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US 8,146,914 B2Granted
Currency cassette pressure plate assembly
AssigneeMEI, Inc.
InventorEvan J. Cost
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Abstract
An assembly includes a currency cassette, a pressure plate, and a plurality of gears rotatably connected to at least two opposite edges of the pressure plate. In an implementation, a plurality of substantially parallel racks are configured to engage a plurality of the gears.
Claims12
An assembly comprising:
- a currency cassette;
- a pressure plate;
- a plurality of gears including:
- first and second end gears disposed at a first edge of the pressure plate and rotatably connected to the pressure plate;
- a plurality of idler gears disposed at the first edge of the pressure plate, rotatably connected to the first pressure plate, and positioned in between the first and second end gears to link the first and second end gears;
- and
- gears disposed at a second edge of the pressure plate opposite the first edge and rotatably connected to the pressure plate;
- and
- a plurality of substantially parallel racks attached to the currency cassette, the racks configured to engage directly the first and second end gears disposed at the first edge and the gears disposed at the second edge,
- wherein the pressure plate is maintained substantially parallel to a face of a stacked bill.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.