Improvements in and connected with Receipt Checking Apparatus.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June. 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 14th Mar.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Receipt Checking Apparatus.
I, JOHN BATH, of 10 Aynhoe Road, West Kensington Park, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus by which an amount paid is simultaneously
for checking
printed on an invoice and also separately printed upon a band of
paper
purposes.
According to this invention within a suitable box is arranged, four independent
wheels having a portion of the periphery preferably formed with sectoral enlarge-
ment, upon this part are cut type numerals, to represent, pounds shillings, pence
& farthings an additional wheel may be added for the word, "Paid:
being for the pounds, one for shillings, and so on. On the opposite side of the
periphery of the wheel to the enlargement are similar numerals. A too free movie
ment of the wheel is prevented by any suitable check.
one wheel
The numerals upon the enlarged portion are exposed to view, and moved up to a
certain point by projecting handles connected to the wheels; at this point a slit is
made for the insertion of the invoice. A. pivotted lever operates a rod which
causes a pad attached to a pivotted lever to come down upon the back of the
invoice, to press it upon the type to receive an impression, previous to which a cam
or inclined face also operated by this pivotted lever allows a cover which covers
the printing type to be withdrawn by a spring,
Under the type wheel is arranged a coil of band paper which is drawn under the
lower type by any movement such as a pawl and ratchet actuated by the pivotted
lever, upon this lever is attached another pad, which presses the paper against the
under type to obtain an impression, thereby checking the upper printing. Any
usual forn of inking apparatus is used to ink the type.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1890.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in and connected with Receipt Checking Apparatus.
I, Joux BATH, of 10 Aynhoe Road, West Kensington Park, Gentleman, 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 apparatus by which an amount paid is simultaneously
printed on a bill and also separately printed upon a band of paper of checking
purpose; this latter band of paper being so placed as not to be accessible except to
those who have the means to open that part of the machine where such band of
paper is placed.
An apparatus so constructed is primarily intended for use in shops to check the
honesty of the assistants.
To enable this invention to be properly understood, I will describe the same with
aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is side view of the entire apparatus with the outside casing removed.
Figure 2 a front view with part of front removed.
Figures 3 and 4 detached views of a part hereafter referred to.

page_text: A, is the frame of machine, 13 B² B² 13³ are portions of wheels or discs carried
on central axles (hereafter called wheels) carrying on part of their periphery type
figures, CC1 C2 C3, and D D1 D2 D³, set exactly opposite at top and bottom.
Ba portion of a wheel carrying a box B to hold dating type, the requisite
date being changed daily in the usual way E inking rollers. The wheels BB B2 B3³ 134
are normally held in the position shown at Figure 1 by springs 13º, F ratchet on
part of wheel the teeth of which are set the same distance apart as the printing type
at top and bottom. These wheels are operated to set the type for printing from,
by the attached rods G. passing through slots A2 in face of machine A'; these
rods G have outside heads G, which are moved by the hand of the operator over
the face A, which is marked with numerals at H, corresponding to the
type B, B B B The type B and D represent. farthings, B' D' pence,
BD shillings, B³ D³ pounds. On pulling down the heads to any numeral
the pawls engage the ratchet F, and so hold the wheels at any desired position,
bring a line of numerals representing certain amounts into the position to be printed
from. The bill or paper to be printed upon is passed into the slot K, and the
button depressed by the hand which print the amount as has been set upon the
paper as follows:-
The button L is connected to a sliding piece M, the bottom of which may have
secured to it a piece of india rubber M. When the piece M is in the position
shown at Figure 1, the type is covered by a sliding plate N, connected to a rod N',
moved by a spiral spring N2, held compressed by one end of a crank lever N
pivotted at N. This crank is lifted by a pin O attached to the top of a vertically
moving rod P. connected to one rounded end of a pivotted lever Q the other
rounded end engaging the piece M so that depressing the button 1 causes the
cover N to be drawn back exposing the type and allowing them to print on the
paper introduced at K when the paper is pressed upon the type by the descent of
the piece M. The rod P has an angle part 1" to which is connected a part. P
which may have a layer of india rubber on the top; to the part P2 is connected a
pawl P3, to engage a ratchet wheel R, connected to a reel R', to wind up paper S
drawn from reel R².
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The two reels R1 and R2 are carried on a suitable fixed axle, so as to turn as
required. Reel R' being moved by the upward movement of the part 2 by
means of the paw] P³, and so draw a short distance of paper over the top of p
When the desired amount has been set by moving down the heads G' to the
numerals on face of machine, the type that come into printing position at top have
a corresponding set brought into position at bottom that is directly over the top
of 1, then by depressing the button 1, the lever Q lifts up the rod P and the
top of part
presses the paper S against the underneath type thereby printing the
amount that is set, upon the paper, at the same time the piece M presses the paper
introduced at Kupon the top type; by this arrangement a duplicate of everything
printed upon the top paper is obtained upon the bottom paper which the operator
cannot get at, thereby making it impossible for a shop assistant to steal any money
received without detection if he properly prints the amount taken upon the bill
given to the customer. After printing it is advisable for all the type wheels to
return to their normal positions as in Figure 1 without assistance from the operator.
To effect this it is necessary for all the pawls J to be lifted from the ratchets F,
this is done automatically as follows:-
To the side of the sliding piece M is pivotted a rod T, having the bottom end
passing through a guide T', near the end of this rod T is a double pawi T² one end
of which when the rod T moves down, passes under one end of a pivotted lever T³,
and the other end of pawl on the rising of the rod T (when the pressure is taken off
the button L) comes against a stud T to cause the pawl to withdraw from under
the end of lever T³. The other end of T3 is connected to a crank arm U attached
to the axle U¹ on which are the pawls J: attached to this axle are two arms U² to
support a cross rod U³ to lift the whole of the pawls by the movement of the

page_text: lever T' actuated by the uprising of the rod T, this movement is effected by the
spring V drawing down the rod P.
A modification of the above described manner of double printing would be to
arrange the hottom type pararell with the upper type, but below the surface of
same and utilise a lateral extention of piece M to operate a spring held piece
corresponding to piece P to press the paper S (in this plan coming under the
end of 1) upon the type.
The essential feature of this invention relates to the use of two separate sets of
type to print in duplicate, one set being arranged to print in secret.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention.
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a printing apparatus of the character described the use of two sets of type
to print in duplicate, as described and illustrated in one way by the accompanying
drawings.
2. In a printing apparatus of the character described, the combination of
movable wheels B B' B² B³ carrying top and bottom type, and wheel B carrying
dating type, suitable inking arrangements, connecting rods G, with heads G'a
face A having numerals marked thereupon corresponding to the type, ratchet. I
on each wheel, pawls J, and springs Bª and suitable means for pressing paper
against the two sets of type.
3. In a printing apparatus of the character described, the arrangement for
pressing the paper S against the bottom type, and of moving the paper S after
printing consisting of the lever Q rod P piece P² pawl P³ ratchet wheel R and
reels R and R².
4. In a printing apparatus of the character described the automatically acting
arrangement for permitting the type to return to their normal positions after
printing consisting of the springs 136, the rod T connected to piece M, pawl T
lever T3 stud T crank U axle U₁ arms U2 and cross rods U³, as described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of January 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.