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J. O. SHERMAN ET AL 1.716.566 cAsn DRAWER MA'NIFOLDING DEVICE Jun; 11, 192s.

Filed Jan. 20, 1923 2 Shegts-Sheet 2 Patented June 11, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN Q. SHERMAN AND ALBERT W. METZNER, OF DAYTON, OHIO; SAID METZNER ASSIGNOR TO SAID SHERMAN.

CASH DRAWER MANIFOLDING DEVICE.

Application filed January 20, 1923.

Our invention relates to manifolding machines, more particularly of the autographic type, and in the combination therewith of a cash drawer carrying cabinet, so arranged that the operation of the feeding mechanisms of the manit'older serves as a control for the opening of the cash drawer or drawers.

()ur invention also relates to that form of manifolding device termed by us a closed cabinet type, in which the manifolding mechanism is mounted in a frame, and the entire frame is covered by a cabinet which tits down over it, and is held in locked position thereon.

In connection with the first branch of our invention, it is our object to provide a simplified construction which is well fitted to manufacturing practice'and provides in the best manner known to us for the various necessary operations in the most easily constructed device.

It is also our object in connection with manifolding machines to provide for a record rewind roll, and for tension. mechanism adapted to compensate for the variations in size of storage roll and record roll, during the operation of theanachine;

It is also our object inf connection with the second branch of our invention to provide for a cabinet to cover the manifolding mechanism which is locked in place by a handle of very simple construction and mode of operation, particular stress being laid on the form of lock used to hold the handle in place and at the same time to lock down the cabinet.

These objects and other advantages to be noted, we accomplish by that certain construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device with the top cabinet broken awa Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device partly broken away with the manifolding mechanism removed.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the cash drawer set on the base of the cash drawer cabinet.

Figure 4 is a projection from Figure 3 showing the same parts in side elevation.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan-view of the cash drawer cabinet, with thebase plate removed.

Figure 6 is an end elevation projected from Serial No. 614,038.

the showing in Figure 5. Figure (3 is a detail elevation of the feed lock.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the base, fully equipped.

Figure 8 is a front elevation of the face plate mounted on the cash drawer;

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the part shown in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a front elevation of the cash drawer with the face plate removed.

Figure 11 is a front and side view of the bracket used universally as an assembling fixture throughout our machine. I

Figure 12 is a side elevation showing a detail of the cash drawer release lock on a larger scale.

Figure 13 is a detail side elevation showing the manifolding feed, and cash drawer latch.

Figure 14 is a detail front elevation of the release for the cash drawer, showing the key controlled operating parts.

Figure 15 is. a detail inner end elevation of the operating handle of the device, partly broken away and on the scale of Figure 12.'

Figure 16 is a side elevation of the handle showing it mounted on the manitolding feed shaft.

Figure 17 is a plan view of the handle key.

Figure 18 is a plan View detail of the removable weight for increasing the friction on the rewind plate.

Figure 19 is a side elevation of the said rewind plate. The machine is built with a cabinet having sides 1, a back 2, an open front 3 and a top 4. The base of the cabinet is made up separately andthe various devices for guiding, supporting, and operating the cash drawer areamounted thereon prior to its introduction into the rest of the cabinet.

Shown in Fi are 11 is a small bracket 5 having a base w ich is spot welded or riveted in place and an ear having a hole 6 toreceive a rivet or screw. This clip or bracket is used throughout in mounting the various parts of the frame of our device.

Thus as shown in Figure 5 a series of the brackets 5 are mounted around the lower edge of the sides, back and front of the cabinet.

The base plate 7, has holes 8 therein to receive screws or bolts that are set through the eyes in the brackets and in this manner the base plate is held in place to close the bottom of the cabinet.

The advantage of this method of forming the cabinet will be apparent from the description to follow, which describes the base with the various parts thereon for the drawer.

The manifolding mechanism is mounted between two side frames 9, 9, which are held in place by means of a series of the brackets 5. These may of course be so set, as illustrated at 5, in Figure 5, that a spacing necessary for any desired manifolding mechanism can be provided on the top of the cabinet.

The side frames hai e holes 10 to receive screws or bolts that are mounted in the said bracket plates (Figure 1), and in the side frames are set the paper roll spindles 11, the rewind roll spindle 12, and the paper feed shaft 13.

The mechanism side frames with all the mechanism installed therein are covered by the manifolder cabinet 14, which is closed at the sides and ends and open at the bottom.

The top 15 of the manifolder cabinet has an opening 16 to expose paper from the rolls 11*, which is passed up over a writing table or paper supporting plate 17 Describing first in detail the cash drawer and cabinet base, it will be noted that at the forward end of the base at each side thereof. are erected a pair or more of standards 18 on which are mounted rollers 19. The cash drawer 20 has channels 21 in its sides which engage over the rollers 19, so that they serve as an antifriction support and guide for the cash drawer.

Near the rear of the base plate 7, are erected stops 22, which again are merely a pair of interspaced brackets 5, and between the two stops the base is raised slightly at 23, so that when the drawer comes back against the stops the raised place will elevate it slightly, thereby lifting the inner end of the drawer from full contact with the base 7, and giving the drawer projecting devices a chance to easily start the drawer 0n the opening movement.

A pair of the bracket pieces are formedwith their bases slightly curved, and are mounted at the rear corners of plate 7 as indlcated at 24, 24. The cash drawer has side bars which extend further than the body of the drawer, as shown at 25, these bars commg 1nto contact with the curved pieces 24, when the drawer is fully closed against the stops, thereby lining up and centering the drawer accurately.

At a point close behind the raised portion 23 is set the spring cup 26, this cup serving to receive the spiral spring 27, that is mounted on the back of the drawer. This spring pro ects the drawer automatically when re leased, and is compressed by the pushing in of the drawer, in the usual manner.

Also mounted on the base 7 is the gong or bell 28 which is sounded by the drawer in its openlng movement, by means of a hook 29 on the back of the drawer.

between the two pin wheels.

In manufacturing practice the base is formed, as above described, and usually the drawer can be tried on it to see if all parts iare properly arranged. The rest of the cabi- {net has little or nothing to do with the drawer, and no work is necessary in the confined space of. the cabinet to adjust the operation t ereof. If anything goes wrong with the drawer the base of the cabinet can be rembved, whereupon the drawer will come out also, together with its controlling and guiding mechanism.

The positioning of the rollers on standards erected on the base and relieving the manufacturer from the operation of mounting them on the side walls of the box is, we believe, a very valuable feature of our present construction.

Referring next to the paper feeding mechanism, it may be observed that the feed shaft 13 has mounted thereon a pair of pin wheels 30 which project their pins up through slots in the writing table, and engage in marginal apertures in the webs of paper used. This form of feed is optional, as other forms may be used, or modifications of those used may be provided.

The rewind spindle 12, and the rewind devices mounted on the rewind plate 31 are substantially those of our-United States Patent No. 1,439,135, dated Dec. 19, 1922, with one addition. \Ve extend the rewind plate 31 so as to form a portion 32, that extends alongside of the end of'the innermost roll of paper 11". This portion is formed with a pair of slots 33 therein and a demountable plate or bar 34 is providedwhich has tongues 35, 35, to engage loosely in said slots.

By reference to the patent above noted it will be noted that the extent of friction applied to the rewind devices is dependent mainly on the tension applied to the plate 31. The bar 34 is equipped with a weight 36. which is free to hang, and will by gravity pull down the end 32 of the rewind plate, thus lifting the other end and applying more friction to the rewind feed. \Vhen the innermost roll 11 of paper is full, the weight will rest upon it, and will have a retarding 'iefi'ect on the roll 11, the rewind plate spring 31 serving its function, but the retarding ot' the paper by the weight tending to cause the friction slip easier.

Vhen the roll 11 gets small, however, and the roll being rewound gets correspondingly large, then the weight will hang free and exert tension on the plate 31 and hence will increase the friction on the drive. This excess friction is desired at such a point because the large rewind roll demands more friction to overcome its inertia, and thus the driving friction is more likely to slip at this time.

The cash drawer release is operated very simply by a pin 13*, set into the feed shaft, There is a plunger 37 mounted on a bracket 38, which is on a cross bar 38 which extends across between the side frames of the manifolding device, this plunger having a spring 39 sleeved thereon and being formed with a button 40 at its upper end. As the feed shaft is revolved the pin 13 thereon comes under the button and lifts it and thus lifts the plunger, letting it drop again, as soon as the said pin passes by.

The plunger extends down through a hole in the top of the cash drawer cabinet, and engages behind a plate 41, set on the top of the cash drawer at the back. This plate is bent down at 41 to act as a deflector to push the plunger up when the cash drawer is pushed in.

It will be evident that the plunger bracket, trip pin, and plunger engaging plate may be set where convenient to be out of the way of other operating parts.

The plunger is perfectly free to be raised at any time upon compression of its spring, and in this way we release the cash drawer independent of the paper feed shaft.

\Ve mount by means of a pair of the brackets 5, a lock case 42, on the inside of the cabinet, near the open end.

This lock case mounts a lock which is controlled by a key indicated in dotted lines at 43 (Fig. 12), and projects a bolt 44, when operated. Mounted on suitable guides on the inside of the cabinet side which is used, is

a slide bar 45 pulled toward the lock bolt by means of a spring 46. The belt when projected will push the bar rearwardly of the machine.

The bar has coupled to it at its inner end (Fig. 14) an arm 47, which is mounted on a shaft 48. A pair of supporting plates 49 mounted on the under side of the cabinet top mount this shaft, which has a forked arm 50 at its inner end. This forked arm lies over a stud 50 on the spring plunger or drawer latch plunger so that when the lock is operated and the shaft 48, thus rocked, the forked arm will lift the latch plunger and release the drawer.

It will be evident that this drawer latch and release are quite simple and can be readily set and modified to take care of a wide range of sizes of cabinet and drawer device.

The closed cabinet for the manifolding mechanism is mounted on a s ecial hinge de vice 51, mounted on the top of the cash drawer cabinet, and swings down over the entire mechanism. It has a hole therein for the introduction of a handle by means of which the feed shaft is operated. This handle upon being set through the hole, retains the closed cabinet in place.

To lock the handle in place, and thereby lock the closed cabinet down, we rovide a very simpl operated device, whic we will now descri e.

The feed shaft is provided near its end with a pin of which ends 52 and 53 project. The end 53 is cut away or tapered off or both, so as to form a reduced projection as compared to the portion 52.

The handle 54 has a barrel 55, closed at the outer end by means of a thimble 56 having a slot 57 therein for a key. A pair of small radial holes are formed diametrically from each other in the barrel, and in these are set spring plungers 58 after which the holes are plugged up on the outside. Shoulders on the plungers and in the inner ends of the holes form a stop for the pins.

The inner face of the barrel is cut with two notches diametrically opposed to each other. The one notch 52, is a depth calculated to permit a seat of the large end 52 of the cross pin. The other notch 53, is cut with a reduced depth at its outer end, so that the portion 53 of the pin can find a full scat therein, but the portion 52 cannot. Thus to insert the barrel over the shaft and seatthe two pins in the two notches therefor, requires a proper setting of the handle.

The end of the feed shaft is formed with a slotted portion 59, of the same size as the key slot, and also has holes 60, 60 near the inner end of the slot therein, and formed as expansions of the slot. The plungers 58, 58 project into these holes 60, when the handle is thrust home, so as to properly seat the two pins. This holds the handle locked in place.

The key 61 is provided having proper shape to enter the slot in the handle barrel thimble and in the end of the feed shaft. By thrusting in the key the two plungers 58 will be forced outwardly away from their engagement in the holes 60, thereby releasing the handle.

The great advantage of this form of lockis that it is a positioning device as well, and is very easy to operate, and simple to manufacture. When the handle is removed it is desirable to lock the feed shaft against movement. This, we accomplish by pivoting a gravity catch 62 on the side of the frame (Fig. 6'), which catch will fall down over the pin on the shaft. The handle barrel displaces this catch when inserted in place and releases it upon being withdrawn.

We appreciate that modifications in the structures above described may be made without departing from the invention therein, and have not attempted to do more than describe one set of devices as illustrations of the various points involved.

. What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a cash drawer cabinet device, a cabinet formed of sides, ends and a top, a drawer to fit said cabinet, and a base for said cabinet, said base having mounted thereon the sole devices for supporting and guiding the drawer, and the said base together with such Ill) devices adapted to be detachably mounted as a unit on the rest of the cabinet.

2. In a cash drawer cabinet device, a cabinet formed of sides, ends and a top, a drawer to fit said cabinet, a base for said cabinet,

Y uprights on said base, having rollers to support the drawer above said base, said drawer engaging the rollers above its bottom, said base together with said uprights being adapted to be detachably set into the cabinet as a unit.

In combination for a cash drawer an cabinet device, a drawer and a cabinet having a base separable therefrom and means on the base to support, means to guide, and means to project the drawer.

4. In combination for a cash drawer and cabinet device, a cabinet, a d 'awer adapted to fit said cabinet, means mounted in the cabinet for supporting the drawer away from binding contact with the cabinet base at the front, abutments to center the drawer at the inside of the cabinet and at the inner portion of the drawer space therein, and a raised portion in the base of the cabinet at the inner end adapted to engage frietionally the base of the drawer at a restricted point thereby preventing full line contact of the drawer at the inner portion of the drawer space.

5. In combination for a cash drawer and cabinet device, a cabinet, a drawer adapted I to fit said cabinet, means mounted in the cabinet for supporting the drawer away from JOHN Q. SHERMAN. ALBERT \V. METZN ER.

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