Year: 1887

page_text: We, GEORGE RODENHURST STOKES 67 Piccadilly, Hanley, Tailor, WILLIAM LONEY,
Howard Place, Hanley, Clay Merchant, and THOMAS MILNES FAVELL, Etruria Iron-
founder, all in the County of Staffordshire, 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 present invention has reference to, and is based upon the Specification of our
invention dated 26th November 1886 No. 15417 wherein we have described a brake-
wheel which is adapted to the mechanism of the device for the purpose of checking the
impetus, of the ratchet wheel upon being set in motion.
Now, in accordance with our present invention we dispense with the brake wheel
above referred to, and substitute therefor, a spring or plate of steel or other suitable
metal bearing upon the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, so that at each forward movement
of said ratchet-wheel, the plate of steel or other suitable metal is raised by each tooth
in succession, and drops upon the flat upper surface of the following tooth, thus
serving as an effectual back-stop, and preventing the possibility of the ratchet-wheel
revolving at a greater rate than one tooth at each operation of opening the till
drawer.
Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the
improved till arranged in accordance with our present invention. Figure 2 is a plan;
and Figure 3 represents a detached elevational view of the above mentioned
mechanism, C being the ratchet wheel, D the cam lever, and E the steel or other
metallic spring or plate; from which it will be seen that on the opening of the till
drawer, the striker G rides under the horizontal arm d of the cam lever D, and
after passing the fulcrum, rides beneath and raises the bent arni or cam d' in
which action the cam lever D and pawl e are carried forward a distance corre-
sponding to the degree of angle of the cam d¹, rotating the ratchet wheel a distance
equivalent to one tooth.
The ratchet wheel C is prevented from moving a greater distance than that
above mentioned by the pressure of the metal plate or spring E, which, at each
partial rotation of said ratchet wheel C, is raised by each tooth in succession, falling

page_text: and pressing flat upon the upper face of the following tooth as previously described,
thus effectually preventing any further movement of the ratchet wheel C either back-
wards or forwards until the till has been closed and again opened.
As a further precaution against fraud or tampering with the till, we attach to the
end or other convenient part of said till a pin or spike H formed preferably of steel
wire to serve as a file for filing duplicate copies of all receipts tendered for monies
received.
By the adoption of a system of filing duplicate receipts in combination with the
improved till as above described, we obtain a very effective check against fraud or
tampering with the device; in exemplification of which, we will assume that A enters
a shop or warehouse with the object of purchasing goods; A is supplied with said
goods by B, who makes out a bill in the ordinary manner, and files a duplicate
thereof upon the spike H above described; B then enters the amount received by him
проп the paper band which passes under the hole in the cover or lid of the till
described in the Specification of our invention dated 26th November 1886 No. 15417,
and finally places the amount received in the till. From the foregoing method of
procedure, it is evident that four checks are kept upon B, namely, A's bill; second,
the filing of the duplicate of A's bill; third, the entry of the amount upon the paper
band within the locked till; and fourth, the money in the till drawer.
The mechanism for actuating the paper roll during the operation of opening the
drawer, (in regard to which however we claim no novelty,) is arranged upon a
metal plate in such a manner that upon the removal of the paper roll or bobbin, said
plate can be secured to, or removed from the interior of the case with great ease,
either by sliding it between bevelled or recessed guides; by means of clamps, or in
any other suitable manner.
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 :-
First The improved cash till substantially as herein described and shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Second: The employment in a cash till as herein described of a metal plate or
spring in combination with a ratchet wheel substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth.
Third-The adaptation to a cash till of a spike to serve as a file for filing the
duplicates of bills or accounts substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this Sixteenth day of December 1887.