Improvements relating to Signal and Register Cash Tills Combined with Counter Stands.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 20th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 24th June, 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Signal and Register Cash Tills Combined
with Counter Stands.
I, JOHN WALTHO, of No. 36 Hall Street, Stockport, in the County of Chester,
Grocer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved cash till, constructed in combination with an
exhibition counter stand. The upper section of the till is furnished internally with
the necessary mechanical and other contrivances required for the purpose of depositing
the sums of money received by the attendant who will also register on specially ruled
bands or slips of paper, the amounts of all cash received and paid, and also check and
note thereon all cash or credit transactions taking place in retail or other mercantile
establishments where the till is in use.
In the cover of the till are inserted two rectangular pieces of plate or strong sheet
glass, a narrow transverse slit or opening into the upper compartment of the till being
left at the fore end of each, and one piece of glass is considerably larger than the
other. Through the opening at the end of the largest piece, the coin as it is paid in,
is dropped and falls into one of a series of shallow boxes, which are severally fixed on
thin metal plates that are hinged or jointed together sidewise, so as to form an endless
chain which, after each deposit of coin, is caused to move forward under the glass a
space equal to the width of a box, so as to bring the next empty box beneath the
opening ready to receive the next payment, and so on in rotation, the coin in the
several boxes being kept in view while moving on intermittently under the glass, at
the end whereof the chain turns down, and the coin then falls from the boxes in
succession into the lower compartment of the till, which constitutes the money
drawer.
The sums received and paid are registered by the attendant through the opening at
the end of the smallest glass. The register is made on a narrow length or band of
paper which, by the action of the apparatus, produced by the movements of the money
drawer, is drawn intermittently off a feeding spindle on which a roll of plain paper
band is placed, the band thence passing crosswise over a small supporting desk or
platform fixed beneath the opening, through which the registered entries are marked

page_text: on the band by the attendant, and thence the band is carried or drawn forward and
finally wound on a receiving spindle, each intermittent onward movement of the paper
band being about ths of an inch in length. The plain paper for the band is about
3 inches wide, and is by two strongly ruled red lines, divided into three primary
longitudinal spaces, the two outer spaces containing faint lines for £. s. d. The bands
severally prepared in separate uniform lengths, each sufficiently long to contain one
thousand entries and leave a plain portion at each end, are wound up in small rolls,
and in that state kept for usc. When one of such bands is passed through the
apparatus and has been marked by the attendant with its thousand entries, and during
the progress of the operation has been carried forward by intermittent movements and
finally wound upon the receiving spindle, the latter is removed from the apparatus,
and the roll of register band is drawn from off the spindle, which is then replaced in
the apparatus in readiness to receive the fore end of the succeeding plain band. The
loose end of the rolled up band with its thousand registered entries just taken off
the spindle, is then made secure and dated or otherwise marked, and the roll is
deposited in a suitable box or receptacle to be kept for future reference. After the
spindle has been replaced, and the end of the following band secured thereto, the till
is again ready to receive and register the next thousand entries, and so on, a fresh
plain roll of band being placed on the feeding spindle. By means of these small filled
rolls of register paper bands, the balance of cash found in the cash drawer at the close
of each day or other interval of time, may be examined and checked, and errors or
other irregularities will, if any exist, be discovered.
The necessary motions are imparted to the chain of receiving boxes and to the
receiving spindle which operates the paper band, by appliances brought into activity
by the act of closing the bottom or money drawer, and for which purpose it is opened
and closed by the attendant after every successive entry that he makes on the
register.
The motion of the money drawer also gives notice on a loud sounding bell of
the fact at the time the drawer is opened and a faint notice on a smaller bell is given
when the money drawer is closed.
The till is to be conveniently placed on the shop counter with its back, which
combines the counter stand, facing towards the customers. The shelves of the stand,
arranged separately at different heights, can be made more or less ornamental
according to the style and nature of the articles to be exhibited upon them.
Dated 2nd March 1887.

page_text: Improvements relating to Signal and Register Cash Tills Combined
with Counter Stands.
JOHN WALTHO of No. 36 Hall Street, Stockport, in the County of Chester, Grocer, do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:―
My invention relates to an improved Cash Till constructed in combination with an
Exhibition Counter stand. The upper section or draw frame of the Till is furnished
internally with the necessary mechanical and other contrivances required for the
purpose of depositing the sums of money received by the attendant who will also
register on specially ruled bands or slips of paper the amounts of all sums of cash
received and paid, and also check and note thereon, all cash or credit transactions
taking place in retail or other mercantile establishments where the till is in use.
In the following description of the several parts and features of the invention the
same letters and numerals are used to identify the corresponding parts as described
and shown on the drawings that accompany this Specification.
On sheet 1 Fig. 1 shows a plan of the top of the Till with the cash depository and
register openings.-Fig. 2 is a plan of the upper draw frame, the cover of the till being
removed.
On sheet 2. Fig. 3 shows a plan of the cash drawer and money trays, also the
duplex forcing spring. Fig. 4, longitudinal section of a money tray. Fig. 5 is a
section showing an endless chain of boxes in the upper draw frame, quadrangular
drum rollers, the actuating gearing, star wheel, faint sounding signal bell, etc :-
Fig. 6 section shewing the paper band and appliances in the upper draw frame, the
actuating gearing, desk, star wheel, loud sounding bell, etc.
On sheet 3. Fig. 7. is an end view of Till, showing by dotted lines the mechanical
arrangements in the upper draw frame-Fig. 8 plan and end view of a paper band
rolled on a small square paper tube, and slid on the square feeding spindle-Fig. 9
plan and end view of a jointing boxplate-Fig. 10 a star wheel and weighted trigger.
Fig. 11 perspective view of a till with exhibition shelves forming a counter stand, as
seen by the customer-Fig. 12, perspective view of till and shelves as seen from behind
the counter.
The outer case of the Till is marked A, and A¹. marks the cover or lid of the till
wherein (see Figs. 1. 5. and 6) are inserted (a² and a³), which respectively mark two
rectangular pieces of strong sheet or plate glass, a narrow transverse slit or opening

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into the upper compartment or draw frame of the till being left at the fore end of each,
and one piece of the glass marked a², is considerably larger than a³which marks the
other Through the opening (marked a¹) at the end of the largest piece, the coin as it
is received or paid in is marked and it falls into one of a series of 14 shallow boxes
(marked B) and located in the draw frame or upper mechanical section of the Till, which
is divided longitudinally (see Fig. 2) into two compartments respectively containing the
operating appliances, one marked C being the money box section, and the other C
contains the paper band whereon the receipts and payments are registered. D, in the
money box section of the draw frame, marks an endless chain of thin metallic plates
jointed or hinged together side by side, and upon each one of these plates one of the
14 money boxes is fixed (see Figs. 2 and 5) thereby forming an endless chain of boxes
that leads round and is supported by two quadrilateral drums, marked respectively d¹,
and d². On the axis of the latter drum (2) which imparts the necessary intermittent
onward movements to the chain of boxes, is fixed E, which marks a small tooth wheel
with 16 teeth which engage with the teeth of F, another wheel somewhat larger this
latter wheel has 20 teeth and is fixed on the shaft G, whereon also at its extreme end
a 5 spur star wheel marked g¹ is fastened. One of the spurs of this star wheel every
time the cash drawer Q is closed, is brought into contact with a trigger marked g²,
which causes the star wheel to make th of a révolution, and at the same time the
drum moves th of a revolution, and by this means the chain of boxes each time the
cash drawer is closed, is moved on the required distance or space equal to the width
of a box including one hinge or joint, so as to bring the next empty box beneath the
opening a, ready to receive the next payment, and so on in rotation, the coin in the
several boxes being kept in view while moving on intermittently under the glass,
at the end whereof on reaching the drum d², the chain turns down, and the coin then
falls from the boxes in succession into the lower compartment of the till which is
marked Q, and constitutes the money drawer. This drawer is divided (see Fig. 3)
into two compartments by a longitudinal partition each containing a loose tray, marked
respectively, and 42. The silver and gold falling into the tray q', are kept separate
by a thin partition, and the copper coin is placed in the tray q², when the cash drawer
is opened.
In the other or band division C of the draw frame or upper mechanical section of
the till, the sums received and paid are respectively registered by the attendant through
the opening as at the fore end of the smallest glass (see Fig. 6). The register is marked
on a length or band of paper which, by the action of the apparatus produced by the
closing movement of the money drawer, is drawn intermittently off a square spindle
whereon a roll of prepared paper band is placed, the band thence passing over a small
desk fixed beneath the glass, is drawn forward and finally wound on a receiving
roller, each intermittent onward movement of the paper band being about ths of an
inch in length.
H marks the paper band which is specially ruled throughout its whole length with
divisional lines for £. s. d., which may be marked on the glass near the end or
opening a. These bands (see Fig. 8) are kept for use in suitable lengths tightly
rolled on small square tubes through which the square feeding spindle I is passed.
J marks a supporting roller and K a weight roller, the paper band passing between
them and on to L, which denotes the desk, the fore end of which is capable of being
raised and kept in that position by the pendant lever I', whereby the paper band is
brought close up to the opening a.. M marks the receiving roller, whereon the paper
band is wound by means of the tooth wheel N, which has 36 teeth and is fixed on one
end of m¹, the axis of the receiving roller, in gear with the pinion O, which has
10 teeth, and is fixed on near the end of the driving shaft P. This shaft also carries
at its extreme end a 5 spur star wheel p¹, that like the star wheel G¹, previously
described, obtains motion from a pendant trigger p³, fixed on the opposite side of the
cash drawer. By this means the paper band is gradually drawn off the feeding
spindle I, the roll of paper band thereon being pressed upon by the friction weight it,
is thereby maintained at a suitable tension.

page_text: The pendant triggers g, and p², which respectively engage with the spurs of the
star wheels g, and p', are weighted at their lower ends, so that they hang in an upright
position and by means of the stops g³, and p³, are free to move in one direction only, on
studs so fixed in position to the opposite sides of the cash drawer that they strike the
star wheels simultaneously near the end of the closing movement of the drawer, but
they swing freely back (see Fig. 10) and yield so as to pass the spurs without moving
the wheels when the drawer is opened.
R marks a handle and, spring catch which secures the cash drawer when it is
closed, and S marks a duplex spring which forces the drawer open when by turning
the handle the catch ², is released. T marks a loud sounding bell, and t¹, the hammer
(see Fig. 6) which strikes the bell when the drawer is automatically opened by the
forcing spring S.-2 is a spring. U (see Fig. 5) marks a smaller bell and u', the
hammer which causes the bell to emit a fainter sound when the cash drawer is closed.
The pendant triggers that work the hammers are marked respectively t², and u², and
are disposed one on each side of the mid-partition of the cash drawer."
The paper bands are severally about 3 inches wide, and are ruled throughout their
whole length, there being two strongly ruled red lines, dividing them equally into
three primary longitudinal spaces, and the two side spaces are subdivided by fainter
lines to form separate spaces for £. s. d., which may be marked on the glass over the
spaces formed by the ruling. The length of each of these bands so prepared is
sufficient to contain 1000 registered entries and leave at each end a plain portion to
fasten them at one end to the small square tubes that fit (see Fig. 8) on the square
feeding spindle, and at the other end to the surface of the receiving roller
respectively.
When a band has passed through the apparatus and been wound on the receiving
roller, the draw frame of the apparatus is unlocked and drawn out and the length of
registered band is wound from off the receiving roller on to a split spindle adapted to
the apparatus, and after the loose end of the band is made fast and dated or otherwise
marked, it is in the form of a small roll drawn from off the spindle and deposited in a
suitable box or receptacle, there to be kept for future reference. Then, when a fresh
roll of prepared band is placed on the square feeding spindle, and its loose end is
passed under the weight roller K, and over the lesk L, to the receiving roller and
made fast thereto, the till is again ready to receive and register the next 1000 entries,
and so on.
By means of the small filled up rolls of register paper bands, the balance of cash
found in the cash drawer at the close of each day or other interval of time, can be
examined and checked, and errors or irregularities of any kind will, if any exist, be
discovered.
The till is to be conveniently placed on the shop counter with its back on which the
exhibition shelves are mounted (see Figs. 11 and 12) facing towards the customers.
The shelves of the stand, arranged separately at different heights, can be made more or
less ornamental according to the style and nature of the articles to be exhibited upon
them.
Having now described and shown by reference to the figures on the drawings
hereto annexed, the nature and use of my invention, what I claim as new consists
in:
:-
First. I claim the construction of money tills as herein described, and mounting
upon and about them a series of shelves, thereby severally forming cash tills and
counter stands combined.
Second. I claim the general internal arrangement of the operating parts and
mechanism of cash tills in combination with an automatic forcing spring, loud and
faint sounding signal bells, and a drawer handle with spring catch, to be used
and operated after the manner and for the purposes herein described.
Third. I claim the longitudinal ruling of the paper bands with lines for £. s. d. and

page_text: when required marking such indicating letters on the surface of the glass directly
over the spaces formed on the bands by the ruling, as herein set forth.
Fourth. I claim the formation and use of an endless chain of boxes, by fixing such
boxes separately on one of a series of thin metal or other plates jointed or hinged
together after the manner and for the purpose herein described and shown on the
drawings.
Fifth. I claim the use of money tills of any construction, when such tills are placed
on shop or other counters, and are furnished with exhibition shelves for the display
of goods, and thereby form tills and counter stands combined as herein described and
shown on the drawings.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant..