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US 4,380,201 AGranted
Bank construction
OwnerExsior Dioninventor
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A construction such as a building or the like in which banking transactions can be conducted in a more secure and businesslike manner. In essence, the structure is divided into a banking area and a teller's area by a security wall against which a plurality of individual booths are constructed in the banking area. Various communication and security means are provided in the booth such that the booth is locked from the teller's area such that robberies are initially discouraged and, if attempted, successfully foiled by the locking of the attempted robber in the booth to await security forces such as the police. In addition, the booths are each provided with a transaction opening in the security wall such that money, checks, etc. may pass between the teller's area and the booth. This transaction opening is adapted to be closed by a slidable door in the event that the opening is utilized to stage an attempted robbery. The door is additionally provided with a substantially V-shaped edge so as to engage any elongated object such as a gun barrel on opposite sides and force it into a predetermined position where any bullet emanating therefrom may be caught by a shot absorber.
A constructional assembly for conducting improved banking transactions comprising a structure having a first area generally accessible to customers and a teller's work area, said areas separated from each other by a security wall, a plurality of separate, generally fully enclosed customer booths positioned along said security wall, each of said booths having access thereto by a door opening into said first area, said door closable and lockable from said teller's work area, signal means responsive to the closing of said door to signal a teller as to readiness to transact business, communication means between said teller and said customer, a portion of the security wall of said booth having a transaction passage therethrough, said passage mutually opening into said booth and said teller's area whereby business between the teller and the customer may be transacted, and means operable from the teller's area to close said passage, including teller operational control means for signalling a normal operational sequence including that the booth is available, that a customer is in the booth, that the booth door is closable, that the booth door is closed and locked and for opening said door and initiating another sequence.
A constructional assembly for conducting improved banking transactions comprising a structure having a first area accessible to a customer and a teller's work area, said areas separated from each other by a security wall, a portion of said security wall having a transaction passage therethrough, said passages mutually opening into said areas whereby business between the teller and the customer may be transacted, means operable from said teller's area to close said passage, said means for closing said passage being a closure member mounted with one edge thereof proximal said passage and slidable across said teller's area opening thereof, and said slidable member one edge provided with means such that an elongated object such as a gun barrel forced into said passage opening will be contacted by such means so as to direct the trajectory of such object to a predetermined area within said teller's area by the sliding movement of said member.
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