In-basket digital donation system

摘要

An integrated electronic donation acceptance device and money collection basket. The money collection basket is portable. The electronic donation acceptance device includes a housing and circuitry that is capable of receiving electronic payments. At least a portion of the housing of the electronic donation acceptance device is releasably couplable to the money collection basket.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a money collection basket having an integrated electronic payment receiver, wherein the money collection basket comprises:
a main body having an upper surface and a ledge below the upper surface, wherein the ledge extends to an outer edge of the main body; anda cap that is detachably coupled to the main body, wherein the cap rests on the ledge when the cap is coupled to the main body, and wherein the ledge comprises a recess that is configured to receive a tab included in the cap, and wherein the tab includes a hole that is configured to align with a corresponding hole included in the recess, and wherein the electronic payment receiver comprises a first portion that is non-detachably integrated into the main body of the money collection basket, and wherein the electronic payment receiver comprises a second portion that is a part of the cap, and wherein the money collection basket includes a rim having slots that are co-linearly aligned with a card-reading slot of the electronic payment receiver, and wherein the slots in the rim are formed at a junction of the first portion of the electronic payment receiver, which is non-detachably integrated into the main body, and the cap.