# US 9,437,049 B2 · Ticket dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,437,049 B2 - Document ID: US9437049B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/345,359 - Filed: 2012-09-19 - Published: 2014-11-27 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-09-19 - Assignees: Fastrak Retail (UK) Limited - Applicants: John Barrett; Stephen Matthews - Inventors: John Barrett; Stephen Matthews - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9437049B2 ## CPC - G07B 3/00: Machines for issuing preprinted tickets - E05B 19/20: Skeleton keys; Devices for picking locks; Other devices for similar purposes {; Means to open locks not otherwise provided for, e.g. lock pullers (forcing doors open A62B3/005)} - E05B 63/14: Arrangement of several locks or locks with several bolts, e.g. arranged one behind the other ({locks having bolts with multiple head E05B15/108;} with provision for latching E05B59/00, E05B61/00) - E05B 65/0003: {for locking a plurality of wings, e.g. simultaneously (E05B65/0017, E05B77/46, E05B65/462, E05C7/00 take precedence)} - E05B 65/0075: {for safes, strongrooms, vaults, fire-resisting cabinets or the like (safes, closures and fastenings therefor E05G)} - E05B 65/461: {for cash drawers} - E05C 3/042: {the handle being at one side, the bolt at the other side or inside the wing} - G07B 5/00: Details of, or auxiliary devices for, ticket-issuing machines (for validating inserted tickets G07B11/02) - G07C 9/00944: {Details of construction or manufacture} - G07F 11/42: the articles being delivered by motor-driven means - G07B: TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract A ticket dispenser comprising a housing body, a lockable housing door configured to close an opening in the housing body, a ticket dispensing aperture, a lockable security cover configured to prevent the removal of tickets through the aperture, and a lock assembly, wherein the lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and security cover when in a first orientation, wherein the lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and not to lock the security cover when in a second orientation, and wherein the lock assembly is configured not to lock the housing door or the security cover when in a third orientation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A ticket dispenser comprising a housing body, a lockable housing door configured to close an opening in the housing body, a ticket dispensing aperture, a lockable security cover configured to prevent the removal of tickets through the dispensing aperture, and a lock assembly having a multi-way locking arm, wherein the locking arm is configured to lock the housing door and security cover when the locking arm is in a first orientation, in which the locking arm engages with the security cover, wherein the locking arm is configured to lock the housing door and not to lock the security cover when the locking arm is in a second orientation, and wherein the locking arm is configured not to lock the housing door or the security cover when the locking arm is in a third orientation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A ticket dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the lock assembly comprises: a rotatable central lock mechanism having an axis of rotation; and the multi-way locking arm, the locking arm extending transversely to the axis of rotation and having a first locking portion with a radial extent of R1, a second locking portion having a radial extent of R2, wherein R2 is less than R1, and a further portion having a radial extent of less than R2. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A ticket dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the lock assembly is configured such that a master key may change the lock assembly between the first, second and third orientations, but a servant key may only change the lock assembly between the first and second orientations. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A ticket dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the security cover is a slideable security cover configured to slide between an open position in which a ribbon of tickets may be withdrawn through the ticket dispensing aperture from within the ticket dispenser, and a closed position in which the security cover prevents withdrawal of tickets through the ticket dispensing aperture from within the ticket dispenser. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A ticket dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the security cover is a slideable security cover having a part-cylindrical inner surface configured to slideably engage with a part-cylindrical security cover sliding surface of the housing door. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A ticket dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the lock assembly is mounted on the housing door, wherein the locking arm is configured to engage with the housing body and security cover to lock the housing door and security cover when the locking arm is in the first orientation, wherein the locking arm is configured to engage with the housing body to lock the housing door and not to lock the security cover when the locking arm is in the second orientation, and wherein the locking arm is configured not to engage with the housing body or security cover and not to lock the housing door or the security cover when the locking arm is in the third orientation. ### Claim 7 A ticket dispenser comprising a housing body, a lockable housing door configured to close an opening in the housing body, a ticket dispensing aperture in a wall of the housing body, a lockable security cover configured to prevent the removal of tickets through the dispensing aperture, a lock assembly having a multi-way locking arm, wherein the locking arm lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and security cover when the locking arm is in a first orientation, in which the locking arm engages with the security cover, wherein the locking arm lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and not to lock the security cover when the locking arm is in a second orientation, and wherein the locking arm lock assembly is configured not to lock the housing door or the security cover when the locking arm is in a third orientation, and a ledge projecting from the wall that is external to the housing body and adjacent to the dispensing aperture, and a pivotable ticket control cam, wherein the housing body is configured for the dispensing of tickets out through the dispensing aperture between the control cam and the ledge, the control cam is configured to urge tickets against the ledge to hinder the return of tickets into the ticket dispenser, and the pivotable ticket control cam comprises an indentation configured to receive a user's digit for manually jamming the control cam against the ledge. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A ticket dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the housing body is configured for tickets to be dispensed in a dispensing direction and the centre of mass of the pivotable ticket control cam is further from the centre of the ticket dispenser than a pivot axis of the control cam, in the dispensing direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A ticket dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the pivotable ticket control cam is biased towards the ledge. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) A ticket dispenser according to claim 7, wherein the pivotable ticket control cam has a recess to facilitate a user's access to a ticket located between the control cam and the ledge. ### Claim 11 A ticket dispensing module comprising: a housing body, a lockable housing door configured to close an opening in the housing body, a ticket dispensing aperture, a lockable security cover configured to prevent the removal of tickets through the dispensing aperture, and a lock assembly having a multi-way locking arm, wherein the locking arm lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and security cover when the locking arm is in a first orientation, in which the locking arm engages with the security cover, wherein the locking arm lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and not to lock the security cover when the locking arm is in a second orientation, wherein the locking arm lock assembly is configured not to lock the housing door or the security cover when the locking arm is in a third orientation, wherein the housing body comprises opposed first and second faces provided with first and second complementary slideable engagement elements and latching elements, the first slideable engagement element of a first housing body being engageable with the second slideable engagement element of a corresponding, second housing body, by relative displacement of the housing bodies, wherein the first and second slideable engagement elements of the housing bodies are configured to prevent separation of the housing bodies transverse to the direction of relative displacement when they are engaged, and wherein the latching elements are configured to become engaged when the first and second slideable engagement elements have been engaged with one another by relative displacement of the housing bodies, and the latching elements are configured to prevent further relative displacement of the housing bodies when the latching elements are engaged. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A module according to claim 11, wherein the housing body has opposed third and fourth faces each connecting between the first and second faces, and wherein the third and fourth faces are provided with complementary slideable engagement elements and latching elements. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) A module according to claim 11, having a base provided with a slideable engagement element and a latching element complementary to a face of the housing body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) A module according to claim 11, wherein the first slideable engagement elements are elongate and bulbous in cross-section, and the second slideable engagement elements are complementarily shaped grooves configured to mate with first slideable engagement elements of corresponding housing bodies. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A module according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the slideable engagement elements is tapered along the direction of elongation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) A module according to claim 14, wherein the first and second slideable engagement elements are each configured to mate along less than half the length of the housing body, when mated with a corresponding engagement element. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) A module according to claim 14, wherein each of the opposed first and second faces are provided with at least two slideable engagement elements that are spaced apart. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) A module according to claim 11, wherein one of the opposed first and second faces is provided with a hook and the other of the opposed first and second faces is provided with a complementary hook engagement hole. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) A module according to claim 11, wherein the latching elements comprise a resiliently deflectable projection and a projection engagement hole. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) A module according to claim 19, wherein the module comprises a door and the door inhibits deflection of the projection when the door is in the closed position.