Introducing the new Seven-Footer

The World's Largest Production Coin Funnel

Posted: August 25, 2008

We are excited to announce the development of a giant Seven-Footer Well (2.1 meters, measured diagonally). It is more than three times the surface size of the Three-Footer and features eight molded-in coin launch ramps.

Because of its size, it is primarily designed for shopping malls, large stores, bowling centers, amusement parks, race tracks, sports stadiums, museums and zoos, etc.

Click here to see a movie clip of coins spiraling around the Seven-Footer funnel and putting on their show. (This is a large Quicktime file, so it will take some time to load if you are on a dial-up connection, and you may need to download the latest version of the free viewer.)

Following is a list of its unique features

• The most obvious feature is its large size. With an outside diagonal dimension of seven feet, the live coin-roll surface is a full and open five feet two inches (62 inches). Other so-called "Five-Foot" (or 60-inch) models copied our first prototype with the coin ramps mounted "inside" the funnel-diameter which reduced the effective coin-rolling surface down to about four-feet. (Click here to see a picture in a separate browser that illustrates that copied design.)

The wide "Coin-Drop" area makes it easy for young children to play. Balls (ball-bearings or marbles) are launched just below the coin-drop area (they don't need as much ramp-speed) for exciting physics and orbit demonstrations. If you are ONLY going to use it for balls, then you can order it without the coin-guide at the top. The "TEST YOUR SKILL" oval encourages experimentation. Click here to see a readable close-up of the sticker.

• Our new design places the coin ramps "outside" the funnel on extended mounting platforms molded into the fiberglass. The result is longer and larger coin rotations using the full 62-inch diameter coin-rolling surface, yet it doesn't take up any larger foot-print than a five-footer when approached from the front. Simply stated, it is the largest production coin funnel in the world and maintains our position as the innovator and patent-holder of these unique coin devices.
  
  
• It features four coin launch stations, each with two ramps (8 total) that are molded as part of the funnel rather than made of different materials and mounted separately. So the durability is exceptional. Each ramp has two chutes that launch coins in opposite directions, so a total of eight coins can be launched at a time! Imagine the fun with being able to have eight people launch coins simultaneously! This will provide a lot of fun, excitement, and educational experimentation. The play-value is extraordinary as people will be able to race each other and play "destruction-derby" -- the last coin standing wins. When 8 coins are launched at the same time, there are lots of near misses and collisions. Fortunately, for the benefit of coin-revenue, quarters withstand crashes the best!!!
  
  
• Attention Museums and Educational Installations: With the uniquely designed "V-slot" ramps, the Seven-Footers are designed to launch marbles and ball bearings too! Since the ramps are mounted outside the funnel, the Seven-Footer has an unobstructed rim all the way around that "holds" ball bearings and marbles for scientific experimentation and orbit observations. You can drop a marble or ball bearing down the ramps, or spin the ball around the rim similarly to a roulette wheel. With a little bit of momentum, the ball bearing or marble spins around the rim several times before it begins to spiral down the surface of the funnel. This is great for educational installations such as hands-on learning museums. Dropping balls in various orbits illustrates the varying orbit paths of the planets and the "black hole". And if you haven't ever seen it, one of the most amazing demonstrations is with a few thousand bb's dumped out onto the funnel surface. Since they do not fall over, they constantly bump into each other and form a "movie" of changing formations as they interact with each other on the spiraling journey.
  
  
• It has a rim-height of 27" (69cm) so that children can see the coins all the way down the vortex funnel.
  
  
• The Seven-Footer includes a fiberglass base, factory welded to the funnel, forming a rock-solid foundation and a stunning visual image. It has a locking door on the side of the base with a completely sealed floor and secure coin receptacle. Collecting the coins is as simple as unlocking the door, and removing a bucket or container of your choice.
  
  
• Both the funnel and the base are made of automotive-quality fiberglass.

Lead Time

Unlike the Two and Three-Footers, we do not inventory Seven-Footers. They are built when the order is placed, and the lead-time varies depending on current demand. The most popular colors (white and black) might ship within one week, while other colors might take a little longer. Please contact us for current lead time.

 

Coin Launch-Ramp Themes

There are 3 or 4 natural themes that the ramps look like:

1) The Space Shuttle…They look like 4 space shuttles on the launch pad...which will be great for all the air and space museums.

2) A dolphin or porpoise coming out of the water …great for aquariums. Place a couple eye-ball stickers on the ramps and your visitor's imagination can do the rest.

3) Roller Coasters…great for theme parks.

4) Moonscape and other celestial bodies which will naturally fit the theme of planetariums.

Of course, the play value and the educational value (the physics of gravity and inertia) will make the Giant Seven Footer Spiral Wishing Well a popular attraction in any environment.

Colors Click here to see the many color choices. The Seven-Footer is all fiberglass, including the ramps and base, so you can choose two different colors if you wish. In other words, the funnel portion can be one color and the base/pedestal can be another, as illustrated in the yellow over black and the lime green over dark blue Wells.

Click the following picture to see this Well in a store.

 

Sign

You can create your own sign or take advantage of our options that include a fiberglass arc rod and a blank, generic, or custom digitally-printed plastic sign. This picture shows our generic sign.

 

 

Raise Even More Money With Vortx's

As with all our sizes, you can use the large Well as a "demonstrator" for the small toy model. You can either sell the Vortx's in your gift shop, or give them away FREE with a $25 donation. It all depends on your setting and what will work best. Please inquire about volume discounts for the Vortx's.

 

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Click here for more detailed dimensions.

Click here for color options.

Click here for prices and ordering options.

Click here for a printable PDF brochure about the Seven-Footer.