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J. J. MURTAUGH, JR

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Patented Feb. 2 7, 1934 y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE nErosrroaY Application October 21, 1932. Serial No. 638,908

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This invention relatesto depositories, and more particularly relates to depositories for money and other valuables, notably bank deposits; and to depositories of, the type in which the receiving aperture is in one location, for instance on the outsideofa bank building so that a depositmay be made by a person standing on the adjacent sidewalk, and the safe-storage compartment into which the deposits fall is in another location, such as inside the building, for safe keeping pending removal and proper disposition by authorized employees of the bank.

During the last few years depositories of this type have come into quite extensive use. 'I'he usual practice is for tne depositor to place the deposit in an envelope, preferably also enclosing a properly iilled out deposit slip and his bank book, to seal the envelope and then drop it into the depository. At appropriate times an authorized employee of the bank withdraws the accumulated deposits from the terminal compartment. Proper records and entries are then made of the deposits, the deposits are handled in accordance with banking practice, the proper bank books being returned to the several depositors.

Obviously these depositories must safeguard the deposits against burglary and fire, yet must permit the deposits to be made conveniently. `Also possible confusion of deposits and their loss after deposit must be avoided. Depositors are apt to feel `timid about using such depositories and are apt to refuse to do so unless they feel sure their deposits are adequately protected against loss and that the deposits will be prop- Confusion of deposits and failure to credit them to the proper accounts would be very apt to occur in the event the deposit did not carry any or suicient identication, such as would happen in the event the depositcr failed to enclose a properly filled out' deposit slip, bank book, or other identifying token, and no identication was afilxed tothe deposit otherwise. the failure to credit a deposit to the proper account might also occur in the event the deposit `was surreptitiously removed from the safe compart'ment/and no indisputable' record or evidence existed of the deposit having been madenV Accordingly, the principal object of my invention is to provide a depository so organized and constituted that the depositors will have no hesitancy or fear of using it, and to provide a depository which not only protects the deposits against burglary and re Ibut one which also positively insures clear. positive and individual- 4which is highly eiiicient in operation,. attractive 'I'he loss of va deposit and -identication of each deposit, and a clear and `positive-record made of each deposit placed in thedepository, to the end that depositors will feell assured their deposits will be properly credited to their accounts and will' not be confused oo or lost.

A further object of this invention is to provide a depository so constituted and organizedl as not only to place a definite and individual identication mark directly on each deposit, 05

preferably on the deposit envelope, placed in the which avoids the possibility of confusing or duplicating identification inarks being placed on different deposits, and a depository'which is safeguarded against the issuance of improperly identitled receipts andfthe issuance of receipts at im.

proper times, and one which is thoroughly safeguarded against unauthorized removal of deposits.

Another object of this invention is to provide a depository of the character described, and one which permits deposits to be madeconveniently but which discourages the introduction of for-- eign matter; and a depository permitting convenient withdrawal of deposits by properly authorized oicials f the bank.V

A further object of this invention is to provide a depository of' the' character described in appearance and set-up, of reasonably simple and inexpensive construction, and one so constructed as to allow convenient access by authorized persons to the interior parts for replacement and repair. e

Other objects of this invention will be obvious and 'in part pointed out hereinafter.

In accordance with this invention the receiving -face of the depositoryis not only provided with a receiving slot, but also has an `aperture through which the depository discharges a receipt or memorandum for the depositar to take and keep to show that the deposit has been made. 'I'he receiving slot preferably is covered by 'a normally locked door requiring the insertion of a suitable token or coin ina suitable 7slot to unlock it, thus discouraging e introduction of foreign matter into the depository. The depository has means for guiding each deposit dropped y night.

i partment, such as a safe-cabinet, `or bank vault.

Means are provided whereby the .door for the receiving slot controls the passage of the deposit through the depository and also controls mechi anism which clearly and positively places on each deposit an identification individual to it, for instance, an individual serial number, the date, by year, month, and day, and the time of day or The depository is` also provided with means set in operation by the physical deposit inpassing through the depository for issuing and discharging a receipt through the receipt aperture, the receipt preferably bearing the same serial number as that given the deposit,` and also, if desired, the date by year, month, and day, and the time of day or night. Thus each deposit is insured of having a positive and definite identification, even though the depositor fails to include any identification with the deposit, and the depositor and the bank officials will be able, by means of the receipt issued by the depository, to trace improperly credited deposits; and in case any deposit isl lost or is surreptitiously removed, the receipt will show that the particular deposit was actually made.

Further improvements and advantages, together with a more detailed description of one possible construction of a depository embodying this invention, will be brought out more fully hereinafter, and to this end attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and illustrating certain possible-embodiments of this invention, and in which:

Fig. 1 vis a side elevation, mostly in section, of a depository embodying my invention, installed in the wall of a building, and showing a portion* of the sidewalk outside and also a portion of the floor inside the building.

Fig. 2 is a. front elevation of the upper part of the installation, certain parts being shown broken away, others in section, and others by broken lines in order to more clearly show certain parts.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a fragment of the installation at the top of the safe storage cabinet and showing the anti-theft gate.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of the receiving slot door, certain adjacentparts being indicated by broken lines.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the receivlng door and adjacent parts, the closed position of the door and the position of the stamping mechanism being shown in broken lines.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a detail and is Vtaken on the line 6-6 of Fig.- 4.

Fig. '7 is an enlarged perspective view of a detail of the construction including the barrier at the stamping mechanism, this stamping unit being indicated by broken lines.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a detail of the gatel operating means.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the electrical coin lock-box in position, the depository w'all being `anism within the coin lock-box, the walls of the box being shown in section.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged section through the coin chute and shows the coin trip.

Fig. 13 is anenlarged perspective view of the Same.

Fig. 14 isa side elevation of the pivoted switch plate and its actuating finger.

Fig. 15 is an isometric view of some of the parts within the lock-box and including the door locking dog and the operating solenoid.

Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the locking dog.

Fig. 17 is a sectional view of a fragment of the structure adjacent the locking dog.'

Fig. 18 is a front elevation, partly in section', of the bracket on which the receiving slot door is hinged.

Fig. 19 is a sectional view of the door and bracket assembly in position.

Fig. 20 is a rear elevation of the circuit closing means for the receipt mechanism.

Fig. 21 is a sectional view of the same.

Fig. 22 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mercury switch.

Fig. 23 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

Fig. 24 is a perspective view of the switch actuating plate.

` Fig. 25 is a perspective view of a bearing and block such as is used for mounting the swinging plate and the mercury switch;

Fig. 26 is an isometric view of a portion of the receipt unit driving and controlling mechanism.

Fig, 27 is the wiring diagram of the same; and

Fig. 28 (Sheet 2) is a side view ,of the barrier at the stamping unit.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In Fig. 1 of the'drawings the wall 1 of the building is shown in its relation to the sidewalk 2 outside and also in its relation to the interior oor 3 of the building, and the manner in which any commonly used burglar-proof receptacle 4 is provided, set in the wall, together with a door 5 for obtaining access to same from within `the bank building, and anopening through the top of the body 6 of the chest 4 for allowing the passage into the chest, of deposits coming through a steel chute 7 leading to the chest aperture. Withdrawal of deposits through the chest aperture is prevented by a steel plate 8 xed on an angleto the top of the chest at one side of the aperture co-acting with a plurality of light metallic fingers 9 which swing 'on a. hinge' fastened to the top of the chest on the opposite side-of the aperture and rest against the edge of plate 8. A deposit coming through the aperture pushes fingers 9 aside freely, and falls into the chest without obstruction, and when .the deposit has passed the fingers, they close against the `plate 8 again by gravity to prevent withdrawal of any deposits out of the receptacle through the chute '1.

The installation shown in the drawings includes a large steel cabinet or box 10 having ahorizontal partition 11 in the center and metal doors 12 and 13 at the front, hinged to swing outwardly and equipped with key locks, 29. and 30, to allow access by authorized persons to the mechanism in the box. No mechanism-is mounted on doors 12 or 13 so that when unlocked they are `clear to be opened. Box 10 is set into the building wall and is held in place by an architrave 15.

A portion of door 12 is cut away to accommodate a small door 14 which is supported on hinge pins '71 carried on a plate 16 fastened by screws '73 to an angle iron '14 attached by screws 75 to the top of the box 10. Whenclosed, door 14 covers an aperture in plate 16 through which deposits are inserted into the depository, and this receiving slot is only accessible when door 14 is open.'

However, doors 12'and 13 may be opened without disturbing the door 14.

' A coin controlled locking mechanism normally .maintains door 14 locked in closed position so trated by a coin slide 48 extending from a coin.

slot 26 provided in the door 12 adjacent the door 14. Slide 48 delivers the coin intoI a chute 52 which conducts the coin into the safe-storage chest 4. i

A- clogging lever 50, pivoted on a shaft 66 held I in thecas'e by and between ,one wall 47 and a lug 68 fixed to the opposite wall, has an end protruding through an aperture in the front of case 27, and is so' weighted that this end is normally disposed immediately behind the door portion 34 so that the door 14 cannot be opened until the clogging lever is first moved out of the way. When a solenoid 63, mounted in a case 27, is energized it attracts an arm 64 of magnetic material fixed to dog arm 50 and swings the projecting end of dog down from behind portion 34 of door 14, thus releasing the `door so that it may be opened.

The circuit for the solenoid includes two conductors connected to opposite poles. of a suitable source of power, one conductor leading to the solenoid and the other conductor 61' leading to one terminal ofa mercury switch 56 which is secured, as by a clip 60, to a plate 61, pivoted on one lower corner on a pin secured to the lock case. The other terminal is lconneciedto the other side of the power supply by a conductor 62'. The mercury switch has both terminals at the same end of its tube. p

Plate `61 is normally held elevated', so that mercury switch will be held tilted into open posil tion, by means of an upright lever 56 which has its lower endv pivoted on a bracket secured to the base of the lock case and bears near its upper end against a pin 58 xed to an upper corner of plate 61. Abutting the upper end of lever 56, to hold it upright, is a detent finger 49 which is secured to a pin 53 rotatably supported in one wall of the coin trough 48, and has a trip finger extension 49 extending over the trough wall and into the coin trough so as to be engaged and raised by a coin passing down the'trough, thereby also disengaging detent 49 upwardly from lever 56. An oifset weight 57 is secured to lever 56 to draw it inwardly when released,-thus allowing plate 61 to rock into a position in which the mercury in the switch 59 will bridge the switch terminal and closethe circuitthrough the solenoid, thus causing the solenoid to attract the door detent arm 64 and to move the, locking dog 50 out of ,clogging relation to the door, so that.the door f may be opened.

To relock door 14 there is Iprovided a. relooking lever 51 pivoted intermediate its ends on shaft 66 and having an end protruding through the lock case aperture and extending under and held down by door portion 34, and having a cam tailpiece at its-other end adapted toengage behind a. pin 68 fixed to lever .56. When door 14 is opened itsportion 34 swings off of lever 51, and then-a ten-` sion spring 69, stretched between thelever and the bottom of the lock case, rocks lever 51 to raiseits projecting end and to press down its cam tailpiece up on pin 68, camming lever 56 into upright position; whereupon detent 49 falls by gravity behind the top of lever 56- and holds it upright. As 'lever 56 raises, its engagement against pin-58 of the switch plate'61 tilts the switch plate and the mercury switch thereon so that this switch will open and break the circuit to the solenoid, allowing dog 50 tov resume door-locking position. Lever 50 yields when door portion 34 passes over it as the door closes, andas soon as the door is fully closed dog "50 engages behind portion 434 and holds the door c1osed,.the bottom of portion 34 holding lever 5I tilted so not to interfere with lever 56.

A commonly used stamping mechanism unit 18, v

such, for instance, as is manufactured by Instograph Co., of Oakland, California, is housed in' the upper compartment of box 10, and a chute- 17 leads from the deposit slot 16 to the inclinedstamping passage of the stamp'ng unit. A swinging barrier 19 closes the lower end of the stamping passage to stop an article in the passage in position to be stamped.

The stamping mechanism is adapted to be a'c.

tuated once each time a switch, mounted on the stamping unit.. casing, is closed. This switch includes a spring terminal nger 38', normally spaced from a stationary terminal 39', and having pivoted' thereon a kick finger 38 disposed in the path of a plate 35 secured by screws 36; to the bottom edge .of door portion 34 and insulated therefrom by fibre 37, and so arranged that as door 14 opens plate 35 will merely kick the finger 38 upwardly without closing terminal finger 38 against terminal 39', and without closing the cir- A cuit of the stamping mechanism but'so arranged that as the door 14 is closed, the engagement of plate 35 with the kick finger 38 closes the spring nger 38 upon the terminal 39 and the circuit r is closed to set the 'stamping mechanism into operation, so that the deposit envelope halted by barrier 19 will be stamped. It is understood that the circuit of the stamping mechanismis suitably connected to a suitable source of current Aand properly includes the switch referred to.

T he barrier 19 consists of a. plate hinged on pins. supported in brackets 43 secured to stamping unit case 18 and has an extension 39 pivotally supporting a pin 45 carrying a block 40. A rod 20 secured at one end to a block 31 pivotally hung on pins 32 carried on the door portion 34, extends slidably through a perforation in block 40, and

has two blocks,'41 and 42 fixed thereto on opposite sides of block 40 in such positions that when door 14 is shut block 42 holds the block 40 displaced so that barrier 19 is open and articles may slide out of the stamping passage freely. When door 14 opens blocl'42 retreats from block 40 and barrier 19 closes by gravity, and when door 14 is fully open block 41 abuts block 40 and holds barrier 19 closed, thus preventing the impact or weight of any article delivered into the stamping passage from brushing the barrier aside and leaving' the passage before, being stamped by the stamping mechanism.

Articles passing barrier 19 enter a slide 21 andv the barrier plate 19 has depending lingers 44' which enter slots 44 at'the head of slide 21 to prevent thin' articles passing under the barrier.

Slide 21 discharges into a funnel 22 which in turn discharges into chute 7 leading to'chest 4. An article passing through chute 7 strikes and rotates a plate 23 disposed in the chute and normally held in position to be so engaged and de-V by' plate 23 and the plate resumes elevated posiy ings and blocks such as 94 and 87, is a rotating mercury switch 89, housed in a fibre casing v having metal end walls carrying trunnion pins 83 which are joumaled in the bearings 94. y This mercury switch is of the type'having a central transverse wall or portion 91 provided with an eccentrically disposed aperture 92, with mercury on both sides of this wall and with the terminals at opposite ends of the tube. When the tube is rotated to take the aperture 92 below the level of the mercury the switch is closed quickly by the mercury on opposite sides of the partition 91 meeting through aperture 92,and the circuit is quickly brokenwhen the tube is rotated to place the aperture 92 above the level of the mercury in the tube.

Mercury switch 89 is rotated by means of mesh ing gears 82 and 84, one mounted on aI pin 88 ilxed to plate 23 and the other on a pin 83 fixed to the switch housing. Plate 23 carries a weight 84 at its rear end so that the plate will normally be held in horizontal position by gravity. In this position of plate 23 the mercury switch is open, but when an article depresses plate 23, mercury switch is rotated into closed position, opening again, however, as soon as the article has passed tion.

The more or less'briei closing of the mercury switch, however, is suflicient to set into operation a commonly used receipt issuing mechanism, housed inthe lower compartment of box 10, to

issue a single receipt through a receipt aperture v and into a covered tray 25 provided in door 13 on the face plate o1' the depository.

The momentary closing of the rotating mercury switch closes a circuit to a motor 97. supported on the bottom of box 10, which drives the receipt issuing mechanism as well as mechanism for maintaining the current until a single receipt has been issued, and then cutting oil the current and positively stopping the motor. 'Ihe drive shaft of the motor has a gear 112 engaging a pinion 101 carried on a side shaft 102, pinion 101 meshing with agear103 fixed to a shaft 113 supported by'two brackets 9 8 and 99 fixed on the bottom wall of box 10.` Also ilxed to shaft 113 is a wheel 105 having a single notch and a cam wheel 109 having a recess. The upset end of one arm of a bell crank lever 106, mounted on a bracket 107 within box 10,` engages in the notch oi wheel 105 to limit rotation of shaft 113. Lever 106 may be rocked to disengage the wheel 105 by neans of a solenoid 108 mounted in a bracket secured to the partition 11 d adapted, when energized, to attract the otrrarm Voi.' lever' 108.

The periphery of cam wh l 109 engages a pivoted lever 110 having a switch terminal, and holds this lever in such position that its terminal is in contact with a terminal of a stationary switch arm 111, until lever 110 falls into the recess in wheel 109. whereupon the switch terminals separate. At the same time locking lever engages in the notch of wheel 105 and prevents further ro tation.

As shown in Fig. 27, the motor circuit and the solenoid circuit are made as soon as the mercury switch rotated by plate 23 closes. Thereafter the motor circuit and the solenoid circuit, are held closed by wheel 109 pressing the switch arms 110 and 111 together until they open by reason of switch arm 110 entering the recess in wheel 109. *whereupon the solenoid-circuit is broken and the stop lever 106 engages in thenotch in wheel 105 and the entire mechanism isstopped. Meanwhile the motor will have driven the receipt'issuing mechanism to issue a single receipt.

As will be readily apparentfrom the above, a depository embodying my invention permits a person to safeguard his money or valuable papers, or the like any time after oillcial banking hours when no official .is at hand or available to receive the deposit. Such deposits may also be made during business hours without obliging the depositor to enter the building or to wait for 'a person in the bank to be available to receive the deposit personally.

When the depository is used, 'the depositor preferably `encloses his deposit, together with a properly nlled out deposit slip and his bank book, in a suitable sealed envelope, goes to the depository, drops the proper coin into the coin slot to unlock the door masking the deposit slot, then opens this door and drops the deposit envelope through the deposit slot, closes or releases the door and takes away the receipt that is automatically issued and projected into the receipt tray.

As soon as door 14 is fully closed it automati. cally becomes relocked and cannot be opened again until another proper coin has been dropped into the coin slot and is unlocked thereby.

So long as the deposit door 14 is open it holds the' barrier 19 down to hold the deposit envelope in position to be stamped, and as the door closes it actuates the stamping mechanism to stamp the envelope a suilicient length oi' time before opening the barrier to insure clear and positive stamping of the deposit envelope. The barrier is raised whendoor 14 becomes fully closed, and the deposit envelope then goes down slide 2l and drops through funnel 22 and chute 7 into the safe-storage chest 4, meanwhile rotating 'plate 23 in chute 7 to set the receipt issuing mechanism in opera-tion to issue a single receipt. At proper times the accumulated deposits are removedI by authorized persons from the chest 4 and are dealt with according to the established practice.

It will be noted that both the stamping mechanism and the receipt issuing mechanism is controlled by the door 14, specifically the closing movement thereof, since the door in closing. closes the stamping unit switch to set this in operation and also sets in motion the deposit envelope to start the receipt issuing mechanism. Allthe depositor need do is to open the door 14 and. drop his deposit, into the receiving slot. As door -14 is self-closing. everything else is automatic. All ldeposits are fully Protected at all avoided, and lost deposits or deposits credited to a wrong account easily-and positively traced by means ot the issued receipts. The depository is attractive in appearance andthe interior parts .are readily accessible `for replacement andrepair. Other advantages and improvements are' self-evident and vstill others will be readily apparent to those familiar with this art.

However, as many changes could be made in the above construction, and as many widely di!- Laramiey ferent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof,

` it is understood that all matter contained in the the combination with a member providing a reabove description or shown in the accompanying' 5 drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim isz'- 1. In a depository of the character described having a receiving aperture and a door therefor, in combination, -a device for stamping -a deposited object, operating Ameans therefor, a device for halting a deposited object in positiqn to be stamped by the stamping device, a device for issuing a receipt, driving means therefor including a control member movably positioned to be displaced by a deposited object to start the driving means, and means associated with the door whereby movement of the door from lopen to closed position sets the stamping mechanism in operation, and then actuates the halting device to release the deposited object to start the driving means. `2. In a depository of the character described having a receiving, aperture and a door therefor, in combination, a device for stamping a deposited object, operating means therefor, a device for halting a deposited object in position to be stamped by the stamping device, a device for issuing a receipt, driving means therefor including a control member movably positioned to be displaced by a deposited object to start the driving means, means associated with the door whereby movement of the door from open to closed position sets the stamping mechanism in operation, and thenactuates the halting device to release the deposited object to start the driving means, and means for restoring said control member to its normal position after having been displaced by a deposited article. Y.

3. In a depository of the character described, the combination with a member providing a receiving slot, a door normally masking the slot, a safe-storage compartment, stamping mechaf nism, and means for guiding a deposit from the receiving slot through the stamping mechanism and into the safe-storage compartment, of means controlled by the door for actuating the stamping mechanism to stamp a deposit disposed therein, and means actuated by the door to hold a deposit in position to be stamped and to release the deposit after being stamped.

4. In a depository of the character described, the combination with a member'providing a. re-

ceiving slot, a-door normally masking the slot, aA safe-storage chest, stamping mechanism, and

means for guiding a deposit from the receiving slot through the stamping mechanism and into the chest, of co-,acting means associated with the door and stamping mechanism whereby movement of the door from open to closed position actuates the stamping mechanism to stamp a deposit disposed therein.

5. In a depository of the character described,

ceiving slot, a door normally masking the slot, a safe-storage chest, stamping mechanism, and means'for guiding a deposit from the receiving slot through the stamping mechanism and into the chest, of co-acting means associated with the door and stamping mechanism whereby movement of the door from open to closed position actuates the stamping mechanism to stamp Ya deposit disposed therein, a barrier for holding a deposit in the stamping mechanism to be stamped thereby, and means associated with the barrier and the door whereby movement of the door from open -to closed position raises the bar rier to free the deposit after the ldeposit has been stamped.

6, In adepository the combination with a member providing a receiving slot, a. door normally masking the slot, a safe-storage chest, stamping mechanism, and

means for guiding a deposit from the receiving' slot' through thestamping mechanism and into the chest, of co-acting means associated with the door and stamping mechanism whereby movement of the door from open to closed position aclof the character y described,

ing the deposit in position to be stamped by the stamping mechanism.

7. In a depository of, the characterdescribed having a deposit-receiving slot, in combination, a stamping unit having a passage therethrough and adapted to stamp an object disposed in said pas" sage, a chute leading from the deposit-receiving slot to lsaid passage, a movable barrier at the 'exit end of said passage ada ted to trap an obopen the barrier to allow the stamped object to pass by, a safe-storagev chest, chute means providing a passage for an object from the stamping unit intothe chest; a gate so positioned in, said passage as to be deflected by an object traversing said passage, a receipt issuing unit, operating means therefor, and control means associated with said .operating means and with said gate whereby deflection of' said gate by an object traversing said passage setsv the receipt issuing unit in operation to issue a receipt.

8. In a depository of the character described having a receiving aperture and a door therefor, in combination, a device for 'stamping a deposited object, operating means therefor, a device for halting a deposited object in position to be stampedgby the stamping device, a device for issuing a receipt, driving means therefor includ- L .ing a control member -movably positioned to be displaced by a deposited object to start the driving means, means associated with the door whereby movement of the door from open to closed po-I sition sets the stamping mechanism in operation,

and then actuates the halting device to release the deposited object lto start the driving means, and a coin lock associated with the door 'preventing opening thereof except after proper'operation of the coin lock. A

9. In a depository ofthe character described having a receiving aperture and a door therefor, in combination, a device for stamping a deposited object, operating means therefor, a device for halting a, deposited object in position to be stamped by-the` stamping device, a` device for issuing areceipt, driving means therefor vincluding a control member movably positioned to be displaced by a deposited object to start the driving means, means associated with the door whereby movement oi the door from open to closedposition sets the stamping mechanism in operation, and then actuates the halting device to release the deposited object to start the driving means, a coin lock associated with the door preventing opening thereof except after proper operation of the coin lock, and means associated with the door and coin lock for automatically resetting the lock into locking relation to the door each time the door is closed.

10. In a depository of the character described, the combination with a member providing a re: ceiving slot. a door normally masking the slot, a safe-storage compartment, stamping mechanism, and means for guiding a deposit from the receiving slot through the stamping mechanism and into the safe-storage compartment, of means controlled by the door for actuating the stamping mechanism to stamp adeposit disposed therein, and means actuated by the door to hold a deposit in position to be stamped and to release the deposit after being stamped, receipt issuing mechanism and actuating means therefor responsive to the passage oi a deposit through said deposit guiding means to set the receipt issuing mechanism in operation. v

11. In a depository o1' the characterl described, the combination with a member providing a receiving slot, a door normally masking the slot, a

safe-storage compartment, stamping mechanism, f

and means for guiding a deposit from the receiving slot through the stamping mechanism and into the safe-storage compartment, of means controlled by the door i'or actuating the stamping mechanism to stamp a deposit disposed therein, means actuated by the door to yh old a deposit in position to be stamped and to release the deposit after being stamped, receipt issuing mechanism and actuating means therefor responsive to the passage of a deposit through said deposit guiding means to set the receipt issuing mechanism in operation, and means for automatically limiting each operation of said receipt issuing mechanism to the issuance oi' a single receipt.

12. In a depository ofthe character described, in combination, members dening a passageway for a deposited article, a device for stamping an object halted at a predetermined location in said passageway, a barrier associated with the passageway for halting the object at said location,

a receipt issuing device, means, including a member associated with the passageway in position to be engaged by an object passing along a predetermined portion of said passageway, for setting the receipt issuing device into operation to issue a receipt, and means, including a door at the entrancevto said passageway and associated with said stamping device and said barrier, controlling the closing and opening of the barrier and the actuation of the stamping device. l y

JOHN J. MURTAUGH. Jn.

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