US1830779A - William c - Google Patents

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Nov. l0, 1931. w C, BQULTQNl 1,830,779

CHECK DETECTOR Filed May 26, 1930 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Nov.v 10, 1931 e WILLIAM c. B oUL'roN, or sroKANE, WASHINGTON cHEck nrrrnc'ronv application mea my 2e,

My invention relates to check'detectors and more particularly toy 'a device of this character that is adaptedforuse in ascertaining whetheror not a check has been'raised f5 when presented to'a'ba'nk for payment. Certain objects of the invention are to provide a detector device with a slidable perforated and numbered element that may be shifted to numerouspositions in cooperative rel ation with a scale whereby the position of a check placed thereon and inregistry with certain other scales, in conformity with' a predetermined combination or key number comprising readings on said scales, will fixthe posi# tion individually for the bank depositors and whereby holes-may be punched through the check by the depositorito correspond with the amount for which the check is drawn,

and whereby any raising of the cheek may be detected by placing the check within a duplicate device by the cashier ofthe bank when same is Vpresented for payment. Other objects are to providev adjustable means for the slidable element, to provide a slidabl y ad.'

justable guide member for the check, and to provide other novel detalls of construction land arrangement as hereinafter set forth.

With the above and yother objects in which will appear as the description view proceeds, the invention consists of the novelconstruction, adaptation, combination and ar-- rangement of parts hereinafter ydescribed `and claimed. These objects are accomplished' by devices illustrated in drawings; wherein :f

Figure 1 is a general YView of the device; l

Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the slidable *the accompanying in perspective tabulated and perforated block member;

Fig.v 4 is a detail view in elevation of the punch pin;

Fig. 5 is a detail view in vertical section taken substantially on a broken line 5,

'7 Fig. 2 and showing details of thevadjusting means for the slidable or perforated block member Fig. 6 is a view in vertical section taken on a broken line 6, 6 of Fig. 2 and showin tails ofthe adjustable check guide;

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t 7 is aview in transverse vertical sec-` tion vof the device' taken substantially on a broken line 7, 7 of'Fig. 2;.andA Q Fig. 8 is a view in vertical section taken on a broken line 8, 8 of Fig. 2 and showing the perforated and slidable arrangement 'for' the slidable b1ock. y `Refer`ring to the drawings y throughout whiclrlike reference numerals designate like in vsaid recess and maybe" slidablymoved back and forth therein. As shown inv Fig.

8, the sides of said recess and beveled if desired. l

The means for adj ustably moving kthe block member 8 back and forth within its recess 7 comp-rises a ba-r 9 that is slidably disposed and beveled into a recess extending rearwardly through the portion of the top 5 from the recess 7. Said bar may have a bracket arm 10 with a screw 11 threadedly disposed therethrough and swiveled throughl a bracket lug 12 that is secured to* said top. A slotted arm 13may be adjustably securedto said bar byaclainp screw14 and said arm is block may bev as designated provided with a pin 15 at its inner end that is arranged to fit into a hole in the slidable block member. Thus by turning the screw 11 said'block member may be moved back orforth and by loosening'said'clamp screw the slotted armv maybe raised, as shown in Along the upper margin of said system of rectangles each vertical Ycolumn thereof is numbered from one to ten beginning at the left, and along the left hand edge the horizontal columns are lettered from A to J beginning at the bottom. In each of said small rectangles a number is placed above and a letter is placed below its perforation. Although not arranged consecutively or alphabeticallysaid numbers range from zero to ten in each vertical and horizontal column of rectangles and said letters range from A to J in said columns. c A sc r-ew'member-l having a pointer directed toward the right hand edge of the block member s fixed in the upper right hand corner thereof and by moving said block memberashereinbefore set forth the pointer of Vsaid screw maybe brought to coincide'V with any one of' the horizontal lines of a block setting scale 18 which lines are numbered from one to twelve and disposed on the edge portion of the top 5 adjoining the recess 7. A pair of dummy scales 19, one comprising numbers and the other comprising letters, may be placedy on either side of said screw for the purpose of misleading persons engaged in malicious useof the device. c

A longitudinal check edge scale 2O is provided centrally of the device top 5 and com# prises a plurality of spaced lines extending horizontally from the left hand edge'of said top across the recess and are numbered upwardly from zero to twelve at theirk right hand terminals. A guide Vmember having a slotted arm 21 with a clamp screw 22 there; through and through the top 5is provided with a raisedstraight transverse end edge portion 23 that may thus be brought to coincide with any one o the horizontal lines of -said check edge scale. The block member 8,

when disposed withinits recess 7 projects above the top 5 of the cabinet and a slot 24 is provided in said member substantially flush with said top and extending under all the perforations 16 therethrough. Y Referring to Fig. 2 wherein the straight edge 23 of the guide member coincides with one of the horizontal lines of the check edge scale 20, the horizontal top'edge 25 of a check shown in .dotted lines is placed or inserted in the slot 24 and againstsaid straight edge and in coincidence with said horizontal line. An end check edge scale 26is provided at the `lower right hand corner of the top 5 and comprises a plurality of spacedvertical lines each having a letter at its top alphabetically ranging from A on the left to P on the right. Thus the position of the check is fixed by the horizontal line six of thel scale Y 2O and the line H of the scale 26 which coincideswith the right hand end edge 27 of the check as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The check is now in readiness to be punched which is done with a punch pin 28, shownin detail Fig. 4, and which may besecured to the top 5 by means .of a chain 29. VA series `of slots depositor and that both the bank and depositor are furnished with identical block members 8. Although the figures, letters and the like may be shifted on said block members, Vit willbe understoodthat the block member in possession ofthe bank must always be an Yabsolute duplicate with respect to said figures and letters of the block member held by the depositor and lsaid;duplicates may be designated by the letter A asshown at 31 on said block member in Fig.I 2.' i Each depositor is furnished withl a combination or key number such as lA-8-(-y-H for the particular device shown herein. This number means that the depositors block member is designated by the letter A, the pointer screw 17 is to be set to the linev eight on the block scale-18, the top edge 25 of the check is to be set to coincide withthe horizontal line six of the check edge scale 20, and `that the right hand end edge 27 of said check is to be placed in coincidence with the line H of the end edge yscale 26. It will thus be seen that the position of the check is absolutely iXed bythe key numbers and it will also be apparent thatfthe number of permutations made available `by the three scales provides means whereby a 4suflicient number of combination or key numbers may be provided for each and all the depositors of a bank. Y

We will now assume that a check has been written by the depositor for seventy-nine thousand, five hundred, ifteen dollars and ninety-six cents ($79,515.96). The depositor then places the check in the device as shown in thev drawings and in accordance with his hereinbefore described combination or key number and with the punch 28 he punches through the seven perforations 16 as collectively designated by the numeral 32 in Fig. 3 beginning with the last number of cents at the right hand vertical column of the block member 8 and moving to the left column by column until thel first or highest figure of dol-` lars, namely seven, is reached. When this check is presented to the bank for payment the cashier, noting the name of the depositor thereon, will place the check in his duplicate detector device beforecashing same. If the check has not been altered each of the perforations previously made by the depositor will coincide vwith the perfo-Y rations 16l corresponding to the amount of thev check, it being understood that the cashiers device is set in'accordance with the depositors combination or key number. On the other hand, if the check had been raised to seventy-nine thousand, seven hundred, fifteen dollars and ninety-six cents ($79,-

715.96) the cashier would note that the perforation seven in thehundred column had not been punched or Was'not punched in the proper place and he would immediately conclude that the check had been raised.

In order to providerfurther means whereby the readings of the scales may be changed for the purpose of increasing their combination possibilities and also for the purpose of shifting the scale readings to deceive those who might have learned thereadings of a particular device, the letters at the top of the end scale 26 may be placed on a slidable member 33 and an additional corresponding slidable member 34 with numbers thereon ma also be provided. The numbers at the rig t hand edge of the top scale 2O may likewise be placed on a slidable bar 35, and all of said slidable members may be provided with screw or other means for shifting said `letters or numbers to other lines of the scales whereby their readings may be completely altered as Will be understood.

Having thus described my invention, it being understood that minor changes may be resorted to in its construction and arrangement Without departing from the scope system of numbers andletters With a systeml of perforations therefor, a scale on said top for setting the block member, said block member havin a slot intersecting all of its aforesaid pertorations and adapted to receive a check, a longitudinal check edge scale on said top extending transversely across said recess and block member for setting the top edge of the check, an end edge scale for setting the end edge of the check, and a punch pin adapted to be inserted in the aforesaid perforations for punching holes through the check at the numbers on the block member to correspond with the amount for Which the check is Written.

2. A check detector having in combination a top base member with a recess therein, a block member slidably disposed in said recess, said block member having a system of numbers and letters. with a system of perforations therefor, a scale on said top for the setting of the block member, means for ad- 'ustably setting said block member, said lock memberhaving a slot intersecting all of itsv aforesaid perforations and adapted tok receive a check, a longitudinal check edge scale on said top extending transversely across said recess and block member for setting the top edge of the check, a slidable a punch pin adapted to be inserted in the aforesaid perforations for punching holes through the check at the numbers on the block member to correspond With the amount characters for the lines of the tWo check edge scales.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM C. BOULTON.

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