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US 2026/0188084 A1Published application
Staging plate for an automated teller machine
AssigneeCardtronics USA, Inc.
InventorsZelin Liu, Scott Low Colston, Jamie Kenneth Stewart, Matthew Bowen, Callum Jacklin
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Abstract
A staging plate for an automated teller machine (ATM) is described herein. The staging plate can include a first surface configured to support media inserted into a pocket of the ATM, and a second surface connected to the first surface. The second surface can be configured to guide media handled by a user to the first surface.
Claims20
A staging plate for an automated teller machine (ATM), the staging plate including:
- a first surface configured to support media handled by a user for insertion into a pocket of the ATM;
- and
- a second surface connected to the first surface, an exterior angle between the first surface and the second surface being greater than 180 degrees and less than 225 degrees, the second surface includes an indentation configured to guide media handled by a user to the first surface.
An automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:
- a pocket assembly that forms a pocket;
- and
- a staging plate as an external part of the pocket assembly, the staging plate including:
- a first surface configured to support media handled by a user for insertion into the pocket;
- and
- a second surface connected to the first surface, an exterior angle between the first surface and the second surface being greater than 180 degrees and less than 225 degrees, the second surface includes an indentation configured to guide media handled by a user to the first surface.
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A method to construct a staging plate for an automated teller machine (ATM), the method comprising:
- forming a first surface, of the staging plate, configured to support media handled by a user for insertion into a pocket of the ATM;
- and
- forming a second surface, of the staging plate, connected to the first surface, an exterior angle between the first surface and the second surface being greater than 180 degrees and less than 225 degrees, the second surface includes an indentation configured to guide media handled by a user to the first surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.