US1820400A

US1820400A - Cash drawer mechanism

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Publication number: US1820400A
Application number: US173435A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph R Showers
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-03-07
Filing date: 1927-03-07
Publication date: 1931-08-25
Anticipated expiration: 1948-08-25

Description

Aug. 25, 1931. J. R. SHOWERS I CASH DRAWER MECHANISM Filed March '7, 1927 m a u a INVENTOR. fist-PW A, /7 waves,

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UNITE STA ES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH aesrrownns. or sHELBYVILLE, INDIANA cAsrr DRAWER MECHANISM,

Application filed March 7, 1927. Serial No. 173,435.

This invention relates to a money drawer satisfactory operating height. Likewise an construction. adding machine upon the counter may oper- One object of the invention is to provide ate counter supported mechanism for autoa money drawer and a container therefor matically operating cabinet supported mech- 5 whichmay be associated witha supporting anism for releasing anyone of the drawers stand, counter or desk such that several compositioned in thecabinet. partments therein are each adapted to re- Adjacent each compartment 14 is a catch ceive the money drawer and retain the same 18 with which the locking bolt of the key therein and yet be interchangeably associoperated lock 19 carried by each drawer may ated with a common actuating container. be associated for locking the drawer in either Another object of the invention is to conits designated compartment 14 or in the cabstruct a drawer and its container in a simple inet 16. manner. Mounted on the counter, see Fig. 1, there Several features of the inventionuwill be is illustrated an adding machine 20 includ- 15 pointed out hereinafter more in detail. ing an actuatin handle 21 for engagement The full nature of the invention will be with a drawer re easing pin or plunger. Acunderstood from the accompanying drawtuation of the handle depressesthe plunger ings and the following description and 22 to actuate the releasing mechanism for claims: releasing the latch holding the money draw-- o Inth'e drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevaer. 'Also mounted on the counter and extional view of a portion of a counter showtending therethrough is a manual control ing the invention associated therewith and 25, the purpose of which will be hereinafter with an adding machine mounted on top. pointed out. a Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through The means for moving the drawer in its 2'5 the counter. -Fig.' 3 is a longitudinal sec cabinet after release of suitable latching tional view through the money drawer and mechanism consists in a coil spring 26 sea drawer container or cabinetarranged for cured to the end 27 of the drawer 17 and use independent of counter mounting. Fig. said spring is adapted to bear upon a spring 4 is a transverse sectional view therethrough retainer 28 carried by the back of the cab- 30 taken on line 44 of Fig. 3 and in the'direcmet. The spring is normally compressed so vtion of the arrows- Fig. 5 is a'detailed view by the closing movement of the drawer and of a portionof the opera.ting=mech.anism.' is retained in compressed condition when In the drawings 10 indicatesthe top of a the drawer is latched in the closed position. counter or table, 11 the back, 12 the front Release of the latch permits the

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35 and 13 the legs. The counter, table or the 26 to project the drawer outwardly and thus like is provided with a plurality of compartopen the same. A stop 29 is provided and ments 14 separated by partitions 15. The is actuated by a rod 30 connected to the finupper' compartment preferably is enlarged g'er piece 25 and constitutes a manual lock to receive a drawer container or cabinet 16 for the drawer; The same in Fig. 2 is I 40 whichinterchangeably receives any oneof shown independently associated'with the the severaldrawers 17. To prevent unaudrawer but may be so arranged that it looks thorized removal of the cabinet or drawer the latching mechanism in the drawer recontainer from its compartment thelower taining position instead of directly locking rail 23' is secured by the counter sunk screws the drawer. Herein to secure better drawer 4 24 to the partition rail of the counter. Thus f movement the drawer is shown provided when a money drawer is secured in the cabiwith a channel shaped guide 31 which is exnet the screws 24 are covered so that the tended beyond the end of the drawer 27 and cabinet cannot be removed from its opening. is supported by the rearward extension '32 The upper compartment is utilized for cabthereof. Said guide travels on a

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33 and 50 inet reception, since it is more nearly at a thus side sway of the drawer in its opening and closing movements is prevented. To further assist in securing predetermined drawer movement and ease of operation as well, there is provided a plurality of pairs of rollers 34;, each of which is slidably mounted upon a spindle portion 35 'of a bolt 36, the same having relative eccentricity therebetween so that when the bolt is secured in adjusted position the axis of roller rotation may be adjusted for height and may be secured in such position by the ornamental nut 37. The rollers ride in a groove 39 formed in the drawer sides 40 and herein to insure positioning of the rear roller in the groove 89 upon return movement of the drawer, a stationary guide member 41 is positioned intermediate and extends between the rollers. The same lies in the groove 39 when the drawer is in the closed position. By the aforesaid arrangement, the drawer has a confined predetermined movement and is prevented from cocking sidewards or upward down in the cabinet.

Latching means for releasing the drawer to the operation of spring 26 comprises a hearing member 42 secured to the underside of the top 4.3 of the container. Pivotally supported thereby is a wooden latch member l l having a tapered or bevelled edge 45 for drawer clearance in closing movement of the drawer. A small spring 46 normally maintains the latch and the locking lever is in the position shown in Fig. 3. The opposite end of the latching lever is shown positioned immediately beneath the upset end l? of pin, 22 and the same may actuate directly the lever, compressing the spring 16 for releasing the back end of the drawer from the latch or end of the lever 4-1 and to the spring 26.

Inasmuch as quite a hammer blow is imparted to pin or plunger 22 by the handle 21, or manually if the adding machine not desired, and since the actuating mechanism is of metal and the lever is of wood,

said lever will be subjected to consiiilerable wear and therefore there is interposed a protective member 48 which comprises a sheet of metal, herein not carried by the member 45, but hingedly mounted at 49 to the underside of the top 43 and interposed between the member a l and the pin 22 so that it constitutes a return spring for the pin. The enlargement d7 prevents the throwing of the pin from its socket 49 upon return of spring 4-8. Also spring 48 when seated prevents actuation of pin 22 upon actuation of lever 4% in return movement of said lever upon the closing movement of the drawer.

Mounted upon the back 27 of the money drawer is a plate 50 slidably supporting an angular member 51 and when said member is projected downwardly, as shown in Figs. and l, the same is adapted to engage the end rail 23 of the cabinet and thus prevent complete throw of the drawer from the container or cabinet upon release to the spring 26. When it is desired to remove the money drawer from the cabinet the angular member 51 is retracted and the drawer then completely released. In normal operation the lock 19 is only locked when the several money drawers are positioned in their proper compartments 14-, or in the cabinet 16 when the attendant temporarily leaves the counter. In common with many money drawers, the same is provided with an audible warning signal which indicates when the drawer is being opened. Herein the rear of each drawer is provided with a member which is of angular formation, 60 indicating the actuating portion and 61 a pivotal portion. A spring 62 normally maintains the actuating portion 60 in operative position. A bell 63 is mounted upon the back 6-l of the cabinet and supported adjacent thereto is av frame or bracket pivotally supporting a striker 66 having an engageable end or tooth (57 which normally is caught by the angular portion 6-0 of the tripping member in the opening movement of the drawer to tilt the lever or striker 66 on its pivot. Thereafter release of said lever to the actuating spring 67 causes the striker (36 to engage the bell 63 and ring the same. In the closing move ment of the drawer the angular portion engages the end 67 of the stroker 6G and since they are complementarily formed for cannning operation, tripping member 60 will ride over the lever tilting the same sailiciently for such. purpose but will. not cause striking of the bell.

A manual release is preferably so arranged, as shown in Fig. 3, that when the handle portion 25 is tilted so that the drawer locking portion 29 engages the back 27 of the drawer to lock the same and prevent withdrawal, it simultaneously moves the drawer rearwardly a slight distance so as to slidably clear the locking lever 44. The reason for this is that when the handle 21 of the adding machine 20 is actuated for obtaining a total and it is not desired to have the drawer open, then the manual locking member will release the locking lever from d *awer engagement by shifting the drawer rearwardly a slight distance, as set forth. This relieves all strain from the locking lever and permits the locking lever to freely tilt under the actuation of the adding machine handle. \Vhen the adding machine operation is completed the handle 25 may be returned to the non-locking position, whereupon the drawer will move forwardly under the influence of spring 26 to engage the end of the lever a l which may be suitably protected as by a metal plate.

The invention claimed is:

1. In combination a counter having a plurality identical money drawer receiving compartments therein, a plurality of identi I cal money drawer members interchangeably receivable by said compartments, cooperating means in each compartment and on each drawer member for individually and independently locking each drawer member in any compartment, a money drawer receiving cabinet member supported by the counter and adapted to receive any one of the many drawer members, and means cooperating with the cabinet contained drawer member to control drawer member movement, com- I, prising a spring carried by one of said oooperating cabinet and drawer members for engaging the other of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for projecting the cabinet contained drawer member from the cabinet when released,and other means supported by the cabinet for releasing the drawer member to spring action.

3. In combination, a counter having a plurality of identical money drawer receiving compartments therein, a plurality of identical money drawer members interchangeably receivable by said compartments, cooperat ing means in each compartment and on each drawer member for individually and independently locking each drawer member in,

any compartment, a money drawer receiving cabinet member supported by the counter and adapted to receive any one of the many drawer members, means cooperating with the cabinet contained drawer member to control drawer member movement, comprising a spring carried by one of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for engaging the other of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for projecting the cabinet contained drawer member from the cabinet I when released, manually operable means normally restraining said drawer member in cabinet retaining position and movable to release said drawer member for spring action, and other means carried by said cabinet member cooperating with the cooperating means carried by the drawer member for permanently retaining the drawer member in the cabinet member.

4. In combination, a counter having a plurality of'identical money drawer receiving compartments therein, a plurality of identical money drawer members interchangeably receivable v by said compartments, cooperating means in each compartment and oneach drawer member for individually and independently locking each drawer, member in any compartment, a money drawer receiving cabinet member supported. by the counter and adapted toreceive any one of the many drawer members, means cooperating with the cabinet contained drawer member to control drawer member movement, comprising .a spring carried by one of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for engaging the other of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for projecting the cabinet contained drawer member from the cabinet when released, an adding machine carried by the counter and arranged for adding machine operation, and other-means operatively associated with said adding machine and said drawer member for automatically releasing said cabinet contained drawer member for spring action when the adding machine is operated.

5. In combination, a counter having a plurality of identicalmoney drawer receiving compartments therein, a plurality of identical money drawer members interchangeably receivable by said compartments, cooperating means in each compartment and on each drawer member for individually and independently locking each drawer member in any compartment, a money drawer receiving cabinet member supported by the counter and adapted to receive any one of the many drawer members, means cooperating with the cabinet contained drawer member to control drawer member movement, comprising a spring carried by one of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for engaging the other of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for projecting the cabinet contained drawermember from the cabinet when released, an adding machine carried by the counter and arranged for adding machine operation, other means operatively associated with said adding machine and said drawer member for automatically releasing said cabinet contained drawer member for spring action when the adding machine is'voperated, andmeans carriedby said cabinet member and cooperating with the drawer supported cooperating means for locking/said drawer member inthe cabinet member. v u I 6. In combination, a counter having a pluralityrof identical money drawer receiving compartments therein, a plurality of identical money drawer members interchangeably receivable by said compartments, cooperating means in each compartment and on each drawer member for individually and independently locking each drawer member in any compartment, a money drawer receiving cabinet member supported by the counter and adapted to receive any one of i the many drawer members, means cooperating with the cabinet contained drawer member to control drawer member movement, comprising a spring carried by one of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for engaging the other of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for projecting the cabinet contained drawer member from the cabinet when released, an adding machine carried by the counter and ar 'anged for add ing machine operation, other means operatively associated with said adding machine and said drawer member for automatically releasing said cabinet contained drawer member for spring action when the adding machine is operated, and manually operable means carried by said cabinet member and operatively associated with said drawer member to retain the drawer member in the cabinet member in opposition to said spring.

7. In combination, a counter having a plurality of identical money drawer receiving compartments therein, a plurality of identi cal money drawer members interchangeably receivable by said compartments, cooperating means in each compartment and on each drawer member for individually and independently locking each drawer member in any compartment, a. money drawer receiving cabinet member supported by the counter and adapted to receive any one of the many drawer members, means cooperating with the cabinet contained drawer member to control drawer member movement, comprising a spring carried by one of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for engaging the other of said cooperating cabinet and drawer members for projecting the cabinet contained drawer member from the cabinet when released, an adding machine carried by the counter and arranged for adding machine operation, other means operatively associated with said adding machine and said drawer member for automatically releasing said cabinet member and operatively associated with said drawer member to retain the drawer member in the cabinet member in opposition to said spring, and means carried by said cabinet member and arranged for cooperation with the cooperating means carried by said drawer member for locking the drawer member in said cabinet member.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto afiixed my signature.

JOSEPH R. SHOWERS.