Global Patent Index - EP 1231575 A2

EP 1231575 A2 20020814 - Coin bank

Title (en)

Coin bank

Title (de)

Münzbehälter

Title (fr)

Récipient pour pièces de monnaie

Publication

EP 1231575 A2 20020814 (EN)

Application

EP 02002508 A 20020202

Priority

  • US 78082601 A 20010209
  • US 87973201 A 20010612

Abstract (en)

A coin bank includes a housing (10, 14, 40, 410, 414, 440) having a coin receiving area (68, 468) for receiving unsorted coins, a coin sorting area (60, 62, 450, 452, 460, 462) for sorting the unsorted coins and a coin storage area (36, 436) for storing sorted coins. The coin storage area includes a drawer (30, 430) slidably mounted in the housing and a coin tube support (32, 432) mounted in the drawer. The drawer can be moved in relation to the housing. A plurality of coin tubes (36, 436) is mounted in the coin tube support for holding sorted coins. The plurality of coin tubes can be inclined in relation to a vertical axis for receiving sorted coins.

IPC 1-7

G07D 9/00

IPC 8 full level

G07D 3/00 (2006.01); G07D 3/06 (2006.01); G07D 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07D 3/00 (2013.01); G07D 3/06 (2013.01); G07D 9/065 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1231575 A2 20020814; EP 1231575 A3 20030604; AU 2002245400 B2 20051110; DE 60200695 D1 20040812; DE 60200695 T2 20050811; EP 1231573 A2 20020814; EP 1231573 A3 20030827; EP 1231573 B1 20040707; ES 2223975 T3 20050301; WO 02065406 A1 20020822; WO 02065408 A1 20020822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02002508 A 20020202; AU 2002245400 A 20020207; DE 60200695 T 20020202; EP 02002506 A 20020202; ES 02002506 T 20020202; US 0203447 W 20020207; US 0203771 W 20020207