STRUCTURE OF PORTABLE COIN HOLDER

Abstract

Coin storage parts are provided on a front side and a back side of a coin holder to increase the number of storage parts, and make the number of coins stored in each of the coin storage parts approximately half. A structure is adopted in which a coin is pushed out in an operational opening space provided on a side opposite to an aperture for placing the coin into the coin storage part and taking out the coin from the coin storage part, thereby ensuring sufficient operability. A movement of the coin in the coin storage part is prevented by incorporating an O-ring or the like. Since the number of coins stored per one coin storage part is as small as about 2 to 4 coins and the storage part has a shallow depth, it is easy to guide and prevent the movement of the coins.

Claims

1. A portable coin holder in which coins of at least four types are stored by type and from which the coins are taken out by type, the portable coin holder comprising: storage parts configured to store the coins on a front side and a back side of a coin holder body, wherein the storage parts provided on the front side and the back side of the coin holder body are partitioned by a partition plate which is disposed at a substantially intermediate portion in a thickness direction of the coin holder body; upper and lower plates provided on the front side and the back side of the coin holder body to form the storage parts; and an operational opening space formed to penetrate the upper and lower plates, wherein the two storage parts are provided for each coin of at least three types, and the two storage parts for coins of the same type are disposed on one surface which is the front side or the back side of the coin holder body, the operational opening space is a through hole provided on a side opposite to an aperture for placing a coin into the storage part and having a closed circumferential edge, the operational opening space is formed over a range from a center of the coin stored in the storage part through a rear of the coin opposite to the aperture, and the operational opening space is formed such that the center of the coin adjacent to the aperture opposed thereto, a rear end of the coin on a side opposite to the aperture is exposed from the operational opening space, and a coin is taken out from the storage part by pushing out the coin from the operational opening space.

2. The portable coin holder according to claim 1, wherein an O-ring is provided on at least one side surface of the storage part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein:

[0020] FIG. 1 shows an example of existing coin holder;

[0021] FIG. 2 shows a Japanese coin layout;

[0022] FIG. 3 shows a U.S. coin layout; and

[0023] FIG. 4 shows another example of a layout excluding 500 yen coin.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0024] A body structure can be made of plastic injection molding, and upper and lower plates can be made of a thin metal sheet or the like.

[0025] The front and back coin layouts can also be in a single row, such as 14 instead of multiple rows, such as 22.

Example

[0026] In Japan at the present time, six types of coins of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen coins are targets. 1, 10 and 100 yen coins are frequently used, whereas 5, 50 and 500 yen coins are less frequently used.

[0027] The 500 yen coin is the largest in size, which is an obstacle to the design for reducing the size of the entire coin holder. In addition, the 500 yen coin is not used very often, and even if you only have one or two coins and put them in your pocket by themselves, the coins are less likely to move than other small coins, and are less likely to make noise when hitting each other, and therefore the 500 yen coin is excluded from the design target of the coin holder.

[0028] When the 500 yen coin is excluded, there are five types of target coins, and when the coins are simply arranged, the layout of FIG. 1 is as shown in FIG. 4. Accordingly, when the five types of coin storage parts are simply arranged in a 2+3 configuration like this, one type protrudes and fit in poorly compared to a case of a 22 configuration, and therefore there are four storage parts on one side (22), for a total of eight on the front and back, as shown in FIG. 2. Five types of coins are stored in the storage parts at eight places.

[0029] The storage parts at eight places are appropriately allocated in consideration of the frequency of use by coin type. 1, 10 and 100 yen coins are each provided with the two storage parts and 5 and 50 yen coins are each provided with one storage part. It is considered appropriate that the number of coins stored per storage part is 2 to 4. Thus, the coin layout is 10 as shown in FIG. 2.

[0030] In the above example, the 500 yen coin is excluded from the storage target, but it is also conceivable to use a small dedicated holder of 500 yen coins alone, attached by a chain or a string. In this method, the 500 yen coin can be stored without making the coin holder body larger. Another coin purse may be attached to hold any remaining coins.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0031] Similar to the existing coin holder, the portable coin holder can be sold for general purposes. The present invention is also applicable to novelties and the like.

[0032] Since the more compact the coin holder is, the more convenient it is, the coin holder according to the present invention is highly likely to be widely used.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

[0033] 1 coin storage part, 2 aperture, 3 stopper, 4 operational opening space. 5 upper and lower plates, 6 fixing hole for upper and lower plates, 7 O-ring, 8 partition plate, 9 coin holder body