Improvements in and in connection with Check Tills, specially applicable for Counter Use in Shops.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Check Tills, specially
applicable for Counter Use in Shops.
I, JOHN BAKER of 335, Nichell's Park Road Birmingham Grocer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to form a till for securing and checking the money
taken, and which also shews tickets for the same, so that any person paying money
shall be enabled to see the ticket or tickets in the till before they fall into the
receptacle for receiving same. For this purpose I construct the till preferably of
three compartments; the front or first compartment being a blank space to which a
handle lock or catch is attached. The second compartment is divided for con-
taining cash.
The third and largest compartment forms the ticket receiver in
which the tickets are deposited automatically by the mechanism of the till; over
any part of this compartment a tube receiver of any required dimensions, is affixed
to the counter or case of the till to receive the tickets for the amounts paid or
withdrawn. On each side of this tube a bar or bars is affixed to the ticket
compartment of the till, and on these bars any required number of horizontal arms
of the required dimensions are attached each at a different height. Corresponding
with these arms slots or holes are formed in the ticket tube through which the arms
slide. The till may be enclosed in a case prepared for it, but should proferably be
fitted beneath the counter, when the only portions projecting above the same are
the ticket tube and the bars with the horizontal arms. These bars or uprights are
formed to traverse backwards and forwards in a slot or slots provided for the
purpose in the top of the counter. A signal hell or gong may be affixed in any
position to sound when the till is opened. A divided receptacle for tickets
representing all required amounts may form either part of the till, but may be
arranged as a separate box, preferably the latter. The tickets may be printed of
any suitable shape or design with any necessary lettering or figuring. The method
of using the till is as follows-Before opening the till to add or remove cash, a
ticket or tickets for the amounts are inserted in the ticket tube, one or more sides
of which are of glass, or other transparent substance such ticket or tickets rest on
the uppermost of the horizontal arms which project through the slots. On opening
the till the uprights with their respective arms are drawn along with it, the arms of
one being withdrawn from the ticket tube and those of the other inserted, when the
ticket drops to the next rest until it is by this means finally deposited in the till.
The till is so arranged that to get at the cash compartment it must be drawn out
sufficiently to allow the ticket to drop. The whole may be made of any suitable
dimensions or material.
Dated this 13th day of February 1892.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Check Tills, specially
applicable for Counter Use in Shops.
I, JOHN BAKER of 325 Nechells Park Road Birmingham Grocer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
My invention relates to check tills for counter use in shops and like situations.

page_text: The object of my invention is to construct a check till, that can either be affixed
to, and form part of the counter, and may be constructed as a separate article,
enclosed in a box or case, to be placed in any position required and which will not
only form a check on the person, using same, but also will enable the customer to
see the ticket in the ticket tube registering the amount of the purchase, until the
transaction is completed, and the till reopened for further use. In order that the
construction of my check till may be clearly understood, I will now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a till fitted to and forming part of the counter, the
drawer being shut.
Fig. 2. shows a similar view of a till as constructed in its portable form, with the
Fig. 5 represents one of the "ordinary" tickets and Figs. 6 to 10 tickets for
occasional uses.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
a is a drawer for the reception of the cash and tickets, which is fitted to slide
either under the counter top 6 as in Figure 1, or in the outer case c (Figure 2).
In any suitable position over the drawer, but preferably, near the centre, an
upright ticket tube d is firmly affixed to the top of the counter or outer case; both
the front and the back of this ticket tube, are of glass or other like transparent
substance. At the required distances in the ticket tube three slots e ele are
formed. To the transverse partition f of the drawer (see Figure 3) the upright
metal bar or rod 9 is firmly affixed; this rod or bar passes through a slot in the
top of the counter or outer case; and carries the two plates i and also the cranked
a"mj, which engages with the swing lever, k carrying the plate l.
The internal construction of the drawer is shown in Figure 3. A wide margin m
is formed in the front to prevent access to the cash compartments being obtained
until the drawer is opened sufficiently to allow the ticket to fall in the tube as
hereinafter described. Three compartments are formed for the reception of
the cash, the centre one being for gold and the side ones n and n³ for silver and
copper coins respectively; the larger division o is for the reception of the tickets as
they fall through the ticket tube d. The transverse partition is preferably made
of stouter material as shown to give firmness to the rod or har g which is affixed
thereto. Suitable stops as p p', (Figure 1) are affixed in any convenient positions
to prevent the drawer from being pulled out beyond the partition f and thus
exposing the used tickets which are only to be removed through the medium of a
hinged lid or flap q in the top of the counter or outer case said lid or flap being
secured by a lock or other suitable means.
In any convenient position in the ticket compartment of the drawer, a bell or
gong is placed as shown at r (Figure 3) said bell or gong being rung automatically
by any suitable arrangement of levers every time the till is opened.
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Fig. 4. represents a rack for holding the tickets to be used in the till, this may be
constructed of any dimensions and materials and to contain tickets of any values
required but for the sake of example a rack is shown to take the "ordinary
tickets of values ranging from d. to 10/- each, and also those for farthings and
special or occasional uses in the lower compartments as indicated by the headings.
Fig. 5 shows one of the "ordinary" tickets which are printed in two places on
both sides alike, so that they cannot be placed upside down to represent a different
value either by accident or design.
In addition to the "ordinary" tickets; special tickets for occasional use and also
for farthings are kept in the lower compartments of the ticket rack, such tickets
being ruled to be filled in and initialed her the
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page_text: GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicant.