Lockable removable cassette
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsAlfred F. Bergeron, Robert Clauser, Christopher L. Crawford, David C. Deaville, Michael D. Nunn, Jeffrey T. Thawley, Kenneth B. Wood, Stephen R. Watrous
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Abstract
A lockable, removable cassette is described. In an implementation, the cassette includes a plastic shell and a currency access door. The cassette may also include a flexible handle and/or an integrated grip. In addition, the cassette may include at least one of an aperture and a transparent window positioned to reveal the contents of the cassette. In an implementation, the cassette includes a stacking mechanism which may include a drive means having non-circular drive gears.
Claims45
An apparatus comprising a lockable, removable cassette for a banknote processor, the cassette having a single wall construction comprising a plastic shell, and a currency access door connected to the shell.
An apparatus comprising a lockable, removable cassette for a banknote processor, the cassette having a single wall construction and comprising a plastic shell, a currency access door connected to the shell, and at least one of an aperture and a transparent window located to allow visual inspection of a document stored in the cassette.
An apparatus comprising a lockable removable cassette comprising:
- a guide means to guide the cassette during installation;
- and
- a latch means for engagement during installation;
- wherein if the cassette is not securely latched during installation, then a biasing means moves the cassette.
A lockable removable cassette comprising:
- at least one guide;
- at least one lug;
- and
- at least one ramp;
- wherein when the cassette is loaded into a chassis the guide mates with a chassis guide, the lug mates with a bias means and the ramp mates with a latch means such that if the cassette is improperly loaded then the bias means moves the cassette away from the chassis.
A method comprising:
- aligning guide means of a lockable removable cassette with a chassis guide means;
- and
- pushing the lockable removable cassette with force sufficient to overcome the resistance of a biasing means to secure the cassette.
A document processing system comprising:
- a chassis;
- a lockable removable cassette;
- a latching means to secure the cassette;
- and
- a biasing means;
- wherein if the cassette is not securely latched to the chassis then the biasing means moves the cassette.
An apparatus for processing documents comprising a front-removable storage cassette wherein the documents are stacked in the cassette from front to rear, with a most recent document stored at the front of the stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.