Year: 1886

page_text: We ALFRED STEER of 3 Shornden Terrace, Bohemia Road, St. Leonard's on Sea
in the County of Sussex, Artist, and ARTHUR ERNEST KENNARD of 13 Stanhope
Place, St. Leonard's on Sea aforesaid, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide means whereby a shopkeeper may be
enabled to check the amount of cash taken during the day.
In carrying out this invention, I make use of a cylindrical box or casing, in one
side of which I form an opening of convenient size to allow for pulling out a till
drawer. Inside the case I place a rectangular frame, which contains two till
drawers. This frame is secured in any convenient manner to a disc, which is
placed on the top of the cylindrical box or casing, and is provided with a handle
by which it may be rotated as required, to bring one or other of the till drawers
into position to be pulled out.
On the top of the disc I secure a pair of inclined boards, each of which is
provided at the outer edges with grooved strips to receive and retain a cash sheet
or tablet, on which each amount of cash to be taken is to be entered.
The apparatus will be placed at any convenient part of the counter, or on the
cashier's desk, in such a position that it may be readily seen by the customer.
The amount of the bill, or the cash to be received, will be first entered on the
cash sheet, say No. 1, and the disc will be turned round to bring this sheet within
view of the customer, who will see that the item is correctly entered. The turning
of the disc will bring the till drawer corresponding to the cash sheet opposite theẻ
opening in the case, so that it may be pulled out, and the money handed in placed
therein, and if necessary the change taken out.
The next amount to be taken will be entered on cash sheet No. 2, and the
disc will be turned to bring the corresponding till drawer opposite the opening in
the case. The next amount will be entered on No. 1 sheet, and so on alternately.
At the end of the day, the shopkeeper will add up the cash sheets, and see that
the several totals agree with the amount of money in each till drawer.
The drawers will be so arranged that they cannot be entirely withdrawn from
the cylindrical casing, and suitable stops will be provided to regulate the amount
of movement of the disc.

page_text: Improved Means for Facilitating the Checking of Cash Received.
We ALFRED STEER of 3 Shornden Terrace, Bohemia Road, St. Leonards on Sea,
in the County of Sussex, Artist, and ARTHUR ERNEST KENNARD of 13 Stanhope
Place, St. Leonards on Sea, aforesaid 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide means whereby a shopkeeper may be
enabled to check the amount of cash taken during the day.
In carrying out this invention, we make use of a cylindrical box or casing in
one side of which we form an opening of convenient size to allow for the exit of a
till drawer. Inside the case, we place a rectangular frame, which contains a
double till drawer, or two till drawers.-This frame is secured in any convenient
manner to a disc which is placed on the top of the cylindrical box or casing, and is
provided with a handle by which it may be rotated, as required, to bring one or
other of the till drawers into position to be pulled out.
On the top of the disc we secure a pair of inclined boards, each of which
carries a cash sheet or tablet, on which each amount of cash to be taken is
to be entered.
The apparatus will be placed at any convenient part of the counter, or on the
Cashier's desk, in such a position that it may be readily seen by the customer.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1, Sheet I, is an elevation, partly in section, of the improved means for
checking the cash received.
Fig. 2, Sheet II, is a plan view partly in section, with the cash sheet support
and the top disc removed.
Fig. 3 is an elevation, of the lower part of the apparatus with a portion of the
casing removed to show the stop or locking mechanism in place; and
Figs. 4, 5 and 6, Sheet III, show the stop or locking mechanism in various
positions.
A is a base plate, preferably circular, having a central hole A¹, and a rebate
round its periphery, in which is secured, by its lower edge, by screws or otherwise,
a wide strip of metal or other suitable material B.-The top edge of this strip B
is screwed to a ring B¹, which serves to preserve the cylindrical form of the case,
and to retain in position a framework in which a till draw or drawers slides or
slide. The strip of metal does not go entirely round the base, but a space is left
on one side, which we will term the front, to allow for the pulling out of the till
drawer. The till drawer framework consists of a bottom plate C, side pieces C³,
and a top plate C.-To the base plate A is secured a flanged disc or plate D,
having a central socket, which fits into the opening A.-The bottom plate C of
the framework is fitted, on its underside, with a similar flanged disc or plate D,
provided with a central boss, which fits into the socket in the part D.-The edges
of the flanges are turned down true, and serve as bearing and sliding surfaces on

page_text: which the framework rotates. E is a double till drawer, or it may be two single
till drawers, numbered 1 and 2, at opposite ends, and of any convenient or suitable
construction.
On the top plate C³ is secured a circular filling piece C³, to which a covering
disc C is firmly secured.-This disc C is provided with a knob or handle, as
shown in dotted lines Fig. 1, by which the disc, framework, and till drawer may be
turned round as required.
The discs or plates D¹ are provided with suitable stops, so that the framework
and till drawer can be turned only a certain distance in either direction.
Secured to the top disc C is a desk or support F for two cash sheets or tablets
No. 1 and No. 2, on which the amounts of cash received are alternately entered, in
such a manner, that when the sheets are turned round, the amounts can be readily
seen by the customer.
In order to ensure the cash sheets, with the amount of the bill thereon, always
being turned round towards the customer, we provide a stop or locking mechanism,
which will prevent the till drawer being pulled out twice in the same direction,
which will necessitate the turning round of the apparatus to bring the other
drawer into position to be pulled out.
In one side, C¹, we forin a horizontal slot, through which projects a pin or
finger a (see Figs. 3 to 6).-This pin or finger a comes into contact alternately
with opposite sides of a tumbler b, suitably pivotted outside C₁, the movement of
which is regulated by suitable stops.-This tumbler consists of a body b, having
on opposite sides thereof a lug or projection 61 62, and carrying at its upper
extremities a pair of weighted pawls 63 b, and a pair of pins 65 b.-A spring c is
provided to apply friction on the face of the tumbler, to prevent independent
movement thereof.
The action of the tumbler will be as follows:-Suppose the till drawer is closed,.
the tumbler b and the pin a will be in the positions shown at Fig. 4.-If it is
desired to open the drawer to the left, the pin a will strike the lug or projection b¹
as the drawer is pulled out, and rock the tumbler into the position shown at
Fig. 6, in which position it will retained by the spring c.
This position of the tumbler will allow of the drawer being pushed in again,
but in doing so, the pin a will strike against, and pass the pawl 63, which will
immediately fall into its normal position, resting on the stop pin b5 (Fig. 6), and
into the forward path of the pin a, as indicated in respect to the reverse position
of the tumbler at Fig. 5.-Thus, any forward movement of the pin a will only serve
the tighter to jam the pawl against its stop pin, and the tumbler onto its stop, and
the opening of the drawer a second time in the same direction will be prevented.
The working of the apparatus will be as follows:-The cash sheets 1 and 2 will
be placed on the support F, No. 1 sheet over No. 2 drawer, and No. 2 sheet over
No. 1 drawer.
Let No. 1 sheet and No. 2 drawer be opposite the cashier.-When the bill is
presented to him, or a payment is received, he will enter the amount on the sheet,
and turn the disc round, so that the customer can see that the amount is rightly
entered on the sheet. The rotation of the disc will bring till drawer No. 1, which
is carried in the frame secured thereto, opposite the opening in the case, and it can
then he pulled out to receive the cash, and to enable the cashier to give change if
necessary. The drawer will then be pushed back, and the locking mechanism will
be brought into action, which will prevent the drawer being pulled out a second
time in the same direction. The next amount will be entered on cash sheet 2,
which will then be turned round to the customer, and at the same time No. 2
drawer will be brought round to the opening in the case. The next amount will
be entered on cash sheet 1, and so on alternately.
At the end of the day, the shop-keeper will add up the cash sheets, and see that
the several totals agree with the amount of money in the till.
The apparatus may, if desired, be provided with a gong bell, which will be
struck each time the apparatus is rotated.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1st. The apparatus for facilitating the checking of cash received, constructed,
arranged, and operating substantially as herein shown and described.
2nd. In a cash checking apparatus, the combination of a rotating frame work
carrying a till drawer or drawers, with a support or desk for cash sheets or tablets,
for the purpose set forth.
3rd. In a cash checking apparatus, the combination of a rotating framework
carrying a till drawer or drawers, with a cylindrical casing having an opening at
one side only, as and for the purpose set forth.
4th. In a cash checking apparatus, the combination with a rotating framework
carrying a till drawer or drawers, of means for preventing the opening of the
till drawer or drawers twice in the same direction, as set forth.
5th. The means substantially as herein shown and described, for preventing the
opening of the till drawer or drawers twice in the same direction, as set forth.
Dated this 8th day of November 1886