US470083A - Till with money-changer inclosed - Google Patents

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. W H STAATS TILL WITH MONEY CHANGER INGLOSED.

No. 470,083. Patented Man 1, 1892.

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IVILLIAM H. STAATS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TILL WITH- MONEY-CHANGER INCLOSED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,083, dated March 1, 1892.

Application filed August 21, 1391.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. STAATS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tills, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tills, and more especially to that class of tills which are adapted to be attached to a counter or other convenient position and which may contain a money-changer and other conveniences for holding money and making change in ordinary business transactions.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and effectual till which is especially adapted to use my improved moneychanger; and it consists in the features of construction and arrangement substantially such as are hereinafter more particularly pointed out.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view showing a portion of a counter with my improved till attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the till, the counter or covering being removed and the money changer shown extended into convenient operating position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 2 on the linexx. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the case of the till, some of the parts being removed; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the carriage for supporting the changer in the till:

I have shown my till in whatlconsider the preferred embodiment and as consisting of a case A, secured to the under side of a counter or platform 13, though of course it will be understood that any other proper top or covering may be used when the till is not attached to a counter. This case A is rectangular in shape and is provided with a hinge-door C, by means of which it may be closed and which door may be provided with anysuitablelocking device for securing it. i

As it is usually desirable to have the till of suflicient size to furnish several compartments for the reception of bills and the like, as well as a money-changer and compartment for silver or coin, I have shown the till as separated into two main compartments by the partition A, forming the case A in two divisions A A but it will be understood that Serial No. 403,827. (No 'model.)

the case may be otherwise formed or divided to suit the requirements of any particular case. Arranged in one of the compartments A is a carriage D, and this carriage can slide back and forth in the compartment, and it is preferably arranged so that when the door C is opened the carriage D will be moved forward automatically, and when the door is closed the carriage will be returned to its rearmost position in the compartment. While various means may be used to carry out this operation, I have illustrated a very simple and at the same time effective one. Mounted on the door C is an elbow-lever E, and this is connected to a rod F, the inner end of which is arranged to engage the lever G, it being connected thereto in any suitable way,

as by a pin 6, embracing the lever G. This lever G is arranged on the bottom of the case and extends through a slot a in the partition A, and it is provided with a pin g, which is adapted to engage an opening in the bottom of the carriage D, and its other end is provided with an elongated slot 9 fitting over a pin or stud 9 secured to the bottom of the case. By this construction it will be seen that when the door C is open the arm F will draw the lever G forward, and the pin g thereof will force the carriage outward from the case, the elongated slot g permitting the proper movement of the lever G, and when the door is closed the lever will be forced backward, drawing the carriage into the case. This carriage may be provided with any suitable tray D, adapted to receive loose coin, and on its forward 'endit carries the m0neychanger H. WVhile this changer may be of any suitable construction, I prefer to use one 0 made in accordance with my patent, No. 422,258, dated February 25, 1890, or with my application, Serial No. 402,242. The details of construction of this money-changer need not be set forth herei n, it being sufficient to say that-it is provided with a series of receptacles for coins of various denominations and has a lever for each receptacle, which upon being depressed orotherwise operated will ejectasingle coin of the denominationdesired at each op- I00 eration. This money-changer may be attached to the carriage by suitable means, and I have shown the hooks h h, which serve to support the money-changer, so that it will move with and be carried by the carriage D, and when the carriage is forced forward by opening the door the money-changer will be exposed in a convenient position for operation, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The carriage is preferably provided with a roller D in order to facili tate its movement.

Arranged in the compartment A and shown as sliding upon the ribs a is a drawer or case 1, preferably having several compartments for the reception of bills or other material. This drawer or slide operates independently of the carriage D-that is, it is not drawn out when the carriage is moved by opening the door as often it is undesirable to expose the bills when it is only necessary to make change with coin. I prefer, however, to provide means which shall automatically close this drawer when the door is closed if perchance it is drawn out. To do this,I provide a leverJ, one end of which is pivoted to the case at and the other end is provided with a roller k, which is arranged to bear against the partition I of the drawer. Thislever is connected to the carriage D by a pin Z, there being an extended slot m in the lever, and it will be seen that when the drawer is extended and the door is closed and the carriage forced backward by the lever G and connections the lever J will be operated by the carriage to force the drawer back also, so that the whole of the till may be securely closed by simply operating the door.

While I have thus described and shown the preferred embodiment of my invention and set forth its mode of operation, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the details of construction and arrangement may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement shown.

hat I claim is 1. A till provided with a door, a carriage moving in the till, a money-changer mounted on the carriage, and connections between the door and carriage whereby the till is automatically moved. in and 4 out by the movements of the door, substantially as described.

2. In a till, the combination of the case and door pivotally attached to the lower edge of the case, a carriage moving in the case, a money-changer mounted on the carriage, and connections between the door and carriage whereby the money-changer is moved in and out as the door is operated, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a till, with the case having a door, of a carriage moving in the case, a money-changer mounted on the carriage, a lever connected to the door, an arm connected to the lever, and a lever mounted on the case and connected with the carriage, substantially as described.

4. In a till, the combination, with the case, of a carriage moving therein, a money-changer attached to the carriage, a door pivotally mounted on the floor of the case, a rod connected to the door, and a lever operated by the rod for moving the money-changer in and out of the till, substantially as described.

5. A till the case of which has two compartments, a carriage carrying the moneyehanger, movable in one compartment of the case, a door connected to move the moneychanger, and a drawer having a series of co mpartments for the reception of bills, substair tially as described.

(3. A till the case of which has two compartments, a carriage carrying a moneychanger, movable in one compartment of the case, a drawer having a series of compartments for the reception of bills, movable in the other compartment of the case, a door for the case, connections between the door and the carriage for moving the same, and connections between the carriage and the drawer for moving the latter, substantially as described.

7. The combination, in a till, of the case having two compartments, a carriage carrying the money-changer, arranged in one compartment, a drawer for bills, arranged in the other compartment, and connections between the carriage and drawer whereby when the former is moved inward the latter is also moved inward, substantially as described.

8. The combination, in atill, of the case having a door, the carriage carrying the moneychanger, moving in the case, a drawer also moving in the case, and connections, substantially as described, whereby when the door is open the carriage will be drawn outward an d when the door is closed the carriage and drawer will be forced inward, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM ll. AA'IS.

Witnesses:

JNo. D. Ross, C. .T. lVICGl-IIFF.

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