Patent ID: 7337890
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A removable coin storage apparatus being used in a coin processing device, said apparatus comprising: a receptacle for storing and transporting coins, said receptacle having a stopped position and a moving position; a brake device coupled to said receptacle for preventing movement of said receptacle in said stopped position, said brake device having one or more contact surfaces for exerting a frictional force on a floor surface when said receptacle is in said stopped position; a handle functionally integrated with said brake device and conveniently located for transporting said receptacle in said moving position, said handle including a fixating pin located along a longitudinal axis of the handle, said fixating pin locating said handle in a non-pivoting position when the receptacle is in said stopped position, said handle and said fixating pin being movable simultaneously in a translational motion along said longitudinal axis of said handle and relative to a pivoting point of said receptacle, said translational motion being independent of said brake device and changing said handle between a pivoting position and said non-pivoting position, said handle and said fixating pin being movable relative to said pivoting point of said receptacle in a rotational motion together with said brake device to move all of said one or more contact surfaces of said brake device.