Patent ID: 7721660

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a deal drawer adapted to pass items between persons on opposed sides of a wall, wherein the wall divides an interior area and an exterior area, including: a housing, wherein the housing includes an opening therein; a panel, wherein the panel is movably mounted in operatively supported connection with the housing; a drawer, wherein the drawer is movably mounted in operatively supported connection with the housing, wherein the drawer includes a holding area adapted to hold items therein, and wherein the drawer is movable between a retracted position wherein the holding area is accessible through the opening, and an extended position wherein the holding area is accessible from outside the housing from the exterior area; a mechanism operatively connecting the drawer and the panel, wherein the mechanism is operative to cause the panel to move in coordinated relation with movement of the drawer, wherein the panel moves between an open position and a closed position, wherein when the drawer is moved from the extended position to the retracted position the panel is moved to the open position responsive to the mechanism whereby the holding area is accessible through the opening, and wherein when the drawer is moved from the retracted position toward the extended position the panel is moved from the open position to the closed position responsive to the mechanism; and wherein the mechanism includes a clutch, wherein the clutch enables panel movement that is not coordinated with the drawer movement.