Patent ID: 6139418
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A sorting head for a coin processing system that processes coins of mixed denominations, the sorting head comprising:an upper surface and a lower surface, the surfaces being generally circular and generally parallel, the lower surface having an outer periphery and a diameter of less than approximately eight inches;an exit region formed in the lower surface, the exit region adapted to discharge the coins from the sorting head; anda gauging region formed in the lower surface and having a first end and a second end, the first end receiving the coins, the second end aligning coins on a common radius for delivery into the exit region, the gauging region having a wall positioned near the outer periphery of the lower surface against which the coins abut, wherein the radial position of the first end with respect to a center of the lower surface is greater than the radial position of the second end with respect to the center of the lower surface, the gauging region having a length measured between the first and second ends that is less than three inches.