Patent ID: 7387236

Claim:
A currency dispenser comprising a substantially linear paper path arranged between (a) an opening in a money box through which currency can be withdrawn and (b) a dispensing location at which the currency can be dispensed to a customer, the paper path comprising rotational shafts arranged to transfer the currency, a housing configured to support the paper path to receive the money box, the housing including two parallel spaced-apart molded side walls, a third molded side wall between the two parallel molded side walls, a molded top wall configured to support electromechanical drive elements, and a molded bottom wall, the five walls being separate pieces, plastic snap-in bearings mounted on the parallel side walls and configured to support ends of the rotational shafts, and a double-detect mechanism mounted on the paper path at the money box opening, the double-detect mechanism comprising a rotating element that is electromagnetically coupled to a detector on a stationary element.