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US3926366A
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Pilfer-proof locking cover for a coin box
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-03-01
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Granted: 1975-12-16
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Expires: 1994-03-01
Abstract
Abstract The cover is of the type which is detachably lockable to the open top of a coin box and which has a coin receiving window. The coin box with the cover thereon is adapted to mate with a coin box receiving bracket having a coin passageway therethrough which registers with the coin receiving window when the coin box and bracket are brought into mating engagement. In use, the coin box cover with various mechanisms and devices therein is preset in a counting room for mating engagement with the coin box receiving bracket and then locked to the top of the box. The coin box cover of the invention is of the type in which the window is initially closed when the devices and mechanisms are preset so that the window cannot be taped open before it is brought into mating engagement with the coin box receiving bracket. The coin box cover is also of the type in which the window is closed and locked in the window closed position when the coin box is removed from the coin box receiving bracket.
Inventors
- 👤 August M Sciortino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 13:19
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F9/00; G07F9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
310 words
A coin box cover which is detachably lockable to the open top of a coin box having a bar receiving hole in one side thereof and which is cooperable with a coin box receiving bracket having a coin passageway and a bar that extends from the bracket generally parallel to said cover, the bar being receivable through the bar receiving hole, said cover having a coin receiving window which registers with the passageway when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the bracket, and said cover comprising: A. shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position, B. tab means on said shutter means engagable by the bar received through the hole for moving said shutter means to a window open position as said window is brought into registry with the passageway, C. resiliently biased hole covering means movable across an inner-facing surface of said one side to cover the hole when said cover is mounted to the coin box and after said tab means have been moved a short distance by the bar and the bar is then withdrawn, said hole covering means initially being held in a hole open position by said tab means, and D. latch means operative to lock said shutter means in said window closed position after said shutter means have been moved a short distance towards said window open position and then returned to said window closed position, whereby when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the coin box receiving bracket, said window is initially closed and the hole is open and when said coin box is removed from the bracket, said window is closed, said shutter means are locked in said window closed position and the hole is covered by said hole covering means to prevent insertion of a probe through the hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
310 words
A coin box cover which is detachably lockable to the open top of a coin box having a bar receiving hole in one side thereof and which is cooperable with a coin box receiving bracket having a coin passageway and a bar that extends from the bracket generally parallel to said cover, the bar being receivable through the bar receiving hole, said cover having a coin receiving window which registers with the passageway when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the bracket, and said cover comprising: A. shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position, B. tab means on said shutter means engagable by the bar received through the hole for moving said shutter means to a window open position as said window is brought into registry with the passageway, C. resiliently biased hole covering means movable across an inner-facing surface of said one side to cover the hole when said cover is mounted to the coin box and after said tab means have been moved a short distance by the bar and the bar is then withdrawn, said hole covering means initially being held in a hole open position by said tab means, and D. latch means operative to lock said shutter means in said window closed position after said shutter means have been moved a short distance towards said window open position and then returned to said window closed position, whereby when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the coin box receiving bracket, said window is initially closed and the hole is open and when said coin box is removed from the bracket, said window is closed, said shutter means are locked in said window closed position and the hole is covered by said hole covering means to prevent insertion of a probe through the hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coin box cover according to claim 1 wherein said hole covering means include a plunger.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
92 words
The coin box cover according to claim 2 wherein said plunger has a head and said tab means engage said plunger head and are aligned with and wider than the hole such that when said tab means are moved out of engagement with said plunger, said plunger moves forward towards said covering position with said head engaging the bar inserted through the hole and said head being positioned in the path of movement of said tab means whereby when the bar is withdrawn, said plunger will move to said hole covering position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
The coin box cover according to claim 3 wherein said plunger head has a lateral extent which is greater than the remainder of said plunger and which extends into the path of movement of said tab means such that said tab means initially engage the front side of said plunger head and, after removal of the bar, said tab means are situated behind said head and in position to engage the back side of said head in the event an attempt is made to move said plunger toward the hole open position thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
The coin box cover according to claim 1 wherein said tab means include a forward tab which is initially positioned to engage said hole covering means to hold same in the hole open position and a rearward tab which is movable into engagement with said latch means, when the bar engages and moves said forward tab, for placing said latch means in an enabling position operable to latch said shutter means in said window closed position when said coin box cover is withdrawn from mating engagement with the bracket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
213 words
The coin box cover according to claim 5 including at least one cover plate having said window therein and wherein said shutter means include a movable shutter plate arranged for movement along a first side of said cover plate between a window closed position and a window open position, said cover plate having a slot therein through which said tab means extend, the bar being movable adjacent to and parallel to the second side of said cover plate and into engagement with said forward tab for moving said tab means in said slot, and said latch means include an aperture in said cover plate adjacent the path of movement of said shutter plate, detent means mounted on said second side of said cover plate in alignment with said aperture and resiliently biased toward said aperture, aperture covering means initially covering said aperture and engageable by said rearward tab which, when said tab means are moved, move said aperture covering means away from said aperture permitting said detent means, first, to enter said aperture and bear against said shutter plate and, second, when said shutter plate returns to said window closed position, to move into the path of movement of said shutter plate thereby to lock said shutter plate in said window closed position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
268 words
In a latching assembly within a coin box cover which is detachably lockable to the open top of a coin boX having a bar receiving hole in one side thereof and which is cooperable with a coin box receiving bracket having a coin passageway and a bar that extends from the bracket generally parallel to said cover for insertion through the hole, said cover having a coin receiving window which registers with the passageway when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the bracket, shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position and tab means on said shutter means, within the confines of the coin box and engageable by the bar received through the hole for moving said shutter means to a window open position as said window is brought into registry with the passageway, the improvement comprising, resiliently biased hole covering means movable across an inner-facing surface of said one side to cover the hole when said cover is mounted to the coin box and after said tab means have been moved a short distance by the bar and the bar is then withdrawn, said hole covering means initially being held in a hole open position by said tab means, whereby when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the coin box receiving bracket, said window is initially closed and the hole is open and when said coin box is removed from the bracket, said window is closed and the hole is covered by said hole covering means to prevent insertion of a probe through the hole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
268 words
In a latching assembly within a coin box cover which is detachably lockable to the open top of a coin boX having a bar receiving hole in one side thereof and which is cooperable with a coin box receiving bracket having a coin passageway and a bar that extends from the bracket generally parallel to said cover for insertion through the hole, said cover having a coin receiving window which registers with the passageway when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the bracket, shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position and tab means on said shutter means, within the confines of the coin box and engageable by the bar received through the hole for moving said shutter means to a window open position as said window is brought into registry with the passageway, the improvement comprising, resiliently biased hole covering means movable across an inner-facing surface of said one side to cover the hole when said cover is mounted to the coin box and after said tab means have been moved a short distance by the bar and the bar is then withdrawn, said hole covering means initially being held in a hole open position by said tab means, whereby when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with the coin box receiving bracket, said window is initially closed and the hole is open and when said coin box is removed from the bracket, said window is closed and the hole is covered by said hole covering means to prevent insertion of a probe through the hole.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
304 words
In combination, a coin box having an open top and a bar receiving hole in one side thereof, a coin box receiving bracket having a coin passageway and a bar that extends from said bracket generally parallel to said cover, said bar being receivable through said bar receiving hole, and a cover detachably lockable to the top of said coin box and having a coin receiving window which registers with said passageway when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with said bracket, said cover comprising, shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position, tab means on said shutter means engageable by said bar received through said hole for moving said shutter means to a window open position as said window is brought into registry with said passageway, resiliently biased hole covering means movable across an inner-facing surface of said one side to cover said hole when said cover is mounted to the coin box and after said tab means have been moved a short distance by said bar and said bar is then withdrawn, said hole covering means initially being held in a hole open position by said tab means, and latch means operative to lock said shutter means in said window closed position after said shutter means have been moved a short distance towards said window open position and then returned to said window closed position, whereby when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with said coin box receiving bracket, said window is initially closed and said hole is open and when said coin box is removed from said bracket, said window is closed, said shutter means are locked in said window closed position and said hole is covered by said hole covering means to prevent insertion of a probe through said hole.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
304 words
In combination, a coin box having an open top and a bar receiving hole in one side thereof, a coin box receiving bracket having a coin passageway and a bar that extends from said bracket generally parallel to said cover, said bar being receivable through said bar receiving hole, and a cover detachably lockable to the top of said coin box and having a coin receiving window which registers with said passageway when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with said bracket, said cover comprising, shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position, tab means on said shutter means engageable by said bar received through said hole for moving said shutter means to a window open position as said window is brought into registry with said passageway, resiliently biased hole covering means movable across an inner-facing surface of said one side to cover said hole when said cover is mounted to the coin box and after said tab means have been moved a short distance by said bar and said bar is then withdrawn, said hole covering means initially being held in a hole open position by said tab means, and latch means operative to lock said shutter means in said window closed position after said shutter means have been moved a short distance towards said window open position and then returned to said window closed position, whereby when said coin box is brought into mating engagement with said coin box receiving bracket, said window is initially closed and said hole is open and when said coin box is removed from said bracket, said window is closed, said shutter means are locked in said window closed position and said hole is covered by said hole covering means to prevent insertion of a probe through said hole.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
155 words
A coin box cover having a coin receiving window and comprising, shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position, tab means on said shutter means engageable by a bar for moving said shutter means to a window open position, resiliently biased blocking means movable across an inner-facing surface of the cover into and out of the path of movement of the bar for blocking the path to said tab means after said tab means have been moved a short distance by the bar and the bar is then withdrawn, said blocking means initially being held in an unblocking position by said tab means out of the path of movement of the bar, and latch means operative to lock said shutter means in said window closed position after said shutter means have been moved a short distance towards said window open position and then reTurned to said window closed position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
155 words
A coin box cover having a coin receiving window and comprising, shutter means movable across said window and resiliently biased to a window closed position, tab means on said shutter means engageable by a bar for moving said shutter means to a window open position, resiliently biased blocking means movable across an inner-facing surface of the cover into and out of the path of movement of the bar for blocking the path to said tab means after said tab means have been moved a short distance by the bar and the bar is then withdrawn, said blocking means initially being held in an unblocking position by said tab means out of the path of movement of the bar, and latch means operative to lock said shutter means in said window closed position after said shutter means have been moved a short distance towards said window open position and then reTurned to said window closed position.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-12-15 | 1979-06-16 | 1979-12-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-12-15 | 1983-06-16 | 1983-12-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-12-15 | 1987-06-16 | 1987-12-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |