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US 2026/0184528 A1Published application
Media deflector for a roof plate of an automated teller machine
AssigneeCardtronics USA, Inc.
InventorsScott Low Colston, Zelin Liu, Callum Jacklin, Jamie Kenneth Stewart, Matthew Bowen
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Abstract
A media deflector mounted to a roof plate of an automated teller machine is described herein. The media deflector includes a set of fingers attached to a spar. The spar can be configured to connect to the roof plate and rotate between two positions, with the first position positioning the fingers to deflect media and the second position enabling the media to be held.
Claims12
1-9. (canceled)
A media deflector for a roof plate of an automated teller machine, the media deflector comprising:
- a deflector portion including:
- a first side configured to interact with media;
- a second side parallel to the first side;
- and
- a third side perpendicular to the first side and the second side;
- a guide arm protruding from the second side and configured to pass through an opening in the roof plate, the guide arm including a stop as part of a distal end, the stop having a cross section dimension that is greater than a portion of the guide arm that passes through the opening in an axis of the portion of the guide arm that passes through the opening;
- and
- a hinge arm protruding from the third side and configured to form a hinge with the roof plate.
5 more elements
An automated teller machine comprising:
- a cassette configured to store media;
- and
- a pocket assembly configured to interact with the cassette, the pocket assembly including:
- a roof plate;
- and
- a media deflector for the roof plate, the media deflector comprising:
- a deflector portion including:
- a first side configured to interact with media;
- a second side parallel to the first side;
- and
- a third side perpendicular to the first side and the second side;
- a guide arm protruding from the second side and configured to pass through an opening in the roof plate, the guide arm including a stop as part of a distal end, the stop having a cross section dimension that is greater than a portion of the guide arm that passes through the opening in an axis of the portion of the guide arm that passes through the opening;
- and
- a hinge arm protruding from the third side and configured to form a hinge with the roof plate.
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16-20. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.