US5114014A
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Token holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-02-19
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Granted: 1992-05-19
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Expires: 2011-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A token or coin holder is provided having a substantially rigid body with spaced substantially parallel top and bottom walls and opposing side walls connecting said top and bottom walls and cooperating therewith to define a coin or token chamber having an open end to receive coins or tokens to be contained by the holder and to dispense the same, the top wall includes an aperture portion extending longitudinally therethrough through which tokens and coins carried thereby may be viewed and manipulated, the holder having an inclined ramp disposed in a closed end of the token chamber associated in cooperative relationship with an undulated surface extending along an inner face of the bottom wall and a sawtooth configured surface extending along an inner face of the top wall opposite the undulated inner face of the bottom wall which cooperatively operate to retain a plurality of tokens or coins aligned in a longitudinal array within the token chamber with successive tokens in the array being disposed in a partial overlapping relationship.
Inventors
- 👤 David Ascalon
- 👤 Maurice Ascalon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:30
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D9/00; G07D9/002; G07D9/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A token holder which readily receives, dependably holds and easily releases coins or tokens comprising: a substantially rigid body having spaced substantially parallel top and bottom walls and opposing side walls connecting said top and bottom walls and cooperating therewith to define a coin or token chamber having an open end to receive coins or tokens to be contained by the holder and to dispense the same, said top wall having an aperture portion extending longitudinally therethrough through which tokens and coins carried thereby may be viewed and manipulated; said holder having token retaining means within said token chamber adapted for dependably retaining a plurality of tokens or coins aligned in a longitudinal array within said token chamber with successive tokens in said array being disposed in a partial overlapping relationship, said retaining means comprising an inclined ramp means disposed in a closed end of the token chamber associated in cooperative relationship with an undulated surface extending along an inner face of the bottom wall and a sawtooth-configured surface extending along an inner face of the top wall opposite the undulated inner face of the bottom wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A token holder which readily receives, dependably holds and easily releases coins or tokens comprising: a substantially rigid body having spaced substantially parallel top and bottom walls and opposing side walls connecting said top and bottom walls and cooperating therewith to define a coin or token chamber having an open end to receive coins or tokens to be contained by the holder and to dispense the same, said top wall having an aperture portion extending longitudinally therethrough through which tokens and coins carried thereby may be viewed and manipulated; said holder having token retaining means within said token chamber adapted for dependably retaining a plurality of tokens or coins aligned in a longitudinal array within said token chamber with successive tokens in said array being disposed in a partial overlapping relationship, said retaining means comprising an inclined ramp means disposed in a closed end of the token chamber associated in cooperative relationship with an undulated surface extending along an inner face of the bottom wall and a sawtooth-configured surface extending along an inner face of the top wall opposite the undulated inner face of the bottom wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The token holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sawtooth-configured surface includes a plurality of retaining ridges with at least a first of said ridges being in alignment with said inclined ramp means for receiving and retaining a portion of an edge of a token bearing on said ramp means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The token holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said side walls include a protrusion projecting inwardly from opposing inner surfaces thereof adjacent terminal edges of the side walls defining the open end of said token chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The token holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said walls of said holder are integrally formed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The token holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holder is fabricated from a substantially rigid plastic material.
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