Drop safe with access to interior components

1. A drop safe comprising

a housing,

a safe door mounted to the housing to close an opening of the housing, the safe door having a slot to accept deposits,

a bill acceptor located in the housing to accept deposits through the slot,

a cash cassette located in the housing to store cash received by the bill acceptor, the cash cassette coupled to the safe door and configured to move with movement of the safe door, and

wherein as the safe door moves from a closed position to an open position, the cash cassette moves relative to the safe door and through the opening of the housing from a position inside the housing toward a position outside the housing.

2. The drop safe of claim 1 wherein the cash cassette moves outward of the housing and upward as the safe door is moved from the closed position to the open position.

3. The drop safe of claim 1 further comprising

a mounting plate attached to the housing, the mounting plate having a guide rail;

a carriage assembly having a support member, the support member movable along the guide rail as the safe door is moved from the closed position to the open position;

wherein the carriage assembly houses the cash cassette.

4. The drop safe of claim 3 , wherein the guide rail includes an aft-guide rail and a front-guide rail.

5. The drop safe of claim 1 , further comprising an armor plate mounted adjacent the slot along the inside of the safe door, the armor plate having a slot aligned with the slot of the safe door.

6. A drop safe comprising:

a housing;

a safe door mounted to the housing to close an opening of the housing, the safe door having a slot to accept deposits,

a bill acceptor located in the housing to accept deposits through the slot,

a cash cassette located in the housing to store cash received by the bill acceptor, the cash cassette coupled to the safe door and configured to move with movement of the safe door,

a carriage assembly housing the cash cassette; and

a gas spring mounted between the carriage assembly and the housing;

wherein as the safe door moves from a closed position to an open position, the carriage assembly moves relative to the safe door from a position inside the housing toward a position outside the housing; and

wherein a side of the cash cassette faces the opening in the closed position of the door and wherein the side of the cash cassette faces the opening as the carriage assembly is moved relative to the safe door and toward the opening of the housing.

7. The drop safe of claim 6 further comprising a mounting plate attached to the housing, the mounting plate comprising a left guide rail and a right guide rail;

wherein the carriage assembly includes at least two support members, the at least two support members movable along the left and the right guide rails as the safe door is moved from the closed position to the open position.

8. The drop safe of claim 7 , wherein the motion of the carriage assembly is defined by the left guide rail and the right guide rail.

9. The drop safe of claim 7 , wherein the carriage assembly moves outward of the housing and upward as the safe door is moved from the closed position to the open position.

10. The drop safe of claim 9 , wherein the left guide rail includes an aft-left guide rail and a front-left guide rail, and the right guide rail includes an aft-right guide rail and a front-right guide rail.

11. The drop safe of claim 10 , wherein the right-aft track and the left-aft track further include at least two detents, and the carriage assembly is movable to a stowed position by having the at least two support members placed over the at least two detents.

12. The drop safe of claim 3 further comprising a link mounted between the safe door and the carriage assembly such that when the door moves from the closed position to the open position, the link moves the carriage assembly relative to the safe door and toward the opening of the housing.

13. A drop safe comprising:

a housing;

a safe door mounted to the housing to close an opening of the housing, the safe door having a slot to accept deposits;

a bill acceptor located in the housing to accept deposits through the slot;

a cash cassette located in the housing to store cash received by the bill acceptor, the cash cassette coupled to the safe door and configured to move with movement of the safe door;

a carriage assembly housing the cash cassette and having a support member;

a mounting plate attached to the housing, the mounting plate comprising a first guide rail and a second guide rail connected to the first guide rail and extending in a different direction than the first guide rail;

wherein the support member is moveable along the first guide rail between a closed position of the door wherein the cash cassette is in a first position inside the housing and an open position of the door wherein the cash cassette is in a second position moved toward outside of the housing through the opening of the housing with opening movement of the door; and

wherein the support member is moveable along the second guide rail to move the cash cassette from a position between the first position and second position to a third position in the housing different from the first position and the second position.

14. The drop safe of claim 13 , wherein the cash cassette moves upward relative to the housing and toward the opening when the support member is moved between the first position and the second position.

15. The drop safe of claim 13 , wherein the second guide rail is configured to vertically move the support member in the housing.

16. The drop safe of claim 13 , wherein the second guide rail comprises a detent to maintain the cash cassette in the third position.