US399080A - Cash-registering device - Google Patents

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CASH REGISTERING DEVICE.

Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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OTTO O. RETSLOFF, OF VINNEBAGO CITY, MIXNENYIA.

CASH-REGISTERING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,080, dated LVi'arch 5, 1889.

Application filed June 6, 1888. Serial No. 276,199. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO C. RETsLOFF, of IVinneba-go City, in the county of Faribault and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash- Registering Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in cash-registers.

The particular object of this invention is to provide a simple and reliable device which, when properly operated, will enable a merchant to keep an accurate account mechanically of the aggregate amount of his sales for a definite period of time, and also with the same machine register the net cost of articles cost of goods sold may be deducted from the gross receipts registered. at the same time, and thus afford an accurate means for arriving'at the sum of profits arising from a days sales.

Vith these objects in view my invention inafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

the upper projecting part, )3, of the case it will be suitably inclined to furnish a surface for use as a desk on which to write, if desired, a lock being provided to secure the door closed when the device is ready for use as a register.

The shaft C is located horizontally within the case A, near the center of the latter, and has its ends attached to the sides of the case. The body of the shaft preferably made square in cross-section and of such a diameter as to properly support other parts, which will now be described.

On the shaft C a series of circular registering-disks, D, of equal diameter, are placed, their peripheries beinglz'iterally flanged to provide true circumferential faces D of proper breadth to be spaced into equal divisions, that y are numbered to correspond with the differsold successively, so that the total amount of cut denominations of currency in use, as will be more fully described farther on.

As I prefer to construct the register, there are eighteen register-disks, D D, arranged in two series. These disks are provided with a device to move them and expose their graduations and numbers successively at a proper consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be here- Referring to the drawings making a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation in perspective of the cash register with the door closed. Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the door lowered to expose the inof equal diameter and length.

l l l point, and as these actuating devices are duplicates of each other I will describe the actuator for one disk, which will answer for all.

On the shaft C eighteen hubs, E, are placed, 7 The disks are mounted on these hubs and the latter intervene between the disks D.

The ratchet-wheels F are equal in number 1 to the disks D, and are preferably of the same 3 diameter therewith. the device, taken Fig. 5 is a detached j the registering mechanism, the spring device which reverses the wheels to return them to zero being also shown.

A represents the case of the machine,which is preferably made of wood. with a projecting front portion, A near the base below the registering mechanism, which is adapted to receive a sliding drawer, B, in which cash is contained.

The front lid or door, A, is made to hinge at its lower edge, and when lowered to rest on It is rectangular horizontal bar, I, (see Figs. 2 E cured.

These disks and wheels are paired, and each pair is held together spaced apart by a metal ring, G, belts or screws being inserted through the wheel F, ring G, and disk D.

Upon the hubs E the volute springs II are mounted, the inner ends of said springs being attached to the hubs by pins c or other means, and the outer ends to the pins (7, which project from the inner side of the ratchetwheel F. Each ratchet-wheel has one hundred teeth, which correspoi'id to the spaced numerical series on the faces of the disks.

IVithin the casing and across its front a and 4,) is se- This bar is preferably in close proximity to the disks, and immediately over each disk it is provided witha sight-hole, g, through which the figures on their peripheries are exposed. Beneath each ratchet-wheel F a slidebar, J, is supported in boxes 0 0. Each slidebar is provided with an upwardly-projecting arm, 71, terminating in a pawl, 1', adapted to engage the teeth of its adjacent ratchet-wheel, the arm 7: being pivoted at a point, f, to the slide-bar J, so that it may have a limited vibratory movement. The pawl i is of such a relative length that it may engage the teeth of the ratchet-wheel F, it being pushed upward by a spring, 71 which seats between projecting studs m, that are aflixed to the adjacent surfaces of the slide-bar J and the pivoted arm 71. The arm I: is upwardly and outwardly projected from the pivotal point f, to aiiord a handle, 7L, by which to vibrate the arm and detach the pawl from the teeth of the wheel. By the employment of this rearwardly-projeoting arm means are provided for the easy manipulation of the pawl h i when it is desired that the disk shall be allowed to rotate back to zero-to the start-ingpointready for a new days transactions.

The slide-bars J are each provided with collars 22, secured thereon at such proper points from the rear ends of the bars that the spiral springs K, mounted on them and situated between the rear box, 0', and the collarn, will by their expansive force normally hold the front endsof the slide-bars projectedfoi f wardly until the collars p abut against-the inner faces of the front boxes, 0. Each slide bar has a push-button, r, formed on its front end, and it is evident that a pressure i11- wardly of any button will actuate the wheel F and disk D, to which it is connected, every, reciprocal movement of the bar revolubly moving the adjacent wheel and disk one space to expose a number at the sighthole in the bar I.

To insure a lock after each positive action of the wheels and disks each ratchet-wheel is engaged by a detent-pawl, s, all of these pawls being pivoted on a supporting-shaft, M, which extends from one side of the case A to the opposite side, with its ends secured thereto.

The levers S, upon which the pawls s are attached or made integral with,'are extended forwardly to permit their free front ends to be operated by hand and be raised simultane ously with the disengagement of the lower pawls, 5, so as to permit the wheels to be reversed and set back to zero by action of the springs H when said springs have been coiled or partially coiled by the registration of a days sales. Projectinglaterally from each disk is a pin, 0, and projecting inwardly from bar I'is a stop, 0'. The pin 0 is preferably set opposite the zero-point, and is designed to limit the reverse action of the disk and ratchet-wheel when released by the disengagement therewith of the pawls s and i, and thus always stop the disk by its contact with the stop 0, so as to expose zero through the sight-hole.

As before stated, there are eighteen wheels and eighteen disks, each registering-disk and its actuating ratchet-wheel beingheld to move together. Nine of the disks constitute a series for registration of the cash sales or money received. These I preferablylocate in series on the shaft to the right of the inedian line. The other nine pairs of connected wheels and disks are designed to register the net cost of goods sold. At the same time the gross amount of receipts on each sale is put upon the right-hand side of the machine.

To afford a means for the proper registration of any amount within the capacity of the machine, I employ the nine registers in each set. The first disk to the right and the left of the center line in each series is numbered from 0 to 100, inclusive. The second disk is numbered in alternating order from 0 to 200 by twosas, for instance, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, &c., ending with ($2.00. The third disk is numbered by fives, thus: 0, 5, 10,15, 20, and so on up to the last sum on the face of this diskwheel, Which is $5.00. The fourth disk is numbered to represent tenths of dollars marked on its face, thus: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, &c.,up to $10.00. The next disk in order represents fourths of dollars, thus: 0, 25, 50, 7 5, 100, &c., up to $25.00. The sixth disk is graduated in sums of half-dollars, thus: 0, 50, 100,150, 200, die, up to $50.00. The seventh disk*i s divided to represent $100, from one dollar up, thus: 0,1,2, 3, &c. The eighth disk represents sums of which $5.00 is the unit, thus: 0,5, 10, 15, &'c., to $500.00, and the last or ninth disk is numbered from $10.00 to $1,000, inclusive. By this registration of. cash receipts a clerk can rapidly register any sale from one cent to thousands of dollars by operating the proper slide-bars or the buttons attached to their front free ends, it being understood that the series to the left of a center line is operated to put up the cost amount of each sale at the time the gross receipts for such a sale is registered on the right side of the machine.

It is evident that if it is desired to prevent customers from ascertaining the cost of goods after purchase by closely noticing the opera.- tion of the register, this maybe done by using any arbitrary symbol to represent a; 1111- merahor letters of the alphabet may be used in lieu of figures, and thus concealthe cost of the article sold. V In using the device to register the gross rece'ipts of a days sales in a store or other place where articles of merchandise are sold, and where it is desirable tokeep an exact account of the several sales throughout a day or other specified period of time, the several disks are all returned to zero by the means already explained. They are then ready for use and the case is closed and locked. Now, each sale is registered by putting the dollars and cents upon their respective disks to most IIO readily give the aggregate amount, and at the same time the actual cost of the goods or bill sold is registered on the other series of registering-disks.

At any time an inspection is to be made the gross amount of sales can be read and the cost of the goods ascertained, so that it is a simple matter to determine the actual profit of a days business.

Slight changes might be made in the details of construction of this device without departure from the spirit or exceeding the scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to restrict shown; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

nation, with the disk and ratchet-wheel, of a push-bar provided with a retraetile spring, a pawl pivoted to the push-bar and provided with a rearwardly-projecting arm, and a spring, 7:, interposed between the push-bar and pawl, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cash-register, the combination, with 1 suitable frame-work and a shaft journaled therein, of two distinct sets of disks mounted 1 on said shaft, each disk being adapted to rol tate independently of the others, a ratchetwheel secured to each disk, a spring to rotate l l l l as set forth.

3. In a cash-registering device, the con1bii nation, with suitable frame-work and a shaft 1 jonrnaled therein, of two distinct sets of disks mounted on said shaft, each disk being adapted to rotate independently of the others,

I figures or characters denoting dillferent dcits construction to the exact forms herein nominations of money on the disks, a bar in front; of the disks having sight-holes, pins on said bar to engage pins projecting from the disks, a ratchet-wheel on each disk, springs to i rotate the disks in one direction, a push-bar 1. I11 a cash-registering device, the combifor each disk having a retractile spring, spring-sustained pawls pivoted to said pushbars to rotate the disks positively, and dogs for locking the disks against return movement, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the u-escnce of two subscribing witnesses.

OTTO C. RETSLOFF.

, Witnesses:

C. H. PATTEN, G. D. EYGABROAD.

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