US506176A

US506176A - One two-hundredths to william c

Info

Publication number: US506176A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 1910-10-03

Description

(No Model. 4 Sheets-Sheet 1.

T. J. HUME.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

No. 506,176. Patented Oct. 3, 1893.

(No Model.) 7 4 Sheets-Sheet 2. T. J. HUME. CASH INDICATOR AND vRlIGISIER.

4 Sheets-Sheet 3.

(No Model.)

T. J. HUME. CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

lived (1'01",

4 Sheets-Sheet 4.

(No Model.)

T. J. HUME.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

No. 506,176. Patented O0t. 3, 1893.

J51 Mammy 0.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. HUME, OF ATOHISON, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HUNDRED-AND- ONE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO WILLIAM C. MOPIKE AND HALLER H. BAYLEY,

OF SAME PLACE.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,176, dated October 3, 1893.

Application filed December 3, 1887. Serial No. 256,915. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. HUME, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atchison, in the county of Atchison and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Registering and. Adding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for re I istering and adding amounts of money re ceived, and consists of the mechanism constructed, combined and arranged to operate substantially as hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of my machine. Fig. 2 is a top or plan View of the mechanism removed from the case. Fig.3 is across section of the same in line 3, 3, of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on line i, 4, of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detached view of one of the division pieces which serve as guides between thekey levers. Fig. 6 is a detached view of a part of the ratchet wheel and part of the operating 5 lever, which is actuated by the key levers, showing its pawl for engaging with the ratchet teeth of said wheel. Fig.7 is adetached View of a stop pawl, provided with a bell hammer which is vibrated by said pawl riding on the teeth as the wheel moves. Fig. 8 is a detached view of the lever marked naught. Fig. 9 is a detached view of one of the end plates of the machine.

A represents two end plates forming part of the frame work for supporting the working parts of the device. The front ends of said plates are joined by four rods 1, 2, 3, 4. Upon the front rod 1 are fulcrumed a series of key levers B, B, and upon rod 2 are ful- 40 crumed a series of levers C, O. p D D are di vision pieces having holes d, d, 1 ,01 and are placed upon the said rods 1, 2, 3, at, between the key levers B and O, to evenly separate them and form guides for exact Vertical move ments of the said levers. Upon the two rods 3, 4, are placed washers, between each of the division pieces, D,which are slightly thicker than the key levers B and lovers 0, to prevent the division pieces binding and ob- 5o structing the free movements of the levers.

The moving ends of levers C, O, are made broad and are provided with a notch c, and lip, c, for a purpose hereinafter shown. To each of the said levers C, O, are attached pointer rods E, reaching upward and passing between two guide rods, F F, extending lengthwise of the frame. This purpose will hereinafter appear.

G is a rod secured at each end to arms g g, pivoted to the end plates A A. This forms a swinging frame for catching and holding the levers O, and their pointers E up, in the movements of the machine as hereinafter described.

To the rear ends of the plates A, A, is secured an open work plate H, and a second plate H, which supports the registering mechanism. I is a ratchet toothed wheel having its shaft journaled in the said plates H, H, and on its shaft is a pinion i meshing with and operating a gear wheel J, whose shaft also has a pinion 2", operating a second gear wheel lo, located outside of the frame.

L is a curved shaped lever, fulcrumed on a shaft at the right of the frame, and is provided on its moving end with a pawl Z, arranged to catch into the teeth of the said wheel I, in its upward movements, for moving said wheel on its axis.

N is a stop pawl pivoted to an arm of the plate I-I, havinga spiral spring 5' on its pivot pin, which is designed to hold a lug n on the under side of the pawl always in contact with the teeth of wheel I, and to the end of the pawl is attached the spring arm of a hammer for striking a bell or gong G The other arm of the pawl is provided with a latch n consisting of a small lever pivoted at one side of the pawl, the lower end of which is intended to engage with the teeth of the wheel I, alternately with the lug n, to prevent the said wheel flying back whenever the lug n is raised by the movements of the wheel I. The pawl N, is provided with a recess m as shown by dotted lines in the left hand portion of Fig. 7, and in this recess a projecting portion of the latch 11 is held by a pivot w. The latch 01 is held by a spring 5 which admits of releasing the latch, when desired for' turning the wheel backward.

Openings in the extensions of of the pawls N, provide for the easy finding and reading of the last registered figures on wheels I, M, and 1 when the front of the case P, is removed for inspection or repairs; while the pointers n are for a similar purpose with regard to the figures on wheels J, K, M and M To the right of the frame is arranged a similar wheel mechanism to that just described, consisting of ratchet wheel M, gear wheel M and lever L and stop pawl N which has a hammer for striking on a second and different sounding gong. To the left of the frame is also arranged athird and similar but smaller wheel mechanism, consisting of a ratchet wheel I gear K and gear K and lever L This small wheel mechanism is for registering cents to four, the middle mechanism for cents from five to five hundred, and themechanism at the right for dollars from one dollar to fifteen dollars.

The wheel I has one hundred teeth on its periphery, each tooth representing five cents, and are numbered from 5 to 500. Its pinion '5 has ten teeth and the gear wheel J has one hundred and sixty, and every tenth tooth is numbered to indicate from five dollars upward. The wheel K is also rotated by pinion on shaft of wheel J, and it is marked at every tenth tooth from eighty upward. The same system of registering is performed by the mechanism at the right. This mechanism is inclosed in a suitable case P, having a forward projection P, over which the key levers project.

Q is a quadrant shaped drawer hinged at its right angle in a front opening in the lower casing, and swings outward as shown, by means of a spring hinge, when released from the lock or latch which is operated by any of the key levers.

The look is described as follows: R is a bracket fixed in the front part of the case, in which is provided a spring bolt '7', the lower end of which has an inclined point by which it is pushed upward by the edge of the drawer in closing. To the top of the bolt is attached a nut T to which is attached a rod, 15, having a hook on its upper end engaging withahorizontal bar U, lying over the whole series of key levers B. The front corners of the bar U are pivoted to the end plates A A, so that whenever the key levers are operated, the rear side of said baris raised and the latch is lifted releasing the drawer. The bar U may be locked and thereby prevent the working of the key levers by means of a drop lever a, fixed on a pintle 16 set in the edge of one of the division pieces D, the pintle and its drop being turned by the use of a key a.

The top of the case is hinged at the rear side, to provide for opening the case for in specting, adjusting or setting the mechanism, and a lock and key provided at the front for locking the lid down. To the lid is attached an upper show case IV, the two broad sides being provided with glass panels. In this case is provided a cross-strip V, on the two faces of which are marked numbers or figures, corresponding with those on the thumb pieces of the keys B. These numbers are pointed off by the pointers E, as the keys are operated. Above the said number strip V may be placed a picture of any suitable character to attract the attention of a customer or other person, who would also notice the number indicated by the pointer.

The operations of this machine are as follows: For example, the operator wishes to record a five cent deposit, he presses upon the key marked 5. This lifts the leverL and its pawl catches into the wheel I, and moves it the distance of one tooth. The key lever5 being at the extreme moving end of the lever, L, lifts it only the distance of one tooth. The next key lever, marked 10, lifts the lever Ii enough higher to move the wheel I the distance of two teeth, and the next key lever, 15, lifts the lever L a little higher, and so on. The key levers, respectively raise the lever Ii higher, as they are located nearer the center of motion of the said lever L. At the same time the lever 0, above said key lever, 5, is also raised, with its pointer. The moving end of such lever O, strikes against the swinging rod G, pushing it forward until it drops into the notch c. The lever C will thereby be held in its raised position, until some other lever is raised, when it will be released and drop again, and the succeeding lever C will be held up, until released in like manner by some other key lever. Thus the pointers are held up for indicating the number on the strip V. At the same time also the stop pawl N is vibrated by the teeth of wheel I and the hammer made to strike oil? the number corresponding with the key. This description refers to key lever 5. The same operation is performed by any and all other key levers except that marked 0. This lever is not designed for registering, but for opening the drawer without registering, when desired by the operator, which it does by lifting the latch and releasing the drawer. At the same time it gives a louder sound of the gong than at other times of opening by the other levers. To do this, the inner end of lever 0 strikes and pushes a bell crank lever Z, attached to an arm Y of the frame A. The crank lever Z has a hammer attached, which is caused to strike the gong a hard blow by means of a stiff spring Z. The end of lever O has a hinged finger ,2, which, when the lever is raised, bears against the slanting end of bell lever Z, and pushes it to one side, until the finger reaches the off-set in said lever. Then the lever flies back by the force of the spring a. The finger will raise as the lever 0 drops back, and let the finger pass the end of hell lever, and then the finger falls, ready to repeat the operation. When the registering wheels require resetting they are run backward by means of the springs J on the shafts of the wheels J, M and K in the manner as follows: By pressing the latch 11 of the stop pawls N, and bearing down on said pawls, the lugs n are lifted, and the wheels thereby released will run backward by the force of the aforesaid springs J The registering mechanism is again ready for repeated use.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. The combination in a cash registering and adding machine, of a system of key levers B, having numbers marked on their thumb pieces, and a system of levers O fulcrumed above said key levers and operated by them, the levers 0 provided with the pointers E pivoted thereto, and arranged to vibrate between the guides D, the said levers being provided with notches c in their ends, and a catch to engage said notches substantially as described.

2. The combination in a cash registering and adding machine, of a system of key levers, B, asystem oflevers, O, fulcrumed above said key levers and operated by them, and having pointers E pivoted thereto, said levers vibrating between the guides D; and the swinging bar G pivoted in the end plates, A A, and engaging with notches in the ends of said levers, O, to catch and hold them up, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination in a cash registering 0 and adding machine, of a system of keylevers B, a system of levers, G, carrying pointers E, and operating between guides D, as described,

the levers L, L L having pawls l, Z 1 andthe registering Wheels I, J K, M, M M 1 K and K all arranged to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.

4; The combination with the ratchet toothed wheel I, of the stop pawl N having a lug n, and the latch 07, and provided with hammer for striking the gong G constructed and arranged to operate substantially as described.

5. The combination with the key levers B B, of the bar U, pivoted to lift with the said levers, and connected by rod t, with lever T, and spring catch 7", fixed in bracket R; and the spring actuated drawer Q, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

6. The combination with the tilting bar U, pivoted at its ends, of the drop lever or dog 11 fixed on pintle 11, and the key a for looking and holding the key levers B from working substantially as and for the purpose specified.

THOMAS J. HUME.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. HUME, J OE. O. HUME.