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US 4,363,229 AGranted
Receptacle for paper currency, coins and the like
AssigneeNixdorf Computer AG
InventorGuenter Baitz
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Abstract
A cash register tray for currency and coins having its own pivotal cover and lock whereby the tray can also be used as a portable cash box. A spring and electromagnet within the tray itself control opening and closing functions.
Claims8
A lockable cash container suitable for use in combination with but mechanically remote from a cash register or the like comprising:
- a generally rectangular box-like casing (12) of oblong configuration having a closed bottom, front, rear and sides and at least a partially open top;
- a cover (11) for closing the top of the casing (12);
- pivot means (17) defining a pivot axis extending across the width of casing (12) between the front and rear thereof and between the top and bottom thereof for mounting the cover (11) to the casing (12) for pivotal motion between a first stable position flush with and closing the open top and a second stable position which is angularly displaced from the first position and in which the casing top is open and at least a portion of the cover is recessed into the casing;
- thrust spring means (42, 43, 44, 45) within the casing (12) for urging the cover (11) toward the second position;
- a locking bar (18) pivotally mounted within the casing (12) for rotation between a first locking position in which the bar (18) may be lockingly engaged with the cover (11) and a second unlocking position in which the bar (18) and cover (11) are disengaged;
- means (38) biasing the locking bar (18) into the first position;
- key lock means (21) mounted within the casing but externally accesible for manually operating the locking bar (18);
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- electromagnetic means (20) mounted within the casing (12) for remotely electrically operating the locking bar (18).
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A lockable cash container suitable for use in combination with but mechanically remote from a cash register or the like comprising:
- a generally rectangular box-like casing (12) having a closed bottom, front, rear, and sides and open top;
- a cover (11) for closing the top of the casing (12) and pivotally mounted to the sides of the casing (12) for rotation between a first position which closes the casing (12) and a second position which opens the casing (12) for access to the interior thereof;
- thrust spring means (42, 43, 44, 45) within the casing (12) for urging the cover (11) toward the open position;
- a locking bar (18) pivotally mounted within the casing (12) for rotation between a first locking position in which the bar (18) lockingly engages with the cover (11) and a second unlocking position in which the bar and cover are disengaged;
- means (38) biasing the locking bar (18) into the first position;
- key lock means (21) mounted in the casing (12) for manually operating the locking bar (18);
- electromagnetic means (20) mounted in the casing (12) for remotely electrically operating the locking bar (18);
- a tray-like insert (15) disposed within the casing (12) but removable therefrom through the open top;
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- means (31) disposed within the casing (12) and normally engaged with the locking bar (18) for holding the locking bar in the second position but responsive to the presence of an insert (15) within the casing (12) to hold the locking bar (18) in the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.