Locked cassette bill box
AssigneeRowe International, Inc.
InventorDonald A. Dekker
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Abstract
A bill box assembly for use with an acceptor adapted to insert acceptable bills into the box through an opening in the box body which supports a door for movement between an open position at which bills can be inserted and a closed position over the opening. A spring loaded bolt locks the box onto the acceptor. A lever is biased to cause a hook on one end thereof to enter an opening in the door in the closed position thereof to lock the door while the other end of the lever releases the bolt. A key-operated lock is adapted to move the lever out of its door locking position. The box is molded in two parts which are assembled with the belt in position.
Claims15
A bill box assembly adapted to be brought into operative relationship with a bill acceptor adapted to insert acceptable bills into said box through an opening therein, said assembly including in combination a box body formed with an opening through which bills can be inserted, a door, means mounting said door on said box body for movement between an open position at which bills can be inserted through said opening and a closed position over said opening, means on said body for locking said bill box to an acceptor, a lever, means mounting said lever on said body for pivotal movement around a point intermediate its ends between a first position and a second position, said door being free to move and said locking means being operative in said first position of said lever, first interengageable means on one end of said lever and on said door for preventing movement of said door in the second position of said lever and second interengageable means on the other end of said lever and on said locking means for rendering said locking means inoperative in the second position of said lever.
A generally rectangular bill box for receiving bills from an acceptor including in combination first and second box body halves molded from a synthetic resin, each of said halves forming a box body side having opposite edges, a box back part extending inwardly from the side along one edge, a front bill-retaining flange extending inwardly from the side for a shorter distance than side back part along the other edge of said side, a rear belt-retaining flange closely spaced from said back part and a front belt-retaining flange closely spaced from said bill-retaining flange and of approximately the same inward extent, a flexible belt and means for assembling said halves with said back parts meeting to form a closed back and with said front flanges forming a bill insertion opening through which bills from said acceptor may be inserted to be retained by said bill-retaining flanges a upper portion of each of said halves is formed with a housing half, said housing halves cooperating to form a housing having an open top, and a cover for said open top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.