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Credit card operated, automated teller machines are located in the vestibule of a bank where they may be accessed during normal banking hours. During off hours, a partition system segregates the vestibule from the remainder of the bank. Off-hour access to the vestibule is advantageously controlled b

Credit card operated, automated teller machines are located in the vestibule of a bank where they may be accessed during normal banking hours. During off hours, a partition system segregates the vestibule from the remainder of the bank. Off-hour access to the vestibule is advantageously controlled by a customer activated door lock operated by the credit card and reader located at the bank door. Thus, access to the vestibule and the automated teller machines are controlled by the customer\s own credit card.

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A banking protection system for providing 24 hour service to customers in a bank, said bank having an entrance, comprising: partition means located in said bank to divide said bank in a vestibule area adjacent said entrance and a second banking area remote from said entrance, said second banking are

A banking protection system for providing 24 hour service to customers in a bank, said bank having an entrance, comprising: partition means located in said bank to divide said bank in a vestibule area adjacent said entrance and a second banking area remote from said entrance, said second banking area being the area for personal customer services, said partition means being movable between a closed position, wherein said partition means block access to said second banking area, and an open position; said partition means including a series of poles extending from the floor to ceiling of said bank; panel members sized to be positioned between said poles, means mounting said panels to said poles such that at least some of said panels may be rotated about said poles between said open and closed positions, and means for locking said panels in said closed position; automated teller machine means located in said vestibule customer area, whereby customers may enter both the vestibule and second banking areas during normal business hours of the bank, when the partition means is in the open position, and may enter only the vestibule customer area during off business hours, when said partition means are in said closed position to use the automated teller machine means.