Cashbox
AssigneeHelix Group PLC
InventorClive W. Warwicker
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Abstract
A cash box has a loose coin tray which rests on a peripheral seal seated on a plain free edge defining a lip of a base of the cash box. The coin tray is supported by the seal and has a peripheral flange which rests on six inwardly directed tabs of the seal. The tray and the seal may be manufactured together as a one-piece plastics moulding and the moulding cut to separate the tray from the seal.
Claims13
A cash box comprising a base, a hinged lid closable thereon, a coin tray received within said base and means for releasably securing said lid to said base to enclose said coin tray therein, and a peripheral sealing bead attached to the edge of one of said base and lid to be interposed between said base and lid when said lid is closed on said base and to remain fixed as attached when said lid is opened and said coin tray moved with respect to said base, wherein at least a part of said coin tray is removable from said cash box and wherein said coin tray is provided with a peripheral flange for resting upon said sealing bead for support when said sealing bead is attached to said base and wherein said sealing bead extends between the edges of said base and lid and is compressed therebetween when said lid is closed.
A cash box comprising a base and a lid releasably lockable thereto by a locking mechanism, said box having a coin tray having flange means for supporting said coin tray within said cash box and a peripheral sealing bead seated interposed between free edges of the base and lid, said sealing bead being arranged, in use, to remain seated on one of the free edges of the lid and base of the box when the box is opened and at least a part of the coin tray is moved relative to the base, in order to permit access to the interior of the base, and in which the sealing bead remains seated on the lid with the tray being seated on the base when the box is opened such that in the closed position of the box, said flange means of the tray is held in between the sealing bead and the free edges of said base.
A cash box comprising a base and a lid releasably lockable thereto, said cash box having a shallow coin tray and a removable peripheral sealing bead seated on the free edge of the base between the base and the lid, said sealing bead remaining seated on the base on removal of the coin tray from the cash box, said cash box being closable and lockable with the coin tray removed, access to the interior of the base being permitted on removal of said coin tray from the cash box, said coin tray having a peripheral flange which overlaps the sealing bead, when the coin tray is supported within the base, said sealing bead having a portion which is generally L-shaped in cross-section engaging said free edge of the base to be firmly seated on that edge.
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