Combined Cash Register and Money Changer.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1895
Combined Cash Register and Money Changer.
I, ALVA NELSON ROOKS, Gentleman, residing in the City of Iuka, State of
Illinois, U.S.A., 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:-
My invention relates to a Combined Cash Register and Money Changer, the
object of my invention being to construct a device of this character that will be
extremely simple in construction and operation.
A further object of my invention is to construct a combined cash register and
money changer that will keep an exact account of all the monies passed into or taken
from the device.
A further object of my invention is to register upon endless rolls of paper the
various amounts that are passed into or taken from the device, and immediately
after such record is made automatic devices will feed or move the paper from one
roll on to the other.
A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the money drawer
is automatically opened every time the proper key or keys is pressed in and a
register made.
A further object of my invention is to locate among the ordinary keys a
combination key that will normally lock the drawer, or prevent its being opened
until this combination key is pressed downwardly, together with one of the
registering keys.
I attain these objects by the various devices and arrangement of parts and
mechanism illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my complete register and money changer.
Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately on the indicated line 2-2
of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a bottom view of a portion of a series of keys of which I make use in
carrying out my invention.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of the roll of paper used in connection with the
cash register.
Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the rear end of the money drawer, a rock-shaft
that is operated immediately above the end of said money drawer, and a catch for
normally holding said money drawer in a closed position.
Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the frame work containing the drums upon
which the paper is rolled, and also the plate having therein the diagonal slots
through which the pins on the lower sides of the rear ends of the keys pass in
making a register.
Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken approximately on the indicated line 7-7
of Fig. 1, and showing in elevation the mechanism I employ for automatically
winding upon the drum the roll of paper.
Fig. 8 is a view in perspective of this mechanism.
Fig. 9 is a view in perspective of the mechanism used to automatically feed or
roll upon one of the shafts or drums the paper upon which the transactions of the
money changer are recorded.
Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lower and rear portion of the
device, showing the combination key holding the drawer in a locked position and
the alarm that is operated by said combination key.
Fig. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken approximately on the indicated
line 11-11 of Fig. 2.

page_text: line 12-12 of Fig. 1.
Horizontal sectional view taken approximately on the indicated
Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the base
structure of my cash register and money changer, the same comprising the back 2,
front 3, sides 4 and bottom 5. The back 2 is approximately twice as high as
is the front 3 and also serves as a back for the structures about to be described.
A top 6 is provided for this structure 1, said top 6 extending but a portion of the
distance toward the back 2. A rectangular structure 7, comprising the sides 8.
front 9 and top 10 is located upon the structure 1, the front 9 rising from a point
where the top 6 terminates. The back 2, previously mentioned, forms the back for
this structure 7.
A casing 11 that contains the coin tubes is located on the top and rear of the
structure 7, the top 10 forming a base for said structure 11 and the back 2 forming
the back therefor. Said structure is complete with the sides 12 and top 13.
Midway between the sides 4 of the structure 1 and formed in the bottom 5, is a
semi-circular groove 14, the purpose of which will be presently shown. (See Figs. 2
and 11.)
In the lower portion of the front 3 and extending from side to side is a
rectangular opening 15 through which the money drawer 16 passes. This drawer
is a rectangular box-like structure comprising the sides 17, rear end 18, front 19
and bottom 20. The front 19 of this drawer has its edges formed so as to overlap
the edges of the opening 15, this being the construction of an ordinary drawer.
Midway between the sides 17 and formed in the bottom 20 and extending
forward from the rear end thereof a short distance is a semi-circular groove 21.
Thus for some distance between the bottom 20 of the money drawer and the
bottom 5 of the structure 1 a circular groove is formed in which circular groove is
adapted to be located a coil-spring 22 the action of which is to expand.
The money drawer 16 is divided by a cross partition 23 and by numerous
horizontal partitions 24. The front or forward row of receptacles formed by this
partitioning is lined with suitable sheet metal 25, the same being rounded in the
forward corner thereof to facilitate the removal of coins from these receptacles.
An ordinary knob or drawer pull 26 is centrally located upon the outside of the
front 19 of the money drawer.
Immediately above the rectangular opening 15 in the front 3 is a narrower
rectangular opening 27 through which is adapted to pass a rectangular frame work
comprising the top plate 28, base 29, front 30, and rear 31. This frame work slides
upon cleats 32 that are secured to the sides 4 of the structure 1. Stops 33 are
provided at the rear ends of these cleats 32 to prevent this frame work from being
pushed too far into the interior of the structure. The top plate 28 of this frame
work is provided with a pair of parallel diagonal slots 34. Centrally located on the
outside 30 of this frame work is an ordinary drawer pull 35.
Shafts 36, the forward ends of which bear in the front 30, and the rear ends of
which bear in the blocks 31, are located at each end of this frame work and have
mounted near each end and adjacent the front 30 and the rear blocks 31, disks 37.
The rear one of these disks and the one toward the left hand is formed into a
gear-wheel 38.
A pinion 39 mounted upon a shaft mounted in bearings fixed to the under side of
the base 29, and extends through a slot 41 formed in the base 29 and meshes with
the teeth of the gear-wheel 38. The paper that passes over the slotted plate 28 is
first wound upon the shaft 36 to the left of the frame work. From here it passes
over the plate 28 in the direction of the arrow "A," is wound upon the shaft 36 to
the right of the frame work, and upon which the gear-wheel 38 is located.
(See Fig. 6.)
Secured to the side of the structure 1 and extending toward the center thereof at
a point directly beneath the pinion 39 is a rectangular bar 42, the outer end of
which is turned vertically downward as indicated by 43. (See Figs. 7 and 8.)
Mounted for longitudinal movement upon the bar 42 is a rectangular block 44

page_text: provided with the integral depending portion 45, and a horizontally extending
spring-tongue 46. The outer end of this spring-tongue 46 normally lies in the
plane occupied by the lower teeth of the pinion 39.
Between the block 44 and the depending end 43 is interposed a coil-spring 47,
the tendency of which is to normally hold the point of the spring-tongue 46 away
from the teeth of the pinion 39.
Secured to the inner surface of the upper end of the left hand side 17 of the
money drawer is a wedge-shaped block 48 that tapers from the front of the drawer
toward the rear thereof. This wedge-shaped block 48 is so positioned upon the
left hand side 17 as that when the drawer is closed this wedge 48 will contact with
the depending portion 45 of the block 44 and cause the point of the spring-
tongue 46 to engage against the teeth of the pinion 39, and move said pinion in the
direction of the arrow "B" in Fig. 6.
A rock-shaft 49 has its ends 50 bent rearwardly and thence at right angles, said
right angled portions 51 operating in bearings 52 secured to the sides 4 of the
structure 1. This rock-shaft is pivoted and operates immediately above the rear
end of the money drawer 16. (See Fig. 5.)
A catch 53 held by a staple 54 to the rear 2 of the structure 1, is provided on
its lower side with the downwardly pending portion 55 that engages the top edge
of the rear 18 of the money drawer, from thence extends forward, and is pivoted
at a point on the rock-shaft 49 approximating its center.
At a point slightly above and in front of the upper inner corner of the frame
work that carries the roll of paper upon which the sales transactions are made and
extending from one side of the structure 1 to the other, is a shaft 56. (See Fig. 2.)
Pivoted upon this shaft 56 and extending from side to side on the interior of the
structure 1 is a series of keys 57, said keys comprising the body portions 58, the
rear ends of which are cut away and attenuated as indicated by 59, and weights 60
are provided on the upper sides of the rear ends of these body portions. The
attenuated ends 59 of the keys lie beneath and are adapted to engage against the
rock-shaft 49. The forward ends of these keys extend vertically upward through
a series of rectangular slots or openings 61 formed in the top 6 of the structure 1.
As these rectangular slots 61 are formed in the top 6 in two rows, half of the
keys 57 will necessarily be made slightly longer than the other half, in order
that the same may extend upwardly through the foremost row of rectangular
slots 61.
On the bottom sides of the keys 57 and so located as to pass through the
diagonal slots 34 are pins 62. The location of these pins on the keys 57 is similar
to the bottom plan view (Fig. 3).
Stops 63 are formed on the vertical portions of the keys 57 and are adapted to
engage against the under side of the top 6. This prevents the rear ends of the
keys from passing too far away from the rock-shaft 49.
On the tops of the vertical portions of the keys 57 are located the finger-
plates 64, the tops of which are provided with indicating numerals or characters.
Mounted upon the shaft 56 at a point preferably about midway between the
sides 4 is the combination key 65 which is in every way similar to the keys 57 with
the exception that it is not provided with the attenuated end 59. The lower end
of this combination key is provided with a triangular lug 66 that lies directly
in the path of travel of the money drawer 16, and until said key is pressed
downward and the rear end carrying the lug raised, it will be impossible to open
the drawer. (See Fig. 10.)
The rear end of a rod 67 passes horizontally through this triangular lug 66 and
is there provided with a head 68.
The forward end of this rod 67 terminates directly in front of one of the
blocks 31 of the frame work, over which the strip of paper passes, and is there
pivoted to the upper end of the bell striker 69, said bell striker being pivoted to a
bracket 70 that is secured to one of the blocks 31 and passes downwardly and into
the interior of a bell or gong 71 that is hung upon the bracket 70.

page_text: Adapted to slide in and out through a rectangular opening 75 formed in the
front 9 of the structure 7 is a rectangular frame work comprising the front 76,
bottom 77, top 78 and rear 79, said frame work being similar to the frame work
previously described. This frame work slides upon cleats 80 fixed to the side
walls 8 of the structure 7, stops 81 being positioned upon the rear ends of the
cleats 80. The top 78 of this structure is provided with a single diagonal slot 82.
Mounted upon shafts 83 that pass through the rear and front of this frame
work and near the ends thereof are disks 84, a strip of paper 86 being adapted to
be rolled upon one of these shafts between the disks 84, from thence over the
top 78 having therein the diagonal slot 82, and onto the other shaft 83 at the other
end of the frame work. Upon the shaft 83 to the right and on the outside of said
frame work is a ratchet-wheel 86.
Rigidly secured to the outside of the rear 79 of the frame work and adjacent
the ratchet-wheel 86 is a compound curved spring 87, the same extending over the
ratchet-wheel 86, it being provided with a vertical pin 88. The lower end of this
vertical pin 88 is adjacent to and adapted to engage with the teeth of the ratchet-
wheel 86.
A rock-shaft 89, in every way similar to the rock-shaft 49, is pivoted in
bearings 90 fixed to the interior of the sides 8, the body portion of said rock shaft
lying immediately over the upper end of the spring 87.
A coil-spring 91 fixed to this rock-shaft 89 and to the under side of the top 10
serves to retain said rock-shaft in position.
Located approximately at a central point in the structure 7 and extending from
one of the sides 8 to the other thereof, is a shaft 92. Mounted upon this shaft 92
is a series of bell-cranks 93, the long arms of which extend forward and terminate
at a point immediately below the top 10 adjacent the front 9. Here they are
pivoted to vertical rods 94 that pass through apertures 95 located in the top 10,
said rods 94 having mounted on their upper ends finger-plates 96 upon which are
placed indicating numerals or characters."
To the under sides of the long arms of these bell-cranks 93 are secured pins 97
similar to the pins 62 and which are adapted to pass through the diagonal slot 82
in the top 78. The short arms of the bell-cranks 93 extend upwardly and rear-
wardly a slight distance from the shaft 92 and are there pivoted to the front ends
of rods 98, the rear ends of which are bent vertically upward and pass through
slots 99 formed in the rear portion of the top 10...
Coil-springs 100 secured to the short arms of the bell-cranks 93 and to pins in
the rear 2 serve to retain the bell-cranks in their proper positions.
Positioned in the forward portion of the upper casing 11 is a casing comprising
the sides 101, back 102, base 103 and front, which is of glass or other transparent
material, 104. Vertically positioned within this casing in such a manner as that
their front contact with the glass 104, is a series of coin tubes 105, said coin tubes
being of different sizes which adapts them to hold the different sized coins. These
tubes have their upper ends formed into circular flanges 106 by means of which
they are securely positioned within the casing. Extending vertically the entire
length of the tubes and in the front thereof are slots 107. One edge of these
slots 107 is graduated so that a person upon glancing at the coin tubes can instantly
ascertain the number of coins iù said tubes.
The rear ends of the rods 98 that are bent vertically upward pass through
rectangular plates 108, one of these plates passing beneath each of the coin
tubes 105.
The operation is as follows:
At the beginning of a days business the coin tubes are filled with coins of
different denominations, or a given amount of money represented by numerous
coins of various denominations placed in the tubes. It is required that the strips
of paper on which the registers of the various transactions are made be of such
length as that the entire day's business may be registered thereon. When a sale
has been made and the money for the purchase tended the salesman, said salesman

page_text: presses in on the key corresponding to the amount of money he receives and also
the combination key. With this movement the indicating key pressed downwardly,
which is one of the keys 57, will assume the position as indicated by dotted lines
in Fig. 2 and the combination key 65 will assume a like position. As the rock-
shaft 49 is raised by the rear end of the key 57, the forward end of the catch 53
will be raised which will necessarily disengage the downwardly pending portion 55
of said catch from the rear upper end of the money drawer 16. As the rear end
of the combination key 65 is by this time raised, there will be nothing to intercept
the money drawer 16, consequently, the coil-spring 22 will act and the power stored
therein will throw said drawer open to the desired point.
Should at any time the salesman desire to open the money drawer for various
reasons, and without making a register, he can do so by pressing downwardly on
the combination key 65. This will raise the rock-shaft 49, which, in turn, will
raise the downwardly pending portion 55 of the catch 53, which will allow the
drawer to be opened by the action of the coil-spring 22.
With the downward movement of the key 57 that corresponds with the amount
received by the salesman, the pin 62 ou said key will pass through the strip of
paper upon the plate 28 and through one of the diagonal slots 34. The strip of
paper is ruled as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and at various points in its length
between said rulings are indicated by numerals the amounts corresponding to the
keys, the pins of which register between the rulings. Thus a perforation is made
in the paper, said perforation being between the rulings and in alignment with
the indicating numerals corresponding to the key that is pressed in; for instance,
as shown in Fig. 4, the first amount received by the salesman was $10.00, the
second five cents., the third fourth and fifth was respectively 40, 45 and 50 cents. ;
the sixth $6.00 and the seventh $1.00. After the keys have been pressed down,
the register made and the drawer opened, the money received is placed in its
proper receptacle within said drawer and by means of manual operation the drawer
is closed. As said drawer closes, the wedge-shaped block 48 on the inside face of the
le.t hand side 17 of the drawer will engage with the downwardly pending portion 45
of the horizontally moving block 44. This will move the point of the spring-
tongue 46 in a horizontal direction and said point of the tongue will engage with
the teeth of the pinion 39 and move same a slight distance in the direction
of the arrow "B" (Fig. 6). This pinion 39 meshing with the larger
pinion 38 upon the shaft 36, said larger pinion will be moved in the direction of
the arrow "C" (Fig. 6), which will necessarily wind the paper passing over the
slotted plate 28 upon the shaft 36. As this movement is very slight, consequently
but a slight amount of paper will be moved forward over the place 28 and wound
upon said shaft 36.
We will assume that the amount of money given the salesman by the purchaser
was $5.00; the amount of his purchase being $3.75, the salesman having
registered $5.00 by means of the corresponding key which is one of the keys 57,
and places said $5.00 into the money drawer. He now presses in upon the
plate 96 that is directly in front of the tube containing the dollars, said plate
having the proper indicating numeral or mark thereon, which plate being connected
to the bell-crank 93 by the vertical rod 94, causes said bell-crank 93 to assume
the position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. This movement necessarily draws
forward the rod 98 which has the upwardly bent rear end passing through one of
the plates 108. This movement throws said plate forward, which, engaging against
the lowermost one of the dollars in the coin tube, throws said dollars out upon the
top 10 of the structure 7. With this downward movement of the bell-crank 93,
the pin on the under side of said long arm of the bell-crank 93 will pass
through the strip of paper that passes over the top 78 and through the
diagonal slot 82 in said top plate. This will register one dollar in its
proper line.
Simultaneous with this movement the long arm of the bell-crank 93 strikes
against the rock-shaft 89. Said rock-shaft 89 will engage against and depress

page_text: the spring 87, the point 88 of which will engage between the teeth of the ratchet-
wheel 86 and turn said ratchet-wheel a slight distance, thereby turning the
shaft 83 which moves the strip of paper a slight distance over the plate 78 and
rolls the same upon the shaft 83. As the salesman removes his hand or finger
from the plate 96, the power stored in the coil-spring 100 will cause the bell-
crank 93 and rod 98 carrying the plate 108 to reassume their normal positions. As
said bell-crank moves upwardly, the rock-shaft 89 and spring 87 will reassume their
normal positions, said rock-shaft 89 being acted upon by the coil-spring 91. The
salesman now presses the key in front of the tube containing the twenty-five cent.
picces, said key having such denomination plainly indicated thereon, and movements
in every way similar to the ones just described take place and a twenty-five cent.
piece is thrown forward onto the top 10.
The salesman now removes the dollar and the twenty-five cent. piece from the
top 10 and hands the same to the purchaser, and the register of the amount of
money received and the change given made upon the corresponding strips of
paper.
At the close of a day's business the money within the money drawer is counted
as is the money within the coin tubes 105. Then by withdrawing the frame
works containing the strips of paper in which the registers have been made, the
record of each transaction made and the amount of the day's business can be easily
ascertained.
One advantage gained by registering the entire amount given the salesman by
the purchaser is that said amount can be quickly and easily ascertained should
there be any controversy over the amount. Very often after a purchase is made
and the change handed the purchaser, said purchaser is in doubt as to the amount
of the bill or coin he handed the salesman. The salesman by withdrawing the
frame work that carries the strip of paper upon which the amounts are registered
can instantly tell the exact amount handed him by the purchaser by glancing at
the last puncture or record in said strip of paper.
It is obvious that when the exact amount of the purchase is handed the salesman,
the use of the change making devices are unnecessary.
By providing the combination key 65 and the alarm device, the liability of the
opening of the money drawer by unauthorized persons will be greatly reduced, as
said unauthorized persons are not supposed to know of the existence of the com-
bination key; therefore, should they try to open the drawer by pressing any one
of the keys 57, the bell or gong will be sounded and the attention of the
salesman or proprietor called to the fact that the cash register was being tampered
with.
When one of the ordinary keys 57 is pressed downwardly, the downwardly
pending portion of the latch 3 is necessarily disengaged from the upper end of
the rear of the money drawer 16, and said money drawer is thrown forward by the
action of the coil-spring 22.
As the combination key 65 is not pressed downwardly simultaneous with the
key 57, the upper rear end of the drawer 16 will strike or engage against the head 68
of the rod 67. This head being a slight distance away from the rear end of the
triangular lug 66, said head will be thrown against said lug, the rod 67 thrown
forward, and the lower end of the bell striker 69 thrown against the bell or gong 71,
thereby sounding an alarm.
The front row of keys registers the amount beginning with 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
and so on up to one dollar, said keys being so indicated on the plates 64.
The inner rows of keys registers the dollars from two to twenty, though a
greater or less number of keys may be used without departing from the spirit of
my invention.
Thus it will be seen how I have constructed a combined cash register and money
changer that is simple in operation, not easy to get out of order, one that is
complete and efficient in operation and cannot be opened easily by an unauthorized
person or persons.

page_text: 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:
1. A combined cash register and money changer, comprising a rectangular frame
work, a money drawer operating within the bottom of said frame work, a coil-
spring for operating said money drawer located in semi-circular grooves formed in
the bottom of the money drawer and in the bottom part of the frame work, a frame
work carrying a pair of shafts upon which a strip of paper is adapted to be rolled,.
the top plate of said frame being provided with diagonal slots, a series of keys
pivoted upon a shaft extending longitudinally in the main frame work, pins rigidly
mounted on the lower sides of the keys and adapted to enter the diagonal slots in
the top plate of the heretofore mentioned frame work, a rock-shaft pivoted above
the rear end of the money drawer and adapted to be operated upon by the rear
ends of the keys, a latch carried by said rock-shaft and adapted to normally hold
the money drawer in a closed position, a series of coin tubes vertically positioned
on top of the rectangular frame work, bell-cranks mounted upon a shaft extending
longitudinally within the frame work, said bell-cranks operating rods, and plates,
said plates adapted to discharge one coin at a time from the coin tubes, and pins
attached to the under sides of the bell-cranks and adapted to pass through a strip
of paper passing over a frame work provided with shafts upon which the paper
rolls.
2. In a combined cash register and money changer, a rectangular frame work
mounted in the forward side of the main frame work, a top plate for said frame
work provided with a pair of diagonal slots, a pair of shafts mounted horizontally
within said frame work, disks mounted upon said shafts, said disks adapted to
retain and guide the paper that rolls upon the shafts and over the slotted upper
plate, one of said disks being formed into a gear-wheel that meshes with a pinion
passing through a slot in the bottom of the frame work and mounted upon bearings
secured to the under side of said frame work.
3. In a combined cash register and money changer, a wedge-shaped block
secured to the inner side of one of the side walls of the money drawer, a rectangular
bar secured to the inside of the side wall of the main structure, a rectangular block
mounted for longitudinal movement upon said rectangular bar, a depending portion
from the inner side of said rectangular block, a spring tongue formed integral with
the upper end of the rectangular block, a coil-spring interposed between the
rectangular block and the downwardly turned end of the rectangular bar, the end
of said spring-tongue adapted to engage with and move the pinion that meshes with
the gear-wheel that is mounted upon the shaft upon which the recording paper of
the cash register is wound.
4. In a cash register and money changer, a plurality of keys pivoted upon a
shaft passing horizontally through the main structure of the cash register, the
forward ends of said keys being vertically arranged and passing through slots
formed in the top of the main structure, pins depending from the under sides of the
forward ends of the keys, said pins being arranged in diagonal lines, weights
mounted upon the upper sides of the rear ends of the keys, a rock-shaft pivoted in
the sides of the main structure and adapted to be operated upon by the rear ends
of the keys, a catch pivoted to the rear side of the main structure and at its
forward end to a rock-shaft, said catch adapted to normally hold the money drawer
in a locked position and be raised and carried by the rock-shaft as the same is
raised by the movement of any one of the keys.
5. In a combined cash register and money changer, a series of keys mounted upon
a horizontal shaft within the main structure of the cash register, pins depending
from the under sides of the keys, said pins being arranged in diagonal lines, and a
strip of paper, the surface of which is ruled and through which the pins of the keys
are adapted to pass, thereby registering in said paper by means of punctures.
6. In a combined cash register and money changer, a frame work comprising a

page_text: top plate in which there is a diagonal slot, shafts located at either end of said
frame work upon which are mounted disks, between said disks and upon said shafts
is adapted to roll a strip of paper, a ratchet-wheel mounted upon one of said shafts,
the compound curve spring mounted upon the rear side of said frame work and
provided with a depending portion adapted to engage between the teeth of the
ratchet-wheel, said spring adapted to be operated by the movement of anyone of
the series of bell-cranks, and a rock-shaft, said rock-shaft being suspended and
pivoted directly above said compound curved spring.
7. In a combined cash register and money changer a series of tubes adapted to
contain coins, said tubes being vertically positioned in the top portion of the frame
work.
8. In a combined cash register and money changer a series of coin tubes
provided with vertical slots in their front sides, flanges on their upper ends for
sustaining them in their proper positions, and indicating marks upon their outside
adjacent one edge of the vertical slots.
9. In a combined cash register and money changer a series of coin tubes
vertically arranged in the top of the main structure, a series of horizontally moving
plates, one of which is located beneath each of the coin tubes, a series of horizontally
moving rods, the upturned rear ends of which are connected to the horizontally
moving plates, said horizontally moving rods adapted to be operated by a series of
bell-cranks mounted upon a shaft horizontally positioned within the main structure,
the long arm of said bell-cranks extending forward and there being provided with
vertically moving keys, coil-springs attached to the short arms of the bell-cranks
and to the rear side of the main structure, said coil-springs adapted to reposition
the bell-cranks, cranks and the horizontally moving rods in the plates after the
same have passed through an operation.
10. In a combined cash register and money changer the combination key
mounted upon a shaft upon which a series of keys are mounted, the rear end of
said combination key being provided on its under side with a triangular lug that
lies within the path of travel of the money drawer, a rod, the rear end of which
passes horizontally through the triangular lug and is there provided with a head,
the forward end of said rod being pivoted to the upper end of the bell striker, a
bracket secured to the frame work and upon which said bell striker is pivoted, and
a bell or gong secured to the under side of said bracket within which the lower end
of the bell striker operates.
Dated this 8th day of February 1895.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.