US3675816A — Currency dispensing apparatus

Claim 1

Independent Claim 129 words

Apparatus for dispensing a variable, predetermined amount of currency to a recipient upon receipt of signals indicating an amount, said apparatus comprising: A. a first, normally inaccessible receptable means, B. means for storing bills of one currency denomination, C. a transporter for moving bills form said storage means to said receptacle, D. control means responsive to said signals. 1. for determining a required number of bills for deposit on said transporter from said storage means, and 2. for depositing bills from said storage means onto said transporter, E. a counter for determining the total number of bills transported to said first receptacle, and F. a comparator for rendering said first receptacle accessible to the recipient when the determined number of bills and the number counted by said counter coincide.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 129 words

Apparatus for dispensing a variable, predetermined amount of currency to a recipient upon receipt of signals indicating an amount, said apparatus comprising: A. a first, normally inaccessible receptable means, B. means for storing bills of one currency denomination, C. a transporter for moving bills form said storage means to said receptacle, D. control means responsive to said signals. 1. for determining a required number of bills for deposit on said transporter from said storage means, and 2. for depositing bills from said storage means onto said transporter, E. a counter for determining the total number of bills transported to said first receptacle, and F. a comparator for rendering said first receptacle accessible to the recipient when the determined number of bills and the number counted by said counter coincide.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 52 words

for depositing bills from said storage means onto said transporter, E. a counter for determining the total number of bills transported to said first receptacle, and F. a comparator for rendering said first receptacle accessible to the recipient when the determined number of bills and the number counted by said counter coincide.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 52 words

for depositing bills from said storage means onto said transporter, E. a counter for determining the total number of bills transported to said first receptacle, and F. a comparator for rendering said first receptacle accessible to the recipient when the determined number of bills and the number counted by said counter coincide.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 56 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said first receptacle means includes: A. a receptacle for receiving currency from said transporter, B. a door for permitting access to said compartment, and C. means for locking said door, said locking means being responsive to coincidence in the numbers of bills for disengaging from said door.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 17 words

means for transferring bills from the other conveyors to the receptacle, and B. said control means comprising:

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 17 words

means for transferring bills from the other conveyors to the receptacle, and B. said control means comprising:

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 24 words

means for adding the counts of each of said counters after all bills are transferred to said first receptacle for transfer to said comparator.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 24 words

means for adding the counts of each of said counters after all bills are transferred to said first receptacle for transfer to said comparator.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 6 words

a hinge supporting said first plate,

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 6 words

a hinge supporting said first plate,

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 52 words

for depositing bills from said storage means onto said transporter, E. a counter for determining the total number of bills transported to said first receptacle, and F. a comparator for rendering said first receptacle accessible to the recipient when the determined number of bills and the number counted by said counter coincide.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 52 words

for depositing bills from said storage means onto said transporter, E. a counter for determining the total number of bills transported to said first receptacle, and F. a comparator for rendering said first receptacle accessible to the recipient when the determined number of bills and the number counted by said counter coincide.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 8 words

a plurality of plate members having sleeve portions,

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 8 words

a plurality of plate members having sleeve portions,

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 38 words

a plurality of pin members, each pin member interconnecting sleeve members on a pair of adjacent plate members and being adapted to ride in one of said tracks whereby said plate and pin members form an endless belt,

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 38 words

a plurality of pin members, each pin member interconnecting sleeve members on a pair of adjacent plate members and being adapted to ride in one of said tracks whereby said plate and pin members form an endless belt,

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 3 words

a second plate,

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 3 words

a second plate,

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 100 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said first receptacle means includes: A. a receptacle including a plurality of integral compartments adapted for rotation, one of said compartments being located to receive currency from said transporter, B. a door for permitting an access to said one compartment, and C. means for locking said door, and D. means for rotating said receptacle, said locking means disengaging from said door when numbers of bills coincide and said locking means maintaining said door locked and said compartment rotating means displacing said receptacle from said door when the numbers do not coincide.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 84 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein the predetermined amount is defined on a check and verification information is defined on said check and a separate identification card, said apparatus additionally comprising: A. means for reading verification information on the identification card and said check, and B. means responsive to said reading means for generating a vertification signal when the verification information on said card and check coincides, said control means depositing currency on said transporter in response to said verification signal.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 38 words

resilient material supporting said second plate in spaced, resilient relationships to said first plate, said first plate and hinge being located inside the housing; and C. means for temporarily storing dispensed money inside said housing adjacent said door.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 38 words

resilient material supporting said second plate in spaced, resilient relationships to said first plate, said first plate and hinge being located inside the housing; and C. means for temporarily storing dispensed money inside said housing adjacent said door.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 47 words

means responsive to said dispensing means for engaging said pin members to increment said belt and move one plate member over said opening to dispense a bill. C. a transporter for moving bills from said storage means to said receptacle, D. control means responsive to said signals,

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 47 words

means responsive to said dispensing means for engaging said pin members to increment said belt and move one plate member over said opening to dispense a bill. C. a transporter for moving bills from said storage means to said receptacle, D. control means responsive to said signals,

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 43 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 4 additionally comprising: A. means responsive to said verification signal and subsequent bill number comparison which enables access to said receptacle for thereafter inhibiting said verification signal generating means in response to the same verification information.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 86 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 4 additionally comprising a door for permitting access to said receptacle means, and wherein A. said reading means comprises means for separately engaging the identification card and the check, B. said control means includes a release switch and means responsive to the closing of said door for enabling said release switch, the identification card being returned to the recipient and the check being transferred into the apparatus by said reading means when the recipient actuates the enabled release switch.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 59 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 6 wherein said verification signal generator produces a non-verification signal when the veRification information does not coincide, said identification card and check engaging means returning the check and identification card to the recipient in response to the non-verification signal or to a signal from said comparator indicating that the two numbers differ.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 30 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein a plurality of bill storage means are included in said apparatus, and arranged in plurality of rows, A. said transporter comprising:

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 19 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein each bill storage means stores a plurality of bills individually.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 71 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 9 wherein said control means is responsive to certain amounts on a check for requiring at least two bills from certain of said storage means, said control means selecting said storage means and actuating said selected storage means simultaneously to dispense bills onto said transporter, and thereafter selecting and simultaneously actuating said certain storage means for dispensing another set of bills onto said transporter.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 46 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 9 wherein an individual storage means contains bills of a given denomination and wherein said apparatus comprises several storage means for different currency denominations, said control means responding to a check amount for selecting certain of said storage means.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 111 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 9 wherein each storage means comprises: A. a housing with opposite parallel sidewalls, each sidewall including an elongated oval track and an opening extending between said sidewalls, B. a plurality of plate members having sleeve portions, C. a plurality of pin members, each pin member interconnecting sleeve members on a pair of adjacent plate members and being adapted to ride in one of said tracks whereby said plate and pin members form an endless belt, and D. means responsive to said control means for engaging said pin members to increment said belt and move one plate member over said opening to dispense a bill.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 44 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 12 wherein said apparatus includes a support member, said currency storage means and said support member including locking means for registering and locating said storage means on said support means whereby each storage means is positioned uniquely.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 65 words

A currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 1 additionally comprising: A. data processing means for storing identification information and the currency amount, and B. means for reading an identification card, said data processing system being responsive to said reading means for obtaining the stored verification information for comparison with similar information on the identification card and for supplying the amount to said control means.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 29 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 14 additionally comprising means responsive to each withdrawal from said currency dispensing apparatus for inhibiting further transfers for the same identification card.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 111 words

Currency dispensing apparatus comprising: A. a supporting and a closing housing, B. a receptacle supported for rotation on said housing, C. means for dispensing currency into said receptacle, D. means for rotating said receptacle to a first operating position in response to a first set of operating conditions E. a door in said housing adjacent said receptacle adapted to be opened to permit access to said receptacle if a second set of operating conditions are met and to remain locked if said second set of operating conditions are not met; and means for rotating said receptacle to a second operating position when said second set of operating conditions are not met.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 111 words

Currency dispensing apparatus comprising: A. a supporting and a closing housing, B. a receptacle supported for rotation on said housing, C. means for dispensing currency into said receptacle, D. means for rotating said receptacle to a first operating position in response to a first set of operating conditions E. a door in said housing adjacent said receptacle adapted to be opened to permit access to said receptacle if a second set of operating conditions are met and to remain locked if said second set of operating conditions are not met; and means for rotating said receptacle to a second operating position when said second set of operating conditions are not met.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 39 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 16 wherein said receptacle comprises: A. integral, equiangularly spaced containers, and B. a hub portion, each container having a hollow portion for accepting currency when it is rotated to a first position.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 33 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 16 additionally comprising means for locking said door under the first set of operating conditions and unlocking said door under the second set of operating conditions.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 18 words

Currency dispensing apparatus comprising: A. a supporting and enclosing housing, B. a door mounted on said housing comprising

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 18 words

Currency dispensing apparatus comprising: A. a supporting and enclosing housing, B. a door mounted on said housing comprising

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 62 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 19 additionally comprising means for locking said door in a closed position comprising: A. a solenoid adapted to be energized under a first set of operating conditions, and B. an armature operatively associated with said solenoid and including a ramped surface for engaging said first plate to thereby jam said first plate against said housing.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 39 words

Apparatus for dispensing a variable, predetermined amount of currency to a recipient upon receipt of signals indicating an amount, said apparatus comprising: A. a first, normally inaccessible receptacle means, B. means for storing bills of one currency denomination comprising:

Claim 45

Dependent Claim 39 words

Apparatus for dispensing a variable, predetermined amount of currency to a recipient upon receipt of signals indicating an amount, said apparatus comprising: A. a first, normally inaccessible receptacle means, B. means for storing bills of one currency denomination comprising:

Claim 46

Dependent Claim 69 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 21 wherein each plate member includes a bill supporting surface and a spring member affixed to a surface parallel to the bill support surface whereby the spring on one plate member keeps a bill properly located on the bill supporting surface of an adjacent plate member and whereby adjacent plate members and the walls of said housing constitute individual bill storage compartments.

Claim 47

Dependent Claim 97 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 21 wherein said means for engaging said pin members comprises: A. a pair of sprockets rotatably mounted on said housing and positioned to engage said pins in the Curve portion of the track members, B. a shaft, C. a gear mounted on said shaft outside said housing, D. a driving pawl member mounted on said housing, E. means to advance said pawl member in response to said bill dispensing means and F. detent means connected to said shaft to provide definitive incremental motion on said shaft and said plate members.

Claim 48

Dependent Claim 65 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 21 additionally including means for generating a signal when a bill storage means is empty, said means comprising: A. a tab member formed on one of said plate members, and B. electrical circuit means including a switch having an actuator adapted to be engaged by said tab, said switch member changing conductive states when engaged by the path.

Claim 49

Dependent Claim 61 words

Currency dispensing apparatus as recited in claim 21 wherein a plurality of said bill storage means are supported in a second housing member to form an integrated set of bill storage means, said apparatus housing and said second housing supporting the set of cannisters including keying means operatively associated so an unique set of cannisters are loaded in a given position.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1975-07-11	1976-01-10	1976-07-11	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1979-07-11	1980-01-10	1980-07-11	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1983-07-11	1984-01-10	1984-07-11	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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