Receptacle for currency and the like

Claim 1

A RECEPTACLE FOR CURRENCY AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING: A SUPPORT HOUSING FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE UNDERSIDE OF A TABLE OR THE LIKE HAVING A SLOT THEREIN, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN OPEN FRONT FOR RECEIVING A CLOSED CONTAINER, A SIDE FOR COVERING A SIDE DOOR IN SAID CONTAINER, A BOTTOM FOR SUPPORTING SAID CONTAINER AS IT SLIDES INTO SAID HOUSING, AND A TOP OPENING FOR COMMUNICATING WITH SAID SLOT IN SAID TABLE; A CLOSED CONTAINER FOR SLIDING WITHIN SAID HOUSING, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A FIRST OPENING IN ITS TOP FOR COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OPENING IN SAID HOUSING, A SECOND OPENING IN ITS TOP, AND A NORMALLY LOCKED SIDE DOOR TO BE COVERED BY SAID SIDE OF SAID HOUSING; COOPERATING MEANS BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND SAID CONTAINER FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING SAID CONTAINER WITHIN SAID HOUSING INCLUDING A PIN EXTENDING DOWNWARD FROM THE TOP OF SAID HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND INTO SAID SECOND OPENING IN SAID CONTAINER, AND CATCH MEANS IN SAID CONTAINER FOR ENGAGING SAID PIN TO LOCK SAID CONTAINER WITHIN SAID HOUSING; AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY UNLOCKING SAID CONTAINER FROM SAID HOUSING INCLUDING MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID CATCH MEANS.