US1238712A - Amount-indicator for credit-checks and cash. - Google Patents

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10.19M-

Patented Aug. 191?.

um w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. INGLE, OF DAYTON, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS V. MAXEDON,

. OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

AMOUNT-INDICATOR FOR CREDIT-CHECKS AND CASH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed June 17, 1912, Serial No. 704,247. Divided and this application filed October 10, 1914. Serial No. 866,420.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, .lAMns INGLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Amount-Indicators for Credit-Checks and Cash, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to amount indicating devices, but more specifically to such are employed in connection with receptacles for money and checks representing money. By a requirement for division, the remaining portion of my invention can be found in application Serial No. 704,217, and of date June 17, 1912.

The object of my invention is to provide an automatically operated amount indicat-or, adapted to bring to view any numerical character from O to any suitable number, as 200 or $2.50, inclusive, as a final resultant of any number of additions to, or subtractions from, any suitable initial amount contained in any suitable receptacle used in connection therewith, thereby overcoming the necessity of keeping books to obtain said resultant.

I accomplish the aforesaid object by means of the mechanism described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters represent like parts in all figures.

Figure 1 is a cross-section of the register on the line a-a in Fig. 2, with certain parts eliminated and certain other parts represented in side elevation in order to best illustrate those parts intended to be shown in this figure.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken vertically on the line bb, as shown in Fig. 1., certain parts being eliminated and certain other parts being shown in side elevation rather than in crosssection, thereby showing them to better advantage.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken vertically through one of the am-screws em ployed in certain parts of my'invention.

Fig. 4 is a detached portion of my registering-tape, showing the perforations along the margins thereof and also amount-indieating characters displayed thereon.

Since certain parts ofmy. invention are duplications of other similar parts having exactly the same operation, it is not thought necessary to apply reference characters to but oneof such sets of parts.

1 is the drivewheel of my registeringtape. 2 is the axle on which said wheel oscillates. 115 is a double row of studs running entirely around the tape-bearing face of said drive-wheel. 3 and 4 are cylindrical studs projecting laterally from the rim of said drive wheel. 5 and 6 are cylindrical studs projecting from the sides of the keybars 11 and 12. 7 and 8 are pawls pivotally attached to the sides of said key-bars by means of jam-screws 9 and 10. 93 and 91 are thumb-keys on the ends of said keybars. 13 is a perforation in the rear end of each one of said key-bars, one of which perforations alines with a similar perforation in the upper end of the payout lever 28, and the other one alines with a similar perforation in the lower end of the in-take lever 21, through which perforations pass jam-screws, as per 10 Fig. 3, pivotally connecting said ends of said levers. 14 and 15 are two guide or slack wheels, one on one side and the other on the other side of said registeringtape drive-wheel and employed to press said tape around and confine it more closely to said drive wheel. 16 is the registering-tape one end of which is detachably attached to spool 18, and the other inlike manner to spool 21 19 is the axle on which spool 18 revolves. 20 and 21 are numerals placed on said. registering-tape to indicate the total cash value of credit checks or cash in the dollar tube at the time either .is brought to view on said registering-tape. 22 and 23 are bifurcated supports for said registeringt-ape spools.

59 is a shoulder on the jam-screws against which the washer 6O presses. By means of this mechanism the pawls 7 and 8 and other parts pivoted on these jam-screws are given a free and easy movement and are at the same time held firmly thereon. 61 is a locknut which presses against the part, as keybars 11 and 12, through which these jamscrews screw and prevents said screws from becoming loose. 62 is a horizontal support and bearing means for the axle 2 on which the registering-tape drive-wheels turn, and also for the axles 95 and 96 on which the guide wheels 14c and 15 respectively revolve,

63 is a horizontal support and bearing means for the aXle 19 on which the tape spool 18 revolves, the axle for the tape spool 21 having a similar support and'bearing means. 64 is a drive-pulley attached to the tape spool 18. 65 is a round slip-belt mounted on said pulley and also on a similar pulley 66 attached to, and driven by, said registering-tape drive-wheel 1, said pulleys having cut therearound belt grooves into. which said slip-belt works, said belt thereby being prevented from slipping off of said pulley. A similar, slip-belt 73 is alsovmounted on said pulley 66 and also on pulley 72 in the opposite direction from pulley 64, which pulley 7 2 is a drive-pulley for the tape spool 21 and has cut therearound a similar belt groove to those above mentioned. These slip-belts being driven by the registeringtape drive-wheel 1 and they in turn driving the tape-spools on whose pulleys they are mounted, any movement of the registeringtape drive-wheel in either directionwill produce a similar movement and in the same direction to that of said registering-tape drive-wheel. Bythis mechanism the registering-tape is wound on one of said spools at the same time it is unwound from the other. In case one of these spools takes up the tape faster than it is fed out by the registering-tape drive-wheel, the slippingof the belt on the pulley of said tape spool prevents the locking of the registering-tape mechanism. In case one of these spools feeds out the registering-tape faster than the registering-tape drive-wheel takes it up, what little slack is in this way produced in saidtape is taken up by the elasticity of the belt itself, which in this instance appears to be wound more loosely on its spool than it should be. It is to be noted in this connection that there is a double row of short studs projecting from and running entirely around the tapebearing face of the registering-tape drivewheel which register with and fit into perforations running along both margins of said tape, thereby insuring steadiness and exactness in the reciprocating movement of said tape. 68 is a beveled. drivc-cogwheel mounted on the axle 2 which it drives independently of the action of the key-bars on the registering-tape drivewheel 1. 69 is a beveled cogwheel meshing with said co'gwheel 68 when brought into connection therewith, said wheel 69 being securely attached to the lower end of the verticallydisposed rod 70 which extends upward through circular hearings in the parallel supports and 76 to a point near thetop plate of niy invention, at which point it connects with the detachable cranlr or key 74. By means of this last described mechanism, a turn on said crank or key one way or theother will operatethe registering-tape mechanism independently of the action of said key-bars. To do this the rod 70 is pressed downward until the cogwheel 69 meshes .withthe cogwheel 68, the pushspring 71 mounted thereon returning said rod to its normal position after the downward pressure thereon is removed therefrom, said spring having its upper end attached to said rod and its lower end resting and revolving on the upper face of the horizontal bearing support 76. The above description of parts as shown. in Fig. 2 applies to those parts constitutingone registerinf system which is indicated by the letter which system in its operation is entirely independent of ever 1 other similar system, of which there are ye, making six in all as shown in the drawing, yet it is to be noted that my inventionis not limited to any spe cific number of these independent systems, but that there can be as many of them as are needed for any given purpose. As shown by the drawing, these several similar systems are indicated by the letters I, J, K, L, M and N. It is to be noted also that each guide wheel, eachregistering-tape drive-wheel and each tape spool revolves on its axle. Each of these independent systems having similar parts, similar construction, a n'lsii'nilar functions and operations, a description of one is practically a description of all. 109 is the visible portion of the registering tape of one of the several independent registering systems of my invention, on which visible portions are displayed the numerals, as 20 and 21 or other characters indicating the various amounts as of dollars and cents, that may be found at any time in each tube from nothing up to as large amount as any one tube will hold of the denomination placed in that tube.

Having thus described my invention by illustrations and in detail, I will now describe it as a working mechanism.

registering-tape drive-wheel 1, which is therlrive-ivlieel of my registering system I, is operated by the pawls 7 and 8 attached to the key-bars 12 and 11 respectively. When the key-bar 12 is pushed inward, the inner face of pawl 7 engages stud 3 and pushes it inward and thereby revolving the registeringtape drive-wheel 1 by so much. As said key-bar comes back to a normal position, the opposite face of said pawl, which face is inclined outward, engages the next stud following stud 3, said pawl being thereby drawn over said stud 3 and brought to a position by the operation of gravity in front of said stud similar to that represented in the drawing as stud 3, Thus, step by step, said drive-wheel is revolved in one irection, said pawl 8 by a similar 0 erati'on revolving said wheel in the other direction. h The different positions of said pawls, one being on the. upper and the otherbeing on. the lower side of said Wheel,- makes it necessary for gravity to operate on the inner end of pawl 7 and the outer end of pawl 8, stud 6 holding pawl 7 and stud 5 holding pawl 8 in horizontal positions. Each movement of said wheel as aforesaid brings to view a different numeral on said registering-tape, the numerals brought to View by the operation of said key-bar 12 indicating additions to and those brought to View by said hey bar 11 indicating subtractions from, the contents of any receptacle, as tubes for cash and checks, to which it may be attached. While these numerals in this way do indicate additions and subtractions as aforesaid, they do not indicate the amount, but the re sultant, of said additions and subtractions, the difference between the respective numbers giving the amount of each addition and subtraction. To apply this remarkable feature of my invention, we will suppose, in beginning the business for the day, each tube is stocked up with a certain number of checks, all of which have been accurately registered on the registering-tape when deposited, and that tube 48 is a dollar tube and the customer having a dollar check purchased 50 cents worth of goods. If the dollar tube, when the first dollar of the day was deposited in it, had been stocked up with twenty dollars in checks, the depositing of another dollar check brings to view on the registering-tape for the dollar tube the numeral 21 which shows that this tube, after the deposit of the aforesaid check, contains $21.00 in checks instead of $20.00, as it was before said deposit. But the customer must have 50 cents in checks in change. To do this the clerk places his thumb on key 93 and pushes in key-bar 11, but for the fifty cent tube and not for the dollar tube, and this operation gives the customer 50 cents in change. This operation can be more fully understood by reference to the other application Serial No. 704,247. At the close of the day the figures on the tape total, we will say, $125.00, and the register was stocked up in the morning with $65.00 in checks. The difference, $60.00, indicates the amount of business done and credit given for the day. In stocking up in the morning, all checks and 'all money are registered in on the registering-tape, and the amount of each noted on a slip of paper kept in a pocket on the end of the left hand till of the drawer, which is for bills and checks. The other tills being for the several denominations of silver money. We will say, in starting for the day, the register shows that it has been stocked up with $75.00 in money and $50.00 in credit checks, and these amounts carefully noted on the slip of paper above referred to. A customer comes in with credit checks, which are handled and change made thereon as above explained. A

customer comes in with cash, which is handled and change made thereon in the usual manner from the drawer, but all purchases made with cash are carefully registered in on the registering-tape just the same as the credit checks are. At the end of the day the registering-tape totals up $200.00. The cash is counted and it is found to be $120.00, which indicates that $45.00 in cash was taken in for the day. The total of the cash is now taken from the total .of the tape and $80.00 remains, which indicates that $30.00 worth of goods went out for the day on credit checks.

In the normal position of key-bars ll and 12, the pawls 7 and 8 are held without, that is outside of, the range of engagement with the studs, as 3 and 4, so that, to wind the registering-tape back to 0 in closing for the day, the crank-key 7-1 is used, thereby saving the wear of the in-take and pay-out mechanism which would otherwise have to be employed in doing so.

Having thus described my invention by illustrations, in detail and as a working mechanism,

lVhat I claim is 1. In an amount indicator for credit checks and cash, a registering-tape drivewheel, consisting of a drive-wheel portion and a lateral-projecting hub-shaped por tion, said drive-wheel portion having studs projecting radially from the tapebearing face thereof and studs projecting laterally from the rim thereof, said hub-shaped portion having a cog-toothed lateral edge and also a pulley-like outer surface adapted to the mounting of belts thereon.

2. In an amount indicator for credit checks and cash, a registering-tape drivewheel having a drive-wheel portion and a laterally projecting hub-shaped portion, said drive-wheel portion having studs pro]ecting radiallv from the tape-bearing face thereof and studs pro ect1ng laterally from the rim thereof, In combination wlth a registering-tape having marginal perforations therethrough and registering characters thereon mounted on the tape-bearing face of said drive-wheel. spools attached to the ends of said tape, and slip-belts mounted on the hub-shaped port-ion of said drive-wheel and on the hubs of said spools.

3. In an amount indicator for credit checks and cash. a registering-tape drivewheel having a drive-wheel portion and a laterally projecting hubshaped portion, said drive-wheel portion having studs projecting radially from the tape-bearing face thereof and studs projecting laterally from the rim thereof, said hub-shaped portion having a cog-toothed lateral edge, in combination with a registering-tape having marginal perforations therethrough and registering characters thereon mounted on the tape-bearing face of said drive-wheel, spools attached, to the ends of said tape, slip-belts mounted on the hub-shaped portion of said drivewvh'eel and on the hubs of said spools, and means adapted to engage the cogtoothed lateral edge of said drive-wheel and move said tape and said belts in either direction and revolve said spools.

4. In an amount indicator for credit checks and cash, a registering-tape drivewheel having a drive-wheel portion and a laterally projecting hub-shaped portion, said drive-wheel portion having studs projecting radially from the tapebearing face thereof and studs projecting laterally from the rim thereof. in combination with a registering-tape having marginal perforations therethrough and registering characters thereon mounted on the tape-bearing face of said drive-wheel, spools attached to the ends of said tape, slip-belts mounted on the hub-shaj'ied portion of said drive-wheel. and on the hubs of said spools, a key-bar having means attached thereto adapted to engage said laterally projecting studs and cause said drive-wheel to turn and to move said tape and said belts and cause said spools to revolve, the one spool thereby giving out and the other taking up said tape.

In an amount indicator for credit checks and cash, the combination of a registering-tape drive-wheel having studs projecting radially from the tape-bearing face thereof and other studs projecting laterally from the rim thereof, an intake key-bar, an intake lever pivotally attached thereto, a pay-out key-bar, a pay-out lever pivotally attached thereto, means attached to said key-bars adapted to engage said lateralprojecting studs and rotate said drive-wheel and move said tape, said intake key-bar being adapted to operate said intake lever and simultaneously therewith to rotate said drive-wheel and move said tape one way, said pay-out key-bar being adapted to operate said pay-out lever and simultaneously therewith to rotate said drivewheel and move said tape the other way.

6 An amount indicator for credit checks and cash, consisting of a registering-tape drive-wheel having studs IJI'OjOCtlIlg radially from the ta 'ie-bearing face thereof and other studs projecting laterally from the rim thereof, a registering-tape having marginal perforations therethrough and registering characters thereon mounted on said drive-wheel, spools attached to the ends of said tape, slip-belts mounted on the hub of said drive-wheel and on the hubs of said vpools, an intake key-bar, and intake lever pivotally attached thereto, a pay-out keybar, a pay-out lever pivotally attached thereto, means attached to said key-bars adapted to engage said |ateral-projecting studs and rotate said drive-wheel, said intake key-bar being adapted to operate said intake lever and simultaneously therewith to rotate said drive-wheel and move said tape one way. said payout key-bar being adapted to operate said pay-out lever and simultaneously therewith rotate said drivewheel and move said tape the other way, in combination with a eoinandcheck handling register, consisting of a plru-alit of upright tubes of similar construction and operation, openings in the upper end of each tube the uppermost thereof being adapted to receive said credit checks and cash (coins) into said tube and the lowermost thereof being adapted to receive the upper end of said intake lever, and a discharging slide attached to the lower end of said tube and engaged by the lower end of said pay-out lever.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES W. INGLE.

\Vitnesses ADnLBEn'r M. MGKA'Y, NA'IHAN IEL FULTON.

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