Patent ID: 8448939

Claim:
An apparatus capable of being used in a store for storing value sheets in a stack having a variable dimension, the apparatus comprising: a plate adapted to engage the stack for movement therewith in the direction of the variable dimension; and an indicator disposable between a first, operational position and a second, rest position; wherein the plate engages the indicator such that the indicator alternates between the rest position and the operational position in response to crossing of a predetermined position by the plate; a stack securing mechanism operable between an access position wherein access to the stack is permitted and a secure position, the indicator further comprising a first indicator surface for preventing operation of the securing mechanism from the access position to the secure position when the variable dimension of the stack exceeds a predetermined size; wherein the indicator is moveable between the first, operational position indicating that a dimension of the stack is less than the predetermined size and the second, rest position indicating that dimension of the stack exceeds the predetermined size; and, wherein the indicator includes a second indicator surface which is moved from the second position to the first position when the stack dimension is less than the predetermined size.