IMPROVEMENTS IN MONEY TILLS OR RECEPTACLES FOR MONEY
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Edwin Sambrook, of the Bricklayers' Arms, Old
Kent Road, Southwark, Surrey, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MONEY TILLS OR RECEPTACLES FOR MONEY."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Edwin Sambrook at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th August 1880.
HENRY EDWIN SAMBROOK, of the Bricklayers' Arms, Old Kent Road, Southwark,
Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MONEY TILLS OR RECEPTACLES FOR MONEY."
This Invention of improvements in money tills or receptaclos for money relates
to those tills where the last coin and some of those preceding it are so arranged
as to be visible in the order in which they were taken, and also to a method of
assorting the money into its different values.
In this Invention I have a vertical glass plate forming a portion of the front,
behind it is a similar plate of glass or other material set back at such a distance ns
to allow the thickest coin to be taken, say, a five shilling piece, or two or more
coins in thickness to pass freely. Between the back and front are arranged inclined
planes of concave section, alternately to left and right, so that the coin shall pass,
say, down one incline to the left, then after a small vertical drop pass to the right
down the next incline, then again after another vertical drop pass down the next
incline to the left, and so on for as many times as is required; at the end of each
incline, and at the commencement of ench incline after the first one, is a stop of
wire or other suitable material, which stops are arranged and connected with
vertical pillars on either side of the apparatus; these vertical pillars have a partial
rotatory motion, so that when partially rotated the stops at the lower part of each
incline are removed to allow the coin to pass, at the same time the stops at the
head of each incline come in and form their stops. Both pillars move in unison
with each other; they are actuated in one method by a swing flap over a hopper
formed at the top of the till. When the flap is pushed back to place the money in,
brackets or cranks or other mechanical devices partially rotate the upright pillars,
and remove or bring in the stops, but other mechanical devices may be used."
The consequence is that a coin deposited in the hopper falls down the first
incline, and arrested by the stop is exposed to view through the glass plate; when

page_text: the next coin is placed in the hopper the first coin descends to the end of the
second incline, and so on.
In the sorting device, the last incline is made with a series of gradually
increasing sized openings in the back, opposite to which are arranged the receptacles
for each coin, so that a three-penny piece will roll into the first box, a sixpence
will roll past the opening for the threepence, and pass into its box, so of the
shilling, two shillings, half crown, and, five shillings, if the till for so large a coin is
desired.
The apparatus can also be made with one long incline on the same principle of
retaining the coin by stops, and only allowing it to travel by regulated distances, 1
but it would naturally require more space, which would not be so convenient.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Henry Edwin Sambrook in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
16th February 1881.
HENRY EDWIN SAMBROOK, of the Bricklayers' Arms, Old Kent Road, Southwark,
Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MONEY TILLS OR RECEPTACLES FOR MONEY."
This Invention of improvements in money tills or receptacles for money relates
to those tills where the last coin and some of those preceeding it are so arranged
as to be visible in the order in which they were taken, and also to a method of
assorting the money into its different values.
In this Invention I have a vertical glass plate forming a portion of the front,
behind it is a similar plate of glass or other material set back at such a distance as
to allow the thickest coin to be taken, say, a five shilling piece, or two or more
coins in thickness to pass freely. Between the back and front are arranged incline
planes of concave section, alternatively to left and right, so that the coin shall pass,
say, down one incline to the left, then after a small vertical drop pass to the right
down the next incline, then again after another vertical drop pass down the next
incline to the left, and so on for as many times as is required. At the end of each
incline, and at the commencement of each incline after the first one, is a stop of
wire or other suitable material, which stops are arranged and connected with
vertical pillars on either side of the apparatus. These vertical pillars have a
partial rotatory motion, so that when partially rotated the stops at the lower part of
each incline are removed to allow the coin to pass, at the same time the stops at
the head of each incline come in and form their stops. Both pillars move in unison
with each other; they are actuated in one method by a swing flap over a hopper
formed at the top of the till. When the flap is pushed back to place the money
therein, brackets or cranks or other mechanical devices partially rotate the
upright pillars, and remove or bring in the stops, but other mechanical devices may
be used.

page_text: The consequence is that a coin deposited in the hopper falls down the first incline,
and arrested by the stop, is exposed to view through the glass plate; when the next
coin is placed in the hopper the first coin descends to the end of the second incline,
and so on.
In the sorting device the last incline is made with a series of gradually increasing
sized openings in the back, opposite to which are arranged the receptacles for each
coin, so that a threepenny piece will roll into the first box, a sixpence will roll past
the opening for the three pence, and pass into its box, so of the shilling, two
shillings, half crown, and five shillings, if it is desired to placo so large a coin into
the till.
The apparatus can also be made with one long incline on the same principle of
retaining the coin by stops, and only allowing it to travel by regulated distances,
but it would naturally require more space, which would not be so convenient.
In the Drawings forming part of this Specification, the like letters indicating
like parts, Figure 1 is a front view of the apparatus; Figure 2, the same view
partly in section, and parts removed to show the apparatus; Figure 3, section
across the apparatus to show the action of the rotating pillars and stops;
Figures 4, 5, 6, details of the sorting apparatus.
a, the stand of the apparatus to be screwed to the counter; b, the oscillating
cover of the mouth piece or hopper c; the oscillating cover is kept forward by a
spring, and when pushed back the hopper mouth is open to receive the coin; d, the
inclines; e, the arms carrying the stops f, mounted on sliding tubes g, slotted at h,
and sliding on the vertical rods i, the rods pivotted at the top and the bottom, and
actuated by arms j, moved by the to and fro or oscillating motion of the cover b;
k, the glass front; l, the glass back when it is desired to have front and back both
of glass; 1, 2, 3, 4, coins.
The action of the apparatus is thus:-The coins 1, 2, 3, 4, being in the apparatus
as shown, Figure 1, cover b being pushed the stops holding back the coins are all
removed, and the three upper coins all released drop and descend till arrosted by
the stops shown without any coins; at the same time the lower coin 4 drops into
the shoot just above the mouth of the sorting apparatus. When the mouth b is
released and assumes its normal position, tho stops holding the coin fall back, and
the coins each roll down the inclines till arrested by the stops again in their
original position as they were before the cover b was moved, but the result is as
follows-Coin 4 has passed out of sight, 3 has taken the position of 4, 2 the
position of 3, and 1 the position of 2. When the cover is pushed back a coin
inay be placed in the hopper, but it cannot descend, because in this position of the
mouth a stop is brought forward by the mouth, until the cover regains its normal
position; then if a coin has been placed in the hopper the stop is withdrawn, and
the newly placed coin takes the position of 1.
The sorting arrangement is shown in Figures 4, 5, 6. It is composed of a
flange m and vertical shoot m*, which can be bolted under the counter immediately
under the shoot 1, Figure 3, or fitted to rotate, as hereinafter described. n is the
inclined plane down which the coins roll, the coins in rolling down incline also
outward, that is, the plane surface against which they roll is not vertical, but
inclined to insure their passing through the openings by which they escape to their
several compartments; the bottom of the incline is V shaped, and the sloping inclined
face against which they roll has a raised portion or sharp edge to lessen friction;
the four spaces shewn are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, for coins, respectively threepenny,
sixpence, one shilling, two shillings; half crowns will pass on past all the openings.
The drawer or box beneath the several openings can be arranged as desired, the
coins being there collected into their several denominations, and I also arrange it
in this manner to enable each days' takings, or portions of each days' takings to be
kept separate as well as sorted; the flange m is turned to a circle, where it is now
shewn as an oblong at Figure +, for a permanent and non-rotating sorter; this is
then fitted in a circular recess, and a flange is fixed over it so that the inclined
sorter will rotate. The drawer being sufficiently large is then divided off radially

page_text: into compartments, and the sorter can be set to throw the coins into any desired
radial compartments, which is again subdivided into compartments for each
denomination of coin. Where this arrangement is used, the shoot and the opening
in the flange m and the shoot m*, are made large enough or bell mouthed to allow
the coins to enter and turn round into or be directed into the straight part of the
incline.
The setting of the incline may be accomplished by making on the flange a small
capstan head, in which a bar can be inserted to move the sorter to the angle
required, this part of the apparatus alone being in charge of the attendant, and so
fitted as not to allow of retrograde motion; but as this is capable of being carried out
in so many ways. I make no claim to any special way of achieving the required
movement, and only claim, as hereinafter set forth, the fixing the sorter to rotate in
the manner described by any suitable mechanism over radially constructed com-
partments in a drawer or receptacle where each denomination of coin is kept
separate or classed together, or the radial compartments in the drawer may rotate
and the sorter remain fixed.
An alarum may be fitted if desired to give notice of the movement of the cover of
the mouth piece, but I make no claim for such a device.
Having now described and particularly set forth the nature of the said Invention,
and the manner of carrying the same into effect, I would have it understood that
what I claim is,―
1st. The vertical arrangement of the inclined planes with a glass front, or both
front and back of glass, and the alternate stops for the coins operated substantially
as described, for the purpose set forth.
2nd. The combination as above stated in the first claim, operated by the
oscillating cover of the mouth piece, substantially as described.
3rd. The sorting apparatus as described, whereby the coins rolling down an
incline and also in a plane not vertical are thrown into separate compartments
according to their diameters, substantially as described.
4th. The arrangement described by which the sorter can rotate to any desired
angle, for the purpose of keeping apart the days' takings, or portion of a days'
takings from other takings, but still keeping the several denominations of coins
classed together, or, if the sorter is fixed, the combination of it with rotating radial
compartments as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Edwin Sambrook, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Fifteenth day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
HENRY EDWIN SAMBROOK. (L.S.)