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EP1331610A2
EP1331610A2 EP02425161A EP02425161A EP1331610A2 EP 1331610 A2 EP1331610 A2 EP 1331610A2 EP 02425161 A EP02425161 A EP 02425161A EP 02425161 A EP02425161 A EP 02425161A EP 1331610 A2 EP1331610 A2 EP 1331610A2
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coins
coin
coin holder
containing seats
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Maurizio Floris
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a coin holder, in particular for Euro coins.
  • the coin holders for Euros proposed at present are in the form of purses or containers to contain a plurality of coins in scattered or random order. For this reason, said purses are not very practical, since they oblige the user to carry out a search for the desired coin inside the purse each time a payment is to be made.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art by providing a coin holder of the portable type that is practical and able to allow the user to group the coins in an orderly manner, avoiding the possibility of errors.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such a container for coins that is versatile and adaptable to various types of shapes of coins.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a coin holder that is compact, economical and simple to make.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide such a container with a flattened shape, which can easily be held in the palm of a hand.
  • the coin holder according to the invention comprises a lower half-shell comprising a plurality of containing seats able to receive the coins in a stacked position one on top of the other, spring means disposed within said containing seats to urge the coins stacked above them towards the top of the container, and an upper half-shell that can be assembled on the lower half-shell.
  • the upper half-shell has a cover plate to retain said coins.
  • a plurality of openings disposed to coincide with the containing seats is formed in the cover plate.
  • a plurality of slots coinciding with said openings and larger in width is provided in the upper half-shell to allow horizontal insertion/removal of coins into/from said containing seats.
  • the advantages of the coin holder according to the invention are apparent in that it allows the coins to be kept in order, in a precise manner, in the respective containing seats, avoiding errors on the part of the user on removal of the coins.
  • the coin holder 1 comprises a substantially flattened parallelepiped body consisting of a lower half shell 2 acting as base or coin holding body and an upper half-shell 4 acting as a cover or coin retaining element.
  • the lower half-shell 2 comprises a base plate 20, substantially rectangular in shape, wherefrom a rectangular peripheral frame 21 defining a coin holding space rises.
  • the peripheral rectangular frame 21 has a rectangular peripheral edge with a double lip 22.
  • a plurality of dividing walls 23 rise upward within the containing space, said dividing walls 23 being substantially semi-cylindrical in shape with concavities facing toward the major sides of the peripheral frame 21, so as to define, with the peripheral frame 21, respective seats or compartments 24 for containing coins in a configuration stacked one on top of another.
  • the semi-cylindrical dividing walls 23 have a greater height than the height of the peripheral frame 21. Furthermore, the dividing walls 23 have a step-shaped notch 25 in their upper and side end part.
  • Eight dividing walls 23 disposed on two parallel rows of four dividing walls each are preferably provided.
  • the radius of curvature of the dividing walls 23 is designed so that the respective seats 24 can house, respectively, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent coins and 1 and 2 Euro coins.
  • Respective disc-shaped protrusions 26 are provided on the upper surface of the base plate 20, in a central position inside the seats 24.
  • the holder 1 comprises a plurality of spring devices 3 equal in number to the containing seats 24.
  • Each spring device 3 comprises a disc-shaped plate 30 wherebeneath a helical spring is mounted axially.
  • the free end of the helical spring 31 ends in a circular coil 32 able to engage around the disc-shaped protrusion 26 provided on the base plate 20.
  • the various plates 30 of the spring devices 3 have a slightly smaller diameter than the inside diameter of the respective semi-cylindrical wall 23 wherein they are received. In this manner, the plates 30 can slide axially inside the respective seats 24, supported by the respective helical springs 31. Distinctive marks are depicted on the upper surface of the plates 30, such as, for example, the value of the coins intended to be supported on the respective plate 30.
  • the upper half-shell 4 comprises a cover plate 40 surrounded by a peripheral rectangular frame 41.
  • the peripheral frame 41 of the upper half-shell has a lower edge 42 with a double lip complementary to the upper edge 22 of the frame of the lower half-shell.
  • the cover plate 40 has in its side portions a plurality of openings or through holes 44 to allow the coins to be gripped.
  • the openings 44 are destined to be put in register with the containing seats 24 defined in the lower half-shell.
  • the semicircular openings 44 of the cover plate of the upper half-shell have a slightly smaller diameter than the diameter of the respective plates 30 of the spring means, so as to be able to retain them inside the respective seats 24 of the lower half-shell.
  • cover plate 40 is slightly raised with respect to the peripheral frame 41 by means of small bridges 45, disposed between each coin insertion opening 44, which define a step between the frame 41 and the cover plate 40.
  • the peripheral frame 41 of the upper half-shell has at the top in the two major sides an edge 49 that is lowered with respect to the cover plate 40.
  • a plurality of windows or concave slots 50 are defined on the upper edge 49 of the major sides of the peripheral frame 41 of the lower half-shell between the bridges 45, with their concavities facing toward the concavity of the semicircular openings 44 in the cover plate 40.
  • the distance between the bridges 45 on the respective slots 50 is greater than the diameter of the respective coins destined to be contained in the respective containing seats 24 of the lower half-shell. In this manner, the coins can be inserted into/removed from the containing seats 24 through the slots 50.
  • the various spring devices 3 are mounted inside the respective containing seats 24 of the lower half-shell 2, so that the free end 32 of the helical spring 31 of each spring device engages around the respective disc-shaped protrusion 26 of the base plate 20 of the lower half-shell.
  • the upper half-shell 4 is subsequently mounted on the lower half-shell 2, so that the pins 28 of the tangs 27 of the lower half-shell engage in the holes 48 of the tangs 47 of the upper half-shell.
  • the double lip 22 of the edge of the lower half-shell engages with the double lip 42 of the edge of the frame of the upper half-shell.
  • the inside step of the bridges 45 abuts against the step 25 generated in the semi-cylindrical dividing walls 23.
  • the two shell halves 2 and 4 can be assembled by means of other tongue and groove coupling systems or by other engagement means, such as gluing, screw means, welding, ultrasound welding and the like.
  • the plate 30 of each spring device is in abutment in its peripheral part against the part of the cover plate 4 that is situated around the slots 44.
  • the user inserts the coins horizontally into the relative slots 50 above the relative plate 30, so as to move the plate vertically downward and arrange the coins in abutment against the part of the abutment plate around the slot 44.
  • the helical spring 31 of the spring device 3 is compressed and the coins are inserted into the special containing seats 24.
  • the user For removal of the coins from the container 1, the user extracts the coin at the top of the stack with a fingertip, causing it to exit through the slot 50, by moving the coin in the horizontal direction of removal. Once the coin at the top of the stack has been removed, the helical spring 31 pushes the plate 30 upward, bringing a new coin (if present) into the top position of removal.

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EP02425161A 2002-01-24 2002-03-15 Porte-pièces Withdrawn EP1331610A3 (fr)

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ITMI2002035U 2002-01-24
ITMI20020035 ITMI20020035U1 (it) 2002-01-24 2002-01-24 Contenitore piano il plastica per monete di euro

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EP1331610A2 true EP1331610A2 (fr) 2003-07-30
EP1331610A3 EP1331610A3 (fr) 2004-04-28

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Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US202486A (en) * 1878-04-16 Improvement in coin pocket-books
US2654376A (en) * 1949-01-28 1953-10-06 Hultberg Ake Albin Coin holder
US3242930A (en) * 1963-11-18 1966-03-29 Myron L Wilner Bill fold and coin holder
GB1285121A (en) * 1970-06-19 1972-08-09 Leonard Alfred Dalchow Decimal coin purse
US3731695A (en) * 1970-10-09 1973-05-08 Synthetic Surfaces Inc Coin holder and coin dispenser
US5026321A (en) * 1989-12-18 1991-06-25 Benson Anders B Coin dispenser
US5492504A (en) * 1994-10-17 1996-02-20 Wolters; Charles P. Pocket portable coin dispenser
DE29606902U1 (de) * 1996-04-16 1996-07-04 Stadler, Andreas, Salzburg Behälter zur Aufnahme von Münzen und Identifikationskarten
US6302777B1 (en) * 2000-05-30 2001-10-16 Unitylab Inc. Coin holder
DE20107413U1 (de) * 2001-04-30 2001-10-18 Stadler, Andreas, Salzburg Behälter zur Aufnahme von Münzen

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US202486A (en) * 1878-04-16 Improvement in coin pocket-books
US2654376A (en) * 1949-01-28 1953-10-06 Hultberg Ake Albin Coin holder
US3242930A (en) * 1963-11-18 1966-03-29 Myron L Wilner Bill fold and coin holder
GB1285121A (en) * 1970-06-19 1972-08-09 Leonard Alfred Dalchow Decimal coin purse
US3731695A (en) * 1970-10-09 1973-05-08 Synthetic Surfaces Inc Coin holder and coin dispenser
US5026321A (en) * 1989-12-18 1991-06-25 Benson Anders B Coin dispenser
US5492504A (en) * 1994-10-17 1996-02-20 Wolters; Charles P. Pocket portable coin dispenser
DE29606902U1 (de) * 1996-04-16 1996-07-04 Stadler, Andreas, Salzburg Behälter zur Aufnahme von Münzen und Identifikationskarten
US6302777B1 (en) * 2000-05-30 2001-10-16 Unitylab Inc. Coin holder
DE20107413U1 (de) * 2001-04-30 2001-10-18 Stadler, Andreas, Salzburg Behälter zur Aufnahme von Münzen

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