Patent ID: 6854640

Claim:
A removable coin storage apparatus being used in a coin processing device, said apparatus comprising: a removable bin comprising a first opening and a second opening; a cover for said first opening being movable between a closed position wherein said cover substantially covers said first opening, and an open position wherein said cover at least partially uncovers said first opening to allow the placement of coins inside said bin through said first opening; a gate mounted to said bin and movable between an up position and a down position, said gate while in said up position at least partially uncovering said second opening to allow said coins to be discharged from said bin, said gate while in said down position substantially covering said second opening; and a sloped floor inside said bin having a plurality of planes, said floor providing a gravity-induced flow of said coins toward said second opening; wherein said sloped floor is defined at least in part with a laminated metal.