CASH CONTAINER
A cash container may be configured to fit within a money depositing machine. The cash container may comprise a substantially rectangular box configured to fit within a cash deposit receiving cavity of the machine. An opening may be provided on one side of the box, the opening being configured to receive cash deposited into the machine. Dimensions of the opening and of the box are such that cash entering the opening is substantially oriented in a stacked configuration within the mold.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/171,511 filed Jun. 5, 2015 and 62/171,519 filed Jun. 5, 2015. All of the foregoing are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/057,223 filed Oct. 18, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/174,353 filed Jun. 30, 2011, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/360,091 filed Jun. 30, 2010. All of the foregoing are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
This application is related to new U.S. patent application filed on Jun. 6, 2016, entitled “Cash Machine Security Systems And Methods”, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/171,511 filed Jun. 5, 2015 and 62/171,519 filed Jun. 5, 2015. All of the foregoing are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSMoney depositing machines or cash machines may provide many financial services to users. Included among these financial services may be the ability to accept cash deposits into a user's bank account. Cash may be deposited into the machine by a user, and the deposited cash may fall into a bag or other container for future collection. Once collected, the cash in the bag may be sorted and counted, and this sorting and counting may be performed manually by CIT companies (Cash in transit companies). The cash containers described herein may receive and store the deposited cash in an orderly fashion, so that it may be more easily sorted and counted after collection, thus saving up to 70% labor in the counting process in some embodiments.
The middle layer may include channels 310 through which ink may flow from tubes 320 that run down the box, for example at the four corners of the box as shown. The cash machine may supply ink for marking the bills that are inserted into the box, for example via ink supply units 350. The ink supply units 350 may be configured to connect to ink reservoirs (not shown) in the cash machine in some embodiments. The tubes 320 may be perforated so that ink can be sprayed onto the bills along the length of the tubes 320. For example, an ink marking system such as the intelligent cash protection systems supplied by Oberthur Cash Protection may be used. The ink marking system may be configured to mark the bills with ink in response to unauthorized tampering with the cash machine, thereby marking the bills as stolen.
While various embodiments have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example and not limitation. It will be apparent to persons skilled in the relevant art(s) that various changes in form and detail can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope. In fact, after reading the above description, it will be apparent to one skilled in the relevant art(s) how to implement alternative embodiments. Thus, the present embodiments should not be limited by any of the above-described embodiments
In addition, it should be understood that any figures which highlight the functionality and advantages are presented for example purposes only. The disclosed methodology and system are each sufficiently flexible and configurable such that they may be utilized in ways other than that shown.
Although the term “at least one” may often be used in the specification, claims and drawings, the terms “a”, “an”, “the”, “said”, etc. also signify “at least one” or “the at least one” in the specification, claims and drawings.
Finally, it is the applicant's intent that only claims that include the express language “means for” or “step for” be interpreted under 35 U.S.C. 112, paragraph 6. Claims that do not expressly include the phrase “means for” or “step for” are not to be interpreted under 35 U.S.C. 112, paragraph 6.
Claims
1. A cash container configured to fit within a money depositing machine, the cash container comprising:
- a substantially rectangular box configured to fit within a cash deposit receiving cavity of the machine; and
- an opening on one side of the box, the opening being configured to receive cash deposited into the machine;
- wherein dimensions of the opening and of the box are such that cash entering the opening is substantially oriented in a stacked configuration within the mold.
2. The cash container of claim 1, further comprising a strap attached to the box, the strap being configured to secure a bag to an outside of the box.
3. The cash container of claim 2, wherein the strap comprises a shock cord.
4. The cash container of claim 1, further comprising a bag disposed around an outside of the box.
5. The cash container of claim 4, wherein the cash entering the opening is deposited within the bag.
6. The cash container of claim 1, wherein the box is made from aluminum, steel, stainless steel, or any combination thereof.
7. The cash container of claim 1, further comprising a lid disposed on one side of the box, wherein the opening is formed in the lid.
8. The cash container of claim 1, wherein a side of the box opposite the one side of the box is open.
9. The cash container of claim 1, further comprising a rail configured to interface with a structure of the money depositing machine to secure the cash container within the money depositing machine.
10. The cash container of claim 1, wherein the cash container is configured to fit within a TPD 1000 money depositing machine.
11. The cash container of claim 1, further comprising an ink marking system configured to mark cash deposited into the machine.
12. The cash container of claim 11, wherein the ink marking system is connected to an ink supply in the money depositing machine.
13. The cash container of claim 11, wherein the ink marking system comprises a tube with a series of perforations for depositing ink onto the cash in the machine.
14. The cash container of claim 1, wherein the cash container is configured to orient the cash entering the opening so that it can be sorted easily by a user.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 6, 2016
Publication Date: Jan 5, 2017
Inventor: Francisco ROBLES GIL DAELLENBACH (Tecamachalco Edo)
Application Number: 15/174,261