Coin-stacking and counting device

Claim 1

A coin-stacking and counting device for use with an open-ended coin wrapper having a length greater than the height of a stack of a predetermined number of coins to be wrapped to provide at each end of the wrapper an end portion capable of being folded over to enclose the end of said stack comprising: 1. a coin-holding tube circular in cross section and of diameter slightly greater than the diameter of said coins and having an open coin-receiving end for receiving said coins and the length of said tube being slightly greater than the sum of (1) the height of said stack of predetermined number of coins and (2) said diameter; 2. a coin-supporting head contained within said tube at the other end thereof and movable within said tube into a coin-stacking position and a wrapper-sealing position, said head extending into said tube in said coin-stacking position a distance such that the distance from the top of said head to the top of the coin-receiving end of said tube equals the height of said stack of said predetermined number of coins, said head having a length substantially equal to the radius of said tube so that the distance from the top of said head to said other end, in said wrapper-sealing position, is substantially equal to the radius of said tube; said head having a convex shape to hold said coins in a horizontal position and to position angularly inserted coins in said horizontal position; 3. a sleeve at said other end of said tube having a diameter equal to the inside diameter of said tube and having an opening therein, the diameter of which is less than said inside diameter; 4. base means external of said tube for supporting said device in an upright position when said head is in said coin-stacking position; and 5. a movable rod positioned within said opening having one end connected to said base means and the other end connected to the bottom of said head.