Replaceable currency or bill holder for a till tray

Claim 2

A replaceable currency or bill holder for a till tray having at least one currency compartment having a recess in an end wall thereof, comprising: bracket means for detachably securing said bill holder in said recess in said end wall of said compartment; a bill lever means having a first end pivotally joined to said bracket means and a second end for contacting bills in said compartment; said bracket means havIng a resilient means associated therewith; and said bill lever means having means at said first end cooperating with said resilient means to resiliently urge said second end into contact with said bills to resiliently compress and retain them in said compartment.

Claim 3

The bill holder as claimed in claim 1 in which said means at said first end is a camming portion and said resilient means is a leaf spring.

Claim 4

The bill holder as claimed in claim 2 in which said bill lever means has a pair of axially aligned rods extending from opposed sides thereof; and in which said bracket means has a pair of spaced parallel arms having axially aligned apertures therein to rotatably receive said rods and thereby pivotally mount said bill lever means on said bracket means.

Claim 5

The bill holder as claimed in claim 3 in which said leaf spring is located between said parallel arms to contact said camming portion of said bill lever means.

Claim 6

The bill holder as claimed in claim 4 in which said bill lever means has a pair of spaced, substantially parallel slots therein at said first end to form a pair of arm members with said camming portion being formed therebetween and with said pair of aligned rods extending from said pair of arm members.

Claim 7

A replaceable currency or bill holder for a till tray having at least one currency compartment having a vertically aligned recess in an end wall thereof and a notch in said end wall, comprising: bracket means for detachably securing said bill holder in said compartment; a bill lever means having a first end pivotally joined to said bracket means and a second end for contacting bills in said compartment, said first end having a camming portion thereon; said bracket means having a leaf spring associated therewith; and said camming portion of said bill lever means cooperating with said leaf spring to resiliently urge said second end into contact with said bills to resiliently compress and retain them in said compartment; said bill lever means having a pair of axially aligned rods extending from opposed sides thereof; said bracket means having a pair of spaced parallel arms having axially aligned apertures therein to rotatably receive said rods and thereby pivotally mount said bill lever means on said bracket means; said leaf spring being located between said parallel arms to contact said camming portion of said bill lever means; said bill lever means having a pair of spaced, substantially parallel slots therein at said first end to form a pair of arm members with said camming portion being formed therebetween and with said pair of aligned rods extending from said pair of arm members; said bracket means having a leg portion which is located substantially perpendicular to said pair of parallel arms; and said leg portion also having a projection extending towards said end wall to fit into said notch in said end wall so as to detachably retain said leg portion in said compartment.

Claim 8

A replaceable currency or bill holder for a till tray having at least one currency compartment having a vertically aligned recess in an end wall thereof and a notch in said end wall, comprising: bracket means for detachably securing said bill holder in said compartment; a bill lever means having a first end pivotally joined to said bracket means and a second end for contacting bills in said compartment, said first end having a camming portion thereon; said bracket means having a leaf spring associated therewith; and said camming portion of said bill lever means cooperating with said leaf spring to resiliently urge said second end into contact with said bills to resiliently compress and retain them in said compartment; said bill lever means having a pair of axially aligned rods extending from opposed sides thereof; said bracket means having a pair of spaced parallel arms having axially aligned apertures therein to rotatably receive said rods and thereby pivotally mount said bill lever means on said bracket means; said leaf spring being located between said parallel arms to contact said camming portion of said bill lever means; said bill lever means having a pair of spaced, substantially parallel slots therein at said first end to form a pair of arm members with said camming portion being formed therebetween and with said pair of aligned rods extending from said pair of arm members; said bracket means having a leg portion which is located substantially perpendicular to said pair of parallel arms; and said leg portion also having a projection extending towards said end wall to fit into said notch in said end wall so as to detachably retain said leg portion in said compartment.

Claim 9

The bill holder as claimed in claim 6 in which said bracket means is made from a single piece of material like acetal plastic and has two slots therein to form said pair of spaced parallel arms and said leaf spring; said leaf spring having a first segment which is substantially perpendicular to said leg portion, and a second segment joined to the first segment at an angle diverging away therefrom; and said camming portion having first and second flat sides which converge towards each other to cooperate with said second segment of said leaf spring.

Claim 10

The bill holder as claimed in claim 7 in which said second segment of said leaf spring diverges away from the first segment thereof at an angle of substantially 127* and said first and second flat sides of said camming portion converge towards each other at an included angle of substantially 70*; said first and second flat sides being substantially perpendicular to radii which intersect at a point which lies on the longItudinal axis of said axially aligned apertures.

Claim 11

The bill holder as claimed in claim 8 in which said bill lever means is integrally formed of a single piece of material like nylon plastic and in which said arm members on said bill lever means have shoulders thereon to cooperate with said arms on said bracket means to dampen any oscillation of said bill lever means when said bill lever means is moved to a position out of said compartment to permit access thereto.

Claim 12

A replaceable currency or bill holder for a till tray having at least one currency compartment having a recess in an end wall thereof, comprising: bracket means shaped for detachably securing said bill holder in said recess in said end wall of said compartment; a bill lever means having a first end pivotally joined to said bracket means and a second end for contacting bills in said compartment; said bracket means having a leaf spring connected thereto; said bill lever means having a camming portion at said first end to cooperate with said leaf spring to resiliently cam said second end towards a first position whereby said second end resiliently compresses bills in said compartment to retain them therein when the bill lever means is moved beyond a dead center position towards said first position, and to resiliently cam said second end to a second position when moved beyond said dead center position towards said second position whereby said second end is moved out of contact with said bills permitting access to said compartment.

Claim 13

A replaceable currency or bill holder for a till tray having at least one currency compartment having a recess in an end wall thereof, comprising: bracket means shaped for detachably securing said bill holder in said recess in said end wall of said compartment; a bill lever means having a first end pivotally joined to said bracket means and a second end for contacting bills in said compartment; said bracket means having a leaf spring connected thereto; said bill lever means having a camming portion at said first end to cooperate with said leaf spring to resiliently cam said second end towards a first position whereby said second end resiliently compresses bills in said compartment to retain them therein when the bill lever means is moved beyond a dead center position towards said first position, and to resiliently cam said second end to a second position when moved beyond said dead center position towards said second position whereby said second end is moved out of contact with said bills permitting access to said compartment.

Claim 14

The combination of a till tray having at least one currency compartment therein and a bill holder for said compartment; said till tray having an end wall in said compartment with a vertically aligned recess therein; said bill holder comprising bracket means having a leg portion for detachably securing said bill holder in said recess; a bill lever means having a first end pivotally joined to said bracket means and a second end for contacting bills in said compartment; said bracket means having a resilient means associated therewith; and said bill lever means having means at said first end cooperating with said resilient means to resiliently urge said second end into contact with said bills to resiliently compress and retain them in said comartment.

Claim 15

The combination of a till tray having at least one currency compartment therein and a bill holder for said compartment; said till tray having an end wall in said compartment with a vertically aligned recess therein; said bill holder comprising bracket means having a leg portion for detachably securing said bill holder in said recess; a bill lever means having a first end pivotally joined to said bracket means and a second end for contacting bills in said compartment; said bracket means having a resilient means associated therewith; and said bill lever means having means at said first end cooperating with said resilient means to resiliently urge said second end into contact with said bills to resiliently compress and retain them in said comartment.

Claim 16

The combination as claimed in claim 11 in which said means at said first end is a camming portion and said resilient means is a leaf spring.

Claim 17

The combination as claimed in claim 12 in which each of said bracket means, bill lever means, and said till tray is integrally formed of a single piece of plastic material.

Claim 18

The combination as claimed in claim 13 in which said bracket means has a pair of spaced, substantially parallel slots therein to form a pair of parallel arms with said leaf spring being located therebetween and with said arms being perpendicular to said leg portion and having axially aligned apertures therein; said bill lever means having a pair of substantially parallel slots therein at said first end to form a pair of arm members with said camming portion being formed therebetween and with each said arm member having a rod extending outwardly therefrom to be rotatably mounted in said aligned apertures.

Claim 19

The combination as claimed in claim 14 in which said leaf spring has a first segment which is substantially perpendicular to said leg portion and a second segment joined to said first segment at an angle diverging away therefrom; and said camming portion has first and second flat sides which converge towards each other to cooperate with said segment of said leaf spring.

Claim 20

The combination as claimed in claim 15 in which said second segment of said leaf spring diverges away from said first segment thereof at an angle of substantially 127* and said first and second flat sides of said camming portion converge towards each other at an included angle of 70*; said first and second flat sides being substantially perpenDicular to radii which intersect at a point which lies on the longitudinal axis of said aligned apertures.