US1119983A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

Description

F. C. OSBORN.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION HLBD JAN. 23. m95

5 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

F. C. SBORN.

CASH REGISTER Affi/Mami@ um@ ,um 23. wm,

1,1 19,983. Patented De@.8,1914.

5 SHEETSWSHEII m MM F. C. SBORN.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN, 211x 1895,

1,119,983. Panemed Dec.. S. 1:3114,

atented Dec. 8, 1914.

25 actuator.

45 tions.

50 third for hundreds.

UNITED STATES PATENT orricn.

FRANCIS C. OSBORN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED iN 1906.)

CASH-REGISTER.

Application filed January 23, 1895.

to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to cash registers of that class in which there is employed mechanism adapted to produce the exposure of an indicating tablet and at the same time operate a registering mechanism adapted to produce a register of the tot-al amount of the sums indicated by all the tablets that are brought to indicating position.

In carrying my invention into effect, I employ means for giving to the tablet a primary movement, which movement sets it in position to be operated upon by a secondary I also employ means by which each key, after having been once depressed to bring about the primary actuating movement, is locked against a second depression before the indicating tablet has completed its movement to its indicating position and dropped therefrom. I also employ means for ringing the alarm bell with the depression of thelrey at the time it brings about the primary actuating movement or setting movement of the tablet.

I further employ, in connection with the indicating devices, a registering mechanism in which separate counters are so arranged that the amounts in units, tens, hundreds or ,in any higher denominations, may be separately and independently registered, but wherein the amounts registered on the separate registers may be transferred in part to the registers for the next higher denomina- In other words, in the vinstance of my invention which I propose to describe, I show three separate and distinct counters or registers, one intended for the registration of units, another for tens and the Sales in units, tens or hundreds will be directly registered on the respective registers. The units register will be capable of registering amounts in and hundreds if desired. The tens Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 8, 1914.

Serial No. 535,986.

register will be capable of registering amounts in hundreds and thousands if desired. The hundreds register will be capable of registering amounts in thousands and ten thousands or any higher denominations. Thus a separate and distinct register is effected of all the sales in the several denominations. When desired, the register will be capable of effecting a transfer to the registers for the next higher denomination, whereby the tens and hundreds which may be registered upon the units register will be transferred first to the tens register, While the hundreds and thousands either registered directly upon the tens register or transferred thereto from the units register may, if desired, be transferred to the hundreds register. By thus transferring from the units register only the tens and hundreds and from the tens register only the hundreds and thousands, a total of the entire amounts will be effected on all of the registers taken together, and may be read from the register wheels of all of the registers.

In order that confusion may not result in effecting the transfers from the registers to the registers of the next higher order, it is necessary that the amounts so transferred should be deducted from the register from which the transfer is made. By transferring the units and tens to the total adder in this way, the employment of complicated transferring mechanism is avoided, which permits the employment of fewer and lighter parts, both in the counting mechanism and the devices which actuate the same, contributing not only to a reduction in the cost of the api'iaratus, but the ease of operation.

" I make use of other novel devices and combinations of devices which will be hereinafter more fully referred to and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate my invention, Figure l is a perspective view of the apparatus with a portion of the casing and the counters removed; F ig. 2 is a vertical cross-section, the counters heilig omitted; Fig. 3, a detail view of one end of the tillcover showing thel bell-operating devices; Fig. 4 an enlarged perspective View of the bell-hammer and its operating lever; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the counters., the mechanism at the right-hand end of the iigure being the unit counter, die

central portion the tens counter. and the ymechanism ai, the leitliaud the hundreds counter; Fig. l) is a cross-section on the line l of Flg. looking to the right; Fig. 7, a c-' iss-sccti n on the line T ol lflf. lool;n ing'to the righi; Vig. R, a cross-section on the liuc ot lf`igi'. Si, looking to the right. l"v l1 a cross.. rtion on the line 9* of l" looking lo the lult and Fig. l() a "cetial cross sectional view through the machine, and lig. 1l represents a detail perspecti vien showing the wrench end ot the units wheel screw shaft.

The primary actuators for the tablet rods are the keys 1, pivoted on a cross-bar 1, and these keys are arranged in three sets, z'. e., the unit keys at the right, thetens keys in the middle, and the dollar keys at the left. There are nine unit keys, nine tens keys, and ten dollar keys, and each set is separated hy a wide space, as seen in Fig. 1.

rl'he secondary actuator consists of levers 8 (Figs. l and d), which constitute the end-plates of the till-cover 2, to which is secured the operating handle 2*. The indieating tablets are indicated at 3** and are mounted upon vertically moving tablet rods 3. rlhese rods move vertically in a frame extending across the machine secured to the end-plates. This frame. has` an upper horizontal flange 3l andI a lower horizontal flange 3", tablet rods are supported in their unexposed positions by means ol studs 3d projecting from the 'front sides ol the tablet rods. The lower end of eacli taht t rod is slotted, as shown at 3E (Fig. 1), and into the slot of each rod projects the toe 'Al-'of a key lever l. 'The depression ot" a. key lever elevates its tablet rod a short distance, and places a. stud 5 at the lower rear end of the tablet rod in position to he engaged hy `the mecha nism of the secondary actuator.

Thesecondarv actuator operates a `pair ot levers 6, which are pivotcd on the bar 9 at the front of the machine. The l vers 6 are connected with the secondary acti. ator 8 by means of curved arms 7 (Figa l), whose points of connection with the levers are directly underneath the pivot or fnlcrnm 8^ ol the actuator E Vwhich is the pivot of the. till cover. he rea'.` ends of levers C engage with the erfassbar 10% which is part of a vertically sliding traine composed of two vertical enileigilatcs the cross-bar 10al and a cross-liar 10. This frame #carries a lifting har l1. which carried liy two arms l?) pivoted at l2 to the plates 10. The wrticallv morini? frame moves in guides l0' and l0, and oi these guides. or on any other stationary part of the frame. are secured two guides 13 and E?. which guide the, lift ing har 11 insu .iz-fl the path of the studs .3 en the wif: You;

and upon which loweikllange the when the frame l() is elevated through the opening of the till-cover, the shoulder lill (Fig. 2) on the arm 12 strikes the station ary guide pin 13 and causes the lifting bar 11 to move forward into engagement with the stud 3 of any one or more of the tabletrods which may have been partially elevated by the key movement. The upward 1novement ol the lifting bar before the shoulder 12" strikes the pin ilfl, is sulllcient to allow the upper surface of the lifting bar to Clear the studs 5 of the tablet-rods remaining in their normal positions. ll'lhen the lifting har descends, it strikes the stationary guide 14 and is thrown out of engagement with the tablet-rods.

The upward movements of the tablet rods actuate segments which engage with the primary wheels of the counters. Since there are three sets of counters, three such segments are provided, viz., segment 17 for the hundreds counter, segment 17 for the tens, and segment 17 "for the units counter. These segments are carried by three shafts, one of which, 17', which is the shaft carry ing the segment 17, shown in Fig. 2. These shafts are carried by suitable bearings or brackets projecting from the frame through which the tablet rods pass. one of such brackets, 172 being shown at the lefthand end of Fig. 1. The segments referred to are provided with operating hars lll, 1C and 1Gb respectively, the segments being secured at one end oli' the bars, and the. other ends of the bars are. secured to afrn'isl, 1T"

and 17e respectively, which arms are cured to the shafts 17e. The operating bars 16, 16a and 1Gb are actuated by the tahlet rods through studs, projecting from the front faces of the tablet rods. These studs. as shown in Fig. l, are so located o,n the tablet rods as to move the segments 17, 17 and 1T through a certain angleaecording to the numerical value of the respective tahlet rods; that is to say, the tablet rod having the lowest numerical value, 2'., e., the tablet bearing the numeral l. of either the units. tens or hundreds tablets, has its stud 15 farthest down the rod, so that before the stud strikes the operatinghar, the tablet rod will almost have reached the end of its upward stroke, and the angle through which the segment is moved by the tablet rod in completing the upward stroke will be equal to 1, or in other words, this movement of the segment will rotate the primary wheel f the counter a distantey which will result in its respect-ive registering wheel being moved one space. The studs on the other tablet rods are each successively and equal distances'higher than-the preceding.;` one, so

that the relathe angular movements im' parted thereby to the segments will be. correspondingly greater; that is to say, if, for instance, the tablet bearing the numeral 5 of either set is elevated, the segment actuated thereby will be moved through an angle equal to 5, and the primary wheel of the counter actuated thereby will move throu h a corresponding angular distance, the eect of which will be to move its respective registering wheel a distance of ve spaces, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The tablet rods when raised to their indicating positions by the secondary actuator, are held in the exposed position by a locking bar 18 which extends across the entire series of tablet rods and is carried by the arms 18 of a pair of double `bell-crank levers which are pivoted on the rod 18". The arms 18c of these levers are connected by a rod 18d which extends under the entire series of key levers, as most clearly see@ in Fig. 2. The downward projecting arms 18% of these lvers are connected to spiral springs 18f whose other ends are secured to studs on the end-plates of the casing and A act to throw the locking bar 18 against the tablet rods, and the liftingbar 18d upward to return the key levers to their normal po sitions. i l

The operation of the parts just described is as follows: Upon depressing a key lever, the two bell-crank levers are tilted on their pivots through the engagement of the key lever with the cross-bar 18d, and this movement throws the locking bar 18 forward away from the tablet rods. The depression of the key lever, as before eiplained, partly elevates a tablet rod, and upon opening the till cover, this tablet rod is raised to its invdicating position by the` action of the secondary actuato The key lever after being depressed 1s held in that position by the locking device 19, which is carried by a rod 19 and engages with thc shoulders 19b of the key levers; the normal position being that of Fig. 2. The rod 19a is provided with a downwardly extending lever 19c (Fig. 1), whose lower end is connected with one end o a spring 19,` the other end of which is connected with a stud on the casing. At the lower end of the lever on the inner side is a lug 19e which projects into the path of a pin 18x (Figs. 1 and 3) on actuator 8. When a key lever -is depressed, the locking device is rocked forward through its engagement with shoulder 19,

and as its lower edge clears the shoulder, the'.1

tion, pin 18X strikes lug 19e, which tilts for ward lever 19C and locking device 19, thus releasing the depressed key lever, the pin 18 eventually passing over the top of the lug 19" and free of the same. This action permits spring 18f to draw arm 18e forward and tilt 'the arms 18 and 18C, which raises the rod 18d and the depressed key lever to its normal position, and throws the locking bar 18 against the tablet rods to hold the tablet just actuated in its elevated position. The flexibilityv of arm 19c` and the free play of the parts permit the pin 18X to sna back under the lug 19 upon the closing o the till cover.

It will be observed upon reference particularly to Fig. 1 that the sides of the disks which support the till cover are provided with cams which, when the till cover is entirely open, engage beneath the' pins 25 to lock the bar 18d positively u ward, thereby preventing the depression o the key while the till cover is open.

lllliere, in my claims, reference is made to a cam-ended till cover I wish it to be undei-stood as including one provided with a cam surface for effecting this function.

V'Vhen a tablet rod is elevated, a' segment 17 is also moved upward, as before explained, and. before that segment can again operate its cooperating primary wheel of vthe counter, such segment must be returned to its normal position. It will be seen therefore that when a tablet rod descends afte'r the locking bar is disengaged therefrom, the stud 15 moving downward with the tablet rod will permit the segment to drop to its normal position. In order, however, to guard against the sticking of the segment due to friction or anv other cause, l provide a. device which will positively throw the segment to its normal position. This device consists of two pivoted levers 20, one at each end of the machine, and having a cross-bar 21 which is adapted to engage with the lugs 21 on the segment shafts 17* (Fig. 2). The cross-bar 21 is moved forward bv the' tilting of the levers 20, which tilting action is accomplished by the wiper pawls 22 carried by the arms 12 of the tilting-bar 11, and this tilting action takes place at the beginning of the upward stroke of the secondary actuator: that is to say, referring to Fig. 2, when thc lifting-bar 11 is elevated through the opening of the till cover and just before the shoulder 12b engages with the pin 13, the )viper pawl 22 will strike the cam ends 20 l of the levers 20, tilting the CII same rearward and causing the cross-bar "3l to throw the segments 17 downward by engaging with lugej 21a; so that before the ele\'al'ion ol a tablet rod begins, all the seg ments will he in their normal positions.

l t will he understood'that each of pawls is an ordinary forni of wiper pawl pivetell at its center portion and suitably spriogrpressefl to carry its rearward portion into horizontal position7 so that upon the raiain.; oil the har l0 the pawl QQ will strike the inrlined surlare i203 and will force the latter wai-wlmi sinre the pawl is new in its blocked position. huty as soon as the pawl has been Carried` up heyond the inclined surtaee, the lower enzl of the har 20 is then 1free to swing forward as it will when the registering segments are given theirfull registeringr movement and if nurh lower end of the har then strikes the paul it will simn ply rotate the saine about its pivot against' its spring tunisien. and on the downward nvr/ement of the har l0 the pawls `will wipe idlvv hy the projeetions 20a.

Vln regietering any amount, either by a single hey or liv a nuinher ol? keys, the depression et' the first key will cause the Striking ol' the alarm hell. The alarm hell is indicated at S23 (Fig. oli 'lhe strikeigZ is earried ly a eur-fed leror which is piv- (ted at to the side plate Q5 of the till, The lever has a flange'" which is out away to pre-duce an openingr 25d. The aetnating lever 8 is provided with a pin on the insidei which engages with the flange and in the opening' movement of the till cover, tilts the lever Q5 on its pivot in a direction to more lhe hammer 24 awa)v from the hell, This movement of the lever Q5 rauses the pin 25" on the' inner side of the arrn 18 to pass through the opening 25d, so that when the till rover closed againv` the hanged part Q5 oil the lever 25 will rest upon the pin '25". The hell hammer is now set to strike the bell, and upon depressing a key lever. whieh. as before explained, through its engagement with the rod 18d tilts the arms 18 and 18 and carries the arni N23* l'laelcifanl. so that the pin 25g will more from under the Harige 25 and in line with the opening 25d, This releases the lever Q5 and permits the spring` 25X (Fig. 3) to operate the hell hammer. The opening movement of the till aerei' lillowing the. depression of a key leren eauses the pin 25 to pass through the opening 2 21 again by reason oi the engagement of the pin o" with the ange and as the pin 1.9* strikes the lower enf? rt the arm l to threw the leekn ing har lu into engagement with the tablet rods, the pin 125' is moved under the flange h and the hell hai'nmer is again in position to he trinped hy the neXt liev nuwenient.

The regietering: mechanism eoinp ian# essentially three normally independ, -lunt ers or registers for registering units. tens and hundreds. Obviously, additional count ers may be employed when the inaeliines are ofahnormal oapaoity. The :init (.'ounter is loeatecl hetween the plates l) 'feg/.l l. 'lfhe tens r-.ounter is betweenl the plates l and P and the hundreds eounter between the plates R and P". 'lhese plates l, l", R and R' support and form hearings for all of the transverse Shafts of the counting mechanism; the end plates being suitably ,-seeured to the main frame of the machine to support said devices.

rfhe units and tens ,:eunters are Similar in all respects and, therefore, a description ot' the units counter with reference to Figs. fn 7, 8 and 9 will suliee for both. l'lowei'er, for the hundreds munter I show mechanism of a` dili'erent type. lt may be stated now that this counter also may correspond aetly with the its and tens eounters. The segment 17h, actuated hy the. unit indicators, meshes with a gear-w heel ill) (Fig. Si `.which wheel is rigidly secured to a ratchet-wheel. 31. The wheels 3U and fill are rotated in the direction oi' the arrow and through the engagement ol' the pawl 32') with the ratchetA wheel 31 ar larger ratchet-heel is rotated in the saine direction. This ratehetV4 wheel is secured to a gear-wheel 3f'r,fshown in dotted lines, which meshes with a. large gear-wheel 35 and rotates the saine in the direction indieated by the arrow. The gear 35 is carried hy a, sleeve E5 loosely mounted on the shaft 351 and this sleeve carries: a register-wheel :lo (see. Figs. 5 andf'). The registeringwheel is provided with one or more teeth aeeording to the number of gradr nations upon the. wheel, two teeth 36a and 361 beingshown in Fig. 7. `When the indieatingwheel is provided thereon with the representations of the nine digits and the cipher. it is provided with a single one of these teeth to eileit a earrying (operation` as will vbe explained. at each rotation. lVhen it is prm idell with two sets of igures. it will be prmnled with two of the Carrying teeth as shown. The earrying teeth flle. Bleib. engage with and rotaie. an intermediate earrying wheel :r pinion 53T. as is eonnuen in;

The carrying-wheel 37 is Gamed. by thearm 4() of an L-shaped lever pivoted on the rod 4l. and the arm 42 of this lever carries a. dog 43 which engages with a ratchetwheel 44 on the screw 39 when the arm 4() is moved lmckward to discngage the carryingwheel 37 from the gear-wheel 3S, and permits only a backward movement of the screw, as will be hereinafter described. ll'hen the carrying-wheel 37 is in engagement n ith the gear 38, the pawl 43 will be withdrawn from the ratchet 44 to permit rotation of the screw 39 in its normal direction. (Jn the screw 39 is a traveling nut 45 having an arm 45 which projects into a slotted bar 4G, and, when the screw is rotated. the nut is caused to travel along the same. The screw 39 carries at the left-hand rnd (see Fig. 5) a Wheel 47 which meshes with a gear-wheel 48 loosely mounted on a sleeve 51a which passes through the plate P. (')n the left-hand side of the plate the said sleeve carries the gear-wheel 5l and the reg-v Adiiection, i'he prwl 4l) traveling over the il (l ratchet-wheel 50 without alecting it. T he lnnii` to the amount. that may be stored up on the units counter is determined b y the length of the slot in the bar 46, that is'to say, when finger 45 reaches the end of the slot on the left, the units counter cannot be further operated., since the screw, and hence the gearing which drives it, will be ldcked, and the amount stored up on the units counter must then be transferred to the tens counter. l t will be understood that the slotted bar for both the units and tens counter uill le provided with a suitable scale with which tbe arm l5 on the, nuts will cop- ,erate Since the position of the nuts is dependent upon the extent of movement of the carrying-wheel for the units or tens counter a simple and effective register is secured for effecting registrations on the units or tens counter in excess ofthe capacity of the registeringwheels or To transfer the amounts in tens or hundreds thus stored up on he units register to the tens register, the screw 3U is rotated in the opposite direction a t'ter first tipping liaelovard the arm t0 of the L-shaped lever so as to disengagethe carrying-wheel 37 and to throw the. doler 43 into engagement with the ratchet@ to thus prevent forward movement of the screw 39. Obviously, if the transfer is to be effected, when the finger t5 is at the Iet't-hand end or" its slot, this forward mo ement of the screw 39 Will be preventerf. but since the transfer from the units to the tens and from the tens to the hundreds is effected generally when the nuts crcupy intermei'liate positions on their screws, it is necessary to provide independent mechanism like the locking-dogs 43, to overcome the possibility of this movement, which manifestly will result in false registration. By disengaging the carryingwheel S37 the screw 2li) can be. readily turned baclnvard without affecting the registerwhcel 3U of the units register. The reverse ino\ ement of the screw 3l) rotates the Wheel t7 (big. 9) in the direction opposite to the arrow` and that wheel, in turn, rotates the wheel 4s', in the opposite direction. This movement causes the pawl 49 to engage the ratclietwlwel 50 which is now rotated in the (lireeion vi' the arrow on the ratchet-wheel beine4 mused 5.o rotate in a forward direction. 'lluialion of the tens counter tbrouel he farlnvrrd rotation of the screw l ill ron-l. i 1r untzl the nut 45 reaches the lmi'l 'si' :if` ownie:K t lo the right. Thus it will l-. een that the exact amount represente the `iosition of the nut will be trans l lo .he tens counter, but the p0- sition n! i.; Suits wheel representing the units in of the tens amount will be unchaiufjed. A1 ter the amount stored up 1n hundreds :mi lens on the units counter has been rh innslerred to the tens counter, the lr\ lil s tilted forward again so as to throv .lie rrvingwheel 37 into mesh with the e r wheel 3S and disengagelthe pawl :iii iron; the ratchet-wheel 44. The units riunites uill then be in position again to be acl-,naald by its driving segment 17". The rotation of the tens counter 52, either tlvy ough its segment 17LL or through the carrying operation lust described, rotates the screw Sil of the tens counter through a set ol wheels and ratchets similar trujhose deo f-:cribed in connection with the/units counter and i'or the saine .purpose and with the same ell'ect', the nut on the screw 53 representing, ot' course, hundreds and thousands.

To transfer: the amounts in hundreds and thousands stored up on the ten counter, lever 5l is tilted backward to disengage the carrying-wheel corresponding to 37 of the units counter and to lock the screw 53 against forward movement as in the units counter. By giving a backward rotation to the screw 53, wheels 55, 56 and ,57 are operated in a ummm* Jimlzzr m the upifmton of wheels l .mi the unltb counter, resulting wns'il mmxtbn of the wheel 38 of upon :l s o similar to the Sleeves 55 and Th@ um 35) oxtcnds from the ratchet p lv glans l :1nd muy be formed on its .'xpmm mi with u zevtfmgulm Section fm w :n (srfllnnx'y turning-key 'by which lt mmf.' bu Lmmd baclwzu'd to www' 10m. uml lmmlrwl fzom. the Units lo the tir-71%; rfmmtw. 'Hw www 525 'ne movdcd ith :1 rwlmxwl www' i vxvm'lmg s Shown. ll'ul r u phil@ Yl' :nul mu 111g :kl tllgll-'i smtun at its vuil rwexlng u slmlzu' key for turning tlm wid #www when a carrying npvmton u) he @tibet/ml from the tens w killv hundreds muntm. The nuts whclx trawl un tlm www5 3i) und 5?, 'when they lerfiflflx tlm extx'eme limit ot' their slotS, lock' the Units :xml tens counters against fmfthir nrnn'vmvxlt; und. tu allow a further registra mntlw amount stored thmon (in excess o?? the units ou the: umm count-m' and of the mu ou thc tens comme!) mus be trans- 'erwd to 'the mmdmds counter by the m www rotation of the scwws and As statt-dfhowever. mrrvng operation may,

:mit usually dofefsz take plaise in Grdinary op eration when the nuts occupy im lntermu dint@ position betwwu thv exlwmu: oli' their travel.

It is understood. m" com'su.) tlm-lt the arl-ymg operation is effvted whvnever the opera- ,tol' sees t to effect auch am pemton. The capacity of registration uf tlm tx'melng nuts in thfx unit# and tens Hunters les limted only by the stent of their movement in the .slots and tu thv pli/h (it tlm smews 'fm' :animating them. 4The lmmri-ds @mamma :1s slim-vn iii Figa is 0f u dill'mwi; .Ihmactez' from the units nml uw camu; simply humus@ it lm l-,wmnivut tu make iL cf a dlt'mefnt wmwy null :slm bec-:msu of 'zt/,s czzpnl'rilty im' c: my Vending'. It will be im- .lvrhtomL huwen-3, that i: counter may lw with or Vi y, a :nl Ylmwtm :E P an wlmi whisk in Jtlx the maximum@ www Ll) mml :'fftunfm @t tl;

the tens and hundreds counters are affected through the engagement of the gear-wheels #t7 and 48 of the units counter and and 56 of the tens counter.

The operation of the improved registering mechanism, in connection with the operation of the parts of the improved cash register` have been indicated in the foregoing description and need not be described in detail here. It will he understood that in the registra- /tion of unit sales. the operation of the cash register will effect. a direct registration on the units counter. The ,sante is true ot the tens and hundreds counters for the direct registration of the tens` and lnmdreds sales. At the end of its operation the units counter will indicate in units. tens or higher denominations. the total ot' the unit sales for the day or any other period may lic desired. The tens counter will indicate. not, only in tens but in higher denominatials.y the total of the tens sales during thatv period. The hundreds counter will indicate lll. total of the hundreds Sales duringy this pe d. ln order that the operator may have a tot-id of all the sales for his" convenient-r. la in order that the device may have lle-e rapaeitv tor continuing its operatii u. it the nuts ot' either the units or tens counters have reached the limit-ot their travel. the carrying operation is etfected by reversing the rotation of the screws 39 and '53. lly reversing 'the rotation of the screw $39. the total represented h v the units counter in excess of unit amount on the register disk Btl will he tra ns'ferred to the tens crunter. the. nut 45 being;r returned to its /.eropositionv By reversing the rotation oll the screw 53. the nut of the tens contr ter will be. returned to the Zero position and the amount indicated by 'the trns counter in excess of the tens amount on the register disk 52 will he transferred to the lnuidreds counter. 'Ille hundreds counter. thrret'ore. indicates in total not only the amount in hundreds directly registered thereon tty the operation or" the machine. hat also thc amount in hundreds transferred thereto from the tens counter. The register disksy 52 and 3G ot' the tens and units counters will. therefore. represent in tens and nuits the amount in excess of that transferred to the liuni'lreda counter. The operator thus has a total on the three counters` of the sales con" stimulated duringl anir desired period. The value of this improvement will he apparent. The operator is. in the. first instance, inl'orined of the totals of the individual coun ters While, at the ca me time. he allowed, liv the operation of means independent ot the operation of the rash register. to etlect a totaliialion of the amounts. a4 l lune en` pla ined.

l wish it understood that l do not corr Sider my' invention as limited to nn'ichincs in which the cash reiajptacle is exposed by plelina` the movement of the indicator to the g exposed position. and means for releasing theV primary actuator. substantially as Set forth. i'

ln a cash register, the combination with indicators normally inexposed, of key levers for moving said indicators to an intermediate or part-ly exposed position by a complete operative stroke of the key, a :levier for locking the key levers when depressed to hold the indicators` in the inter mediate position. and means for completing the movement of the indicators to the ex prwd position. substantially as set forth.

il. ln a` cash register, the combination with indicators normally iuexposed, of key levers for movingr said indicators to an' intermediate or partly exposed position by a complete operative stroke ot' the key. a device tor locking the key levers when depressed to hold the indicators in the intermediate position. meansA for completing the movement. of the indicators to the exposed posi tion.y and means for rele ...ing the locked key lever when the indicator reaches the end of its second movement. substantially as set l'ortn. f

t. ln a cash register. the combination with indiators normally inexposed. of key levers for movingr said indicators to an intermediate or partly exposed position, a device lor lockingP the key levers when depressed to hold the indicators in the intermediate position. a till. and means operated' through tlw opening of the till for completing the movement of the indicators to the exposed position. substantially as set forth.

5. ln a rash register. the combina-tion with indicators,A normally inrxposed, of key levers for moving` said indicators to an intermediate or partly exposed position. a device for locking,t the key levers when depressed to hold the indicators in the intermediate position. a till, mains operated through the opening ot the till for completing the movement ot' the indicatorsy to thel exposed posi tion. and a device actuated hv the openirng` oi' the till to release the locked key lever. .snlistantially as ser forth.

t3. In a cash register.lhecomliination with a tablet rod whose tablet is normally inexpaved, of ii piviiivil lief; lever adapted to iiigirgfe said i'oil lio elevsil" lli@ talileiV to an iiii'iiiieiliat-ff posiiiiii. :i iliviize. fm.' loiflfiiifi' tile kiv V.lever ivlii i` iliqiiesseil lo lioy ilig talllet iii :lie iiitvi-iifieiliiie position, n till a lifting-lan' ailiialeil liv tlie opening of tlie till lo iiiove tlie lalilel lo ils; exposed posin limi. and niiiaiis for ie sin; il'ie locked key lv-viii'. siilisliiiitiallv fie ci l'oilliv 'i'. In :1, izi'ii register, Lilie combination with iniieatoi's noi'iiiallv inexposeil, of key levers foi' moving `zuid indicators to :in ini'eixneiliiile oi` pai'ilj; exposed position by a ':igiiniiiiole opevatiw stroke ol llie key, a device foi looking lili: lifiv levers when depressed to l il the indicators in tlie intermediate position, means 'loi' con'ipleting the inoveiiieni. ol' lliff indicators no tlie exposed position, a locking bai' foi' holding the indicator in its exposed iiosition. :ind means for iv-leasing' an exposed indicator lo permit its i-ii'iiiin lo the normal position, substantially as ioiftl'i.

ln a, oas-,li iigis'iei', the combination willi iiidieiii s noiiiiriillv inexposod, of key levers l'oi ino 1 :l iiiliiaioi's to an interi ineilinte oi' iailljf minimi position by a ie of the key, a de levers when des pressed lo lioiijl the ii... tors in the interiiieiliiite posiiioii, ineen, loi? completing the ii'inveiiieiit of tlie iiiiplieaos to the exposed position, a ioeliing bei; Yi'oiy holding tl'ie inilifziitoi' in iis exposed position, and means operated lijf ille lievi lewis :for releasing an exposed iniliikaioi' lio pei'niit iiis ietiiin to the normal position, substantially as set forth.

9. In a easli register, the Combination with the tablet rods vvliose tablets are non iniilly inexposeil, ol" pivoled key levers adapted to engage the tablet Yi'ods to elevate the same to :in intermediate position, ii locking device 1oz' looking' tile ivi-,y lovers against movement vvlieii depressed and to hold the tablet 'i'ods iii the intesi'nedi:.ili position, a, lifting-haii l'iii temple-ling lli@ movement of il tablet to lii; invii iseil pofvilioii, and ii plv eti-d loeliiiglia i'oi lioliling tlie tablets in ille exposed posii and vvliii'li liiii is lipped liliioiigli ille ileivission of :i key lever to release asi exposed Liiiilil and iiei'niitiis i'etiiin ro iioinizil position, substantially :is set forth,

il). In :i ffasli i'efrisiliii'. lie eiiiiiliinaiion vvitli the isole-l ril-ils liositablets ae not niiilly ineviiosei'l. ol iii-voted key levers adapted to fling-ign tliv izi eoniplei e opera el 'i e si', viife lo# lofi-:nig lne li' lei iods to elevate lille saine to an iiiiei-iiioiliate position, a lookdevice foi' i; iiie lieg' levers against iiieveinei'ii" villen. .lviii'essii-l and lo liolil the millet iiii'fv in lliif inl "aie position, a lifl'ingimi ifo!" i' lilas nini-,ement ol' llie tablet ifo iilw i "pavilion, a ievioe fw rele nl; i 'ei v lien iis tablet iciielies tl i nii movement, and

in the position to 'ivliiiili they i :l pivoted locking-bm' foi' holding tlmtablets iii tlie exposed viiisilioii, and vvliieli loai`v tripped lln'oiigli tlie depression nl' ii key levelI to release :in exposed tiillei and permit its return to -noi'inal position, substantially as set foi-th.

11. In a Ciisli ii;",toi, this combination with a` money receptacle, of tliix tablet rods p1' vided with indicating tablets iioiniailv inexposeil. a }l.\iin1ai v iietiiai'oi' foi' moving:y the tablet rods ont of noinial position in :i direction only substantially vparallel with the plane of final movement, and into position, to be engaged by a secondary riviftiiiitoi, Comprising a swinging lnii :iilapleil lo be moved into engagement vitli i sliil'teil tablet rod, and means eontioliifd ln the exposure of the money iecei'ilaifle foi1 actuating said bai' to move the shifted tablet lo eX- posed position, substantially as set fori/l1.

12. lin a cash register, tlie combination with a money ieeeptaeleq olf tlie tablet rods piovided with indicating tablets noi'nially inesposeil, a pi'iiniiifvv iictiizitoi' for moving the tablet rods ont of noi'iiml position in i1 direction onlisiilisaiitially piimllel willi the plane of iinal nioveineiii and iii'io position to be engaged ey a sifeoiiiliiiv aeliiiiloi', means vvliei'eliy die iii-bleL mds ile lielil in the position to 'viliivli liiev aie sliil'iie-il ivy tliil piiiniii'v actuator, and ii seconden-y aeliiiitov ci, ipiii ;g a sivii i imi' all? ite-:l to be nlA ed o engin-1' let voll, and nieiin. iioiilnileil liv the expo siii'e oil the ,inonejv i'eee}i:i-fle lor :iifiiiaiiig said. bai to move llie shifted liililet to ex posed position, siiln-iiiii'izilli' as .set lioi'rli.

l. 1in :i mieli iegfisiei, llie combination vvitli :i lill having; a ioiziiv cover, tablet rods provided with iniliiali ig tablets normally inexposeil, lievs liii' nio-ving tile tablet ioils out ol noi'n'iiil itimi in a diiection only sii:l'.ini,iall}' i, alle! vv lili tl. Alane of final :nomini-iin :i swinging; lifting) mi' adapted io lie moved into eng gement with :i 'iifted alilei7 mil. and iii opiii'iiied by the till coi ei' loi' :ultim ing r :1d lifting bai' anni. moving the ial'ilirods in exposed poe tion, sul siiin'iiiiil^ 'I li.

il lii ii i; 1 if' the combi f tion iviili fi lill liiivingg a rot-wv Covey, tiilile rolls 'fle-fl vv'itli indicating tubi noiinall inefi' /i keys lfm: moving; the tablet i'i mit of nin'iiiiil position in a, ilii'eiiftioii oni, substantially yoi'iillel ivili ille plane of linal '26 movement, meals loiliolilingf die tablet rods e mo il o5 the keys, a swing/ing ,iliiiig bai iidiiped to be moved into eiigizijsgeiiieiit willi :i sliil" tablet roll and ineens @gefilmd by ilia ilii ooi iiil'oi iieziialiing said liiting bili' and nim* ingr ille tablet rods to exposed position sillisliii'itifiliy as :1i: ortli.

In ii easli register', the Combination with the till, tablet rods provided with i1ithe movable part of the cash tillL for )cosim tively forcing the detents into engagement with the indicators, and means operated by the keys for discngaging the detents from the indicators.

50. 1n a cash register, the combination with a plurality of denomination-fil tering wheels, of actuators therefor, a de vice for each wheel lor accumula?.

amounts in excess ol the capacity nl" Wheel, connections between each rc teriiig Wheel and its accumulating device., nir-ans for resetting each accumulating,r device and thereby transferring the amount thereon to the registering; wheel of next higher denonnation, and means for disabling the connections between any one et the wheels and its accumulating; device when it is desired to transfer the amount on the latter device to the registering wheel of the next higher Slenomination,

51. In a cash ref i" ter, the couoi with a registi 'ingy device, conn'irhuif ries ol registering elei'nents, with nieuw actuating said elements, of transfer c, mechanism operated by said elcmr :nul moved thereby from its normal position unring its storing movement., means for return ing said storing mechanism to its normal position, with devices whereby the return ing' ot said storingr mechanism anuales a registering clement oliP hi her denomin than that which one l storiuVv nism from its normal v 52. In a. c: ,fh register, the combi..

with a plurality 0f denominationnl r :i ile ing wheels, ot actuat ,rs then for each wh ,el `for accumulzitir in excess ol the capacity of said win means for resetting the accumulating dev to Zero` connections between each avec.' hating device and the ii lettering vvlr next higher dcuciuinfu in wl amount amiiuuiateil :in said dern-c 'v transferred to said wheel when the l lating devi is reset, and means pgxvrniion movement ot the accumulating device in any other but a resetting direction when an amount is to be transferred therel'roin 53 In a cash register, the combination with a counter comprising a plurality of registering elements, with means for re 7istering amounts on each of said elem(` j a transfer registering device actuated bv one olf said ele A its. moans 'l'or rf. transfer dan "c o its original pirition after :utuation thereof. :nifl neme o it i," by the restoration ul said transfer device for actuating un additional one ot' said registering elements to d'l'crcutial extents.

:"t ln a cash r- "der, thc combination with a counter compris-iz j a plurality olf lezioniinatioual rifislerintf elements. ot means for registering amounts hercon, an accumulating device lor each of saidI eltmal position alter actuation thi-rent, and connections whereby said restoriu move ment transfers the amounts on iid accumulatiiug` devices to the registering elements of next higher denominational orders.

" .ln a machine of tin. described, the nrmihinaion with a plurality ol accunmlating devices, of actuating mechanism therefor, and means operable at will for transferring to a single one of said devices the accumulations of the remaining devices whereby a grand total obtained.

.36. ln a machine oll the class described, the combination with an operating mechaz, olf an accumulating device, a bank of connections driven by said operating f'riuzuiezn under the control the keys for ating said accumulating vice, a sec- :uruulating device, for giving tiret accumutr nsler the nd accumulating itive devn for dis- -fions pren rien? et me iirst lion",

tias uns described,

tuig mecharice, u bank of ,et 4 counting ai :nur unha; v for natuur au! zum'. second tu living a resetting movement to sind li ufcumulating devine and thcrcl'iy transl'ering the amount thereon to the second accumulating device, a manipulative device for disabling the above mentioned eoiu'iections driven by the operating mechauisn'i previous to the resettin" mown'vcnt :it tlu 'rat .zccuinulating deating merrhan n; lor the second acrelating device. and means controlled by meting the latter device liar retaining in the machine the accumulati-ons on said dcvicea 58. ln a machine of the class described, the. mmbination with a first and a second accun'mlating device, of means for directly actuating the irst accumulating device, means lor c: accumulating device, connections for causingr the extent of rev erste movements 0f Said (latir-e tclie measured by the second accumulating device, means for causing reverse movements of the latter device, and mechanism controlled by the reverse movements nl the second device for retaining in the marhine :in entry of the accumulations on said second accumulating device.

5). ln a imchine of the class described, the combination with a plurality ol accumulating devices, ol: operating,V meehmism therefor, and means, including,r an element of the aforesaid mechanism, nperated at will for transferring to a single one of said devices the accumulations of the remaining devices.

60. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a plurality 0i acum mulating devices, of operating mechanism therefor, and means, including an clement if the aforesaid mechanism, operated at. will for transferring the accumulation of one device to. another one of :said devices.

Gl. 1n a registering mechanism, the conibination with two independent; counters, of means for registering amounts thereon, and

means @verraad a; ainonnis imm enc n other.

G2. Vln a regieren: binatien wifh me e y means iler (lili/:wn mi); and :wana d; amounts il ijl'.

ln Uni2? alien in 2r..

F. regni.

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