Pass-through transaction deal tray with a self-closing feature
OwnerLarry G. Clarkinventor
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Abstract
A self-locking deal tray for use in a countertop and a transaction barrier. The deal tray has a frame with at least a partially open top and can be secured to the countertop. The deal tray further has a movable receptacle that is movably connected to the front face of the frame. The movable receptacle can then move between lowered position away from the barrier above it and a raised position against the barrier above it. Finally, the deal tray includes a support movably attached to the bottom of the movable receptacle that can be moved between a supine position and a standing position, respectfully corresponding to the receptacle's lowered and raised positions.
Claims20
A deal tray for transactions between a location in front of a barrier and a location behind a barrier, comprising:
- a frame, said frame having at least a partially open top, at least a partially closed bottom, a front face, and lateral sides;
- a receptacle, said receptacle having a top surface, a bottom surface, lateral edges, a front portion, and a back portion, and wherein the front portion of said receptacle is movably connected to the front face of said frame;
- said receptacle movable between a lowered position toward the bottom of said frame and a raised position away from the bottom of said frame;
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- a leg, said leg movably attached to the bottom surface of said receptacle, said leg located between said bottom of said frame and said bottom surface of said receptacle.
For the combination of a countertop and a barrier residing above the countertop, both having an external side and an internal side, the improvement comprising:
- a deal tray mountable between the external side and internal side of said barrier, said deal tray including a frame fixedly secured within said countertop and beneath said barrier, said frame having at least a partially open top, a bottom, a front face, a back face and opposing sides;
- said deal tray including a movable receptacle having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front portion, and a back portion, and wherein the front portion of said movable receptacle is hingedly connected to the front face of said frame;
- said movable receptacle movable between lower position away from said barrier residing above the movable receptacle and a raised position contacting said barrier;
- said deal tray including a support hingedly attached to the bottom of said movable receptacle, said support movable between a supine position and a standing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.