Patent ID: 6378769
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: E05G,E06B

Abstract:
A pass through delivery device in combination with a partition and which permits material to be safely passed from a first side of the partition to a second side of the partition through a slot in the partition, said device comprising:a container having first and second openings and being mounted on a pair of track members affixed to said first side of the partition with the slot therebetween and said first door slidably disposed between said pair of track members with the first opening communicating with the slot in the partition; a first door mounted on said first side of the partition for movement between a first position between the partition slot and the first opening of said container and a second position permitting open communication between the partition slot and the first opening of said container; a first latch for selectively maintaining said first door at the first position thereof, said first latch being positioned on said first side of the partition to permit access thereto from only one side of the partition; a second door mounted at the second opening of said container for movement between an open position permitting access to the interior of said container and a closed position closing the second opening of said container; and a second latch for selectively maintaining said second door at the closed position, said second latch being positioned to permit access thereto from only one side of the partition, whereby said first and second doors can be accessed and operated only by an operator located on said first side of the partition so that the first and second doors can be operated alternatively by the operator to pass material through the partition slot without the operator being exposed to said second side of the partition.