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Title: Drive-in teller coin bank
Claims: I claim: 1. A coin bank comprising: a coin bank housing including a front support base and a rear portion defining a coin storage compartment behind said support base, said rear portion including a forwardly facing vertical wall extending along and mounted for movement along the top of said front support base in a direction parallel to the front of the coin bank and from a coin-receiving position adjacent one end portion thereof to a coin-ejecting position adjacent the opposite end portion thereof, said vehicle having a coin-receiving means to receive a coin when the vehicle is in said coin-receiving position and a coin-receiving slot oriented to receive a coin held in a vertical plane extending transversely to the direction of movement of said vehicle over said support base through which slot the coin drops onto said coin-receiving means, a coin-receiving opening in said vertical wall in the form of a vertical slot at the rear of said support base and positioned to receive a coin ejected from said vehicle when in said coin-ejecting position; and means responsive to the movement of said vehicle to said coin-ejecting position for imparting movement to said coin-receiving means therein to eject the coin from the side of the vehicle facing said vertical wall into said coin-receiving opening therein where the coin falls into said coin storage compartment. 2. The coin bank of claim 1 wherein said vertical wall at the rear of said support base adjacent to said coin-receiving opening has ornamentation thereon presenting the appearance of a bank teller's station. 3. The coin bank of claim 2 wherein said vertical wall has advertising sign-forming means thereon. 4. The coin bank of claim 3 wherein said advertising sign-forming means defines a forwardly facing recess into which an advertising decal can be inserted. 5. The coin bank of claim 2 wherein said ornamentation represents at least one teller. 6. The coin bank of claim 1 wherein there is mounted on said vertical wall advertising sign-forming means which includes a decal with indicia identifying the origin of the bank. 7. The coin bank of claim 1 wherein there is mounted on said vertical wall a sign-forming member having a recess on the front thereof for receiving a decal with indicia identifying the origin of its bank. 8. A coin bank comprising: a coin bank housing including a front support base and a rear portion defining a coin storage compartment behind said support base, said rear portion including a forwardly facing vertical wall extending along and above the rear of said support base; a coin-receiving vehicle mounted for movement along the top of said front support base in a direction parallel to the front of the coin bank and from a coin-receiving position adjacent one end portion thereof to a coin-ejecting position adjacent the opposite end portion thereof, said vehicle having a coin-receiving means to receive a coin when the vehicle is in said coin-receiving position and a coin-receiving means and a coin-receiving slot oriented to receive a coin held in a vertical plane extending transversely to the direction of movement of said vehicle over said support base through which slot the coin drops onto said coin-receiving means, said coin-receiving means in said vehicle being pivotally mounted for movement about a pivot axis at the rear thereof extending parallel to the direction of movement of said vehicle over said support base and having upwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces adapted initially to engage and receive the bottom and forwardly facing edges of said coin, said coin-receiving means also having a cam follower-forming portion depending therefrom at a point in front of said pivot axis; a coin-receiving opening in said vertical wall in the form of a vertical slot at the rear of said support base and positioned to receive a coin ejected from said vehicle when in said coin-ejecting position and said support base of said housing having a cam-forming means projecting upwardly therefrom so as to engage said cam follower portion of the vehicle when said vehicle is in said coin-ejecting position, to effect the pivoting of said coin-receiving means in a direction where said initially upwardly and rearwardly facing surfaces thereof will eject the coin from said vehicle and into said coin-receiving opening in said vertical wall. 9. The coin bank of claim 8 wherein said vehicle has a coin-receiving slot in the top thereof oriented in a vertical plane extending transversely to the direction of movement of said vehicle over said support base, and a pair of closely spaced vertical guide walls parallel to said vertical plane defining a guideway aligned with said slot in the top of the vehicle for guiding said coin into position upon said coin-receiving means. 10. The coin bank of claim 8 wherein there is provided a coin-receiving slot in said vehicle and guideway-forming wall means forming guideways for guiding a coin between the slot and said coin-receiving means. 11. The coin bank of claim 10 wherein said guideway-forming wall means also forms a means for retaining said coin-receiving means in a given plane within the vehicle. 12. A coin bank comprising: a coin bank housing including a front support base and a rear portion defining a coin storage compartment behind said support base, said support base including a top horizontal wall elevated from the bottommost portion of the housing which wall has a slot extending longitudinally thereof, said rear portion including a forwardly facing vertical wall extending along and above the rear of said support base; a coin-receiving vehicle mounted for movement along the top of said front support base in a direction parallel to the front of the coin bank and from a coin-receiving position adjacent one end portion thereof to a coin-ejecting position adjacent the opposite end portion thereof, said vehicle having a coin-receiving means to receive a coin when the vehicle is in said coin-receiving position; carriage means for said vehicle which carriage means is mounted for reciprocating movement along said horizontal wall and including a portion beneath the same which portion is connected to the bottom portion of said vehicle, said front support base of the housing having a front vertical wall extending downwardly below the front of said roadway-forming wall and having a horizontal slot therein, a handle-forming portion on the front of said front vertical wall which handle-forming portion connects with said carriage means so that said vehicle can be moved between said coin-receiving and coin-ejecting positions over said horizontal wall by grasping said handle-forming portion and moving the same along said horizontal slot in said front vertical wall; a coin-receiving opening in said vertical wall at the rear of said support base and positioned to receive a coin ejected from said vehicle when in said coin-ejecting position; and means responsive to the movement of said vehicle to said coin-ejecting position for imparting movement to said coin-receiving means therein to eject the coin from the side of the vehicle facing said vertical wall into said coin-receiving opening therein where the coin falls into said coin storage compartment. 13. The coin bank of claim 12 wherein said vehicle has a coin-receiving opening in the top thereof which slot is exposed for receiving a coin dropped into the same when said vehicle is in said coin-receiving position, and said housing being provided with a roof-forming portion overhanging said vehicle when in said coin-ejecting position whereby a coin cannot be easily dropped into said opening in the top of said vehicle when in the latter position. 14. A coin bank comprising: a coin bank housing including a front support base and a rear portion defining a coin storage compartment behind said support base, said rear portion including a forwardly facing vertical wall extending along and above the rear of said support base, said vertical wall at the rear of said support base adjacent to said coin-receiving opening having ornamentation on a decal adhesively secured over said vertical wall, which ornamentation presents the appearance of a bank teller's station having at least one teller appearing thereon; a coin-receiving vehicle mounted for movement along the top of said front support base in a direction parallel to the front of the coin bank and from a coin-receiving position adjacent one end portion thereof to a coin-ejecting position adjacent the opposite end portion thereof, said vehicle having a coin-receiving means to receive a coin when the vehicle is in said coin-receiving position, a coin-receiving opening in said vertical wall at the rear of said support base and positioned to receive a coin ejected from said vehicle when in said coin-ejecting position; and means responsive to the movement of said vehicle to said coin-ejecting position for imparting movement to said coin-receiving means therein to eject the coin from the side of the vehicle facing said vertical wall into said coin-receiving opening therein where the coin falls into said coin storage compartment. 15. The coin bank of claim 14 wherein said decal is mounted on a decal-receiving recess on the front of said vertical wall. Other info: Inventors: Thomas, Ulrich H. (Bellwood, IL, US) Application Number: 968510 Filing Date: 1978-12-11 Publication_date: 1980-10-07 Assignee: Banthrico Inc. (Chicago, IL) Primary Class(es): 446/10 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Mancene, Louis G. Assistant Examiner: Yu, Mickey Attorney: Wallenstein, Spangenberg, Hattis & Strampel |
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