Secure currency deposit units with removable security box

Abstract

A cashier's console includes in a vertically stacked arrangement a safe or secure deposit base, a security box and a cash drawer. The security box includes a number of currency bill insertion slots which are arranged parallel to an upper front edge of the security box but are recessed inward from the upper front edge of the security box. A face plate of the cash drawer is sloped toward the currency insertion slots to function as a guide surface for inserted bills. The guide surface raises in effect the height from which bills may be conveniently inserted into the insertion slots. The effective upward positioning of the insertion heights makes it easier for a cashier to sort money into the slots on a daily basis, thereby raising the efficiency of the insertion operation. Vertical guides provide lateral guiding action to further increase the efficiency of the operation. The number of slots are chosen to permit commonly received paper currency to be sorted and secured within the security box in separate compartments.