Patent ID: 6619770
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
A security drawer assembly for a receptacle with opposite sidewalls, which includes:a) a sleeve with an open end and a passage open at said end, wherein said sleeve includes first and second opposite sidewalls; b) a sleeve mounting mechanism connected to said sleeve for mounting said sleeve within the receptacle, wherein said sleeve mounting mechanism comprises: i) first and second horizontal flanges each secured to a respective one of said sleeve opposite sidewalls, said flanges engagable with respective first and second runners on the receptacle sidewalls, the runners each having forward and rearward ends; and ii) first and second stop blocks, each of said stop blocks being secured to said sleeve, one of said stop blocks for engaging the forward end of one of the cart sidewall runners, the other of said stop blocks for engaging the rearward end of one of the cart sidewall runners, said stop blocks collectively for preventing said sleeve from being slidable relative to the receptacle; c) a drawer movably mounted in said sleeve passage and movable between open and closed positions; d) a lock mechanism mounted on said drawer and engageable with said sleeve such that said drawer has a locked position wherein said drawer is locked within said sleeve and an unlocked position wherein said drawer is allowed to be moved to its open position; and wherein e) said drawer in its locked position prevents access to said sleeve mounting mechanism whereby said sleeve is securable within the receptacle.