A NEW OR IMPROVED COUNTING OR REGISTERING MECHANISM
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON Fel. Inst. P.A. of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors 6 Lord Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster and
323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED COUNTING OR REGISTERING
MECHANISM (a communication from abroad by Thomas Munnell of M Sterling
in the County of Montgomery, State of Ohio United States of America Inventor)
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a fare or cash register, or a device by
means of which any number of times may be registered or indicated by a simple
movement of a lever rod or button, so that it can be adapted for use either for
registering single fares or for use in stores or equally applicable to be attached to
any machinery such as printing presses, grain scales, threshing machines, or for
other uses where the machinery propels the register. The mechanism is so
designed that it will not be liable to become deranged, and will at all times be
positive in its operation, and at the same time be embodied in a small space, and
be cheaply constructed, requiring no expensive machinery, or other than the
ordinary labor to produce an operative register.
The mechanism is affixed to a plate of any suitable size, having thereon cen-
trally a vertical bridge, between which and the plate the operating machinery is
attached.
Near the upper end between the plate and bridge is a crown wheel having on
one side peripheral pins projecting forwardly. This wheel is provided with an axle
or shaft journalled to the bridge and plate. On the upper end of the bridge is a
side arm, and midways down the bridge is a second arm. Journalled to these two
arms is a vertical rod which has at its upper end a knob and on the upper side of
the arin a spring so as to keep said rod elevated when not in operation. The
vertical rod aforesaid passes the crown wheel in close proximity to the pins and a
small spur on the side of the rod adapted to come in contact with the pins, so that
when the rod is pressed down, the spur strikes one of the pins and rotates the
crown wheel. The rod is so limited in its motion that it moves or turns the wheel
the distance of one pin only at each downward movement of the rod.

page_text: Directly behind the crown wheel on the same shaft is a small pinion. Below
the crown wheel secured to the bridge is one end of a spring having its upper end
bent at an angle so as to form a heel, and this heel is so located that it rests
directly between two of the pins of the wheel so that by frictional contact it will
prevent the crown wheel from being unduly turned or turned more than a single
pin at cach impulse of the rod.
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Below the shaft and parallel therewith, also journalled in the bridge and frame
is a second shaft or axle. This shaft carries a pinion or cog wheel which engages
with the pinion.
The shaft which carries the cog wheel projects through the front side of the face
plate, and has a dial band or pointer thercon. By the side of the cog wheel on
the same shaft is a second wheel somewhat thicker than the cog wheel aforesaid,
but of the same diameter and possessing the same number of cogs. This second
cog wheel is rigidly, secured to a tubular shaft or sleeve which also projects through
the forward face plate, where it is provided with a dial pointer or hand. Similarly
on the sleeve is another sleeve which carries directly by the side of the wheel a
similar wheel and the outer end of this sleeve carries a hand so that there are
three dial hands to indicate upon the dial.
To provide a means for causing this train of wheels with their successive pointers
to move and indicate the positions properly there is a right angled extension to
the second arm. On the inner face of this limb is a V-shaped strip, and between
the wheels but hinged to one of them is a pawl the free end of which projects over
on to the edge of the cog wheel and is provided with an angle hook-shaped end,
the forward face of which is adapted to strike the V-shaped strip as the wheel
rotates. When the forward face of this pawl strikes the V-shaped incline the
pawl dips down against one of the teeth of the cog wheel and moves said wheel
forward equal to the distance of one tooth when the apex of the V-shaped strip is
passed and the end of the pawl again retreats from the teeth enabling the other
wheel with its pawl to move forward without disturbing the cog wheel.
Projecting above the limb and attached thereto is a spring finger the free end of
which rests between two of the teeth of the cog wheel. The frictional contact of
this finger prevents the said wheel from being unduly rotated or from being moved
forward more than one tooth when the pawl strikes a tooth. The side of the cog
wheel next to the other wheel is similarly provided with a pawl and said latter
pawl is designed to rotate the other wheel. In like manner a finger holds this
wheel in position.
For the purpose of sounding an alarm at each registration, a bell is preferably
secured to the frame within, at some suitable point, such as on the upper end of
the bridge. A wire bent at a suitable angle has the juncture of this angle hinged
to the frame plate or to a suitable stand, one end having attached thereto a
hammer, and the other free end being suitably bent and brought within the range
of the pins on the crown wheel, so that when the same rotates one pin at a time
the arm will cause the hammer to recede from the bell, a spring being employed to
force the hammer against the bell when the end of the 'arm is suddenly tripped
from the pin.

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A New or Improved Counting or Registering Mechanism.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, Fel. Inst. P.A. of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, and
323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention (a communication from abroad by Thomas Munnell
of Mt Sterling, in the County of Montgomery, State of Ohio, United States of
America Inventor) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rear side of my cash register, and
Figure 2 is a side view partly in section.
Figure 3 is a view of the front face showing the dial plate.
The object of this invention is to construct a fare or cash register, or a device by
means of which any number of times may be registered or indicated by a simple.
movement of a lever rod or button, so that it can be adopted for use either for
registering single fares, or for use in stores or equally applicable to be attached to
any machinery, such as printing presses, grain scales, threshing machines, or for
other uses where the machinery propels the register. The mechanism is so designed
that it will not be liable to become deranged, and will at all times be positive in
its operation, and at the same time be embodied in a small space, and be cheaply
constructed, requiring no expensive machinery, or other than the ordinary labor to
produce an operativo register; and to this end I refer to the accompanying
drawings forming part of this specification.
In the accompanying drawing A represents a plate of any suitable size, having
thereon centrally a vertical bridge B between which and the plate the operating
machinery is attached.
Near the upper end between the plate A and bridge B is a wheel C having on
one side peripheral pins D projecting forwardly. This wheel is provided with an
axle or shaft E journalled to the bridge and plate. On the upper end of the bridge
is a side arm F and midway down the bridge is a second arm G as shown.
Journalled to these two arms is a vertical rod H which has at its upper end a
knob and on the upper side of the arm F a spring H so as to keep said rod elevated
when not in operation. The vertical rod H passes the crown wheel C in close
proximity to the pins D and a small spur I on the side of the rod H adapted to
come in contact with the pins D so that when the rod H is pressed down the spur
strikes one of the pins D and rotates the wheel C. The rod is so limited in its
motion that it moves or turns the wheel the distance of one pin only at each
downward movement of the rod H.
Directly behind the wheel C on the same shaft E is a small pinion J. Below the
wheel C secured to the bridge B is one end of a spring K having its upper end
bent at an angle so as to form a heel L, and this heel is so located that it rests
directly between two of the pins D of the wheel so that by frictional contact it
will prevent the wheel C from being unduly turned or turned more than a single
pin at each impulse of the rod H.
Below the shaft E and parallel therewith also journalled in the bridge and frame
is a second shaft or axle M. This shaft carries a pinion or cog wheel N, which

page_text: engages with the pinion J on shaft E.. In practice it is designed to have one
hundred notches N¹¹ in the cog wheel N although it is obvious that any desired
number may be made therein.
The shaft M which carries the cog-wheel N projects through the front side of
the face plate A and has a dial hand or pointer N₁ thereon. By the side of the cog
wheel N on the same shaft is a second wheel O somewhat thicker than wheel N,
but of the same diameter and possessing the same number of cogs. The wheel O
is rigidly secured to a tubular shaft or sleeve P which also projects through the
forward face plate A where it is provided with a dial pointer or hand O¹
Similarly on the sleeve P is a sleeve Q which carries, directly by the side of the
wheel O a similar wheel R, and the outer end of this sleeve Q carries a hand R¹, so
that there are as shown in Figure 3, three dial hands to indicate upon the dial.
To provide a means for causing this train of wheels with their successive pointers
to move and indicate the positions properly, there is a right angled extension to the
arm G as shown at G¹ which passes the edges of the wheels N, O, R. On the inner
face of this limb G is a V-shaped strip S as shown in Figure 1 and between the
wheels N, O, but hinged to the wheel N is a panel T, the free end of which
projects over on to the edge of the cog wheel O, and is provided with an angle
hook-shaped end T₁, the forward face of which is adapted to strike the V-shaped
strip S as the wheel N rotates forwardly in the direction indicated by dart U
Figure 1. When the forward face of this pawl strikes the V-shaped incline S, the
pawl dips down against one of the teeth of the wheel O and moves said wheel
forward equal to the distance of one tooth, when the apex of the V-shaped strip is
passed and the end of the pawl again retreats from the teeth enabling the wheel. N
.with its pawl to move forward without disturbing the wheel O until it again
reaches the point shown in Figure 1.
Projecting above the limb G and attached thereto is a spring finger V, the free end
of which rests between two of the teeth of the wheel O. The frictional contact of
this finger prevents the wheel ☐ from being unduly rotated, or from being moved
forward more than one tooth when the pawl T strikes a tooth. The side of the
wheel O next to the wheel R, similarly provided with a pawl W, and said latter
pawl is designed to rotate the wheel R. In like manner a finger W holds the
wheel R in position the same as described in case of finger V.
In this connection it is not necessary to detail the operation of the train of
wheels thus equipped, but it will be observed as shown herein, that the wheel N must
necessarily be rotated once before the wheel O is turned one notch or cog, and it
cannot be moved forward more than one cog during each revolution of the wheel N,
and the finger or pawl V prevents the wheel O from being turned backward.
These same remarks apply to the wheel R in its relation to the wheel O.
For the purpose of sounding an alarm at each registration a bell is preferably
secured to the frame within, at some suitable point, and in this instance it is
located on the upper end of the bridge as shown at X. A wire Y bent at a suitable
angle has the juncture of this angle Y' hinged to the frame plate or to a suitable
stand, one end having attached thereto a hammer and the other free end being
suitably bent and brought within the range of the pins on the wheel C, so that when
the wheel C rotates one pin at a time the arm will cause the hammer to recede
from the bell, a spring Z being employed to force the hammer against the bell
when the end of the arm is suddenly tripped from the pin.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
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1. In a registering device a wheel having side peripheral pins and provided with
pinion which meshes with the train of mechanism for registering in combination
with an operating rod provided with a nose or lug for successively rotating said
wheel, and with a spring having a heel for holding by frictional contact, said wheel,
substantially as herein set forth.

page_text: 2. In a registering device the primal wheel rotating the registering device in
combination with a train of two or more wheels, of the first wheel provided with a
pawl which at each rotation moves the second wheel one notch or cog, and the
second wheel similarly provided to move the third wheel, substantially as herein
set forth.
3. In a registering device the primal wheel for rotating the registering device in
combination with a train of two or more wheels, of the first wheel provided with
a pawl which, at each rotation moves the second wheel, one notch or cog, and the
second wheel similarly provided to move the third wheel, with said first wheel
secured permanently to a shaft which carries one pointer, and the second wheel
secured to a tubular shaft or sleeve, which carries the second pointer, and so on
substantially as herein set forth.
4. In a registering device the combination of the train of mechanism consisting
of the shaft M having thereon at one end the wheel N, and at its outer end the
finger N, the wheel O secured to the sleeve P and the pointer O¹ and the wheel R
on the sleeve having the pointer R¹ with the V-shaped piece S, the pawls T, W,
and the frictional fingers V, W', substantially as herein set forth.