Electronic interlock for a cash collection receptacle
AssigneeQonaar Corporation
InventorsJohn S. Glinka, Larry E. Zack
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Abstract
An electronic interlock for providing improved security in a revenue collection receptacle includes a mechanism on a removable cash container for generating a coded electronic signal which is coupled to a mechanism for decoding the coded signal mounted to the receptacle, and a mechanism responsive to the decoding mechanism which prevents revenue from being transferred to the cash container unless the decoding mechanism detects the presence of the coded electronic signal.
Claims17
In a collection receptacle for receiving cash, said receptacle of the type including a removable cash receiving vault positioned within a compartment therein, the improvement in an electronic interlock comprising:
- (a) means for generating a coded electronic signal having a predetermined code;
- (b) means for decoding said coded electronic signal, said decoding means responsive only to said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code, one of said generating means and decoding means disposed on said vault and the other disposed on said collection receptacle;
- (c) means for coupling said signal from the generating means to the decoding means, said coupling means comprising a set of electrical connection pins and a set of jacks for receiving said pins, one of said sets mounted on said vault and the other set mounted on said receptacle so that said pins engage said jacks when said vault is positioned within said compartment;
- (d) means responsive to said decoding means for preventing cash from being deposited in said removable vault except when said decoding means detects said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code.
In a collection receptacle for receiving revenue from a cash box, said receptacle including a first compartment for receiving the cash box, a second compartment, a removable vault positioned within the second compartment to receive the revenue for the cash box, and means for transferring the revenue from the cash box to the vault, the improvement in an electronic interlock comprising:
- (a) means carried by said removable vault for generating a coded electronic signal having a predetermined code;
- (b) means coupled to said receptacle for decoding said coded electronic signal, said decoding means responsive only to said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code;
- (c) means for coupling said signal of the generating means to said decoding means;
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- (d) means responsive to said decoding means for preventing said transferring means from transferring revenue from said cash box except when a coded electronic signal having said predetermined code is detected by said decoding means.
In a collection receptacle for receiving cash, said receptacle of the type including a removable cash receiving vault positioned within a compartment therein, the improvement in an electronic interlock comprising:
- (a) means for generating a coded electronic signal having a predetermined code;
- (b) means for decoding said coded electronic signal, said decoding means responsive only to said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code, one of said generating means and decoding means disposed on said vault and the other disposed on said collection receptacle;
- (c) means for coupling said signal from the generating means to the decoding means;
- (d) means responsive to said decoding means for preventing cash from being deposited in said removable vault except when said decoding means detects said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code, said preventing means comprising an electromechanical device responsive to said decoding means and an electric motor, said electro-mechanical device being a relay having contacts connected in series with said motor.
In a collection receptacle for receiving cash, said receptacle of the type including a removable cash receiving container positioned within a compartment therein, the improvement in an electronic interlock comprising:
- (a) means for generating a coded electronic signal having a predetermined code;
- (b) means for decoding said coded electronic signal, said decoding means responsive only to said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code, one of said generating means and decoding means disposed on said container and the other disposed on said collection receptacle;
- (c) means for coupling said signal from the generating means to the decoding means, said coupling means comprising a first and second set of electrical contacts mounted to said receptacle and container, respectively, the contacts of said first set engaging the contacts of said second set when said container is positioned within said compartment;
- (d) means responsive to said decoding means for preventing cash from being deposited in said removable container except when said decoding means detects said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code.
In a collection receptacle for receiving cash, said receptacle of the type including a compartment for receiving a removable cash box having a door for restricting access to cash contained therein, the improvement in an electronic interlock comprising:
- (a) means for generating a coded electronic signal having a predetermined code;
- (b) means physically separate from said generating means for decodng said coded electronic signal, said decoding means responsive only to said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code;
- (c) separable means for coupling said signal from the generating means to the decoding means;
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- (d) means, responsive to said decoding means detecting said coded electronic signal having said predetermined code, for opening said door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.