Improvements in Check Tills.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1894-Accepted, 30th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Check Tills.
I, ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER, Patent Agent of Cobden Buildings, Corporation
Street Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention, a communication from John Sharp Hilliard, of 1609 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, U.S. America, to be as follows:-
The principal objects of my invention are first, to provide a comparatively simple,
durable and accurate or reliable cash registering appliance; and second, to provide
a cash registering appliance having the component or operative parts thereof
greatly simplified and the cost of production thereby appreciably reduced without
sacrificing or affecting the reliability and accurate registering and efficient working
thereof.
My invention consists of a cash registering appliance having a registering wheel
or wheels actuated through the instrumentality of pawl-and-ratchet connections by
a hand-crank controlling an arm or projection caused to engage a locking device
susceptible of release to permit of access being had to the cash drawer of the
appliance; and
My invention further consists of the improvements in a cash registering appliance
substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.
The nature and general features of my invention will be more fully understood
from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings
forming part hereof; and in which
Figure 1, is a perspective view of the front of a cash registering appliance
embodying features of my invention and having portions broken away to expose to
view certain of the internal parts thereof.
Fig. 2, is a vertical central section of the registering mechanism, showing two
plates separated by distance-pieces.
Fig. 3, is an elevational view of the registering mechanism having the front
plate removed.
Fig. 4, is an elevational view of the rear plate of the registering-mechanism; and
Fig. 5, is a perspective view illustrating the cash-drawer and its ejecting
spring.
In the drawings a, is the exterior housing provided with upper and lower
compartments a' and a³, separated by a partition a³. The upper compartment a',
is provided with a hinged lid or cover a, having a lock, not shown, for securing it
in closed position. The lower compartment a², is adapted for the reception of a
money-drawer a, and is provided with an ejecting spring a, tending to open the
drawer. b, is a spring catch secured to the underside of the partition a³, and
tending to engage a lip b, on the drawer a³. 62, is a back-stop for limiting the
range of downward motion of the spring-catch b. e, is a lever centrally pivoted to
a suitable bearing el, secured to the partition a³. One extremity of this lever e, is
provided with a pin 2, that engages a yoke 3, on the spring-catch b, and the
other extremity thereof is provided with a lip e³, for a purpose to be presently
described. In a suitable opening in the front of the upper compartment a', are
secured front and back plates and f¹. These plates are separated by distance-
pieces f, some of which are tapped for the reception of the screws f*, whereby the
plates are secured to place in the front wall of the housing. y, is a revoluble shaft
ranging transversely of the plates f and f', and having one of its extremities
journalled to the back-plate f, and the other of its extremities supported in a
manner to be presently described. h, is a hand-crank accessible from the exterior
of the appliance and keyed or otherwise rigidly connected with the shaft g. i, is

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an arm located between the plates fand f¹, and keyed to the shaft
This arm i,
projects into range of the lip e³, of the lever-arm e, and is disposed in line with the
hand-crank, so that when this crank is in contact with its back-stop h', the armi,
depresses the lip e³, thus lifting the spring-catch b, and consequently permitting the
spring a, to open the money-drawer. Before the arm i, unlocks the money-drawer a³,
it contacts with one extremity of a centrally pivoted lever, and thus causes the
clapper or hammer, connected with the other portion of the lever-arm i¹, to
strike and sound the bell 23, suitably connected with the plate f¹. Upon the
reverse movement of the hand-crank h, the arm i, is shifted out of range of the
lever i¹, so that the clapper or hammer 2, moves under the influence of a spring i*,
away from the gong or bell 3, without sounding it. j. is a registering wheel loosely
mounted upon the revoluble shaft g, and provided with a hub journalled in the
front plate f, and adapted to constitute a seat for the front portion of the shaft g.
j', is a ratchet-wheel keyed or otherwise secured to the hub of the registering-
wheel, and located between the plate f, and the hand-crank h. 2, is a spring
actuated pawl carried by the hand-crank, and adapted to permit of the rotation
of the registering wheel j, through the instrumentality of the ratchet-wheel j', only
when the hand-crank h, is shifted in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1.
The rear face of the registering wheel j, is provided with numerals that are visible
singly from the upper compartment a', through a window f³, in the plate f³, for a
purpose to be presently described. The registering wheel j, is provided with teeth
corresponding in number and position with the numerals thereon and adapted to
co-operate with a spring actuated detent j, in order to prevent retrograde or
accidental movement of the registering-wheel. k, is a second registering wheel
journalled between the plates f and f', and provided with a spring actuated
detent k². k¹, is an index-arm or trailer connected with the registering-wheel k,
and adapted to co-operate with numerals disposed upon the rear face of the plate f
and visible from the interior of the upper compartment a', for purposes to be
presently described. 3, are radially disposed pins projecting from the inner face
of the registering wheel j, and respectively adapted to mesh with the teeth of the
wheel k. It being understood that for this purpose the wheels j and k, are located
in different planes. In the present instance the dial upon the face of the plate f, is
provided with the numerals from 0-190 and with intermediate division lines. The
registering-wheel j, has forty teeth and is provided upon its rear face with two
series of numerals ranging from 0 to 95, and the radial pins j³, are placed at the
numerals 95. The registering-wheel k, is provided with forty teeth and the dial
upon the rear face of the plate f¹, is provided with the successive numerals from 0
to 39. As so constructed this cash register is capable of registering sales
aggregating from five cents to forty dollars and ninety-five cents. However, the
instrument may be adapted to register sales ranging between different limits by
changing the numerals, and the number of teeth in the registering-wheels, as will
be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains.
It may be remarked that additional registering-wheels driven the one by the other
in substantially the same manner that the wheel j, drives the wheel k, may be
employed in order to register larger amounts, for instance, hundreds of dollars.
Consequently my invention is not limited to the employment and disposition of the
numerals above mentioned or to the utilization of any particular number of
registering-wheels. However, for the sake of a further understanding of my
invention, a description will now be given of the mode of operation of a cash
register such as illustrated in the accompanying drawings and of the character
hereinbefore described.
To set the machine for use, the registering-wheel j, is turned manually into such
position that the numeral zero is visible at the window f³, from the interior of the
upper compartment a'. This result may be readily accomplished by means of the
hand-crank h. Similarly the registering-wheel, is brought to the zero position.
This result may be readily accomplished by opening the lid or cover and turning
the trailer or index arm k¹, manually into alignment with the numeral 0, upon the

page_text: rear face of the plate fl. A certain sum of money, for example, fifty cents in
change is then placed in the money-drawer a³, and the amount thereof is registered
by turning the hand-crank h, opposite the numeral 50 upon its dial. During this
movement of the hand-crank h, the registering-wheels j and k, remain at rest and
the pawl, rides over the teeth of the ratchet-wheel j, without engaging them.
When a sale has been effected, and it becomes necessary to register the amount
thereof and to deposit the proceeds therefrom in the money-drawer, the hand-
crank h, is turned from opposite the numeral 50 to the zero position. This
movement of the hand-crank h, causes the pawl, to engage the ratchet-wheel j',
and to rotate the latter in the direction indicated by the arrow in the drawings,
thus causing the numeral 50 to appear at the window f3. This movement of the
hand-crank h, also causes the arm i, to operate the lever, and sound the gong or
bell 3, and to simultaneously release the spring-catch b, and thus permit the
ejecting spring a, to open the money-drawer. After any change that may be
required has been taken from the money-drawer, the latter is closed, and the hand-
crank h, is turned opposite the numeral that indicates the amount of the sale, for
example, opposite the numeral 180, in which case the amount of the sale is one
dollar and eighty cents. During this movement of the hand-crank h, the catch b, is
released and locks the money-drawer; the bell or gong ³, is not sounded for
reasons hereinbefore explained, and the pawl j, rides over the teeth of the ratchet-
wheel without engaging them. When the hand-crank h, is again returned to the
zero position in order to open the money-drawer for the reception of the proceeds
of the next sale, the pawl 3, engages the ratchet-wheel and thus causes the
registering-wheel j, to be turned in such manner that both of the pins ³,
successively engage the teeth on the registering-wheel k, and thus rotate the latter,
úntil the trailer or index-arm k', points to the numeral 2, on its dial, and in such
manner that the numeral 30 appears at the window f³. By reference to the trailer
or index-arm k¹, and to the window f³, it appears that the total amount of money
deposited in the money-drawer amounts to two dollars and eighty cents.
The total amount of money deposited in the money-drawer a, in the course of a
day may be ascertained by simply unlocking the lid or cover a', and inspecting the
numeral indicated by the index-arm or trailer k', which indicates the number of
dollars, and also the numeral visible at the window f³, which indicates the number of
cents in tens and multiples thereof. From the foregoing description it will appear
that the hand-crank, must at all times indicate the amount of the last sale and
that it will be brought into contact with its back-stop h¹, before the money-drawer
can be opened and another sale registered; and also that the bell or gong i³, is
automatically sounded before the money-drawer a³, is opened. These features of
the appliance are important as can well be understood.
It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains
that modifications may be made in details without departing from the spirit
thereof.
Dated this 10th day of October 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Check Tills.
A communication from JOHN SHARP HILLIARD, of 1609, Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, U.S. America.
I ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER Patent Agent of Cobden Buildings, Corporation
Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick 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:-
The principal objects of this invention are first to provide a comparatively

page_text: simple, durable and accurate or reliable cash registering appliance; and second, to
provide a cash registering appliance having the component or operative parts
thereof greatly simplified and the cost of production thereby appreciably reduced
without sacrificing or affecting the reliability and accurate registering and efficient
working thereof.
My invention consists of a cash register having a registering wheel or wheels
actuated through the instrumentality of pawl-and-ratchet connections by a hand-
crank controlling an arm or projection caused to engage a locking device
susceptible of release to permit of access being had to the cash drawer of the
appliance; and
My invention further consists of the improvements in a cash register substantially
as hereinafter described and claimed.
The nature and general features of this invention will be more fully understood
from the following description taken in connection with the drawings filed with
Provisional Specification; and in which
Figure 1, is a perspective view of the front of a cash registering appliance
embodying features of this invention and having portions broken away to expose to
view certain of the internal parts thereof.
Fig. 2, is a transverse central section of the registering mechanism, showing two
plates separated by distance pieces.
Fig. 3, is an elevational view of the registering mechanism having the front plate
removed.
Fig. 4, is an elevational view of the rear plate of the registering mechanism; and
Fig. 5, is a perspective view illustrating the cash drawer and its ejecting spring.
In the drawings a, is the exterior housing provided with upper and lower
compartments a¹ and a², separated by a partition a³. The upper compartment a¹,
is provided with a hinged lid or cover a, having a lock, not shown, for securing it
in closed position. The lower compartment a³, is adapted for the reception of a
money-drawer a, and is provided with an ejecting spring a, tending to open the
drawer. b, is a spring catch secured to the underside of the partition a³, and tending
to engage a lip 6', on the drawer a³. 62, is a back-stop for limiting the range of
downward motion of the spring catch b. e, is a lever centrally pivoted to a suitable
bearing el, secured to the partition a³. One extremity of this lever e, is provided
with a pine, that engages a yoke 6s, on the spring-catch b. and the other
extremity thereof is provided with a lip e³, for a purpose to be presently described.
In a suitable opening in the front of the upper compartment a', are secured front
and back plates fand f¹. These plates are separated by distance-pieces f², some
of which are tapped for the reception of the screws f, whereby the plates are
secured to place in the front wall of the housing. 9, is a revoluble shaft ranging
transversely of the plates fand f¹, and having one of its extremities journalled to
the back-plate f, and the other of its extremities supported in a manner to be
presently described. h, is a hand-crank accessible from the exterior of the
appliance and keyed or otherwise rigidly connected with the shaft g. i, is an arm
located between the plates f and f1, and keyed to the shaft g. This arm i, projects
into range of the lip e³, of the lever-arm e, and is disposed in line with the
hand-crank h, so that when this crank is in contact with its back-stop h', the
arm i, depresses the lipes, thus lifting the spring-catch b, and consequently permitting
the spring a, to open the money-drawer. Before the arm i, unlocks the money-
drawer a, it contacts with one extremity of a centrally pivoted lever , and thus
causes the clapper or hammer 2, connected with the other portion of the lever-armi,
to strike and sound the bell 23, suitably connected with the plate f. Upon the
reverse movement of the hand-crank, the arm i, is shifted out of range of the
lever, so that the clapper or hammer 22, moves under the influence of a
spring, away from the gong or bell 3, without sounding it. 1, is a registering
wheel loosely mounted upon the revoluble shaft g, and provided with a hub journalled
in the front plate f, and adapted to constitute a seat for the front portion of the
shaft y., is a ratchet-wheel keyed or otherwise secured to the hub of the

page_text: registering-wheel j, and located between the plate, and the hand-crank h. 3, is a
spring actuated pawl carried by the hand-crank h, and adapted to permit of the
rotation of the registering wheel j, through the instrumentality of the ratchet-
wheel, only when the hand-crank h, is shifted in the direction indicated by the
arrow in Fig. 1. The rear face of the registering wheel j, is provided with
numerals that are visible singly from the upper compartment a', through a window f³,
in the plate, for a purpose to be presently described. The registering wheel j,
is provided with teeth corresponding in number and position with the numerals
thereon and adapted to co-operate with a spring actuated detent, in order to
prevent retrograde or accidental movement of the registering wheel. k, is a second
registering wheel journalled between the plates f and f¹, and provided with a
spring actuated detent k². k, is an index-arm or trailer connected with the
registering-wheel k, and adapted to co-operate with numerals disposed upon the
rear face of the plate f, and visible from the interior of the upper compartment a',
for purposes to be presently described. ³, are radially disposed pins, projecting
from the inner face of the registering wheel j, and respectively adapted to mesh
with the teeth of the wheel k, it being understood that for this purpose the wheels j
and k, are located in different planes. In the present instance the dial upon the
face of the plate f, is provided with the numerals from 0-190 and with intermediate
division lines. The registering-wheel j, has forty teeth and is provided upon its
rear face with two series of numerals ranging from 0 to 95, and the radial pins 3,
are placed at the numeral 95. The registering wheel k, is provided with forty
teeth and the dial upon the rear face of the plate f', is provided with the successive
numerals from 0 to 39. As so constructed this cash register is capable of registering
sales aggregating from five cents to forty dollars and ninety-five cents. However,
the instrument may be adapted to register sales ranging between different limits
by changing the numerals, and the number of teeth in the registering-wheels, as
will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention
appertains. It may be remarked that additional registering-wheels driven the one
by the other in substantially the same manner that the wheel j, drives the
wheel k, may be employed in order to register larger amounts, for instance, hundreds
of dollars. Consequently this invention is not limited to the employment and
disposition of the numerals above mentioned or to the utilization of any particular
number of registering-wheels. However, for the sake of a further understanding
of this invention, a description will now be given of the mode of operation of a
cash register such as illustrated in the accompanying drawings and of the character
herein before described.
To set the machine for use, the registering-wheel j, is turned manually into such
position that the numeral zero is visible at the window f³, from the interior of the
upper compartment a'. This result may be readily accomplished by means of the
hand-crank h. Similarly the registering-wheel k, is brought to the zero position.
This result may be readily accomplished by opening the lid or cover and turning
the trailer or index arm k¹, manually into alignment with the numeral (), upon the
rear face of the plate f¹. A certain sum of money, for example, fifty cents in
change is then placed in the money-drawer a, and the amount thereof is registered
by turning the hand-crank h, opposite the numeral 50 upon its dial. During this
movement of the hand-crank h, the registering-wheels ; and k, remain at rest and
the pawl, rides over the teeth of the ratchet-wheel j, without engaging them.
When a sale has been effected, and it becomes necessary to register the amount
thereof and to deposit the proceeds therefrom in the money-drawer, the hand-
crank, is turned from opposite the numeral 50 to the zero position. This
movement of the hand-crank h, causes the pawl, to engage the ratchet-wheel j',
and to rotate the latter in the direction indicated by the arrow in the drawings, thus
causing the numeral 50 to appear at the window f³. This movement of the
hand-crank h, also causes the arm i, to operate the lever, and sound the gong or
bell, and to simultaneously release the spring-catch b, and thus permit the
ejecting spring a, to open the money-drawer. After any change that may be

page_text: required has been taken from the money-drawer, the latter is closed, and the
hand-crank h, is turned opposite the numeral that indicates the amount of the sale,
for example, opposite the numeral 180, in which case the amount of the sale is
one dollar and eighty cents. During this movement of the hand-crank h, the
catch b, is released and locks the money-drawer; the bell or gong 3, is not sounded
for reasons herein before explained, and the pawl, rides over the teeth of the
ratchet-wheel without engaging them. When the hand-crank h, is again returned
to the zero position in order to open the money-drawer for the reception of the
proceeds of the next sale, the pawl, engages the ratchet-wheel and thus causes the
registering-wheel j, to be turned in such manner that both of the pins j³, successively
engage the teeth on the registering-wheel k, and thus rotate the latter, until the
trailer or index-arm k', points to the numeral 2, on its dial, and in such manner that
the numeral 30 appears at the window f³. By reference to the trailer or index-
arm k', and to the window f³, it appears that the total amount of money deposited
in the money-drawer amounts to two dollars and thirty cents.
The total amount of money deposited in the money-drawer a³, in the course of a
day may be ascertained by simply unlocking the lid or cover a, and inspecting the
numeral indicated by the index-arm or trailer k', which indicates the number of
dollars, and also the numeral visible at the window f³, which indicates the number
of cents in tens and multiples thereof. From the foregoing description it will appear
that the hand-crank h, must at all times indicate the amount of the last sale and
that it will be brought into contact with its back-stop, before the money-drawer
can be opened and another sale registered, and also that the bell or gong ³, is
automatically sounded before the money-drawer aº, is opened. These features of
the appliance are important as can well be understood.
It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains
that modifications may be made in details without departing from the spirit
thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A cash register, comprising a housing provided with a compartment for the
accommodation of a money-drawer and its complemental spring catch, a lever
having one extremity connected with said catch, a second compartment having a
did or cover, a revoluble shaft provided with an arm in range of the free extremity
of said lever, a hand-crank adapted to co-operate with a dial, a registering-wheel
mounted on said shaft and provided with radial teeth or pins, pawl-and-ratchet
connections interposed between said hand crank and said registering-wheel, a
second registering-wheel actuated by the radial teeth or pins of said wheel and
provided with an indicating trailer, and detents for said registering wheels,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. A cash-register, comprising a revoluble shaft, a registering-wheel mounted on
said shaft and provided with projecting pins or radial teeth, a hand-crank secured
to said shaft and having pawl-and-ratchet connections between the hub of said
registering-wheel and the shank of said hand-crank, a radial arm projecting from
said shaft, a second registering-wheel mounted on a separate shaft and both of said
registering-wheels controlled by spring detents, a money-drawer and its comple-
mental spring catch, an ejecting spring, a recess adapted to receive the spring
catch, a movable-lever having one of its extremities connected with said catch and
actuated by said radial arm through the intervention of said hand-crank,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
3. A cash register, comprising a revoluble shaft, a registering-wheel provided
with radial projecting teeth or pins mounted on said shaft, a hand-crank fast to
said shaft and having interposed between the hub of the registering-wheel and the
shank of the hand-crank a spring controlled pawl and ratchet-wheel, an arm
depending from said shaft, a money-drawer having a rear ejecting spring and a

page_text: recessed lip in the front thereof, a spring catch disposed adjacent to said recessed
lip and adapted to be brought into engagement therewith, and a lever having one
extremity connected with said catch and controlling the same through the inter--
vention of the arm depending from said shaft and adapted in advance of the
release of the money-drawer to strike a mechanism disposed in range of said arm to.
sound a hell, substantially as set forth.
4. A cash-register, comprising a shaft having a registering-wheel mounted
thereon and provided with a depending radial arm, a gong provided with a
vibrating clapper and cross-lever, a spring detent and ratchet controlled hand-
crank mounted on said shaft and adapted to actuate said radial or projecting arm
to cause said clapper to sound said gong, a money-drawer provided with an ejecting
spring in rear thereof and with a recessed lip in the front part, a spring catch, and
a pivotal lever actuated by the depending radial arm of said shaft to release said
catch, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5. A cash-register provided with front and back plates, a revoluble shaft having
one extremity extended through the front plate and provided with an arm, a
registering-wheel mounted on said shaft and having its hub projecting through the
front plate, a ratchet-wheel fast to said hub and a hand-crank keyed to said shaft
and adapted to co-operate with a dial and provided with a spring controlled detent,.
radial teeth projecting from said registering-wheel, a detent normally engaging
therewith, a second spring controlled detent registering-wheel adapted to be
engaged by the radial teeth of the first registering-wheel, a recessed money drawer
provided with an ejecting spring and having a complemental spring-catch, and a
pivoted lever having one extremity connected with said catch and at the other
extremity in range of the arm of said shaft, substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
6. A cash register, comprising a money-drawer and its complemental spring catch,
a centrally pivoted lever having one extremity connected with said catch, a revoluble
shaft provided with an arm in range of the free extremity of said lever and with a
hand-crank adapted to co-operate with a dial, substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
7. A cash-register provided with a money-drawer having a rear ejecting spring
and a recessed lip in the front part thereof, a spring-catch disposed adjacent to
said recessed lip and adapted to be brought into engagement therewith, a lever
pivoted to said catch, a revoluble shaft provided with a depending arm in range of
the free extremity of said lever and a hand-crank mounted on said shaft and
controlling the movement of registering-wheels mounted on separate shafts and
provided with spring controlled detents, substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
8. A cash-register, comprising a sliding money-drawer provided with a rear
ejecting spring, a spring-catch provided with a centrally pivoted lever having one
of its extremities connected with said catch, a revoluble shaft provided with a
depending radial arm in range of the free extremity of said lever, a striking
mechanism provided with a bell or gong, registering wheels mounted on separate
shafts and one of said wheels provided with radial pins or teeth adapted to be
brought into engagement with the other of said registering wheels, and a spring
controlled pawl and ratchet hand-crank mounted on one of said shafts and actuating
said radial or depending arm for releasing said money-drawer after effecting the
actuation of the striking mechanism of said bell or gong by contact of the same
with a vibrating right angular lever connected with the clapper thereof, substan-
tially as and for the purposes set forth.
9. A cash register comprising a housing provided with a compartment for the
accommodation of a money-drawer and its locking devices and with an upper com-
partment having a lid or cover, front and back plates separated by distance-pieces
and secured to place in the front wall of the upper compartment by means engaging
certain of the distance pieces, a revoluble shaft provided with an arm for actuating
said locking-devices and with a hand-crank co-operating with a dial and back-stop

page_text: on the front plate, a registering wheel revolubly mounted on said shaft and
provided with numerals visible at a window in the back-plate and with radial teeth,
pawl and ratchet connections interposed between the hand-crank and registering
wheel, a second registering wheel actuated by said pins or teeth and provided with
a trailer co-operating with a dial on the back-plate, and detents for the registering
wheels, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
10. A cash register having a wheel or wheels actuated through the instrument-
ality of pawl-and-ratchet connections by a hand-crank controlling an arm or lever
for unlocking a money-drawer, substantially as set forth.
11. A cash register having a registering-wheel or wheels mounted in a housing
and operated through the instrumentality of pawl-and-ratchet connections by a
hand-crank carrying an arm or lever for unlocking a spring actuated money-
drawer, substantially as set forth.
12. A cash register having a registering-wheel or wheels in a suitable housing
and actuated through pawl-and-ratchet connections by a crank having an arm or
lever for unlocking a money-drawer and sounding a gong or bell, substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
13. A cash register provided with front and back plates, a shaft having one
extremity extended through the front plate, a registering-wheel mounted on the
shaft and having its hub projecting through the front plate, a ratchet-wheel keyed
to the hub and a hand-crank keyed to the shaft and provided with a spring actuated
pawl, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
14. A cash register provided with front and back-plates, a revoluble shaft
provided with a handle co-operating with a dial on the front plate, a registering-
wheel revolubly mounted on the shaft and provided with pins or teeth projecting
radially from one of its faces, pawl-and-ratchet connections interposed between
the registering-wheel and crank-handle, and a second registering-wheel adapted to
mesh with the teeth or pins of said wheel, Substantially as and for purposes set
forth.
15. In a cash-register, a revoluble shaft, a registering wheel revolubly mounted
on the shaft, a hand-crank fast on said shaft, pawl-and-ratchet connections between
the hub of the registering-wheel and the shank of the hand-crank, a radial arm
projecting from said shaft, and lock devices for a sliding money-drawer disposed in
range of said arm, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
16. In a cash register, a revoluble shaft, a registering wheel revolubly mounted
on the shaft, a hand-crank fast on said shaft, pawl-and-ratchet connections between
the hub of the registering-wheel and the shank of the hand-crank, a radial arm
projecting from said shaft, locking devices for a money-drawer, and striking
mechanism for a bell disposed in range of said arm, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
Dated at Birmingham, England, this 21st day of May A.D. 1894.