IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF AND MEANS FOR CHECKING AND REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DROPPED INTO MONEY TILLS AT HOTELS AND OTHER PLACES,
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Fynn, of 22, Pigott Street, Limehouse, in the
County of Middlesex, Electrician and Telegraphic Engineer, for an Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF AND MEANS FOR CHECKING AND
REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DROPPED INTO MONEY TILLS AT
HOTELS AND OTHER PLACES,"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Samuel Fynn at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th January 1881.
SAMUEL FYNN, of 22, Pigott Street, Limehouse, in the County of Middlesex,
Electrician and Telegraphic Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF AND
MEANS FOR CHECKING AND REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DROPPED
INTO MONEY TILLS AT HOTELS AND OTHER PLACES."
The object of my Invention is to improve and simplify the mode of and means
for checking the amount of money dropped into money tills at hotels and other
places, and for registering it so that at any moment the proprietor or any authorized
person can ascertain the exact amount which has been deposited in the till during
the day or since the time at which the indices were set at zero on the dials.
In carrying out my Invention I place the registering apparatus in any convenient
position inside the till, and arrange the dials and indices in such a manner that the
dials can be easily seen and the indices reset at zero on the dials at any time
without interfering with or affecting the internal machinery.
The dials are
concealed by a cover secured by a lock, the key of which is retained by the
proprietor or any authorized person.
The registering apparatus is so arranged that when a coin is dropped into the till
it pushes a lever to one side in its descent. This lever actuates a ratchet on the
first of a suitable train of toothed wheels and registers one upon the corresponding
dial, and the lever is then forced back to its original position by means of a spring,
weight, or other well known and suitable means. The coin on its way to the
compartment assigned to it strikes a bell fixed inside the till.
The apparatus is so arranged that if the coin is only partially inserted and then
withdrawn, it will cause the registering apparatus to act, but the bell will not be
sounded; whereas if the coin be dropped into the till it will first actuate the
registering apparatus and then strike the bell. But, if desired, these two operations
may be made to take place simultaneously.
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Electrical communication may be fitted to the apparatus so that the register can
be placed where most convenient.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Samuel Fynn in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 13th July
1881.
SAMUEL FYNN, of 22, Pigott Street, Limehouse, in the County of Middlesex,
Electrician and Telegraphic Engineer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF AND
MEANS FOR CHECKING AND REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DROPPED
INTO MONEY TILLS AT HOTELS AND OTHER PLACES."
The object of my Invention is to improve and simplify the mode of and means
for checking the amount of money dropped into money tills at hotels and other
places, and for registering it so that at any moment the proprietor or any authorized
person can ascertain the exact amount which has been deposited in the till during
the day or since the time at which the indices were set at zero on the dials.
In carrying out my Invention I place the registering apparatus in any convenient
position inside the till, and arrange the dials and indices in such a manner that the
dials can easily be seen and the indices reset at zero on the dials at any time
without interfering with or affecting the internal machinery.
The dials are
concealed by a cover secured by a lock, the key of which is retained by the
proprietor or any authorized person.
The registering apparatus is so arranged that when a coin is dropped into the till
it pushes a lever to one side in its decent. This lever actuates a ratchet on the
first of a suitable train of toothed wheels, and registers one upon the corresponding
dial, and the lever is then forced back to its original position by means of a spring,
weight, or other well known and suitable means. The coin on its way to the
compartment assigned to it strikes a bell fixed inside the till.
The apparatus is so arranged that if the coin is only partially inserted and then
withdrawn, it will register but the bell will not be sounded; whereas if the coin be
dropped it will first register and then ring the bell. If desired, the register and the
bell may be arranged to act simultaneously.
Electrical communication may be fitted to the apparatus so that the register can
be placed where most convenient.
Having described the nature and object of my Invention I will now proceed to
ascertain more particularly, by the aid of the accompanying Drawings, in what
manner the same may be carried into practical effect.
Figure 1 is a vertical section through the line a, b; and Figure 2 is an elevation
showing my improved registering apparatus fixed inside a money till; Figure 3 is
a front view of a money till with the said apparatus fitted to it; and Figure 4
shows the dials and indices for registering the number of one kind of coin dropped
into the money till. The reference letters apply to the same parts in all the
Figures.
The registering apparatus is carried by the back plate A and dial plate B which
are bolted together with a space between them for the spur wheels and pinions.
The plate A is fixed to the inside of the front of the till by means of screws C, C, &c.,
the dial plate B fitting into a hole cut in the front of the till, as shown in Figure 1,
so that the dials may be seen and the indices reset at zero. The lever D works on
a fulcrum E which may consist of a stud or screw fixed in the plate A. The end of
the curved arm of the lever D is provided with a tip pawl F hinged to it and acted
upon by the spring G which is fixed to the curved arm. Another spring H fixed
to the plate A acts upon the short arm of the lever D, and thereby presses the
curved arm against the stop or pin J. When a coin is inserted in the hole K
provided for the purpose in the top of the till, it pushes the lever D in the direction
shown by the arrow in Figure 2, the said lever is thereby made to actuate the

page_text: ratchet wheel L which is fixed on a spindle carrying the pinion M and the index N
of the "units" dial, which is thus caused to register one. As soon as the coin has
passed the end of the lever D, the lever is forced back to its original position by
the elastic force of the spring H.
The pinion M is provided with six teeth and gears into the spur wheel P which
has sixty teeth and is fixed upon a spindle carrying the index of the "tens" dial
and a pinion similar to the one already described. This pinion gears into another
spur wheel Q fixed upon a spindle carrying the index of the "hundreds" dial.
A spring R is fixed to the plate A, and fits in between the teeth of the ratchet
wheel L to prevent any return motion thereof. A tube S is fixed inside the till in
any suitable manner to receive the coin as it is dropped through the hole K, and
to carry it down to the bell T which it strikes on its way from the tube to the
compartment assigned to it in the drawer V. A registering apparatus as herein-
before described is provided for each kind of coin, all of them being carried by the
plates A and B, which are shown broken off in Figure 2, but may be of any required
length.
The indices or pointers are fitted upon their spindles as follows:-A small spiral
spring c is first placed upon the spindle and rests against a shoulder provided for
that purpose on the spindle. The index or pointer N is then placed upon the
spindle, and a washer put on in front of it, the spring then being slightly
compressed; a small pin is inserted in the spindle to secure them. As the spindle
rotates, the index or pointer is carried round with it by reason of the friction
caused by the elastic force of the spring c, the indices can therefore be easily reset
at zero without in any way interfering with the internal machinery.
If desired a hinged plate V or other suitable contrivance may be fixed on the
till in front of the dials and secured by a lock as before described. Also a weight
may be attached to the short arm of the lever D in place of the spring H.
I have described what I consider to be the best method of carrying my Invention
into practical effect, and do not limit myself to the precise details herein described,
which may be modified in various ways, but what I claim is,-
Firstly. In a money till the use of a lever actuated by the insertion of a coin
into the hole provided for its reception in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as herein described.
Secondly. In combination with the lever D the tip pawl F, springs G, H, and R,
the ratchet wheel L, and a train of spar wheels and pinions, in the manner and for
the purpose herein before described and shown in the Drawings hereunto annexed.
Thirdly. The use of a spiral spring in combination with an index or pointer,
substantially as herein described and shown in the Drawings hereunto annexed.
Fourthly. The arrangement and construction of apparatus, substantially as
herein before described, for the purpose of checking and registering the amount of
money dropped into money tills.
In witness whereof, I, the said Samuel Fynn, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twelfth day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty one.
SAMUEL FYNN. (L.S.)