Improved Cash Till Register.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1891
Complete Specification Left. 1st Mar., 1892-Accepted, 21st May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Cash Till Register.
1, FRANZ TIEDTKE, Merchant residing at Goslar af Harz in the Empire of
Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The object of this invention is to provide an improved cash till register by
means of which all money received is inmediately placed in a secure receptacle,
open to inspection during the transaction, and the amount is simultaneously and
permanently registered by an exact copy or duplicate of the receipt handed to the
customer being produced and retained inside the till, cash box, or receptacle.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, I adopt substantially the following
arrangements :-
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At the back of the till or cash box is a receiving hopper or box containing
several sub-divisions for coins of different denominations or values, and also divided
into upper and lower chambers with bottom plate inclined towards an opening in
the back or end of the till or cash box, through which the coins received fall
directly a transaction is completed. The receiving hopper or box slides up and
down upon the end of the till or cash box to which it is fixed, being actuated by a
cranked arm or lever attached to one side of the till or cash box. This cranked
arm or lever terminates at its top end in a knob or button projecting above the top
of the till or cash box, and at its bottom end in a slot passing over a fixed pivot
The openings through which coins are
upon the sliding receiving hopper or box.
inserted on receipt are in a strip of suitable material projecting above the top of
the till, these openings corresponding with the openings between the subdivisions
of the upper chamber of receiving hopper when the latter is raised into the ready
position for receipt by pressing the knob or button of the crank arm or lever.
The division between the top and bottom chambers of the receiving hopper or box
is constituted by a flap turning on a hinge on the end of the till or cash box, the
loose end of the said flap being supported and guided by a curved strip or
projection on one or both ends of the hopper, so that when the latter is raised, the
flap is brought up into the position for forming the bottom of the top chamber;
but when the hopper is lowered to its normal position by releasing the pressure on
the lever, then the flap also falls, and allows the coins resting thereon to drop into
the lower chamber and thence through an opening into the till or cash box when the
crank or lever is next pressed down. The top of the top and bottom chambers
of the receiving hopper being of glass or transparent substance, the contents
thereof, are rendered visible during the transaction.
Between the sides of the till or cash box is mounted a spindle or axis for holding
a roll of paper or similar material, the said axis or spindle passing through one
side of the till and being connected to the aforesaid cranked arm or lever, so that
every time the lever is pressed, the said axis is revolved, the extent of its
movement being regulated and controlled by a ratchet wheel and pawl or pawls
between the lever and the side of the till or cash box.
When the said spindle or axis is turned, the paper or material placed thereon is
unwound and passed through an opening or slit in the top of the till or cash box,
and thence under a glass or transparent plate down to another spindle or axis near
the front end of the till, where it is rolled and kept for future inspection. As the
paper or similar material passes through the slot or opening in the top of the cash
box, it is written upon by the person receiving the cash, to indicate what amount
When a receipt is given to
has been paid by the customer and placed in the box.
the customer the receipt slip is placed upon the exposed portion of the roll of
paper, and, a piece of carbon or manifold paper being inserted between, an

page_text: exact copy or duplicate of the receipt is produced upon the recording strip
or roll.
The drawer of the till or cash box, into, which the coins fall from the receiving
hopper or box, is made with two lugs or catches which pass through, openings in
the end of the cash box near the hopper, and can only be withdrawn when the
latter is raised,-
so that no money can be withdrawn from the till until the same is
opened for the receipt of money through the hopper:
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C. R. BONNE & Co.,
Registered Patent Agents, 57. Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
C. R. BONNE & Co.,
Registered Patent Agents, 57. Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Cash Till Register.
I FRANZ TIEDTKE of Goslar af Harz in the German Empire 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 :-
In the accompanying sheet of drawings the cash till register constructed
according to this invention is shewn in Figs. 1 to 6.
Fig. 1, side elevation.
Fig 2, section on line y y Fig. 3.
Fig. 3, section on line
Fig. 4, end elevation.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 5, section on line w w Fig. 6.
Fig. 6, section on line
Fig. 5.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the
drawings.
The box or till a a is provided with compartments and at one end is the
hopper or cash receiver c, which when the till is closed remains in position shown
in Figs. 1 and 2, but when it is required to place money into the till the hopper c
is raised to the position shown in Fig. 5, by which means the attendant, or customer
is enabled to insert coin or coins through the opening or openings a², which are
preferably sub-divided by partitions so that coins of different denominations
may each have their own separate compartment.
The hopper or receiver c has a pin or projection cat one side, over which the
slot of crank lever d is passed.
Upon pressing the knob or end of lever d which is free to turn on end of axis,
the hopper e, by means of pin c', is caused to move or slide upward between guide
bars a (Fig. 4) until it assumes the position of Fig. 5.
At the same time, the pawl din gear with ratchet wheel g, which is fixed. on
the axis, operates to wind the ribbon or band of paper or suitable material.
(Fig. 2) on same axis, the axis f being mounted in bearings between the sides, of
the box a, and the strip of paper passing as an endless band from roll i, up through
opening under plate m, and thence down through opening on to roll. The
axis of roll may be held in place by bracket or brackets (Fig. 2) or be
otherwise mounted in the required position. As the strip or band of paper, or
suitable material is exposed between openings k and a record of the amount of
cash received and put into the till is written upon it and if a duplicate, receipt is
desired to be handed to the customer that is produced by the interposition of a
carbon or "manifold" sheet between the endless band and a. small loose-slip on
tep on which the receipt is inscribed.
The roll thus contains a complete record of all amounts paid into the till and
should therefore be found at any time, to. tally or correspond with the cash, in
compartments b of box.a: The top plates m' m' of: hopper should be, of glass.or

page_text: transparent material to enable the coins deposited therein through opening or
openings a to be seen until the transaction has been completed.
Falling first on flap e which forms the bottom of compartment e¹ when the
hopper is raised to receive money as in Fig. 5, the coins then drop into lower
compartment e and thence through lower opening into the till.
The pin c may
be supported or strengthened by brackets (Fig. 4) and projecting lugs passing
through slit c when the drawer b. b. is closed serves to keep same from being
surreptitiously opened as it cannot be withdrawn until the hopper c is raised for
the receipt of money, pins fixed to hopper e passing through holes in the
Ings
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. In a check till the movable box c, divided by turnable flap e with transparent
top plates mm operated substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a check till with movable box as hereinbefore described the slotted lever d
with ratchet or equivalent mechanism operating substantially as set forth and
shown in the drawings.
3. In a check till or cash register constructed as hereinbefore described and
shown, the ribbon or band of paper or suitable material passing over rolls f' and i
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 1st day of March 1899
BONNE & Co.,
Authorised Patent Agents.