US 11,990,008 B2Granted

Dissuasion cassette, system, and apparatus against currency theft from media depository

AssigneeNCR Corporation

InventorsLuciano Rodrigo Casimiro, Wilson Kume

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Abstract

A valuable media cassette comprises a cover and a valuable media storage base. The cover comprises two ink bags filled with indelible ink. Each ink bag situated on opposing sides of an inside portion of the cover and encased by a blast energy collection plate such that portions of the bag extends partially through serrated teeth of the blast energy collection plate. The blast energy collection plates harness energy associated with a blast force causing the serrated teeth to displace and puncture the ink bags when a blast occurs. The indelible ink is dispersed throughout an inside of the cassette coating the valuable media stored in the cassette with the indelible ink and rendering the valuable media unusable or damaged.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A valuable media cassette, comprising:

a storage base to store valuable media;
a cover comprising:
a first inside portion comprising a first blast energy collection plate with a plurality of first apertures surrounded by a first set of serrated teeth that surround and line edges of each first aperture;
a second inside portion comprising a second blast energy collection plate with a plurality of second apertures surrounded and lined around edges of the second apertures by a second set of serrated teeth that surround each second aperture;
a first set of spacers adapted to adjust and hold two ends of a first fluid filled bag and pinch the first fluid filled bag holding the first fluid filled bag in place and removing slack in the first fluid filled bag forcing a first fluid in the first fluid filled bag upward into a top surface of the first fluid filled bag to extend first portions of the first fluid filled bag through the first apertures, wherein the first set of spacers are adjustable and moveable;
and
a second set of spacers adapted to adjust and hold two ends of the second fluid filled bag and pinch the second fluid filled bag holding the second fluid filled bag in place and removing slack in the second fluid filled bag forcing a second fluid in the second fluid filled bag upward into a top surface of the second fluid filled bag to extend second portions of the second fluid filled bag through the second apertures, wherein the second set of spaces are adjustable and moveable;
wherein the first blast energy collection plate is adapted to encase and to hold the first fluid filled bag with the first portions extending through the first apertures of the first blast energy collection plate and in direct contact with the first set of serrated teeth, wherein the first apertures are first dispersion windows;
wherein the second blast energy collection plate is adapted to encase and to hold the second fluid filled bag with the second portions extending through the second apertures of the second blast energy collection plate and in direct contact with the set of serrated teeth, wherein the second apertures are second dispersion windows;
wherein the first set of serrated teeth is adapted to displace and puncture the first bag portions at a plurality of locations along the first bag causing the first fluid to be dispersed through the first dispersion windows and the second set of serrated teeth is adapted to displace and puncture the second bag portions at a second plurality of locations along the second bag causing the second fluid to be dispersed through the second dispersion windows when the cover is in a closed position and after encountering a sufficient force to cause the first fluid filled bag and the second fluid filled bag to rupture and disperse the first and second fluids onto the valuable media through the first dispersion windows and the second dispersion windows of the cover onto the valuable media.

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A system, comprising:

a Self-Service Terminal (SST);
a depository integrated into the SST as a peripheral device, the depository comprising a valuable media storage bin;
a valuable media cassette adapted to store valuable media and be inserted and removed from the valuable media storage bin;
and
the valuable media cassette comprising:
at least one blast energy collection plate adapted to hold an indelible ink bag above the valuable media and against serrated teeth when the valuable media cassette is loaded into the storage bin with the valuable media;
the at least one blast energy collection plate further adapted to absorb a portion of energy associated with a force experienced by the at least one blast energy collection plate and release the portion of energy by displacing the serrated teeth;
and
two sets of spacers, each set adapted to adjust and hold two ends of a corresponding indelible ink bag and pinch the corresponding indelible ink bag holding the corresponding indelible ink bag in place and removing slack in the corresponding indelible ink bag forcing an indelible ink in the corresponding indelible ink bag upward into a top surface of the corresponding indelible ink bag to extend first portions of the corresponding indelible ink bag through apertures, wherein each set of spacers are adjustable and moveable;
wherein the serrated teeth are adapted to puncture the corresponding indelible ink bag to cause the corresponding indelible ink to disperse over the valuable media when the force is applied to the SST, the depository, or the valuable media cassette resulting in the valuable media being ink stained and damaged for use, wherein the serrated teeth surround the corresponding indelible ink bag on two sides around the corresponding apertures that the corresponding indelible ink bag extends through when held by the at least one blast energy collection plate, the corresponding apertures are dispersion windows, each corresponding dispersion window surrounded and lined around edges of the corresponding dispersion window by the corresponding serrated teeth, wherein the indelible ink is released from the corresponding indelible ink bag through the corresponding dispersion window when the serrated teeth is displaced and punctures the corresponding indelible ink bag at a plurality of locations along the two sides on the corresponding indelible ink bag.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.