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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Steven Copestake, Southsea, GB;
Steven Michael Hosking, Waterlooville, GB;
Fiona Joan Mancini, Waterlooville, GB;
Steven Copestake, Southsea, GB;
Steven Michael Hosking, Waterlooville, GB;
Fiona Joan Mancini, Waterlooville, GB;
Talaris Holdings Limited, Basingstoke, GB;
Abstract
A lock mechanism is disclosed for a sheet store adapted for the dispensing or accepting of sheets. The sheet store comprises a container having a lid operable for access to the interior of the container and a shutter operable for the passage of sheets therethrough. The lock mechanism comprises: a locking plate movable relative to the container, the locking plate being operable to control a lid lock element and a shutter lock element; and an actuator arranged to control movement of the locking plate. The locking plate is movable between three positions, including: a closed position, in which the shutter lock element prevents opening of the shutter; a primed position, in which the shutter can be opened; and an open position which controls the lid lock element to permit opening of the lid.