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A 0 9 l 2 Q U A D E T N E T A P v Z Z U E W 6 4 6 6 6 7 0 N CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 0019, 1903.

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wi t muses No. 766,646. PATBNTBD AUG. 2, 1904,

W. H.- MUZZY.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 005..9, 1903.

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No. 766,646. PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

W. H. MUZZY. CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 00.1. 9, 1903.

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wwnmw 344W Patented August 2, 1904.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. MUZZY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEWV JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent 1N0. 766,646, dated August 2, 1904.

Application filed October 9, 1903.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MUZZY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in cash-registers, and has more particular .relation to improvements in registers of the multiple cash-receptacle type.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a machine of the class patented to Harvey Giles June 23, 1903, No. 731,448, with a series of multiple cash-drawers or multiple cash-receptacles.

The invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, all of which will be hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed. In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse section through a ma- 5 chine of the class mentioned, with my improvements applied thereto, the cabinet being omitted. Fig. 2 represents a similar section with both the cabinet and the cash-drawers omitted. Fig. 3 represents a partial top plan 3 view of the machine, a number of parts being omitted for clearness and some shown in section; and Fig. 4 represents an end elevation of the machine, showing the printer, the cabinet and the cash-drawers being omitted.

Described in general terms, the machine to which I have applied my improvements for the sake of illustration may be said to comprise aseries of levers journaled upon a transverse shaft, aseries of rack-segments also jour- 4 naled on the shaft and arranged to automatically follow the movements of the levers, and a counter which is operated by the rack-segments when they are returned to their normal positions by the operation of a crank-handle, which is suitably geared to the shaft so as to impart an oscillatory movement thereto upon the rotation of said handle. The rear ends of the setting-levers are connected to rack-bars Serial No. 176,421. (No model.)

which are vertically movable thereby and mesh with pinions upon the indicator-wheels. The indicator-wheels after being set by the movements of the levers are raised vertically and latched in their upper positions. These upper positions of the indicators display them at the indicator-openings in the cabinet.

All of the above devices are substantially the same as described in the aforesaid patent, and I will refer to said patent for any further detail description of such parts.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the indicatorsupporting shaft 1 is journaled in a verticallymovable carriage 2, said frame being mounted in suitable vertical guides 3, secured to the main frame 4 of the machine. The lower portion of the carriage 2 is provided with a forwardly-projecting plate 5, with which an anti friction-roller 6, mounted on an arm 7, cooperates to raise the carriage to its upper position, and thus bring the appropriate numerals upon the indicators into alinement with the indicator-windows in the cabinet to disclose the indication. The arm? is journaled upon the main transverse shaft 8 and is formed with a nose 9, which is engaged by an adjustable bolt 10, secured to the plate 11, which in turn is fast to the shaft. By this means the rocking of the shaft 8 causes the roller 6 to engage the plate 5 and raises the carriage 2 to its upper position. is secured in this elevated position by a latch 12, formed at its upper end with a latchingnose 13, which is arranged to project through an aperture 14, formed in the carriage. The latch 12 is mounted upon a transverse rockshaft 15, which shaft, as best shown in Fig. 1, is provided with a pendent operating-arm 16. This arm is connected, bymeans of an angular link 17, to the rear upper end of an arm 18, which is fast to a transverse rock-shaft 19.

The shaft 19, as best shown in Fig. 2, is provided with a series of arms 20, carrying adjusting-bolts 21 at their upper ends. These bolts 21 normally engage the rear edges of alining and locking pawls 22, which are pivotally mounted upon a transverse shaft 23 W hen the carriage is so raised, it-

and are formed with locking-noses 24, which engage tooth-plates 25, mounted upon the respective adjusting or setting levers 26, said levers, as before stated, being pivotallymounted upon the transverse shaft 8. From this construction it results that when any of the levers 26 is moved its respective alining and locking pawl 22 will be forced forward, and thus force its particular arm forward also. This movement of the arm 20 will rock the shaft 19 and through the aforesaid connections will also rock the shaft 15, and thus move the latch-arm 12 rearward to disengage its nose 13 from the walls of the, aperture 14 When the latch 12 is so moved, the carriage 2 is no longer supported and drops to its lower position, in which all of the indicators are moved away from the indicator-openings.

As before stated, each of the levers 26,which is pivoted upon the shaft 8, is connected at its rear end to a vertically-guided rack-bar controlling devices.

27, each of said bars meshing at its upper end with a pinion 28 of its respective indicator.

All of the above devices are fully shown and described in the aforesaid patent, and reference is made to the same for a detail descrip tion of such parts.

In the present drawings I have shown four of the levers 26 as mounted upon the shaft 8. The three right-hand levers represent amounts, while the left-hand lever represents the different clerks or departments allotted to the machine. Each of the levers representing amounts is provided with the usual registercontrolling devices, as shown in the aforesaid patent; but the lever 26*, which may be termed the clerks lever, is coupled to its respective indicator 29 in the manner above described, but of course is provided with no register- The mounting and connections of this lever 26 are plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. By reference to these figures it will be seen that the lever 26 is formed in two sections, the inner end of which is mounted upon the shaft 8, while the outer section, 26 is mounted to slide in guiding-flanges 26 of the section 26. The inner end of the slide 26 is provided with apin 29, while the outer end of the slide is provided with a corresponding pin 30 and an operating handle or knob 31. Mounted upon the shaft 8 in proximity to the lever 26 are a series of radially-arranged sliding plates 32. Each of these plates is formed at-its forward end with an operatingnose 32 and is slotted, as at 33and 34. The shaft8 passes through all of the slots 33, while individual bolts or headed pins 35 pass through the individual slots 34. The bolts 35 are secured to a stationary plate 36, which is mounted upon the base of the machine. All of the plates 32 are thus guided against any rocking movement, but are free to be forced rearward and downward by the pin 29 when the sliding portion 26 of thelever 26is forced inwardo Each of the plates 32 is so positioned that its rear end contacts with one of a series of pivoted bell-crank levers 37, mounted upon a transverse shaft 38 and projecting rearwardly under pins 39 of the respective drawer-plungers 40, as best shown in Fig. 3. The plungers 40, as shown in Fig. 1, are suitably guided in the main frame and are normally held in their lower drawer-latching positions by coil-springs 41, which engage pins 42, mounted on the plungers, and also the upper walls of a housing 43, which surrounds the lower ends of the plungers. The lower beveled ends of said plungers cooperate with beveled hook projections 44, mounted on the rear walls of the respective cash drawers 45. These cash-drawers are suitably mounted in the main frame or cabinet and are arranged to be projected from the casing when released by coil-springs 46, interposed between their rear walls and the rear wall of the cabinet.

It will be seen from the above description that when the special clerks lever 26 is moved to any one of its four different positions and the sliding portion 26 then forced inward the pin 29, mounted on the sliding portion, willengage one of the plates 32, force the same rearward, and thereby raise the latchplunger corresponding thereto to release one of the cash-drawers. This release of the drawer, it will be understood, takes place independent of any operation of the machine and, in fact, must precede any operation of the machine, as the latter is locked until the special lever is operated. To accomplish this locking of the machine and to also prevent two successive openings of the cash-drawer or the opening of two cash-drawers during one operation,I provide a segmental locking-plate 47,

formed with guiding-slots 48, mounted on the mainframe by headed bolts 49. This plate 47 is formed with diagonal slots 50. the lever 26 is adjusted to any one of its four positions and the section 26 then forced inward, the pin 30 will engage the walls of one of the slots 50, and will thus force the plate 47 upward and rearward against the tension of a spring 51, which normally draws the plate downward. The upper end of the plate 47 is pivotally connected to a link 52, which is provided with an operating-pin 53 at about its middle and a 'slot 54 near its rear end. A pin 55,'mounted upon an arm 56, projects into this slot 54. The arm 56 is fast on the shaft 15. When the plate 47 is forced upward, the link 52 is moved rearward and the pin 53, contacting with the upper end of a piv' oted latch-pawl 57, forces the upper end of the same rearward until its lower end is disengaged from a pin 58, mounted upon a wheel or disk 59, which is secured to one of thero: tation-shafts 60 of the machine. When the lower end of the pawl 57 is disengaged from the pin 58, a spring 61, which connects the pawl to the main frame, draws the pawl downward in front of the pin 58, so that it cannot When again assume its normal locks the machine.

To permit of the above action of the pawl 57, the same is formed with an elongated slot 62, through which a headed pin 63 passes, said pin being mounted on the main frame. A pin 64, also mounted on the main frame, limits the forward movement of the upper end of the pawl 57, under the influence of the spring 61, and thus normally arrests the pawl'in position for locking the machine. The upper end of the pawl 57 normally supports a springpressed latching-pawl 65, which is mounted upon the main frame. When the plate 47 is forced upward and the pawl57 forced rearward, the pawl 65 will rest upon the pin 53. When the plate 47 now assumes its normal position upon the release of the special lever, the pawl 65 will drop down back of the pin 53, and thus lock the plate 47. This locking of the plate prevents the special lever from being now moved to another position to open another cash-drawer. Further, the special clerks lever cannot be forced inward to open the same drawer again until the machine has been first operated, as the plate 47 remains locked firmly in normal position until the shaft is rotated. As the shaft 60 is given its initial movement the pawl 57 is allowed to assume a vertical position by the pin 58 passing free of the same. When the rotation of the shaft 60 is nearly completed, the pin 58 again engages the lower end of the pawl 57 and raises the pawl bodily position in which it into its normal position, thus bringing the upper end of the pawl into alinement with the pin 53 and raising the pawl from its locking position into the position shown in Fig. 1.

By means of the slot 54 formed in the rear end of the link 52 the shaft 15 is free to rock without rocking the plate 47. This operation takes place when one of the amount-levers is set prior to the setting of the clerks lever. It

will thus be seen that the machine remains locked until the clerks lever has been operated in the manner above described. It will also be observed that when any one of the cashdrawers is opened or released upon the opera tion of the clerks lever the indicators drop to a non-indicating position and the crank-handle of the machine must be operated before the shaft 8 will be rocked and the indicators moved to a position of indication. This rocking of the shaft 8 is accomplished by suitable crankand-link connections between the rotary handle and the shaft 8, substantially as shown in Fig. 3 and as disclosed in the aforesaid patent. It will thus be seen that should a clerk wish to repeat an operation 'or open his drawer twice in succession it is only necessary for him to move the section 26 of the clerks lever inward to set the machine and to release his respective cash-drawer, as this inward movement, as before stated, releases the indicators and allows them to drop, and .the machine must therefore be operated before an mdication can be secured.

The lever 26 is held in its different set po-.

sitions against accidental displacement by its aforesaid alining and locking pawl 22, so that when the movable portion of said lever is forced inward said lever will be held against oscillatory movement. If so desired, this lever after its initial movement has been commenced may be absolutely locked against any oscillatory movement. old and well known in the art, as shown in the patent to E. F. Spaulding, No. 590,344, dated September 21', 1897, I will not give a detail description of the same here, but will refer to said patent for any description desired.

Each of the setting-levers, as more clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is provided with a segmental rack 72, which through intermediate pinions 73 is geared to one of a series of nested sleeves 74, mounted upon a transverse shaft 75. These sleeves are provided at their outer ends with pinions 76, which mesh with rackteeth 77, formed on their respective typewheels 78. These type wheels or segments 78 are formed with types representing either the numerals or the letters or characters representing the different clerks, according to the lever with which they are connected. Suitable inking and impressing devices are used in connection with the type-wheels to secure an impression from the set type upon a detailstrip 79, as shown in Fig. 4. As these specific devices, however, form no part of the present invention and are old and well known on the market, no further description of them is thought to be necessary.

I do not desire to limit my invention to sliding cash-drawers or cash-receptacles, as the same is thought to be of sufficient scope to include any form of multiple cash-receptacle whether the receptacles are stationary and the covers movable or whether a single cashdrawer is divided into a plurality of compart- As such structures are ments and independent covers provided for forcing the section 26 inward, or if the lever is at the desired position the drawer may be released and opened by simply forcing the movable section inward. Either movement of the lever releases the indicators, as before described, and thus destroys the indication and brings into view a suitable flash or other device conveying characters which indicate that no sale has been registered. Such a device forms no part of the present invention, but is commonly used in the machine of the type hereinbefore mentioned. The opening of any cash-drawer is thus attended with no operation of the machine other than the concealment of the' indication. While the cash-drawer may be opened without any previous operation of the machine, it becomes absolutely necessary for the clerk to subsequently operate the register in order to indicate to the customer the amount of his purchase, as well as a character designating the clerk who is operating the machine.

In order to prevent one clerk from opening the cash-drawer of-another, all of the cashdrawers may be provided with the usual alarm devices whereby a distinctive signal is sounded upon the opening of the difierent drawers. As these devices are old and well known in the art, it has not been thought necessary to illustrate and describe the same in detail.

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

1. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of independent cash-receptacles, of latches for the same, and a single element arranged to be grasped and moved in one direction to different degrees according to the degree of movement of the hand of the operator to select a desired latch, and movable by the hand of the operator in another direction to operate the selected latch.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of independent cash-receptacles, of latches for said receptacles, and a selectinglever arranged to be grasped and moved in one direction to difierent degrees by the hand of the operator to select a desired latch, and movable by the hand of the operator in another direction to operate the selected latch.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with a plurality of cash-drawers, of latches for said drawers, and a lever arranged to be grasped and moved in onedirection to select a desired latch, and in another direction to operate the selected latch.

4. In acash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of latches for said drawers, a series of latch-operating elements, and a lever arranged to be grasped and moved in one direction into cooperative relation with a desired latch-operating device, and in another direction to actuate said latch-operating device.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of latches for said receptacles, indicators, indicator-operating mechanism, means for latching the indicators in set positions, a hand-operated element ar- 7. 'In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of latches for the same, a series of indicators, an indicator-operating mechanism, a latch for the latter mechanism, a single latch-selecting element movable by hand to different selecting positions, and means for tripping the latch of the operating mechanism upon the movement of said selecting element.

8. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of latches for said drawers, a series of indicators, an operating mechanism for the indicators, a latch for the indicators, a latch for the operating mechanism, a lever movable to different positions to select the desired drawer-latch, and means actuated by the movement of said lever to trip the latches for the indicators and the operating mechanism.

9. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of means for exposing said receptacles, indicators, indicatoroperating mechanism, means for holding the indicators in set positions, a hand-operated element arranged to control the exposure of a desired receptacle, and means for releasing the indicator-holding devices upon the move-' ment of said hand-operated element.

10. In a cash-register, the combination with v a series of cash-receptacles, of a series of indicators, means for first setting the indicators and then raising them to exposed positions, devices for latching the indicators in exposed positions, and means for controlling the opening of a desired receptacle, arranged, when operated, to release the indicators and allow them to drop out of exposed positions.

1 1. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of a series of indicators, mechanism for raising said indicators vertically to exposed positions, a latch for securing the indicators in their elevated positions, means for controlling the exposure of the desired receptacle, and mechanism connected to said means for operating the indicator-latch when said means is operated.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of a series of indicators, operating mechanism for raising the indicators to exposed positions, a latch for securing the indicators in their elevated positions, means for controlling the exposure of the desired receptacle independently or the regular operation of the machine, and devices actuated by said means for tripping the indicator-latch.

13. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of a series of ro tary indicators, mechanism for first setting said indicators and then raising them to their exposed positions, a latch for holding the indicators in their exposed positions, means for controlling the exposure of the desired receptacle, and devices operated by said means for tripping the indicator-latch.

14. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of latches for the same, and a lever movable upon its fulcrum to select the desired latch, and radially as to its fulcrum to operate the selected latch.

15. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of latches for said drawers, a series of indicators, means for holding the indicators in their exposed positions, a pivoted'selecting-lever having one movement to select the latches and another to operate the same, and means actuated by either movement of said selecting mechanism for tripping the indicator-holding means.

16. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of latches for the drawers, a latch-operating device having a selecting movement and an operating movement, a series of indicators, a latch for said indicators. and mechanism actuated by either the selecting movement or the operating movement of the latch-operating device to permit the indicators to move to unexposed positions.

17. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of latches for said drawers, a series of rotary indicators, latches for securing the indicators in set positions, and an adjusting-lever movable on its fulcrum to select the desired latch, and radially to its fulcrum to operate the selected latch, and means'operated by either the pivotal or radial movement of the lever for tripping the indicator-latch.

18. In acash-register, the combination with a plurality of cash-receptacles, of latches for the same, a series of indicators, an indicatoroperating mechanism, a lock for the operating mechanism, a latch-operating device having a selecting movement and an operating movement, and mechanism actuated by either of said movements for tripping the indicators, and by one of said movements for tripping the latch for the operating mechanism.

19. In acash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of a series of indicators, an operating mechanism, means for selectingand opening the desired receptacle independently of the movement of the operating mechanism, and mechanism for preventing the second operation of the selecting means until the operating mechanism has been first actuated.

20. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a lock for the operating mechanism, hand-operated means for tripping said lock arranged to automatically assume its normal position when pressure of the hand is removed, and mechanism for preventing a second operation of said means until the operating mechanism has been first actuated.

21. In acash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of an operating mechanism, hand-operated selecting devices 'for exposing the cash-receptacles, when operated, means for automatically returning said devices to their normal positions when released, a lock for the operating mechanism, and mechanism for preventing a second operation of the selecting device to expose any receptacle until the operating mechanism is first actuated.

22. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of a series of indicators, an operating mechanism, a selecting-lever for releasing the cash-drawers, a movable member actuated by said lever when releasing any drawer, and a lock for the operating mechanism operated by said member.

23. In a cash-register, the combination With a series of indicators, of an operating mechanism, a lock for the operating mechanism, a lever and connections for releasing said lock, and a latch for holding said connections against a second operation until the operating mechanism has been first actuated.

24. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of latches for the same, a selecting-lever, a series of independently-movable latch-operating devices, and operating means carried by the selecting-lever arranged to cooperate With any desired one of the latch-operating devices.

25. In a cash-register, the combination With a series of cash-receptacles, of latches for said receptacles, a selecting-lever, a pivotal support for said lever, a series of independentlymovable latch-operating devices mounted on the pivotal support, and movable means carried by the selecting-lever and arranged to cooperate with any one of the latch-operating devices.

26. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-receptacles, of latches for the same, a selecting-lever made in two sections, means connecting the sections whereby they are held to simultaneous pivotal movement but may have independent radial movement, and a series of latch-operating devices arranged to be actuated by the radial movement of one of the sections of the lever.

27. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-drawers, of latches for the same, a supporting-shaft, a series of latch-operating devices mounted upon said shaft and extending into different radial planes,,and a selecting-lever also mounted upon the shaft and constructed to be adjusted to operate any desired one of the latch-operating devices.

28. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of indicators, of means for raising the indicators vertically into view, a latch for securing the indicators in their raised positions, a series of amount-controlling elements, a series of cash-receptacles, latches for the receptacles, a latch-controlling element, and mechanism intermediate the amount-controlling elements and the latchcontrolling element wherelo5 the operation of either Will trip the indicator-latch and permit the indicators to descend.

29. In a cash-register, the combination With a series of indicators, of an operating mechanism, a lock for said mechanism, a series of cash-receptacles, latches for the same, a lever having pivotal and radial movements the latter actuating the latches, and means for unlocking the operating mechanism by the radial movements of said lever.

30. .In a cash-register, the combination With l 00,0am

a series of cash-receptacles, of latches for the same, an indicator, a printer, and a selectinglever having a pivotal movement for setting 5 the indicator and the printer, and a radial movement for operating the latches.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM H. MUZZY.

WVitnesses:

W. MCCARTHY, V11. 0. HENDERSON.

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