A Received or Taken.
Year: 1884

page_text: Amount of Cash Received or Taken.
I, SIDNEY FIRTH, of 22 Royal Exchange, Leeds, in the County of York,
Inventor, Patentee, and Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of my said
Invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CHECKING AND RECORDING THE
AMOUNT OF CASH RECEIVED OR TAKEN "
to be as follows :—
The object of my invention is to manufacture an improved apparatus for
checking and recording the amount of cash received or taken.
My invention consists of a box, securely put together, and capable of being kept
locked.
In this box an inner box is placed, which is held in position between rollers and
vertical guides, and which is caused to receive some vertical reciprocating motion
by means of a cam which is actuated by an external handle fitted to a shaft. This
handle is moved through nearly a semi-circle, by hand, in order to operate the
internal mechanism. The internal box is divided vertically, by a fixed partition;
in one of which divisions a sliding bottom or piston is fitted, which is sustained by
a spiral spring, and which spring is depressed when the space above the piston is
filled with cards or tickets. These tickets are numbered consecutively at each end
and perforated in the centre. These tickets aro successively raised and pressed
against certain type placed in the upper part of the box; and the upper ticket,
after being printed, is pushed out by a cam or lever through a port in the box, to
the outside, for delivery to the payer.
Dating type is fitted inside in suitable type holders. Numbering type is fitted.
on the peripheries of wheels or rollers, there being separate wheels for the several
designations, such as pounds shillings and pence or any other indicated marks
required, the type being preferably of india rubber. These wheels have toothed
wheels attached thereto, which work or take into racks, and the ends of the racks
project through the side of the box; and by these racks, the attendant can rotate
the internal wheels and make the type print upon the tickets any desired amounts
of money. The racks have numbers upon their upper edges, whereby the attendant
is able to "set" the amount to be indicated; after which by merely moving the
handle the ticket and register are printed.

page_text: A roller is fitted in the other division of the inner box; and this roller has a
roll of paper or other suitable material coiled upon it (say about 20 feet long).
The outer end of this roll of paper is passed between other rollers, and it, in its
passage from one to the other, receives similar impressions from above, to those
impressed on the tickets, and simultaneously therewith; the roll of paper being
unrolled at the game time that a ticket is lifted to the type. The impressed paper
from the roll then falls into the space below, and there remains until it is removed
when the box is opened to ascertain the amounts of cash received.
Instead of this roll of paper a dial or drum may be used.
Inking rollers, bands, springs, and the usual addenda to printing and numbering
machines of the character described, are fitted to complete the apparatus and enable
it to perform the duty herein before described.
The number of tickets may be increased, if the business requires it, and instead
of one ticket, two or more may be simultaneously printed and delivered, by merely
multiplying the parts for that purpose.
In some cases the type is mounted on the slides, without the intervention of
wheels, thus rendering the apparatus more simple in its action.
: An Improved Apparatus for Checking and Recording the
Amount of Cash Received or Taken.
I, SIDNEY FIRTH, of 22 Royal Exchange Leeds in the County of York Inventor
Patentee and Proprietor do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for AN
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CHECKING AND RECORDING THE AMOUNT OF CASH
RECEIVED OR TAKEN and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
*particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to manufacture an improved apparatus for
checking and recording the amount of cash received or taken.
My invention consists of a box, securely put together, and capable of being kept
locked.
In this box an inner box is placed, which is held in position between vertical
guides with or without rollers, and which box is caused to receive, vertical
reciprocating motions by means of cams actuated by an external handle fitted to a
shaft. This handle is moved through nearly a semi-circle, by hand, in order to

page_text: operate the internal mechanism. The internal box is divided, vertically, by a fixed
partition; in one of which divisions a sliding bottom or piston is fitted, which may
be pressed upwards by means of a spiral spring, or may be pressed downwards by
means of a weight, upon the blank tickets. The tickets are numbered consecutively
at each end and perforated in the centre. These tickets are successively pressed
against certain type placed in the box; and the lowest, after being printed, is
pushed out by a cam or lever through a port in the box, to the outside, for
delivery to the payer. Dating type is fitted inside in suitable type holders.
Numbering type is also fitted on the peripheries of wheels or rollers, there being
separate wheels for the several designations, such as pounds shillings and peace or
any other indicated marks required, the type being preferably of india rubber.
These wheels have toothed wheels attached thereto, which work or take into racks
and the ends of the racks project through the side of the box; and by these racks
the attendant can rotate the internal wheels and make the type print upon the
tickets any desired amounts of money, weights. measures or other matter required
to be. recorded. The racks have numbers upon their upper edge, whereby the
attendant is able to "set" the amount to be indicated; after which by merely
moving the handle the ticket and register are printed.
A roller is fitted in the other division of the inner box; and this roller has a
roll of paper or other suitable material coiled upon it. The outer end of this roll
of paper is passod between other rollers, and it, in its passage from one to the other,
receives similar impressions to those impressed on the tickets, & simultaneously
therewith; the roll of paper being unrolled at the same time that a ticket is
printed. The impressed paper from the roll then falls into the space prepared for
the same, and there remains until it is removed on the box being opened to
ascertain the amounts of cash received.
Instead of this roll of paper a dial or drum may be used.
Inking rollers, bands, springs, and the usual addenda to printing and numbering
machines of the character described, are fitted to complete the apparatus and enable
it to perform the duty hereinbefore described.
The number of tickets may be increased, if tho business requires it, and instead
of one ticket, two or more may be simultaneously printed and delivered, by merely
multiplying the parts for that purpose.
In some cases the type is mounted on the slides, without the intervention of
wheels, thus rendering the apparatus more simple in its action.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1, is a sectional elevation on the line 1-2.
Fig. 2, is a sectional elevation on the line 3-4.
Fig. 3, is a horizontal section on the line 5-6.
a a, are the walls of the case. b is the handle for operating the cams fitted on
the axle d. vis the inner box. c is the main cam, which works in the frame c.
fis the inking roller, which travels in the slot g, actuated by the cam i. his a
lever which is actuated by the cam k. The lower end of this lever is fitted with a
push piece w which propels the lowest card of the series' shewn at l. m m are the
wheels or rollers containing the type. n n are toothed racks which gear with the
wheels m m. Bars n connect the racks n n with the slides oo and handles p_p.
The slides oo have numbers engraved on their upper sides, as shewn. The
handles pare used for pounds: p³ and 2ª for shillings, p' and 2" for penco,
halfpence, and farthings. These handles miny however be otherwise fitted to
indicate other numbers as may be required. qg are the moveable dates which are
altered daily. is the roll of paper, the end of which is carried up between the
rollers s and s¹. The rollers s¹ press the paper against the roller s, and the roller s
receives a forward motion to the extent of one tooth of the wheel & each time the
box d is caused to traverse downwards. The pin &³ is a fixture, but the arm s' acts
as a pawl to drive the wheel s³, as shewn in Fig. 1.

page_text: The handle 6 is rotated to the extent of about 180 degrees, a' regulating stop t
being fitted on the box, which regulates the travel of the handle and the pressure
on the type. The movement of the handle causes the inking roller f to traverso
tho faces of the operating type, and afterwards causes the ticket to be pressed upon
the type by the downward movement of the inner box v and thereby printed with
the amount of money taken.
.
When the tickets have been duly printed they are projected through the port u,
to the outside of the box, for delivery.
An escapement is fitted, as shown in Fig. 2, which prevents the improper use
of the apparatus. In case of a partial motion of the handle b, the escapement 1
compels the completion of the operation in its proper order.
A locking bar is provided, whereby the whole of the slides o are securely locked
with one key.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The method of indicating the sums received, or other matters to be recorded,
by means of bars p¹ p³ p³ p' and p, such bars having suitable numbers engraved
thereon and being connected by racks or equivalent devices with suitable printing
type for printing tickets, operating substantially as described and shewn on the
drawings.
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2. The method of mounting the roll of paper r or other suitable material, and
of unrolling, printing and storing the same, operating substantially as described and
shewn on the drawings.
3. The general arrangement construction and combination of the several and 2
respective parts, together forming my improved apparatus for checking and
recording the amount of cash or other mattors received, taken or recorded,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn on the drawings.
Dated this 7th day of August 1885.