US1078920A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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H, S. HALLWOOD` CASH REGISTER.

APPLlcATIcN PILEDNOV.4,1899.

1,078,920, n Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.4.1899.

- Patented Nov. 18, 191.5.

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CASH REGISTER.

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CASH REGISTER.

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CASH REGISTER.

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CASH REGISTER.

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A 7T OHNE Y asimilarview of a portionof a .of a 4target releasing de ce; '1

View in elevation vof theplunger employed spective of. one ofthe keylportio of'a registering wheel Ashowing in conjunction .therewith an adding and trans- T fer mechanism. Fig. 23 -is a similar view o f the transfer operating device. Fig. 24 i s a :registering wheel showing the.` means connected therewit-h .for resetting the Same to. .zero. Fig. 25. is a siiiiilarview o 'flqne of-tlie transfer operating fingers.' Fig- 2 \is` a similar view Fig. 27'. is a,

in said' target releasing device. Fig. 28 is an. outer side view ofthe vtarget operating cani, showingthe same in an operated posia gearsegmeirhhuh`which I employ? mathe' vmanner hereinafter. set

.,op'erated'po'sition. Fig.A 32

isaeeiitral ectionalrview.. through the hea-dv rrying'ar'nii* Fig. 33 isa degers. Fig. 3 4 is asimi- A tion. 'ofitheiiper'fstrip'receiving' drum of. theprinting attachment? "Figa -1 tail view in 6 is a dei perspective 'f o'nei ithe drum disks.- F ig. 372is-a. sectional viewon line s s of ig. 35. Fig. 38 isa,A detail viewin per- -CoU-nters. Fig.

v rnech'anisxri and vshowing p'ivided with-"longitudinal shoulders ou "which are adapted to slide the bearing projections or end tongues 9 ofa transverse guide' bar. 10 which is connected with a top plate llwith which the rear portion of the drawer is provided. A t the forward end of frame top plate 2, theforward end portion of a rearwardly extendi' spring stripl 8, the latter being slight-ly inclined and projecting in the forward end portion .of the slotted opening. 8 (see Fig. 5). The guide bar l0 is provided at .one end with an iipwardlyfprojectinghook 'finger 12, within -which`is pivoteda swingingvdog .13. This adog' 13 depends,v as shown, so as to engage with a toothed bar i-.rack- 14 which is` supportedlu'pon the`- t0p plate 2 adjacent to one side of.. tl ie .opening 8. ,As shown `in 'said Fig. .13, -the position-,of the dog is opposite th' rear. end;oftheJrack bar ltwheii the is closed.' On the opposite 'end of thefbr'lOis provided an uptuined and rear- ,'wardl `inclined finger 15, the' latter being provi ed Awith an out-turned lug 1G. To the rear Vside'of the drawer is fulcrumed a -bracket 17 which carries in its upper portion a journaled Aroller 18, the angle at which Asaid'bra'cket is supportedjrom the .drawer back being governed b y. an adjusting screw nisin of .theregister-.fis operated from the' roller i' 18 "on ,the drawer. flhe' adjustable featureof said bracket enables the register to the slotted opening 8, I secure to the basev 9D 19." As will hereina'ftei-.appean'the mechas 39 isa detail vview in perspective of a'cani `headvwhich I femploy in the manner herein"` after described; '40.is a view. in per;

'spective of the end of oneof the transfer' rods andFigA-l is a detail vview of a key 40 locking plunger.--- y A Similar numerals refer to similar parts y throughout. the several `views. n carryin outm invention, I ein lo a suitable-bas'egframe gud ca'sh drawer Idasihg A' 45 o f g hi'cl=r1representslthebottom plate or frame and 2 the top late. Upon this base top plate is supporte the main framework. of .the register-body ;.to be hereinafter described, this mainframe consisting articu- 50 larl in vertical .end frame standar s 3 and 4, t e latter being connected at. intervals bv frame rods, to be hereinafter described. 5 represents the cash drawer which is supported and adapted to slide within said base. 55 Journaled on the inner side of the side walls of the base casing are rollers 6 upc-n which b ea the laterally.` projecting portions of plates 7 which are secured to the upper side of the drawer, the drawer being thus sns- 6ol pended on said' rollers. In constructing the top plate 2 of the-hase, I form therein a longitudinal slot or opening in the direction of the lengt-hof the. drawer,as shown at. in rows which extend from the rightvsifie si 13. The parallel edges which forni the the key frame plaie toward the left. 'lo the 6.5 sides of this slotted opening are. rabbeted or left of these value keys are arranged a rowl 130 be adjusted so as togive the said mechanism its" proper degree of movement. From the lower portion of the rear face of the bracket. tprojects aclirved spring strip 20. l.The rear Side vof 'the drawer is also provided with a conicalboss 21 which is adapted, when the 13.5 drawer isin its closed position,` to engage and compress a short spiral spring 22 which projects forwardly .from a lugl 23 which rises fromv t-herear portion of the base frame v1.

24 and 25 represent upper and lower trans .verse frame rods which extend across the front of the machine between the standards andlnand between which is mounted the `keV frame 26. This key frame consists of an outwardly curved or bowed external or face plate 2 which has formed on itsinner side.l at intervals inwardly. projecting parallcl wings or ribs 28, the latter being provided with radia ly arranged slottedopenings 29. Each of the wings 28 has its inner portion provided with a laterally projecting curved shoulder 30 arid this curved shoulder is provided on its outer side with stops or notches, :is indicated at 3l. i

32 represent'the value keys which are airanged' one above the other and in parallel immo i No-sale' Received on account Cash 3 i and Charged The heads of the value keys 'are4 numbered tv represent different I nmounts,`.`the row to the rightv being nurn- V bexed from one to nine inclusive and indieating cents;` therow to the left indicating Lfnts in multiples of :ten and the next rows the iletL indicating dollars and tens of dolltrsrespectively. The initial keys are i y' indicated at 32 and the department keys are inditedat v82". The stems of all of these keys,`as inclicated'ifor the department and .X initial keys in Figs.` 3 and 4 of the drawing,

pass looselv through openings in the .face

"e plate 27 adjxcentvto the sides ofthe wings `28 and arev provided -on the inner side of said vlface plate with projecting transverse pinsA i 33,whiich.e xtend within the slottedopenings 29 'of the adjoining frame wing. TheA inner endl portions` of the key stems also V extend ifi" within radially larranged openings, 32 (indic'atedin Fi -4),eformed in the shoulder i' `portions 3() o said wings, and between said A .Y sliouldeijportions 30 and the keypstem pins4v Q33 areginterposed coiled springs 34 which serve .to normally retain the keys in their.

outer positions The inner ends ofthesteins '.of the department keys 32"v are beveled, as i fiindicated in Fig. 4. lOn the inner side-of fthat shouldei 31A-through which the beveled VU, I .inner eri-ds of the ster-ns 32b are adapted to 'l pass,l I provide an elongated casing 35 which Ais. curved tocorrespond With'xsaid shoulder,

the inner side bf said casing being provided` :it intervals with openings,y which are indicated at 36, these openings being arranged at Ypoints .in line with said` key stems 32". VVithin the casing 35, I-provide a desirable `,niiinbe :of `transverse rollers or balls 37.

` the main frame.

38 represent lock or detent plates of which there is one for each set or row of keys, each -of these lock plates having the general forni of a battle ax and havingr their head portions at their rear sides fulcrunied ona central or main shaft 39 which eX- tends between the end standards 3 and 4 of In this manner the lock vplates are so supported as to bring the for- .,ward portion of one of the saine adjacent v.to the corresponding frame wing 2S. This forward edgejof each-of the lock plates is curved to cniiforiii to the curvature of the said wings'and said curved edge has formed thereon hook shaped projections which are indicated at 40. 'lhe faces of these hoek projections are beveled, as shown in Figs. 5 and l2 of the drawing. As shown more clearly `in Fig. 12 ofthe drawing, I pro- `vide each of the lock plates 38 in its upper and reai' porti0n with` mi upwardly pro )acting trip ariii 3,which is provided on one side with a short projecting lug 38e.'

The downwardly extending stem'portions 38l of the lock plates are, with'the exception of the outer or department lock plate,

connected through the medium of rearwardly extending connecting bars 41 with substantially bell .crank shaped levers 42 which are journale'd or fiilcrunicd on a frame rod 431'- whichextends between the end standards 3 and 4. ff Thefconnecting bars 41 are connected withjthe shorter arms of said bell cranks, the longer arms thereof being, as indicated more clearly'in Fig. 33, in .the nature of forwardlyextending and upwardly-iinclined or curvedfingers 44 .which are provided in their 'inner portions with). recess or'shoulder 45 (see 33). 46 representlatch plates; the'lower ends" of which are Y fulcruned on a transverse frame -rodd'?, there being `one `of these latch plates,

for each ofthe lock plates .38.2*f"--Thejlatch platesas sliown,-ar'e formed withv curved or coiprex outer .-edges, theseoutwardly curved po tions overlapping the hook recesses of the lock plates. f Each ofthe latch plates has tsupper end portion and forward side vprovided withf'arecess 48 .which is formed,

as indicated respectively'at49 and 50,*withV -u-pper'andslower rear' and forward offsets or pin seats. AIn-'the upper .and rear scat or offset 49 of eachfef thelatclr plates, normally rests a' laterally projectingpin 51 of the adjoining lock plateathe engagement of said pins and offsets' servingl to normally .retain the hook ingersf the lock plate in such position that an inward movement of one of.' the keys Vof .the corresponding of n coming into contact with the iu.` clined face of'one of said hooks. Each of the latch,l plates' 4 6 is provided with an upwardlyrpri'ijectin;r finger 46%: The' latch plates are normally held in their outermost positions through the medium of springs 175 which are vconnectedV with the rod 47 and which exert 'an outward pressure on said latch plates, as indicated in Fig. ."i. That latch .plate which is at the extreme left of the key frame and which belongs to thc department keys is, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 13 provided with an inwardly extending arm 46 which terminates in` a downwardly extending wedge shaped foot 52, said foot portion having on one side :i laiterally projecting shoulder, which is indicated at 52a and on theopposite side a stop projection 52". The wedge shaped foot oi arm extension 52 has its lower end portion adjacent to the inner side of the lug 53 which rises. fromthc upper side of the top base plate 2, as is shown in Fig. 1. 54 represents an angular drawer latch or locking lever which is pivoted centrally at to the upper side ofthe base plate 2. The`i`earwardly extending arm 5LP-of this latch lever

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