Money clip

Claim 1

A holder for a limited number of coins operably mountable within a paper money clip of the type having a rectangular, cylindrical helix of spring wire oF about 1 1/2 contiguous turns about the helical axis whereby the longer legs of the rectangular shape overlap in a manner such that paper certificates may be securely held when wrapped around and placed therebetween, said coin holder comprising in combination: a. a housing including: 1. a base, 2. a pair of clip ears on opposite sides of said base extending upward from said base and inward toward one another in overlaying relationship to said base whereby said upwardly extending sections of the clip ears form the sides of the coin holder and said inwardly extending sections form the top of said coin holder, 3. first and second lips extending upward from opposite ends of said base, an entranceway being defined by the upper edge of said second lip and the under side of the inwardly extending sections of said clip ears, said second lip extending upward a distance only sufficient that coins may be passed thereover and through said entranceway when they are being introduced into or extracted from said holder, and b. a bowed resilient plate within said housing being restrained from horizontal movement within the confines of the housing by the opposite sides and lips thereof, the side marginal edges of said bowed plate being held captive under the inwardly extending sections of said clip ears whereby coins introduced into said housing tend to flatten said bowed plate while the resilient characteristics of said bowed plate tend to hold the coins securely against the under side of the inwardly extending sections of said clip ears; c. the upwardly extending sections and inwardly extending sections of said clip ears of the housing enclosing the longer legs of the paper money clip within the coin holder housing in such a manner that the coin holder is operably mounted within the structure of the paper money clip.