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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2004
Applicant:
Jerzy Perkitny, Lakewood, OH (US);
Inventor:
Jerzy Perkitny, Lakewood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Mag-Nif Incorporated, Mentor, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coin sorting apparatus includes a coin hopper and a coin ramp positioned below the coin hopper. A coin separator mechanism is located between the coin hopper and the coin ramp. The coin separator mechanism includes a separating wheel having a plurality of coin receiving apertures and a wheel housing which supports the separating wheel. The wheel housing includes a set of apertures arranged in order of increasing size for sorting the coins by diameter. A coin support surface is provided on one of the separating wheel and the wheel housing and a coin rolling surface is defined on the wheel housing.