Improvements in or relating to Cash Registers.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd June, 1892-Accepted, 9th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cash Registers.
A communication from abroad by AUSTIN B. HAYDEN, of Kansas City, in the
County of Jackson and State of Missouri, United States of America,
Engineer.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, & 6 Bank Street, Manchester,
both in the County of Lancaster, & 323 High Holborn in the County of
Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
:-
This invention consists broadly, first, in the combination with a cash-registering
mechanism of a phonograph or equivalent instrument to announce audibly the
amounts registered; second. in a peculiar construction and arrangement of the
parts to this end; and, third, in various details of construction pertaining to
the register.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the register.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the principal parts of the registering mechanism
with the casing removed.
Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the same on a larger scale.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section on the line +-4 of Figures 3, 7 and 9.
Figure 5 is a top plan view of the registering mechanism with a portion broken
away.
Figure 6 is a horizontal section on the line 6-6 of Figures 3 and 9.
Figure 7 is a vertical section through the apparatus from side to side on the
line 7-7 of Figure 9.
Figure 8 is a cross-section through one of the registering wheels.
Figure 9 is a cross-section from front to rear on the line 9-9 of Figure 7.
Figure 10 is a portion of the registering mechanism.
Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the registering band to be used for
unusually large amounts.
Figures 12 and 13 are respectively an end view and a perspective view of the
phonographic record body.
Figure 14 is a view of a detail.
Figure 15 is a vertical cross-section showing the device to retard the closing
movement of the till-cover.
Figures 16 to 21 are views of details hereinafter explained. .
Referring to drawings:
A, represents a casing containing in its top a registering mechanism and having
at the base a forwardly extended portion containing one or more tills or cash
The till is
drawers B, and a horizontally-sliding cover C to close the same.
opened by sliding the cover rearward, and when released the cover is automatically
closed by a spring which may be applied in any suitable manner.
When closed the cover is automatically locked by two upright gravitating bars D,
shown in Figures 7, 9 and 20, which fall behind its edge. On its top the cover is
provided with a series of ratchet teeth c Figures 1 and 19 and when open it is
automatically locked open by the engagement of these teeth with a finger on the
front of a U-shaped gravitating bail or bar L mounted in pivots 1 as shown in
Figures 2, 3, 4, 9-16 and 19. The bail to lock the cover open and the bars to
lock it shut are controlled by the registering mechanism as hereinafter explained.
E E are finger-keys in four vertical rows or tiers, guided to slide forward and

page_text: backward in the frame independently, and each representing a distinctive amount.
In the present instance, the two rows on the left represent dollars and those on the
right cents, in amounts regularly increasing by five. Each key has, as shown in
Figure 18, a lateral shoulder e, a vertical shoulder e' and an inclined surface e at
the inner end. It is further provided with a longitudinal slot e³, containing a
laterally-projecting stud e, held by a screw so that it may be adjusted length-
wise of the key and fixed rigidly in position. This stud may be formed rigidly on
the keys, but the construction shown admits of the keys being cheaply manu-
factured in duplicate and of their respective studs being fixed in different positions
as required.
In Figures 2, 3, 4 and 21, F F are vertical rock-shafts mounted one adjacent to
each tier of keys, and each having as shown in Figure 21 two crank-arms f
carrying at their outer ends a vertical rod flying behind the key-studs e so that
the shaft forms in effect a crank with a long wrist against which the studs e act so
that whenever a key is pushed inward it imparts to the shaft F a partial rotation,
the extent of which depends on the location of the stud on the key. The keys in
each tier have their studs at different points in their length so that they turn the
shaft and the registering devices different distances according to the amount
represented by the respective keys. Each of the shafts F, carries at the top a
sector pinion f, engaging a pinion f³ on a horizontal drum f the periphery of
which bears in regular succession the amounts represented by the indicating keys,
so that when a key is pressed the drum will be turned to expose the appropriate
amount through an opening f' on the front of the casing. The keys and drums
are returned to their normal positions when released by a spiral spring fe, applied
to the shaft F, urging the same forward.
The drum answers merely as a temporary indicator for the last registration. To
give a permanent indication of the aggregate amount registered, the rock-shaft is
provided at the top with an arın g, carrying a pawl g', which engages a horizontal
ratchet wheel g², carrying a pinion g, which in turn drives pinion g', on shaft g³,
which carries at the front of the case a wheel G, marked with amounts representing
dollars which are exposed successively through an opening in the casing. This
wheel G is advanced by the ratchet mechanism step by step.
For indicating still larger amounts, a long metal band or ribbon H is provided,
as shown in Figure 11, having numbers thereon in regular order, and the same is
wound upon a drum and its outer end attached to a second drum / containing a
coiled spring, which tends to wind the band thereon. The band is toothed in one
edge and is engaged by an escapement-lever h³, acted on by a stud /* on wheel G,
so that each time the wheel completes a rotation it operates the escapement and
permits the band to advance one tooth in order to expose its next higher number.
In order that the drums and their registering mechanism may not be carried
beyond the proper points by their momentum when quickly operated, on the inclined
surface e, of each finger-key, as shown in Figures 9 and 6, is mounted a vertically
guided stop-wire J, which is lifted by the inward movement of the key into the
path of the arm g, on the vertical shaft so as to limit the motion of the arm, and
thereby the movement of the drum and other registering devices. The respective
pius are so located as to stop the parts in different positions so that each
registration will correspond with the value of the key by which it is effected.
It is desirable that each key shall be temporarily locked in when it is operated
to effect the registration. This is accomplished by mounting adjacent to each tier
of keys a vertically sliding bar K, (see Figures 4, 9 and 17) having teeth to ride
on the inclined ends of the key, so that when a key is pushed in until its shoulder e
passes the bar K the latter will fall behind the shoulder and thus hold the key, and
keep the drum in position to expose the registration. The locking bars K, are
raised to release the keys by the horizontal bail or bar L, before referred to; the
bail which rises and falls, being provided on its front with studs, which enter
vertical slots in the bars K, so that the latter are permitted a limited independent
motion. It will be remembered that this bail serves also to hold the till-cover

page_text: open. Its elevation to release the finger-keys is effected by a rock-shaft 1, (see
Figures 9 and 19) mounted on the till-cover, and having at one en.l a crank-arm 1,
and at the opposite end a finger-piece, so that when the finger-piece is depressed
the bail L and the bars K will be lifted, and the keys and the registering devices
restored to their normal positions.
When any one key in either the dollar or cent columns is pushed inward it is
desirable to prevent the operation of any other key in the same series. This result
is secured by the gravitating bars D, which lock the till-cover as before explained.
Each bar is made as in Figure 20, with side teeth d, so that when the bar falls
behind the till-cover, the teeth fall behind the studs e of those keys which are in
their normal positions, as shown in Figure 7. The lifting of the bars D to unlock
the till-cover and the keys is effected by vertical shafts M, one for each tier of
keys These shafts, which have cranked ends, lie behind the studs e of the keys
and are provided with coiled springs m which tend to turn them forward. At the
lower ends, the shafts have their crank-arms m³ arranged to turn forward beneath
inclined lugs d³ on the locking-bars D, which are lifted thereby. A single-locking
bar is used between the two tiers of dollar keys, and in like manner a single bar is
used between the tiers of cent keys, and this to prevent the operation of two keys
of the same denomination. The crank arms m of each pair of shafts are connected
that they may work in unison.
The operation is as follows:-
Assume that a sale has been completed, the amount registered and the till closed.
The keys by which the registration was effected will be locked in by the bars K,
and the till-cover will be locked by one or both of the bars D. If now a new
transaction occurs, the cashier operates the finger-piece 1, which lifts the bail L
and unlocks the keys and registering devices so that they return to their normal
positions. The keys in returning release the shafts M, which are turned forward
by springs so that their arms m³ pass under the studs ds and lift the bars D, thereby
unlocking the till-cover. The cover is now pushed open by hand and is caught and
held open by the bail engaging its teeth. After the proper deposit has been made,
in the till, the proper keys are operated to register the amount, the effect of which
is to raise the bail out of engagement with the top of the till, which is instantly
closed by the spring and locked by the bars D, leaving the registration still exposed
and the keys locked. As the keys are pressed inward, the shafts M are turned
backward by the key studs e, thereby releasing the bars D, which fall by gravity
behind the till-cover, as soon as the latter has advanced beyond them.
Passing now to the consideration of the phonographic attachment, O represents
a phonographic reproducer consisting of a small hollow body o, connected by a
flexible tube o' to the trumpet o², and closed on one side by a diaphragm, bearing
a pointer or style of, arranged to ride upon and receive motion from the indented
record surface of the segment P, the general construction and mode of operation
being essentially the same as in the familiar Edison and Tainter instruments now in
general use.
The reproducer is sustained from a horizontal guide-rod o, and is attached to a
cordo, passing thence to the right and left around fixed guide-pulleys o', and
around pulleys os on the till-cover, and finally attached at its ends to the frame, so
that, as the till-cover is opened and closed, the reproducer is moved to the right
and left lengthwise of the record surface.
The record, which is prepared before its introduction into the machine, consists
of parallel lines adapted respectively to announce the amounts represented by
various keys. It is fixed or formed on the surface of a segmental body P, turning
on a horizontal pivot p, so that one or another of the record lines may be brought
into operative relation to the style. The segment has, at each end, an arm p', P,
connected by link p² to the adjacent vertical shaft F. Now, as each key turns this
shaft a distinctive distance, it follows that the segment is at the same time turned
to the proper position for the diaphragm to announce the amount represented by
the key. To this end, the parts are adjusted so that the vertical shafts turn the

page_text: record segment P upward beyond the path of the style during the return movement
of the recorder.
In order to control the distance between the recorder and the record surface, the
recorder-arm is provided with a roller o°, arranged to ride against the edge of a
fixed horizontal bar o, as shown in Figure 9. The roller is adjusted on the arm
by a screw o in order to move the recorder to or from the record surface.
As the registration will frequently be confined to cents, that is, to an amount
less than a dollar, it is necessary to bring into operation that portion only of the
record which announces cents. The record-bearing segment is, therefore, divided,
as shown in Figure 15, transversely into three sections, that on the left representing
cents, that on the right dollars, and the intermediate sections bearing repetitions of
the word "and." The left hand section representing cents is at all times free to
turn forward, that is to say, downward, independently of the other sections, under
the influence of the cent keys if the dollar keys are not operated. An elbow lever p³
is pivoted to the central section with one end in position to be operated by a cam
groove p' in the end of the dollar section, as seen in Figure 12, and the other end
in position to engage the cent section so that, when this latter end is operated, it
will carry forward with it the intermediate sections in order that the word "and"
may be announced between the announcement of the dollars and cents.
In order that the style may not ride into and be injured by the joints between
the sections, the guide-bar o has slight elevations on the face, as shown at o", in
Figure 3, to lift the reproducer away from the surface of the record as the style
passes the joints.
It will be understood that the right and left ends of the record segment are
turned respectively by the dollar and the cent keys, and that their movements are
independent, so that either of the dollar records may be read in connection with
either of the cent records and with the intermediate conjunction.
The operation of the phonographic apparatus is as follows:-
The recorder stands normally at one side of the apparatus and out of contact
with the record. When finger-keys are pressed to effect the registration they turn
the sections of the record-bearing segment to the appropriate positions in the path
of the style, and when the till-cover is opened it carries the recorder from one side
of the apparatus to the other causing the style to traverse the record groove in
each of the sections so that the diaphragm acts to announce audibly, from the
trumpet, the amounts registered.
While the preferred construction and arrangement of the articulating devices
have been represented it is to be distinctly understood that these details are not of
the essence of this invention, but that the record surface, the reproducing
mechanism and the connection between these parts and the registering mechanism
may be modified in various ways which will suggest themselves to the skilled
mechanic.
The inventor believes himself to be the first to combine with a register a
mechanism which will announce or call out the amounts registered, and this com-
bination he claims in any form and manner adapted to give results the substantial
equivalent of that herein described. It is manifest that this combination is not
limited to the particular registering mechanism herein shown.
Referring again to Figures 6 and 11, it is to be remarked that the band H may
be rewound on drum h by gear t engaging gear t' on shaft which is extended
outward and provided with a milled head. The closing action of the till-cover aud
the speed of the phonograph may be controlled by any suitable governing device,
for example the cylinder S Fig. 15 and the piston carried by rod s' and cushioning
against the air which enters through a small hole in the outwardly opening valve s
as the piston is withdrawn.
Dated this 28th day of September 1891.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Cash Registers.
A communication from abroad by AUSTIN B. HAYDEN, of Kansas City, in the
County of Jackson and State of Missouri, United States of America,
Engineer.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S. M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors 6, Lord Street, Liverpool & 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster & 323 High Holborn in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists broadly, first, in the combination with a cash-registering
mechanism of a phonograph or equivalent instrument to announce audibly the
amounts registered; second, in a peculiar construction and arrangement of the
parts to this end; and, third, in various details of construction pertaining to
the register.
In the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification―
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the register.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the principal parts of the registering mechanism
with the casing removed.
Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the same on a larger scale.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of Figures 3, 7 and 9.
Figure 5 is a top plan view of the registering mechanism with a portion broken
away.
Figure 6 is a horizontal section on the line 6-6 of Figures 3 and 9.
Figure 7 is a vertical section through the apparatus from side to side on the
line 7-7 of Figure 9.
Figure 8 is a cross section through one of the registering wheels.
Figure 9 is a cross seetion from front to rear on the line 9-9 of Figure 7.
Figure 10 is a portion of the registering mechanism.
Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the registering band to be used for
unusually large amounts.
Figures 12 and 13 are respectively an end view and a perspective view of the
phonographic record body.
Figure 14 is a view of a detail.
C
Figure 15 is a vertical cross section showing the device to retard the closing
movement of the till cover.
Figures 16 to 21 are views of details hereinafter explained.
Referring to drawings-
A, represents a casing containing in its top a registering mechanism and having
at, the base a forwardly extended portion containing one or more tills or cash
drawers B, and a horizontally sliding cover C to close the same. The till is opened
by sliding the cover rearward, and when released, the cover is automatically closed
by a spring which may be applied in any suitable manner.
When closed, the cover is automatically locked by two upright gravitating
bars D, shown in Figures 7, 9 and 20 which fall behind its edge. On its top, the
cover is provided with a series of ratchet teeth c, Figures 1 and 19, and when open
it is automatically locked open by the engagement of these teeth with a finger on
the front of a U-shaped gravitating bail or har L mounted in pivots l, as shown in
Figures 2, 3, 4, 9, 16 and 19. The bail to lock the cover open and the bars to lock
it shut are controlled by the registering mechanism as hereinafter explained.
E E are finger-keys in four vertical rows or tiers guided to slide forward and
backward in the frame independently, and each representing a distinctive amount.
In the present instance, the two rows on the left represent dollars and those on the
right cents, in amounts regularly increasing by five. Each key has, as shown in

page_text: Figure 18, a lateral shoulder e, a vertical shoulder e² and an inclined surface e³ at
the inner end. It is further provided with a longitudinal slot e³ containing a
laterally projecting stud e held by a screw e so that it may be adjusted length-
wise of the key and fixed rigidly in position. This stud may be formed rigidly on
the keys, but the construction shown admits of the keys being cheaply manufactured
in duplicate and of their respective studs being fixed in different positions as
required.
In Figures 2, 3, 4 and 21, F F¹ are vertical rock-shafts mounted one adjacent to
each tier of keys, and each having as shown in Figure 21 two crank arms f,
carrying at their outer ends a vertical rod flying behind the key-studs e so that
the shaft forms in effect a crank with a long wrist against which the studs e act so
that whenever a key is pushed inward it imparts to the shaft F a partial rotation,
the extent of which depends on the location of the stud on the key. The keys in
each tier have their studs at different points in their length so that they turn the
shaft and the registering devices different distances according to the amount
represented by the respective keys. Each of the shafts F carries at the top a
sector pinion f engaging a pinion ƒ³ on a horizontal drum f, the periphery of
which bears in regular succession the amounts represented by the indicating keys,
so that when a key is pressed the drum will be turned to expose the appropriate
amount through an opening f on the front of the casing. The keys and drums
are returned to their normal positions when released by a spiral spring f" applied
to the shaft F urging the same forward.
The drum answers merely as a temporary indicator for the last registration. To
give a permanent indication of the aggregate amount registered, the rock-shaft is
provided at the top with an arm g carrying a pawl g' which engages a horizontal
ratchet wheel carrying a pinion g³ which in turn drives a pinion g* on shaft g",
which carries at the front of the case a wheel G marked with amounts representing
dollars which are exposed successively through an opening in the casing. This
wheel G is advanced by the ratchet mechanism step by step.
For indicating still larger amounts, a long metal band or ribbon H is provided,
as shown in Figure 11, having numbers thereon in regular order, and the same is
wound upon a drum and attached by its outer end to a second drum containing
a coiled spring which tends to wind the band thereon. The band is toothed in
one edge and is engaged by an escapement lever acted on by a stud ⁄ª on a
wheel G so that each time the wheel completes a rotation it operates the escape-
ment and permits the hand to advance one, tooth in order to expose its next higher
number.
In order that the drums and their registering mechanism may not be carried
beyond the proper points by their momentum when quickly operated, on the
inclined surface of each finger-key, as shown in Figures 9 and 6, a vertically
guided stop-wire J is mounted and is lifted by the inward movement of the key
into the path of the arm g on the vertical shaft so as to limit the motion of the arm,
and thereby the movement of the drum and other registering devices.
The
respective pins are so located as to stop the parts in different positions so that each
registration will correspond with the value of the key by which it is effected.
It is desirable that each key shall be temporarily locked in when it is operated
to effect the registration. This is accomplished by mounting adjacent to each tier
of keys a vertically sliding bar K (see Figures 4, 9 and 17) having teeth to ride on
the inclined ends of the key, so that, when a key is pushed in until its shoulder e
passes the bar K, the latter will fall behind the shoulder and thus hold the key,
and keep the drum in position to expose the registration. The locking bars K are
raised to release the keys by the horizontal bail or bar L, before referred to; the
bail, which rises and falls, being provided on its front with studs, which enter
vertical slots in the bars K, so that the latter are permitted a limited independent
motion. It will be remembered that this bail serves also to hold the till-cover
open. Its elevation to release the finger-keys is effected by a rock-shaft l' (see
Figures 9 and 19) mounted on the till cover, and having at one end a crank-arm /

page_text: and at the opposite end a finger piece so that when the finger piece is depressed,
the bail L and the bars K will be lifted, and the keys and the registering devices
restored to their normal positions.
When any one key in either the dollar or cent columns is pushed inward, it is
desirable to prevent the operation of any other key in the same series. This result
is secured by the gravitating bars D, which lock the till cover as before explained.
Each bar is made as in Figure 20 with side teeth d so that when the bar falls
behind the till cover, the teeth fall behind the studs e of those keys which are in
their normal positions, as shown in Figure 7. The lifting of the bars D to unlock
the till cover and the keys is effected by vertical shafts M, one for each tier of
keys. These shafts, which have cranked ends, lie behind the studs e of the keys
and are provided with coiled springs m, which tend to turn them forward. At the
lower ends, the shafts have their crank arms m² arranged to turn forward beneath
inclined lugs on the locking bars D which are lifted thereby. A single locking
bar is used between the two tiers of dollar keys, and in like manner a single bar is
used between the tiers of cent keys, and this is to prevent the operation of two keys
of the same denomination. The crank arms in of each pair of shafts are connected
that they may work in unison.
The operation is as follows-
Assume that a sale has been completed, the amount registered and the till closed.
The keys by which the registration was effected will be locked in by the bars K,
and the till cover will be locked by one or both of the bars D. If now a new
transaction occurs, the cashier operates the finger piece , which lifts the bail L.
and unlocks the keys and registering devices so that they return to their normal
positions. The keys in returning release the shafts M which are turned forward by
springs so that their arms m² pass under the studs and lift the bars D, thereby
unlocking the till cover. The cover is now pushed open by hand and is caught and
held open by the bail engaging its teeth. After the proper deposit has been made
in the till, the proper keys are operated to register the amount, the effect of which
is to raise the bail out of engagement with the top of the till which is instantly
closed by the spring and locked by the bars D, leaving the registration still exposed
and the keys locked. As the keys are pressed inward, the shafts M are turned
backward by the key studs e, thereby releasing the bars D which fall by gravity
behind the till cover as soon as the latter has advanced beyond them.
Passing now to the consideration of the phonographic attachment, O represents
a phonographic reproducer consisting of a small hollow body o connected by a
flexible tube o' to the trumpet o³ and closed on one side by a diaphragm bearing a
pointer or style of arranged to ride upon and receive motion from the indented
record surface of the segment P, the general construction and mode of operation
being essentially the same as in the familiar Edison and Tainter instruments now
in general use.
The reproducer is sustained from a horizontal guide-rod o' and is attached to a
cord of passing thence to the right and left around fixed guide pulleys o' and around
pulleys o on the till cover, and finally attached at its ends to the frame, so
that, as the till cover is opened and closed, the reproducer is moved to the right
and left lengthwise of the record surface.
The record, which is prepared before its introduction into the machine, consists
of parallel lines adapted respectively to announce the amounts represented by
various keys. It is fixed or formed on the surface of a segmental body P, turning
on a horizontal pivot p so that one or other of the record lines may be brought into
operative relation to the style. The segment has at each end an arm p¹ connected
by a link p² to the adjacent vertical shaft F. Now, as each key turns this shaft a
distinctive distance, it follows that the segment is at the same time turned to the
proper position for the diaphragm to announce the amount represented by the key.
To this end, the parts are adjusted so that the vertical shafts turn the record
segment P upward beyond the path of the style during the return movement of the
recorder.

page_text: In order to control the distance between the recorder and the record surface,
the recorder arm is provided with a roller o arranged to ride against the
edge of a fixed horizontal bar o as shown in Figure 9. The roller is adjusted
on the arm by a screw o" in order to move the recorder to and from the record
surface..
As the registration will frequently be confined to cents, that is, to an amount
less than a dollar, it is necessary to bring into operation that portion only of the
record which announces cents. The record-bearing segment is, therefore, divided,
as shown in Figure 15, transversely into three sections, that on the left representing
cents, that on the right dollars, and the intermediate section bearing repetitions of
the word "and." The left hand section representing cents is at all times free to turn
forward, that is to say, downward, independently of the other sections, under the
influence of the cent keys if the dollar keys are not operated. An elbow-lever p³ is
pivoted to the central section with one end in position to be operated by a cam
groove p¹ in the end of the dollar section as seen in Figure 12, and the other end in
position to engage the cent section so that when this latter end is operated it will
carry forward with it the intermediate sections in order that the word "and" may
be announced between the announcement of the dollars and cents.
In order that the style may not ride into and be injured by the joints between
the sections, the guide-bar o has slight elevations on the face, as shown at o¹
in Figure 3, to lift the reproducer away from the surface of the record as the style
passes the joints.
It will be understood that the right and left ends of the record segment are
turned respectively by the dollar and the cent keys and that their movements are
independent, so that either of the dollar records may be read in connection with
either of the cent records and with the intermediate conjunction.
The operation of the phonographic apparatus is as follows:---
The recorder stands normally at one side of the apparatus and out of contact
with the record. When finger keys are pressed to effect the registration, they turn
the sections of the record bearing segment to the appropriate positions in the path
of the style, and when the till cover is opened it carries the recorder from one side
of the apparatus to the other, causing the style to traverse the record groove in
each of the sections so that the diaphragm acts to announce audibly, from the
trumpet, the amounts registered.
While the preferred construction and arrangement of the articulating devices
have been represented, it is to be distinctly understood that these details are not of
the essence of this invention, but that the record surface, the reproducing
mechanism and the connection between these parts and the registering mechanism
may be modified in various ways which will suggest themselves to the skilled
mechanic.
The inventor believes himself to be the first to combine with a register a
mechanism which will announce or call out the amounts registered, and this com-
bination he claims in any form and manner adapted to give results the substantial
equivalent of that herein described. It is manifest that this combination is not
limited to the particular registering mechanism herein shown.
Referring again to Figures 6 and 11, it is to be remarked that the band H may
be re-wound on drum by gear t engaging gear t¹ on shaft t2 which is extended
outward and provided with a milled head. The closing action of the till cover and
the speed of the phonograph may be controlled by any suitable governing device,
for example, the cylinder S, Figure 15, and the piston carried by rod s¹ and
cushioning against the air which enters through a small hole in the outwardly
opening valves as the piston is withdrawn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is―
1. In combination with registering devices, and finger-keys to actuate the-same,

page_text: the sliding till-cover and a locking device, to hold it shut, brought into action by
the registering movement of the keys.
2. A registering mechanism and finger keys to actuate the same, in combination
with till-locking devices actuated by the registering movement of the keys, and
an automatic locking device to hold the actuated keys until release:l by the
attendant.
3. In combination with a registering mechanism and finger-keys to actuate the
same, an automatic lock to hold the keys which are actuated and an automatic lock
actuated by said keys to prevent the action of the remaining keys in the same
group, whereby the registration is temporarily maintained and registration of more
than one amount by keys in the same group prevented.
4. The till-cover and its closing spring, in combination with the finger-keys
and a registering mechanism operated thereby, the bars K to lock the keys
inward, the bail L connected to the bars K and arranged to lock the till-cover
open, the bars D to lock the cover shut, means through which the in-going keys
act to engage said bars with the cover, and a manual device for lifting the bail
at will.
5. In combination with two tiers of finger-keys all acting to turn one indicator
drum, a locking device common to all the keys acting when one key is moved to
prevent movement of the others.
6. The combination with a cash-register of a phonograph adapted to announce
the amounts registered.
7. A cash-register having a registering mechanism with a series of finger-k: ys
representing different values, in combination with a phonograph having permanent
records of the values represented by the keys, and intermediate connections through
which the respective keys act to bring into action the corresponding record that the
phonograph may announce audibly the registration.
8. In combination with a cash-register, a phonograph containing a record of
amounts to be registered and arranged to be adjusted by the registering mechanism,
a till-cover, and connections through which it actuatos the phonograph.
9. In combination with a registering mechanism, a phonographic record of the
various values to be registered, means for automatically adjusting the position of
the record according to the value of the keys operated, and a reproducer movable
over the record to announce therefrom the amount of the registration.
10. A phonographic record surface having thereon, in parallel lines, independent
records, in combination with a reproducer guided to travel lengthwise of the record,
and means for a lateral adjustment of the reproducer in relation to the record to
the end that either of the records may be reproduced at will.
11. In combination with the reciprocating reproducer, the phonographic record
sections, provided respectively with the dollar records, the cent records, and the
conjunction "and," movable in relation to each other.
12. In combination with the three oscillating record sections, the connecting
device operated by one of the sections substantially as shown.
13. In combination with the reciprocating recorder, the elongated record over
which it travels, and automatic means for separating the recorder and record during
the movenient of the latter in one direction.
14. In combination with the record and means for guiding the same to and fro,
the record body pivoted and adapted to be turned out of the path of the recorder
during the return movement of the latter.
15. In combination with the finger-keys and the vertical rock-shaft F operated
thereby, the segment having the series of parallel records and connections through
which the shaft F adjusts the record, and the recorder mounted to travel over the
record.
16. In combination with the travelling reproducer and the divided record
surface, the guide rail having the elevators to lift the reproducer over the points in
the record.

page_text: 17. In a phonograph, a fixed record surface in combination with a reproducer
mounted to travel therec ver.
18. A phonographic record surface having independent parallel records, in com-
bination with a reproducer and means for adjusting the parts at will to reproduce a
selected record.
19. In combination with a reproducer, a phonographic record consisting of
sections adjustable in relation to each other, so that they may be used independently
or jointly.
20. In combination with a reproducer to operate thereon, a phonographic record,
consisting of a plurality of sections movable in relation to each other, and each
provided with a series of independent records, so that any record of one section
may be reproduced in combination with either record of the adjacent section.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1900
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.