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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Roberto Polidoro, Geneva, CH;
Jerome Daout, Geneva, CH;
Roberto Polidoro, Geneva, CH;
Jerome Daout, Geneva, CH;
Mars Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A banknote store () comprises first and second drums () mounted for rotation about respective axes on, respectively, first and second shafts (), an elongate support strip () which can be unwound from one of the drums onto the other of the drum, and vice versa, such that banknotes () can be supported in succession by the support strip while that is wound around at least one of the drums, coupling means () for coupling the shafts together, first biasing means () between the coupling means and the first drum and second biasing means () between the coupling means and the second drum for allowing biased relative motion between each said drum and said coupling means, and for maintaining tension in the support strip.