Improvements in Till Registers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1893-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Till Registers.
I, BENJAMIN SWALLOW of 12 Bull Green Halifax in the County of York,
Decorator do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in a desk or box in which is the usual money drawer or
till, within the box is a bell, attached to the slide is a catch opposite the bell striker
which operates as the slide is drawn out. There is also a catch at the side which
comes in contact and operates a pivotted spring lever connected to a spring pawl
or catch engaging with notches or teeth in a catch wheel, the catch wheel is mounted
upon an axle carrying the paper roll which passes upwards and forwards for
marking on the sales as required, as the catch wheel is worked it lets out the paper
from the roll. In the top of the box may be a money slot above a fixed tray over
the sliding drawer or till; pivotted from the back of the till is an arm or fork
terminating in one or more fingers which rests upon the fixed tray, this arm or
fork has a pin or runner working in a slotted incline, (at the side of the fixed tray
or in any suitable fixed position) this slotted incline terminates as a pivotted end
or finger, as the slide is pulled out, the pin or runner of the fork mounts the
pivotted finger and incline, which raises the finger of the fork to clear the coin
(which may have been dropped through the slot) the finger then comes in contact
with the fixed tray and as the pin or runner drops down the other side of the
incline and moved backwards by a spring and so draws the money forwards and
drops it into the till; the fork or arm for drawing the money into the till, in some
cases is not required and may be dispensed with.
Dated this day the 16th August 1892.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Till Registers.
1, BENJAMIN SWALLOW of 12 Bull Green, Halifax in the County of York,
Decorator, 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 :-
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a plan view of my improved till register.
Fig. 2. is a sectional elevation of Fig. 1. through the line A. B.
Fig. 3. is a sectional elevation of Fig. 1. through the line C. D.
Fig. 4. is a plan of till drawer.
My invention consists of a desk or box E in which is the usual money drawer
or tili F, attached to and within the desk E is a bell G, this bell is operated each
time the drawer or till F is withdrawn by means of a catch, projection, or bracket H
(attached to one end of the said drawer) coming in contact with the hinged
spring hammer of the bell G, pressing the same back, compressing the spring J¹
which when released causes the hammer to strike the bell, giving an alarm, after
which the hammer resumes its position for the next operation.
A second catch K attached to one side of the said drawer comes in contact
with and operates a pivotted spring lever L connected to a pawl or catch M, the
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page_text: said catch engaging with notches or teeth in a catch wheel N, which it revolves
one tooth the spring M returns the catch M and lever L at each operation, the
catch wheel is mounted upon an axle N', carrying the paper roll, invoice or
register P, the paper P is for marking, recording or registering the sales as required
and passes from roller R¹, under an inclined guide plate Tover a table S and
guide roller R on to a receiving roller U, upon the axle N¹ before described.
Within this desk is also a rotary tray or trays. V immediately underneath the
slots W in the cover or lid X of the said desk, the cash on being placed in the
slot falls into the tray immediately underneath, and as the drawer or till is with-
drawn, a projection or catch Vattached to one side of the said drawer comes in
contact with the teeth or hinged fingers W₁ upon one end of the rotating tray so
moving the said tray sufficient to bring the next tray iminediately underneath the
slot W, for the next operation, as this tray rotates the cash is eventually dropped
into the drawer or till."
A mirror Xplaced behind the said trays shows the nature of the coin dropped
into the tray, so that there can be no dispute as to the value of such coin shortly
after it has been dropped into the tray.
A rack Y also attached to one side of the drawer or till acts upon a spring
catch Z, attached to the desk, when the drawer is withdrawn, the rack having a
taper end, bears against one of the bevelled edges of the catch Z, pressing the
same outside, and when the rack has passed the said catch, and the drawer is
returned, the other end of the rack being oppositely tapered, presses the said catch
into contact with the rack, so that the drawer cannot be partially pushed back and
then withdrawn, the drawer must be wholly pushed back before it can again be
withdrawn, and upon being again withdrawn a sale must be recorded or it will
otherwise leave a blank space upon the invoice, paper or register.
Z is a spring for putting a slight tension on the rotating tray.
When the money has been passed through the slot W into the rotating tray V,
the drawer or till F is withdrawn, upon withdrawing the drawer or till the projec-
tions or catches H, K and V₁ act simultaneously upon the bell G, lever L, catch M,
and catch wheel N, also upon the rotary trays V, giving an alarm, moving the
paper or register P a sufficient distance to allow of the next sale being recorded, as
well as bringing another tray V into position for the next operation, by this
process the cash is eventually dropped into the till, and no fraud or misrepresentation
can take place..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. Combined arrangement and mechanism for operating and working the register
sheet, as shown and described.
2. The tilting or revolving tray operated by catch upon the drawer, and tumbler
catches, with or without the reflector as shown and described.
3. The spring catch operated by the rack upon drawer, as and for the
purposes, shown and described.
4. The general arrangement, construction and inechanism employed in the said,
till as and for the purposes described.
Dated this Ninth day of May 1893.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicant.