US478011A

US478011A - Automatic electric change-maker and check-receiver

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Publication number: US478011A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1892-06-28
Anticipated expiration: 1909-06-28

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AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CHANGE MAKER AND CHECK. REGEIVER..

' No. 478,011. Patented June 28, 1892.

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THOMAS MANGAN, on NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CHANGE-MAKER AND CHECK-RECEIVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,011, dated June 28, 1892.

Application filed September 26, 1891. Serial No. 406,970. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS MANGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Automatic Electric Change-Maker and Cash-Register; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,-and

exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in an automatic change-maker and cash-register; and its novelty will be fully understood from the following description and claims, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings; and the objects of my invention are to provide a device that will enable a perview; Fig. 3 is a sectional front view showing main door detached. Fig. 4 is a sectional rear view showing rear door detached. Fig. 5 is a sectional side view showing interior of box. Fig. 6 is a view of batteries, magnets, Fig. 7 is an interior side view with parts of the casing broken away and illustrating a coin asheld in an electrical circuit. Fig.8 is a top plan View of the contact-plate block and the pivoted or hinged frame between which the coin to be changed rests and closes an electrical circuit, whereby the change-making apparatus is actuated. Fig. 9 is a sectional side view of parts of money-slide, showing one closed and the other open. Fig. 10 is a sectional side View showing magnets, change-receptacle, chute, and slide. Fig. ll'are contact-plates for ringing bell when money is placed in change-maker-by cashier or salesman. Fig.

12 is a top viewof plate, with spiral spring attached to same, and forms part of handle of money-door. Fig. 13 is a sectional side view O is a tube, through which check of salesman is deposited.

' D are doors of check-receptacle.

E are doors, which can be raised when money is deposited in box when a sale is made, and which work on' a pivot, as shown in Fig. 5.

F are glass plates for inspecting amount of cash sale deposited.

G shows position of cash sales, boxes, or drawers.

H is a receptacle in which money is placed when desired to be changed, and is simply raised upward and a coin placed therein is deposited in pocket Y, and each coin of a given denomination forms a-contactwith a metal piece therein which is connected with its particular connection, and this in turn actuates an electro-magnet, releasing the vertical piece which closes the compartment holding the amount of change represented by the coin, thus allowing the change to drop in a receptacle L, while the original coin deposited in H descends into receptacle K.

Where double compartments are used for depositing money, as shown in Fig. 1, two sets of doors, as shown by E, are provided, and each door has a handle M for. raising door. Thesedoors E have a slot just beneath the check-tube C.

A indicates aslide. This slide is arranged upon the under side of the doors E and is provided with a handle M, whereby said slide may bemanipulated, and is also provided with a transverse slot 29, as better shown in Fig. 12, which is designed to permit the check dropped in the tube to fall into the passage X, and from thence to the receptacle D. This slide has attached to it one end of a spring 10, the oppositeend of which is, at tached to the under side of thefdoor, so that the lower end of the tube may be kept normally closed. The plate A may be limited in its movements by having a slot 30 to receive a stud or lug on the door, although in some cases the handle M may. be bent, as shown in Fig. 13, and the plate N employed, with a notch to receive the end of the handle and serve as a stop for said slide.

Numeral 1,as shown in Figs. 5 and 7, is an opening in II, which can be raised until it rests between eyes 2, when a fastening can be made by a suitable look when change-maker is not used.

3 is a key for front door, and 4 for rear door.

0 designates batteries.

Mounted upon a suitable frame in rear of the change-frame is a series of pairs of electroangles to the change-releasing strips and in alignment with the face thereof. Pivotally mounted in rear of the series of electro-magnets and in alignmentwith the poles of each pair of magnets are upright armatures U, which are retained in such upright position by means of horizontal keepers-bar O',which are slotted adjacent to their rear ends to allow a play of the armatures and are provided with adjusting-screws to regulate the extent of such play, said horizontal bars 0' the front uprights thereof. The upper ends of the respective uprights D of the magnetframe are slotted vertically to receive lever mounted therein, the pivotal points of said latches being preferably above their middle.

These latches, which are provided at their ends with forwardly-directed teeth adapted .to engage the studs 2 on the respective changereleasing strips, are slotted longitudinally in their rear sides to receive pitmen E', which pitmen are pivotally connected to said latches below their pivotal points and are adapted to impart motion thereto, they being pivotally connected at their opposite or rear ends to the upper ends of the respective armatures.

which is connected to keeper-bars C, while their opposite ends are connected to the pitmen E, whereby the upper teeth of the latches 28,'connected to said pitmen, are normally held in engagement with the studs upon the change-releasing strips.

V indicates a binding-post, arranged preferably at the side of the magnet-frame adjacent to the contact plate, block, or receptacle Y of the coin-receiving apparatus, and this binding-post V, which receives a circuit-wire G, is electrically connected, as better illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

R, as shown in Fig. 3, are arms for controlling slides, S showing a chute through which change descends.

T, as shown in Fig. 14, is a concave changereceptacle.

W is a hell.

5 designates a compartment for dimes; 6, compartment for quarter-dollars; 7, for halfarm during the period whichE is open. nected to 11 is a chain 12, which is also con- P tri'c contact is made by the coin-piece. coin makes a contact with its particular convided for it. view, as shown by trap 13 in Fig. 5, until dollars; 8, for dollars; 9, a compartmentwhere silver dollars are placed when sums of five dollars are required for change.

11 is an arm or plate attached to E and which retains money deposited on said lever- Connected to trap -door 13, leading into cashsales boX, and 14 is a spring, 15 designating a salesmans check, X showing a passage incheck descends to receptacle D.

' 16 are contact-plates, which cause bell WV to ring when E is raised or lowered. W'ires magnets 13', arranged, respectively, at right- 18, 19, 20, and 21 connect with the pocket Y and the money-change compartmeut'of-the various denominations.

22 is a receiving-box for moneydesi-red to be changed when discharged from H and is placed over pocket Y.

23 is a spring for retaining II in position, as shown in Fig. 7.

24 is a metal arm for holding coin in posi tion and at same time formsa contact with 25 is a spring for regulating the movement of 24, while 26 is a metal rod, which operates" in conjunction with 24: and 25, while 27 is a chute that leads to K, 29 showing an opening through which check passes. escapement latches 28, which are pivotally In practice the change is kept inthe compartments, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 10. These compartments are closed by a number of vertical strips which drop when the elec- Each ' side frame A and throughwhich salesmans nection, and this in turn actuates anelectromagnet, releasing the vertical piece, which closes the compartment holding the amount of change represented by the coin, thus allowing the change to drop into a receptacle, already described. The change is made by the cashier or salesman in this case, who, after F indicates retracting-springs, one end of returning the change to the purchaser, puts the amount of the purchase in a place pro- This amount remains in full another purchase is made, and the amount is automatically dropped out of View into cash-drawer G, provided for the purpose,

and the last amount deposited rests upon 1 trap 18, where it can be seen through glass F. In order to obtain a correct amount of all sums deposited from sales, the salesman is required to deposit a check through tube 0, giving amount of sale made by him, and

when this is done before a cash deposit of the amount of purchase can be made it is necessary to open a door or lid E, upon which the glass tube 0 is attached and in which the first salesman had dropped a sales-cheek showing amount of the sale by him. When this IIO coin and metal plate of pocket Y when H isi 1 raised. being preferably formed integral with the magnet-frame and extending rearwardly from E thus the sales-checks register exactly the 7 amount of money deposited in the change-' which represents cash to the amount of five.

dollars and is placed in the pocket Y in the same manner as a coin, and thus I form a contact with the change-compartments in the same manner as Where acoiu is deposited, ex-

cept that I am enabled to release from the slides change amountingto five dollars.

An accurate account of the money (IOPOS'. ited for making change is kept, and at the end of the days use the amount left in slides added to the amount in drawer L will give the total amount as placed in the changemakergwhile the sales-checks placed in drawer D show exactlyamountof sales during the day, while the amount of cash deposited in drawer G tallies with the sales-checks, and in this manner an accurate account of the cash sales are kept.

Having described my invention and the manner in which the same 'is or may be carried into efiect, would say in conclusion that I do not-limit myself to the precisedetails herein described, as the same may be varied" to some extent; but

I declare that what I claim is 1. The combination, with the main frame, of a check-receptaclearranged therein, a passage arranged above the receptacle, a door pivoted above the passage and adapted to close the top of the same, a check-tube on the door adapted to open into the passage, and a slotted slide on the door held by a spring and havinga slot, wherebysaid tube may be placed circuit to-sound an alarm in communication with the passage and also cut out of communication therewith, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a money drawer or receptacle, of a box arranged above the same and in an electricalcircuit, a bell arranged in the circuit, a pivoted'plate arranged in an opening between the money-box and the box above the same, a pivoted door, and a curved coin-receiving arm secured to the door and connected to the pivoted plate and adapted to close the electric circuit when the door has been raised and simultaneously therewith discharge any coins which may be on the pivoted plate into the box or receptacle beneath, substantially as specified.

3. Thecombination, with the box G, of the box above the same and-having the sightglasses' therein, the plate 13, pivoted in the opening in the top'of the box G, the spring 14, secured to one end of said plate and adapted to keep the same normally closed, the door E, the curved metallic arm-11, secured to said door, the chain 12, secured at one end to the pivoted plate 13 and its opposite end to said arm 11, and the strips 16, secured-to the side walls of the box above the money-box, said strips being arranged in an electric circuit,

whereby the arm 11 may make and break the at the opening and I'cilosing of the'door E, substantially as speci- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in I presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS MANGAN. -Witnesses:

ALPHONSE J OUNEo, PERCY D. PARKS.