Patent ID: 7243773

Claim:
A removable coin storage apparatus being used in a coin processing device, said apparatus comprising: a removable bin for storing and transporting coins, said removable bin having a stopped position and a moving position; and a brake device coupled to said removable bin for preventing movement of said removable bin in said stopped position, said brake device having a handle that is pivotable between a first position and a second position, each one of said first position and said second position corresponding to one of said stopped position and said moving position of said removable bin, said brake device having a contact surface for exerting a frictional force on a floor surface in said stopped position of said removable bin, said handle moving in a translational motion independently of said brake device and in a rotational motion together with said brake device, said handle including a fixating pin for locating said handle in said stopped position of said removable bin, said fixating pin moving in a translational motion and a rotational motion together with said handle.