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Bill retention device

US4513880A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
1References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 17, 1982
Grant dateApr 30, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 17, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2301/4191
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bill retention device includes a relatively long guide belt which has one end thereof secured to a first rotary member and the other end to a second rotary member and is wound on the first rotary member when no bill isretained at all. For accommodating bills, the second rotary member is rotated to wind the guide belt and also wind the bills tightly thereon. In accordance with winding of the second rotary member, the guide belt is unwound from the first rotary member. Thus, the guide belt is finally wound on the second rotary member many times resulting in winding up of a large number of bills. By having the guide belt wound on the first rotary member simultaneously with the reverse rotation of the second rotary member, the retained bills are unwound from the second rotary member one by one whereby the bills can be automatically returned.

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