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OwnerAbdelhakim Djoudiinventor
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A ballot box for collecting ballot envelopes, includes a horizontal bottom wall, vertical wall attached to the bottom wall, and a horizontal top wall forming a lid that is provided with an opening for inserting a ballot envelope into the inner space. The insertion opening forms a vertical guiding passage having a rectangular cross-section delimited by two large parallel surfaces and two side surfaces, the opening including a hatch actuated by a motor, wherein the hatch can assume a position for blocking the opening or a released position. The box includes an element for checking one of the physical parameters of the ballot envelope, which is capable of controlling the motor of the hatch in order to clear the opening if the envelope is acceptable, or to otherwise block the opening, the checking element including a monitoring and control unit (4) to which the motor connected.
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Ballot box (1) for collecting ballot envelopes (P), comprising a horizontal bottom wall, vertical walls fastened to the bottom wall and a horizontal top wall (10) forming a lid, which is provided with a passage (11) for inserting a ballot envelope into its inner space, characterized in that the passage (11) forms a vertical guiding passage having a rectangular cross-section, delimited by two large parallel surfaces and two side surfaces, said opening comprising a trap door (2), driven by a motor (26), which can occupy a position of obstructing said opening or a position of disengagement, and in that said ballot box comprises a means for checking one of the physical parameters of the ballot envelope that is able to control the motor (26) of the trap door (2) to clear the opening if the envelope is acceptable or to prevent the opening in the opposite case, this checking means comprising a command and control unit (4), the motor (26) being connected and controlled by the command and control unit (4).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.