Improvements in Money Boxes or Receptacles for Money.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 6th May, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Money Boxes or Receptacles for Money.
I, HUGO NICKEL, Chief Cashier, of Lobeck Strasse, 15, Koenigsberg, Prussia,
in the German Empire, 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:-
My invention relates to a money box or receptacle for money the value of the
contents of which is indicated thereby so as to be at once ascertained.
I will describe my invention in reference to the accompanying drawings which
illustrate a money box or receptacle made in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 1 is an elevation and Fig. 2 a vertical central section of same. Figs. 3
and 4 are transverse sections on lines x- and y-y respectively in Fig. 1. Fig. 5
is an elevation at right angles to Fig. 1 showing the cover of the receptacle removed
therefrom.
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a is the receptacle in the form of a cylinder of lead, tin, cardboard or other suit-
able material and of width or diameter corresponding to the kind of coin to be
held: This cylinder is made with a number of longitudinal slots or oblong open-
ings b, b arranged alternately at the right and left of a scale or indicator
pressed or otherwise depicted upon or attached to the cylinder and so divided and
provided with numerals as to indicate the number and the total value of coins
contained in the cylinder and exhibited through the openings b, b therein.
The bottom c of the cylinder a is secured by solder, by folding the edges or in
other suitable manner. The cover d is removable at will and is fastened in position
by a bayonet joint as shown best in Figs. 4 and 5, the grooves or slots g, g being
provided at diametrically opposite points in the edge of the cover and adapted
to slide over and engage corresponding pins f, f on the cylinder a. The cover d
and bottom c are both dished or depressed as represented in Fig. 2 so as to make
their inner surfaces coincide with the contiguous edge of the adjacent opening b
while the cover d has a part removed or cut away to obtain the opening d' Figs. 1, 4
and 5 corresponding with, and forming an extension of, the upper slot b; by these
means the first coin, as well as the last when the receptacle is full, is always visible.
To enable the box to rest safely and prevent its rolling when placed in a horizontal
position for reading the scale to ascertain the contents, the cylinder is provided
with two longitudinal ribs e, e Figs. 2 and 3 which are or may be pressed out of
the cylinder as shown, one of the ribs forming the longitudinal folded joint of
the cylinder.
It will be seen that by the use of money boxes or receptacles, such as described,
the value or number of the coins or money contained therein can be readily ascer-
tained by the scale and for further convenience a space or part is provided in
suitable position upon which the value of the contents less than the full value may
be marked for subsequent reference.

page_text: 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-The improved money box comprising a cylinder such as described of suit-
able material and dimensions having longitudinal slots or openings disposed alter-
nately at right and left of an indicating scale, substantially as and for the pur-
poses set forth.
2-The improved money box or receptacle comprising the combination of a
cylinder a with ribs e, e and alternately disposed slots b, b, scale s, recessed
bottom c and cover d with locking arrangement and cut away part, all arranged
and adapted for use substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.
3 The construction, arrangement and combination of parts comprising the
improved indicating money box or receptacle for money, substantially as herein
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of November 1898.
PRYOR & HARVEY,
Agents, 3, St. Nicholas' Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne.