US 2003/0140826 A1 · Depository cabinet

Abstract

A low profile depository cabinet-safe combination including a safe forming a hollow safe interior therein accessible through a lockable door, a depository cabinet set atop and locked to the safe, forming an enclosed cabinet interior accessible through a pivotally mounted lockable door by inputting an unlocking combination therein, an opening formed in the safe and an opening formed in the cabinet to place the respective interiors thereof in vertical communication with each other, deposit handling means in the depository cabinet including a deposit plate moveable from inside the cabinet interior, with the cabinet door, to outside the cabinet when the cabinet door is fully opened, on which to place a deposit and a deposit actuator for moving with the cabinet door to move the deposit plate and the deposit placed upon it from outside the cabinet into the cabinet interior, as the door is being closed, and off the deposit plate, over the communications opening, to allow the deposit to fall down into the safe interior and a snap lock for preventing the cabinet door from being reopened until another unlocking combination is inputted to unlock the cabinet front door.

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Dependent claims

A low profile depository cabinet-safe combination comprising:

a) a safe forming a hollow safe interior therein accessible through a lockable door;
b) a depository cabinet set atop and locked to said safe, forming an enclosed cabinet interior accessible through a pivotally mounted lockable door by inputting an unlocking combination therein;
c) an opening formed in said safe and an opening formed in said cabinet to place the respective interiors thereof in vertical communication with each other;
d) deposit handling means in said depository cabinet including:
i) a deposit plate moveable from inside said cabinet interior, with said cabinet door, to outside said cabinet when said cabinet door is filly opened, on which to place a deposit;
and,
ii) a deposit actuator for moving with said cabinet door to move said deposit plate and the deposit placed upon it from outside said cabinet into said cabinet interior, as said door is being closed, and off said deposit plate, over said communications opening, to allow the deposit to fall down into said safe interior;
and,
e) means for preventing said cabinet door from being reopened until another unlocking combination is inputted to unlock said cabinet front door.

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A depository cabinet comprising a top cabinet wall, a plurality of downwardly descending cabinet side walls terminated by a bottom wall forming an enclosed cabinet interior accessible through a pivotally mounted lockable door formed over an opening in a contiguous front wall, said door openable by inputting an unlocking combination therein, said cabinet further comprising:

a) an opening formed in said cabinet bottom wall;
and,
b) deposit handling means in said depository cabinet including:
i) a deposit plate moveable from inside said cabinet interior, with said cabinet door, to outside said cabinet, when said cabinet door is fully opened, on which to place a deposit;
and,
ii) a deposit actuator for moving with said cabinet door to move said deposit plate and the deposit placed thereupon from outside said cabinet into said cabinet interior, as said door is being closed, and off said deposit plate, over said opening, when said door is being fully closed, to allow the deposit to fall down through said opening;
and,
e) means for preventing said cabinet door from being reopened until another unlocking combination is inputted to unlock said cabinet front door.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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