Patent ID: 8186285

Claim:
An automatic teller machine (ATM) housing comprising: a front wall having an opening; opposite side walls on either side of the front wall, the front wall and the side walls together at least partially define an interior of the ATM housing; and a slider assembly in the interior for moving an ATM into and out of the interior through the opening in the front wall, the slider assembly comprising: a driving mechanism; a first mount; a second mount spaced horizontally apart from the first mount; vertically spaced apart upper and lower first bearing structures extending outward from the first mount to partially define a first horizontal channel; vertically spaced apart upper and lower second bearing structures extending outward from the second mount to partially define a second horizontal channel; a platform for supporting the ATM, the platform having a front end, a rear end and opposite first and second side margins, the platform being operatively connected to the driving mechanism to impart generally linear forward and rearward movements of the platform relative to the first and second mounts between extended and retracted positions, the first side margin of the platform being received within the first horizontal channel between the upper and lower first bearing structures to support the platform and to facilitate the linear movement of the platform by the driving mechanism, the second side margin of the platform being received within the second horizontal channel between the upper and lower second bearing structures to support the platform and to facilitate the linear movement of the platform by the driving mechanism, wherein the platform and the first and second mounts are configured such that when the platform is in its extended position, only the rear end margin of the platform is engaged by the upper and lower first and second bearing structures and the front end margin is cantilevered from the first and second bearing structures and extends outside the interior through the opening in the front wall, and when the platform is in its refracted position, only the front end margin of the platform is engaged by the upper and lower first and second bearing structures and the rear end margin is cantilevered from the first and second bearing structures within the interior.