Patent ID: 8794420

Claim:
A safe comprising: a housing shaped to include a first opening and a second opening; a bill validator positioned behind the first opening; a cassette positioned behind the second opening; a lockable door positioned within the second opening, the door being operable between at least a locked position and an unlocked position, the door preventing removal of the cassette when the door is in the locked position, the door permitting removal of the cassette when in the unlocked position; and a lockable shutter mounted to the door, the shutter being operable between at least a closed position and an opened position, the shutter at least partially covering the first opening when in the closed position to prevent removal of the bill validator, the shutter at least partially uncovering the first opening when in the opened position to permit removal of the bill validator; wherein the first opening is shaped to be larger than the bill validator such that the bill validator is removable therethrough; the door is shaped to cover the second opening, including being shaped to: i.) permit removal of the bill validator through the first opening when the shutter is in the opened position and the door is in the locked position; and ii.) prevent removal of the bill validator through the first opening when the shutter is in the closed position and the door is in the locked position due to the shutter at least partially covering the first opening.