ORDER TRANSFER ASSEMBLY FOR PREVENTING HOLDUPS
First Claim
1. A one-way delivery chamber adapted to be located traversing a building wall and including transparent walls which enable an operator to see from his entry side of the chamber, a person who takes delivery from the exit side of the chamber, which chamber is associated with an adjacent money-receiving passage extending in the opposite direction, said chamber including walls defining a package-receiving passage not exceeding approximately the length of a person'"'"''"'"'s arm, having a floor which is approximately counter-high and having entry and exit closures adapted respectively for allowing articles to be placed in the chamber by the operator from one side of the building wall when the entry closure is open, and to be withdrawn at the other side of the building wall when the entry closure is shut and the exit closure is open, thus enabling a stepwise transfer of articles from one side of the building wall to the other, said exit closure comprising a panel bearing rack teeth along one edge thereof, said chamber having operating means operable by an operator from the entry side of the chamber and comprising electrically-driven reversible gear means engaging said rack teeth for selectively opening and closing the exit closure when the entry closure is shut, said operating means including means for retaining the exit closure shut in response to the entry closure being open, said entry closure not being manipulable by a person from the exit side of the chamber.
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Abstract
A transparent, order delivery chamber disposed at counter height, between customer and attendant, with a door adjacent each of them. The customer'"'"''"'"'s door is opened by the attendant, by remote operation of a reversible electric motor, only after he has placed the requested order in the chamber from his side and secured his door. An adjacent passage allows prior payment and change making. Thus a pane of bulletproof glass is always interposed between the attendant and a '"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"'customer'"'"''"'"''"'"''"'"' who might threaten him with a gun or other weapon.
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1. A one-way delivery chamber adapted to be located traversing a building wall and including transparent walls which enable an operator to see from his entry side of the chamber, a person who takes delivery from the exit side of the chamber, which chamber is associated with an adjacent money-receiving passage extending in the opposite direction, said chamber including walls defining a package-receiving passage not exceeding approximately the length of a person'"'"''"'"'s arm, having a floor which is approximately counter-high and having entry and exit closures adapted respectively for allowing articles to be placed in the chamber by the operator from one side of the building wall when the entry closure is open, and to be withdrawn at the other side of the building wall when the entry closure is shut and the exit closure is open, thus enabling a stepwise transfer of articles from one side of the building wall to the other, said exit closure comprising a panel bearing rack teeth along one edge thereof, said chamber having operating means operable by an operator from the entry side of the chamber and comprising electrically-driven reversible gear means engaging said rack teeth for selectively opening and closing the exit closure when the entry closure is shut, said operating means including means for retaining the exit closure shut in response to the entry closure being open, said entry closure not being manipulable by a person from the exit side of the chamber.
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Current AssigneeFrank G. Watson
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Original AssigneeFrank G. Watson
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InventorsWatson, Frank G.
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Primary Examiner(s)Bell, J. Karl
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Application NumberUS04/849,091Time in Patent Office1,037 DaysField of Search109/10-12,17,67,68,66 49/68US Class Current109/12CPC Class CodesE05G 7/005 Pass-boxes therefor, e.g. w...
