Special receptacle or package – For coin – With closing or fastening means
Patent
1992-11-12
1994-01-18
Sewell, Paul T.
Special receptacle or package
For coin
With closing or fastening means
206495, 220348, A45C 110
Patent
active
052794130
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a container for flat articles, especially coins, as part of a storage system for magnetic tape cassettes or the like for installation in a motor vehicle.
Containers that comprise, several housings open at a front side are known for, storing cassettes in vehicles. In each housing there is inserted a slider member on which the cassette is placed and pushed into the housing for storage. To remove the cassette, the slider member is unlocked by operation of a lock button. A pressure spring arranged between the rear wall of the slider member and the housing pushes the slider member together with the cassette out of the housing.
In addition to storing cassettes, it is often desirable to be able to store other articles in the vehicle as well, especially coins. Special coin holders have therefore already been proposed which can be fastened to the dashboard of the motor vehicle by adhesive strips. Moreover, it is known to integrate coin holders, for example, in the glove compartment.
The coin holders are generally designed so that they are suitable only for holding a specific size of coin. If smaller coins are placed in them, the noise they cause is irritating, which in turn often results in the integrated coin holders not being used. Finally, the coin holders are equally of no use for cross-border journeys on account of the different coin sizes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a container for flat articles, especially coins, which can be installed in a vehicle in a simple and aesthetically pleasing manner as part of a storage system for magnetic tape cassettes to be mounted in a motor vehicle, and which enables coins of varying size to be stored without rattling.
This object and others which will be made more apparent hereinafter is attained in a container for flat articles, especially coins, which is part of a storage system for magnetic tape cassettes, in a motor vehicle, consisting of a housing open on one side, spring means for loading the slider member with a spring force, a slider member insertable in the open side of the housing against the spring force and means for locking the slider member in an inserted position.
According to the present invention, the container comprises a housing having an open side and an upper housing wall; a slider member having side walls and arranged to be insertable in the open side of the housing against a spring force; spring means to provide the spring force acting on the slider member; means for locking the slider member in the housing when the slider member is inserted in the housing; and a movable compartment floor and spring elements in the slider member. The spring elements and the compartment floor are located and structured so that the compartment floor is pressed by the spring elements upward toward and against the upper housing wall when the slider member is inserted in the housing so as to be able to hold a flat article between the compartment floor and the upper housing wall. The slider members provided with a movable compartment floor enable flat articles, especially coins, of any kind and of varying size to be inserted in the container. As the slider member is pushed into the housing, the compartment floor is pressed by spring elements against the upper walling of the housing, so that the inserted flat articles and coins are clamped in. The coins are therefore held captive and are unable to cause a noise during driving. The external contour of the housing is identical with the housing used for storing the magnetic tape cassettes. To equip a vehicle with a coin holder, all that is required is to exchange one cassette container of a storage device comprising several such containers for the coin holder. By integrating the coin holder in an overall system for storing articles in vehicles, both design requirements and safety requirements are fulfilled.
In preferred embodiments of the present invention the mobility of the compartment floor is assured, Since guide projec
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Nehl Wolfgang
Sackmann Karl-Hans
Ackun Jr. Jacob K.
fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. Kg.
Sewell Paul T.
Striker Michael J.
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