Improvements in Cash Tills.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Juy, 1892-Accepted. 20th Aug.. 1392
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cash Tills.
We G. R. STOKES & CO. LIMITED, Manufacturers; and GEORGE RODENHURST
STOKES, Tailor, both of 67, Piccadilly, Hanley in the County of Stafford, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In the Specification of the invention No. 15417 dated 26th November 1886 is
described and claimed certain money checking apparatus the mechanism of which
is so arranged that a continuous strip of paper on which the amount received has
been previously written is caused to travel a sufficient distance on the opening of
the till drawer to permit of the next entry or amount being recorded.
Our present invention relates to novel mechanism whereby the subsequent with-
drawal of the drawer after the same has been partially closed is prevented until the
drawer is pushed right home, thus directing the attention of the operator to the
fact that the previous user of the till omitted to close the drawer.
The cash till proper as described in the Specification above referred to consists
of a suitable casing with drawer, a continuous strip of paper travelling from the
supply bobbin, mounted in bearings, over wires or guides and a curved block under
the opening in lid to a bobbin, this onward motion taking place when the drawer is
pushed right home and again opened by the striker coming in contact with the
hotton of the lever the pawl of which rotates the ratchet of bobbin on a spindle, a
spring preventing any return movement.
The mechanism for preventing any reopening of the drawer by mistake or
otherwise comprises a metal strip extending horizontally throughout and secured to
the inside of the till. Pivotted to this strip or plate are one, two or more shaped
levers, the arms of which may be equal or unequal and at any angles with each
other whilst the horizontal arm of each is formed with a number of serrations or
teeth forming racks. These levers are coupled together by connecting rods or
levers provided with slots to permit of free sliding movement, the levers or racks
being thus capable of independent movement in one direction and in the other
direction in unison. A suitable distance in front of each lever is pivotted to the
metal strip a catch or hook with an angled extremity, the catch in its normal
position supporting the aforesaid angled lever by means of a pin. A curved metal
plate is secured to the top back end of the drawer, a catch, when the drawer is
pushed home, raising by the prolonged extremity the endmost lever thereby causing
the other levers to similarly rise by means of the connecting rods and thus be
suspended by the pivotted catches or hooks and pins.
The action of the apparatus is as follows, assuming that the drawer has been
pushed right home and an amount recorded on the strip the drawer is opened and
the cash deposited therein. In opening the drawer the curved metal plate comes
in contact with the lower ends of the catches which are raised and disengaged from
the pins of the angled levers, the latter by gravity falling. Should the drawer be
again pushed home the right-angled levers will return to zero and the mechanism
assume the original position. If however the drawer is only partially closed the
metal plate coming in contact with the serrated edge or rack of one of the levers
rides thereunder and, so far as return motion is concerned; becomes locked, thereby
preventing the reopening of the drawer until same has been first pushed right
home.
Dated this 26th day of Anril 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cash Tills.
We G. R. STOKES & CO. LIMITED, Manufacturers, and GEORGE RODENHURST
STOKES, Tailor, both of 67, Piccadilly, Hanley in the County of Stafford, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
In the Specification of the invention No. 15417 dated the 26th November 1886
is described and claimed certain money checking apparatus the mechanism of which
is so arranged that a continuous strip of paper on which the amount received has
been previously written is caused to travel a sufficient distance on the opening of
the till drawer to permit of the next entry or amount being recorded.
Our present invention relates to novel mechanism whereby the subsequent
withdrawal of the drawer after the same has been partially closed is prevented
until the drawer is pushed right home, thus directing the attention of the
operator to the fact that the previous user of the till omitted to close the drawer.
In the accompanying drawing illustrative of our said improvements
Figure 1 is a vertical section of our cash till constructed in accordance with our
present invention.
Figure 2 is a detached view of the mechanism employed to prevent the reopening
of the drawer until it has been first pushed right home.
Similar letters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout.
The cash till proper as described in the Specification above referred to consists
of a suitable casing with drawer a, a continuous strip of paper , shown dotted,
travelling from the supply bobbin c, mounted in bearings d, over the wires e, curved
block f, under the opening in lid to the bobbin g, this onward motion taking place
when the drawer is pushed right home and again opened by the striker h coming in
contact with the bottom of the lever i the pawl j of which rotates the ratchet
bobbing on spindle m, the spring n preventing any return movement.
of
The mechanism for preventing any reopening of the drawer by mistake or other-
wise comprises a metal strip A extending horizontally throughout and secured to
the inside of the till. Pivoted to this strip or plate at o are one, two or more
letter shaped levers B the arms of which may be equal or unequal and at any
angles with each other whilst the horizontal arm of each is formed with a number of
serrations or teeth forming racks B¹. These levers B are coupled together by
connecting rods or levers C provided with slots p to permit of free sliding move-
ment, the levers or racks B being thus capable of independent movement in one
direction and in the other direction in unison. A suitable distance in front of each
lever is pivoted at 7 to the metal strip A a catch or hook D with an angled
extremity, the catch in its normal position supporting the aforesaid angled lever by
means of the pin r, as shown in full lines in the drawing. A curved metal plate É
Figures 1 and 2 is secured to the top back end of the drawer a the said catch when
the drawer is pushed home raising by the prolonged extremity E' the endmost
lever thereby causing the other levers B to similarly rise by means of the
connecting rods C and thus be suspended by the pivoted catches or hooks D and
pins in the position shown.
The action of the apparatus is as follows, assuming that the drawer has been
pushed right home and an amount recorded on the strip the drawer is opened and
the cash deposited therein. In opening the drawer the curved metal plate E comes
in contact with the lower ends of the catches D which are raised and disengaged
from the pins of the angled levers B, the latter by gravity falling into the
position shown in dotted lines. Should the drawer be again pushed home the
right angled levers B will return to zero and the mechanism assume the position in
full lines. If however the drawer is only partially closed the metal plate E coming

page_text: in contact with the serrated edge or rack-B¹ of one of the levers B as shown in
dotted lines Figure 2 rides thereunder and, so far as return motion is concerned,
becomes locked, thereby preventing the reopening of the drawer until same has
been first pushed right home.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
First-In cash checking apparatus wherein a recording strip of paper is caused
to travel on the opening of the drawer the employment of the mechanism herein
specified and shown for preventing the reopening of the till drawer until same has
been first pushed right home and the registering mechanism actuated.
Second-In apparatus for receiving and recording the receipt of money the
employment of levers B with toothed edges to serve as racks Bi pivoted to the
casing, engaging and locking a projection E on the end of the drawer, in combina-
tion with pivoted catches D and pins for retaining the levers and racks in the
open or unlocking position, together with connecting levers or links C for causing
the levers or racks to resume their normal position only upon the complete closing
of the till drawer as herein set forth and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of May 1892.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicants.