Bill stacker

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An improved bill stacker is described that effectively rolls incoming bills onto the stack. In one aspect of the invention the bill stacker includes a housing that encloses a stacking plate that, is arranged to support a stack of bills. A gripper is typically provided to grab the leading edge of, an incoming bill and a stack roller is arranged to travel longitudinally relative the stacking plate to, "roll" a newly received bill onto a top end of the bill stack (if present) or the stacking plate when, the first bill is being received. A variety of methods of stacking bills in a cash box using the, concept of rolling an incoming bill onto the top of a stack are also described.