US823511A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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.UKE COONEY, Jruor CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE Assien,

MENTS, TO THE NATIONAL CASH nsc srnn COMPANY, or DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.),

CASH-REGISTER.

- Specificationof Letters Patent.

ldatenteo. June 19, 1906.

Application filed June 4, 1903. Serial No. 160,033.

nois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention'concerns :more particularly to improvements in cash-registers-of the=key- 0 erated t pe, and in the present case, siin-, p y as an illustration of one application of the mvention, the same is shown appliedto the type. of machine set forth in Letters Patent issued to me January 19, 1-897, and numbered 575,331, although itwillbe apparent-to those skilled in the art that the present improvements can equally Well beapplied to many other types of machines nowat 'presentwcll known on the market.

As above stated, this invention relates to the key-operated type of cash-register; and,

more specificallystated, it relates to one in.

which a row of key-levers pivoted on a common center operate upon a rocking frame pivoted 011a different center and having aninclined bar so that difierent keys move the frame different distances. employ a limited number of keys'for a great variety of amounts, and to do this it is necessary to arrange for the use of more than one key for a single transaction. Each key operates a tablet for indicating the amount re resented by the key, and in an operation of t e 3 5 machine callingfortheuse otbut one amountkey the single corresponding tablet is caught and held in indicati igpositlon. It is desirable to emplo as'cieen to hide the indicator until the mac ine has completed its cycle of 40 operation, and in the oaseof more than one key being required to indicate and register a sin- ,gle transaction the screen must remain in 0b scoring position While the second tablet is lifted and caught.

The present invention provides What is termed a .union-key, and this key controls the screen or. flash. When any amount-key is depressed, this special or union key is likewiseoperatednnd then by holding the unionkey down and letting the amount-key go back another amount-key can bepperated, while the screen stays up, the arrangement mal position.

It is intended to being such that the SGI'GBD'CfiDl-Rau' am mm;

the special' or union key is restored to its nor Thereis also combined witll the un1on-ke means for trippingpreviously elcvatedtab ets, so that: in-anyoperatiomoff the machine the tablets indicating-the-pree ,vious transaction-willafirst be tripped and dro outof sight.

he invention provides against; any misuse of -the machine byv fraudulent manipulation of the special or=union.key, as-by holding the same back when an amounnkey is operated by resortin -to the expedient, of ajointed special-key ever, the inner'section-oFwhich' performs the functions above-mentioned: It

may be remarkied thisconnection that: this inner section renormally-bcked, and it re quires depression of.'one ofjthe amount-keys to unlock it. I In the accompanying drawings forming part of-this s ocification, Figure l'r epresents a top plan view, partly brokenaway, of amorchine of the ty e mentioned with the improvements app ied thereto,- the cabinet and, the cash-draWer-being omitted.- Fig, 2 re resents a transverse verticalsection throu hf the machine on the line 2 2 ;of Fig. 1, a so showing the cash-drawen Fi 3 represents an end elevation takenfrom the right of the machine, the cahinetbeing shown-in sefionandthe cash-drawer omitted. Fi 4-represents an end elevation, artly bro enaway, taken from the left-hand end of the machine. the cabinet and the cash-drawer being omit ted. Fi 5 represents a rear elevation of'the devices s iown in Fig. 4; Fig. o'represents a detail vertical-section through the counter crating wheel and the connectingparts, and

one Oh the key-levers in .cross-seotioi'i; and Fig. 8 represents a fragmentary perspective view of a key-lever. I

In the drawings, 1 represents the frame of the machine; 2,the amo'un't-keys;3,the a coring-frame; 4,1..the re star-operating wheel} 5, the indicator t ecash-drawerortill; and 7 the sliding c ;1"I=hel cys Zarmpir-c oted upon a trans shaft '8in-such mam IOC . nor that their rear l'c'nds-coopemte with and.

become coupled to the stepped registeringframe 3. This frame carries a pivoted pawl 3 which engages the register operating wheel 4, and is provided "with a tailpiece 3 whereby it is locked in engagement with the 5 register-operating wheel. This locking is accomplished by the longitudinal slide 3 which looks the keys to the registering-frame by the engagement of its projections 3 under lugs 3 on the keys, the latter having inclined re- I0 eesses 3 the walls of which act against the projections 3 in rising and push the slide 3 to one side. The relative displacement of the key-levers and register-frame by reason of their being on different centers then causes 15 the projection on the key-lever to pass over the projection on the slide. An arm or hook 3 of the slide projects over the tail 3 of the pawl when the plate 3 is moved longitudinally by the keys. A pivoted bell-crank 2o pawl 3 is mounted on the registering-frame by a pin 3 which projects through an elon gated slot 3 formed in the slide 3". A lug 3 projects from the bell-crank pawl 3 into the path of one of the fingers of the plate 3,

2 so that when the latter is. moved longitudinally the pawl 3 will be turned upon its pivot and will engage the under side of the tailpiece 3 to lock the pawl 3 firmly to the register operating wheel. It will be ob- 0 served that the locking engagement between the pawl 3 and the pawl 3 isa direct pressure and will result in very little wear taking place at these points.

The register or'counter operating wheel 4 is formed upon its periphery with gear-teeth 9 ,which mesh with a pinion 10, mounted fast upon a short shaft 11, which is journalcd in the main frame. This shaft 11 carries a toothed wheel -12, which meshes with a simi- 0 larly-toothed wheel 13, journaled on the counter-shaft 14. (See Fig. 2.) This wheel 13 carries a'registering or counting wheel 15, a

" transfer-disk 16, and a lockingdisk 17, as

more clearly shown in Fig. 1. The register i s ing-wheel 15 is numbered from 5 to 50 in multiples of five. Therefore after it has made one complete revolution it must register fiftycents on the succeeding register-wheel 13, also ournaled on the shaft 14. T o accomplish this result, the transfer-disk 1'6 is' provide'd with; a single tooth 16, which when the wheel 15 has made a complete revolution engages a toothed wheel19,journaled on a shaft20, which is mounted in the main frame 55 and turns said wheel one tooth. The wheel 19 carries a scalloped locking-disk 21 and a toothed wheel 22. (See Fig. 6.) The scalloped disk cooperates with the locking-disk- 17, while the toothed wheel 22 engages the 60 teeth of a driving-wheel 23, fast to the registering-wheel 18. ever, is formedin proximity to the tooth 16, with a recess 24 for the accommodationof one of theteethi of the scalloped wheel 21 6 during the transferring operation,which-con- The locking-disk 17, how-v struction of locking and transferring teeth and disks is old and well known in the art.

The above description sufiices for all the succeeding transfers which are identical, excepting the transfer of the wheel 18, which alternately registers zero and fifty, and must be thus provided with a corresponding number of transfer-teeth 16 and recesses 24 in its locking-disk. As before stated, the shaft is mounted in the main frame; but the shaft 14 of the counter-wheels is mounted in a pivoted or hinged frame 25, which is in turn mounted on the main frame, so that it may be rocked to disengage the driving-pinions of the counter-wheels from the transfenpinions and the primary driving-wheel 12. This disengagement becomes necessary when it is desired to rotate the shaft 14 to turn the counter-wheels to their zero positions. The shaft 14 is provided with a series of small springpressed plungers 26, which engage their respective counter wheels with a frictional turn independently they will be picked up by the shaft and returned to a zero position when said shaft is rotated. This rotation of the shaft is accomplished by a milled thuml nut 27, fast to the protruding end of the shaft. A ratchet-wheel 27*, (see Fig. 3,) mounted on the shaft,'is engaged by a gravity-pawl 28, mounted on the counter-frame. This pawl prevents retro rade movement of the shaft 14 and compe s the operator to turn the counter-wheels to zero in the proper direction. In order to arrest the wheels at the zero position when the shaft is rotated, the 'main frame is provided with a cross-bar 29, which normally lies out of the path of stoppins 30,'mounted on the respective counterwheels. When the frame is rocked back to disengagethe counter-pinions from the transfer-pinions and the main driving-pinion, the counter-wheels are moved to such a position'that the bar 29 will be engaged by the pin 30 and arrest the counter-wheels at the zero position. The counter-frame '25 is normally locked in its lowered position by a notched lever 31, mounted upon a rock-shaft 32, which is mounted in the main frame. (See Fig. 4.) A pin 34, mounted on the counter-frame, normally projects into the notch of the lever 31. When it is desired to elevate the counter-frame to disengage the pinions, the lever 31 is drawn forward, which action moves the walls of the notch 35 out of engagement with the pin 34, which canthen be elevated with the 'counter frame. This elevation of the counter-frame is accomplished by a short finger-lever 36, journaled on the pin 34 so that its lower end will engage the .main frame.

"described, the lever 36 is drawn upward and Y move-upward and forward, the lower end .Of,

contact, so that while said wheels are free to After the pin 34 has been released, as above forward, which causes the counter-frame "to the lever 3:3 passing over the bar 42 of the ma "rains and holding the counter in this nos ion.

is it is desirable keep an account of the number of times: the counter-frame is so elevated to turn the counter wheels to zero, the shaft F2 is provided with crank-arm 37, \Yillul is connected to a similar crank-arm 38 of any suitable f orm of counting device 39 by a pin 40. This counting device 39 is a sealed counter and is arranged to count one upon each operation in a manner well known in the art. It will be observed from the above description that the counter-wheels are locked against being turned to zero when the counter-frame is in its lower position and that said frame cannot be moved to its up- 1 er or disengaging osition until the lever 31 .ias first been oper ted, which operation results in the operatio of the counter 39.

The cash-drawer 6 is mounted in the casing or cabinet so as to be capable of slidin substantially as described in the aforesaid patent. The slide lid or till-cover 7, however, is slidably mounted upon suitable guidebars 43, secured to the cabinet and passing through apertured eyes 44, fast to the sides-of the till-cover. Coil-s rings 45 surround the respective rods 43 an: are so located thereon as to be engaged by the lugs 44 to cushion the opening movement of the slide. Cushionsprings 45 are also mounted upon the rods 43 and engage stationary lugs 45 and the lugs 44. These springs cushion the closing movement of the till-lid and also assist its opening movement. As the till-lid is formed with a plurality of apertured, lugs 44, it is guided in erfect alinement over the cashdrawer anr cannot bind against any part o the casing or cabinet. A coi1-spring 43 connects the till-lid 7"with the main frame to effect the opening of the lid when released.

. This till-cover 7 is secured in position by a pivoted latch mounted on the main frame and engaging the rear wall 47 of the lid. The upwardly- )rojecting arm 48 of the latch is normally drawn forward to hold the latch in its normal position by a coil-spring 49, .which connects said arm to the main frame. This upwardly-projecting arm 48 is operated by a pendent foot 50, mounted fast on a ivoted yoke 51, which is journaled upon t e keyshaft 8. "As this yoke projects over all of the key-levers, the operation of any one of the .keys will oscillate the said yoke and cause the foot 50 to engage the arm 48 and rock the latch 46 out of engagement with the tillcover to permit the latter to be drawn rearward by its springs. I

As the yoke is elevated it engages a pivoted tumbler 52, mounted on the main frame,

(see Fig. 4,) and forces saidtumbler rearward and moves a lug 53 thereon out of the path of the union-key 54 which is pivoted on the key-shaft and is provided with anarm 55,

which projects over said yoke 51. The forward part 56 of the union-key is pivoted upon the key-shaft 8 and engages a shoulder 57 on the rear portion 56 of the key, which is also pivoted upon the shaft. the key are normally held in contact by a coil-spring 58, which connects the same. By

The two parts of this peculiar construction the depression of! the forward half of the key will result in the elevation of the rear half of the same; but should it be attempted to hold back the-for ward half of the key while the rear half continues to rise in order to fraudulently mastruction is necessary, because the union-key by beingheld depressed admits of a second 0 eration of the machine without releasing t e indicator previously elevated. By the 'peculiar construction of the pivoted tumbler 52 any independent operation of the unionkey is revented, as this key is absolutelv locked in its normal osition by said tumbler until some one of t e amount-keys or the change-key is operated. The rear portion of the union-key is provided with an inclined lug 59, which When the key is elevated engages the lower inclined surface of an inclined flange 60, formed on a pivoted lever 61 which is connected at its upper end to a shaft 60, carrying the indicator-supporting frames 62. These frames cooperatewith the indicators and are released by the rearward rocking of the lever 61. When the rear end of the union-key is elevated, the lower end of the lever 61 is rocked rearwardly by the lug 59 engaging the under side of the flange 60. This movement rocks all of the frames 62 and permits the indicators to descend. After the lug 59 passes above the flange 60 the lever 61 springs forward slightly, so that when the "union-key is returning to itsnormal positieu the lug will ride over the u per surface A spring bell-clapper 61 is secured to the lever 61 in such manner that when this lever springs forward upon being released by-the la 59 the clapper will engage and sound the be 1 61 whic is secured to the mainframe. The rear end of the union-kc engages and elevates a stem or rod 63, W 'ch carries a double flash 64 at its upper end. This flash isarranged to conceal the indicators as long v s of the flange, and thus'force t e lever 51' I as therod 63 remains elevated. The flash is spring 66, which connects said lever to the main frame. The upper end of this lever snaps under a shoulder 67 when the rod 63 is elevated, and the flash thus remains over the indicators. until the lever 65 is operated to disengage it from the shoulder 67 This operation does not take place until the rear partof the union-key has almost reached its normalposition, when it engages a beveled arm 68, formed on the lever 65, and forces the same to YOILQMSICIGK/WTIIG upper end of the lever 65 is thus normally held out of the path of the shoulder 67. When the union-key is elevated, however, it disengages from. the arm 68, and the spring 66 immediately draws the upper end of the lever 65 against the side of the bar 63, which action brings the upper cam edge of the arm 68 under the union-key, so that it will be subsequently operated thereby upon the descent of the key.

By .the above-described construction the flash is elevated by the union-kc and latched in its elevated position until t 1e union-key has returned again to its normal position. Each of the keylevers is provided at its rear end with a segmental rack 7 0, these racks 00- operating with reversible detent-plates 71 to compel full strokes of the keylevers. As it becomes desirable. at times to look all the keys of the machine against operation, means are provided for locking the detents 71 in their horizontal positions. This means comprises a rock-shaft 72, hearing arms 7 5, which are notched, as at 74, so that when the shaft is rocked the arms will be forced over the detents and prevent movement of the same in either direction, and thus lock 7 the keys. One end of the shaft 72 is provided with a lever-arm 75, which is normally drawn forward by a coilspring 76, which connects it to the main frame. The arm 75 projects between a lug 77 and a pin 78, projecting from a slide 79, which is guided on the main frame and is connected at its forward end to a rod 80,

which passes through a suitable aperture in the cabinet, so that its front end nay be grasped and operated. The bolt 81 of a keylock 82 coperates with notches 84 in the rod to lock the same in its inner or outer positions, as desired. The machine may be so operated at times in an endeavor to manipulate it that the plates 71 do not properly reverse, and thus engage the racks 70 in the wrong direction and tie up the machine against any operation. If this should occur, the devices above described are operated by hand, so that the arms 7 3 are brought against the inclined plates 71 and force them into a vertical position and out of engagement with the racks 7 0.

saami the internal mechanism, the end of the shaft 72 is provided with a pin 85. This pin en gages a pin 86, which projects laterally from a lever 87, pivoted on the main frame, so that its upper end will engage the lower end of the lever 61. When the shaft 72 is rocked, the lever 87 Will be correspondingly rocked and engaging the lever 61 will operate the same and rock the detent-frames 62 to release any set indicators.

While the form of mechanism here shown and describedjs admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be under stood that it is not desired to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment here disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

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, of a series of indicators, a latch for supporting said indicators, a special key formedin two sections, means intermediate the rear section and the indicator-latch,

and means for operating said rear section.

upon each operation of the keys; the construction being such that the rear section of the key may be held in its operated position irrespective of the movements of the amountkeys.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of amount-keys, of a series of indicators, latches for the indicators, a special key formed in two sections and controlling the indicator-latches, and means connecting the amount-keys to one of said sections with pro visions for holding this section While the amount-keys are operated independently.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys, indicators for the same, an indicator-support, a special key controlling said support and comprising two sections which are independently movable.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a key comprising two sections constructed so that they are free to move independently in one direction but will move together in the opposite direction, and means for yieldingl holding the two sections of the key toget er in normal position.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a key comprising two sections pivoted upon the same shaft and having abutting shoulders to cause simultaneous movement of the sections in one direction only, and spring means for normally holding the sections together.

6. In a cash-register, the combinai ion with a series of amount-keys, of'a frame common TOO 1 '0 said keys, and aspecial key formed in two sections one of which is engaged by said frame and thereby operated upon each operation of the amount-keys; the construction being such that When the forward section of the special key is depressed the rear section of the key is held elevated'irrespective of the return of the common frame.

7. In a cash-re iste'r, the combination With',

an operating mec anism, of a key, a series of indicators, 'a -fiash for concealing the indicators, means controlled by the key for moving the flash into its concealing position while permitting independent movement of the key, and meansfor efiecting retraction of the -flash u [on the final increment of movement of the ey back to normal position.

8. In a cash-re ister, the combination with an operating mec anism, of a key, a series of indicators, a flashfor said indicators,-a latch ports for the indicators, a special key for tripp ng said supports, a flash for the indicators operated by the special key, and means for preventing the return of the flash until the special key has been returned to its normal position. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

LUKE oooNEY, JR.

Witnesses:

F. P. DAVIS, LoUIs B. ERWIN.

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