Banknote escrow and stacker apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A banknote handling apparatus having a first container which is movable within the apparatus between a first position and a second position, the container having at least one opening through which banknotes can be moved,a second container having an opening for receiving banknotes from the first container,means for transporting received banknotes to a predetermined position adjacent the first position of the first container,means for transporting banknotes from the predetermined position into the first container for stacking of the banknotes in facial contact therein,means for transporting a stack of banknotes from within the first container into the second container,means for moving the first container between its first position and its second position, andrefund means for removing a stack of banknotes from the first container in its second position and delivering the stack to the user of the apparatus.
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Abstract
A currency handling machine receives a banknote and transports it in tension to an escrow container for temporary storage in a stack along with any other banknotes involved in a transaction until the customer instructs the machine to either complete the transaction or to cancel the transaction and return his money. The banknote or stack of banknotes is conveyed to a locked deposit box if the transaction is completed or is conveyed within the escrow container to a refund compartment accessible by the customer if the transaction is cancelled.
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45 Claims
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1. A banknote handling apparatus having a first container which is movable within the apparatus between a first position and a second position, the container having at least one opening through which banknotes can be moved,
a second container having an opening for receiving banknotes from the first container, means for transporting received banknotes to a predetermined position adjacent the first position of the first container, means for transporting banknotes from the predetermined position into the first container for stacking of the banknotes in facial contact therein, means for transporting a stack of banknotes from within the first container into the second container, means for moving the first container between its first position and its second position, and refund means for removing a stack of banknotes from the first container in its second position and delivering the stack to the user of the apparatus.
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35. A banknote handling apparatus comprising
first means to receive seriatum banknotes of like dimensions, second means to transport each received banknote edge first under tension from the first means to a substantially horizontally oriented pre-storage location; -
an escrow container normally positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation beneath the pre-storage location for receiving banknotes from the pre-storage location and for holding one or more received banknotes in facially stacked relation, a deposit box positioned beneath the escrow container for receiving banknotes from the escrow container when in its normal position, and pusher means for moving each verified banknote in a direction perpendicular to the banknote face from the pre-storage location into the escrow container, the pusher means also being adapted to further move the stacked banknotes in a direction perpendicular to the banknote face down through the bottom of the escrow container and into the deposit box. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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- 41. A method for receiving seriatum banknotes of like dimensions in a banknote handling apparatus and moving the banknotes within the apparatus to a container for facial stacking therein, characterized by a cycle having the steps of receiving each banknote, transporting the banknote edgewise to a predetermined location, pushing each banknote in a direction perpendicular to the banknote face from the predetermined location into a container, thereby facially stacking banknotes within the container, and, mechanically moving the container with facially stacked banknotes within it to a location within the apparatus where the banknotes are removed from the container and delivered to the user.
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