Patent ID: 7591362

Claim:
A device for sorting, counting and/or examining objects of a collective of objects, in particular flat objects such as coins or the like, the collective of objects containing objects of different features, comprising: (a) an object individualizing device ( 10 ) for individualizing the objects of the collective of objects, (b) an object track ( 12 ) along which the individualized objects continuously move, after they have left the object individualizing device ( 10 ), (c) object accelerating means ( 22 ) for accelerating the objects when leaving the object individualization device ( 10 ), (d) object recognition means ( 24 ) for recognizing objects having different features while the objects are moving along the object track, and (e) means ( 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 ) for selectively conveying the objects depending on one or more features of the objects, characterized in that (e) the object track ( 12 ) comprises air-cushion-forming means ( 40 ).