Patent ID: 7377847

Claim:
A coin hopper comprising: a rotational disc attached about a rotational axis extending from a base having a first receiving part and a second receiving part, the first and second receiving parts are spaced diametrically apart from each other; a drive unit for driving a rotational disc; a retaining bowl attached to the base and permitting the rotational disc to dispense coins from the retaining bowl; wherein at least three base slopes are provided in the base relative to a diametric alignment between the spaced first and second receiving parts with at least one base slope positioned on one side of the diametric alignment on each of the first and second receiving parts and a third base slope is positioned on the other side of the diametric alignment around the rotational disc so as to be point-symmetric about the rotational axis for each of the at least three base slopes and at least one complementary slope corresponding to one of said base slopes is formed in the retaining bowl, such that when the retaining bowl is attached to the base, one of said base slopes is in contact with at least one complementary slope.