one pair of apertures in the form of slots 34 in its walls so
  • the coin-receiving tube shown in Fig 3 is dimensioned to received
  • the tube shown in Fig 4 is provided with a lid 31 attached by a hinge 3 la to a
  • the tubes 30 are each releasably secured to the base 10 by
  • Fig. 4A shows how the baffles 32 are held in a groove 32a provided in a wall of the
  • the chute 18 has an outlet spout 18a projecting through an aperture 1 1 in a front
  • outlet spout 18a and hence to a bag 19.
  • the inlet part is inclined from front to back as
  • the partition 20 also mounts hooks 12 for keys and/or jewellery, and on the reverse
  • a drawer 14 is provided in which bags of cash ready-sorted can be stored
  • the base also has receptacles 16 (only one shown) for pens
  • the drawer 14 may have one or more partitions so that cash can be stored but also
  • the drawer 14 may be disguised and/or fitted with a locking mechanism and/or
  • the partition 20 is provided with a rack 22 for the storage of empty bank bags for
  • the rack 22 has raised lettering (not shown) to
  • baffles themselves and/or the baffles (Figs 3 and 4) may bear such indications.
  • the rack 22 is divided into a number of compartments each having lowered front
  • the partition 20 is also provided with a receptacle 24 for cash slips, and on an
  • the base 10 is provided with a foot 50 pivotally connected (not shown) to the base
  • the swivel may be
  • the swivel may be arranged such that the
  • Fig 5 is a cross-section through the tube shown in Fig 4 on line V-V and shows a
  • Fig. 6 shows an alternative arrangement of that of Fig. 5. Slots 34a are arranged on
  • baffles similar to baffles 32 may be
  • baffles 34 These further baffles would have wedge shaped rear formations to enable them to be
  • a further slot could be provided at the rear of a tube to receive the wedge so that in this case the baffle straddles the tube.
  • Such additional baffles could be provided at the rear of a tube to receive the wedge so that in this case the baffle straddles the tube.
  • the tubes or any of them may have a lower baffle 32 but no slots 34 for entry of
  • the tubes may be of any convenient size and shape to accommodate coins
  • the tubes may instead of being of clear plastics may be made of translucent
  • An overall case may be provided into which the coin storage holder may be locked.
  • the coin storage holder may be provided at suitable locations with markings
  • markings may be for example printed, indented, raised or stick-on lettering.
  • the coin storage holder may bear one or more logos or coloured for use say in or
  • drawer 14 Typically only a single clip would be required and this is of the type shown
  • Fig. 6 could be clipped to the partition or the edge of one of the racks.
  • a clip may be provided on the spout 18a by which bags 19 can be held during
  • the tubes may be fixed to the base or releasably mounted for example by a bayonet
  • a hopper may be provided above the tubes to sort coins placed therein according to
  • the hopper may have an electronic sorter associated with it to fulfil this
  • the second coin holder 200 shown in Fig 7 comprises a two part housing moulded
  • the tubes are arranged with a constriction 207 so as to receive, over part of their lengths,
  • coins 208 is a vertical disposition (see fig 9) and at the base of each tube the coins are
  • the constrictions 207 in the tubes are of different vertical heights such that the tubes in
  • the tubes are dimensioned such that when full, a part of
  • coins of low denomination have a large stack part 209a_and a small vertical constriction
  • coins in a particular tube is chosen to be the same as the number of that denomination
  • each tube At the top of each tube is a respective chute or hopper 204 for use of loading the
  • a lip may be provided at the sides and back of the
  • each hopper to further enhance loading of the tubes with coins.
  • each tube At the base of each tube there is provided a baffle release or coin dispensing
  • first member 214 having a finger grip 214a, a central part 216
  • the first member 214 is connected to
  • the finger grip 214 is also slidable
  • the baffle release mechanism is shown in a rest position in Figs 9 and 12.
  • the coin engaging part supports the stack of coins 210
  • part 218 ready for a similar operation to release the next single coin (lowest in the stack).
  • deflecting baffle or chute 228 (as shown in fig 14).
  • the coin collecting drawer 226 is provided with a lip 232 to enable coins to be
  • the deflecting baffles 228 act to prevent stack of coins, when released, being jammed
  • the third coin holder shown in Figs. 15 and 16 is essentially the same as the second
  • each stack has a baffle mechanism 304 as previously
  • the collecting drawer 306 has a lip 308 at a rear
  • the tubes 318, 320 have a relatively large (deep) wide region 322 and a relatively short
  • constricted region 324 will typically take low denomination coins such as one
  • Either of the first or second holders may be wholly or partially enclosed by a
  • decorative casing such as a representation of an animal, dinosaur or 'monster'.
  • tubes may be left visible by windows or apertures in such a casing.
  • a decorative screen may be placed in front or behind the coin holders to appeal to
  • Fig. 17 shows the third coin holder fitted with such a screen 325 in front of the coin
  • the screen 325 is made of acetate material and has a window 328
  • pattern has an animal theme. Any theme can be used e.g. cars, aircraft or
  • the fourth coin holder shown in Fig. 18 comprises a coin holder similar to the third coin
  • a soft toy element At one end there is provided a soft toy element represents the front half 402 of a puppy dog. At an opposed end there is a soft toy element representing the
  • the soft toy elements are made of any suitable material
  • the fifth coin holder shown in Fig. 19 comprises planar, semi rigid or foam
  • element 502a is shown detached from the coin holder 500. It is attachable by L-shaped
  • This method of attachment may be

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Abstract

On décrit un porte-monnaie distributeur (200) qui comprend un certain nombre de tubes (202) pouvant recevoir chacun des pièces de monnaie d'une catégorie particulière, un mécanisme de libération pour libérer quelques-unes ou toutes les pièces du tube à l'intérieur d'un glissoir (206), tous ces éléments étant montés sur un support. De préférence, le porte-monnaie distributeur est muni de baies pouvant accueillir des carnets de chèque, des relevés de compte ou analogues.
EP99938451A 1998-08-10 1999-08-10 Porte-monnaie distributeur Withdrawn EP1108247A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9817419 1998-08-10
GBGB9817419.6A GB9817419D0 (en) 1998-08-10 1998-08-10 Improved coin holder for savings
PCT/GB1999/002627 WO2000010136A1 (fr) 1998-08-10 1999-08-10 Porte-monnaie distributeur

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EP1108247A1 true EP1108247A1 (fr) 2001-06-20

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EP (1) EP1108247A1 (fr)
AU (1) AU5295999A (fr)
GB (1) GB9817419D0 (fr)
WO (1) WO2000010136A1 (fr)

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EP1180746A1 (fr) * 2000-08-14 2002-02-20 Siddique Ismail Tirelire de sélection de pièces de monnaie par dimension et valeur
AT410852B (de) * 2001-10-19 2003-08-25 Planer Johann Münzspeicher
FR2840433A1 (fr) * 2002-05-31 2003-12-05 Alex Ogier Distributeur portable automatique et d'appoint de pieces de monnaie

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FR1445473A (fr) * 1964-12-09 1966-07-15 Appareil mécanique distributeur de pièces de monnaie
JPS5517850Y2 (fr) * 1977-12-15 1980-04-24
US4541547A (en) * 1983-10-21 1985-09-17 Miknyocki Ronald J Token or card dispenser
US5437408A (en) * 1993-11-02 1995-08-01 Chesnut; John M. Animal coin bank

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WO2000010136A1 (fr) 2000-02-24
GB9817419D0 (en) 1998-10-07

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