Improvements in and connected with Money Changing and Storing Apparatus.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Money Changing and Storing
Apparatus.
MATTHEW BAILEY Engineer 66 Hatcham Park Road New Cross, London S.E.
in the County of Kent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
:-
This invention relates to the construction of an improved apparatus for the
exchange of moneys. It may be used with advantage for the following purposes,
as a check till, cash box, safe or the likes for securing and checking moneys taken
in exchange for goods sold.
The said apparatus consists of a casing which may be made of wood or metal
designed to receive my improved mechanism which is as follows.
I provide tubes or annular chambers so arranged for the purpose of receiving
coins taken in exchange for goods sold, also acting as a reservoir from which the
person in charge may extract coins necessary to give change these vessels may be
two or more in number as may be required for some cash trades.
On the top of the aforesaid tubes or annular chambers, I, place my improved
money check plate which contains slits of different widths to suit various coins, on
the underside of the same I provide a second plate between these two plates I
place springs so as to check the coins when being depressed through these two
plates, they fall into their respective positions ready for manipulation.
By the aforesaid arrangement of my improved mechanism the coin actually
tendered for payment remains under observation untill cancelled by tendering a coin
of equal value.
On the bottom side of the vessels as previously stated, I employ a slotted race
plate for the purpose of extracting the coins for giving change in some instance
this plate may with advantage be fitted with sliding plates so arranged that by
being pressed backwards they allow the coins to drop from their receptacles in
front of same thereby on their return to their normal position they displace the
coins as required to give change.
When employing my improved apparatus as a vessel of security I provide an
electrical arrangement for detecting any pilfering, I fit in front of the previously
mentioned recepticals a slotted check plate cut out to the diameter of each coin
this plate being insulated from the bottom race plate, whereby on withdrawing
the coins by hand or otherwise they form contact between the two plates and so
by complete the circuit and sound an alarm or operate an indicator as may be
required.
When in use as a till the change coins and takings, are kept separate from each
other, both being under cover, the coins only for change being accessiable, the
amount of change always remaining a fixed sum, so thereby enables the person
responsiable to detect any misapropriation.
December 19th 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Money Changing and Storing
Apparatus.
MATTHEW BAILEY Engineer 66 Hatcham Park Road New Cross London S.E.
in the County of Kent 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 the construction of an improved apparatus for the
exchange of moneys it may be used with advantage for the following purposes as
a check till cash box or the like for securing and checking moneys taken in
exchange for goods sold.
The said apparatus consists of a casing which may be made of wood or metal
or other materials designed to receive my improved mechanism which is as
follows.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a front elevation.
Figure 2 is a vertical cross section.
Figures 3 to 9 shew detail of my improved money changing and storing
apparatus.
Figure 1 Sheet 1 represents the main body casing W. The said casing is
provided with a removeable cash box X which contains the storing tubes or
chambers A also acting as reservoirs from which the necessary coins required for
giving change or making payments may be withdrawn. The top check plate B
is provided with slits R in which the coin (or coins) last tendered for payment is
placed and is supported in such slit by the springs on the plate S (see Fig. 6 & 8)
thus obviating any disputes.
The receptacle C is for the coins representing the value of the goods sold, and
which coins remain under observation supported on the pins T until the handle D
is moved from its vertical position. When the coin is released and this bell F is
sounded the coin or coins falling into the drawer G.
The coins in the slits R remain under observation until pushed past the
springs S by the finger into the tubes or chambers A.
The coins can be used repeatedly for change or payments.
The bottom slitted plate E which is placed on the underside of the tubes or
chambers A provides a simple and effective means by which the coins can be
withdrawn from the tubes or chambers A. By placing the tip or tips of the
fingers in the slits of the bottom slitted plate E and drawing the hand forward;
the coins are then delivered into the attendant's hand for giving change or
making payment.
Figure 2 Sheet 1 shews an electrical signalling apparatus forming part of my
invention. The bottom slitted plate E is connected to the battery I and bell J.
The front check plate H which is insulated from the bottom slitted plate_E, and
the tubes or chambers A, is also in connection with the bell J and battery I.
On withdrawing the coins from the tubes or chambers A they form contact
between the plates E and H, whereby an electric circuit is established and the
alarm J is sounded as a prevention against pilfering.
The manner in which my improved apparatus is put into operation is as
follows.
The tubes or chambers A are charged with an assortment of coins sixpences
shillings florins halfcrown pieces or other coins of the realm. These coins
represent the change coins the total amount of which remains fixed. If change is
to be given I place the coin tendered in payment in one of the slits in top check
plate B according to its value. Supposing it to be halfcrown piece and sixpence
is the amount of the taking I withdraw two shillings and a sixpence from the

page_text: underside of the tubes or chambers A by means of the slitted plate E. The
sixpence is placed in the trade taking chamber C. The two shillings being
returned to the customer as change which keeps the change coins in the tubes or
chambers A of the same value.
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 money changing and storing apparatus, the combination and use
with the tubes or chambers A of the top check plate B and spring plate S
whereby the actual coin or coins tendered in payment are held under observation
of the customer or other persons previous to being cancelled by being depressed
into the tubes or chambers A, substantially as shewn and described.
2. The combination and use with the tubes or chambers A of the trade taking
coin shoot C and bell lever D provided with stop pins T, which holds the coin or
coins representing the value of the goods purchased, until cancelled by striking
the bell lever D and ringing the bell F which allows the coins to fall into the
cash drawer G. The coins tendered in payment and the coins representing the
value of the goods purchased both being kept under notice at the same time,
the coin or coins can be recognized thereby obviating disputes, substantially as
shewn and described.
3. The combination and use with the tubes or chambers A and check plate B
and spring plates S of the bottom slitted plate E. The main object of which is
to provide a simple and effective means for extracting the coins from the tubes or
chambers A when required for giving change or making payments, substantially
as shewn and described.
4. The use in combination with the bottom slitted E and the tubes or chambers A
of the slotted check plate H which checks the various coins when being withdrawn
from the tubes or chambers A the coins forming contact between the bottom
slitted plate E and the slotted check plate H, whereby completing the circuit and
ringing the bell J substantially as shewn and described.
5. The manufacture and use of the improved money changing and storing
apparatus hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
September 19th 1893.
MATTHEW BAILEY.