Coin bucket change return and bank box protection device

Abstract

An improvement in a coin operated device having coin return bucket and a bank box wherein the coin return bucket and the bank box are mounted within the device near a bottom wall of the device. The improvement relates to preventing tampering with and/or vandalization of the device by cutting or penetration of a bottom wall of the coin return bucket or the inner wall of the bank box. The improvement lies in the use of a bottom wall protection plate which prevents tampering and/or vandalization and which is inserted between the bottom wall of the device and the bottom of the coin return bucket and an inner side wall protection plate inserted between the inner wall of the coin return bucket and the inner wall of the bank box. The bottom wall protection plate is so configured as to generally follow the contour of the bottom of the coin return bucket and has a rear portion which extends downwardly to the bottom wall of the device and front portion of which lies along the bottom wall of the device and which stabilizes the bottom wall protection plate from movement within the device. The inner side wall protection plate is configured to be inserted between the inner wall of the coin return bucket and the controlling plate of the bank box and the bottom wall of the bank box and the exterior bottom wall of the device.

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