EP 0461805 A2 19911218 - Coin escrow.
Title (en)
Coin escrow.
Title (de)
Münzzwischenspeicher.
Title (fr)
Godet de réserve tampon pour pièces de monnaie.
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9013054 A 19900612
Abstract (en)
A coin escrow includes a storage chamber (2) having a side wall (3) and a base (5). In use, coins are stacked edge to edge in the storage chamber (2). The escrow includes one or more projections (10) which are moveable in the chamber (2) in the sideways direction. The projections (10) are biased towards the side wall (3) and engage one face of a coin stored in the storage chamber (2). Wide and consequently heavier coins displace the projections as they run along the base (5) of the storage chamber (2) but narrow and consequently lighter coins do not displace the projections (10). The projections hence prevent narrow coins from overlapping one another in the sideways direction in the storage chamber (2). In one example, the projections (10) are provided by balls projecting through a side wall opposing the one side wall (3). The balls are gravity-biased. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 1/047 (2013.01); G07F 1/048 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0461805 A2 19911218; EP 0461805 A3 19921125; GB 9013054 D0 19900801
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91305087 A 19910605; GB 9013054 A 19900612