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An improved transactional drawer and method for reciprocating the drawer relative to its housing and opening the customer door in a sequential multi-stage manner. The drawer assembly preferably comprises a housing, a drawer and a customer door, wherein the drawer is free to reciprocate relative to t

An improved transactional drawer and method for reciprocating the drawer relative to its housing and opening the customer door in a sequential multi-stage manner. The drawer assembly preferably comprises a housing, a drawer and a customer door, wherein the drawer is free to reciprocate relative to the housing by interaction of a rail and corresponding slot guide track arrangement. A low powered reversible power source selectively reciprocates the drawer relative to the housing, a cam actuator, and the interaction of a cam actuator and follower arrangement mechanically moves the customer door between pre-determined opened and closed positions in a sequential multi-stage manner in response to the reciprocation of the drawer. A seal member is located between the customer door and at least a portion of the front edge of the housing when the door is in its closed position, and one stage of the sequential multi-stage mechanical movement of the door is provided in a direction substantially only normal to the seal member to minimize stresses on the seal member during opening and closing procedures.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A transactional drawer assembly comprising:a housing having an outer edge;a drawer having an associated customer door having a predetermined opened position and a closed and sealed position relative to said drawer, said drawer being reciprocable relative to said housing: anda cam a

[ We claim:] [1.] A transactional drawer assembly comprising:a housing having an outer edge;a drawer having an associated customer door having a predetermined opened position and a closed and sealed position relative to said drawer, said drawer being reciprocable relative to said housing: anda cam actuator assembly for moving said door between said opened position and said closed and sealed position in response to reciprocation of said drawer relative to said housing, said actuator assembly further comprising a seal/unseal cam surface which interacts with cam follower to move said door between said closed and sealed position to an unsealed position in a substantially only normal direction with respect to said outer edge, and at least one other cam surface which interacts with a cam follower to move said door between said unsealed and opened positions in a direction which is not substantially normal to said outer edge; andwherein said door is rotatably mounted about a pivot point spaced from the front edge of the drawer; andwith the assembly further comprising a threaded rod threadedly associated with a correspondingly threaded nut attached to said drawer, said threaded rod and nut assembly being powered by said low powered reversible power source for selectively reciprocating said drawer relative to said housing.