Patent ID: 8251198

Claim:
A cash handling machine for receiving a batch of unsorted coinage from a user, for sorting coins into a plurality of denominations and for dispensing a receipt, a voucher or a form of credit to the user, the cash handling machine comprising: an intake area for receiving a batch of unsorted coins which are loaded into the machine by a user; a sorting mechanism for receiving the batch of coins from the intake area and for sorting the coins into a plurality of denominations: a plurality of stationary chutes for receiving the coins from the sorting mechanism after they have been sorted and for conveying coins of respective denominations; a plurality of coin receptacle entrances for alignment with a plurality of coin receptacles for receiving the coins from the sorting mechanism, wherein said plurality of coin receptacle entrances are arranged in two rows with each row having at least four receptacle entrances for accommodating two rows of coin receptacles having a corresponding number of at least four receptacles in each row; at least three pivotable coin diverter chutes for receiving coins from the stationary chutes, the pivotable coin diverter chutes being disposed on pivot points located between the two rows of receptacle entrances, at least two of the pivotable coin diverter chutes being configured to pivotably access only two coin receptacle entrances, and at least one of the pivotable coin diverter chutes being configured to pivotablv access three or more coin receptacle entrances without any of the pivotable coin diverter chutes accessing coin receptacle entrances accessed by the other ones of the pivotable coin diverter chutes; and further comprising a one-piece substantially rigid support on which the coin diverter chutes are supported, the substantially rigid support forming the coin receptacle entrances for alignment with the coin receptacles and the support being slidable out of a front of the machine for access to the coin diverter chutes.