CA1039254A - Coin counting and packaging device - Google Patents
Coin counting and packaging deviceInfo
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- CA1039254A CA1039254A CA280,602A CA280602A CA1039254A CA 1039254 A CA1039254 A CA 1039254A CA 280602 A CA280602 A CA 280602A CA 1039254 A CA1039254 A CA 1039254A
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- tubular body
- coins
- counting
- coin
- chamber
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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
- G07D9/06—Devices for stacking or otherwise arranging coins on a support, e.g. apertured plate for use in counting coins
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A coin counting and packaging device is disclosed which comprises & tubular body having at its receiving end a semi-circular scoop and at its counting end a circular coin chamber to hold a column of coins. At the terminal end of the coin chamber a stopper means, which may be adjustable, is provided to support the coins in the chamber and to define a length of chamber for a prescribed number of coins to be counted and packaged. Standard paper wrapping tubes or wrapping sheets formed into tubes may be used in conjunction with the device for the purpose of wrapping the coins into a compact stack. The device of the present inven-tion is most useful for counting and packaging coins without the necessity of counting the coins mentally prior to wrapping them, and reducing the daxter-ity required on the part of the wrapper to package them.
A coin counting and packaging device is disclosed which comprises & tubular body having at its receiving end a semi-circular scoop and at its counting end a circular coin chamber to hold a column of coins. At the terminal end of the coin chamber a stopper means, which may be adjustable, is provided to support the coins in the chamber and to define a length of chamber for a prescribed number of coins to be counted and packaged. Standard paper wrapping tubes or wrapping sheets formed into tubes may be used in conjunction with the device for the purpose of wrapping the coins into a compact stack. The device of the present inven-tion is most useful for counting and packaging coins without the necessity of counting the coins mentally prior to wrapping them, and reducing the daxter-ity required on the part of the wrapper to package them.
Description
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Tb~ present invention r~lates to a ooin counting and pack-aging de~ice which i9 particularly userul as a portable device for eount-ing and paokaging coin~ in bank~, loan associations~ commerci~l o~ta-blishments and other places of bu~lne~s hhere coina of var~ou~ denomina-tions are handled during daily bu~ine~3 transactions. It i~ p~rticularly useful for saving time and labour whlle providing error-proor counting and e~fieicnt packaging means.
~ riefly, the deviee herein de~cribed i~ simple, practicsl and efficient and o~ such con~truckion that it can be ma~ produced rrom pla~tic materials, ~etal or any other ~uitable material o~ sub3tantial rieidity that can be formed lnto a hollow tube.
Xnown means for counting and pa¢kaging coins vary from sophistieated eombination coln sorting, counting and packaging machines ~hich usually inelude expensive and eomplicated meohanioal and~or elec-trical eompon2nts to the ~ell known hand counting ~nd manual NTapping of coins in paper sbeet or tube wrapper~. This latter method i~ relatively 310w ~nd tedious as it u~ually necessitate~ mentPl counting o~ the coins prior to packaging as well a~ m~nual dexterity when handlin~ and wrapping.
In accordance with the pr~sent invention, a device i8 pro-vided which eliminate~ thQ need for mental counting of the coins prior toor durinK ~rapping and also provid~s a simple means for packaging with a substantial reduotion in the manual d~xterity required on the part of the packagerO More particularly, the pre~ent invention contemplates the u~e of a device comprising~ in it~ slmpl~st ~orm, a hollow tubul~r body of ~ubstantially circular ¢ro~s-section having an open scoop at ~ receiving end and a coin stopper at the other end; the tubular body being adapted to recei~e coins of a predetermined denomination. The tubular portion bet~e0n the 9COOp and the ~toppsr constitute~ sslf-counting ~ean~ ~hen the t~be i5 filled ~ith coln~. Wrapping i~ acoomplished by ~nserting a tubular paper or pla~tic ~rapper over the coins in the tubular body 3uch that the tube ~rapper overlsps both ends of the coin ~t~ck a~d wlth the ;~
U90 of finger pre33ure, folding the o~erlapping end3 of the tube ~r~pper 3~254 to form a co~pact packag~ of coins. ;-Other objects ~nd advant~ge3 will beco~e apparent from the detail~ of construction and operation a~ more fully hereinafter described with refsrenco to the acco~panying drawing~ in which: ~:
Figur~ 1 is a view in per~pectlve of a coin counting and packaging device according to an ex~mple embodlment o~ the pres2nt invention;
Figure 2 i8 a cross-sectional viaw of the device taken along line 2-2 of Figure l; ::
Figure 3 i9 another cro~s~sectional vie~ of the device taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2;
Figure 4 i~ a further cros~-æectional view t~k~n along line 4-4 of Figure 2 show$ng the stopper end portion o~ tha deviae; and Figure 5 i9 a cross-sectional view of a ~uitable stopper taken long line 5-5 of Figure 4. :
In oporation, the device of the present ~nvontion i8 held :~
in ones hand at or on about the coin chamber portion 14 and at a po~itive angle to the horiæontal such that the ~ooop 16 is at a slightly higher ~:
elevation th~n the coir chamber 14. Coins of the s2me denomlnation are ~ :
20 then fed into scoop 16 at random and by simply shaking or sli~htly vibra- ;~
tin8 the de~ice, the coins advan¢e into ¢h~mber 14 and generally tend to align themselve~ at right angl0s to the longitudinal axi~ Or ~he device to form a column of coi~s. Slot 28 provide~ a visual mean~ for ensuring pro-per alignment of the ¢oins in chamber 1~. Once the chamber 1~ appears to be filled, the device i8 brough~ to a vertical position at ~hich point the coin column is vlsually compared again~t edge 18. An~ coin e~tending beyond edge lô into 9COOp 16 is simply re~oved latorally of the devi¢e, wherea~ if the coIu~n doe~ not ~xtand to edBe 18, coins are simply added. ~ :
It c~n be ~een therefor~ that once length ~ ha~ been set ~or Q pre~cribed number of coins, a full chamber constitutes the exact number of coins required without the need o~ manually count~g them, thus con~tituti~g ~elf counting mean~. .
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... . . .. . . . . . . .
1~392S~
Coins are generally packaged in paper tubea or in sp~cially d~signed p~per ~heets in which the coin~ are roll~rapped. Th0 devic~ of the pre~ent invention ha~ been conceived to m~ke u~e of these well-known and com~0rcially av~lable wrapping mediums without the need for manual}y rolling the coins therein. Of course other wrapping mcdiums msy be used without departing from the ~cope of the present invention.
In essence, once the coin chamb~r 14 i~ full, ~nd thus co~- ;
taining the prescribed number of coins, the device 1~ tilted to a near hori~ontal po3ltion to cause the coins to lie at an angle to the longitudi-n 1 a~is of chamber 14. It will be appreciated that in this ~anner, the effective cros~-sectional area o~ the coin column is reduced, and will ~acilitate the quick and simple insertion of the coin wrappi~ medium thereover.
In the ca~e where paper tubes are u~ed, these are inaerted over the coin column in ch~nber 1~ until the leading end of the tube -~
reache~ flange 20 of ~topper 18 through ~pace 24 as previously describ~d.
It will be seen, therefore, that the leading portlon Or the tube ocoupylng ~pace 24 will in effect overlap the coin colwnn by a length equal to the length of the protruding portion of stopper 18. Similarly the lag~ing end ;~
of the ~rapping tube ~ill overlap the coin column at the oppo~ite end by 3ubstsntially the same amou~t. Thi~, in ePPect, constitutes ~alf-centering mean~ for the wrapping medium.
By me~ns of finger slot 30, fing~r pressure m~y be applied to the overlapping portion of the lagging ~nd of the tube wrapper and thus ~ ^-fold a portion thereof over the coin column. The partially Nrapped coin column can then bs displeced to~ard scoop 16 by tilting the devics and again using finger pres~ure on the overlapping portion of the leading end of the tube wrapper to fold it over the coin col~mn to form a c~npact 3taok of ~rappod coin~.
In the case ~here paper ~heets are employed, the~e can be pre~rolled into 8 tube having an outer difimeter ~lightly le~s than that of ~039254 coin chamber 14. The Yor~ed tube is then inserted into chamber 14 where-upon inherant 3tra~3es in the rolled tube wlll cause it to con~onm to the ~ :
inner diameter of the coin chamber. ~he ~me procedure employad with ~h~
tube wrappers can be used to complete the wr~pplng process.
It wlll be understood by tho~e skilled ln the art that .;
different size devices are contemplated for use to acoomodate different ;:
coin denoninationq.
It will also be obvious to tho~e skilled i~ the ~rt that ~ -the inner diameter of the device must be at least ~lightly larger than the diameter of the coins to be counted and packaged.
It will further be understood that a notch or oth~r similsr : , .
means inscribed o~ the tubular body or 9COOp may be used to denote a fbll ~; :
¢hamber instead oif edge 18. ,~;
A190~ othor forms of ~topper means ma~ be used without departing from the scope of the pre~ent invention. :.
Purtha more, the present invention cont~mplates a device which may be u3ed for ~elf-co~nting and packaging of articles other than -~
coins s~ch as poker chips or other disc-like articles.
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Tb~ present invention r~lates to a ooin counting and pack-aging de~ice which i9 particularly userul as a portable device for eount-ing and paokaging coin~ in bank~, loan associations~ commerci~l o~ta-blishments and other places of bu~lne~s hhere coina of var~ou~ denomina-tions are handled during daily bu~ine~3 transactions. It i~ p~rticularly useful for saving time and labour whlle providing error-proor counting and e~fieicnt packaging means.
~ riefly, the deviee herein de~cribed i~ simple, practicsl and efficient and o~ such con~truckion that it can be ma~ produced rrom pla~tic materials, ~etal or any other ~uitable material o~ sub3tantial rieidity that can be formed lnto a hollow tube.
Xnown means for counting and pa¢kaging coins vary from sophistieated eombination coln sorting, counting and packaging machines ~hich usually inelude expensive and eomplicated meohanioal and~or elec-trical eompon2nts to the ~ell known hand counting ~nd manual NTapping of coins in paper sbeet or tube wrapper~. This latter method i~ relatively 310w ~nd tedious as it u~ually necessitate~ mentPl counting o~ the coins prior to packaging as well a~ m~nual dexterity when handlin~ and wrapping.
In accordance with the pr~sent invention, a device i8 pro-vided which eliminate~ thQ need for mental counting of the coins prior toor durinK ~rapping and also provid~s a simple means for packaging with a substantial reduotion in the manual d~xterity required on the part of the packagerO More particularly, the pre~ent invention contemplates the u~e of a device comprising~ in it~ slmpl~st ~orm, a hollow tubul~r body of ~ubstantially circular ¢ro~s-section having an open scoop at ~ receiving end and a coin stopper at the other end; the tubular body being adapted to recei~e coins of a predetermined denomination. The tubular portion bet~e0n the 9COOp and the ~toppsr constitute~ sslf-counting ~ean~ ~hen the t~be i5 filled ~ith coln~. Wrapping i~ acoomplished by ~nserting a tubular paper or pla~tic ~rapper over the coins in the tubular body 3uch that the tube ~rapper overlsps both ends of the coin ~t~ck a~d wlth the ;~
U90 of finger pre33ure, folding the o~erlapping end3 of the tube ~r~pper 3~254 to form a co~pact packag~ of coins. ;-Other objects ~nd advant~ge3 will beco~e apparent from the detail~ of construction and operation a~ more fully hereinafter described with refsrenco to the acco~panying drawing~ in which: ~:
Figur~ 1 is a view in per~pectlve of a coin counting and packaging device according to an ex~mple embodlment o~ the pres2nt invention;
Figure 2 i8 a cross-sectional viaw of the device taken along line 2-2 of Figure l; ::
Figure 3 i9 another cro~s~sectional vie~ of the device taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2;
Figure 4 i~ a further cros~-æectional view t~k~n along line 4-4 of Figure 2 show$ng the stopper end portion o~ tha deviae; and Figure 5 i9 a cross-sectional view of a ~uitable stopper taken long line 5-5 of Figure 4. :
In oporation, the device of the present ~nvontion i8 held :~
in ones hand at or on about the coin chamber portion 14 and at a po~itive angle to the horiæontal such that the ~ooop 16 is at a slightly higher ~:
elevation th~n the coir chamber 14. Coins of the s2me denomlnation are ~ :
20 then fed into scoop 16 at random and by simply shaking or sli~htly vibra- ;~
tin8 the de~ice, the coins advan¢e into ¢h~mber 14 and generally tend to align themselve~ at right angl0s to the longitudinal axi~ Or ~he device to form a column of coi~s. Slot 28 provide~ a visual mean~ for ensuring pro-per alignment of the ¢oins in chamber 1~. Once the chamber 1~ appears to be filled, the device i8 brough~ to a vertical position at ~hich point the coin column is vlsually compared again~t edge 18. An~ coin e~tending beyond edge lô into 9COOp 16 is simply re~oved latorally of the devi¢e, wherea~ if the coIu~n doe~ not ~xtand to edBe 18, coins are simply added. ~ :
It c~n be ~een therefor~ that once length ~ ha~ been set ~or Q pre~cribed number of coins, a full chamber constitutes the exact number of coins required without the need o~ manually count~g them, thus con~tituti~g ~elf counting mean~. .
.
... . . .. . . . . . . .
1~392S~
Coins are generally packaged in paper tubea or in sp~cially d~signed p~per ~heets in which the coin~ are roll~rapped. Th0 devic~ of the pre~ent invention ha~ been conceived to m~ke u~e of these well-known and com~0rcially av~lable wrapping mediums without the need for manual}y rolling the coins therein. Of course other wrapping mcdiums msy be used without departing from the ~cope of the present invention.
In essence, once the coin chamb~r 14 i~ full, ~nd thus co~- ;
taining the prescribed number of coins, the device 1~ tilted to a near hori~ontal po3ltion to cause the coins to lie at an angle to the longitudi-n 1 a~is of chamber 14. It will be appreciated that in this ~anner, the effective cros~-sectional area o~ the coin column is reduced, and will ~acilitate the quick and simple insertion of the coin wrappi~ medium thereover.
In the ca~e where paper tubes are u~ed, these are inaerted over the coin column in ch~nber 1~ until the leading end of the tube -~
reache~ flange 20 of ~topper 18 through ~pace 24 as previously describ~d.
It will be seen, therefore, that the leading portlon Or the tube ocoupylng ~pace 24 will in effect overlap the coin colwnn by a length equal to the length of the protruding portion of stopper 18. Similarly the lag~ing end ;~
of the ~rapping tube ~ill overlap the coin column at the oppo~ite end by 3ubstsntially the same amou~t. Thi~, in ePPect, constitutes ~alf-centering mean~ for the wrapping medium.
By me~ns of finger slot 30, fing~r pressure m~y be applied to the overlapping portion of the lagging ~nd of the tube wrapper and thus ~ ^-fold a portion thereof over the coin column. The partially Nrapped coin column can then bs displeced to~ard scoop 16 by tilting the devics and again using finger pres~ure on the overlapping portion of the leading end of the tube wrapper to fold it over the coin col~mn to form a c~npact 3taok of ~rappod coin~.
In the case ~here paper ~heets are employed, the~e can be pre~rolled into 8 tube having an outer difimeter ~lightly le~s than that of ~039254 coin chamber 14. The Yor~ed tube is then inserted into chamber 14 where-upon inherant 3tra~3es in the rolled tube wlll cause it to con~onm to the ~ :
inner diameter of the coin chamber. ~he ~me procedure employad with ~h~
tube wrappers can be used to complete the wr~pplng process.
It wlll be understood by tho~e skilled ln the art that .;
different size devices are contemplated for use to acoomodate different ;:
coin denoninationq.
It will also be obvious to tho~e skilled i~ the ~rt that ~ -the inner diameter of the device must be at least ~lightly larger than the diameter of the coins to be counted and packaged.
It will further be understood that a notch or oth~r similsr : , .
means inscribed o~ the tubular body or 9COOp may be used to denote a fbll ~; :
¢hamber instead oif edge 18. ,~;
A190~ othor forms of ~topper means ma~ be used without departing from the scope of the pre~ent invention. :.
Purtha more, the present invention cont~mplates a device which may be u3ed for ~elf-co~nting and packaging of articles other than -~
coins s~ch as poker chips or other disc-like articles.
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Claims (8)
1. A portable coin counting and packaging device for use with a tubular wrapping medium comprising:
a hollow tubular body of substantially circular cross-section adapted to receive coins of a predetermined denomination, said tubular body having at its receiving end a portion thereof removed along its longitudinal axis to form a scoop of sub-stantially semi-circular cross-section, and having at its other end stopper means, a portion of which protrudes within said tubular body, said protruding portion of said stopper means having a diameter less than the inside diameter of said tubular body to pro-vide a space there between, said portion of said tubular body between the end of Raid semi-circular scoop and the end of said protruding stopper means de-fining a chamber for holding a prescribed number of coins and when full, constituting self-counting means.
a hollow tubular body of substantially circular cross-section adapted to receive coins of a predetermined denomination, said tubular body having at its receiving end a portion thereof removed along its longitudinal axis to form a scoop of sub-stantially semi-circular cross-section, and having at its other end stopper means, a portion of which protrudes within said tubular body, said protruding portion of said stopper means having a diameter less than the inside diameter of said tubular body to pro-vide a space there between, said portion of said tubular body between the end of Raid semi-circular scoop and the end of said protruding stopper means de-fining a chamber for holding a prescribed number of coins and when full, constituting self-counting means.
2. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the material of said tubular body is a metal.
3. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the material of said tubular body is a polymer.
4. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said tubular body includes a coin observation slot.
5. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said stopper means is adjustable
6. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein the diameter of said protruding portion of said stopper is such as to permit passage of said wrapping medium between it and said tubular body.
7. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said stopper means protrudes within said tubular body a distance sufficient to provide self-centering means for said wrapping medium.
8. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said self-counting means comprises a notch inscribed on said tubular body.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA280,602A CA1039254A (en) | 1977-06-15 | 1977-06-15 | Coin counting and packaging device |
| JP4795878A JPS547400A (en) | 1977-06-15 | 1978-04-24 | Device of counting and packing coin |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA280,602A CA1039254A (en) | 1977-06-15 | 1977-06-15 | Coin counting and packaging device |
Publications (1)
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| CA1039254A true CA1039254A (en) | 1978-09-26 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA280,602A Expired CA1039254A (en) | 1977-06-15 | 1977-06-15 | Coin counting and packaging device |
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| JP (1) | JPS547400A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1039254A (en) |
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- 1977-06-15 CA CA280,602A patent/CA1039254A/en not_active Expired
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- 1978-04-24 JP JP4795878A patent/JPS547400A/en active Pending
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| JPS547400A (en) | 1979-01-20 |
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