Locking security cover for currency validator and depository cassette

An improved currency validator and depository cassette of the type used in vending and gaming machines, wherein said currency validator and depository cassette are in snap fit contact with continuous top and side walls, and are secured to the interior face of a wall of a vending machine, said currency validatory having an extended currency slot for the receipt of paper currency, said currency validator further including a validation means and transport means to transport said paper currency and deposit said paper currency in said depository cassette, said depository cassette in said snap fit relationship with said currency validator and releasable from said snap fit relationship by means of a release button on an upper surface of said currency validator, the improvement comprising:

• a security cover and locking means for prevention of the unauthorized separation of said currency validator and said depository cassette, said security cover comprising a hasp means secured to the rear face of said depository cassette and a pair of aligned horizontal locking posts disposed outwardly on opposing sides of said currency validator, said security cover. comprising a top wall, and end walls, and opposing side walls, said end wall extending downwardly and having a slot therethrough cooperable with said hasp on said depository cassette for receipt of a locking means, said opposing side walls each having an inverted L-shaped slot formed therein, cooperable with said alignable horizontal locking posts disposed on opposing sides of said currency validator for the slidable locking engagement of said security cover over the top of said currency validator and said depository cassette, and secured in position by a locking means on said hasp member to prevent the unauthorized separation of said currency validator and said depository cassette.