US2238508A - Cash register - Google Patents

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April 15, 1941. sc 2,238,508

CASH REGISTER Filed April 17, 1936 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 inventor Theodor Schrimpf Hi: Gttomeg April 15, 1941.

T. SCHRIMPF CASH REGISTER Filed April 17, 1936 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Zinnentor Theqdor Schrimpf Hi: (Ittorneg April 15, 1941. 'r. SCHRIMPF 2,233,503

CASH REGISTER Filed April 17, 1936 6 Sha na-Sheet 3 FIG. 4

3nnentor Theodor Schrimpf His (Ittorneg April 15, 1941. T. SCHRIMPF 2,233,503

CASH REGISTER Filed April l' 7, 1936 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 3nnentor Theodor Schrimpf 2mg, W

Hi, Gttorneg April 15, 1941.

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T. SCHRIMPF CASH REGISTER Filed April 17, 1936 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Smaentor Theodor Schrimpf His (Ittorneg April 15,1941.

T. SCHRJMPF ma ms'ru Filed April 1? 1956 .6 Stats-Sheet 6 Theodor Schrimpf Inventor His Attorney Patented Apr. 15, 1941 CASH REGISTER Theodor Schrimpf, Berlin-Neukolln, Germany,

assignor to The National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Maryland Application April 17, 1936, Serial No. 74,842 In Germany April 24, 1935 16 Claims.

This invention relates to cash registers and accounting machines and particularly to that class having rows of interspersed totalizers of the type shown in the United States patent to Ernst Breitling, No. 1,899,455, granted February 28, 1933. In machines of the above type, when it is desired to select a totalizer from a row, the row of totalizers containing the totalizer to be selected is coupled with an engaging device during the operation of the machine, whereby the entire totalizer row and rider shaft are shifted transversely toward the totalizer actuating devices. Therefore, only those totalizer rows are moved toward the totalizer actuating devices that have a totalizer selected therefrom.

In connection with certain types of posting, it is highly desirable to record an identifying character representing the setting or selectin means for the selected totalizer, and at the same time prevent that particular totalizer from being engaged with the actuating devices.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide machines of the above mentioned type with means for preventing a totalizer from being engaged with the actuating devices, notwithstanding the fact that the totalizer has been selected by the setting or selecting devices.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a machine of the above mentioned type having a plurality of rows of interspersed 'totali izers, with selecting means associated with each row in combination with a plurality of means located in the various rows of selecting means for preventing one or more of the selected totalizers from being engaged with their actuating means, depending upon the type of entry which is being made in the machine.

A still further object of this invention is to provide means to control the effectivity of the totalizer engaging means when the first mentioned means is moved into one of a plurality of positions of adjustment into which it is capable of being moved.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel structure including a plurality of slides controlled by a plurality of depressible manipulative devices and by a manipulative lever, to determine which of the selected totalizers are to be engaged with the actuators.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention includes certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims, and a preferred form or embodiment of which is hereinafter described with reference to the-drawings which accompany and form part of this specification.

Of said-drawings:

Fig. 1 is a cross section through the machine and the totalizer selecting devices.

Fig. 2 is a cross section through the machine and the totalizer engaging devices.

Fig. 3 is a detail of the cam device for preventing the' engagement of a selected totalizer upon the depression of certain keys.

Fig. 4 is a cross section through the machine alongside one of the amount difierential mechanisms. a 1 I Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the machine showing the totalizer selecting and engaging devices and the novel control mechanism for the engaging devices. I

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic view of the keyboard of an accounting machine embodying the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a top view of the control device disabling the totalizer engaging means.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of some of the mechanism shown in thelower part of Fig- 5.

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of one train of a plurality of levels shown in the upper part of Fig. 2.

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION In the illustratedmachine embodying this invention, there is provided a keyboard having eight rows of amount keys, three rows of totalizer selecting keys, a row of cashiers keys, and a control or mode of operation lever.

In the machine illustrated, and particularly in Figs. 2 and 4, there are four lines of rows of interspersed totalizers. For convenience in describing 'these totalizers in detail later oni'n in row a. The Refund key in this line controls the disabling of the totalizer rows 2), c, and d.

'The"Kind of tax keys 9 to I6 and the Refund key 15 in this row control-s the engagement of the totalizers in row b. This Refund key also controls the disabling of the totalizer rows a, c, and d.

The Manner of payment keys designated as Cash, Post oflice checking account, Remittance by money order, and Banks keys; and also the two lower keys in this row of keys designatedTees and Past due or interest control the selection of the totalizers in row 0. The Fees key and the Past due or interest key each control the disabling of the totalizer rows a and b.

The cashiers keys control the engagement of the totalizers in row d.

When the control or mode of operation lever 5 is moved into the duplicatingposition, it controls the disabling of all totalizer rows a, b, c, and 11.

There is, of course, a differential mechanism associated with each of the banks of keys, which differential mechanism is of the general type disclosed in the above mentioned BreitlingPa-tent No. 1,899,455.

The differential mechanism associated with the amount banks of keys controls the amounts to be entered into the various totalizers, as determined by the keys which are depressed for the various operations of the machinep The amount differentials and also the differentials associated with the totalizer selecting keys are What are known as the scissors type of dilferentials.

The totalizers in this machine are selected in a manner known in the art and shown in the Breitling patent, by a rider shaft shifted transversely of the totalizer wheels themselves and internally thereof.

This type of totalizer selection is associated with a coupling device which is automatically shifted with the selecting means, so that when a totalizer has been selected, its engagement with its actuator becomes automatic upon the operation of the machine.

However, in'the present invention, devices are provided to control this coupling means, so that upon certain types of operations the totalizer will not be engaged with its actuators, notwithstanding the fact that it had been previously selected for engagement.

This particular means for so controlling the engaging of the selected totalizers is under the control of four keys and the control or mode of operation lever. One of the keys is arranged at the bottom of each row of the totalizer selecting keys I to H5, which particular selecting keys, for the purpose of illustrating the invention, select totalizers which have been assigned to various kinds of taxes which are collectible. These two keys are, in this invention, designated Refund keys. The other two control keys for preventing the engagement of selected totalizers are located in the bottom of the row of control keys which are designated as Manner of payment keys, in which there is a Cash key, a Post office checking account key, a Remittance by money order key, and a Banks key. The two control keys in this row are marked Fees and Past due or interest.

The control or mode of operation lever 5 has four positions of adjustment, namely, adding, reading, resetting, and duplicating. When moved into the duplicating position, all of the selected totalizers have their engaging mechanisms so controlled that none of the selected totalizers will be engaged.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Keyboard payments received, payments received by post ofiice checking accounts, remittance by money order, and remittance through banks. Another row of totalizer selecting keys l4 represents the cashiers on duty at various times handling the transactions. These cashiers keys are also what are known in the art as machine or motor releasing keys.

A control or mode of operation lever 5 is arranged at the right of the keyboard and is adapted to be moved into four positions of adjustment, namely, adding, reading, resetting, and duplicating.

i For normal entries and registrations, it is necessary to depress a kind of tax key II or I 2, a manner of payment key 13, and a cashiers key M, and also have the control lever 5 set in its adding position.

On certain occasions it may require that an amount which has been paid in for some sort of undue tax may have to be refunded to the taxpayer. Therefore, the machine is provided with two Refund keys I5 and I6, one located at the bottom of each of the two rows of kinds of tax keys H and I2. The Refund [5 key is to be used in connection with the selecting keys II and the Refund key I6 is to be used in connection with the selecting keys [2.

The amount to be refunded is to be accumulated in, and retained only in, the two refunding totalizers associated with the keys l5 and it. It is desirable to make a printed record of the kind of tax which has been refunded, and therefore, if that kind of tax falls in the classification represented by the keys I lfone of these keys is depressed and the refunding key I5 is depressed. The manner of paying the refund is classified by depressing one of the keys l3, and then the cashiers key M is depressed to release the machine.

Insuch' an operation the totalizer associated withthe key ll, even though selected, will not be engaged with the actuators, neither will the totalizer associated with the manner of payment key 13 be engaged, nor will the cashiers totalizer :be engaged. It is the depression of the refunding key I 5 which controls mechanisms to be later described, which mechanism, in turn, controls the totalizer engaging mechanism for the keys ll, [3, and I4, so that any totalizer selected by those keys in the particular operation just mentioned Will not be engaged with their actuators.

The ultimate result of such an operation is that the refunded amount will be entered only into the refund totalizer associated with the key IE, but at the same time, a printed record is made of the kind of tax refunded,'the manner of payment of the refund, and the cashier who received that payment.

Asomewhat similar case occurs when fees or interest for deferred payments are to be recorded. For such registrations, a key I! or I81.

is to be depressed,,along with the corresponding;

key H or I2 and the cashiers key l4. The fees "I and interest on deferred, or past due, payments are to be accumulated on the totalizer associated with whichever of those keys is depressed, as well ason a cashier's totalizer.

In view of the fact that only the totalizer associated with the key I! or l8 which has been depressed, and'also the totalizer associated with the cashiers key which has been depressed, have been selected for operation, the depression of 3 either of the keys I! or [8 controls the totalizer rows a and b so that the totalizers selected by] the depression of either of the keys II or I2 will not be engaged with the actuators.

In duplicating postings, it is desirable to have,

printed records of the data indicating the kind of tax paid, the manner of payment, and the cashier who received that payment. However,"

the amount of money set up on such duplicate postings is not to be accumulated in any of the] totalizers selected by the depression ofany of the keys H or I2, I3, and I4. Therefore, the

mode of operation lever 5 has a separate or duplicating position into which it may be moved, and, when moved into this position, this lever controls novel mechanism to disable the totalizer engaging means associated with all four of the totalizer rows.

Normal totalizer selecting mechanism To give a better understanding of the mechanism for controlling the disabling of the totalizer engaging mechanisms, the normal totalizer se'- lecting and engaging mechanism will be described tion in a counterclockwise direction, whereby in each bank having a key depressed, through the medium of the differential devices 22 to 295' (Fig. 5) the two elements 30' and 3| of the 'total- 7 izer selecting differential mechanism are advanced in a manner well known in the art to the i.

stems of the keys depressed at that time.

For example, the differential element 32 as,

sociated with the keys in the Manner of pay-Y men bank has its stud extending into the path of the two elements 30' and 3| and is embraced in scissors-like fashion between those elements and adjusted commensurate with the key depressed. The setting of the differential element-'1 32' is transmitted to the respective cam groove" roll 400 by the parts 330 to 380 (Figs. 1 and 5).

The cam groove of roll 400 (see also Fig. 8) is engaged by a roller llc carried on an arm 42c pinned to a shaft 430 shiftably supported by" Referring to Figs. 5 and 8, it 1 frames 44 and 45. will be noticed that the left-hand end of the shaft 430 has secured thereto a plate Mic guided on a shaft 500. This plate 460, as shown in Fig. 1, has two slots. A rider shaft 5|c which couples,

in the manner described in the above mentioned Breitling patent, by means of its rider 520 (Figs.

5 and 8), the adding wheels 530 with the differ! ential Wheels 540 of each denominational order, and the shaft 550, which locks the wheels 530 of 1 the totalizers not selected, are unshiftably carried in the slots of the plate 450. Corresponding with the form of the groove of the cam roll We, the shaft 430 and the plate 460 are shifted to the left commensurate with the setting of the cam groove roll 40c, whereby the rider shaft 5Ic selects the respective totalizer of this row under control of the keys i3 or l1 or l8.

The plate 480 has secured thereto a guiding pin 58c (Figs. 5 and 8). A coupling pin 51c, shiftably supported by two arms Bic and 820 connected by a sleeve 800, is in axial alignment with the pin 560. The coupling pin 510 is connected to the arm 420 by means of two set collars 190, so that the coupling pin 510 is urged to take part in the movement of the shaft 430 when the same is shifted, just as does the guiding pin 560. But this shifting movement of the coupling pin 510 is not transmitted to the arms M0 and 820 because the coupling pin shifts in the bearings of said arms.

The arm 820 has a hub 83c engaging an enlarged portion of a slot 610 (Fig. 2) of a totalizer engaging lever 60c pivoted on the shaft 500. The lever 600 also has two rollers 62c cooperating with a cam disk 630 connected to a gear 640 (Figs. 2, 5, and 8) meshing with a gear 650 fast on a shaft 66. The shaft 65 also has secured thereto a gear 61 meshing with the unmutilated set of teeth of a pinion rotatable on the rock shaft 2|. This pinion is adapted to be shifted in a manner well known, by the mode of operation lever 5 whereby, according to the position in which the lever 5 is set, its unmutilated set of teeth 68 faces a certain gear segment of a toothed drum M, and the locking teeth 69 cooperate with either the locking disk H for adding, or the disk 12 for reading, or the disk 13 for resetting. When the lever 5 is moved from adding to duplicating position, the pinion 68, 89 is not shifted.

The teeth of the drum 14 and the locking disks H, 12, and 13, all secured to the middle shaft 15, are so formed that when the shaft 15 is driven, the pinion 58, 69 is given two quarter-rotations at the times corresponding with the different modes of operation. By means of the gearing 61, 66, 65c, and Ne, these two quarter-rotations are transmitted in such a way to the cam disk 630 as to give it two half-rotations. These two halfrotations of the disk 63c rock the lever 60c and, in connection therewith, the arms Me and 82c first counter-clockwise (Fig. 2) and then return the same to their normal positions. Since the gear 650 is also in driving connection with the gears 65d, 65b, and 65a, the cam disks 63d, 63b, and 63a, for the three other totalizer rows d, b, and a are actuated in the same way.

The coupling pin 51c supported by the arms Bio and 820 is carried along at this time, this movement being permitted by a slot 11c (Fig. 1) in the arm 420. If no totalizer in this row 0 has been selected, that is, if the shaft 430 and the coupling pin 510 are in their right-hand positions as viewed in Fig. 5, the rocking movement of the lever 60c and arms Me and 82c has no effect on the totalizer row. If, however, the cam 400 is rotated commensurate with the totalizer selecting key depressed at that time, in the row of keys Manner of payment, such rotation of the cam 40c shifts the shaft 430 to the left, as viewed in Figs. 5 and 8, whereupon the coupling pin 51c enters the bore of an arm 85c occupied up to that time by the pin 560 of the plate 460.

This arm 850 is fast on the shaft 500 which carries the totalizer frame 860. Therefore, after the selection of the .totalizer has been effected,

the lever 600, during the firsthalf-rotation of the cam disk 630, is coupled 'by the'pin' 510 with the arm 85c, and therefore the shaft 500 with the totalizer frame 860 is rocked to bring the actuating wheels 54c into mesh with gears 81c connected through the intermediate Wheels 890, 23,1 and 29 to the main differential elements 30 of amount difierential devices (Fig. 4) When the main differential elements 30 associated with the amount keys return from their set=positions into their rest positions, the adding wheels 53c, coupled with the actuating Wheels 540 of the totalizer selected at that time, are advanced'a number of steps commensurate with the value of theam-ount set up. After this accumulating takes place, the engaged totalizer row is disengaged during the second half-rotation of the cam disk 600.

There is a totalizer engaging and disengaging mechanism associated with each of the totalizer rows a, b, and d, and, as they are'identical with the mechanisms just described in connection with totalizer row 0, no further description will; be given. However, like parts of these mechanisms are referred to by the same reference numerals and distinguished by the letters a, b, and d following those numerals.

Totalz'zer engaging controlling, or disabling mechanism To prevent, in certain cases, a selected totalizer from being engaged, according to this invention, the coupling of the totalizer engaging'lever 60c and the arm 82c must be prevented. To this end, the-sleeve 80c and its two arms 8Ic and 82c are moved to the right in a manner to be hereinafter described (Figs. 5 and 8), whereby the hub 83c, serving as a bearing in the lever 600 for the coupling pin 570, is moved out of the enlarged portion of the slot file of the lever 600 (Fig. 2). With the hub 83c disconnected from the lever 600, when this lever 600 is given its uniform rocking movement, the slot wall 6Ic rides ineffectively on the coupling pin 51c.

Secured to the sleeve 800 is a guide roller 90c (Figs. 2, 3, and 5) engaging the cam groove of a cam plate 9Ic. The plate 9Ic is secured to an arcuate slide 930 by means of an angular piece 920, the slide being guided on stationary pins 94. These slides are numbered 93a, 93b, 93c, and 93d,

one being associated with each of its respective 7 totali'zer rows a, b, c, and d. A link 950 (see also Fig. 9) joins the upper end of the slide 930 with a lever 96c pivoted on a cross rod 91. A pin 980 of the lever 960 is embraced by the forked end of a second lever 99c rotatably mounted ona sleeve I02 on a shaft I00. The cross rod 9'! is supported by two arms lIlI connected by the sleeve I 02 (Fig. 5) to a third arm IE3, having connected thereto a pitman IM guided on the shaft I5 and carrying a roller I05 engaging the cam groove of a disk I06 fast on the shaft I5. By means of this cam disk I06 the two arms IIlI carrying the rod 91 are given a clockwise rotation (Fig. 2) shortly after the start of the operation of the machine.

They are returned counterclockwise to normal position shortly before the endof the operation of the machine.

There is a link 95, lever 96, pin 98, and lever 99 associated with each of the totalizer rows a, b, c, and d, and these parts carry the designating leters a, b, c, and d after their reference numbers.

Each of the four levers 99a to 99d has'allotted thereto a control slide IBM to lllfld all slides'being shiftable on thestationary shaft I00; Each of the control slides IllBa to I 08d has an associated integral projection IIOa to IIEld (Fig-7) normally lying outside of the path of its respective associated lever 99a to 9901. The control slides Ifllla to 10811 are'held in their normal positions by springs IIIa. to Id. The four control slides H380. to IIiBd have four holes 2a to IIZd, llta to H303, ll la to H403, and lIlia to IlEd. All these holes lie above one another and are engaged by pins II'I,- H8, H9, and I20. respectively, as shownzin Figs-2, 5, and '7. These pins H1, H8, H9, and I2!) are secured to bent-over portions of pitmans- I22, I23, I24, and I respectively, each being guided on the-shaft I00 and connected to slides I21, I28, I29, and I respectively.

The slide I21" is associated with the keys I I and M3, the slide I28 is associated with the keys I2 and I5, and the slide I29 is associated with the keys l3, I7, and I8. These slides are located adjacent their: respective keys and are provided with sloping-projections cooperating with the keys I6, I5, II',Jand' I8. The slide I21 cooperates with the key- I6; the slide I28 cooperates with the key 'I5,'-an'd the slide I29 cooperates with the keys I! and I8 (Fig. 1). These slides are moved upwardly by'thecooperation of the pins of the keys depressed with the sloping projections on the slides.

As previously stated, when the Refunding key I6 is depressed, the totalizers of the rows b, c and d are not to be engaged with the actuators. To this end, the recesses N20. to Ii2d of the four control slides I 08a to I 08d are so formed that when the pin I H is moved toward the back of the machine upon depression of'the key It, the control slides I081); Illllqand lIlBd are shifted to the left, and the control slide I 080; remains in" its right-hand position. With the slides in these positions, the projections use, Ililc, and Illlcl are moved into the paths of the upper ends of the levers 99b, 99c, and 99d respectively, while the projection" II (la remains out of the path of the upper end of the lever 99a.

Therefore, as the pitman HM rocks the arms IBI clockwise, due to the fact that the levers 99b, 99c, and 99d cannot move, the rod 51 rocks the levers 96b, 95c, and 95d clockwise with their pins 98?), 98c, and 93d as the fulcrum, thus moving the respective links 95b, 95c, and 95d to the left as viewed in Fig. 2, whereupon the associated slides 93b, 93c, and 93d are moved, and their integral cam plates 9th, 9Ic, and Md, through their cooperating rollers Silb, 93c, and 93d, shift their associated arms 82b, 82c, and 82:1 to the right as viewed in Fig. 5 with respect to arm 85. thus disengaging the hubs 83b, 83c, and 83d from the levers 69b, 60c, and 60d.

Therefore, notwithstanding the fact that a totalizer had been selected in each of the totalizer rows 17, c, and'd by the depression of a key !2, I3, and I4 respectively, these totalizer rows will not be rocked to engage'the selected totalizer with the actuator, due'to the engagement of the hubs 83b, 83c, and 830? from the totalizer engaging levers 60b, c, and 6M. Thus, only the totalizer line a will be rocked to engage the selected totalizer of that line, in this case the totalizer associated with the Refund key I 6, with the actuators.

By depressing the Refunding key 55. the 0011- trol slides "38a, W80, and Illilcl are moved into effective positions whereby the totalizer rows a, c. and cl, through the disengagement of their associatedhubs Std, 830, and 83d from their engaging levers 63c, 59c, and 58d, effected in the same manner as described above in connection with totalizer rowa, are not engaged with .the actuators.

However, the totalizer row b will be rocked intov engagement, so that the selected totalizer, in this case the totalizer associated with the Refund key I5, may be actuated.

Upon depression of either one of the keys IT or I8, the control slides I081; and I08b are moved to the left, whereby their associated hubs 83a and 831) are disengaged from the totalizer engaging levers 60a and 60b respectively, whereupon the totalizer rows a and b, associated with the Kind of tax keys II and I2, will not be engaged with the actuators. However, the totalizer rows c and d, the latter being associated with the cashiers keys I4 and .the former associated with the keys I1 and I8, will be engaged with their actuators, whereby the totalizer selected, in row by either the key H or I8, and in row d by one of the keys I4, to have accumulated therein the amount set up on the keyboard.

When the mode of operation lever is moved into the duplicating position, its pin I32 (Figs. 2 and 5) strikes a lug I33 of the slide I and carries it along against the action'of its spring, whereby the pitman I25 is moved to the right and its pin I20, due to the forms of the recesses II5a to H501, moves all of the control slides IBM to I08d to the left as viewed in Figs. 5 and. 7, thus moving all of the projections H011 to 011 in the paths of the levers 99a to 99d, so that all of the hubs 83a to 83d will be disengaged from their respective levers 60a to 60d, so that upon movement of the cams 63a to 63d none of the totalizer rows will be engaged with the actuators during a duplicating operation.

Referring to Figs, 5 and 8, when the hub 830 is disengaged from the lever 600, a pin I350 on the arm BIc enters a hole I36c in the frame 44, thus 'maintaining the arms 60c and 820 in proper alignment, so that when the pitman I04 returns the arms IOI and levers 960 to normal position, the hub 830 can be properly engaged with its lever 600 by the slide 930 and cam 9 Ic.

There is a pin I on each of the arms 8 la, 8 I b, and 8Id and also a hole I36 for for each pin.

OPERATION In posting an amount refunded, let us assume that one of the Kind of tax keys I2, the Cash key I3, and one of the cashiers keys I4 is depressed, along with the Refunding key I6. By depressing the Refunding key I6, the slide I21 and pitman I22 are moved upwardly. When this occurs, the control slides I08b, I08c, and I08d. are moved to the left by the pin III (Fig. '7), and the projections H01), H00, and HM are moved into the paths of the levers 99b, 99c, and 99d. Shortly after the start of the operation, the cam I05 moves the arms IOI clockwise. In this case, the arms 95b, 96c, and 96d are rocked clockwise with their pins 98b, 98c, and 98d as the fulcrum, thus drawing the links 9517, 95c, and 95d rearwardly to move the slides 93b, 93c, and 93d, whereupon thheir cams disengage the hubs 83b, 83c, and 83d from the levers 60b, 60c, and 60d, thus preventing the engagement of the totalizer rows 1), c, and d with the actuators.

During such an operation, due to the fact that the slide I08a is not moved by the pin 1, the projection Il0a does not move into the path of the lever 99a, and, consequently, when the arms IOI are rocked clockwise by the cam I06, the rod 91 rocks the lever 96a counter-clockwise with its stud I0Ia as the pivot point and the lever 99a, through the pin 38a, is rocked clockwise. The fact that this lever 99a is rocked clockwise permits the counter-clockwise movement of the lever 96a around its stud I01, and, consequently, the associated link and slide 93a are not moved. Therefore, the hub 83a is not disengaged from the lever 60a, and the totalizer row a is rocked into engagement with the actuators, whereupon the selected totalizer, in this case the totalizer associated wtih the Refund key I6, is engaged with the actuator to have accumulated therein the amount of tax refunded.

Also, in this operation, the arms 8Ib, 8Ic, and 8Id, which have their associated hubs 83b, 83c, and 83d disengaged from the totalizer engaging levers 60b, 60c, and 60d, are locked in their disengaged positions, to the right of that shown in Fig. 5, by their pins I35b, I350, and I35d having entered the holes I361), I360, and I36d in the side frame 44, thus preventing any movement of the arms 8Ib, 8Ic, and 8Id and 82b, 82c, and 82d, and maintaining them in proper alignment at all times while they are in disengaged positions.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be. understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form or embodiment herein disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. vIn a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of groups of totalizers; a support for each group of totalizers; a plurality of totalizer engaging means, one for each group of totalizers operable at each operation of the machine; a means normally coupled to each of the engaging means but normally uncoupled from the totalizer supports; a plurality of means, one associated with each group of totalizers and longitudinally shiftable to select the totalizer in its related group and simultaneously couple the supports for the related totalizer group with the means normally coupled to the engaging means; a plurality of manipulativemeans; and. means operable under control of the manipulative means to uncouple two or more of the normally coupled means from the engaging means to render the totalizer engaging means for two or more groups of totalizers ineffective.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of groups of totalizers; a separate totalizer engaging means for each row of totalizers; a plurality of devices, one device normally connected to each of the totalizer engaging means; a slidable coupling member carried by each device; a plurality of means, one means to select totalizers in each group; a plurality of operating members, one operating member common to each selecting means and slidable coupling member to simultaneously actuate the related selecting member and coupling member to couple the devices to the related groups of totalizers so-that the engaging means can engage the selected totalizers; manipulative control members to control the totalizer selecting means; means to shift each of the devices relatively to the engaging means and slidable coupling members to disconnect the devices from the engaging means; and ,selecting means settable under control of the manipulative control members to determine which of the means to shift the devices is to be operated to shift one or more of the devices to determine which totalizers are to be disconnected from the engaging means.

3. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of a plurality of groups of totalizers; a separate totalizer engaging means for each group of totalizers; a plurality of devices, one device normally connected to each of the totalizer engaging means; a slidable coupling member carried by each device; a plurality of means, one means to select totalizers in each group; a plurality of operating members, one operating member common to each selecting means and coupling member to simultaneously actuate the related selecting member and coupling memberto select related totalizers and to couple the devices to the related group of totalizers so that the engaging means can engage the selected totalizers; manipulative control members to control the extent of actuation of the common operating members; a cam connected to each device to determine the position of thedevices; selecting elements positioned by the manipulative members; and connections to the cams, said connections selectively operated according'to the positions of the elements after the elements are set'by the manipulative devices to operate one or more of the cams to move the devices connected to the selected cams out of normal position wherein the devices are disconnected from the engaging means and the corresponding totalizers are not engaged, notwithstanding the selection of said totalizers.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of groups of totalizers; totalizer engaging means; shiftable supports normally coupled with the engaging means but normally uncoupled from the groups of totalizers; coupling means supported by the shiftable supports and operable to connect the groups of totalizers with the shiftable supports; means for selecting totalizers from the groups and for operating the coupling means; a plurality of members having cams to shift said supports and thereby uncouple the support from the engaging means to render the engaging means inefiective upon operation of said members; 'common'means to operate said members; and selectable means to determine which of said members'shallbe operated by said common operating means.

5. In a machine of the class described having a' plurality of groups of totalizers, engaging means for each group, a member normally connected with each engaging means, and totalizer selecting means, in combination with shiftable coupling means for each group operable upon the selection of a totalizer in its group tocouple the selected group with the member normally connected with the engaging means, the coupling means being supported by said member; a plurality of cam members adapted to move said members to disconnect the members'from the engaging means to render the engaging means ineffective upon operation of said cam members; a lever associated with each cam member to actuate the cam member; a common operating means for all levers; a plurality of control slides; means on the control slides adapted to be moved into the paths of the levers to render their operation effective to operate the cam members; and a plurality of manipulative means to operate the control slides.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a totalizer; a support for the totalizer; actuators for the totalizer; means to actuate said support to engage the totalizer with the actuators, said means being normally uncoupled from the totalizer support; a shiftable element normally connected with the engaging means; means supported bytheshiftable ele- VII ment and movable thereon to couple the shiftable element with the totalizer support; means to shift the shiftable element to disengage the shiftable element from the engaging means; and manipulative devices to control the shifting of the shiftable member.

'7. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of, groups of totalizers; actuators therefor; a support for each group of totalizers; a totalizer engaging means for each group of totalizers and operable at each operation of the machine; a shiftable means normally in driving connection with each of the engaging means; means associated with each group of totalizers and longitudinally adjustable to select totalizers in the groups; means connected to said selecting means and settable into position by said selecting means to couple each shiftable means with a corresponding totalizer support so that the shiftable means may operate the supports when the shiftable means are operated by the engaging means; a plurality of manipulative means; and means operable under control of the manipulative means to shift the shiftable means out of driving connection with the engaging means to render the engaging means ineffective to engagethe'totalizers with the actuators, notwithstanding the'selection of a totalizer in such groups and the coupling of the shiftable means to the supporting means.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination of 'a plurality of groups of totalizers; a support for each group of totalizers; a plurality of totalizer engaging means, one for each group of totalizers and operable at each operation of the machine; a plurality of means, one connected to each of the totalizer engaging means but normally uncoupled from its related totalizer support; a plurality of means, one associated with each row of totalizers and longitudinally shiftable to select a totalizer in its related group and to simultaneously couple its related support with the means connected to the totalizer engaging means; a control lever; and means operated under control of the lever to adjust the plurality of means connected to the totalizer engaging means to disconnect them from the totalizer engaging means for rendering the totalizer engaging means for all of said rows of totalizers ineffective, notwithstanding the selection of a totalizer in suchrows and the simultaneous coupling of the totalizer group supports to their related means connected to the engaging means.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a totalizer; actuators therefor; a support for the totalizer; totalizer engaging means operable at each operation of the machine;- shiftable means normally in driving engagement with said engaging means; means settable into a position to couplethe shiftable means to the support so that the shiftable means may operate the support, when the-shiftable means is operated by the engaging means, to cause the totalizer to be engaged with the actuators; manipulative means; and means operable under control of the manipulative means to shift said shiftable means out of driving engagement with said engaging means to prevent the engagement of the totalizer with the actuators even though the coupling means is in said couplingposition with respect to the totalizer support and the shiftable means.

10. Ina machine of the class described, the combination of a pluralityof groups of totalizers; means, including a totalizer engaging element and a shiftablemeans normallyscoupled: together but adapted to be uncoupled, for each group of totalizers, said engaging elements being operable at each operation of the machine; means for selecting a totalizer from each group and for automatically coupling the groups with their engaging elements and shiftable means; a plurality of shiitable slides; a projection on each slide; a lever associated with each projection, said projections being in the path of the levers when the slides are in one position and out of the path of the levers when the slides are in another position; connections between the levers and said shiftable means; means to move the levers into cooperating relationship with the projections to actuate the connections to thereby move the said shiftable means to uncouple the shiftable means from the engaging element; and a plurality of manipulative devices for shifting a varying number of said slides depending upon which one of said manipulative devices is operated.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of groups of totalizers; a totalizer engaging means for each group of totalizers; a shiftable element for each group of totalizers, said totalizer engaging means and shiitable element being normally coupled together but normally uncoupled from the groups of totalizers; coupling means operable to connect the groups of totalizers with said engaging means and shiftable elements; means for selecting totalizers from the groups and for operating the coupling means; a plurality of members having cams to shift said shiftable elements to disconnect the shiftable elements from the engaging means to render the engaging means ineffective upon operation of said members; common means to operate said members; a plurality of manipulative devices; a plurality of control slides settable under control of said manipulative devices; and means on said control slides to determine which of said members shall be operated by said common operating means,

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of groups of totalizers; totalizer engaging means for each group of totalizers; a shiftable element for each group of totalizers, said totalizer engaging means and shiftable elements being normally connected together for common movement; coupling means operable to connect the groups of totalizers with said shiftable element and engaging means; means for selecting totalizers from the groups and for operating the coupling means to couple the said shiftable element and engaging means to the associated group of totalizers; a plurality of cam members adapted to shift said shiftable elements to disconnect the shiftable elements from the engaging means to render the engaging means inefiective upon operation of said cam members; a lever associated with each of said cam members and adapted to actuate the same, said levers capable of rotation about either end, rotation about one end effecting an actuation of said cam members, rotation about the other end being inefiective to actuate said cam members; a plurality of manipulative devices; a plurality of adjustable control slides; means on the control slides to cause a certain type of movement of the levers when the slides are in certain positions; means to operate the levers; and means intermediate said devices and said control slides to selectively adjust said control slides depending upon which of said manipulative devices is operated.

'13-. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a totalizer; actuators therefor; a totalizer support; means including a plurality of interconnected and relatively adjustable elements normally uncoupled from the totalizer support; means operable to adjust one of said elements of the plurality of elements to couple the plurality of elements to the totalizer support; actuatin means for the plurality of elements and the totalizer support to move the totalizer into mesh with the actuators when the plurality of elements are coupled to the totalizer support; means operable to adjust a second one of said elements to disconnect said second element of the plurality of elements from a third element of said plurality of elements to prevent the totalizer from being moved into mesh with the actuators even though the actuating means operates one of the elements and the said one element has been operated to couple the plurality of elements to the totalizer; manipulative control devices; a control member settable under control of the manipulative devices; control surfaces on the control member; and feelers connected with the last-named means and coacting with the control surfaces to control the operation of the lastnamed means.

14. In a machine of the class described having a plurality of groups of totalizers, an engaging means for each group, means normally connected to each engaging means to move in unison therewith, and totalizer selecting means associated with each engaging means, in combination with shiftable coupling means for each group of totalizers operable upon the selection of a totalizer in its associated group to connect its group with the associated engaging means and the means normally connected therewith; a plurality of cam members, each cam member operable to control the movement of a related one of said means connected to the engaging means, to disconnect the engaging means from its associated means normally connected thereto, to render the associated engaging means ineffective; a plurality of elements adapted to control the operation of said cam members to determine which one of the means connected to the engaging means shall be moved to render its associated engaging means ineffective; means to operate the plurality of cam members; and a plurality of manipulative devices for actuating said elements.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a totalizer; actuators therefor; a support for the totalizer; means including a plurality of interconnected and relatively adjustable elements normally disconnected from the totalizer support; means operable to move a first one of said elements into engagement with the totalizer support to connect the plurality of elements to the totalizer support; means coacting with a second one of the elements to actuate the plurality of interconnected elements and therethrough cause the totalizer to be meshed with the actuators when all the elements are connected together and to the totalizer support; and means connected to a third one of said elements, the last-named means being operable to disconnect said third element from the second one of said elements to disable the'interconnection of the plurality of elements to thereby prevent the totalizer from being meshed with the actuators even though said first element has been moved into engagement with the totalizer support to connect the plurality of elements to the totalizer support and the second element is actuated by its actuating means,

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a totalizer; actuators therefor; a support for the totalizer; means including three interconnected and relatively adjustable elements normally disconnected from the totalizer support; means to operate a first of said three elements; means to move a second element of said three elements to connect the second element with the totalizer support to couple the three interconnected elements to the totalizer support so that the totalizer can be engaged with the actuators when said first element is operated by its operating means; means connected to a third element of said three elements and operable to adjust the third element relative to the other elements to disconnect the said third element from the first element to interrupt the interconnection between the three elements to thereby prevent the totalizer from being engaged with the actuators when the first element is operated and the second element is in said coupling position; normally ineffective operating means for the last-named means; and manipulative control devices to selectively render the operating means effective during certain machine operations.

THEODOR SCHRIMPF.

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