US955016A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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' F. E. TREVELLIAN. CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. a, 1908.

Patefited Apr. 12,1910;

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 3, 1908.

F. H. TREVELLIAN.

CASH REGISTER. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. a, ma.

955,01 6. Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

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F. H, TREVELLIAN.

GASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1908.

Patented Apr. 12,1910.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 3, 1908.

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FREDERIO HENRY TREVELLIAN, OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.

CASH-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

Application filed N ovember 3, 1908. Serial No. 460,946.

I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIo HENRY TRE- 'VELLIAN, a subject of His Majesty the King This invention relates to cash registers having bands of paper whereon invoices and the like areto be written and copies thereof taken.

By this invention is provided mechanism whereby two or more assistants may use one machine, a separate paper band being provided foreach assistant whereon to summarize the totals of his invoices. A separate cash drawer is also provided for each assistant.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1, is a plan of the register, F ig. 2, a plan with the lid of the casing removed, Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation on line A-A Fig. 2, Fig. 4, is a sectional elevation on line B-B Fi 2, Fig. 5, a similar view with the upper cas drawer released, Fig. 6, is a cross sectional elevation on line C-C Fig. 2, Fig. 7, is a reverse sectional elevation, with the side of the casing. rem0ved, and Fi 8, a plan of a register with one cash frawer Figs. 9 and 10, are sectional elevations of spring operated bearings, Fig. 11, is a perspective view of two keys, Fig. 12, an inverted plan of a spring catch for holding the lid of the casing open, Fig. 13, a perspective view of lockin plates and levers, Fig. 14, a perspective view of a lever, Fig. 15, a perspective view of a locking plate, Fig. 16, a perspective view of clips and associated parts, Fig. 17, a perspective view of clips, Fig. 18, a sectional elevation of a spring operated socket for adjusting paper bands, and Fig. 19, a sectional elevation of a spring socket for operating a summarizing band inde endently of an invoice band, Fig. 20, is an e evation of bell and mechanism.

The mechanism is contained within a metal casing (1), havin a lid (2) hinged at (3) to the casing, an comprises longitudinal frame plates (4) and (5) connected together by cross bars (7) and (8) by a plate (9) secured to the said plates by screws (10), the said frame plates being pivoted by pins (11) in eye sockets (12) fixed to brackets (13) integral with the rear of the casing (1). The pins (11) pass through the frame plates and screw into a shaft (15) whereon is mounted a roller (16). Rollers (17) and (18) are journaled at one-end upon bearin consisting of conical ended studs (19) screwed into the frame plate (4) and at the other end upon spring operated conical ended studs (20) (see Fig. 9) slidable in sockets (21) integral with the frame plate (5) and having stems through the ends of the sockets and furnished with heads (24) upon the exterior of the sockets. Springs (25) in com ression within the sockets tend to project t e studs (23) projecting and bring them into close contact with the a 'rollers (17) and (18), whereby friction is set up suliicient to prevent the rollers from overrunning. The rollers can be readily removed by withdrawing the studs 20.

Bands of paper 27 and 28 rolled upon the rollers 17 and 18 respectively pass over the roller 16 mounted upon the shaft 15 as previously described. The band 27 after leaving the roller 17 passes beneath a sheet of carbon paper 30 and over the plate9, and the band 28 passes over the said sheet of carbon paper below an opening 31 in the lid 2. The-portion of the paper exposed in the opening. isfavailable for the purpose of writing an invoice or the like thereon. The bands then pass beneath a tension roller 32 the'band 28 passing upward through a guide 33 (see Figs. 2, 3-, 7 and 8) consisting of a hood 34 fixed at each end to brackets 35 and 36 and coveringthe to of the,roller 32 and havin a knife edge 37 and of-a director 38 curved to guide the paper upward and fixed at its ends to the-hood 34. -The band 27 passes below an opening 39 closed by a sheet of glass 40 through which it is exposed to view, and thence around a roller 41 and is finally coiled upon a receiving roller 42.

The bands of paper are advanced by an operating handle 43 (see Fig. 2) upon a; shaft 44 journaled in the plates 4 and 5, and has secured upon it a spur wheel 45 gearing with a second spur wheel 46 mounted freely upon a shaft 47 also journaled in the plates 4 and 5. The wheel 45 is prevented from being turned, in a direction reverse of that shown by the arrow, by a pawl 49 engaging with the teeth of the wheel. The shaft 47- has secured u on it a finely fluted roller 50 (see Fig.3) ocated between the rollers 32 i '1 tn-e e under side hmcltets '60 ne Q a '15 new 36 in" seller 32 Teen? mere er less the :"ellei" 5(1, T en hei heti sen the rollers 3% e the TOllGTS 5G 1-2 sevelntien ci causes to be en- Ielletl .LJGHE the rollers 1'? end 18 sncl the hand 2? to he i'elledl npen the ei 1-2 es fliemetey of the paper ieel npen IQllQl" 4-2 increases wninst the pressure 05 the shaft 51 te desee' handle 13 is'pieventecl 1 Ineie ene single revelutien y a cam 62 secured; to the eent eting with s tumbler pl te sf ts he described.

Referring now more psi'ticul ly to 2, l, 5, 6; 13, 14k, enel 15. The neehsnisni empleyeol lei advancing the hands ef vessel for summarizing totals of inveices eensists ineine eeinprising plates 64- nnitecl tegether by here 66 snel 6? S8 69 seeured to the Sfilfl 'nletes by screws M; The frames have slots 71 i iel receive lugs '72 integral with the easing encl support the front 0' The new of the frame is supported by l3 projecting from the plates 64 end resting upon the brackets 13 7 lpessing tlrimugh the lugs 75 screw the brackets 18. Rollers 76 7'? are nivetetl ene end on studs 7 8 and 79 screwed t e plate 65 enrl hav ng conical Ens 8'!) and 81 at the es. en end an epemtetl conicsl stucls encl 83 to the studs 20 hereinlzefere ele- Bends em: pepsin 841 85 ile i "linen the rollers 76 mil *1 U ease as the plates 88 and 69 and even 1 l- 8? and thence te sellers 88 d 'e neetively mennten in spring 1 lbearings 90 91, one 0i {EVE en large scale in 92 fizedi'te the conical in sockets 21 integnsl i plate. Thin hles 93 having v l v neels Q 1 and 9%) ese mean se 21. The COIllCZll near 91 nee/vised with lune erejeetlng fret; the frame plate l,

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te 64: anti pivotal nteis levels and 101 inner encls pivoted pawl.

' the ratchet Wheels 94: ts the inevement of 51011, and 2, step 105 e level" 180 i cl sun I limits the nie zenient of the lever 1 1., ain 106 'Lujfzfi llflg leterslly from hath sicles e1 lcwei end lever 100 en.- slets 107 and 10-8 in the ends e-i lockl1 p "es 109 and 110 (lispesed sicle by side nol pline-ling insiepe. A '1pr0 L7 e lowerally from one ne level 1G1 engages a slct 2 in the plate 110. The locking plates 109 11) extend to and. en the ends of seeking levers 113 and 114 pivetecl side by sicle 2*" er near their upen a pin 116 said levees heinr pivots-i137 cenneetecl to vertical 114- sncl 118 slielelele in lugs 119 129 integral with the near of the casing: The ends 01 the spindles site hevelecl and sdeptecl it pass into: holes in brsckete 121 122 lined to the heck of superposed cash 123 Springs 125 end 126 located en the spindles 117 'ancl 118 sndl in eempressien between the lug 119 and pins 128 129 pnejeeting Te-m the spindles tend to n-re-ject the spindles downward.

,Sniml springs 130 end 131 in compression between the drawers 1 31 sncl 1% and the T8231 the casing to wlneh'tliey are lined,

prejeet the drawers eutwsncl When yeleasecl W the i'lsing of the spindles 11? and 118.

*nte 'posecl between the lacking plates 109 and is the tumbler 63 which has prejecting pins 133 slidsble in slats 13 1 l in the frame plate 6 1. jaw gontwoside springs 135 and is provided to keep the tumbler plate 63 from heceining disglsceel. l on the plates 109 11G to hem against the the 68. ieys 1&0 141 11) have ei'enlzs 142 end 14-3 and shenlzs 1L encl 14:5 adapted te engage holes 146 an u efthe levers 100 and 14-9 and 150 (see 1) are gs-reviclecl liel 9,, transverse petien 01 the 1 19 being" longer sent oi the slot 150. l immeilistely hethe slats 1 29 and cuisi pentiens al the saiil 5mm the other a reinities ,n verse psi-s10 The cranks 1&2 t e 1 anal 141 lime lengths J. 1. a L 1. .L ng we use 3 gens 0i ullG USELES- verse portions of the slots 149 and 150 so that the key of one amistant will not open the draweror operate the invoice band of the other assistant.

The machine is operated in the following manner :After an invoice has been made out, for example on the band '28 and the total of the invoice written upon the summarizing band 85 by the assistant controlling the upper cash drawer 1 23 the key 141 engaging the lever 101 is pulled forward and assumes the position shown in Fig.

' The pawl 103 on the lever 101 rotates the ratchet wheel 95 and the roller 89 about oneeighth of a revolution, the paper band 85 being thus advanced ashort distance to allow for the next entry of an invoice total. The lever 101 has also advanced the locking plate 110 by its pin 111, the advance being limited by a stop 152 integral with the frame plate 64 and the projection 138 on the plate 110 carries backward the tumbler plate 63 to the position shown in Fig. 5 leaving the cam 62 free to rotate. The handle 43 can now be operated and the cam 62 during its rotation contacts with the shoulder 153 of plate 109which is depressed and the spindle 117 raised through the intervention of the lever 113 and the cash drawer 123 released. The cam continuing its rotation strikes the shoulder 154 of the tumbler plate 63 which is carried forward to its original position (see Fig. 4), and the cam again comes to rest upon the plate 63. The locking plate 110 and lever 101 have also been returned to their original positions by the plate 63 contacting with the projection 138. The

- cash drawer may then' be returned to its position to be retained by the spindle 117. The machine is thus prevented from again being operated until one of the keys 140 or 141 is brought into use.

Vhen the assistant controlling the drawer 124 desires to operate the machine he introduces his key 140 through the slot 149 into the top of the lever 100. By pulling the key forward the pawl 102 rotates the ratchet wheel 94 and roller "88 about one eighth of a revolution, the summarizing paper band 84 being thus advanced a short distance for the next entry of an invoice total. The lever has also advanced the locking plate 109 by its pin 106, the advance being limited by the stop 152 and the projection 137 on the plate 109 carries backward the tumbler plate 63 leaving the cam free "to rotate. In

this instance the locking plate is notadvanced, the pin 106 merely sliding in the slot 108 of'this said plate, the slot 108 being longer than the slot 107.- The handle 43 can now be operated and the cam 62 during its rotation contacts with the shoulder 153 of the plate 110 which is depressed and the spindle 118 raised through the intervention of the rocking lever114, and the cash drawer erated is given by bells 163 (see Fig. 6)

124 released. The remaining operations are the same as those described in reference to the plate 109.

The effect of the operation of the lever 101 by the first assistant is to advance the locking plate 110 to a position where it cannot be depressed by the cam 62 for the purpose of releasing the lower drawer 124 which is under the control of the second assistant and similarly the effect of the operation of the lever 100 by the second assistant is to advance the plate 109 to a position where it cannot be depressed for the purpose of releasing the upper drawer 123 which is under the control of the first assistant.

The lid 2 maybe held open by means of a spring operated catch shown in Figs. 1 and 12 and comprises, a catch 157 pivoted to the lid 2 by a pin 158 and engages a slot 159 in one side of the casing 1. A coil spring 160 is in compression between the catch and snib 161 on the lid. The catch is brought out of engagement with the casing by means of the handle 162. 3

Warning that the machine has been opfixed to the back of the casing by stems 164. Hammers 165 pivoted upon the back of the casing are operated by pawl-s 166 and 167 which are pivoted to the vertical spindles 117 and 118 by the pins 128 and 129 and engage the tails of the hammers. @oil springs 169 normally keep the hammers in engagement with the pawls. When the spindle 117 and 118 is raised the pawl 166 or 167 lowers one of the hammers 165 and whenthe said spindle is released the spring 169 raises the hammer to strike the bell. The bells may be of different tones so that it will be known which drawer has been opened.

ffthe invoice heading on the band 28 should accidentally get out of correspondence with the opening 31 it can be easily adjusted to its proper position by means of a socket 170 (see figs. 2 and 18) having a milled head 171 and slidably mounted on the shaft 47 by means of a screw 172 upon the socket and projecting into a groove 173 formed in the shaft 47 A screw 174 screwed into the end of the shaft 47 has a head 175 and a coil spring 17 6 located upon the said screw 174 is in compression between the head 175 and a shoulder 177 formed upon the interior of the socket. The wheel 46 is mounted freely upon the shaft 47 has a sleeve 178 provided at its end with teeth 179. The spring 176 normally keeps teeth 180 formed upon the endof the socket 170 in engagement with the teeth 17 9. By drawing the socket out of engagement with the teeth, the roller 50 can be rotated independently of the handle 43 by means of the milled head 171, and the paper band adjusted to the required position.

A holder for retaining sheets of carbon I t v: L use i 1 a. '1 '2 1 i no is n nstrateo n1 1: igs. 2,

f the wi e is formed nrloop 1= has its end 189 engaged in hole torrne n the holder, The loop forms a spring wlii h permits the end 189 to he w tiidrawn from its hole, The holder is pivoted as desci ihed for the purpose of readily placing the hand 27 positione.

Tn the case of a third hand of paper 120 (see 16) losing ernployed with the hands and 28 for purpose of making a secnd cartoon copy of an invoice, the carhon paper holder is made with two grooved hers and 192,hoth pivoted to the frame plates l and 5 by their cars 19?, 1%, 195 and 1%, upon the pins 184, the hand 1% passing through the space between the bars 191 and 192. Wire springs 19'? and 198 lyine within the grooves of: the hare are bent to form hoolrs 199 and 220 which engage pins 201 and 202 traversing the said groo es. The

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a shoulder 212 other ends of the wires are formed into lo 208 284i and end are retained s hooks 205 and 206 pivoted upon screws 20? and 228 to the holder The sheet of carbon paper lies hetween. the hands 28 27 and the carbon paper 2-09 lies between the hands 190 and 28,- and are held at one within the grooves of the bars 191 and 192 hy the wire spring, The sheets of the carhon paper may he renewed by releasing the springs and substituting fresh sheets. Referring now to Fig. 19 which shows a spring soclret 210 whereby a summarizing may he advanced without advancing invoice hand This socket is employed on registers which are intended to he used in connection with a small ousiness by an eraployer alone, who can enter small sales on the summarizing hand without rnalring cut invoice The wheel 16 and its sleeve 178 are mounted freely on the axle 4:7, and the' teeth 18@ of the socket are adapted to enthe corresponding teeth 179 formed on sleeve 178 previously described. Tn this case however the spring 211 normally lreeps the two sets of teeth out of engagenient h i hearing =against the sleeve and formed in the socket 218. Theteeth may he retained rnent by means or: a spring catch 218 lv 0 in a groove 21 ltonned i he axle 4-7. W hen the-soch-t is advanced to hiring the teeth the catch 218' ises out of the sochet,

is M Y ":1 1 1- 12 its ioove and engages the race or therehy the disengagement of the the is depr a,

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movement o the socket is by a cap 215, the 216 prev en operators being trapped soclret recedes under e 211 after the CilLZ'vlL 2 ed hy the on an operator wishes to advance ring hand ud open the 5 advancing presses the catch 218 to throw the to n e gac'einent. Ti handle a the summarising hand,w" vanced and the invoice hand reinain cry When however the opei or deshes to advance both the summarising hand the invoice hand, he pushes the soclret until the catch 218 rises socket, A screw 21'? passing through socket has its end slidahle in a groove 218 formed in the axle 17. The movement of the wheel 16 is communicated through the socket and screw 21'? to the axle.

-deterring now to Fins l 8 which show a register which co" j one cash drawer 219 and one en the paper hand A lever 221 IS pivoted to the side the frame plate 222 on pin 28 has l upo it a pawl which engages a wheel 225 advance the paper lower end the lever 221 is pivoted to a loclting plate 226, which has a jaw 22? adapted to engage a projection 228 integral with the of the trains plate 222, the lower member of the jaw heing longer than the up r niernher 280. The other end of the plate 226 is continued hack and engages a pin 231 on vertical spindle 232 which norinall holds the cash drawer closed. The locking plate 226 has a member 28-? wherewith the cam 23 contacts. and is prevented being rotated. Upon the lever 221 heing operated by its key 235, the paper hand 220 is advanced and the loclrin plate 226 hrought out of engagement with the projections The member 288- is with drawn from contact with the earn 2%, which. is then tree to be rotated. During its rotation the cam depresses the plate to theposition shown dotted lines in Fig To The rear end or the plate raises the spindle 282 and the drawer 219 is released The cam during the continuation of its rotation allows the locking plate 226 to rise under the action of a tension spring 23? until the lower inernher 229 of the jaw 22'? meets the projection 228. The earn next contacts with the shoulder 288 of the locking plate 226 and returns the plate to its forward position and engagement with the projection 228. Figs 8 and 20, show. modification. of hel mechanism, the hell 2% is mounted upon lined to the casing 1., the han1- ivoted upon a stud 248 also lined n 244 so ured to the What I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In cash registers the combination of rollers holding invoice and summarizing bands, a receiving roller upon which said bands are wound, means for shifting said summarizing and invoice bands and means for adjusting said receiving roll as the bands unwind from one set of rollers and wind on the other set as set forth.

2. In a cash register of the kind described, the combination with rollers whereon paper bands are rolled, of an operating handle, a shaft to which the handle is secured, a cam fixed to the shaft, locking plates and a tumbler plate operable together with the cam, means for operating the plates to release the cam, spring operated cash drawers and means for releasing the cash drawers,

as set forth.

3. In a cash register of the kind described, the combination with rollers whereon paper bands are rolled, of an operating handle, a shaft to which the handle is secured, a cam fixed to the shaft, locking plates and a tumbler plate operable together with the cam, summarizing paper bands, rollers upon which the summarizing bands are wound, levers for advancing one or other of the looking plates, spring operated cash drawers and means for releasing the cash drawers, as set forth.

4. In a cash register of the kind described, the combination with rollers whereo-n paper bands are rolled, of an operating handle, a shaft to which the handle is secured, a cam fixed to the shaft, locking plates and a tumbler plate operable together with the cam, summarizing paper bands, rollers upon which the summarizing bands are wound, levers for advancing one or other of the locking plates, ratchet wheels connected to the rollers of the summarizing bands, pawls pivoted to the levers and engaging the teeth of the ratchet wheels, and means for operating the levers as set forth.

5. In a cash re ister of the class described, a cranked key adapted to pass through an L shaped slot, a lever below the slot having a hole to receive. the end of the key, as set forth.

6. In a cash register of the class described, lockin plates disposed side by side, a tumbler p ate lying between the locking plates, a cam locked by the plates, and means for operating the plates independently, as set forth.

7. In a cash register of the kind described, locking plates disposed side by side, a tuma frame plate, locking plates disposed sidev by side, atumbler plate lying between the locking plates and having pins slidable in slots formed in the frame plate, and projections on the locking plates adapted to bear against the tumbler plate, as set forth.

9. In combination in cash registers, a casing, lugs integral with the back of said casing, spindles mounted on said lugs, springs surrounding said spindles, pins pivotally mounted upon said spindles, spring held pivoted hammers provided with lugs engaged by said pins, summarizing and invoice slips and gongs mounted on said casing near its hammers, said elements being put into operation by the shifting of either sli ill). In a cash register of the kind described, franie plates, a grooved bar pivoted to the frame plates, a wire spring lying in the groove of the bar, a pin traversing the said groove and around which the end of the wire spring is bent, a catch retaining the other end of the wire spring, said wire spring holding a sheet of carbon paper in said groove substantially as set forth.

11. In a cash register of the kind de scribed, frame plates, grooved bars having integral ears, pins upon which the ears are pivoted to the frame plates, means for securing sheets of carbon to the bars there being a space between the bars for the passage of the paper band, as set forth.

12. In a cash register of the kind described, a shaft, a wheel having a sleeve and mounted freely on the shaft, teeth on the end of the sleeve, a socket slidable on the shaft and having end teeth, a screw through Q "A the socket engaging a groove 1n the share,

and a spring normally retaining the teeth in engagement, .as set forth.

18. In a cash register of the kind described, a shaft, a Wheel having a sleeve and mounted freely on the shaft, teeth on the end a of the sleeve, a socket slidable on the shaft and having end teeth, a screw through the socket engaging a groove in the shaft, and a spring normally separating the teeth of the sleeve from the teeth of the socket, as set forth.

14. In a cash register of the kind described, ashaft, a wheel having a sleeve and mounted freely on the shaft, teeth on the end of the sleeve, a socket slidable on the shaft and having end teeth, a screw through the socket engaging a groove in the shaft, and a spring normally separating the teeth

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