US1383570A - Check, deposit, and remittance tray - Google Patents

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W. F. SCHNELL. CHECK, DEPOSIT, AND'REMITIANCE TRAY.

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WILLIAM F. SCENE-LL, OF KALISPELL, IIIONTANA.

CHECK, DEPOSIT, AND REMITTANGE TRAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Application filed July 20, 1920. Serial No. 397,646.

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM F. SoHNnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kalispell, in the county of Flathead and State of Montana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Check, Deposit, and Remittance Trays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to check, deposit and remittance trays, especially adapted for use in banking institutions.

Objects of the invention are to provide a tray for retaining the deposits, checks, etc, in an orderly manner for increasing accuracy and reducing work to a minimum; to provide a tray whichrwill support the contents in a plane best adapted to be read when the tray is resting on a horizontal base; and to provide a tray from which the contents can be expeditiously removed, at the same time providing a simply constructed and durable device.

The above and other objects of this invention will be in part described and in part understood from the following description of the present preferred form of the invention, wherein, in the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a tray constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3, is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 4, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the remittance tray per 86.

Fig. 6, is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 7, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8, is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the form of tray shown in Fig. 5 and illustrating the manner in which the margins thereof are rolled over.

The tray as shown in the form disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the drawings is indicated by the numeral 1, and consists of a base 2, having side walls 3 outstanding therefrom. It will be observed that the walls 3 gradually taper toward the rear of-the tray and are integrally connected with an inclined rear wall 4. An inclined front wall 5 extends across the front of the tray and is integrally connected with the walls 3. Ar-

constitutes the wall 12 continuing the blank downwardly beyond the floor of the compartments 7 and 8, then upwardly at right angles to the wall 12, as indicated at 13, thence downwardly at right angles to the part 4, as indicated at 14, and finally merg ing into the rear wall 4 with which it is integrally formed. In this way an inverted V shape floor is provided. Upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing it will be observed that the bottoms of the compartments 7 and 8 incline rearwardly so that the contents thereof will be held in an angular position when the tray is on a horizontal base.

Portions of the front wall 5 are removed to provide an opening 15 in the compartment 7 and an opening 16 in the compartment 8 to facilitate removal of the contents of said compartments. For a similar purpose an opening 17 is formed between the compartments 9 and 10 at the jointure of the parts 13 and 14 thereof.

Feet 18 are secured to the base 2 to support the tray in a slightly elevated position and to prevent the tray from marring its supporting base.

In use of this form of the invention, deposits are placed face up in compartment 8. As soon as the deposits are posted on the ledger posting machine they are removed from said compartment 8 and placed face down in the compartment 7. Similarly checks are placed in the compartment 9 and after having been posted are transferred to the compartment 10 and placed face down. By angularly constructing the bottoms of the compartments 7 and 8 as also the bottoms of the compartments 9 and 10, the contents of these compartments will be held in the desired angular position with respect to the eyes of the user when the tray is placed upon a horizontal support, which is usually the case when used in conjunction with a ledger posting machine.

The remittance tray shown in Figs. 5, 6,

7 and 8, consists of two compartments 9 and 10 which correspond to the compartments 9 and 10, in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and ll It will be observed however that side walls 3 have their upper and lower margins rolled over as indicated at 19 and shown to advantage in Fig. 8. By rolling the upper marginsover in this way sharp edges .will be eliminated,-and the tray reinforced. Theirolled over portions of the lower margin will serve to better support the tray and reduce 'possibility of marring the supporting base .to aminimum. V

The remittance tray is used in the same manner as the compartments 9'and l0 and is especially adapted to use in bank remittance work andwork of a similar character where the operator of an adding machine, bookkeeping machine, etc., lists checks or other items.

It is to be understood that I have above described the preferred construction of this invention and the preferred manner o'f use of the same, but I am aware that changes may be made in the device and in the-uses therefor without departing. from the spirit and scope of the invention. I desire to em- V A tray of the class described including side walls connected at the rear bya. rear wall, the lower margins of the side walls being turned inwardly to provide a base, a floor arranged between said side walls, said floor being inclined upwardly and terminating approximately midway the ends of said side walls, and a blank one end of which has:

its inception at the upper margins of the side walls, at a point above said'floor, ex-

tends downwardly at an inclination pastthe rear end of the floor and is engaged with the latter, said blank'being' extendedup wardly and then downwardly, in substantially inverted !-shape and engaged with said rear wall.

in presence of two witnesses.

. WILLIAMJZF. .soHNELL.

'Witnesses: I

HANS WALoHLr, D. L. SORIBNER.

In testimony whereof I signature

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