US489067A - Manual recorder and cash-drawer - Google Patents

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(No. Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. R. L. BROWN.

MANUAL RECORDER AND CASH DRAWER.

Patented Jan. 3, 1893.

Wifi@ (N0 Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

R. L. BROWN. MANUAL RECORDER AND OASE DRAWER.

-NO- 489,067. Patented, Jan. s, 1.893.

VJITNEEEEE INVENTDH ATTFNEY UNITED STATES REINIIART L.

PATENT OFFICE.

EROI/VN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MANUZAL RECORDER AND CASH-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 489,067, dated January 3, 189 3.

Application filed July 14, 1892. Serial No. 440,008. (No model.)

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with a knob Q.

My invention relates to autographic cash registers, and has for its object to provide yconvenient means whereby a series of cash transactions can be recorded conveniently and retained as a check to compare with the cash received. It is illustrated in the accompanying drawingswherein:

Figure l, is a longitudinal section through the device. Fig. 2, is a detail of the knob and associated rod. Fig. 3, is a detail of the drawer locking and unlocking mechanism.

Fig. 4, is a plan View of the bell and otheJ portions. Fig. 5, is a detail side viewof the bell.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

A is the lid of the desk B B. This lid may be locked or secured in any desired manner. The preferred way would be to lock it, the key being retained by the proprietor.

Cis a false 'bottom or division in the desk beneath which reci procates the money drawer I), which carries at its rear end a projection E, slotted at the back at E to admit the hook F on the plate G, which is downwardly bent at its forward end at M. This plate projects over, and rests upon the division or bottom C land slides through the slot H. At J it is secured to one end of the spring K, the other end of which is secured to the false bottom at L.

N is a vertically reciprocating stop, supported on the standard O by the keepers O O, and slotted at one side to receive the beveled end of the barP. Through this bar P passes a short shaft or pin U and to it are secured one end of the bar P, the free end of the arm P', and one end of the rod P2. These parts are held in position by the keeper P3. On the forward end 'of the rod P2 is formed an enlargement Q5, against which rests the spiral spring Q4, the other end ofthe same being attached to the collar Q3, secured by the set screw Q2 on the rod Q, which projects through the front of the desk and is provided The forward end of the rod Q passes into the aperture in the enlarged portion of the rod P2, and is provided with a pin Q6 which travels in the slot QT and may travel in the slot QS when in position opposite the same and the knob is turned.

R is a transverse shaft on which is secured the ratchet wheel R2, associated with the spring dog R and rigid with the roll R3.

R4 is a spring of the dog R.

R5 is a forward winding roll supported at its ends on the pivot arms RG and adapted to bear against the idle roll R40, which is snpported in the slots R41 in the sides of the supporting frame U.

R1G is a supply roll, from which the paper R17 passes under the tension strip R7 on the plate R8. This tension strip is held against the plate by means of the spring R9 between the plate R8 and the nut R10 on the inwardly projecting rod R11.

R12 is a spring and rod associated with the arms R11 R6 to keep the roller R5 against the roller R40.

R13 is a locking dog for the ratchet wheel R2.

S is a keeper which locks the roll R1G in position, engaging the end of its shaft.

T is an aperture in the glass plate T', which is let into the desk lid and above the plate R8.

V is the bell opposed to the hammer V on the spring rod V2, which is coiled about the post W, on which the angle piece V3 is pivn oted. This piece carries a pin W', against which the spring rod V2 bears, being stopped thereby from moving toward the bell.

V4 is a pivoted trip on the cross-pin V5 in the standard at the end of the angle piece. It is provided with a blunt end V6, which is engaged by the pin U, which passes through the slot U11 in the side piece U', and it has a tail piece V4c adapted to be engaged by the fixed pin V7 inwardlyprojecting from the side piece U.

It is of course evident that many minor changes could be made in the construction I have shown, and various parts could be dispensed with and others substituted for them Without affecting the operation of theremaining parts or departing from the spirit of my invention.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows The cash drawer is normally locked in position, as indicated in Fig. l, and the IOO desk lid is down,being preferablylocked, the key being retained by the proprietor. The paper on the plate RS can be seen through the glass T', and that portion of the paper opposed to the aperture in the glass plate is exposed so as to be written upon. If now a transaction takes place, the person conducting the same is expected to write down the details of such transaction on the exposed paper and to put the cash proceeds thereof in the drawer D. After writing the transaction he will draw out the knob Q against the action of the spring Q4 until the pin Q6 is opposite the slot QS; whereupon, by turning the knob, this pin will pass into the slot, and by now pushing the rod in while holding: the knob in this position, the rod Q, the rod P2, and the bar P will be forced in and the inclined or beveled end of the barP will act in the slot or recess in the side of the stop N so as to lift the same into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3. This releases the lower end of such stop from engagement with the downwardly turned end of the plate G, andthe latter is drawn forward by the action of the springs K K so as to throw out the drawer and permit the cash to be handled and change to be made, and the money received to be deposited. This same action, however also swings the end of the arm P toward the left, as shown in Fig. l and carries the ratchet wheel R2 and its associated paper roll R3 around, thus drawing paper R17 forwardly, and moving that portion which has been written upon away from the aperture and under the glass plate where it can still be seen, but not interfered with. If now, the rod be released, the spiral spring Q4 will immediately restore the parts to their original positions, for by its torsional action itwill bring the pin Q6 out of the slot QS in line with the slot Q7, and then by its tendency to close or shorten,

will draw the two collars together, drawing in therod Q, and the spring P3 will be free to draw the arm P and the bar P back to their original positions. The operator may now push the drawer in against the action of the spring K, and the stop N will by gravity fall in front of the end of the plate G and lock the drawer in. Thus the parts are all restored to their original positions. When the paper record is to be examined, the roll R5 on which it is wound is drawn forward out of contact with the roll R40 against the action of the springs R12 R12 and the paper is cut and removed from the roll R5, when the end of the paper can be again attached to such roll and the springs R12 R12 will hold the rolls in operative Contact.

I claim:

In an autographic cash register the combination of a cash drawer with a lock therefor, a spring which tends to force the draweroutwardly, a paper carrying mechanism, a reciprocating bar adapted to open such lock and permit the spring to forcethe drawer outwardly and by the same motion to move the paper, a rod in telescopic sections, a spring which keeps these two section together, a pin on one branch of the rod and an angular slot on the other, an outer knob and a connection from such rod to the bar, whereby when the knob is moved out and the associated portion of the rod turned about against its spring, the pin is brought into the transverse section of the slot and the two telescopic portions of the rod are brought together so as to operate the bar, release the drawer, and move the paper.

REINHART L. BROWN.

Witnesses:

FRANCES W. PARKER, WALTER J. GUNTHoRP.

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