US584303A - Cash recorder and indicator - Google Patents

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' W. J. BUSSE.

CASH RECORDER AND INDICATOR.

No. 584,303. Patented June 8,1897.

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W. J. BUSSE. CASH RECORDER AND INDICATOR.

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CASH RECORDER AND INDICATOR.

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CASH RECORDER AND INDICATOR.

No. 584,303. PateptedvJune -8, 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM J. BUSSE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TI'IREE-FOURTIIS TO JOHN J. MILLER AND CARROLL B. VASTINE, OF AUSTIN, ILLINOIS.

CASH RECORDER AND INDECATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,303, dated June 8, 1897.

Application filed May 28, 1894. Serial No. 512,6'7i. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may (307L667lb: Figure 1 represents a perspective View of Be it known that LIVILLIAM J. BUssE,a citian apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. zen of the United States, and a resident of 2 is a vertical section through the casing of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of the apparatus, taken just inside of the back 55 5 Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful wall thereof and showing the inclosed mech- Improvements in Cash Recorders and Indicaanism in rear elevation. Fig 3 is a vertitors, of which the followingis a full, clear, and cal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, looking in exact description, reference being had to the the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. a accompanying drawings, forming a part of is a similar section taken on the line a a of 6o 10 this specification. Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by This invention relates to improvements in the arrows. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken that class of apparatus known as cash reon the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, looking in the same cordersandindicators, employed principally direction as in Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a detail view in stores, by means of which the amount of of the platen-operating devices, showing the I5 each sale is recorded and indicated to the position of the parts afteramovement thereclerk or customer before the casl'i-drawer can of; and Fig. 7, a detail view of a locking derbe opened to receive the money for such vice for preventing theuse of the apparatus. sales. Similar letters of reference indicate the My invention has for its primary object same parts in the several figures of the draw- 20 greater simplicity, durability, and economy ings.

in the cost of manufacture of machines of Referring by letter to the accompanying this class. drawings, A indicates a casing of any suit- Another primary object of this invention able contour and dimensions for containing is to simplify and improve the mechanism the operating devices of my apparatus, and

2 5 by means of which the machine operates to is provided at about the center of the front show the amount of a sale on the recordingwall thereof with a horizontally-elongated tape at each operation of the machine, thereopening B, closed by a glass or other transby dispensing with the separate indicating parent plate C, through which the recorded devices heretofore employed to a large extent sale is seen by the purchaser or salesman, as

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A further object of this invention is to im- In the upper part of the casing is mounted prove the mechanism by means of which the a fixed transverse shaft D in a suitable frame recording-tape is brought into contact with within the casing A, and upon said shaft is the type-wheels for the purpose of facilitatloosely journaled a series of indicating-levers 8 5 3 5 in g the adjustment and operation of the type- E, each operating to set a typewheel so as wheel and insuring perfect alinement of the to cause any one of the figures or characters letters on the different wheels and improve thereon to register with a movable platen the printing resulting therefrom; and other over which travels a recording-tape upon objects of the invention are to simplify and which the figures or characters are to be 0 4o improve the general construction of the differprinted, and as the indicating-levers all opent parts, including novel and simple mecherate alike it will be sufficient to describe the anism for successively operating the movoperation of a single one of them. able platen, the storagereel, and the cash- Preferably below the shaft D is mounted drawer release and subsequently resetting in the frame carrying said shaft another fixed 45 these parts for the next operation by a single shaft F, upon which is loosely journaled a sereciprocation of a vibrating actuating-lever. ries of type-wheels G, correspondingin num- These and other objects that will appear her with the indicating-levers E and having hereinafterin the specification and be pointed secured to the peripheries thereof a series of out in the claims are attained by the devices type II at regularintervals apart, which type I00 50 illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in may be figures or any other suitable characwhichters.

To the type-wheel G and concentric therewith is secured a pinion l, with which meshes a segment-rack J rigidly secured to the pivoted end of the indicating-lever E, so that whenever the said lever is moved a corre sponding movement of the type-wheel is pro-- d need. The outer end of the indicating-lever E projects through the front wall of the easing A, which latter is curved on the arc of a circle struck from the axis of the shaft D and is slotted so as to serve as a guide for the said lever.

The outer free end of the indicating-lever terminates in a suitable th umb-piece,to which is attached an index or pointer K, as more clearly shown in Fig. 1, which pointer indicates upon a scale, stamped or otherwise formed upon the adjacent portion of the casin g, the figure or character on the type-wheel which is in position for printing, the parts being so proportioned and arranged that such figure or character corresponds in all positions of the indicating-lever with the figure or character to which the index points in any particular position of said lever.

In order to hold the type-wheel, and consequently the indicating-lever, in any adjusted position, I provide a series of pins L on one side of the type-wheel, and a spring-catch M, attached at a suitable point to a stationary portion of the frame, the outer free end of the spring-catch being bent so that the said end will rest upon two adjacent pins, with the bent portion between the pins, so as to yieldin gly m aintain the type-wheel against movem ent in either direction, althoughif sufficient force is applied to the indicating-lever the type-wheel may be readily rotated; but whenever the force is withdrawn the angular end of the spring-catch will compel the centering and registering of the type-wheel, so that one of the characters thereon will be immediately over the movable platen N.

The type is automatically inked at every movement of the type-wheel by means of an inking-wheel O, which is loosely mounted upon a fixed rod or shaft P, preferably at the rear side of the type-wheel, the hole through the inking-wheel being of somewhat greater diameter than the rod P, which is set closer to the periphery of the type-wheel than the center of the inking-wheel, so that the latter hangs eccentrically on the said rod and the gravity thereof causes it to rest at all times against the face of the type on the type-wheel. The inking-wheel is of course free to rotate upon the rod 1" and therefore constantly changes the face thereof upon the type, which it could not do if it were not loosely as well as eccentrically hung. The same result might be obtained by having the pivoting-rod concentric with and fitting the opening in the inking-wheel, but resting in obliquely-dis posed slots in the frame, so that the wheel might back off and revolve under the action of the typewheel; but in practice I have found the form shown to be preferable.

The recording-tape on which the type is designed to print when the type is brought in contact therewith by the movable platen. N is wound upon the supply-reel Q, of suitable dimensions, which is loosely journaled in the frame of the machine and held against a too free rotation by any suitable tension device, such, for instance, as the tension-spring R, bearing against the face of the grooved wheel S, secured to the end of the shaft of said reel. The tape T is trained over antifriction-rollers or guide-bars V V at each side of the movable platen, which underlies the tape between said rollers immediately beneath the type-whecl, and the tape then passes around another guide-bar or roller V and onto an intermittently-acting st0ragereel TV, the op eration of which will be described farther on, the tape being exposed to the view of the clerk or customer through the opening 13 in the casing at a point between the roller or guide-bar V and roller or guide-bar V.

The movable platen N is normally held out of contact with the type-roller by suitable springs to at each end thereof, and is moved into contact with the type by a mechanism comprising a transverse shaft-l), loosely j ournaled in the frame of the machine, which is moved in one direction by the reciprocating actuating-lever 0 (see Figs. 1 and 2) and in the opposite direction by a spring of some suitable character, such as the coiled spring of which spring is rigidly secured to the shaft or to a part fixed thereon, the other end of the spring being secured to a stationary portion of the machine frame or casing. The connection with the machine frame or casing may be made adjustable by attaching the spring to a disk or collar 0, fitting up against the face of a notched plate f, rigidly secured to the casing or frame, and a key g, which fits into one of the notches in the plate f and a corresponding notch in the plate or collar 6, so as to securely lock the parts together in any adjusted position.

Upon each end of the shaft Z) is rigidly mounted a two-armed lever 71 upon one end of which is pivotally secured a dog 2', having a shoulder j thereon adapted and arranged to engage a suitable stop 7; upon the said lever, so as to stop the dog in proper position to engage a notch Z, formed in the projecting end of the platen when the parts are in the normal position shown in the drawings. The dog t and the arm of the double-ended lever to which it is attached constitute a toggle, so that when the lever is moved in the direction indicated by the arrows in the drawings the toggle will be straightened out, and thus cause the platen to be elevated into contact with the type-wheel, the continuous further movement of the toggle past the dead-center releasing the platen so that it moves down under the influence of the springs a out of contact with the type-wheel, the parts at such time being in the position shown in Fig. 6.

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Upon the releasing of the actuatii'ig-leverc and the reverse rotation or oscillation of the shaft l), carrying withit the lever 7L, the point of the dogt' will engage the projection m upon the platen, throwing said dog back to its normal position against its stop and in position to be again seated in the notch Zupon the completion of the reverse movement of the oscillatory power-shaft 1), ready for another actuation of the platen. The other arm of one of the levers comes in contact with a stop it upon the frame of the machine, so as to normally hold the part in proper normal position, while the corresponding arm of the other lever, preferably near the end of the oscillatory shaft 1), to which the actuatinglever c is secured, carries a spring-actuated pawl 0, pivotally secured thereto and provided with a shoulderor projection 13, adapted and arranged to strike against a stop or shoulder g upon the lever h, against which the shoulder is held by the spring 0', all as clearly shown by the full and dotted lines in Fig. This pawl is adapted and arranged to engage one of the teeth of a ratchet-wheel s, rigidly mounted upon the end of the shaft of the storage-reel V and to move or rotate said wheel the space of one tooth. The engage ment of the pawl with the ratchet wheel takes place immediately after the platen has been elevated, so as to cause the recordingtape to make contact with the type-wheel, the continued movement of the oscillatory power-shaft b causin such operation to take place and in such degree as to move the newly-printed portion of the recording-tape from the platen to a point in front of the opening 13 in the frame-casing where it may be viewed by the clerk or purchaser. It will of course be understood that the pawl by reason of its spring actuation will drag over the ratchet-wheel on its return stroke without causing any movement thereof and that the movement imparted to the ratchet-wheel and consequently the storage-wheel by the pawl is intermittent, but takes place immediately after every printing operation, the pawl moving to position to cause this movement durin g the printing operation.

The third operation is performed by the oscillatory power-shaft immediately following the two just described, and that is the releasing of the lock devices which secure the cash-drawer until both the printing operation and the storage operation have been completed. This third operation is obtained by means of an angular arm t, rigidly secured to the oscillatory shaft 1), adjacent to the lever h, which arm, moving with the other parts, strikes against a collar or projection "it upon a spring-actuated and vertically-disposed lockiugbolt v, the end of which belt projects down in front of a suitable stop device 10 inside the drawer, and prevents the opening of the drawer until the arm thas raised the lockbolt against the tension ofits actuating-sprin g sufficientl y to clear the stop 7!, when the drawer will be slightly projected by the force of a spring of some suitable character, such as the flat spring :20, attached to the rear end of the drawer and confined between the drawer and the back wall of the casing. This operation of releasing the drawer is, as I have before stated, the last of the three to take place, the purpose of such an arrangement being to insure that the record shall be printed and the partial storage of the recording-tape to.

bring the last record in view shall be made before the drawer can be opened for either the deposit or withdrawal of cash therefrom. In connection with this last operation, if desirable, an alarm-bell maybe simultaneously sounded by means of a pivoted dog 1 en gaging the teeth of the ratchet-wheel s and held in contact therewith by a weighted arm 3 or any equivalent spring or weighted device, to which dog or arm is secured a spring-supported hammer .2, which is caused to strike the bell or gong .2 whenever the ratchetwheel is moved the space of a single tooth, thus sounding an alarm each time the cashdrawer is opened.

To prevent surreptitious or fraudulent operation of the machine or tampering therewith or opening of the cash-drawer by unauthorized persons in the absence of the merchant or his employees, I provide a very simple lock device to prevent the operation of the machine, which consists of a pin or stop a on a prolongation of the arm t, with which,

engages a hook-like catch 1), operated by any suitable keyinserted through a suit-able key hole 0 (see Fig. l) in the side of the casing of the apparatus. The normal position of this catch is that shown in full lines in Fig. 7, the catch resting against a pin d out of 'he way, so as to permit the free movement of the arm I, while the dotted lines show the catch in its operative position in engagement with the pin a, so as to prevent the movement of the arm '6, which thereby locks all of the mechanism excepting, of course, the indicating-levers and type-wheels, the movement of which produces no effect, as they are at all times movable back and forth and can be reset from any position to any other desired position without affecting the recording or indicating devices. In the making of change the type-wheels may be set so as to print a row of ciphers or any other characters that the merchant or manufacturer may select.

A cash recorder or indicator embodying my invention is extremely simple yet durable and effective in construction, and is cheap as to cost of construction, as most of the parts composing the machine are rods and stamped or cheaply-cast sections which do not require for their perfect operation a very high degree of finish or especial accuracy in fit. At the same time the apparatus furnishes the merchant with a sealed record which is the equivalent of a daybook or blotter, which not only records every sale, but also clearly indicates the same to the clerk or customer or both, without the employment of the more or less complicated indicating devices hereto fore commonly employed in machines of this class.

It is to be understood that I do not desire to limit myself to the exact devices and groups of mechanism herein shown and described for accomplishing the desired object, as obviously many variations thereof will readily suggest themselves to the skilled mechanic, and all such variations would be within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cash recorder and indicator, the combination with a series of adjustable ty ewheels, an intermittently-actuated recordingtape, a vertically-movable platen provided with a notch and shoulder at each end thereof, and a lock for the cash-drawer, of an oscillatory power-shaft, a lever-arm mounted on each side of said shaft and each lever provided with a dog for engagement with said notch and shoulder for actuating the platen, a spring-actuated pawl-and-ratchetwheel connection between said shaft and the storage-reel for the recording-tape, and a lever carried on one end of said shaft for lifting and thereby releasing the drawerlocking bolt, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a cash recorder and indicator, the combination with a series of adjustable typewheels, an intermittently-actuated recordingtape, and a movable platen having a notch and shoulder, of an oscillatory power-shaft, alever mounted on each side of said shaft, each lever having a dog for engaging said notch and shoulder to actuate the platen, a spring-actuated pawl-and-ratchet-wheel con nection between said shaft and the storagereel for the recording-tape, a lock for the cashdrawer, an arm mounted on said oscillatory shaft for releasing said lock, and an alarm device actuated by said ratchet-wheel connection, substantially as described.

In a cash recorder and indicator, the combination with the series of adjustable typewheels, an intermittently-actu ated recordingtape and a vertically-movable platen, of an oscillatory power-shaft, mechanism carried by each end of the shaft for operating the platen, mechanism carried by said shaft for actuating the recordingtapc, an arm mounted on one end of the shaft for raising the lock-bolt to release the drawer, and a locking-catch device for said arm to prevent the actuation thereof, substantiallyas shown and described.

4. In a cash recorder and indicator, the combination with a series of type-wheels, an intermittently-actuated recording-tape, a movable platen, of an oscillatory shaft having mounted thereon a two-armed lever at each side thereof, each lever having at the upper end a dog and stop, said dog being adapted to engage with and actuate the platen, one of said levers having at its lower end a springpawl and stop for intermittently actuating the winding reel, said shaft having also mounted thereon an arm for releasing the cash-drawer lock, and a catch device on said arm to prevent the actuation thereof, all substantially as described.

5. In a cash recorder and indicator, the combination with a type-roller, an indicating-1e ver, and a platen normally out of contact with the type-roller and provided with a notchl and projections m, of a rock-shaft Z) journaled in bearings in the frame of the machine, a two-armed lever 7L mounted on said shaft, a stop is upon said lever, a dog 6 pivotally secured on one end of said lever and having a shoulder j thereon adapted to engage said stop, and an actuating-lever secured on said shaft and outside of the frame of the machine, substantially as described.

0. I11 a cash recorder and indicator, the combination with a type-roller, an. indicating-lever adapted to actuate the same, and a platen normally held out of contact with the typeroller and provided with a notch and projections, a shaft Z) journaled in bearings in the frame of the machine, a two-armed lever h mounted on said shaft, a dog 2' pivotally scoured to the lever and adapted to engage the notch in the platen, a shoulder j on said dog adapted to engage a stop 7.: upon said lover, a stop it upon the frame of the machine adapted to be engaged by the other arm of the lever, a stop or shoulder q upon the lever 7t, and a spring-actuated pawl 0 pivotally secured upon one end of said lever and pro vided with a shoulder or projection 19 adapted to engage said stop or shoulder q, substantially as described.

7. In a cash recorder and indicator, the combination with a vertically-disposed springactuated locking-bolt 1; adapted to engage the drawer of the machine, a projection 11 upon said bolt, and a shaft 1) journaled in suitable bearings in the frame of the machine, of an angular arm t rigidly secured on said shaft and adapted to engage the projection on said bolt, a pin or stop a 011 a prolongation of the arm 25, a catch b to engage said pin or stop, and means for releasing said catch, substantially as described.

\VILLIAM J. BUSSE.

W'itnesses:

M. E. SnmLDs, Crms. B. BOWEN.

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