Shopkeepers and others.
Year: 1888

page_text: Shopkeepers and others.
"We HENRY PERRY and GEORGE PERRY both of No. 4 Blue Cross Street Leicester.
Square W.C. Gun makers, 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 :—
Our invention is devised with the object of providing an indicating money teller for the
use of shopkeepers, whereby not only is the amount of each payment indicated upon
a dial, or series of dials, and made visible; but, the accumulated total is exhibited. In
order that our invention may be the better understood, we have appended the accom-
panying two sheets of drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 are respectively front and
back elevational views of the device according to our invention. Figure 3. is a
sectional view shewing the essential features of the internal mechanism, and
Figures 4. 5. 6. and 7. are detached views of parts hereinafter referred to.
The improved money teller according to our invention comprises a case A having on
the back and front thereof three dials, B, B¹, B₁ to indicate Pounds, Shillings and
pence each of which dials is provided with two index pointers a and b the pointers a
being connected with the cumulative mechanism, rotate in one direction only, whereas
the pointers b may be rotated in a forward direction and brought back to the zero
point; these movements are effected in the following manner-At C. Figure 3, is a
ratchet fixed to a hollow spindle D, upon the ends of which is secured the index
pointer a. The pointers and 6-upon the latter of which is attached a handle c for
actuating the mechanism-are secured by suitable means to a solid spindle E moving
freely within the hollow spindle D but independent of the mechanism. The pointer b
is provided with two short sleeves d into which take two pins e formed upon the arm F.
carrying the pawl G (shown more particularly in detail at Figures 6. and 7.) which
latter is of special forin, being constructed of a plate of metal, bent at one end f, so as
to embrace the end of the arm F to which it is pinned. The nose-piece of the paw! G
is formed at right angles to the plate aforesaid, which allows of its being checked on
its return to the zero point, by a second pawl fixed to the interior of the case, and
which prevents the ratchet from over-riding or moving back with the pointer b¹.

page_text: The hollow spindle D is provided with a disc g Figure 2 A having a pin h inserted
in the periphery thereof in a position corresponding with the zero point; the pin h
enters between two of the teeth or projections of the disc g' moving the latter
forward one point. Upon the disc g¹ is also a pin to allow of the rotation of the
disc g, thus, on a complete revolution of the pointer a of the dial B¹ the pointer a of
the dial B will be moved forward one point, representing one shilling, and in like
manner, when the pointer a of the dial B¹ has completed a revolution the pointer a
of the dial B will move forward one point equivalent to one Pound.
Each of the dials at the back of the apparatus is provided with a handle similar to
that shown at 6' Figure 2, to allow of the independent movement of the pointers 6 of
the dials B and B, the mechanism for actuating the pointers a of the dials B and B¹
being similar to that above described in the case of the pointer a of the dial B".
From the foregoing it will be seen that upon rotating the pointer bi by the handle c
the arm F moves in unison therewith, actuating by means of the pawl G the ratchet C
with the pointer a, which remain stationary on returning the pointer to its normal
or zero point; hence, the pointers on the three dials being actuated by any ordinary
method, the rotation of the pointers b, b¹ will indicate the amount last paid in, and the
pointers a will show this amount added to what was previously indicated. As an
alternative method to the foregoing I may construct a case having at back and front
one dial only with reversible index pointer to indicate each separate amount paid in,
the cumulative dials being arranged within the case and locked to prevent the possibility
of being tampered with.
our said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
The visible indicating and checking "money teller" for the use of shop keepers and
others substantially as herein described and shown.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, W.C.,
Agent for Applicants.