CHECKING RECIEPTS AND TAKING OF MONIES IN SHOPS AND OTHER PLACES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JAMES WILLIAM BLAKEY, 46 Hyde Park Road Leeds in the County of
York Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
CHECKING RECIEPTS AND TAKING OF MONIES IN SHOPS AND OTHER PLACES to be
as follows:-
My invention has referance to an "Improved Till," for the checking of reciepts
and monies, to be used in shops and other places and it construction is such that
it cannot be used by others than those acquainted with the setting of the locking
apparatus, further any attempt to work the Till, unless the locking apparatus is
entirely relieved causes an alarm bell to sound and the apparatus to be securely
locked.
This apparatus consists of two drawers & an aperture to hold the machinery,
one drawer contains the locking apparatus described by me in the "provisional
specification" number 12686 A,D, 1884, the other drawer recieves the money as it
is deposited from a number of boxes on an endless band At the top of the
aperture is placed a piece of glass and at the nearest point to the attendent is a
brass plate with an interstice through which the attendent deposits the money in
one of these boxes, this string of boxes is moved by a roller, this roller being
moved by a peculiar combination of levers along with a pawl and ratcb, another
pawl and ratch prevents it from being moved backwards. Movement is given to
these levers by the opening or closing as the case may be of the drawer containing
the locking apparatus described by the "provisional specification, 12686 A.D. 1884,"
in the opening or closing of the drawer, a spring is acted upon by a cross piece
which is secured by a novel catch which upon closing the drawer secures the cross
piece and another piece of mechanism fastened to the drawer is moved into a semi-
circle made in the said catch which piece been drawn with the drawer horizontally
lifts up the said catch, the spring is released and motion thereby given to the roller.
Immediately in front of this roller is placed a frame on pivots which holds another
roller to which motion is given from the first named roller, this is held by springs
to its position for purposes which I will now mention. Connected to this roller in
this frame is one end of a long piece of paper and as motion is given to it, it wraps
up the paper, a given length at every movement. The increase in the circumferance
is allowed for by the springs expanding and allowing the frame to move on its
pivots. This paper moves at a distance a third more or less as a person may

page_text: require for this purpose, this said paper comes up an opening in the plate of brass
as before mentioned and a piece of copying paper traverses the paper at this point
near the attendent, upon which he places his note & the impression is copied on to
the piece of paper below. The cash is placed in the box and as the attendent opens
or closes the drawer as the case may be, the register of the amount and the money
taken are to be seen by those in authority or the attendent himself. The copying
paper before mentioned is place on two rollers one of which contains a store and
the spindles coming through by means of a wheel or nob as one place loses it
susceptibility motion is given by the attendent to the roller with the nob or wheel
and the copying paper instantly renewed The writing paper which recieves the
impression of the amount recieved by the attendent is put on a spindle which is
regulated to give the amount as required. It will be seen that as both travel
under the transparent covering, the amount in the boxes should agree with the
amount registered on the paper, and both pass beyond his power to alter them.
The expansion of the endless band is allowed for by one roller being in a frame
resting on pivots regulated by springs. Errors, theft, negligence or change-ringing
will be immediately detected.
I JAMES WILLIAM BLAKEY, Commission Agent 46 Hyde Park Road, Leeds
Yorkshire do hereby declare the nature of my invention for CHECKING RECIEPTS
AND MONIES IN SHOPS AND OTHER PLACES, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
or appended statement:-
This apparatus consists of two drawers and an aperture to hold the machinery as
seen sheet (1. fig 3.) within one drawer and as near as convenient to the back
thereof is applied a metal box. (By way of explanation see fig 2. A.) Within it
and supported on a cross piece so as to work freely are a number of rocking pieces,
through which levers are extended to the bottom of the drawer, (see Fig 8.)
and attached to wires passing within and at the bottom of such drawer
(Fig 2 Sheet 1. A) to the front into a box which is so formed as to make a
neat handle for the said drawer (as seen Fig 1. & 2. Sheet 2). At the outer
extremity of each wire (inside the said box forming the handle is attached
or finger plate (see Fig 2 Sheet 1. a.) through which motion is transmitted from the
attendent for purposes which will be hereafter described. On each rocking piece
rests a loose vertical bolt. (Fig 8 Sh 2. g.). The lower end of each bolt is tapered
nob

page_text: down so that its end can be caused to rest on either side of the centre about which
the rocking piece moves (Fig 8 i & g) that is to say by some of the parts resting
on one side of the, rocking piece and others on the opposite side, and by pulling the
wires some of the bolts will move downwards whilst the others come up. Now in
order to set the locking apparatus some of the bolts must be dropped into position
with their points at one side of the centre and the others at the opposite side.
This must be carefully noted by those who have authority to open the drawer. A
spring drop catch is attached underneath a table, (Fig 8 Sheet 2. b. c. d.) in such a
position there that it may operate in the before mentioned locking bolts, this drop
catch is so arranged that when all the bolts are at their lowest point the spring is
at its lowest point, and projecting horns, (Fig 9. d.) which are provided at the side
thereof can pass through grooves or projecting pieces on the top of metal box,
(Fig 4. f) and so allow the drawer to be opened. But by turning some of the bolts
round with their points to the opposite side of the centre of the rocking piece they
are raised considerably above the level of the rest (Fig 10 Sh 2. g). Now when
closing the spring catch sides over the projecting pieces on the top of metal box
and drops on the tips of vertical bolts after which the drawer cannot be opened
untill the bolts have been lowered out of the way by pulling the required wires,
and in connection with this arrangement I employ an alarm bell which is sounded
by the drop catch coming in contact with the point x. (Fig 8 Sh 2. Fig 5).
When an attempt is being made to pull out the drawer without all the bolts been
withdrawn and immediately under the arm j. which when released sounds the
alarm, is a bolt k. which is forced between the arm j. and metal box containing
the rocking apparatus. This prevents the drop catch from been released, it remains
on the projecting pieces f. on the top of metal box and cannot be released untill
the person having authority takes a key a openes a locked case (Fig 1 Sh 2. b.)
attached to box which forms handle in which the finger plates move and let into
front of drawer enclosed in which is a ring or knob d. to which is attached a wire
running at the bottom of the drawer and connected with the said (Fig 2. Sh 1. a)
ring & by a turn or pull of the said ring or nob the bolt is drawn down the drawer
pushed in and the dropcatch released. It will be seen by this bolt been put in this
position the drawer cannot be opened or yet closed- and the drawer thus indicates
been partly open, that it has been tampered with. I also put into the locked up
case before mentioned a dial or register within the wire shown (Fig 3 Sh 2. c.) of
the setting of the bolts. So that should the memory fail with regard to which bolts
are to be withdrawn, the dial or register may be refered to for the information
required. This drawer is used to give change to the customer the other drawer
recieves the money as it is deposited from a number of trays on an endles band,
(Fig 1. Sh. 1. n.) At the top of the aperture is a transparent covering and at the
nearest point to the attendent is a plate with an interstice through which the .
attendent deposits the money into one of these trays, (see x & e fig 1) this string
of trays is moved by a roller (h Fig 4.) this roller being moved by a combination of
levers, along with a pawl and ratch (Fig 6 Sh 1). Another pawl & ratch prevents
the roller from being moved backwards (as Fig 8) movement is given to these
levers by a spring which is contracted upon closing the drawer and carries the pawl
along the ratch, the levers thereby move the roller one stage forwards, connected to
this spring is a cross piece (b Fig 6 Sh 2) which upon closing the drawer moves
backwards, and is caught in the catch (c Fig 7.) this catch is self acting been
brought down by the weight (f). In the front part of this catch is a semicircle
and a piece of mechanism at right angles moves into this semicircle upon closing
the drawer (as seen (Fig 7) upon opening the drawer it will be seen that this piece
at right angles moving in this semicircle must lift up the catch (Fig 7 e) the spring
by that means expanding itself the machinery thereby been set in motion through
the action of the cross piece been connected with the lever (see Fig 2 Sheet 1. f),
immediately before the before mentioned is placed a frame to move on pivots
(Fig 4. i.) which holds another roller or spindle to which motion is given froin the
first named roller, for purposes which I will now mention. Connected to this roller

page_text: is a long piece of writing paper & has motion is given to it it wraps the paper a
given length at every movement (j Sh. 1. Fig. 2.), the increase in the circumferance
being allowed for by the springs expanding and allowing the frame to move on its
pivots, (Fig 1. Sh 1. i. e.) this paper moves at a distance more or less as a person
may require for his purpose. The paper comes up an opening and over the table A.
and under the glass covering (p) and wraps on the spindle j as seen most plainly
(Fig 3. Sh 1.) A piece of copying paper traverses the writing paper at this
point A. A supply of paper in duplicate is obtained from the spindle (8) one of
which passes under the copying paper and the other over to the roller (y Fig 5),
this is virtually a connection motion being given to the roller it draws forward the
papers from the point (y) one passes under the transparent covering the uppermost
passes through the interstice (c Fig 5 & 7. Sh 1). At this point a knife is so
arranged as to work immediately in face of the small roller which connects the
papers, the springs holding this roller to its position are so adapted that upon the
knife being moved downwards to cut off the paper written on by the attendant
they contract and upon the knife been released it resumes it former position 'as
shown (Fig 5 & 7. x). The paper coming from the spindle, (s Fig 2) passes over the
block (c Fig 5 Sh 1.) held to its position by springs it has immediately on its face,
the typed roller (a. Fig 5.) from which its face is inked by the roller (b) which
moves in the vessel (f). The copying paper before mentioned is placed on the
rollers (t. Fig 5.) one of which contains a store, the spindles coming through by
means of the knob (l) as one place loses its susceptibility, motion is given to the
roller and the copying paper instantly is renewed. The attendant writeing on the
upermost paper at the point A it is copied through on the bottom paper (q Fig 1),
and has the attendant opens the drawer containing the locking apparatus the
register of the amount & the money taken been placed in the tray ( Fig 1.)
deposited through interstice (x) are to be seen by those in authority or the
attendent. I propose that the paper cut of by the attendent be given to the
customer and the paper passing under the transparent covering secures a copy for
the master or the attendent himself. It will be seen that with this apparatus
errors, thefts, or change-ringing will be immediately detected.
Having fully described my invention without confining my self to size, I claim as
my invention the general arrangment and apparatus for chequeing reciepts and
payment of monies as are herein described.
In witness whereof I, the said James William Blakey, have hereunto set my
hand and seal this twenty-second of May "Anno Domini one thousand
eight hundred and eighty five.