Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1896-Accepted, 30th May, 1896
1, BENJAMIN THOMPSON O'BRIEN, of Slater Street, Liverpool, in the County
of Lancaster, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to that class of cash till in which provision is made for
exhibiting one or more coins after they have been placed therein and is primarily
designed for working in conjunction with a recording strip of paper moved forward
with the opening of the drawer.
Below the lid of the till is placed a sliding plate or table capable of being moved
Above this movable plate is placed
to and fro a distance of about two inches.
a stationary frame containing a number of tumblers or hinged division plates
capable of being raised at the bottom edge off the sliding plate when pressed or
moved in one direction but pressing down more tightly thereon when pressed or
moved in the opposite direction. These are hinged or pivoted to any suitable part
of the till or to a frame constructed for the purpose.
In the lid is fitted a piece of glass through which the several compartments of
the frame are visible and a slit or slot is provided therein through which the coins
are inserted or dropped into the first compartment of the frame onto the movable
plate or table.
Attached to the movable plate or table or to other part of the apparatus which
moves as the drawer is opened is a sliding shutter or cover closing the slit or slot
through which the coin is inserted and which is moved to open or uncover it when
the drawer is drawn out.
The movable plate or table is actuated by means of a pivoted lever attached to
the side of the till or otherwise one end of which works on a cam or cam surface on
the side of the drawer the opening of the drawer moving it in one direction and the
closing of the drawer moving it in the opposite direction.
In operation the drawing out of the drawer raises one end of the pivoted lever
and moves or presses forward the movable plate and at the same time moves the
shutter uncovering the slit through which the coins are inserted the shutting of the
drawer draws the plate back and closes the slit again.
At each forward movement of the plate the coins previously in the compartments
upon it are carried forward under the pivoted division plates and at each backward
movement the division plates catch the coius and prevent them being carried back.
The coin is thus shown under the glass in the lid until it is carried forward beyond
the edge of the plate when it falls into the money drawer below.
The frame may be divided into other compartments longitudinally each to take
separate denominations of coins or to divide gold from silver.
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JL: 02nd day of Jul 1895
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: I, BENJAMIN THOMPSON O'BRIEN, of Slater Street, Liverpool, in the County
of Lancaster, Mechanical Engineer, 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 :-
This invention relates to that class of cash till in which provision is made for
exhibiting one or more coins after they have been placed therein and is primarily
designed for working in conjunction with a recording strip of paper moved forward
with the opening of the drawer.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Side elevation the side being removed showing the mechanism.
Fig. 2. Plan with lid removed.
Fig. 3. Transverse section on line x y Fig. 1.
Fig. 4. Side elevation with the side partly broken away, showing position of
parts with the drawer open.
Fig. 5. Plan.
The present invention is illustrated as applied to a check till with recording
paper and a self closing drawer but may be applied to any other arrangement or
construction in which it can be placed above a sliding drawer.
The case A the lid B and the money drawer C are made of any ordinary or
convenient form with suitable mechanism F for carrying-forward a strip of paper D
and lever E and spring e for closing the drawer when applied to a recording or
check till.
Below the lid is placed a sliding plate or table G capable of being moved to
and fro a distance of about two inches. This movable plate G is caused to move
in one direction when the drawer is opened and to move back again when the
drawer is closed. On the side of the drawer near the front end I form an inclined
or cam surface H against which works one end of a pivoted lever K. The other
end of the lever K is by a link or connecting rod k connected to the sliding plate G
and as the free end of the lever K is raised by the cam surface H on the pulling
out of the drawer C the plate G is moved in one direction and when the lever K
is drawn down again by the spring h on the shutting of the drawer the plate G is
moved in the reverse direction.
Above the movable plate G is placed a stationary frame L preferably divided
into two compartments longitudinally for different denominations of coins. Across
the frame LI place a number of hinged division plates M which lie upon or close
to the surface of the plate G the lower edges of which are lifted by anything lying
upon the plate and allowed to pass under as it moves towards the back of the
till but refuses to rise or allow anything to pass back again towards the front.
The surface of the plate G is preferably made with a number of flutes or
corrugations gunning longitudinally and the edges of the division plates M are
correspondingly serrated so that they will pass below a coin lying on the tops of
the corrugations and prevent it moving back again with the plate. Transversely
tops of the corrugations are made in a series of steps to carry the coins forward.
In the lid B is fitted a sheet or piece of glass O through which the upper surface
of the plate G and the several compartments in the frame L are visible. Through
the lid B in front of the piece of glass O a slit or slot P is provided through
which the coins are inserted or dropped into the first compartment of the frame L
onto the movable plate or table G.
Attached to the movable table or plate G is a sliding shutter or cover N which
closes the slot P when the drawer C is shut and which is moved when the drawer C
is drawn out to open or uncover the slot and allow of the insertion of coin. The

page_text: novable plate G is supported upon and slides to and fro on brackets gª of suitable
hape and is held in position by corresponding brackets which support the
frame L and on which at covers the lever K.
Although I at present prefer to attach the shutter N to the sliding plate G to
move with it it may be attached or connected to any other part of the apparatus
which moves as the draw is opened.
Instead of making the plate G movable and the frame L stationary the plate
may be stationary and the frame made to slide to and fro over it being connected
in a similar manner to the lever K.
In operation the drawing out of the draw C raises one end of the pivoted
lever K and moves or presses forward the movable plate G and at the same
time moves the shutter N uncovering the slit P through which the coins are
inserted the shutting of the drawer draws the plate G back and closes the slit
again.
At each forward movement of the plate G the coins previously in the compartments
upon it are carried forward under the pivotted division plates M and at each back-
ward movement the division plates M catch the coins and prevent them being
carried back. The coin is thus shown under the glass O in the lid until it is
carried forward beyond the edge of the plate when it falls into the money draw
below.
The frame may be divided into other compartments longitudinally each to take
separate denominations of coins or to divide gold from silver.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a cash till a coin exhibiting appliance which is actuated by the opening
and closing of the drawer constructed with a sliding plate (or frame) moved to
and fro by a pivoted lever which is actuated by an inclined or cam surface on
the side of the drawer substantially as described.
2. In a cash till the combination with a coin exhibiting appliance which moves
the coins forward each time the drawer is opened of a shutter or cover which
closes the coin admission slot when the drawer is shut and opens or uncovers it
again as the drawer is opened substantially as described.
3. In a cash till a coin exhibiting appliance having the several parts constructed
5 and arranged in combination substantially as described.
Dated this 17th day of April 1898.
| 17th day o1 Apri
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.