EP0918305A1 - Kartenförmiger Träger für Wertmarke zur Freigabe eines münzaktivierten Schlosses - Google Patents

Kartenförmiger Träger für Wertmarke zur Freigabe eines münzaktivierten Schlosses Download PDF

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EP0918305A1
EP0918305A1 EP97119995A EP97119995A EP0918305A1 EP 0918305 A1 EP0918305 A1 EP 0918305A1 EP 97119995 A EP97119995 A EP 97119995A EP 97119995 A EP97119995 A EP 97119995A EP 0918305 A1 EP0918305 A1 EP 0918305A1
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token
flat support
support
hinge
coin
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Juan Carlos Espinoza Gomez
Proculo Garcia Abril
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Procter and Gamble Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
    • G07F1/06—Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0618—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by carts
    • G07F7/0672—Special lock-activating tokens, serving as replacement of a payment or of a coin

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  • the present invention relates to a lock-releasing device.
  • Devices including a token for freeing a key from a coin-operated lock mounted for example on self-service trolleys are representative of the various lock-releasing devices to which the present invention can apply.
  • the usual problem for users of such devices is to have a token that fits the latch, or coin of the required value, and which is available immediately when they need it. Most of the time, they do not have the right coin or token, so they need to go to any business establishment to get change of the required value. This means a waste of time for the user, and an increase in the operating costs for the business establishments.
  • Lock-releasing devices as described in the preceding documents have a number of disadvantages: their shape usually is too complex or they are too bulky, so it is difficult to carry them in a pocket or in wallet for example. Even in the case the token is pivotally attached to its support, it is still not possible to insert it in this support, and so the device remains inconvenient to carry. In some of them, there is merely no support for the token so it is very easy to lose them and moreover the support of information is limited to the token, which usually is quite small.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide the user with a device that comprises a token which can be stored in a compact way into a flat support and so, which is easy and convenient to carry at all times, thereby guaranteeing that the user will always have the token close at hand when it is needed.
  • the support is efficient to carry information as well.
  • a lock-releasing device comprising a coin-like token and a flat support, characterized in that the token is pivotally attached to the flat support by a hinge so that the user can open and close the device, and further characterized in that the flat support contains a recess in which the token is located when the device is closed.
  • a lock-releasing device 1 comprises a token 10 which is pivotally attached to a flat support 11 by the means of a flat hinge 12.
  • Said flat hinge 12 is composed of an axle 13 and an extension 14 to the token 10, said axle 13 being inserted in the flat support 11.
  • Recesses, 15 and 16, having the shape and dimensions respectively of the token 10 and the extension 14, are hollowed into the depth of the flat support 11.
  • the token 10 is polygonal or rounded shaped, preferably circular. It has a diameter of 10 to 40 mm, preferably 20 to 30 mm, with a thickness comprised within the range of 1 to 3 mm. It is made out of plastic, metal or any other suitable material, preferably plastic.
  • the token 10 contains a peripheral relief 17 on both faces, and is optionally made so that it includes information on its faces. Also, it is manufactured as an integral part of the extension 14 of the hinge 12, as shown in figure 4.
  • the flat support 11 is made out of plastic, metal, cardboard, or any other suitable material, but is preferably made out of plastic. Its shape is polygonal or rounded, but is preferably rectangular with rounded comers. Its dimensions are within the range of 100 mm long and 70 mm wide with a thickness of 2 to 4 mm, preferably 85 mm long and 54 mm wide with a thickness of 2 to 3 mm, and most preferably within the range of 85 mm long and 54 mm wide with a thickness of 3 mm in one side, preferably one small side of the flat support 11, most preferably a small side that contains the token 10 and the hinge 12, said thickness decreasing gradually to reach a final 2 mm thickness in the opposite side.
  • the flat support 11 contains recesses 15 and 16 respectively with the shape and size of the token 10 and extension 14 of the hinge 12, so that said token 10 and extension 14 of the hinge 12 are integrally positioned into said flat support 11 when the device 1 is closed. It also contains recesses 18 into which the axle 13 is pivotally inserted.
  • This flat support 11 is to be printed on both faces and so, used as a support of information, for example for advertising.
  • the hinge 12 is located along one of the small sides of the flat support 11 and includes the extension 14 connected to the token 10, said extension 14 being preferably molded as an integral part of the token 10.
  • the extension 14 is pivotally attached to the flat support 11 by the means of an axle 13.
  • Said axle 13 is made out of plastic or metal, preferably metal, and has a length of 10 to 40 mm and a diameter of 0.5 to 3 mm; it is positioned at a distance of 0 to 20 mm from the edge of the flat support 11, preferably 5 to 10 mm.
  • the extension 14 In the closed position, the extension 14 has an inner surface which makes contact with the flat support 11 into a recess, and an outer surface which is preferably printed/decorated.
  • the device 1 is one single piece: the token 10, the hinge 12 and the flat support 11 are manufactured at the same time (for example by injection molding process).
  • the hinge 12 is located along the edge of one side of the flat support 11, preferably one small side, and the axle is replaced by a single thin strip connecting the flat support to the extension 14 of the hinge 12 which is part of the support, and in such a way that the token 10 and the extension 14 are pivotally linked to the flat support 11 through this thinner part.
  • the dimensions of the different elements, which are disclosed in the previous version are respectively kept here, and the flat support 11 is also used as a support of information.
  • the whole device is used in two different positions: (a) when it is open, the token 10 can be inserted into the slot of a trolley lock to release the key and separate the trolley from the others in a row. Both faces of the flat support 11 are used for printing information (for example advertisement) so that at least one face is visible when the token 10 is inserted in the lock. (b) In the closed position, the token 10 and its extension 14 to the hinge 12 are located in corresponding reserves into the flat support 11.
  • the resulting shape of the device 1 is flat, without protrusion, and with such dimensions that the card is easily inserted either in a pocket or, more preferably, in the place of a wallet usually designed for credit cards.

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004030486A1 (en) * 2002-10-03 2004-04-15 Mondo Idea Di Bigi Federico Coin-holding key for users of supermarket carts
FR2891231A1 (fr) * 2005-09-29 2007-03-30 Sarl Product Sarl Systeme de deblocage du mecanisme de verrouillage/ deverrouillage des chariots

Citations (9)

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US4946030A (en) * 1988-06-20 1990-08-07 Guridi Jose J S Emergency key holder card
FR2687819A1 (fr) * 1992-02-21 1993-08-27 Merlaud Benoit Porte-jeton et jeton associe.
DE9403809U1 (de) * 1993-04-03 1994-05-19 Többen, Hans, 20249 Hamburg Vorrichtung zur Freigabe einzelner Transportwagen, wie Einkaufswagen und Koffertransportwagen unter Verwendung münzbetätigbarer Steuereinrichtungen
DE4324083A1 (de) 1993-07-19 1995-01-26 Peter Fuchs Münzpfandschlüssel für Einkaufswagen-Münzpfandschlösser
DE4400574A1 (de) 1994-01-11 1995-07-13 Peter Fuchs Münzpfandschlüssel für Einkaufswagen-Münzpfandschlösser
DE4402549A1 (de) * 1994-01-28 1995-08-03 Pius Kleinhans Halter für eine Münze
GB2290648A (en) 1994-06-20 1996-01-03 Guzman Javier Carlos Angoso Token for freeing a key from a lock of a coin-operated latch
DE19519837A1 (de) * 1994-01-07 1996-02-29 Ferdinand Dipl Ing Huber Pfandmarke und Pfandmarken-Halter, insbesondere als Auslöser für Einkaufswagen oder dergleichen
WO1996024911A1 (en) * 1995-02-09 1996-08-15 Kaj Jensen Token replacing a coin

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4946030A (en) * 1988-06-20 1990-08-07 Guridi Jose J S Emergency key holder card
FR2687819A1 (fr) * 1992-02-21 1993-08-27 Merlaud Benoit Porte-jeton et jeton associe.
DE9403809U1 (de) * 1993-04-03 1994-05-19 Többen, Hans, 20249 Hamburg Vorrichtung zur Freigabe einzelner Transportwagen, wie Einkaufswagen und Koffertransportwagen unter Verwendung münzbetätigbarer Steuereinrichtungen
DE4324083A1 (de) 1993-07-19 1995-01-26 Peter Fuchs Münzpfandschlüssel für Einkaufswagen-Münzpfandschlösser
DE19519837A1 (de) * 1994-01-07 1996-02-29 Ferdinand Dipl Ing Huber Pfandmarke und Pfandmarken-Halter, insbesondere als Auslöser für Einkaufswagen oder dergleichen
DE4400574A1 (de) 1994-01-11 1995-07-13 Peter Fuchs Münzpfandschlüssel für Einkaufswagen-Münzpfandschlösser
DE4402549A1 (de) * 1994-01-28 1995-08-03 Pius Kleinhans Halter für eine Münze
GB2290648A (en) 1994-06-20 1996-01-03 Guzman Javier Carlos Angoso Token for freeing a key from a lock of a coin-operated latch
WO1996024911A1 (en) * 1995-02-09 1996-08-15 Kaj Jensen Token replacing a coin

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004030486A1 (en) * 2002-10-03 2004-04-15 Mondo Idea Di Bigi Federico Coin-holding key for users of supermarket carts
FR2891231A1 (fr) * 2005-09-29 2007-03-30 Sarl Product Sarl Systeme de deblocage du mecanisme de verrouillage/ deverrouillage des chariots

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