USRE13091E - Account-register - Google Patents

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A. E". STAPLES L G. W. POTTER ACCOUNT REGISTER.

fxPLmArwN FILED TBB. M1909.

Reissue@ Mar` 8, 1910.

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A. F. STAPLES a C. W. POTTER ACCOUNT REGISTER. APPLIGATIQN FILED rma. 1o, 190:1

Reissued Man 8, 1910,

nveu ions lUNfIllltlD STATESHPAWTENT (')FFCE ALBERT F. STAPLES. 0F ALLIANCE, OHIO, AND CHARLES W. POTTER, OF BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS. ASSIGNORS T0 THE MCCASKEY REGISTER C0., A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

ACCOUNT-REGISTER.

Original Noi 870,594, dated November 12, 1907, Serial No. 360,106.

February 10, 190B.

To of( 'whom it ymay concern.'

Be it known that we. Alinari l?. H'ixwmzs and Connais lo'rrnn. citizens ot' the United States.y and now residing. respeitivellv. at Alliance., in the county ot Stark and State ot' Ohio, and at Boston, in the eonnty ot' Suffolk and State of Massaehusett's.y have invented eertain new and useful Improvements in Aeeonnt-ltegisterm and we do herelryv declare the followingr to he a full. clear. and exaet deseription oi the in vention.

The present invention relatesA to aeeount registers oi the type in which a nnnilier oi' frames earrying hill holders are pivotallv arranged on a hase so as' to he turned lilte the leaves of n hook, and one ohjeet ot' the invention is to so consti-net` the hase that the bottoms of the frames, which are more or less separated when the device is in use. ma)v he brought Close together when the deviee is not in use, so that the trainee niajv then forni a Compact group which may he more eonveniently stored in a safe or vault than with the ordinary eonstruetion.

Another object is to provide the device with improved hill holders adapted to permit the easy examination of the hills without` their removal from the holders. and to separate a portion Vot the hills in eaeh holder from the remainder.

A third object is to provide an improved construction of the pivote` and the pintles of the springs by which' the movements of the frames are controlled in order greater rigidity in these. parts and to permit the use of an improved form of spriiw` A fourth objeet ot' the invention is to pro vide an improved forni ot' index, and a fifth object is to reduce the friction resulting' from the relative movements ot' the leaves as they are swung from one position to another.

Other objects of the invention `\vill he noted in connection 'with the deseription ot' the illustrated embodiment thereof.

In the drawingsH-liigr'nre l is a sectional elevation of a complete aeeonnt reg-'ster einbodying the present invention. Fit. 2 is a front` elevation of a 2group ot trames removed froin the cabinet. Fig. 3 is a hot-tom view ofthe group of frames. Fig. i is a front elevation of the cabinet, with the frames removed and the index in position to serrure t Specification of Ressued Letters Patent.

for use.

' eissued Mal-.8, 1910.

Application for reissue filed Serial No. 477,254.

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a portion oi' the register showing the manner in which the sides ot the cabinet are hinged to the haelt. Fig. ti is a detail side elevation of one ot' the frame-hase supports. Fig. '7 a detail side eievation of one of the side catches.

The illustrated embodiment of, the inven tion eoniprises a Cabinet l in which the Frames are mounted when the device is in use. and a number of frames upon which the hill holders are mounted. AEaeli frame 2 is'prorided at its` lower corners with a eorner i piet-e it i-oaiprising integrally a. pivot 4Y and a spring4 pintle f exterding eti-axially in opposite direetions. The pivots are reeeived in aipturned ears C on independent hase hars i T. and eoil springs surround the Spring pimies` and engage the frames and the hase imi-s, so as to eounterhalanee the traine in the nsnai manner. The hase hars are oonneeted h v lazvtongs t) pivoted to them, and this ronstruetion permits the hase hars to have tree relative lateral movement, while it prevents the hars from beiner rotated hiv the springs and holds them in alinement.

As shown in Fig. 3, the frames are divided into three groups of three frames eaeh, which may he handled separately so that the handling of a large and heavyY body of 'trames is avoided. To prevent relative lon gitiidinal movement of the hase hars, and to liniit` their lateral movement, slides 'itl are riveted to the outside base hars ot' eaeh group and are slotted at il to reeeive studs ii) tixed on the middle hase bar. The studs slide i'reelvV in the slots, hat prevent longitudinal. movements of the frames. The v also assist the` lazv-tongfs in holdingr the hars in alineinelit.

rlhe cabinet l comprises a hase portion it provided with a hinged Cover if and aii'oriting spare tor the reeepltion ot` Chargeslip hloelts. eti.` a` liaelY ltj against Whit-h the upright Atrames rest when the device is in use. and tivo side pier-es 1T which are hinged to the hack lat their rear edges. The eahinet is provided with tivo inclined supports itl provided with suitably -spaeed notehes 20. When the frames are inserted in the eahinet the has hars are separated and are inserted in the uiotehe. so thaty the Supports 1.5i seri e not onl)Y to support the hase-hars and the trames, hiet also to space the hase hars prop-- safe or untill the base liars are pressed together. and the frames are thus brought to :i position in which they are all parallel and mit the frames to be swung on exaftly superrinsed, so that they forni u body ol' niinnuuu; hulk which een be stored in a sui-all space. position one ot the slides Il() is provided with u slot :51. which is eugzwed, when the frames ure in rinsed position, )y a springy eateh nuiuuted on ne utf the hase bars. The catch i.-; provided with a finger piece i225 hy whirh i; muy lle released when the frames are to be inserted in the Cabinet.

'the hustnt the rearniost group oi trames rt-:irwl in the rab'net hy a swinging latch pivuted to the back ol. the cabinet and @mingling the reurniost base bar. The other .groups nl trainee are Secured in place hy lwtmw: puniti! at 2T to the .Czupports lt? wringing the rearinost base liars of their .iulf-'O luiers.

rollers 29 are iournaled in the upper porv i tion *t engage the ribs n on the adjucent frames und separatithe frames sufliciently to prevent. rubbing between them. The rollers are grooved, so also to operate to resist relative lateral movements of the frames and thus ro stiten the groups of frames, especially when removed from theeabinet.

T he bill holders, as shown in Fig. 2 coinprise earh two spring wire clips, of which one, 3L is arranged to hold the bilis in place against the frame, with the exception of the right hand nuugin, while an auxiliary clip $52 engages the part of the bill left free by the other Clip. This arrangement ailords eonvenient' means for keepin track oi the daily business. The bills of t e current dav are inserted under the eli 31 only, .so that they are thus distinguishe from the bills ot Various days, which are inserted under the auxiliary eli) aise. As the margins of the hills containing the columns of tigures are telt` free by the clip 31. the bills for the day may be examined without removing them from the clip, by turning up these margins.

The inner surfaces of the sides 1T of the ruhinet are utilized to support the index.

und when the index is in use the sides are swung har-.k on their hinges, as shown in Fig. 4. When the sldes are 1n closed position, asin Fig. 5, they are retained by` spring-pressed catches 33 provided with rounded extremities 34 which are pressed 'tu .seein-e the base hars in this i w 1 ,l tese ateues may he swiui lun-h to release the bases by pressing i u.. earh alternate leaf` and these rollers upward. ln' springs 35, into eorreslmnding rrrrsses in the bottoms of the, sides.

An important advantage oi' the hinged construetion of the sides of the cabinet, apart from the use ot' the sides to support the index, resides in the fact that when the sides are swung back access to the rearmost. hill holders is facilitated, and the neressity of reaching into a Corner to gain arf-ess to the bills at the sides of the frames.` which arises in account registers ot this type as usually constructed is avoided.

Further prorisiun lnr the index is made hy an index traine 3? mounted to slide veriirally in a ret-ess in the bark nl the rabinet. Downwurd extensions H guidi this franux and u gpriny; $59 tends constantly to raise it into operaive position.` us ,shown in Fig. 4. dien the index is not in use it is pressed down into the rec-ess und l'etunu'ddhere In' l a springr 'utrli lll. lins Vlil nu the guides HS lin'lit the upward inorvinvnt il the index l'runie ln' engagement with sinn# l? on tlul raliinvt.

Vllulazjwt'nugs Winterling' lluA lausr hars. in udilition to their l'niutions noted above. operate also to nntinnutirulllv @quali/.e the 1 #wares between lnx liars when they are united apart, and thus` tarilit'ate the inser- 'ion ot' the hars in the euliinet.

Owing' tu the rigid (-oustiurtion nl' tlul hingepirot and eprhrfJ-pintle rnnslrurtinln il is not neuessury to extend tlu springs un wurd and attzu'la tlusni tu ilu l'runns ut u ronsidt-inl'ilrdistnnl'e allori the luit'lonls` nl flus lrarrs. uw llas lar-rn newssarl; in prerimra urruunl registers o1' this type. and a sharp llund in the springs at the bottoni of tlul traine is thru-ln" avoided. rendering' tlul .springs less liable tn lirrult und wduring tlu met of their nianul'arlure.

The several feature` nl' the invention may lie :und separately or in rnnjuiu-Iion uml llu` invention is not limited tn the details of ronduit-tion and narration nt the' illustrated embodiment. hut nurv he embodied in illu-r l'nrnu` luoznlly dililu-d in [lu1 rluinls.

llaringl now drsrrilud the in\ention.\\'l|at is ulainwd is:

l. .Xn :urount' register having. in erunl ination` u pluralityv of hill-holder l'l'unlrs. u Frase fox; the frames rolnu'ising u pluralityY nl' ridatively movable hase hars` (runner-ted together. and pivotal eonnelftions between varh hill-holder fran f :nul one of the tuur liars.

A\n ureonnt register having. in roniliination, a plurality of hill-holder trames. u hase han' pivotally eminem-ted with earh frame, and connections between the base liars permitting' relative lateral movunnnts but preventing rotation of the hars.

3. An :1r-voulu register having. in rouihinatiun, a plurality of hill-holder trunu-s, la base har pivotally connected with each frame, a spring interposed between -eacn frame and its base bar and tending to cause relative movement of these parts, and connections between the base bars permitting relative 4lateral movementsbut preventing rotation thereof.

4. An account register having, in combination, a pluralit ofY bill-holder frames, a (base bar pivota ly connected with each frame, and connections between the base bars constructed and operating to permit relative lateral movements thereof and to equalize the distances between the bars.

5. An account register having, in combination, a plurality of bill-holder frames, a Vbase bar pivotally` connected with each frame, and a lazy-tongs connection between the base bars acting to equalize the spaces between the bars.

6. An account. register having, in combination, a plurality of bill-holder frames,'

a base bar pivotallyconnected with each frame, and means for holding the base bars together when the. device is not in use.

7. An account register having in combi nation, a plurality of bill-holder frames, a base bar pivotally connected with each frame, connections between the bars constructed and operating to kee them in alinement but to permit relative lateral movement of the bars, and means for holdframe, and connections betweenlthe base barsl A lateral movements of the base bars and to `ing the bars together when the device is not in use.

8. An account register having, in combination, a plurality of bill-holder frames,

ltio'ii of a plurality of in ependent groups of 100 a base bar pivotally connected with each frame, a spring interposed between each frame and its base bar, a cabinet and means in the cabinet for receivin and uniformly spacing .the bars when the evice is in use.

9. An account register having, in combination, a plurality of bill holder frames, a base bar pivotally ,connected with each constructed and operating to permit relative limit such movements. 10. An account register having, in combination, a pluralitv of bill-holder frames, a

base bar pivotally connected with each frame, connections between the base bars constructed and operating to equalize the spaces between the bars when the bars are moved with relation to each other, and a cabinet provided with means for receiving and spacing the bars.

11. An account register having, in combination, a plurality of bill-holder frames, a base bar pivotally connected with each frame, connections between the base bars constructed to equalize the spaces between the bars when they are moved with relation to each other, and a cabinet provided with means for rotating the bars.

l2. Ali accouiitregister having, in combiv 65 nation, a bill-liolder frame, abase member therefor, a pivot fixed to and outwardly projecting from each lower'corner of the frame and engaging the base member, spring pintles xed to and rinwardly projecting thereof. l Y

'13. An account re ister having, in combi-P nation, aplurality o pivotally mounted billholder frames, and an, anti-friction roller journaled on one of the frames and engaging the adjacent frames to separate the frames and reduce the friction between them.

14. In an account register, the combination of' a plurality of. bill-holder frames,

means for pivotallysupporting the bill- B5 holder frames in operative position, and connections between thepivotal supporting means permitting relative. lat/eral movementof the said supporting means;

15. In an account register, the combinaV e0 tion ofa plurality of bill-holder frames,

means for pivotally supportiiig the billliolder frames in operative position, connections between the pivotal supporting means permitting relative lateral inovenie'iit'nt the 95 said supporting means, and means for preventing 'longltudinal movement of the frames relative to each other.

16. In an account re ister, the combinapivotally .mounted bill-holder frames, and means Yfor independently supporting each group of frames to permit the simultaneous .swinging about their respective pivots of any number of said frames.

17. In an account register,- the combination of a plurality of groups of pivotally ymounted bill-holder frames, means connect;

ing the frames of each grou and permitting their lateral movement r atively to each other, and means forv independently su iportiiig mich group of -frames with the rames in each group equally spaced from cach other.

18. In an account register, the combina` tioii of a plurality of base bars arranged in roups, a bill-holder frame pivoted to each ase bar, means for supporting the groups of frames in operative position, means permitting relative lateral movement between the base bars of each group, and means for locking them against lateral movement when the frames are not in use.

19. In an account register, the combination of a plurality of bill-holder frames, .125

means for iivotally supporting each of the. frames, an means connecting said pivotal supporting means for the frames, operating when snid .pivotal s rtin means are moved towardor roiach ther te uniformly space them relatively to each other. Q0. In :in Yzmemmf register, the eombinm tion of a pluralityof inde ndent groups of .aii'otally mounted bilLhoe; frames, an inv ined support fol" the said groups, and means carried by the support engaging each group of frames for Supporting it indepenclently of the other groups and permitting the simultaneous swinging about their respmtive pivos of any number of said flmnes. Y

21. ln an account register, the combina- 1i m of a plurality of mdependent groups of pivotally mounted bill-holder frames, and means, comprisingr nn inclined support and a plurality of catches, one for each roup, for supporting the said groups of ames :rnd arranged to permit the simultaneous swinging 4about their respective pivots of an number of said frames.

j ln 'witness' whereof we aix our signal tures in the presence of two witnesses.

. ALBERT F. STAPLES. CHARLES VWPCYVIER` Witnesees to the signatuxv :of Albert F. Staples: i i

IVA MAEDER,

J. J. BROWN,

Witnesses tothe signature of Charles Potter:

RUTH A. SnmNns,

j ANNIE G. Hour. l,

issue Letters Patent No. 13,091.

Correction in Re it i5 hureby certified that in Reissue Lette-rs latcnt No, IiLHStl, gratitud March H.

' 1.010, upon tlm application of Albert F. Stnplvs. of Allianz-e. Uhio. and (Tharlvs W.

Potter. of Boston, Massachusetts. for au imprmvmvut in ".\rrrnunt-Registers." uu

vrror appears in the printed spftctit-:itimi rvquiriug corroutiun. us follows: .Page J3,

[imA (i4, the word rotating`- should rmul wffffn'n/nr/,- :uid that thi` rwuirl lwttvrs'lzltvul -huuld he read with thiv correction tht-,ruin that the sumtmuiv ruuturni to thv recul-d t ut thv case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this` 5th day ot' A pril, A. D., 191i).

[SEAL] C. (I. BILLIN(1S

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