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US 2006/0070412 A1Published application
Non-register cash drawer with a keypad control
OwnerBrian Wisemaninventor
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Abstract
A cash drawer suitable for use in an applications where point of sale information is not recorded, such as at hotel front-desks, athletic health clubs, schools, and the like. The cash drawer includes an electronic keypad having one or more access codes used to control access to the cash drawer. The keypad can be reprogrammed easily to change access rights.
Claims13
A non-register cash drawer with keypad control comprising;
- a housing;
- a drawer slideably movable with respect to the housing between an open position where access is provided to the drawer and a closed position where access to the drawer is prevented;
- an electronically actuated lock having a locked position and a release position, wherein the drawer is prevented from moving from the closed position to the open position when the electronically actuated lock is in the locked position, further wherein the drawer is allowed to move from the closed position to the open position when the electronically actuated lock is in the release position;
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- an electronic keypad located remote from the housing and storing an access code, wherein the electronic keypad provides a control signal to the electronically actuated lock to move the electronically actuated lock from the locked position to the release position when a user enters the access code into the electronic keypad, further wherein the electronic keypad is adapted to be reprogrammed to change the access code.
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A non-register cash drawer with keypad control comprising;
- a housing;
- a drawer slideably movable with respect to the housing between an open position where access is provided to the drawer and to a closed position where access to the drawer is prevented;
- an electronically actuated lock having a locked position and a release position, wherein the drawer is prevented from moving from the closed position to the open position when the electronically actuated lock is in the locked position, further wherein the drawer is allowed to move from the closed position to the open position when the electronically actuated lock is in the release position;
- a first spring element positioned inside the housing and adapted to bias the drawer toward the open position;
- a manually actuated lock having a first manual lock position, a second manual lock position, and a third manual lock position, wherein when the manually actuated lock is in the first manual lock position, the drawer is prevented from moving from the closed position to the open position whether the electronically actuated lock is in the locked or the release position, wherein when the manually actuated lock is in the second manual lock position and the electronically actuated lock is in the locked position, the drawer is prevented from moving from the closed position to the open position, wherein when the manually actuated lock is in the second manual lock position and the electronically actuated lock is in the release position, the drawer is allowed to move from the closed position to the open position, wherein when the manually actuated lock is in the third manual lock position, the drawer is allowed to move from the closed position to the open position whether the electronically actuated lock is in the locked or the release position;
- an electronic keypad located remote from the housing and storing an access code, wherein the electronic keypad provides a control signal to the electronically actuated lock to move the electronically actuated lock from the locked position to the release position when a user enters the access code into the electronic keypad, further wherein the electronic keypad is adapted to be reprogrammed to change the access code;
- a second spring element biasing the electronically actuated lock toward the locked position;
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- a cable that connects the electronic keypad to the electronically actuated lock, the cable adapted to deliver a voltage from the electronic keypad to the electronically actuated lock to move the electronically actuated lock from the first electronic position to the second electronic position when the access code is entered into the electronic keypad.
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