July 6, 1948.
E. c. CARRUTHERS
2,444,894
COIN PACKAGING DEVI CE
Filed Oct. 10, 1947
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coin PACKAGING DEVICE
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Patented July 6, 1948
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UNITED STATES
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ATENT OFFICE;
2,444,804
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COIN PACKAGING DEVICE
Earl C. Carruthers, Providence, R}. I.
I Application October 10, 1947, Serial No. 779,175
3 Claims. (01. 133-1)
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tate or methylacrylate type or otherwise and
additionally provide it with a vertical slot so
that the compactness of the stacking of the coins
can be observed at all times through said slot.
A main object of my invention, however,
which positively insures the exact number of dif
ferent sized- coins required to make a stack is
that I provide a base of one diameter for a stack
of coins of one denomination extending up from
its base to said transverse slot and a base of a
different. diameter for a stack of coins of the
other denomination also reaching up from its
My invention relates to improvements in coin
packaging devices of the type adapted to count
and package a plurality of different types of
coins. My invention is particularly adapted for
use in counting a pile of coins of small denom
ination and wrapping them up in a standard
bank package ‘such as a package of 50 for pen
nies, a package of 40 for nickels, a, package of
100 for dimes, a package of 20 for quarters, a
package of 20 for half dollars. The speci?c em
bodiment shown is adapted to selectively count
and package 50 pennies or 40 nickels.
While I am aware that others have provided - different base to said transverse slot.
A further object of my invention is to provide
various types of devices for this purpose, in gen
eral these have been cumbersome and bulky and 15 a counter which may- be readily used to count
small change such as pennies and nickels now
have needed some type of operating device which
collected in large amounts in states having sales
protrudes therefrom and takes up space and
taxes and which provides a simple, fool-proof
often gets out of adjustment.
device for so counting said coins.
Objects of my invention, therefore, are to pro
vide a single, simple, preferably transparent 20 These and such other objects of my invention
as may hereinafter appear will be best. under
counter of a tubular shape which will positively
stood from a description of an embodiment
count the right number of coins‘ at all times
thereof such as is shown in the accompanying
without any external manipulating mechanism.
drawings.
To this end, I provide measured, predetermined
In the drawings:
distances for stacks of a de?nite number of
coins, so that coins of the same sizes and value
will positively have the same number in each
stack at all times, in other words, a counter
vention.
which changes automatically depending on the
size of the coin counted so that it will positively 30
count the same number of coins each time.
A further object of my invention is to provide
a device which will also on inversion thereof
slide the stack of coins into a tubular folded
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a coin packaging
device constructed in accordance with my in
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Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing how a stack
of coins is inserted within my improved counter.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing how any
excess coins which may‘have been inserted in the
stack may be readily removed therefrom before
wrapper so as to complete the wrapping. After 35 the stack of coins is wrapped.
Fig. 5 is a front elevation illustrating a folded
the stack of coins have been inserted therein,
paper wrapper inserted within the upper end of
it is merely necessary to fold in the ends of said
my improved device between the sidewall of the
wrapper.
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device and the peripheries of the stacked coins.
A further object of my invention is to provide
Fig. 6 is a front elevation showing how- on the
a device of this description in which it is easy 40
inversion of the coins and counter, the stack of
to insert coins and easy to remove them there
coins may slide from the counter into the
from due to the fact that I preferably employ a
' conical pouring funnel at the upper end thereof.
wrapper. -
Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the wrapped
A further object of my invention relates to
the provision of a transverse slot at the upper 45 coins after the ends thereof have been inturned.
In the drawings, wherein like characters of
limit of the selected stacks of coins whether they
be of one value or the other, so that any excess
coins may be slid oif the top of the stack on
tipping of the device so as to insure that the
reference generally indicate likeparts through
out, Ill generally indicatesa coin packaging de
vice capable of packaging coins of different
50 width and value constructed in accordance with
correct number only willbe packaged.
my invention.
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A further object of my invention is to provide
a device in which the coins are observable at all
times and to this end I preferably provide my
While my device may be constructed to package
two types of coins of any different widths and
device of a transparent'material such as a trans
values, such as pennies, nickels, dimespquarters,
parent synthetic resin, whether it be of the ace
55 half dollars or those of foreign denominations, I.
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of a size to admit a ?nger and having an annu
lar rim projecting upwardly therefrom at a dis
tance from said hole providing a central recess
of a size to contain a coin of less width therein
to form a stack of a predetermined number there
of extending upwardly to said slot and a coin of
greater width to rest on said rim to form a stack
of a di?erent predetermined number thereof ex
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coin to be packaged and having a transverse
slot of a width greater than that of the widest
coin to be packaged at a. predetermined spaced
distance from the lower end of said device and
a ?at lower end. comprising a wall extending in
wardly from said side wall to a center hole of
a size to admit a ?nger and having an annular
rim projecting upwardly therefrom at a distance
from said hole providing a central recess of a
tending upwardly to said slot, whereby on inver
sion of said device said stacked ccins may slide 10 size to contain a coin of less width therein to
form a stack of a predetermined number there
within said folded tubular wrapper inserted with
of extending upwardly to said slot and a coin of
in the upper end of the device.
greater width to rest on said rim to form a stack
3. A coin packaging device capable of packag
of a dirl‘erent predetermined number thereof ex
ing coins of different width and value, compris
ing a tube, having a side wall of a greater in 15 tending upwardly to said slot.
EARL C. CARRUTHERS'.
ternal diameter than the diameter of the widest