US1259399A

US1259399A - Apparatus for receiving bank-deposits.

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Publication number: US1259399A
Application number: US16353817A
Authority: US
Inventors: John W Hipwell; Louis M Hopkins
Original assignee: LOUIS A KOHN
Current assignee: LOUIS A KOHN
Priority date: 1917-04-20
Filing date: 1917-04-20
Publication date: 1918-03-12
Anticipated expiration: 1935-03-12

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APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BANK DEPOSITS. APPLICATloN FILED MAR. lo, 1913. R'r-:NEwx-:D APR. 20. 1917.

I. W. HIPWELL L L. M. HOPKINS.

APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BANK DEPOSITS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I0, 19I3. RENEWED APR. 20. 1917- '1,259,39'9. Patented Mar. 12, 19m

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APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BANK DEPOSITS.

APPLlcAnoN FILED MAR. lo, 1913. RENEwED APR.20,19|1.

1,259,399. Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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UNITED STATESl PATENT oEEIcE.

J' OHN W. HDEWELL, 0F MAYWOOD, ALND LOUIS M. HOPKINS, OF CHICAGU, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 0F ONE-HALF TO SAID HIPWELL AND ONE- HALF T0 LOUIS A. KOHN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Speciceti-on of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918,.

Application led March 10, 1913, Serial No. 753,294. Renewed Api-1120, 1917. Serial No; 163,538.

lowingis a specification.

rihe object of the present invention is to provide practical means for facilitating and making easier the depositing of. money or securities in banks, or other institutions for safe keeping.

The, essentlal elements of an apparatus used in carrying the invention into effectv is a strong box or receiver, the interior of which eitherleads directly to the counting room of a bank, or, if located at a place remote from the bank, is accessible to only an Vauthorized representative of the bank, to-

gether with means associated with the reeeiver`7 for automatically'deliveringlto the depositor a receipt for the package deposited, and an essential element of the present invention is means associated with the receiver for aiiixing tothe package and to the receipt mutual identification marks, preferably serial numbers, for future comparison of the envelop or other wrapper of the package and the receipt. i

Another' element of the invention is means for-imprinting upon the package or receipt,

or both, a record of the day and hour (either orboth) that the deposit is made.

Still another element of the invention is a lock by which the shutter of the admission slot of thev receiver is kept closed, and the mechanism associated with the receiver is vlocked to prevent its operation, until a key box or 'receiver and some ofthe other parts being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 1a is a detail.

Fi 2 is a horizontal section thereof on the'lme 2-2 the cutting piane of the section being shown in plan. 1

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the type-form face of the base section or box of the printing ap )aratus looking at the printing face thereo as indicated by the arrow 3, Fig. 2.

Fi t -is a horizontal section thereof on the line 4-10, Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation thereof in different vertical planes that are perpendicular to the printing plane of the form.

Fig. '6 is anend elevation thereof, viewed in the direction of the arrow 6, Figs. 2 and 7, and showing more particularly the inking mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section of a portion of the apparatus on a larger scale, on the line 7 7, Fig. l, and showing more particularly the Shutter of the admission slot, of the receiver and the permutation lock.

Fig. 8 is a vertical transverse section thereof on the line 8 8, Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the complete apparatus.

Fig. l0 "is a horizontal section, showing more particularly, thepreferred form of the numbering and time indicating mechanism (Enf the printing apparatus on the line li--10,

Fig. il is a face view of the combined envelop or Wrapper for containing the matterto be deposited, and the key for unlocking the apparatus. y

Fig. l2 is a vieW of the reverse face thereof.

Fig-13 is a face view of a coincard, which is intended to be contained in the envelop and forms a portion of the complete wrapper and key. w Fig. 14 is a perspective view thereof.

Fig. 15 is a detail View.

Fig. 16 is a horizontal section of the chute showing its two branches. Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the envelop before it is closed and sealed.

The vapparatus has a box or` casing, l, herein called the receiver, which is prefer- Fig. 1, all of the parts below Y ably made of cast metal and may bc-of any desired shape or capacity that will meet the requirements hereinafter described. The front wall, 2, of the receiver has through it an opening, or slot, 3, for the insertionof packages adapted to contain the money or securities which it is 'desired to deposit in the bank, and the wrappers or inclosures of these packages must,of course, be appropriate to their purpose. For depositing checks, paper currency and coins, I prefer to use a wrapper having a pocket portion 4 Iand as an integrant part thereof, a check or stub, 5,.the envelop being of suiiicient size to receive within it a com card, fixen one face yof which a pocket for receiving paper money, checks and other securities is formed by a single piece of paper, 7, that is yfolded once so that one lof its leaves when pasted to the back of the card forms the bot tom of the coin pockets, 8, while the other leaf above Ithe fold-line is conterminous with the card, and forms'the pocket. The card itself is of somewhat greater width than the pocket thus formed, and that portion, 9, of it, which extends Abeyond the foldfline forms in elfect and in fact a key, which is appropriate to the lock by which a shutter, 10, for closin the slot, 3, 1s held in closed position, and o Yer parts of the apparatus are locked so as to be incapable of operation, as hereinafter described. To this end, that portion of the card which forms the key, 9, is

I register with a correspondin provided with any desired number of notches, 11, 12, etc., which are adapted to number of tumblers, 14, 15, etc., or portions of them which are accessible through the slot, 3. The shutter is preferably made of a comparatively thick and heavy metal plate havmg vertical notches, 17, 18, etc., in'which the tumblers, 14, 15, etc., are located, and are circumferential ggioves,

free to'swin about a common pivot-rod, 20, to receive W 'ch each of the tumblers is pro.-

vided with a circular eye, or perforation, near its upper end, the pivot-rod, 20, being v in a shaft, 25, w

' :tary and end-wise movement, s o that as lon as the fingers are wholly between the sho ders resulting from their respective circumferential grooves, 22, 23, etc., the shaft is free to rotate relatively' to the shutter, which latter has a cylindrical bore, in which the shaft fits loosely. The shaft is alsoprof Avided with a llongitudinal groove, 26, which opens into the circumferential grooves, so that when all of the tumblers are moved about their pivotal axes until all of the in gers project in the same radial direction, the shaft'may' be moved end-wise and the iingers will be thereby caused to enter the longitudinal groove. It is manifest that when this takes place the rotation of the shaft will -carry the shutter with it, and vwhen rotated in the proper direction the shutter will be moved away from the front wall of the receiver, and the slot, 3, thereby opened.

It is manifest that in order to brin all of the fingers into radial alinement, eac must be moved through an arc depending upon its angular position relativel to the axis of movement, and to this en the notches, 11, 12, etc., of the key are made of different depths, each appropriate to the required movement of the correspondin tumbler. Hence, by giving the, fingers di erent anlar ositions and making the slots of the ey Ao correspondingly differing depths, a great number of permutations may be made. The number may be still further increased changing the distance apart of the tumthe ke serting the envelop or package through the slot, 3, is to unlock the shutter and permit it to be opened, but dependence is not had upon the pressure of the envelop against the shutter for opening. This, however, might be done if'the envelop and thecontained card were made of material of suicient strength, but in order to minimize cost it is preferable to make the envelop of stout paper and the key of card-board, and where 1t is intended that the apparatus may receive coins, the same piece of card-board may be used for forming both the key and the coin card of known character. l

The ends of the shaft, 25, are mounted in bearings, 27 and 28, supported by the receiver and one end of theshaft is cut away as shown at 29, leavin a non-circular projection, 30, which, as s own in the drawing, 1s of semi-circular shape, and is adapted to be received in a corresponding socket in the bearing, 27, so that so long as vthe non-circular projection occupies the socket, the shaft is held against rotation, but by moving the shaft end-wise' to brin the non-circular wail the para thus fr described, con? structed as described, the first effect of inrs and their corresponding notches of* projection out of its soc et, the under-side of said rojection will act as a -ournalfor the sha and turn in the circular journal bearin 27. Normally, the projection, 30, is hel in its socket by alspring 31, which surrounds the shaft and bearsy in one direction against it through the medium of a collar, 32, which is non-rotatively secured to the shaft, the pressure of the spring in the opposite direction being transmitted to the through a'limited are, this relativeA movement beine` limited 'by shoulders or projections Von the collar and lever, respectively, which are adapted to engage each other i o when 4thelever has been permitted to move independently through the desired arc. The lower end of this lever is jointed to one'end of a link, 35, the other end of which is jointed to the upper end of a lever, 36, which latter is, in turn, supported bv a fulcrum pin, 37, projecting from the side, 38, of the receiver.' Below the fulcrum pin, 37, the lever, 36, is provided with ,a 4slotted arm, 39, and into the cam slot, 40, of this arm, projectsa pin, 41, carried by a lever, 42, which is non-rotatively secured Ato the main shaft, 43, of the apparatus. This shaft turs in suitable bearings supported by. or formed withV the receiver, and one'of its ends projects and carries a lever, 44, having a handle, 445, by which al1 of the parts contained within the receiver are either operated or conditioned to operate. The-pin, 41, will, of course,

tmove m an arc about the axis of the shaft,

.43, and the cam slot 40, is so shaped and disposed that as the pin-travels through a short ortion of itspermitted movement, it will ear'against one side of the cam slot and rocll:` the lever, 36, about its fulcrum, so as to move-the link35, in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, and thereby move the lever, 34. As before stated, the initial movement of this lever will have no effect upon the shaft, 25, but the engaging cam surfaces carried by the lever and the collar, 32, will move the shaft, 25, end-wise, thereby unlocking it and permitting it to be rotated.

Manifestly, this cannot' take place until the` key has iirst been presented to the .accessible portions of the tumblers, 14, l5, etc., and said tumblers moved to bring all of the fingers, 21, into radial alinement with the groove 26 whereby when the shaft is moved en dwise said fingers will enter said groove and, therebyl connect the shaft, 25,`and `the shutter. Thus conditioned movement of the lever, 42, in thedirection of the arrow will move the shutter away from the slot, 3, and leave it completely opened permitting articles havingthe key features to pass into the receiver-.by gravity. rThat portion of the cam slot, 40, which produces this movement is only suiiiciently long to insure the removal of the shutter from the path of the article or package, and the remaining portion of thecam slot, 40, is of such shape that the piu, 4.1 will travel in it without movlng the lever, 36.

Movement 1s also taken from this lever,

- 36, which lin turn derives its movement from the hand lever, 44, for operating the serial numbering wheel or train of wheels. After the package passes the shutter, it is conducted by a gravity-slide or chute 46. By 4"fravity slide is meant a art having a supporting surface upon which the article is adapted to rest disposed at suchan angle with relation to the horizon that the article will' l'or ears, 49, secured by bolts or screws to the front wall, 2, of the receiver. The top, 50, of this box is preferably removable, so as to afford access to the contained parts, and one side of the box is in the form of a removable plate, (or plates) 51, which is, in fact, a die plate, and has on its 'outer face the types of some of the characters which it is desired to print upon the article deposited through the slot, 3. rlhe types for printing the serial numbers on the articles deposited are on the periphery of a wheel, or wheels, 52, 53, etc., and where more than one wheel is used, they are arranged in a train of the kind and having the mode of operation well known to those familiar with adding machines, registers and similar machines. r1`he shaft, 55, of the adding train, is journaled in suitable bearings, formed with or attached to the box, 47, and one end of the shaft projects from the corresponding end of the box and carries a ratchet wheel, 56, the teeth of which are engaged by a pawl, 57, carried by an upwardly extending arm of a link 57., the end of which is jointed to the lower arm of the lever, 36, the arrangement of the parts being such that when the hand lever, 44, is pulled down in the direction of the arrow, the pawl will drag over the teeth of the ratchet wheel, and when the hand lever returns to its normal position, as shown in the drawings, the pawl will engage one of the teethV and rotate the shaf 55 through one of its predetermined units of step by step rotation. In this way a number 1s printed upon each of the articles as they arey successively deposited, and the numbers on the' .preferably provided with partitions, 459, 60

and 61, or as many partitions as the conditions require or make desirable, and these partitionsl are preferably cast with the back,

62, and bottom, 63, of the box, an advan? tage of this construction being that it is strong and durable and affords a inn base Y for the printing apparatus The partitions to this means for numbering the articles, the

printing apparatus also has means for prmtmg upon the articles the month, the day of the month and the hour of the day when the article is deposited and the printing is done. For this purpose a time mechamsm is contained inra box, 68, that occupies the compartment, 65, and is firmly held against displacement between ribs, or lugs, 69, projecting from the partitions, 59 and 60. A shaft, 70, of this time -mechanism, 'which may correspond with the hand arbor of a clock or watch, projects through an openlng in the die plate, 51, and carries a radial arm, 71, which in turn carries a type, 72, which may be shaped to imprint an arrow point. As the shaft, 70, rotates, the' arm, 71, moves in a circular depression or counter-sink, 73, surrounding the opening through which the shaft passes, and around this counter-sink the die plate carries the types, 74, of the dial of a clock. The winding stem, 75, of the time mechanism .projects through the. top, 50, of the box, 47, and has a knurled head,

76, to which access may be had through'k an openin in the front wall of the receiver, which 1s kept closed by a door, 77, .provided with a lock, 78. Instead of this means for indicating the hour, the principal objection to which is that it re uires too much printing surface on the artic e, the hour may be printed by a die wheel, 79, which may carry the consecutive numbers from 1 to 24, or, preferably, the numbers from 1 to 12. In this latter instance the hour' wheel will derive its movement from the shaft, 70, through suitably arranged bevel gearing 79, so that Ait will make one revolution during each twelve hours, similarly to an ordinary clock. In this event', if A.. M. andP. M. are t0 be vindicated, it may be done by a die wheel, 80,'

carrying the letters A. M. and P. M2 alternately andv deriving1 its movement from the hour wheel, 79, in w ich event each complete revolution of the hour wheel will' cause the A. M. and I. M. die wheel to move through one of its units of rotation, thereby alternately changin he indication of the die wheel 80 from A. to P. M., and vice versa. In like manner the da s of the month may be printed by a die w eel, 81, which derives its movement from the hour wheel, 79, the arrangement being such that each two complete revolutions of the hour wheel will move the die wheel, 81, through one of its units of revolution. Preferably the days of the month are indicated b such a die wheel, 81, which is automatica ly controlled by the time mechanism as vabove described, but they ma .be indicated as shown in Fig. 4 b a s ar die wheel, 81l which is inten ed t0 be set manually. Likewise the die wheel, 82, for indicating the months is intended to be set manually, and to this end the diewheel, 81, is non-rotatively secured to its shaft, 81", and the die wheel, 82, is secured to a sleeve, 83, which surrounds said shaft, so that they are capable of free rotation, independently of each other. The shaft and sleeve carry gear wheels, 84 and 85, re-

spectively, and these gear wheels mesh with gear Wheels, 86 and 87, respectivel the two vperi heries of which are expose and accessi le throu h an opening, 88, cut through the top, 50, o the box in position to be conveniently reached through the door-way, 77,

of the receiver. These wheels, 86 and 87,

carry cylindrical flanges, or barrel like portions, 89 and 90, respectively and these ortions, 89 yand 90, are marked'with the ays of the month and the months, respectively, so that an arrow, or index, 91 on the top of the casing will correctly indicate the printing positions of the die wheels, 81 and 82. As the die wheels are arrangedrelatively to each other, they will print the day after the month, but they'will appear in the reverse order on the flanges, 89 and 90, of the indicator. This, however, is immaterial. In order to prevent the random movement of the datin die wheels, they are provided with two w eels, 92 and 93, respectively, which are engaged by light spring dogs, 94, (Fig. 4) which are intended to drag freely over the teeth when the die wheels are being set.

The wrapper of the packageA comprises an envelo Jhaving a pocket portion, 4, a gummed ap, 4, and a stub, or check, 5, which projectsfrom one end of the pocket portion, 4, of the envelop. The envelop may bear on either or both of its faces any desired printed matter, and particularly the matter which is commonly used onde-I posit slips of banks, and more or less-of this matter may be duplicated on the pocket portion, 4, and the check, 5. It is also printed preferably on the flap 4* with the necessary instructions for the'guidance of 4 teA which the printing apparatus already described is adapted to print the date when the package is deposited and the serial number of the deposit, respectively. A The pocket portion also has an appropriately designated space, 99, in which the depositor is to write his name and a space, 100, in which to write the number of his account; ordinarily all of the matter appearing in F ig. 11 of the drawing will be rinted on the wrapper at the time it is dehvered to the depositor forV use, with the exception of the matter in the spaces, 97, 98 and 99. The depositors account number in the space, 100, will probably be printed by a numbering machine before the wrapper is Ydelivered. to the depositor. VThe reverse side of the package is printed with the necessary instructions for' depositing it in the receiver. The pocket portion of the wrapper contains a sheet, 6,;

preferably of stout card-board, and this cardboard is provided with coin pockets, 8, which may be of any desired construction. One face of the card-board has secured to it a pocket, 108, for paper money, securities, and the like, which it is desired to deposit. This pocket is made of a single sheet of strong paper folded once upon itself, so that' one of its leaves forms the bottom of the coin pockets, 8, while the other leaf forms the pocket. The card, 6, is of somewhat greater width than the pocket, 103, and its projecting portion, as already described, forms a key 9 for unlocking the apparatus when the package is presented in the manner described. The key may, if

desired, be entirely separate and apart from the Wrapper and be a key of any desired construction, adapted for use in customary manner, it being intended that in this event each bank using the apparatus shall provide each of its depositors with a key appropriate thereto, the locks of the apparatus of diiferent'banks being made of different combinations of the permutation features inv themanner already described.

When the deposited articlel leaves the chute, 4G, it fall into the space between the printing die,` 51, and the platen, 48, of the printing apparatus and is there supported in proper position to be-printed upon by a stop or platform, 104, consisting' of a plate secured to the lower edge of the platen in such manner that it is capable of sliding back and forth as, for instance, by bolts passing through slots in the plate and tapped into the platen, so that ltheir heads bear upon the under side of the plate and support it. This platform is normally held in a projected position'so that it crosses the 'path of the article by light springs105, secured at one end to the platen and at the other end to a portion of the platform, 104, which extends rearwardly and is secured to a slide, 106, carrying a pivotal lspring pressed pawl, 107, which normally rests upon the circular portion of the periphery of a disk, 108, non-rotatively secured to the main shaft, 43. This disk, 108, carries an eccentrically located pin, 109, which is adapted to engage the top side of an L-shaped push piece, 110, the lower end of which is pivoted to the arm, 111, of a stout lever, which is fulcrumed at 112 and theother arm, 113, of which carries the platen, 48. The push piece, 110, is held normally in a position to be engaged by thevpi'n, 109, by a-l1ght spring, 114, and it is prevented from belng moved by this spring beyond its normal position by a shoulder, 115, on the lever arm, 111. The upper end of the push piece 1s located in the path of the pin, 109, so that as the hand lever, 44, is drawn down, the pin, 109, will engage the push piece and force downward the lever arm, 111, in opposition to the forceof a stout spring, 116. The pin, 109, is semi-circular, one of its faces beino dressed oil" Ito a radial plane of the shaft, 43, so that its front face is circular. It is manifest that as the main shaft is turned in the direction of the arrow, the pin will force the lever arm, 111, downward, thereby putting the spring,.116, under tension until the flat face of the pin escapes past the end of the push piece, whereupon the spring, 116, will contract and move the platen toward the printing die with suiiicient force to do the printing'. At the same time it will close the two blades of a cutter and sever the check, 5, from the pocket por- .'tion, 4, of the package. This cutter consists of two knife blades, 117 and 118 vwhich are secured in grooves, `which extend vertically across the 'faces of the platen and printing die, respectively. The blade, 118, divides the printing die plate, 51, into two parts, and the rear edge of the blade 118 occupies a groove in the web, 59, of the box, 47. These cutting blades are held in place by screws, 119 and 120, respectively, which are tapped into the platen and top, 50, of the box, and have enlarged heads which overlap and engage the upper ends of the blades. The lower ends ofthe blades are prevented from escaping from the grooves by pins, 121, which occupy bores in the platen and box,

and engage cam surfaces, 122, resulting from notches, 123, cut in the lower ends of the blades. (See Fig. 1a.) The ink lfor doing the printing is supplied by a ribbon, 124, which is wound upon spools, 125 and 120, supported, respectively, above and below the box, 47. These spools are driven by power derived from the shaft, 55, of the adding train, and to this end a gear wheel, 127, meshes with one or the other of two gear wheels, 128 and 129, which latter are arranged above and below the box, respectively. These gear wheels are carried by a bell-crank lever, 130, rigidly fixed to a lblock of rubber, confine `ceiver, as indicated by lrock shaft, 131, which passes through the box, 47, from end to end, and is of such shape that when at one extremity of its ermitted.

upon for this purpose. The end of the shaft 131 opposite that to which the bell-crank lever 130 is secured, carries a similar rigidly attached bell-crank lever 130'IL in the arms of which are journaled the ribbon spools 125 and 126 respectively.

It will be observed that the force with which the platen is moved against the printing lform 1s always the same, and is in no sense under the control lof the operator. The spring, 116, for doing this Work, is made of sufficient strength and in order to prevent unnecessary shocks and jarring of the parts caused by the suddenness of the action ofy this spring, a block, 132, of rubber or some other cushionin As shown, this cushionin evice is a mere in a suitable recess, l33, in the support of the fulcrum bearing of the shaft, 112. After the printing is done and the check is severed, the two parts fall into a gravitychute, 134, through which they pass by gravity and by vvhich they are conducted to their desired destinations. As shown in the drawing, this chute, considered as a Whole, is a comparatively Wide but narrow tube, which is divided by a partition plate, 135, into tWo entirely separate distinct branches or chutes, 136 and 137. The severed check falls into the chute, 136, and is conducted thereby to the delivery slot, 138, at the front of the casing, Where it is accessible to the depositor. The other chute,

137, may terminate Within the receiver, 1,

as indicated in Fig. 16, so that all of the deposited packages with their contents are received and contained within the receiver,

kto be removed by a. representative of the bank, access to the receiver being had through an opening which is kept normally closed by a door, 139, at the end of the redotted lines in Fig. 2, or, if desired, the branch, 137 of the chute may be continued through the bottom of the receiver and carried to any desired point, more or less remote from the receiver. For instance, the receiver may be located on the u per floor of a building having a number ci) stories, and the chute may be carried down through the building to a banking room on a lower floor.

It will thus be seen that the receiver is closed exceptingl for the admission and delivery slots, 3 and 138, respectively, so that device is used. l

`the de ositor and means least to the extent of being protected as against meddlers.

When the hand lever, 44, is released, all of the parts are returned to normal positions by a spring, 140, the receiver being provided with properly disposed stop lugs, 141 and 142, for limiting the movement of the hand leverand other parts in'opposite directions. l

It is not necessary to here describe in detail the great variety of systems in which this apparatus may be used. This is a matter which is left entirely to the discretion and judgment of the bank employing the apparatus inl its system of doing business.

What We claim as new is:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and print upon articles, comprising se arable individual parts deposited through t e slot, said printing mechanism having a printing form having separate portions arranged in positions to, at each operation of the apparatus, print upon both of said, individual parts, matter or characters indicating a deinite mutual serial relation of the individual parts of a given article, when Separated, means for operating the printing mechanism so that at each operation of the apparatus it will print u on both of said individual parts, means or severing each deposited article upon a line separating its individual parts from each other, and means for automatically deliverin one of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiver being closed to the extent that after the deposited article, while intact reaches a position to be printed upon it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

2. In an apparatus of the lclass described, the combination of a receiver having van admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and` print upon articles, comprising separable individual parts, deposited through theslot, said printing mechanism havmg `a printing form having separate portions arranged in positions to, at each operation of the'apparatus, print upon said Vindividual parts of the article, respectively, matter or characters indicating a definite mutual serial relation of the individual parts of a given article to each other, means for op erating said printing mechanism so that at each o erationof the apparatus it will print upon oth of said individual parts, means for severing eachof the deposited articlesV upon a line separating its individual parts from each other, means for automatically delivering one of said se arated parts to or retainin and renderlng inaccessible the other of sai Sepaangaan arated parts, said receiver being closed to the exteiitthat after a deposited article,

while intact, reaches aposition to be iprinted upon it is thereafter inaccessible to the de-4 positor, excepting as aforesaid.

3. In an apparatus of the class described,

rinting mechanism located print upon both of two separable individual parts of articles deposited through the slot, a stop for arresting the articles in position to be printed upon, theV receiver being closed to the extent of rendering the articles while intact inaccessible after reaching the stop, said printing mechanism having a printing forni having separate portions arranged in positions to, at each operation ot' the apparatus, print upon both of said individual parts, matter or characters indicating a definite mutual serial relation of said parts to each other, means for operating said printing mechanism, means for severing each ofthe deposited articles upon a line separating its individual parts from each other, means for delivering one of the separated parts to the depositor, and means for retaining and rendering inaccessible the other of said parts', said 'receiver being closed etcepting as aforesaid.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, 'the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and rint upon articles, comprising separable individual parts, deposited ,through the slot, 'said printingmechanisin having separate portions arranged in positions to, at each operationof the apparatus, print upon both of said individual parts, said (printing form having changeable types in icatinof seriai numbers, automatic means operated tby each operation of the apparatus for changing said changeable types automatically, means for severing each deposited article upon a line separating its individual parts from each other, and means for delivering one-of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiver bein closed to the extent that after a deposite article, While intact, reaches the position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and print upon articles, comprising separable individual parts, deposited through the slot, matter or characters indicatin .a 4dea finite mutual serial relation of the in ividual parts of a given article, when separated, au'- tomatic means operated by each operation of the apparatus for severing each deposited article upon a line separating its individual' parts from each other and a gravity slideway arranged to receive one of theseparated parts and automatically deliver it to the depositor, as a recei t for the other of said parts,said receiver ein" closed to the extent that after a deposited5 article, while intact, reaches the lposition to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor,

6. In an a paratus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located `within the receiver in position to receive and print upon articles, comprising separable individual parts, said printing mechanisinhaving a printing form having separate duplicate portions arranged in positions to simultaneously print upon both of said iiidividual arts matter or characters indicatimg a de 'te mutual serial relation of the individual parts of a given article to each other, means for severing each deposited v article upon a line separating its individual parts from each other, automatic means for operating said severing means at each operation of the apparatus and means for delivering one of said separated kparts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiverbeing closed to the extent that after a deposited article, while intact, reaches a osition to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor. 4

7. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, rinting mechanism located within the receiver in position 4to receive and print upon articles comprising separable incividual parts deposited through the slot, said printing mechanism having a printing form having separate portions, each of said separate portions having characters appropriate for printing the hours of the day, ai'r ranged in positions to print upon both of said individual parts, at each operation of the apparatus, means for severing each of the deposited articles upon a line separatinT its individual parts from each other, an means for delivering one of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, 'said receiver being closed to .the extent that after a deposited article,.vvhile intact, reaches a position to`be printed upon,

it is thereafter inaccessible to a depositor,

said printing mechanism having a printing Y form having separate portions With duplicate characters appropriate for printing the date, means Afor operating the printing mechanism whereby the date is printed upon iie both of said individual parts, at each operation of the a paratus, means for severing each of the eposited articles upon a line separatin its 1ndividual parts from each other, an means for delivering one of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiver bein closed-to the extent that after a deposite article, while intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to .the deposltor, exceptin as aforesaid.

9. YIn an apparatus o the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, rinting mechanism located within the recelver in positionto receive and print upoir articles, comprising separable individual parts, deposited through the slot, said printing mechanism having a printing form having separate duplicate portions havin changeable characters appropriate for printing serial numbers, said duplicate portions being arranged in positions to print the same serial number upon each of said individual parts, at each operation of the apparatus, means for operatmg the printing mechanism, automatic means operated at each operation of the apparatus for changing the serial number types of the printing form, means for severing each deposited article upon a line separating its individual parts from each other, and means yfor delivering one of saidseparated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other,said receiver being closed to the extent that after a deposited article, While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible-to the deposltor, excepting for the delivery of one of its separate parts, as aforesaid.

10. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having,an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and print upon articles, comprising separable individual parts deposited through the slot, said printing mechanism having a printing form having duplicate numbering Wheels appropriate for printing serial numbers arranged impositions to print the same serial number on both of said individual parts, at each operation of the apparatus, automatic means operated at each operation of the apparatus for changing the numbering Wheels, means for severing each deposited article upon a line separating its individual parts fromv each other, and means for delivering one of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiver be'- ing closed to the extent that after a depositedA article, while intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor, excepting for the delivery of one of its separate parts, as aforesaid. l

11. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an adlrial relation of the individual parts of a *mission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and print upon articles, comprisin separable individual parts, deposited trough the slot, said printin mechanism having a printing form having separate portions arranged in positions to simultaneously print upon both of said individual parts matter or characters indicating a definite mutual segiven article to each other. means for severing each of the deposited articles upon a line separating its individual parts from each other and means for delivering one of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiver being closed to the extent that after a deposited article, While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor, excepting for the delivery of one of its separateparts, as aforesaid.

12. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having' an admission slot, a shutter for closing it, printing mechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and print upon articles deposited through the slot, means for automatically conducting the articles deposited through the slot to position to be printed upon, and a lock for locking the shutter in closed position, said receiver being closed to the extent. that after a deposited article, While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

13. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, a shutter for closing it, printing mechanism located Within the receiver and in`position to receive and print upon the 105 articles deposited through the slot, a lock for locking the shutter closed, and means common to the shutter and printing mechanism for opening the shutter when unlocked, said receiver being closed to the extent that 110 after a deposited article, While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

14. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination `o f a receiver having a slot 115 for the admission of articles having permutation features common to a given standard,

a shutter for closin said slot, and a permutation lock for loc ing the shutter closed, said lock having permutation tumblers hav- 120 ingportions that are accessible through the slot complementary to the aforesaid permutation features of the article.

15. In an apparatus of the class described,

vthe combination of a receiver having a slot ceiver in position to receive and print upon articles deposited through said slot, a shut- 130 ter for closing said slot, a permutation lock for locking the shutter closed, said lock having permutation tumblers having portions accessible throu h the slot complementary to the permutation features of the article, said receiver being closed tothe extent `that after a deposited article, While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

16. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having a slot for the admission of articles having permutation features coinmon to a given standard, a shutter for closing said slot, a permutation lock for locking the shutter closed, said lock having permutation tumblers Vcarried by the shutter, said tumblers having portions accessible through the slot that are complementary to the aforesaid features of the articles, and means for opening the shutter When unlocked.

17. in an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a receptacle having a slot for the admission of articles having permutation features common to a given standard, a shutter adapted to close said slot, a shaft capable of both rotary and longitudinal movement relatively to the shutter and upon Which the shutter is mounted, means for normally preventing the shaft from rotating, said sha-ft being provided With both circumferential and longitudinal grooves, resulting in corresponding shoulders, a plurality of permutation tumblers pivoted to and carried by the shutter, said tumblers having lingers which project in different angular directions from the pivotal axes of thetuinblers, and Which normally project into the circumferential grooves of the shaft, means for moving the shaft endvvise and thereby freeing it from the means for normally preventing its rotation and also bringing the ngers of the tumblers into the longitudinal grooves, and means for thereafter rotating the shaft to move the shutter;

18. ln an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a practically closed receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver and in position to receive and print upon articles deposited through the slot, and a lock for locking the printing mechanism and preventing its operation and for also locking the shutter closed, said lock having permutation tumblers accessible through the slot,

and common mechanism for opening the shutter when unlocked and thereafter oper- -ating the printing mechanism.

19. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a practically closed receiver havin an admission slot, a shutter therefor having meansv for preventing the admission of inappropriate articles, printand .in position to receive and print upon articles deposited through the slot, and a lockI for locking both the shutter and the printing mechanism.

20. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, a shutter therefor, printing mechanism located `within the receiver and 1n position to receive and print upon articles deposited through the slot, a gravity chute leading from the admission slot to the printing mechanism for conducting' the deposited articles from the slot to proper position to be received and printed upon by the printing mechanism, a loclr for locking the shutter' closed, said lock having permutation tumblers and means operating through the medium of the lock for opening the shutter When unlocked.

2l. ln an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, a shutter therefor, printing mechanism located Within the receiver, a

gravity chute leadingV .from the admission slot to the printing mechanism for conducting the articles to proper position to be received and printed upon by the-printing mechanism, 'a loclr for locking the shutter closed, and connections between the shutter and printing mechanism for preventingthe operation of the printing mechanism While the shutter is closed.

22. lln an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver, a gravity .chute extending from the admission slot to the printing ico mechanism for conducting the articles into lil@ ing from the slotl to the printing mechanism for conducting the articles into position to be printed upon, said printing mechanism having changeable types for printing upon the articles matter or characters indicating the hourof the day and the day of the month when the articles are deposited, respectively, and time mechanism for automatically changing the types of the printing mechanism, said receiver being closed to the extent that after a deposited article reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter .65 ing mechanism located Within y'the receiver 'inaccessible to the depositor.

24. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located within the receiver, a gravity chute extending from the slot to the printing mechanism for conducting the artic es into position to be printed upon, said printing mechanism having a manually operabletype wheel for indicating the month and having also type wheels for indicating the day of the month and the hour of the day, respectively, and' time mechanism for operating the month, day' and hour type wheels of the printing mechanism, said receiver being closed to the extentthat after a deposited article reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.r

25. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot and a delivery slot, printing mechanism located within the receiver and thereby rendered inaccessible, said printing mechanism being also located in position to receive and print upon articles deposited through the slot and `comprising separable individual parts, said printing mechanism having means for printing upon the individual parts of the article duplicate serial identication marks, means for severing the deposited article upon a line separating its individual parts and between the vduplicate identiication marks, and ya gravity chute for conducting one of the severed parts to the delivery slot, said receiver being closed to the extent that after a deposited v the extent that after a deposited article reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

27. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, a shutter therefor, aA lock for locking said shutter closed, printing machanism located Vin position to receive and print upon articles deposited through the slot, manually operable means for opening the shutter Vwhen unlocked and means operated by said manually operable means for operating the printing mechanism.

28. In an a paratus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot, an article having separable individual parts, one of said parts consisting of a pocket having printed thereon lmatter appropriate to its purposes, and the other 4of said individual parts consisting of a check or receipt having matter thereon a propriate to its purposes', and each of said individual parts having appropriate spaces for receiving printed matter, printin mechanism located in position to receive an print upon the article deposited through the admission slot, said printing mechanism having separate printing forms adapted to -print in the aforesaid blanks of the article said printing forms having types adapted to print mutual serial identification characters or marks on both the fpocket part and the check or receipt part o the article deposited, means for severing the check or receipt part from the pocket part, and means for delivering them at diierent destinations.

29. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having an admission slot and a delivery slot, an article having separable individual parts, one of said parts consisting of a pocket and the other consisting of a check or receipt, printing mechanism having separate printing forms located in positions to print upon the individual parts of the article, respectively, said printing forms having types adapted to print duplicate identification characters or marks, said printing forms also being so located that at each operation of the apparatus they imprint both of said individual parts, means for severing the check or receipt part from the pocket part and means for conducting the check or receipt and pocket to different points or destinations.

30. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiver having a slot for the admission of articles having permutation features common to a given standard, a shutter for said slot having tumblers having permutation features corresponding with the permutation features of the article deposited, whereby the introduction through the slot of an article having appropriate permutation features moves the tumblers and frees the shutter, permitting it to be opened manually.

Witnesses:

vLouis A. KOEN, .M. P. ScHRocK, Jr.