US1013210A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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CASH REGISTER.

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Patented JaIL 2, 1912.

I SSHEETS-SHEET 3.

'UNITED sTATusrATENT. OFFICE.

'WILLIAM 'H. -itnzzrg or DAYLrdN,'oH1o, assren'on, BY nasun- Asssivmnnrs, 'ro 'rim iva'rionar. cAsH REGISTER comrANY; or* naY'roN, oi'i'o,v a CORPORATION or oHIo, v

(I'Nconrona'rnn IN 1906.)

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i' raeented Jan. 2, 1912.

- appueatin riea september 29; '1904.. 'sumira. 226,499.

of which'I declare the following to be a full,

clear, 'and. exact description. i'

This invention relates to improvements.

in cash registers and has more particular' relation to mprovements ln registers provided with independent cash receptaeles for different clerkS.

One of the several objects of the present invention isl to provide improved money receiving and handling moeptacles for the difl'erent clerks, whemby their cash will be kept separate' an atthe saic time convenientlyiarranged or rapidly making change. Iha'vev shown my present improvements 'applied to the type of machine .patented in Great Britain to Henry vS. Hallwood, No. 4543 dated February 26, 1903, but it Will be understood that the invention may with equal' facility be applied to other types of machines With the above and other incidental objects in view, the .invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set .forth f. in appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of whichfiis hereinafter specifically described with referenceto the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification.

Of said drawings: Fig. '1 represents a front 'elevation of the type of machine above mentioned with my improvements applied thereto. Figifi represents a front elevation kwith the ;cabinet removed and a number of the, .partsoriiitted. `Fig. 3 represents a vertical section' taken o n the line 3-3 of Fig. Zita number of the parts' being omitted. E-ig. 4 represents a top plan view of one of the coin receiving slides. Fig. 5 represents a detail perspective view of one of the bll receptacles or boxes, rand Fig. 6 represents a detail top plan view of one of the ejector slides. p

The class of machine tovwhich my iinprovements are applied may be described in general terms as comprising a series of vokes 1 mounted upon a horizontal-shaft 2; each of said. yokesbeing providedfvith av 'step -frame v3 whichis arranged when released 'to come iii contact with the-shanks of the amount keys at and thereby move the indicators to their proper positions and also allow 'the registering levers 5 which are mounted upon vthe horizontal shaft 2 to assume' positions. so' that the anounts indicated will be registered upon the wheels 6 when the yokes 1 Vare returned to normal position. These yokes 1 are arranged to'be operated by a 'main yoke 7 which is also mounted upon the horizontal shaft 2 and has a forwardly extending arm 8 terminating in a handle 9. lFor any detail description of said parts reference may be had to the above mentioned patent. The clerks' vkeys 10 also co-act with a step frame 3 and a yoke 1 in a manner similar to the amount keysin order to secure the proper clerls indication,

but this yoke carries-no registering lever, consequently. it has no effect upon the registering Wheels 6. Laterally projecting pinsll mounted on clerks, keys 10 engage with inclined slots' 12 formedintwo inde,-

-pendent levers 13 mounted upon a transverse shaft 14. Each lever carries two arms 15 and 15'1 the former of' which engages a projection 16 formed upoii its coin receiving slide 17 and thereby prevents the rearward movement of said slide. A. yoke 18 which is pivoted upon the frame of the machine also acts as a lock againstthe rearward movement of the slides 17. Said yoke 18 is provided with a bar 19, which is depressed by the main yoke 7 when in its lower position thereby releasing slides 17. The arm 15a of each lever engages a bellcrank lever 15. Each lever 15 carriesa pin 15d projecting under. all of t-hefregisterin'g levers 5 of its particular counter substantially as described and shown in the patent to J H. McCormick, No. 610,366, dated September (i, 1898.

ln the type of machine shown in the presentdrawings the main yoke and operatingl handle are released by the depression of one of the clerks7 keys. To accomplish thisresult either of said clerrs, keys When depressed operates a pivoted lever 10aiwhich releases a detent 10b for the clerksi keys and allows' the same to drop. This detent is provided with an arm 11a, which, when the de-' tent drops contacts with a pin 11!)v on-a pivoted lever 11c and rocks said lever upon .its pivot. The upper' endof this lever engages a pin i?,a mounted upon a latch 12b which engages a pin 83' on the opcratingdever 8. By this means When either one of the clerks7 keys is operated the levcr 8 isreleased.

Itwill be seen fron the above description that when either of the clerks keys is depressed the latching arnl of its respective slide 17 is elevated and the slide thus partially unlocked. Then the main yoke descends and depressesthe frame 18 the slide becomes wholly unlocked so that it may be operated. The' coin or coins tendered in payment of a 'purchase are novc placed in their proper recesses 20 upon the slide 17. The amount of change to be returned to the customer is then procured by pressing the proper change keys 21. The' upwardly extending ends 22 of said keys contact with rollers 23 mounted upon pendent arnis 24 of coin eject-or slides 25.- There is one'of'these slides 25 for each tube and connected'to each one of -these slides by a slot and pin connection is an arm 26 \vhich is'pivoted upon a. transverse shaft 27. The upper end of said arin contactsavith'a rod 28 which connects two vertical arms 29 also mounted upon the shaft 27. The upper ends of said arms 29 have slots 30 formed therein which receive pins 31 formed on pendent lugs 32 of the slides 17.

It will be seen front this description' that the operation of any one of the change `keys 21 will cause its particular/slide 17 to be moved rearwardly, thereby depositing any coins that may have beenupon it into their respective coin tubes 33. When the proper amountof the purchase is tendered, the con or coins are placed upon the receiving slide 1'7 and the clerk operates his. push key 34. The rearu-'ard end of thiskey contacts with a projection 35 formed upon one of the arms 29 and thereby forces said arm about its pivot- 27, the movement, of Which carries slide 17 rearward and the coins placed upon said slide are thus deposited in the coin tubes 'the same as if one of the change keys had been depressed. Each slide 17 is returned to normal position by means of a spring- 36, one end of which surrounds rod 28, the other end Vis fast to a hook-'formed upon the rear side of oneof the tubes 33.

Then one of the change .keys 21 or the push key is operated the rod 28 which is carried rearwardly engages ,with la wiper pawl 37 formed on tl'ievbell clapper 38 and rocks same aboutits 'pivotfpoint until the said rod 28 passes clear'offthepawl.3? IThe clapper then descends and rings .the bell 39.' On the return movement-of the'rod 28 it rocks the pa Wl 37 about its pivot until'it is clear of it, the pawl then returning to normal position.

It is, of course, to be. understood that each series of change keys assigned toeach clerk is provided with a similar alarm mechanism but o t difieren: tones so thatv each remove the same.

clerk may distinguish the sound of his own bell and thereby detect an attempt to manipulate his part' of,.thcregister. As shown 'in F ig. 2 each clerk is also provided with a series of adding wheels .upon Which the amounts sold by each clerk are registered, thereby enabling the proprietor to tell-; at a. glance the amount of business done byfieach clerk, and Iif this amount added to the amount the proprietor places in each clerkls coin tubes at the beginning of the dayis business does not c oirrespond to the total amount as shown'in said-tubes the proprietor Will not only know that a mistake has occurred but also the clerk who made the mistake and what the mistake amoints to.

As shown in Fig. 1 there is an inclined runsiya-y 40 for eachseries of tubes and each run-itay? terminates in ai cup 41 so that the amountof money ejected by the change i keys 21-ivill roll down/the incline 410 into the cups 41 from Which the clerk may readily Cyhndrical boxes 42 as shown in F lg. 5 'are provided to hold the bills' which may be received. Theseboxes' are placed upon the slide 17 and are deposited in their respective tubes similarly to the coins. i'

In the mechanism above described means is provided for handling coins of all the different denominations as well as one dol-' lar bills, but it Will be readily understood that the coin tubes may be extended to provide a capacity including two, five, ten and twenty dollar bills if desired Withoutdcparting from the spirit of this invention.

By providing coin tubes as above described the cash may bc more readily handled as it is easier to depress the proper 'keys for securing change than it is to selectcoins out of the 'different compartments in a cash drawer. A

Thile the form'of mechanism here shown and describedis admirably adapted to fillfil the objects'primarily stated, it is to be undertoogl that it is not desired to confine the in 'ention to the'one form of embodiment here disclosed, for it is susceptibleof embodiment in various forms all coming With'- in the scope of the elains which follow.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is l. In a machine lof the clas described, the combination with clerks, selective devices, of independent series of coin handlingr devices for the respective clerks, means foi'-controlling the different-series by the clerks7 selcctivc devices, a main operating n'echanisu', and means, controlled by said mainwpcratF ing mechanism, normally locking said coin handling devices. A i i 2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with clerl-:s1 selective devices, of independent vseries of coin handiingkleviecs;

* means, controlled by said main operating.

, tor.

having coin ejectors, nieans for controlling the ejectors from the clerks, selective devices, a main operating mechanism, .and

mechanism for normally locking Ysaid'ejec- 3. In a machine of the class described, the' combination with a series of` independent accounting devices,'of independent series of. =coin handling devices having ejectors, a

vcommoncontrollin'g means for theaccount- 'ing devices and the respective coin hair dlng devices,4 a main operating mechanism, ,and means, controlled by said mainoperating mechanism forv normally locking said ejectors against 'operation.

corresponding counters and their respective: series of coin handling devices, a main op-- erat-ing mechanism and means controlled by 4 said 'main operating mechanism, normally locking said counters and said coin handling the combination with a-plurality of cle'ks,

. devicesfagainst operation.

5 In a machine of tlie class desci'ibed, the

` combination with independent seriesof coin tubes, of ej ector keys for each series of tubes,

for' separately normally' locking the k j'eys for each series of tubes, selective de'- .vifices having connections' for separately rele'asing .the separate key locking means, 'a naiii operating mechanism, and means, controlled by said main operating .mechanism for normally locking all said i ejector keys wi i aplurality of independentseries of coin*v holding tubes, of ejectoi's, one series. ford .each series of tubes, means for normally ;separately locking 'each series lof ejectors,

and a pluifality of clerks,l keys, with connecv i 'tioii-s therefrom for selectively releasing said *locking means.

In a cash. register, the 'combination with a plurality of independent series of coin tubes, of eJectors, one seriesfor each.

- series .of tubes, separate guarding devices one for each series of tubes andnormally preventing access to the tubes of the corre-' sponding series, means for separately normally locking each-series of ejectors, and a guarding device.

plurality of clerksj keys .with connections e5 ,Whereby the keys release the'locking means 5 for the corresponding series of ejectors and pei-mit 'withdrawal of the corresponding i SSIn a machine of the class described, the

'combination with a plurality of clerks7 selective devices, of independent series o f coin tubes, guard plates for said tubes, eyector keys and connections therefrom to operate said guard plates, means for controlling the ejector keys from the clerks7 selective devices, a main operating mechanism, and' means .controlled said f 'main 'operating mechanism, normally 4locking said guar plates.v i

combination with va pliirality of clerks? keys,- of independent series of 'coin'` tubes, ejectors for said tubes, guards for the tubes operated amach'ine of ;the described,

by the ejectoi's, independent means foractuating the guards, means 'for controlling the ejectors by the ,clerks keys, asimain operat ing mechanism, ;and means, controlled by said main operating inechanism, normally .lookin iall said guards against operation.v

` 10. n a machine of the class described, the combination withj a plurality of clerks,l

coin 'handling devices for the various clerks,

' means for controlling the different series'by selective devices, o f ,independent series of the cl'erkslfselective devices, independent* meansfor' Withdraiving the contents ofthe mechanism, and imeans" controlledl by said `respective series of tubes, 'a 'main operating main operating mechanism,'normally lock-`v i .ing .all said coin handling devices.v

11'. Ina machine of the class described,

selective devices, of independent series o f coin tubes having -movable guards, locks'for the guards, means for controllingthe locks bythe v.clerks'7 selective .devi'ces, a main operating mechanism, and means, controlled.. by said 'main operating mechanism, vnormally locking all said guards.

12. dIn 1a machine' of Athe cl "ss described,

the combination lwith a A'plii'rality of clerks' 13. In a inachine of the class descri bed,. thecombination Witha plural-ity of clerks7 selective devices, oflindicators .for -said dee vices, 'independentfseries of coin handling devices for the respective clerks, means for controlling the different series by. the clerks7 selective devices, a main operatingmec'haf nism',` and means, controlled-by said inain said coin handling'devices.

14. In a machineof the class described, the combinatioiiA with a plurality of clerks7 operating mechanism, normally locking all ioo selective devices, of a pluralit-y vof'ifndicators, independent counters, independent series lof coin hand-lingdevices for the respective clerks, means for controlling 'the 'indr' cators, counters, andcoin handling-devices according. to the selective devices operatede a. main operating mechanism, and r'neans",vv

controlled by'said main operating mechaiso nism, normally locking said coin handling devices against operation.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an operating iii .cha-

j nism, of independent groups of coin handinig devices, selective means having connections for prcdetcrmining which group shall be utilized, and means released by the operation of said operating mechanism for normally locking said coin handling devices. 16. In a. machine of the class described, the combination ivith an operating mechanism, of independent groups of coin handling devices, l'locking devices for each group of coin handling devices, manipulativ'e means for selectively releasin'g one locking device for a. desired group, and means actuated by the operation of the operating mechanism for releasing. anotlier locking device for the desired group.

17. ln a machine of the class described,-

the combination with a plurality of groups of coin receptacles, ofv means for controlling the ejection of coins from said receptacles, mechanism normally rendering said means inetfective, and selective devices for rendering operative tlie coin ejecting con-- trolling means of any desired group of coin receptacles.

18. In' a machine of the class described, the .combination ivith an operating mechatiisin, of a plurality of coinholding receptacles, of devices for controllingthe deposit of coins insaid receptacles, .keys for ejecting coins from said receptaclesl and-operating said controlling devices, an additional key for operating said depositcontrolling ;devices when no change is desired, and a lock common to alll of the keys controlled.

by the operating mechanism.

19. In a machine of theclass described, the combination with registering mechanismaud means for controlling said mechanism, .of a series of holding devices, manipulate'devices for vvithdravving desired aii'ioun-ts of change therefrom, and means .controlled by the registering 'mechanism controllingnieans for preventing operation of said manipulative devices until the operation of said ccntrclling means.

20. In a machine ofthe class described,

the'combination with a registering mechanism and a hand operable device controlling the operation of the registering meclianism, of a series of holding devices, manually operahle elements for Withdravving desired amounts of change from said holding devices, mechanism normally preventing actuation of said manuallyr operable elements, and devices controlled by said hand operable device forv disabliiig said preventing mechanism.

21. In a' machine of the class desc! ibed, the coiiibi'nat-i' n ivith duplicate groups of holding devices, of duplicate groups of vices, keys controllingsaid locking means, and indicating mechanism showing Which key is operate 20. InV a. machine of the class described, the combinatioi'i Iivith a plurality of accounting devices, 'of' a plurality of groups of money holding' devices, one 'group for each accounting device, inanually operable elcnients for ivitlidravving desired amounts of change from saidrmoney holding devices, means normally' preventing actuation of each group of said manually operable elements, land mechanism for disabling the preventing means for any group of money holding devices When the corresponding accounting device is operated;

22. Ina machine of the class described,

lthe combination with a registering mechatiisin, and manipulative devices? determining the operation ;ofl same, of coin holding 'devices vcluplicated for each class of transaction to be entered, means normally preventing access .to v'all said coin holding devices, but opcrable-to give access'to the coin holding devices for any desired class of transaction, and means for Withdrawing coins from the coin holding devices of any desired class. 2-1. In' a machine lof 4the the combinat' 'th accounting mechanism, of manip) ve devices controlling same, coin holding devices duplicated for each class of transaction which is to be entered on ,thev accounting mechanism, means selectively controlled by said manipulative devices for normally rendering all the coin holding devices inaccessible, but adapted to allow access to the coin holding d vices for a desired 'class of transactions, when said. manipulative devices are operated, and means for ivithdravving coins from the coin holding devices so rendered. accessible.

In' a machine of the class described, the combination'vvith an accounting mechanism, of meansl controlling same, means serving to control characteristics of transactions entcred tlicrein, coin holding devices duplicated for each class of transaction, means normally prevcnting access to all the coin holding devices, means actuated according to which transaction entry controlling pmeans is operated for rendering accessible the coin holding devices for the corresponding class of transaction, and means for withdrau'ing coins'from tlieliolding devices rendered accessible.

20. In a machine of the class described, the conilwination with an accounting' mecha- 'cnss described.

ejecting devices therefor, means for sepnrately locking each group ofV ejecting derality of selective devices having connec-.

nism. of a 1floral-.itry of groups of change an operation of the-mechanism for allowing access to said change devices, and means Preventing access to more than one set of devices :without an intervening operation of the accounting mechanism. i

28. In a machine of the character devscribed, the combination with an accounting mechanism, of 'sets of change holding devi'ces, means normally preventing access to any said set, means requiring an operatioi of the said mechanisn for allowing access- 'to any set of change devices and so arranged that access to another set may be' had only upon another operation of the mechanism.

29. In annachine ofthe-class described, the combination with an accountin mechanism, of a'plurality of groups o change holding devices, devices for e'jecting change from said holding devices, means lnorn'ally preventing operation of said ejectingjdevice's, and governing mechanism. 'comprising hand operable devices each controllingthe accounting mechanism with connections whereby said hand operable devices selecti'vely. disable the preventing means for the separate groups of ejectors.

30. Ina machine of the class described, thecombination with a registering mechanism and a main operating devicetherefor, o fa plu'rality of groups of coin holding devices and. groups of ejectors for withdraw- ,ingldesired arnounts of coin from sai-dhold- ;ing devices, devices .for separately locking ach of said groups ojf. ejectors, means for ,additionally locking all said groups of ej'ectors, connections from said operating mechanismfor releasing the additional lock, and manipulativefmeans for selectiv'ely releasing'the separate locking devices for said 'groups.A

31. the'combination with av series of groupsfof money. holding devices and groups of ejectors for withdrawing desired values in money from said holding devices, of de.- vices separately locking each. of said groups of `ejectors, neans for additionally.locking all said groups, a hand oper-able-mechanism' having connections for disabling said additional locking means, and manually operblc keys having Vconnections. for selectively disabling said separate locking devices.

In a machine of the class described,v

32. In a machine 'of the character described,the combination Vwith an operating mechanism, of independent groups of com handling devices; means for determining Which group of devices will be made accessible, and means controlled by theoperating mechanism for rendering all of the coin' handling devicesv of the selected group ac-- 33. In a machine of the character described, the combination with an operating mechanism, ofl independent handling devices; selective ocking means for determinin which group of devices will be made accessible, and independent locking means controlled by the operating mecha-l nism, for rendering all of the coin handling devices of the selected roup, accessible.

34. Ina machine. o the class described,

roups of coin f the combination withe. registering mechanism and operating mechanism therefor, of

change delivering devices compri'sing ka series of change holding tubes V'and an ejector for each tube, means for normally preventing actuation of said ejectors, and devices operated by said operating mechanism for disabling said Preventing means. i

35. In a machine of the v,class described,

the combination with a registering mechanism, and an operating 'mechanismthere-j for, of change Ldelivering devicescompijisi'ng change holding tubes, and manually operable ejectors for said tubes, means normally locking said ejectors against'operation, and connections'l actu'ated by said operating-mechanism for, releasing said locking'means.

36. In a machine of the. cla-ss described, the combination with a iregsterng mechanism and4 an operating mechanism therefor, of change delvering devices comprsmg change holding tubes and manuallyoperable ejectors for said"tubes,and means requiring an operation of said operating mechanism to permit actuation ofsaid ejectors.

37.v In a machine of the class described, the combination with a registering mechanism, and an operating mechanism therefor, of a'change delivering mechanism including a series of y,coin-tubes and ejectors for .wit-lidrawing desired amounts of coin from sai-d tubes, devices normally prevent'ing fact ation of said ejectors, and means: re-

quiring an operationof said operating mechanismv for disabling said preventing means.

Invtestirnony Whereof I affiz; my signature, in the presence of two witnesses. i i

WiLLIAM H. MUZZY,

Witnesses:

WM. O. HnNnERsoN, Minnmn MoNFoR'r.

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