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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4951577 | Wall safe assembly A wall safe assembly that is designed to be secured to a vertically oriented stud such as that positioned behind a sheet of drywall or paneling in the structure of a building. Generally the wall safe assembly would be mounted in a closet in one of its cor... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4854570 | Sheet feeding system A sheet feeding system comprises an interlock assembly for use with a sheet store which includes, a carriage slidably mounted in a housing. A disc shaped locking member locks the carriage in a first position relatively to the housing. A probe can be inser... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4854247 | Lock type sealed paper currency collector and security device A lock type sealed security device or unit for clamping bills accumulated in vending machine validating or other paper currency accumulating devices. The device is locked onto the accumulating device in a position which allows the currency to be accumulat... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4838052 | Lock system An electromechanical key safe includes a housing with a region defined therein. The region can be closed by means of a pivoted door attached to the housing. The door carries an electronic control system as well as a manually operable keypad. In response t... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4731819 | Prepayment product or service dispenser The apparatus comprises a post anchored to the ground including a closable compartment containing a removable coin box, and a container attachable to the post. The post comprises means for concomitantly opening the compartment, extracting the coin box fro... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4718259 | Keysafe Keysafe having a main storage case of spaced apart opposing walls in which is affixed a padlock with its shackle extending through the top wall of the case and with the padlock opening for receiving the free end of the shackle oriented towards the front o... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4704880 | Removable cam-lock unit and dead-bolt mechanism Dead-bolt locking apparatus includes a door-carried dead-bolt mechanism having oppositely projecting dead-bolts on dual aligned slides, and a key-controlled cam-lock unit receivable in a cavity in the dead-bolt mechanism. The cam-lock unit is inserted int... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4683734 | Locked cover for air condition responsive controller A locked cover for surrounding an air condition responsive controller such as a thermostat to prevent the setting from being altered by people unauthorized to do so. This is accomplished by baffles which are opposite the openings in the cover to prevent t... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4655368 | Autoteller exchangeable banknote cassette system An autoteller accepts on a ramp exchangeable banknote cassettes which can only be opened at the predetermined angle of the ramp when a key assembly on the ramp is presented to a lock. The cassettes may only have the key assembly presented to the lock when... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4655145 | Coin safe construction A tamper-proof coin safe including a cylindrical housing having an open end and a closed end together with a drawer insertable within the open end in recessed relation to the interior of the housing. The drawer includes a closure door which snugly fits th... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4645876 | Pay telephone A pay telephone having a housing is removably mounted on a mount. The mount and housing have cooperating pins and inclined slots arranged to retain the housing on the mount and permit the housing to be lifted from the mount. Locks mounted on the housing h... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4638746 | Device for automatically opening and closing cash container A device for automatically opening and closing the cash inlet-outlet opening of a cash container which is detachably installable into a rack in a cash handling apparatus. The device comprises a shutter provided inside the container and slidable along a wa... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4637326 | Money box arrangement A money box arrangement particularly for use in the cashier's stations of department stores, on bank counters or the like is proposed. This money box arrangement in particular will make possible a simple and secure carrying of the money between the cashie... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4626616 | Anti-tapping device to prevent unauthorized connections to electrical utility service cables Unauthorized tapping onto ground level cable TV junction connector boxes or the like is prevented by an anti-tapping device which is removably anchored into the ground so that it resists tilting; has a housing enclosing the junction box, and the removal a... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4625658 | Safety storage apparatus A safe or safety storage apparatus is mounted for vertical up and down movement above and below a concrete slab. An actuator is provided to effect the movement and a lock is provided to hold the apparatus in the down position. A closure is provided that m... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4616776 | Receptacle attached to a parking meter for collection of monies on a mass location basis as donations for charitable purposes The present invention relates to a receptacle for collection of monies on a mass location basis. Though use of the present invention, money can be safely collected on a mass location basis without the necessity of an individual attendant at each collectio... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4597340 | Secure container A secure container, for example a portable cassette for banknotes, has a shutter at one end movable by a sliding shutter bar (2). The shutter is lockable by the action of a shutter locking bar (8) pivoted at its center between a locking position (as shown... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4577563 | Safekeeping box assembly A safety box assembly comprising a safety container of the portable and carrying type, and a mounting base intended to be fastened on a supporting surface such as the floor or the wall of a room. The assembly further comprises a locking arrangement whereb... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4573332 | Portable security box A portable security box is provided comprising a container formed from a pair of mating sections and a lock carried by one of the sections and having a flexible cable extending therefrom. The other section defines an opening for accessing the lock when bo... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4552075 | Secure container, for example for banknotes A secure container formed with an aperture and having a closure member movable to cover or uncover the aperture, and comprising actuating means for engagement by a releasing member in a dispensing, loading or unloading apparatus as the container is insert... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4493268 | Safe keeping box assembly A safety box assembly made up of a container having an access opening, a door hinged to the container for closing the access opening and a mounting base having a bottom wall secured to a supporting surface by means of screws or the like. The container is ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493454 | Cash collection receptacle A cash collection receptacle for receiving coins and paper currency from a farebox is disclosed. The receptacle is comprised of a five-sided steel cashbox with two inner chambers which receive coins and currency separately from the farebox. The cashbox ha... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4454824 | Beach locker The invention is a device used by beach goers which by means of an auger at the end of a relatively long shaft the beach goer is able to engage the auger deep into the sand to firmly anchor a locker container in the sand. The auger drive mechanism is such... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4398470 | Wall safe A wall safe 10 uses an open front steel cabinet 20 mounted flush within a wall with a lock assembly 30 secured in one region and a portable deposit box 50 removably locked in place within another region. Lock assembly 30 includes a combination lock 24, an... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4283097 | Cassette for handling banknotes or the like A cassette for banknotes and like valuable articles is provided with a displaceable lid (6) and locking means (10) for latching the lid of the cassette when the cassette is located outside a housing (25) in which it is intended to be placed. An operating ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4258632 | Individual safe keeping box An individual safekeeping box comprising a protective enclosure with an access opening, a protective door with a lock therein, and cooperating mounting means of the door and the enclosure to removably mount the door on the enclosure to close the opening. ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4244304 | Security box and mounting plate A box and mounting plate in which the same lock is used to lock the box and secure it to the mounting plate by holding a lip of one section of the mounting plate beneath the box cover. The box can be released from the mounting plate by unlocking it and re... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4195579 | Portable safe Disclosed is a portable safe which when locked wedges itself in a drawer to resist being either opened or removed from the drawer without first being unlocked.... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4186977 | Self-locking depository container Means and method for securing, in a predetermined location within a housing of a substantially stationary safe or the like and controlling access to the interior of, a portable currency or document depository having a slidable door that is normally locked... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4098199 | Portable safe A portable safe suitable for use by a traveler to secure valuables in a hotel or motel room. The safe includes top, bottom, side and end members hinged together to allow the safe to be opened to a substantially flat configuration for easy placement within... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4051790 | Vehicle safe A safe box for deposit of money or other valuables to prevent theft of same includes separable parts releasably locked together by first and second locking means respectively having key operated first and second release means. The first release means is p... | 10/04/1977 |
