IMPROVEMENTS, IN, CASH REGISTERS AND INDICATORS, a,communication, to,
Year: 1885

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Ì, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS, IN,
CASH REGISTERS AND INDICATORS, a,communication, to, me" from abroad by James
Rutty, of Dayton, State of Ohio, United States of America, Manufacturer, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly, described and
ascertained in and by the following statement
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The invention relates to that class of cash registers and indicators designed for
the use of storekeepers and others as a means of accurately registering the total'
cash receipts for any given period of time as a day for instance and for
indicating to the customers that the amount paid has been registered by disclosing
to their view, such amounts upon figured tablets
The novelty of the invention consists in the combination with the operating
keys provided with suitable punches or punching points of a roll of paper and a
rewinding roll operated by the operation of the keys, whereby whenever any key
is operated the paper is punctured and on the release of the key is advanced so as
to bring a fresh place in line with the punch of the key Also in the construction
combination, and arrangement of the parts as will be herewith set forth and
specifically claimed
In the accompanying drawings
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Fig 1, is a side elevation of the machiné removed from its case or cabinet.
Fig 2, is a longitudinal central sectional view through the rewinding roller with
a portion of the perforated paper detached Fig 3 is a plan view of the machine.
Fig 4 is a transverse sectional view of one of the rewinding rolls
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In any suitable framework A are journalled at B the keys C and the vibrating
frame D supported by the spring E
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Upon the rear ends of the keys rest the tablet rods F carrying the tablets G
His the bell-operating arm with suitable connections for also operating the tablet
supporting wings L
In suitable journals in the frame work, preferably over the rear ends of the
keys, is removably hung a roll of paper J'extending across the entire bank of keys.*

page_text: The paper is brought down from the roll J under a perforated bar K, suitably
secured to the frame, over a second bar L which I term the cutting-off bar and is
then attached to the removable rewinding roller M in the following manner :
a slot is cut in the face of the roll longitudinally its entire length into which 18
snugly fitted a bar N which is held at one end by a shoulder a and at the other
by a spring catch b Fig 2 To secure the end of the paper to the roll it is only
necessary to place it across the slot and then press the bar N over it into place,
thus clamping it.
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To one end of the roller M is secured a ratchet wheel O with which a gravi-
tating dog P pivoted to an upward extending arm R of the frame D engages, as
shown. Also engaging with the ratchet wheel is a gravitating locking dog or
pallet S pivoted to the frame as at c. Each key 18 provided with a punch or
perforating pin T arranged directly under a corresponding perforation in the bar K
When the keys are in their normal position the puncturing points of these do
not quite touch the paper but whenever any key is operated to expose its tablet
and ring the bell its pin T will perforate the paper. The depression of a key does
not move the rewinding roll for the reason that the arm R with its dog P are
drawn back, but the returning of the key to its normal position through the
medium of the frame E and spring D throws forward the dog P and causes the
roll M to be partially turned thus winding upon itself a portion of the paper and
bringing a fresh or unperforated part directly over the puncturing pins Any
suitable brake may be applied to the roll J to enable the paper to be held taut
under the perforating bar or between the two rolls In this instance I have
applied a removable pivoted iron brake-bar U whose spring arms d are pivoted to
pins e projecting from the main frame, as seen in Fig 3 In the present instance
The paper
the keys are numbered in the progressive series 5-10-15 up to 55
has printed upon it at intervals in rows coincident to the keys numbers to
correspond with the respective keys as seen in the detached portion of the paper at
Fig 2. The perforations then made by each key will be in a straight line along
the paper as shown,
At the end of a days work, or whenever it is desired to ascertain how much
has been registered, the proprietor, who alone has access to the cabinet or case in
which the machine is confined, with his hand turns the roller M until he brings all
of the perforations between the cutting bar L and the roller M and with a knife
and the bar L as a guide, severs the paper, he then lifts out the roller M, detaches
therefrom the perforated paper and proceeds to count the perforations in each
TOW For instance we will suppose he finds seventy in the five cent row, he jots
down $350 and proceeds to count the next or ten cent row in which he finds, say
fifty perforations for which he jots down $500, and so on until he has counted all
the perforations and by adding up the different sums ascertains how much cash
has been taken in. He then, to reset the machine for the next days work, draws
forward the cut end of the paper from the roll J, replaces the roll M in its journals
and clamps the end of the paper with the bar N as before described. He is then
ready to start the machine again. The detached perforated pieces of paper may
be kept and filed away as a permanent record if desired.
Whenever the roll J 18 exhausted another new roll may be put in its place.
Instead of perforating the paper the perforating pins T may be surplanted by
projecting type with an interposed ink ribbon so that whenever a key is operated
the valve of such key will be printed directly upon the paper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a registering and indicating machine, the combination with a series of
operating keys of fixed values, of paper contained upon two rolls of width equal to
the entire bank of keys and marking or perforating devices applied to each key

page_text: and connecting mechanism whereby whenever any key is operated its value is
registered by being marked upon or perforated through the paper.
2 In a registering and indicating machine, the combination with a series of
operating keys of fixed values, of paper contained upon two rolls and having
marked or printed upon it at intervals rows of numbers to correspond with the
coincident Keys, and perforating points applied to the keys with connecting
mechamism, whereby whenever any key is operated the paper is perforated in the
row marked to correspond with the value of such key
3 The combination of the keys C provided with perforating pins T, the supply
roll J, perforating bar K, rewinding roll M, operating dog P, and locking dog S,
with connecting mechanism substantially as and for the purpose specified.
4 The combination of the keys C provided with perforating pins T, the supply
roll J, perforating bar K, cutting bar L, rewinding roll M, operating dog P, locking
dog S, and brake U, with connecting mechanism, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.