US477840A - Cash indicator - Google Patents

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IVILLARD H. GILMAN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITED STATES CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

CASH INDICATOR, REGISTER, AND CHECK-PRINTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,840, dated June 28, 1892. Application filed January 18, 1891. Serial No. 377,584. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLARD H. GILMAN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinationCash and Check Registers, of which the following is a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved cash and cheek register; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section of the same; Fig. 3, a front elevation showing the door open; Fig. 4:, a sectional elevation of the rear of the case, showing a portion of the adding mechanism; Fig. 5, alike View of the inner face of the indicator Wheel or disk; Fig. 6, an edge elevation of the same; Fig. '7, an elevation of one of the keys or pins detached; and Fig. 8, a front elevation of the upper portion of the case, showing modification in the indicating mechanism.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

My invention relates especially to a device for registering cash sales and printing receiptchecks; and it consists in certain novel features hereinaftenfully set forth and claimed, the object being :to produce a simpler, cheaper, and more effective device of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understood-by all conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the case considered as a whole, in the base Z) of which a spring-pushed money-drawer B is mounted. A vertical case C, provided with a base (1, chambered at f, (see Fig. 2,.) is mounted on drawer-case b, said case C"beingcircular in front elevation, as shown. The case is---prdvided with a hinged door g, having a central circular opening 71 and a small circular opening 1' (see Fig. 1) disposed above said central opening. An indicator disk or wheel D is mounted on a horizontal stub-shaft j, journaled in the case C centrally within the opening it. Said wheel is provided peripherally with a series of type-numerals 7t, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. On the outer face of the wheel and disposed in radial line with said type a series of numerals 1, (see Fig. 1,) increasing by five from left to right, is imprinted, said numerals being arranged to be consecutively displayed in the opening 2' of the case-door as said disk is rotated. A series of sliding keys or are mounted horizontally in openings 1), formed in the wheel D in radial lines with the numerals 1, the heads of said keys projecting through the opening h in the door g, as best shown in Fig. 2. Circular binding-springs q, (see Fig. 5,) secure-Ll to the inner face of the wheel, encircle the enlarged inner ends of the stems of said keys and prevent said keys from being withdrawn from the openings 17, while permitting them to readily slide therein. The heads 7 of the keys are socketed at 25 (see Fig. 7) to receive the end of the fingerwhen manipulating the device. A torsion-spring 80 connects the wheel D with its shaft for returning said wheel after having been rotated, as hereinafter described. On the inner end of said shaft an adding-wheel 'v is mounted, said wheel being spaced and numbered on its rear face (see Fig. 4) to correspond with the numbers 1 on the wheel D. A similar adding-wheel w is .journaled in the case above the wheel 2; and

has its rear face spaced and numbered to represent dollars. Said wheel w is spurred and a pin a; on the wheel o is placed in position to engage said spurs and move the wheel w one space for each complete rotation of the wheel o in the ordinary manner of adding devices of this class.

The case Chas an opening 15 in its rear wall (see Fig. 4) which exposes a portion of both of the wheels 2) and to at a determined point of the intersection of their peripheral lines, said opening being closed by a hinged lid 16.

A lever 17 (see Fig. 3) is mounted loosely on the shaftj, the free end of said lever resting on a cushion-stop 18, secured to the rear wall of the case. A pin or lug 19 on the wheel D (see Fig. 5) projects into an opening 20 in said lever. The lever 17 carries a pawl 10, en-

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gaging the wheel'r, whereby said wheel is actuated as the wheel D is rotated.

A bracket 21 is secured to the rear wall of the case. A locking-lever 22, having a notch 23, is pivoted on said bracket and held against vertical downward movement by a stop-pin 24 on said bracket. A vertical rod 25, pivoted at one end to said locking-lever, extends downward into the top of the drawer-case b, where it is pivoted to compound levers 26, (see Fig. 2.) which operate a spring-pushed locking-plug 27, projecting into a socket in the drawer B and holding it against its pushspring 28.

The operation of the mechanism described is as follows: When a sale as, for example, of ninety-five cents-has been made, the operator pushes the key m, bearing the corresponding number inward, as shown in Fig. 2. The finger being inserted in the socket t of said key, thekey is depressed and the wheel D is rotated from left to right against the tension of the torsion-spring until the numeral 95, in the series by the operator, on said wheel is exposed in the opening 2' of the door. The inner end of said key has meanwhile engaged the free end of thelocking-pawl 22, which rides thereon until its notch 23 drops astride said key, locking said wheel against farther rotation at the moment its numeral is exposed, as described. The pawl 22,when first elevated,carried with it the rod 25, actuating the levers 26 to release the drawer B, which flies open, when the notch 23 engages the pin and pawl 27 is again dropped. This pawl has its outer face beveled, as seen in Fig. 6, and hence when the drawer is closed again this beveled end automatically looks it. The adding-wheel e is carried a corresponding distance with the wheel D, when rotated. To register a subsequent sale, the key is released by the hand, when the spring (1 returns it to its normal position and the torsion-spring of the wheel D returns it to its original position, or with zero displayed in the opening 7;, the arm 17 engaging the stop 18 and determining such return. The pin for such subsequent sale is then manipulated in like manner and the disk rotated thereby. As the adding-wheel 0) finishes a revolution its pin :23, engaging atooth of the wheel it), rotates said wheel one space. The numbers displayed on said wheels through the opening 15 in the rear of the case indicate at all times the gross amount of the sales in dollars and cents. The lever 17 is provided with an opening 12, through which one key of the seriesas the twenty-five-cent keyprojects when pushed inward, as the position of said lever would otherwise cause it to interfere with the action of the key. A lever '25, provided with a thumb-piece 26, is pivoted in the front of the case cl and projects into the chamberf. A plunger 27, provided with an angular metallic head 28, is mounted on the inner end of said lever and is fitted to slide vertically in said chamber.

A drawer 29 is fitted to slide in the case on said plunger-head and has a handle or thumb-piece 30. The case is open at 31 to permit the drawer to be moved vertically. Said drawer is disposed below the wheel D and is slotted at 32 to astride said wheel when elevated. The drawer is designed to contain a series of cards or checks 33, which are consecutively imprinted by the type k on the wheel D when said drawer is elevated by the lever 26, the head 28 serving as a cushion upon which the printing is done.

At the rear of the case 0 a horizontal lever 35 (see Fig. 3) is pivoted and a vertically-arranged rack 36 is pivoted to and depends from the short arm of said lever. The lower end of said rack is beveled and rests against a pin 37 in the case-base d. A projection 39 on the drawer 29 is in position to engage said beveled portion of the rack and swing it outward when the draweris'elevated. Said projection also is designed to engage the teeth 40 of the rack, as hereinafter described. A vertical rack 11 is pivoted to the case, its teeth engaging a projection 42 on the opposite side of the drawer 29 and locking said drawer against the action of the lever 35. The long arm of the lever 35 is notched at 12 and rests on a pin 43 on the lever 41. Said lever 41 has a laterally-projectinglip or stop 14. An inkingroll 45 isjournaled in spring-arms 46, secured within the case, said roll being in position to bear on the face of the type on the wheel D as said wheel is rotated.

When a sale has been registered and indicated, as described, the type-numenl k at the bottom of the wheel D corresponds with the number thus indicated. As the wheel rotates a stud 50, Fig. 5, on the inner face thereof strikes the lip 44 on the rack 41, throwing it outward and freeing the drawer 29. The notched end of the lever 35 at the same time slips over the pin 13, which bears against the squared or beveled end 51 thereof, holding said rack 41 out of contact with the drawer projection 42. The operator now depresses the lever 25, forcing the drawer 2E) upward and the upper card 33 therein against the type-wheel D, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, which imprints such numeral thereon. The lever 25' being released and the projection 39 engaging a teeth 40 of the rack 36, the weight of the drawer forces said rack downward, elevat-ing the long arm of the lever 35 until its end is freed from the pin 43 and the rack 41 permitted to fall into the path of the drawer projection 42. The rack 36 descending, its beveled lower end strikes on the pin 37 and is thrown outward thereby until its tooth is disengaged from the drawer, which falls to its original position. The imprinted check thus prepared is delivered to the customer as areceipt, showing the amount of the purchase. These checks may be numbered to indicate the clerk delivering them or prepared in any other desired form.

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The check-drawer is designed to contain a series of checks, the slot 32 in the drawerwalls permitting the type-wheel to enter for imprinting the last or bottom check of the series.

Instead of employing a number of pins or keys at, remaining permanently in the holes p, said holes may beleft open an d numbered to correspond to the numerals 1, a single dctachable pin being inserted in the proper opening for registering a specific sale, removed and reinserted to register a subsequent sale.

The indicator-wheel D in the device described is spaced and numbered for sales varying in amount by five cents. In Fig. 8 a form is shown in which cent and dollar sales may be registered in likemauner. The front of the case 0 is increased in diameter. A segment-wheel F is mounted on the shaftj, and has four numbered spaces and four key-openings 61 on the same are. The casefront is slotted at 62 to expose these. The numerals display in an opening 63 in same radial line as the opening 2' and the wheel is locked in the same manner as wheel D. The opposite segment 65 of said wheel has four type-numerals 66, parallel with the types on the wheel D, which imprint the check above the imprint of said Wheel D. A similar segment-wheel H has numerals 7 O, which display The case-front is slotted at 72 and key-openings 73 are formed in said segment. The numerals and key-sockets are designated by the nine digits. The opposite segment 75 is provided with similarly-numbered types '76. These additional wheels may be provided with independent locking mechanisms and adding devices or may be connected with adding-wheels o in such manner that when actuated they will rotate said wheel a distance corresponding to the amounts they are employed in indicating.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is 1. In a cash-register, the combination of a case provided with a spring-pressed moneydrawer, locking mechanism therefor, a rotar Y indicator-disk provided with a series of openings and having a series of numerals on its face and a corresponding series of type-numerals on its periphery,a pin orkey adapted to be inserted in a determined opening in said series, mechanism for engaging said pin and locking the disk at a determined point of its rotation, mechanism actuated by said locking mechanism for automatically releasing said drawer, and mechanism for carrying a check or card into contact with said type-numerals, substantially as described.

2. In a cash-register, the combination of the case, a spring-pressed n1oney-drawer, locking mechanism therefor, a rotary indicator-disk provided with a series of numerals on its face, a pin or key adapted to be inserted in a determined opening in said series, mechanism for releasing said spring pressed moneydrawer and locking the disk at a determined point of its rotation, and an adding mechanism actuated by the rotaryindicator, substantially as described.

3. In a cash-register, the combination of a rotary indieator disk provided with a series of openings and having a series of numerals on its face and a corresponding series of typenumerals on its periphery, a pin or key adapted to be inserted in a determined opening in said series, mechanism for engaging said pin and locking the disk ata determined pointof its rotation, and a vertically-movable card-drawer, and mechanism for operating said drawer to carry a card into engagement with said typenumerals, substantially as described.

4. In a cash-register, the combination of a case, a spindle journaled therein, a rotary indicator mounted on the spindle, said indicator being provided with a series of openings, a spring-pressed money-prawer, locking mechanism therefor, an adding mechanism mounted 011 the said spindle and engaginga second adding-wheel and actuated by said rotary 1ndicator, a pin or key adapted to be inserted in a determined opening in the series of openlngs in the rotary indicator, and mechanism for releasing said spring-pressed money-drawer and engaging said pin, thereby locking the indicator at a determined point of its rotation, substantially as described.

5. In a cash-register, a case provided with a spring-pressed money-drawer and locking mechanism, in combination with a rotary indicator-disk provided with a series of openings, a pin or key adapted to be inserted in a determined opening in said series, a pivoted notched lever for engaging said pin and locking the disk at a determined point of its rotation, and mechanism connected to and actuated by said pivoted lever for automatically releasing the drawer when the disk is rotated, substantially as described.

6. In a cash-register, the combination, with the rotary indicator-disk provided with a series of numerals on its face and a corresponding series of type-numerals on its periphery, of the vertically-movable card-drawer adapted to contain a stack of cards and having its side walls slotted, as shown, and mechanism for raising said drawer to bring the cards into cont-act with the type-nu1nerals on the indicatowlisk, substantially as described.

7. In a caslrregister, the combination of the rotary indicator-disk provided with a series of numerals on its face and a corresponding series of type-numerals on its periphery, mechanism for actuating said disk, the verticallymovable card-drawer adapted to contain a stack of cards and having its side walls slotted, as shown, mechanism for raising said drawer to bring the cards into contact with the typenumerals on the indicator-disk, and an inking-roller revolving in contact with the said type-numerals, substantially as described.

8. In a cash-register, the combination. of the rotary indicator-disk provided with a series of numerals on its face and a corresponding IIO ries of numerals on its face and a corresponding series of type-numerals on its periphery, and mechanism for actuating said disk, of the vertically-movable carddrawer having lateral projections, racks having oppositely-disposed teeth engaging said projections and automatic locking and actuating mechanism for said racks, and means for raising said drawer to bring the cards into contact with said typenumerals, substantially as described.

10. The check-drawer having lateral projections, racks having oppositely-disposed teeth engaging said projections, and automatic actuating and locking mechanism for said racks, in combination with the rotary disk provided with type-numerals, means for actuating said disk, and a pin on said disk for releasing the drawer-locking rack as the disk is rotated, substantially as described.

VILLARD I-l. GILMAN.

Witnesses:

O. M. SHAW, K. DURFEE.

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