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US 4,069,773 AGranted
Combination pass-through and deal tray for tellers
OwnerLarry G. Clarkinventor
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Abstract
A countertop with a teller window has an open-topped, specially shaped box under the window with a tray pivotally mounted in the top of the box for passage of small items under the window from the front of the counter to the rear, with the pivotal mounting of the tray enabling passage of larger items under the window while maintaining security of the space behind the window, from direct access to the space in front of the window.
Claims6
A combination pass-through and deal tray comprising:
- an upwardly opening housing having a front margin and a rear margin;
- closure means in the upper portion of said housing, and normally closing the opening in the top of said housing, said closure means being operable to open the top of said housing to the bottom of said housing adjacent said front and rear margins alternately;
- said housing being semi-cylindrical and having a front, rear, and bottom inner wall defined by an inner cylindrical surface having a horizontal cylindrical axis at a location between and spaced from the front and rear margins;
- and said closure means including a plate mounted in the top portion of the housing and pivotable on said axis to open the space from the top of the housing to the bottom of the housing at the front of said axis and, alternatively, at the rear of said axis to permit passage of items under said plate;
- the top of said housing being above the horizontal plane containing said axis, said plate being below the top of said housing and having upwardly projecting front and rear end portions, said end portions being spaced below the top of said housing, and said upwardly projecting end portions cooperating with said front and rear inner walls to facilitate manual removal of thin flat objects from said plate when said plate is disposed horizontally and serving as a deal tray.
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