US766875A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. CLEAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEl/V JERSEY, AND DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEI/V JERSEY.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,875, dated August 9, 1904.

Application filed October 26, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. CLEAL, 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.

My invention relates to improvements in cash-registers, and has among its objects and purposes to provide a novel form of sliding carriage for printing amounts of the various transactions in separate columns in connection with a series of independent registeringcounters and a series of independent cash-receptacles, to provide improved locking means between certain of the above mechanisms, and also to provide an improved form of printing-platen.

I have shown my improvements as applied to a type of machine which is at present well known in the art, being of a class shown in patent to Thomas Carroll, N 0. 703,639, issued July 1, 1902, it being understood that said improvements are equally applicable to other various forms of cash-registers.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the left-hand end of the machine, showing the multiple counters and the setting-lever. Fig. 2 represents a vertical cross-section from front to rear, taken just inside the side frame shown in Fig. 1 at the left-hand end of the machine, showing the various locking mechanisms. Fig. 3 represents another vertical cross-section of the machine. Fig. 4 represents a front elevation of the sliding printing-carriage with some of the parts omitted for the sake of clearness. Fig. 5 represents a vertical cross-section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4:, showing part of the printing mechanism and part of the mechanism for shifting said carriage. Fig. 6 represents a vertical cross-section just inside the righthand side frame of the printing attachment, showing the mechanism for printing on the strip and on the check. Fig. 6 represents a detail sectional view of the cam and lever for Serial No. 178,636. (No model.)

operating the main platen for the check-strip; and Fig. 7 represents a vertical cross-section from front to rear taken through the cabinet upon which the body of the machine is mounted, showing the multiple drawers.

The general construction of the machine to which I have applied my improvement is, as heretofore stated, well known in the art, and for a detailed description of the various parts reference may be had to the aforesaid Letters Patent; but a brief description of these parts will herein be given.

Referring to Fig. 3, an operating-segment 20 carries a latch 21, which latch is adapted to be connected with and disconnected from an operating-plate 22, fast on the rock-shaft 22, and the point of disconnection is determined by the depressing of some one of the bank of keys 23-. The operating-plate 22 is oscillated at each operation of the machine by means of suitable connections w1th the main operating-shaft 24, which shaft is rotatedonce at each operation of the machine by means of a suitable crank or handle, such as described in the aforesaid patent, or by a suitable electric motor, as referred to hereinafter. There may be as many banks of keys as is desired, there being one of these operating-segments 20 for each bank, and each segment meshes with a gear-wheel 25, which gear-wheels are journaled upon a shaft 26 and operate a totalizing-counter (not shown herein) and setindica tors 27. By means of suitable nested sleeves 28 the gear-wheels 25 are connected with operating-segments 30, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,) which segments are adapted to operate the independent counters 31, according to whichever counter is brought into operative position, in the manner now to be described. These counters 31 are carried upon arevoluble drum or reel 32, which reel is journaled upon a shaft 33, fast to which shaft is a pinion 34L, engaged by a rack 35, which rack has formed in it a slot 36, engaged by guide-pins 37. To the lower side of said rack is pivoted a link 38, to which link is pivoted a lever 39, which is journaled about the shaft L0 and is fast to a setting-lever etl. This setting-lever carries at its upper end a small thumb-lever 42, which is arranged to be spring-pressed into the various notches 43 of the guide-plate 44, so that the lever 41 may be moved into various setting positions and latched in such positions. A rack-bar 45, connected to said lever 41, meshes with a pinion 46 to set asuitable special indicator. (Shown in Fig. It will be apparent from this construction that upon the movement of the setting-lever 41 the rack 35 will be reciprocated and through the pinion 34 the drum 32 will be rotated, thereby bringing the various counters 31 into position to be operated by the operating-segments, there being one counter for each of the setting positions of the lever 41. By means of an internal cam (not shown herein) formed in the disk 50 the entire carriage 51, which carries the reel 32, is lifted at each operation of the revolution-shaft 24, and the previously-positioned counter 31 is brought into mesh with the opcrating-segments 30 and is thereby operated.

Fast upon the middle portion of the settinglever 41 is a pawl 52, which engages notches 53, formed in a curved lever 54, which is fast on the shaft 55, which shaft is suitably journaled in the main frame of the machine, and the rearward end of this lever 54 engages a projection 56, fast upon the shaft 57, which shaft is also suitably journaled in the main frame. Thus upon the movement of the setting-lever 41 the pawl 52 in sliding over the notches 53 will give a slight rocking movement to the lever 54 and will thereby rock both the shaft 55 and the shaft 57, for the purpose to be later described. Pivoted at the forward side of the lever 41 is a link 60, which at its lower end is pivoted to alever 61, which is fast to a rock-shaft 62, so that upon the movement of the lever 41 the shaft 62 is rocked to an extent dependent upon the amount of movement of the setting-lever, and the rocking of the shaft 62 is utilized to set the sliding printing-carriage in a manner hereinafter described. So much of the construction as has been previously described is old and is set forth in detail in the aforesaid patent.

Each of the notches 43 of the guide-plate 44 is to be marked to designate the particular counter which is brought into operative position when the lever is set opposite such notch, and as aconvenient arrangement I have selected six of the counters31 as individual clerks counters and the remaining three as special-transaction counters, such as Received on account, "Charge, and "Paid out, the arrangement being such that the upper six notches correspond to the clerks counters and the lower three notches to the special transactions. Adjacent to the guideplate 44 I have provided a bank of six clerks keys 70, the designations of which correspond with the designations of the upper six notches of the guide-plate 44 and are arranged in the Eachof these six same consecutive order.

keys 7 O is formed with a pin 71, (see Fig. 2,) and these pins are adapted to engage certain locking-plates now to be described. Journaled upon the aforesaid rock-shaft 22 is a locking-plate comprising an upwardly-extending arm 7 2, formed at its outer end with two oppositely-extending curved arms 73 and 74. This locking-plate is normally pulled downward by means of a spring 75, and upon the lower end of the arm 72 is a pin 76, which engages a slot 77, formed in a link 78, which is pivoted to a lever 79, fast to the aforesaid rock-shaft 62, which is rocked by the movement of the setting-lever 41. The arm 74 is formed with a series of notches adapted to cooperate with the locking-pins 71, and the arm 73 is formed with a solid upper surface which is adapted to engage the pins 71 and lock the same from movement. The construction is such that when the setting-lever 41 is in its uppermost notch the position of the rock-shaft 62 is such that the link 78 will carry the arm 72 into such position that the notch 80 of the arm 74 lies directly opposite the locking-pin 71 of the uppermost key, while all the other locking-pins are engaged by the solid portion of the arm 73, whereby only the uppermost clerks key can be depressed and all the other keys are locked from depression. Upon the movement of the setting-lever 41 into the second notch the shaft 62 is rocked in such manner that the link 78 is given a slight forward movement and the spring draws the arm 72 forward slightly, thereby bringing the notch 80 under the locking-pin 71 of the second clerks key. The lower four clerks keys are then still locked by the solid portion of the arm 73, while the uppermost clerks key is locked by the solid portion of the arm 74 between its notches, so that only the second clerks key can be depressed. The position of the remaining notches 81 of the arm 74 is such that a similar result follows for all of the upper six positions of the setting-lever 41namely, that only that clerks key can be depressed which corresponds with the position of the setting-lever 41, the other clerks keys being locked either by the solid portion of the arm 73 or by the solid portions of the arm 74 between the notches 81. However, when the setting-lever 41 is moved from the lowest clerks position to the first of the special-transaction notches the arm 72 moves downward a slight further distance until the rearward hooked end 82 engages the shaft 55, whereupon the arm 72 is prevented from farther downward movement, even though the setting-lever 41 may move into any one of the three lower notches for any one of the special transactions, this extra movement of the lever 41 being possible independent of the movement of the arm 72, owing to the slot 77 in the link 78. In the position just described when the hook 82 is in engagement with the shaft 55 the notch 80 has been brought below'the path of the lowest pin 71, but the adjacent notch 81 is now in alinement with this lowest pin 71, and it will be obvious that the other notches, 81, are so spaced that there will be a notch below each of the locking-pins 71. so that in this position any one of the clerks keys may be depressed. It will be apparent from this construction that when the setting-lever 41 is set to operate any one of the special-transaction counters any one of the clerks keys may be depressed in connection therewith, whereas if the setting-lever 41 is set to bring a certain clerks counter into operative position only that clerks key can be depressed which corresponds in designation with this counter, and thereby when any clerk sets his particular counter for operation the printing of that clerks designation and the indication of the same and the opening of the clerks drawer in a manner later to be described must correspond with the counter set for operation. Also journaled upon the rock-shaft 22* and side by side with the previouslydescribed locking-plate is a second T-shaped lockingplate 85, (see Fig. 2,) which locking-plate is formed witha series of notches 86, which normally he one below each locking-pin 71. This locking-plate is connected by a link 87 to a locking-lever 88, which is fast to the aforesaid rock-shaft 55 and is formed at its rear ward end with a nose 89, arranged to engage a recess 90, formed in alocking-disk 91, which is fast to the main revolution-shaft 24, the arrangement of this nose 89 being such that when the disk 91 has started its revolution the periphery thereof will engage the nose 89 and lock the lever 88 from upward movement.

As previously stated, the rock-shaft 55 hasfast to it the curved lever 54, (see Fig. 1,) which is rocked slightly upon the movement of the setting-lever 41. When the settinglever 41 is moved from one setting position to another, the curved lever 54 is forced downward, and thereby the shaft 55 is rocked in such manner that the locking-lever 88 will be carried upward, and the link 87 will also carry the locking-plate 85 upward, thereby carrying all of the notches 86 out of alinement with the locking-pins 71, so that the solid portions of said plate are now below said locking-pins, and thereby all of said clerks keys will be locked from depression while the setting-lever is being moved and until the same has been brought to rest in its setting position. It will also result from this construction that when any one of the clerks keys is depressed its locking-pin 71 will engage its respective notch 86, and thereby, since the locking-plate 85 is thus locked from move ment, the lever 88 will be locked from upward movement, and since the shaft 55 cannot then be rocked it will be impossible to move the setting-lever 41. Furthermore, after the revolution-shaft 24 has started and the disk 90 has begun its revolution the solid peripheral portion of said disk will engage the nose 89, and thereby since the lever 88 cannot be raised the rock-shaft 55 will be locked and it will be impossible to move the setting-lever 41.

I have also provided a device whereby it is necessary for a clerk to move the settinglever 41 at each operation of the machine before any clerks key can be depressed, even though it be the key which corresponds in designation to the position of the settinglever as previously adjusted. Fast upon the previously-described rock-shaft 57 is a downwardly-extending arm 95, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,) formed in its lower end with a notch 96. The bank of clerks keys heretofore described has below it the usual form of detent 97, which detent is given a slight upward and backward movement upon the depression of any key and serves to lock the key in depressed position, as described in the aforesaid patent. This clerks-key detent 97 has formed upon it a lug 98, which is adapted to enter the aforesaid notch 96. In the normal position of the shaft 57 the arm is in such position that its notch is out of alinement with the lug 98, and therefore a clerks key cannot be depressed until the settinglever 41 has been moved, whereupon the rocking of the curved lever 54, as previously described, and the consequent rocking of the shaft 57 by means of the projection 56, will carry the arm 95 slightly upward, so as to bring the notch 96 into alinement with the lug 98, and in such position the clerks-key detent will be free to move, and therefore a clerks key may be depressed. The arm 95 remains in this depressed position until after the machine has been operated, the means for effecting this being shown in Fig. 5. Fast upon the same shaft 57 to which the arm 95 is attached is a rearwardly-extending pawl 92, which is normally drawn upward by means of a coil-spring 92 and is formed with a nose 92 which cooperates with a locking-disk 93 fast upon the gear-wheel124. This disk is formed with a cut-away portion 93, and its lockingshoulder is also provided with a spring-pressed plunger 94. When the arm 95 is rocked upward by the movement of the setting-lever, as previously described, the rocking of the shaft 57 also withdraws the pawl 92 from the shoulder of the lockingdisk 93, and the plunger 94 then springs outward to prevent thereturn of the pawl 92 to locking position. Thus the operating mechanism is unlocked by the movement of the setting-lever and upon the rotation of the gear-wheel 124, and as soon as the cut-away portion 93 is brought opposite the nose 92 the pawl 92 can again spring upward into locking position, whereby to lock the machine at the end of each operation. Thus the movement of the setting-lever 41 unlocks the machine and also unlocks the bank of clerks keys.

In order that each clerk may be provided with a separate cash-receptacle, I have provided a cabinet 100, (see Fig. 7,) in which a series of cash-drawers 101 are placed. Then any clerks key is depressed and the operating-segment 20 corresponding to this bank is moved a certain distance, as heretofore described, thereby the pinion 102, (see Fig. 3,) which meshes with the aforesaid segment, is also turned a certain distance, and by means of the bevel-gears 103 and 104 the finger-shaft 105 is rotatedso as to bring one of the fingers 106 (see Fig. 7) in under the proper drawerlatch, whereby upon the subsequent lifting of the finger-shaft 105 by means of any suitable mechanism operated by the main revolutionshaft only that drawer will be opened which corresponds to the designation of the clerks key depressed, all of which is well known in the art, as described in the patent to William F. Bockhoff, No. 616,866, issued December 27, 1898.

Printing mec/Mmism.I will now describe the mechanism for printing upon a detailstrip and a check. Each of the operatingsegments 20 has formed upon it an antifriction-roller 110, (see Fig. 3,) which plays in the slot 111 of a curved lever 112. There is one of these levers for each bank of keys, and one of the same is fast to the shaft 113, and the others are journaled upon said shaft, and by means of suitable nested sleeves (not shown) all of these levers 112 are connected with segments 114, (see Fig. 5,) which segments mesh with pinions 115, and by means of nested sleeves 116 these pinions are connected with type-wheels 117, (see Fig. 4,) and thus the depressing of the various keys controls the position of the operating-segments, and thereby controls the positioning of the type-carriers, so that they are set to print characters corresponding to the designations of the keys depressed. The type-carriers 117 are formed with the usual double characters for printing a detail-strip above and a check below. These type-wheels 117 are inked by means of inkpads 118, (see Fig. 6,) which pads are brought to the inking-line by means of a double rackbar 119, (see Fig. 5,) which rack-bar carries a pin 120, which engages a groove 121, formed in a disk 122, fast to the large gear-wheel 123, which gear-wheel meshes with an intermediate gear-wheel 124, and this gear-wheel124 meshes with a gear-wheel 125, fast upon the main revolution shaft 24. The downward movement of the aforesaid rack-bar 119 carries the inking-pads 118 to the inking-line, where they are pressed against the type by a preliminary movement of the platens, as later described, and then the reverse movement of said rack-bar withdraws the ink-pads. The type-wheels are alined in their printing positions by means of suitable alining-pawls 126,

operated in any suitable manner from the main operating-shaft.

I will now describe the detail-strip-printing devices. Fast upon the revolution-shaft 24 and adjacent to the aforesaid gear-wheel 125 (see Fig. 5) is a small gear-wheel 130, which meshes with a suitable gear-wheel fast upon the printer operating shaft 131. This shaft 131 has mounted upon it a disk 132, formed with a cam-groove 133, into which projects a pin 134, formed on the outer end of a lever 135, pivoted at 136 to the main frame, and by means of set-screws 137 this lever 136 is con nected with and operates a platen-lever 138, carrying a laterally-extending platen-roller 139. The shape of this cam-groove 133 is such that upon each revolution of the main operating-shaft 24 the platen is given two downward movements, one of which is used to force the ink-pad against the types and the other of which is, used to take an impression upon the detail-strip. The detail-strip 140 (see Fig. 4) is mounted upon a movable carriage 141, which carriage is arranged to slide laterally upon suitable transverse rods 142. In order to position this sliding carriage, a rack-bar 143 is made fast to the upper end of the carriage and is engaged by a segment-rack 144, which rack is fast to the shaft 145, suitably journaled in arms 146, projecting laterally from the main frame of the machine, and the forward end of this shaft 145 carries a bevel-gear 147, which meshes with a similar bevel-gear 148, fast upon a shaft 149. (See Fig. 5.) This shaft 149 has fast upon it a mutilated pinion 150, which meshes with teeth 151 of'a segment 152, which segment is fast to the shaft 62, which shaft, as previously described, is connected with and rocked by the setting-lever 41, which sets the independent counters. It will thus be seen that the movement of the setting-lever 41 serves to shift the detail-strip carriage 141 by means of the aforesaid gears and racks. The pinion 148 is formed with a concave locking portion 153, which is adapted to engage a similar but convex locking portion 154 upon the segment 152, and from this construction it will be obvious that the segment 152 will rotate the shaft 149, and thereby move the carriage 141 during one portion of the movement of said segment; but when the locking portions 153 and 154 come into engagement with each other the segment 152 will move independently of the shaft 149, and during this movement the carriage 141 will remain at rest and will be locked from lateral movement. As will be seen in Figs. 4 and 5, the teeth 151 on the segment 152 are so arranged that the carriage 141 is in its outermost position when the setting-lever 41 is in its lowest position, and the type-wheels 117 then lie opposite the left-hand portion of said detail-strip 140. The detail-strip is marked off into four columns, labeled, respectively, as shown in Fig. 4, Paid out, Charge,

, Received on account, and Cash. Thus designated by the clerks initials.

when the setting-lever 41 is in its lowest position the detail-strip carriage is, as heretofore stated, in its outermost position, with the type-wheels arranged to print in the lefthand column, marked Paid out. \Vhen the setting-ley er 41 is moved upward one notch, the carriage 141 is shifted to the left, thereby bringing the Charge column into position to receive the impression from the type-wheels, and when the setting-lever 41 is raised one more notch the carriage is shifted to print in the Received on account column, and when the setting-lever is moved forward another notch the carriage is shifted. still farther to the left; but then the locking portion 154 of the segment 152 engages the locking portion 153 of the pinion 148 and the carriage remains at rest independent of the movement of the setting-lever 41, with the Cash column opposite the printing-wheels, and the carriage remains in this position for any one of the six upper notches of the setting-lever 41, corresponding with the six clerks initials. Thus a detailed segregated analysis of the various transactions is printed, giving in one column all of the cash transactions,- each designated by its particular clerk, and in separate columns all of the special transactions, which are also each In the development of this kind of machine in the present state of the art this grouping of the various transactions is of great importance, and it is to be understood that such a segregated analysis of these transactions may be secured not only by means of'a wide detail strip arranged to be printed in columns, but by various other methods, such as a series of independent registering-wheels or a series of independent detail strips.

In order to lock the shifting-carriage in its set position, I have provided a beveled locking-disk 157, (see Figs. 4 and 5,) which disk is fast upon the aforesaid shaft 131 and is adapted to engage notches 158, formed in the locking-bar 159, which is fast to the sliding carriage 141. As soon as the carriage has been set then upon the revolution of the main shaft 24 the locking-disk 157 is revolved and its beveled portion engages the proper notch 158 to lock the carriage from further lateral movement until after the printing has taken place.

As seen in Fig. 6, the detail strip 1.40 is unwound from a storage-roller 160, which is carried within the sliding carriage and is led around antifriction-rollers 161 and is wound up on a winding-roller 162. The aforesaid platen-roller 139 projects laterally from the platen-arm 138 into a recess 163, formed in the lower side of the sliding carriage, thereby leaving the detail-strip paper between said platen and the type-wheels, and upon the ner before described, the detail-strip paper is carried against the type-wheels and the impression taken thereon. Pivoted upon the shaft which carries the platen-roller 139 is an upwardly-extending link 164, which is pivoted at its upper end to a lever 165, carrying a feed-pawl 166, which engages a ratchet 167, fast upon a winding-roller 162, so that upon each movement of the platen-frame 138 the detail strip is spaced forward.

I will now describe the mechanism for printing on the check, which in this case is what is usually known as a stub-check, the same data being printed twice upon a single check and the check being perforated between these duplicate impressions, so that the stub portion .may be detached from the main portion of the check. The aforesaid printer-operating shaft 131 (see Fig. 6) has fast upon it a gear-wheel 170, which meshes with a gearwheel 171, which gear wheel 171 in turn meshes with two gear-wheels 172 and 173, which are fast to printing-rollers 174 and 175, respectively, which printing-rollers are provided with the usual electros for printing any desired advertising matter upon the check and for printing a consecutive number and the date. These printing-rollers are inked by ink-rollers 176 and 177. The check-paper 180 is led through a chute 181 and passes between a feed-roller 182 and the printing-roller 174, then through a second chute 183, and thence between the printing-roller 175 and the feedroller 184, which feed-roller has fast upon it a gear-wheel 185, which meshes with the aforesaid gear-wheel 17 3, and from the roller 184 the paper is led through a stationary knife-blade 186 and between the main-platencarriage 187 and the type-wheels 117. This carriage 187 slides vertically in a guide-frame 188 and carries a resilient platen-block 189 and also has mounted upon it a knife-blade 190 for severing the check. This platen is reciprocated, as .shown in Fig. 6, by means of a lever 191, which is pivoted to the printing-frame at 192 and has formed upon its middle portion a pin 193, which engages a cam-groove 194, formed in a disk 195,-fast to the feed-roller 184, and the shape of thiscamgroove is such that the platen is reciprocated three times at each operation of the machine for the purpose to be described. Pivoted upon a transverse shaft 200, carried by the aforesaid carriage 187, is an auxiliary platen 201, and this platen carries a pin 202, which engages a slot 203, formed in the forward end of a lever 204, pivoted to the main frame at 205. This lever 204 carries a pin 206, which engages a camgroove 207, formed on a disk fast upon the side of the feed-roller 184, and the shape of this cam-groove is such that the IIO lever 204 is reciprocated twice at each operation of the machine for the downward movement of said platen, in a mani The operation of these parts is as follows:

Upon the revolution of the main operatingshaft 24 and the consequent revolution of the printer-operating shaft 131 the gear-wheels rotated thereby, as before described, will cause the check-paper 180 to .be fed forward between the main platen and the type-wheels 117. Then the lower ink-pad 118 is rocked downward to the printing-line, and at this point the auxiliary platen 201 is carried rearward and over the main platen 189. The camgroove 194 causes the main platen to be given a slight upward movement to press the ink-pad against the type, and since this slight upward movement of the main platen will carry the auxiliary platen 201 upward slightly the cam groove 207 for operating the auxiliary platen is flattened slightly at 208 to allow this slight upward movement of the main platen. As soon as the ink-pad is withdrawn then upon the further rotation of the feed-roller 184 the camgroove 207 causes the auxiliary platen-lever 204 to be carried upward, thereby carrying the auxiliary platen 201 between the main platen 189 and the check-paper which has previously been fed between said platen and the typewheels, and during this movement the feedroller 184 is cut away so that the check-paper is not fed until after an impression has been taken. As soon as the auxiliary platen has reached its position over the main platen the main platen is given a slight upward movement owing to the shape of its operating cam-groove 195, and thereby, since the auxiliary platen 201 intervenes, the check paper is forced against the type and an impression taken therefrom; but during this limited movement of the platen the knife blade 190, carried upon the main platen, is not moved up far enough to sever the check. Upon the further rotation of the feed-roller 184 the check-paper is fed forward a slight distance,since the feedroller is not cut away at this portion, and the auxiliary platen is withdrawn from above the main platen and then the main platen is reciprocated by a complete movement toward the type-wheels 117, whereupon the second impression is taken upon the check-paper. During this complete upward movement of the main platen it is apparent that the auxiliary platen will also be carried upward, and therefore the cam-groove 207 is so formed as to permit of this upward movement of the auxiliary platen; but the depression of the cam groove at this point is not sufficient to actuate the lever 204 to such an extent as again to throw the auxiliary platen between the main platen and the type-wheels, but the auxiliary platen remains inoperative during this complete movement of the main platen. The intermittent feed of the check-paper for securing these two impressions has not been described at length, since it is well known in the art, being produced by cutting away the feedroller at desired points,so that the check-paper is first fed forward, is then stopped so as to obtain the first impression on the main portion of the check by means of the auxiliary platen, and is then fed forward a slight distance in order to obtain the second impression upon the stub portion of the check. During the time of each impression of course the feeding is stopped. It will also be apparent that upon the complete upward movement of the main platen, as just described, the movable knife 190 is brought into contact with the stationary knife-blade 186, and thereby the check-paper is severed. Thus by means of having this auxiliary platen the movable knife-blade may be mounted upon the main platen and two impressions may be taken upon the check without cutting off the check upon the taking of the first impression, since during the first impression the main platen is given only a limited movement, but is reinforced by the auxiliary platen,whereas upon the second operation the main platen is given a complete movement and thereby the knife moves sufficiently to sever the check. By means of the previouslydescribed printing-rollers 174 and 175 both the stub portion and the main portion of the check may be printed with the date and the consecutive number, it being only necessary as to the consecutive number that the number in the roller 174 be set one ahead of the number in the roller 175, so that similar numbers will be printed upon the stub portion and the main portion of any individual check. By means of perforation-teeth 210, formed upon the feed-roller 175, the check-strip is perforated at each operation of the machine, the construction being such that the line of perforation comes between the point of the two impressions taken from the type-wheels.

Both of the feed-rollers 184 and 182 are furnished with the well-known eccentric bearings for the purpose of throwing off the check-feed, and by means of the link 211 and arms 212 and 213, extending downwardly from said bearings, the throwing off of one feedroller will also serve to throw off the other feed-roller.

As previously stated, the main revolutionshaft may be operated by means of a suitable handle, or, if desired, by an electric motor, and in Fig. 2 I have shown contact-making devices controlled by the bank of clerks keys for making the circuit through an electric motor in case such a motor be used to operate the machine. Situated side by side with the previously-described locking-plates 72 and 85 is a third plate 300, which is formed at its middle portion with a slot 301 to straddle the shaft 22, and at its upper portion with a slot 301* engaged by a stationary guide-pin 301 and the upper end of said plate presents a solid surface which engages all of the previously-described locking-pins 71. This plate 300 has a downwardly and forwardly extending arm 302, against which abuts a forward arm 303 of a bell-crank lever pivoted about the aforedescribed rock-shaft 62, said bell-crank lever having a long rearwardly-extending arm 304, which extends upward to the rear of the machine to control the circuit-making device, said arm 304 being normally drawn rearward by means of a spring 305. This circuit-making device comprises electrodes 306, to which are attached suit-able wires leading to the electric motor.

The plate 300 is formed at its lower end with another slot 313, which straddles the previously-described shaft 113, and fast to 5 lower end of the arm 302, and thus holds the l a its lower end is a bell-crank lever 314, which is pivoted upon a suitable stub-shaft 315, which projects outwardly from the main frame of the machine, and the upper arm of which bell-crank lever carries a pin 316,'

which pin is in lateral alinement with a cam 317, fast upon the main revolution-shaft 24. Fast on the same shaft and by the side of the cam 317 is a second cam 318, which is in lateral alinement with an antifriction-roller 319 on the aforesaid arm 304. Upon the press ing in of any clerks key the locking-pin 71 of that key will force the plate 300 downward and rearward against the tension of springs 300*, thereby carrying the arm 302 out of the path of the bell-crank arm 303, so

that the arm 303 then can move rearward,

and thereby the spring 305 will draw the arm 304 rearward, and thus make the circuit at the electrodes 306 and close the circuit through the electric motor 320 (shown in Fig. 7) in the lower part of the cabinet 100. This motor is arranged to be geared up to a vertical shaft 330, which extends upward through the aforesaid cabinet 100 and has at its upper end a bevelgear 331, (see Fig. 3,) which meshes with another bevel-gear 332, fast upon the main revolution-shaft-24. hen the arm 302 is moved by the clerks key into the position just described, the hooked forward end of the arm 303 latches over said arm 302 and holds the plate 300 in operated position until released in the manner to be described. The downward movement of this plate 300 also operates the aforesaid bell-crank lever 314 and carries the pin 316 into the path of its cooperating-cam 317, and upon the revolution of the main operating-shaft 24 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2 by means of the electric motor the cam 318 contacts with its antifriction-roller 319 and forces the arm 304 forward, so as to break thecircuit at the electrodes 306, and this forward movement of the arm 304 causes the hook of the aforesaid arm 303 to be withdrawn from engagement with the arm 302 on the plate 300, thereby leaving said plate free to be returned to normal position, which return is positively effected by means of the cam 317, which engages the pin 316 and by means of the bell-crank lever 314 forces said plate 300 back to normal position, inwhich position the arm 303 again abuts against the magnetically operated clutch.

arm 304 out of operated position until a clerks key has again been depressed. By this means upon the depression of any clerks key the electric current is started through the motor and is afterward automatically broken, and by suitable means (not shown herein) the current is maintained through the motor after the circuit has been broken at the electrodes 306, so that the complete revolution of the shaft 24 is insured. The connection between the electric motor and the main revolution shaft may be effected by means of a suitable (Not shown herein.) This electric driving mechanism is only briefly shown and described herein, since it is not claimed as part of my present invention.

The constructions herein shown and described are particularly adapted to carry out the objects of my invention; butit is of course to be understood that various other forms of mechanism may be used for this purpose, and in the appended claims I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction shown and described.

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 keys; registeroperating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry paper for recording the various transactions in segregated groups; and an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for setting said carriage for printing in the proper group corresponding with said counter.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys; register-operating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; and an adjustable setting-lever for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for setting said carriage for printing in the column corresponding with said counter. 3. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys, register-operating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters mounted in a movable frame and arranged to be actuated by said register-operating mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry a paper strip for printing in columns; and an adjustable setting-lever arranged to position said counter-carrying frame and to set said carriage for printing in the corresponding column.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with series of keys; register-operating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; an adjustable setting-lever for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for setting said carriage for printing in the column corresponding to said counter; and means for locking said carriage in set position after the operation of the registering mechanism has started.

5. In a cash-register. the combination with a series of keys and an operating mechanism cooperating therewith; of a movable carriage arranged to be moved to various positions with provisions for securing an entry of the various transactions in segregated groups; an adjustable setting member for moving said carriage; and means for maintaining said carriage in one position independently of the movement of said setting member.

6. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys; register-operating mechanism and printingmechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry paper for recording the various transactions in segregated groups; an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for moving said carriage for printing in the proper group with provisions for maintaining said carriage in one position independently of the movement of said setting member.

7. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys; register-operating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters mounted in a revoluble reel and arranged to be actuated by said register-operating mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry a paper strip for printing in columns; and an adjustable setting-lever arranged to position said reel to predetermine which counter shall 'be actuated and also to set said carriage to print in the proper column, with provisions permitting the adjustment of said reel into certain positions without moving said carriage.

8. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and a printing mechanism cooperating therewith; of a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; an adjustable setting member for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper column; a series of cash-receptacles; and means controlled by the position of said adjustable member for predetermining which receptacle may be exposed.

9. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and a printing mechanism cooperating therewith; of amovable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; a series of cash-receptacles; an adjustable setting member for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper column; and means controlled by said adjustable member for predetermining which receptacle may be exposed, with provisions whereby when said carriage is adjusted to certain positions any one of said cash-receptacles may be exposed.

10. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of amount-keys and a series of special keys and printing mechanism cooperating 'therewith; of a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; an adjustable setting member for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper columns; a series of cash-receptacles controlled by said special keys; and means controlled by said adjustable member for preventing the operation of any of said special keys except the one corresponding in designation to the setting position of said adjustable member.

11. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of amount-keys and a series of special keys and printing mechanism cooperating therewith; of a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; an adjustable setting member for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper column; a series of cash receptacles controlled by said special keys; and means controlled by said adjustable member for preventing the operation of any or said special keys except the one corresponding in designation to the setting position of said adjustable member, with provisions permitting the operation of any one of said special keys when said member is moved into certain positions.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys; register-operating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry paper for recording the various transactions in segregated groups; a series of casl receptacles; an adjustable setting member for predeterminingwhich counter shall be operated and for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper group; and means controlled by said adjustable setting member for predetermining which cash-receptacle may be exposed.

13. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys; registeroperating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry paper for recording the various transactions in segregated groups; a series of cashreceptacles; an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper group; and means controlled by said adjustable setting member for predetermining which cash-receptacle may be exposed, with provisions whereby when said adjustable member is moved to certain positions any one of said cash-receptacles may be exposed.

1 1. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys; register-operating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of aseries of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; a series of cash-receptacles; an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for adjusting said carriage for printing in the column corresponding with said counter; and means controlled by said adjustable member for predetermining which receptacle may be exposed.

15. In acash-register, the combination with a series of amount-keys and a series or special keys; register-operatingmechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry'a record-strip for printing in various columns; a series of cash-receptacles controlled by said special keys; an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper column; and means controlled by said adjustable member for preventing the operation of any of said special keys except the one corresponding in designation with the position of adjustment of said member.

16. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of amount-keys and a series of special keys;-registeroperating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; a series of cash-receptacles controlled by said special keys; an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper column; and means controlled by said adjustable member for preventing the operation of any of said special keys except the one corresponding in designation with the position of adjustment of said member, with provisions permitting the operation of any of said special keys when said adjustable member is moved into certain positions.

17 In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting member and a series of keys, of a single locking member cooperating directly with said keys and controlled by said setting member for locking certain of said keys while unlocking the remainder according to the adjustment of said setting member.

18. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting member and a series of keys, of asingle locking member cooperating directly with said keys and controlled by said setting member for locking certain of said keys while unlocking the remainder according to the adjustment of said setting member, with provisions permitting the operation of any of said keys when said locking member is moved into a certain position.

19. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting member, of a series of keys formed with locking projections and bearing designations corresponding to the setting positions of said member, and a lockingplate controlled by said member and formed with a recessed portion whereby only that key may be operated which corresponds with the setting position of said member.

20. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting member, of a series of keys formed with locking projections and bearing designations corresponding to the various setting positions of said member, and a locking-plate controlled by said member and formed with a series of notches cooperating with said locking projections whereby for certain positions of said member only that key may be operated which corresponds with the setting position of said member, but for other positions of said member any one of said keys may be operated.

21. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys formed with locking projections, and an adjustable setting member, of a locking-plate cooperating with said projections, and connections between said setting member and said locking-plate whereby to lock said keys when said member is displaced from setting position and to lock said member when any of said keys are depressed.

22. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys formed with locking projections, and an adjustable settingmember, of a locking-plate formed with notches normally in alinement with said locking projections, and

of a detent-plate moved by said keys, and means controlled by said lever for locking said detent-plate.

25. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting-lever and a series of keys, of a detent-plate moved by said keys, a locking member cooperating with said plate, and means operated by said setting-lever for moving said locking member out of locking position with reference to said detent-plate.

26. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a series of typecarriers, a main platen therefor, and an operating mechanism, with provisions for securing different extents of movement of said platen; of an auxiliary platen; and means for interposing the latter between the type-carriers and said main platen whereby to secure an impression from said carriers by the lesser movement of the main platen.

27. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a series of type-carriers and a main platen; of an auxiliary platen; means for giving said main platen a limited movement toward said carriers and a complete movement toward the same; means for interposing said auxiliary platen between said main platen and said carriers during such limited movement of said main platen whereby to take an impression during both movements of said main platen; and strip-feeding mechanism, with provisions for advancing the strip between the taking of such impressions.

28. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a series of typecarriers and a main platen; of an auxiliary platen; means for giving said main platen a limited movement toward said carriers and a complete movement toward the same; means for interposing said auxiliary platen between said main platen and said carriers during such limited movement of said main platen whereby to take an impression during both movements of said main platen; strip-feeding mechanism with provisions for advancing the strip between the taking of such impressions; and a knife operable upon the complete movement of the main platen to sever the strip.

29. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a series of typecarriers, a main platen and an operating mechanism for giving the same different extents of movement, and a knife operated upon the complete movement of said platen to sever a checkstrip; of an auxiliary platen; means for interposing the latter between said carriers and said main platen during the lesser movement of said main platen whereby to take an impression from said carriers without severing the strip; the complete movement of the main platen with the auxiliary platen withdrawn operating to take a second impression accompanied by severance of the strip; and checkstrip-feeding mechanism with provisions for advancing the strip between the taking of such impressions.

30. In a printing attachmentforcash-registers, the combination with a series of typecarriers and a main platen, of a stationary knife-blade, a movable knife-blade mounted on said main platen, an auxiliary platen also mounted on said main platen, means for giving said main platen a limited movement toward said carrier and a complete movement against the same, and means for interposing said auxiliary platen between said carriers and said main platen during said limited movement of the latter.

31. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a series of typecarriers and a main platen therefor, of a stationary knife-blade; a second knife-blade cooperating therewith and mounted on said main platen; an auxiliary platen also carried by said main platen; and a common operating mechanism for said platens and knife-blades, with provisions for interposing said auxiliary platen between said type-carriers and said main platen, and for then moving the latter in such manneras to force the auxiliary platen against said carriers, together with provisions for retracting said auxiliary platen and for then forcing said main platen against said carriers and operating said knife-blade.

32. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a series of typecarriers and a main platen; of an auxiliary platen; means for giving said main platen a limited movement toward said carriers and a complete movement toward the same; means for interposing said auxiliary platen between said main platen and said carriers during such limited movement of said main platen whereby to take an impression during both movements of said main platen; strip-feeding mechanism, with provisions for advancing the strip between the taking of such impressions; and means for perforating said strip between the two impressions.

33. In a printing attachment for cash-registers, the combination with a series of typecarriers, a main platen and an operating mechanism for giving the same different extents of movement, and a knife operated upon the complete movement of said platen to sever a cheek-strip; of an auxiliary platen; means for interposing the latter between said carriers and said main platen during the lesser movement of said main platen whereby to take an impression from said carriers without severing the strip; the complete movement of the main platen with the auxiliary platen Withdrawn operating to take a second impression accompanied by severance of the strip; checkstrip-feeding mechanism with provisions for advancing the strip between the taking of such impressions; and means for perforating said strip between the two impressions.

34. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys; register-operating mechanism and printing mechanism both cooperating therewith; of a series of independent counters arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry paper for recording the various transactions in segregated groups; an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for setting said carriage for printing in the proper group corresponding with said counter; and means for preventing the operation of the operating mechanism until said setting member has been moved.

35. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and a printing mechanism cooperating therewith; of a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; an adjustable setting member for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper column; a series of' arranged to be operated by said registering mechanism; a movable carriage arranged to carry paper for recording the various transactions in segregated groups; an adjustable setting member for predetermining which counter shall be operated and for setting said carriage for printing in the proper group corresponding with said counter; and means for preventing the operation of the operating mechanism while the setting member is being moved and for preventing the movement of said setting member after the movement of the operating mechanism has begun.

37. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and a printing mechanism cooperating therewith; of a movable carriage arranged to carry a record-strip for printing in various columns; an adjustable setting member for positioning said carriage for printing in the proper column; a series of cash-receptacles; means controlled by the position of said adjustable member for predetermining which receptacle may be exposed; and means for preventing the operation of the printing mechanism while the setting member is being moved and for preventing the movement of said setting member after the movement of the printing mechanism has begun.

In testimony whereof I aifiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH P. ULEAL. WVitnesses:

L. D. BAKER, J. B. HAYWARD.

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