An Improved Cash Till.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cash Till.
I WILLIAM PALMER of 130 Burdett Road, Bow, in the County of Middlesex
Electrician do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of cash till in which the coin that is taken is
exposed to view for some time and each description of coin separated.
According to this invention in a suitable casing the upper portion of which
has a glass front I mount a disc having pieces thereon radiating from the centre
and inside of lower portion of front of case I fix a plate having projections on
its inner surface which form a number of shoots of varying widths and at the
lower portion of the circumference of the disc I fix a piece of metal with gap
therein corresponding to the different sized coins so that as the disc is revolved by
suitable means after a coin is inserted in a shoot in top of case made to receive it
the said coin drops into one or other of the spaces formed on the surface of the
aforesaid disc and as this latter is rotated the coin drops through one of the
aforesaid shoots (formed by the aforesaid plate on inner surface of case) and falls
into a receptacle divided into various sized compartments corresponding with the
width of the aforesaid shoots so that according to the size of the coin it falls into
the compartment purposely made to receive it the smallest compartments coming
first. I connect a bell so as to ring each time the disc is revolved.
The upper front portion of case I may hinge and the lower portion forms a
drawer divided as aforesaid.
Dated this 7th day of March 189.)
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cash Till.
I WILLIAM PALMER of 130 Burdett Road, Bow, in the County of Middlesex
Electrician, 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 that class of cash till in which the coin that is taken is
exposed to view for some time and each description of coin separated.
According to this invention in a suitable casing the upper portion of which has
a glass front I mount a disc having pieces thereon radiating from the centre and
inside of lower portion of front of case fix a plate having projections on its surface
which form a number of shoots of varying widths and at the lower portion of the
circumference of the disc I fix a piece of metal with gaps therein corresponding to
the different sized coins so that as the disc is revolved by suitable means after a
coin is inserted in a shoot in top of case made to receive it the said coin drops in
one or other of the spaces formed on the surface of the aforesaid disc and as this
latter is rotated the coin drops through one of the aforesaid shoots (formed by the
aforesaid plate on inner surface of case) and falls into a receptacle divided into
various sized compartments corresponding with the width of the aforesaid shoots so
that according to the size of the coin it falls into the compartment purposely made
to receive it the smallest compartments coming first. I connect a bell so as to ring
each time the disc is revolved.

page_text: The upper front portion of case I may hinge and the lower portion forms a
drawer divided as aforesaid.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will now refer to
the drawings accompanying this Specification in which
Fig. 1. shows front elevation of my improved cash till as it would appear when in
use and Fig. 2. back elevation with back of case removed in order to shew
mechanism.
Similar letters are employed in both views to denote the same parts.
a. shews case of wood or other suitable material having glazed door a¹. b. shews
rotating disc.
c shows segment of a ring of such thickness as to project beyond
the disc b. the segment of ring c. having gaps d. e. f. g. sufficient to pass sixpenny
pieces, shillings, two shilling pieces and half crowns. "The disc b. has curved pro-
jecting pieces h. fixed on its surface. 7. is a lever or arm carrying a pawl k.
pivotted at and kept in forced contact with inclined projections or teeth l. so as
to run over same by means of a spring kl. m. is another pawl fixed on to the
bar n. and pivotted at n¹ to actuate the hammer o. to strike bell shewn dotted.
9. 9. 9. shew projecting pieces fixed on surface of a plate r. the latter being fixed
between the bars n. and s. these pieces
t. is a drawer divided into
from shoots.
9.
four comqartments u, v, w, c, to receive the four different coins before named. y. is a
shoot into which the coin is inserted.
1. 2. 3. 4. shew coins from sixpences to half crowns respectively.
The action of an apparatus constructed as above is as follows.
p.
When a coin is inserted in shoot y. (say one shilling) as shown, upon the lever i.
being pulled in the direction of the arrows flight it will turn the disc b. by the
pawl k. coming against the edge of one of the inclined planes 1. thus forcing the
disc b. round the distance of one of the spaces formed by the pieces h. and when
the lever i has been actuated four times it will carry the shilling round until it
arrives at the gap e when it will fall into the compartment w. the gaps de. f. g.
being of sufficient size to allow of their respective coins passing through thus a
sixpence would pass through gap d. a shilling through e. two shilling piece through f.
and half a crown through g. after which they would fall into their respective
compartment in the drawer t. being guided by the pieces q.
The pieces h. being curved as shewn carry the larger coins over the smaller gaps.
The disc b. rotates on a pin 61. Each time the lever i. is actuated the hammer o.
strikes the bell p. on account of the fixed pawl m. sliding up one of the inclines l.
so that when it falls over the top of such incline the hammer o. will fall against the
bell by reason of its arm z. being fixed to the pawl m. The pawl m. is kept in
forced contact with one of the inclines 1. by a spring . The lever i. is brought
back to its normal position by spring . The lever i works in a slot formed in
top of case a.
5 shews a rod pivotted to arm i. and to another arm 6. which latter is pivotted
to bar n. so that when the arm i. is actuated it will bring the tongue piece 7. just over
one or other of the projecting screw heads 8. so as to check the disc c. in order to
prevent it from revolving too far round.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In cash tills the rotating disc b. in combination with projecting pieces h.
segment of ring c. gaps d. e. f. g. pieces q. q. q. arm i and inclines l. and compart-
ments u. v. w. x. all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. Cash till constructed and operated substantially as set forth.
Dated this 0th dow of Ian 1902
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.