Patent ID: 8109379
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G07D,G07G

Abstract:
1. A coin deposit and dispensing apparatus comprising: a cabinet; a controller; at least one coin dispenser supported within the cabinet, the dispenser configured to dispense a specific composition of coins, under control by the controller, to a cash till; and a closeable dispense space within the cabinet, the closeable dispense space having an open state in which state the dispense space may receive a cash till to be filled, and a closed state, in which state the dispenser may dispense the specific composition of coins from the at least one dispenser into the cash till, the closed state preventing access to the cash till received therein during the dispensing of the specific composition of coins, said apparatus further comprising, a movable member defining at least a partial boundary of the closeable dispense space, the movable member being moveable between a first position corresponding to the open state in which a cash till, which is separate from the movable member, may be received at the dispense space, and a second position corresponding to the closed state, a first sensor coupled to the controller and positioned for detecting when the movable member is in the second position, a locking mechanism coupled to the controller and associated with the movable member, the locking mechanism being controlled by the controller to selectively allow the movable member to move from its second position towards its first position, and a first dispenser and a second dispenser respectively for first and second types of coins to be dispensed, the cash till having first and second compartments to respectively receive coins of the first and second types from one of the first and second dispensers, wherein the movable member comprises a drawer, wherein the first position is a position where the drawer is extended outwardly from the cabinet, and the second position is a position where the drawer is retracted inside the cabinet.