Patent ID: 8317083
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G07G

Abstract:
1. A cash drawer having a secured storage compartment accessible from the front when the drawer is closed for receiving items to be stored therein and providing controlled access to the interior thereof for selective removal of said items, comprising: a housing; a cash drawer received in said housing and moveable therein between closed and open positions, said cash drawer including a frontwall, a pair of sidewalls, a backwall, and a bottom panel; a support surface in said cash drawer; a till received on said support surface, said till having a bottom surface which extends forwardly from a backwall to a curved portion which terminates in a generally horizontal front edge; a storage area in said cash drawer between the bottom surface of said till and the cash drawer bottom panel; at least one security compartment in said storage area; a front plate mounted on the outer surface of said front wall, said front plate having a horizontal slot formed therein, said slot providing access to said security compartment when said cash drawer is in a closed position; a cover plate overlying and enclosing said security compartment; and, a lock on said cover plate for controlling access to said security compartment when said till is removed from said support surface.