US1138844A - Reading and resetting device. - Google Patents

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E. S. CHURCH.

' READING AND RESETTING DEVICE.

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EDMUND S. CHURCH, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OI-IIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

READING AND RESETTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1915.

Application filed July 5, 1910. Serial No. 570,388.

devices of a class of machines which include means for differentially operating detachable accumulating or accounting clevices. Such machines are described in copending applications for Letters Patent of devices. Reference is here made to these applications and patent as the present invention has a direct relation thereto.

In the above patentNo. 1,036,565 application No. 338,502 and others is'described a type of cash register having means for recording transactions upon detachable accounting devices, and printing mechanism. The detachable accounting devices can be operated by the register in additive or subtractive senses, according to the nature of transactions which are recorded.

The present invention relates to a machine for resetting the said detachable accounting devices independently of other registering devices. This function could not be performed by the machine above mentioned.

The present invention also includes a means for automatically indicating the settings of the accumulating devices of such detachable accounting devices.

The invention also includes means for altering the setting of said accumulators as desired.

The above objects of the invention will be more apparent after reviewing the construction of the detachable accounting devices but these devices are not novelin the pres ent invention. The detachable accounting devices include a plurality of denominational slides which may be set to represent different amounts, but to set these denominational slides requires mechanism particularly adapted for the purpose. After operations upon the detachable accounting .devices the slides are automatically locked in'their set positions and may, while in these positions, be employed for differentially actuating registering devices of independent machines.

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and the preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which. accompany and form part of the specification. Of said drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of-a reading and resetting device constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section illustrating the manner in which indicators are set by the detachable accounting devices, and how, by means of segment gears, the detachable accounting devices may be set as desired. Fig. 3 is another transverse vertical section illustrating the manner in which the denominational slides of detachable accounting devices are unlocked. Fig. 4 is a front elevation with the cabinet shown in section. Fig. 5 is a front elevation with some of the mechanism omitted and with the casing in section. Fig. 6 is a detail in front elevation of alining devices for the differential segments. Figs. 7 and 8 are details of parts shown in Fig. 2.

The machines which are described in the before mentioned patent applications Nos.

with two classes of detachable accounting devices. One class is adapted for the use of clerks, while the other class is adapted for the use of customers, or this arrangement may be changed to one class for the use of cashiers while the other class is adapted for the use of clerks. Both classes are identical in the principle of construction but the capacities are different in regard to amounts and identifying devices. For this reason the present machine is adapted to coact with two sizes of detachable accounting devices and is, therefore, provided with two sets of elements coacting with these devices.

In describing the invention we will assume that one of the classes of detachable accounting devices is adapted for the use of customers while the other class is adapted for the use of clerks.

Detachable accounting devices.One of these devices is shown in section in Figs. 2 and 3. Each detachable accounting device comprises a plurality of denominational slides 1 and a plurality of indentifying slides 2 of different lengths and also a looking and alining plate 3 for the denominational slides. The plate 3 is provided with a pointed flange 1 coacting with alining teeth 5 of the denominational slides. It is pivoted upon a rod 6 and is normally prevented from rocking out of engagement with the alining teeth 5 by upper edges 7 of the identifying blades 2. The identifying slides or blades 2 are provided with notches S which, when the blades are in a certain position, will permit the alining plate 3 to be rocked out of engagement with the teeth 5. Springs 9 normally urge the denominational slides 1 to their left-hand or nine positions (Fig. 2). Some of these springs also normally urge the identifying blades 2 to such position that the notches 8 will not register with flanges 10 of the plates 3.

The detachable accounting devices are set to represent desired amounts in the following manner: The machines for operating upon these devices are provided with plungers adapted to enter the detachable devices through openings 11 in a casing 12 for the purpose of engaging the plate 3 on one side of its pivot and thereby rocking the same out of engagement with the alining teeth 5 of the denominational slides 1, but before this is done the identifying number blades 2 are positioned by coacting elements of the machine so that their notches 8 register with the flanges 10. After the denominational slides 1 are unlocked other elements of the operating machine permit the slides 1 to move outwardly more or less under the action of their springs 9 and retain the slides in their set positions until the said plunger is withdrawn from the detachable device, thereby permitting the plate 3 again to rock into locking engagement with the slides 1 under the action of its spring 13. From the foregoing it will be seen how these detachable devices are set to represent clifferent amounts. The present machine is adapted to coact with these devices in such way as to indicate amounts which correspond to the settings of the blades 1 and it is also provided with means for adjusting these blades and also for driving the blades to their zero position.

The object of readjustment of the blades 1 is to permit an auditor or other authorized person to subtract amounts or add amounts to the detachable devices when transactions which are recorded therein are rendered void. This is also for the purpose of recording change money which may be given to clerks or cashiers before starting a days work.

lVhile the construction of the detachable accounting devices is no part of the present invention, the foregoing description of the same is givenv so that the reasons for the following construction will be apparent.

WVhen it is desired to read a detachable accounting device, the device is inserted into openings 14-. or 15 in the machine casing (Fig. 4). Before the device reaches its inner position a latch 16 (Fig. 2) pivoted on the arm 20 springs over a shoulder 17 of a coacting latch 18 of the detachable device. Further inward movement of the accumulator brings the shell of the accumulator against a shoulder 38 on the arm 20 and causes the latch 16 and said arm to be pushed inwardly around a drive shaft 21 as a pivot until a tail 22 of the latch 16 comes in line with a notch 23 of a shaft 3 1 when the latch 16 drops a slight distance, bringing the tail 22 to such position that the notch prevents the return of the accumulator or detachable device.

During the instroke of the accumulator the blades 1 engage extensions 24: of segment gears 25, which segment gears are journaled upon the shaft 21. The segments 25 are normally held in their zero position as indicated in Fig. 2 by springs 26, but upon the inward movement of the accumulator the segments are rocked rearwardly extents which depend upon the setting of the denominational blades 1 of the accumulator with which the segments coact. In Fig. 2 one of the blades 1 is shown in its zero position and, therefore, does not move the corresponding segment gear away from its zero position, but if the blade is in its left-hand (Fig. 2) or nine position, the coacting segment 25 will be rocked nine units of movement, as the blade is in engagement with the extension 24 of the segment gear during nearly the entire inward movement of the accumulator. The segment gears 25 mesh with segment gears 27 which are journaled upon a shaft 28 and are provided with flanges 29which are numbered from 0 to "9 inclusive from top to bottom. The cabinet of the device is provided with sight openings .30 which extend across all of the flanges 29 and difierent characters will be brought to this sight opening dependingupon the extent of movement of the segment gears. The normal positionef the segment gears 27 is with the ciphers at the sight opening 30 and these segments are held in this positionby the springs 26. Other numbers appear at the sight opening according to the extent of movement of the segment gears. The numbered flanges 29, of

course, constitute indicators and therefore serve to indicate the settings of the denominational slides of the accumulating devices. The above construction is the same on both sides of the machine, that is for indicating the amounts of the two classes of accumulators.

It will be seen that the reading operation does not effect the setting of the denominational slides 1. In order to remove the detachable accumulating devices from the niachine it is necessary to depress a key 31 which is connected by a bar 32 with an arm on the shaft 34. This shaft carries arms 35 over which extend flanges 36 of the latches 16. Therefore when the key 31 is depressed the latches 16 are rocked upwardly out of engagement with the latch 18 of the detachable accumulator and the tail 22 is also rocked away from the notch 23 thereby permitting the latch and'carrying arm 20 to be returned to their original position under the action of a spring 37 stretched between a. projection on the carrying arm and the shaft 34. Part 38 of the carrying arm at this time engages the casing of the accumulator and ejects it from the machine.

If it is desired to reset the accumulator amount blades or slides, the machine is operated to unlock the blades 1 of the accumulator when the accumulator is in its inner position in the machine, permitting springs 26 to return-all of the segment gears 25 to Zero positions against the action of the springs 9 of the detachable accumulators, the springs 9 being much weaker. The accumulator is then ejected from the machine in the ordinary manner.

The specific construction for unlocking the blades 1 is as follows: The first thing that must be done is to cause the notches 8 of the identifying blades 2 to register with flange 10 of the locking plate 3. This is ac complished by alining members 19 which coact with the blades 2. The members 19 are pivoted upon the shaft 21 and are held in their normal positions as indicated in Fig. 3, by springs 80. As hereinbefore stated, the

notches 8 slightly to the rear of the flange 10. Further inward movement of the accumulator forces the alining members 19 rearwardly to different extents according to the lengths of the respective blades. Upon the beginning of the downstroke of an operating handle 39, alining devices 81 and 82 for the clerks and customers devices respectively are rocked into engagement with alining teeth 83 in the members 19, thereby rocking these members slightly against the tension of their springs and permitting the springs 9 to move the identifying slides 2 forward far-enough to bring the notches 8 beneath the flange 10. The plate 3 must then be rocked upon its pivot in order to release the denominational slides l. The alining devices 81 and 82 (Fig. 6) are'secured to a frame carrying a set of alining devices 52 by a rod 8-4 and are, therefore, actuated simultaneously with the alining devices 52. All these alining devices are actuated by a cam 64 on shaft 21 as described farther on.

The shaft 21 carries the operating handle 39 and by rocking the handle 39 down wardly a cam 40 (Fig. 3), which is carried by the shaft 21, is caused to engage a roll 41 on a p-itman 42 causing the pitman to be moved downwardly. The pitman is con nected at its upper end by a rod 43 to a pair of arms 44 and45 which are carried by a shaft 46. The arms 44 and 45 are provided with projections 47 which, when the arms are rocked downwardly, are adapted to en ter the openings 11 in the detachable accumulators and engage the plates 3 thereby rocking the pointed flanges of the plates out of engagement with the alining teeth 5 of the blades 1. and permitting the springs 26 to restore said plates to Zero. The cam 40 is so shaped that the plates remain unlatched during approximately the latter half of the down stroke and the first half of the return to normal stroke of the operating handle 39.

The operating lever 39, as will be seen from Figs. 2 and 3, is provided with a. slot 48 which is circular to the drive shaft 21. This slot by coacting with a roll 49 on an arm 50 fast on the shaft34 prevents move ment of this shaft while the operating lever is out of its home position, and therefore the release key 31 cannot be depressed until the operating lever is returned to its home position. 2

The following description relates to the means for altering the setting of the amount blades 1 of the detachable accumulators. lhis is accomplished by operating the ment gears 27 by handles 51 when the operating handle 39 is in its lower position and the slides 1 unlocked and free to move under the action of their springs 9, if permitted by rocking the segment gears 25 forwardly, or against the action of their springs if segment gears 25 are rocked rearwardly. The segment gears, of course, rock forwardly according to the upward movement of handles 51 and in accordance with the numerals which are brought to the sight opening 30, and are held in their set positions by alining slides 52 and 53 which are carried by two pairs of arms 54 (Figs. 2 and 6), one of which pairs is journaled upon a shaft 55 and the other pair is fastened to the shaft 55. The carrying arms for these alining slides are rocked to bring their re spective slides into coacting relation with alining teeth 56 in the segment gears 25 bv two pitmen 57 and 58 respectively. The object of providing two pitmen for rocking the two sets of slides into engagement, is that the two sets of segments 25 may be engaged during different times. The purpose of this will be apparent from the following: Customer accumulators are reset, when amounts represented thereon are paid, by the cash registers which previously set up the amounts in the accumulators and if it occasionally is desired to reset them by the reading and resetting machine, this may be done by the levers 51.

It is generally desired to merely read and reset clerk accumulators by means of the present machine rather than to alter their setting. For instance, suppose the machine is employed in this manner: Clerks after each days work bring their accumulators and the money which they have received, and memoranda of classes of transactions if desired, to an auditor who has charge of the reading and resetting machine. By this machine the auditor ascertains whether or not the setting of the accumulating blades of the accumulating devices corresponds with the amount of cash turned in by the clerk. He then resets the clerk accumulating device and returns the same to the clerk. As this is the usual operation in respect to clerk accumulators the present machine is constructed automatically to reset the clerk accumulators upon the down stroke of the operating handle.

The above object is accomplished by so timing a cam 59 (Fig. 3), which operates the pitman 58 through engagement with a roller 85 on the pitman, that the set of alin ing slides 53 is permitted to remain out of engagement with its respective set of segment gears during the greater part of the down stroke of the handle 39. This being the case, as soon as the accumulating blades of the detachable device are released, the springs 26 cause the segment gears 25 to move to their home positions against the action of the springs 9 of the denominational blades 1 of the accumulator, thereby forcing the blades 1 to their Zero positions.

On the customer side of the machine the alining slides 52 are caused to be held in engagement with the coacting teeth of the respective segments 25 during nearly all of the stroke of the handle 39 by the cam 64: acting upon a roller 60 on the pitman 57 and, therefore, these slides prevent movement of the segment gears 25 of the cus tomer side of the machine under the action of their springs 26, after the denominational blades 1 of the customer accumulating device have been released. However the segment gears 25 may be shifted as desired by means of the handles 51.

One of the carrying arms of the clerks set of alining slides is rigid with an arm 61 pivoted upon shaft and which carries a spring pressed plunger 62 coacting with a notched plate 63 which is carried by the frame of the machine. This serves to re tain the set of slides either in engagement or out of engagement with the coacting teeth of the segment gears 25.

As shown in Fig. 3, the cam 59 for operating the slides has two projections. One of these projections engages the roller 55 on the pitman 58 at near the end of the down stroke of the operating handle 39 thereby moving the alining slides 53 into engagement with the clerks segment gears 25 where they are latched by the plunger 62. The other of said projections engages the roller 85 near the end of the return to normal stroke of said handle thereby moving the alining slides 53 out of engagement with the segment gears and causing them to be latched in disengaged position by said plunger. It will be clear, therefore, that the alining slides are held in engagement while the operating handle 39 is at its lowest position and during nearly all of the return to normal movement of the handle. It will. thus be seen that the difference in the operations of resetting the clerks and the customers accumulators is caused by a difference in the time when the two sets of amount rack segments 25 are unlatched from the latching and alining slides 52 and 53, it be ing understood that the springs forcing the latching slides into engagement are strong enough to prevent the springs 26 from restoring the segments The latches 52 on the customer side of the machine are not released until after the corresponding arm 47 has displaced the locking plate 3 in the customers accumulator. The consequence is that there is a point where the customers detachable slides 1 are released but at which the customers segments 25 are still yieldingly latched. At this point a manual operation of the proper handles 51 will cause any desired adjustment of the customers detachable slides 1. On the other tion by their springs 26, thus resetting the clerks slides 1 to zero. Of course, as before stated, if it is occasionally desired to set the clerks slides to some position other than zero, this may readily be accomplished by 'manual actuation of the clerks handles 51.

The machine is provided with a lock 65 so that no unauthorized persons may alter the setting of the detachable accumulators. This lock simply serves to obstruct the movement of segment gears 25 from their normal position. For this purpose each segment gear is provided with a downwardly extending tail 66 across the forward edge of which normally extends a rod 67 carried by a pair of arms 68 on a shaft 69. This shaft has a rearwardly extending arm 70 which is connected by a link 71 with a bell crank lever 72 which is pivoted upon a guide rod 7 3 for the segment gears and is connected by a link 74- to a bolt 7 5 of the-lock. It will be seen that if. the lock bolt is drawn into the lock it will cause the rod 67 to'rock away from the tail 66 of the segment gears and that the segment gears may then be moved upon the inward movement of the detachable accumulators. If the segments are prevented from being moved it is impossible to insert the detachable accumulators the proper extent into-the device. The arms 68 are provided with hoolclike projections 77 V for locking the device to fixed bases 78 which may be located at determined stations. This is to prevent removal of the machine when unlocked and in operative condition.

While the forms of mechanism here shown and described are admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that I do not care to confine myself to any one form of embodiment of the invention here disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

- lVhat is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine, and comprising differentially adjustable slides, of pivoted rack segments in the machine having extensions positioned to be engaged and operated by the slides of said detachable device when the same is inserted, and additional rack segments provided with indicating flanges and handles and meshing with said first rack segments.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine, and comprising differentially adjustable slides, of pivoted rack segments in the machine having extensions positioned to be engaged and operated by the slides of said detachable device when the same is inserted, additional rack segments provided with indicating flanges and handles and meshing with said first rack segments, a latch for holding said detachable device in the machine, and a hand operated key having con nections for displacing said latch.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine, and comprising differentially adjustable slides, with means for locking said slides in any adjusted position, of pivoted rack segments in the machine positioned to be engaged and operated by said slides when the detachable device is inserted, segments having indicating flanges, and driven by said rack segments, a latch for said detachable device when inserted, a manually operated push key having connections for dis placing said latch, an operating handle, connections from said handle for displacing said slide locking means, and devices operatedby said handle for preventing move ment of said push key.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with customers and clerk's detachable accumulating devices, manually insertible in the machine, and each comprising diflerentially adjustable slides with means for locking said slides in any adjusted position, of two sets of pivoted rack segments in the machine, having extensions positioned to be engaged and actuated by the detachable slides of said devices respectively, a handle, and connections therefrom for releasing the locking means of the slides of both said detachable devices, devices for separately latching the sets of rack seg ments, and cams actuated bysaid handle for operating said segment latching vices, the cams being timed to latch the custom'ers segments before the customers detachable slides are released but to latch the clerks segments only after the clerks detachable slides have been released.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine, of rack segments in the machine positioned to be engaged and operated by said detachable device when the same is inserted, devices for preventing actuation of said segments, a key controlled lock having connections to displace said preventing devices, a separable base for the machine, and extensions on said preventing device positioned to engage and hold said separable base in contact with the machine.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine, and having denominational elements, of denominational rack bars in the machine having parts positioned to be engaged and operated by the accumulating device denominational elements, indicating elements driven by said rack bars, and hand levers connected to said indicating devices and whereby they may be manually adjusted.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine, and having denominational elements, of denominational rack bars permanently in the machine, and positioned to be engaged and operated by the accumulating device denominational elements, and segmental indicators driven by said rack bars whereby to exhibit the amount indicated by the accumulating device.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device insertible into the machine, of indicating devices constructed to be set by cooperating with said detachable device, a latch for retaining the detachable device in the machine and thereby retaining the indicators in set position, and a manipulative device having connections for operating said latch.

9. In a. machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulatingdevice manually insertible in the machine, and having denominational elements normally locked against movement, of denominational elements permanently in the machine and having extensions positioned to be engaged and operated by said accumulating device denominational elements, and indicating devices driven by said machine denominational elements.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device insertible into the machine, and comprising differentially adjustable members, of pivoted indicating members in the machine adapted to be operated by the detachable device in accordance with the setting of its adjustable members, and manipulative means in said machine constructed also differentially to control said indicating members.

11. In an accounting machine, the combination with differential mechanism adapted to set an accounting device, of means for operating said difl erential mechanism, a lock for preventing operation of said differential mechanism, and a separable support for said machine constructed to cooperate with said lock whereby the support may be locked to the machine when said lock is operated.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine and having denominational elements, of indicators, actuators constantly in engagement with said indicators, and adapted to be moved from. a normal position by said denominational elements when the accumulating device is inserted in the machine, springs connected to the actuators, a latch for retaining the detachable device in the machine and thereby retaining the indicators in set position, means for ejecting the cletachable device out of the machine, and a key for operating said latch to permit the ejection of said detachable device, said springs simultaneously restoring said inclicators and actuators to normal position.

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine, and having denominational elements, of indicators, pivoted actuating segments for actuating the indicators constructed to be engaged and operated by said denominational elements to set said indicators and hold the same in set position only while the accumulating device is in the machine.

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device insertible in the machine and having denominational elements normally locked against movement and capable of being reset, of denominational elements permanently in the machine and having extensions positioned to be engaged and operated by said accumulating device denominational elements, springs normally holding said denominational elements in the machine in normal position, and means for unlocking said denominational elements in the accumulating device while the latter is in the machine to permit the springs to return the denominational elements in the machine to normal position and thereby reset the denominational elements of the accumulating device.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device insertible in the machine and capable of being reset, of indicating devices constructed to be set by cooperating with said detachable device, a latch for retaining the detachable device in the machine and thereby retaining the indicators in set position, a manipulative device having connections for operating said latch, and a second manipulative device for determining whether or not resetting of said accumulating device occurs while the latter is in the machine.

16." In a machine of the class described, the combination With a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine and capable of being reset, of indicating devices constructed to be set by cooperating With said detachable device, a latch for retaining the indicators in set position, a manipulative device for operating said latch, and a hand lever for determining Whether or not resetting of said accumulating device occurs While the latch is in the machine and for locking said manipulative device against operation during the operation of said lever.

17. In a machine of the class described, thecombination with a detachable accumulating device insertible into the machine and capable of being reset, of indicators in the machine, actuators for the indicators differentially positioned to actuate the indica tors by the insertion of the detachable accumulating device into the machine, means adapted to be operated While said detachable accumulating device is in the machine for determining Whether or not the resetting of the accumulating device occurs, and handles on the indicators for manually adjusting the indicators and actuators after the accumulating device is reset, to enter any desired amount on the latter.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination With a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine and including denominational elements adapted to be reset, actuators for the indicators adapted to be engaged and operated by said'denominational elements When the accumulating device is inserted in the machine, spring means for causing the actuators to reset the denominational elements, and handles on the indicators for adjusting the indicators and actuators after said denominational elements are reset to set any desired amount on the denominational elements.

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination With a detachable accumulating device, of indicating elements constructed to be set by cooperating With said detachable device, and handles on the indicating elements, the detachable device being so constructed that by cooperation With the indicators, movement of the indicators by the handles after the indicators have been set by the detachable device, sets up on the detachable device any desired amount.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device insertible into the machine, of indicators having handles for adjusting the same, and means for establishing such relationships between the indicators and the accumulating device that the amount on the accumulating device is set up on the indicathe combination with a detachable accumulating device insertible into the machine, of indicators having means independent of the accumulating device for adjusting the indicators as desired, means actuated by the accumulating device when inserted into the machine for setting the amount on the accumulating device on the indicators; and means for placing the actuators and the accumulating device under the control of the indicators so that adjustment of the indicators by the said independent means Will set up on the accumulating device the amount set up by the independent means on the indicators.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination With a detachable accumulating device manually insertible in the machine and having denominational elements normally locked against movement, of indicators capable of being manually. adjusted independent of said accumulating device, means actuated by the accumulating device When the latter is inserted into the machine for setting the amount on the accumulating device on the indicators, and manipulative means With connections for unlocking said denominational elements, so said means may be actuated by said indicators When the latter are manually adjusted independently of the accumulating device so that the amount of adjustment of the indicators thereby Will be transmitted to the denominational elements.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination With a detachable accumulating device insertible into the machine, of indicators having handles for manually adjusting the same as desired, means actuated by the accumulating device When inserted into the machine for setting. the amount on the accumulating device on the indicators, and a hand lever having a normal position, movement of the hand lever from normal being effective to place the detachable-accumulator under the control of the indicators so that movement of the indicators by the handles sets up any desired amount on the accumulating device, and return movement of the lever renders the indicators inefl'ective to control said detachable accumulator.

24L. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a detachable accumulating device insertible into the machine, of indicators, means for adjusting the same, means actuated by the accumulating device for setting the amounts on the accumulating device on the indicators, a latch for retaining the accumulating device in the machine,

manipulative means for releasing said latch, and a hand lever having a normal position, movement from normal position being effective to render said manipulative means inoperative, and movement of the same to a predetermined position only being effective to place the accumulating device under the control of the indicators so that movement of the indicators by said adjusting means While the lever is in this predetermined po- 10 sition sets up on the accumulating device any desired amount.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDMUND S. CHURCH. WVitnesses A. E. Roor, GEO. T. CLITHnRo.

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