EP0157743A2
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Drawer-box for cash registers, provided with a safety drawer for the cash surplus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-03-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-03-25
Abstract
Abstract The drawer-box for cash registers, computing machines and the like includes a conventional drawer (3) provided with compartments for receiving bank-notes of different sizes (7) as well as small money pieces and a small drawer (5) referred to as safety drawer of the moneybox type, provided with a timed opening lock (8) and with a slot (6) for introducing the cash surplus therein. The drawer-box is used instead of the conventional drawer-box or can be connected to a conventional drawer-box as an accessory. The timed opening lock (8) can be of the fixed or controllable time type.
Inventors
- 👤 Fiorenzo Mosele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:37
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0018; G07G1/0027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
Safety drawer-box for cash registers,computing machines and the like, characterized in that it includes at least two drawers, one of which is intended to act as a little safe of the moneybox type and is provided with a timed opening lock for winding up a timer and with a slot or the like for introducing, when the drawer is closed and locked,the cash surplus, and the other(s) drawers are designed for the conventional uses of receiving cash money, possibly provided with the conventional compartments for the different money sizes, for the small change and for cheques, documents or the like.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
Safety drawer-box for cash registers,computing machines and the like, characterized in that it includes at least two drawers, one of which is intended to act as a little safe of the moneybox type and is provided with a timed opening lock for winding up a timer and with a slot or the like for introducing, when the drawer is closed and locked,the cash surplus, and the other(s) drawers are designed for the conventional uses of receiving cash money, possibly provided with the conventional compartments for the different money sizes, for the small change and for cheques, documents or the like.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Safety drawer-box as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the timed opening lock is of the fixed time type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
Safety drawer-box as claime in claim 1, characterized in that said timed opening lock is of the controllable time type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
Safety drawer-box as claimed in the preceding claims, characterized in that said timed opening lock winds up said timer by means of a rod ending in a disc engaging a cam fastened to said timer, which cam drives at the same time a bolt locking the moneybox drawer in a closed position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
Safety drawer-box as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the engagement of said disc with said cam occurs through prongs confronting to each other and axially extending one from said disc and the other from the cam, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
Safety drawer-box as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that said timer, once it is wound up, is prevented from being wound down by the engagement of the cam prong with said disc prong, which disc is held in the angular position predetermined by the key by means of said lock rod.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
Safety drawer-box as claimed in the preceding claims, characterized in that it is intended to be secured as an accessory to a drawer-box of an existing cash register.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
Safety drawer-box as claimed in the preceding claims, characterized in that said drawers cooperate with spring release locks known per se so that they can be locked in a closed position by a pushing force and unlocked always by a pushing force, there being always provided said timed opening lock for locking said safety drawer and for winding up said timer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
Safety drawer-box as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said timed opening lock can include means for locking said safety drawer of electro-mechanical or electrical type.
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