US407815A - carney- - Google Patents

Description

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T. OARNEY.

CASH INDIGATOR AND REGISTER.

No. 407,815. Patented July 30, 1889.

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T. OARNEY.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER. No. 407,815. Patented Julv 30. [889.

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Patented July 30, 1889.

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UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS CARNEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND MOSES BENSINGER, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,815, dated July 30, 1889.

Application filed March 11, 1889- Serial No. 302,895. (No model.)

To all whom it may-concern.- The cash-box O is permanently attached to Be it known that I, THOMAS OARNEY, rethe frame A, and its back is provided with a siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook and plate G, which contains and supports the State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United long pivoted bolt a, upon which the register- 5 States, have invented a new and useful Imingor counting keys or levers E are pivoted provement in Gash-Registers, of which the and supported. The part G also furnishes a following is a specification, reference being suitable support or stop for the lower end of had to the accompanying drawings, in which the compression-springs b. The coin recepta Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section with a cle or box 0 is also divided into suitable com- IO portion of the top broken away, showing the partments for conveniently assorting the vacash-receptacles closed. Fig. 2 is a similar rious coins in ordinary circulation. Its front section showing the cash-receptacles open. is provided with a door I), which is closed to Fig. 3 is'a plan view of one end of the drawer. prevent access to the boX at all times, except Fig. 4; is a plan view of one end of the coin when a movement is given to some one of the I5 box or receptacle. Fig. 5 is a detail showing counting-keys E. This door is connected by the support and stop for one side of the a link or bar at with a pivoted lever or bar 0, drawer. which bar is pivoted at p to any suitable sup- The improvements herein described relate port. The lower end of the lever 0 rests to cash-registers of the type shown in my against the back plate of the drawer B when 2o patent, No. 388,825, dated September 4:, 1888. the drawer is closed, and is held in contact The objects are to simplify and improve therewith under pressure by the spring 0, the construction and operation of the devices which, as shown, is attached to the lever 0 for opening and closing the cash-receptacles, near its lower end, and the opposite end of and also to provide improved means of access the spring is connected with the back ofthe z 5 tothe cash box or receptacle, which I accomcash box or receptacle C in any suitable manplish as illustrated in the drawin and herener.

inafter described. Each one of the countingkeys E is provided That which I claim as new will be pointed with a suitable lug or projection for engagout in the claims. ing with the top of a spring Z) at its front 0 In the drawings, A indicates the frame or edge, and at its rear edge it is provided with casing, which may be made in any suitable an arm or an L-extension d anda pin e, which form. is located to operate with the front of the le- B indicates the cash-drawer, and O a cash ver f, which lever f is pivoted to the rod h, receptacle or box. which rod runs the length of the case and is 3 5 .The drawer B is made substantially in the supported by the bracket or bar II, which form shown, and is divided into a sufficient bracket or bar also extends in length the full number of compartments to contain bills of width of the register. At any suitable point the various denominations in ordinary circubetween the ends of the register a lever or lation. It is supported at each end upon arm 1' is also pivoted to the rod h, which lever 40 wheels or rollers r s. The under edges of the has a return-armj, which arm is provided at end pieces are inclined, as shown at in, while its end with an adj Listing-screw 70, by means their upper edges are cut away, so that they of which the lift of the end Z of the lever i can move under the limit pin or screw q, and can be regulated or adj usted. Immediately a stop 1; is providcd,which is designed to preover the lever f, and extending in length 5 45 vent the complete withdrawal of the drawer, nearly or quite the full. width of the register,

and also to prevent it from passing so far is a bar g, which is pivoted at both ends to forward that its rear end will drop in front the frame A, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the of the rollers. The front of this drawer may entire bar may rise'or fall according to the be provided with one or more suitcble hanmovement of any one of the keys E within I00 50 dles l3, and at the back, about midway of its the register, and thus by the movement of length, it is provided with a loop or staple m. any one or either of said keys E lift the bar g, and thereby operate the lever f. The hooked end. I of the lever or arm 71 engages with the loop or staple m of the drawer B when in the closed position, (shown in Fig. 1,) so as to hold and lock the drawer firmly in place and prevent its being pulled out until a movement is given to one of the keys E.

The front of the register is slotted, as at F, so that a proper movement can be given to each one of the keys E.

It will be understood that the improvements herein shown and described are to be used in connection with a suitable number of keys to indicate and register the prices of ordinary purchases; but as the improvements here shown are similarly operated by each one of the keys only one is shown.

The devices for indicating the payments and registering the same are not shown, as the herein-described improvements are or maybe adapted to be used in eonneetionwith the various construetioi'is of cash-registers of this type.

The normal or usual position of the parts is as shown in. Fig.1. \Vhcn in operation for use, a key E is drawn forward, as shown in Fig. 2. This forward movement ot' the key lifts the lever or barf, which in turn lifts the cross-bar g, and this bar y in turn, by coming in contact with the arm j, lifts the lever 1' out of locking contact with the loop on, so as to leave the drawer B free to be advanced. The pivoted lever o, by means of the spring 0 pressing against the rear cross-bar of the drawer, starts the drawer forward, and at the same time the upper end of this lever is moved inward, and, being connected by the link a with the door D, draws the door back and holds it, as shown in Fig. 2, so to give free access to the coin receptacle or box C. By this arrangement: I obviate any movement or change in the position of the coin-box, and it is there fore not affected by any weight which it may contain,while the drawer which contains ourrency only is always light and is not atl'ected by weight, as it would. be liable to be if it were used for coin. After the drawer has been started forward. by the lever 0 and spring 0 its forward movement is continued by the inclines fin on the rollers re. The

stop pin or screw (1 prevents the drawer from being raised outolf ])()Sll1l0ll,'\\'llll0 it is free to move under it, and if a further forward. 11love ment 0f thedrawer is desired it can. be pulled out by hand until the stop '2. reaches the stop pin or screw q. The drawer will remain advanced and the door 1) will. remain open until the drawer is pushed back into the position shown in Fig. 1. In its return movenn'nit the back cross-plate of the drawer comes in contaet with the pivoted lever e, straining the spring 0, and at the same time, by means of the link n, closing the door I). As the hook [of the lever -1T drops into the loop m, both the drawer l3 and the door 1) are locked in. position, and access cannot be obtained to either of these coin-receptaeles until. key E is again moved.

The weight of the lover I; is sutiieient to cause its engagement, it being ninlerstood that the compressionspring l) returns the key E to its normal position as soon as the pressure is released, so that the hook 7 always free to catch whenever the drawer is pushed back.

hat I claim as new, and desire toseenre by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the drawer I), having the inclines t a, with the rollers r s, snbstantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the drawer l3, having the inclines t it and stop 1*, with the rollers r s and stop-pin q, substantially as described.

The conlbinatimi ot' the eash-receptacle l3 and the pivoted lever o with the link or rod w and door fl), substantially as deserilmd.

i. The combination of the key E, having the arm (Z, and the lover I, with the cross-bar y and lever L, constructed and operating substanti all y as specified.

5. In a cash-register, the combim'iiion of a fixed or permanent cash-box with a movable cash-box, access to both of which is obtained by the movement of a key and. both closed by the return of the movable cash'box, substantially as specified.

THOMAS (LU-{NICK \V it uesses:

HARRY T. Jones, Animal .i I. ADAM s.

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