US1449009A - Adding and listing machine - Google Patents

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',Mar.20, 1923. I 1,449,009

H. LANDSIEDEL ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE Filed May 12,' 1921 5 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR.

HA RP) LA NUS/EDEL,

Mar. 20, 1923.

H. LANDSIEDEL ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE Filed May 12, 1921 5 sheets-sheet 2 IIVVENTOR.

Mar. 20, 1923.

H. LANDSIEDEL ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE Filed May 12,

1921 5 sheets-sheet 5 IIVVENTOR. HARRY LANDS/EDEL,

HIS momvm.

Mar. 20, 1923.

I 1,449,009 H. LANDSIEDEL ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE Filed 12', E21 5 shgets-sheet 4 INVENZOH. HARRY LANDS/FUEL,

ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE Filed May 12, 1921 5 sheets-sheet 5 INVENTOR.

HARRY LANUS/EUEL,

H/S A TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 20, 1923.

'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY LANDSIEDEL, OF NORWOOD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DALTON ADDING MACHINE COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE.

Application filed Kay 12,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I. HARRY LANosIEnEL, a citizen of the l'nited States. residing at Xorwood. Hamilton County. and State of Ohio. have invented a new and useful Adding and Listing Machine. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to adding and listing machines.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved 'machine having correlated mechanisms for making duplicate lists of transactions. one of which lists may be retained in the machine and the other furnished to the customer. so that at the end of a day. or whenever desired. a grand total of all of the previous business or sales may be taken from the machine. This result is accomplished by use of separate recording mechanisms operable under control of separate differential mechanisms. both of which differential mechanisms may be set by operation of a single set of keys. 'The separate recording mechanisms operate to record or list upon separate sheets or slips of paper which may be fed to the recording mechanisms by a single paper feed device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved adding. listing and registering machine. having mechanisms operable to produce a number of separate copies of itemized sales records. all of which are made by the direct process of printing and not by carbon duplication. To obtain this result a number of adding and listing mechanisms are so correlated and controlled that they may be controlled by mechanisms simultaneously set by operation of a single setof keys. and may be simultaneously operated.

An additional object is to produce a machine of the character and for the purposes mentioned. and which also accumulates or totalizes the various sub-totals of different transactions or individual sales so that whenever desired the grand total of the transactions or sales may be obtained.

Specifically. an object of the invention is to provide a machine of the character and for the purpose mentioned embodying a number of difl'erent or separate differential mechanisms controlling difieren't or separate recording mechanisms. and a single set of keys for setting the different differential mechanisms simultaneously so that when the 1921. Serial No. 469,022.

machine proper is operated the different recording mechanisms will record the same item and the different adding mechanisms will be operated to add the same item all at one operation.

Numerous other objects to be obtained will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation, with parts in section. of a machine embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 machine,

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a number of separate differential mechanisms under control of one set of numeral keys, for controlling an equal number of separate recording mechanisms.

is a plan view of my improved which one set of numeral keys controls the differential mechanisms.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation showing the different differential mechanisms and the different recording and accumulating mechanisms controlled thereby.

It appears from the preceding statement of the nature and objects of the invention that the present machine is specially adapted for use wherever it is desired to furnish the customer with an itemized list of purchases made by the customer. and to retain in the machine lists of all of the purchases by different customers arranged successively upon a paper tape or strip.

It is clear. therefore. that the operator or user of the machine may act as cashier to receive the payments from the customers and to make necessary change. etc. For such uses it is desirable. in some instances at least. to equip the machine with a cash or money drawer. As shown the operative mechanism of the machine is supported upon the case 1 of a money drawer which may be provided with the usual compartments for money of various denominations. The construction and arrangement of the money drawer is not claimed as a part of the present invention and. therefore. the drawer is not specifically shown. v

In the embodiment of the invention shown a number of separate printing or listing mechanisms. each under control of its own specially provided differential mecha- Fig. 4 is a plan view of the connections by nism, are arranged to print or list upon separate sheets or slips of the different listing or recording mechanisms automatically as an incident to the ope-ration of the machine.

In the known recording mechanisms shown, each recording mechanism includes a number of type-carriers 2 swinginglysupported from a shaft or shafts 3 and arranged to operate in the familiar manner and under control of the well known controlling mechanism in their recording or listing oper ations. A set of type driving hammers 4 is cooperatively related to each set of recording devices. The type-carriers are actuated forwardly to their recording positions by springs 5. Each type-carrier is cooperatively associated with a rack 6, the

. racks and type-carriers being positively actuated by connecting springs 7 which, as usual, operate the racks in transferring operations. An accumulating mechanism 8 is provided for each separate recording mechanism and the usual sub-total keys are provided, the sub-total key 9 controlling one of the accumulating mechanisms and a sub-total key 10 controlling the other accumulating mechanism. As usual, the taking of a sub-total does not clear the accumulating mechanism. Each accumulating mechanism is also provided with the usual grand total key. The grand total key 11' controls one of the accumulating mechanisms and the grand total key 12 controls the other accumulating mechanism.

The paper feed mechanism, comprising a platen 13 for feeding the paper in line spacing and for moving the paper laterally for any desired purpose, is-mounted in a laterally movable carriage 14. The platen may be rotated to feed the paper in line spacing asan incident to the operation of the recording mechanism by equipment usually provided for that purpose; as, for instance. by the equipment of a Dalton adding machine.

The paper carriage in the present instance is provided with a bar 15 upon which a number of laterally adjustable paper supports 16, one for each recording mechanism, are mounted. As shown (Fig. 1), a paper roll may be mounted in each of the supports 16 and the paper from said rolls may be fed to the recording mechanisms respectively, so that each recording mechanism will produce a distinct record upon a sheet or tape of paper, fed to the recording mechanisms, respectively, for that purpose. So also the paper carriage may be shifted laterally to position the paper serving one recording mechanism in position to serve and receive records produced by -a'noth er recording mechanism. Thus, separate records of, complete transactions are simultaneously made upon separate sheets of paper by separate printing or listing mechanisms operated ultaneonsly for that purpose. And since each recording mechanism controls and operates a separate accumulating or adding mechanism, separate'totals, sub-totals and grand totals may be obtained and the results thereof printed or listed upon the paper. The usual rock shaft 17 of one recording mechanism is coupled with the rock shaft 18 (Fig. a), of the adjacent mechanism or machine, by an arm 19, attached to one of said shafts and pivoted to an arm 20, attached to the other shaft. The connections from the rock shafts for controlling the operations of the type carriers 2 and the racks 6 and for returning such parts to their starting positions are not specifically shown or described. as such con nections are well understood and do not require a description herein fora complete understanding of the present invention.

As shown, (Fig. 2), each recording mechanism may be served by a separate ribbon 21.

As in the case of the Dalton adding machine, and as disclosed in Hubert Hopkins Patent No.1,039,130,Sep.24, 1912, in accordance with the general disclosures of which patent the Dalton adding machine is manufactured, one of the recording mechanisms of the present invention is controlled by a differential mechanism, comprising a laterally movable carriage 22, having a series of differential stops 23 therein settable by the operation of the numeral keys. The carriage 22 is movable laterally under control of an escapement mechanism, comprising a rack 24 and stepping pawls 25; the rack being attached to an escapement shaft 26 which is connected up with the carriage 22 by an arm and link connection 27. The numeral keys 28 are arranged in convenient form in' a keyboard at the front of the machine, being attached to levers 29, pivoted on a support 30. The rear ends of the levers 29 have up-turhed ends or tappets 31 for raising the stops 23 as the keys are successively operated. The Dalton adding machine also embodies, and the said Hopkins Patent discloses, devices for operating the escapement to step the" differential carriage from order to order. and some form of such devices are,': of course, used in machines embodying this invention. After each complete number has been set hp in the differential mechanism. the rock shaft 17 is turned in one direction by an operating lever 32, or otherwise, to cause the recording mechanism to operate to print the number upon paper fed thereto by the paper feed devices. after which the rock shaft 17 and the connections controlled thereby are returned to their starting positions to return the recording mechanism and the racks 6 to their starting positions, as an incident to which the recorded item or number isv introduced or added in the accumulating or adding mechanism 8.

My present invention comprises means for controlling a number of differential mechanisms and .for setting the same, to control their respective recording mechanisms as an incident to the operation of a single set of numeral keys to set up a number in one differential mechanism. In the present instance. I have shown two separate recording mechanisms with their associated adding mechanisms, and two differential mechanisms. one of which is controlled directly by the set of niuneral keys, although the number of such mechanisms may be varied as desired. The other ditl'erential mechanism shown is operated from the one that is controlled directly by the numeral keys.

For instance, in addition to'the difi'erential carriage 22 that is controlled directly by the numeral keys. an additional differential carriage 33 is'shown. The differential carriage 33 has series of stops 3-1 therein for controlling the additional recording mechanism shown. The carriage 33 is connected with and controlled by the carriage 22 through the medium of a link 35, so that when the carriage 22 moves from order to order under control of its escapement and numeral keys. the carriage 33 is also moved from order to order. So. also. all of the differential carriages will be simultaneously returned to their starting positions. The stops 34 in the carriage 33 are also set as an incident to the operation of the numeral keys 28. stops is more particularly shownin Figs. 4 and 5.

As shown, a number of levers 36 are pivoted upon a support 37 and have laterally extended ends 38 above the rear portions of the key levers 29. so that when any one of the key-levers 29 'is operated. the corresponding lever 36 willbe operated. The levers 36 are guided in their movements by a comb plate 39. The opposite ends of the leyers extend over the ends of corresponding levers 40. The levers lOare pivoted upon a support 41 and have tappets or hammers 42 on their ends for setting the stops 34 in the carriage 33 when they are operated. Springs 43 are connected with the levers 40 for depressingthe ends of said levels that are provided with the hammers or tappets -12. The springs-13 are also effective to restore the levers 36 to their idle or normal positions after operation. The levers 40 are guided by a comb plate 44.

A machine constructed and obtaining the results described may be applied to many uses. The machine may be used as an ordinary adding and listing machine to produce one or more lists as desired: or.the machine may be used as a cash register to make acontinuous record of all transactionsthroughout a day or any other desired period of time. and at the same time to make separate lists of the individual purchases for the ms The mechanism for setting the tomers. In so using the machine the paper carriage should be positioned as shown 1n Fig. 2, in which a separate sheet or slip of paper is fed to each recording mechanism. The items sold to each customer are simultaneously printed upon the separate sheets or slips of paper as described. After the items have been listed on the separate sheets or slips of paper. and the total of the items belonging 'to a customer is desired. the paper carriage is moved toward the right to place the paper at the left in position to re ceive the printed total from the recording mechanism at the right. The sub-total key 9 controlling the adding or accumulating mechanism at the right is then operated, leaving the adding or accumulating mechanism at the left undisturbed. The machine is then operated to list or print upon the paper that had been moved over to the recording mechanism at the right the sub-total contained in the adding mechanism at the right. The paper carriage is then shifted back to its normal position. as shown in Fig. 2. and the total contained in the adding mechanism at the right is printed and said adding mechanism is cleared by operating the machine after depression of the grand-total or total clearing key 11 in the usual way. I This operation leaves the total in the adding or accumulating mechanism at the left while the adding or accumulating mechanism at the right is cleared. This operation also prints at the foot of the list of each customer's purchases the total thereof. The strip of paper containing the purchasers list and total at the right may be then torn off and handed to the customer. and the machine is ready for operation to list and register items of other transactions. The strip of paper at the left is not torn or removed until all of the transactions of a day or other desired period of time are listed thereon. together with the subtotals of sales to individual customers obtained and printed. as described above. The grand total of all of the sub-totals may be obtained by operation of the machine after depression of either the subtotal key 10 or the grand total key 12 at the left. The sub-total key 10 at the left may be depremed and the machine operated in the usual way. leaving the total in the adding or accumulating mechanism at the left: or. if desired. the grand total'key 12 at the left may be depressed and the machine. operated in the usual way to print the grand total and to clear the adding or accumulating mechanism at the left.

i From the foregoing it will be observed that my invention comprises broadly the control of a number of separate differential and recording mechanisms from a single set of numeral keys. in combination with the various other novel features disclosed. The additional difi'erential and recording mechathe respective sets of adding pinions in adding and transferring operations, a carriage for each set of racks, and pins in said carriages for controlling the corresponding racks, of a single set of numeral keys, mechanism controlled by said set of numeral keys for setting the pins in said carriages as required to control said separate sets of racks, and mechanism controlled by said keys for moving said carriages to positions in which the set pins will limit movement of corresponding racks.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination with separate sets of typecarriers, and paper feed mechanism serving paper to the separate sets of type-carriers,

of a separate carriage for each set of typecarriers, pins in each carriage for limiting movement of type-carriers in the corresponding set of type-carriers, a single set or numeral keys for setting pins in one oft said carriages, and means for setting the pins in the carriage for the. other setot typecarriers as an incident to the setting or pins in the first-named carriage by said keys.

-3. In a machine of the character described,

the combination with separate sets of adding pinions, a separate set at racks operating the respective sets of adding pinions in adding and transferring operations, a separate carriage corresponding to each set of racks, and pins in each carriage for controlling the racks to which the respective carriages correspond. ot a single set of numeral keys for setting the pins in one of said carriages to control the corresponding set of racks,- mech-' anism operated by said numeral keys to set pins in another carriage to control a separate set of racks, and mechanism for moving said carriages to position in which the pins set as aforesaid will control racks in the sets of racks corresponding to the respective riages. v

4-. In a machine of the character described, the combination with separate sets of typecarriers, and paper feed mechanism serving paper to the separate sets or type-carriers simultaneously. of a separate differential mechanism for each set of type-carriers, a single set of numeral keys for setting one of said differential mechanisms, and mechanism controlled by said numeral keys and by the differential mechanism set thereby for setting the differential nechanism for another naaaooe set of type-carriers as an incident to the setting of the first-named di filerential mechanism by said keys.

5. in a machine of the character described, the combination with separate sets of typecarriers, a platen serving paper to the sep-. 1

arate sets ot'type-carriers and being shiftable to move the paper from one set of type-carriers to another set oi typeacarriers, ot a separate differential mechanism for each set of type-carriers, separate sets of levers for setting parts of the respective difierential mechanisms to control corresponding type-carriers, and a single set of numeralkeys for operating said levers. v

6. In a machine of the character described,

the combination or separate sets or typecarriers, and paper feed mechanism serving paper to the separate sets oi. type-carriers,-

of a laterally movable carriage for each set at type-carriers, differential stops, levers for setting the stops, mechanism for moving the carriages to position the stops to control the corresponding type-carriers, and a single set of numeral keys for operating said levers.

7. lln a machine off the character described,

the combination with separate sets of typecarriers, a separate set of adding pinionscontrolled by each set of typecarriers, a laterally shiftable papercarriage for serving paper simultaneously to all of the separate sets of type-carriers and for moving the paper from one set ot type-carriers to another set thereof, and keys controlling the printing of the totals represented by the respective sets oil adding pinions, of a single set of numeral keys, and mechanism settable' simultaneously by the operation of one set or numeral keys to control the type-carriers in the operation of the add ng plnions in adding and transferring operations.

8. ln 1 a machine of the character de scribed, the combination of avlaterally movmechanism for moving said carriage laterally step by step, anadditional carriage, means for moving the additional carriage laterally step by step as an incident to the movement of the first carriage, pins in the additional carriage, a single set of numeral keys, means operated by said keys for setting the pins in both of said carriages, a separate recording mechanism corresponding to each of carriages under control ill till

' record the numbers set up in the differential mechanisms respectively, and paper feed mechanism for serving paper to all of the sets of type-carriers simultaneously.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a number of separate differential mechanisms, devices for setting the differential mechanisms, a single set of numeral keys for operating said devices to set a number of differential mechanisms simultaneously, a set of type-carriers for each differential mechanism operable to record the numbers set up in the differential mechanisms respectively, and paper feed mechanism for serving paper to all of the sets of type-carriers simultaneously and comprising a laterally shiftable paper carriage for moving the paper from one set of type-carriers to, another.

12. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a series of differentially movable racks, adding pinions operated by the racks, differential mechanism for controlling the racks, and a set of keys for setting the differential mechanism, of recording mechanism separatefrom said racks, additional differential mechanism for controlling said recording mechanism, and means for setting the additional differential mechanism to control the recording mechanism as an incident'to the setting of the first-named differential mechanism.

13. In a machine of the character described. the combination with recording mechanism, differential stops for controlling the recording mechanism, and devices for setting the differential stops to control said recording mechanism, 0% adding pinions, racks separate from said recording mecha nism for operating the adding pinions, an

additional set of differential stops for controlling said racks, and means for setting said additional stops to control said racks as an incident to the setting of the firstnam'edstops.

14. In a machine of the character described, a number of laterally movable carriages, series of pins in eac of said carcarriages, keys for setting the pins in one of said carriages, levers operated by said keys for setting the pins in another carriage, series of adding pinions, and racks controlled by the pins in each carriage for operating the respective series of adding p1n1ons.

15. In a machine of the character described, a number of separate carriages, series of differential stops in each carriage, a set of levers for setting the stops in one carriage, additional levers operated by the first-named levers for setting the stops in another carriage and recording mechanism controlled by the stops in sald carriages respectively.

16. In a machine of the character described, a number of separate carriages, series of differential stops in each carriage, a set of levers for setting the stops in one carriage, additional levers operated by the first-namedlevers -for setting the stops in another carriage, recording mechnism controlled by the stops in said carriages respectively, and paper feed mechanism for serving paper to all of said recording mechanisms and being shiftable to move the paper from one recording mechanism to another.

17. In a machine of the character described, the combination with recording mechanism, differential mechanism for controlling the recording mechanism, and keys. for setting up numbers in the differential mechanism, of a separate recording mechanism, means under control of said keys and said differential mechanism for controlling the separate recording mechanism to cause the same to record the same numbers that are recorded "by the ,first-namedrecording mechanism as an incident'to the operation of the first-named recording mechanism, and mechanism for shifting paper from one to the other of said recording mechanisms.

18. In a machine of the character described, the combination with recording mechanism, differential mechanism for controlling the recording mechanism, and keys for setting up numbers in the differential mechanism, of a separate recording mechanism, means under control of said keys and said differential mechanism for controlling the separate recording mechanism to cause the same to record the same numbers that HARRY LANDSIEDEL.

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