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WILLIAM H. MUZZY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNQR TO THE N A TIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO,'A GORPQR-ATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

CASH-REGISTER.

T u all whom it may com-cm Ile itknown that I, WILLIAM H. MUZZY, 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 (ash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in cash registers, and has more particular rela tion to improvements in registers of the multiple department or multiple totalizer.

The object of the invention is to provide mechanism whereby a number of articles may be registered on the machine and only the total amount of these articles disclosed to the customer, while the details and total are printed upon the record strip and only the total on the check. 7

.\nother object of the invention is to provide a plurality of independent accounting mechanisms for different classes of goods. and a further mechanism for accounting to the customer for the sum total of all of the goods which may have been entered on the different individual accounting devices.

With these and incidental objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel fea tures of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter specifically described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification.

Of said drawings: Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a type of machine well known in the art. with my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation, partlv in section. of the turn-to-zero mechanism for the indicators. Fig. 3 is a partial rear elevation of the type of machine shown in Fig. 1. 4 is a detail transverse sectional view of the tvpe carriers and their operating pinions; Fig. 5 is a trans verse sectional view taken onthe Iihe looking in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail topplan view, partly in section, of the platens for the detail strip and their cooperating parts. Fig. 7 isa transverse sectional view taken onthe line 7--7.-lool:ing in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 8 isla detail elevation. partly in section. of the type carrier setting mechanism. Fig. 9 is av partial front Speci hcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8. 1914.

Application filed June 29, 1907. Serial No. 381,411.

elevation of the indicators and the connecting gearing for the total type carriers. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the multiple counter mechanism. Fig. 11 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the setting lever for the multiple counter mechanism. Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional view through the ma-. chine, showing the special key and some of the parts controlled thereby. Fig. 13 is a transverse sectional view, partly broken away, through the machine. showing the check levers controlled by the s ecial key. Fig. 14 is a detail side elevationo the intermediate gear and the caindisk connected thereto for operating the inking pads. Fig. 15 is a detail top plan view of the inking pads; and Fig. 16 is a detail side elevation check issued for such sum total, nor was the sum total recorded on the detail strip. In the present invention. however. there is provided means whereby the sale of any different character of merchandise may be recorded on individual accounting devices; the indicators of the accumulator or 'totalizer finally to show the sum total of all the different amounts entered in the different account ing devices, the record strip to show the details and sum'total. and a check to issue showing this sum total without such details of the transaction.

As an illustration of my invention the invention is shown as applied to a multiple totalizer machine of the tvpe shown in the patent to Thos. Carroll No. 754.049, issued March 8th, 1904, and which is at present well known upon the market. In this machine the difi'erent tota-lizers, which may be brought successively into operation, may be allotted to different characters of merchan disc: such as cigars. wines. cafe or anv other designation relating to the merchandise of a general store. Should a customer purchase during one transaction a number of such articles, they are registered successively upon their respective totalizers and the sum total finally disclosed to the purchaser through the indicators of the accumulator or totalizer or by means of the printed check. Y

The present machine is shown as operating manually, but it will of course be understood that if speed is desired, any of the regular forms of electric motors may be applied to it substantially in the same manner -as the machines at present on the market.

The keys 1. control the variable movement of the segment 2, which is transmitted to the total registering mechanism 3 through the intermediate gears 4, pinions 5 and'6, the double width clutch pinion 7, lever 8, link 9 and the cam disk 10. The gear 4 also meshes with a pinion 11 loosely mounted upon a shaft 12. Adjacent to this pinion is a similar pinion '13, see Fig. 9, which is attached to one end of a short sleeve 14, to the other end of which is secured an indicator 15. For each bank of keys 1, of which they are three, there is an indicator 15, and in addition an extra one to which is transferred the number upon sleeves 18 hereinafter referred to. The lower ends of the levers are united by ,a

transverse rod 19 which extends through semi-circular slots 20 formed in the gears 4, see Figs. 1 and 16. The left hand end lever 17 is further provided with a depending portion 21, which carriesaroller 22 that plays in a cam groove 23 formed in the disk 24 which in turn is secured to a rotatable shaft 25, see Fig. 16.

The shape of the cam grooves in the disks 10 and 24, the former being also secured to the shaft 25, are such that the segments 2 and the gears 4 are returned to normal position before the pinions 7 and 16 are thrown into mesh with their respective pinions. Just as the segments 2 start to take up a new position, the pin-ions 7 and 16 will be rocked rearwardly into engagement with their respective pinions so that the rearward movement of said segments will also be transmitted to the registering and indicating mechanisms. Each of the gears 4 carries a segmental plate 27 which is provided with 'V-shaped notches 28 into which a pawl 29 secured to a rock shaft 30 isrocked, immediately after the segment 2 has taken up its new position, by a cam 31 secured to the shaft 25 engaging a roller'32 secured to the lower endof an arm 33, the upper end of whieli'is fastened to the shaft 30.

Immediately after the pawls 29 are rocked into engagement with the plates 27, the pinions 7 and 16 are rocked out of mesh with their respective pinions. The pawls 29 remain in en agement with the plates 27 until the beginning of the next operation of the machine, when they are rocked out of engagement by a coil spring 34 surrounding a pin 36 which has one end extending through an ear 37 projecting laterally from the arm 33. The other end of said pin is enlarged and abuts against the back frame 38 of the machine. The ends of the coil spring 34 abut against the enlarged head of the pin 36 and the ear 37 of the arm 33, so that when the high portion of the cam 31 passes beyond the roller 32, the spring will expand and rock the arm and thereby the pawls 29 out of engagement with the plates 27.. The purpose of the arms 29 is to prevent accidental movement of the gears 4 and the segments 2 between operations of the machine.

it will be seen from the foregoing description that the registering an indicating mechanisms are left in the position to which they are moved, while the segments 2 and the gears 4, as described in said patent, are returned to normal position during each operation of the machine.

It is desirable in the present machine, to conceal the indicators of the accumulator or totalizer during the registration of different items and to expose them only after the total of all the items has been accumulated upon said indicators. This is accomplished in' the following manner: When the keys representing the amount of the last item to be registered are depressed, the total key 39, see Fig. 12, is also depressed. The actuation of this key will raise its detent 40, thereby allowing the retaining bar 41 to be drawn rearwardly by its spring 42 and consequently latch the key in its depressed position. One end of a link 43 is connected to the retaining bar, while the other end is connected to an arm 44 secured to a shaft 45. The upper end of the arm 44 has ears 46 and 47 projecting laterally in opposite directions, see Fig. 9, and which in turn are provided'with antifriction rollers 48 and 49 respectively. A collar 50 is splined upon the shaft 25 by a key 51,- so as to allow a lateral movement of the collar independent of the shaft 25 but to enforce a rotary movement of the collar with the shaft. This collar is provided with notches 52 which are engaged by a spring pressed plunger 53 carried by'the shaft 25, so as to hold the collar in either of the two positions to which it may be adjusted. This collar is also provided with camming projections 54, 55 and 56; the first two being adapted to engage with the rollers48 and 49, and the last one with the rollers 57 and 58 secured to the flash operating arm 59 and the indicator turn-to-zero arm 60 respectively. v

The arm 59, see Fig. 12, is pivoted at its upper end to another arm 61, which in turn is ivotally mounted at its inner end upon the shaft 12. At its outer end the arm 61 has secured to it :One end of a flash 62, the other end of which is fastened to a similar arm. The flash is drawn into position to conceal the indicators by a spring 63, which has one end fastened to the arm 61 and the other end to a pin 64 secured to the register frame. The flash is limited in its upward movement by the end of an elongated slot 65, cut in the lower end of the arm 59, com ing in contact with the shaft 25.

When the total key is depressed the retaining bar 41 is drawn rearwardly by its spring 42 carrying with it the link 43 thereby rocking the arm 44, so as to bring the roller 48 into the path of the camming projection 54 secured to said collar, with which the beveled portion 54 engages after the shaft has been given a little over a quarter turn and cams the collar into the position shown in Fig. 9. As the shaft completes its revolution, theprojection 56 of said collar engages the roller 57 secured to the arm 59 and withdraws the flash 62 to expose the amount indicators 15 of the accumulator or totalizer and a stationary indicator 66 which bears the inscription Total and which is mounted upon the shaft 12. The flash is held inits withdrawn position against the tension of the spring 64 by the projection 56 remaining in contact with the roller 57 until the commencement .of the next operation. It is to be understood that the total key and the amount keys are released near the end of the operation of the machine by the shoulders 67, formed upon the cams 68 secured to the rock shaft 69, coming in contact with the rollers 70 projecting from the retaining bars 41 as is well understood in this type of machine, see Fig. 12.

After the total has been displayed by the indicators of the accumulator or totalizer, the indicators must be returned to Zero or cleared before starting to accumulate a new sum. This I have accomplished by the following means: Fastened to the amount in dicators 15, see Figs. 2 and 9, are disks 71 of the same diameter as said indicators. These disks are equipped with heart shaped cam grooves 72 and V shaped notches 73, the latter being engaged by pawls 74 loosely mounted upon the shaft 30 and forced into engagement with the notches by springs 7 5 which surround the shaft and have their opposite ends supporting the pawls and attached to the back frame. Arms 7 6 carrying at their upward and forward ends rollers 77 which play in the heart shaped grooves 72 are'also loosely mounted upon the shaft 30. Each arm 76 has a projection 78 which extends below the shaft 30 and is engaged by a transverse rod 79 secured at one end to the indicator turn-to-zero arm 60 and at its other end toan arm 79. see Fig. 3. pi"- oted upon the shaft 30. The pawls'74 are tors.

for keeping the indicators in proper alinement, while the arms 76 are used to turn the indicators to zero. \Vhen each roller 77 occupies the position in the cam groove 72 as shown in Fig. 2, the indicatorsare at zero. It will be seen by reference to said figure, that if the roller 77 should occupy any other position in the cam groove and be forced toward the axis of the indicator, th latter would be rotated by the said roller passing along the cam groove toward the shaft 12 until the rollerrcsts in the notch 12, at which time the indicator would be at zero. Each arm 76 is rocked to turn its indicator tozero by the rod 79 contacting with the projection 78.

It will be seen from the above description that when the collar 50 is in its left hand position, the cam 56 is out of alinement with both the-rollers 5'7 and 58, and the rotation of the sleeve with the shaft will have no effect upon either the flash or the turn-to-zero mechanism for the indica- When the total key is depressed however, as before described, and the arm 44 rocked rearward, the projection 48 will be brought into the path of the incline block 54. As the shaft 25 now starts its rotation, the cam 56 is moved by the end of the roller .58, and slightly after this period the cam block 54 contacts with the roller 48, which cams the sleeve 50 to the right thus bringing the cam 56 in alinement with the roller :37, so that the flash is thereafter drawn downward and held so, to expose the total indication, as shown in Fig. 9. At the end of the operation the total key 39 is of course released and the different parts allowed to assume their normal positions, thus bringin the roller 49 into the path of the incline projection The location of the projection 55 is such. that during the first part of the succeeding operation of the machine the cam 56 will operate on the roller 58 and return the indicators to zero or clear them. The sleeve 50 will then be shifted before the cam 56 reaches the roller 57, so that the flash will remain up, concealing the indicators. 7

The differentially movable segments 2. see Fig. 1. carry anti-friction rollers 80, which play in elongated slots 81 formed in upright pivotal arms 82. These arms are secured to the inner ends of a series of nested sleeves 83. which extend out to one side of the machine and have fastened at their other ends segmental racks 84, see Figs. 3, 4 and 8. These racks mesh with pinions 85 which are semircd to one end of another series of nested sleeves 86, to the other ends of which are fastened printing wheels 97. which will be known hereinafter as the detail printing wheels. so as to be more clearly distinguished from another set of printing whcels'to be described later.

1 Wheels 95 which mesh with the pinions 9310'- ca'ted above and pinions 96 located below said wheels. The pinions 96 are secured to one end of nested sleeves 97 which carry at their other ends total printing wheels 98, see Fig. 4. The detail and total printing wheels, and their connected parts, are mounted upon a shaft 99 which is supported in two of the side frames 94. i

It will be seen from the above description that the pinions 89 and 91 simply act as idlers to transmit the movements of the indicators to the gear wheels 92. The pinions 93, which are pinned to the sides of' the wheels 92, receive the same degree of movement as the latter. This movement of the pinions 93 is transmitted to the pinions 96 by the intermediate gears 95. The pinioiis 96, as shown in Fig. 5, are twice the diameter of the i'nions 93, so that a complete rotation of the atter will turn the former only a half rota-tion. This is to permit the printing from the type wheels 98, which are connected to the pinions 97, of a check anda detail strip as hereinafter described.

In order that the indicators and the total printing wheels may be brought to the proper position to indicate and record the accumulation of a ,plurality of items,it is necessary to provide a transfer mechanism, and as the indicators and total printing wheels are connected a single transfer mechanism will answer for this purpose. Referring to Figs. 3, 5, 7 and ,9, the said transfer mechanism will now be described: The pinions 93 are secured to one end of a series of nested sleeves 100, which surround the indicator shaft 12, which is slightly reduced at this end, see Fig. 9. The sleeves carry at their opposite ends a disk 101 and three ratchet wheels 102, the disk and the first two ratchet wheels being provided with laterally projecting pins 103.- It will be seen from the above description, that the disk 101 and the ratchet wheels 102 being connected with the pinions 93, will move in unison with the indic5to'rs15; the disk 101 with the cents indicator, the ratchet adjacent to the disk 101,with the dimes indicator, the middle ,ratchet with the imits of dollars indicator in icator.

an the end ratchet withthe tens of dollars Upon a transverse shaft 104 which nearly extends the entire widthof the machiii'e, is "pivottlly mounted a fraifie 105 meagre? ca 'rryiiig the transfer mechanism. This frame has a rearward projection 106', see Fig. 5, which isprovided with an anti-friction roller 107, that plays in a cam groove 108 formedin 'a disk 109 fast to the rotary shaft 25. Just after the first quarter turn of the shaft. 25, he frame 105 will be rocked slightly upwar carrying the trip pawls 110, mounted in the upper part of said frame, into the patlt of the pins 103. These pins are so located hat when the indicators are passing from 9 to 0 the pins will rock the pawls 110, against the tension of their springs 111, out of engagement with the later'a-l projections 112, thereby allowing the transfer pawls 113 to drop into engagement with the ratchet wheels of the next higher denomination'and advance same one step near the end of the rotation of the shaft 25, by cams 114 arrange said shaft coming into contact with rollers successively upon the 115, see Fi 7, mounted upon the lower rear ends of t e transfer pawl carriers 116.

These pawl carriers are normally held in a retracted position by coil springs 117, the opposite ends of which are connected to the pawl carriers and the frame 105. This frame is cammed back to normal position by the cam disk 109 at'the end of rot'ation of the shaft 25. This form of transfer is well known in the art and, it is thought, needs no further description. The form of the groove in the cam disk 109 is such that the frame 105, as above stated, returns th a retract'ed position at the end of the operation of the machine, so that the noses 110 of the transfer trips'aremoved out of the paths of the pins 103. The object of this construction is to prevent the transferpa'wl's being tripped during the time that the indicators are being returned to zero b the heart sh ap'ed box'cams. After the period ofaction of the heart shaped cams is past, the frame 1 05 is again moved forward to bring the noses 110 into the paths of the pins 103.

Pivotallyniounted upon the nested sleeves 86 and 97 are bell-cranks 11s and 119, see

Figs. 7, 14 and 15., the outer ends of which are -connected by short shafts 120 and 121. Upon the shaft 120 i mounted a support 122 for an inkpad 123, and supports 124 and 125 carrying ink pads 126 and 127 'are similarly mounted upon the shaft 121. Blocks 128 secured to the sides of the bell-cranks 118 and 119 carry spring pressed plungers 129 which contact with flat portions 130 of the supports 122,124 and 125 and thus hold the ink pads 123, 126 and 127 slightly away from the detail and total t pe' carriers 87 and 98. The op'e'rati'n' c'ran 131, which. requires two rotations tion of the machine, cairies a pinion 132 which mesh s with a gear 133 four ti'mes its siize, so hat two rotations of the crank handle 13 ttlrns the gear 133 a half revoluf or a complete operation. A disk 134 is suitably secured to the gear 133 and is provided with a cam groove 135. A plate 136 is bifurcated at its upper and lower ends, the upper end of which groove 135 is such, that for each half turn of the gear 133 the plate 136 is first lowered, bringing the ink pads over the upper and lowermost types on the wheels 87-and 98, at which point they are momentarily arrested and then returned to normal position. The gear 133 meshes with a gear 140 half its size and which therefore receives a complete r0- tation for each half turn of the gear 133, see Fig. 7. This gear 140, which is secured to the shaft 104, meshes with a similar gear 141 fastened to the shaft 25. Pinned to the gear 141 is a smaller gear 142, which meshes with a similar gear 143 secured to the inner end of a short transverse shaft 144, see Fig. 3, which is supported by the printer frame 145. To the outer end of the shaft 144 is attached a gear 146, which meshes with a gear 147 that in turn drives 'a gear 148,

which meshes with a similar gear 149. To

the shaft 144 is pinned a disk 150 which is provided with a cam groove 151, in which plays a roller 152 secured to the upper and rearward end of a bell crank 153, see Fig. 5, the forward end of which is provided with a platen lever 154 connected thereto by ad-,

justing bolts 155, in substantially the same manner as shown and described in the aforementioned patent, The bell crank 153 is pivotally mounted upon a stub shaft 156 secured to the printer frame. At the forward end of the lever 154 is mounted a platen roller 157 around which passes a record strip .158 led from a supply roll 159, mounted upon the back frame38 of the machine, see Fig. 7, over a guide pin 159 to a storage roll 160 secured to a ratchet disk 161, mountcd upon a stub shaft 162, of an upright arm 163 of the platen lever 154. Also mounted upon the stub shaft 156 is another platen lever 164, see Fig. 6, which carries a roller 165, similar to the platen roller 157, and around which the record strip 158 also passes. A link 166, see Figs15 and 6, is mounted upon the stub shaft 156 by means of an elongated slot 167 formed in its rearward end, and at its forward end it is bifurcated and straddles a pin 168 projecting laterally from the platen lever 164. The

link is prevented from lateral displacement by the enlarged head of the pin and a collar 169 surrounding the inner end of said pin.

A pin 170 projects from the platen lever 154 to a position normally in front of the bifurcated portion of the link 166.- The extreme rear end of this link enters a recess 171 of a disk 172 secured to'the right hand end .of the shaft 45, whichxis controlled by the total key. The upper side of p the slot 171 is out at such an acute angle, that if the machine be operated without depressing the f total key the disk 172 will hold the link in normal position and consequently the lever 164 and the platen roller 165. The link 166 is normally forced rearwardly by a light coil spring 173, which surrounds a collar placed upon the shaft between thelink and the hub of the lever 164. The cpposite ends of said spring are attached to the link 166 and the above mentioned hub. If the total key is depressed the shaft 45 will be rocked in the direction of the arrow. shown in Fig. 5, the disk 172 carried thereby cannning the link 166 forward so that its bifurcated front end will straddle the pin 170 of the lever 154 as well as the pin 168 of the lever 164 and thereby couple the two levers. A pawl 174 carried by the link 166 will be forced downwardly by a leaf spring 175, so; as to hook over a projection 176 mounted upon the platen lever 154 and thus hold said link in a forward position regardless of the disk 172.

Just after the impression has been made upon the record strip, a pin 176 mounted upon the cam disk 150 contacts with the rear upturned end of the pawl 174, and rocks the forward end'out of engagement with the projection 176, permitting the spring 173 to withdraw the bifurcated end of the slide, out of engagement with the pin 170, and thereby uncouple the platen levers 154 and 164 which remain uncoupled until the total key is again depressed.

The configuration of the cam groove 151 formed in the disk 150, is such that upon each operation of the machine the platen lever 154 will be rocked twice and the lever 166 rocked a similar number of times if coupled to the lever 154. The throw of the lever 154 the first'time it is rocked is less than, its. second movement, the purpose of which will now be described: The shape of the cam grooves 135 and 151 is such, that when the ink pads are momentarily held over the upper and lowermost'types by the cam groove 135, the lever 154 will be given its first rocking movement, which is suflicientto carry the ink pad 127 into contact 1.

' he side on feed roller 180, see'Figs. 3 and ing pads, after which the rollers 157 and 165 are again depressed, this time carrying the record strip into contact with the inked type wheels Y87 and 98 thereby taking an impression upon said strip. The downward movements of the lever 154 will also carry:-

the ratchet disk 161, over which idly plays a spring pressed feed pawl 177 mounted upon the outer end of an arm 178, the other end of the latter being pivotally mounted upon the stub shaft 162. As the lever 154 returns to normal position, the pawl 177 will rotate the ratchet disk 161 thereby feeding the record strip as fully described in the aforementioi'ied patent. It will-be seen from the above description, that upon each 0 eration of the machine the lever 154 wil be rocked to ink the detail type wheels 87 and then to take an impression upon the record strip from said wheels; but the lever 164 "will only be rocked" to take an impression from the total, printing wheels 98 uponthe operation of the total key 39. I 'Thecheck strip 179 asses under the total rinting wheels '98 on y and is fed forward only upon the operation of the total key 39. I The lower Wheel 1149 of the chain of gearing previously described, is attached to 7'. whichis rotatably mounted upon a shaft 182 having eccentric bearings mounted in the printer frame. The gear wheel 148', which meshes with the wheel 149, is attached to' the side of a printing cylinder 183 which.

'carries numbering wheels and an electro, for printing upon the check strip 179 the cons'ecutive number and any suitable advertisement. To the side of the feed roller 180 is secured adisk 1 84, equipped with a cam groove 185, similar in shape to'the groove 151 for operating the platen lever 154, in which plays a pin 186 projecting laterally from a lever 187 pivotally mounted at its rear end to the printer frame 145. The forward end of the lever 187 is attached to a vertically movable slide 188, which is guided by suitable standards 189. The upper end of the slide is provided with a platen 190 for takin an impression upon the check strip 17 9 rom the total printing wheels 98. When the machine is operated without deressing the total key the gear 149, roller $80 and the cam disk 184 will be rotated, reciprocating the platen twice but not giving it ,sufiicient throw to ink the type or take an impression: neither will the c eck strip be fed-forward on account of the printin cyli'nder 183 and the feed'roller' 180 slightly separated. I

Referring now to Fig. 13, it Wlll be seen seen that u on an operation of the total key a pin 91 carried thereby will move a longitudinally sliding plate 192 rearwardly. This late is provided with an elongated slot 183 and bifurcated ends 104 and 195.

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'turn will slightl b means of the ever 187. Th1s ra1se of the "p aten slide is such, that when given its two The slot 193 and the end 194 straddle the rock shaft 69 and a pin 195 respectively, which act as guides for said plate. When the plate is moved rearwardly againstthe tension of its spring 197 a roller 198 carried by said plate will pass beneath, and in the path of a bevel face 199 formed upon an arm 200 secured to the rock shaft 69. This rearward movement given to the plate 192 by the operation of the key 39, will bring the end of the bifurcated portion 195 into contact witha pin 201 secured to a lever 202, which is rovided with a bifurcated front end 203 thatstraddles the shaft 69 and at its rear end is attached to a short vertical arm 204 secured to a transverse shaft 205. I

of the shaft 69 will carry the arm 200 downwardly, thereby camming the slide 192 farther rearward by the bevel portion 199 of the arm 200 contacting with the roller 198 mounted upon the slide 192.

.As previously described, the operation "of the key 39 wil carry the slide rearwardly, so that the end of the bifurcated portion 195 will contact with the pin 201 on the layer 202. It will be seen from this that the further movement of the slide 192 will be conveyed to the lever 202, which in turn will rock the shaft 205 by incans of the arm 204. The shaft 205 extends through to one side of the machine as shownin'Fig-s. 3 and 7 and has fastened to its end a downwardly projecting arm 211, to which is fastened one end of a link 212. The other end of said link is secured to the lower end of an arm 213, by a pin 214, the upper end of which is secured to one of the eccentric bearings 182.

It will be seen from the above descrip-' tion, that when the total key 39 is depressed and the handle 131 turned, the shaft 69 will be rocked, which in turn will rock the shaft 205; and the latter by the above described intervening mechanism will rotate the eccentric bearings 181 of the shaft 182 in'the direction of the arrow, as shown -'in thereby raising the 'feed roller 180 into contact with the printing cylinder 183 and feed the check paper 179 forward as the rollers are turned. This raising of the roller 180 will also raise the cam disk 184, which in raise the platen slide 188 chute 179 reciprocations by the cam groove 185 the platen 190 will force the inking pad 123 into contact with the total printing wheels 98 and then carry the check paper 179, which has been previously fed forward, against the type wheels to receive an impression, which is similar to the method for printing upon the record strip. The platen slide 188 also carries a knife 216, which in connection with a stationary knife 217 severs the check strip when the platen is raised to take an impression from the ty e wheels. This check may be then hande to the customer as a receipt for the amount of the purchase. The check is fed from a suitable roll (not shown), which may be located at any convenient place upon the machine, through the pivotally mounted upon a shaft 179*, between the feed roller and the printing cylinder to the knives 216 and 217. The check chute 179 also carriers a felt roller 179 for inking the type upon the printing cylinder 183.

Alt of the printing wheels 87 and 98 are provided with alining disks, which are provided with recesses 219. Pawls 220, mounted upon a shaft 221, are suitably connected so that they move together. One of said pawls has a rcarwardly projecting arm 222, which is provided with a. roller 223 that plays in a. cam groove 224 formed in the gear 147. The shape of the groove is such that after the type wheels have been set, the pa wls 220 arerocked into the recesses 219 to aline the Wheels and remain there until the printing has takenplace.

- A plurality of department totalizers 225, see Figs. 10 and 11, are mounted upon a reel 226'which is rotatably mounted in a vertically movable frame 227. This frame is raised and lowered by a disk 228 secured to the left hand end of the shaft 104, and which is provided with a cam groove 229. The frame 227 is provided with a roller 230 which plays in the groove 229. A series of nested sleeves 18, to the inner ends of which are secured the intermediate gears 4, are provided at their outer ends with segments 230 which actuate the pinions 231 attached to the wheels of the counters 225 when the reel 26 is raised by the cam disk 228, as fully described in the aforementioned patent. To the inner side ofthe reel 226 is secured a pinion 232, which meshes .with a segment 233 mounted upon a shaft Attached to the side of the segment 233 is a smaller segment 235 which meshes with a segmental rack 236 formed upon the lower end of a setting lever 237. This lever is loosely mounted upon the rock Shaft 69 and has pivoted at its upper end a pinch lever 238, which has afoot 239 that depresses an arm 240 whenever the pinch lever 238 is operated. The arm 240 is pivoted to the lever 237 by links 241 and has secured thereto a ing wheels being turned forward to block 242, shown by a dotted line in Figs. 10 and 11, which normally rests in one of a series of recesses cut in a plate 244 secured to the register frame. The arm 240 is normally forced outwardly by suitable spring mechanism not shown and forming no part of this invention. A suitable index plate (not shown) bearing inscriptions relating to the different counters, is arranged to be mounted upon the front of the register frame adjacent to the path of movement of the setting lever Loosely mounted upon the shaft 69, and fastened to the lever is a segmental rack plate 245, which carries an antifriction roller 246 that plays in a cam slot 247, formed in an arm 2 48 secured to a transverse shaft 249, which supports the nested sleeves 83. The other end of the shaft 249, see Figs. 3, 4 and 8, carries a segment 250, similar to the segment 84, which meshes with a pinion 251 secured to one end of the outermost' one of the nested sleeves 86, to the other end of which is secured the department printing wheel i It will be seen from. the foregoing description that should it be desired to regis ter, for instance, cigars 25 and drinks $1.00, the operator would first press the 25 key, set the totalizer reel to Cigars and then operate the machine. This will result in 25 being registered in the cigars counter, and the indicators and the two sets of printfiring 25 to printing position. The detail type wheels and the department wheel will be inked, and then the record strip carried against the type upon the further operation of the machine. While the record strip will also be carried against the total printing wheels, no impression will be made upon this portion of the strip because of the fact that the strip at this point is not carried with sufficient firmness against said wheelson account of the total printing platen not being coupled to the detail printing platen. The operation is then repeated with the $1.00 transaction, except that the reel is first set to Liquors or Wines. Previous to the last operation of the machine, however, the total key is pressed, which so couples the devices that when the crank handle is turned, the indicators of the accumulator or totalizer will be disclosed and show the total amount, that is, $1.25. This amount. in onnection with the $1.00 transaction, will also be printed on the detail strip, and a check will be issued showin the total amount. From this it will be seen that any desired number of details or items may be registered up to the capacity of the machine, which in the present instance is nine totalizers, and the total of these details finally indicated to the customer; the details and the total being printed on the detail strip, while only the total is printed on the check. At the end of the days business the proprietor can ascertain at once the total amount of business he has done in each department, and also the total of the days business from the grand totalizer.

The expression digit carriers is used in the claims in a broad sense to designate either the indicators or the type wheels geared thereto.

By the terms accumulator and totalizer used throughout the specification and claims is meant any device which accumulates the total of a plurality of items and from which the total may be obtained by reading it from the elements of the accumulator or totalizer, qr have said elements record it so that it may be read or in any other suitable manner.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in Various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with an operating mechanism, of a. series ofindicators arranged to show a sum total of difierent items entered, means for concealing the indicators, means for turning the. indicators to zero, and a devicefor controlling the concealing means and theturn-to-zero means whereby the indicators are turned to zero after being first disclosed.

2. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of indicating elements, means for concealing said elements, a special manipulative device, and an element, constantly driven by saidoperating mechanism, and constructed to be moved under control of said manipulative device into and out of a position for engagement with an element of said concealing means.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of digit carriers having printing type connected thereto, aplaten for taking impressions from said type, devicesfor operating said platen, continuously connected to said operating mechanism but normallydisconnected from said platen, a special manipulative device, and devices controlled thereby fdr connecting said platen to its operating mechanism.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a. series of. indicating elements, designed to exhibit a total of items entered, means for concealing said indicating elements, a cam for withdrawing said concealing .means from concealing position, and constantly driven by said operating mechanism, a special manipulative device, and connections controlled by said manipulative device constructed to move said cam into and out of a position for engagement with an element of said concealing means.

5. The combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of indicators arranged to show a sum total of the different items entered, means for turning the indicators to zero, and means for preparing the turn-t'o-zero means for operation upon the next succeeding operation of the machine.

6. The combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of digit carriers arranged to set up a sum total of'the difi'erent items entered, means for turning the digit carriers to zero and means for preparing the turn-to-zero means for operation as the last item is entered in the total.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a series ofindicators for accumulating the sum totalof a plurality of items, of means for normally concealing the indicators, and means for disclosing the indicators at will and as an accompaniment to the addition of the last item.

8. In an accountin machine, the combination with a series 0 digit carriers for accumulating the sum total of'a plurality of items, of means for turning the digit carriers to zero, and a selecting device for controlling the preparation of the turn-to-zero means i'or operation as an accompaniment to the addition oif'the last item,

9. In a machine of the class described, the

. combination with an operating mechanism,

of a series of indicating elements, designed to exhibit a total of items entered, means; for concealing the indicating elements, means for resetting said elements to normal zero position, and a manipulative device, with an element shifted by said device and constructed to be driven by said operating mechanism and thereby to actuate both said concealing-means and said resetting means.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of indicating elements, means-tonconcealing said elements, means for resetting said elements, a cam constructed tooperate both said concealing and said resetting means, and driven by said operating mechanism, a special manipulative device, and connections controlled by saiddevice for shifting said cam into and outof :a position for actuating said conceal mg and'said 'resettin means.

11; The combination -with an operating mechanism, ofsaplurality of counters upon which different. items may be registered, a series of indicators for accumulating a sum totalof difierent items, a series of type car riers for recording upon a record strip the difierent items, a second series of type carriers for recording upon the strip the totals of different items, and a special type carrier actuated according to the .counter operated.

12. The combination with an operating mechanism, of a plurality of counters upon which different items may be registered, a series of indicators for accumulating a sum total of different items, a series of type carriers for recording upon a record strip ,the different items, a second series of type .carriers for recording upon the strip the totals of diflerent items, means for turning the indicators to zero at will and means for preparing the turn-to-zero means for operation upon a succeeding operation of the machine.

13. The combination with an operating mechanism, of a plurality of .counters u on which different items may be registere a series of indicators for accumulating a sum total of difierent items, a series of type carriers for recording upon a record strip the amounts of the diiferentitems, and a second series of type carriers for recording upon the strip and also upon a check the totals shown on the accumulating indicators.

14. The combination with a series of indicators for accumulatin sum totals of difierent registered items, 0 a series of t pe carriers for recording upon a strip the ifi'erent items, and a second series of type carriers geared to the indicators, for recording upon the strip and also upon a check the total of the difl'erent items.

15. The combination with a plurality of accumulating elements, each being provided with a heart cam, of differentially movable actuating devices for said elements, driving mechanism for the actuating devices, and means normally disconnected from the driving mechanism but capable of connection therewith for resetting the accumulating elements to zero by engaging the heart cams upon an operation of said driving mechanism.

16. The combination with a plurality of accumulating elements, each being provided with a heart cam, of differentially movable actuating devices for said elements, driving mechanism for the actuating devices, pivotal members cooperating with the heart cams of the accumulating elements, a manipulative device, and means controlled thereby for establishing operative relation between the pivotal members and the driving mechanism so that upon the operation of the latter the pivotal members will reset the accumulating elements to zero.

17. The combination with a, series of type carriers for recording an itemized statement, of a second series of type carriers for printing the total of said statement, and means for controlling the printing of the total as an accompaniment to the printing of the last item.

18. The combination with means for recording upon a record strip an itemized statement, of means for recording the total of said statement uppn the strip, and means operable at will for controlling the recordjng of the total as an accompaniment t4) the recording of the last item.

19. The combination with means for recording upon a record strip an itemized statement, of means for recording the total of said statement upon the strip, and also npon a check, and means operable at will for controlling the recording ,of the total as an accompan ment to the recording of the last item.

20. The combination with an operating mechanism, of a series of counters on which difierent items may be registere a series .of indicators for accumulating sum totals of registered items; a series of type carriers for'record' upon a record strip the amounts registere at each 0 eration of the machine; a second series 0 type carriers connected to the indicators for recording totals upon the strip, and also upon a check; a concealing means for the indicators; means for turning the indicators and the total t pe carriers to zero; and means for controlling the recording of the total, disclosure of the indicators and the preparation of the turnto-zero means for operation.

21. The combination with a series of indicators for accumulating sum totals of a plurality of items, of manipulative devices for controlling the different items accumulated by the indicators, means for concealin the indicators and means for disclosing the indicators as an accompaniment to the addition of the last item.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a plurality of indicators arranged to show the sum total of difierent items entered by successive operations of the machine, means normally concealing the indicators, means for returning the indicators to zero and a special controlling device operable at will, for disclosing the indicators and thereafter causing their return to zero before another item is entered .thereon.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination with accumulating digit carriers, of means for concealing the same, and mechanism whereby the digit carriers after being disclosed, must be turned to zero before another item can be entered thereon.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination with printin devices ineluding type carriers for printing details of transactions, of an operating mechanism having connections for taking an impression from said detail type carriers at each actuation of said opeating mechanism, additional type carriers for printing totals, and

a total key and connections for causing an impression to be taken. from Said total type carriers said operating mechanism, .said

ing it and adding an item thereto during total impressionbeing taken beside the last detail item making up such total.

25. The combination with means for recording upon a record strip an itemized statement, of means for automatically reizer, and means for adding an amount determined by the manipulative devices to the totalizer during the same operation of the machine in which the totalizer is cleared.

28. In a machine of the class described, the combination with manipulative devices, and devices controlled thereby for printing I details of each item enteredin the machine,

of total printing type carriers positioned to print' in a different column from the printed details making up a total, and a special manipulative device for determining when a total shall be printed. f

29. The combination with manipulative devices, of means controlled thereby for recording upon a record strip an itemized statement and the total thereof, the construction being such that the totai is recorded in a separate column from the items and as an accompaniment to the recording of the last item, and means for predetermining when the total is to be recorded.

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a printing totalizer, of means for taking impressions therefrom on a record material, devices for resetting said totalizer to zero reading, an o crating mechanism, and connections there rom for operating said impression means and said zero resetting means in automatic succession.

31. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a printing totalizer and means for taking impressions therefrom, of devices for resetting said totalizer to zero reading, a special key, a main 0 erating mechanism, and connections contro led by said special key whereby actuation of said operating mechanism operates said im- 'pression means and said zero "resetting means in automatic succession.

32. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a printing totalizer and means for taking impressions therefrom, of devices for resetting said totalizer to zero reading, a special key, a main operating mechanism, devices controlled b sa d special key for causing operation 0 said impression means, and a shiftable element moved by said main operating mechanism to engage and operate said zero resetting means, with connections controlled by said special key for shifting said element.

33. In a machine of' the class described, the combination with a printing totalizer, and means for taking impressions therefrom on a record material, of devices for resetting said totalizer to zero reading, a special key, a main" operating mechanism, connections from said main operating mechanism and made effective by said special key for operating said zero resetting means, and connections from said operating mechanism for operating said impression 'means before the totalizer is reset.

34. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a printing totalizer, and means for taking impressions therefrom on a record material, of devices for resetting said totalizer to zero reading, including an actuating arm, a special key, a main operating vmechanism and a cam driven thereby, connections controlled by said special key for engaging said cam and said actuating arm thereby automatically toreset said totalizer, and connections from said operating mechanism and also controlled by said special key for operating said impres sion means.

35'. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an accumulating indicator and a device for concealing it, of means for resetting said indicator to zero reading, a special key, a main operating mechanism, and an element driven by said *main operating mechanism and movable under control of said key to a position wherein it may withdraw said concealing device and then operate said resetting means.

36. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an accumulating indicator, and a device for concealing it, of means for resetting said indicator to zero reading, a special key, a main operating mechanism, and a normally inefl'ective cam driven thereby, and connections controlled by said special key for moving said cam into a position effective to withdraw said concealing device and to operate said resetting means.

37. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an accumulating indicator and a device for concealing it, of a special key, a main operating mechanism, connections from said main operating mechanism and controlled by said special key for withdrawing said concealing device when said key is o erated, and means for resetting said indicator, said last means being positioned to be operated by said special key controlled connections.

38. In a machine of theclass described,

the combination with an accumulating indi-

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