Patent ID: 8096465

Claim:
A safe device for collecting coins, comprising: a support receiving at least one coin box, said coin box being closed with a lid, the lid comprising a recess that is obstructed by a hatch, the opening and the closing of the recess by the hatch being controlled by an internal mechanism, wherein the coin box includes a first locking means for authorizing or prohibiting the introduction and the extraction of the coin box in the support; and a second locking means for locking the hatch to the internal mechanism; wherein the internal mechanism is configured to open the hatch to authorize the coin box to be introduced into the support by the first locking means; and the internal mechanism is configured to hold the hatch to be closed, wherein the support comprises at least one means for entering the coin box by way of an opening when the coin box is introduced into the support, said means for entering the coin box being configured to interact with the internal mechanism so as to signal the coin box being introduced into the support.