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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157159 | Flipping trash can The flipping trash can is adapted especially for use in fast-food restaurants or the like. The trash can includes a pedal-operated, spring-biased lid. When the lid is opened, a tray (with trash thereon) is positioned on a tray receiving mechanism that flips the tray... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7416110 | Apparatus for collecting particulate material An apparatus for collecting particulate material has a collection tray (1) and a fire-resistant collection reservoir (21, 22, 23). A scraper blade (24) is attached to a carriage (7) which is arranged to be driven by an electrical motor al... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7299594 | Brick patterned shelving An apparatus for at least one of providing a decorative shelf, decorative framing, decorative shelving, decorative paneling and a decorative member for supporting and hanging preselected articles. The apparatus comprises a panel member formed with a brick like desig... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249761 | ATM currency presenter gate arrangement An ATM includes a currency note dispenser having a currency cassette, a note picker, a note transporter, and a note presenter. A cassette tambour door automatically opens during insertion of the cassette into the dispenser. The picker can pick notes through the open... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246562 | Structure of delivery door having anti-theft security means The present invention relates to a delivery door having anti-theft security means, more particularly to a door structure consists of a pair of casings, area adjustable mounting plate, hinge means and actuation means, which are installed on an entrance door or a wind... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7182027 | Deal drawer apparatus A deal drawer apparatus (16) is used in carrying out transactions by transporting items between a service provider and a customer. The deal drawer apparatus includes a movable drawer (92). Movement of the drawer is operative to open and close a door ( | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175070 | Apparatus for modified garbage collector for commercial establishments The Modified Garbage Collector for Commercial Establishments fulfills the need for an apparatus that can be used to help users collect and dispose garbage in a hygienic way. Once the tray with contents to be disposed is placed inside the Modified Garbage Collector, ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165717 | Method and apparatuses for opening and closing a cassette The invention relates to a cassette, a control device, an automatic teller and a method for opening and/or closing such a cassette. Since the cassette can be opened and/or closed contactlessly by means of a radio link between the cassette and a control device... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7070111 | ATM currency cassette with electronic combination lock An ATM currency cassette includes an electronic lock control. The lock control includes a keypad. A combination can be entered into the keypad to unlock the cassette. The lock control is programmable to enable changing of the combination via the keypad. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021527 | Code compliant, trash and/or linen chute inlet door Permits retrofit trash and linen chute inlet door replacement without destruction of existing B-Label wall/door frame assemblies and introduces advancements never before seen in the chute industry: Compliance to updated U.L.® Standards for B-Label doors, smoke supp... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004383 | ATM currency cassette door arrangement An ATM includes a currency note dispenser having a currency cassette, a note picker, a note transporter, and a note presenter. A cassette tambour door automatically opens during insertion of the cassette into the dispenser. The picker can pick notes through the open... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997377 | ATM cassette with self-locking media directing guide An ATM media cassette includes a self-locking arrangement for a media directing guide. The guide is automatically placed in a locked condition during removal of the cassette from an ATM. The guide is automatically unlocked during reinsertion of the cassette into the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994200 | Currency handling system having multiple output receptacles A method and apparatus for handling bill jams within a currency processing device is provided. The device includes a transport mechanism adapted to transport bills along a transport path, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit into a plural... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994247 | Waste storage device A waste storage device includes an inlet aperture and a length of flexible tubing passing through the inlet aperture from a cassette. The flexible tubing is pinched by a pair of rollers which can have continuous surfaces or multiple paddles. The waste product is pla... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948655 | ATM currency cassette with currency-low indicator lock arrangement An ATM currency cassette includes a currency-low indicator mechanism. The indicator mechanism can be held in a locked position during cassette handling and transport. The indicator mechanism can be automatically locked during removal of the cassette from an ATM; aut... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935558 | ATM currency cassette arrangement An ATM currency cassette (208) includes a plurality of movable cassette information indicator buttons (214). Each button can be rotated about an axis for repositioning. The buttons can be axially moved outward and inward relative to the cassette housin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920835 | Charity collection safe A collection safe is provided, especially for charitable donations, for installation in a wall of a building. The collection safe has a rectangular box formation and includes a first door on one side of the box for receiving donations and a second door on the opposi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6719194 | Waste storage device A waste storage device includes an inlet aperture and a length of flexible tubing passing through the inlet aperture from a cassette. The flexible tubing is pinched by a pair of rollers which can have continuous surfaces or multiple paddles. The waste product is pla... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6330856 | Garment dispensing and receiving apparatus An apparatus and method for dispensing and retrieving garments in a controlled manner. The apparatus retrieves the garments in a secure enclosure while accounting for the garments returned, and compacts the returned garments, all with a single, stand-alon... | 12/18/2001 |
| 5836576 | Apparatus for removing copies and/or documents from a machine An apparatus for removing copies and/or documents from a machine has a catch and removal tray (2) which can be extended telescopically out of the machine (1). The catch and removal tray (2) consists of a fixed section (3) inside the machine (1) and a mova... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5829349 | Apparatus for receiving and compacting garments An apparatus and method for collecting and compacting articles, such as hospital scrub garments. Included is a cabinet assembly, having user and operator accessible doors; collection bags and support associate with the cabinet; a control assembly includin... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5724415 | Coin deflector for a coin telephone receptacle A coin receptacle which maximizes use of the space within the receptacle and minimizes the frequency of collection visits. The coin receptacle solves the problem of pyramiding and dead space within by providing a resilient, angled surface positioned in th... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5697761 | Mailbox bin job set extractor A dynamic "mailboxing" unit and system for separating by users the sheet outputs of various users of a shared users printer (including facsimile receivers, copiers or combination units). It provides for stacking the sheets sequentially outputted from the ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5400960 | Letter locker mailbox assembly The top door of the letter locker mailbox covers both the incoming mail chute, and the outgoing mail tray. This configuration provides the mail carrier with one or two less significant arm movements in servicing the mailbox. The door, chute and tray are w... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5339980 | Trash collection and sorting system A trash organizer for recycling of items makes trash sorting easy and encourages and reminds people to be environmentally concerned. The organizer includes a main frame container or housing having a plurality of individual containers carried in the main c... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5247798 | Portable refrigerator A portable cabinet for effecting the cooling of beverage containers by utilization of a thermoelectric cooling unit comprises a rectilinear cabinet having spaced inner and outer walls formed of plastic and having the space between filled with a foam plast... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5178322 | Multiple configuration disposable sharps container system A secure disposable container assembly for medical sharps and waste comprises the combination of a substantially rigid box-like lower housing defined by upstanding front, back, and side walls terminating with a top having an upwardly extending rectangular... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5012075 | Portable container for valuable items A currency cassette (10) has a printed circuit board (80) secured to one of its side walls, the board (80) having mounted thereon a microprocessor, a RAM, a real time clock chip, and battery means for supplying power for the board (80). First (208) and se... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5007547 | Multi-port container The problem of carrying logs into a house and dumping them into a bin or the like is readily solved by a multi-port container for mounting in an exterior wall of a dwelling, the container having an opening in one side thereof outside the dwelling, a drum ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4953744 | Mobile refuse container A mobile refuse container that uses plastic liner bags, with a bottom ramp and door arrangement that ejects filled bags from the front of the container.... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4951685 | Blood drawing system A system for use with evacuated, rubber stoppered sample tubes and double-ended needles facilitates blood collecting operations and prevents accidental punctures from contaminated needles after use. The tube is held in a tubular cartridge with a sliding c... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4838480 | Device for accomodating cash enclosing envelopes A device for accommodating cash enclosing envelopes comprising an envelope container having an inlet at an upper side portion thereof, an envelope receiving member disposed substantially horizontally within the container and guidable upward and downward, ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4819866 | Dispensing and deposit machine A dispensing and deposit machine comprises a container from which goods are dispensed or deposited. Instructions for a dispensing or deposit transaction are provided by a user from a vehicle. The user operates a data input, a dispensing and deposit compon... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4788909 | Paper towel dispensing and soiled towel stowing equipment Paper towel dispensing and soiled towel stowing equipment includes a receptacle (24) for used towels, a dispenser containing a supply of paper towels and tamping means (44) for compressing used towel material in the receptacle (24). The tamping means 44 i... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4753387 | Bag depository for drive-up banking and the like A bag depository for a drive-up type of automatic teller machine features a drum having a deposit receiving cavity. The drum rotates about its axis between deposit receiving and deposit dump positions. As the drum rotates from its dump to its receiving po... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4674677 | Collecting and accounting apparatus for empty bottles An apparatus that serves to collect and account for empty beverage bottles in beverage stores. A carriage is provided as the receptacle, the bottom of which is automatically displaceable in height by means of a chain drive, operated via light beam emitter... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4665839 | Depository Disclosed is a depository wherein the deposit envelope is conveyed in an enclosed carrier from a deposit opening along an attack resistant passage to a remote opening to a vault. There a wall of the carrier moves, relative to the carrier, to displace the ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4659008 | Tampering-proof cassette used in a cash dispenser A tampering-proof container for storing currency for use in conjunction with an automated teller machine (ATM). The currency door of the container through which the currency passes when the container is mounted on an ATM is moved positively between the op... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4529119 | Tampering-proof cassette used in a cash dispenser A tampering-proof container for storing currency for use in conjunction with an automated teller machine (ATM). The currency door of the container through which the currency passes when the container is mounted on an ATM is moved positively between the op... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4529118 | Tampering-proof cassette for receiving currency deposits and identification cards A tampering-proof container or cassette for receiving and storing items like "purged" currency bills or bank cards in association with an automated teller machine (ATM). When a "double bill" is detected from a cash dispenser in an ATM, for example, the do... | 07/16/1985 |
