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EP1486921A1
EP1486921A1 EP04012696A EP04012696A EP1486921A1 EP 1486921 A1 EP1486921 A1 EP 1486921A1 EP 04012696 A EP04012696 A EP 04012696A EP 04012696 A EP04012696 A EP 04012696A EP 1486921 A1 EP1486921 A1 EP 1486921A1
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Robin E.W. Newenham
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C1/00—Purses; Money-bags; Wallets
    • A45C1/10—Money-bags for conductors or like people; Money-bags with rigid coin-holders
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C1/00—Purses; Money-bags; Wallets
    • A45C1/10—Money-bags for conductors or like people; Money-bags with rigid coin-holders
    • A45C2001/102—Rigid coin-holders
    • A45C2001/104—Rigid coin-holders with one or more recesses for receiving a coin, i.e. each recess receiving one single coin

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  • the present invention relates to a coin holder, and in particular to a coin holder that can be carried in a pocket, handbag, briefcase or indeed, anywhere on and about a user's presence.
  • coin holders have a number of different sized receptacles each specifically adapted and designed for carrying one particular denomination of coin.
  • Such coin-specific carriers may be adapted for holding multiple coins of different sizes or denominations includes holding areas/dispensing slits or slots sized and shaped for one specific size of coin. It would not be possible to put a larger size coin into a smaller slot and vice versa.
  • These are generally designed to hold several small stacks of different size coins, with a spring to urge the stack upwards whereby the top coin may be dispensed from a side slit. See US-A-6,302,777, US-A-5,492,504, US-A-5,026,321, GB-B-668,129.
  • Coin-specific holders are indeed very useful where, for example, people who are handling considerable amounts of money at relatively infrequent intervals require, available to them, coins of specified denomination in an easy and usable way. However, most people do not require this. All they want is to be able to retrieve one or more of the frequently used denominations of coins relatively easily and to avoid having to handle ten or so coins which are all loose within a purse or pocket when they require the right change, such as for example, and for putting into coin-released mechanisms of goods, dispensing machines, parking meters, payphones, and the like, or for payment of small purchases or paying for parking tickets, tolls, etc., most of which only require certain limited denominations of coins, in particular not the smaller denominations.
  • One type of coin specific coin holder is the cylindrical coin stack holder.
  • This is basically a cylindrical container for holding a stack of coins of the one size, and the container must be opened to remove the coins. As such this is not a coin dispenser, allowing a single coin to be selected and dispensed. See US-A-4,290,253 and US-A-6,502,692.
  • Such carriers are indeed very useful in commercial operations where, for example, cashiers and other people who are handling considerable amounts of money require, available to them, coins of specified denomination in an easy and usable way.
  • Rotary coin dispensers are cylindrical coin holders in which the top half rotates relative to the bottom half, permitting individual coin slots to be moved into register with an opening allowing the coin selected to be dispensed. This design differs from those described above in that it involves moving parts, which increases cost and makes it more prone to breakage. See US-A-6,210,264, GB-B-1,246,100.
  • coin clasp or clip holder Yet another type of coin holder is the coin clasp or clip holder.
  • Resilient tabs or ribs may be used to frictionally hold the coin in place in the holder, with a finger being used to slide a selected coin out from a perimeter slot.
  • the coins are usually not stacked in the holder, on top of each other or in line.
  • the tabs hold the coin by its edge, but of course such a design is necessarily specific to a certain coin diameter, such that a coin of too small a diameter will not be clasped in place and will fall out.
  • the disadvantage with this type of coin holder is that it is only designed to hold from one to six coins. See US-A-5,499,710, US-A-3,592,204, US-A-2,553,257, US-A-2,569,629, US-A-2,083,117, GB-A-2,148,039, US-A-986,158.
  • a resilient rib or "detent” has to be pushed down, under the coin, to eject the coin from the holder.
  • US-A-2,147,016 which is also a flat stack dispenser.
  • a coin holder comprising; a base member, a pair of opposed plates mounted one on either side of the base member in spaced apart relationship therefrom, recessed so as to define in combination with one side of said base member, a plurality of coin-receiving pockets about the periphery of each of said plates, each plate further defining a plurality of through holes each communicating with a respective one of said pockets to allow finger access to a coin when stored therein, to push the coin outwards from said pocket beyond the said periphery for dispensing, and means associated with each pocket for retaining a coin within the said pocket when not required for dispensing.
  • the coin retaining means is provided by spring means.
  • the spring means is preferably adapted to press against at least one face of the coin, but may in addition be arranged to press against at least one edge of the coin.
  • the coin retaining means is provided by one or more spring arms incorporated in the base member so as to bear on one face of the coin.
  • the base member extends to the periphery of the pair of plates, is of a resilient material, and defines at least one moulded spring arm extending to one side of the base member and at least one moulded spring arm extending to the opposite side of the base member, at each of the locations where the base member combines with the said pair of opposed plates to define a coin-receiving pocket.
  • the coin holder of the present invention is preferably of a circular disc configuration with ten equally sized coin-receiving pockets.
  • a separate cup member is provided, adapted to temporarily receive the coin holder, which cup member includes adhesive mounting means for mounting against a surface, such as a car dashboard.
  • the coin holder 1 comprises three parts assembled in a sandwich configuration; an upper plate 2, a base member 4, and a lower plate 3. There is defined around the perimeter of the holder 1, a plurality of coin receiving pockets 6, preferably ten in number. Each pocket 6 is defined by a recess formed in the plate 2,3 extending to its periphery, and by the base member 4, which between them define a slit 9 at the perimeter of the holder for ingress and egress of a coin to and from the pocket 6.
  • the base member 4 incorporates a pair of smaller spring arms 8a extending into the pocket 6a to one side thereof, in between which a single larger spring arm 8b extends into the pocket 6b to the opposite side thereof, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • the spring arms 8a, 8b are integral with the base member 4, which is moulded from a resilient plastics material.
  • the three parts 2,3,4 are separately moulded plastics components, and are assembled together as shown in Fig. 3 by means of a tight snap fit between a series of ribbed bosses 11 fitting into corresponding sockets 12 formed by the plates 2,3, while being spaced by and sandwiching the base member 4. Between the slits 9, downwardly depending flanges 13 in the plates 2,3 abut the base member 4 at the perimeter of the holder, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, to form a circular disc configuration.
  • the coin 10 In use, when a coin 10 is inserted into a pocket 6, the coin 10 will bear against the springs 8a or spring 8b and will be retained within the pocket by the spring mechanism, pressing against the coin on one face thereof to urge the coin against the plate 2 or 3 on its opposite face.
  • the user can decide which coin is required. The coin can then be accessed by simply pressing down on the exposed portion of the selected coin with the user's finger or thumb and pushing the coin out of the pocket 6, as seen in Fig. 1, where it can easily be pulled clear of the holder 1.
  • the oval hole 7 is chamfered for ease of finger access and for sliding the finger across the hole.
  • Ten pockets 6 are provided, thus up to ten coins of any denomination may be stored with the coin holder 1.
  • Coins of any denomination up to a maximum size can be placed and retained in any of the pockets 6, which are of equal dimensions, defining the maximum coin size.
  • the coin holder of the present invention is therefore not coin specific.
  • coins of the very smallest size such as 1c and 2c Euro coins, may not be suitably held in place with this embodiment of the invention, as they could move from side to side and fall from the hole 7. It is presumed, in fact, that most people would not wish to store 1c and 2c Euro coins which are little used.
  • the spring arms 8a, 8b are preferably of a convex profile (see Fig. 16) as opposed to the flat profile (see Fig. 4) and of sufficient resilience to press the coin firmly against the roof of the pocket to hold the coin in the pocket when inserted therein, so as to resist any sideways movement of the smallest coins which could cause them to fall out of the finger hole 7.
  • the spring arms may include ridges on their coin-bearing surface, or be otherwise adapted to specifically resist sideways slippage of the smaller size coins. This does not matter with the larger diameter coins, the edges of which may even touch the sides 5 of the pocket, or have a small degree of clearance with the sides 5 of the pocket, and thus be incapable of falling from the finger hole 7.
  • spring arms projecting inwardly from the sides 5 of the pockets 6, or deformable sides 5 bearing on the side edges of the coin may be provided as a means for retaining a coin in the pocket, if desired.
  • the base member 4 is preferably moulded from a less stiffer plastics material such as polypropylene, while the top and bottom plates 2, 3 may be moulded from a more resilient plastics material such as ABS. This results in spring arms 8a, 8b with good yield strength.
  • a flat circular area 14 at the centre of the coin holder 1 on each side thereof, or the entire flat surface area on each side may be used to advantage to display advertising indicia, company logos, or the like.
  • the coin holder 1 can be made in any colour plastics material, and thus will provide a useful marketing tool for companies.
  • FIG. 5 to 22 Another embodiment of the invention is shown with reference to Figs. 5 to 22 of the accompanying drawings. This varies from the embodiment shown with reference to Figs 1-4 in constructional detail, and so like parts are referenced by like reference numerals.
  • bosses 11 and sockets 12 are different, with a lesser number required about the periphery for assembly of the parts, but with a larger central boss and socket, 11a, 12a (See Figs. 8, 10, 19, 21).
  • the parts are secured together by ultrasonic welding, as opposed to a snap fit.
  • the convex profile of the spring arms 8a, 8b is preferred, as described above, and with reference to Figs. 12-16.
  • Figs. 8 and 19 show more clearly the internal shape of the five pockets 6, on each side of the coin holder 1, which have parallel side walls 5, adjacent the opening slit 9 of the pocket, tapering together towards the centre.
  • the bosses 11 pass through appropriately spaced holes 15 in the base member 4, when fitting the parts together.
  • Figs. 23-25 show a separate cup member 16 for use in holding and mounting the coin holder 1 against a mounting surface, such as the dashboard of a car.
  • a double sided adhesive pad or a Velcro® pad (not shown) may be used to secure the cup member in place.
  • the coin holder 1 when loaded with coins and when not in a user's pocket, may be placed in the cup member 16, as shown in Figs. 27-30, for example when driving for easy access for coins for road tolls.
  • the coin holder of the invention described above is particularly suited to holding quarters (25c), the most frequently used coin in the USA for coin freed vending machines, parking meters, payphones, road and bridge tolls, etc. but may if desired be used to hold dimes (10c), nickels (5c) and pennies (1c). Although less commonly found in circulation in the USA, the half dollar coin and dollar coin may also be accommodated, including the Sacagawea golden dollar coin issued in 2000.

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