Improvements in Registering Tills.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Apr., 1891-Accepted, 23rd May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Registering Tills.
I, WILLIAM HARDING of Reginald Terrace, Chapeltown Road, Leeds in the
County of York, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct a simple and efficient registering
apparatus in connection with money tills.
For the above purpose I provide preferably three discs, mounted in suitable
bearings concentric with each other, in such a manner that each disc can be moved
separately to any required extent.
On the periphery of these discs are respectively marked in plain figures, pounds,
shillings and pence.
The bearings of the above discs are provided in brackets or standards attached
to a suitable foundation plate, and under this foundation plate is applied a suitable
till in drawer form. A cover is provided over the three discs, openings being left
at opposite sides through which the figures on the periphery can be seen,
respectively by the customer and attendant behind the counter.
It is intended that at each purchase the attendant should move the discs round
by means of suitable handles or wheels until the figures representing the amount to
be paid by customer appear at the openings in the aforesaid cover, and having been
so moved, each disc is retained in position by a suitable catch.
In order to register the amounts as they occur, I provide small type on the
periphery of each disc, corresponding with the figures marked thereon and already
referred to, and a narrow roll of paper is passed under the type in combination with
a carbonized sheet and between two nipping and pressing rollers, which are mounted
in suitable bearings on the aforesaid foundation plate, arranged in such a manner
that on the drawer being closed it imparts motion to a ratchet arrangement which
feeds the paper forward after each impression, such impression being produced on
opening the drawer, which causes the upward movement of a presser, bringing the
paper in contact with the type, thereby producing on such paper the required
figures.
Suitable bell or bells may be employed to signal the proper working of
the machine.
DL: 1 1 1 1900
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Registering Tills.
I. WILLIAM HARDING of Reginald Terrace, Chapeltown Road, Leeds in the
County of York, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to construct a simple and efficient registering
apparatus in connection with money tills.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 2 a
transverse section and Fig. 3 an external perspective view.
For the above purpose I provide preferably three discs A. B and C mounted in
Price 8ds

page_text: suitable bearings D and E, concentric with each other in such a manner that each
dise can be moved separately to any required extent. F is the shaft carrying the
disc A, G the shaft for carrying the disc B, and H the hollow shaft covering the
shaft G, which carries the disc C. On the periphery of these discs are respectively
marked in plain figures, numbers representing pounds, shillings and pence.
The bearings of the above discs are provided in the brackets or standards J
and K attached to a suitable foundation plate L, and under this foundation plate is
applied a suitable till M in drawer form, enclosed in a case N.
A cover O is provided over the discs, having an opening P therein through
which the figures on the periphery can be seen by the customer or attendant.
This cover may be hinged at Q on the plate L, so that the interior apparatus can
readily be got at, for changing or renewing the paper.
It is intended that at each purchase the attendant should move the discs A. B
and C round; this is effected through the outside dial plates A' B¹ and C¹, these
being respectively mounted and fixed on the shafts carrying the discs A. B and C,
and have corresponding figures marked thereon, and so arranged that on each
figure being brought to a given point, such figures are identical with those shewn
to the customer through the opening P in the cover O, the discs having been
moved simultaneously with the dial plates.
The discs are retained at any required position by the spring catches R the
free ends of which are made to fit the V shaped openings in the wheels, such
spring catches R also bring the figures into their exact position in front of the
opening P.
In order to register the amounts as they occur, I provide small type S on the
periphery of each disc A. B and C, corresponding with the figures marked thereon
and already referred to.
Underneath the above discs I pass a narrow sheet of paper T, and between it and
the type I pass simultaneously an inked ribbon U or carbonized paper, from their
respective rollers V and W. The paper and ribbon are drawn forward by the
movement of the rollers X and Y between which they pass, such rollers. being
mounted in bearings Z attached to the foundation plate L. The movement of the
rollers is effected through the pawl 2 and ratchet wheel 3, to which motion is
imparted through cam 4.
The till is provided with an incline 5 faced with metal, this coming in contact
with the cam on closing the till, lifts such cam whereby the required motion
is imparted through the pawl 2 to the ratchet wheel 3 and thence to the feed
rollers X and Y.
The impression or figures are produced on the paper on opening the till, which
produces an upward movement of the pressers 6 by means of an adjustable
roller 7, which on passing under the said pressers gives them thereby an upward
movement, bringing the paper T and ribbon U up to the type S, thus producing on
such paper the required figures. The pressers 6 act twice in each transaction.
Suitable bell 8 or bells may be employed to signal the perfect working of
the machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A registering till, consisting of any required number of discs, having on
their peripheries marks or figures denoting to the customer the amount to be paid,
in combination with corresponding type on the same peripheries for impressing
such amount on paper substantially as set forth.
2. A registering till, consisting of any required number of discs, having on
their peripheries, marks or figures, and corresponding type, in combination with
pressers, actuated by adjustable roller during the operation of opening the till and
producing thereby the required marks or figures on the paper, substantially as
set forth.

page_text: 3. In a registering till, the combination with discs A. B and C with its dial
plates A¹ B' and C¹ bearings D and E, shafts F, G and H, and standards J and K
attached to foundation plate L, till M and case N, cover O provided with
opening P, spring catches R, type S provided on periphery of discs, paper T, inked
ribbon U or carbon paper, rollers X and Y operated through pawl 2, ratchet
wheel 3, cam 4 and incline 5, pressers 6, adjustable rollers 7 and bell 8 or bells,
substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.