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MANUAL CASH RECORDER. N0. 583,367. Patented May 25,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

HARRY M. GEIGER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHAMPION OASII REGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

MANUAL CASH-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,367, dated May 25, 1897'.

Application letl July 20| 1895. Serial No. 556,639. (No modelo To all whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. GEIGER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manual Cash-Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in manual cash-recorders; and Jthe invention consists in the mech-- anism and combinations of mechanism hereinafter described and claimed; and the objects of my invention are, first, to overcome the inconvenience of readjusting the strips each time the record is taken from the machine, and also to guide the free end of the strips between a propelling-roller and a friction-roller into a suitable receptacle for receiving the same; second, to combine with the mechanism for moving forward the paper a series of receptacles arranged in convenient manner, so that the operator can easily, by opening the lid, reach back into the proper receptacles and take out the account of each one of the clerks by simply tearing off the strip by means of a cutoff suitably situated; third, to provide suitable mechanism for advancing all the strips at a time without operating the keys, the same being done, preferably, through an opening in the lower front lid, by which construction a suitable space may be left for adding the column of gures on each strip or the space may be utilized for any other purpose for which the same is desirable, such as indicating the date of each days transactions or to separate the days transactions into sections, the. 5 fourth, to overcome as much as possible the pressure necessary to be exerted upon the keys in advancing the paper; fifth, to operate the paper-supporting spools directly from the keys by means of a ratchet-wheel, a pawl, and suitable mechanism eonnected therewith, and, sixth, to prevent the operation of any two keys at the same time and to lock each key in its downward movement until the operation of opening the drawer has been com* pleted. These objects I accomplish by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyin g drawings, in whichh Figure l is a side elevation of the machine with a portion of the side of the case cnt awayin order to show the relationship of the keys, ratchet mechanism, and the general construct-ion of the internal parts of the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the top of the machine removed; and Fig. 3 is a side view of the front part of the machine with the side of the case removed, showing the operation of the key in detail, said Fig. being shown on an enlarged scale.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In my invention I use a cash-drawer,which is shown by IV, the same being contained in a suitable case.

II shows the bottom of the framework or case, and V shows the partition or framework which supports the machinery.

Y Y show the sides of the case.

Y shows the upper front lid, Y2 shows the lower front lid, and Y3 shows a shaft-bearing for the lower front lid.

The machine is a key-machine and is provided with a series of rollers, each roller adapted to be moved forward by means ot' the depression of a key, said roller carrying with it the paper on which the entry is made.

A represents a key-lever which is provided with a slot A, which slot is placed in the up per part of the key-lever, and the slot is inclined, so as to act as a cam-that is, is made a suitable distance out of the circumference of a line drawn from the center of the shaft B, said shaft being the pivotal point on the key, upon which the key-lever Ahas its bearing, so as to produce a forward motion to the lever C and its connections when the key-lever A is depressed.

O is a slotted lever havin g a bearing upon the frame by means of the shaft O2, and said lever has pivoted thereto at the point D a pawl D. The lever C is slotted, so as to permit the key-lever A to pass between its two sides in its forward movement. It also supports the friction-roller C through the shaft or shaft-bearing C?. As above stated, O' represents a friction-roller which operates in the slot A of the key-lever A. It has a bearing by means of a pin or shaft in the slotted lever O.

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D is a pawl having a pivotal bearing in the slotted lever Cby means of the pin D, said pin D serving to attach the pawl to the slotted lever C.

E is a ratchet-wheel rigid with the roller l and having a rotating bearing upon the shaft l and being engaged by the pawl D, which gives it the rotary motion, as hereinafter described.

lVhen the key-lever A is depressed, the roller C, moving in the slot A', moves forward the lever C, turning upon its bearing G2, pushing forward the )awl D, and turning the ratchet-wheel one notch.

A2 is a slot in the lower end of the key-lever A and is provided with teeth. On one side oi' the said slot the teeth project upward and on the other side they project downward, and they are adapted to engage with the bar .l when the keyslever A is depressed on its downward course, so to prevent an u pward motion of the key until the operation has been completed. Afterthe operation is completed and the drawer opened the key may be returned to normal position.

A3 is a lug on the k ey-lever A and is adapted to come in contact with the lug N, which lug N is rigid with the rocking beam N2 by means of the bar N.

A4 is a cam-surface upon the lower part of the key-lever A and is designed to engage with the bar .l when the bar J has been swung on its bearing backward from normal position under said cam AL.

N' is a shaft upon which the rocking beam N2 vibrates. The shaft ,l\" is supported on a frame 5, and its rear end is provided with a dog or detent O. The dog or detent is adapted to engage with the locking-plate l" in order to hold the cash-drawer XV in normal position and has a pivotal bearin at its upper end upon the rocking beam N2.

P is a locking-plate upon the back end of the drawer XV, with which the locking-dog O engages in order to secure the drawer locked within the Case.

Q is a cam-plate suitably placed upon the drawer to engage the lug M', and when the drawer is closed thecam-plate raises lll' to the position shown in Fig. l., and also lifts with it the gravity-weighted arm M.

R is a spring adapted to throw the drawer 'lV out when unlocked by the raising. of the dog O ont of the locking-plate l.

S is a shaft having bearings in lugs upon the supporting-frame Y, said shaft being rigidly eonnected with the weighted arm M and with the crank K. Itis adapted to be turned by the gravity-weighted arm M and thereby communicate, through the rigidly-connected arm K, a downward motion to the lever .l2 and a backward motion to the supportingarms J'1 and the diamond-shaped bar J.

S' S are lugs upon the supporting-frame Y,

through which the shaft S has its bearings.

T T are antifriction-rollers in the side of the drawer XV in order to facilitate the movement of the drawer out of and into the case.

lf F are pawls adapted to engage with the ratchet-wheels E. rlhese pawls are supported upon a bar G by means of the slotted bearings F F, said slotted bearings F F being rigid with the bar G and forming pivotal supports for the pawls F F. The bar G is supported by rigid connections with the shaft l by means of the supporting-arms (i, said arms G being crank-arms rigidly connected, as above stated, to the shaft l.

.ll is a lever made rigid with shaft l. and adapted to turn said shaft, so as to give motion tothe crank-arms G i.

LL are springs which support the key-levers A in normal. position.

rlhe rollers l l, the., are rigid with the ratchet-wheels E il] and are adapted torotate on the shaft l, they receiving their rotary motion from the pawl D through the rigid connectingratchet-wheel ,lil and by said motion advancing the paper, as described. The shaft 1 supports the rollers l l and also acts as a bearing upon which the rollers l. l rotate, and also supports rigidly the lever Il and the crank-arms G G.

2 2 are friction-rollers supported on the springs il 2 which springs hold the frictionrollers in contact with the rollers l l and clasp the paper between said rollers l l. and said friction-rollers 2 2.

3 is a supporting-plate over which the strips of paper or writing material are carried in their movement to the position bctween rollers l l and friction-rollen' 2 2.

-lis a bar supporting the springs 2 2, and the same also acts as a bimling-bar for the frames 5 5 and as a supporting-frameforthe bearings of the slotted lever C.

5 are :frames upon which the shaft l has its bearings, said frames 5 5 being supported by the frame Y.

G (i are supporting slotted lugs adapted to support the shafts E) and also to form bearings for the supply-roll 7, '7 being a supplyroll of suitable material upon which the written statements or entries can be made. It has its bearings at the bottom of the slotted lever C.

8S are gravityaveights having suitable lugs at cach end to guide them through the slot en the supporting-lugs G (i, thereby allowing them to act as a suitable brake in order to keep the supply-rolls 7 7 in their proper position, the same bearing against the supplyrolls, so as to prevent the supply-rolls from unwinding too fast in operation.

9 0 are the supporti11g-shafts for the Isupply-rolls 7 7.

l() is a supporting-bar for the sockets 'il 1]. of the springs L L and having their rigid sup port-s in frames 5 5.

ll 1l are socketbearings for the springs L L and are connected rigidly as a part of the supporting-bar l0.

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ssasev l2 is a spring holding the rocking beam N2 in its normal position and adapted to return the same to normal position after the same has been depressed.

13 are partitions on a direct line with the ratchet-wheels E, so as to form suitable sides for the reception of the writing material, which is advanced between the rollers l l and the friction-rollers 2 2.

It is a shield inclosing the rear parts of the machine, and l5 is a shield on the inside of the case designed to hide the bac-k of the case.

' IG is a shield suitably slotted to admit of making records upon the writing material, and it also acts to retain the writing material in its proper place.

The operation of my invention is as follows: First, I take a supply-roll of any suitable material to be written upon and place its shaft-bearings in their proper slots. rlhen after having placed the gravity-weight over the supply-roll to perform the function above described I take the free end of the writing material, draw it over the paper-supporting table, and pass the free end between the roller l and the lower friction-roller 2. The friction-roller 2 presses the paper against the roller l, so that the rotating movement of the roller l will turn the free end of the paper between the two rollers into the back of the machine in its proper receptacle. After I have advanced the paper between the two rollers I then depress the key-lever. lVhen the key -lever is depressed, the diamondshaped bar J' is moved backward bythe camsurfaee on the lower tooth in the slot A2 of the key-lever, so that the diamondshaped bar passes under the cam-surface AVl of all of the unoperated keys, and as the depressed key is pressed downward it engages with the teeth on the front side of said slot. At the same time the lug engages with the lug II and depresses the other end of the rocking beam N2, thereby raising the back end of the rocking beam and raising the locking-dog 0 out of engagement with a suitable opening in the cam I). lVhen the locking-dog O is raised out of engagement with cam I?, the spring R is then allowed to operate against the drawer 'W and throw the same out of the case, allowing the operator to make the desired change or to deposit the money received. lVhe-n the key A is depressed7 the rear side of the slot A in its downward course presses against the friction-roller C and advances forward the rocking lever C, and through the rocking` lever C advances the pawl D. The pawl D then turns the ratchet-wheel E, being ri gidly connected with the roller l, and the roller l, having suitable strips of paper between it and the friction-roller 2, with sufficient tension to advance said strip the required distance into its proper receptacle. After the key A has completed its downward motion and opened the drawer and the spring R advances out of the case the lug M passes down the inclined surface of the cam Q, thereby allowing the gravity-weighted lever M to drop from its normal position and through the shaft S communicating motion to the crankarm K through its rigid connection, thereby bringing in engagement on its downward movement the crank-arm K with the leverarm J2, which, being rigidly connected with the bell-crank arms JA1 J4, then throws the diamond-shaped bar .I out of engagement with the teeth in the front end of the slot A2, thereby allowing the depressed lever A to return to normal position, and the same cannot be again depressed until its operation has been completed and it has returned to normal position. During its operation the diamondshaped bar remains under the cam-surface AI on all of the other keys not operated, thereby preventing them from being depressed during the operation of the depressed key. lVhcn it is desired to advance all of the operatingslips together after they have been used for a days operation, the lever II is depressed from its normal position, thereby communicating this downward motion to the supporting-levers Gt' G and through them to the bar G, through the bar G to the pawls F F, which, being in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheels E E, moves them upon their bearings A, and through their rigid connection with l advancing the paper a suitable distance to provide blank spaces to add the column of figures previously placed upon the slips or to furnish blank spaces for any entries that maybe required. If desired to take thc strips out of the machine, the operator raises the upper front lid Y', and after having advanced the strips by means of the lever II a suitable distance he then takes these strips which have been advanced into suitable receptacles and draws the strips out of the machine over the shield 14, at the lower end of which is provided a serrated steel cutter to serratc the strips, and by a sharp pull the strips are severed at the desired point.

Ilaving thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is"

l. In combination with a plurality of paperadvancing rolls, a plurality of friction-rollers adapted to retain the paper in contact with the paper-advancing rolls, and a connection adapted to operate simultaileously the series of paper-advancing rolls, substantially as described.

2. In combination with aplurality of paperadvancing rolls, and a plurality of frictionrolls, each roll adapted to retain the paper in contact with its corresponding advancing roll, a key-lever and mechanism connecting said key-lever to said paper-advancing rolls, whereby each advancing roll is operated directly from the depression of its corresponding key and a connection adapted to operate all the paper-advancing rolls simultaneously, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a paper-supply roll, a plurality of paper-advancing rolls, a plural- IOO IIO

ityo'f friction-rolls adapted to retain the paper In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my in Contact with its corresponding paper-adhand .fl-nd seni in the presence of two witro Vaneing roll7 lever mechanism for operating` nesses.

said paper-advancing rolls separately or siv v 41 m j A Y inultaneously, and fr series of receptacles, HARRX M GI K h IL S l each receptacle adapted. to receive the paper \Vitnesses:

as it cornes from its corresponding advmieing EDWARD '.IAGGART,

paper-roll, substantially ns described. CHRISTOPHER HONDELINK.

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