US1841118A

US1841118A - Automatic cash regusteb

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Publication number: US1841118A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1932-01-12
Anticipated expiration: 1949-01-12

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Patented Jan. 12, 1932 PATENT OFFICE BEBTBAI HANDLEY, OF ALBANY, NEWYORK AUTOMATIC CASH REGISTER Application filed March 5, 1930. Serial No. 433,263.

This invention relates to new anduseful improvements in a cash register, and has more particular reference to a. novel automatic cash register. V r

The invention has'for an object the provision of a device of the class mentioned which is of simple durable construction, (lependahle in use and efiicient in action, and which can be manufactru'ed and sold at a reasonable cost.

It is conventional to provide a cash register with depressilole keys for manual operation to display and add up sales. Such regis ters are generally used in restaurants, and

other establishments which use checks with punches to keep track of purchases to he paid to the cashier upon exit. As the. customer makes purchases his'check is punched so as to add the new charges to the ones previously made, and the intention is that when making remittance the highest amount be paid.

The cashier must take numerous steps in performing his duties, and in busy establishments is subjected to strains'causingxerrors. For example, the cashier must examine the cheek to ascertain the largest amount punched, and may very easily read a smaller amount than the actual one. The cashier must ring up the amount by depressing the keys of the register and may, through inadvertance, depress the wrong keys. V

In addition, the cashierhas possession of .all the checks at all times and if dishonest may defraud the establishment. For example, during the day when not watched, he may destroy some of the checks, or when ringing up the amounts intentionally ring smaller charges. Further, customers may steal some of the punched checks from his table and thus pay smaller amounts on subsequent days than their true purchases.

This invention proposes the provision of a slide to receive each check as given to the cashier by the customer and arranged upon depression to deposit it within the register. The invention also proposes means for automatically numerically indicating the largest punched charge on the check, and totaling all of the charges.

The arrangement provides numerous advantages,v constituting the elimination of the defects apparent from the above discussion. For example, the cashier is not depended upon to read the highest amount punched on The i the check obviating possible errors. checks are stored within the register out of possession of the cashier and their sums are correctly totaled. The cashier cannot make errors in ringing up the amounts, since this is accomplished automatically.

For further comprehension of the inventi on, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will he had to the following descri tion and accompanying drawings, and to t 1e appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure?- Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional View of a device constructed according to. this invention.

,F i g. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2'2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 1-4. of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective View of the yoke shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the rear portion of a rack used in the device, particularly showing a slot therein.

7 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed view of a portion of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7..

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed view of a portion of a slide used in the device, shown carrying a punched check.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged fra entary sectional view taken on the line 1010 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 1111 of Fi 1, and

Fig. 12 is an enlarge detailed view of a portion of Fig. 2.

The automatic cash register consists of a cash register casing '10 with a window '16 for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing. A cash drawer 17 is opened at the top 27 and is also provided with a longitudinal partition 1'3. p ii 2f) acts between the rear of the cash drai 1'. and the casing 15 and const. utes an action for normally urging the cash drawer outwards. The catch 18 for holding the cash drawer closed consists of a support bracket 30 attached upon the casing 15 and pivotally supporting a finger 31. This linger is supported intermediate of its ends and the front end engageable in an aperture 32 formed in the side of the drawer 11'. 1%. expansion spring 33 normally urges the finger so that the front end engages in the said aperture 22. In Fig. 10 the dot and dash lines 34: indicate a. moved position of the linger in which its front end is out of contact with the aperture 32 permitting the spring 29 to open the cash drawer.

The slide 19 consists of a body portion 35 and a handle 36. A check 87 is shown upon the body portion This check has an aperture at one end engaging upon a single pin 38 projecting from the body portion 35, and is formed with a pair of apertures at its other end engaging upon a pair of pins 39 also projecting from the body portion This arrangement necessitates the correct placing of the checks upon the slide. The pins 39 are arranged. towards the rear of the cash register as may be seen from an inspection of Fig. 1 so that the largest amounts on the check are towards this direction, permitting the rack 21 to engage against the largest amount pin 20 extending thru the largest amount punch on the check as hereinafter fully disclosed. The slide 19 is guided by tracks 10 supported upon the casing 15. The handle 36, even in the slightly depressed condition of the slide slightly extends from the casing. In the fully extended position of the slice the portion is exposed so that a check may be engaged thereon.

The pins 20 for resting upon the punched check and thru the punches in the said depressed condition of the slide are formed with heads 4:1 resting upon a top plate 42 limited to slight vertical movement upon posts 1-3 having reduced portions 1 1. These posts are mounted upon a stationary support plate 45 secured upon feed 416 attached upon the tracks 4-.0. On both sides of the pins, levers 17 are pivotally supported at 48 upon projections 19 from the stationary plate 15. Cam arms 50 project from these levers and engage beneath the top plate 42. Offset arms 51 project from the levers 4:7 and support weights 52. The weights normally tend to move the cam 50 so as to urge the plate 42 upwards into its topmost position where it is arrested by the limitation of the posts 43. Dogs project from the slide 19 and in the completely depressed condition of the slide move the bottom of the levers 4.7 so as to tilt the lovers to move the cams 50 to a position allowing the top plate 412 to drop downwards. Particular attention is called to the fulcrum point 18 of the levers 47 which is quite near the dogs so that upon a slight movement caused by the dog the earns 50 go thru ma terial movements. When the plate 4:2 moves downwards the pins 20 are correspondingly lowered and some of the pins rest upon the check 37, while other of the pins extend thru all of the punched holes in the check.

A rack 21 is provided for engaging against the highest amount pin 20 extending through the openings in the check and is formed with a cut 22. The rack 21 is slidably supported upon the casing 15 by a bracket 54. A head member 55 is attached to the front portion of the rack 21 and is arranged to move in a path directly beneath the pins 20. The check shown in Fig. 9 has two columns of amounts, one in which the amounts range from five cents up to fifty cents, and the other from which they range from fifty-five cents to one dollar. The first column hereafter will. be referred the small amount column and the other as the large amount column. The head member 55 has a cutout portion so as to have a reduced end 56 and a shoulder 57. The reduced. end is materially to the front of the shoulder 57 so that as the rack 21 moves toward the front of the register the reduced end 56 first travels beneath the large an'iount column of the check and if no pins project thru punches in this column, the rack may continue frontwards so that the shoulder 57 next travels beneath the small amount column. In this manner the rack 21 will be arrested in its motion as determined by the largest amount punched on the check. lt should be observed that the cut 22 of the rack bar will assume a certain position as controlled by the largest amount pin projecting from the punched check.

A second rack bar 23 is arranged at right angles to the rack 21 and upon slight motion from initial position is capable of tripping said catch 18 to release the cash drawer 17. The rack 23 is slidably mounted upon rods attached upon the casing 15. The lower end of this rack is beveled as indicated by reference numeral 59 and is capable of acting against a roller 60 upon the rear end of the finger 81. Upon the slightest downward movement of the rack 23. this beveled portion acts against the roller and moves the finger to the dot and dash position 34. A gear 2 1 meshes with both racks 21. and 23. The gear 24 is supported by trunnions 61. projecting from. the gear and engaging in a fork 62.

The means for releasing the second rack 23 from its initial position upon complete depression of the slide 19 within the casing, consists of an extension (53 from the offset arm 51 connected with a link 64 pivotally connected with one end ofv a .tri-p 65. This .trip is pivotally mounted intermediate of its ends upon, a bracket 66' attached upon the casing 15. The front end of the trip 65 is engageable against a catch '67 supported by a stem 68 and the front end of the catch normally engages beneath a beak 69 projecting from the'rack 2.3. The catch 67 is resiliently held so that itmay pivotaround' a point 70. The resilient holding is accomplished by a weak spring 71 arrangedupon projections from the stem and from the catch itself. The catch is formed with a pivotal tail piece 72 normally held in a straight line with the body of the catch by a strong coaxial spring 73 acting between the tail and the body. The springs 7 3 and 71 are so related in strengths that when the strip 65 moves upwards, the spring 71 is compressedso that the catch tilts and drops the beak 69. Thereafter when the stem 68 moves downwards or upwards as will be explained, the tail piece 62 may pivot to pass the trip lever 65. 1

The means for moving'the first rack 21 towards and against the highest pin which projects thru the punched check upon release of the second rack 23, consists of a spring 73 acting between the rack '23 and the casing 15. This means is supplemented by a second spring 74 acting betweenthe head member and the casing l5. The amount placards 25vare attached upon the tops of upwardly extendlng arms 75. These arms terminate at the bottom in horizontal extensions 76 which are pivotally mounted upon a rod 77. The rod 77 is supported by standards 78 mounted upon the casing 15.. The free ends. of the horizontal extensions 76 are formed with protuberances constituting weights for normally pivoting the levers about the rod 77. A plurality of amount p. aeards 25 are individually movable to a po: sition viewable through said window 16.

The means for moving one of said placards 25 to a position behind the window 16-upon the opening of the cash drawer controlled by the cut 22, consists of a yoke 80 pivotally mounted upon the rod 77 and extending to wards the free ends of the horizontal exten sions 76. A fragmentary portion of this yoke is shown in detail in Fig. 5. This yoke is normally held against the bottoms of the .horizontal extensions 76 to restrain them from downward motion. A yoke support link 81 is pivotally mounted upon a bracket 82 attached upon the casing 15 and is provided with a top roller 83 acting against the bottom of the yoke 80. An arm 84 pivotally connects with the bottom of the yoke link 81 andv is slidably mounted in a bracket 85 attached upon the casing 15. The front of the arm 84 terminates in a hook 86 engageable by a catch 87 fixed upon the cash drawer 17.. A spring 88 acts between the arm 84 and the casing 15 for normally urgi g h f into a rearward position. When the cash drawer opens, the catch 87 engages the .hook

86 and draws thearm 84 frontwards to a position as shown by dot and dash lines 89 in Fig. 1. "Dot and dash-lines 90 in Fig.2 indicate the position which the yoke link 81 assumes when the arm 84 is moved front-. wards. This position allows the yoke 80 to move downwards and releases all of the horizontal extensions 7 6.; Therack 21 extends beneath all of the horizontal extensions and prohibits downward movements due to the weights 79, except at one place and that is at the point having the cut 22. -This allows one of the horizontal extensions 76 to move downwards under the weight 79 and pivot gageable against a catchpiece 93 hinged at 94 to a lever 95. :T'he hinge construction is such that a shoulder 96 is provided limiting pivoting of the catch piece in one direction only. A spring .97 acts between the catch piece and the lever 96 for normally holding the catch-piece vertical. The lever 95 is intermediately pivoted upon a bracket 98 attached uponthe casing 15. The end of the lever opposite the catch piece 96 connects with the said fork 62. WVhen the slide 19-is moved inwards, the dog '53 and the extension 92 bend the catch, piece downwards sothat the lever 95 is not depressed. But, when the slide 19 is drawn outwards, the front extension 92 rides overt-he curved portion of the catch piece depressing it so that the lever 95 rocks upon the pivoted bracket98 and thus raises the gear 24 out of mesh from the rack 21 and into mesh with the cyclometer gear 26. -The connection from the cyclometer gear to the adding machine, and the adding machine itself is not shown on the drawings. since this-does not form a material partof this invention. I

The means for moving the moved placard 25 back to its initial position for freeing the first rack 21 so that it may be fully extended, upon a further drawing out of the slide 19, consists in forming the arm 84 of two sections 99 and 99 respectively hingedly connected at 100 and normally held in a straight line by a coaxial spring 101 acting between these sections. A trip rod 102 is attached upon the outer section and terminates at the top in .a cam 103 disposed in-the path of motion of one of the dogs 53. This cam is so located that when the slide 19 is drawn out from its complete depressedc'ondition, it is operated after the depressi-ngof the lever'95. Notice in Fig. -1 that the front extension .92

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of the dog 53 first engages against the catch piece 913 when the slide 19 is moved from the position over the member 55 outwards, and thereafter upon further outward motion the other dog 53 acts against the cam 103.

The means for moving the gear 2 1 back into mesh with the rack 21 upon conclusion of the indicating motion of the rack 23, consists of an L lever 10 1 pivotally connected at one end upon a bracket 106 attached upon the casing 15 and pivotally connecting at the other end 107 to the lever 95 between the fulcrum 98 and the fork 62. This L lever has a projection 108 engageable in one or the other of a pair of depressions 109 formed in a spring 110 attached upon the casing 15. The arrangement is such that the spring 110 can hold the L link 104 in either a raised or in a lowered position. In the raised position of the L link 104, the gear 24 will mesh with the cyclometer gear 26. In the lowered position of the L link 101, the gear 24 will mesh. with the rack 21.

The means for removing the check from the slide 19 and depositing it in a box such as 111 upon a further drawing out of the slide 19, consists of a cam 112 upon the slide 19 and engageable against a catch finger 113 pivotally mounted upon the casing 15. This catch finger is in the path of motion of the check and has projecting portions 114 arranged so as not to disturb the check when the slide is depressed, but upon extension of the slide to catch the check. \Vhen the slide 19 is moved inwards, the cam 112 will ride under the catch finger 113 and lift the latter element, but the catch linger will not be able to reach the check which is on the slide for causing its removal. lVhen the slide 19 is moved outwards, the projecting portions 11 1 will engage underneath one of the edges of the check before the cam 112 rides under the catch finger 113 so that when the cam does ride under the catch finger the check will be lifted up off of the slide 1.9. The hinge of the catch finger is indicated by reference numeral 115 and is so located as to be near the cam 112 when the cam passes under the linger, thus causing the linger to smartly move upwards and throw the check into the box. A pair of guide walls 116 are attached upon the casing 15 and prevent the check from falling off the catch finger during its motion. Gravity is depended upon to return the catch finger into its initial position.

The means for restraining closing of the cash drawer in all positions of the slide 19 except its fully withdrawn position, consists of a cam 117 upon the slide 19 and engageable with a cam tail 118 on a pawl catch 119 pivotally mounted at 120 upon a support 121 attached on the casing 15. A spring 122 normally urges the pawl catch into engagement with ratchet teeth 123 mounted upon the partition 28 of the cash drawer 17. In all depressed positions of the slide the cam 117 does not touch the cam tail 118 of the pawl so that the spring 122 urges the pawl into eugagement with the ratchet teeth. These ratchet teeth are so directed that they do not restrain opening of the cash drawer, but merely restrain closing.

The means for moving the rack back to its initial position upon closing of the cash drawer 17 consists of ratchet teeth 121 upon one edge of the cash drawer 17 and meshable with a gear rotatively supported upon a standard 126 attached upon the casing 15. A third rack 127 is slidably mounted upon a rod 128 mounted in the casing 15 and meshes with the said gear 125. More specifi cally, the gear simultaneously meshes with the rack 127 and with the rack 124. A support arm 129 projects from the rack 127 and connects with the said stem 68.

The operation of the device may be traced by assuming that the slide 19 is fully extended. A check 27 is then engaged upon the pins 08 and 39 and the slide fully depressed within the casing. lVhen the slide reaches the fully depressed condition, the dogs 53 act a gainst the lower ends of the levers 17 tilting these levers so that the cams 50 drop the top plate 42 as allowed by the posts 43. The pins 20 then rest upon the check 37 and certain of the pins extend thru the punches in the check.

Motion from one of the levers 47 is communicated to the member 63, the links (i=1 and the trip 65 so that the front end of the trip moves up ards compressing the spring 71 and causing the catch 67 to release the rack 23. Spring 73 moves the rack downwards and this motion is transmitted by the gear 24 to the rack 21 so that the latter rack moves forwards to a position as limited by the highest amount pin projecting thru the check. The reduced end 56 or the shoulder 57 of the head member of the rack 21 engages against the highest amount pin and thus stops the motions of the racks.

The slight downward motion of the rack 23 caused the release of the catch 18 so that the cash drawer is now free, and the spring 29 urges it to its extended position. As the drawer reaches its extended position. the catch 87 pulls the arm 84 frontwards so that the yoke link 81 is moved to the position indicated by the dot and dash lines 90 and thus allows downward. motion of the yoke 80, which releases all of the horizontal extensions 7 0 of the levers supporting the amount placards The weights 79 tend to pivot these levers around the rod 77, but are restrained by the rack 21, except one lever which may pivot downwards into the cut 22 in the rack. This lever moves to a position indicated by dot and dash lines 91 in Fig. 2 and the amount placard 25 on this lever may be seen thru the window 16.

The cashier then takes the customers money and dispenses the proper change. It is impossible at this stage to close the cash drawer since it is held open by the pawl 119 engaging the ratchet teeth 123. The cashier must next draw the slide 19 outwards. As he does this the first thing that happens is that the dogs 53 release the levers .49 which are immediately returned to their initial positions by the weights 52 causing the cams to move the top plate 42 upwards and raise all of the pins 20. I

Upon further outward motio-nof the slide,

the front extension 92 of one of the dogs 53v rides over the catch piece 93 depressing it and causing the lever 95'to pivot so as to move the gear 24 out of contact with the rack 21 and into contact with the cyclometer gear 26. The rack 21 is restrained from moving by the lever76 which engagesits notch 22.

hen the gear 24 is moved'free from the rack21 into mesh. with the gear 26, the rack 23 is free to move under the action of spring 73. Accordingly, it .moves and transmits rotations to the cyclometer gear 26 recording the specific amount of. the check. When it reaches its bottom position is depresses the L link 104 which draws downwards upon the fork 62 and moves the gear 24 into its initial "position in mesh with the rack 21.

Further outward motion of the slide 19 causes one of the dogs 53 to ride over the cam 103 and pivot the arm section 99 down- .wards so that the hook 89 disengages from the catch 87 on the cash drawer. The spring 88' immediately moves the arm 85 rearwards and this motion is transmitted to raise the yoke 80 so'that the lever within the notch .22 is moved out Immediately, spring. 74

moves the rack 21 completely towards the front. is in its completely lowered position at this stage of the operation.

The drawings show thedevice in a condition when the slide has been moved slightly past the cam 103 and before the cam 112 acts against the finger 113. Further outward motion of the slide 119 causes the (cam 112 to ride under the finger 113 which engaged beneath the check 37 so that the finger draws the check within the box 111. And finally, when the slide 19 is fully extended, the cam 117 depresses the tail 118 so that the pawl 119 moves out of mesh with the ratchet teeth 123. The cashier now closes the cashdrawer and in doing the rack .124 on'the drawer causes the gear 125 to rotate and move the third rack 127 upwards. connected with the stem 68 whichholds the catch67 and this catch is now engaged beneath the beak 69, the rack .23 will be moved back to its initial position. ,As the rack 23 .moves to its initial position the gear rotates and moves the rack 21 back to its initial It should be noted that the rack 23 Since this rack is.

position, and the device is now ready for use again. I

The proper function of the device depends upon the relative strengths of certain of the springs used, and for a complete understanding it is submitted that the cash drawer spring 29 should be the strongest one in the device. The spring 71 should come next in strength, then the spring 7 3. and finally, the

sum of the strengths of springs 7 3 and 74. When this is so, upon upward motion of the front end of the trip arm 65, the catch 67 will move to drop the rack 23 due to compression of the spring 71. When the cash drawer 17 opens under the action of spring 29 the catch 67 will move past the beak 69 accomplished by a stretching of the spring 71. When the cash drawer is closed by the cashier, the

spring 71 will restrain motion of the catch 67 so that the catch may move the rack 23 against the combined strengths of the

springs

73 and 74.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1 I 1. An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casing with a window for.

viewin an amount lacard giving the amount said" catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releaslng said second rack from its initial position up on complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placardsindividually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means for moving one of sand placards to a position behind said window upon the opening'of said cash drawer controlled by said cut in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack' to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide, means -for re straining closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn position, and means for moving said second rack back to initial position upon closing of said cash drawer.

2. An automatic cash register, comprising a -ash register c: ing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed consisting of a support bracket and a finger pivotally mounted thereon so that its front end engageable in an opening in the cash drawer and its rear end is movable to retract the front end from the opening, a slide for reciving said punched check and arran ed to be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins "for resting on said punched check and through the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the high st amount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means for moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide, means for restraining closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn position, and means for moving said second rack hack to initial position upon closing of said cash drawer.

3. An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casing and consisting of a body portion with a single pin at one end and a pair of pins at the other end for engaging corresponding openings in a check and a handle connected. with said body portion, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for vengaging against the highestarnount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial position upon cou'mlctc dcprcr-rsion oi? said slide within the casing, means for moving said .tirst rackt wards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack. a plurality of amount placards ioividnally movable to a position viewable thru said window, means tor moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash d 'awer controlled by said out in the first racl'c, means for naming said moved placard bacl: to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out oi said slide, means for restraining closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn position, and means for moving said second rack hack to initial position upon closing oi said cash drawer.

4;. An automatic rash register, comprising a cash register casing with a window "for viewing an amount placard giving the amount o a punched check inserted in the casing, a spri ng operated cash drawer normally urged out wards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide and supported upon a top plate arranged to move thru a limited distance as controlled with cams supported upon pivoted lovers engage able by dogs on the said slide, a raclz for cngaging against the highest amount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right an gles to said rack and upon slight motion. from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said sccoml rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the casing. means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second. rack, a plurality of amount piiitillttrl individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means for moving one of said placards to a position behind said n12.

.i dow upon the opening oi? said cash fh'awcr controlled by said cut I: the first rack, means for moving said mover placard hack to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully cittended upon a further drawing out of said slide, means for restraining closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn osition, and means a cash register casing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a

spring o ic'rated' cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawor closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casinga plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin extendedth-ru said openings and formed Witha cut and having a head member with acutout portion to form a reduced forward end and a sunken end so that the forward end may travel from end to end of a punched check on the slide and thereafter the sunken end similarly travel, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack andupon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a goal-meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the rasing",means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means for moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash. drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard. back to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon. a further drawing out of said slide, means for restrainiug'closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn posh tion, and means for moving said. second rack back to initial position upon closing? of said cash drawer.

6 An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casing with a Window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check. inserted inthe:

casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, acatch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to: be depressed Within said casing. a plurality of pins for resting on said punched cheek and thru thepunclies in said depressed condition and having beveled end engageahle" against one end of a pivoted finger constituting said catch, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the; casing. means for moving said first rack towards and against said higl'iest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said win. dow, means for moving one o f said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlledby said? cut in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing. said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide, means for restraining closmgof said: cash;

drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn position, and means for moving said second rack back to initial position upon closing of said cash drawer.

'Z. An automatic cash register, compris-- ing a; cash register easing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving. saidpimched check and arranged to be depressed within said casing, a: plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin. extenidm thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion: from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear'meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack front its initial position upon complete depression of said.

slide within theca-singi consisting; of a stem supporting a pivotal catch operableby a pivoted trip connected for operation by linkage with a dog u-ponsaid slide, means for moving said first rack towards and. against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards: individually movable tea msitionviewable thru said window, means for moving one of said placardsto a positioubehind said window upon the, opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out oi said slide, means for restraining closing of said cash drawer in all positions oi said slide except its fully withdrawn position, and means for movingsaid second raclk'back. to initial position upon closing of said cash drawer,

An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casing with a: window for veiwing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a spring operwtedcalsh: drawer normally urged outwards,- la catch for holding Llii said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins ior resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said so tond rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide withi the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second" rack consisting of s n'ings acting between said racks and the said register casing, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewahle thru said window, means for mo"- ing one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard hack to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out 01 said slide, means for restraining closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn position, and means for moving said second rack back to initial position upon closing of said cash drawer.

9. An automatic cash register, comprising a. cash register casing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against a highest amount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second raclt from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide with in the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said winoow and supported upon a rod so as to have substantially horizontal portions urged downward under the force of gravity, means for moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the means for moving said moved placard hack ns4n11s.

to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said. slide, means to restraining closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide exec pt its fully withdrawn position, and means for moving said second rack l aclr to initial position upon closing of said cash drawer.

10. An automatic cash register, con'iprising a cash register casing with a window :l'or viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a spring operated cash drawer normaly urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arrrnged to be do pressed within said casing, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin extended thru said open ings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second racl: from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said. second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means for moving one oil said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer con trolled by said out in the first rack comprising levers connected with said placards and pivotally mounted so as to compress horizontal portions extending over said first rack and movable against the rack under the action of gravity so that one of the hori' zontal portions may engage in said out but restrain from such engagement by a pivotal yoke normally held against the horizontal portions and retracted upon extension oi? the said cash drawer, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide, means for restraining closing of said cash draw er in all positions of said slide except its fully with drawn position, and means for moving said second rack back to initial position upon closing of. said cash drawer.

11. An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the easing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arran, 4'l to be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the; punches in said depressedcondition of the slide, a rack for en aging against the highest amount pin exten ed thru said openings and formed with a cut, asecond rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight, motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the 7 cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, meansfor moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide comprising an arm of two sections arranged to normally move a yoke upwards to move a horizontal portion of lever connected with said placard from a cut in the first rack and formed at the front with a hook portion engaging with a catch on the cash drawer and a cam connecting with the hook portion and depressible by a positions of said slide except its fully withj as lug from said slide to move the hook portion from the catch and allow motion of said arm under the action of a spring, means for restraining closing of said cash drawer in all drawn position, and means for moving said second rack back to in tlal pos1t1on upon closing of said cash drawer. V

12. An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casingwith a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of apunched check inserted in the casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of trip- 1 ping said catch to release the cash drawer, a

gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial po sition upon complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a'plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means for moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack *tobe, fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide, comprising a pivotally mounted L. lever connected with said gear and in the path of motion of said second rack and a spring for holding the L lever in one or another position in which position the said gear is in mesh with both racks'or in mesh with one rack, means for restraining closin casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, acatch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receivingsaid punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casin a plurality of pins s forrestingon said punche. check and thru, the punches in said depressed condition of the; slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin extended thru said enings and formed with a cut, a second rack r at ri ht anglesto said rack and upon slight motion" from an initial position capable of tripping said catch 'to'relcase thecash drawer,.a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing 'saidsecond rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards'and against. said high-est pin upon, release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means formovingone of said placards to a position out of said slide, means for restraining closing of said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn position.

comprising a cam on said slide and engageahlelinthe fully extended position of the slide with the tail of a pivoted'pawl urged into. engagement with ratchet teeth on said cash draweri and'nieans for moving said secondrack back to initial, pdsition upon closing ofsaid cash drawer. 1 v p 14., An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a Spring o erated cash drawer normally urged: outwards,.a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide'ffor receiving said punched check and arranged to behind said window upon the opening of said 7 be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position viewable thru said window, means for moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide, means for restraining closing oi said cash drawer in all positions of said slide except its fully withdrawn position, and means for moving said second rack back to initial position upon closing of said cash drawer comprising a gear meshing with a third rack and with ratchet teeth upon said cash drawer and said third rack supporting a catch arranged to engage beneath a beak on said second rack.

15. An automatic cash register, comprising a cash register casing with a window for viewing an amount placard giving the amount of a punched check inserted in the casing, a spring operated cash drawer normally urged outwards, a catch for holding said cash drawer closed, a slide for receiving said punched check and arranged to be depressed within said casing, a plurality of pins for resting on said punched check and thru the punches in said depressed condition of the slide, a rack for engaging against the highest amount pin extended thru said openings and formed with a cut, a second rack bar at right angles to said rack and upon slight motion from an initial position capable of tripping said catch to release the cash drawer, a gear meshing with both racks, means for releasing said second rack from its initial position upon complete depression of said slide within the casing, means for moving said first rack towards and against said highest pin upon release of said second rack, a plurality of amount placards individually movable to a position Viewable thru said window, means for moving one of said placards to a position behind said window upon the opening of said cash drawer controlled by said out in the first rack, means for moving said moved placard back to initial position freeing said first rack to be fully extended upon a further drawing out of said slide, means for restraining clos-