Improvements in Autographic Registers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Autographic Registers.
I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the firm of Herbert & Co., Patent Agents,
of 18 Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London, Civil Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, a communication to me from abroad by
The National Cash Register Company, of Dayton, Ohio, United States of
America, 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 that class of autographic registers or manual recorders
which contain a supply of two or more strips or ribbons of paper, carried in suitable
form, preferably upon spools or reels, all of which strips are led over an exposed
tablet face where any desired matter may be written upon the outer one and
duplicated upon the others by suitable interposed transfer sheets or carbon paper.
One of these strips constitutes a permanent record-strip and is led from the exposed
tablet face back into the machine and there stored in suitable form as a record,
while the other strip or strips are led out of the machine and the portions written
upon severed from the body of the strips to form detached checks.
The invention has for its object the simplification and cheapening of the con-
struction of this class of machines, and its novelty consists in the new combinations,
arrangements, constructions and modes of operation of the various parts, which
will be hereinafter set forth and specifically pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the improved machine ;
Fig. 1 a detail of the knife-bar and puncturing pins, and associated parts;
Fig. 2 a top plan view of the machine with the lid removed, the rear end of the
machine broken away, and the hinged front wall thrown forward and downward ;
Fig 24 a detail view to be hereinafter referred to;
Fig. 3 a side elevation of the machine, with a portion of the casing broken away,
the knife-bar and handle thrown upward, and the hinged front wall thrown slightly
forward;
Fig. 4 a vertical section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 a detail of one of the reels which carry the supply rolls of paper, showing
the means for supporting the same;
Fig. 6 a detail showing the driving gear and associated parts;
Fig. 7 a sectional detail showing the adjusting devices for one of the feed-
rollers;
Fig. 8 a vertical longitudinal section through the storing-reel and associated
devices; and
Fig. 9 a detail view of the front end of the pawl-arm and the link connecting it
to the knife-bar.
The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the
figures.
The casing inclosing most of the working parts of the machine consists of a base
and bottom A, side walls B, and one end wall C, suitably secured together, a hinged
top or lid D, and a hinged front wall E. The lid is hinged to the body of the
casing at the upper rear corner of the latter, and its forward portion is inclined
downward at an angle to its horizontal rear portion, to fit and rest upon the down-
wardly- and forwardly-inclined upper edges of the side walls B. The front wall E
is hinged to the lower forward corner of the casing and preferably contains a large
glass-covered window G, Fig. 2, for a purpose to be explained. The forward end
of the lid D does not extend quite to the forward end of the casing, as seen in Fig. 3,
and the hinged front-wall E carries at its upper edge a plate H which projects

page_text: rearward far enough to meet the forward end of the lid D when the front wall is
swung up into position to close the casing. In such position the rear edge of the
plate H fits in notches I in the forward end of the lid D so that the latter cannot
be swung upward until the front wall E is swung forward and the edge of the
plate H disengaged from the notches I. Fast upon a rock-shaft J journalled at
its ends in the side walls B is a locking-dog K which co-operates with a catch at L
carried by the front wall E. When the front wall is swung upward into position
to close the casing and the shaft J is rocked forward the dog K will be thrown
down over the catch L and the lid D and front wall E be thereby securely locked.
Fast upon and projecting rearwardly from the shaft J at its right hand end, Fig. 3,
is an arm M which rests upon the bolt of a lock N secured upon the inner face of
the side wall B. The bolt of the lock may be operated from the exterior of the
casing by a key inserted at O. When it is thrown upward the locking-dog K will
be thrown downward, and when the bolt is thrown downward a spring P connected
to the arm M will pull the latter downward and lift the dog K out of locking
position. If desired the locking-dog K might be yieldingly pressed downward
into locking position by a spring, so that when the front wall E was thrown upward
into position it would become automatically locked, the bolt of the lock N in such
case being arranged to lift the dog K out of locking position when it was desired
to release the front wall E and lid D. Also, while one locking-dog K upon the
rock-shaft J will serve the purpose of locking up the front wall E, yet I prefer to
employ two such dogs, one upon the shaft near each end, as seen in Fig. 2, and
have two catches L upon the wall E to co-operate with them.
The forward inclined portion of the lid D has in it a large rectangular
opening P, Fig. 1, immediately beneath which is the writing tablet Q, consisting
of a thin plate hinged to the side walls B at its forward end, at R, Fig. 4, and
resting at its rear ends upon lugs R¹ upon the inner faces of said side walls, Figs. 2
and 4. When the front wall E is unlocked and swung forward and downward,
and the lid D swung upward and rearward, the plate Q may be swung upward and
forward, to give free access to the interior of the casing.
Hinged to the forward end of the lid D by side arms S at each side, Fig. 1, is
a knife-bar T extending across the machine immediately in front of the front
edge of the lid. This knife-bar preferably has a serrated tearing-edge U, and at
one end, preferably its left hand end, is provided with a handle V, by which the
bar may be swung up and down, for a purpose to be presently explained.
Loosely mounted upon a stud W projecting inward from the left hand side wall B
is a gear-wheel X, Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 6. Loosely mounted upon the stud W beside
the gear is an arm Y carrying a pawl Z spring-pressed into engagement with the
teeth of the gear. A link A connects the outer end of the arm Y with the lower
end of a short arm B₁ depending from the knife-bar T, so that whenever the
handle V and bar T are thrown upward the pawl Z will turn the gear X, and as
the handle and bar are moved downward the pawl will slip idly backward over the
teeth of the gear. The pivotal connection of the link A' to the arm Y at its lower
end, and to the arm B¹ at its upper end, is shown in the detail view in Fig. 9,
where it will be seen that the outer end of the arm Y is forked and the link is
pivoted upon a cross-pin Y' between the prongs of the fork. The link fits so
loosely upon this cross-pin that it is free to rock laterally, as indicated by the
dotted lines, but a spring C₁ confined between its lower end and one prong of the
fork yieldingly holds its upper end to the left. Its upper end is connected to
the arm B by a stud D¹ upon said arm, which stud enters a hole in the upper end
of the link. When the link is swung to the right, against the pressure of the
spring C, the stud D' will be disengaged from the hole and the link thereby
disconnected from the knife-bar, so that the lid D can be swung upward and back-
ward as before described.
Journalled at its opposite ends in the side walls B, in front of the rock-shaft J
heretofore described, is a feed-roller E'. At its left hand end this roller has fast
upon it a pinion F¹ which meshes with the gear X, as seen in the detail view

page_text: in Fig. 6. Whenever the handle V and knife-bar T are swung upward and the
gear X turned, in the manner above described, the feed-roller E¹ will be turned
forward in the direction of the arrow.
Journalled at its opposite ends in slots in lugs or brackets G¹ projecting rear-
ward from the front wall E is a second feed-roller H' adapted to bear against the
roller E when the front wall is swung up into position and locked, as seen in Fig. 4.
The ends of the spindles of this roller H' are journalled in the slots in the lugs G¹,
as seen in Figs. 3 and 7, and are confined therein by the plates I' which are screwed
upon the ends of the lugs, across the slots, and whose upper ends conveniently
form the catches L which co-operate with the locking dogs K as before described.
The roller H is capable of backward and forward adjustment in the slots in the
lugs G, to cause it to bear with greater or less pressure against the roller E¹, the
two rollers preferably being covered with rubber, as usual. It is adjusted by means
of thumb-screws J1, Figs. 3 and 7, passed from the front face of the wall E through
holes in the lugs G₁, and bearing at their rear ends against the ends of the roller
spindle. Instead of making the screws themselves long enough to reach from the
front face of the wall E back into engagement with the spindle, I prefer to interpose
loose pins K¹ in the holes in the lugs G¹, between the inner ends of the screws and
the roller-spindle, as shown.
In the machine illustrated in the drawings I employ three strips of paper-one
record-strip and two check-strips--though any desired number of check-strips may
be employed without changing the construction of the machine or departing from
my invention. The supply of the check-strips is carried in two rolls L¹ M', Figs. 3
and 4, upon spools or spindles N' O', while the record-strip is carried in a roll P¹
on a spindle Q. At one end the spindles N' O¹ Q₁have their bearings in
bosses R2 formed upon the inner face of the side wall, Figs. 2 and 5. At their
opposite ends the spindles have their bearings in holes in flat springs S₁ secured at
their lower ends to the side wall B and bent outward and upward into position to
yieldingly press against the ends of the rolls of paper. Near their ends which
have their bearings in the bosses R2 the spindles are provided with flanges T¹
against which the ends of the rolls of paper fit and which prevent the pressure of
the springs S against the opposite ends of the rolls from forcing the rolls against
the bosses R2. The friction between the springs S¹ and the ends of the rolls offers
resistance to the turning of the latter and preserves the desired tension on the
paper strips as the latter are withdrawn from the rolls. By simply pressing the
upper ends of the springs S¹ toward the side wall of the casing to which they are
secured the ends of the spindles which are supported by them may be readily
disengaged and the empty spindles removed and new rolls of paper inserted.
From the rolls L M the check-strips are led upward over guide-rollers U¹ V',
Figs. 2 and 4, thence forward over the plate Q, beneath the opening P in the
forward inclined portion of the lid D, thence on forward beneath the knife bar T,
and out of the machine.
The record-strip is led from the roll P¹ up through a transverse slot W₁ in the
plate Q, Figs. 2 and 4, thence forward over the portion of the plate in front of
said slot, and thence downward between the feed-rollers E' H. Suitable transfer-
sheets, such as the usual carbon-paper, carried upon a roll within a casing X¹
secured to the left hand side wall of the main casing, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, are
led across the plate Q beneath the respective strips of paper, and are confined at
their free ends between the lid D and the upper edge of the right hand side wall
of the casing. When the portions extending over the plate Qare used until the
copies made by them begin to grow indistinct the lid D can be raised, the carbon
sheets drawn to the right until fresh portions are brought over the plate Q,
and the lid be then lowered into place and the used portions of the sheets
torn off.
It will be noticed that while the check-strips L' M' are drawn over the whole
length of the plate Q, the record-strip P is passed over only the lower end of the
plate, at the left of the slot W' in Fig. 2, so that the matter which may be written

page_text: upon the check-strips at a point to the right of the slot in said figure will not be
duplicated on the record-strip. The purpose of this arrangement is to allow the
record-strip to be used, when desired, to record only the footings or totals of the
amounts entered upon each check of the check-strips. In many instances, in
the use of machines of this character, it is not necessary to preserve upon the
record-strip all the items and details which may be entered upon the check-strips,
and by the arrangement above described I am enabled to employ the record-strip
solely for the matter which it is necessary or desirable to have entered upon it,
and to thereby economize in the use of such strip and avoid the necessity of
replenishing the supply of it as often as would be necessary if it were used up as
rapidly as the check-strips.
For the purpose of conveniently separating the portion of the check-strip upon
which are to be written the details and items which are not to be duplicated upon
the record-strip, from the portion upon which the matter which is to be duplicated
upon the record-strip is to be written, I divide the opening P in the lid D into
two portions by a cross piece Y¹, as seen in Fig. 1.
At each lifting of the handle V of the knife-bar T the gear-wheel X will turn
the gear wheels E' H' sufficiently to carry forward the record-strip far enough to
withdraw from the tablet-face Q the portion of the strip which has been written
upon, and bring a fresh portion into position to receive the footing of the next
check.
From the feed-rollers E¹ H¹ the record-strip P is led downward and wound
upon a storing-reel Z. The construction and mode of operation of this storing-
reel are believed to be new, and may be described as follows, reference being had
to Figs. 3, 4 and 8:
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At its right hand end the spindle of this reel is journalled in a spring A² similar
to the springs which support the ends of the rolls L M P¹. The end of the
spindle enters a hole in the spring and the latter bears against the end of the body
of the reel and presses it toward the left. At its opposite end the reel is journalled
upon a stud B2, Fig. 8, projecting inward from the side wall of the casing, the end
of the reel being provided with a socket which the end of the stud enters. Loosely
mounted upon this stud is a pinion C which meshes with the gear X, Fig. 6.
Secured to the side of the pinion C2 is a flange or disk D² of greater diameter than
the pinion. The adjacent end of the reel Z₁ has fast upon or integral with it a
corresponding flange or collar E2, while between the two flanges, upon the stud B²,
is placed a friction washer F2, preferably made of rubber or leather or like
material. The spring A² in which the right hand end of the reel is journalled
presses the reel toward the left. The pinion C3 bears at its left hand side against
the wall of the casing, or against a collar thereon surrounding the base of the
stud B. The friction-washer F2 is thus compressed between the flange D² of the
pinion and the flange E² on the reel by the pressure of the spring A², so that while
it is possible for the pinion to turn independently of the reel, it will turn the reel
with it unless the reel offers sufficient resistance to overcome the friction between
the flanges and friction washer.
The pinion C² is of approximately the same size as the pinion F1 which drives
the feed-roller E', Fig. 6, and as the body of the reel Z is of approximately the
same diameter as the feed-roller E¹, the reel Z', when empty or nearly empty, will,
in making one complete revolution, wind upon itself the amount of paper which is
fed forward by one revolution of the feed-rollers E¹ H'; but as the quantity of
paper wound upon the reel is increased a complete revolution of the reel would
wind up more paper than would be fed forward by a revolution of the feed-rollers.
If there were nothing to prevent, the reel would thus draw the record-strip forward
independently of the feed-rollers, and a gradually-increasing quantity of the strip
would be wound upon the reel at each revolution. Under the construction which I
have shown and described, however, the resistance offered to the drawing forward
of the record-strip, except as it is fed by the feed-rollers, is sufficient to overcome
the friction between the flanges D2 E and washer F2 and hold the reel Z

page_text: stationary while the pinion D2 and disk D³ turn independently of it. In this
manner the reel Z is turned far enough at each operation to wind up the length of
strip which is fed forward by the feed-rollers, and is then arrested and the pinion C³
and disk D turn independently of it during the remainder of their movement.
The storing-reel Z' is thus relieved of any work of drawing forward the record-
strip and has only to wind up the strip as it is fed to it by the feed-rollers. At the
same time a regular and even feed of the record-strip is preserved, so that the same
length of the strip is drawn over the writing tablet at each operation of the
machine, whether the storing reel be nearly empty or nearly filled.
By pressing the spring A slightly to the right in Fig. 8 that end of the reel
may be readily disengaged from the spring and its opposite end disengaged
from the stud B2 and the reel removed; and it can be replaced with equal
facility.
For the purpose of readily attaching the end of the record-strip to the storage-
reel the latter has a pin G2 secured at its left hand end to the flange E² and
extending parallel with the body of the reel nearly to its opposite end. The end
of the strip can be inserted between this pin and the reel and doubled upon itself
and thereby easily wound upon the reel.
From the foregoing description the following operation of the machine will be
understood when a sale is made the clerk enters the various items upon the upper
check-strip through the portion of the opening P above and in rear of the cross
bar Y, and through the portion of the opening P in front of said cross bar he enters
upon said check-strip the footing of all of the items, and any other memoranda which
it is desired to preserve in the record, such as the number of the check, the date, &c.
All of the matter entered upon the upper check-strip, both in rear and in front of
the cross bar Y', will be duplicated upon the second check-strip, but only that part
of it in front of the cross-bar Y' will be duplicated upon the record-strip. After
entering the memoranda as above the clerk will grasp the handle V and throw up
the knife-bar T, to enable him to grasp the ends of the check-strips, and this upward
movement of the knife-bar will cause the driving-gear X to turn the feed-rollers
and storage-reel, to feed forward and wind up the record-strip and bring a blank
portion of it over the writing-tablet. The operator will pull forward the two
check-strips until all of the matter written upon them is brought in front of the
tearing edge U of the knife-bar. He then throws said bar back to normal position
and tears off the checks against the edge U.
In this manner there are produced at each operation of the machine two checks,
each containing all of the memoranda which has been entered by the clerk, while
there has been duplicated upon the record-strip only the total of the various items
and such other matters as it is desired to preserve in the record. The record of
any given number of transactions, as, for instance, those of one day's business, may
thus be preserved on a very much less length of record-strip than if all of the
matter entered upon the check-strips was duplicated upon the record-strip, as
heretofore. This greatly facilitates the examination of the record when the roll of
record-strip is removed from the storage-reel, economises the use of such strip,
enables the supply of the strip for any given length of time or number of transactions
to be carried in a roll of much less diameter than has heretofore been necessary
and consequently requires less space within the casing of the machine.
As illustrated in the drawings, Fig. 2, both of the carbon sheets which are
interposed between the paper-strips are as wide as the length of the opening P
above the writing tablet and consequently the lower one of said sheets rests
directly upon the portion of the tablet in rear of the slot W₁ as well as upon the
record-strip in front of it. This is not objectionable, and it is more convenient to
have the two carbon-strips of substantially the same width than it is to have one
wide and one narrow one; but, the lower carbon-strip, if desired, may be only as
wide as the portion of the opening P in front of the cross-bar Y¹, as that will be
sufficient to cause all of the memoranda entered below said bar to be duplicated
upon the record-strip. In such case it is not essential that the record-strip should

page_text: be led up through a slot in the tablet plate and over only a portion of said plate,
since, if desired, it may be led over a guide-roller at the upper end of the plate, in
the same manner as the check-strips, and passed thence over the full length of the
plate, for if the lower carbon-strip does not extend above the cross-bar Y¹ and
slot W₁ the memoranda entered through the opening P above said cross-bar will of
course not be duplicated upon the record-strip. In either case the portion of the
record-strip exposed to the manifolding material is limited in extent to the area of
that portion of the check-strips upon which the matter which is to be preserved in
the record is entered. It is preferable, however, to lead the record-strip through a
slot or other suitable opening in the tablet-plate, and thence over only a small
portion of the plate, for the reason that if it be led over the entire length of the
tablet it will become indented, and is liable to be mutilated, in making the entries
which are not intended to be duplicated upon it.
Again, while I have shown and described the writing tablet as consisting of a
single plate, provided with a transverse slot, it is of course evident that two separate
plates may be employed and arranged with a transverse space between them. It
will also be understood that it is not essential to this feature of the invention that
the record-strip should be wound upon a storage-reel after it has passed over the
writing tablet, since it may be stored or filed within the machine in any other usual
or suitable manner.
It is necessary for the clerk to raise the handle V and knife-bar T in order to
get hold of the ends of the check-strips to draw them out, so that the feeding-rollers
and storage-reel will be actuated each time to feed forward and wind up the record-
strip; but as an additional safeguard, to insure the throwing up of the handle far
enough to cause the proper feeding of the record-strip at each operation of the
machine, I provide the knife-bar T with one or more, in this instance two, pendent
pins 12, Figs. 1 and 3, adapted to pass through the ends of the check-strips and
enter holes in the plate H when the handle and knife-bar are depressed. These
pins prevent the strips being drawn out, even if the clerk were able to get hold of
them, until the knife-bar has been lifted high enough to disengage the pins from
the strips, and the movement of the bar necessary for this purpose is sufficient to
cause the pawl Z to turn the gear X the necessary distance to properly actuate
the feeding rollers and storage-reel.
The pins 12 might be employed independently of the knife-bar T, for the
purpose of insuring the lifting of the handle V and feeding of the record-strip.
Thus, as the simplest illustration, suppose the bar T were not a knife-bar, but
simply a cross-bar moved by the handle and carrying the pins 12.
In such case
it would be necessary to lift the handle and bar, and thereby actuate the feeding-
rollers, in order to permit the check-strip to be withdrawn, just as it now is, and if
the bar or handle had a re-setting spring connected to it the bar would be thrown
down and the pins 12 passed through the check-strip as soon as the handle was
released by the operator. It will thus be seen that in such case it would be
necessary for the clerk to lift the handle at each operation of the machine, and
thereby wind up the record-strip, and that when he had released the handle the
pins I would pass through the check-strips again.
It will of course be understood that this feature of the invention is applicable as
well to a machine in which the knife-bar or handle actuates the feeding-rollers
alone, or the storage-reel alone, as to a machine in which it actuates both the
storage-reel and the feeding-rollers.
The guide rods U¹ V', Fig. 2, are mounted at their left hand ends in holes in the
side wall B of the casing, as seen in Fig. 24, so that the rods can be slid toward the
left to give free access to the interior of the casing when the lid D and plate Q are
swung up as before described. Pins J2 passed through the rods U₁ V₁ near
their right hand ends prevent the entire
At a point opposite the rods U₁ V₁ the left
a depending flange K2, Figs. 2 and 4.
hold the rods in position in the casing.
withdrawal of the rods from the casing.
hand edge of the lid D is provided with
When the lid is down the flange will
Furthermore, if the rods are partially

page_text: withdrawn from the casing the fange WI Strike them when it is attempted
close the lid and prevent it being closed until the rods are pushed in to proper
position.
Another feature of the invention consists in the combination of a marking or
puncturing device with the record-strip and the hinged front wall and its locking
devices in such manner that said strip will preserve a record of the unlockings and
openings of the machine. This front wall is unlocked and thrown forward to the
position shown in Fig. 3 to give access to the storage-reel each time it is desired to
remove the record-strip wound thereon. When the proprietor desires to take the
record from the machine he inserts a key in the lock N and throws down the bolt,
whereupon the spring P rocks the shaft J and throws up the dogs K, disengaging
them from the catches L and releasing the front wall E, in the manner before
described. When the front wall is swung forward, as shown in Fig. 3, the record-
strip may be severed at a point between the feed-rollers E' H' and storage-rcel Z
and the latter be removed with the detached record wound upon it. If a clerk
should get possession of a key which would operate the lock he might open the
machine and remove a portion of the record-strip which was wound upon the
storage-reel. To provide an additional safeguard against any such fraudulent
manipulation of the record-strip I employ a puncturing device which is thrust
through the record-strip each time the machine is unlocked, and thereby not only
produces a record of the unlocking of the machine, but also prevents any further
movement of the record-strip over the writing tablet and between the feed-rollers
until the machine is closed and locked again. In the form illustrated in the
drawings this device consists of a curved pin A³ fixed to the rock-shaft J and
extending forward beneath the rear feed-roller E. When said shaft is rocked
forward and the dogs F are engaged with the catches L, holding the front wall
locked up in position, the front end of this pin A³ will stand immediately in the
rear of the record-strip as it passes from the feed-rollers E¹ H' to the storage-
reel Z, as seen in Fig. 4. When the machine is unlocked and the spring P,
Fig. 3, throws up the dogs K and rocks the shaft J the front end of the pin will be
thrust through the strip, as seen in Fig. 3. The hole thus made in the strip will
constitute a record of the fact that the machine has been unlocked and opened, and
as the pin remains engaged with the strip until the machine is locked again it will
prevent any further withdrawal of the paper. Even should the clerk depress the
dogs K with his hand while the machine remains open, and thereby withdraw the
pin from the strip, so that he could draw forward the strip and tear off the portion
containing the hole made by the pin, he cannot swing the front wall up into position
without releasing the dogs, and when released the spring P will immediately rock
the shaft and dogs to the position shown in Fig. 3 and thrust the pin through the
paper again. Thus, after the machine is unlocked and opened there is no way to
close and lock it again without leaving a record of such opening and closing upon
the record-strip.
The arrangement and mode of operation of this puncturing pin which I have
described is suitable to the machine illustrated in the drawings, but it may be
applied in different ways to other machines and even to this machine. I have
shown it as operated by the lock, but it is evident that it might be operated equally
as well by the swinging front wall of the casing, or any other door or lid which
had to be opened to give access to the interior of the casing. Such being the case,
my invention, in this respect, is not restricted to any particular character of
machine, or to any particular arrangement or manner of operating the pin, but
contemplates broadly the combination of such pin, or equivalent puncturing or
marking device, with the door or lid and the movable record-strip of an autographic
register, in such manner that said device will puncture or mark the strip each
time the door or lid is opened to give access to the interior of the machine.
In addition to the spring P which is connected to the arm M fast upon the rock-
shaft J and serves to rock said shaft and lift the dogs K whenever the bolt of the
lock is thrown downward, there is a second spring B³ connected at its upper end

page_text: to a pin upon the rear side of the rock-shaft J and at its lower end to a pin upon
the rear end of the pawl arm Y, the front end of which pawl arm, it will be
remembered, is connected by the link A' with the knife-bar T. Whenever the
knife-bar T is lifted by means of the handle V the spring B³ is put under
tension, and when the handle is released the spring will throw the knife-bar down-
ward to normal position again. In the absence of such a spring the clerk or
operator would be liable to throw up the handle aud knife-bar, to enable him to
grasp the ends of the strips, and then inadvertently tear off the strips against the
lower forward edge of the lid, instead of depressing the handle and knife-bar and
tearing them off against the serrated edge U of the latter. In such case the
ends of the strips would be.left immediately beneath the front end of the lid, so
that it would be impossible to catch hold of them at the next operation of the
machine. The spring B³ yieldingly holds the handle and knife-bar in their
depressed position, and they have to be lifted against the tension of such spring,
so that if the clerk throws up the handle and knife-bar and releases them they will
be drawn down by the spring, instead of remaining up and giving him an oppor-
tunity to tear off the strips against the edge of the lid. He could hold up the
handle, against the stress of the spring, and tear off the strips against the lid, if he
desired, but there is no object for his doing this, and the purpose of the spring is
simply to prevent his doing so inadvertently. It is evident that the spring B³
could be applied to the knife-bar otherwise than by attachment to the arm Y, but
the latter is a convenient arrangement of it.
It will be seen that the spring B³ not only operates to yieldingly hold the
pawl arm Y and connected parts in normal position, but also tends to rock the
shaft J and lift the locking dogs K, and it will operate to do so when the bolt of
the lock is thrown downward, so that where this spring is arranged in the manuer
shown the spring P connected to the arm M, Fig. 3, is not essential to the operation
of the machine.
The remaining feature of the invention is designed to prevent a fraudulent
manipulation of the machine, by which only a part of the items written upon the
outer check-strip are duplicated upon the inner check-strip. In the practical
employment of these machines the outer check, which usually has the proprietor's
name and business address and advertisement printed upon it, is given to the
customer with his goods, while the duplicate check goes to the book-keeper or
cashier. One method of defrauding the proprietor which has heretofore been
practiced has been to first write a part of the items of the sale upon the outer
check-strip, through the opening in the lid, and then slip said strip far enough to
the left to permit a stiff card to be inserted between its right hand edge and the
right hand edge of the opening and slipped across the opening between the outer
strip and the carbon sheet beneath it. Then the remaining items would be written
upon the strip, above this card, and consequently would not be duplicated upon the
strip or strips beneath. The clerk would then collect from the purchaser the full
amount of the purchase money, as called for by the total of the items written upon
the outer strip, but would turn over to the cashier or proprietor only the amount
called for by the items duplicated upon the lower strips.
Where the clerk was required to enter the total of the items in a footing at the
bottom of the check such fraudulent manipulation was not so easy, but even then
it could be practised in many cases. Thus if one of two items to be entered was
fifty cents and the other a dollar, the clerk could insert the card before entering the
dollar item, then enter a footing of fifty cents, which would be duplicated upon the
lower check-strip and record-strip, so that each of the latter two would show simply
one item of fifty cents and a footing of fifty cents. Then he could pull out and
tear off the two check-strips and afterwards add a dollar to the footing on the check
which he gives to the customer, so that this latter check would show both the fifty
cents and dollar items and a footing of a dollar and a half.
In this improved machine 1 prevent such manipulation by rendering it impossible,
or exceedingly difficult, to insert a card beneath the outer check-strip. To this end

page_text: I provide one or more guard bars, extending transversely across the opening in the
lid, the bar Y¹ forming such guard bar in the present instance, in addition to which
another such bar may be provided near the upper rear end of the opening in the
lid. The presence of these cross bars renders it more difficult to insert a card
beneath the right hand edge of the outer strip and the edge of the opening in the
lid. Where the strips are considerably wider than the opening, and two or more
such bars are employed, it is so difficult to insert a card beneath the outer strip that
fraudulent manipulation of the machine in this manner is wholly impracticable.
Of course the exact arrangement, as well as the number of the cross bars, may
be varied. If desired, the opening in the lid may be provided with a bar extending
longitudinally of it along the line immediately to the left of the column for the
entry of dollars, and a second parallel bar may be also extended across it along the
line dividing the dollars column from the cents column. Again, where only the
transverse bar or bars are employed they might simply project a short distance
to the left from the right hand edge of the opening, instead of extending entirely
across it, as will be readily understood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In an autographic register, the combination of the casing having the hinged
lid D, the hinged front wall E having the glass-covered window G, and the
locking dog K co-operating with a catch upon the hinged wall E, substantially as
described.
2. In an autographic register, the combination of the casing having the hinged
lid D, the hinged front wall E having the glass-covered window G, the locking
dog K co-operating with a catch upon the hinged wall E, and a lock N co-operating
with the dog K and accessible to a key from the exterior of the machine, sub-
stantially as described.
3. In an autographic register, the combination of the casing having the hinged
lid D, the hinged front wall E having the plate H whose rear edge fits in notches
in the lid D, the rock-shaft J, the locking dogs K fast thereon and co-operating
with the catches upon the hinged front wall E, and a lock N co-operating with
the rock-shaft J, and accessible to a key from the exterior of the machine, sub-
stantially as described.
4. In an autographic register, the combination of the casing having the hinged
lid D, provided with the opening P, of the hinged plate Q beneath said opening, said
lid and plate being adapted to be swung upward and in opposite directions to give
free access to the interior of the casing, substantially as described.
5. In an autographic register in which a check-strip and a record-strip are
carried in suitable supply-rolls and led over a writing tablet, the herein-described
method of producing a check containing all of the items and memoranda of a sale,
and preserving a record of only a desired part thereof, consisting of interposing
between the two strips a sheet of manifolding material, exposing to such material
a portion of the record-strip limited in extent to the area of that portion of the
check-strip upon which the memoranda to be preserved in the record are entered,
and leading the check-strip thence out of the machine, to be severed into checks,
and the record-strip back into the machine, to be stored as a record, substantially
as described.
6. In an autographic register in which two check-strips and a record-strip are
led over a writing-tablet, the herein-described method of producing duplicate
checks containing all of the items and memoranda of a sale, and preserving a record
of only a desired part thereof, consisting in interposing between the two check-strips
a sheet of manifolding material by which all of the matter entered upon the upper
strip is duplicated upon the lower one, and in interposing between the lower check-
strip and the record-strip a second sheet of manifolding material and exposing to
such material a portion of the record-strip limited in extent to the area of that
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page_text: portion of the check-strips upon which the memoranda to be preserved in the record
are entered, substantially as described.
7. In an autographic register in which a check-strip and a record-strip are led
over a writing-tablet, the herein-described method of producing a check containing
all of the items and memoranda of a sale, and preserving a record of only a desired
part thereof, consisting in leading the check-strip over the whole length of the
writing-tablet and the record-strip over only a part thereof, and in interposing
manifolding material between them, whereby there is exposed to said manifolding
material a portion of the record-strip limited in extent to that portion of the
writing-tablet over which the record-strip is passed, substantially as described.
8. In an autographic register in which two check-strips and a record-strip are
led over a writing-tablet, the herein-described method of producing duplicate checks
containing all of the items and memoranda of a sale, and preserving a record of
only a desired part thereof, consisting in leading the record-strip over a less portion
of the writing-tablet than that over which the check-strips pass, and interposing
between the two check-strips one sheet of manifolding material and between the
lower check-strip and the record-strip a second sheet of such material, whereby
there is exposed to the manifolding material a portion of the record-strip limited in
extent to the portion of the writing tablet over which the record-strip is passed,
substantially as described.
9. In an autographic register in which a check-strip and a record-strip are led
over a writing-tablet, the herein-described method of producing a check containing
all of the items and memoranda of a sale, and preserving a record of only a desired
part thereof, consisting in leading the check-strip over the whole length of the
writing tablet, leading the record-strip through an opening in the tablet and over
only a part thereof, and interposing manifolding material between the two strips,
substantially as described.
10. In an autographic register in which two check-strips and a record-strip are
are led over a writing-tablet, the herein-described method of producing duplicate
checks containing all of the items and memoranda of a sale, and preserving a record
of only a desired part thereof, consisting in leading the two check-strips over the
whole length of the writing-tablet and interposing a sheet of manifolding material
between them, leading the record-strip through an opening in the tablet and over
only a part thereof, interposing a sheet of manifolding material between the record-
strip and the lower check-strip, and winding the record-strip upon a storage-reel,
substantially as described.
11. In an autographic register employing a check-strip and a record-strip, the
combination of a tablet-plate adapted to have the check-strip passed over the entire
length of it and provided with an opening through which the record-strip may be
passed and led over only a portion of the plate, and a transfer sheet between the
two strips, whereby only a part of the matter written upon the check-strip will be
duplicated upon the record-strip.
12. In an autographic register employing a check-strip and a record-strip, the
combination of a tablet-plate adapted to have the check-strip passed over the entire
length of it and provided near one end with a transverse slot through which the
record-strip may be passed from the under side of the plate and led over only a
portion of the plate, and a transfer sheet between the strips, whereby only a part
of the matter written upon the check-strip will be duplicated upon the record-strip.
13. In an autographic register employing a check-strip and a record-strip, the
combination of a tablet-plate adapted to have the check-strip passed over the entire
length of it and provided with an opening through which the record-strip may be
passed and led over only a portion of the plate, a transfer sheet between the strips,
and a storage-reel for winding up the record-strip, substantially as described.
14. In an autographic register employing a check-strip and a record-strip, the
combination of a tablet-plate adapted to have the check-strip passed over the entire
length of it and provided with an opening through which the record-strip may be
passed and led over only a portion of the plate, a transfer sheet between the strips,

page_text: a storage-reel for winding up the record-strip, and a knife for severing the check-
strip, substantially as described.
15. In an autographic register employing a check-strip and a record-strip, the
combination of a tablet-plate adapted to have the check-strip passed over the
entire length of it and provided with an opening through which the record-strip
may be passed and led over only a portion of the plate, a transfer sheet between
the strips, a storage-reel for winding up the record-strip, a knife for severing
the check-strip, and a connection between the knife and storage-reel for causing the
latter to be actuated by the movements of the former, substantially as described.
16. In an autographic register employing a check-strip and a record-strip, the
combination of a tablet-plate adapted to have the check-strip passed over the
entire length of it and provided with an opening through which the record-strip
may be passed and led over only a portion of the plate, a transfer-sheet between
the strips, a pair of feed-rollers for drawing in the record-strip over the writing-
tablet knife for severing the check-strip, and a connection between the knife and
feed-rollers for causing the latter to be actuated by the movements of the former,
substantially as described.
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17. In an autographic register employing a check-strip and a record-strip, the
combination of a tablet-plate adapted to have the check-strip passed over the
entire length of it, and provided with an opening through which the record-strip
may be passed and led over only a portion of the plate, a transfer sheet between
the strips, a pair of feed-rollers for drawing the record-strip over the writing-tablet,
a storage-reel for winding up said strip, a knife for severing the check-strip, and
connections between said knife and the storage-reel and feed-rollers for actuating
the latter by the movements of the former, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
18. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel for the record-
strip, a movable knife-bar for severing the check-strip, and driving mechanism for
the storage-reel actuated by the movements of the knife-bar.
19. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel for the record-
strip, a hinged knife-bar for severing the check-strip, and driving-mechanism for
the storage-reel actuated by the movements of the knife-bar.
20. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel for the record-
strip, a driving gear therefor, an actuating pawl for the gear, a movable knife-bar
for severing the check-strip, and connections between the knife-bar and pawl for
actuating the gear from the movements of the knife-bar.
21. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel for the record-
strip, a driving gear therefor, a swinging arm carrying a pawl for actuating the
gear, a hinged knife-bar for severing the check-strip, and connections between said
bar and the swinging arm for transmitting the movements of the bar to said arm.
22. In an autographic register the combination of the storage-reel Z, the
driving-gear X, the arm Y carrying the pawl Z engaging the gear X, the hinged
knife-bar T provided with an operating handle V, and the link A' connecting the
arm Y and knife-bar T.
23. In an autographic register the combination of the storage-reel Z, the
driving gear X, the arm Y carrying the pawl Z engaging the gear X, the lid D,
the knife-bar T hinged thereto, and the link A' connected to the arm Y at its lower
end and detachably connected to the bar T at its upper end.
24. In an autographic register the combination of the storage-reel Z¹, the
driving-gear X, the arm Y carrying the pawl Z engaging the gear X, the hinged
knife-bar T, the link A¹ pivoted to the arm Y at its lower end and detachably con-
nected to the bar T at its upper end, and the spring C¹ acting on the link A¹ to
yieldingly maintain its connection with the bar T.
25. In an autographic register, the combination of feeding-rollers for the record-
strip, a movable knife-bar for severing the check-strip, and driving mechanism for
the feeding-rollers actuated by the movements of the knife-bar.
26. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel and feeding-

page_text: rollers for the record-strip, a movable knife-bar for severing the check-strip, and
driving mechanism for the storage-reel and feeding-rollers actuated by the move-
ments of the knife-bar.
27. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel and feeding-
rollers for the record-strip, a hinged knife-bar provided with an operating handle,
for severing the check-strip, and driving mechanism for the storage-reel and feeding-
rollers actuated by the movements of the knife-bar.
28. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel and feeding-
rollers for the record-strip, a single driving-gear for the storage-reel and one
of the feeding-rollers, an actuating-pawl for the gear, a movable knife-bar for
severing the check-strip, and connections between said bar and the actuating-pawl
for the driving-gear.
29. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel and feeding-
rollers for the record-strip, a single driving-gear for the storage-reel and one
of the feed-rollers, a swinging arm carrying a pawl engaging said gear, a hinged
knife-bar for severing the check-strip, and a link connecting said bar with the
swinging pawl-arm.
30: The combination of the storage-reel Z, the feeding-rollers E' H', the driving-
gear X geared to the reel Z' and feeding-roller E', the swinging arm Y carrying
the pawl Z engaging the gear X, the hinged knife-bar T provided with an operating
handle V, and a link A' connecting the bar T and pawl-arm Y.
31. In an autographic register, the combination with the casing and the fixed
feeding-roller E₁ journalled therein, of the hinged front wall E carrying the
roller Hadapted to bear against the roller E' when the wall E is swung up into
position.
32. In an autographic register, the combination with the casing and the feeding-
roller E journalled therein, of the hinged front wall E having rearwardly-
projecting lugs or brackets G', the roller H³ adjustably journalled therein and
adapted to bear against the roller E' when the wall E is swung up into position, and
adjusting screws J¹ co-operating with the roller H' to regulate the pressure of the
latter against the roller E'.
33. In an autographic register, the combination with the casing and the fixed
feeding-roller E' journalled therein, of the hinged front wall E carrying the
roller Hadapted to bear against the roller E' when the wall E is swung up into
position, and the locking-dogs K co-operating with the catches upon the front
wall E to hold the latter in position with the roller H' bearing against the
roller E¹.
34. In an autographic register, the combination with the casing and the feeding-
roller E journalled therein, of the swinging front wall E having rearwardly-
projecting lugs G₁, the roller H' journalled therein and adapted to bear against the
roller E when the wall E is swung up into position, the rock-shaft J, the locking
dogs K fast thereon and arranged to co-operate with the catches L upon the
lugs G, and means controlled by a key from the exterior of the casing for actuating
the rock-shaft and locking-dogs.
35. In an autographic register, the combination of the casing having the fixed
feeding-roller E journalled therein, the hinged front wall E having the rear-
wardly-projecting lugs G', the roller H₁ journalled in slots in said lugs, the
plate secured upon said lugs, the adjusting screws J' co-operating with the
roller H to regulate its pressure against the roller E', the rock-shaft J, the locking
dogs K fast thereon and co-operating with the upper ends L of the plates I', the
arm M fast upon the rock-shaft J, and the spring P and lock N co-operating with
the arm M to move the dogs K into and out of locking position.
36. In an autographic register, the combination of the casing having the hinged
lid D, the hinged front wall E adapted to lock the lid D when swung up into
position, the fixed feeding-roller E¹ journalled in the casing, the roller H' journalled
in bearings carried by the front wall E and adapted to bear against the roller E
when the front wall is swung up into position, the knife-bar T hinged to the

page_text: lid D, and driving mechanism for the feed-rollers actuated by the movements of
said bar.
37. In an autographic register, the combination of the tablet plate Q, the plate H
having the depression or bowl H2 at the lower end of the plate Q, and the
hinged knife-bar T having its edge overlying the bowl H³, whereby when said
knife-bar is raised the check-strip may be easily grasped and drawn out, and when
it is depressed the strip may be severed against its edge.
38. In an autographic register, the combination of the casing, the tablet plate Q
supported therein, the hinged lid D having an opening P above the plate Q, the
hinged front wall E having the plate H provided with the bowl or depression H³,
and the knife-bar T hinged to the lid D and adapted to overlie the bowl H2 when
the front wall E is swung up into position.
39. In an autographic register, the combination of the hinged front wall E
provided with a glass-covered window G, the feeding-roller E' and storage-reel Z¹
journalled in approximately the same vertical plane behind the window G, the
roller H carried by the hinged front wall E and co-operating with the roller E¹
and driving mechanism for the feed rollers, whereby the record-strip is exposed
to view through the window G as it passes from the feeding-rollers to the
storage-reel.
40. In an autographic register, the combination of a pair of feeding-rollers for the
record-strip, feeding forward substantially the same length of strip at each operation
of the machine, a storage-reel to which the strip delivered from the feeding-
rollers, a driving mechanism for the storage-reel having a defined movement at each
operation of the machine, and a yielding connection between such driving
mechanism and storage-reel, whereby at each operation of the machine the storage-
reel will be turned just far enough to wind up the length of strip delivered to it by
the feeding-rollers.
41. In an autographic register, the combination of a supply-reel for the record-
strip, a writing tablet over which the strip is led from the supply-reel, a
storage-reel upon which the strip is wound, an interposed pair of feeding-rollers for
drawing substantially the same length of strip over the writing tablet at each
operation of the machine, driving mechanism for the storage-reel having a defined.
movement at each operation of the machine, and a yielding frictional connection
between said driving mechanism and storage-reel, whereby at each operation
of the machine the storage-reel will be turned just far enough to wind up the
length of strip drawn over the writing tablet and delivered to it by the feeding-
rollers.
42. In an autographic register, the combination of a pair of feeding-rollers for the
record-strip, feeding forward substantially the same length of strip at each operation
of the machine, a storage-reel for the record-strip, a driving mechanism for both the
storage-reel and the feeding-rollers, having a defined movement at each operation of
the machine, and a yielding mechanism between the driving mechanism and the
storage reel, for the purpose described.
43. In an autographic register, the combination of a pair of feeding-rollers for
the record-strip, feeding forward substantially the same length of strip at each
operation of the machine, a storage-reel for the record-strip, a movable knife-bar
for severing the check-strip, driving mechanism for the storage-reel actuated
by the movements of the knife-bar, and a yielding connection between said driving
mechanism and recl.
44. In an autographic register, the combination of a pair of feeding-rollers for
the record-strip, a movable knife-bar for severing the check-strip, driving mechanism
for the feeding-rollers actuated by the movements of said knife-bar, a storage-reel
for the record-strip, driving mechanism for said reel having a defined movement
at each operation of the machine, and a yielding connection between said driving
mechanism and reel.
45, In an autographic register, the combination of a pair of feeding-rollers, and a

page_text: storage-reel for the record-strip, a movable knife-bar for severing the check-strip,
driving mechanism for both the storage-reel and feeding-rollers actuated by the
movements of the knife-bar, and a yielding connection between said driving
mechanism and the storage-reel.
46. In an autographic register, the combination of the gear-wheel ✗, the
feeding-rollers E' H driven thereby, the storage-reel Z, its driving pinion C¹
geared to the wheel X, and a yielding connection between said pinion and reel.
47. In an autographic register, the combination of the gear-wheel ✗, the
swinging arm J, the pawl Z carried thereby and engaging the wheel X, means
for giving the arm Y a definite movement at each operation of the machine, the
feeding-rollers E H₁ driven by the wheel X, the storage-reel Z', its driving
pinion C² geared to the wheel X, and a yielding connection between said pinion
and reel.
48. In an autographic register, the combination of the gear-wheel ✗, arm Y,
pawl Z, knife-bar T, link A', feeding-rollers EH driven by wheel X, storage-
reel Z, its driving pinion C³ geared to wheel X, and a yielding connection between
said pinion and reel.
49. In an autographic register the combination of the reel Z' having a friction
flange or collar E2, the driving pinion C2 having a friction flange D2, the disk F2
interposed between the flanges E2 and D2, and a spring for compressing said disk
between said flanges.
50. In an autographic register the combination of the reel Z¹ mounted in the
spring A2 at one end and having a fixed bearing at its opposite end, the driving
pinion C² having a flange D2, the flange E² on the reel, and the friction-disk F³,
compressed between the flanges D2 and E2 by the action of the spring A² against
the opposite end of the reel.
51. In an autographic register the combination of the reel Z', journalled in the
spring A2 at one end and upon the stud B2 at its opposite end, and having a friction-
collar or flange E², the driving pinion C2 loosely mounted upon the stud B² and
having a flange D2, and the disk F2 interposed between the flanges D² and E².
52. In an autographic register, the combination of the supply reel N¹ having a
flange T¹ fast upon it near one end and journalled in a fixed bearing R2 at that end,
and the spring $' at the opposite end of the reel, having an opening through which
the reel-spindle passes and in which it is supported, said spring being arranged to
bear against the end of the roll of paper and press its opposite end against the
flange T, whereby the flange is compressed between said flange and the spring S¹,
to offer frictional resistance to the withdrawal of the paper.
53. In an autographic register, the combination with the feeding-rollers for the
record-strip and driving mechanism therefor, of a detaining pin actuated by the
driving mechanism and arranged to pass through the check-strip, to prevent move-
ment of the same, and to be withdrawn therefrom when the driving mechanism is
operated to actuate the feeding-rollers, whereby the check-strip cannot be withdrawn
until the feeding-rollers are actuated to feed the record-strip."
54. In an autographic register, the combination of the feeding-rollers for the
record-strip, a driving mechanism and an operating handle therefor, of a detaining
pin moved by the operating handle and adapted to pass through the check-strip at
one stroke of the handle and to be withdrawn therefrom at its opposite stroke, for the
purpose described.
55. In an autographic register, the combination of a storing-reel for the record-
strip, a driving mechanism and an operating handle therefor, of a detaining pin
moved by the operating handle and adapted to pass through the check-strip at one
stroke of the handle and to be withdrawn therefrom at its opposite stroke, for the
purpose described.
56. In an autographic register, the combination of a storage-reel for the record-
strip, a movable knife-bar for severing the check-strip, a driving mechanism for
the storage-reel actuated by the movements of the knife-bar, and a detaining pin

page_text: moved by the knife-bar and adapted to pass through the check-strip during the
movement of the bar in one direction and to be withdrawn therefrom by its
movement in the opposite direction, for the purpose. described.
57. In an autographic register, the combination of a pair of feeding-rollers for
the record-strip, a movable knife-bar for severing the check-strip, a driving
mechanism for the feeding-rollers actuated by the movements of the knife-bar, and
a detaining pin moved by the knife-bar and adapted to pass through the check-strip
during the movement of the bar in one direction and to be withdrawn therefrom
by its movement in the opposite direction, for the purpose described.
58. In an autographic register, the combination with the storing-reel and its
driving mechanism, of the hinged bar T, actuating said driving mechanism and
provided with the pins 12 adapted to pass through the check-strip when the bar
is depressed and to be withdrawn therefrom when the bar is lifted, for the purpose
described.
59. In an autographic register, the combination with the feeding-rollers for the
record-strip, and their driving mechanism, of the hinged bar T actuating, said
driving mechanism and provided with the pins 12 adapted to pass through the
check-strip when the bar is depressed and to be withdrawn therefrom when the bar
is lifted, for the purpose described.
60. In an autographic register, the combination of the tablet Q, the hinged
knife-bar T at the lower end of the same, having the operating handle V and
provided with the pins 12, the driving gear X, the swinging arm Y carrying the
pawl Z engaging the gear X, and the link A', connecting the arm Y and bar T.
61. In an autographic register, the combination with the casing having a hinged
lid D provided with a depending flange K at one side, of the guide rods U₁ V1
passed through the holes in the side wall of the casing adjacent the depending
flange K of the lid and provided with cross-pins J to prevent their complete
withdrawal, whereby when said rods are in proper position the flange K³ prevents
their withdrawal, and whereby when the lid is raised and the rods are partially
withdrawn the engagement of the flange K2 with the rods will prevent closing of
the lid.
62. In an autographic register, the combination with a door or lid required to be
opened to give access to the interior of the casing, and the record-strip within the
machine, of a puncturing device operating to puncture the record-strip each time
the door or lid is released and opened, substantially as described.
63. In an autographic register in which the record-strip is drawn from a supply
reel, over a writing tablet, and wound upon a storage-reel, the combination with
such record-strip and a lid or door required to be opened to give access thereto, of
a puncturing pin interposed between the writing-tablet and storage-reel and
operating to puncture the record-strip each time the door or lid is released and
opened, substantially as described.
64. In an autographic register in which the record-strip is drawn from a supply-
reel, over a writing-tablet and wound upon a storage-reel, the combination with
such strip, a door or lid required to be opened to give access thereto, and a lock for
holding the door or lid closed, of a puncturing pin moved by the lock bolt in one
direction and by a spring in the other, to puncture the record-strip each time the
door or lid is unlocked and opened, substantially as described.
65. In an autographic register having one or more check-strips and a record-strip
led over a writing tablet beneath an opening in the casing and having manifolding
material interposed between the strips, the combination, with the casing, of a door
or lid required to be opened to permit access to the record-strip, a lock for holding
the door or lid closed, having a reciprocating bolt capable of being thrown by a
key from the exterior of the casing, a pin for puncturing the record-strip, moved
in one direction by the reciprocating lock bolt when the latter is thrown by the
key, and a spring for moving it in the opposite direction, whereby the record-strip
is punctured at each operation of the lock, to preserve a record of the lockings and
unlockings of the door or lid, substantially as described.

page_text: 66. In an autographic register in which the record-strip is drawn by feed-
rollers E H' from a roll P¹, over a writing-tablet Q, and thence wound upon a
storage-reel Z, the combination of the hinged front wall or door E, the rock-shaft J,
the locking dog K fast upon the rock-shaft and co-operating with a catch upon the
wall E, the puncturing pin A³, the arm M carried by the shaft J, and the
locking bolt N and spring P co-operating with said shaft, substantially as
described.
67. In an autographic register, the combination of a hinged knife-bar for
severing the check-strips, a storage-reel connected to and actuated by the
movements of the knife-bar to wind up the record-strip, and a re-setting spring for
the knife-bar, substantially as descibed.
68. In an autographic register such as described, the combination of the hinged
knife-bar T provided with a handle V, the gear X for driving the storage-reel, the
pawl arm Y and pawl Z co-operating with the gear and connected with the knife-
bar T, and the re-setting spring B³, substantially as described.
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69. In an autographic register having a tablet-plate over which the paper strips
are drawn, and an opening in the casing above said tablet plate, through which
opening memoranda may be written upon the outer strip, the combination with the
casing of the guard bar or bars projecting from the edge of said opening over the
right hand portion of the paper strips, for the purpose of preventing the insertion
of a card or plate beneath the outer strip, substantially as described.
70. In an autographic register, the combination of the tablet Q over which the
paper strips are drawn, the lid of the casing having the opening above said plate,
and the guard bar Y¹ extending across said opening, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
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HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.