DR. GERARD JOSEPH VENTURA, D.D.S.
Dentist in United States Coast Guard Ac, CT

4407313, Oct 4, 1983

Feb 20, 1981

6/236451

Gerard V. Ventura - West Haven CT

G07D 906

133 8A

A combined coin counter and saver is diclosed which also provides for improved ease in coin wrapping. A base section is provided with a coin support of sufficient diameter to support a stack of coins in column fashion while allowing a coin wrapper to freely slide over the coin support. The coin support and base section also have connected thereto, an elongated arm substantially parallel to the column of coins having an upper portion which intrudes into the diameter of the column of coins and is a distance from the top of the coin support measuring an exact count column of coins. For example, in the case of pennies, the distance from the top of the support to the upper portion of the elongated arm would represent a distance equal to an exact count of 50 pennies. In operation, the coin wrapper is slid over the coin support and filled with coins to a height equal to the upper portion of the elongated arm. The column of coins contained in the wrapper is then tilted away from the elongated arm and the wrapper slid upwards such that roughly equal amounts of wrapper extend on either side of the column of coins.

4407314, Oct 4, 1983

Feb 20, 1981

6/236452

Gerard V. Ventura - West Haven CT

G07D 906

133 8A

A combined coin counter and saver is disclosed which also provides for improved ease in coin wrapping. A tube of sufficient diameter to contain a column of coins is mounted on a base section containing a coin support which supports a column of coins at a height coincident with the top of the tube to provide a definite coin count. For example, the tube and post can be so sized as to support a column of 50 pennies when filled to the top of the tube. The tube is also of sufficient diameter to allow a coin wrapper to slide up and down over the coins. The tube section contains a push element at its base slideably mounted around the post such that when the push element is raised to its uppermost position, it raises the wrapper to produce an equal amount of unfilled wrapper extending on either side of the column of coins, leaving the column of coins undisturbed. This provides a fast and efficient method for coin wrapping. After raising and lowering the push element, the top portion of the coin wrapper can be folded down over the coins and the tube inverted to allow the partially wrapped column of coins to be ejected at which point the coin wrapping can be easily completed by simply closing the wrapper on the other, unwrapped end of the column of coins.