Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1886.
Specification Accepted, 11th Feb., 1887.
[Communicated from abroad by FRANK J. PATTERSON, ISAAC P. DAVIS and
Al. Herman, all of Dayton, United States, Manufacturers.]
I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of 67 Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, 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 novelty of this invention will be herein set forth and distinctly pointed out in
the claims.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a cash register and indicator embodying the
present invention.
Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view with portions broken away, showing the gong
hammer, gong, and wing retracting mechanism.
Figure 3 is an enlarged rear elevation of one of the registering wheels and its three
operating keys in section.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the spring projected drawer or till.
Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional detail of the lock mechanism.
The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the figures.
The object of the present machine is to indicate to the purchaser, upon a figured
tablet, the amount of the sale by operating the proper key and at the same time to
sound an alarm and release the money drawer or till, which is partially projected from
the case while the same operation of the key also insures the registration of the
amount paid in by revolving figured wheels a certain distance.
Referring to the drawings A is the case; B, the frame work supporting the
mechanism within the case the operating keys journaled upon the shaft D; E, the
vibrating frame which is operated whenever any key is depressed; F, the tablet rods;
H the hell or gong; I, the gong hammer secured to the wing GJ, the money
drawer or till located in the lower part of the case A and which when shut is held
ת

page_text: locked by the bolt K and when unlocked by the depression of the bolt lever L is
projected by the spring M.
By reference to Figs. I and 2 the first feature of the invention may he thus
explained. Upon the end of the wing G next the gong is a forwardly projecting
plate N with a bevelled or knife edge.
If desired this plate may be adjustable backward or forward. A spring O, secured
at its upper end to the wing or a projection thereof and at its lower end to the frame
serves to retract the wing and causes the hammer to strike the gong; or weights may
be employed.
Pivoted to the frame B on the side next the gong as at a is an arm P carrying,
loosely pivoted thereto, a toggle piece or wiper-block Q which is held up in alignment,
with the arm P by a shoulder or stop by and is prevented from being thrown up out of
operating position by a second shoulder or stop c. The arm P has pivoted to it a bar
or link I, whose lower end is pivoted to the vibrating frame E, in such manner that
when the frame E is vibrated the arm P. will be raised and be bevelled or rounded
face of the wiper-block will come in contact with the plate N, thereby pressing back
the wing and bell hammer, until the wiper-block having passed above the plate N, the
the spring 0, or weight, if used, retract the wing and hammer thereby holding the
tablet exposed and sounding the alarm.
The wiper-block by the retraction of the vibrating frame and arm P is drawn back
and owing to its joint with the arm P, passes the plate N and resumes its normal
position by its gravity as will be readily understood.
The next feature of the invention is best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3. Heretofore
in wheel machines," so called, there has been one registering wheel of a bank to each
key. I now seek to simplify the construction by grouping the keys into a series of
three to one wheel, or two to one wheel, or in the same machine to have groups of hoth
three, two, and one keys to each wheel respectively.
This I do in the following manner: Each wheel S of the lower bank has at each
end as many projections or feeth as there are figured spaces around the wheel.
This wheel is as wide as the group of keys by which it is to be operated and by
pivoting the gravitating dogs T, T and T", to the keys at varying distances from the
centre of vibration D, of each key, and by bending the middle one T'as seen in Fig. 3
to engage with the teeth on either side of the wheel the wheel will be turned the
required distance to correctly register the value of the key operated. For instance
the dog T is pivoted to the 5c key and is nearest the fulcrum D. It is so adjusted
that by operating that key to its furthest limit the wheel is turned only one notch.
The next dog T¹ is pivoted to the 10c key at such a distance from the fulcrum that by
operating that key to its furthest limit the wheel is turned two notches. The next
dog is pivoted to the 15c key or to an upward extension e of said key at such a
distance from the fulcrum that by operating that key to its furthest limit the wheel is
turned three notches. In operating any key it will be seen that the dogs of the other
keys of that wheel become mere over-riders and act as stops to prevent the retraction
of the wheel upon the release of the key operated. It will be further observed that
the extent of vibration of all the keys is the same and the extent of turning of the
registering wheel is determined by the distance of the operating dog from the axis of
vibration of the key, or its fulerum. In this illustration of the first registering disk or
wheel S, there are thirty teeth on each side and thirty corresponding numbered spaces
in a series of 0, 5, 10, 15 and so on to $1. 4. In the corresponding wheel U of the
bank above the series would begin with $1.50 and continue in a series $3, $4.50, 86,
and so on.
It will be readily understood that as many independent wheels S may be
placed side by side upon the shaft as required to suit the number of keys in a machine,
and the grouping of these keys may be in twos or threes, as desired.
The next feature of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 4 and it consists in providing
the till J, with a nest of bowls W for the more ready removal of the money especially
where coin is largely used, and where it is desirable that the drawer should be
permanently connected to the machine as is frequently the case. The drawer is
provided with stops at its rear, which coming in contact with a shoulder y, at the

page_text: front of the case, prevent the removal or disconnection of the drawer without preventing
it from being drawn nearly out. The bowl W can be separately removed and their
contents emptied into the proprietors pocket, or other receptacle, after which having
read off the totals represented by the wheels S he could retire to his private room and
ascertain if the cash tallied with the reading by counting it. It is evident that the
entire drawer may be fitted with bowls W or any portion of it which may be divided
off for that purpose.
Or, instead of this construction, a sliding change till Y within the main till J, may
he employed, and it is always desirable to have this sliding till at the front of the
drawer when opened, and to accomplish this purpose I provide one or more strips or
stop pieces upon the under side of the division piece of the case, so arranged that
when the drawer is pushed in they come in contact with the rear edge of the till Y and
push it forward, or rather, hold it from going back, so that the main till travels under
it, leaving it at the front when the drawer is locked.
The next feature of the invention consists in making the front side of the supporting
wing a gradual bevel, as seen at 1, instead of an abrupt shoulder, for the following
reasons: It sometimes happens that it is necessary to expose two or more tablets to
correctly represent the amount of any given sale, say $1.58, for instance, as there
would be no single key to represent this sum. It could be represented by exposing
the $1 tablet, the 50c tablet, and the Se tablet. With the abrupt shoulder this could
only be done by depressing the three keys evenly and simultaneously. With the
gradual bevel here represented, it enables the salesman, say he is a slow and careful
man, to pick out the $1 key, press it down, and while holding it, pick out the 50c key,
press it down, and while holding both, pick out the Se key, and press it down; then,
releasing all the keys, the tablets would remain exposed." This operation cannot take
place where an abrupt shoulder is used upon the wing.
The remaining feature of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 5, and it consists in the
construction and combination with the vibrating fraine, of a peculiarly constructed lock
for preventing the operation of any of the working parts whenever the proprietor does
not wish the machine to be used. Cis a tubular lock casing inserted through the
case A, and carrying within it a cylindrical bolt a having a spiral groove cut in its
periphery, and in which is confined a pin el secured to the casing. The bolthas a slot cut
in it for the reception of a key of the usual Yale pattern, the wards of which must raise
tumblers that enter the slot, entirely up and out of said slots, so that by turning the
key the bolt is revolved one entire revolution which projects it in under the forward
part of the vibrating frame E to prevent the operation of the same. The tumblers are
secured to a spring and can be variously adjusted to suit different patterns of keys,
thereby preventing the operation of the bolt except by the holder of its proper key.
A re-insertion and reverse motion of the key causes a retraction of the bolt and releases
the machine for work.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
1st. The combination with the vibrating tablet supporting wing and gong hammer
secured thereto of the series of operating keys, a vibrating frame operated by depressing
any of said keys, a vibrating arm P, connected to and operated by said vibrating frame
and a wiper block pivoted to said arm P, and a projecting plate N upon the wing in
close proximity to the wiper block, whereby the upper play of the arm 1', causes the
operation of the wing and sounding of the gong hammer, and the return stroke of the
arm P, brings back the wiper block to its normal operating position substantially as
described.
2nd. The combination with a series of keys provided each with an operating dog and
arranged in groups of two or more, of a series of registering wheels provided with
ieeth or projections on both ends with which the dogs of any group being arranged at
varying distance from the vibrating axes of the keys whereby the operation of any
key of the group will cause the rotation of the registering wheel to an extent equal to
the value of the key depressed, substantially as described.

page_text: 3rd The combination with the spring projected non detachable money drawer of a
series of removable bowls contained within said drawer and a series of operating keys,
registering mechanism tablets, and drawer locking mechanism whereby the operation
of any of the keys releases the drawer and causes its projection from the case sub-
stantially as described.
4th. The combination, in a cash register, of a series of centrally-pivoted keys, a
series of vertical rods located at the rear of said keys and adapted to be elevated by
the depression of the front portions thereof, indicating tablets located on said rods,
retaining shoulders also mounted thereon, a transverse horizontal wing located at the
rear of the machine and provided with a spring, and a projecting portion bevelled on
its under side, substantially as set forth.
5. The combination, in a cash register, of a vibrating frame E mounted centrally
upon horizontal pivots, a series of keys for depressing the front end of said vibrating
frame, recording and indicating devices, a drawer J, its projecting-spring M, a locking
bolt adapted to be released by the vibration of the frame E, sliding till Y, and stop u
substantially as set forth.
6. The combination with the case A, and vibrating frame E, of the cylindrical
screw-bolt a, its casing C, pin c¹, confined in a spiral groove in the bolt, tumbler d',
and spring the parts constructed and arranged substantially in the manner and for
the purpose specified.
H. J. HADDAN.
Pp. Herberi & Co.,
67, Strand, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.