Joseph F Cardinal

US Patent:

44021569, Sep 6, 1983

Filed:

Aug 19, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/294197

Inventors:

Edward P. Zimmer - Williamsville NY
Joseph F. Cardinal - Tonawanda NY

International Classification:

A63H 3300

US Classification:

46 4

Abstract:

A toy bank of the coin-operated type including a housing having a coin storage region and an external action surface, a coin-receiving opening in the surface communicating with the storage region, an electrically-operated coin propelling mechanism carried by the housing for moving a coin along the surface and through the opening, and a pair of electrical contacts carried by the housing connected in controlling relation to the propelling mechanism and positioned to receive a coin placed thereon to bridge the contacts. When the coin is placed on both contacts it completes an electrical circuit through the coin to operate the propelling mechanism to move the coin along the action surface through the opening and into the storage region. The propelling mechanism can comprise an electric motor and coin striking member fixed to the motor shaft. The striking member can simulate an athletic game player such as a hockey player and the coin receiving opening can simulate the game scoring area such as a hockey net.