| 摘要 |
<p>A coin escrow includes a storage chamber (2) having a side wall (3) and a base (5). In use, coins are stacked edge to edge in the storage chamber (2). The escrow includes one or more projections (10) which are moveable in the chamber (2) in the sideways direction. The projections (10) are biased towards the side wall (3) and engage one face of a coin stored in the storage chamber (2). Wide and consequently heavier coins displace the projections as they run along the base (5) of the storage chamber (2) but narrow and consequently lighter coins do not displace the projections (10). The projections hence prevent narrow coins from overlapping one another in the sideways direction in the storage chamber (2). In one example, the projections (10) are provided by balls projecting through a side wall opposing the one side wall (3). The balls are gravity-biased. <IMAGE></p> |
