US1895621A - Automatic sales book register - Google Patents

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Jan. 31, 1933. J.A.rBE;S- "1,895,621

AUTOMATIC SALES BOOK REGISTER Filed May 31, 1932 SSheets-Sheet l Jan. 31, 1933.

J. A. GIBBS AUTOMATIC SALES BOOK REGISTER Filed May 31, ,1932

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The invention relates to manifold salesbooks and more particularly to a salesbook register adapted to be used in the same manner as the autographic register now in common use. As is well known, there are two methods now commonly used in retail stores and the like for writing plural copies of sales slips when a purchase is made, one of said copies being given to the customer and another of said copies being retained by the merchant.

The older of these two methods involves the use of a manifold salesbook which, although more or less unhandy to use and incapable of satisfactorily maln'ng sharp clear copies, as well as having no provision for retaining the locked copy of each sales slip; has the advantage of being of light weight and easily portable as well as being comparatively inexpensive.

The other method referred to comprises the use of an autographic register which is more easily operated than the ordinary salesbook and being provided with a writing table or bed, permits the making of sharp clear copies of the sales slips; but the usual autographic register is not only comparatively expensive but is heavy and cumbersome and not readily portable like the salesbook.

The object of the present improvement is to provide a salesbook register which combines the advantages of the ordinary salesbook and the autographic register in a simple inexpensive device which is small and light in weight so that it the clerk or Storekeeper.

Another object is to provide a salesbook having a writing table or bed, similar to the usual autographic register, whereby sharp clear copies of the sales tickets may be written.

A further object of the improvement is to provide a locked compartment associated with the salesbook for receiving copies of the sales slips as they are written.

Still another object is to provide a salesis easily carried by bookwhich may be more easily and readily operated than the ordinary salesbook.

A still further object is to provide the im- 1932. Serial N0. 614,588.

proved salesbook register with an automatically adjustable writing bed. 7

The above, together with other objects which will be obvious from the following description, or which will be later pointed out, may be attained by constructing the improved salesbook register in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the automatic salesbook register to which the invention pertains, showing the same in the closed or inoperative position;

Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional view through the salesbook register showing the same in the operativeor writing position;

Fig. 3, a transverse section ta en as on the line 33, Fig. 2;

Fig. 4, a top register showing the salesbook preparatory to placing a new set 0 over the writin bed or table; a

Fig. 5, a ongitudinal sectional view through the salesbook register with the salesbook pulled out and a set of sales slips placed over the writing bed or table;

Fig. 6, a top plan view showing the salesbook pack pushed baek into the normal position with the sales slips on top of the wr1ting bed or table in position for writing;

Fig. 7, a bottom plan view of the salesbook register showing the daily sales list thereon; and

Fig. 8, an end view the salesbook register.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The improved salesbook register to which the invention pertains may be formed of aluminum or other light sheet metal in order that the same may be of sufliciently light weight to be easily carried by the clerk or ulled out sales slips of the upper end of Storekeeper in the same manner as the ordiv nary salesbook. v

The register includes a receptacle comprising the bottom wall 10, top wall 11, side walls 12 and end walls 13 and14, the end wall 13 being preferably in the form of a door hinged as at 15 to the bottom wall 10, while the end Wall 14 is preferably provided with a sub- SKEY REGISTER COMPANY,

stantially horizontal slot 16 having an inturned angular flange 17 at its lower edge whereby copies of the sales slips may be inserted into the interior of the compartment thus formed.

The hinged wall 13 is preferably provided with. a lock 18 which is normally locked in" order to prevent removal of these copies of the sales slips by anyone excepting the proprietor or other authorized person who may retain the key thereto.

The side walls 12 and end wall 14 may be provided with depending portions 19 and 20 respectively, extending downward below the bottom wall 10, forming a base or support for spacing the bottom wall of the register above a counter or other horizontal surface upon which it may be placed.

The daily sales list in the form of a sheet or card indicated at .21, may be placed upon the under side of the bottom wall 10 and retained in position thereon as by the grooves or channels 22 formed at opposite ends of the bottom wall 10 and arranged to receive the end portions of the sales list.

The salesbook, indicated 'enerally at 23, may be of any usual and well nown construction and is carried by the plate 2.4 which is of slightly greater width than the salesbook, the side edges thereof being received within the guide channels 25 provided at the side edges of the late 26 mounted upon the top wall 11 of t e register, whereby the plate 24 is longitudinally slidably connected to the register.

For the purpose of limiting the sliding movement of the plate 24 in each direction, a dependingheaded stud 27 may be carried by the sliding plate 24 and located in the longitudinal slot 28 formed in the fixed plate 26.

The salesbook may be normally connected to the sliding plate 24 by any .suitable means such as the clamp 29 provided with a spring hinge 30 which permits of easily and readily removing the salesbook and replacing it in position upon the plate.

The writing table or bed 31 is formed of sheet metal and provided with the depending side flanges 32 slidably received in the longitudinal slots 33 formed in each. side edge of the top wall 11 of the register whereby the writing bed is automatically, perpendicularly adjustable upon the register or support, so as to normally rest upon the salesbook.

The lower ends of the depending flanges 32 may be provided with projections 34 acting as stops to prevent the same frombeing entirely removed from the slots 33. The salesbook 23 is normally received beneath the writing bed or table, as best shown in Fig. 1. The pad comprising the salesbook may be made up in duplicate, triplicate or other multiple sets of similar slips or leaves with interleaved carbon sheets or carbon under surfaces upon the upper sheet or sheets of each set, while the lower sheet of each set is not provided with carbon surface or sheet.

In the operation of the device the sliding plate 24, carrying the salesbook therewith, is slidably moved outward or upward to the limit of its movement, as shown in Fig. 4. The uppermost set of sheets or slips in the book is then pulled from beneath the writing faces, is transferred to the lower sheet or sheets of the set. This upper set of leaves is then torn from the salesbook at the weakened line 36, in usual and ordinary manner, one slip being given to the customer and one slip beinginserted through the o ening 16 into the locked compartment of t e cabinet. If

. there is a third slip, this may be placed in any desired filing cabinet.

From the above it will be seen that the improved salesbook register combines advan' tageous features of the autographic register and the ordinary salesbook, providing a firm writing bed-for producing sharp clear carbon copies, and having a locked compartment for receiving one copy of each-slip, while at the same time the device is light and easily portable, comparatively" inexpensive, and easily operated.

I claim:

1. A salesbook register including a support, means for supporting a salesbook for longitudinal sliding movement upon said support, and a writing bed associated with said support and adapted to normally rest upon said salesbook.

2. A salesbook register including a support, means for supporting a salesbook for longitudinal sliding movement upon said support, and an automatically perpendicularly adjustable writing bed associated with said support and adapted to normally rest upon said salesbook.

3. A salesbook register including a support, a plate longitudinally slidable upon said support, means for supporting a salesbook upon said plate, and a writin bed associated with said support and a apted to 1,ae6,oa1

5. A salesbook register includin a support, means for supporting a salesfiookifor sliding'mbvement vupon said support, and, an automatically perpendicularly ad'ustable 5 writing bed carried by thesupport and adapt ed to normally rest upon said salesboo K 6. A salesbook register including a support, a plate slidably mounted u on said support, means for supportin 'a salbsbook upon said plate, and a writing d carried by the sup ort and adapted to normally rest upon sai salesbook. g

7. A salesbook register including a support, a plate slidably mounted upon said support, means for supporting a salesbook upon said plate, and an automatically perpendicularly adjustable writing bed carried by the support and adapted to normally rest upon said salesbook.

I 8. A salesbookregister including a support, means for supporting a sal I ook for sliding movement upon said support, and a a writing (bed associated'with said support gndkadapted to normally rest upon said sales- 9. A salesbook register'includin a sup port, means for supporting a sales ook for sliding movement upon said support, and an automatically perpendicularly adjustable writing bed associated with said support and adapted to normally rest upon said salesbook.

10. A salesbook register including a support, a plate slidably mounted u on said supa port, means for mountin a sa esbook upon said plate, and a writing associated with said support and "adapted to normally rest .upon sa1 d salesbook.

11. A salesbook register includin a support, means for supporting a sales k for 40 sliding movement upon the support, a writing bed associated with the support and,

adapted to be located above the salesbook, and compensating means adapted to hold the salesbook and writing bed in contact with 22111: other as leaves are torn off of the sales- 12: A salesbook register including a support, means for supporting a salesbook for s 'ding movement upon the support, a writing associated with the support and adapted to be located above the salesbook, and compensating means adapted to cause 7 the writing bed to follow down upon the salesbook as leaves are tornofi of the salesbook. In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my mine. a

A JAMES A. GIBBS.

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