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US 6,588,655 B2Granted
Non-contact food pass
AssigneeHabersham Metal Products Company
InventorJames Alford Stapleton, Jr.
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Abstract
A non-contact food/cuff pass apparatus and system is disclosed. The apparatus generally includes a hollow body adapted to be affixed to a prison door aperture. The hollow body includes a door on one end. The other end is open to be affixed to the prison door aperture. A locking lever is connected to the main body. The locking lever is adapted to lock the body to the prison door. The interior of the body is used to place items to be passed to and from a prisoner.
Claims17
An item-passing apparatus, comprising:
- a hollow main body having a first open end and a second open end;
- a door connected to the first open end;
- and
- an engagement system connected to the main body, wherein the engagement system comprises:
- a locking lever;
- a first locking piece connected to the locking lever and a second locking piece connected to the main body, wherein the first and second locking pieces are adapted to align when the item-passing apparatus is in a locked and engaged state;
- upper body lips connected to the main body at the upper corners of the second open end;
- a lever lip adapted to be positioned in opposition to the upper lips;
- and
- a gearing mechanism connected to part of the locking lever, to the main body and to the lever lip.
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A non-contact system, comprising:
- a prison door having an access door and aperture and upper and lower lips;
- a non-contact pass, comprising:
- a hollow and rectangular body having a first open end and a second open end;
- a door connected to the first open end;
- and
- an engagement system connected to the main body, wherein the engagement system includes:
- a locking lever having an upper bar, a lower bar and arms connected the upper and lower bars, the locking lever surrounding the main body;
- a first locking piece connected to the locking lever and a second locking piece connected to the main body, wherein the first and second locking pieces are adapted to align when the item-passing apparatus is in a locked and engaged state;
- upper body lips connected to the main body at the upper corners of the second open end;
- a lever lip adapted to be positioned in opposition to the upper lips;
- and
- a gearing mechanism connected to part of the locking lever, to the main body and to the lever lip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.