Apparatus for Acknowledging and Recording Payments.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 13th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Acknowledging and Recording Payments.
I, THOMAS PINK, of Staple Street, Long Lane, Bermondsey, in the County of
London, Manufacturer and Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to apparatus specially designed for use by account collectors,
shop assistants and others for enabling them to give printed receipts for moneys
received and at the same time keeping a printed record of such receipts.
My apparatus is advantageously made in the form of a stamp in connection with
the impression portion of which are arranged bands or discs provided with figures
or other characters which bands or discs may be adjusted so that figures corre-
sponding with the amount received may form part, or the whole, of the impression
produced by the stamp.
Enclosed in the interior of the apparatus in such a manner as to be inaccessible
to the person using the stamp is arranged a second series of discs provided with
figures in the same manner as the discs first referred to, the corresponding discs of
the two series being respectively connected by tubular shafts whereby at the same
time that any combination of figures is being made by the operator the corresponding
figures are set upon the discs in the interior of the apparatus.
In conjunction with the second series of discs is arranged a ribbon or tape of
paper upon which the said second series of discs is adapted to print, the same
movement which produces an impression upon an account or bill to be receipted
serving to produce a corresponding impression upon the tape or ribbon. The same
movement is also preferably utilized for feeding the paper forward through the
medium of ratchet and pawl or other suitable mechanism.
Dated the 12th dare of Iun 1800
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4. South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Acknowledging and Recording Payments.
I, THOMAS PINK, of Bermondsey, London, England, Manufacturer and
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "APPARATUS FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECORDING PAYMENTS," 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 stamp or apparatus specially designed for use by account
collectors, shop assistants and others for giving printed receipts for moneys received,
and at the same time keeping a printed record of such receipts.
In machines of the kind which have been hitherto constructed wheels bearing
corresponding types upon their peripheries at points diametrically opposite to one
another have been employed for the purpose of printing upon a bill or receipt the
amount thereof and at the same operation a similar amount has been printed upon

page_text: a recording ribbon hidden within the case of the machine. In these machines
complicated mechanism has been employed for the purpose of adjusting the position
of the type wheels so that the correct figures or numbers may be in position to
print upon the bill and ribbon. In my machine I greatly simplify and alter the
whole construction of the parts and produce a cheap, simple and efficient recording
stamp.
My apparatus is advantageously made in the form of a stamp, in connection with
the impression portion of which are arranged discs provided with figures and
hereinafter referred to as type-discs. Upon the shafts of these type-discs (which
shafts are arranged one within the other) is a second series of discs, hereinafter
referred to as setting discs, which setting discs are marked on their peripheries to
correspond with the type-discs with which they are respectively connected, whereby
at the same time that any combination of figures is being made by the operator by
the setting discs, the corresponding figures upon the type-discs are set in position
to print.
In conjunction with the type-discs is arranged a ribbon or tape of paper upon
which the said type-discs are adapted to print, the same movement which produces
an impression upon an account or bill to be receipted serving to produce a corre-
sponding impression upon the ribbon or tape. The same movement is also preferably
utilized for feeding the paper ribbon or tape forward through the medium of ratchet
and pawl or other suitable mechanism.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of apparatus embodying my improvements; and
Figure 2 is a vertical section thereof.
Figure 3 is a plan of the apparatus, the upper part of the casing being thrown
back in order to reveal the mechanism.
Figure 4 is a section on the line a, a, Figure 2, and
Figure 5 is a section on the line y, y, Figure 2.
Figure 6 is a view of a detail, and
Figures 7 and 8 are sectional views of the same on the lines, and ', '
respectively.
a is the case of the apparatus, the upper part or cover of which is hinged
thereto at c, and provided with a lock d or other suitable means for securing it.
e, e, c, e are the type-dises having upon their peripheries the necessary figures,
as shewn, the disc e which is for farthings has t, and upon it, the disc e for
pence the numbers 1 to 11, the disc e² for shillings the numbers 1 to 19, and the
disc for pounds also the numbers 1 to 19. Each disc, except the disc e which has
a blank space instead, has also a cypher so that any amount from d. to £19:19:113
can be arranged in position for printing. The type-discs are severally provided
with duplicate sets of figures, arranged in such positions that corresponding figures
are diametrically opposite to each other.
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are the shafts upon which the said type-discs are respectively mounted
and which fit one within the other, as shewn most clearly in Figure 2; and
9, are the setting discs also mounted on the shafts,, 2, 3 respectively
outside the case a, the said setting discs being numbered to correspond with the
type-discs with which they are respectively connected, so that by adjusting the said
setting discs g, ², the corresponding figures on the type-discs e, e¹, e², e³ will
be placed in position for printing the required amount. For instance, as shown in
Figure 3, the type-discs are represented as being adjusted to print the
amount £0: 19: 6, which amount is to be printed simultaneously by opposite sides
of the type-discs as hereinafter described.
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The type-discs e, e, e², e with their shafts, 2, 3 and the corresponding
setting discs,,, g³ are mounted in a frame sliding in guides a' within the
case a so that the said type-dises can be depressed in order to cause the figures
upon their lowest parts to protrude through an opening in the bottom of the
case a and impress the paper or the like upon which the apparatus is placed.

page_text: j, j are springs which serve to raise the type-discs and their connected parts when
the printing is accomplished.
k, k are small rollers of felt or other material also carried in the frame h and
serving to ink the figures upon the peripheries of the type-discs.
1, are two rollers upon which the ribbon or tape of paper in (upon which the
record of the amount paid is to be printed) is wound. These two rollers are mounted
in a frame n sliding in guides n', n' in the cover b, the said rollers being held in
their bearings by means of a pin or key n², the removal of which permits the said
rollers to be taken out of their frame to enable the ribbon or tape of paper to be
taken out and another substituted.
o is an impression block over which the ribbon m of paper passes and which is
designed to press upon the uppermost type upon the type-discs when the frame n
is depressed. p is a handle or cross-bar secured to the upper ends of two rods q, q,
the lower ends of which are connected to the block o in such a manner that, when
the said handle or cross-bar q is depressed, the frame a together with the rollers
carried thereby will be moved downwards so as to bring the paper ribbom in into
contact with the type, the continued downward pressure then causing the depression
of the type-discs so as to print upon the paper or other material placed beneath the
apparatus.
s, s are springs surrounding the rods 7, 7 and serving to lift the frame n and the
parts carried thereby when the pressure on the handle is relieved, the springs j, j
serving as hereinbefore described to lift the frame carrying the type-discs.
P
In order that the ribbon or tape of paper upon which the record is printed shall
be moved after each printing operation, so as to bring a fresh part of the paper
ready for the next printing, the roller is provided on one end with a ratchet-
wheel t, and on the cover is a spring-pawl which is so arranged that when the
frame is depressed, the pawl will slip over the teeth, but which, as the frame again
rises will engage with the said ratchet wheel t, so as to rotate the same the required
extent to move the paper ribbon forward.
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I advantageously provide means for preventing two receipts from being given for
the same amount without operating the record tape. As shewn in the drawings I
have mounted on the end of the shaft f an arm & having on its free end a pin
acted upon by a spring v. This pin is adapted, when the type discs are depressed,
to slide down a groove v in a frame and, when the type-discs rise, to slide
upwards through a groove v in the said frame. The two grooves v³ are separated
by a partition, and in the grooves v³, I provide springs w, respectively, the
former of which, when the pin v has passed below the bottom of the partition,
presses upon the pin and pushes it into the groove v whilst the latter, as the said
pin is moving upward in the groove vs, serves to return the pin to the groove after
it has passed above the top of the partition . As the pin is transferred from the
groove into the groove (this only taking place when the type of the type-discs
are actually upon the paper to be printed) its end is slightly below a notch in the
said groove; when, however, the slightest upward movement is allowed to the
type-discs, the pin v enters the said notch and so prevents the said discs from being
again depressed, until the frame carrying them and the paper rollers, have moved
upward to their proper extent to allow of the movement of the paper ribbon and
the pin v to again enter the groove vs.
w² is a case surrounding the setting discs 7, 9', 9², g³ which case is provided at
the top with an opening behind which are arranged the figures on the said discs
of the amount it is desired to print. The case w² is also provided with openings
at the sides for permitting the operation of the said setting discs and is made of
sufficient depth as shown most clearly in Figure 2, to permit of the free downward
movement of the said discs.
Instead of using inking-rollers k, kas hereinbefore described I sometimes employ
an inking ribbon which extends between the record paper and the type-discs and
between the type-dises and the opening in the bottom of the apparatus, suitable
means being provided for moving such ribbon from time to time. Also I can

page_text: further modify the apparatus by arranging the record tape to pass beneath the
type-discs. An inking ribbon is preferably passed between the record tape and
the opening and independent means are provided for inking the type-discs so
that, when the type-discs are depressed, the record is printed directly upon the
record tape, and at the same time an impression is made upon the paper beneath
the opening through the inking ribbon in a well known manner. in this case it
will be understood that it will only be necessary to provide each type-disc with
one set of figures.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 'I declare that what I
caim is :-
1. A receipting and recording stamp or apparatus of the kind described, that is
to say, in which there are a series of type discs having upon their peripheries two
complete sets of figures the corresponding figures in the two sets being upon
diametrically opposite points of the discs and the said dises being mounted upon
separate shafts so that they can be operated independently by means of suitable
setting discs and so constructed and arranged that the same movement which
produces an impression upon an account or bill to be receipted serves to produce a
corresponding impression upon a record ribbon or tape, substantially as described.
2. In apparatus for giving printed receipts and keeping a record of the amounts
for which receipts have been given, the combination of a series of type-lises having
upon their peripheries two complete sets of figures, the corresponding figures in the
two sets being upon diametrically opposite points of the discs the said dises being
mounted upon separate shafts so that they can be operated independently by means
of suitable setting discs, so that two impressions may be taken from each disc at the
same time, substantially as described.
3. In apparatus for acknowledging and recording payments the combination of a
series of type-lises adapted to be depressed so as to be brought into contact with
the paper upon which a payment is to be acknowledged, he said discs being
mounted upon separate shafts so that they can be operated independently by means
of suitable setting discs, and means for carrying a ribbon or tape or paper upon
which the amounts of the various payments are to be recorded, and for bringing
the said ribbon or tape into contact with the type-discs so that the figures thereon,
corresponding to the figures of the payment to be acknowledged will be recorded,
substantially as described.
4. Apparatus for acknowledging and recording payments having a series of type-
discs with corresponding figures on diametrically opposite points, the said discs being
mounted upon separate shafts so that they can be operated independently by moans
of suitable setting discs and a frame carrying a ribbon or tape of record paper in
such a manner that, when a handle connected with the said frame is depressed, the
record paper will be brought into contact with the type-dises, which latter will then
be depressed to cause the corresponding type on the diametrically opposite side to
be brought into contact with the paper upon which the acknowledgement is to be
printed, substantially as described.
5. The manufacture and use of the receipting and recording stamp hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 19th day of Mov 1901
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.