Improvements in or in connection with Tills.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 16th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Tills.
I, HUGO BRAV, of Sebastianstrasse 72, Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in tills or drawers (hereinafter termed
tills) for containing money which are usually provided in shop counters and has for
object to prevent unauthorized opening thereof. Tills as at present generally
constructed, are accessible not only to persons on the inner side of the shop counter,
but also to persons on the opposite or public side, who, by bending over the counter
with the upper part of the body can reach the tili.
A till constructed according to this invention cannot be opened by pulling with
the hand at the front of the drawer, but only by pressing upon a pedal, the
movement of which is transmitted by an arrangement of levers to the till. By this
means the unauthorized opening of the till from the public side of the counter is
prevented because the said pedal cannot be operated from the front on account
of the intervening wall of the counter, nor can it be operated by bending the
On the unauthorized insertion of any
upper part of the body over the counter.
person's hand into the open till, it will be caught or jammed therein on the pressure
being removed from the pedal. Furthermore a bell may be provided which will be
operated when the till is being opened.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a transverse section of a shop counter provided with a till according to
this invention.
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Fig. 2 is a plan of the same with the counter top removed, and
Fig. 3 a longitudinal section of part thereof.
Lis the counter, v the front or outer longitudinal wall, i its inner longitudinal
side, and o the counter top; is an intermediate wall or partition, and z¹ a
transverse partition on which slides the till S which may in addition be guided in a
horizontal direction by means of fillets or grooves.
The mechanism for moving the till is arranged at the side of the same on the
fixed partition, and consists of a combination of levers, acted upon by a coiled
spring, and connected to the till at e. It is operated in such a manner upon the
depression of the pedal F that the till is forced into the open position shown in
dotted lines in Fig. 1.
The two double armed levers a a¹ and are arranged behind each other and
are pivoted or fulcrummed to the partition z at c and el respectively. The arms a a¹
and are suitably curved or bent and engage at their ends with pull or push rods
which transmit the movement. The arm a of the lever a a¹ is jointed by means of
the rod d to the arm of the second lever bb; and the rear arm a¹ is jointed by
means of the rod to the pine which is fixed to the till.
The rear arm of the lever bb extends upwards and is attached at its end s to
a rod y, which extends in a downward and inclined direction and slides over a
roller on the partition. The rod is attached at its end g' to a rod h which is
connected at to the pedal F. This arrangement of levers is kept in the position
corresponding to the closed position of the till by a spring k fixed at one end to the
longitudinal wall of the shop counter, and is attached at its other end to the end s
of the lever b¹.
Fig. 1 shows the till S with the pushing device in the two end positions. The
position when closed is shown in full lines, the open position is shown in dotted
lines.
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page_text: pedal F, and the open position is maintained so long as pressure is exerted by the
foot.
According to the extent of oscillation of the pedal the till can be opened to a
greater or less extent.
In this operation the rod h draws the rod g (which slides on the roller »)
downwards thereby placing the spring k under strain and causing the lever bb' to
oscillate about its pivot c¹, and the rod d to actuate the lever a a¹ so that its
arm a' moves in a forward direction and transmits this movement through rod d' to
the till.
On releasing the pedal F all the parts are returned into their closed position by
the action of the spring k.
The lever arm a' may also be provided with an abutment against which the
rod d bears for the purpose of facilitating the movement of the lever a a. The
axis of the rod d' must, of course, in the closed position of the parts either lie above
the lever fulcrum or pivot c, or coincide with the same, so that any attempt to directly
pull out the till in a forward direction merely serves to force it more firmly into its
recess.
Dated this 8th day of Wahman 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Tills.
I, HUGO BRAV, of Sebastianstrasse 72, Berlin, Germany, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in tills or drawers (hereinafter termed
tills) for containing money and such as are usually provided in shop counters, the
object being to prevent unauthorised opening of such tills. Tills as at present
generally constructed are accessible not only to persons on the inner side of the
shop counter, but also to persons on the opposite or public side, who, by bending
over the counter cau reach the till.
A till constructed according to this invention cannot be opened by pulling the
front of it by the hand, but only by pressing upon a treadle or by the downward
pull on a cord, the movement of which is transmitted by an arrangement of levers
to the till. By this means the unauthorized opening of the till from the public
side of the counter is prevented because the said treadle or cord cannot be operated
from the front on account of the intervening wall of the counter, nor can it be
operated by a person bending over the counter. The arrangement is such that the
hand of an unauthorized person, if placed in the till, will be caught or jammed
therein on the pressure being removed from the treadle. Furthermore a bell may
be provided which will be operated when the till is being opened.
Referring to the drawing left with my Provisional Specification
Fig. 1 is a transverse section of a shop counter provided with a till according to
this invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same with the counter top removed; and
Fig. 3 a longitudinal section of part thereof.
L is the counter, vits front or outer longitudinal wall, i its inner longitudinal
wall, and o the counter top; z is an intermediate wall or partition, and 2 is a
transverse partition on which slides the till S which may in addition be guided in a
horizontal direction by means of fillets or grooves.
The apparatus for moving the till is arranged at the side of the same on the
fixed partition, and comprises lever mechanism acted upon by a coiled spring, and
connected to the till at e: the arrangement being such that upon the depression of

page_text: the treadle F, the till will be forced into the open position shown in dotted lines.
in Fig. 1.
The lever mechanism comprises two double-armed levers a a and b b' arranged
behind each other and pivoted or fulcrummed to the partition z at c and c¹
respectively. The arms of these levers are suitably curved or bent and engage at
their ends with pull or push rods which transmit the motion imparted to them.
The arm a of the lever a a¹ is jointed by means of the rod d to the arm of the
second lever bb; and the rear arm a' is jointed by means of the rod d to the
pin e which is fixed to the till.
The rear arm of the lever bb extends upwards and is attached at its ends to
a rod
which extends in a downward and inclined direction and slides over a
roller on the partition z. The rod g is attaclied at its end g' to a rod h which
is connected at to the treadle F. This arrangement of levers is kept in the
position corresponding to the closed position of the till by a spring k fixed at one
end to the longitudinal wall v of the shop counter, and attached at its other end to
the ends of the lever b b¹.
Fig. 1 shows the till S with the pushing device in the two end positions. The
position when closed is shown in full lines, and the open position is shown in dotted
lines.
It will be readily seen that the opening can be easily effected by depressing the
treadle F, and that the till will be maintained in the open position so long as pressure
is exerted on the treadle.
The till can be opened to a greater or less extent according to the degree to
which the treadle is depressed. In this operation the rod draws the rod y
(which slides on the roller ) downwards thereby placing the spring k in greater
tension and causing the lever bb to turn about its pivot c' and the rod d to actuate
the lever a a', so that its arm a' turns in a forward direction and transmits this
movement through the rod d¹ to the till.
On releasing the treadle F all the parts are returned into their closed position by
the action of the spring k.
The lever arm a may also be provided with an abutment n against which the
rod d bears for the purpose of facilitating the movement of the lever a a¹. The
axis of the rod d' must, of course, in the closed position of the parts either be
above the lever fulcrum or pivot c, or coincide with the same, so that any attempt
to directly pull out the till in a forward direction merely serves to force it more
firmly into its recess.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what. I
claim is:
For preventing the unauthorized opening of a till in a shop counter, apparatus
comprising two or more double armed levers a a', bb arranged at the side of the
till and connected with a spring, the said levers being connected with one another
and with the till and also with a treadle or pull cord, the arrangement being such
that on depressing the treadle or pull cord the till will be moved into the open
position, and ou releasing the treadle or pull cord the till will be returned auto-
matically into the closed position substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 7th day of March 1892.
HUGO BRAV,
By L. W., per F. B.