Improvements in and relating to Registers and Indicators, principally applicable to Cash Registers and Indicators or Check Tills.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Dec., 1896-Accepted, 28th Aug., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in and relating to Registers and Indicators, principally
applicable to Cash Registers and Indicators or Check Tills.
I, GEORGE LESTER BARNES, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at
Montowese, in the Township of North Haven, County of New Haven, and State of
Connecticut, United States of America, Mechanical Draughtsman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention, and in what manner the game is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Figure 1 shows a plan view of my machine, with parts of the casing in section,
and portions of the mechanism removed, to show the construction of the operative
devices;
Figure 2 is a view showing the machine in elevation, with the side of the casing
and of the frame, removed;
Figure 3, a view of a vertical section on line x-x of Figure 1, the parts being
shown in position, as when a key has been moved, to set the machine for a registering
and indicating operation, and the set pawl lever being shown with one of its ratchet
wheel engaging fingers removed, and the other in engagement with the ratchet wheel
of the respective primary register wheel;
Figure 4, a view of a similar section, with the parts in the positions assumed by
them, when the drawer has been partly opened;
Figure 5, a view showing the machine in elevation, with the side of the casing
and supporting frame removed, and the parts in position as when the drawer is
opened further than it is in Figure 4;
Figure 6, a detail perspective view showing one of the pawl levers, the respective
key, and the connecting mechanism between the two;
Figure 7, a detail perspective view of the means for actuating the pawl lever
lifting bar, and raising and lowering the fulcra of the elbow levers;
Figure 8, a detail view showing, in elevation, another form of my indicator rod
supporting device, and
Figure 9, a similar view showing another form of such device.
Letters of like naine and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.
The object of my invention has been to provide an improved machine for
registering and indicating receipts of different payments, of money, and to this end-
My invention consists in the inachine, and in the construction, arrangement and
combination of the parts thereof, as hereinafter specified.
While the special purpose of my invention has been to provide certain
improvements in that class of cash registers and indicators, in which the movement
of any key sets the apparatus for a registering and indicating operation, and then the
registration and indication, for which the mechanism has been set, is caused to be
made by the opening or motion of the drawer or till or other suitable part and while
I shall show and describe hereinafter my invention as embodied in a cash register
and indicator of that kind, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to
such application, or use of my invention, but contemplate applying it for use in
machines for registering, indicating, or registering and indicating other things than
payments or receipts of money, irrespective of what the moving part may be which is

page_text: employed to actuate the mechanisın, to cause completion of the registration,
indication, or registration and indication, after the setting operation of any key.
In the drawings A designates the casing which, as usual in cash registers and
indicators, has the raised part A¹ for the accommodation of the upper ends of the
indicator rods and the tablets thereon, to be described hereinafter, and the sight
openings A2 A2 in its front and rear sides through which the markings on any raised
tablet may be seen.
Within such casing is secured the frame B for supporting the operative parts of
the machine, and upon such frame is supported the sliding drawer which has the
bottom frame C, the upright front plate C closing the front of casing A when the
drawer is closed, and the cash receiving tray or holder C, having its front or outer
edge a short distance to the rear of. the front plate C, so that the drawer has to be
drawn outward a little before any portion of the tray will pass from under the part A³
of the casing, so as to be accessible from without.
To support the drawer, so that it can be most easily slid in and out, I provide the
bottom plate or frame C with a roller c at each side of its rear or inner end to
run upon a rail or portion 6 of frame B, extending inward from the slide of the
latter.
At each side of the drawer way, near its front end, I provide a roller c', journalled
upon a stud b' and engaging the under side of frane C.
If desired, the pairs of rollers cc and c c could, without departure from my
invention, be replaced by single long rollers extending across below the frame C, the
one journalled therein, and the other supported in bearings on frame B.
The keys D, D, of which there is one for each denomination of registration and
indication to be made by the machine, have their outer portions extending out
through suitable openings in the front plate C1, and provided on their outer. ends
with knobs or handles d'd baving faces d' d' carrying markings to correspond with
the indications to be secured after movement of the respective keys in a manner to be
described hereinafter.
The knob bearing ends of the keys are preferably arranged in two banks or series,
one above the other, as shown.
Beyond the rear side of the front plate C¹ the rods, of which the bodies of the keys
are formed, are bent and extend downward to a point near the upper side of the
bottom frame C of the drawer, where they are again bent, but in the opposite
direction, so that they extend rearward over the top of frame C, passing on their way
through the guide plates c2 and 3 on such frame.
The extreme inward or rear ends of the keys extend well beyond guide plates
for a purpose to be explained.
The portion of each key between the two bends and near the second one, is preferably
made to stand at or nearly at a right angle to the body of the key running rearward
from the second bend, so as to afford on its front side an abrupt face to be engaged
by the means for drawing the key inward.
Each key has its shank, between the two guide plates 2. c passing through an
opening in the down-turned portion E of the stirrup plate E¹, which has its forward
or outer part slotted at E to embrace the upright part of the key above the lower
bend.
The forward end of the slot then engages the abrupt face on the front side of such
part.
A spring E3 on each key, between the part E of plate E and the guide
plate c² pulls the plate rearward and so draws the key inward after it has been pulled
out and serves to hold it normally as so drawn with its knob d resting against the
front of plate C¹, as shown in Figure 2.
To limit the outward movement of the keys with reference to the drawer, so that
any key may be used as a pull to open the drawer, if it. is still pulled upon after
being drawn outward on the drawer a short distance against the stress of its spring E3,
I provide at E' an abutment. fixed upon the frame C in the path of the abruptly
upwardly extending portions of the keys.

page_text: As shown in the drawings, such abutment consists of a plate having the
rearwardly extending fingers E Es, between which the keys pass as they are
pulled out.
For the purpose of preventing the simultaneous outward movement of adjoining
keys, the plate of the abutment E may be provided with any desired one of the
well known forms of key arresting devices used in registers, registers and
indicators, or type-writers. As such devices are common and well known, and
form no part of my present invention, I need not describe further the ones shown at
E E in the drawings.
The drawer lock for holding the drawer shut until a key has been actuated or
palled out, consists of a swinging frame having the cross bar F extending across
in front of the keys just above the lower bends in the latter, and the two
arms FF pivoted to the standards F2 F2 on the drawer frame C, and having
the notched pawl like ends ff adapted to engage the lugs on the frame B
when the drawer is shut and no key has been pulled out.
A spring F' engaging one of the arms F1 F1 and the plate C₁, serves to hold
the lock normally in engagement with lugs ff, the bar F then standing close to the
abrupt front sides of the unretracted keys.
To the rear of the inner end of keys D D, and extending across above the
inner end of drawer frame C is a rocking shaft G, having on its ends eccentric
pivot stads g g journalled in suitable bearings on frame B. Upon this shanft I
pivot a series of elbow levers GG, one for each key, each having an upwardly
extending arm, for a purpose to be described, and a lower forwardly extending
one adapted to rest when upon and be supported by a part of the key when the latter
is unretracted and the drawer is closed.
This key engaging arm has, on its underaid, to the rear of the part which is to
rest upon the key, a rounded boss g' to be engaged by a cam Gon the drawer
frame C, when the latter is drawn outward, as indicated in Figure 4.
For rocking the shaft G on its eccentric pivot, as the frame C is moved out and in,
at the beginning of the opening and the latter part of the closing movement of the
drawer, I attach to such shaft the lever G having at a short distance from the shaft,
a downwardly inclined part g2 the under side of which is in position to be engaged
and cammed upward by a roller G carried by an arm G5 on the frame C, when the
latter is moved outward from its normal position, in which it is shown in Figure 2.1
Beyond the inclined part g2 the lever G³ is made straight, so that as the rolier G+
travels along under it, after leaving the inclinod part, the lover will be without
further movement.
The eccentric pivots of shaft G are so placed on the shaft that the body of the
latter will be raised to elevate the pivotal portions of the levers G G as the lever G*
is catnmed upward by the roller G in the manner described above.
To insure the complete descent of lever G³ to rock the shaft G back again to lower the
levers G G¹ as the frame C is moved inward to close the drawer, I provide the under
side of the lever G³ with a lug or arm g' in position to be engaged by the rear abrupt
side of the cam G on the frame C, as indicated in Figures 2 and 3.
With the lever Gs made long enough to remain in engagement with the roller G+
during the full movement of the same with the frame C as the drawer is opened to
its fullest extent, such lever would, of its own gravity be quite sure to return to its
lowest position when the drawer was closed, but I prefer to employ the described lug
or arm g³ on the lever, arranged to be positively engaged by the cam Gon the
frame C, as the latter reaches the limit of its inward travel.
Without departure from my invention, a spring might be employed to assist
gravity in holding the lever down upon roller G and in swinging such lever down as
the roller passes rearward over the under side of the inclined portion of the lever.
The weight of the elbow levers G1 G, tending as it does to rotate the shaft G
downward on its eccentric bearings, aids in the swinging down of the lever G" attached.
to the shaft.
The two levers H, H, pivoted upon pivot studs h h on the frame B B, on opposite

page_text: sides of the front part of the drawer, extend rearward within such frame and are
adapted to engage and rest upon the rollers H H journalled upon suitable bearings,
the one on the same arm G5 with roller G+ herein before described, and the other on a
similar arm G on the other side of frame C.
These levers are, near their inner or rear ends, bent upward and rearward to form
the inclines h¹ beyond which the levers are again bent, so that their rear raised
ends are adapted to rest squarely upon the rollers H'H' when the drawer frame C is
in its normal position at the limit of its inward travel.
Springs hh, engaging the levers and lugs or bearings ³ ³ on the frame B serve
to force the levers downward to keep then pressed upon the rollers H' H' as the latter
move forward and back with frame C.
. When the drawer is closed and the frame C is in its normal position, and the
raised portions of the inner ends of the levers beyond the inclines h h are over the
rollers HH, the levers H H are depressed to their lowest limit, as shown in Figures 2
and 3 ready to be cammed upward into the position indicated in Figure 4, by the
passage of the rollers under inclines h h during the first part of the outward travel
of frame C, as the drawer is pulled open.
When the levers have been so raised that the rollers can pass forward under their
straight lower sides forward of the inclines, their rear ends come in contact with the
stops h h on the frame B.
The pivotal points of these levers H H and the under faces of the levers, are so
arranged that when the levers have been swung up against the described stops, such
under faces will be parallel to the line of the travel of the rollers, and in position to
act as guides to hold the rollers and, consequently, the frame C down in place and so,
effectually prevent any possibility of tilting of such frame, or the drawer, as the latter
is pulled outward over the rollers cc, or other support provided for it in the forward
part of the frame B or casing A.
A cross bar H2 connects the upper ends of the arms H H³, extending upward
from the levers H H and makes, with such arms and levers, a rigid frame which is
swung up and down as the frame C is moved out and approaches the limit of its
inward movement.
This bar has its front and rear faces, which are parallel, inclined upward and forward
at a slight angle, as shown, the angle being such that the faces are in planes which
are tangential to curves struck from the axis of motion of the levers H H, as a centre,
though I do not limit myself to this precise construction.
The rear face, or both faces of the bar could, if desired, be curved, the plane of
curvature being concentric with the plane of travel of the bar as the levers H H
swing on their pivots.
In front of bar H2 is a fixed transverse shaft I supported at its ends in the opposite
sides of frame B. This shaft carries journalled upon it, the series of register wheels
or disks II', of which there are two for each elbow lever G¹ and, therefore, for each
key D.
Of these register wheels or disks, each carries, fixed to and revolving with it, a
ratchet wheel I².
To separate the wheels or disks from each other, so that they can rotate
independently on the shaft, I place between each wheel and the ratchet wheel on
the next one, a washer I³, which is held from rotation on the shaft by a groove i in
the latter engaging a lug on the washer.
With this construction, the washers are free to be moved longitudinally upon the
shaft, so that they and the register wheels with their attached ratchet wheels may be
pressed together to bring such friction to bear upon the wheels as will effectually
prevent any accidental movement or overthrow of the wheels during operation of the
imachine. To thus press the wheels and washers together on the shaft I employ a
spring I on one end of the shaft, engaging and pressing inward a washer engaging
the outer face of the ratchet wheel rotating with the end one of the series of register
wheels.
While I prefer the above described construction and arrangement of the wheels,

page_text: washers and shaft, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself thereto,
but contemplate using instead, where desired, any other arrangement of register
wheels with any suitable form of means for preventing accidental turning of the
wheels, or overthrow of any one of them, as it is turned by the respective wheel
turning device during operation of the inachine.
Instead of having a pair of register wheels for each key D, there may, of course,
without departure from my invention, be a greater or less number of such wheels for
any key. Where, as shown in the drawings, there are two wheels for each key, the
one on the right of the pair is the primary or units. wheel, to be moved one step by
each movement of the respective register actuating device, to be described, and the
other is the secondary wheel to which the registrations of the primary wheel are to be
transferred, and which is to be moved through one of its step-by-step movements at
each full revolution of the primary wheel.
The ratchet wheels on the two register wheels have twenty teeth each, the primary
ratchet wheel having the space between two of its teeth made deeper than the
spaces between the other teeth, for a purpose to be explained.
The peripheries of the register wheels or disks are, as usual in registering
mechanisins, to be provided with a series of figures or markings, twenty in number,
those on the primary wheel beginning at zero and increasing successively by the
amount indicated by the marking on the knob or handle d of the respective key,
while those on the secondary wheel begin at zero and increase successively by an
amount equal to twenty times that indicated by the said marking on the key.
In front of the series of register wheels I¹ I', there is a transverse rod K which,
being fixed at its opposite ends to the sides of frame B, forms a support or fulcrum
for the forward ends of a series of pawl levers K¹ K¹ of which there is one for each
pair of register wheels.
These levers, which extend rearward between the lower sides of the primary and
secondary register wheels of the respective pairs, have their forward portions slotted
at k to allow the passage through them of the rod K, and to provide for a forward and
back longitudinal movement of the pawl levers upon such rod.
To facilitate the placing of a pawl lever in position upon the rod, the rear end of
the slot is left open, as shown in the drawings.
To steady the forward ends of the pawl levers on the rod K, as they move forward
and back and swing thereon, I provide the washers placed on the rod between
adjoining levers.
Each of the pawl-levers at a point to the rear of the ratchet wheels, carries a
finger k, to engage the respective primary ratchet wheel and a finger to engage
the secondary ratchet wheel, the former of such fingers being made longer than the
other, so that while it is in engagement with and is actuating the primary ratchet
wheel, the other finger is kept out of engagement with its ratchet wheel at all times,
except when the finger passes into the deep notch or recess i² in the primary ratchet
wheel.
When the long finger 2 is in this notch, the finger 3 reaches and engages a tooth
of the secondary ratchet wheel, so that as the pawl lever is swung up, both the
primary and secondary register wheels will be turned together through one space.
As the pawl lever is subsequently moved to bring the finger into engagement
with the tooth to the rear of notch 2, the finger cannot reach the secondary
ratchet wheel, and the latter will, consequently be unmoved. It will then remain
without further movement until, by the step-by-step rotation of the primary register
wheel the deep notch is again brought around in position to receive the long
finger k and the pawl lever is moved to carry such finger into the notch and is
swung to rotate both wheels together in the manner described above.
Springs engaging bearings on the respective pawl levers act to draw the
latter forward to carry their fingers 2 k³ toward the respective ratchet wheels.
Each of such springs is preferably supported upon a pin which, being attached
to the rigid cross-bar k, extends forward therefrom through an opening in the

page_text: bearing on the lever. The bar then forms an abutment for the rear end of the
spring, which is compressed between the bar and the lever bearing k³.
The secondary pawl finger 3 can be formed in one piece with the pawl lever, or
can be made separately and attached thereto, as indicated in Figures 3, 4 and 6.
Each pawl lever K¹, extending rearward just beneath the cross-bar H' carried by
the arms H3 H of levers H H, has an upwardly projecting arm k to the rear of the
cross-bar, provided with a shoulder & adapted to be brought over the top of the
bar by the forward movement of the pawl lever, necessary to bring the latter into its
register wheel actuating position as indicated herein before.
A shoulder which, when the pawl lever is withdrawn to take the pawl finger 2
clear of the primary ratchet wheel, stands to the rear of the rear face of bar H²,
so that the latter can rise freely past it, is so situated as to project clearly over
the upper edge of the bar in position to be engaged positively there by as the bar
rises, when the pawl lever has been moved forward enough to bring its finger k² into
engagement with the primary ratchet wheel.
The rising of the bar H2 will then cause the pawl-lever to swing upward upon the
rod K as a fulcrum, and turn either the primary ratchet wheel or both it and the
secondary one, according as the long pawl finger 2 is out of or in the deep notch i³
in the primary ratchet wheel.
Above the shoulder the arm lias a plane upwardly, extending face 10 up past
which the bar He can travel when the pawl lever is in its normal retracted position,
with its finger k² to the rear of and out of engagement with the primary ratchet
wheel, as shown in Figure 2.
This face is so situated that its engagement with the rear side of bar H2, as the
latter moves up and down, will keep the respective pawl retracted out of register
actuating position.
The corner where the face meets the under side of the shoulder " is preferably
rounded off or bevelled, as shown in the drawings.
Each pawl lever K is held normally retracted by the upwardly extending arm of
one of the elbow levers G, G¹ engaging with its front and rear sides, respectively,
bearings and 2 on the pawl lever.
These bearings are formed of side lugs on the lever, of which the rear one ¹ is
extended rearward to forin a table to engage and raise the indicator rods LL.
The arrangement of the upwardly extending arm of each lever G¹ is such, that
when the forwardly extending arm thereof is resting upon and being supported by a
key D in the manner hereinbefore described, the respective pawl lever K¹ will be
held retracted, as shown in Figure 2, with both of its pawl fingers 2 and 13
out of engagement with the respective ratchet wheels, and the shoulder just to
the rear of the path of the rear face of the bar H².
With the parts in the described position, the extreme rear end of each pawl lever
rests upon the bar l' on frame B.
On the rear side of each of the arms is an upwardly turned shoulder 13
which, when the machine is unoperated, is engaged by a pendent stop wing M
pivoted upon the transverse rod M₁ supported in frame B. A spring M² engaging
this wing, acts to hold it normally pressed forward against a stop m, on frame B,
in which position the wing has its lower edge situated just above the shoulders /:13 7:18
of the arins k k on the retracted pawl-levers K¹ K¹ so as to effectually prevent
the upward swing of any of such levers.
Each shoulder " is of such extent that the forward movement of any pawl-lever
which is necessary to bring the latter into its hereinbefore described register
actuating position, will carry the said shoulder out from under the stop wing M, so
that the lever is left free to be raised to cause a registration. As the shoulder "
thus passes from under the wing, the shoulder moves forward to stand over the
bar H2, as shown in Figure 3.
The indicator rods L L of which there is one for each pawl-lever K¹, are guided so
as to be reciprocable vertically in suitable openings in the guide plates L¹ L¹.

page_text: Their lower ends, when the rods are down in their normal non-indicating positions,
rest upon the tables or bearings on the respective pawl-levers.
On their upper ends these rods carry the indicating tablets L' I, each bearing on
its front and rear faces markings corresponding to those on the faces of tablets d' d'
on the knobs d d of the respective keys D D. These tablets I2 L2 are so situated
that their markings can be seen through the display openings A A when the
rods are raised and will be hidden within the raised part A of the casing, when the
rods are down in their normal positions.
The raising of the rods to indicating position is caused by the upward swing of
the respective pawl-levers K' K' which, in the manner hereinbefore described, causes
actuation of the registering devices.
In order to retain each raised rod so that the tablet will remain in position to be
seen through the display openings until the machine is again operated to cause a
new registration and indication, I provide ench indicator rod with a projection / on
its rear side, such projection having the abrupt under. face l', substantially at right
angles to the rod, the short upwardly and rearwardly inclined face extending up
from face and the forwardly and upwardly inclined face l' on its upper side. It is
not necessary that the faces and 3 should be in the form of straight inclines.
They might be formed by rounding off the rear side of the rod projection so
that it would have the same general shape as that shown, though with convex
instead of flat faces. In both cases there would be a short npwardly and rearwardly
inclined face just above the abrupt under side.of the projection and the higher
oppositely inclined face.
A wing N. pivotally supported from frame B and forced towards the indicator
rods L L by one or more springs N¹, serves to engage and hold up. with its upper
edge, the abrupt under side of the projection on any rod which has been raised to
indicating position.
し
As a rod is being raised, the upper inclined face of its projection engaging
the edge of this wing forces it back to allow the projection to pass.
When the projection has, by the movement of the rod been raised above the upper
edge of the wing, the latter will, by the action of its spring N', be snapped in under
the face of the projection so that, when the pawl lever K', being raised, has been
dropped, the wing will prevent the descent of the rod and will retain it in its elevated
position with its tablet showing through the display openings A2 A2, so that any
observer may know from the markings on the tablet which key has been operated and
what kind of a registration has been made by the operation of the machine.
When any indicator is thus held up, if another rod be raised by a subsequent
operation of the machine, the projection on the rod being raised, will car the wing N
back so that its upper edge will be forced off of the abrupt under face of the
projection of the previously raised rod so that the latter can descend to its normal
position with its tablet below the display openings.
Since the part of the projection. above face extends well to the rear of the
rearward edge of such face, the required camming back of the upper edge of the
wing to take it well away from the abrupt under side of the projection is ensured;
even after long continued use of the machine, and in spite of any possible wear of
the projections during use.
The wing would always be cammed back at least far enough to bring the inclined
face on the projection of the previously raised rod in contact with the wing edge,
so that the wing would have a slight frictional hold on the projection which could
be easily overcome by the weight of the rod and tablet alone, or assisted by a spring
device to be described.
With the projection on each indicator rod formed as shown and described, with a
part extending well to the rear of the face l, and the spring N' which forces the
wing N towards the indicator rod made light, the dropping of any previously raised
rod when another rod is being elevated to take the part of its projection which is
at the angle between the faces l' and past the wing, will be ensured even without
the aid of any spring device to force the rod down. This will be so, even if the

page_text: upper edge of the wing be shaped as shown in Figure 8, having its upper edge
formed with a flat face to bear squarely against the under face of the rod projection,
but I prefer to bevel off the forward side of the wing edge in the manner indicated
in Figures 2, 3, and 4, so that when the wing is swung back to clear its narrow top
from the face of the rod projection, the engagement of the bevel on the wing
with the inclined face of the projection, will tend to cause an easy camming back
of the wing, to let the rod fall.
If the wing be bevelled in the manner above described, the rear side of the rod
projection between the abrupt face and the incline may be made parallel with
the rod, as shown in Figure 9, but I prefer the construction shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4,
with the bevelled wing and the inclined face on the projection, because I consider
that it will best ensure the easy dropping of any rod when another one is being
raised to make a new indication.
On the forward side of each indicator rod, is a lug or shoulder 4, which is to be
engaged by the cross-bar O extending across in front of the whole series of rods, and
at its ends connected with the side arms 0 0, pivoted upon the rod M¹ beyond the
opposite ends of stop wing M.
One or more springs Of each surrounding a pin 0 extending from the upper guide
plate L', and bearing at its opposite ends against the latter and cross bar 0, press the
bar downward so that it bears upon the lug of any raised indicator rod, and will
force such rod downward, when the wing is swung back, to disengage it from the
abrupt under face l' of the projection on the rod.
As long as any indicator rod is raised to indicating position, the bar will be
supported upon the lug l' of such rod,
Should all the rods be depressed at any time, as before the operation of the
machine, to cause any registration and indication, such bar will be prevented from
dropping too low by the engagement of one of the arms 01 with the lug or stop O'
on the frame B.
Each spring, engaging and pressing as it does against a lug or bearing k' on the
arm on the respective pawl-lever K¹ at a point well below the fulcrum rod K, not
only serves to force the lever longitudinally forward to move its pawl fingers towards
the respective ratchet wheels, but also acts to assist in swinging the pawl lever down
when it has been raised by bar H2, and is disengaged from the latter by the rearward
movement of the pawl lever caused by the backward swing of the engaging arm of
the respective elbow lever G¹.
To ensure that the levers H H shall be down in their normal positions with their
rear ends resting upon rollers H H when the drawer or till is closed, I provide each
lever with a lug h' adapted to be engaged by a block he carried by the front plate C¹
of the drawer in such way as to force the levers downward should they not be fully
depressed as the drawer reaches the limit of its closing movement.
The operation of my improved machine, which will be understood from the foregoing
description and the drawings, is briefly as follows:-
With the parts in the positions in which they are shown in Figure 2, the machine
is ready for the making of a new registration and indication, the indicator rod, which
is shown raised, being the one which has been elevated by the previous operation of
the machine.
If now, the key marked with the amount to be indicated and registered, be pulled
out with reference to the drawer against the stress of its retracting spring E, as is the
lower key shown in Figure 3, its rear end will be withdrawn from the lower forwardly
extending arm of the respective elbow lever G.
The result of this withdrawal is, that the respective pawl lever K¹ is left free to be
moved longitudinally forward by its spring k since the elbow lever connected with
such pawl lever is no longer held from swinging.
The movement of the pawl lever under stress of its spring then swings the
elbow lever to the position indicated in Figure 3 and brings the long pawl finger
into engagement with the primary ratchet wheel.
Should the deep notch in such wheel be in position for the finger to pass into

page_text: it, the pawl lever will be moved further forward by its spring, to bring the shorter
pawl finger into engagement with the secondary ratchet wheel, so that as the pawl
lever is subsequently swung up both of the ratchet wheels will be moved together
through the space of one tooth.
The first movement of the pawl lever consequent upon the pulling out of the key,
brings the shoulder on the upwardly extending arın 8 over the upper edge of the
lifting bar H2, so that when the latter is raised in the manner to be described, by
the lifting of levers H H, the set pawl lever will be elevated by it, as shown in
Figure 4.
The drawer remains locked until after the outward pulling of the key to an extent
sufficient to ensure the described setting of the pawl lever has been completed.
A slight further outward movement of the key then brings the abrupt face of the
key which just above the lower bend in the latter against the cross-bar F of
the drawer lock and, carrying such bar outward, trips the lock to disengage the
notched pawl-like ends ff of the arms F1 F1 from the lugs ff on the frame B,
leaving the drawer free to be drawn outward or opened by a continued pull on the
key, or by power applied otherwise to the drawer than through the key itself.
As the drawer begins to move outward, the rollers H¹ H, engaging the inclines h¹ h¹
on arms H H, force the latter upward to the position indicated in Figure 4, thereby
raising the lifting bar H' and the set pawl lever K, the shoulder k of which is
engaged by the upper side of such bar.
The set pawl lever is free to be thus moved because its setting, consequent upon.
the pulling out of the respective key D, has moved its shoulder 13 forward from
under the lower edge of the stop wing M which, since it stands over the shoulders k13 k¹³
on the other unset pawl levers, effectually stops them from being raised by friction of
the bar H2 on their upwardly projecting arms k', or by any engagement of the upper
edge of the bar with the corners between their shoulders and the faces k¹.
To prevent such accidental catching of the bar upon the shoulders of any unset
pawl levers, the angle between the abrupt face of the shoulder and face k is
set preferably bevelled or rounded off, as indicated in the drawings
The swinging up of the set pawl lever by the bar H2 causes the lever to move the
respective primary register wheel through one of its step-by-step movements, if
the longer pawl finger only is in engagement with its ratchet wheel, or to move both
the primary and secondary register wheels, should both pawl fingers and be in
engagement with their respective ratchet wheels.
The upward swing of the levers H H, being dependent upon the length of the
inclines h h on the levers, and the travel of the lever ends being limited by
the stop bar h, the movement of the levers, as the drawer is opened must always be
uniform in extent and, consequently, the space through which the register wheels
are rotated by each swing of their respective pawl levers will always be the same, so
that with the construction and arrangement of the register wheels with their frictional
washers hereinbefore described, there is no possible danger of any overthrow to cause
over-registration.
Before the drawer frame C has been moved outward far enough to take the supporting
rear ends of the unoperated keys out from under the engaging arms of the respective
elbow levers G1 G1, the bar H2 has risen far enough to stand in front of a portion of
the upright faces kok on the arms of the unset pawl levers. The engagement
of such faces 10 10 with the rear side of the bar, will then, effectually hold back
the unset pawl levers when the supporting key ends are carried, by the opening
of the drawer, away from under the forwardly extending lower armns of the elbow
levers.
The described upward swing of the set pawl lever, to cause registration in the
manner set forth also causes the elevation of the indicator rod resting on its table k¹³
so that its table L can be seen through the display or sight openings in the casing.
As the rod rises, the inclined upper side of its projection l engages and cams back
the rod supporting wing N so that the upper edge of the latter is moved to the rear
B

page_text: from under the abrupt under face of the projection on the previously raised
rod.
The latter rod is then thrown quickly down by the spring-pressed bar 0 engaging
its lug 4, so that the passage of its projection by the wing is ensured, and the rod
will certainly drop to its normal non-indicating position."
The engagement of the inclines on the projection of the descending rod with
the wing, serves to assist in the forcing back of the wing, and prevents such
catching of the projection on the wing as would interfere with the downward
throw of the rod by the bar O.
With the construction of rod projection and wing shown in Figures 2 and 3, or
that appearing in either Figure 8 or Figure 9, the dropping of each raised rod.as
another is being elevated towards its indicating position is, by the spring pressed
bar O, made certain, and is not liable to be prevented by any such wear on the rod
projections or the wing as may be caused during long-continued use of the
machine.
As the bar O flies down in giving the raised rod its throw which is to ensure the
passage of the projection by the wing, it meets the lug on the rising rod and is
raised again by it into positiou to act upon this newly raised rod, just as it did
upon the former rod, when the machine again is operated to cause a new
registration.
When the rod just being raised has travelled far enough to bring its tablet Lup
into indicating position, the wing N snaps in under the abrupt lower face of its
projection to hold the rod elevated, when its pawl lever K' drops.
Should the same indication and registration be desired twice in succession, there
will be no actuation of the wing N or dropping of the raised rod. The indicator
rod bearing the proper tablet, will simply remain up in indicating position until
another rod is raised to make a different indication.
Each set pawl lever K¹ is retracted at the upper end of its throw by the engage-
ment of the cam G2 on frame C, with the rounded projection g' on the under side
of the lower arm of the respective elbow lever 1, see Figure 4. This swings the
elbow lever far enough to carry its upwardly extending arm back to retract the pawl
lever until its shoulder passes off of the rear edge of bar H2. The pawl lever then
drops at once to its lowest position with its rear end resting upon bar h and the
face on the front of its arm k' engaging the rear side of the still raised bar H2.
See Figure 5.
During the first outward movement of fraine C, the roller G by its engagement
with the inclined part g2 of lever G³, cams such lever upward to rock the
shaft G on its eccentric pivotal supports, so as to raise the shaft bodily and so lift
the elbow levers G1 G a short distance. This lifting of the levers connected with
the unset pawl levers, which have their arms bearing against the rear of lifting
bar H', causes the forward ends of the lower arms of the elbow levers to be raised
above the planes of the tops of the ends of their respective keys, so that the key
ends can pass freely under them as the frame C returns when the drawer is being
closed..
The cam G by its engagement with the rounded projection on the lower arm of
the set elbow lever, cams such arm up to stand with the corresponding arms of the
other levers above the plane of the key ends.
As the drawer frame C is moved outward, after the completion of a registration
and indication, the rollers H H¹ run outward under the horizontal under side of
the levers H H which, being held down by bar h act then as rails to keep.the
rollers down and so prevent any upward tilting of the rear or inner end of the
drawer as the latter is pulled further open.
This arrangement, because it keeps the frame C squarely down upon its supports,
ensures the greatest ease and freedom of movement of the drawer.
When the drawer is being closed again, the rear or inner ends of all the
keys,D D pass inward under the lower arms of the respective elbow levers G G
a certain distance just before the inclined part g2 of lever G³ is reached by the roller G
moving with frame C and, therefore, just before the shaft G and the elbow levers

page_text: thereon are lowered by the downward swing of lever G, and the consequent turning
of the shaft on its eccentric supports.
Just as the closing movement of the drawer is being finished, the full descent of
lever G³ is ensured by the contact of the back of cam G with the aring' on the
lever.
When, during the closing of the drawer, the rollers H H₁ moving, with frame C,
come to the inclines h¹ h' of levers H H, the latter swing downward to lower the
lifting bar H to its normal position, the descent of the levers being caused by their
weight and that of the bar H2 assisted by springs h² h³.
As the drawer reaches the limit of its inward movement, the blocks h h on
plate C¹ will, if the levers H H are not fully down, strike the lugs h' h³ on the levers
and force the latter down to seat. their rear ends on rollers H¹ H.
The machine is now ready for operation to cause another registration and indica-
tion, the indicator and register actuating parts having resumed the positions which
they occupy in Figure 2, the raised indicator rod remaining up, to indicate the
amount registered at the last operation of the machine, and the sum of such amount
added to what had previously been registered being shown by the register, so that
it can be read through a suitable reading opening or slot.
Where there is no key arrester, the machine can, by the movement of the proper
keys, be set for securing any desired combination of registrations and indications
when the drawer is subsequently opened.
The drawer lock is arranged to keep the door closed during such setting, and until
one of the keys is drawn out more than enough to secure the setting of its respective
pawl lever in the manner hereinbefore described.
Upon the subsequent opening of the drawer, all the registrations and indications
for which the machine has been set, will be made simultaneously.
With the key arrester arranged in the usual way to prevent the movement of more
than one key in any one of the several sub-series into which the keys are divided,
the machine be set for the simultaneous causing of several registrations and
indications by the pulling out of a key in each sub-series before the drawer is
opened.
It will be noticed from the description hereinbefore given and the drawings, that
in my present machine the registering and indicating devices are actuated from a
swinging frame which is caused to swing up and down as another frame, preferably
one connected with the drawer or movable part of a money receiving till is
reciprocated.
This swinging frame can be made quite light, so as not to retard or interfere
materially with the easy movement of the primary actuating frame.
It will also be noticed that, during the operation of the machine to cause a
registration and indication, the swinging franc in rising has to lift only the pawl
lever, which corresponds to the registering and indicating device to be actuated,
and that the other unset pawl levers remain unmoved, with none of their weight
brought upon the swinging frame.
With this construction, and the register and indicator actuating pawl levers inade
as shown and described, the operation of the machine to cause a registration und
indication, or two or more registrations and indications together, causes very little
resistance to be offered to the opening of the drawer. A light pull on the drawer,
either through the medium of one of the key knobs or any other handle, after one
or inore keys have been operated to set the machine and unlock the drawer, will be
enough to move it outward and cause the operative parts of the machine to be
moved.
With the indicator rods having the projections constructed and shown as described,
the supporting wing and the spring pressed rod throwing bar to engage the lugs on
the rods, the dropping of any raised rod when another is being elevated to indicating
position is made certain of without danger of failure because of any wear of the
projections on the rods or of the wing, even during long continued use of the
machi..e.

page_text: 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. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, a movable indicator engaging piece, adapted to be moved into and out of
position to be engaged by the movable frame, and means for moving it into and out
of such position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, a movable indicator engaging piece mounted on a support independent of the
indicator, and having a portion to he engaged by the frame, a spring tending to
move the piece into position to be engaged by the frame, and means for moving it.
out of such position, substantially as and for the purpose shown.
3. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, a movable indicator engaging piece having a portion to be engaged by the
frame, means for moving the piece into position to be engaged by the frame, a lever
connected with the piece, and a key to hold such lever, to keep the movable indicator
engaging piece out of position to be engaged by the frame adapted to be moved to
release the lever, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, a movable piece engaging the indicator and provided with a portion to be
engaged by the fraine, a spring to move the piece into position to be engaged by the
frame, à lever connected with the piece, a inovable key to hold the lever in position
to keep the movable piece out of position to be engaged by the frame, adapted to
be retracted to release the lever, and means for moving the lever back again into
position to be re-engaged by the key, substantially as and for the purpose described.
5. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, à movable piece engaging the indicator and having a portion to be engaged
by the frame, a spring to nove the piece into position to be engaged by the frame,
a lever connected with the movable piece, a second movable frame, connections
between the two frames whereby movement of the second frame causes the other
frame to move, a movable key on the second frame to engage and hold the lever
in position to keep the movable indicator engaging piece out of position to be
engaged by the first. frame, and means on the second frame for swinging the lever,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
6. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a inovable
frame, a movable piece engaging the indicator having a portion to be engaged by
the frame, a spring to move the piece into position to be engaged by the frame, a
lever having one arm connected with the movable piece so as to move therewith as
it moves into and, out of position for engagement with the movable frame, a second
movable fmme, a key movably mounted thereon, to engage and support the other
arin of the lever, and a cam on the second frame to swing the lever to move the
movable indicator engaging piece against the stress of its spring, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
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7. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, a movible piece engaging the indicator having a portion to be engaged by the
frame, a spring to move the piece into position to be engaged by the frame, a lever
having an arm exteiiding up between the bearings on the movable indicator engaging
piece, a second, movable fraine, a key movably mounted thereon, to engage and
support the other arm of the lever, and means carried by the second frame to move
this arm to cause the lever to move the indicator engaging piece out of engagement
with the first frame substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
8. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, à movable piece engaging the indicator having a portion to be engaged by the
frame, means tending to move the piece into position to be engaged by the frame, a
lever having an 'arin extending up between bearings on the movable piece, a second
movable frame, connections between the two frames whereby movement of the second

page_text: frame causes movement of the first one, a key to engage the other arm of the lever,
movably mounted on the second fraine, and means on the latter frame for engaging
and moving the lever, when such frame has moved a certain distance, substantially
as and for the purpose described.
9. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, a swinging lever engaging the indicator, having a portion to be engaged by
the frame, and mounted on a fulcrum so as to be movable with reference thereto to
bring its frame engaging portion into and out of position to be engaged by the fraine
means tending to move the lever with reference to its fulcrum, to bring it into
position to be engaged by the frame, and means for moving and holding the lever
ont of such position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
10. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a movable
frame, a swinging lever engaging the indicator having a portion to be engaged by
the frame and mounted on its fulcrum so as to be movable with reference thereto to
bring its frame engaging portion into and out of position to be engaged by the
frame, a spring to move the lever into position to be engaged by the frame, and
means for moving and holding the lever out of such position, substantially as and
for the purpose shown.
11. In an indicating machine, in combination with a morable indicator, à movable
frame, a lever engaging the indicator and having a portion to be engaged by the
frame, a fulerum support for such lever adapted to allow it to be swung and moved
into and out of position to be engaged by the frame, a spring to move it into such
position, and a second lever, to retract the first lever, connected with it so as to
allow it to swing with the frame when it is in engagement therewith, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
12. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator; a inovable
frame, a lever engaging the indicator and having a portion to be engaged by the
frame, a fulcrum upon which the lever has a sliding bearing, a spring to move the
lever into position to be engaged by the frame, a second lever having an "arm
engaging a bearing on the first lever, and a movable key to hold the second lever
swung back to retract the first lever against the stress of its spring, substantially
as and for the purpose described.
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13. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, a' movable
frame, an indicator engaging lever mounted on its fulcrium so as to be capable of
eliding as well as swinging thereon, and having a shoulder to be engaged by the
movable frame, a spring to move the lever to bring its shoulder in the path of the
frame, a second lever engaging a bearing on the first lever to hold it hack against
the stress of its spring, and a inovable key for holding the second lever 'adapted to
be moved to release the same, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
14. In an indicating machine, in combination with a movable indicator, à movible
frame, an indicator engaging lever, having a shoulder to be engaged by the 'movable
frame, a fulcrum for such lever engaging a slot in the latter, a spring to slide the
lever on its fulcrum to bring the shoulder on the lever into the path of 'the movable
frame, a second lever engaging a bearing on the first lever, a second movable faine,
connections between the two frames whereby movement of the second frame causes
the other to be moved, a key movably mounted on the second frame to engage and
hold the second lever against the stress of the spring acting upon the first lever, and
a cam on the second frame to move the second lever to retract the first one out of
engagement with the first movable frame, substantially as and for the purposé
shown.
15. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of inovable indicators
is movable frame, a series of movable indicator engaging pieces mounted on supports
independent of the indicators, and having portions to be engaged by the frame;find
means for moving the pieces independently to bring such portions into and "out of
position to he engaged by the fiame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
16. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of movable indicator,
a inovalile frame, a series of movable indicator engaging pieces mounted on 'supports

page_text: independent of the indicators, and having portions to be engaged by the movable
fraine, springs to move such pieces into position to be engaged by the frame, and
separate means for moving them out of such position, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
17. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of movable indicators,
a movable frame, a series of movable indicator engaging pieces having portions to be
engaged by the movable frame, means to move such pieces into position to be engaged
by the movable frame, a series of retractors for the separate pieces to move and hold
them out of position to be engaged by the frame, and a series of keys engaging such
retractors substantially as and for the purpose specified.
18. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of movable indicators,
a movable frame, a series of movable indicator engaging pieces having portions to be
engaged by the movable frame, means to move such pieces into position to be
engaged by the frame, a series of retractors for the separate pieces to move and hold
them out of position to be engaged by the frame, and means for actuating such
retractors, substantially as and for the purpose shown.
19. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of movable indicators,
a movable frame, a series of movable indicator engaging pieces having portions to be
engaged by the movable frame, springs to move the pieces into position to be engaged
by the frame, a series of retractors connected with the pieces to move and hold them
back against the stress of their springs, and a series of movable keys to engage and
hold the retructors to keep the respective indicator pieces out of position to be
engaged by the movable frame, substantially us and for the purpose set forth.
20. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of movable indicators,
a movable frame, a series of movable indicator engaging pieces having portions to be
engaged by the frame, springs to move the pieces into position to be engaged by the
frame, a series of retractors connected with the pieces to move and hold them back
against the stress of their springs, a second moving frame, a series of keys movably
mounted thereon for normally supporting the retractors in their piece retracting
positions, connections between the two frames whereby movement of the second
frame causes the first one to move, and means on the second frame for camming back
any retractor which has been released by its key before the second frame is moved,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
21. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of movable indicators, a
movable frame, a series of movable indicator engaging pieces having portions to be
engaged by the frame, springs to move the pieces into position to be engaged by the
frame, a series of retracting levers connected with the pieces, a second movable frame
connected with the first frame so as to actuate the same, a series of keys movably
mounted on the second frame, and having portions to engage and support the
respective retracting levers adapted to be disengaged from the satne by the movement
of the keys with reference to the second frame, and means on the latter for camming
back any retracting lever which has been released by its key before movement of the
second frame, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
22. In an indicating machine, in combination with a series of movable
indicators, a movable frame having a bar, a series of levers for actuating the
indicators each having a sliding bearing upon its fulcrum, and an arm provided
with a shoulder adapted to be brought into the path of the bar by a sliding of the
lever on its fulcrum, springs engaging the levers, retracting levers to move and
hold the indicator actuating levers against the stress of their springs, and means
for holding the retracting levers adapted to be moved to release any one of them,
substantially as and for the purpose shown.
23. In a registering machine, in combination with a movable registering device,
a movable frame, a movable piece for actuating the registering device having a
portion to be engaged by the movable frame, a spring to move the piece into position
to be engaged by the frame, and a retracting lever connected with the piece to
move it against the stress of its spring, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
24. In a registering machine, in combination with a movable registering device, a

page_text: movable frame, a movable piece for actuating the registering device, having a portion
to be engaged by the movable frame, a spring to move the piece into position to be
engaged by the frine, a retracting lever engaging the piece and a movable key
engaging such lever, substantially as and for the purpose described.
25. In a registering machine, in combination with a movable registering device,
a movable frame for actuating the registering device having a portion to be engaged
by the movable frame, a spring to move the piece into position to be engaged by
the frame, a retracting lever connected with the piece, a movable key engaging
such lever, a second moving frame, and connections between the two frames
whereby movement of the second frame actuates the other, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
26. In a registering machine, in combination with a series of movable registering
devices, a movable frame, a series of movable pieces for actuating the respective
registering devices ench having a portion to be engaged by the movable frame,
springs to move the pieces into position to be engaged by the frame, retractors
connected with the pieces to move and hold them back against the stress of their
springs, and movable keys to engage and hold the retractors, substantially as and
for the purpose shown.
27. In a registering machine, in combination with a series of movable registering
devices, a movable frame, a series of movable pieces for actuating the respective
registering devices, each having a portion to be engaged by the inovable frame,
springs to move the pieces into position to be engaged by the frame, retractors
connected with the pieces to move and hold them back against the stress of their
springs, a second movable frame connected with the first one so as to actuate the
sane, a series of movable keys to engage and hold back the retractors, and meaus on
the second frame for swinging back any retractor which has been released by its key,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
28. In a registering machine, in combination with a series of movable registering
devices, a movable frame, a series of movable pieces for actuating the registering
devices each having a portion to be engaged by the movable frame, springs to move
such pieces into position to be engaged by the frame, retractors connected with the
pieces to move and hold them against the stress of their springs, a second movable
frame, connections between the two frames whereby movement of the second fraine
causes actuation of the first one, a series of retractor engaging keys movably
mounted on the second frame, and a cam on the latter frame to retract any key
released retractor, substantially as and for the purpose shown.
29. In a registering machine, in combination with a series of movable registering
devices, a movable frame, a series of movable pieces each having a portion to be
engaged by the frane, and a part to engage and move the respective registering
device, springs to move the pieces to bring them into position to be engaged by the
frame and engage the registering devices, retractors connected with the respective
pieces, a series of movable keys engaging the retractors and means for swinging
bank any retractor which has been released by its key, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
30. In a registering mechanism, in combination with a series of movable
registering devices, a movable frame, a series of inovable pieces each having a portion
to be engaged by the frame and a part to engage and move the respective
registering device, the springs engaging such pieces, the series of retractors
connected with the respective pieces, a second movable frame, a series of retractor
engaging keys movably mounted upon the second fraine, connections between the
two frames whereby movement of the second frame causes actuation of the first one,
and means for noving back any retractor which has been released by its key,
substantially as and for the purpose shown.
31. In a registering machine, in combination with a movable registering device, a
movable fmme, a swinging and reciprocating pawl lever having a portion to be
engaged by the frame, and, a part to engage and actuate the registering device, a
spring-to reciprocate the lever to bring it into position to be engaged by the fraine

page_text: and to engage the registering device, a retracting lever connected with the pawl
lever and a inovable key to engage and hold the retracting lever in its pawl lever
retracting position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
32. In a registering machine, in combination with a movable registering device, a
movable frame, a reciprocating and swinging pawl lever having a shoulder to be
engaged by the movable frame and a part to engage the registering device, a
retracting lever to hold the pawl lever normally retracted to keep its shoulder out of
the path of the frame and its registering device engaging part out of engagement
with such device, a spring to reciprocate the pawl lever and a key to engage the
retracting lever against the stress of such spring, substantially as and for the
perpose described."
33. In a registering machine, in combination with a series of movable registering
devices, a inovable frame, a series of reciprocating and swinging pawl levers each
having a part to engage the registering device, adapted to be brought into and out
of such engagement by reciprocation of the pawl lever, and a portion to be engaged
by the movable frame adapted to be brought into and out of position to be engaged
by the movable frame as the pawl lever is moved to bring its registering device
engaging part into and out of operative position, the springs engaging the pawl
levers, the retracting levers connected with the pawl levers and the series of movable
Keys to engage the retracting levers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
34. In a registering machine, in combination with a series of inovable registering
devices, a movable frame, a series of pawl levers each having a pawl finger to engage
and actuate the respective registering device, and a shoulder to be engaged by the
movable frame, sliding pivotal bearings for the pawl levers, springs engaging such
levers, retracting levers connected with the respective pawl levers and a series of
movable keys each adapted to engage one of the retracting levers, substantially as
and for the purpose shown.
35. In a registering machine, in combination with a series of movable registering
devices, a movable fraine, a series of pawl levers each having a pawl finger to engage
and actuate the respective registering device, and a shoulder to be engaged by the
movable frame, sliding pivotal bearings for the pawl levers, springs engaged by such
levers, retracting levers connected with the pawl levers, a second movable frame,
connections between the two frames whereby movement of the second frame causes
the first frame to be actuated, a series of inovable keys to engage the retracting
levers, and means for moving back any retracting lever that has been released by
movement of its key, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
36. In combination with a series of movable indicators, the series of indicator
actuating levers each having an arm with a shoulder, sliding pivotal bearings for the
levers, springs to slide the levers on their bearings, a movable frame having a bar
extending across the series of arms on the levers and adapted to engage the shoulder
on any lever which is slid forward by its spring, a series of retractors connected with
the actuating levers, and a series of inovable keys to engage the retractors,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
37. In combination with a series of movable registering devices, the series of
actuating levers therefor, each having a part to engage and actuate the respective
registering device, and an arm with a shoulder, sliding pivotal bearings for the levers,
springs to slide the levers on their bearings, a movable frame having a bar extending
across in front of the arms on the levers, a series of retractors connected with the
levers and a series of movable keys to engage the retractors, substantially as and'for
the purpose specified.
38. In combination with a series of inovable indicators and a series of movable
registering devices, the series of actuating levers each having an arm with a shoulder,
a part to engage the respective indicator, and a part to engage and actuate the
respective registering device, sliding bearings for the levers, springs to reciprocate
the levers to carry their registering device actuating parts into operative position, a
movable frame having a bar extending across in front of the arms on the actuating
levers in such position that the movement of any lever to bring its registering device

page_text: actuating part into engagement with such device will bring the shoulder on the arm
on such lever into the path of the frame bar, a series of retractors connected with the
respective actuating levers, and a series of movable keys to engage the retractors,
substantially as and for the purpose showa.
39. In combination with the series of actuating levers for moving parts of the
machine, each having an arm provided with a shoulder and having an upwardly
extending face beyond the shoulder, pivotal bearings for the levers adapted to allow
them to be reciprocated, the movable frame having a bar extending across in front
of the arms on the levers, springs to move the levers to bring the shoulders on their
arms in the path of such bar, a series of retractors connected with the levers, and a
series of movable keys to engage the retractors, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
40. In combination with the series of actuating levers for moving parts of the
machine each having an arm provided with a shoulder and with a face extending
up above such shoulder, pivotal bearings for the levers adapted to allow them to
be reciprocated, the movable frame having a bar extending across in front of the
arms on the levers, springs to move the levers to bring the shoulders on their
arms into the path of the bar, a series of retractors connected with the levers, a
series of movable keys to engage the retractors, and means for moving back any
retractor that has been released by the movement of its keys, substantially as
and for the purpose described.
41. In combination with the series of actuating levers for moving paris of the
machine each having an arm provided with a shoulder and with an upwardly
extending face above such shoulder, pivotal bearings for the levers adapted to
allow them to be reciprocated, a movable frame having a bar extending across in
front of the series of arms on the levers, springs to move the levers to bring the
shoulders on their arms into, the path of the bar, a series of retractors connected
with the levers, a second moving frame, connections between the two frames
whereby movement of the second frame causes the first one to be actuated, a
series of retractor engaging keys movably nounted upon the second frame, each
adapted to be moved to release the respective retractor before the second fraine
is moved to raise the cross bar on the first frame above the shoulders on the
arins of the actuating levers, and means for returning to its normal lever
retracting position any retractor so released by its key, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
42. In combination with the series of actuating levers for moving parts of the
machine each having an arm provided with a shoulder and with an upwardly
extending face above such shoulder, pivotal bearings for the levers adapted to allow
them to be reciprocated, a movable frame having a bar extending across in front of
the arms of the levers, springs to move the levers to carry the arms thereon towards
the bar, a series of retracting levers connected with the actuating levers, a second
movable frame, connections between the two frames whereby movement of the
second frame causes the first one to be actuated, keys to engage arms of the
retracting levers, movably mounted upon the second frame and ineans actuated by
the latter frame to raise the pivotal supports of the retracting levers, substantially
as and for the purpose shown."
43. In combination with the series of actuating levers for moving parts of the
machine, each having an arm provided with a shoulder and with an upwardly
extending face above such shoulder, pivotal bearings for the levers adapted to allow
the levers to be reciprocated, springs to move the levers to carry the arms thereon
towards the bar, a series of retracting levers connected with the actuating levers, the
rocking shaft upon which the retracting levers are pivoted having eccentric bearings
in a supporting frame, a second movable frame, connections between it and the first
movable frame, whereby movement of the second movable frame causes the first one
to be actuated, keys to engage the retracting levers, movably mounted on the second
movable frame, a bearing being carried by such frame, and a cam lever attached to the

page_text: rocking shaft, adapted to be moved and swung by the bearing as the frame carrying.
the letter is moved, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
44. In combination with a movable frame, taie series of actuating levers for moving-
parts of the machine, each having an arm provided with a shoulder adapted to be
brought into the path of the frame by longitudinal movement of the lever, and with
a second oppositely turned shoulder, a stop wing having its edge in position to
engage the second shoulder on the lever arm when the lever is moved to take its
first shoulder out of the path of the movable frame, pivotal bearings for the levers,
adapted to allow them to be reciprocated, and means for moving the levers to bring
the bar engaging shoulders on their armns into and out of the path of the movable
frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.
45. In combination with a movable frame, a series of actuating levers, for moving
parts of the machine, each having an arm provided with the shoulder to be engaged
by the fraune, and with a second oppositely facing shoulder, the spring pressed
stop wing having its edge adapted to engage the second shoulder on the lever
arm when the lever is moved fongitudinally to take its first shoulder from the path
of the movable frame, pivotal bearings for the levers adapted to allow them to be
moved longitudinally to take the first shoulders on their arms into and out of
the path of the frame, and means for so moving the levers, substantially as and
for the purpose specified.
46. In, combination with a series of movable registering devices, the series of
acutating levers provided with pawl fingers to engage the ratchet wheels of the
respective registering devices, and with arms having shoulders, pivotal supports
adapted to allow the levers to be moved longitudinally to bring their pawl fingers
into engagement with the respective ratchet wheels, the springs engaging arms on
the levers, and a moving bar into the path of which the shoulders on the arms of the
levers are brought by the movement of the levers to bring the pawl fingers into
engagement with the ratchet wheels, substantially as and for the purpose shown.
47. In combination with a series of movable indicators, each having a retaining
projection, the movable indicator supporting wing to engage the projection on any
raised indicator, and a movable bar forced down by a yielding pressure, situated in
the path of portions of the indicators so that such portions will engage it only after
the indicators have been raised to a certain distance above their normal non-indienting
positions, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
48. In combination with a series of movable indicators each having a retaining
projection and a lug, the movable indicator supporting wing to engage the projec-
tion and hold the indicators when raised to indicating position, and a spring pressed
movable bar situated in the path of the lugs on the indicators at a distance from
the lugs when the indicators are down in non-indicating position, so that it be
engaged by the lug on any indicator, only after the latter has been raised above its
norinal non-indicating position, substantially as and for the purpose shown.
49. In combination with the movable supporting wing and the spring pressed
movable bar, the series of movable indicators having the retaining projections with
abrupt under faces, and upwardly and outwardly inclined faces at the outer sides of
the abrupt faces and pressure bar engaging bearings standing at a distance below the
bar when the respective indicators are in non-indicating position and adapted to
engage the bar only after the indicators carrying them have been raised above such
position, substantially as and for the purpose described.
50. In combination with the movable drawer or till and the frame moving
therewith, bearings on such frame and a swinging frame having arms with cam
portions, by engagement with which, as the drawer is being opened, the bearings
cam the frame up, and portions which, when the frame is so cammed up, are parallel
with the outward travel of the bearings on the drawer frame and serve to hold them
down to keep the inner end of the drawer frame down upon its supports, substantially
as and for the purpose shown.
51. In combination with the movable drawer or till and the frame moving
therewith, the swinging frame having arms with inclines or cam portions, means for

page_text: limiting the upward swing of such arms, and bearings on the drawer or till frame
engaging the under sides of the arms, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
52. In combination with the movable drawer or till and the frame moving
therewith, the swinging frame having the arms provided with the inclines, bearings
on the movable drawer or till frame engaging these arms to cam them upward as
the drawer or till is opened, abutments on the moving drawer or till frame, and
arms on the swinging frame to be engaged thereby as the drawer is closed,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
53. In combination with a movable part of a till a swinging frame, cam
connections between such movable part and the frame, a series of actuating levers
for moving parts of the machine, having shoulders to be engaged by parts of the
swinging frame, and means whereby any of such levers may be set into position
to be actuated by the frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
54. In combination with a movable part of the till and a frame moving therewith,
a series of keys movably mounted on such frame, a movable frame, cam connections
between it and the other frame, a series of registering devices, a series of levers for
actuating the same having portions to be brought into the path of the movable frame
by movement of the levers, and means for actuating the respective registering
devices, springs for moving the levers into position to be engaged and actuated by
the movable frame, and retracting levers connected with the actuating levers and
having arms to be engaged by the keys, substantially as and for the purpose shown.
55. In combination with a movable part of the till and a frame moving therewith,
a series of keys movably mounted on such frame, a movable frame, cam connections
between it and the other frame, a series of movable indicators, a series of registering
devices, a series of levers each having a portion to engage one of the indicators,
means for actuating the corresponding registering device, and an arm provided with
a shoulder to be brought, by movement of the lever, into and out of the path of the
movable frame, springs for moving the levers to bring the shoulders on their arins
into the path of the movable frame, and the retracting levers connected with the
actuating levers, and having arms to be engaged by the keys, substantially as and for
the purpose described.
56. In combination with a movable part of the till and a frame moving therewith,
a series of keys movably mounted on such frame, a movable frame, cam connections
between it and the other frame, a series of movable indicators, a series of actuating
levers each having a part to engage one of the indicators and a portion to be moved
into the path of the movable frame by movement of the lever, springs for moving the
levers into position to be engaged and actuated by the movable frame, and
retracting levers connected with the actuating levers and having arms to be engaged
by the keys, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1896.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.