An Improved Construction of Check Till.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 20th May; 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Check Till.
I, GEORGE HENRY Gledhill, of Northgate, Halifax, in the County of York,
Check Till Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to that description of check till wherein a strip of
paper passes under an opening or aperture in the lid of the check till box whereon
to write the amount of a purchase made by a customer. In the Specification of a
prior Letters Patent granted to me on the 11th of August 1886 No. 10,247 certain
apparatus was shewn and described for exposing for some little time, the coin the
purchaser had given into the hands of the salesman, so as to prevent disputes
arising about the value of the coin paid and received. My present invention in
connection with that object consists in an improved arrangement of apparatus
for exposing the coins received in payment of goods and my improvements
therein consist of a table or platform on which the coins are placed. This table
is connected by link and hinged bar to a suitable portion of the drawer, lid or
other moving part of the apparatus so that when the drawer or lid is opened
for the purpose of causing the strip of paper to travel and make the record,
suitably placed stud or studs or projections on the said drawer act upon the
hinged bar thereby causing the table to travel or be moved forward some little
distance, in doing which the coins resting thereon are also carried forward, but
when the drawer is moved in the opposite direction and closed, these studs or
stud or projections thereon operates the table in the reverse direction. This
backward and forward movement of the table would bring the coins back if not
prevented by hinged vibrating bars which touch or hang in close proximity to
the surface of the table so as to prevent the coins from being brought back by
the return movement of the table, and in order to permit the coins to pass
under the vibrating bars, these are lifted at a given time by suitable inclines on
the table.
Another method of exhibiting or exposing the coins consists in the use of an
endless belt placed vertically and provided with horizontal plates on which the
coins drop, and are carried away by the intermittent movement of the said belt,
which is caused to travel by the action of the drawer or lid. Instead of employing
an endless belt, I may employ a series of platforms raised and lowered by the
action of the drawer or lid. These platforms are also made to deflect so as to
throw the coin from one platform to another, and to descend step by step.
Secondly. In the Specification of Letters Patent granted to me on the 5th day
of November 1887 No. 15,075 apparatus was shewn and described to prevent the
drawer after being partially closed from being withdrawn again until the drawer
had first been pushed quite "home" to record; and this was adopted to prevent
dishonest persons from taking money out of the drawer without the strip of paper
being traversed as could be done by all money check tills prior to that date. My
present invention consists in the employment of a more simplified form of mechanism
for effecting that purpose, according to which I make use of a well known hinged
inclined plane used in ny machine and shewn and lettered in Patent No. 10,24780.
I now hinge this plane differently and connect a pawl or catch by an upright link
to the inclined plane. This pawl or catch is suitably hinged and takes into the
teeth of a ratchet rack attached to any suitable portion of the drawer so that as
soon as the drawer commences to open the downward movement of the inclined
place effected by the opening of the drawer, lifts the catch from the teeth of the

page_text: rack, and permits the drawer to be opened, but on the drawer being closed the
inclined plain acted upon by a spring allows the catch to drop on the teeth of
the ratchet rack, but as the teeth are inclined in that direction the catch rides over
them, but if an attempt was made to re-commence opening the drawer the catch
would prevent it, until the drawer had got quite "home."
Thirdly. My invention in check tills consists in the method of and apparatus
for permitting a voucher to be given to the customer of the amount written by
the salesman upon the travelling strip of paper; to do this I mount a second
roll of paper parallel with the ordinary one. These two strips of paper one
placed above the other pass through an aperture on which to write the amounts.
There is carbon paper between the papers so as to transfer the amount on the
paper lying underneath the carbon. As propose the voucher to have printed
matter upon it, say the name and address of the proprietor of the establishment
and other words such as "received" or words to that effect, and also advertise-
ment, it follows that the space between each amount received will be greater
(because of the printed matter) than is the case in the present method where
the amounts are written closely one after another. In order therefore to prevent
the waste of paper on the end of the strip, I propose to employ mechanism which
will feed the upper paper at a quicker ratio than the lower paper, and for this
purpose a train of wheels of the required diameter is employed so as to give an
increased speed to the top sheet of paper over the lower sheet of paper, or
instead of employing the train of gearing a toothed segment or quadrant may be
employed operated by a loop from the inclined plane previously referred to, in this
case the toothed wheel on the feed rollers would have to be loose so that the
toothed quadrant, which is made to oscillate by the inclined plane, would only
revolve the feed rollers in one of its motions, à ratchet wheel and catch being
employed for that purpose assisted by a suitable form of spring.
Dated this 25th day of June 1892.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Check Till.
1, GEORGE HENRY GLEDHILL of Northgate, Halifax, in the County of York,
Check Till Manufacturer, 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:-
This invention.has reference to that description of check till wherein a strip of
paper passes under an opening or aperture in the lid of the till whereon to write
the amounts purchases made, and relates, Firstly-to improvements on the
apparatus shewn and described in the Specification of prior Letters Patent granted
to me on the 11th day of August 1886, No. 10247, for exposing for a short period
of time the coin or coins received from the purchaser: Secondly,- -to improvements
on the apparatus shewn and described in the Specification of prior Letters Patent
granted to me on the 5th day of November 1887 No. 15075 for preventing the
money drawer or till after being partially closed, from being again withdrawn
until first pushed "home," so as to avoid fraud or dishonesty in correctly
recording each transaction; and Thirdly, to the method of and apparatus for
permitting a voucher to be given to the purchaser of the amount of his purchase,
written thereon by the salesman, which is also recorded on the travelling strip of
paper within the till.
Such being the nature and object of my invention I will now describe the same
more particularly, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a
part of this Specification.
Fig. 1 on the drawings is plan view of a check till constructed according to the

page_text: first part of my invention, the lid together with the roll of paper and winding on
drum being removed to shew the parts underneath, and
Fig. 2 is a transverse section of same.
Fig. 3 is a detail shewing a modification of apparatus for exposing the coins.
Fig. 4 is transverse section of a check till constructed according to the second
part of my invention.
Fig. 5 is transverse section and Fig. 6 plan view of check till constructed
according to the third part of my invention.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, A designates the box or casing, having a lid B in
which is an aperture a for exposing a portion of the strip of paper which is
unwound from the paper roll onto a drum d and passes over an intermediate
bar or reste underneath said aperture a in the ordinary manner.
The drum d is
caused to turn round on its axis to wind on the paper by pawl attached to the
inclined plane C which is actuated every time the drawer D is opened as afterwards
explained.
E is a tray or table resting on and adapted to slide backward and forward
on supports at each side of the box, said table being preferably fluted or made
with concave portions E. The coin or coins received from the purchaser are
dropped through an opening in the lid, onto the aforesaid table and can be
seen for a period of time through the glass cover fixed in the lid immediately
above the table. Affixed to the underside of the table are two projections or
studs, engaging with each side of a suitably shaped bar or inclined plane
attached to or forming part of the second curved bar or inclined plane F' which
is hinged at to the back of the box A. To the rear end of the drawer D are
also affixed two studs K, K, engaging each side of the portion F¹ of the hinged
bar and which, on the drawer D being opened or drawn out or a cam attached to
the underside of the lid causes the inclined planes or curved bars F, F, to move
towards the side of the box as indicated in dotted lines and therefore impel the
table toward the back of the box A as indicated by the dotted lines or in the
reverse direction to that of the drawer, whilst the closing of the drawer operates
the tray in the opposite direction, the dished tray E in all cases returning the
same distance backward as it has been pushed forward for the purpose of presenting
the first concave underneath the slit edge and also to cause the coin or coins to
he transferred to the next succeeding concave portion of the tray, until finally the
coins drop off the tray into the drawer D. In order to transfer the coins from one
concave division to the next succeeding division as the tray moves backward and
forward employ certain tumbling levers 7 having their undersides curved or
inclined as shewn and they are are hinged to brackets attached to one side of
the tray, and over and under these said tumbling levers are adapted to ride small
projections or studs m on the vibrating cross bars m³ which are hinged or pivotedly
supported in the sides of the box. On the forward movement of the table in the
direction of the arrow, these studs ride over the tumbling levers and raise the
vibrating bars clear of the table and also clear of the coins thereon, the com-
pletion of the forward movement placing these studs m beyond the ends of the
tumbling levers which are therefore released and regain their normal positions with
their opposite and heavier ends resting on the surface of the tray. When the
tray commences its return movement, the studs m pass under the tumbling levers
and engaging with the inclined or curved surface thereof cause the vibrating bars
to be drawn down onto the concaved surfaces of the table and thereby scrape or
force the coin or coins therefrom into the next concaved portion or off the end of
the table onto the inclined plate n which delivers them into the drawer.
If thought desirable stationary hanging scrapers may be employed suspended
over a moving table for the purpose of transferring the coins from one position, or
these parts may be vice versa. By the mechanism hereinbefore described the coin
or coins received from the purchaser and placed through aperture 4 in the lid onto
the table E are, immediately (on the drawer being opened) removed from under

page_text: said aperture, and on the drawer being closed are forced further onto the table in
full view of the purchaser and remain in view until finally forced off the table into
the drawer, by reason of which arrangement any question raised as to the value of
the coin given can be at once settled.
The table E is divided into compartments lengthwise in a similar manner to the
drawer in which to place gold silver and copper respectively, or other coins, so
that each coin of said metals ultimately passes into the corresponding compartments
in the drawer. The vibrating bars are bent or recessed where these divisions
occur so as to be clear of same.
The table E may be flat although I find that there is more liability of the
vibrating bars becoming locked or jammed by reason of a coin finding its way
under the said bars on a flat surface than on a surface such as herein shewn. To
prevent locking or jamming of the parts from the above named cause the vibrating
bars may be supported in bearings in which they are free to rise or give according
to the nature of the obstruction, and therefore pass over said obstruction; and
cloth, india rubber, or other suitable material may be placed over the table to
prevent the coins moving too freely when the drawer is violently actuated.
In Fig. 3 a modified arrangement of mechanism is shewn for exposing the
coin or coins given by the purchaser. In this case an endless belt or band E
passes around two drums E', and on the axis of the lower one is mounted a disc E2
having pins or projections on its face with which an arm o pivotted on the
drawer is adapted to engage each time the said drawer is opened which partially
rotates the disc and therefore causes the band or belt to traverse a short distance.
Rotary motion could also be imparted to the disc E2 by a rod or pawl attached to
the underside of the lid B. Suitable plates E are attached to the endless belt
and onto these the coins drop as they are passed through the aperture in the
box A, and they are carried down thereon and finally deposited on the inclined
board a from which they slide into the drawer. The horizontal plates E3 with the
coins thereon pass down in front of a sheet of glass in view of the purchaser.
Referring to the second part of my invention which is shewn plainly at
Fig. 4 as applied to a simple construction of recording till, wherein C is an
inclined plane of a similar description to that lettered in my Patent No. 10.24756
one end thereof being hinged at to the side of the box A and the opposite end
resting in the bottom of the guide p², p², is a pawl or catch also hinged to the side
of the box and adapted to engage with the teeth of the ratchet rack pattached to
the upper edge of one side of the drawer D. This said pawl is connected to
the inclined plane C by means of a hinged link or lever p resting on the said
plane and carrying at its free end a pin or stud which abuts against the underside
of the pawl At the rear of the drawer D is a pivotted finger p which is main-
tained nominally in a vertical position by the weight of its base, but is free to turn
on its centre in one direction so as to pass under and not operate the inclined plane
on the drawer being pushed home." In withdrawing the drawer (after writing
the amount of purchase on the strip of paper) the finger rides under and elevates
the free end of the inclined plane C and thereby raises the link or lever p which
in turn raises the pawl p² clear of the ratchet teeth on the side of the drawer
which can therefore be opened to the desired extent to put in money, or to take
out the necessary change. If an attempt he now made to close the drawer the
finger will be caused to fall into a groove in the side of the drawer by the
resistance or weight of the inclined plane acting on the finger thereby allowing
the catch or pawl p² to drop onto the serrations or teeth of the rack over which it
will ride so long as the drawer is being pushed home," but should there be any
dishonest intention on the part of the salesman who after only partially closing
the drawer afterwards attempts to open it, the catch or pawl p would be immedi-
ately engaged with one of the ratchet teeth and any outward movement of the
drawer is impossible until it has been pushed completely "home" again. At each
opening of the drawer the pawl on the inclined plane moves the winding on
drum da distance equal to one or more teeth of the ratchet wheel on said drum,

page_text: and thus traversing the paper a short distance places the last amount written
thereon beyond the aperture and out of reach of the salesman; the above apparatus
is shewn also at Fig. 2 but is partly hidden from view by other mechanism which
for the sake of clearness is not added to the till shewn at Fig. 4.
The drawer D of the till is cushioned so as to be noiseless by a piece of india
rubber or other yielding substance or material affixed to the back of the drawer.
1 am aware that it is not new to employ apparatus to prevent the drawer
being opened after being partially closed, but the checking action of such apparatus
does not come into play instantaneously. According to my present invention
however the pawl p² drops onto the serrations and is ready for action the very
moment it is released.
Referring to Figs. 5 and 6 shewing the application to check tills of my improve-
ments for permitting vouchers to be given to the customer and a record thereof to
be retained, e represents a roll of paper to contain the records of purchases made,
this paper passes under a guide rod also over the table or rest e and is secured to
and wound upon the drum d. is a roller having wound thereon a supply of carbon
or like transfer paper which also passes over the table or rest e and above the
recording paper c and this carbon is secured to and adapted to wind onto a drum q',
the said roller and drum being journalled in a bracket which can be removed bodily
from the till when required. The voucher paper is uppermost and is unwound
from a roller suitably placed in the box but not shown. This voucher paper
passes between rollers and t, the former or lower one being composed of india
rubber or other suitable material and it is employed (in addition to feeding the
paper) for the purpose of pressing the voucher paper against the printing roller.t.-
This roller is mounted in self adjusting bearings in the framework s secured to
the sides of the compartment of the box in which the mechanism is placed. The
loose end of voucher paper is passed between guide plates, over the table or rest e
and above the carbon paper, and finally conducted through the inclined or slanting
opening in the lid of the box, and under the finger rest which is preferably
tapered to an edge to form a knife for severing the written voucher from the paper.
Resting on the drum r and also mounted in self adjusting bearings is a roller t
having type thereon for printing the name of the firm or words such as "received"
and other matter for advertising and similar purposes, which type is inked by.a
roller, the latter being pressed against and maintained in contact with the type
by springs such as 2 second to the lid of the till. The various drums and rollers
are actuated through a train of gearing by the closing of the drawer D in the
following manner.
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An inclined plane or projection is secured to the side of the drawer and when
the latter is being pushed "home" the said inclined plane abuts against the end of
a weighted lever arm u' mounted loosely on a stud or shaft on which are fixed a
ratchet wheel e¹ and toothed wheel The weighted lever arm u' is provided
with a pawl engaging with the teeth of the ratchet wheel and as the said levér
is forced from the position shewn in dotted lines to that shewn in full line, the
ratchet wheel and consequently the toothed wheel 2 are partially rotated, this
motion being communicated by the train of wheels w to the drums d and
former of which winds on the paper containing the record and the latter unwinding
a length of paper which is forced through the opening 2. By fastening a rod to
lever and to the underside of the lid the same intermittent motion will..be
imparted to the rollers. In consequence of the paper which supplies the voucher
having matter printed upon it and which printed matter is not required on the
recording paper I have arranged, for the sake of economy in the paper c, to
traverse the voucher paper at a quicker rate than the bottom recording paper
the effect of which would be that the various items marked on the upper paper
would be transferred to the lower paper in lines closely following one another, but
the upper paper is fed forward a larger length each time, to permit the advertise-
ment being printed upon it in addition to writing the amount of same.
In order therefore to prevent waste of the bottom recording paper, the train of

page_text: wheels for conveying notion to the drum & and pulling off roller rare of different
diameters and the number of teeth to each wheel calculated so as to give the
requisite increase of motion to the drum over the drum to unwind by the former
a sufficient length of paper to form the voucher, and rotate the latter only to the
extent necessary to carry the record last made beyond the aperture to the same
extent as at present, as is generally done.
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In order to change the position of the carbon paper lying between the voucher
paper and the recording paper, I employ means for intermittently moving the said
paper but at a much slower speed than the other papers, and for this purpose one
side of the toothed wheel on the drum D is provided with a stud or projecting
finger which, at every revolution of said wheel, engages with a tooth on the
ratchet wheel mounted on a stud and carrying a toothed wheel gearing
with a similar wheel on the end of the drum . A partial rotary movement is
thus given to the said drum at each revolution of the drum d and causes it to
wind on the carbon paper so as to present a fresh surface to the table or reste,
.. whereby there is no liability of a purchase not being recorded by reason of a portion
of the carbon paper remaining too long in use on the rest, e.
The salesman writes
the amount of each purchase on the upper voucher paper in the same way as he
now writes it on the recording paper in the ordinary tills, but in my case the
written matter is transferred to the recording paper by the intervening carbon
paper. When the voucher, with the printed matter and amount of purchase written
thereon is forced through the inclined opening in the lid, the salesman severs it by
means of the sharp edge of the finger rest and hands it to the purchaser, the
record thereof remaining on the paper strip in the till as at present.
The pinion which gears into the toothed wheel on the drum is capable of
being slid on its axis out of gear with said wheel by withdrawing the pin which
secures it in position. This provision is made so that when unwinding the record
paper from the drum d which may be done every night, the other mechanism shall
not be actuated. The pinion is provided with two studs or pins which are adapted
to enter correspending openings in the concentric toothed wheel when placed into
gear with the wheel on the drum d so as to be revolvable with said wheel 2.
On the drawer D being reopened the weighted lever again assumes the position
indicated by dotted lines.
Instead of the till being flat or level at the top as shewn, it may be constructed
after the manner of a desk as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, and, if required,
provided with ink wells.
Some portions of the apparatus described and shewn herein may be combined in
one till or applied separately as required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
Firstly. In a money checking till, the combination therewith of a coin exhibitor,
comprising a corrugated or level tray or table having a backward and forward
motion operated by the movement of the drawer (or lid) in manner substantially as
herein shewn and described.
Secondly. In a money checking till having a coin exhibitor, the combination
therewith of scrapers employed for transferring the coins from one position to
another on the said coin exhibitor.
Thirdly. In a money checking till having a coin exhibitor and scrapers employed
for transferring the coins from one position to another on the said coin exhibitor,
the combination therewith of mechanism for operating the said scrapers.
Fourthly. In a money check till, an endless belt having horizontal plates attached
.thereto for receiving a coin or coins, exposing them to the view of the purchaser for
á short period, and finally depositing them in the drawer, arranged and actuated, by
the movement of said drawer (or lid) in the manner substantially as herein
.described and shewn.

page_text: Fifthly. In a money check till, an inclined plane such as C suitably hinged and
adapted to be actuated on the opening of the drawer by means of a hinged finger p³
and through the medium of a link or lever pt, raise the catch or pawl p clear
of the teeth of a ratchet rack on the drawer and allow of said drawer being
opened, but on the opposite movement of the drawer said, mechanism is released
to permit the pawl to fall into the teeth of the rack in the manner herein shewn
and described.
Sixthly. In a money checking till having a backward and forward moving coin
exhibitor, the combination therewith of a check action for the drawer such as that
shewn in Fig 4.
Seventhly. In a money check till provided with a recording paper strip, the
combination therewith of an additional strip of paper arranged above the recording
strip and a sheet of carbon or transfer paper between said strips of paper, together
with mechanism for rotating the drums and at different velocities to traverse
the recording strip of paper a less distance than the voucher paper strip, and to
deliver a sufficient length of the latter to the outside of the till to enable a voucher
to be torn off and means for printing matter upon said voucher paper, the parts
being arranged and operated by the action of the drawer or lid in the manner
substantially as herein shewn and described.
Eighthly. In a money checking till having transfer paper or other like material,
the means substantially as herein shewn and described for imparting intermittent
motion to such transfer paper at a different ratio to the paper above it.
Ninthly. In a money checking till having two or more travelling papers, the
method substantially as herein shewn and described for moving or feeding the
papers at different speeds.
Tenthly. In a money checking till having a check action comprising a rack and
pawl or their equivalents, the combination therewith of means for giving auto-
graphic vouchers.
Eleventhly. In a money check till the combination with apparatus for exposing
for a short period the coin or coins received, of the method and means for
delivering a voucher of the amount of purchase and recording same on a recording
strip of paper within the till substantially as herein described and shewn with
reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.
Lastly. The general construction, arrangement and combination of apparatus
comprising a money check till shewn in Figs. 1 to 6 and as herein described with
reference thereto for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 25th day of March 1893.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.