US1022230A - Total-printing cash-register. - Google Patents

Description

F. L. FULLER.

TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 6,1910.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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WITNESSES: I 'QZZ wZ ZMJ ATTORNEY 3 F. L. FULLER.v TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED Inns 6,1910.

1,022,230. 7 Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR ATTdR'A/EY:

F, L. FULLER.

TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1910.

1,022,230, Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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Arr omvfrs F. L. FULLER; TOTAL PRINTING CASE REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,191.0.

1,022,230, I Patented Apr.2,1912.

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F L. FULLER.

TOTAL PRINTING CASH REGISTER. APPLIOATION FILED muse, 1910.

1,022,230; S Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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WITNESSES:

P. L. FULLER.

TOTAL PRINTING'GASH REGISTER.

APPLlOAT'ION FILED JUNE 6,1910.

1,022,230. 'PatentedApr.2,1912

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W/TNESSES: INVENTOH I a AfTORA/EY:

F. L. FULLER. TOTAL PRINTING QASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6,1910v 1,022,280, Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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WZTNESSES: l/Vl/E/VTOH WWW? awz iky U BV e ATTORNEYS F. L. FULLER,

TOTAL PRINTING GASH REGISTER APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 6.1910.

1,022,230. Patented Ap122, 1912.

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. UNITED STATES PA NT, OFFICE.

FREDERICK L. FULLER, or DAYTON, onro. ssIeNo'R TO THE NArIoNAL' CASH REG- ISTER COMPANY, or DAYTON}, onro; A oonronA'rron or OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN I. :TOTALfPRINTING c 'srr-nnersrna.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

I Application filed June 6, 1910. Serial No. 565,390,;

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it. known that I', FREDERICK L. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Total-Printing Cash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description. t g J Thisinvelntion relates to accounting machines and more particularly to the printing mechanism thereof. and. its principal object is to provide improved mechanism for printing .totals aswell as items upon a record, strip. e

. Another object of this invention is to provide an interlocking mechanism between the n'ianipulative devices which control the positioning of the item typev carriers, and the mechanism for recording the total, so as to.

prevent the operation of the total recording mechanism when the item manipulative devices areoperated, and to preventthe-oper ation of the item manipulative devices when the total recordingmechanism is positioned 'to record the total of the items.

Another object of this invention is to interlocking mechanism between the item type carriers. and the manipulative device for rocking the said frame. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional. view through the printing mechanism showing in particular the inking mechanism. Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the frame carrying the inking pad. ig. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the arms of the cam for operating the inking frame. Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the totalizer i'nechanism showing the connecting sleeves for the total type carriers. Fig. 11 is a detail section showing one of the totalizer elements and the connecting sleeve for the corresponding total type carrier. Fig. 1.2- is a detail side elevation Off. the operating, gearing. Fig, 13 is a, detail '75. elevation of the gearing for restoring the registering elements to zero. I

central vertical section 55 Described in general terms the machine; comprises several banks of manipulative devices which control the differential move-' ment of actuating segments or devices, the, latter in turn operating the indicating and registering mechanisms. 'Gihese actuating segments set up item type carriers from which an impression is taken by the further operation. of the machine. The registering mechanism is constructed'to accumulate the items indicated and recorded. andco'nnected f with this registering mechanism or totalizer is a series of total type carriers from which may be taken an impression whenever desired. These total type carriers are nor mallyf out of printing position and areja'rcompel the disabling of the check strip feeding mechanism as an incident to the record-v ing of the total v Another object of this invention is to provide an improved form, of inking mechanism for the type carriers.

\Vith' these and 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 inappended claims, and a pre-" ferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of the specification. I

Figure 1 is a central transverse sectional view through a machine of the type shown in the Cleal and Reinhard Patent #5580378,

granted April 13, .1897. with'thei mprovements apnliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the printing mechanism of the improved machine. Fig; dis a view some what similar to F g. 2 and'showing the by a manipulative .device.

tion by'their manipulative.device the manip iilative devices which control the adjus't-"' ment the itemlype carriers are locked from o eration. the reverse of this also being true, -that is, when the manipulative devices controlling the item type carriers are operated, the total manipulative device isv locked from operation.

This machine is also provided with means for feeding a strip and severing it into checks, with provisions such that when it is desired to record the total it is necessary to discontinue the feeding of said check strip.

The improvements have been shown applied to' a machine employing the English monetary system for indicating, totalizing and recording transactions, but it is to be understood that this type of machine has been used simply for the sake ofillustration and that any other monetary system may be employed.

Manipulative devices such as keys 1 are arranged in groups or banks and when depressed against the tension of their springs 2 are latched by detents 3. The operation of any of these keys 1 elevates the detent 3 of its bank and each detent is provided with a stud 4 which engages with the forward end of an arm 5 secured to a shaft 6 so as to rock said shaft. This shaft- 6 extends horizontally through the machine and is provided at its right'end with a rear-- wardly ,extending arm '7, (see Fig. 12), which has at its extreme rearward end an upward extension 8 which enters into a recess 9 formed on the outer edge of a disk 10 secured to a gear 11. From this description it will be seen that the gear 11 and an operating handle '12 connected thereto will be locked until one of the keys 1 is depressed.

The operating handle 12 is provided with a pinion 13 which meshes with a large gear 14 which in turn meshes with the gear 11.

The gear 11 is secured to one end of a transverse shaft 15, and meshes with a similar gear 16 which is secured to the right hand end ofa shaft 17 extending horizontally through the machine.

Upon the release of the-operating handle 12 by the operation of any one of the keys, said handle may be rotated and it will be seen that the shafts 15 and 17 will also be.

rotated. This shaft 17 has an arm 18 secured thereto, (see Fig. 1) and to the free end of this arm is secured one endof a link 19, theot-her end of said link being attached to the free end of an arm 20 secured to a shaft 21. Upon the rotation of the shaft 17 by the crank handle 12 the shaft 21 will be 'rocked,.and secured to this shaft 21 are segments 22, one for each bank of keys. These segments, upon the firstmovement of the shaft 21, will be rocked forwardly and downwardly, and shoulders 23 formed on said segments will be engaged by latches 24 pivoted to actuators 25 of the banks in which keys are depressed. Upon the return movexaent of. the segments 22 the actuators 25 carrying the latches 24 of the banks in which keys are depressed, will also be carried upwardlyand rearwardly distances determined by the value of the keys depressed. These actuators 25 are loosely mounted upon the rock shaft 21 and are disconnected from the segments 22 by pa-wls 26 on the latches 24, engaging with the inner ends of the depressed keys. This construction is well known in the art and is fully shown and described in the before mentioned-patent to Clal and Reinhard.

The actuators 25 are provided with teeth 27 ,upon their outer edge which mesh with gears 28, these gears in turn meshing with smaller gears 29 secured to indicators 30 which are mounted loosely upon a'transverse rod 31. The gears 28 also mesh with gears 32 loosely mounted upon a transverse shaft 1 33 and these gears with one exception have secured to their sides, (see Fig. 10) gears 34, the pence gear 32 being connected to the corresponding gear 34 by a sleeve 321. Adjacent to the gears 34 are similar gears 35 which are connected by sleeves 36 to registering wheels 37 of the totalizer. The gears 34 and 35 are normally disconnected and just previous to the rearward movement of the actuators they are connected by a pinion 38 for each pair of gears 34 and 35 so that the rearward movement of the actuators will be conveyed to the wheels 37 of the totalizer through gears 28, 32,34, 35, and pinions 38. These pinions 38 are mounted in the upper ends of arms 39 secured to a shaft 40. This shaft 40has a downwardly extending arm 41, the lower end of which is connectedto the forward end of a link 42, the rearward end of the latter being forked so as to straddle the shaft 17. A pin 43 extending from the link 42 projects into a camgroove 44 in a disk 45 secured to the shaft 17 adjacentto the link 42. The shape of the groove 44 in the disk 45 is such that just before the actuators 25 move rearwardly the link 42 will be moved forwardly to carry the pinions 38"into engagement with each pair of gears 34 and 35 to connect'them for movement together.

p The actuators are returned to their normal position at the beginning of each operation of the machine by extensions 46 of the segments 22 which engage with the actuators, and thereby carry them to their normal positions. During this movement the pinions 38 are out of mesh with the gears 34 and The gears 28 are fast to the inner ends of nested sleeves 47 which surround the shaft 2 15 and the other ends of said sleeves carry printing segments 48 for recording items upon a record strip 49, (see Figs. 2, 5, and

7 This strip is fed from a supply roll 50 over a platen 51, and thence to a storage roll 53. The platen 51 which is for taking impressionl from .the type carriers 48 is mounted in a movable frame 54, the latter having extending therefrom a pin 55which projects into a cam groove 56 in a disk 57 secured to the left-hand end of the shaft 15.

The shape of the cam groove 56 is such that upon the rotation of the shaft 15 by the operating handle 12, the frame 5-l carrying the platen 51 will be first lowered to feed the record strip and vink the type-carriers 48, as. hereafter described, and thenbe raised to take an mpression upon a check strip after which it is lowered. to permit the ejection of the check and is finally raised to take an impression upon the record strip 49. The previously mentioned check strip 58 is .fed from a suitable supply roll, between feed frame 5 1 carryingthe platen. roller 51 will take an impression uponthe check strip 58 fromthe item type carriers 5 .8 and by this ,movement of the frame 54 a. portion of the check strip will be severed so that a check ejector 61 (Fig. 5) may grip the check and eject it as the platen fran'ieoi is lowered.

Previous, to the printing and ejecting of the check an ink pad 62 (Fig. 7) will be moved into position tov ink the adjusted types and then moved out of the path of the pinion 51.

The operation of the machine so far described is the same as that shown and described in the above mentionedCleat-and Reinhard patent and nowwill be described the improvements applied to this type of machine, but itis' to be understood that these improvements are not to be limited to the particular style of machine to which for illustration they have been shown as applied. t i I I 'The totalizer elements 37 (see Figs. 1 and 10), are connected by sleeves 63 to gears 647,,

(see Figs. 4 and 6) these sleevesbeing divided and then joined by prongs 165 for convenience in assembling the :totalizerelements and the total printing mechanism. Ashield 640 partially surrounds the gears 64 (see Figs-p2 and 6) so that as the severed check isejected by the 'ejectors 61 it will not engage with the teeth of the gears 64 but will freely pass to the check receiver in a manner well. known in the art. These gears 64 mesh with similar gears 65 which are loosely mounted upon a stub shaft 66, the latter being supported in arms 67 ofa frame 68 which is pivoted upon-the to't alizer shaft 33- near'oneend thereof. 'Thegears 65; mesh with similar gears 69 attached to the sides of total type carriers 70 which are loosely mounted upon a rod 71 supported by the arms 67 of the pivoted frame. From this it Will be seen-that anymovement of .to the total ty-pecarrier the totaliz'er elements 37 will be transferred 7 O tl'irough the sleeves 6S and gears 6i. '65 and 69. i

The frame 68 is arranged to be rocked so 'asito carry the" total type carriers 70 into and out of printing position by a manipulative device 72 which is fast to a trans verse shaft 73 suitably mounted in the machine framea As the total manipulative device 72 is to be operated by the proprietor I or some authorizedagent only, the said'device is normally prevented from being moved from 1ts upper position as shown in Fig. 3 by a lock bolt 730 which protrudes in the path of a lug 731 formed upon the shaft 73. -1S secured to the shaft 7 is prevented from By this means the lever 72 which being lowered and consequently th'e'type carriers 70 carried by the frame 68 are held out of printing position. tive device 72 carries a pivoted latching pawl 74 havinga prong 75. the nose of which is constructed toenter notches 76 formed upon a disk 77 attached to the printer frame. A spring'78 is interposed .between'the manioulative device 72 and the latching'pawl 7 1: so'as to hold the nose of the prong into engagement with one of the notches 76 and thereby prevent any ac- 1'-J1.=5 t, f 01 1 '"o cidental (.lbl) atcmtn. o. ,aic (.GlCQ (a. This manipulative device 72 s provided with a hub 7 9. (see Fig. t). having downwardly extending arms 80 between which play the upper ends ofthe arms 67 of the This nianipula frame 68 carrying the totaltype carriers 70.

Slots 81 are forniedin the upper end of the frame arms .67 through which extend-"a pin 82 connecting the arms 80 of the hub 7 9 of the totalmanipulative device. 72. These slots 81' are cut eccentrically relativeto the path of' -movement of the pin so that when the arms 80 carrying said pin 82 are moved by the total mani nilative' device 72, this pin will rock the arms 67 of the frame 68 about theshaft-ZS so as'to carry the total type carriers 70 into and out of printing position. When the type of the carriers 70 are in printing position they are in horizontal alinement with the item carriers 48 that are in printing position so thatuvhen' the platen 51 is elevated; I as previously described. the total will be recorded upon the strip 49 When the total type carriers are in printing position. the .n'iani pulative devices or keys 1' which control the itemtype carriers 4-8 will be locked from ope *ation so that in recording the total a row of Zeros will be recorded opposite the total "which signifies that no itemi'has been recorded during that operation of the machine. It is to be understmnl that ihelrecoiagl "strip is of Sufficient width i'hiuttllfi zln130thLISQiS of type carriers. 1

" In Fig. 8 themanipulativedevice 7 2 which 9 position.

controls the frame 68 carrying the total type carriers 70 is shown in such a position that the total type carriers are out of printing Upon an operation of the machine, while the lever or manipulative device 72 is in this position, the inner periphery of a ring 83, secured to the cam disk 57 which operates the platen frame 55, will engage with a stud 84, projecting from one arm of a bell crank lever 85 which is secured to the shaft 7 3 to which is also secured the manipulative device, and thereby prevent the rocking of the manipulative device 72 to carry the total type carriers into printing posi-- tion. This ring 83 is provided with a cut away portion 86 through which, when the machine is 'at rest or in normal position, the pin 84 carried. by one arm of the bell crank 85 is free to pass, upon the rocking 'of-the manipulative device to carry the total type carriers into printing position. When in this position the outside periphery of the ring 83 will contact with the stud 84 so as to prevent the return of the manipulative device untilnear the end of-the operation of the machine. Projecting from the periphery of the cam disk 57 is a lug 87 which,

near the end of the operation of the machine. when. the total type carriers are in printing position, will engage with a roller 88 projecting from the other arm of the bell crank lever 85 and positively return said bell crank and thereby the total manipulative device72 to normal position, the nose of the prong 75 of the latching pawl 74: be-

ing beveled so as to be cammed out of the foremost notch 76 of the disk 77 by this operation, so as to restore the frame 68 and the total type carriers carried thereby to normal inoperative printing position. The cut away portion 86 of the locking ring 83 is of sufficient width so that as the lug 87 engages the roller 88 carried by the bell crank 85, the stud 84 will pass through the said recess to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 3.

The arm 5 secured to-the transverse shaft 6, and which cooperates with the. detent 3 operated by the left hand bank of keys, has an upwardly extending portion 89, the upper edge of which, when said shaft 6 is rocked by the depression of any of the keys, will pass under a roller 90 projecting laterally from an arm 91 secured to the shaft 73 to which the total manipulative device 72 is also attached, so as to prevent the operation of the said manipulative device 72 and thereby prevent the movement of the total type carriers 70 into printing position. When the total lever 72 is moved to carry the total type' carriers into printing position, the roller 90 will engage with a finger 92 projecting from the arm 89 and rock said arm and thereby rock the shaft 6 to release the crank handle 12. The shaft 73 to which the total manipulative device 72 is secured has projecting forwardly therefrom an arm '93 to which is attached the upper end of a link 94:, the lower .end of said link being secured to the rear end of an arm 95, which is fastened 'to a transverse shaft 96 located in the lower front portion of the machine. This shaft 96 carries hook pawls 97 which, when said shaft 96 is rocked by the downward movement of the total manipulative device 72, will pass over pins 98 projecting laterally from the detents 3 of all the key banks thereby preventing the raising of said detents and consequently locking out the keys 1. From this construction it will be seen that when the keys 1 are operated the upper edge of the arm 89 will prevent the lowering of the total manipulative device 72 by passing under the roller 90 projecting from the arm 91 secured to the shaft 7 3, and that when the total lever 72 is depressed the shaft 96 will be rocked to carry the hook pawls 97 over the pins 98 thereby locking the keys 1 from operation. This construction also prevents simultaneous'operation of the keys 1 and the total levers 72, as the partial operation of each of these devices will cause the pins 98 and the pawls 97 to jam and prevent the complete operation of either of said devices.

Owing to the connections between the registering elements and the total type carriers, a differently designed inking mechanism had to be provided from that shown in the aforementioned Cleal and Reinhard patent. and the construction and operation of said inking mechanism is as follows: Referring now to Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive it will be seen that the ink pad 62 is carried by arms 99 and 100. These arms are located upon opposite sides of the type carriers and are provided with slots 101 and 102.- respectively. These slots are-of diiferent diameter owing to the fact that the slot 102 in the arm 100 is mounted upon the hub of the item type carrier 48 which is connected to the outermost sleeve 47, while the slot 101 is mounted upon the hub of a gear 103 secured to the shaft 15 near the left hand end of same. The gear 103 is to' drive the feed and impression rollers 59 and 60 respectively through suitable intervening gears as fully shown inv the aforementioned Cleal and Reinhard patent. The ends of the arms 99 and 100 opposite to those which carry the ink pad 62 are connected by a rod 104:. This rod 104 is em braced by forked ends of arms 105 which are mounted upon a rod 106 that is supported by the printer frame and said arms are connected by a sleeve 107which surrounds said rod 106: These arms 105 are mounted adj acent to the arms of the ink pad frame, and the arm 105 that is adjacent to the arm 99 has a downwardly extending projection l08 (see Figs; 6 and 9) which is engaged by a .lug "109-01? a'disk 1 which isjat'ttiehed to the 'hub iof 'the' 'gear 103," during; the oper- -'ation of the machine and "after the n'k pad 62:'ha's beenq'aositioneid to ink fthe t yp'eithat -.-.arenrprmti'ng position.

the nested sleeves 4'7, This huh'lll proa the upper en'd'o'f a linlrfllti, the lower end of shaft- 1-7.

said-link being forked- S0 as to vstraddle.the A pin" 117 projecting from the -.l'ink 116 extends into a cam grooi'e :118 in a disk 1 19 secured totheshatt- 17C The timing i of the movementof the'tran'ie carrying the ink pad .62 by'the'camdiskllil is such that the'pin- 112 wi-ll conta'ct with the lower edge of'the slot- 1-11 and rocksziid frame'eloekwhen the tOtaP'isreCorded and'tliis is'ac-fl wise-so to bring thepad beneath the type of the carriers that have been brought into printing positio1r aftei-' which'the :lug 109 of. the disk 1-10 \\ill' contaet with the projection I i 108 ot'jone o'tt he' 't'oi'keda'rms 105 and rock said arms s'o"tha't1 the forked'end's. thereof will raise the framecarry ng "the ink' pad to ink-the type that-'a-re in 'printing position.

The frame will'then' be lowered and carried to its normal position as shown in F (3.

The arm'lOO of the ink'padfra' nei'as shown in F 6 and 8, is provided-with an elo ng'ated slot 120 t'hrouglrwhieh:therod 10G passes. The-recesses 01' slots 10'ljandiQ2 of the arms of the inkpa'd frame are slightly -larger than their hearings to permit the. upward movement of the frameiri' order that the ink pad (SQ-may ink the type, this also being'true'of thefslots 1-11 and 120." i '"The principal fobject of the. checks issued from the mach'i-neistfogive toeaeh cl'tstonier receiptfor his purchase an'd a's the total printingfeatureY-is' for the" information of the proprietor, or some authorized person, it. IS desirable toprev'entfthe Issuing of a "check complish'ed -in"-the"following manner. As well knm'v'nin the art the ilnpression'rollei' 59,115 shown inFigSl 2' and 5, is mot nt-d upon a roller 121 which has eccentric hearings 122 One of these" beaiingFestnds the outside offthef left hand 'p'rinterfiraine and-is provided" with what is knownin the art as an 'o narid ott" 'knob' 123. "heii the impressionrolleifl '59" is; on or in ope'ratit'e condition -'-to";2feed the check "strip "the forwardhookend of a lei'er 124, (see-Fig.

and thereby prevents "the depressing of said manipulativetleiiee "-hnd'c'onsequently the rocking oftlie' -totii l -tj pe carriers into printingposition. WVlin it is d ired t print 'wliielrplaysgin the forked end of a lever 128 which centrally pivoted tof-one of the printer frames. Thexothercnd ofthis lever is proi'ided .witha piirlQ)whielrplays in an elongatedslot 130 formed in .tihelower end of the lever lll. From this it will be seen that when the knob 123 is. turned to off "position it will disable therollers 5'9 and G0 and also rock the-lever 1.28 so as to withdraw ftlie hook end ofthe-leverl24 outof the notch 125 of the arm 93, thereby permit-ting the'lowering of the total -.le\.er 72 so as to eat-1y the total-type carriers into printing- 1')osit ion.

, Whenthe' total lerer ii is lowercdio carry the type carriers 70 intf'oiprinting positioin the-hoolrehd of the levefil fl l will rest upon thecircular portion-0t the arm 93 From "thisli t will be seen that untilfthetotal lever 721s returned to its-normal upper position, it "will be imp ossible to rotate knob 193 to on position'because the hook end of the lever contacts withthe inner circular portion of the arm 93. '4

The feature of the. invention wherein thecontrol the cheek feeding mechanism is incidental tolthe recording of the total is belie 'ed tobe broadly new and by-some of theclaims-"iris intendedto cover broadly, the coinbinat'io i of type carriers for recordirig totals, whether they are: the same that record the items or a separate set, and cheek feeding mechanism the control of which. is ineident'al to therecordi'ng of the total.

" 'In the type of'n'iachine shown in the patent of- C-leal and Reinhard the totalizer elements 37 are provided with pawls which, when it"is desired to reset; the elements to zero, engage with a longitudinal slot formed in'the supporting shaft for saidelements. but fin'the present: invention owing to the nested sleeves 63 which connectlthe elements of'th 'totalizer to the gem-s61 it is impossible to reset the elementsf.to zero in; the manner a s sli0wn. in said patent and these elements are resetiin the following inanner:

Securednear the left "hand end of the shaft 33 is'a gear 131 (see Figs. land 13) which niesl es 'w itliQa similar gear 132 secured to the stub shaft (36 (which; carries the intermediate gears 65 that connect the gears (Si with the total type carriers 70. The shaft 33 at its right hand end is arranged to receive, asiiitable wrench, not shown, for rotatine the same and when said shaft is ,ro-

tate'd bv the wrench. it will rotate theshaft 66 in the direction of the arrow, as shown in ie tehu :disab ling said rollers its ,.vided to arrest the elements 37 andconsedifierentlal mechanism of the machine, and at all times exhibit the total of all items em strip without destroying the total carried by a said wheels-70. Further, the total on said thus determined without printing it.

' record strip.

bination with a set of type carriers for re-' cording items upon a record strip; of a .secondset of type carriers for recording the c at -type carriers 70 until they are brought to kept solely 'by the wheels 70, so that the total cording items upon arecord strip, of? 45.

' total of he items'upon said strip, operating riers into and out of recording position.

Figs. 6 and 13, by the gears 131 and 132. This shaft 66 is providedwitha longitudinal groove 133 which, when the shaft 66 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 6, ,will engage with the free ends of pawls: 134 secured tothe intermediate gears and thereby rotate said gears in the same,

direction: as the shaft/ ThlS rotation bfthe gears 65 will through the gears 64 and 69 rotate the registering elements '37 and total zero position, any suitable .devicebeing proquently the t-ype'carriers 70 when they reach their zeropos tion. j

It will be seen that although totalizing wheels 3'? have been shown and the wheels 70 have been referred to as printing wheels, yet the wheels 70 are in reality totalizing elements asthey are set by the tered in the machine, wherefore, if desired, the totalizing wheels 37 may be readily dispensed with, and the totals of additions may at any time .be transferred to the; record wheels 70 may at anytime be observed, and

second set of type carriers for recording the means common to both sets of type-carriers, means for bodily moving the-total type carriers into and-out of recording posi-' tion and means for; causingrelative movement between the type carriers and the 2. In an accounting machine, the comtotal of the items upon said 'strip, a frame supporting the record strip, means for moving the frame thereby carrying the stripto receive impressions from the type carriers, and means for bodily moving the type car- 3. In an accounting machine, the com- ,bination with a set of type carriers for re:-

cording items upon arecord s trip, ofaf second set oiftype carriers for recording the total of the items upon said strip in a'column separate from the items, operating means common to both sets of type carriers, a

frame supporting the record strip, means for moving the frame thereby carrying the strip to receive impressions from the type carriers, and means for bodily moving the type carriers Into and out of recording position.

4. In an accounting machine, the com-4.

bination with a set of type-carriers for re cording items upon-a record strip,"of a second set of type carriers for recording-the totalof the items upon saidstrip in a column separate from the items, operating means common to both sets of type carriers,

, a frame supporting the total type carriers,

a lever for moving the frame thereby carrying the total type carriers into and out of recording position and means for causing relative movement between the type carriers and the record strip.

, T. In Ian accounting machine, the comhination with a set'of type carriers for 're- -,cording items upon are'cord strip, of ,a",

secondset of type carriers for recording the total of said items upon said strip, a frame supporting said strip, means for moving the framethereby taking impressions'upon the strip from the type carriers, and means'for 1 moving the total type carriers into and out of recording position. 1 6. In an accounting machine, the combination with a set of type carriers forrecording items. upon a record strip, 'ofa second set of type carriers normally out of recording position for recording-the total of said items upon said strip, means for 'inoving the total type carriers into record- 1ngpos1t1on,an operating mechanism and connectlons' for taking. impressions upon said strip from the type carriers, and means operated by the operating mechanism for positively returning the total type carriers to their normal position after an impres- .sion has been taken therefrom.

.7. In an accounting .machine, the com bination with a set of type carriers for. re-

cording items upon a record strip, of a second set of type carriers'normallyout of recording position for recording "the total of said'items upon said strip, actuating means common to both sets of type carriers, means for moving the total. type carriers into recording position an operatlng 1necha--' nism;and'connect1ons for taking impressions; upon said strip from the type carriers, and

means operated by the operating mechanism for positivelyreturningthe total type carriers to their normal position after an impression has been taken therefrom.

8. In an accounting machine, the com bination'with a set of type carriers for recording items. upon: a record strip, f ofia second set of type carriers normally out of recordlng position for recording the total of sa d items upon said strip, actuating means connnon to both sets of type carriers,

means for moving the totaltype carriers 1nto recording position, and an operating mechanism and connections for taking im-T pressions upon said strip from the type carriers, for preventing the return of the total type carriers to normal positionuntil an been taken therefrom.

9. In an accounting machine, the combination witha set of type carriers for recordmg items upon a record strip, of a second set of type carriers normally outot' record-i ing position for recording the total of said, items upon said strlp, means for moving the total type carriers into recording position, actuatlng means common to both sets oi type carriers. manipulative devices controlhug the movement of the actuating means,

and means for preventing the operation of the manlpulative devices when the total type carriersare moved. into printing position.

10. In an :lCCOllll'ting machine, the combination With a of type carriers for recording items upon a record strip, of a second set oit type carriers normally out of record ing position for recording 'the total of said items upon said strip, means for moving the total type carriers into recording position, actuating meansjcommon to beta sets of type carriers, manipulative devices control.- ling the movement of the actuating means and means preventing the lllOVQiTlGht of the total' type. carriers into recordingposition when the manipulative devices are operated.

11. In an accounting machine, the con'ihination with a set of type carriers for record ing items upon a record strip, of a second set of type carriers for recording the total of said. items upon said strip, actuating means common to both sets of? type carriers, manipulative devices controlling the'movement of the actuating means, means for determining when a total is to be recorded and means controlled by both the manipula-' tive devices and-the determining means for preventing the operation of either one when the other is operated. Y

12. In an accounting machine, the combination with a set of type carriers for record ing items upon. a record SLI'll), of atotalizer for accumulating the total of said items, a second set of tvpe carriers connectedto the totalizer tor recordiiig the total upon'the record strip but normally out of recording position, means for bodily moving the total type Ct1l'1lG].'.111t0 recording position and means tor causing :relative movement be tween the type carriers and the record strip.

.for bodily moving the total type carriers into recording position and means for causing relative movement between the type car riers andthe record strip.

14. In an accounting machine, the combi-' nation with type carriers for; recording items and the total thereof upon a record strip, otmeans for feeding a check strip during the operationv of the .machinein which-items are recorded and means for.

preventing the recording of the total While the check strip feeding means is in operative condition, w

In an accounting machine,.thecombination with type carriers ,for recording. itemsand the..,total thereof upon a record strip, .of means for feeding a check strip, and means controlled by the check strip teeding means for preventing the recording of the total;

16. In an accounting machine, the ,combination With type carriers for recording items and the total. thereof upon a record strip, of means for iteeding a check strip, and meansgoverned by the check strip feed-'- ing means for controlling the recording of; the total. i I

17. In an accounting machine, the combi-.. nation with type carriers for recording items and the total thereofupon a record strip, (it-means for feeding a check strip, and means for controlling the recording of the totaland for disabling the check strip for recording the total of saiddtems on the record strip only, means for feedingtlie check strip during the operations of the machine in which the items are recorded,-

19. In an accounting mach-inethe combi' nation with a'set of type carriers forflrecording'items upon both a record strip and a check strip, of a second set of type carriers for recording the total of said items on the record strip only biit'normally' out of re'-- cording position. means for "moving the u I v I I v V" I total type carriers to normal posit on, and

means for preventing the operation of'the' .moving means for the total type carriers the device for rocking the frame thereby carrying the total type carriers into recording position and means for causing relative movement between the type carriers and the record strip.

21. In an accounting machine, the combination with a set of type carriers for re cording items upon a record strip, of a totalizer comprising movable elements for accumulating the total of said items, a shaft supporting said elements, gears corresponding in number to the elements of the totalizer and also supported upon said shaft, sleeves surrounding the shaft and connecting the elements and the'gears, a second set of type carriers for recording the total upon the record strip, intermediate gears connecting the total type carriers and the gears sleeved to the totalizer elements, a Second shaft for supporting the intermediate gears, a gear fastened to each of the above mentioned shafts and in mesh, means forrotating the first mentioned shaft and through the gear fast thereto rotate the second shaft, and means connecting the second shaft to the intermediate gears when said shaft is rotated by the first mentioned shaft so that said intermediategears will return the totaliz'er elements and the totalizer type carriers to zero.

22. In an accounting machine, the combination with a totalizer comprising a plurality of movable elements, and means for differentially moving said elements, of a plurality of type carriers, gears connecting the totalizer elements and the type carriers, and means for rotating the connecting gears and thereby returning the type carriers and totalizer elements to zero.

In an accounting machine, the combination with a set of type carriers for recording items upon a record strip, of a second set of type carriers normally out of recording position actuators common to both sets of typecarriers, an operating mechanism for said actuators. means for locking said operating mechanism, and means for moving the total type carriers into recording position and. for unlocking the operating mechanism.

24. In an accounting machine, the combination with a set of type carriers for recording items upon a record strip, of a second set of type carriers normally out of recording position, actuators common to both sets of type carriers, an operating mechanism for said actuators, means for locking said operating mechanism, manipulative devices for unlocking the operating mechanism and controlling the movement of the actuators by the operating mechanism, and means for moving the total type carriers into' recording position and also for unlocking the operating mechanism.

' In an accounting machine, the combination with a set of type carriers, of means for differentially adjusting the same, ma

nipulative devices controlling the adjust ment of said type carriers, means for taking an impression upon a record strip from the adjusted type carriers, a frame and an ink pad carried thereby, means for moving the frame thereby carrying the pad in position to ink the adjusted type carriers, a rod connecting the sides of the ink pad frame, pivoted arms embracing the rod, and a cam for rocking the arms thereby raising the frame to ink the type.

26. In an accounting machine, the combination with totalizing elements bearing printing type and devices for differentially actuating said elements, ofa platen, means for moving said platen at each actuation of the accounting machine, and manually controlled devices having connections for moving said totalizing elements into a position to be engaged by said platen.

27. In an accounting machine, the combination with totalizing elements bearing printing type and devices for differentially actuating said elements, of type carriers permanently connected to said actuating devices, a platen, means for moving itat each operation of saidactuating devices to take an impression from said type carriers,

and manually controlled devices having' connections to move said totalizing elements bodily into the path of said platen.

28. In an accounting machine, the combination of a pivoted item type carrier, a total type carrier, a frame therefor mounted to oscillate about a pivot eccentric to the pivot of the item type carrier, means for operating the type carriers and manually controlled means for oscillating the total type carrier frame about its pivot to position the total type carrier in or out of operative alinement with the item type carrier.

29. In an accounting machine, the combination of an item type carrier, a movable total type carrier, means for operating the carriers and means for moving the total type carrier into and out of operative relationship with the item type carrier so the type carriers will print simultaneously or but one of the type carriers at a time, respectively.

30. In' an accounting machine, the combi- In testimany'whemof I afix my signature nati n of an item'type cayrier, a total type in the presence (if 5W0 Witnesses. mans for )Pmmg Pl- FREDERICK L. FULLER. 11ers, and means for aausmg raw-nave m0we- 5 ment between the type carriers =11: positien Wiizaessgs:

them. in or out of: operative relationship in 15191 C. which they will print simultaneously. 1

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