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  • My invention relates to apparatus for conveying cash and parcels to and from the salesmens stations and cashiers desk; and it consists of certain novel features, arrangements and combinations hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.
  • Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved carrier, showing the arrangement of the parts in full lines and also in dotted lines.
  • Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same.
  • Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section through Fig. l, showing the parts in section.
  • a leverv F which has an upper finger-F2 adapted to' be in contact with each free4 end of the flat spring D, and said levers pass through slots F2 formed in each ofthe handles E of the bottom plate A2 of the fr ame.
  • a spring G which extends along the bottom plate A2 above a suitable supporting-pin G2 secured to depending lugs from the side of the carrier-frame, and at its extreme end it is pivotally secured at G3 to a lever H. 5o Above said leverH there isarranged a rod J,
  • lever H and rod'J are pivotally secured at H and J to a lug K', projecting upwardly and secured to a receptacle K, which is provided on its under 5 5 side with an eye K2, by means of which the lever H and rod J are drawn from a substantially horizontal to a vertical position, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. l.
  • an antifriction-roller H2 which is adapted to contactl with and roll along the curved under surface E of the handle E.
  • the cover L for the re- 65 ceptacle K which, when the lever H and rod J are in their substantially horizontal positions, (full lines, Figs. l and 3,) forms a cover for the receptacle K, but when said receptacle is drawn down into the position shown in 7o dotted lines, Fig. 1, the cover is raised from the top of the receptacle and moves with the lever l-I and assumes a position shown in' dotted lines, Fig. l(
  • Athe carrier is located at the 7 5 salesmans counter and a sale has been made-,-- and it is desired to forward the carrier to the opposite end of the line or way.
  • the salesman pulls downwardly on the eye K2, which lowers the receptacle to the position shown in 8o dotted lines, Fig. l, and in its downward movement the roller H2 on the lever H will ride over the Aprojection E2 on the handle E and crowd the roller H2 and the pivot G3,con nected to the spring G, downwardly, and 8 5 press the said spring G downwardly.
  • the roller will then continue to roll along the curved surface E of the handle E until the lever H assumes a vertical position.
  • thesaid receptacle is then raised to the upper position, as shown in full lines, Fig. l, and the lug K comes in contact with the rubber cushion M, and the roller H2 will travel backward along the curved part E of the handleE until it reaches the projection E2 on the handle E and passes over thel same, when the tendency of the spring G is to lift the lever H at the point G3 and to crowd the antifriction-roller H2 farther downwardly along roo the handle E, which is caused by the frictionroller H2 passing along the projection E2 on the handle E.
  • the spring G- will thus hold the lever ll in its raised position, as shown in full lines, Figs. l and 3.
  • the object of lowering this spring D is to release the carrier from the enlarged portion C of the track l, upon which the carrier wedges as it approaches the salesmans and cashiers stations, and in order to dispatch it to one end or the other it is necessary, first, to dislodge it from this wedgeshaped extension, as above described, and then the impulse given bythe operator sends it to the opposite end of the line.
  • the carrier has been received at the opposite end of the way, it is operated in identic-ally the same manner as above described, and after the change has been made it is dispatched baclc to the salesman and lodges upon the enlarged portion C at his end of the track.
  • a store service apparatus the combination with a way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted to said spring, and a receptacle carried upon the end of said lever.
  • a store service apparatus the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted to said spring, a receptacle pivoted upon the end of said lever, and a pivoted rod secured to said receptacle.
  • a store service apparatus In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring' secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted toV said spring, a receptacle pivoted upon the end of said lever, and a rod pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle.
  • a store service apparatus the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to the opposite end of said lever, a rod extending parallel with said lever and pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots of said lever, and a cover for said receptacle secured to said lever.
  • a store service apparatus the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to the opposite end of said lever, a rod extending parallel with said lever and pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots oi' said lever, and a cover for said receptacle.
  • a store service apparatus the combination. with the way having an enlarged end, of a carrier mounted thereon, a yielding plate on said carrier adapted to come in Contact with the enlargement of the way to stop the carrier, a handle at each end of the carrier, and a pivoted lever bearing on said yielding' plate whereby pressure on said pivoted lever and handle will release the yielding plate from frictional contact with said enlargement.
  • a store service apparatus the combination with the way having an enlarged end, of a carrier mounted thereon, a yielding plate on said carrier adapted to come in contact with the enlargement of the way to stop the carrieiga handle at each end of the carrier, and a pivoted lever at each end passing through. a slot in each of said handles and bearing on said yielding plate whereby pressure on said pivoted lever and handle will release the spring' plate from frictional contact with said enlargement.
  • a store service apparatus the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted to said spring, a :receptacle pivoted upon the end of said lever, a rod pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle, a handle at each. end oi' the carrier, and a frietional roller at the upper end of said. lever bearing against the under side of one of the handles.

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" J. T. lCOWLEY.
STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.
UNITED STATES PATENT Ormes.
JAMES T. COWLEY, Oliv-LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN OR TO THE LAMSON CONSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEV JERSEY.
sTo'Rej.-sERv|cl; APPARATUS.
SPECIFICATIONVformng part of I letters Patent No. 551,618, dated December 17, 1895.
l Application fled March 29, 1895.l
To all whom t may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES T. COWLEY, of
Lowell, county of Mindlesex, and State ofn Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Store-Service Apparatus; andI hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.
My invention relates to apparatus for conveying cash and parcels to and from the salesmens stations and cashiers desk; and it consists of certain novel features, arrangements and combinations hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.
In the figures illustrating my invention, Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved carrier, showing the arrangement of the parts in full lines and also in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section through Fig. l, showing the parts in section.
Like letters vof referencefrefer to like parts throughout the several views.
Extending upwardly from the carrier-frame A, near each end, are standards A', in which are journaled the carrier-wheels B, which are adapted to run upon a suitable line or way C, which is provided with enlarged ends C upon which the carrier is adapted to wedge at each end thereof. Located inthe frame of the carrier is a iiat spring' D, which'is secured by means of abolt and nut D to the bottom plate A2 of the carrier-frameA,
At each end of the plate A2 there is iirmly secured a handle E, and at eachiend of theV carrier-frame there is pivoted at F a leverv F, which has an upper finger-F2 adapted to' be in contact with each free4 end of the flat spring D, and said levers pass through slots F2 formed in each ofthe handles E of the bottom plate A2 of the fr ame. Near one end there is secured .by means of a screw G a spring G, which extends along the bottom plate A2 above a suitable supporting-pin G2 secured to depending lugs from the side of the carrier-frame, and at its extreme end it is pivotally secured at G3 to a lever H. 5o Above said leverH there isarrangeda rod J,
which is pivotally secured to the spring G serai No. 543,663 cio maar).
at G4, and the other ends of the lever H and rod'J are pivotally secured at H and J to a lug K', projecting upwardly and secured to a receptacle K, which is provided on its under 5 5 side with an eye K2, by means of which the lever H and rod J are drawn from a substantially horizontal to a vertical position, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. l.
There is arranged on the lever H above the 6o pivot G3 an antifriction-roller H2, which is adapted to contactl with and roll along the curved under surface E of the handle E. On the underside of the lever H there is secured by suitable screws L' the cover L for the re- 65 ceptacle K, which, when the lever H and rod J are in their substantially horizontal positions, (full lines, Figs. l and 3,) forms a cover for the receptacle K, but when said receptacle is drawn down into the position shown in 7o dotted lines, Fig. 1, the cover is raised from the top of the receptacle and moves with the lever l-I and assumes a position shown in' dotted lines, Fig. l(
l. Supposing Athe carrier is located at the 7 5 salesmans counter and a sale has been made-,-- and it is desired to forward the carrier to the opposite end of the line or way. The salesman pulls downwardly on the eye K2, which lowers the receptacle to the position shown in 8o dotted lines, Fig. l, and in its downward movement the roller H2 on the lever H will ride over the Aprojection E2 on the handle E and crowd the roller H2 and the pivot G3,con nected to the spring G, downwardly, and 8 5 press the said spring G downwardly. The roller will then continue to roll along the curved surface E of the handle E until the lever H assumes a vertical position.
After the cash has been placed in the re- 9o ceptacle 4K thesaid receptacle is then raised to the upper position, as shown in full lines, Fig. l, and the lug K comes in contact with the rubber cushion M, and the roller H2 will travel backward along the curved part E of the handleE until it reaches the projection E2 on the handle E and passes over thel same, when the tendency of the spring G is to lift the lever H at the point G3 and to crowd the antifriction-roller H2 farther downwardly along roo the handle E, which is caused by the frictionroller H2 passing along the projection E2 on the handle E. The spring G- will thus hold the lever ll in its raised position, as shown in full lines, Figs. l and 3.
One end of the rod .l extending above the lever ll is pivoted to the spring G at G". The opposite end is fastened to the lug K at J. The function of this rod J is to always keep the receptacle K in a substantially horizontal position, the distances between the centers G3 and Il and G4 and J being the same, and the pivots G3 and Gfl remaining practically stationary in relation to the receptacle K.
Then the lever l'I is lowered to the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. l, the rod J will pull upward 011 the pivot J sufficiently to always keep the receptacle K in a horizontal position while the lever ll is being lowered. After the receptacle has assumed its horizontal position with the cash and the salesman desires to dispatch it to the cashiers station he grasps the handle E and lever F and presses the two together, and the lever F, being pivoted at F', is moved to the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. This movement of the lever F will press downwardly the spring D by the end F2 pressing on the said spring. The object of lowering this spring D is to release the carrier from the enlarged portion C of the track l, upon which the carrier wedges as it approaches the salesmans and cashiers stations, and in order to dispatch it to one end or the other it is necessary, first, to dislodge it from this wedgeshaped extension, as above described, and then the impulse given bythe operator sends it to the opposite end of the line.
Uien the carrier has been received at the opposite end of the way, it is operated in identic-ally the same manner as above described, and after the change has been made it is dispatched baclc to the salesman and lodges upon the enlarged portion C at his end of the track.
l do not limit myself to the arrangement and construction shown, as the same may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.
Having thus ascertained the nature and set forth a construction embodying my invention, what l. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is
l. In a store service apparatus, the combination with a way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted to said spring, and a receptacle carried upon the end of said lever.
2. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted to said spring, a receptacle pivoted upon the end of said lever, and a pivoted rod secured to said receptacle.
In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring' secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted toV said spring, a receptacle pivoted upon the end of said lever, and a rod pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle.
Ll. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to the opposite end of said lever, and a rod extending parallel with said lever and pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots ot' said lever.
5. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to the opposite end of said lever, a rod extending parallel with said lever and pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots of said lever, and a cover for said receptacle secured to said lever.
G. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to the opposite end of said lever, a rod extending parallel with said lever and pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots oi' said lever, and a cover for said receptacle.
7. In a store service apparatus, the combination. with the way having an enlarged end, of a carrier mounted thereon, a yielding plate on said carrier adapted to come in Contact with the enlargement of the way to stop the carrier, a handle at each end of the carrier, and a pivoted lever bearing on said yielding' plate whereby pressure on said pivoted lever and handle will release the yielding plate from frictional contact with said enlargement.
8. ln a store service apparatus, the combination with the way having an enlarged end, of a carrier mounted thereon, a yielding plate on said carrier adapted to come in contact with the enlargement of the way to stop the carrieiga handle at each end of the carrier, and a pivoted lever at each end passing through. a slot in each of said handles and bearing on said yielding plate whereby pressure on said pivoted lever and handle will release the spring' plate from frictional contact with said enlargement.
0. ln a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted to said spring, a :receptacle pivoted upon the end of said lever, a rod pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle, a handle at each. end oi' the carrier, and a frietional roller at the upper end of said. lever bearing against the under side of one of the handles.
10. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carrier mounted thereon, a spring. secured to the body of the carrier, a lever pivoted to said spring, a re- IIO ceptacle pvoted upon the end of said lever, two subscribing Witnesses, on this V27th day of a rod pvoted to said spring and to said re- March7 A. D. 1895. ceptaele, and a friction roller at the upper end of said lever bearing against the under side of JAMES T. COWLEY. 5 the body of said carrier. Witnesses: Y
In testimony whereof I have signed my S. H. TROW, name to this speeifloation, in the presence of E. L. HARLOW.
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