An Improved Check Till.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 15th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Check Till.
We GEORGE FOWLER of Westgate Halifax, Merchant, and THOMAS GEORGE
DICKINSON of Holden Street Halifax, Mechanic, both in the County of York,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in a check till having a drawer, upon the drawer is a
pivotted catch, and within the till is a frame carrying three sets of rollers
preferably horizontal, and below are arranged the rolls of endless sheets of paper,
the top and bottom sheets being white, and the centre sheet being transfer or
black paper..
Upon the shaft of one of the lower rollers, which feed preferably the bottom
sheet, is a star wheel, with preferably four or other number of teeth or fingers, and
upon the same shaft is a larger gear wheel with say forty eight teeth, this gears
with a small pinion say of twelve teeth on one of the top rollers, which feeds the
top sheet, both the top rollers being geared together equally.
The lower roller upon which the black roll of paper is wound, being driven from
the rollers feeding the bottom paper, which are geared together equally by pinion
wheels of twelve teeth one of them gearing into a large gear wheel say of forty
eight teeth upon the lower roller.
The top and lower rollers are carried in sliding bearings and are kept together
the required pressure or friction being put upon them by springs or weights, the
marking plate over which the sheets pass is near the top rollers.
The sheets pass from their respective rolls over the inarking plate, the amounts
being written on the top sheet after passing between the top feed rollers which
revolve once each time the drawer is opened by the catch operating the star wheel,
the top paper passes upward and is cut or torn off as a cheque for the buyer or
customer each revolution.
The middle or transfer sheet passes on to the lower roller upon which it is
wound, this roller travels only at a very slow rate, say one sixteenth of an inch on
every operation of the drawer so economically utilizing every portion of the
transfer paper.
The lower paper travels at the same rate as the top paper and passes on to a
roller upon which it is wound, having marked upon it amounts corresponding with
the top paper.
The rollers may all be speeded to travel quick or slow to suit different users as
required.
1000
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Check Till.
We, GEORGE FOWLER of Westgate, Halifax, Merchant, and THOMAS GEORGE
DICKINSON of Holden Street, Halifax, Mechanic both in the County of York,
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 :-

page_text: Fig. 2. is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. is a sectional elevation of our improved till showing the traverse of the
invoice, check and transfer sheets.
Our invention consists in a check till A having a drawer B, upon the drawer is a
pivotted catch C, and within the.till is a frame D carrying three sets of rollers E, E¹
and E preferably horizontal, and below are arranged the rolls of sheets of
paper F, F1 and F, the top and bottom sheets F and F¹ being white, and the
centre sheet F being transfer or black paper.
Upon the shaft J of one of the aforesaid rollers E', which feed preferably the
bottom sheet F1, is a star wheel with preferably four or other number of teeth or
fingers G¹, and preferably cast upon the same is a larger gear wheel H, with
preferably say forty-eight teeth, this gears with a small pinion H' say of twelve
teeth upon the shaft of one of the top rollers E, which feeds the top sheet F; all
the rollers being geared together equally, or they may be fluted or corrugated and
placed in gear.
The rollers E' which operate upon the transfer or black roll of paper F³, are
driven by means of a small pinion wheel S of twelve teeth, upon the other end of
the shaft J, gearing into a large gear wheel S¹ say of forty eight teeth, upon one
of the lower rollers E'.
The top and lower rollers preferably one of each set are carried in sliding
bearings K and are kept in gear, the required pressure or friction being put upon
them by springs or weights L, the marking plate M over which the sheets pass is
near the top rollers.
For guiding the sheets evenly over the marking plate M small guide rods N are
fixed at each side of the said plate.
The sheets pass from their respective rolls over the marking plate M, the
amounts are then written on the top sheet, after which it passes between the top
feed rollers E, and through a slot P in the lid or cover P¹ of the till, the said
rollers E revolve once each time the drawer is opened by the catch C coming in
contact with fingers G¹ upon and operating the star wheel, the top paper F after
passing through the slot in till cover, is cut or torn off by means of a suitable
cutter R having preferably a serrated edge, and thus acts as a cheque for the buyer
or customer.
The middle or transfer sheet passes between the lower rollers which are fluted
or corrugated, and are operated simultaneously with the top rollers E by means of
the gearing before described, these rollers travel only at a very slow rate say one
sixteenth of an inch upon every operation of the drawer, so economically utilizing
every portion of the transfer paper.
The check sheet or lower paper F¹, upon which is marked the amounts corre-
sponding with the top paper, travels or is moved one quarter the distance of the
top or invoice paper, and falls into a suitable receptacle within the till as desired.
Pivotted levers S2 are employed for keeping the pinion wheels H¹ and S in gear
with the large pinion wheels H and S', and when thrown back the said pinions may
be put out of gear, so facilitating adjustment or renewal of the respective sheets as
desired.
The rollers may all be speeded to travel quick or slow to suit different users as
required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1. In a check till the combination of a suitable star wheel G³, spring catch C,
rollers E, E and E' having adjustable bearings K, gear wheels H, H¹, S and S',
levers S3, and knife R, operating upon the various sheets in the manner and for the
purposes, substantially as shown and described:
2. In a check till the use and employment of a suitable star wheel G, spring
catch C upon the till drawer, rollers E, E and E³, and cutter R operating upon
L.

page_text: the sheet F, in the manner and for the purposes substantially as shown and
described.
3. The general arrangement and construction of check till substantially such as
shown and described.
Dated September 14th 1893
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.