Patent ID: 7766148

Claim:
A money handling unit with a removable coin receptacle, comprising: a housing ( 1 ) and a removable coin receptacle ( 3 ) comprising: an orifice ( 4 ) to insert coins, and a closing shutter ( 5 ) movable between an open position in which the orifice ( 4 ) is accessible and a closed position in which the orifice ( 4 ) is closed, the receptacle comprising actuating means ( 6 , 7 ) of the closing shutter ( 5 ) and the housing ( 1 ) comprising guiding means ( 9 ) interacting with the actuating means ( 6 , 7 ); and a fixed structure comprising: a trap ( 2 ) providing access to the inside of the housing movable between an open position and a closed position, said receptacle being inserted in the trap ( 2 ) forming a reception structure with the receptacle, so as to carry along the receptacle when moving between the open position and the closed position, and in that said guiding means ( 9 ) interact with said actuating means ( 6 , 7 ) when the trap ( 2 ) moves from its closed position to its open position, to cause simultaneously the movement of the closing shutter ( 5 ) from its open position to its closed position.