Patent ID: 7850065

Claim:
A jimmy-proof cash collection or donation assembly comprising; an elongate column, a front panel having opposed side walls; said column further comprises opposed side panels and a back panel, a cash collection box, said column side panels and back comprise a receptacle for removably holding the collection box; and said column further comprises means for receiving cash; means for mounting the front panel with respect to the column for moving the front panel from an open position disposed away from the column to a closed position, said collection box being disposed in the column in the closed position, said collection box being removably disposed in the receptacle in the column, said collection box being in operable communication with the means for receiving cash; and means for locking said front panel to said column in the closed position; said means for locking said front panel comprises a lock, said lock being disposed in a confined space in said column, and further comprising a cover for selectively enclosing said lock in said column so as to hide the lock from view; whereby the hidden confined lock frustrates attempts to first find and then pry bar the lock in an attempt to pilfer the collected cash secured in the jimmy-proof assembly.