US2736478A - Coin assembler and wrapper - Google Patents

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United States Patent O 2,736,478 COIN ASSEMBLER AND WRAPPER Adolph C. Bernhardt, Jr., Baltimore, Md., assignor to G. Edward Green and Charles W. Lehardy, Baltimore County, Md.

Application January 7, 1953, Serial No. 330,093 1 Claim. (Cl. 226-14) This invention relates to the manipulation of coins and their assembly into predetermined quantites, and more particularly to a coin packaging device for a limited amount of coins.

It is customary in banks, commercial institutions and stores having a large quantity of `money of common convenient numbers, mainly determined by the size and the particular coins. When the selected number of coins for that particular size is assembled they are collected in a bunch and wrapped up in the package and sealed, so they can be stored for use at a later time and perhaps at a diierent location. This involves the steps of removing the column of coins from the sorting device, then rolling them in paper, then sealing the paper longitudinally followed by the bending over of both end aps and sealing them. Most of these steps are eliminated by this inventiqn, and consequently so are the incidental time and labor otherwise incurred. In this invention the collecting device is a shell of V-shape and tilted angularly back towards the bumper and designed to contact the coins tangently and hold them substantially vertical. This leaves a slight angular space below the coins. A cylindrical coin paper envelope with the ends open-mouthed is in-- serted at the space which incidently facilitates its placement (see Figure 2). The paper envelope is tilted upwardly at the back and slides easily over the coins, is filled and then closed over at the ends with a quick and easy motion by the lingers of the operator. There is a preferred manner in which to". handle the envelope. This consists in the operator picking one of the open ends which will be called the frorit or mouth portion of the envelope which is held between the thumb and rst finger, while the little linger is brought about the rear of the envelope to be employed to prevent the coins slipping through the rear open end and to propel and force the envelope along in its work in the device. This arrangement provides for a very expeditious method of packaging coms.

'Ihe invention has for an object the provision of a ne and improved coin assembler that will avoid one or more of the disadvantages and limitations of the prior art.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coin assembler that can collect coins of diierent denominations in its holding channel in such a position as to enable a predetermined quantity to be scooped up in a coin envelope, quickly and effectively.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coin assembler that will indicate the type and number of coins collected in a designated column.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coin 'assembler that can be made up 2,736,418 Patented Feb. 28, 1956 ice economically, be simple in structure, easily portable and have an attractive appearance.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coin assembler and wrapping device which will be adjustable to suit coins of various denominations.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the invention is more fully set forth.

For a clearer understanding of the invention and its objects, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, wherein a particular form of the invention is disclosed. These drawings when used in conjunction with the following description illustrate such form by way of example, while the claims emphasize the scope of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a coin assembler and holding device, embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a side elevation detail of the bumper used in this embodiment; and

Figure 4 is an end elevation of the plate end of Figure l.

Similar reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the drawings.

In the construction shown in the drawings, the device comprises a channel shell 10 having vertical side walls 11 spaced apart for supporting a middle V-like section 12. The sides of the section 12 are angularly fitted towards each other at an angle of about 90. The joining portion 13 however is preferably rounded and completes the trough. The walls 11 slope from the front to the upright plate 15 and thus produce a slanting position to the trough. This is done to facilitate the placement of coins 14 (shown dotted) in the trough and enables them to slide easily towards the rear or upright plate end. The rear or back end is faced with an upright plate 15 on which is mounted an adjustable bumper 16 of resilient or other suitable material. Natural or artificial rubber is indicated in the drawings for this purpose, but plastic materials are well known and commonly available for the same use. The bumper 16 is provided with a stud 17 passed through it in a countersunk passage 18 centrally located through it longitudinally. This stud is adjustable in a slot 19 in the plate 15 by means of the wing nut 20. This arrangement enables the bumper to be raised and lowered in the channel trough to contact the approximate centers of the various sizes of coins to be collected therein. The marks 21 are engraved or printed on the face of the plate 15 to facilitate their observation by the user ofthe device and to properly set the bumper 16 to suit the size of coin used. A marker or arrow 22 set out on the bumper 16 facilitates the setting of the bumper to these marks, and indicates the one particularly set for at the moment.

When the user employs the device he preferably rests it on a table or bench, and lays the coins in the channel trough until the selected number of coins is assembled in it, against each other closely. The bumper 16 keeps them from the plate 15 and enables them to adjust themselves resiliently. A cylindrical envelope 23, shown dotted,

is brought up so its end is opened up and registers the interior of the envelope around the rst coin. It slides under the coins and passes over them as well as the bumper. The bumper being of a smaller diameter than the smallest coin used pushes the coins into the envelope which enables the operator to withdraw it and close the ends. This packages the coins completely and enables them to be removed for storing elsewhere.

The coins are quickly packaged in this manner and save much time and effort on the part of the operators over other known methods. The envelopes are preferably printed on to designate the value of the number of coins within them, so that no further counting is required. The usual sheet or peripheral wrapping is avoided by having the envelopes made up in cylindrical form, so as to cooperate in the work done by the device. There is a slight space 25 or corner left under the coins, when in position in the trough, due to the tangential contact made by the V-like section 12 with the coins 14 and the corner 13 left underneath where the coins do not touch.

The purpose of the marks 21 is obvious; However if the number of coins in a column is to be checked, such can be noted on the marks 26 along the wall of the trough, where indications are given of the number of aligned coins of a predetermined thickness. The marks are placed where they can be readily observed by the operator from the front without changing his position.

While but one form of the invention is indicated in the drawings and described particularly herein, it is not desired to limit this application for Letters Patent to such particular form as it is appreciated that other forms could be developed and made that would use the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A coin envelope filler comprising a trough-like shell having converging straight sidewalls in V-like formation, joined by a rounded-out portion, said trough slanting from one end towards the other end, an upright plate blocking said last mentioned end at right-angles to the trough, said plate having indicia on the side thereof facing the shell, said indicia corresponding to coins of different sizes, said plate also having a vertical slot therethrough, a flexible circular bumper secured to said plate and projecting inwardly of the trough, means extending through the slot for adjusting the position of the bumper to selectively locate the bumper in alignment with a selected index, said trough being adapted to receive aligned abutting circular coins standing up on edge and the last one of said coins abutting the aforesaid bumper, the diameter of the bumper'being smaller than that of the smallest coins lined up in the trough, there being a space between the aforementioned rounded-out portion and the adjoining periphery of the lined-up coins in the trough whereby a circular envelope may be slid in said space to round up the aligned coins.

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