Electronic postage meter having check date warning
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsAlton B. Eckert, Edward C. Duwel
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Abstract
An electronic postal meter is provided with a date setter having an access door coupled to a switch. The position of the switch is signalled to the internal computer, in order to effect a warning indication if the access or dater door is open. The computer further inhibits operation of the postal meter upon the initial application of power to the postal meter, until the dater door has been opened and closed at least once.
Claims6
In an electronic postal meter having a postage printing device, computer means and including date setting means and an access door enabling external access to date setting means;
- the improvement comprising switch means connecting to said door for signaling the position thereof to said computer means, a warning indicator coupled to said computer means for indicating that said door is opened, said computer means having an operation power input and means responsive to application of power to said meter for inhibiting operation of said meter until said access door has been opened and closed at least once.
In an electronic postage meter connectable to a source of operating potential and having a dater door, a switch coupled to said door for signaling the position of said door, a warning device, and circuit means coupled to said switch and connected to energize said warning device when said door is open;
- the improvement wherein said circuit means comprises means responsive to connection of said meter to said source for energizing said warning device until said door has been both opened and closed at least once.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.