Rotary depository construction

Claim 2

Rotary depository construction including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; a slidable door for the main access opening mounted on the housing means and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; releasable stop means movable between locked and unlocked positions engageable with the door when in locked position to limit opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelopereceiving opening for the depository; control means for releasing said stop means from locked position to unlocked position to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving openin larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from either the intermediate or full open positions to close Said main opening; and means independent of the stop means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position.

Claim 3

The construction defined in claim 1 in which the housing means is adapted to be installed in an opening in a building wall which has an outer surface; in which protective cover housing means encloses the top, bottom, sides and rear of the depository housing means; and in which the door is mounted for slidable movement upwardly rearwardly of the protective housing.

Claim 4

The construction defined in claim 1 in which the two-compartment rotor includes a rotatable shaft, Z-shaped sectors mounted for rotation with the shaft in spaced relation axially of the shaft within the housing means, each sector having a diametral portion and arcuate fingers projecting one from each end of the diametral portion, and shear plates within the housing means each having a saw tooth leg fixed to the housing means and located one plate between each two adjacent sectors.

Claim 5

The construction defined in claim 1 in which the drive means includes a rack; pinion means in driving connection with the rack; a rotor shaft for the rotor, one direction overriding clutch means interposed between the pinion means and shaft; and clutch blade control means connected with the clutch means operative to limit rotary movement of the rotor shaft to 180* for each actuation of the drive means.

Claim 6

The construction defined in claim 4 in which the clutch means includes two engageable and disengageable clutch cam members one of which is fixed to the shaft, and the other of which is fixed to the pinion means and is axially movable on the shaft toward and away from said one clutch member; in which the clutch blade control means includes a clutch blade fixed to said one clutch member; in which the clutch blades control means includes a V-cam fixed to said other clutch member; in which the clutch blades control means includes a lever stop normally holding the clutch blade stationary to prevent rotation of said one clutch member and of the rotor shaft to which it is connected; in which said V-cam is actuated during closing movement of the door to move the lever stop to a position releasing the clutch blade to permit rotary movement of the rotor shaft; and in which the lever stop is reset after releasing the clutch blade, to stop rotor shaft movement after 180* movement thereof.

Claim 7

The construction defined in claim 4 in which the rack is pivotally connected to the door, and in which shock absorbing means is interposed between the rack and said pivotal connection.

Claim 8

The construction defined in claim 1 in which the releasable stop means includes retractable bolt means extending in locked position into the path of linear door movement; in which spaced notches are formed in an edge of the door; in which the bolt means when in locked position is engageable with the spaced notches when the door is moving in an opening direction, to stop door movement at the intermediate open position; and in which the control means includes key-operated means actuating the bolt means for retracting said bolt means from the path of door movement.

Claim 9

Rotary depository construction including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; the housing means having a door frame mounted thereon and formed with an opening aligned with the main access opening; the door frame including a bottom plate having a lower edge and an upper opening defining edge and parallel slide shafts extending perpendicularly with respect to said lower edge; the frame beiNg located at an angle extending upwardly away from the lower edge; a door for the main access opening slidably mounted on the slide shafts and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; releasable stop means limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope-receiving opening for the depository; means for releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; and means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position.

Claim 10

Rotary depository construction including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; the housing means having a door frame mounted thereon and formed with an opening aligned with the main access opening; the door frame including a bottom plate having a lower edge and an upper opening defining edge and parallel slide shafts extending perpendicularly with respect to said lower edge; the frame beiNg located at an angle extending upwardly away from the lower edge; a door for the main access opening slidably mounted on the slide shafts and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; releasable stop means limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope-receiving opening for the depository; means for releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; and means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position.

Claim 11

Rotary depository construction including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; the housing means including top, bottom and side walls and a rear portion forming said discharge opening; the housing means being adapted to be installed in an opening in a building wall which has an outer surface; protective cover housing means having an outer open end; said protective cover means enclosing the top, bottom, sides and rear of the depository housing means; a trim frame enclosing the outer open end of the protective cover means; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; a door frame mounted on the housing means; a slidable door for the main access opening mounted on the door frame for movement slidably, upwardly, rearwardly of the protective cover means, and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; the trim frame being connected to the door below and above the bottom and top edges of the door when closed; door key lock means mounted on the trim frame; spaced notches formed in the edge of the door; releasable stop means including a bolt projecting when locked into the path of movement of the door on the door-frame engageable with said spaced notches limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope-receiving opening for the depository; said door key lock means when actuated releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; and means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position.

Claim 12

Rotary depository construction including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; the housing means including top, bottom and side walls and a rear portion forming said discharge opening; the housing means being adapted to be installed in an opening in a building wall which has an outer surface; protective cover housing means having an outer open end; said protective cover means enclosing the top, bottom, sides and rear of the depository housing means; a trim frame enclosing the outer open end of the protective cover means; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; a door frame mounted on the housing means; a slidable door for the main access opening mounted on the door frame for movement slidably, upwardly, rearwardly of the protective cover means, and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; the trim frame being connected to the door below and above the bottom and top edges of the door when closed; door key lock means mounted on the trim frame; spaced notches formed in the edge of the door; releasable stop means including a bolt projecting when locked into the path of movement of the door on the door-frame engageable with said spaced notches limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope-receiving opening for the depository; said door key lock means when actuated releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; and means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position.

Claim 13

Rotary depository construction including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; a door frame mounted on the housing means; an opening formed by said door frame and aligned with the main access opening; a door for the main access opening slidably mounted on the door frame and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; releasable stop means limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope-receiving opening for the depository; means for releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position; a ratchet bar mounted on the housing means; spring biased pawl means mounted on the door and held in a position disengageable with respect to the ratchet bar when the door is closed; latch cam means mounted on the housing means in the path of travel of the pawl means during opening movement of the door and engageable with the pawl means to trip the latter when the door is moved to a position uncovering the main access opening; the tripped pawl means being engageable with the ratchet bar during movement of the door from open toward closed position for preventing opening movement of the door after the door has closed the main access opening; and a reset projection on the ratchet bar resetting the pawl means to ratchet bar disengageable position when the door arrives at closed position.

Claim 14

Rotary depository construction including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; a door frame mounted on the housing means; an opening formed by said door frame and aligned with the main access opening; a door for the main access opening slidably mounted on the door frame and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; releasable stop means limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope-receiving opening for the depository; means for releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position; a ratchet bar mounted on the housing means; spring biased pawl means mounted on the door and held in a position disengageable with respect to the ratchet bar when the door is closed; latch cam means mounted on the housing means in the path of travel of the pawl means during opening movement of the door and engageable with the pawl means to trip the latter when the door is moved to a position uncovering the main access opening; the tripped pawl means being engageable with the ratchet bar during movement of the door from open toward closed position for preventing opening movement of the door after the door has closed the main access opening; and a reset projection on the ratchet bar resetting the pawl means to ratchet bar disengageable position when the door arrives at closed position.

Claim 15

Rotary depository construction adapted to be installed in an opening in a building wall including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; a slidable door for the main access opening mounted on the housing means and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; releaseable stop means limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope receiving opening for the depository; means for releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position; a channel-shaped support slide tray mounting the depository within the opening in the building wall; a pair of adjusting plates mounted in spaced relation on the slide tray; and adjustable means mounting the housing means on the adjusting plates.

Claim 16

Rotary depository construction adapted to be installed in an opening in a building wall including, housing means forming a rotor compartment having a main access opening and a discharge opening; a two-compartment rotor journaled in the housing, the compartments being spaced 180* apart, one compartment communicating with the main access opening and the other compartment communicating with the discharge opening when the rotor is at rest; means limiting rotor movement to rotation in one direction; a slidable door for the main access opening mounted on the housing means and movable linearly in one direction to expose the main access opening, and in the other direction to close the main access opening; releaseable stop means limiting opening movement of the door in said one direction at an intermediate position to uncover a slot-like portion of the main opening which forms an envelope receiving opening for the depository; means for releasing said stop means to permit the door to be moved further in said one direction past the intermediate position to full open position to uncover the entire main housing opening thereby presenting a bag-receiving opening larger than the envelope-receiving opening; drive means actuated by door movement and connected with the door to rotate the rotor through 180* upon movement of the door linearly in the other direction from an open position to close said main opening; means latching the door against opening movement in said one direction during rotation of the rotor and until the door has reached fully closed position; a channel-shaped support slide tray mounting the depository within the opening in the building wall; a pair of adjusting plates mounted in spaced relation on the slide tray; and adjustable means mounting the housing means on the adjusting plates.

Claim 17

The construction defined in claim 1 in which the housing means includes rotor housing end walls, in which a pair of strip brackets are mounted on the housing end walls, in which adjusting brackets project laterally of the strip brackets, and in which adjusting screws are mounted on the adjusting brackets engageable with the adjusting plates for mounting the housing means on the adjusting plates.

Claim 18

The construction defined in claim 12 in which a door frame is mounted on the housing means, in which the door is slidably mounted on the door frame, in which the door frame has an opening aligned with the main access opening, and in which strut arms connect the door frame with the strip brackets.

Claim 19

The construction defined in claim 13 in which pulley means are mounted on one of the strip brackets and on the housing means, in which a counterweight is provided for the door, in which cable members are connected with the counterweight and door to form an endless loop, and in which the cable sections are mounted on said pulley means for movement of the endless loop to and fro as the door is opened and closed.