EP0375062A2
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Coin
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-12-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-12-18
Abstract
Abstract A coin comprising a circumferential rim (1;11;31;41), a middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) having on opposite sides of the coin a bearing surface, and a border portion (3; 13; 23; 33; 43) situated between the middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) and the circumferential rim (1; 11; 31; 41). The border portion extends annularly throughout the periphery of the coin and at least a part of the border portion has on oppositie sides of the coin a surface enclosing an angle deviating from a right angle with the bearing surface of the middle portion on the side of the coin where said part of the border portion is situated. These features permit a coin resting on a flat surface to be tilted by pressing its border portion, and thus to be readily picked up or to be slid over another coin.
Inventors
- 👤 Alphonse Emile Van Leggelo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:32
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F1/00; G07F1/06; A; A44; A44C; A44C21/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A coin comprising a circumferential rim (1;11;31;41), a middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) having on opposite sides of the coin a bearing surface, and a border portion (3; 13; 23; 33; 43) situated between the middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) and the circumferential rim (1; 11; 31; 41), said border portion extending annularly throughout the periphery of the coin and on opposite sides of the coin receding relatively to a middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) in the direction of the circumferential rim.(1; 11; 31; 41), characterized in that on opposite sides of the coin at least a part of the border portion (3; 13; 23; 33; 43) comprises a surface enclosing an angle deviating from a right angle with the bearing surface of the middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) on the side of the coin where said part of the border portion (3; 13; 23; 33; 43) is situated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A coin comprising a circumferential rim (1;11;31;41), a middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) having on opposite sides of the coin a bearing surface, and a border portion (3; 13; 23; 33; 43) situated between the middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) and the circumferential rim (1; 11; 31; 41), said border portion extending annularly throughout the periphery of the coin and on opposite sides of the coin receding relatively to a middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) in the direction of the circumferential rim.(1; 11; 31; 41), characterized in that on opposite sides of the coin at least a part of the border portion (3; 13; 23; 33; 43) comprises a surface enclosing an angle deviating from a right angle with the bearing surface of the middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) on the side of the coin where said part of the border portion (3; 13; 23; 33; 43) is situated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A coin according to claim 1, characterized in that the entire border portion (3; 13; 33; 43) on opposite sides of the coin comprises a surface containing an angle deviating from a right angle made with the bearing surface of the middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) on the side of the coin where that part of the border portion (3; 13; 33;43) is situated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A coin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that on opposite sides of the coin said part of the border portion (23b) or the entire border portion (3;13) has a surface of frustoconical configuration with straight generatrices.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A coin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that on opposite sides of the coin said part of the border portion or the entire border portion (33) has a surface that is convexly curved.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A coin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that on opposite sides of the coin said part of the border portion or the entire border portion (43) has a surface that is concavely curved.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A coin according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the surface, which encloses an angle deviating from a right angle with the bearing surface of the middle portion (22) on the side of the coin where that part of the border portion is situated, is situated on a plurality of ribs (23b), which extend from the middle portion (22) to the circumferential rim (25).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A coin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that on opposite sides of the coin said part of the border part or the entire border part has a surface comprising slanting faces bounded by straight lines for forming a facetted border.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A coin according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the border portion (3) extends from the circumferential rim (1) to the middle portion of the coin over a distance (b) of at least one-third of the distance (a) from the rim to the centre of the coin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A coin according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that all parts of the coin are situated between two bearing surfaces, one on each side of the coin, each bearing surface being defined by at least three points on the middle portion (2; 12; 22; 32; 42) on the corresponding side of the coin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A coin according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that all parts of the coins are situated between two planes which are defined by upright ridges along the circumference of the middle portion (12).
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