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1. A coin sorter comprising:
a base plate comprising
an upper and a lower surface, the upper surface having a circular border having an opening, anda plurality of circularly arranged coin openings, each opening being in vicinity of the border; and a carrier disc mounted above the upper surface of the base plate, the carrier disc being concentric with respect to the circular border of the base plate and rotatable around a center axis of the base plate, the carrier disc comprising a resilient rim on the side facing the upper surface of the base plate, the rim being aligned with the plurality of circularly arranged coin openings, wherein the coin sorter is arranged to receive a coin through the opening of the circular border, wherein the resilient rim is arranged to engage the coin and bring the coin in abutment with the circular border in a path across the plurality of circularly arranged coin openings, and wherein the resilient rim comprises at least one circumferentially arranged projecting part, wherein the at least one circumferentially arranged projecting part projects from the carrier disc towards the upper surface of the base plate,
defines a coin engaging tip at a free edge of the projecting part, and is adapted such that the tip always bends inwards towards the center of the carrier disc and away from the circular border when a coin to be sorted is engaged by the tip. |
