US568081A - Cash register and indicator - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. BARNES, OF MONTOVVESE, CONNECTICUT.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,081, dated September 22, 1896. Application filed January 7, 1896. Serial No. 574347. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, GEORGE L. BARNES, of Montowese, town of North Haven, in the county of New Haven, and in the State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Registers and Indicators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference be ng had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a view of a vertical section of my machine on line x x of Fig. 3, the parts being shown in full lines in the positions which they occupy before the' beginning of a registering and indicating operation and in dotted lines in the positions which they assume when a .key has been moved to set the machine for securing a registration and indication by the opening of the drawer; Fig. 2, a similar view with the parts shown in full lines in the positions occupied by them at the compietion of a registration and indication and in dotted lines in the positions to which they are moved by continued outward movement of the drawer; Fig. 3, a plan view of the machine with the drawer-tray or cash-receptacle removed and the casing par-tly removed and partiy shown in section; Fig. 4, a detail perspective view,on an cnlarged scale, showing a portion of the register-actuating and indicator-rod-liftin g devices, the registerwheels being removed; Fig. 5, a detail View showing, partly in section and partiy in elevation, on an enlarged scale, a portion of the register-actuating and indicator-rod-lifting devices with the parts in position as when the retractor has been moved to retract the pawl-engaging levers; Fig. 6, a detail perspective view showing, onan enlarged scale, a portion of the means for holding up and causing the release of any raised indicator-rod; Fg. '7,a view ofa differentform of such means; Fig. S, a detail perspective View showing, on an enlarged scale, one of the register and indicator-rod actuating pawls; Fig. 9, a detail perspective view, on an enlarged scaie, showing the operation of one of the pawls in connection with the ratchet-wheeis of the respective pair of register disks or wheels; and Fig. 10, a view of a longitudinal section of one of the pawls online y y of Fig. 8.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

The object of my invention has been to provide an improved registering and indicating machine; and to this end my invention consists in the machine and in the Construction, arrangement, and eombination of the parts thereof, as hereinafter specified.

My present invention relates to that class of cash registers and indicators in which the keys are used to secure the setting of the machinefor obtaining any desired registration and indication, and the movement of the drawer or other movable part of the till is utilized to cause the' registration and indication for which the machine has been set by movement of the proper key; but I do not intend to limit myself in my invention to cash registers and indicators or to the ernployment of a movable part of the tili for actuating the registering and indicating de- Vices. i

My improved mechanism is applicable for use in any registering, indicating, or registering and indicating-machine, and any other movable frame may be used to cause completion of the registration or indication, orboth, instead of a drawer or other movable part of the till.

In the d-awings, A designates the frame for supporting the operative parts of the machine, and B designates the casing, which can be of any" desired form, Construction, and material. As usual in the casings of cash registers and indicators it has the elevated part B', provided in its front and rear sides with the sight-openings B 13 through which the display-tablets on the indicator-rods, to be hereinafter described, can be seen when the respective rods are raised to their indicating positions.

Slidin g in guides in the lower part of frame A is the drawer, consisting of the bottom frame C, the cash-holding tray or receptacle C', and the upright front plate 0 Upon this drawer I mount the series of sliding keys D D, corresponding in number with the different registrations and indications to be made by the machine. The outer ends of these keys, passing out through openings in the frontplate 0 of the drawer and having IOO ' tions to be seeured after the movement ot" the respective keys to set the machine, are preferably arranged in two series, one higher up on plate C than the other. At a short distance to the rear of such plate the keys, which are in the form of rods, are bent abruptly and ext'end downward to a point near the upper face of the drawer-botton frame C. At this point they are bent abruptly in the other direction, and from this second bend they ext-end in ward over the drawer-bottom frame, passing on the way through the guideplates e and c'. surrounding a portion of each of these keys, to the rear of the guideplate c, is a helical spring d', which, at its forward or outer end, engages a washer (P, loosely placed on the key-shank and resting against the guide-plate c. The inner or rcar end of such spring engages the downturned end portion (1 of plate (2 such end portion having an opening d, through which the keyshank passes. The forward or outer portion of this plate is slotted to permit the passage of the npright part of the key between the two described bends in the-latter, the 'forward end of the slot d engaging the outer side of such upright part. Near their forward or onter ends all of these plates (l d rest upon the snpporting-plate (l attaehed to the part C of the drawer and extending across between the keys and the plates d' (1 These plates, coustructed and combined with the keys and springs, as described, serve to transmit the stress of the springs to the keys in such way that the keys will be held normally drawn in ward and will be quickly returned by the power of the springs when they have been drawn outward, with reference to the drawer, and are released and left free to move inward again.

The rear or inner ends of the keys project well beyond the rear face of guidc-plate c', so as to extend past the forward ends of the forwardly-extending arms of levers E E when ,the keys are unretraeted and the drawer is closed or at the limit of its inward movement within the frame A. These levers, ot' which there is one for each key il), have, besides the forwardly-projecting arms above referred to, upwardly-extemling ones, for a purpose tobe described. A liked transverse shat't E', supported at its opposite ends in the sidcs of frame A, serves as a fulcrum fer these levers, which are journaled upon it, so that their forwardly-extending lower arms are in the'same vertical planes with the respective keys and rest upon such keys when the drawer is closed and the levers are in their normal positions, as when the machine is ready for a registering and indicating operation.

Upon a transverse shat't F, extendingacross in front of the upright arms of the series of levers E E and supported at its opposite ends in frame A, I journal the series of register wheels or disks I I of which there are two for each lever, one being a primary wheel to be given a step-by-step movement each time that the respective key has been aetuated and the drawer or other movable 'fi-ame used in place of the drawer is pulled out, and the other being a seeondary or transfer wheel to be moved one step for each complete revolution of the primary wheel. While these wheels can be supported and journaled on the sha'ft in any desired way without departure from my invention, I prefer to arrange them shown in the '(l'awings. (See Figs. l, 9, and

Each wheel has attaehed to one side a ratehet-wheel F having twenty teeth to be engaged by an actuating-pawl to be described. The spaces between these teeth on the ratchetwheel rotating with each primary registerwheel F' are not all of the same depth, one of them, f, being made deeper than the others, for a purpose to be set forth hereinafter.

lVashers i, held from rotation on the shaft F by a lug f' on the washer engaging the groovef in the shaft, are placed between the side of each register-wheel 1 and the rat'chctwheel 1 on the adjoining register wheel or disk. Sueh washers serve not only to keep the register wheels or disks separate, so that the actuating-pawls can pass in between them to reach the ratchet-wheels, but also, because of their being held from rotation on the shaft, to prevent the movement ol" one wheel from causing rotation of the next one. They are also used to bring such friction to bear upon the wheels as will surely prevent accidental movement of the wheels or over-registratiou during operation oi" the machine. For this purpose I use yielding means for forcing the series of wheels with interposed non-rotatable washers together.

The shal't F is near one end threaded to receive the screw-nut 1 which engages a loose collar l on the shaft. Between such collar and another one, l hearing against the washer F which engages the ratchetwheel on the end one of the register-wheels l l is the helical spring i which, being eompressed by the screw in the nut E, exerts its force to crowd the wheels and washers together, so as to cause the desired friction of the washers against the register-wheels and the ratchct-wheels rotating with them.

Upon shaft F, beyond the opposite ends of the series of register-wheels and close to the sides of frame A, I journal the arms G G, forming part of a swinging frame which has, besides such arms, two parallel plates G' .1 rigidly connected at their opposite ends with the arms. Of these plates, both of which are situated to the rear of the series of registerwheels, the forward one Gr' has a longitudinal slot q for the passage of the register-actuating pawls H ll, the lower side of such slot serving as a support for the forward portions oi' the pawls. As shown in the drawings, (sec Figs.

3, -t, 8, and 10,) each of these pawls consists ol' two side plates having their upper edges conuated far enough above the part of plate G upon which the pawls normally rest, to allow some up and down swinging of the rear portions of the pawls. Each pawl has extending down from each of its side pla es at a point between the plates Gr' and G an arm 7L ,against which bears a plate 771 which is loosely mounted upon a pin 9 attached to and extending forward from the plate G between and past the two arms on the pawl. A helical spring 9 on each of these pins (1 9 pressing at its rear end against plate G and at its forward end engaging the respective plate 71 forces the latter against the pawl-arms, so as to press the pawl forward toward the register ratchetwheels.

A tongue 7 on the plate 77?, projecting up between the side plates of the pawl, serves to keep the plate steadied in proper relation to the pawl-arms h' h'. The latter are made of such length and the point of application of the power of the spring to them is made so far below the level of the part of plate G', upon which the forward portion of the pawl is supported, that the stress of the spring tends to swin g the pawl down toward the supporting part of plate G and will, when the pawl is free to swing downward, hold the rear portion thereof seated upon the latter plate.

The forward ends of the side plates of each pawl are shaped into noses i# and 71 to engage the teeth of the ratchets on the primary and secondary register-wheels, respectively. The nose h to engage the ratchet of the primary wheel is made longer than the other nose h so that as it is in engagement with primary ratchet-wheel the nose 7 cannot reach the secondary ratchet-wheel until the nose h passes into the deep notchfin the primary wheel. Both noses will then be in engagement with their respective ratchetwheels, and an upward swing of the fra-me G G Gr' G upon which the pawl is supported, will cause both of said wheels, with their connected register-wheels, to turn together through one of their step-by-step movements of rotation. In this manner the secondary register-wheel will be turned through one step at each full revolution of the respective primary wheel, and the registration will be carried from the primary to the secondary wheel.

Preferably each primary wheel is to have its ratchet-wheel formed with twenty teeth, the periphery of the primary wheel being provided with a series of twenty markings,which,

beginning with zero, are made successively larger and larger by a difference equal to the amount or unit marked upon the head d of the respective key D. The secondary register-wheel has its markings, also twenty in number, beginning at zero and increasing successively by the amount indicated by the highest figure or marking on the primary wheel and running to twenty times such amount.

Two of the cross-pieces h 7 on each pawl I-I serve as bearings to en gage the front and rear sides of the upwardly-extending arm of one of the levers E E, so that the pawl cannot move toward or from the ratchets on the register-wheels without a corresponding movement of the lever-arm.

The part of each lever-arm which is en gaged by the cross-pieces h 77, as the swingin g frame G Gr' G is swung about the shaft F as an axis is curved, so that when the lever-arm is swun g forward and the connected pawl is in position to engage and actuate a ratchet-wheel of the registering mechanism, as hereinbefore described, the curved portion will have its front and rear edges substantially concentric with the ratchet-wheel and the curved path followed by that part of the swinging frame which supports the pawl.

Each pawl has the under sides of its side plates provided with a shoulder h adapted to engage the plate Gr and hold the pawl and the lever-arm connected therewith far enough retracted to raise the other forwardly-extending arm of the lever above the level of the rear end of the respective key D, so that as IOO the drawer is being closed the key end will to keep it out of en gagement with any ratchetwheel of the registering devices.

The helical spring g for each pawl, acting upon the latter in the manner hereinbefore described, not only serves to throw the pawl forward into register-actuatin g position when the body or rearward part of the pawl is held up, to raise both of its shoulders 77, and 771 so that they cannot strike the plate G?, but also when either shoulder is in engagement with the plate will tend to hold the pawl down, so as to maintain such engagement.

The two shoulders h* and 7 are preferably arranged, as sh own, with the latter one starting from the level of the lower end of the other, so that there is nothing to prevent the pawl, when the shoulder 771 is in engagement with plate G from being slid rearward to carry the shoulder 77 to the rear of the plate. When the pawl is so moved, the spring g at once draws it down to bring the face of the shoulder down behind the plate.

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To the rear of the swinging frame G G G' G is the cross-bar I, attached at its opposite ends to frame A and having its upper edge situated so as to arrest and hold up the rear portions of the pawls ll ll just before the swinging frame reaches the limit of its downward movement. \\'hen such frame is down in its normal posi tion,thisbar will, as shown in Fig. 1, hold the pawls swun g up with reference to plate G so that even. the lowest shoulder 7t on a pawl cannot engage the plate if the key D corresponding to such pawl is pulled out to release the arm ot' the respective lever E and the pawl is th rown 'forward by the spring g* to carry it into register-actuating position.

As soon as the swinging frame has moved a short distance upward, and before the forwardly-projecting arms of the levers E E (the keys for which have not been moved) are left free to drop by the outward movenent of the sup portin g-keys with the drawer- 'frame C, the pawls connected with such levers, being no longer supported by the tripbar I, will be swung down by their springs g* g to bring the shoulders 7z 71 into engagement with plate G so that such pawls will be held positively retracted, away from their ratchet-wheel-engaging positions,as the frame G G G' G continues its upward movement to cause registration and indication corresponding to any key that has been pulled out to release its lever E before the drawcr or other frame, used in place thereof, to cause operation of the machine, is moved.

The operative connections between such drawer or frame I prefer to make as shown in the drawings. They consist of two long levers K K, pivoted upon the shaft E beyond the opposite ends of the series of levers E E, and each having on its inner side a cam groove 79, en gaged by a roller c' j ournaled on a stud 6 on an arm c attached to drawerframe C. At its rear or inner end each of such grooves is arranged so that the engagement of the roller 0 with it, while the d rawer is closed, will hold the lever K swung up, as shown in Fig. 1. From the part then engaged by the roller the groove 7& is inclined upward and forward, so that as the roller is moved outward by the pulling out of frame U the lever will be cammed down to the position in which it is shown in Fig. i From the forward end of its short inclined part 7" the groove 7' extends in a straight line, so that the lover will be held 'from further movement in either direction as the outward movement of frame C is continued and the roller 0 passes out along the groove. Each of these levers K K is connected by a link K' with the 'forward part of one of the arms G G of the swinging frame supporting the pawls II Il. The inclined part 75' of each groove 7' is made of such length that the movement of the arm K, as the roller 0 passes over such part, will be sullicient to cause the frame G G G' G to swing far enough to cause any one of the pawls II If the arms.

which may be in engagement with one of the ratchet-wheels of the register to move such wheel through the space of one tooth.

To secure the withdrawal of any pawl ll which has been in engagement with any ratehet wheel or wheels during the upward swing of frame G G G' G and the retraction of all of the pawls and connected levers E E to raise the lower arms of the latter above the plane of the tops of the keys D D before the latter are brought into their normal positions by inward movement ot' frane (7, I

journal upon shat't E', between the ends ot' n the series of levers E E and the levers K K, the arms L L, which are connected by a crossbar ll, extending across in front of the levers E E. These arms L L rest upon the rollers c' 0 and have a straight portion at 7 7 along which the rollers can travel without raising These straight portions are of such length as to en the rollers while the latter are passing along through the inclined parts 7t' 7t" of grooves li: 71: on levers li K. Just beyond such straight portions the arms L L are bent downward to form the cam-inclines 7 7' in the path of the rollers and so shaped that the latter will, as the movement of the drawer or frame C is continued, cam the arms L L quickly upward to bring the cross-bar L' against any forwardly-swung lever E and force it back to retract the pawl ll', connected therewith, when the frane G G G' G has been raised to complete a registration, in the manner hereinbefore indicated.

The cam-inclines 7' 7' are of such shape and length that they will, by the engagenent of the rollers 0 0 with them, cause the bar L' to be moved back 'far enough to retraet all of the pawls to bring the forward shoulders 71, 71 on the latter to the rear of the plate G"`. The pawls will then tend of their own weight to drop, se as to bring such shoulders down behind the plate; but the springs g' make sure of such dropping. With the pawls so retracted and having their rear euds swung down to bring their shoulders 7L 7t"' below the portion of the plate G upon which the pawls slide, as shown in Fig. 5, the pawl will, when the respective levers E E are subsequently released by bar L', be held retracted against the stress of their springs by the shoulder-s engaging the rear side of the plate.

.Beyond the inclines 7' 7' the lower edges of the arms L L are made straight, so that 'they will remain without further movement while the rollers a 0 are traveling l'arther outwa rd with the frane C and until such rollers reach the inclines again on their inward travel as the frame C is returned in closing the drawer. As soon as the rollers begin to pass inward along the inclines the arms L L drop and the cross-bar L' moves forward to release the arms of levers E E and allow the pawl-sheulders 7t h to engage the plate G so that the respective levers will, because of the engagement of the cross-pieees 71` 7 on the pawls with the forward sides of their upwardly-extend- IOC ing arms, be held swung back to raise the ends of their other lower arms above the planes of the tops of the keys D D, so that the latter can pass freely rearward under the respective lever-arms.

Because of the curvature of the upwardlyextendin g lever-arms described hereinbefore, and shown in the drawings, the levers E E will be retained in their retracted positions by the pawls H H as the frame G G G' G swings downward toward its normal position (shown in Fig. ,1) and until the trip-bar I causes disengagement of the pawl-shoulders from plate G Before such disengagement the keys D D will, by the inward movement of the frane C, carrying them, be brought into position with their rear or inner ends under the lower arms of the respective levers, so that as the latter are swung by the forward movement of the released pawls under stress of their springs (1 q the extent of their swinging Will be limited by the keys which will be en gaged by 'and will support the leverarms in their normal positions ready for the operation of the machine to secure a new registration and indication. I

The same pawls which are used in the manner set forth hereinbefore for actuating the registering devices serve to actuate the indicators to cause an indication corresponding to each registration made. These indicat ors, as shown, consist of the upright rods M M, carrying on their upper ends the targets or tablets M' M' to be displayed through the sight-openings 13 B when the rods are raised to indicating position. These targets or tablets are provided with markings corresponding with'those on the respective keys D D. The rods are guided in suitable guide-openings in cross-plates M M Secured to frame A. The rear cross-pieces h h on the pawls H H are used as tables to engage the lower ends of the rods and raise them as the frame G G G' G is swung upward to cause a registration to be made. These rod-engaging tables are so situated on the pawls as to stand to the rear of the indicator-rods while the pawls are retracted out of engagement with the registering devices and to be brought under the rod ends by the forward movement of the pawls, which bring the latter into engagement with their ratchet-wheels.

While the pawls are held back by the levers E E, as shown in Fig. 1, or by the engagement of either of the shoulders h h with plate G the forward edges of their above-described tables stand in a vertical plane to the rear of the indicator-rods, which are situ ate-d over the space between the side plates of the respective pawls.

1th the construction described above and none of the keys moved to release their respective levers E E an upward Swing of the frame G G G' G could not cause the raising of any indicator-rod, 'for the forward edges of the tables on the pawls would pass up to the rear of the rods, but if any lever E be released by the pulling out of its keyD its pawl Il will be thrown forward by the spring (1 so that it will be in position to actuate its registering device and its table will be brought under the rod to be raised. An upward swing of the frame G G G G will then cause the pawl to actuate both the rod and register to raise the indicating-tablet on the rod -up to the sight or display openings B B so that an indication correspondingto the key which has been moved will be made at the same time that the registration is.

To retain any indicator-rod 'in its raised indicating position when the frame G G G' G descends during the closing of the drawer and keep it so raised to indicate to the observer the nature of the last registration and indication made by the machine, I provide each in dic-ator-rod with a ratchet-shaped lug or shoulder m, having its abrupt face on its under side and having a retaining-pawl M to engage each of such shoulders when the respective indicator-rod has been raised into indicating position. These pawls, which I prefer to have on the forward or front side of the series of indicator-rods, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and 6, are pivoted on a crossrod m', suitably supported in frane A, or from any other support within casing B, and are pressed toward the respective indicatorrods by springs m* m Each pawl has a ratchet shaped lug or shoulder m to engage the lug or shoulder m on its rod and a downwardly-projecting arm m having on its lower end the toe m having its under side inclined upward and rearward. On each pawl H is another crosspiece J'L, situated between the other crosspieces which engage the arms of levers E E, as hereinbefore described, and the table for raising the indicating-rod, the position of this cross-piecebeing such that it will, as the pawl is raised by the upward swing of the frame G G G G engage the inclined under side of the toe m on the respective rodholding pawl M so as to trip the latter and cause it, if it is holding up its respective rod, to release the sameand let it drop. The sitnation of this pawl-tripping cross-piece is also such that it will pass by the extreme rear end ot the pawl-toe m when 'the pawl H, bearin g the cross-piece, has been moved rearward on frame G G G' G* far enough to bring the shoulder h on the pawl to the rear of the plate G Just above toe m the arm of the rod-holding pawl is forned to allow for the swingin g of the pawl, after the trippin g crossbar has passed the toe, into position to bring its lug or shoulder 771 against the indicatorrod, or below the shoulder m on the rod, if the latter has been raised. As the frame G G G G descends, then after a registration and indication have been made and when the drawer is being closed any raised indicatorrod can only drop far enough to bring its shoulder m into engagement with the shoulder or lug of its holding-pawl, which will IOO keep the rod from falling below its indicating position.

As all of the pawls Il ll are, by the heroinbefore described action of the retractin frame L L L' upon levers E E, retracted so as to bring their forward shoulders h h into engagement with the rear side of plate G before the frame G G G G begins to descend,the cross-pieees h lt fo r tripping the indicator-rodholding pawls will all be in position to pass down to the rear of the pawl-toes m oni" without movin the pawls M M during the return of frame G G G' G to its normal depressed position.

The drawer is provided with a lock adapted to be tripped bythe movement of any key beyond the amount necessary to release the respective level' E to set the machine for a registration and indication in the man ner hereinbefore described. This lock consists of a swinging frame pivoted upon the drawer or a part of the 't'rane thereof and having a transverse bar N extending across in 'front of the upright portions of keys D D and an arm n provided with a shoulder 71,' to engage a stop ?i? on the casing l. A spring serves to keep this frane swung so as to hold the arin 'n in positio' l'or its shoulder 'a' to engage the stop n when the drawer is closed. The bar l then stands at a distance from the upright portions of the keys sullleient to allow any key to be pulled out to release its lever E before the lock is tripped to disengage the shoulder 'a' from the stop.

If desired, any suitable one of the wellknown key-arresters in use in cash registers and indieators and type-wri ters to prevent the operation of more than one key at a time, or where the keys are divided into subseries of more than one key in any one of such series, can be employed in conbination with the keys of my machine. Buch an ari-ester could be placed in position to be engaged by and to operate upon the abruptly upward-extending portions of the keys between the two bends in the latter just to the rear of the front plate of the drawer-i'rame, all as indicated in my pending application, Serial No. 556341, filed July 17, 1805.

To sound an alarm each time that the drawer is opened,I provide a swinging strikerlever O, provided with a hammer-head o to strike the bell O'. This lever is pivoted to frame A, and is actuated to strike the bell by a spring 0 A spring-pawl O on the d rawerframe swings the striker-lever back against the stress of its spring and then passes ol'f of it to allow it to strike the bell.

Preferably the money-tray C is made with its 'forward edge some distance to the rear of plate 0 so that the tray is not exposed or made accessible in any way until the drawer has been moved far enough to cause the alarm to be sounded in the manner described.

Instead of having the ndicator-rod-supporting pawls swung in front of the series of rods, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, ;3, -Jc, and G, I contemplate arranging them, when desired, as indicated in Fig. 7. The pawl, as shown in such figure, is pivoted upon a f'lerum-rod m' to the rear of the respective indicator-rod and has an upwardly-extenling arm to engage the rod-shoulder, which in this ease is on the rear side of the rod, and another arm m which, extending forward past the side of the rod, has on its forward end a toe m which, being like the toe on the other 'orm of pawl already described, is adapted to be engaged by the pawl-tripping cross-piece Yt on the respective pawl Il. A spring m* serves to press the arni of the pawl which is to engage the rod-shoulder in toward the rod.

The operation of my machine, which will be 'understood from the foregoing description and the drawings, is brieliy as 'follows: lVith the drawer closed and the parts in position, as shown in 'full lines in Fig. 1, the drawerlock will be in operation to lock the drawer, the levers E E will all have 'their lower l'orwardly-extending arms resl ing upon and supported by the respective keys l) D, so that the pawls ll Il will be held retracted against the stress ot' their springs, so that theirnoses cannot engage the respective ratcl'et-wheels and their indicator-rod-engaging tables stand to the rear of the planes of the rear sides of the rods, the rear ends of the pawls will be held swung up to hold their shoulders above the plane ol' the edge of plate G and the indicator-rod which was raised to indicating position during the previous operation of the machine will be held up by the respective retaining-pawl M engaging the red-shoulder m. If now a key D be pulled out with reference to the drawer-franc so as to release the respective lover E, the pawl ll, with which the upwardly-extending arin of such lever is connected, will, by the stress ol" its spring 0 ,130 thrown toward its respective primary and secondary ratchet-w'heels, so that the longer nose 7); will pass into a space between the teeth of the prinary ratehetwheel, so as to be in position to engage a tooth on such wheel and move it upward, to turn the wheel, when the pawl is subscquently swung up by the rising ol' frane G G G G Unless the space which the nose h* thus enters is the deep one f the shorter nose 70" 011 the set pawl will not reach the secondary ratehet-wleel to engage a tooth thereon when the pawl rises. The rising of the pawl will then cause only the primary ratchetwheel and the register-wheel attached thereto to move. in the primary ratchet-wheel be in position to receive the longer pawl-nose h the pawl will travel, under stress of its spring g farther toward the ratchet-wheels, so that the shorter nose ?r can engage a tooth on the secondary ratchet wheel. hen the l'rame G G G' G is swung up, the 'pawl will then cause the primary and secondary registerwheels to turn through one space to bring the next higher marking on the seeondary wheel Should the deep notch or space f and the zero 011 the primary wheel around to the reading point or opening. This turning of the two register whcels together through one space each time that the primary wheel makes a complete revolution is for the purpose of carrying ortransferring the registration from the primary to the secondary wheel, so that the highest registration on the primary wheel will be added up on the secondary one in the manner which will be understood by those familiar with registering` mechanisms. The forward movement of any pawl H, which takes place when the lever E connected therewith is released by its key D, carries the table on the rear end of the pawl under the lower end of the respective indicator-rod M in position to engage and raise such rod to indicating positiomwhen the pawl is elevated by the upward Swing of the pawlsupporting frame G G G G lVith one of the pawls H set in the manner above described, because of the pulling out of the respective key D to release the lever E, connected with the pawl, if the key be pulled farther out to trip the drawer-lock the drawer will be left free to be drawn outward, either by continuing the pull on the key or by applying power through a handle or some part of the drawer.

If desired, where there is no key-arrester toprevent, any number of the keys may be pulled out far enough to cause setting of their respective pawls before the drawer is opened.

Where the keys are divided up into separate subseries, each having its key-arrester, single keys in the different subseries may be operated far enough to release the respective levers E E and cause setting of their pawls H H ready for causing registrations and indications when the frame G G G' G rises to Carry the set pawls upward.

In the above-indicated way, by manipulation of several keys before the drawer is opened the machine may be set for making any desired combinaton of registrations and indications simultaneously, when the drawer is subsequently opened.

hen the unlocked drawer is drawn outward, the rollers 0 engaging the inclined parts 70' of the grooves 70 7c in the levers K K, cam the latter downward to cause the links K' K' to swing the frame G G G' G so as to raise its rearward portion, which carries the pawls H H. The first part of the upward swing of this frame leaves the rear ends of all of the pawls which have been held up by the stop-bar I free to swing down to rest upon the rear plate G of the swinging frame. This will bring the rear shoulders 7L 7 on any unset pawls down behind the plate G before the unoperated keys D D corresponding to such pawls have, by the movement of the drawerframe O, been drawn out from under the levers E E, which are connected with the unset pawls. Such shoulders will then, by their engagement with the plate G when the levers E E are released by the outward movement of the respective unoperated keys, hold the pawls retracted, so that they cannot reach the respective ratchet-wheels or engage the respective indicator rods. As the outward movement of the drawer-frame and the consequent upward swing of the frame G G G' G are continued any set pawl will actuate the register in the manner hereinbefore described and will raise the respective indicator-rod M up toward its indicating position, where its tablet or target lW, with its markings, may be seen through display-openings 13 B As the pawlsupporting frame rises the cross-pieces 7L 7 on the pawls H H, which are to trip the indicator-rod-holding pawls M M engage the inclined toes fl m on the latter pawls, so that all of the latter will be tripped to insure the release and consequent dropping of any previously-raised indicatorrod. This tripping takes place before the completion of the upward swing of the frame G G G' G As the pawl-tripping cross-pieces 7 h are carried above the toes m 071 the pawls M M are, by the stress of their springs m? m thrown quickly toward the respective indicator-rods, so that the pawls for any rod Will be sure to stand with its lug or shoulder 'm under the shoulder m on the rod in position to receive and support such rod-shoulder when the frame G G G' G* descends.

It will be understood that before the drawer has been opened far enough to allow of access of the cash-holding tray from without the bell-striking lever O, having been swung against the stress of its spring by the springpawl O on the drawer-frame C, will be released by said pawl and will be swung by its spring O* to strike the bell O'.

As the rollers 0 0 reach the ends of the inclined parts 75 of grooves 7t 79 and pass to the straight parts of such grooves the movement of the levers K K and the frame G G G' G will be stopped and the latter frame will be held stationary in its raised position,while by the continued outward movement of the drawer-frame C the rollers are oarried along through the straight portions of the grooves 70 7c eXtending longitudinally along the levers K K.

As the upward swing of frame G G G' G is completed, so that any set-pawl H has moved its respective register-ing device through one space, to complete a registration, the rollers 0 0 passing off of the inclined parts 70' 70' of grooves 75 70, engage the inclines on levers L L and force the latter upward to cause the bar L to engage and force back the upwardlyeXtending arms of all of the levers E E, so as to retract the connected pawls until their forward shoulders 7 71, are brought to the rear of the plate G in position 'to engage the rear side the latter. The weight of the pawls would then tend to swing them down into position to bring the shoulders 7L 77, behind the plate G and below that part of the plate upon which the pawls rest, but the springs 9 (1 make most sure of this down-swinging.

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The described retraetion of the levers E E i ralchet-engaging noses and on their under by the bar L is sut'licient to raise the l'orwardly-extending key-engaging arms well. above the plane of the tops of the keys as the latter move with the drawer -frame The frame L L T] is kept in its lever-retraeting position during the contin ued outward movement of the drawer by the straight portions of arms L L resting upon the rollcrs (2 e \Vhen the drawer is being closed and the rollers pass rearward under the inelined portions ot' the arms L L, so that the latter can drop and the bar L is swung forward aga-tin, the 'front shoulders h on pawls ll lI, engaging the plate G" of trame G G G' 3 hold such pawls, and, coi'sequently, the levers E E connected with the latter retracted, so that the 'forwardly-extending lower arms of the levers will be kept raised with their ends above the plane of the tops oi' the rear ends of keys D D.

Because of the curvature of the upwardlyextending arms of the levers E E the levers will be kept thus retracted by their respective pawls during most ot' the down-swinging of frame G G G' G which takes place as the rollers c` (5 pass from the straight parts of grooves 7; 7; inward along the inclined parts L' L'.

The described retraetion of the levers E E is maintained until after the inner or rear ends ot' the keys D D have, by the inward movement of the frame C, been caused to pass in under the raised lower arms ot' the levers. As the movement ot the frane C to close the drawer is continued and the frame G (;`r G' is caused to swing lower the rear portions of the pawls H II come in contact with the stop-bar I, which, arresting them before the lowest limit of the swing of the frame is reaehed, causes the shouldered portions of the pawls to be so far separated from the plate i that the pawls are free to be moved 'forward by their springs g* 0 so as to swing the connected levers E E until the torwardly-extending lower arms thereof rest upon the respective keys D D. The machine is then ready for another register-ing and indicating operation, the parts being again in the positions as shown in Fig. 1.

The indicator rod or rods, which may have been raised during the operation of the machine just described, will remain held up by the respective pawl or pawls M, and the registration or registrations made can be read at the reading-point or through a suitable reading-opening which is usuallyprovidedwithin the easing and is accessible upon opening a door or lid in the latter.

Each pawl II, with its two ratchet-wheelengaging noses, its cross-pieces h h and rodengaging table, and its arms h' h', can be made in one piece of a plate of metal cut and struck up to give it the required form, which, as shown in the drawings, is of an inverted- U shape in cross-section, the parallel side plates carrying on their forward ends the sides the retaining-shoulders Yt h", constituting the sides of the inverted U. Tle levers E E, as shown and described, may also be cut or stanped out ol' metal plates, their hubs be` ing then secrcd to them in any desired way. The swinging frane G G G" is also preferably made of plates of metal, which, having their cdges turned in the direction oi' the greatest strain, as shown in the drawings, will be sullicientlystrong, even when made quite thin and light.

My machine, construeted as shown and described, is therefore capable of being made very cheaply, and the operative parts, 'which are actuated by movement ot the drawert'ramc, can be nade quite light, while being strong enoughto resist all strai n to which they can possibly be subjected during use ol' the machine.

The setting ot' the machine [or making a registration and indication is nade sure of by any movement ol" a key sul'tleient to cause the drawer to be unlocked, and the making of a *l'ull registration and indieation corresponding to any actuated key, when the drawer is subsequently opened tar enough to expose the till-tray to access, is made certain without any chance of tailure of the register actuating and indicator moving, holding, and tripping devices due to wear ot' the parts, even after long-continued use of the machine.

As indicated hereinbeitore, the machine is capable of use for making, sinultaneously, any combination oi' indications and registrations for which it may be set by a pulling out of the respective keys before the drawer is opened. Any key thus pulled out and released will be held i'rom moving back to its normal position again by the end ot' the arm oi' the respective lever E abutting against the key end, so that the key will remain visibly ret-raeted until the drawer is moved outward to cause the frame carrying the pawls to begin its upward swing. v

llaving thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In combination with a series ol novable registerin g devices, a moval le frame, a series oi' pawls for actuating the register-ing devices, movably mounted on the trame, means for moving the pawls into registcring-device-engaging position, a series oi' levers connected with the pawls, and a series oi' keys to en gage the levers, adapted to be moved to release the same, substantially as and :tor the purpose specified.

In combination with a series ot' movable registering devices, a movable frame, a series ol' pawls for actuating the rcgistering devices, movably mounted on the frane, springs to move the pawls into registering-devicc-engaging position, a series ot' levers connected with the pawls, and a series of keys to engage the levers, adapted to be moved to release the same, substantially as and tor the purpose shown.

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In combination with a series of movable registering devices, a movable frame, a series of pawls for actuating the registeri n g devices, movabiy mounted on the frame, spring-s to move the pawls into operative position, a series of levers connected With the pawls, a series of keys to engage the levers, adapted to be moved to release the same, a second movabie frame, and connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, substantiaiiy as and for the purpose set forth.

4:. In combination with a series of movable registering devices, a movable frame, a series of pawls for actuating the registering devices, movably mounted on the frame, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage the respective registering devices, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, and a series of keys to engage the levers, movably mounted on the second frame, snbstantially as and for the purpose described,

5. In combination with a series of movable registering devices, a movable frame, a series of pawls for actnating the registering devices, movabiy mounted on the frame, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage the respective registering devices, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movabie frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series of keys to engage the levers, adapted to be moved to release the same, and a retractor to retract the levers with the connected pawls, substantiaily as and for the purpose specified.

0. In combination with a series of movable registering devices, a movable frame, a series of pawls for actuating the registerin g devices, movably mounted on the frame, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage the respective registering devices, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series of keys to engage the 1evers,adapted to be moved to release the same, a retractor to retract the levers with the connected pawls, and means carried by the second movable frame to actuate the rement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, a retractor to engage and retract the ievers with their connected pawls, and means moving with the second frame for actuating the retractor, substantiaily as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In combination with a series of movable register-ing devices a movable frame, a series of pawls movably mounted thereon, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage the registering devices, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame canses the first frame to be moved, a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frame,a retractor having a bar to engage the levers, and means on the second frame to engage and actuate the retractor, substantialiy as and for the purpose described.

9. In combination with a series of movable registering devices, a movable frame, a series of pawls movabiy mounted therein, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to en gage the registering devices, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movabie frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the first frame to be moved, a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, a retractor having a bar to en gage the levers and one or more arms, and means on the second frame for engaging each arm of the retractor, to move it to retract the levers with the pawls connected therewith, substantiaily as and for the purpose specified.

10. In combination with a series of movable registering devices, a movable frame, a series of pawls movably mounted therein, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage the registering devices, a series of ievers connected with the pawls, a second movabie frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the first to be moved, a series of leter-engaging keys, movably mounted on the second frame,a retractor consisting of a Swinging frame having a transverse bar extending across the series of levers, and one or more arms each provided with an inclined part, and a bearing on the movable frame to engage each of such arms, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

11. In combination with a series of movable indicators, a movabie frame, a series of indicator actuating` pawls movably mounted thereon, yielding means for moving the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indicators, as the' frame is moved, a series of levers connected with the movable pawls, and a series of movable keys to engage the levers to hold them in position to keep the pawls which are connected with them retracted,such

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keys being adapted to be moved to release the levers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1'2. In eoml'ination with a series of movable indicators, a movable t'I-ame, a series of indicator-actuating pawls movably mounted thereon, springs to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indicators when the frame is moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, and a series ol" keys to enga 'e the levers adapted to be moved to release the same, sul')stantially as and for the purpose described 13. In com bination with a series of movable indicators, a movable frame, a series of indicator-actuating pawls movably mounted thereon, vielding means to move the pawls 4 into position to en 'age and actuate the indicators, when the trame is moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of keys to engage the levers, adapted to he moved to release the same, a second movable frame, and connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

14:. In combination with a series of movable indicators, a movable frame, a series of -indicator-actnating pawls movably mounted thereon, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage and move the indicators, when the frame is moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, eonnections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second framc causes the other frane to be moved, and a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second framc, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

15. In eombination with a series of movable indicators, a movable frame, a series of indicator-actuating pawls movably mounted thereon, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indicators when the frame is moved, a series oi' levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, connectios between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series of leverengaging keys movably mounted on the second 'l'ran'e,and a retractor to retract the levers with the connected pawls, subslantially as and for the purpose set l'orth.

lU. In combination with a series ot' movable indicators, a movable frame, a series of indicator-actuating pawls movably mounted thereon, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage and aetuatc the i'dicators, when the frame is moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable fra-me, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second *fl-ame causes the other t'i-ame to be moved,a series of lever-engaging keys adapted to be moved to release the same, a retractor to retract the levers with the connected pawls, and means carried by the second frame to actuate the retraetor, substantially as and for the purpose described.

17. In combination with a series of movable indicators, a movable frame, a series of indicator-actnating pawls movably monnted thereon, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indicators, when the frame is moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby the movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series of le ver-engagng keys movably mounted on the second frame, a retractor to engage and retract the .levers with their connected pawls, and means moving with the second t'rame 'for actuating the retractor, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

IS. In combination with a series of movablc indicators, a movable frame, series of indicator-actuating pawls movably mounted thereon, yielding means tcnding to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indicators, when the frame is moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable fram e, conncctions between the two frames, whereby movement of the second 'frame causes the other t'rane to be moved, a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, a retractor having a bar to enrage the levers, and means on the second frame to engagc and actnate the rctractor, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

19. In combination with a series ot' movable indicators, a movable frame, a series ol" in dicator-actnating pawls movably mounted thereon, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the in dicators, when the frame is moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, connections between the two 'frames whcrehy movement of the second frame canses the other frame to be moved, a series ot' lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, a retractor consisting of a swinging frame having a bar to engagc the levers, and one or more arms, and means on the second frame for engaging each arm of the retractor, to move it to rctract the levers with the pawls connected therewith, substantially as and for the purpose set fol-th.

20. In com bination with a series of movable indicators, provided With retaining shoulders, a series of pawls to engage such shoulders, when the indicators are moved into indi` cating position, a movable frame, and a series ot' indicator-aetuating pawls movably mounted thereon, having portions to cngage and tri p the indicator-holding pawls,substan tially as and for the purpose described.

21. In combination with a series of movable indicators, having retaining-shoulders, a scries of indicator-holding pawls, to engage the shoulders,when the indicators are moved into indicating position, a movable 'rame, a series of pawls movably monnted thercon having IIO IZO

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'and other portions or bearings to trip the indicator-holding pawls, before the movement of the frame, to cause actuation of the indicators, is completed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

22. In combination with a series of movable indicators,pro\ 'ided Wi th retaining-shoulders, a series of indicator-holding pawls to engage the shoulders, when the indicators are moved into indicating position, a movable france, a series of pawls movably mo unted thereon, having portions to engage and actuate the indicators, and bea-ings to trip the indicatorholding pawls, and means for moving the indicator-actuating pawls into and out of position to engage and actuate the indicators, when the frame is moved, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

23. In combination with a series of movable indicators provided with retaining-shoulders, a series of pawls to engage such shoulders, When the indicators are moved into indicating position, a movable frame, a series of pawls movably mounted thereon, having tables to engage and actuate the indicators as the frame is moved, and cross-pieces to trip the indicator-holding pawls, and means for moving the indicator-actuating pawls into and out of position to actuate the indicators,as the frame is moved, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

24. In combination With a series of movable indicators, having retaining-shonlders, a series of indicator-holding pawls adapted to engage the shoulders, when the indicators are moved into indicating position, and having toes with inclined surfaces, a movable frame, a series of pawls movably 'mounted thereon, each having a table to engage the respective indicator, and a piece to engage the toe on the respective indicator-holding pawl, and means for movin g the indicator-actuating pawls on the movable frame, so as to bring the tables on the pawls into and out of position to engage and move the indicators, as the frame is moved, substantially as and for the purpose described.

25. In combination with a movable frame, having an abutment, a series of actuatingpawls movably mounted thereon, each having a shoulder to engage the abutment, so as to hold the pawl retracted from operative position, yielding means tending to move the pawls into such position, a series of levers connected With the pawls, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the first frame to be moved, a series of lever-engaging keys on the second frame, and means for holding the shouldered portions of the pawls away from the abutment on the first frame, when the latter is in its normal nnmoved position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

26. In combination With a movable frame,

having an abutment, a series of actuatingpawls movably mounted thereon each having a shoulder to engage the abutment, so as to hold the pawl retracted out of operative position, springs to move the pawls into such position, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames; whereby movement of the second causes the other frame to be moved, lever-engaging keys movably mounted upon the second frame, and means for holding` the shouldered portions of the pawls out of engagement with the abutment on the first frame, when such frame is in its normal unmoved position, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

27. In combination with a movable frame, having an abutment, a series of actuatingpawls mounted thereon, each havingashoulder to engage the abutment, so as to hold the pawls retracted out of operative position, yielding means tending to move the pawls into such position ,a series of levers connected with the pawls, asecond movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame canses the first frame to be moved, a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second france, and a stop-bar to hold the shouldered portions of the pawls out of engagement with the abut- .ment on the first frame, until such frame has been moved a certain distance from its normal position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

28. In combination With a movable frame having an abutment, a series of a'ctuatingpawls mounted on the frame, each having the two shoulders to engage the abutment, yielding means tending to move the pawls into operative position, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other to be moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of lever-engaging keys movablymounted on the second iframe, a stop-bar, to hold the shouldered portions of the pawls up out of position to IOO IIO

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a retractor to retract the levers and pawls, when the first frame has been moved, substantially as and for the purpose described.

29. In combination With a rising-and-falling frame having an abutment, a series of pawls mounted so as to slide and be capable of being swung on the frame, each having two shoulders to engage the abutment and hold the pawls retracted out of operative position, the springs to move the pawls into such position, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of levercngaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, the stop-bar to engage the pawls, a retractor to retract the levers and pawls,

and means on the second 'frame for actuating the retractor, substantially as and 'for the purpose specified.

30. In combination with aseries of movable registering devices, a swinging frame having an abutment, a series of register-ing-deviceaet-uat-ing pawls, movably mounted on the frame, each having a shoulder to engage the abutment and hold the pawl retracted, yielding means tending to move the pawls toward their registering devices, a second movable frame, eonnections between the two frames whereby movement of the second t'i-ame causcs the other frame to be moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series oi' le\ *er-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, a retractor to retract the levers and pawls, and the stop-bar in the path of the pawls, as they move down with the swinging frame, adapted to hold the shouldered portions of the pawls up ont of position to engage the abutment, while the swing- 'ing frame is down in its normal position, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

31. In combination with a series of movablc register-ing devices, a swinging frame having an abutment, a series of register-ingdevice-actuating pawls movably mounted on the frame, each having two shoulders to engage the abutment on the frame, springs to move the pawls into engagement With the registering devices, a second movable frame, eonneetions between the two frames whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series ott' levers connected with the pawls, a series of leverengaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, the stop-bar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls normally up away from the abntment on the swinging frame, and a retractor actuated by the second movable frame to retract the levers and the pawls connected therewith, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

39. In combination with a series ot' movable indieators, a swinging frame having an abutnent, a series of indicator actuating pawls movably mounted on the frame, each having a shoulder, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indicators, as the frame is swung, a second movahle frame, connections between the two frames whereby movement of the second frame causes the other frame to be moved, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frame, and a stop-bar to hold the shouldered portions ot' the pawls up out ot' engagement with the abutment on the swinging t'rane, while the latter is in its normal position, substantiall y as and for the purpose described.

33. In combination with a series of novable indicators, a swinging 'frame having an abutment, a series of indicator-actuating pawls movably mounted on the frame, each having a shoulder, springs to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indicators, a second movable frame, connections between the two frames, whereby movement of the second frame causes the other trame to be moved, a series ot' levers connected with the pawls, a series of lever-engaging keys movably mounted on the second frane, the stopbar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls up away 'from the abutment on the swinging t'i-ame, while the latter is down in its normal position, and a retractor to retraet the levcrs and pa-wls, actuated by the second frane, snbstantially as and t'or the purpose specified.

In combination with a series ot' movable indicators, a swinging l'rame having an abntment, a second movable frame connected with the other so as to actuate the same, a series of pawls movably mounted on the swinging frame each having' two shoulders to engage the abutment on the frane, springs to nove the pawls into position to engage and actuatc the indicators, as the pawl-earrying f *ame is swung, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of lever-engaging keys movably nounted on the second frame, and means Jor causing retraction of the pawls after the swinging 'rame has been swung a certain distance, substantially as and 'tor the purpose shown.

In combination with a series ol' movable registering devices, the swinging l'rane having an abutment, the series ot' sliding pawls mounted on the frane each provided with an ahutnent-engaging shoulder, yielding means tending to move the pawls into position to actuate the registering devices, means for holding the pawls norn'ially retracted, a series of movable keys to engage and be disengaged from such means, and a stop-bar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls normally out ol' engagement with the abutnent on the frame, substantially as and t'or the purpose set torth.

36. In combination with a series ol' movable registering devices, a swinging t'rane having an abutnent, the series ol' sliding pawls mounted on the 'rame, each having an abutment-engaging shoulder, springs to move the pa-wls into position to engage and actuate the registering devices, means for holding the pawls normally retracted, a series of movable keys to engage and be disengaged l'rom such means, a stop-bar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls up out of engagement with the abutment on the swinging 'ranie, and means for causing retraction of any pawl which has been moved into engagenent with its register-ing device, substantially as and for the purpose described.

37. In conbination with a series of movablc registering devices, a swinging t'rame having an abutment, the series of sliding pawls mounted on the frame, each having two ahutment-engaging shoulders, springs to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the registering devices, means for holding the pawls normally retracted, a series ol.

movable keys to engage and be disengaged from such means, a stop-bar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls up out of engagement with the abutment on the swinging frame, and means for causing retraction of any pawl which has been moved into engagement with its registering device, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

38. In combination Withaseries of novable indicators, the swinging frame having an abutment,the series of sliding pawls mounted on the frame, each provided with an abutment-engagin g shoulder,yieldin g means tending to move the pawls into position to actuate the indicators, means for holding the pawls normally retracted, a series of movable keys' to engage and be disengaged from such means, and a stop-bar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls normally out of engagement with the ab utment on the frame, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

39. In combination with a series of movable indicators, a swinging frame having an ab utment, the series of sliding pawls mounted on the frame, each having an abutment-engaging shoulder, springs to move the paWls into position to engage and actuate the indicators, means for holding the pawls normally retract-ed, a series of movable keys to engage and be disengaged from such means, a stopbar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls up out of engagement with the abutment on the swinging frame, and means for causing retraetion of any pawl which has been moved into engagement with its registerin g deviee, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

40. In combination with a series of movable indicators, a swinging frame having an abutment, the series of slidingpawls mounted on the frame, each having two abutment-engaging shoulders, springs to move the pawls into position to engage and actuate the indi- Gators, means for holding` the pawls normally retracted, a series of movable keys to engage and be disengaged from such means, a stopbar to hold the shonldered parts of the pawls up out of engagement with the abutment on the swinging frame, and means for causing retraction of any pawl which has been moved into engagement with its indicator, substantially as and for the purpose described.

41. In combination with the swinging f rame having an abutment, the series of actuatingpawls mounted on the frame so as to slide thereon, each having an abutment-engaging shoulder, springs to move the pawls 011 the frame, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of movable lever-engaging keys, a stop-bar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls normally above the ab utment before the frame is swung, and a retractor to retract the levers and pawls, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

42. In combination with the swinging 'f rame having an abutnent the series of sliding actnating-pawls mounted 011 the frame, each having two abutment-engaging shoulders,

springs to move the pawls on. the frame, a

series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of movable lever-en gaging keys, a stopbar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls above the abut-ment on the frame, While the latter is down in its normal position, and a retractor to retract the levers and pawls, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

43. In combination with the swingingframe having an abutment, the series of sliding pawls nounted' thereon each shouldered on its under side, and provided with an arm, springs engaging the arms on the pawls, a series of levers connected with the pawls, a series of movable lever-engaging keys, a stopbar to hold the shouldered parts of the pawls above the abutment on the frame, when the latter is down in its normal position, and a retractor to retract the levers and pawls, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

44. In combination with the movable frame having an abutment, a sliding pawl mounted on the frame and having an abutment-engaging shoulder and an arm on its under side, a spring engaging a hearing on the arm, so as to move the pawl on the frame, and tending to hold it down in position to have its shoulder en gage the frame-abutment,substantially as and for the purpose described.

4:5. In combination With a series of movable registeriug devices, a swinging frame, and a series of registering-device-actuating pawls mounted on the frame, a till having a movable part, a lever having a cam-groove, connections between the lever and the frame, and a hearing moving With the movable part of theitill, engaging the cam-groove, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

40. In combination with a series of movable registering devices, a swinging frame, and a series of registering-device-actuating pawls mounted on the frame, a till with a movable part, two levers having cam-grooves, links connectng the levers with the Swingingframe, and bearings moving with themovable part of the till,engaging the cam-grooves, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

47. In combination with a series of movable indicators, a swinging frame, a series of indicator-actuating pawls on the frame, a till having a movable part, a lever having a camgroove, connections between the lever and the frame, and a bearing moving with the movable part of the till, engaging the cam-groove, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

48. In combination with a series of movable indicators, a swinging frame, a series of indicator-actuating' pawls on the frame, a till with a movable part, two levers each having a cam-groove, links connecting the levers with the frame, and means moving with the movable part of the till to engage the camgrooves, substantially as and for the purpose described.

40. In combination with the swingingfrane and the series of actuating-pawls thereon, a series of levers connected with the pawls a IOO IIO

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