Patent ID: 8308055
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A container for receiving coins, documents of value, or combinations thereof, comprising: a container housing for receiving fed coins or documents of value, at least one feed opening formed in the container housing for receiving coins or documents of value into the container housing, a sealing element disposed within the container housing and being movable back and forth between a sealing position and an open position, wherein in the sealing position the sealing element blocks the feed opening so that coins or documents of value are not removable from the container through the feed opening, and wherein in the open position the feed opening is open so that receipt of coins or documents of value into the container is enabled, a biasing element coupled with the container housing and the sealing element, said biasing element arranged to bias the sealing element in the direction of the sealing position when in the open position, an actuating opening configured to receive an actuating element, said actuating element when received in the actuating opening moving the sealing element from the sealing position to the open position, said actuating element being arranged to at least one of; project into the container; project outward of the container; or to be movable; and to project outward of the container, a catch device comprising a catch element arranged to move between a ready position and a catch position, wherein in the catch position, the catch element is arranged to hold the sealing element in the sealing position, and wherein in the ready position, the catch element enables the movement of the sealing element between said sealing position and said open position, a closing device arranged to displace the catch device from the catch position to the ready position, and the catch device and the sealing element being coupled so that movement of the sealing element out of the sealing position into the open position displaces the catch device out of the ready position into the catch position, and wherein the sealing element further comprises at least one of an opening and recess having a closed edge, and the catch element upon its movements relative to the sealing element lies against said closed edge in the at least one of the opening and recess in the sealing element.