Patent ID: 7249999

Claim:
A coin handling apparatus comprising a pocketed disc ( 100 ) arranged to cooperate with an entry portal ( 506 ) for receiving coins and an exit portal ( 507 ) for dispensing coins, and drive means arranged to cause rotation of the pocketed disc ( 100 ), said drive means comprising a driving gear ( 200 ) and a driven gear ( 120 ) wherein the pocketed disc ( 100 ) comprises said driven gear ( 120 ), and the driving gear ( 200 ) is arranged such that it rotates the disc ( 100 ) in predetermined increments and the drive means being operable to pause rotation of the pocketed disc ( 100 ) between each incremental rotation, wherein the pocketed disc ( 100 ) comprises a base ( 110 ) having the driven gear ( 120 ) formed on a first side thereof and a plurality of pockets ( 131 ) formed on the second side thereof and which have openings orientated towards the edge of said base ( 110 ).