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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Michael D. Nunn, West Chester, PA (US);
André Gerlier, Sciez, FR;
Richard Mathis, Gex, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MEI, Inc., West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/10 (2006.01); B65H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cassette for storing bills is described. The cassette includes a shutter, a link which engages the shutter; and a helicoidal drive shaft which engages the link. As the cassette is inserted or removed from a chassis, an actuator fixed to the chassis actuates the drive shaft such that the shutter opens or closes. In some embodiments, the cassette may prevent persons without proper authorization from accessing bills inside the cassette.