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US 2026/0048882 A1Published application
Banknote processing
AssigneeTidel Engineering, L.P.
InventorROBERT WRIGHT
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Abstract
Banknote processing equipment is disclosed, which comprises a chamber having an open end for insertion of a bag into the chamber and an extractor adapted to establish a lower ambient pressure between the chamber and the hag to that within the bag to cause the bag to expand into an open configuration during a banknote filling operation, whereby the banknote processing equipment can deposit banknotes in the bag.
Claims20
A method for depositing one or more banknotes into a bag, the method comprising:
- clamping a free end of the bag positioned in a chamber;
- expanding the bag to an open configuration;
- receiving the one or more banknotes into the bag;
- sealing the bag using a sealing operation;
- and
- releasing the free end of the bag.
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A system for depositing one or more banknotes, the system including:
- a chamber including an open end configured to receive a bag;
- a clamping arrangement coupled to the chamber and configured to clamp a free end of the bag, the bag configured to be expanded to allow one or more banknotes to be received into the bag through the free end of the bag;
- and
- a sealing mechanism coupled to the chamber and configured to seal the bag during a sealing operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.