Apparatus for safeguarding money

Claim 1

A device for safeguarding money comprising a base having a flat underside adapted for durable attachment to the upper surface of a table and an upper side provided with positioning means to accommodate standard items customarily found on a restaurant table, an elongated member extending upwardly from said base, harness means associated with the upper extremity of said elongated member, a container having a narrow elongated aperture located in an upper portion thereof, said container being engaged by said harness means and having a hinged access door adapted to swing outwardly away from the interior of said container and further adapted to fit in abutment with said harness means, a detaining chamber disposed within said container beneath said aperture and behind a transparent window positioned within the periphery of said container, said detaining chamber being provided with bottom closure means capable of movement to cause downward discharge of the contents of said chamber, said movement being controlled by means outside said container, and key operated locking means causing said container to be retained by said harness, whereby with a single unlocking manipulation said container can be removed from said harness means and the hinged access door can be opened to permit removal of the contents of said container.

Claim 2

A device for safeguarding money comprising a base having a flat underside adapted for durable attachment to the upper surface of a table and an upper side provided with positioning means to accommodate standard items customarily found on a restaurant table, an elongated member extending upwardly from said base, harness means associated with the upper extremity of said elongated member, a container having a narrow elongated aperture located in an upper portion thereof, said container being engaged by said harness means and having a hinged access door adapted to swing outwardly away from the interior of said container and further adapted to fit in abutment with said harness means, a detaining chamber disposed within said container beneath said aperture and behind a transparent window positioned within the periphery of said container, said detaining chamber being provided with bottom closure means capable of movement to cause downward discharge of the contents of said chamber, said movement being controlled by means outside said container, and key operated locking means causing said container to be retained by said harness, whereby with a single unlocking manipulation said container can be removed from said harness means and the hinged access door can be opened to permit removal of the contents of said container.