Patent ID: 8052043

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: an automated banking machine including: a secure enclosure including a chest; a housing in operatively supported connection with the chest, wherein the housing includes an interior area and at least one housing opening; a card reader in operatively supported connection with the housing, wherein the card reader is operative to read indicia on user cards corresponding to financial accounts; a display in operatively supported connection with the housing; a cash dispenser in operatively supported connection with the housing; a fascia in operatively supported connection with the housing, wherein the fascia is movable between a closed position adjacent the at least one housing opening, wherein at least a portion of the at least one housing opening is covered by the fascia, and a released away position, wherein the fascia is at least partially disposed from the at least one housing opening; at least one latch in operatively supported connection with the fascia, wherein the at least one latch is operative to releasably secure the fascia in the closed position, wherein the at least one latch is changeable responsive to operative manual engagement, between a fascia-securing position and a fascia-releasing position; and an access panel movably mounted in operatively supported connection with the fascia, wherein the access panel is in operative connection with a lock, wherein the access panel is movable between a closed panel position, wherein the access panel at least partially blocks manual access to the at least one latch and wherein the access panel may be selectively held in the closed panel position by the lock, and a panel open position, wherein the at least one latch is at least partially operatively manually engageable.