US3842573A
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Method and apparatus for packaging coins
Assignee: CURRENCY SYST Inc
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Filing: 1973-01-29
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Granted: 1974-10-22
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Expires: 1993-01-29
Abstract
Abstract Cylindrical packages of coins are dispensed at a plurality of stations onto a horizontal conveyor flight and moved continuously to an inclined conveyor. The inclined conveyor moves the coin packages in spaced relationship up an incline and discharges them to a hopper which reorients the packages in a stacked relationship. The packages are dispensed one at a time from the bottom of the stack in the hopper to opposite sides of an oscillating puck member which urges alternate ones of the packages in opposed directions into containers. The dispensing of the packages to the oscillating puck member is responsive to the presence of the containers and the number of packages moved by the puck member into the containers.
Inventors
- 👤 R Price
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:25
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B5/00; B65B5/08; G; G07; G07D; G07D9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of placing approximately cylindrical packages of coins or the like in containers comprising the steps of arranging the packages in parallel relationship with respect to one another along an approximately horizontal path extending across the length of the packages, moving the packages along the approximately horizontal path to an inclined path, transferring the packages from the approximately horizontal path to the inclined path, moving the packages up the inclined path toward the upper end of a hopper while maintaining the packages parallel to one another, arranging the packages horizontally and in parallel relationship with respect to one another in the hopper, continually dropping the packages from the lower end of the hopper to a transfer station, moving alternate ones of the packages dropped to the transfer station in opposite lateral directions toward containers, counting the packages as they move from the transfer station to a container, terminating the dropping and moving of the packages to one of or both of the containers after a predetermined number of packages moved toward the container have been counted.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of placing approximately cylindrical packages of coins or the like in containers comprising the steps of arranging the packages in parallel relationship with respect to one another along an approximately horizontal path extending across the length of the packages, moving the packages along the approximately horizontal path to an inclined path, transferring the packages from the approximately horizontal path to the inclined path, moving the packages up the inclined path toward the upper end of a hopper while maintaining the packages parallel to one another, arranging the packages horizontally and in parallel relationship with respect to one another in the hopper, continually dropping the packages from the lower end of the hopper to a transfer station, moving alternate ones of the packages dropped to the transfer station in opposite lateral directions toward containers, counting the packages as they move from the transfer station to a container, terminating the dropping and moving of the packages to one of or both of the containers after a predetermined number of packages moved toward the container have been counted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 1 and wherein the step of arranging the packages in parallel relationship with respect to one another along an approximately horizontal path extending across the lengths of said packages comprises dispensing the packages from a plurality of coin wrapping machines at different stations along the path onto a conveyor belt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 and wherein the step of transferring the packages from the approximately horizontal path to the inclined path comprises moving the packages from the approximately horizontal path to the inclined path in timed relationship with the movement of the packages up the inclined path.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 1 and wherein the step of arranging the packages in a parallel relationship with respect to one another in the hopper comprises dropping the packages from the upper end of the inclined path, guiding the packages down an inclined path into the hopper, and turning the packages into alignment with their direction of movement down the inclined path.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 and wherein the step of arranging the packages in a parallel ralationship with respect to one another in the hopper comprises stacking the packages horizontally in a downwardly extending tortuous path.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of placing cylindrical packages of coins or the like in containers comprising dispensing the packages one at a time to a transfer station, moving alternate ones of the packages in opposite lateral directions from the transfer station into separate containers, counting the packages as they are moved from the transfer station toward the containers, terminating the movement of packages into one of the containers after a predetermined number of packages have been moved into the container and moving each of the packages dispensed to the transfer station into the other container, and terminating the movement of packages into the other container after a predetermined number of packages have been moved into the other container.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of placing cylindrical packages of coins or the like in containers comprising dispensing the packages one at a time to a transfer station, moving alternate ones of the packages in opposite lateral directions from the transfer station into separate containers, counting the packages as they are moved from the transfer station toward the containers, terminating the movement of packages into one of the containers after a predetermined number of packages have been moved into the container and moving each of the packages dispensed to the transfer station into the other container, and terminating the movement of packages into the other container after a predetermined number of packages have been moved into the other container.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 6 and further including the steps of dispensing packages from a plurality of sources to a conveyor means, and continuously moving the packages with the conveyor means to a hopper means, and wherein the step of dispensing the packages one at a time to a transfer station comprises dispensing the packages one at a time from the hopper means to the transfer station.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of placing approximately cylindrical packages of coins or the likE in containers comprising accumulating the packages in a horizontal attitude in an upwardly stacked relationship in a hopper, dispensing the packages one at a time from the lower end of the hopper to a transfer station below the hopper, moving alternate ones of the packages in opposite lateral directions into containers positioned on opposite sides of the transfer station, counting the packages as they move from the transfer station toward the containers, terminating the dispensing and moving of alternate ones of the packages to one of the containers in response to a predetermined number of the packages having been moved from the transfer station to the one container while continuing to dispense and move packages to the other container, and terminating the dispensing and moving of packages to the other container in response to a predetermined number of the packages having been moved from the transfer station to the other container.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of placing approximately cylindrical packages of coins or the likE in containers comprising accumulating the packages in a horizontal attitude in an upwardly stacked relationship in a hopper, dispensing the packages one at a time from the lower end of the hopper to a transfer station below the hopper, moving alternate ones of the packages in opposite lateral directions into containers positioned on opposite sides of the transfer station, counting the packages as they move from the transfer station toward the containers, terminating the dispensing and moving of alternate ones of the packages to one of the containers in response to a predetermined number of the packages having been moved from the transfer station to the one container while continuing to dispense and move packages to the other container, and terminating the dispensing and moving of packages to the other container in response to a predetermined number of the packages having been moved from the transfer station to the other container.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-10-21 | 1978-04-22 | 1978-10-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-10-21 | 1982-04-22 | 1982-10-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-10-21 | 1986-04-22 | 1986-10-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |