Two door electronic safe

• US 20050040005A1
• Filed: 08/05/2004
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ellenby Technologies Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ellenby Technologies Inc.
• Inventors: Dobbins, Bob M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,516,832 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 194/206
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/12 Containers for valuable papers
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/04 by paper currency

Abstract

A two door electronic safe is described wherein a bill acceptor, as well as other electronic control circuitry, and a banknote canister are partitioned in first and second compartments with access by first and second access doors, respectively, so that a service call can be made to service the bill acceptor or other electronics without having to allow access to the banknote canister thereby facilitating service calls and allowing the separation of the service call function from the cash collection function.

Claims

1. An electronic safe comprising:

a bill acceptor for accepting bills; and

a bill canister for storing bills contained within a security housing, whereby;

the bill acceptor is accessible from a first access door; and

the bill canister is accessible from a second access door.

2. The electronic safe of claim 1 wherein said first access door and said second access door have independent locks.

3. The electronic safe of claim 2 wherein said independent locks can be mechanical or electronic.

4. The electronic safe of claim 1 whereby the majority of serviceable components are located with access through the first access door.

5. The electronic safe of claim 1 whereby the serviceable components are mounted so that they are easy to remove, service and replace without the use of tools.

6. An electronic safe comprising:

a bill acceptor for accepting bills;

a bill canister for storing bills;

wherein internal electronics for control or interfacing to internal or external components; and

harnessing to at least interconnect said internal electronics for control to said bill acceptor, whereby said internal electronics and said harnessing are housed along with the bill acceptor within a compartment accessible through a first access door which is isolated from the bill canister for storing bills.

7. The electronic safe of claim 6 whereby the majority of serviceable components are located with access through the first access door.

8. The electronic safe of claim 6 whereby the serviceable components are mounted so that they are easy to remove, service and replace without the use of tools.

9. An electronic safe comprising:

a bill acceptor for accepting bills; and

a bill canister for storing bills wherein;

said bill acceptor is located within said first access door; and

said bill canister is located within a second access door, whereby said bill canister is easy to remove and replace without the use of tools.

10. An electronic safe comprising:

a bill acceptor for accepting bills; and

a bill canister for storing bills wherein;

said bill canister is located within an access door, whereby said access door has no external openings other than the key access.