Patent ID: 7243774
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A coin bag support for a coin receiving and processing machine to facilitate removal and replacement of coin bags from the machine, the coin bag support comprising: a tube having an upper end for receiving coins and a lower end for discharging coins; a bag support member on the lower end of the tube and a bag retaining device; the bag support member comprising a bag gripping portion and an enlarged portion on the lower end of the tube, the bag gripping portion and the enlarged portion configured to fit into the mouth of a coin bag; the bag retaining device comprising a U-shaped body configured to receive the bag gripping portion with a predefined clearance between a pair of legs of the U-shaped body, the clearance such that the bag gripping portion can be received in the body without touching the legs of the body when no bag is present and such that the legs press the bag against the bag gripping portion when the bag is present, the enlarged portion resisting downward motion of the bag retaining device when the bag gripping portion is received in the body.