between tubular wall 96 and conduit 30 the circular portion 66 of separator plate 64 is provided with a plurality of irregularly shaped tubes 102 such as the c shaped tubes seen in fig3 and 4 the tubes 102 are of a width and shape such that coins and buttons will not pass therethrough curvature of the tubes is critical especially in blockage of plate shaped objects such as coins openings 104 in the tubes 102 form slots which should neither be so narrow that they are readily bridged by lint nor so near together that strands of lint will wrap around the intervening material the tubes 102 have boss portions 106 and 108 extending below and above respectively the plate 66 of the separator 64 such that there is a passage 110 through the interior of the tubes the tubes 102 are positioned on the plate 66 such that the passage 110 communicates with a region 112 above plate 66 of separator plate 64 and below wall 86 of upper housing 38 at a top end and a region 114 comprising a settling chamber which is below the circular plate 66 of separator plate 64 and above bottom wall 54 of lower housing.