Patent ID: 7229008

Claim:
A method of servicing a cash dispensing automated banking machine, wherein the machine includes a chest bounding an interior area, at least one leveling leg, and a currency dispenser, wherein at least a portion of the currency dispenser is mounted within the interior area of the chest, wherein the chest includes a chest body base portion at a lower end thereof and a movable chest door that enables authorized persons to access the interior area, wherein the at least one leveling leg is in operative connection with the chest body base portion, wherein the at least one leveling leg is operative to support at least a portion of the machine, wherein the at least one leveling leg includes a threaded shaft, wherein the shaft has an axis, wherein the shaft comprises a threaded portion, wherein the threaded portion has a diameter, wherein the at least one leveling leg includes a first end, wherein the first end is located within the interior area of the chest on a first side of the chest body base portion, wherein the first end is configured for mating engagement with a tool, wherein the first end has a diameter, wherein the diameter of the first end is relatively narrower than the diameter of the treaded portion, wherein the at least one leveling leg includes a second end, wherein the second end is located outside the chest on a second side of the chest body base portion, wherein the second end comprises a flange having a diameter, wherein the diameter of the flange is relatively greater than the diameter of the threaded portion, wherein the flange is configured for engagement with a support surface, wherein the chest body base portion includes a plurality of threaded openings, wherein shaft threads correspond to threads of at least one opening, wherein rotation of the shaft is operative to axially move the shaft within the at least one opening, wherein movement of the at least one leg is operative to adjust the level of the machine; comprising: (a) engaging the first end of the at least one leveling leg with a tool within the interior area of the chest; and (b) rotating the shaft of the at least one leveling leg with the tool within the interior area of the chest to cause the at least one leveling leg to move axially in the at least one opening and cause the horizontal levelness of the machine to be adjusted.