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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7244175 | Coin recycling machine and method A coin recycling machine (10) for receiving, sorting and dispensing coins, comprising a coin dispenser having a rotatable coin magazine (23) for holding respective denominations of coins and having an electronic control (100, 107), said electron... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234582 | Coin guiding apparatus A coin guiding channel receives coins dispensed from a coin hopper. A base plate, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a supporting plate have surfaces defining a somewhat rectangular coin guiding channel along a longitudinal axis of the base plate. The supporting p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7201268 | Apparatus for sorting articles A device for sorting discs or disk-like members of different identities (e.g. roulette chips) ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells—(multi-chip storage compartments). Ejection of an article from the wells is achieved b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191933 | Automatic fare paying device for vehicles and method A compact fare paying device has a housing for receiving a monetary member and at least one verifier unit in the housing for determining the authenticity of the monetary member. A storage device such as a safe can receive the monetary member or a return device can r... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7066807 | Compact receiving and dispensing device A receiving and dispensing device for coins comprises a coin receiving device to receive the entry of coins of various denominations. The coins are segregated and verified as to authenticity. The coins are then transported along an upper and lower selecting section ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059477 | Bartender's tip jar A tip jar having an open necked portion and a cylindrical body portion with an upper and a lower separable section for separating paper currency from coins. The upper separable section has a centered conical portion with its peripheral base attached to the wall of t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048623 | Coin separator and sorter assembly A coin sorting apparatus includes a coin hopper and a coin ramp positioned below the coin hopper. A coin separator mechanism is located between the coin hopper and the coin ramp. The coin separator mechanism includes a separating wheel having a plurality of coin rec... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018286 | Coin holding device for filling coin cassettes A coin stacking device is used to refill a coin cassette of a coin dispenser. The coin stacking device includes a cylindrical structure having an inner diameter approximately the same as a diameter of the coins. The cylindrical structure has one open end and one clo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018285 | Disc guiding device A guiding structure for discs is disclosed. The guiding structure includes a hopper that dispenses discs one at a time, a guiding device that guides and aligns the dispensed discs, and a holding device for the discs that is located at the lower section of the guidin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966827 | Coin bank A coin bank includes a housing having a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins, a coin sorting area for sorting the unsorted coins, and a coin storage area for storing sorted coins. The coin storage area includes a drawer slidably mounted in the housing. I... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966417 | Coin chute The invention is related to a coin chute for transporting coins in a coin processing machine. The coin chute includes a first surface, a second surface, and a rolling surface. The rolling surface connects the first surface and the second surface to form generally a ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6916237 | Coin sorting apparatus There is provided a coin sorting apparatus having a coin receiving device for allowing an easy receipt of coins according to the size of the coins while the sorting of coins is being processed, the coin sorting apparatus including a coin sorting means for separating... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6663482 | Modular coin handling and sorting device A coin handling and sorting device includes a plurality of coin handling modules which are interconnectable by a user, as desired, to define a coin travel path. Each module is easily assembled by a user without use of tools. To facilitate assembly, bases,... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648747 | Device for sorting coins A device for sorting coins of a set of coins with a coin feed device 1, with a coin sorting plate 2 joining the coin feed device 1, which has a guide edge 3, a guide strip 4 extending along the guide edge 3 as well as a series of sorting openings 5 gradua... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638157 | Five coin bank A coin bank includes a housing having a coin receiving area for receiving unsorted coins, a coin sorting area for sorting the unsorted coins and a coin storage area for storing sorted coins. The coin storage area includes a drawer slidably mounted in the ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626752 | Device for sorting coins with a coin collection container configured as a sleeve container A machine for the sorting of coins and the placement of the coins into coin wrapper sleeves, containers or bags according to their type. A coin feed device in the form of a rotating table (1) feeds coins to a sorting plate (2) having a plurality of sortin... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6524179 | Cylindrical coin bank A coin bank (A) having one or more coin holders (70A-70D) removably aligned with one or more coin chutes (56A-56D) for receiving coins therefrom. The coin bank (A) preferably includes a coin sorter assembly (32) for sorting coins by diameter, a separator ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6443829 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus (A) includes a hopper (10) into which a plurality of unsorted coins are deposited. A push-button switch (30) is positioned adjacent the open mouth of the hopper (10) and is operable in a one-handed manner by an operator of the app... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6283267 | Coin selector assembly A coin selector assembly includes a frame member having an upper entrance opening for receiving a coin and a plurality of coin ejection openings. A passageway extends through the frame member from the upper entrance opening to a plurality of ejection open... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6165063 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus includes a coin hopper (24) having a coin exit aperture (30) and a ramp (32) located adjacent thereto. The ramp (32) includes an upper end (34) and slopes downward to a lower end (36). A plurality of apertures (38a-38d) are formed... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6099401 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus (A) includes a hopper (10) into which a plurality of coins are deposited. A push-button switch (30) is positioned adjacent the hopper (10) and is operable in a one-handed manner by an operator simultaneously with the action of dep... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5988349 | Apparatus and method for separating and rejecting coins A coin separator/rejector system includes a plurality of coin races which are disposed in a coin separator and rejector body. The races have at least one protrusion along their length so as to deflect downwardly traveling coins and force these coins to al... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5976006 | Motion bank A motorized coin bank for sorting and storing coins of varying diameters comprising a coin receiver hopper for receiving unsorted coins; a plurality of coin storage containers for storing sorted coins; a straight ramped coin path located between the coin ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5902178 | Coin sorting apparatus A coin sorting apparatus includes a coin hopper (24) having a coin exit aperture (30) and a ramp (32) located adjacent thereto. The ramp (32) includes an upper end (34) and slopes downward to a lower end (36). A plurality of apertures (38a-38d) are formed... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5827117 | Coin sorter and packager A device for stacking coins, including at least one coin stacking well and a wedge positioned at a bottom of the coin stacking well. In one embodiment, the device sorts and packages different sized coins in coin wrappers using: (1) an input chute for rece... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5688165 | Means for producing enhanced coin payout capacity in vending machine A mechanism for mounting on a vending control device used for paying back change to a customer for a deposit in excess of the amount of a selected vend including a coin storage device located at a higher elevation than the payback coin tube, the coin stor... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5597061 | Coin processing apparatus A coin processing apparatus comprises a coin selecting unit for determining whether put-in coins are genuine or not and denominations of the coins determined as genuine and guiding false coins to a predetermined coin path assigned for the false coin and t... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5562536 | Coin receiving and dispensing apparatus A coins receiving and dispensing apparatus suitable for food shops or restaurants allows precise transfer and reception of various coins without error and confirmation of the balance of the coin. When coins received from customers are inserted into this a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5474496 | Coin bank 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... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5462286 | Amusement device An amusement device contains a playing area housed inside a cabinet which is visible from outside the cabinet. The device contains a coin feeder which allows only coins of a particular size to pass and to drop down into the playing area. The playing area ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5441139 | Coin sorting device in which unnecessary material can be readily removed from a sorting passage In a coin sorting device which rolls a coin along a sorting passage and which carries out a sorting operation for the coin during movement of the coin, it is readily possible to remove unnecessary material from the sorting passage. The unnecessary materia... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5106337 | Coin sorter and dispenser A coin sorter and dispenser includes side-by-side vertical coin chambers for sorted coins. The stacks of coins are supported on respective friction wheels which are exposed at the bottom so that a user may engage the bottom of a selected wheel and rotate ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5030165 | Coin assorting device Coin assorting device having a disc (12) mounted for rotation on a bottom plate (10) to pass below a coin supply tube (19). The rotatable disc includes two pairs of recesses (16) for receiving a coin in each recess, the bottom plate having a discharge ope... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4995848 | Coin sorters In a coin sorter of the inclined ramp type the inclined ramp has the usual support surface (2) along which the edges of the coins roll, and the usual coin face support surface (3). The support surface (3) is provided both with apertures (6, 7, 8, 9) of pr... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4943257 | Coin sorting device with anticramping means Coin assorting device having a disc (12) mounted for rotation on a bottom plate (10) to pass below a coin supply tube (19). The rotation disc includes two pairs of recesses (16) for receiving a coin in each recess, the bottom plate having a discharge open... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4911280 | Method and apparatus for deflecting coins while maintaining an on-edge orientation A coin separator/rejector system includes a plurality of coin races which are disposed in a compact coin receiver body. The races have at least one protrusion along their length so as to deflect downwardly traveling coins and force these coins to alter bo... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4844230 | Installation for sorting out reject slugs out of the slug channel of an automatic coining machine An installation for sorting out reject slugs out of the slug channel of an automatic coining machine with a slug control mechanism, whereby the reduction of the reaction time for the rejection of slugs to be sorted out permits a considerable increase of t... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4687089 | Coin storage box and automatic teller In the stacking chamber (9) of a stacking box (50) for superimposed coins (2, 3), a stack carrier (11) supporting the stacked coins is arranged, the top surface (18) of which is inclined with respect to the horizontal (c). For the stacking of coins, the s... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4607648 | Coin bank with flipping action and sorting A coin bank for separating a group of coins, forming the coins into a moving file, and for sorting the coins. The bank has a housing with an inlet for receiving a group of coins, coin bins for receiving coins of different diameters, a mechanism for separa... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4593709 | Machine for sorting, packaging and dispensing of coins A coin counter, dispenser and packaging device in which the coins pass downwardly along a ramp whose holes are of gradually increasing diameter downwardly and are defined by plates whose portions remote from a wall of a ramp are set back slightly more tha... | 06/10/1986 |
