Patent ID: 7704133

Claim:
A two disk coin handling machine having a feeding disk for feeding coins to a sorting disk, the coin handling machine further comprising: an arcuate outside reference edge disposed along the sorting disk for coins moving along an arcuate coin track, the sorting disk having at least one opening for receiving valid coins as the coins travel along the coin track; a drive member disposed above the sorting disk for positive control of coins as the coins are moved in a single layer and a single file along the outside reference edge; a diverter member disposed along the outside reference edge, the diverter member being operable to project into the coin track in advance of the sorting openings to move a coin selected for offsorting away from the reference edge; an offsort opening in the sorting disk, the offsort opening being located between the diverter member and the opening for receiving valid coins, and the offsort opening being spaced from the reference edge by a rail portion and being positioned in the coin track to receive coins that are moved laterally inward by the diverter member; and wherein the offsort opening is not as wide across the coin track as a diameter of smallest coin to be offsorted; and further comprising a deflector spaced above the offsort opening and positioned to contact a tipped up edge of a coin larger than a smallest size of coin to be offsorted, to deflect the coin larger than the smallest size of coin into the offsort opening.