Improvements in 11115.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1890-Accepted, 17th Jan., 1891
Improvements in
11115.
A communication from JOHN OUTHET, of the City of Toronto, in the County of York
and Province of Ontario, Canada, Butcher.
1, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.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 self-locking alarm tills and will be best
understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the till showing the top and rear end thereof and
Fig. 2 a perspective view of the till and top or cover looking from the underside of
and showing the till partly open.
The first part of the invention relates to the combination of a self-locking apparatus
attached to the till and which on the till be ng closed locks it to the top or cover
which is fastened to the counter and on the till being opened locks it again at a
certain point the object of this part of the invention being to provide a self-locking
till and to prevent the till being accidentally or unintentionally drawn out altogether
and the contents spilled.
The second part of the invention relates to the combination with the sliding money
receptacles of projections from the top of the till and the object of this part of the
invention is to provide a till which when opened does not expose all its contents to the
view of all persons who may be near.
The third part of the invention relates to the cap or safety cover on the bottom of
the till which may be slid over the knob or button which has to be pressed when the
till is to be opened the object being to mislead the till thief or sneak and delay him in
opening the till for the purpose of plunder.
Figure 2 shows the under side of the top of the till in which are holes a¹ and F in
the former of which the catch a Fig. 1 enters and locks the till when shut and in the
latter of which the said catch enters and prevents the till from being unintentionally
drawn out altogether and causing the contents of the till to be spilled; the till is
divided by the partition as shown in Fig. 1 extending from front to rear to which is
attached at or near the centre thereof by means of a screw the catch A which at the
rear end has a hook a and at the forward or lower end has a knob or button a" where
it may be pressed with the finger on opening the till so as to bring down the catch a
out of the hole a¹ or F where it is held by means of an ordinary spring. The said
catch may be made of hard wood iron or other durable material.
The projection B from the top of the till when the till is opened or closed catches
on the handle or rod of the alarm and sounds it; when the till is closed the slides D
in which the silver and coppers are usually kept come against the projections C
secured to the top of the till and thus the slides are closed over the compartments
below them where bank-notes and other valuables may be kept so that when the till
is again opened the said bank-notes and valuables are not in view.
The catch or cap E may be placed over the knob or button a¹¹ of the catch a when
the till is closed and thus hinder and delay the till thief by securing the opening
apparatus or any part thereof from view the knob on the front of the till also misleads
as to the way of opening the till.
c are openings or recesses for clearing the projections on the top of the till.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, I wish it to be understood that I make no claim for the alarm
bell, but what I do claim is :-
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1. In a cash till the combination of a catch such as A on the till drawer with holes
such as a¹ and F in the cover or top of the till and the catch or cap such as E
substantially as and for the purpose herein before set forth and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a cash till the combination with a sliding receptacle such as D of a projection
such as C secured to the top or cover of the till substantially as and for the purpose
herein before set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this First day of November 1800
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.