Improvements in or relating to Check Tills.
Year: 1889

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Check Tills.
We, PHILIP HENRY BRACHER, manufacturer, Wincanton in the County of
Somerset, HENRY EDWARD LAVENDER, Architect, Walsall, and HERBERT PRICE
LAVENDER, Engineer, Wolverhampton both in the County of Stafford, 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 embraces two pieces of paper or other suitable material passing
one over the other and arranged so that when a portion of one paper bearing an
inscription of say the amount of a transaction is removed the other paper will be
moved preferably in a different direction so as to carry a corresponding inscription
from the accessible part at which it was made to an inaccessible part of the machine
so as to serve as a record of such transaction.
In the accompanying drawings we have represented a check till which in figs. 1
and 2 is shown respectively in plan and side elevation; fig. 3 being a plan with the
lid removed; fig. 4 a longitudinal section on the crooked line a- fig. 3, and figs. 5
and transverse sections taken respectively on the crooked lines c-d and e-f of
fig. 4, the paper roll B in the latter figure being omitted.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
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A and B are the two pieces, ribbons or bands of paper or equivalent material
hereinafter termed "travelling bands upon which the inscriptions of the money
transactions are to be made and Cis the carbon paper or other medium for transferring
the inscription from one to the other of the said bands. The term "travelling" as
applied to the bands A and B is not used to signify that they continuously but only
intermittently travel. The travelling bands A and B are supplied to the apparatus
in the form of rolls as shown most clearly in figs. 4 and 5 in the latter of which the
roll A is shown mostly in dotted lines. The roll A is coiled upon a preferably metal
bobbin or hollow shaft A' which is supported between coned centres D' provided
on the sides D² of a frame D the top D3 of which forms the desk or table which
supports the travelling bands A and B and carbon paper C at the part where the
inscriptions are made. The roll B is supported by the bracket arms B₁ secured to
the transverse plate R². The sides D2 are made sufficiently yielding to admit of
their being drawn outwards from each other to enable the roll A to be removed from
or placed in position between the centres D¹ the said siles springing back again so
that the centres D' can always enter the ends of the bobbin A. The part D of the
frame D is adapted to form a continuation of the wall E of the casing E which is
made to enclose practically the whole of the working parts of the apparatus but
from which wall the frame D (after the lid F has been raised) can readily be
removed in order to give access to the roll A. The said frame for this purpose is
provided with pins D which fit into holes formed in the projecting bottom of the
case E and with a bent-over-edge D' which at its ends books over the upper edge of
the case E D' being a ledge upon which as shown in fig. 5 the lid F rests and
prevents the removal of the frame D when the said lid is closed down. D8, fig. 2, is
a slot through which the travelling band A passes from the interior to the exterior
of the case.
In suitable ears or brackets D, fig. 2, secured to the frane D is carried
the wire D on which is pivoted the piece G hereinafter termed the "quadrant"
which is formed with two quadrantal sides G¹ which as shown clearly in fig. 4, pass
down at the outside of the sides D² of the frame D and with the plate G² which is
preferably formed with two holes as indicated in dotted lines in fig. 1 and otherwise
roughened to enable the travelling band A to be firmly held thereon for operating
the machine as hereinafter described. The plate G is further provided with the

page_text: serrated edge G³ to enable the band A to be readily torn across it. The quadrant G
is capable of being moved by hand from the position in which it is indicated in full
lines in fig. 5 to that in which it is there shown in dot and dash lines G₁ heing a
spring which will return it to the former of these positions when the operator
removes his hand from it. To prevent the quadrant from being drawn too far out it
is formed with stops G5 which as shown in dotted lines in fig. 5 come against
pins D secured to the sides D2 of the frame D when the limit of the outward
motion of the quadrant G is reached. To one of the sides G' is secured the stud G*
for bringing into its operative position the signalling mechanism as hereinafter
described.
Hfigs. 3 and 4 is a roller having preferably a roughened surface so that the
travelling band 'A which passes around it, when drawn outwards may cause it to
revolve for the purpose of imparting motion to the other band B and to the signalling
device. For this purpose on the shaft. H' of the roller H is secured the bevil wheel H²
the teeth of which gear with those of the wheel secured on the shaft I² of the
rolier I which like the roller H also has a roughened or frictional surface both of
which surfaces may if desired be formed by a coating or covering of india-rubber
or equivalent material. The roller shaft is supported in brackets H³ and is
normally held down therein by the arms H which are pivotted to the said brackets
but which may he raised to admit of the roller H being removed when desired for
introducing a roll A or for other purposes. The shaft I as also the shaft I³ of the
roller is supported in the plates or bent plate E' secured to the walls of the
case E. The bearings 1 in which is supported the roller shaft I³ as shown clearly
in dotted lines in fig. 4 are formed so that the roller I may readily be removed from
the case when a fresh roll B is being placed in the apparatus to admit of the end of
the band leading from such roll to be adjusted between the rollers I and I or to
admit of the removal of the record-bearing portions of the band B. The rollers I
and I serve to draw the band B along, the roller I for this purpose being pressed
towards the roller H by the springs I.
The carbon paper or other transfer medium is preferably in the form of an
endless band passing around or encircling two rollers C which are carried in a
frame C adapted to fit on the desk or table D³ so that the said transfer medium will
be interposed between the two, bands A and B at that part; this arrangement
permitting of the transfer medium C being moved around the rollers C when the
part last presented at the top of the table has become worn out.
The hereinafter described medium for giving the audible signal and also the means
for unlocking the till-drawer are both actuated by the preferably india-rubber roller H
which is co-axial with the roller H or may simply be an india-rubber or equivalent
band secured on the end of the said roller H. Of this actuating mechanism K is the
principal shaft which is supported and free to rotate in the bearings K¹. On this
shaft as shown clearly in fig. is pivotted the forked frame K³ in which is pivotted
the disc K³ and to which is secured the yielding arm K. This arm K* intercepts the
path traversed by the before-mentioned stud G by which it is raised and lowered.
The disc K³ carries a crank pin K' to which is coupled one end of the link K the
other end of which is similarly coupled to the arm K7 which is rigidly secured on
the shaft K. To this shaft there is also secured the wheel I of the signalling device
shown most clearly in fig. 6 and the arm Al of the drawer-retaining device. Of the
former device the wheel L gears with others directly and indirectly so that although
the shaft K may only be partially rotated at each operation of the till the shaft L
carrying the arm L to which is pivotted the hammer L³ will make one, two or more
complete revolutions and thus cause the gong L to be sounded one, two or other
desired number of times. The free end of the before-mentioned arm M is coupled
to the bolt M which passes through a hole in the floor or bottom of the case E and
as shown in fig. 4 is adapted to engage with a recess N¹ in the longitudinal diaphragm N
of the drawer N when the said drawer is closed or when the drawer is open with a
recess N³ fig. 4 to prevent it from being entirely removed from the case.
drawer N is divided off into compartments for the reception of the various kinds of
The

page_text: coins and for each of these compartments there is provided a separate money slit N
around each of which there may be inscribed the denomination of coin for which it
is intended.
The lid F which is hinged to the case E at F1 and may be locked thereto by
the lock E³ fig. 4, is provided with the glass panel F³ through which may be seen
the records of the most recent transactions. Between the forward edge of the glass
panel F2 and the opposed edge of the lid F is the space or opening F3 which is
just above the table or desk D³ and through which the operator marks the inscription
of the transactions on the bands A and B beneath. F, fig. 4, is a spring secured to
the lid F for preventing any undue motion of the bands A and B.
To use the before described apparatus the operator with a pencil or other marking
instrument inscribes on the band B and through the transfer medium Con the band A
the amount of the account and which is to be placed in the till. This amount he
then drops through one or more of the slits N according to the class of coin or
coins to be inserted and with one hand grasping the plate G2 of the quadrant G
so that the projecting end of the band A is held firmly on the top of such plate
he draws the quadrant from the position in which it is represented in full lines
to that in which it is shown in dot-and-dash lines in fig. 5 during which action
the following distinet operations will have been performed. During the first portion
of the movement of the quadrant G that is to say while it is moving from the
position in which it is shown in full lines to that in which it is shown in dotted
lines the bands A and B will be moved in the directions indicated by the arrows
and the forked frame K2 will by the stud G engaging the arm K, be moved into
the position in which it is represented in dotted lines in figure 5, the periphery
of the dise K3 at the termination of this portion of the operation being in frictional
contact with that of the rubber roller H. During the completion of the movement
that is to say while the quadrant is being moved from the position in which it is
shown in dotted lines to that in which it is represented in dot and dash lines the
paper bands A and B will be moved further in the directions indicated by the arrows
but no further motion will be imparted to the forked frame K2 the arm K thereof
yielding to accomodate itself to the corresponding travel of the stud G motion
however in the direction indicated by the arrow K³ fig. 5 will be imparted to the
dise K then held against the rubber roller H³ so that the shaft K through the
link K and arm K' is partially rotated and consequently the gong L is sounded and
the bolt M' withdrawn from the notch N' as hereinbefore described.
At this stage if it be desired to obtain change the operator while still with one
hand holding the quadrant G in the position shown by dot-and-dash lines that is
at its full limit with the other hand pulls out the drawer N after which he releases
the quadrant G which immediately under the influence of the spring G returns to its
normal position leaving a strip of the band A projecting through the slot D¹ and
hanging over the serrated edge G³. The operator then takes the necessary change,
closes the drawer N and detaches the portion of the band A hanging over the edge G³
by drawing it down on to such edge and hands the detached portion which will
bear the transferred impression of the inscription together with the change to the
customer. The record made by the operator himself will by this time have been
moved from beneath the opening F³ to beneath the glass F where it will for some
time be open to inspection but where it cannot be tampered with. If no change
is required to be given in a transaction the drawer N need not be opened. When
the drawer is being closed the shaft K in returning to its normal position will cause
the gong L to be again sounded.
Instead of operating the band B in a direction at right angles to the band A it may
be operated in any direction other than one parallel with the band A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what wo
claim is;
1. In a check till the combination with a
*
travelling "
"band of paper or equivalent

page_text: adapted to be moved in one direction of another band of paper or equivalent operated
by or from the first band so as to travel in a direction other than parallel with the said
first band substantially as herein described.
2. In a check till the combination with a "travelling" band of paper or equivalent
such as A adapted to move in one direction of rollers such as H, I and I* and
gearing such as H2 1' for causing another band of paper or equivalent B to travel
in another direction substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.
3. In a check till the combination with two bands of paper caused to travel in
different directions of an audible signalling device.
4. In a check till the combination with a "travelling band of a drawer retaining
bolt operated by or from the said band.
5. In a check till the mechanism such as described for operating the audible signal
and bolt and consisting essentially of parts such as shaft K forked frame K³ disc K³
yielding arm K link K and arm K' substantially as herein described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
6. In a check till a "quadrant" such as G having a plate such as G2 upon which
the "
travelling" band of paper or equivalent material may be securely held and
which is provided with an edge serrated or otherwise adapted to sever the band
when drawn down on to it substantially as herein described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
7. The complete check till substantially as herein described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this Fifth day of April 1889
P. H. BRACHER.
H. E. LAVENDER.
H. P. LAVENDER.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.