(19)
(11) EP 1 231 575 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/33

(21) Application number: 02002508.6

(22) Date of filing: 02.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07D 9/00, G07D 3/00, G07D 9/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 09.02.2001 US 780826
12.06.2001 US 879732

(71) Applicant: Mag-Nif Incorporated a corporation of the state of Ohio
Mentor, Ohio 44060 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Perkitny, Jerzy
    Lakewood, Ohio 44107 (US)

(74) Representative: Hosbach, Hans Ulrich, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Zenz, Helber, Hosbach & Partner, Patentanwälte, Huyssenallee 58-64
45128 Essen
45128 Essen (DE)

   


(54) Coin bank


(57) 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.






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