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  • This invention has for its object to provide a compact, simple, and convenient cash-register adapted to be carried in a pocket and used to register different items of expense, so that travelers and others who have occasion to spend money for different purposes while absent from convenient facilities for making a note of their expenditures can keep an accurate record without loss of time.
  • the invention consists in the improved apparatus which I will now proceed to describe and claim.
  • Figure l represents a side elevation of a cash-register embodying ⁇ 'my invention.
  • Fig. 2 represents a partial edge View and partial section, the view being taken from the right of Fig. l and certain parts broken away.
  • Fig. 3 represents a partial edge view and partial section, the View being taken from the lower edge of l.
  • Fig. 4 represents in separate views the por tion of the frame of the apparatus which contains the Operatingstem.
  • Fig. 5 represents an elevation from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. l, showing the dial-plate and indicator shafts and pointers.
  • Fig. G repres'ents a perspective view of a portion of the support or holder.
  • FIG. 7 represents a section on line 'I 7 of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 8 represents a section on line 8 S of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 9 represents a section on line 0 9 of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 10 represents a section on line 10 10, Fig. l.
  • My improved apparatus hereinafter described comprises a support or holder, which is here shown as a flat substantially circular plate d, having at one side a series of segmental projections cd. (See Fig. G.) Said projections are located at or near the margin of the plate a, and their inner sides form walls of a recess at one side of the plate, said recess containing the actuatinggear b.
  • actuating-gear l is mounted to rotate on a stud h', affixed to the center of the plate a, said stud having a head h2 at one end bearing on one side of the gear l), its opposite end being upset, as shown at b3, against the outer side of the plate a.
  • the portion of the stud that constitutes the bearing for the gear ZJ is enlarged, as shown at b4, so that the stud has a shoulder between the head b2 and the plate a, this construction permitting the gear b to rotate freely between the said head and plate.
  • c c represent a series of indicator-shafts, preferably four in number, which are journaled in the plate a at one side of the actuatinggcar b, said shafts being parallel with the axis of said gear.
  • the indicator-shafts project from one side of the plate a and through a dial-plate d, which is attached to the plate a by studs d2 and screws d and separated from said plate by the heads of said studs.
  • the dial-plate is provided with a series of dials cl3, corresponding in number to the in dicator-shafts c and formed to cooperate with pointers c' on said indicator-shafts.
  • Each indicator-shaft c is provided between the dial-plate d and the holder a with a rig idly-fixed gear c2.
  • each connecting-gear c represents a series of connecting-gears, each of which is adapted to simultaneously engage the actuating-gear Z1 and one of the indicator-gears c2.
  • the indicatorgears c2 are arranged so that their outer portions project outwardly beyond the diameter of the actuating-gear h, and each connecting-gear c is therefore made in two rigidly-connected parts 2 and 3, the larger part 2 engaging the actuating-gear, while the smaller part 3 engages one of the indicatorgears.
  • the connecting-gears 3 are movable toward and from the center of the apparatus, so that they can be engaged with the gears b and c2 and separated therefrom.
  • the said connecting-gears are mounted upon carriers e', which are preferably formed as levers, each connected at one end by a pivot e2 to one of the projections d', the other end having a suitable projection or push-piece eS projectd ing from the periphery of the holder and adapted to be pressed inwardly by the operan tors thumb to engage'the connecting-gears e with the actuating and indicator gears.
  • carriers e' are preferably formed as levers, each connected at one end by a pivot e2 to one of the projections d', the other end having a suitable projection or push-piece eS projectd ing from the periphery of the holder and adapted to be pressed inwardly by the operan tors thumb to engage'the connecting-gears e with the actuating and indicator gears.
  • the margin of the plate or holder d is provided with recesses c3, which receive the portions 2 of the connecting-gears e and permit the inward and outward movement of said gears, said recesses being between the ends of the projections cf.
  • the gear-carriers e extend across the recesses a3 and the corresponding spaces between the ends of the projections a and are provided with hubs c4, projecting into said spaces, and in said hubs the connectinggears e are journaled.
  • Each spring ff represent springs, which are arranged to press the carriers e and connecting-gears e outwardly, and thus normally separate said gears from the actuatin g and indicator gears.
  • Each spring f is preferably composed of a single piece of wire bent at its center to form a loop or bearingfl, whichis inserted in a groove a5, formed in the inner surface of one of the projections a', and is held in place by a pin a6, driven into said projection and extending through the groove, the pin engaging the loop or bearing fh
  • Each springis therefore praetically a double spring and bears simultaneously on two carriers c', as shown in Fig. l.
  • the outer portions ofthe springs enter grooves eG in the hubs el, the said springs being thus prevented from lateral displacement.
  • g represents a dog, which is attached to one of the projections d and bears yieldingly against the toothed periphery of the actuating-gear I), the arrangement being such that the dog permits rotation of said gear in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. l, but prevents rotation of the gear in the opposite direction.
  • the bearings for the stem 7L are preferably formed by making a groove 7L2 in one of the projections a and attaching a grocved plate h3 to said projection, the two grooves surrounding the stem 71.
  • the stem v is provided with a squared socket h4 to receive the shank of a pendant similar to that of a watch. Said pendant maybe detachable from the stem 7i, so that the device can only be op erated by the pessessor of the pendant.
  • the above-described apparatus comprises a series of indicators, an actuator (the gear (i) common to all the indicators, but having no permanent connection therewith, and normally inoperative coupling or connecting devices (the laterally-movable gears e) adapted to connect either indicator independently with the actuator.
  • an actuator the gear (i) common to all the indicators, but having no permanent connection therewith
  • normally inoperative coupling or connecting devices the laterally-movable gears e
  • the user of the apparatus desires to register the expense incurred for any speciiic purpose, such as railroad-fares, he presses inwardly the connecting-gear e, which cooperates with the indicator used for that purpose, and then rotates the actuator.
  • the desired registration has been eltected, the connectinggear is released and is thereupon thrown out of gear by its operating-spring.
  • An apparatus of the character specified comprising a support or holder, an actuatinggear, a series of indicator-shafts adjacent to said gear and journaled in fixed bearings in the holder, each shaft having a smaller gear and a pointer, and a series et laterally-inevable connecting-gears, and a series of independently-movable connecting-gear carriers connected with the holder, whereby the eonnecting-gears may be moved into and out of engagement with the actuating-gear, each connecting-gear being adapted to simultaneously engage the actuating-gear and the gear of one of the indicators.
  • An apparatus of the character specilied comprising a support or holder, an actuatinggear journaled in said holder, a gear-operating stem journaled in the holder, a series of indicator-shafts mounted in the frame adjacent to the actuating-gear and provided with smaller gears, a series ot independently-mov able carriers connected with the holder, eonnecting-gears journaled in said carriers and each adapted to simultaneously engage the actuating-gear and ene of the indicator-gears, and springs arranged to press the carriers outwardly and normally separate the connect inggears from the actuating-gear and the corresponding indieator-gear- 3.
  • An apparatus of the character specified comprising a circular plate having a series of recesses in its margin, and segmental proj ections on one side, separated by said recesses, an actuating-gear within the space bounded by said projections7 a series of indicatershafts jeurnaled in the plate and projecting therefrom, each shaft having a smaller gear and a pointer, a dial-plate having a series of dials arranged to cooperate with the pointers, a series of carriers formed as levers, pivoted to the segmental projections and extending across the recesses in the plate, said carriers being movable toward and from the actuating-gear, connecting-gears supported by said carriers and projecting into the recesses in the plate, each connecting-gear being adapted IOO IIO

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N0. 618,320. Patented Jam-24, |899.v s. L. BARKER.
PUGKET CASH REGISTER.
(Application led Jan. 15, 1898.)
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POCKET CASH REGISTER.
(Application filed Jan. 15, 1898.) `(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.
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UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.
GEORGE L. EAEKEE, or wALTnAM, MAssAoHUsE'r'rs.
POCKET CASH-REGISTER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 618,320, dated January 24, 1899.
Application led January l5, 1898. Serial No. 666,783. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that LGEORGE L. BAEKEE, of Waltham, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket Cash- Registers, of which the following is a specification.
This invention has for its object to provide a compact, simple, and convenient cash-register adapted to be carried in a pocket and used to register different items of expense, so that travelers and others who have occasion to spend money for different purposes while absent from convenient facilities for making a note of their expenditures can keep an accurate record without loss of time.
The invention consists in the improved apparatus which I will now proceed to describe and claim.
' Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure l represents a side elevation of a cash-register embodying` 'my invention. Fig. 2 represents a partial edge View and partial section, the view being taken from the right of Fig. l and certain parts broken away. Fig. 3 represents a partial edge view and partial section, the View being taken from the lower edge of l. Fig. 4 represents in separate views the por tion of the frame of the apparatus which contains the Operatingstem. Fig. 5 represents an elevation from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. l, showing the dial-plate and indicator shafts and pointers. Fig. G repres'ents a perspective view of a portion of the support or holder. Fig. 7 represents a section on line 'I 7 of Fig. l. Fig. 8 represents a section on line 8 S of Fig. l. Fig. 9 represents a section on line 0 9 of Fig. l. Fig. 10 represents a section on line 10 10, Fig. l.
The same letters and numerals of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
My improved apparatus hereinafter described comprises a support or holder, which is here shown as a flat substantially circular plate d, having at one side a series of segmental projections cd. (See Fig. G.) Said projections are located at or near the margin of the plate a, and their inner sides form walls of a recess at one side of the plate, said recess containing the actuatinggear b. The
actuating-gear l) is mounted to rotate on a stud h', affixed to the center of the plate a, said stud having a head h2 at one end bearing on one side of the gear l), its opposite end being upset, as shown at b3, against the outer side of the plate a. The portion of the stud that constitutes the bearing for the gear ZJ is enlarged, as shown at b4, so that the stud has a shoulder between the head b2 and the plate a, this construction permitting the gear b to rotate freely between the said head and plate.
c c represent a series of indicator-shafts, preferably four in number, which are journaled in the plate a at one side of the actuatinggcar b, said shafts being parallel with the axis of said gear. The indicator-shafts project from one side of the plate a and through a dial-plate d, which is attached to the plate a by studs d2 and screws d and separated from said plate by the heads of said studs. The dial-plate is provided with a series of dials cl3, corresponding in number to the in dicator-shafts c and formed to cooperate with pointers c' on said indicator-shafts.
' Each indicator-shaft c is provided between the dial-plate d and the holder a with a rig idly-fixed gear c2.
e e represent a series of connecting-gears, each of which is adapted to simultaneously engage the actuating-gear Z1 and one of the indicator-gears c2. In the present instance the indicatorgears c2 are arranged so that their outer portions project outwardly beyond the diameter of the actuating-gear h, and each connecting-gear c is therefore made in two rigidly-connected parts 2 and 3, the larger part 2 engaging the actuating-gear, while the smaller part 3 engages one of the indicatorgears. The connecting-gears 3 are movable toward and from the center of the apparatus, so that they can be engaged with the gears b and c2 and separated therefrom. The said connecting-gears are mounted upon carriers e', which are preferably formed as levers, each connected at one end by a pivot e2 to one of the projections d', the other end having a suitable projection or push-piece eS projectd ing from the periphery of the holder and adapted to be pressed inwardly by the operan tors thumb to engage'the connecting-gears e with the actuating and indicator gears. The
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margin of the plate or holder d is provided with recesses c3, which receive the portions 2 of the connecting-gears e and permit the inward and outward movement of said gears, said recesses being between the ends of the projections cf. The gear-carriers e extend across the recesses a3 and the corresponding spaces between the ends of the projections a and are provided with hubs c4, projecting into said spaces, and in said hubs the connectinggears e are journaled.
ff represent springs, which are arranged to press the carriers e and connecting-gears e outwardly, and thus normally separate said gears from the actuatin g and indicator gears. Each spring f is preferably composed of a single piece of wire bent at its center to form a loop or bearingfl, whichis inserted in a groove a5, formed in the inner surface of one of the projections a', and is held in place by a pin a6, driven into said projection and extending through the groove, the pin engaging the loop or bearing fh Each springis therefore praetically a double spring and bears simultaneously on two carriers c', as shown in Fig. l. The outer portions ofthe springs enter grooves eG in the hubs el, the said springs being thus prevented from lateral displacement.
g represents a dog, which is attached to one of the projections d and bears yieldingly against the toothed periphery of the actuating-gear I), the arrangement being such that the dog permits rotation of said gear in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. l, but prevents rotation of the gear in the opposite direction.
7L represents an operating-stem, which is journaled in a bearing provided for it on the holder and is provided at its inner end with a pinion 7L', formed to engage the teeth of the actuating-gear Z), so that when the stem 7L is rotated it will impart rotary motion to the actuating-gear. The bearings for the stem 7L are preferably formed by making a groove 7L2 in one of the projections a and attaching a grocved plate h3 to said projection, the two grooves surrounding the stem 71. The stem v is provided with a squared socket h4 to receive the shank of a pendant similar to that of a watch. Said pendant maybe detachable from the stem 7i, so that the device can only be op erated by the pessessor of the pendant.
It will be seen that the above-described apparatus comprises a series of indicators, an actuator (the gear (i) common to all the indicators, but having no permanent connection therewith, and normally inoperative coupling or connecting devices (the laterally-movable gears e) adapted to connect either indicator independently with the actuator. .Vhenever the user of the apparatus desires to register the expense incurred for any speciiic purpose, such as railroad-fares, he presses inwardly the connecting-gear e, which cooperates with the indicator used for that purpose, and then rotates the actuator. lVhen the desired registration has been eltected, the connectinggear is released and is thereupon thrown out of gear by its operating-spring.
There may be as many indicators as circunistances may require. l have here shown four, the dials of said indicators being inscribed to indicate that one is for registering railroads'fares, another hotel-bills, another payments made for excess of baggage, and another sundries.
I do not limit myself to the details of meehanism and form of parts here shown, as these may be variously modiiled without departing from the spirit of my invention.
llaving thus explained the nature ci my invention and described a way of constructing and using the same, although without having attempted to set i'orth all the forms in which it may be embodied or all the modes of its use, I declare that what I claim isl. An apparatus of the character specified, comprising a support or holder, an actuatinggear, a series of indicator-shafts adjacent to said gear and journaled in fixed bearings in the holder, each shaft having a smaller gear and a pointer, and a series et laterally-inevable connecting-gears, and a series of independently-movable connecting-gear carriers connected with the holder, whereby the eonnecting-gears may be moved into and out of engagement with the actuating-gear, each connecting-gear being adapted to simultaneously engage the actuating-gear and the gear of one of the indicators.
2. An apparatus of the character specilied, comprising a support or holder, an actuatinggear journaled in said holder, a gear-operating stem journaled in the holder, a series of indicator-shafts mounted in the frame adjacent to the actuating-gear and provided with smaller gears, a series ot independently-mov able carriers connected with the holder, eonnecting-gears journaled in said carriers and each adapted to simultaneously engage the actuating-gear and ene of the indicator-gears, and springs arranged to press the carriers outwardly and normally separate the connect inggears from the actuating-gear and the corresponding indieator-gear- 3. An apparatus of the character specified, comprising a circular plate having a series of recesses in its margin, and segmental proj ections on one side, separated by said recesses, an actuating-gear within the space bounded by said projections7 a series of indicatershafts jeurnaled in the plate and projecting therefrom, each shaft having a smaller gear and a pointer, a dial-plate having a series of dials arranged to cooperate with the pointers, a series of carriers formed as levers, pivoted to the segmental projections and extending across the recesses in the plate, said carriers being movable toward and from the actuating-gear, connecting-gears supported by said carriers and projecting into the recesses in the plate, each connecting-gear being adapted IOO IIO
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to simultaneously engage the actuating-gear In testimony whereof I have afxed my sigand one of the indicator-gears, springs arnature in presence of two Witnesses. ranged to press the carriers and connectinggeals outwardly, and a gear-operating stem 5 journaled in one of said projections and hav- Vitnesses:
'lng a pinion meshing with the aotuating- CHARLES D. HORNER., gear. LORENZO NOBLE.
GEORGE L. BAKKER.
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