SECURE TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION FOR BANKING DEPOSITORY DEVICES

• Main Authors: NEWTON, KEVIN, H, GRAEF, HARRY, T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.05.1989
• Subjects: CHECKING-DEVICES; CONVEYING; HANDLING OF COINS OR OF PAPER CURRENCY OR SIMILAR VALUABLEPAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING,DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

A depository for receiving under conditions of security bank transaction deposits in envelopes of carying thicknesses one at a time, wherein the envelopes may contain coin in different sizes and numbers. The depository has a transport mechanism including a fixed upper platen, an endless belt having a lower flight movable below and supported by the fixed upper platen, and a lower platen movable with respect to the fixed upper platen at an angle downward from the belt and in the direction of belt travel when the belt is driven. An envelope being conveyed is pinched between the belt and a narrow longitudinal central ribbed plastic rail projecting upward from the movable lower platen. The plastic rail ribs have slippery low friction surfaces and the belt engages a low friction slippery surface portion of the fixed upper platen. Recesses are located on the platens laterally of the belt and ribbed rail extending longitudinally of the platens at either side of the belt and rail to minimize contact with and drag on envelopes being conveyed.