An Improved Money Registering Till.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1899
rifination left 7th June, 1900 - Accepted, 8th Sept., 1900
Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification loft 7th June, 1900 - Accepted, 8th Sept., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Money Registering Till.
We, WILLIAM HAYNES, of Darwen Street, Weaste, Engineer, FRANK HEWITT,
of 6, Great John Street, Electro-plater, and FRANCIS ERNEST BRADLEY, of 2, Saint
James' Square, Doctor of Laws, all of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct an improved mechanical till or
money receptacle which besides affording a clear view of the coins forming the
last cash payment or payments, shall enable the cashier (or other person in charge
thereof) to print the amount paid, in pounds shillings and pence, on a slip of
paper, to mark the same with the word "paid," and to discharge the receipted
bill or invoice and release the cash drawer for giving change; the improved
till also registers the amount paid on another roll of paper inside the till for the
use of the proprietor of the establishment where the improved money-registering
till is employed.
The improved till is provided with three slots for the receipt of coin, one for
gold, another for silver, and a third for bronze. The coins fall upon an endless
sloping band provided with projections or pockets to support the coins as they
are dropped into the slots, and carrying them intermittently (as hereinafter
described) beneath a sloping piece of glass so that the coins forming the last two
(or three) payments are visible so as to avoid disputes. The coins fall from this
endless band into the cash drawer which is situated beneath the till. The cash
drawer runs upon rollers and is propelled forwards by means of a spring at the
paid" stamp is pressed upon. The
back which acts whenever the key of the
cash drawer is provided with a toothed rack which operates the endless coin
carrier above named and the apparatus for drawing the strip of paper through
the till.
Near to the key of the "paid" stamp is an opening in the top of the till
through which the name of the article sold can be written or printed by the
cashier (or other person) and close to this are a series of keys passing into the
till in three groups (for pounds, shillings and pence) these keys are mounted in
sloping directions so that the lower ends of each group will strike the strip of
paper at the same spot, (say) the pounds to the left, the shillings at the centre,
and the pence on the right.
The keys are provided with types at their lower ends and are raised up, after
being struck or depressed, by means of coiled springs, so that the cashier (or
other person) can stamp the cost opposite to the article on the strip of paper
which lies on a pad beneath. Then on depressing the key of the "paid" stamp
the piece of paper so printed on will be severed from the strip, and at the same
time the catch which holds the cash drawer will be released, when the drawer
will be projected by the spring so as to enable the cashier to give change if
required, and the motion of the drawer will, by means of the rack, cause the

page_text: receipted bill to be delivered through an opening made for that purpose, and
draw forward a fresh length of paper ready to be printed upon.
The cashier then pushes the drawer back into its place which actuates the coin
carrier and drops one payment into the drawer, bringing the empty pockets,
or projections thereon into position to receive a fresh payment.
To afford a check against the receipts there is a second roll of paper which is
not accessible to the cashier but always remains in the till and can only be
removed or inspected by the proprietor or a person provided with a proper key.
This passes also beneath the type keys and is printed at the same time as the
invoice or bill by means of an inking ribbon or carbon paper as in ordinary type
writing machines.
We, WILLIAM HAYNES, of Darwen Street, Weaste, Engineer, FRANK HEWITT,
of 6, Great John Street, Electro-plater, and FRANCIS ERNEST BRADLEY, of 2, Saint
James' Square, Doctor of Laws, all of Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
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:-
This invention relates to improvements in cash registering tills: the object
of this invention is to construct an improved mechanical till or money receptacle
which besides affording a clear view of the coins forming the last cash payment
or payments shall enable the cashier or other person in charge thereof to
print the amount paid in pounds, shillings, and pence on a slip of paper, to
mark the same "paid," and to discharge the receipted bill or invoice and release
the cash drawer for giving change our improved till also registers the amount
paid on a duplicate roll of paper inside the till for the use of the proprietor of
the establishment where the improved money registering till is employed.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 represents a sectional elevation and Fig. 2
a plan of our improved money registering till; similar letters referring to
similar parts in both views:
According to this invention we provide a case as a with a sloping glass front
as b and form three slots as d d and d in the cover of said case for the reception
of coin, one for gold, another for silver and a third for bronze. The coins fall
upon an endless sloping band carried over drums or pulleys as 22
and provided with projections or pockets to receive the lower
edges of the coins as they are dropped into the slots and carrying them
intermittently as hereinafter described beneath the aforesaid sloping glass front b
in order that the coins forming the last two or three payments may be visible
for a limited period-before falling into the cash drawer j so as to avoid dis-
putes. The drawer runs on rollers and is propelled outwards by means of
a spring as placed between the back of the drawer and the interior of the case
when the key of the paid stamp / is pressed down, thereby actuating a lever
as that is connected with the bolt m causing said bolt to be withdrawn and
releasing the drawer.
The drawer is provided with a toothed rack p extending the length of the

page_text: awer; said rack operates the endless coin carrier g causing
rrows.
q
wn when the drawer is pushed in by means of an intermediate wheel
aring into said rack and into a toothed wheel r fitted loosely on the trans-
rse spindle which carries a drum over which the coin carrier g passes, a
tchet wheel 1 is fixed to the toothed wheel r and a ratchet 2 is fitted on the
indle t, see Fig. 2, so that when the drawer is pulled out the ratchet slips over
e teeth of the wheel r which therefore does not transmit any motion to the
indle t but when the drawer is pushed in, the ratchet engages with the teeth
f the wheel and the spindle with the drum is revolved in the direction of the
The toothed wheel p is fitted loosely on the spindle carrying the
riction roller s is rendered inoperative during the opening of the drawer by
he ratchet p³ that is secured to the spindle slipping over the teeth of the ratchet
wheel p² connected to the wheel p¹; a series of keys as a, y and z, passing into
he till in three groups, for pounds, shillings and pence, are mounted in sloping
lirections so that the lower ends with different denominations of type or letters
thereon will strike the paper on the same line, the pounds to the left, the
hillings in the centre, and the pence on the right. The keys are raised up after
being struck or depressed by means of springs as v; the cashier or other person
can stamp the cost of the article on the strips of paper which rest on the pad f
when drawn off the rolls k and o.
The paper for recording the amount for the use of the proprietor is wound on
two spindles c and c¹ and the paper for bills for customers is stored in a roll
on the spindle e; a strip of carbon paper is inserted transversely between the
aforesaid strips immediately under the lower ends of the printing keys, said
carbon paper being drawn from a roller as t¹.
In applying our invention the coins that are received for payment are
dropped into their respective receptacles & dd; the amount of the account is
recorded on the strip that is reserved for the proprietor and also on the strip o¹
that is intended for the customer by pressing down one or more of the keys
representing the required values in either or all of the three groups of keys:
the key of the paid stamp is then pressed down which stamps the strip o
with the word "paid at the same time--actuating a lever 72 that is connected
with the bolt m which is thereby pressed down releasing the drawer j which will
then be projected outwards by the spring h. When change is given the inward
movement of the drawer revolves the friction rollers s s¹ by means of the toothed
wheel pl which is mounted loosely on the spindle and actuated by the ratchet
fitted to said spindle, gearing into the rack p that is fitted on the drawer and
causes the receipted bill to be drawn to the outside of the case when it is
The roller s revolving causes the
separated by being torn off at a perforation.
0 spindle.c to rotate by means of the strap 3 passing round the pulleys and the
spindles which carries the roller s¹, the paper for the proprietor recording
the transaction being drawn from the roll of paper k passing over the carbon
paper herein before named and wound on to the spindle c¹. The closing of the
drawer causes the rack p to rotate the wheels q and r which thereby revolves the
45 spindle and the drum u thereon in the manner hereinbefore described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is:-
1. The combination in a money registering till of keys having type at thei
50 lower ends said keys being placed in groups and inserted in the till in slanting
positions in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein befor
described.
2. The combination with money registering tills of a receipted bill for cus
tomer and a duplicate retained in the till for the use of the proprietor sub
55 stantially ás described.
3. The combination with money registering tills of the mechanism for pr

page_text: ducing a receipted bill for a customer and for retaining a duplicate in the
till for the use of the proprietor substantially as hereinbefore described.
4. The combination with money registering tills of recording mechanism
operated by the cash drawer substantially as herein before described.
5. In a money registering till the combination of groups of keys as r, y, z,
having type at their lower ends and placed in sloping positions so that their
lower ends converge, duplicate strips of paper as and o¹ passing under said
keys with a carbon paper intervening for printing the amount of the account in
duplicate, means for receipting and delivering one of said accounts to customer
and means for retaining duplicate in till for use of the proprietor and the
mechanism for depositing the. coins in the cash drawer when the draw is
pushed in all substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
Dated this 6th day of June 1900.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicants, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.