UUMI LEIL DIEUITIUATION
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1899
UUMI LEIL DIEUITIUATION (AMENDED).
Communicated from abroad by CHARLES FRANCIS BASSETT, 20 Aldine Square
Chicago III United States of America Physician,
"Mechanical Cashier ".
I, JOHN LIDDLE, of 154, St. Vincent Street, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
North Britain, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 devices for mechanically performing the operations of
changing money and correctly giving change after deducting the amount of purchase
money from a bill or coin or a number of bills or coins, or both, of any denominations,
and to this end my invention consists of a machine having certain receptacles,
ejecting means, controllers, keys, and devices regulated by the controllers and keys,
for determining the discharge from the receptacles, as fully set forth hereinafter and
as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is an external perspective view in part section of a mechanical cashier
embodying my improvements;
Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operations of permutating devices in controlling
the discharge of money;
Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation through the key-board of another forin of
apparatus from that shown in Fig. 1 ;
Fig. 4 shows part of Fig. 3 drawn to an enlarged scale;
Fig. 5 is a view looking toward the end of one of the tumblers ;
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view showing part of the keys and adjuncts;
Fig. 7 is an edge view of some of the parts shown in Fig. 4;
Fig. 8 is a detached side view of some of the parts shown in Figs. 4 and 7 on the
line 6-6, Fig. 7;
Figs. 9 and 10 are together a plan of the tumblers, the parts above the tumblers
being in section ;
Fig. 1 is an edge view of a receptacle for bills;
Fig. 12 is an edge view of a receptacle for coins;
Figs. 13 and 14 are together a longitudinal sectional elevation through the key-
board and tumblers looking from the front;
Fig. 15 is a plan of certain tumbler adjusting devices co-acting with the parts,
Fig. 13;
Fig. 16 is a plan of certain tumbler adjusting devices co-acting with the parts,
Fig. 14;

page_text: Fig. 16 1/2 is a section on the line 16-16, Fig. 16;
Fig. 17 is a side view of the resetting device; and
Fig. 18 is a diagrammatic perspective view to illustrate the main parts of the
apparatus to facilitate the understanding of the relation of the parts.
Fig. 19 is a side view of the rear part of the tumbler clo.
To facilitate the understanding of the main elements of the machine I will at first
chiefly refer to the diagrammatic views, Figs. 2 and 18.
The frame, A, of the machine, of any suitable form and proportions, supports or
contains a series of receptacles, one at least for each denomination of money which
may be received (as for $20, $10, $5, $2, $1, in bills (and generally $1 in silver) 50 cents,
25 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents, and 1 cent) and in many instances there will be several
additional receptacles for money of lower denominations. In the construction of
inachine shown in Figs. 1 to 17 there are three 10 cent receptacles, two five cent
one 4 cent, one three cent, one two cent, and one 1 cent receptacle.
The money is inserted in the receptacles in any desired manner, as for instance
in Fig. 18, through top openings, x. Another arrangement is shown in the other
figures.
These receptacles may have pockets for the separate coins or notes, and may be
fixed or movable. In connection with each receptacle there are ejecting means which
may positively push coins or notes, successively from the proper receptacles into a
trough A, or release the same so that the money will fall into the trough, or other-
wise insure its expulsion.
In connection with each receptacle is what I term a "controller "C which may be of
any suitable character, mechanical or electrical, for instance, an electrical push button
as shown in Fig. 18, or a lever as shown in other figures; and each controller is
marked according to the denomination of the money to be placed in and ejected from
the receptacle coacting therewith.
With these controllers are combined:
1. Devices whereby on adjusting any one controller coacting with the receptacle in
which the money received upon making a sale is placed, and the discharge of money
from such receptacle and from all those above it is prevented.
2. Connections or devices of any suitable character, which are part of or operate
what are hereinafter termed "permutation devices," and consisting, in the construction
shown, of series of tumblers and controlling wings, the adjustment of which controls
the discharge of change into the trough A¹.
There is in addition a purchase key-board Q consisting of any suitable number of
series of keys, of ten keys each, as units, tens, etc., and which through suitable
connections, also affect the positions of the tumblers, which therefore are controlled
jointly by the controllers and the keys, such keys being depressed on each sale as
represent the number corresponding to the purchase price of the article sold.
The power to move the ejectors and other parts of the apparatus not shifted
directly or indirectly from the controllers or keys, is derived from a hand lever C²,
operating on the proper parts through suitable connections.
With the parts above described, the money received from a customer, whether a
single bill or coin, or a number of either, or both, is deposited in the proper receptacle
or receptacles the controller connected with each receptacle in which money is placed
is adjusted or moved once to each separate deposit therein, the keys representing the
amount of the purchase are depressed, and the lever C is operated when, (if there is
any change required) inoney will be discharged into the trough equal to the difference
between the amount received and the amount of the purchase.
If it is desired simply to make change, the 0 unit key of the purchase keys is
depressed, when the amount discharged will equal that inserted, but in smaller
denominations.
In most instances a register or recorder of suitable character is combined with the
above parts, to maintain a record of operations.
Regardless of the construction of the parts, the operations above set forth are unique
in that on affeeting effecting a sale the proper change may be had regardless of the

page_text: by the keys of the key-board the depression of which aids in regulating the
operations of the machine.
PERMUTATION DEVICES.
It is sometimes necessary to get change only, sometimes to receive and deposit
money without change, and at times to give the same amount of change from the
same amount of money received in various denominations.
Again it is not practicable to always give change for the same amount of money
received from the same receptacles, depending sometimes upon whether the change
is "odd" or "even", for instance, it may be necessary (from what I have found to re-
sult solely from mechanical conditions) to have sometimes to eject two tens and a five
instead of a twenty-five cent piece, or vice versa; or three tens, instead of a twenty-
five cent piece and a five. Now I have found that it is not practicable to
so operate under those different conditions as to reject or fail to reject, money from
the different receptacles with any single series of devices or parts, but it is necessary
to have different series or devices, some of which will control the discharge from a
receptacle under some conditions while others are needed to control the discharge
from the same receptacle under other conditions. For instance the conditions in
making the same amount of change from a $5 bill are different if the amount is
paid in two-dollar bills and a one dollar bill, and are again different if the amount is
paid in four silver-dollars and fractional currency.
These series of devices which
under different conditions co-act with the keys and with the parts co-operating with
the denominational receptacles to regulate the discharge of money I term permu-
tation devices.
These devices are so termed because their adjustments depend upon the coaction
of different parts, as the controllers and the keys, and vary according as different
controllers, or different number of controllers, and different keys are adjusted.
By "permutation devices" therefore as used in this specification and the claims
are to be understood devices which embody various parts, some capable of being
acted upon by the operation of several keys and from different controllers, and which
according to their adjustment determine the discharge of money from the different
receptacles.
By the use of such permutation devices, it is possible at any purchase price within
the limits of the machine to secure any amount of change from money of any
denomination, or from any combinations of money of different denominations, with-
out the use of the keys other than those representing the different denominations of
money likely to be received, and series of banks of units, tens, etc., keys, thus
avoiding the heretofore proposed use of separate keys for each separate amount of
purchase money and money received.
As shown, the permutation devices consist in part of tumblers, and a greater
number of tumblers is needed than receptacles, in as much as a single tumbler set to
operate a given receptacle under one condition would, under some other conditions,
be thrown out of action, although the discharge from its co-acting receptacle might
be needed. Different series of tumblers and different adjusting means are therefore
provided so that whenever, with a certain number of tumblers, it happens that
under any condition the desired effect cannot be secured by such series of these
tumblers as can be in action under that condition, then one or other of the
additional series of tumblers may be used. The number of tumblers actually
employed is determined empirically and is such that under any possible condition or
circumstances, there are tumblers available, by proper adjustment, to secure the
needed result.
I have ascertained the number of tumblers necessary under conditions involving
payments in money in any denominations, or combination of denominations, to effect
all possible adjustments incident to all possible sales, involving amounts not above
the capacity of the machine. For instance, in view of the multiplicity of possible

page_text: combinations in the amounts paid and the various amounts of change required, and
of the different denominations of money, or combinations of denominations which
may be used in making payments and change, it has been found necessary to have
as many as nine tumblers to control the operations in ejecting from some receptacles
(as for the silver dollar receptacle indicated in Figs. 9 and 10) and the resultant of
the two series of adjustments from the controllers and the keys determines the par-
ticular tumblers put into or out of the action.
The modifying actions or interferences and resultants will be understood from the
diagram, Fig. 2 in which there is a tumbler, T, which, when depressed, on a forward
motion to the right (imparted from any operating part of the machine) will strike
the part f, the adjustment of which will upon subsequent operations, cause the
discharge of money from one of the receptacles R.
Now, beneath this tumbler, extend rock shafts, H, M, M', having cams 3. If any one
shaft is turned to bring the cam 3, to bear on and elevate the tumbler above that shaft
the said tumbler will not, on moving to the right, affect the operation of the part f
and cause the money to be ejected, but if any shaft or shafts is or are turned to lower
said tumbler, then the forward motion will operate the part f. And if two or more
cams are elevated, as will sometimes result, it will be seen that the lowering of either will
not lower the tumbler above them but that both or all must be turned to affeet
effect this.
As some of the shafts are controlled by the keys, others by the con-
trollers, the adjustments of the tumbler are the resultant of the co-acting of the keys
and controllers.
It will be seen that the effect of the controllers is to adjust some of the parts
of the permutation devices to aid in determining from which of the receptacles
money shall be discharged, and any mechanism which accomplishes this is included
within the term controller.
Having thus set forth the principle of operation of the permutation devices, I will
now describe the particular construction and operation which I have found to be very
effective in practice, although it must be understood that like results may be had from
devices and arrangements of a very different character.
The case A is of a suitable construction to contain the receptacles R which are
revolving receptacles, and at the front of the case are four rows of purchase keys, K,
that is, a units, tens, hundreds and thousands row, the steins k, of the keys, Figs. 4
and 6, extending through the casing A³, of the device, and each key has a projec-
tion, k, with an inclined edge and abrupt shoulder, and each row of keys extends
through a slotted locking plate K", which is pushed inward as any key is depressed
until thrown back by a spring 2, over the shoulder of the said key, locking it down.
Any key after being locked is unlocked by suitable means, as by pushing on the end
of the plate K, through a hole, ³, in the case, to permit springs, 10, to raise
simultaneously all keys that have been depressed and locked.
All the keys are provided with projections, ³, having shoulders extending over a
locking plate K", so that no key of the key-board can be depressed unless said plate Ko,
is pushed outward, which outward movement is affected, effected as hereinafter
described, by adjustment of any one of the control devices, so that the purchase keys
cannot be manipulated until one of the control devices has been acted upon.
There are sets of rocker shafts through the medium of which the keys operate in
different ways upon the different tumblers to raise some and lower others. There is
a series of upper rocker shafts, L, which shift the tumblers longitudinally and which
extend between the key stems across the machine above all the tumblers, T, and
these shafts are rocked each by one of the keys of the units row. Another set of
rocker shafts, M, Figs. 10, 13 & 14, extend extends beneath the tumblers at the left
of the key-board, facing the front, and each is rocked from one of the keys of the
hundreds row. Another set, M¹, extends beneath the tumblers at the right of the key-
board, in the same plane as the shafts, M, and each is rocked by one of the keys of the
tens row, and another set of rocker shafts, M2, is below the shafts, M, and each is
rocked by one of the keys of the thousands row.
Each tumbler consists of two strips t, t, the latter having lugs on which the

page_text: strips t shite slides and rest rests, so that when the inner end of the strip t¹ is lifted
the corresponding end of the strip & rises with it. Eich strip t has an inclined face t³
which bears on the edge of a guide slot in the back plate j₁ of the frame, so that on
pushing forward any strip the inclined face riding on its bearing edge lifts the inner
end of the strip t' and with it the corresponding end of the strip t. One tumbler q¹º,
Figures 9 and 18 19 forms an exception as the inclined face 13 of its strip t¹ has a direc
tion opposite to that of the others and normally holds the said tumbler elevated. It is
acted upon only by the tens keys 2 and 7, and when the said strip t¹ of this tumbler
is moved forward the inclined face, riding on its bearing edge allows the rear end
of the said strip to fall carrying with it the corresponding end of its companion
strip t.
It will be understood that back movement of any tumbler, bringing it into contact
with the part, f, is the means of adjusting certain parts which cause money to be
ejected from the receptacle co-acting with such tumbler. The unit keys, and these
only, are the means of pushing back the tumblers.
From each shaft L, an arm, m¹, extends into a recess or notch, y, in the stem of
the adjacent key of the units series, so that each shaft, L, is rocked by one of the
units keys, and arms, m, project from the shaft L, in position to press on lugs, t³, on.
the different tumblers and so arranged that the row of units keys will collectively
push back the whole series of tumblers, but only a part of the series on depressing
any one unit key. That is, the first key, or 0 key of the units row, operates to
push one group of tumblers marked O in the plan view, Figs. 9 and 10, that are not
operated upon by any other key of the units row. The keys 1 to 5 operate another
group of tumblers. The second key No. 1 of the units row operates to push the
tumblers marked p, the second units key to push the tumblers p², the fourth to push
those marked, the third to push the tumblers 23, and the fifth to push the
tumblers p. The units keys 6 to 9 operate to push another group of tumblers
marked to respectively. It should be understood that this arrangement is
empirical and may be varied according to circumstances.
Because of this peculiar arrangement the units keys are described as forming three
distinct groups. The first group consists of a single key, the 1st, numbered O. The
second group consists of the units keys numbered respectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and the
third group consists of the units keys numbered 6, 7, 8, 9. I designate the first
group as the O group, the second the p group and the third the group. All the
second (p) group, except the fifth (numbered 5) and all of the third group of units
keys operate some of those tumblers which coact with the receptacles of lowest
denomination and which are the last four tumblers to the right. The last tumbler
to the right is actuated by the fourth key of the group and the last key of the
9 group, and hence has two distinguishing marks p and qº, Figure 9. The next
tumbler, being actuated both by the key of the p group numbered 3, and the key of
the q group numbered 8, has also two distinguishing marks ps, qs. In-like manner
the tumblers next in order to the left are designated respectively p², 97, and p¹, q
The other shafts are rocked by the remaining keys, but while the tumblers are
pushed only by keys of the units row, the depression of the remaining keys either
elevates or lowers the tumblers.
m³, which make contact with
When the said shafts M, M¹
The shafts M, M, Figures 13 and 14, have wings
projections, t, extending downward from the strips t¹.
are rocked by means of their appropriate keys the said wings m³, move the strips t¹.
longitudinally towards the front of the machine. This movement causes the inclined
face t3, Figure 6, to ride on the edge of its guide slot in the back plate, j', thus lifting
or lowering the inner end of the tumbler, as herein before described.
The shafts M², are designed to operate the tumblers which co-act with the $10
receptacle. This they do by means of the wings m', which however, do not come in
direct contact with the strips t, but accomplish their purpose through the medium
of two sliding plates K, arranged side by side, Figures 6 and 13." Ench of said
plates operates to swing one of two plate levers m³ Figure 13, pivotally supported at
their lower ends as shown. One of said swinging plate levers at its upper end enters

page_text: a. notch in a projection of the final tumbler at the left and the other enters notches
in projections of the adjacent three tumblers. The plate K7 on the left (facing front)
is actuated only by the odd numbered keys of the thousands row: the other plate K'.
is actuated only by the even keys of the thousands row. Normally the tumbler go
connected with the numbers 2 and 7 keys of the tens row is in an elevated or non-
active position and is brought to an active position on depressing either of these
keys. This is simply an incident of mechanical construction.
Certain other of the tumblers also are, when the inachine is at rest, so under the
control of certain keys and of the controllers that they are then in an elevated
position. Such tumblers normally elevated are marked with the letter p10, and some
are held in their elevated positions by means of wings & upon a shaft S and also by
the wings s¹, of a shaft S1, and others also by wings of certain sleeves, h', hereinafter
described. Also some of the tumblers are normally maintained in an elevated position.
by wings, s, &, upon or constituting the edges of a flat plate or shaft, S3, which rocks
upon the edge of a the back plate, j', of the frame, A³. This shaft, S³, is rocked by
connections with the shaft M', operated by the O tens key, which is the key, K,
shown in Fig 46. The section through the shaft, M', is not on the same vertical
plane as the other sections.
It will thus be seen that in normal conditions of the machine some of the
tumblers have beneath them several wings which tend to maintain them elevated, or
out of operative position, and that all such wings beneath any one tumbler must be
depressed to allow such tumbler to descend, while in other cases the depression of a
single wing will allow tumbler to descend. Other tumblers, as before stated, are
normally in their lower position and are lifted to throw them out of operation, this
being the case with a great majority of tumblers.
In some instances the movement
of a wing from below certain tumblers will carry with it the movement of another
wing to elevate other tumblers. Thus, on the shafts S, S¹, there are wings s², which
are parallel to the tumblers when the wings, 8 8¹, are vertical, but which assume
vertical positions and lift the tumblers above when the shafts, S, S¹, are turned to carry
the wings, s, s¹, to horizontal positions.
The shafts, S, S¹, are turned from certain operative parts of the machine herein-
after described.
It will now be understood:
1. That the shafts, M, M¹, M², S, S₁, S3, and sleeves, h¹, all act to raise or depress
the tumblers;
2. That the shafts M, M1, M2, S3, are all operated from the purchase keys;
3. That the shafts, S, S', and sleeves, 1, and shaft carrying the sleeves, are operated
from the controllers.
It may be added that the shaft, S, is operated only by the $5 controller, and the
shaft S¹, by the twenty-five cent controller, and that the shaft, S3, is operated by
the O. tens key.
From the above it will be seen that the tumblers which control the ejection of
money are greater in number than the receptacles; that in some instances a large
number of tumblers co-act with a single receptacle, and that sometimes one and
sometimes other tumblers of the series pertaining to a given receptacle are adjusted
to operate such receptacle, the particular tumblers thrown into action depending
upon the adjustment of the different shafts and wings resulting from depressing
different keys and operating different controllers or different combinations of con-
trollers. These various different adjustments are so numerous,--almost illimitable-
that they cannot be specifically set forth but the result is that whichever may be the
keys depressed, or, the controllers, or combination of controllers, operated, and which-
ever be the tumblers thrown out of action, there will always be tumblers available for
adjustment to control the operation of the ejector devices of each receptacle from
which money will be discharged.
THE RECEPTACLES AND ADIUNCES.

page_text: shape, I prefer to make use of rotating receptacles having pockets at the peripheries,
each pocket adapted to receive a single coin or bill. By this means the various coins
or bills in a single receptacle will occupy relatively the same peripheral positions in
the receptacles and the operations in ejecting money will not be affected by the fact
that some pieces of money of the same denomination are thicker or bent, or in the case
of bills more compressed than others, and the ejecting action will be the same in
every case regardless of the conditions of any particular piece of money.
In the construction shown all the receptacles are mounted upon a shaft R, and each
of the bill receptacles, Figures 1 and 11, consists of two parallel discs r,, slightly
separated, each smedged out at regular intervals at the periphery to form side
depressions, and the two discs set opposite each other so that the opposite
depressions in the discs will constitute the pockets for the reception of the bills which
are folded and inserted therein, the space between each pair of dises being sufficient
for the play of one of the ejector levers E. Each receptacle is provided with one of
these ejector levers, all being rigidly secured at their lower ends to a rock shaft E¹,
Figures 1 and 4, and swinging outward or inward as the shaft E¹ is rocked. The
said shaft is rocked at the proper time to throw outward all the ejector arms E, by
means of the handle C2, Figures 1 and 4, acting through a rearward projecting arm 5,
Figure 1, which carries a spring pin 4, sliding in a sleeve 7.
The shaft E is provided
with a rearward projecting arın 6, the rear edge of which is curved eccentrically, with
the centre of rotation of the said arm 5. In Figure 1 the handle C2 is shown in its
depressed position. When the handle C² is at its highest and initial position the
lever 5 projects downward in such a position that the spring pin 4 is below the rear
edge of the arm 6. When the said handle C2 is carried in the direction of the arrow
the end of the spring pin 4 bears on the curved rear edge of the lever 6, and as this
curve as already stated, eccentric to the path of the pin 4, the upper end of the
lever 6 is moved forward, rotating the shaft E and carrying with it the ejector arms 8.
It follows that the pocket which is opposite the opening a in the casing corresponding
to each receptacle will be emptied of its contents. It will be understood that every
time the handle C2 is depressed and the shaft E is rocked an ejector arm passes through
the pocket which is presented at the openings of the casing for each receptacle,
whether that pocket contains money or not. Before the said handle has reached its
lowest position the spring pin 4 has passed above the upper end of the arm 6. The
said arm and the ejector arms E then fall back to their initial positions returned by a
spring 1, Figures 3 and 4. The spring pin 4 has its inner end bevelled on the under
side, so that, on the return motion of the lever 5, and handle C², the bevelled portion
will come in contact with the upper edge of the lever 6, and the spring pin 4 will be
forced outward into its sleeve 7 and its inner end will ride over the outer face of the
arın 6.
When the said spring pin has reached its initial position below the said
arm 6, its spring will force it inwardly again ready to engage the rear edge of the arın 6
when the handle C2 is again depressed.
The receptacles for the coin are necessarily constructed differently from the
receptacles for the bills, but consist of opposite discs, Figures 1 and 12, having
projections, on their opposite inner faces and although these projections are
opposite each other the distance between the faces is such that a coin cannot be
placed therein directly transversely but can only be inserted at an angle to the plane
of the discs, as shown in Figures 1 and 12, which not only facilitate facilitates the
insertion of the coin but also takes up less room longitudinally so that the length of
the machine is reduced.
The trough A¹, is opposite the edges of the receptacles at one side thereof, and the
cover, composing a part of the case, extends over the receptacles to an extent to leave
opposite each receptacle the opening x, or is cut away to leave an opening of such
size that the desired bill, coin, or sum of money may be introduced into or ejected
from a pocket. It is sometimes desirable to have the ejector arranged or the receptacle
turned so that the contents of more than one pocket of the same receptacle may be
ejected by one forward movement of the ejector lever Thus three 1 cent pieces may
be thrown out at once from the 1 cent receptacle by having the opening in the casing

page_text: coincide with three pockets, arranging the ejector lever so as to pass through these
three pockets opposite the opening and turning the receptacle forward for three spaces
or pockets. In such case a single forward movement of the ejector lever will throw
out the contents of the three pockets. Should the receptacle be turned forward two
divisions then a single movement of the lever will throw out the contents of two
pockets. Upon receipt from a customer of money, the sum of which may be made up
of any combination of bills or coins or both; the operator inserts each piece of money in
the exposed pocket of the receptacle of the denomination corresponding to the piece
of money inserted, or to the combination of the pieces of money inserted. Thus, a
$10 bill is put in the exposed pocket of the $10 receptacle and so with other
denominations. If there are two pieces of money of the same denomination the
salesman may insert one in the exposed pocket and turn the receptacle back (by
operating the controller as hereinafter set forth) to expose another pocket and then
insert another piece, or he may combine two or more pieces of money until they equal
an amount corresponding to the designation of another receptacle; for instance, two
$5-bills may be put together in the exposed pocket of the $10 receptacle, or a $5 bill
and a $5 gold piece may be put together in the exposed pocket of the $10 receptacle,
it simply being necessary that the amount put into each pocket shall correspond to the
designation of the receptacle, and that the controller shall be operated after each
insertion in each pocket.
On the operation of the machine after inserting the money, or if desired by the
direct act of the salesman, each receptacle in which money has been placed is turned
back one step in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, so as to conceal the money
received and so also as to put the receptacle in position to be automatically turned
forward in a reverse direction when change is to be made by subsequent operations,
when the last piece of money deposited in any receptacle by a single reverse step
thereof is brought in position for ejection into the trough A¹.
i.
I prefer to move each receptacle a step in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, by
the operation of the controller, C, coacting with the receptacle. As shown in
Figs. 3 and 8, and other figures illustrating the same construction, the controller is a
lever controller, consisting of a two-part lever, one part c, swinging loosely upon a shaft,
C, and the other part, c', pivoted to the end of the part, c, and provided with a
head, which when in its upper position fits to and forms in connections with the
other heads, the side of the trough A. (see Fig. 1)
The controller turns the receptacle R, through the medium of a toothed wheel, D.
turning loosely upon the shaft, C', this wheel consisting of a disk having opposite
ribs, d, d, inside of the periphery and together forming teeth adapted to enter the
pockets of the receptacles, R, and turn the latter as the wheel, D, is revolved. The
wheel, D, is held normally in place by a spring pawl, D', hung to a rock shaft, D², and
recessed to receive a pin, d², whereby the pawl can swing freely on the shaft, D2, to a
limited extent, but all the pawls can be lifted when the said shaft, D2, is turned in
the direction of its arrow, Fig. 3 by a hand lever A+. A spring d³, presses downward
each pawl, D', so as to normally maintain the end, v, of the pawl in one of the series
of peripheral notches, d',of the wheel, D, the said notches being between the teeth of
the said wheel.
The pawl, D¹, extends over a lug, 3, of the section, c', of the controller lever, C, and
when the latter is swung in the direction of its arrow, it lifts the pawl, D¹ and at the
same time a lug, c, at the opposite end of the section, cl, of the lever, C, is brought
into one of the notches, d, and as the lever C, is carried further in the direction of
its arrow, Fig. 4, the wheel, D, is rotated on its shaft until the receptacle, R, has been
turned back the extent of one pocket and the pawl, D1, has dropped into the succeeding
notch, . On moving the control lever, C, in a reverse direction, its lug, ³, travels
on the periphery of the wheel, D, until it is brought beneath the overhanging end of
the pawl, I)¹.
It will be understood that on money being put in any pocket of any receptacle,
that receptacle on operating the controller is turned up one step and therefore no
money in a pocket is normally in position to be thrown out by the action of the

page_text: ejector lever, the filled pockets being always normally above the edge of the ejector
openings. It is, therefore, necessary in order to eject the money from any pocket
that the receptacle having such pocket shall first be turned downward one step and
be brought opposite the openings x. This turning is effected from the adjustment of
the tumblers, T, which are set in position as before described. Thus when a tumbler,
T, is in its lower position, Fig. 4, it will on being carried in the direction of its arrow,
strike the arm f, upon a rock shaft, F, and swing it backward and through connected
parts will turn forward the receiver coacting therewith, a result which will not be
effected if the tumbler, T, is lifted to its upper position.
The rock shaft F, has an arm, f, which bears against the end of a sliding bar, F1,
slotted to be guided by the shaft, E', and having a stud, f, which enters a curved
slot, 3, in a segment, F, having a slot, x4, to receive the shaft, C¹, so that the
segment can both slide up and down and rock upon. the said shaft. The segment,
F, is provided with a lug, f³, normally. below a circular rib, d, upon the side of the
wheel, D, and having recesses, d, into which the lug,, is carried when the segment
is raised, this same action bringing the end of the segment against a finger, de,
extending from the pawl, D', and lifting the latter, thus releasing the wheel, D, from
the pawl, D', but locking it to the segment.
Upon the shaft, C¹, are secured forks, G, each having two arms, g, g¹, so arranged
that when the shaft, C', is turned in the direction of its arrow, Fig. 8, by its hand lever,
C2, all of the lugs, g, will be carried beneath the lugs, f³, of the segments that have
been elevated and will prevent them from descending, and will at the same time
swing the said seginents with the shaft C¹, carrying therewith the wheels D, and
turning the receptacles R forward the extent of one pocket, to bring the contents into
position to be discharged into the trough A', by the action of the arms Et When the
motion of the handle C2, is reversed the lug g will be carried from below the lug ƒ³,
the segment will descend and the lugs g', will strike the backs of the segments. Of
course, in any case where the segment is not lifted, the lug g, will make contact with
and turn the adjacent segment, but in such case as the lug, is below the rib do, the
wheel D, and its receptacle will not be turned. After the tumblers which have been.
projected against the arms (thereby raising the sliding bar F1, and their corresponding
segments F) are retracted by means of the shaft S10, the combined weight of the said
segment and sliding bar F, causes them to regain their initial position by the force
of gravity. After the deposit of money in the pockets of any receptacle and the
turning of that receptacle upward by the operation of the controller C, such receptacle
cannot be turned downward by any combination of the permutation devices, because
in the act of adjusting any controller C, a tumbler T (or tumblers T) which might
cause the movement of the receptacles of such controller is by that act thrown out of
operation. Of course, it will be understood that while all of the tumblers co-acting
with any receptacle must be thrown out of operation to prevent said receptacle from
being turned forward, the said operation is effected if any one of the tumblers is in
operative position.
As before stated each controller lever C, when moved or adjusted after depositing
a coin in the receptacle connected therewith, serves to cut out of operation the
ejectment devices of said receptacle and all above it. This might be done by
arresting the movements of the ejectors, but I prefer to prevent the discharge of
money from the said receptacles and those above it by preventing the turning of the
receptacles and the money from being presented to the operation of the ejector.
Any suitable arrangement of devices may be employed for throwing the tumblers
connected with one receptacle out of operative position upon the adjustment of the
controller of said receptacles.
As shown there is a shaft H, on which turns a series of sleeves h¹, each having a
wing or wings h, h7, h³, ho, ho, Figures 15 and 16, extending beneath all tumblers
that would affect effect the operation of the adjacent receptacle, so that on turning a
sleeve such tumblers are lifted out of operative position. Each sleeve h¹ has a
wing 2 rearwardly projecting, on which rests a bar H¹, Figure 4, slotted at the
upper end to be guided by the shaft C¹, and from the front side of said bar, at its

page_text: upper end, extends an arm 3, beneath lugs, c³, upon a projecting arm of the
section c of the controller lever C.
When therefore, after the deposit of money, the section c of the controller
lever C is swung downward, it pushes the bar H₁ downward and rocks the sleeve h¹,
situated beneath its lower end, thus elevating the tumblers T, which are above the
wing h of said sleeve, rendering it impossible for the receptacle, the pocket of which
has just been filled, to be turned backward by means of the keys and preventing any
money from being ejected from that receptacle. A like effect upon all receptacles
of higher denomination, rendering them likewise inoperative; is secured by means
of devices which I will now describe.
Upon the shaft H is the succession of loose sleeves h' just mentioned, arranged to
be partially turned or rocked upon said shaft. Each sleeve is provided with a
wing h², projecting rearwardly in a horizontal direction to form an abutment for the
lower end of the bar H¹, by means of which the sleeve is rocked in the direction of
the arrow, Figure 4. Some of the said sleeves are also provided with wings; herein-
before mentioned, h7, h³ ho, h10, which extend horizontally or vertically beneath the
tumblers T. Usually the wings of each sleeve extend beneath those tumblers which
correspond with one of the receptacles, but in some cases the said wings extend. under
tumblers which operate in connection with receptacles of a higher denomination, or
both lower and higher denominations as at h³, ho, Figure 15.
A projecting portion i, of the sleeve h¹, extends over some part of the sleeve
corresponding to the receptacle of the next higher denomination: it therefore
follows that when any sleeve is rocked in the direction of the arrow, Figure 4 to
elevate the wing h, and the tumblers above the same, it will rock the sleeve of next
higher denomination, and that in turn will rock the next sleeve, and so on, so that
the turning of any one sleeve in the direction of said arrow, will carry with it all the
sleeves of higher denomination. Some of the sleeves h¹ are provided with wings h¹o,
which, when in their normal position, hold up the tumblers which are above the said
wings. And at Y, Figure 16, there are two sleeves, 11, 12 one beneath the other,
and provided with wings. When the lower sleeve, is rocked in the direction of
the arrow, Figure 16 1/2, it turns also the upper sleeve ¹² and the wings, h¹³, and h
being attached to the said sleeves, respectively, lift the tumblers over them; but
when the upper sleeve alone is rocked it does not affect the sleeve which is of
lower denomination.
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The arrangement of the sleeves, upon the shaft H being such that the rocking
of any one sleeve in the direction of the arrow, Figures 4 and 15 will carry with it
all the sleeves of a higher denomination, it follows that, conversely, the rocking of
any one sleeve in the opposite direction will carry with it all the sleeves of lower
denomination, provided any of them have previously been turned in the direction of
the said arrow. The sleeve corresponding to the receptacle of highest denomination
is fixed to the shaft H. Hence any sleeve, when rocked in the direction of the said
arrow, will carry not only the sleeves of higher denomination but the said shaft H as
well. It follows that to re-set the sleeves it is only necessary to rock the shaft H in
a direction opposite to the first motion, which is accomplished as hereinafter
described by means of the strip lettered H° Figure 17, and also designated " return
in Figure 10. This strip is actuated by means of the knob S7, Figure 1 on the out-
side of the casing. The sleeve of highest denomination, being fixed to said shaft, as
aforesaid, will carry all sleeves of lower donomination, which may have been pre-
viously turned in the direction of the said arrow, Figure 4, to their normal position.
Rocking the shaft H, in the direction of the arrow by means of the arm³, or the
strip marked return, Figure 10, does not affect any sleeve except the one of highest
denomination, which is affixed to the shaft as aforesaid. But moving. this sleeve
does not affect the ejection of money, for the sleeve of highest denomination has no
tumblers to act upon. The reason for this is that the highest denomination of
money is never ejected as change.
The intermittent rotation of the shafts S, S¹, results in any suitable way from the
adjustment of the controllers. Thus one of the bars H³, adjacent to each shaft

page_text: S or S¹, has a finger 10, which when the bar descends engages one of the four pins se
upon a disc & secured to the adjacent shaft S or S¹, and turns the latter one fourth
of a revolution.
The keys are all unlocked after a control lever is depressed by the outward move-
ment of the locking plate, Ke, imparted by the contact of an arm on the shaft H
rocked by the descent of the bar H¹. The same will result from the pushing in of a
hand bar He, Figure 6, bearing on an arm it, extending from the shaft H, said band
bar operated from a hand knob S' Figure 1, extending through the case. A spring
lifts the bar H₁.
Where there are repeated rapid sales the deposit of purchase money would soon
fill the pockets of all the receptacles. To prevent this I provide meaus for dis-
charging into a closed receptacle V, within the case the contents of all above a deter-
mined number of pockets. Various different means may he employed: for instance,
an ejector lever Ns is carried backward across the pockets below a line w Figure 3,
of each receiver at each motion of the latter and forces out all the money in said
pockets. The lever N³ is carried by an arm N4 pivoted at 9 and connected by a
link No with the bar H¹, so as to swing when the latter reciprocates.
A shaft So, with wings 10, when rocked to make contact with lugs 12 on the
slides t, and with lugs 13 on the slides t¹, will move the former forward and the latter
backward to restore the parts to normal positions. The shaft S10, is operated by the
pusher He, the end of which strikes the upper part of the wing when the pusher is
moved forward, Figure 17.
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In order to re-set the shaft H, and its sleeves the strip designated "return in
Figure 10 is pivoted at its forward end to an arm fixed to the shaft S10, Figure 6, and
extending upward, said strip being slotted at its rear end to receive a pin affixed to
an arm extending upwardly from the shaft H. It follows from this arrangement
that when the shaft $10 is rotated by means of the pusher H6 Figure 17, by means of
the knob S7 Figure 1, the said strip will return the shaft H, and such of its sleeves
as may have been turned to their initial positions.
The construction and operation of the different parts having been set forth in
detail, I will now illustrate their operations, assuming that a two dollar note has been
placed in the two dollar receptacle and the two dollar controller has been depressed.
The operations will be as follows:-
1. The shaft H is rocked shifting the plate K, and unlocking all the keys.
2. It is to be understood that, prior to inserting money, four of the twelve
one-dollar tumblers, Figure 10, are normally in operative position; these are,
counting from the key-board, the 2nd, 3rd, 11th and 12th; of those remaining,
all of which are elevated and hence inoperative, four are held up, each by a single
supporting wing; the 1st and 10th by the wings st on the front of the strip S³,
and the 5th, and 6th by the wing h¹0, of the $2 sleeve h¹. Of the four remaining
dollar tumblers, three are held up each by two supporting wings; the 4th by the
wings & and h10; the 8th and 9th by h10 and s. The 7th dollar tumbler has three
supports, the wings st, h¹0, 8.
This being the condition of these tumblers, if a deposit of a $2 piece is made,
the two-dollar sleeve, with its wings h³, h³, and h¹, Figure 15, will be rocked in the
direction of the arrow, Figure 4; the wing hº, will lift the two silver-dollar tumblers,
the 2nd and 3rd, that were down; at the same time its wing h³, will lift the 11th
and 12th (paper dollar) tumblers that were down and also the 2nd and 3rd two-dollar
tumblers, the 1st being already held up by the wing &* of the plate S³. At the same time
the wing h¹0 is depressed, dropping the two tumblers held up by it, the 5th and 6th:
In case a $5 piece and a $2 piece are deposited at the same transaction, it becomes
recessary to bring still others of the dollar tumblers into position to be operated upon;
these are the 7th 8th and 9th. At the same time those before active are now, made
inoperative. And if the deposit is a dollar piece or less, then all the tumblers of
the denomination of the piece deposited and higher will be rendered inoperative as
herein before described.
The turning of the sleeve which carries the normally vertical wing h¹º, also takes

page_text: the latter out of the way, allowing those tumblers of the dollar group supported by it
alone, the 5th and 6th, to fall to an operative position. If now the shaft S is turned
so as to bring the wing 8 to a horizontal position and the wing 82 to a vertical one,
which will happen when the $5 controller is operated, then the above mentioned 5th
and 6th tumblers will be elevated and inoperative and those before supported by the
wings, will fall to an operative position. If another $5 piece should now be deposited
and the controller operated, the wings 8.2, will return to their normal position, and
the tumblers just raised will fall and the 8th and 9th will be raised again. Thus,
it will be observed that, when an odd number of pieces of the denomination of $5
are deposited, the wings & and s², are respectively horizontal and vertical; but when
an even number of pieces of the denomination of $5 are deposited then these wings
are in a reversed position the wings being vertical and the wings being horizontal,
the latter being their normal position. The shaft S', Figure 9 is operated in like
manner by the operation of the 25 cent controller; said shaft being in its normal
position when the number of pieces of the denomination of 25 cents is even, and in
its second position when the number of the same pieces deposited is odd.
When a deposit of $2 is made the $2 sleeve will raise out of action, or prevent
the subsequent depression of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 11th and 12th dollar tumblers
and, by its action upon the sleeves above, all of higher value. The 4th, 5th, 6th,
7th, 8th and 9th tumblers are the only ones on the left of the key-board which can
by any means whatever be made use of at that transaction, but three of these can be
used only when the alternating device S is operated by the deposit of money in
the $5 receptacle, namely, the 7th, 8th, and 9th. Thus only three tumblers, the
4th, 5th and 6th of the denomination of a dollar, remain to be acted upon. While
it is true that one of these, the 4th, is held up by the wing s4, yet that wing will he
depressed in case the tens key is operated and thus this tumbler will fall while at
the same time the 5th will be elevated. Thus only two of these tumblers can be in
operative position together but all three may be acted upon, to vary the change,
through the medium of the shafts controlled by the purchase keys.
The said shafts S, S¹ are operated in the following manner: Each shaft is provided
with a ratchet plate s rigidly attached thereto, said plates being provided with
ratchet pins projecting from the faces thereof. The said shaft S, Figures 4 and 10,
is operated by the vertical bar H¹, corresponding to the $5 receptacle, by means of
the lug 10, affixed to said bar at its lower end; when the controller lever C of the $5
receptacle is operated, the bar H¹, descends, as herein before described, and the said
lug impinging upon one of the said ratchet pins, 6 of plate s, turns the said
plate and with it the said shaft S. The shaft St, Figure 9 is operated in like manner
by the vertical bar H', corresponding to the 25 cent receptacle, by means of a lug,
affixed to its lower end. When the controller lever C, of the 25 cent receptacle
operated, the bar H¹, connected with the said lever descends, as hereinbefore
described, and the said lug impinging upon one of the ratchet pins 8 of plate 8',
turns the said plate and with it the said shaft S¹.
A deposit of $2 will leave three of the silver dollar tumblers which may be
operated upon by the action of the shafts controlled by the purchase keys, but the
action will be different according to the extent of purchase.
Assuming that the purchase is from one to nine cents (say six cents), then on
depresssing the units key 6, the shaft L, connected with that key will be rocked and
one of the said remaining three tumblers will be projected.
Assuming that the purchase is from 10 to 90 cents, (say 60 cents), the six tens
key and the O units key are successively depressed, rocking the connected shafts and
two of said three tumblers will be projected. One of the same however will be
in an elevated position and therefore inoperative.
Assuming the purchase to be, say $1, then the keys, of the hundred row, and
keys O of the tens and units row will be depressed rocking the respective shafts, the
O tens key also operating the plate, S3; which will lift one of the said dollar
tumblers which was in an operative position and depress one which was elevated,
thus making the latter operative,

page_text: RECORDING DETTOLD.
As security against fraud by the attendants, I combine with the above devices,
means for registering and recording the amounts of the sale sales.
As the specific
means employed will constitute the subject of a separate application for Letters Patent
I do not here show the same in detail but illustrate sufficiently in Fig. 3 to exhibit
the combination.
In said figure the case, R³, contains the recording devices which may be of any of
the well known forms, the registering wheels, R°, being visible through an opening, w",
in the front of the case. These devices are operated by the stems of the purchase
keys acting on sliding pins v². The strip, X3, of thin board or paper is fed from the
recorder case between a platen roll, v³, and a series of type-wheels », carried by a
frames, connected by a rod H10, with the bar H¹, so as to print on each operation
of the change devices. The frame also carries a cutter 2, which shears with a
stationary cutter, v7, at each operation.
By this means the amount of each purchase is impressed on the strip and the
latter cut off.
Without I do not limiting myself to the precise construction shown and described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The combination with in a mechanical cashier provided with receptacles for
money of different denominations, of permutation devices and co-acting parts regula-
ting the ejection of money from the receptacles, substantially as described.
2. The combination in a mechanical cashier, of receptacles, controllers for said
receptacles, ejecting means and purchase key-board, and permutation devices regula-
ting the discharge of money from the different receptacles, substantially as set forth.
3. The combination with the money receptacles of a mechanical cashier, of con-
trollers representing different denominations of money, and keys in series of units
and tens, etc., and devices controlled by keys and controllers for regulating the ejec-
tion of change from said receptacles, substantially as set forth.
4. A mechanical cashier provided with receptacles for money of different denomina-
tions, controllers for said receptacles, a purchase price key board consisting of keys in
series of ten each, and permutation devices regulating the discharge of change, sub-
stantially as set forth.
5. The combination with means for discharging change in a mechanical cashier, of
permutation devices, of the character described, the adjustment of which regulates
such discharge, and a key-board and denominational controllers jointly regulating the
adjustments of said devices, substantially as set forth.
6. The combination with the receptacles for money of different denominations
controllers for said receptacles and ejector devices of a mechanical cashier, of a pur-
chase key-board having keys in a series of units, tens, ets., substantially as set forth.
7. The combination in a mechanical cashier having separate receptacles of a con-
troller co-acting with each receptacle, a key-board consisting of a series of units, tens,
etc., keys and permutation devices co-acting with the keys and controllers to regulate
the discharge of money, substantially as set forth.
8. The combination with the denominational receptacles and controllers and key-
board of a mechanical cashier, of different series of tumblers ejecting means controlled
by the adjustment of said tumblers, and devices co-acting with both the keys and the
controllers for adjusting the tumblers, substantially as set forth.
9. The combination in a mechanical cashier of denominational receivers and con-
trollers, a purchase key-board, means for locking the keys thereof, and means for

page_text: mechanically unlocking the same on operating any one of the controllers, substan.
tially as set forth.
10. The combination with the denominational controllers and receptacles, ejecting
means, and keys of a mechanical cashier, of different series of tumblers, means for
imparting motion thereto from the different keys of the units series, and means for
putting the tumblers into and out of operative position by the action actions of the
other keys, and of the controllers, substantially as set forth.
11. The combination of with the keys, denominational receptacles and denomi-
national controllers of a mechanical cashier, of different series of tumblers by the
adjustment of which the pieces of money to be ejected are selected, and means for
adjusting the tumblers into and out of operative position by the keys and controllers,
substantially as set forth.
12. The combination in a mechanical cashier of receptacles and controllers and keys
arranged in series of ten each, different series of tumblers, and connections whereby
different series of tumblers are operated from different keys of the units row,
substantially as set forth.
13. The combination with the receptacles, ejecting means, controllers and keys
of a mechanical, cashier, of different series of tumblers upon the adjustment of
which the ejection of money depends, and means whereby different series are
adjusted into and out of operative positions under different conditions, substantially
as set forth.
14. The combination with the denominational controllers and purchase key-board
having keys in series of ten each, of permutation devices having tumblers arranged
side by side, and rock shafts crossing the line of the tumblers, means for adjusting
certain tumblers from each shaft, and connections whereby the shafts are moved from
the controllers and keys, substantially as set forth.
15. The combination with the denominational receptacles devices co-acting with the
receptacles, and purchase key-board of a mechanical cashier, of series of tumblers
controlling the discharge of money from the receptacles, different series of rock-
shafts and means for shifting the tumblers into and out of operative position from
said shafts and connections whereby the shafts are turned from the keys and from the
devices co-acting with the receptacles, substantially as set forth.
16. The combination in a mechanical cashier and with receptacles for money of
different denominations, of controllers, purchase keys arranged in series of ten each
and adapted to represent any desired amount, and connections whereby to mechanically
select and discharge the difference between the money received and that represented
on the adjusted purchase keys, substantially as set forth.
17. The combination in a mechanical cashier, of a series of independently
adjustable movable money receptacles, each adapted to hold money of one denomina-
tion, and means co-operating with said receptacles for shifting the same separately to
positions to receive and discharge money, substantially as set forth.
18. The combination with independently movable money receptacles of a
mechanical cashier, of denominational controllers, and keys, and devices controlled
thereby, and for regulating the ejection of change from said receptacles, substantially
as set forth.
19. The combination in a mechanical cashier, of independently movable money
receptacles, each having separate pockets for separate pieces of money, and means
co-operating with all the receptacles for ejecting money from the different pockets,
substantially as set forth.
20. The combination in a mechanical cashier, of a case having money receiving and
discharging openings a series of independent money receptacles arranged opposite said
openings within the case, means for shifting the receptacles to carry money placed
therein away from said openings, and means for shifting back opposite said openings
these those receptacles from which money is to be ejected, substantially aз set
forth.
21. The combination in a mechanical cashier, of a case having money receiving
and discharging openings, a series of independent money receptacle arranged

page_text: opposite said openings within the case, means for shifting the receptacles to carry
money placed therein away from said openings, and means for shifting back opposite
said openings those receptacles from which money is to be ejected, and ejectors
whereby the money is forced outward from such receptacles, substantially as set
forth.
22. The combination in a mechanical cashier with a casing having money receiv
ing and discharging openings, of denominational receptacles, each circular with
peripheral pockets, the coin receptacles having lugs arranged to hold each coin at an
angle to the place plane of the receptacle, substantially as set forth.
23. The combination in a mechanical cashier of a series of circular denominational
receptacles and connections whereby each receptacle is turned back after the deposit,
of money therein and those from which money is to be discharged are turned
forward, with means for ejecting the money, substantially as set forth.
24. The combination in a mechanical cashier or circular pocketed denominational
receivers, means for turning each one step backward on the deposit of money and one
step forward when money is to be discharged therefrom, ejectors and means for
operating them to discharge the money after the forward movements of the receptacles,
substantially as set forth."
25. The combination with the money receptacles of a mechanical cashier, of a case
having a compartment and ejecting means for discharging into said compartment
all above a determined number of pieces of money in the receptacles, substantially as
set forth.
26. The combination with the rotating pocketed receptacles of a mechanical cashier,
of a closed compartment, and ejectors arranged to discharge from said receptacles into
said compartment all pieces of money carried beyond a predetermined point, sub-
stantially as set forth.
27. The combination with receptacles for money of different denominations, of
jecting means, controllers, a key-board with keys in series of ten each, permutation
devices as described and a recorder, substantially as set forth.
28. The combination in a mechanical cashier, of receptacles of different denomi-
nations, money discharge devices, controllers, keys in series of units, tens, etc.,
connections between the controllers, keys and discharge devices, and a recorder for
recording the ainount of each purchase, substantially as set forth.
29. The combination with a mechanical cashier, of money receptacles and discharge
devices, controllers, series of rows of purchase keys for representing any required
purchase amount connections between the controllers, keys and discharge devices, and
a recorder for recording the amount of each purchase provided with means for
impressing the same upon a strip, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 24th. day of October, 1898.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Patent Agents.