Improvements in Cash or Change Trays.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cash or Change Trays.
I, EMIL MORCHEN, of 9, Weihburggasse, Vienna 1, in the Empire of Austria,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Cash or change trays hitherto in use have been provided with long grooves by
the side of which were scales indicating the number of coins. As coins nearly
all become more or less worn through use, the indications on the scale have never
exactly agreed with the real number of coins and therefore it has been found
necessary to count the coins when taking money from the tray for payments or at
the close of business
My invention has for its object to overcome this objection.
According to my invention, the long grooves of the cash trays are replaced by
short grooves the length of which corresponds to a given number of coins, for
instance to 12 pence, or to 20 shillings, and these short grooves are so arranged
along straight lines that the odd ones are placed somewhat on one side out of line
and the even ones on the other side. Instead of displacing the even grooves with
respect to the odd ones in a horizontal direction, they may be displaced in a vertical
direction, that is to say deep and shallow grooves may be arranged alternately,
or both the above described out of line arrangements may be combined.
My improved change trays may be composed of several sections hinged
together.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Cash or Change Trays.
I, EMIL MORCHEN, of 9, Weihburggasse, Vienna I, in the Empire of Austria,
Merchant, 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:
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Cash or change trays hitherto in use have been provided with long grooves by
the side of which were scales indicating the number of coins contained in the said
grooves. As coins nearly all become more or less worn through use, the indica-
tions on the scale have never exactly agreed with the real number of coins and
it has, therefore, been found necessary to count the coins when taking money from
the tray for payments or at the close of business.

page_text: My invention has for its object to overcome this objection, and to this end
the long grooves of the cash trays are replaced by short grooves the length of which
corresponds to a given number of coins, for instance to 12 pennies, or to 10 florins,
or to 20 shillings, and these short grooves are so arranged along straight lines
that the odd ones are placed somewhat on one side out of line and the even ones
on the other side. Instead of displacing the even grooves with respect to the odd
ones in a horizontal direction, they may be displaced in a vertical direction, that
is to say, deep and shallow grooves may be arranged alternately, or both the above
described out of line arrangements may be combined.
My improved chain trays may be composed of several sections hinged together.
In the accompanying drawing, several forms of my improved cash tray are
shown.
Figure 1 is a plan of one form of cash trays made according to the invention:
Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 1-2 Figure 1:
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3-4 Figure 1.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are views corresponding to Figures 1, 2 and 3 respectively
of another form of tray:
Figures 7, 8 and 9 are views similar to Figures 4, 5 and 6 of another modifica-
tion:
Figure 10 is a sectional view showing several trays combined to form a box;
and,
Figures 11 and 12 are end views shewing coins inserted in the tray.
In the arrangement illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 the short grooves a¹, a¹
holding for instance 12 pennies each, are out of line laterally with respect to the
grooves a, a of the same length.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are analogous views of a cash or change tray, in which the
series A', A² of partial or short grooves have their short grooves a made shallower
than the alternating short grooves a¹, or in other words, the odd and even grooves
are arranged out of line vertically.
Figures 7, 8 and 9 show a cash tray, in which the grooves a and a¹ are
arranged out of line both horizontally and vertically.
Partitions s may be provided between the several groups of coins, and if these
partitions be made rather thick, the cash tray illustrated in Figures 4, 5 and 6
may have its grooves arranged in line.
Figure 10 illustrates, as above mentioned, how several cash trays may be com-
bined in the shape of a box.
Figures 11 and 12 are end views of cash trays with coins inserted in the grooves.
It will be readily understood that with my improved cash trays the wear of
the coins does not give rise to the disadvantage above named and that any
group of coins can be easily removed when required.
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:-
A cash or change tray, having rows of short coin grooves, which are arranged
alternately out of line in a horizontal or in a vertical direction, or in both hori-
zontal and vertical directions, substantially as and for the purpose, described.
Dated thin 14th d
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1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.