Year: 1898

page_text: We, JAMES PETO, Gentleman, of 14, Princess Street, London Road, S.E., and
WALTER JACKSON, Gentleman, of 169, Fairfoot Road Bow, E., do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in boxes for holding and collecting
money and consists in combining with the same a clock face or dial and hands
in such manner that the shifting of the said hands around the dial locks the box
and the latter can not be again unlocked until the hands have been again turned
back to the original position they occupied before the first shifting of the same.
For this purpose I provide a wooden or other suitable box having a slot in the
cover for the insertion of money and the front of which is formed of a brass or
other metal plate marked with a dial and provided with hands or pointers similar
to a clock.
The spindle of the large hand has connected to it, by means of a ratchet wheel
and pawl, a toothed wheel and the spindle of the small hand has also a similar
toothed wheel mounted thereon and operated by a ratchet wheel and pawl from
the spindle.
By this means the said wheels are operated by turning the hands forward, but
the hands may be turned backwards without operating the wheels.
The spindle of the large hand is supported by a back plate between which and
the front plate the said wheels are carried. These two toothed wheels gear with
two similar toothed wheels carried by a spindle below the wheel engaging with
that of the small hand being mounted loosely on the said spindle but revolving
with the latter during the forward movement of the hands.
The toothed rim of each of these latter wheels is provided with a slot with which
slots are caused to engage, two small projections fitted to a sliding plate carried
in the bottom of the box.
In order to lock the box these slots are brought to their lowest position and
opposite one another by turning the hands and consequently the toothed wheels.
The sliding plate is then pushed in through an opening in the back of the box
until the said projections engage with the two slots thus locking the wheels.
The hands may then be turned backwards so as to point to any figure on the dial
to be decided upon to serve as a key for unlocking the box. Or the sliding plate
may be formed with a single projection on the reverse side for engaging both
slots, when the plate is turned over for setting the hands. The sliding plate is
then turned over again and pushed forward against the front plate, thus causing
the projections to clear or be disengaged from the slots in the two lower
toothed wheels. The hands are then turned, and with them the wheels, so as to
displace the slots from their lowest position opposite the projections.
By this means the sliding plate cannot be drawn out of the box as the solid
rims of the wheels will be brought opposite the projections and the box will be
securely locked.

page_text: In order to unlock the box it is necessary to turn the hands to their exact
original positions on the dial which thus brings the slots in the wheels back into
position opposite the projections and so permits the sliding plate being drawn back
out of the box and the money in the latter removed through the opening in
the back.
Dated this 15th day of Sontamhan 1908
Improvements in Money-boxes.
We, JAMES PEro, Gentleman, of 14, Princess Street, London Road, S.E., and
WALTER JACKSON, Gentleman, of 169, Fairfoot Road Bow, E., do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement;
This invention relates to improvements in boxes for holding and collecting
money and consists in combining with the same a clock face or dial and hands
in such manner that the shifting of the said hands around the dial locks the box
and the latter cannot be again unlocked until the hands have been turned
onwards to the original position they occupied before being shifted.
For this purpose I provide a box having a slot in the cover or side for the
insertion of money, the front being formed of a metal plate marked with a clock
dial and provided with hands or pointers. To the spindle of the large hand is
connected by means of a ratchet wheel and pawl, a toothed wheel, the spindle of
the small hand being also provided with a toothed wheel operated in a similar
manner. The said wheels are thus operated upon turning the hands forwards but
not in turning them backwards. The large hand spindle is supported by a back
plate between which and the front plate the wheels are carried. These wheels
gear with similar wheels below supported by the said plates, the latter wheels
being formed with solid backs or flanges each provided with a slot in its circum-
ference corresponding with one of the spaces between the teeth there being
preferably sixty teeth to each wheel. The bottom of the box is provided with a
sliding plate having on its upper surface at the front end two small projections
for engaging with the slots in the wheels and preventing their being turned. In
order to lock the box the wheels are turned by means of the hands so as to bring
the slots into their lowest position opposite one another and the projections.
The latter are then engaged with the slots by shifting the sliding plate thus
locking the wheels, when the hands may be turned backwards so as to point to
any of the figures on the dial to be decided upon to serve as a key or indicator
whereby the box may be unlocked. Or the sliding plate may be provided with a
single projection at its other end for engaging both slots so as to lock the wheels
together for setting the hands, the plate being drawn out of the box and pushed
in the reverse way for this purpose.
In order to disengage the projections from the slots the sliding plate is pushed
in as far as it will go thus clearing them of the said slots. The hands are then
turned forwards to a different position on the dial thus altering the position of
the slots and preventing the sliding plate being drawn out by reason of the
projections being stepped by the solid backs of the wheels. The box can then only
be unlocked by turning the hands onwards to their original positions upon the dial
and permitting the sliding plate being drawn back out of the box.

page_text: In the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrating the invention Fig. 1 is a
front view of the box, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 is
a sectional plan with the gear wheels removed. Fig. 4 is a back elevation of the
gear wheels and Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the same.
is the box which may
be of wood and of any ornamental design, and a¹ is the slot formed in the back,
or it may be in the top or elsewhere, for the insertion of money. is the front
plate marked with the usual clock dial 6' and provided with the hands or pointers
as shewn.
c is the toothed wheel mounted upon the spindle of the large hand,
and d is the ratchet wheel fixed to the same spindle, being the spring pawl
engaging the ratchet with the wheel c. e is the toothed wheel mounted upon the
spindle e' of the small hand and f is the ratchet wheel engaged with the wheel e
by a spring pawl as before described. These wheels, which are loosely mounted
upon their spindles, are kept from shifting by means of the bowed plates or
springs g bearing against them. h is the back plate supporting the wheel spindles
and i, kare the two toothed wheels gearing respectively with the wheels e and e,
and formed with the solid back faces or flanges, . Each of these flanges is
formed with a slot in its circumference with which engages one of the small
projections m' fixed to the sliding plate m when the wheels are in their locked
position. The plate m is drawn out of the box or pushed into the same through
an opening in the back represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. m² is the single
projection at the rear end of the plate for locking both wheels together when
setting the hands.
When the slots in the wheels are brought into their lowest position as shewn in
Figs. 4 and 5, the plate m is pushed in or drawn slightly back so as to engage the
projections m with the said slots, thus preventing the turning of the wheels, or
the plate may be reversed and the projection m² engaged with the slots to lock the
wheels together for setting the hands. The plate m is then turned round again
and pushed forward up against the front plate b so that the projections m¹ just
clear the slots and the teeth of the wheels i, k, as shewn in Fig. 2. The hands are
then turned to a different position on the dial to lock the box as before described,
and in order to unlock the box again the hands must be turned to their original
positions on the dial, thus also bringing the slots into position for drawing back
the sliding plate out of the opening in the back and permitting the removal of the
money through the said opening."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
(1) An improved,money-box comprising a case or box formed with a coin inser-
tion slot and provided with a clock-face or dial and hour and minute hands for the
purpose of operating and setting a series of toothed gear wheels for locking or
unlocking a sliding plate in the bottom of the case or box and securing the money
contained in the latter, or abstracting it therefrom substantially as described.
(2) In an improved money box the combination with the case, or box a having
a slot a', of a plate b marked with a clock dial, and provided with hands or
pointers, toothed wheels e, e, mounted on spindles e, e¹, ratchet wheels d, f, spring
pawls d, springs g, plate h, toothed wheels i, k, formed with flanges, k¹, slots 1,
plate m and projections m, m2, arranged and operating substantially as described
and for the purposes specified.
Datal thin 10th lor of Vovember 1898
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.