Removable coin bin
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Abstract
A removable coin storage apparatus is used in a coin processing device, and includes a removable bin for storing and transporting coins. The removable bin has a stopped position and a moving position. The coin storage apparatus further includes a brake device that is pivotally coupled to the removable bin for preventing movement of the removable bin in the stopped position. The brake device has a manually moveable element that is movable between a first position and a second position, each one of the first position and the second position corresponding to one of the stopped position and the moving position of the removable bin. The brake device also has a contact surface for exerting a frictional force on a floor surface in the stopped position of the removable bin.
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Citations
68 Claims
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1-48. -48. (canceled)
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49. A removable coin storage apparatus being used in a coin processing device, said apparatus comprising:
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a removable bin for storing and transporting coins, said removable bin having a stopped position and a moving position;
a brake device coupled to said removable bin for preventing movement of said removable bin in said stopped position, said brake device having one or more contact surfaces for exerting a frictional force on a floor surface when said removable bin is in said stopped position; and
a handle functionally integrated with said brake device and conveniently located for transporting said removable bin in said moving position, said handle being movable relative to said removable bin in a translational motion independently of said brake device for changing said handle between a pivoting position and a non-pivoting position, said handle being movable relative to said removable bin in a rotational motion together with said brake device to move all of said one or more contact surfaces of said brake device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A removable coin storage apparatus being used in a coin processing device, said apparatus comprising:
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a removable bin comprising a first opening to allow the placement of coins inside said removable bin, and a second opening to allow said coins to be discharged from said removable bin;
a handle pivotally coupled to said removable bin for transporting said removable bin, said handle being movable linearly and rotationally, said handle being movable between a plurality of positions including a fixed position corresponding to a stopped position of said removable bin, said handle including a fixating pin for locating said handle in said fixed position, said fixating pin being movable in a non-rotational direction to change said handle between said fixed position and a plurality of pivoting positions corresponding to a moving position of said removable bin; and
a brake for preventing movement of said removable bin when said removable bin is in said stopped position, said brake being integratedly coupled to said handle such that said brake is movable only in response to rotational movement of said handle, said brake having one or more contact surfaces for contacting a floor surface when said removable bin is in said stopped position, all of said one or more contact surfaces being movable in response to said rotational movement of said handle. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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62. A method for transporting a removable coin storage apparatus located in a coin processing device, said method comprising:
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storing a plurality of coins in a removable bin, said removable bin being coupled to a brake device and a handle, said handle being integratedly coupled with said brake device, said brake device include one or more contact surfaces;
grasping said handle to transport said removable bin in a moving position;
pivoting said handle in a direction toward said removable bin to cause contact between all of said one or more contact surfaces of said brake device and a floor surface;
in response to said pivoting, raising a front wheel of said removable bin to prevent physical contact between said front wheel and said floor surface; and
moving said handle independently of said brake device in a non-rotational direction to secure said handle in a fixed non-rotational position. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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