US2654376A

US2654376A - Coin holder

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Publication number: US2654376A
Application number: US140369A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hultberg Ake Albin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-01-28
Filing date: 1950-01-25
Publication date: 1953-10-06
Anticipated expiration: 1970-10-06

Description

Oct. 6, 1953 AKE ALBIN HULTBERG V2,654,376

COIN HOLDER Filed Jan. 25, 1950v INVENTOR. ARE ALEM' H uur-BERG- Patented Oct. 6, 195,3

www@ 01- less-sy 1 thagrtgfthelamer., are easily?V ci l0fV the nventia is fifa n f uleeceleurfe. .eaclffpngetf i; Q egffon this Washer 01' plate the valuze` Qf the coins to be placed in eagh pocket' W y Y One embodiment.` of; a coin-holdenvv according to theinyention is illustrated? in` the accompagne me A ne@ iris; q lgossfsegign Qintnefgqinf-holdeiggalong 50, Will: HQIQIQQIICQ a i?lllelben t0 the line 1 1 in Fig; 2J feed out the coin until 'the latter has been pressed Fig 2 is a plan View of the com homer without; down. The whole arrangement is `extremely efcoins, whilst'l festive and simple. The spring I2 may be se- Fig. 3 shows a section of a detail on a larger Cured to the top part 2 0r t0 an adjacent Dar 0f scale on line 3-3 in Fig. 2. 55 the casing I.

dwfere drawingfin wlwiih: position afines@ The Washers 5er-5f may, if desired, be made of coloured material (diierent colour than the coins) to enable them to be distinguished clearly frornthe actual coins. Furthermore, the washers may be provided with suitable text indicating the species of coin for which the coin pocket in question is intended.

A projection or pivot l0 may be secured or formed centrally to the top side of the cover 2 and/or to the bottom 3 of the casing. When the casing (without coins) is placed on a base (such as a table) with this projection turned downwards, the casing can be set in rotation around the projection and in this Way the device may be employed as a roulette or other round game, whereby the value indications on the washers Sia-5f serve as roulette markings. The game is played in such a Way that the player observes which of the washers 5cl-5f on the rotating casing that stops right in front of any given index, such as a match, set out on the base and Vthen the value indicated 0n this Washer is noted as score.

The casing may consist of metal, plastic material or other substance, preferably of transparentrcharacter. The bottom and sides may, if desired, be constructed in one piece and the top part 2 may be constructed separately of metal or plastic material and attached to the casing by suitable means such as rivets I3 (Fig. 2) The .f

top part may also be constructed in one piece with the casing itself. The bottom 3 may also be made as a separate member attached to the remaining part of the casing.

The shape and size of the coin-holder may be varied according to the number of coins of differentvalues it is required to contain. Thus, the invention is not limited to the form of construction shown.

What I claim is:

l. A coin holder comprising, in combination, a casing formed with at least one recess having an open end and adapted to house a pile of coins, said casing being also formed with a coin dispensing Vslot located adjacent to said open end of said recess and communicating with the same; spring means located in said recess for urging coins toward said open end of the same; a top part secured toY said casing and having a rim including at least one recessed rim portion projecting over a portion of said recess and adapted to retain coins in the same against the action of said spring means, said recessed rim portion being provided with a projection projecting into said recess and adapted to engage a raised coin rim on the outermost coin located at said open end of said recess; resilient means located in said recess adjacent to said open end of the same and adapted to urge said outermost coin toward said dispensing slot and against said projecti'on of said recessed rim portion, said projection preventing dispensing of said outermost coin through said dispensing slot, an outermost coin being dispensed by manually pressing the same into said recess against the action of said spring means and of said resilient means so as to disengage said coin rim from said projection on said recessed rim portion for moving said outermost coin through said dispensing slot.

-2. A coin holder comprising, in combination,

4 a casing formed with at least one cylindrical recess having an open end and adapted to house a pile of coins, said casing being also formed with a coin dispensing slot located adjacent to said open end of said recess and communicating with the same; spring means located in said recess for urging coins toward said open end of the same; a top part secured to said casing and having a rim including at least one recessed arcuate rim portion projecting over a portion of said recess and adapted to retain coins in the same against the action of said spring means, said recessed rim portion being provided with an arcuate projection projecting into said recess and adapted to engage a raised coin rim on the outermost coin located at said open end of said recess; leaf spring means located in said recess adjacent to said open end of the same and oppositely said dispensing slot and extending obliquely into said recess so as to engage the bottom edge of said outermost coin and to urge said outermost coin toward said dispensing slotl and against said arcuate projection of said recessed a rim portion, said projection preventing dispensl ing of said outermost coin through said dispensing slot, an outermost coin being dispensed by manually pressing the same into said recess.v`

against the action of said spring means and of said leaf spring means so as to disengage said coin rim from said projection on said recessed rim portion for moving said outermost coin through said dispensing slot.

3. A coin holder comprising, in combination, i' a casing formed with a plurality of cylindrical,

recesses having an open end and adapted to house a pile of coins, said casing being also` formed with a plurality of coin dispensing slots, each slot located adjacent to said open end of one recess and communicating with the same; `spring means located in each recess for urging i. coins toward said open end of the same; a top part secured to said casingand having a rim including a plurality of recessed arcuate rim por- Y tions, each rim portion projecting over a portion @of one recessand adaptedto retain coins in the same against the action of said spring means,

cessed rim portion, said projection preventing dispensing of said outermost coin through said dispensing slot, an outermost coin being dispensed by manually pressing the same into said recess against the action of said spring means and of said resilient means so as to disengage said coin rim from said projection on said recessed rim portion for moving said outermost coinv through 4s aid dispensing slot.

Number Name Date Amesbury Mar. 5, 1878 A; Swartz Mar. 9, 1926 Y