Improvements in Cash and like Registers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1897-Accepted, 23rd July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cash and like Registers.
We, THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY LIMITED, of 356, Strand, in the
County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a communica-
tion to us from abroad by The National Cash Register Company, of Dayton, State
of Ohio, United States of America, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The present invention relates more particularly to machines of the general
character of that shown and described in Letters l'atent No. 18,079 of October 10th,
1892, and in the present instance has been illustrated in the drawings and will
be described in the specification as an improvement upon such machine. It will
be understood, however, from the description which will be given of it, that many
of its features are not restricted to such machine but are applicable to other
different machines.
The first important feature of the invention consists in the combination of a
double register, or two sets of registering wheels, with the single set, ar series
of sets, of keys, and the single driving or operating mechanism of the machine,
in such manner that the amount to be indicated and registered at any operation
of the machine may be added at will upon either one or the other of said registers.
Combined with the two registers are two shifter keys, one adapted to throw one
register into operative connection with the driving mechanism, and the other
adapted to throw the other register into connection with it. For some of the
purposes of the invention, however, as will be hereafter explained, the parts
might be so arranged that one of the registers would be normally in connection
with the driving mechanism, and a single shifter be employed for disconnecting it
and throwing the other register into connection with the driving mechanism.
In the present instance an indicator is combined with the two shifter keys in
such manner as to indicate which register is being actuated by the operation of
the machine.
The second important feature of my invention consists in the provision of means
for printing the amounts of the sales upon loose sales-slips, or duplicate slips,
such as are used in dry-goods stores and other retail establishments. The machine
upon which my invention is based was provided with a printing attachment by
means of which the amount of each sale was printed upon a record strip carried
within the machine and automatically advanced at each operation, and also upon
a check strip, from which latter the printed check was severed and delivered from
the machine. I have dispensed with the check strip mechanism and substituted
therefor means for supporting and automatically advancing to the printing point
and printing, at each operation, a loose sales slip of the character before mentioned,
or two or more of such slips with carbon sheets between them, whereby the amount
of the sales may be printed upon one and duplicated upon the other.
Besides these two principal features, my invention relates to various other
improvements upon and modifications of the various mechanisms of the machine
in question and consists in the novel constructions, combinations, modes of opera-

page_text: tion, and arrangements of parts which will be hereafter described and particularly
pointed out in the claims."
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine
removed from its casing, and looking at its right hand forward corner: Figure 2
a similar view looking at the left hand forward corner of the machine, the right-
hand corner thereof being broken away; Figure 3 a vertical section in a plane
slightly to the left of the right-hand row of keys in Figure 1, looking toward the
right of the machine; Figure 4 a vertical section approximately at the left of the
second row of keys in Figure 1 looking toward the right of the machine;
Figure 4 a sectional detail view showing part of one row of keys, their slots and
lugs, and the co-operating lugs upon the detent plate, being a view of part of the
keys shown in Figure 4 looking toward the left instead of the right; Figure 5 an
elevation of the left hand side or end of the machine, with portions of the casing
and framework removed to expose the parts within; Figure 6 a vertical section
between the left hand side frame of the machine and the printing attachment
carried thereby; Figure 7 a rear elevation of the right hand portion of the
machine; Figure 8 a front elevation, or plan view, of the sets of registering wheels
and the rocking frame in which they are mounted; Figure 9 an enlarged detail
plan view of the cams and devices intermediate the same and the rocking register-
ing frame, and the two shifter keys, as the parts appear when standing in rear of
the machine and looking down upon them; Figure 10 a middle section of the
parts shown in Figure 9, and the registers, looking toward the left in said figure;
Figure 10 a detail view of some of the parts shown in Figure 10; Figure 11 a
view corresponding to Figure 10, looking toward the right; and Figure 12 a
sectional detail of part of the key-locking device.
The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the
figures.
The main operating device of the machine consists of a handle A, Figure 1,
fast upon a stub-shaft journaled in the framework of the machine, said shaft or
the hub of the handle having fast upon it a gear B which meshes with a second
gear C upon a second stub-shaft supported in the frame-work. The gear C meshes
with a gear I fast upon a rotary shaft E. The gear D meshes with a gear F on
a shaft G. The shafts E and G extend entirely across the machine and project
beyond the left side of the frame, Figure 6.
Journaled in the lower middle part of the machine and extending entirely
across the same is a rock-shaft H, Figures 1, 3, 4, and 6. Loosely mounted upon
this shaft at about equal distances apart are four gear-toothed sectors or seg
ments I. Meshing with each segment is a gear wheel J, Figure 3, by means of
which wheels, and suitable intermediate gears, the four indicator wheels K'are
geared to the respective segments.
Fast upon the rock-shaft H near its right hand end, Figure 3, is a gear L with
which meshes a rack M carried by or formed upon a sliding bar N mounted by elon-
gated slots O upon the shafts G and H. This bar has projecting from its right hand
side a stud P (in this instance surrounded by an anti-friction sleeve) which fits in a
cam groove Q formed in a disk R fast upon the shaft G. The result of this
arrangement of the parts is that at each complete revolution of the operating
handle A the bar N is moved' downward and forward and then back to normal
position, thus causing the shaft H to be rocked forward and backward a definite
distance at each operation.
The segments being loose upon the shaft H do not turn with it in either
direction unless connected to it by the latch devices hereafter described.
There is a set of numbered keys S for each segment, in this instance four, each
set containing nine keys, representing the nine digits or multiples thereof in tens;
the set of keys on the right representing units of cents, the second tens of cents,
the third units of dollars, and the fourth tens of dollars. The keys are mounted
radially to the shaft H in concentric guides T U, and are yieldingly held in and
returned to their outer normal positions by means of coiled springs surrounding

page_text: them and confined between the guide U and pins F¹ passed through the stems of
the keys. The inner ends of the keys are beveled upon their upper sides, and each key
is provided on one side with an inclined slot 12 parallel with the bevel upon its
end, Figures 4 and 4*, forming an inclined lug F3 upon that side of the key
between the slot and the end of the key, to co-operate with the lugs upon the
detent plates V. There are four of these plates, one beneath each set of keys,
and concentric to the shaft H, upon which they are supported by radial arms.
The plates V are provided upon their sides adjacent the keys with lugs F of the
shape shown in Figure 4. As there seen the entire under side a of each lug is
beveled off, while the outer half of the upper side of the lug is cut away, at b,
leaving an upward projection c adjacent the plate V. The result is that the
passages between the lugs adjacent the surface of the plate V are of the shape
seen at din Figure 4*, where the lugs are shown in section and the plate broken
away. When any key is pressed in its inclined lug F3 will enter one of the
passages d and bear against the lug at its upper side, and lift the plate V. Now,
when the lug F3 has fully entered the passare it will be seen that if the plate V
be positively held in the elevated position to which it has been lifted by the key
the lug F of the latter can not slip out of the passage and the key will be held in
such inner position when pressure upon it is removed, and its spring be prevented
from throwing it upward to normal position until the plate V is released and
permitted to drop back to normal position. As hereafter described there is
provided means for holding the plate in the position to which it is lifted by press-
ing in any key until the operating handle of the machine has substantially com-
pleted its movement, whereupon, just at the end of the operation of the machine,
the plate is released and permitted to drop back to normal position and the spring
of the operated key allowed to throw the key outward. There is a spring W con-
nected to the lower supporting arm of each plate V, to aid gravity in yieldingly
holding the plate in and returning it to normal position.
Fast upon the shaft H, one beside each segment I, are four plates X having
curved forward edges concentric to the shaft H, and each having secured upon
its side at its upper end a lug Y, and provided with a notch or cut-away space at
the base of said fug beside the same. To a pendent extension Z of each segment I
is pivoted a latch arm A' of the shape shown in Figures 3, and 4. This arm is
provided in its rear edge with a notch B₁ adapted to co-operate with the lug Y
upon the plate X. Fast upon the side of the arm A¹ is an arm C¹ whose upper
end bears against the curved surface of the plate X. The engagement of this
arm with the plate holds the latch arm A¹ in the forward position shown, against
the stress of a spring C tending to pull it rearward, excepting when, in the down-
ward and forward movement of the plate X, the notch in the upper end of the
latter is brought opposite the upper end of the arm C¹, whereupon the spring C
pulls the arm A¹ rearward and engages the notch B₁ with the lug Y. This will
serve to couple the segment I to the plate X and shaft H, so that at the backward
movement of said shaft the segment will be carried with it until the latch arm A¹
is disengaged from the lug Y. This disengagement is effected by the inner end
of the operated key, and is accordingly effected at different points according to
the particular key which has been pressed in. Each latch arm A¹ is provided in
its forwardly extending front end with a notch or mouth D¹, Figure 4, and also
has secured to it a forwardly projecting spring arm E', adapted to co-operate with
the pins F passing through and projecting from the stems of the keys. The
front end of the arm E' does not stand in a true vertical plane but is inclined
slightly away from the row of keys, and the ends of the pins F¹ are correspond-
ingly beveled.
.
When the segment I has been coupled to the rock-shaft H in the manner before
described it will be carried backward by said shaft until the front end of the
armi E contacts with the pin F1 of the operated key, whereupon the latch arm will
be arrested and rocked slightly forward upon its pivot, permitting the lug Y to
escape from the notch B¹ and the segment to come to rest, while the rock shaft

page_text: and parts moving with it go on to normal position. The rocking of the latch
arm upon its pivot will cause the notch D¹ in its front end to catch over and
embrace the inner end of the operated key, and as the arm Ct is forced out of the
notch in the plate X at the same time that the lug Y escapes from the notch B
and thereafter rides upon the full curved surface of the plate X, the engagement of
said plate and arm will maintain the latch arm A¹ in forward position, with its
outer end locked to the operated key.
For the purpose of locking the segment in such position after the operated key
has been released and thrown outward to normal position and its inner end conse-
quently disengaged from the notch in the end of the latch arm, there is secured
upon the side of each of the guides U a curved plate G whose inner edge is pro-
vided with a series of notches, one for each key. Projecting from the side of each
latch arm A, near its front end, is a stud or pin. H, Figure 4, which, when the
latch arm is forced forward by the disengagement of the lug Y from its notch B',
in the manner before explained, enters one of the notches in the plate G¹, and as
the latch arm is held in this outer position by the engagement of the plate X with
the arm the segment will thus remain securely locked in the exact position at
which it was arrested by the operated key, after said key is released and thrown
outward by its spring.
When the shaft H is rocked forward at the next operation of the machine the
lug Y will engage the notch B' in the latch arm A¹ as soon as they come opposite
each other, the engagement of the upper end of the arm C¹ with the notch in the
plate X permitting the spring C to pull the latch arm A slightly rearward,
thereby disengaging its pin H from the notch in the plate G¹, so that the segment
is released and left free to turn. At this moment the widened rear end of a down-
wardly and rearwardly extending arm I carried by the plate X or shaft H will
contact with the rear edge of the radial supporting arm of the rear end of the
segment, so that in the further forward movement of the rock-shaft the segment
will be carried with it and brought to its normal forward position.
In the upward movement of the segments the front ends of the spring arms E¹
will contact with and be positively arrested by the pins F1 as before explained,
but in their downward movement the inclination of the front ends of the arms E
permits them to slip over the beveled ends of the pins F1 and pass the same.
If this were all of the mechanism, then at each operation of the machine the
rock-shaft H would carry all the segments I forward to their limit of motion, but,
instead of leaving any of them there would carry all of them backward with it
until they were disconnected from it by the operated keys, and if in any of the
sets no keys happened to be depressed at that operation of the machine the rock-
shaft would carry the segments corresponding to such sets backward with it to
its limit of motion. For the purpose of preventing such operation there is pro-
vided means for preventing the engagement of any lug Y with the latch arm of
any segment corresponding to a set in which no key has been operated, or which,
if the lug and latch arm have become engaged during the forward movement of
the parts and the returning of the segment to forward position, effects their dis-
engagement when they reach such position and prevents re-engagement of them
unless a key in the corresponding set is pressed in. The means for this purpose
may be now described. Mounted at their rear ends upon the shaft H and at their
front ends upon the frame-work of the machine are four sliding plates J¹, one
beside each latch arm and its co-operating devices. Each of these plates is pro-
vided at its rear end with an elongated slot which embraces the shaft H,
Figures 3 and 4, and in its front end with a smaller similar slot through which
passes a screw entering the framework. A spring K¹ connected to the rear end
of the plate pulls it rearward, while it is normally held from such movement,
under the stress of the spring, by the engagement of a lug L' upon the side of the
detent plate V, near its lower end, with a notch in the upper side of the plate J¹
near the front end of the latter. Secured upon the side of the plate J' adjacent the
plate X is a cam plate M³, Figure 3, whose front edge is flush with or projects

page_text: slightly beyond the front edge of the plate X. The upper end of the arm C¹,
which is fast upon the latch arm A, as heretofore described, has formed upon
its side a lug B, Figure 4, which projects into the vertical plane of the plate M¹,
the result being that whenever the segment is returned to its extreme forward
position the lug 139 will ride over the cam plate M and the latch arm be thrown
forward to and maintained in the position shown in Figure 3, the lug B catching
under a shoulder upon the plate M and locking the parts in such position. In
such position the notch of the latch arm will be entirely disengaged from the
lug Y so that so long as the cam plate M¹ holds the latch arm in this position the
segment cannot become coupled to the rock-shaft, and if the latter is moved back-
ward to initial position it will not affect the segment, which will remain in the
same position shown. If, however the plate J which carries the plate M' be
moved rearward, and the plate M¹ thereby carried away from the arm C', the
latter will enter the notch in the plate X and the notch B₁ of the latch arm engage
the lug Y, and the segment be thereby coupled to the rock-shaft. Now, whenever
any key in the set is pressed in the detent plate V will be thereby lifted, as before
explained, and the lug L' of the detent plate be thereby lifted out of engagement
with the notch in the plate J', whereupon the spring K¹ will pull the plate J
rearward, moving the cam plate M away from the arm Cand permitting the
notch B¹ of the latch arm to engage the lug Y of the plate X, and also bringing
the upper edge of the plate J, (in front of the notch) under the lug L' of the
plate and thereby supporting the latter in lifted position and holding in the
operated key in the manner heretofore described.
It will thus be seen that unless a key in any given set is pressed in the segment
corresponding to that set of keys will not be coupled to the rock-shaft, but will
remain in its extreme forward position.
At the extreme backward limit of the movement of the rock-shaft all of the
plates J will be thrown forward and their notches brought under the lugs L' of
the detent plates again and the latter permitted to drop back to normal position
and thereby release the operated keys. The means for thus resetting the plates J
consist of plates O fast upon the lower ends of the plates X, Figures 3 and 4,
which plates 01, at the extreme backward limit of the movement of the rock-
shaft, contact with rollers P¹ mounted in bearings Q upon the under sides of the
plates J and projecting laterally therefrom into the path of the plates O¹.
The position of the disk R upon the shaft G, or the shape of the cam groove Q
in said disk, is such that the parts do not come to rest, at the end of an operation
of the machine, with the rock-shaft in its extreme rearward position. The shaft
and parts carried by it reach such position shortly before the end of the operation
and are advanced slightly therefrom before they come to rest. The plates Jare
thus reset to normal position slightly before the end of the operation of the
machine, and the plates 01, which have re-set them, then get out of their way
before the operation ceases, so that the plates J' may be pulled rearward by their
springs when the keys are pressed in preparatory to the next operation of the
machine.
It will be understood that the numbers upon the indicator wheels K are so
arranged, and that the adjustment of the parts is such, as was the case in the
machine upon which my invention is based, that when the segments are in their
extreme forward position the ciphers upon the indicator wheels will be exposed at
the reading opening in the casing, and that when any segment is moved back-
ward until arrested by an operated key the indicator wheel geared to such segment
will be turned to expose to view the number representing the value of such key.
The two sets of registering wheels are actuated by the segments through the
medium of the gears J, and may be next described.
The two shafts R¹ S, Figures 8. 10 and 11, upon which the respective sets of
wheels are mounted are journaled in a rocking frame, Figure 8, composed of two
end plates T in which the shafts R¹ S₁ are mounted, a series of intermediate
plates U parallel with the end plates T¹, and cross-bars or plates Vi W connect-

page_text: ing the plates T U₁. Projecting from each end plate T is a trunnion X', by
means of which the rocking frame is journaled in bearings upon the side frames
of the machine. The ends of the shafts RS each project beyond the right hand
plate T and are squared to receive wrenches by which the shafts may be turned
to reset the registering wheels to zero, and the side frame of the machine is pro-
vided with suitable openings at Y', Figure 1. for the insertion of the wrenches.
Upon the right hand end of each shaft is loosely mounted a sleeve 7. These
sleeves abut at their right hand ends against the end plate T, while at their left
hand ends they extend through the first of the several intermediate plates U¹
heretofore referred to, and upon its extreme left hand end, at the left of the
plate U, each sleeve has fast upon it a single toothed disk A2 forming part of the
transfer mechanism hereinafter described, while fast upon the sleeve immediately
to the right of the plate U is the units of cents registering wheel 12. Fast upon
the right hand end of the sleeve adjacent the end plate T¹, is a pinion C, adapted
to mesh with the right hand one of the four gears J.
1
Each of the tens of cents registering wheel D³ is mounted upon a second
sleeve E which abuts at its right hand end against the end of the sleeve Z¹ and
extends at its left hand end through the middle one of the plates U¹ and has fast
upon it a single toothed disk F similar to the disk A2 before mentioned. Fast
upon the sleeve E, at the right of the wheel D2 is a pinion G3 adapted to mesh
with the second one of the four gears J, while fast upon the extreme right hand
end of the sleeve, and abuting against the single-toothed disk A³, is a gear H³,
forming part of the transfer mechanism.
Each of the registering wheels 12 representing units of dollars is fast upon the
left hand end of a sleeve J whose left hand end extends through the third plate U¹
and has fast upon it a single toothed disk K³ corresponding to the disks A³ F9.
Fast upon the extreme right hand end of the sleeve against the disk is a gear L³
corresponding to the gear H³. The sleeve J is turned by a pinion M³ fast upon
it near the wheel I and adapted to mesh with the third one of the
gears
J.
Each of the registering wheels, N2, representing tens of dollars, is fast upon the
left hand end of a short sleeve or hub, not shown, which has fast upon its right
hand end and abutting against the disk A² a wide pinion 0%. This pinion is
driven by the fourth gear J, but being out of line with that said gear, to the right
of it, it does not mesh directly with the gear, but with a second gear or toothed
segment fast upon the hub or sleeve of the gear Ja short distance to the right
of the latter, as will be readily understood without illustration. Immediately at
the left of the wheel N2 are arranged several supplemental registering wheels 13,
in this instance three in number, and representing respectively hundreds,
thousands, and tens of thousands of dollars.
It will be understood from the foregoing, and from Figure 8, that the two sets
of registering wheels upon the shafts R¹ S are exactly alike. When the rocking
frame which carries the shafts and registering wheels is in normal position, as in
the drawings, neither set of actuating pinions will be in mesh with the gears J,
as will be seen in Figure 3, where the right hand pinions Care shown. Upon
rocking the frame in either direction, however, one or the other set of pinions
will be thrown into mesh with the gears J and the corresponding set of registering
wheels be actuated by the gears, to add the amount of the registration upon one
or the other of the sets of wheels as desired. The means for rocking the frame
to engage the respective sets of pinions with and disengage them from the gears J
may be next described.
The two sets of registering wheels may be used to register any two different
classes of sales. Thus, in a department store one set of wheels may be used to
register the sales from one department, such as dry-goods, and the other the sales
from another department, such as groceries. On the other hand, they may be
used to preserve separate registrations of cash and credit sales of all classes of
goods, and in the present instance the machine is shown as designed for the latter
purpose, to which end the two shifter keys Q³ R³ are marked respectively "cash"

page_text: and credit. These keys are similar in shape and in their mode of operation to
the regular keys S of the machine, as seen in Figures 4 and 9, and are arranged
side by side in suitable guides between the second and third rows of keys S. They
are adapted to co-operate at their inner ends with a detent or latch plate S² fast
upon the front end of a lever T3, pivoted to a bracket U upon the framework of
the machine, Figures 4, 10, and 11, and forked in rear of its pivot to form up-
wardly and downwardly bent arms V2 W whose rear ends are parallel with each
other and extend rearwardly beyond the shaft G, upon opposite sides of the same.
The lever T, instead of being composed of a single integral piece having a forked
rear end, in this instance is composed of two arms or plates, one integral with the
arm Va and the other with the arm W3, but as they are rigidly secured together
the lever may be considered as a single member. Flat springs X3 secured to the
bracket U project forward and bear against the opposite sides of a lug Ys upon
the under side of the lever T2 to yieldingly hold the lever in and return it to
normal position. When the shifter key R is pressed inward its beveled inner end
will ride over the right hand edge of the detent plate Sa and force said plate and
the front end of the lever Ta toward the left, and when the key has been pressed
in far enough its notch will engage the edge of the plate and the latter will hold
the key in its inner position, while the key will hold the plate and lever in their
tilted position. On the other hand, when the key Q2 is pressed in the lever T
will be forced to the right and the engagement of the detent plate with the notch
in the key will hold the lever in that position and the key in its inner position.
Loosely mounted upon the shaft G between the rear ends of the arms V2 Ws,
Figures 10 and 11, is a square block Z3 in which the shaft tunns freely. Fitted
over and adapted to slide upon this block is a frame A³ having an elongated rect-
angular opening embracing the block and permitting backward and forward
movement of the frame A³ thereon. Screwed into the block 7 at opposite sides of
the shaft G are two pins B3 which project through slots C in the frame A3 and fit
at their outer ends in openings in the arms V2 W2. The result of this arrange-
ment is that when the front end of the lever T is moved in one direction by press-
ing in one of the shifter keys the rear ends of the arms Va We will shift the
block 7 and frame A³ in the opposite direction. 0
Fast upon the shaft G at opposite sides of the frame A³ are two cam disks D³ E³,
Figures and 11, the disk D³ being provided upon its inner face with a cam
groove F3, Figure 11, adapted to co-operate with a stud G³ upon the left hand side
of the frame A³, Figure 9 and dotted line Figure 11, and the disk E³ being pro-
vided with a cam groove H adapted to co-operate with a stud 13 upon the right
side of the frame A³, Figures 9 and 10. The shape and position of the respective
cam grooves are such that when the frame A³ is shifted to the left by pressing
in the key Q, and the stud G³ thereby engaged with the cam groove F³ in the
disk D³, a revolution of said disk will operate to slide the frame A³ forward a slight
distance, and hold it in such forward position during a portion of the revolution
of the cam and then return it to its normal position, while a revolution of the cam
disk E3, after the stud I³ upon the left side of the frame A³ has been engaged with
its cam groove H3 by pressing in the shifter key R2, will cause the frame A³ to be
slid rearward from normal position, and held in rearward position during a part
of the revolution of the cam, and then returned to its normal position.
From the foregoing description it will be understood that by connecting the
frame A3 with the rocking frame in which the two sets of registering wheels are
mounted, the rotation of the cans after one or another of the shifter keys has been
pressed in will cause said frame to be rocked in one direction or the other accord-
ing to which shifter key is operated, to engage the pinions of the corresponding
register with the gears J. The connection between the frame A³ and the working
register frame in this instance consists of a yoke J³, Figure 9, connected at its
rear end to the frame A³, and having the front ends of its respective arms pivoted
to the upper rear ends of arms K³ projecting from the lower cross bar V₁ of the
register frame, Figures 8 to 11, the result being that when the frame A³ is slid

page_text: forward, in consequence of an operation of the shifter key Q3, the pinions of the
upper set of registering wheels will be thrown into mesh with the gears J, while
when the frame A³ is slid rearward in consequence of an operation of the shifter
key Rs, the pinions of the lower set of registering wheels will be engaged with the
gear J. The yoke J³ is connected with the front end of the frame A by a screw
stud L³ passing through a transverse slot M³ in the rear end of the yoke and enter-
ing a forwardly projecting ledge N upon the front side of the frame A³, the yoke
resting upon said ledge and the slot and pin connection of the parts permitting
the frame A³ to be shifted laterally independently of the yoke, Figure 9.
The upper arm Va of the lever T has secured to or formed integral with its
upper rear end a cross head 03 which has mounted upon the underside of its oppo-
site ends anti-friction rollers P3 adapted to co-operate with flanges Q3 formed upon
the peripheries of the disks D³. In the normal position of the parts the rollers P³
fit in notches in the flanges Q3 and in that position serve to lock the disks D³ E³
and shaft G, and consequently the entire driving mechanism of the machine,
from movement. When either one of the shifter keys is pressed in the rollers P³
are carried out of the notches in the flanges and to the one side or the other of the
planes of said flanges, so that the parts are free to turn, and the flanges then serve
to lock the shifting lever and maintain the parts in their shifted position until the
cam disks and flanges have been given a complete revolution and the notches in
the flanges brought opposite the rollers P³ again.
As a further means of locking the parts in either one or the other of their
shifted positions during the revolution of the cams the frame A³ has projecting
from its rear end a plate R³ in the upper side of which is formed a slot S³,
Figures 4, 7, and 9, said slot consisting of a middle transverse portion and two
end portions extending in opposite directions at right angles to the middle por-
tion. A stud T upon a fixed plate of the framework fits in this slot, and when
the frame A³ is shifted to the left and slid rearward the engagement of the stud
with the wall of the slot in front of its middle portion will lock the frame in shifted
position during its backward and forward movement, and when the frame is
shifted in the opposite direction and slid forward the engagement of the stud with
the wall of the slot in rear of its middle portion will serve to lock the frame in
such shifted position.
Each of the flanges Q³ of the cam disks has formed upon it, immediately in
front of its notch, an outwardly projecting cam U³. As before stated, after the
cross head has been shifted to the right or to the left by pressing in one or the other
of the shifter keys the rollers P³ will bear against the corresponding faces of the
flanges Q during the revolution of the cam disks, and thereby lock the parts in
shifted position. Just at the end of the revolution of the disks one of the cams U³
will engage one of the rollers P³ and force the cross head farther in the direction
in which it has been shifted than it was moved by the operation of the shifter key,
and this extra movement given the cross head will tilt the lever T2 far enough to
disengage the detent plate upon its front end from the notch of the operated
key and release the latter, which will thereupon be thrown outward to normal
position by its spring. Thus if the parts have been shifted by pressing in the
key Qs, then at the end of the revolution of the parts the cam U³ upon the flange
of the disk D³ will engage the left hand roller P3 and throw the front end of the
lever T3 further to the right, to release said key; while if the parts have been
shifted in the opposite direction by pressing in the key R2, the cam U³ upon the
flange of the disk E3 will effect the release of the key in the same manner.
From the foregoing it will be understood that upon pressing in the key Q² and
giving the operating handle a complete revolution, the upper set of registering
wheels will be thrown into connection with the driving mechanism, and the amount
represented by the cash keys which have been pressed in will be added upon the
upper set of wheels, while upon pressing in the key R before the handle is given
its revolution the lower set of registering wheels will be thrown into connection

page_text: with the driving mechanism and the amount be added upon the lower set of
wheels.
The shapes of the cam grooves which effect these engagements of the respective
sets of wheels with the driving mechanism are such that, as seen in Figures 3
and 4 the pinions of the registering wheels are not engaged with the gears J until
the rock-shaft H and parts carried by it have completed their forward movement
and all of the segments I and gears J and indicators returned to initial position; then
the pinions are engaged with the gears J and held in engagement with them
during the backward indicating and registering movements of the parts, and are
disengaged from them again before the driving mechanism reaches normal
position and comes to rest. Thus at the beginning and the end of each operation
both sets of registering wheels are disengaged from the driving mechanism, and
during the operation one or the other of them is connected with it only during
the registering and indicating movements of the parts.
This arrangement enables me to dispense with any ratchet and pawl connection
between the gears J and registering wheels, and to gear the latter positively to the
gears J during their actuating movements. A ratchet and pawl connection may,
however, be interposed between the gears J and registering wheels, without depart-
ing from this feature of my invention, in which event the cam grooves in each
disk might be so shaped as to slide the frame A³ in one direction or the other at
the beginning of a revolution of the disks and maintain the frame in such moved
position until the end of the revolution of the disks. In such case the registering
wheels would be turned with the gears J as the latter moved in one direction, but
not in the other. Or, if a ratchet and pawl connection between the gears J and
pinions be employed, either the upper or lower set of wheels may be normally
engaged with the gears J and a single shifting device be employed to throw the
other set of wheels into engagement with it when desired, as will be readily
understood.
For the purpose of locking the registering frame in normal position there is
provided a long lever V3, Figures 4, 7, and 9, hung at its rear end upon a trans-
verse rod W³ supported in the framework. The front end of the forwardly
extending arm of this lever co-operates with a notched locking plate X³, Figures 4
and 8, secured to the under-side of the lower cross-bar V₁ of the registering frame.
The rear upwardly extending arm of this lever carries an anti-friction roller Y³,
Figures 4, 7, and 9, which bears against a cam 73 fast upon the shaft G. The
shape of this cam is such that when the parts are in normal position it will hold
the front end of the lower arm of the locking lever in engagement with the notch
in the plate X3, and thus lock the registering frame in its normal position. When
the shaft G is turned rearward in the operation of the machine the cam will
clear the roller just before the sliding frame A begins its forward or backward
movement, and the front end of the lever drop downwardly out of engagement
with the notch in the plate X³ and permit the register frame to be shifted in one
direction or the other. After the registration has been effected and the register-
ing frame shifted back to normal position the cam rides under the roller upon the
lever again and throws the front end of the lever forward into re-engagement
with the notch in the plate X3 to lock the frame as before.
The transfer devices between the several registering wheels of each set are of
novel construction, and may be next described, reference being had more particu-
larly to Figures 4, 8, 10, 10 and 11. Mounted upon the left side of each of the
division plates U₁ of the rocking register frame is a sliding plate A', having
pivoted to it two transfer pawls 13 adapted to co-operate with the transfer pinions
of the registering wheels, those shown in Figure 10 with the transfer pinions Le
of the third registering wheels, Figure 8, representing units of dollars. As the
transfer devices for the several wheels are of the same construction a description
of those co-operating with the pinions L2 and shown in Figure 10 will explain all
of them. The reciprocating plate A' which carries the pawls is mounted upon the
side of the fixed plate of the registering frame by means of screws C₁ passing
D

page_text: through slots in the plate U¹ and entering the plate A*, as seen in Figure 11.
These slots are of such shape that at the end of each upward movement of the
plate A it will be thrown rearward, to the left in Figure 10, for a purpose hereafter
explained. Each plate A has pivoted to it the upper end of a link E, Figure 4,
whose lower end is pivoted to the front end of a long lever F having an upwardly
bent middle portion carrying an anti-friction roller G adapted to co-operate with
a cam H fast upon the shaft G. A strong spring I connected to the lever F*
near its rear end pulls the lever upward and maintains the roller G in engage-
ment with the cam H and holds the pawl-carrying plate A+ in and returns it to
its uppermost position when the cam H will permit. As seen in Figure 4, the
cam H forces the lever downward just at the end of the operation of the machine,
and holds the parts in their lower position while the machine remains at rest.
the first forward movement of the parts, at the beginning of an operation, the cam
is carried away from the pin G and the lever released and lifted by its spring I*,
bringing the pawl-carrying plate A' and pawls to the position shown in Figure 10.
They remain in this upper position during nearly the entire operation of the
machine, being moved downward again, as before explained, just at the end of
the operation.
At
As shown in Figure 8, and as heretofore described in connection with said figure,
there is located immediately at the right of each transfer pinion a single-toothed
disk or cam which is fast upon the hub or sleeve of the preceding registering
wheel in the series. In Figure 10 the single-toothed disks immediately behind
the pinions L are the disks Fe shown in Figure 8. Each pawl B is held in
normal position, against a stop pin, by a spring J, and each has a forwardly pro-
jecting heel K at its lower end. Pressing against the upper end of each pawl
is a spring-pressed sliding latch L confined in a housing M upon the plate A.
When the pawls are in normal position the pinions Ls are out of their paths of
travel and the plate A may be reciprocated back and forth without the pawls
engaging the pinions. If, however, with the pawl-carrying plate and pawls in
their upper position, as in Figure 10, the upper end of one of the pawls be tilted
forward until it clears the latch L' the latter will spring downward behind the
pawl and hold it in forward "set" position as in Figure 10. When the parts
are then moved downward at the end of the operation of the machine, to the
position seen in Figure 4, the pawl will engage the pinion L2 of the next higher
registering wheel and turn it the space of two teeth, and thus advance the wheel
to effect the transfer. Now, when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 10
the heels K+ of the pawls stand in the path of travel of the single teeth upon the
disks F, so that when any one of said disks is turned until its tooth moves from
the position of the upper one in Figure 10 to the position of the same one in
Figure 10 the tooth will strike the heel K* of the pawl and tilt the pawl to the
position shown in Figure 10, the latch L+ catching behind the pawl and holding
it in such position, as shown. At the downward movement of the parts the set pawl
will engage the notch between two of the teeth upon the pinion L as the pawl-
carrying plate moves forward through the approximately horizontal portion of its
movement, and the pawl will then carry the pinion with it during the further
downward movement of the parts, advancing the pinion two teeth and the regis-
teying wheel one number, as before explained. The upper latch L' extends
entirely through the housing M* and has fastened upon its upper end a plate N
projecting to the right over the adjacent frame plate U, Figures 8 and 11. As
the parts reach their downward limit of movement the plate N will contact with
the upper edge of the plate U₁ and return the latch L to the position shown in
Figure 10, disengaging it from the pawl B and permitting the spring J to pull
the pawl rearward to normal position against its stop. The lower latch is reset
in substantially the same way, the plate N secured to its upper end contacting
with a stop 0 upon the side of the plate U¹, for the same purpose and with the
same result that the plate N of the upper latch contacts with the upper edge of
said plate U¹.

page_text: In this manner and by this means at each complete revolution of any register-
ing wheel in either set the transfer pawl between it and the next higher wheel is
caused to advance such higher wheel one tenth of a revolution, or one number,
to add upon it the amount represented by a complete revolution of the preceding
wheel. The several cams H, which operate the several levers F to depress the
pawl carrying plates and pawls, are arranged in such graduated order upon the
shaft G as to depress the levers F successively from the right to the left, as is
common in transfer mechanisms in this class of machines; so that the proper
transfer may be always effected, as will be readily understood.
For the purpose of locking all of the unoperated keys as soon as the operating
handle has been moved from normal position, and to thereby prevent operation
of any of them until the handle has been given a complete revolution and brought
to normal position again, the following locking means is employed. Secured
upon a rock-shaft P4 Fig. 5 extending across the lower forward part of the machine
are four hooks Q adapted to co-operate with notches R in the respective detent
plates V. When the shaft is in its normal position shown the hooks are dis-
engaged from the notches and the detent plates are free to be lifted by pressing
in the keys, but when the shaft is rocked forward the hooks are engaged with the
respective plates and lock them from upward movement, so that until the shaft
is turned rearward again to normal position no keys can be pressed in. Fast upon
the right hand end of the shaft, Figure 1, is a vertically extending arm S* whose
upper end is bent rearwardly and bears against the hub of the gear B, heretofore
described, a spring T connected to the arm pulling it rearward and yieldingly
holding it in such engagement. This hub has in it a notch in which fits the rear
end of said arm when the operating handle is in normal position, Figure 12, but
as soon as the handle is turned from such position the end of the frame is forced
out of the notch and thereby thrown slightly forward, rocking the shaft P forward
and engaging the hooks Q with the notches in the detent plates, with the result
before explained. When the operating handle and the parts turning with it
reach normal position again the spring 14 pulls the arm S rearward and engages
its upper end with the notch in the hub, and thereby unlocks the detent plates.
The gears J, which, as heretofore, stated, are loosely mounted upon the shaft E,
are secured respectively upon the right hand ends of concentric sleeves U4 free
to turn independently upon said shaft. The shaft and sleeves extend through
and project beyond the left hand side frame of the machine and have fast upon
their respective outer ends four segmental type-carriers V4, Fig. 5. These type-
carriers, are arranged within a supplemental frame W in whose outer plate the
extreme end of the shaft E is journaled. Mounted in a forwardly inclined guide-
way upon the inner or right hand plate of the supplemental frame W is a sliding
bar X, Figure 7 and dotted line Figure 5, which has secured at its lower end a
flat plate or platen support Y projecting at right angles from its right side,
Figure 5. Pivoted to the left side of the sliding bar X, near its upper end,
Figure 5, is the upper arm of a bell crank Z, Figure 6, hung upon a shaft A³.
The lower arm of this bell crank has near its front end a, laterally projecting
stud B5 which fits in a cam groove C in a disk D5 fast upon the shaft G at the
right of the frame W, Figures 6 and 7. The revolution of the shaft G and
disk D5 will thus reciprocate the bar X in its guide-way and lower and raise the
platen supporting plate Y carried by its lower end. At its highest movement said
platen support will carry the platen Yo against the types upon the carriers V and
effect the printing of their numbers upon a paper strip or strips passed between
them and the platen. The types are inked by a pad E5 carried by a swinging
arm F5, Figures 2 and 5, hung at its upper end to an arm G secured at its lower
rear end to the left hand end of a sleeve H5 surrounding the sleeve U upon the
shaft E, Figure 6, and extending to the right through the right hand plate of the
frame W and bar X and having fast upon its right hand end a hub I³, Figure 6,
having a rearwardly projecting arm to which is pivoted the upper end of an arm J5
slotted at its lower end and embracing the shaft G and provided upon its right side

page_text: with a stud fitting in a cam groove in a disk K³ fast upon the shaft G, Figure 7.
The disk K is immediately behind the disk D in Figure 6, but without
further illustration it will be sufficient to say that the shape of the cam groove in
the disk K is such that at each operation of the machine and revolution of the
disk the pad E5 is lowered far enough to ink the lowermost types upon the seg-
ments and is then lifted to the normal position shown.
The four type-carriers V respectively bear type numbers corresponding to the
respective gears J and indicator wheels with which they move, and whenever any
indicator is turned until a given one of its numbers is exposed at the reading
opening or window of the casing the corresponding number upon the type-carrier
is brought to the printing point above the platen Y5 upon the support Y. Besides
the four type-carriers corresponding to the four indicators there is a fifth
carrier L5, at the right of the others, Figures 6 and 7, bearing the signs "Cs"
and "Cr," the former representing the word "cash" and corresponding to the
cash shifter key and cash register, and the other representing the word
credit"
and corresponding to the credit shifter key and credit register. The rocking
frame which carries the registering wheels has projecting laterally from its left
hand end a pin M5, Figures 2, and 6, whose extreme outer end is connected by a
pivoted link No with the arm of the type-carrier L³, so that the rocking of the
frame in one direction or the other will rock the type-carrier and bring its proper
sign to the printing point. The pin M5 of the rocking register frame is also
embraced by the lower slotted end of a lever 05, Figure 6, whose notched upper
end engages a pin upon the hub of a rocking indicator P5 bearing the two signs
"Cs." and "Cr.", Figure 2, representing the words "cash and "credit" as do the
corresponding signs upon the type-carrier. At each operation of the machine
the movement of the register frame will shift the indicator to bring the proper sign
to the reading opening to indicate the character of the sale. The indicator P5 is
yieldingly held in each of its shifted positions by a spring detent Q5 which engages
notches in its hub, and the slot in its upper end is wide enough to permit the indi-
cator to remain in either shifted position after the lever has returned to its normal
position, so that the indication of the character of the sale remains exposed at
the end of the operation of the machine.
The shape of the cam groove in the disk D³, Figure 6, is such that when the
parts are in their normal position of rest the bar X is held in almost its highest
position, with the platen Ys nearly in contact with the types upon the carriers V4.
At the first forward movement of the disk D5, at the very beginning of the opera-
tion, the platen is lifted into contact with the types, and then is lowered some
distance away from them, and then just at the end of the operation the platen is
lifted against the types again and slightly lowered from them as the parts come
to rest. In this manner at the very beginning of each operation the platen is
carried against the types while the latter remains in the position at which they
were set at the last preceding operation of the machine, and thus the amount and
character of the immediately preceding sale will be printed upon a paper strip
passed between the platen and types. Between this impressing movement of the
platen, however, and the one which occurs just at the end of the operation of
the machine, as before described, the type-carriers will have been set to print the
amount and character of the new sale, so that when the platen is given its second
impressing movement it will effect the printing of the amount and character
of the new sale. The printing of the amount of the preceding sale,
at the first of the aforesaid impressing movement of the platen, is
effected upon the paper record strip R5, Figure 5, which is carried upon a supply
reel S³, whence it is led upward and forward over the platen support Y, and thence
downward and wound upon a storage reel T³. The reels $5 and T5 are both
carried by and move with the bar X and platen support Y. The reel T5 has fast
upon it a toothed disk U5 with which co-operates an actuating pawl V5 operated
by the reciprocating movements of the bar X' and platen support Y, in the
manner described in the Specification of Letters Patent No. 18079 of October 10th

page_text: 1892 and which need not be explained here further than to say that at each
operation of the machine the storage reel T is automatically turned a sufficient
distance to carry the printed number upon the record strip away from the printing
point and bring a blank space of the strip thereto ready for the printing of the
next amount.
The printing mechanism above described, with the exception of the device for
printing the character of each sale, in addition to the amount of it, is similar to
that shown and described in Patent No. 18079, of October 10, 1892, heretofore
referred to, and the distinguishing feature of this part of my invention relates to
the printing of the amount, or the amount and character, of each sale upon a
separate sales slip, or upon duplicate slips, passed between the platen and type-
carriers, in addition to the printing upon the record strip above referred to, and
this feature of my invention may be now described. Journaled in the rear portion
of the frame W is a type cylinder W, Figures 5 and 7, geared to and actuated by
the rotary shaft G, and containing a set of dating wheels and a set of automatically
actuated consecutive-numbering wheels, similar to that shown and described in
the patent above referred to. Journaled beneath this type-cylinder and geared
to it is a pressure roller X³, the cylinder W³, and roller X constituting a pair of
combined printing and feeding rollers for advancing a paper slip placed between
them and printing a number and date thereon. Journaled in rear of the type-
cylinder W and geared to it is an inking roller Ys which bears against the types
to ink them. There is an inclined slot or opening in the outer side plate of the
casing W in line with the passage between the type-cylinder and roller X5, and
there is secured to the frame coincident with said slot or opening a large shelf 75
Figures 2, 5 and 7 adapted to support a loose paper slip when laid thereon and
slipped sidewise between the type cylinder and roller. The shelf Z is provided
along its rear edge and at its inner rear corner with a guard flange A to hold the
slip in position when placed upon the shelf. The end flanges of the type-
cylinder W, which co-operate with the roller X³ to advance the slip, are cut away
for a considerable space, so that during the time the cut away spaces are passing
opposite the roller X5 the slip will not be pressed between the cylinder and roller
and advanced, but will remain stationary. The adjustment of the parts is such
that the rear ends of these cut away spaces are opposite the roller X5 when the
machine is at rest and the parts at normal position, so that the edge of the slip
can be readily inserted between the type-cylinder and roller, as seen in Figure 5.
Under this construction, if a sales slip of the usual size, which will be approxi-
mately that of the shelf 75, is placed upon such shelf and slid laterally to the
right until its right hand edge is flush with the right hand edge of the shelf, and
the operating handle is given a revolution, the slip will be caught between the
type-cylinder and roller X5 at the first forward movement of the parts and will
be advanced from the shelf to the printing point above the platen support Y
and rest upon the latter. In advancing the slip to this position the types of the
type-cylinder will have printed a date and consecutive number upon it, and when
it has been advanced to proper position the cut away spaces in the end flanges of
the cylinder will come opposite the roller X and the slip will be released from
such feed rollers and come to rest above the platen support Y shortly before the
end of the operation of the machine. As the platen is lifted against the types
at the end of the operation the amount of the sale will be printed upon such slip,
and as the platen is slightly retracted from the types as the parts come to rest the
slip is then free to be removed by hand.
For the purpose of holding the slip in position upon the platen support Y after
it has been released from the feed rollers which have advanced it to such position,
and to prevent it from becoming accidentally displaced before the amount of the
sale is printed upon it, there is provided a curved arm B6, Figure 5, hung at its
rear end upon the spindle of the type cylinder W and provided at its upper end
with a laterally projecting stud C which rests upon the periphery of a disk 1)6
fast upon the rotary shaft E. A spring interposed between the upper end of the

page_text: arm B6 and the top plate of the frame W presses the arm downward and holds the
stud C6 against the disk D., The disk De has a portion of its periphery cut away,
and when in the revolution of the disk this cut away space conies opposite the
stud C" the spring forces the arm downward. The arm carries at its lower end
one or more spring arms or clips E, adapted to bear at their front ends upon the
paper slip over the platen support Y* when the arm is released by the disk De and
pressed downward by the spring. The position of the cut away space of the
disk De is such that it will come opposite the stud C and release the arm B6 at
substantially the same time that the cut away spaces of the end flanges of the
type-cylinder come opposite the roller X5 and release the slip from the grasp of the
feed rollers. The slip is thus caught by the spring arm E and held in position
until after the amount of the sale has been printed upon it, whereupon, just at
the end of the operation of the machine, the cut away space of the disk De will be
carried past the stud C and the arm B be lifted again to normal position, and
the slip released so that it may be removed by hand.
In this manner and by these means the amount of each sale may be printed
upon the loose sales slip placed upon the shelf Z³, without interfering with the
printing of the amounts of the sales upon the record strip R³, and it will be under-
stood that two or more duplicate sales slips, with carbon sheets between them, may
likewise be inserted at once between the feed rollers and advanced to the printing
point, and all be numbered and dated and have the amount of the sale printed
upon them. It is generally desirable to print the date upon the slips and consecu-
tively number them, but when this can be dispensed with the type cylinder and
inking roller may also be dispensed with and a simple feed roller, to co-operate
with the roller X5, be substituted for them. So far as the work of advancing the
slips to the printing point is concerned the type cylinder W³ of course operates
simply as a feed roller.
From the foregoing description of my invention it will be understood that, in
its broader scope, it does not relate to details of construction and arrangement of
parts but consists in the broad combination and modes of operation described, and
is not intended to be restricted beyond the terms of my respective claims and the
requirements of the prior art.
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:-
1. In a registering machine, the combination of a reciprocating driving
member having a uniform and positive movement, a series of reciprocating driven
members having variable movements, means for positively connecting said
driven members with the driving member to cause the latter to impart positive move-
ments to them in both directions, a series of sets of keys controlling the positive
connection of the respective driven members with the driving member and deter-
mining the degrees of movement imparted to them by the driving member, two
registers mounted in a single moveable frame normally holding both registers
out of engagement with the driven members, and two shifter keys and connec-
tions for moving the frame to connect either register at will with the driven
members, substantially as described.
2. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving mechanism, two
registers normally disconnected therefrom, means actuated by the driving
mechanism for independently connecting the registers with such mechanism, and
means for determining the movement imparted by the driving mechanism to the
connected register, substantially as described.
3. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving mechanism, two
registers normally disconnected therefrom, two shifter keys, means actuated by
the driving mechanism and controlled by said keys for connecting either register
at will with the driving mechanism, and means for determining the movement à

page_text: imparted by the driving mechanism to the connected registers substantially as
described.
4. In a register, the combination of a driving mechanism, two registers mounted
in a moveable frame normally holding both registers out of connection with the
driving mechanism, means actuated by the driving mechanism for independently
connecting the respective registers to such mechanism, and means for determining
the extent of movement imparted by the driving mechanism to the connected
register, substantially as described.
5. In a register, the combination of a driving mechanism, two registers mounted
in a moveable frame normally holding both registers out of connection with the
driving mechanism, two shifter keys, means actuated by the driving mechanism
and controlled by said keys for moving the registering frame to connect either
register at will with the driving mechanism, and means for determining the extent
of movement imparted by the driving mechanism to the connected register,
substantially as described.
6. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving mechanism, two
registers mounted in a moveable frame normally holding both registers out of
connection with the driving mechanism, two cams and connections for moving the
frame in opposite directions, to connect either register at will with the driving
mechanism, two keys controlling the connection of said cams with the moveable
frame, and means for determining the extent of movement imparted by the
driving mechanism to the connected register, substantially as described.
7. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving mechanism, two
registers mounted in a moveable frame normally holding both registers out of
connection with the driving mechanism, two cams actuated by the driving
mechanism, a reciprocating frame connected to the register frame and adapted to
be moved in opposite directions by the respective cams to connect either register
with the driving mechanism at will, two shifter keys for connecting the recipre-
cating frame with the respective cams, and means for determining the movement
imparted by the driving mechanism to the connected register, substantially as
described.
8. In a registering machine, the combination, with a driving mechanism, an
oscillatory segment moved positively in both directions by said mechanism, means
for connecting the segment with and disconnecting it from the driving mech-
anism, and a series of keys for determining the extent of movement imparted to
the segment, of a register and means independent of said keys for throwing it
into and out of gear with the segment at each operation of the machine, to cause
it to be actuated by the segment during the movement of the latter in one direc-
tion, substantially as described.
9. In a registering machine, the combination, with a driving mechanism, a
series of oscillatory segments moved positively in both directions by said
mechanism, means for connecting the segments with and disconnecting them
from the driving mechanism, and a series of keys for determining the extent of
movement imparted to the segments, of a register and means independent of said
keys and operated by the mechanism for throwing the register into and out of
gear with the segments at each operation, to cause the register to be actuated by
the segment during their movement in one direction, substantially as described.
10. In a registering machine, the combination, with a driving mechanism, a
series of oscillatory segments moved positively in both directions by said
mechanism, means for connecting the segments with and disconnecting them
from the driving mechanism, and a series of keys for determining the extent of
movement imparted to the segments, of a register, and a cam and connections
operated by the driving mechanism independently of said keys for throwing the
register into and out of gear with the segments at each operation, to cause the
register to be actuated by the segments during their movement in one direction,
substantially as described.
11. In a registering machine, the combination, with a driving mechanism, a

page_text: series of oscillatory segments moved positively in both directions by said
mechanism, means for connecting the segments with and disconnecting them
from the driving mechanism, and a series of keys for determining the extent of
movement imparted to the segments, of two registers adapted to be independently
thrown into gear, means for determining the extent of movement imparted to the
gear with the segments, and means actuated by the driving mechanism for inde-
pendently connecting the registers with the segments to cause the registering
movement.
12. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg-
ments, a series of sets of keys representing different denominations, one set co-
operating with each segment to determine its different degrees of movement at the
operation of different keys, registers for registering different classes of transac-
tions, arranged to be independently actuated by the movements of said segments,
cash indicators co-operating with the several segments to indicate the amounts
registered, special keys corresponding to the several registers for determining
which register shall be actuated by the segments at each operation of the machine,
and special indicating devices co-operating with said special keys to indicate the
different classes of transactions registered.
13. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg-
ments hung upon a central shaft, a series of sets of keys arranged radially to said
shaft and representing different denominations, each set consisting of a single row
of nine keys representing the nine digits (or multiples thereof by ten), and one of
said sets co-operating with each segment to determine the different degrees of
movement of said segment at the operations of different keys in its set, rotary
indicator wheels co-operating with the segments to indicate the amount registered,
registers, for registering different classes of transactions arranged to be indepen-
dently actuated by the movement of the segments, and special keys corresponding
to the several registers, the operation of one or another of which determines which
register shall be actuated by the segments at each operation of the machine.
14. In a registering machine, the combination, with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, and a series of sets of keys for
determining the extent of movement imparted to the segments, of a register, and
means independent of said keys for throwing it into and out of gear with the seg-
ments at each operation of the machine to cause it to be actuated by the segments
during their movement in one direction.
15. In a registering machine, the combination, with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, and a series of sets of keys for
determining the extent of movement imparted to the segments, of a register, and
a cam and connections operated by the driving mechanism independently of said
keys for throwing the register into and out of gear with the segments at each
operation of the machine, to cause the register to be actuated by the segments
during their movement in one direction.
16. In a registering machine, the combination, with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, and a series of sets of keys for
determining the extent of movement imparted to the segments, of two registers,
and means operated by the driving mechanism independently of said keys for
throwing the respective registers into gear with the segments, to cause the register-
ing movement of the segments to be imparted to either register at will.
17. In a registering machine, the combination, with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, and a series of keys for deter-
mining the extent of movement imparted to the segments, of registers, means for
separately connecting the several registers with the driving mechanism to cause

page_text: the latter to throw them into gear with the segments, and special keys co-operat-
ing with such connecting means to determine the connection of the different
registers with the driving mechanism, substantially as described.
18. In a registering machine, the combination, with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, and means for determining the
extent of movement imparted to the segments, of two registers mounted in a
moveable frame adapted to be shifted to throw either register into gear with the
segments, and means actuated by the driving mechanism for shifting said frame
for said purpose, substantially as described.
19. In a registering machine, the combination, with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, and means for determining the
extent of movement imparted to the segments, of two registers mounted in a mov-
able frame adapted to be shifted to throw either register into gear with the seg-
ments, two cams operated by the driving mechanism, and means for connecting
either cam at will with said frame to throw the corresponding register into gear
with the segments, substantially as described.
20. In a machine such as described, the combination, with the operating keys S
and the detent plates V co-operating therewith, of the rock shaft P', the hooks
Q fast thereon and adapted to co-operate with the plates V, and a connection with
the driving mechanism for rocking the shaft P at the beginning of the movement
of said mechanism to throw the hooks Q into engagement with the plates V,
for the purpose described.
21. The combination of the rock shaft H, the plates X fast thereon and carry-
ing the lugs Y, the segments I loose upon the shaft, the latch arms A carried
by the segments and provided with the notches B' co-operating with the lugs Y,
the arms C¹ fast upon the latch arm A¹ and co-operating with the edges of the
plates and notches therein, the keys S, the detent plates V co-operating there-
with, and the notched locking plates G₁ co-operating with the projections H¹ upon
the latch arms A to lock the segments in the position at which they are arrested
by the keys when said keys are released, substantially as described.
22. The combination of the rock shaft H, the plates X fast thereon and carrying
the lugs Y, the segments I loose upon the shaft, the latch arms A' carried by the
segments, the arms C fast upon the latch arms, the forwardly projecting spring
arms E¹ carried by the latch arms A', the keys $ having the pins co-operating
with the springs E', and the detent plates V co-operating with the keys, substan-
tially as described.
23. The combination of the rock shaft H, the plates X fast thereon and having
the lugs Y, the segments I loose upon the shaft the latch arms A¹ carried by the
segments, the arms C₁ fast upon the arms A¹ and having the laterally projecting
lugs B, the operating keys $ and co-operating detent plates V, the sliding latch
bars J having the notches co-operating with the detent plates, the plates M¹ fast
upon the bars J and co-operating with the lugs B upon the arms C, and the
plates O carried by the plates X and co-operating with the rollers P¹ carried by
the latch bars J, substantially as described.
34. The combination of the keys S having beveled inner ends and provided with
the inclined lugs F3, the detent plates V provided with the lugs F having the
beveled under sides a, with the outer ends of their upper sides cut away at b
leaving upward projections c adjacent the plate V, the spring-pressed sliding
latch bars having the notches co-operating with the plates and operating
when the plates V are lifted and the bars J pulled rearward by their springs to
hold the plates V in elevated position and lock the operated keys in their inner
position, and means for resetting the bars J¹ at the end of the operation, sub-
stantially as described.
25. In a registering machine, the combination, with the driving mechanism
and the oscillatory segments actuated thereby, of registers for registering

page_text: different classes of sales mounted in a moveable frame and adapted to be severally
and independently connected with the segments, of an oscillatory indicator bearing
indicating signs representing the different classes of sales, and a connection
between said movable frame and indicator for causing the frame to move the indi-
cator to different positions corresponding to the particular register thrown into
gear with the segments, substantially as and for the purpose described.
26. In a registering machine, the combination, with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, and means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft to cause the latter to. impart
different degrees of movement to them, of registers for registering different classes
of sales mounted in a movable frame and adapted to be severally and indepen-
dently thrown into gear with the segments, an oscillatory indicator bearing
indicating signs representing the different classes of sales, and a rocking lever
intermediate the movable frame and indicator for causing the movement of the
frame which throws a given register into gear with the segments to move the
indicator to position to expose to view the sign representing the corresponding
class of sale, substantially as described.
27. In a registering machine, the combination with the rock shaft of the driv-
ing mechanism, the segments loose thereon, means for connecting the segments
with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft to cause the latter to impart
different degrees of movement to them, of registers for registering different classes
of sales mounted in a moveable frame and adapted to be severally and indepen-
dently thrown into and out of gear with the segments, special keys corresponding
to the several registers and co-operating therewith to connect the moveable frame
with the driving mechanism so as to cause the latter to throw the register corre-
sponding to the operated key into gear with the segments, and an indicator repre-
senting the different classes of sales and actuated at each operation to expose
view the indicating sign corresponding to the register thrown into gear with the
segments, substantially as described.
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28. In the machine described, the combination of the rocking register frame
carrying the two registers, the rocking indicator P5, and the intermediate lever ()³,
substantially as described.
29. In the machine described, the combination of the rocking register frame
carrying the two registers, the rocking indicator P5, the intermediate lever 05,
and the spring detent Q5 for holding the indicator in its opposite shifted positions,
substantially as described.
30. In a transfer mechanism for registering machines, the combination of the
gear L³, the toothed disk F2, reciprocating pawl-carrying plate A, the pawl B
carried thereby and having a heel K+ adapted to co-operate with the tooth of the
disk Fs, the spring latch L co-operating with the pawl B4, and a stop co-operating
with the latch, substantially as described.
31. In a transfer mechanism for registering machines, the combination of the
gear L, the toothed disk F2, the plate U having the cam slot D, the recipro-
cating pawl-carrying plate A' mounted upon the plate U₁ by a screw passing
through the slot 1, the pawl 134 carried by the plate A and having the heel K
adapted to co-operate with the toothed disk F, the spring latch L co-operating
with the pawl B4, and a stop upon the plate U₁ co-operating with the latch,
Bubstantially as described.
32. In a machine such as described, the combination, with the type-carrier and
platen, of a pair of feed-rollers having when at rest a free passage between them
from their outer ends, to permit a loose sales-slip to be inserted laterally between
them, and operating when turned to grasp the slip and advance it to the printing
point, and a single driving mechanism for actuating the type-carrier, platen, and
feed rollers, to set the carrier, advance the slip, and effect the printing.
33. In a machine such as described, the combination with the type-carrier and
platen, of a pair of feed-rollers, a portion of the periphery of one or both of which
is cut away to form a free passage between the rollers from their outer ends when

page_text: the cut-away space is intermediate the two rollers, to permit a loose sales-slip to
be inserted laterally between the rollers from their outer ends, and operating when
turned until the cut away space is carried from between the rollers to grasp the
slip and advance it to the printing point, and a single driving mechanism for
actuating the type-carrier platen, and feed-rollers, substantially as described.
34. In a machine such as described, the combination with the type-carrier and
platen, of a pair of feed-rollers having when at rest a free passage between them
from their outer ends, to permit a loose sales-slip to be inserted laterally between
them, and operating when turned to advance the said slip to the printing point,
an automatic device engaging the slip and holding it in position after it has been
released by the rollers and while the printing is being effected, and means for
actuating the type-carrier, platen, feed-rollers, and slip-holding device.
35. In a machine such as described, the combination, with the type-carrier and
platen, of a pair of feed-rollers having when at rest a free passage between them
from their outer ends, a sales-slip support adjacent said rollers and projecting
laterally beyond their outer ends, and adapted to have a loose sales-slip laid upon
it and slid laterally between the rollers, the rollers operating when then turned to
grasp the slip and advance it to the printing point, and means for actuating the
type-carrier, platen and feed-rollers.
36. In a machine such as described, the combination with the rock shaft of
the driving mechanism, the segments loose thereon, and means for connecting
the segments with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, of the type-
carriers geared to the segments, the platen co-operating with the carriers, and a
pair of feed-rollers actuated by the driving mechanism and having when at rest
a free passage between them from their outer ends, to permit a loose sales-slip to
be inserted laterally between them, and co-operating when turned to advance said
slip to the printing point, substantially as described.
37. In a machine such as described, the combination with the rock shaft of
the driving mechanism, the segments loose thereon, and means for connecting
the segments with and disconnecting them from the rock shaft, of the type-
carriers geared to the segments, the platen co-operating with the carriers, a pair of
feed rollers having when at rest a free passage between them from their outer
ends, and a sales-slip support adjacent said rollers and projecting laterally beyond
their outer ends, and adapted to have a loose sales slip laid upon it and slid
laterally between the rollers, the latter then operating when turned to advance
said slip to the printing point, substantially as described.
38. In a machine such as described, the combination, with the type-carriers and
platen, of a pair of feed rollers, consisting of a type-cylinder and an impression
roller, having when at rest a free passage between them from their outer ends, to
permit a loose sales-slip to be inserted laterally between them and operating when
turned to print said slip and advance it to the printing point between the type-
carriers and platen, and means for actuating the type-carriers, platen and rollers,
substantially as described.
39. In a machine such as described, the combination with the type-carrier and
platen, of the feed-rollers W X³, one having a portion of its periphery cut away
to form a free passage between the rollers from their outer ends when they are in
normal position, the sales-slip support Z secured to the framework in a plane
parallel with and adjacent the passage between the rollers and projection laterally
beyond their outer ends, and adapted to have a loose slip laid upon it and slid
laterally between the rollers, and means for actuating the type-carriers, platen
and rollers, substantially as described.
40. In a machine such as described, the combination with the type-carriers and
platen, of the feed rollers W5 X³, one having a portion of its periphery cut away
to form a free passage between the rollers from their outer ends, the sales-slip
support consisting of the inclined shelf Z secured at one edge to the framework
and projecting at its other beyond the outer ends of the rollers, having an opening

page_text: in it through which projects the roller X5 and provided at its rear edge with the
guard A6, substantially as and for the purpose described.
41. In a machine such as described, the combination, with the type carriers V
and the platen co-operating therewith, of the sales-slip support shelf 7, and the
type-cylinder W5 and roller X5 for advancing the slips from the support to the
printing point, said type-cylinder and roller having a free passage between them
from their outer ends, to permit the slips placed upon the shelf Z to be slid
laterally between them, substantially as described.
42. In a machine such as described, the combination with the type-carriers V
and the platen co-operating therewith, of the sales-slip supporting shelf 7, the type-
cylinder W and roller X, the arm B and the rotary disk D co-operating with
said arm, substantially as described.
43. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving mechanism, two
registers for registering different classes of sales, mounted in a movable frame and
adapted to be independently connected with and actuated by the driving
mechanism, a type-carrier bearing type indicating the different classes of sales
and co-operating with the registers so that when one or the other of them is con-
nected with the driving mechanism the type-carrier will be set to print a character
indicating the class of sale to which such register belongs, and a platen actuated
by the driving mechanism and co-operating with the type-carrier, substantially as
.described.
44. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving mechanism, two
registers for registering different classes of sales, mounted in a movable frame
adapted to be shifted to connect either register with the driving mechanisin at
will, a type-carrier actuated by the register frame and bearing type characters
representing the different classes of sales, and a platen co-operating with said
carrier, substantially as described.
45. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving mechanism, two
registers for registering different classes of sales, mounted in a movable frame
adapted to be shifted to connect either register with the driving mechanism at
will, an indicator operated by the movable register frame to indicate the class of
sale being registered, a type-carrier also operated by the register frame and bear-
ing type characters representing the different classes of sales, and a platen, co-
operating with said carrier, substantially as described.
46. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving or operating
mechanism, registers for registering different classes of transactions, adapted to
independently co-operate with the driving mechanism, means for controlling the
co-operation of the several registers with the driving mechanism, printing devices
for printing at each operation of the machine the amount added upon the register
co-operating with the driving mechanism, and a special printing device for also
printing at each operation of the machine a character indicating which register
is actuated by the driving mechanism.
47. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving or operating
mechanism, registers for registering different classes of transactions, adapted to
independently co-operate with the driving mechanism, means for controlling the
co-operation of the several registers with the driving mechanism, indicating
devices for indicating at each operation of the machine the amount added upon
the particular register actuated by the driving mechanism, and special indicating
devices for also indicating at each operation of the machine the particular register
upon which such amount is added, and printing devices for printing at each opera-
tion of the machine the amount so added upon the register actuated by the driving
mechanism.
48. In a registering machine, the combination, of a driving or operating
mechanism, registers for registering different classes of transactions, adapted to
independently co-operate with the driving mechanism, means for controlling the
co-operation of the several registers with the driving mechanism, indicating
devices for indicating at each operation of the machine the amount added upon the

page_text: particular register actuated by the driving mechanism and special indicating
devices for also indicating at each operation of the machine the particular register
upon which such amount is added, printing devices for printing at each operation
of the machine the amount so added upon the register actuated by the driving
mechanism, and a special printing device for also printing at each operation of the
machine a character corresponding to the particular register upon which such
amount is added.
49. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving or operating
mechanism, registers for registering different classes of transactions, adapted to
independently co-operate with the driving mechanism, special keys controlling '
the co-operation of the several registers with the driving mechanism, and print-
ing devices co-operating with such special keys and registers to print at each
operation of the machine a character indicating which register co-operates with
the driving mechanism.
50. In a registering machine, the combination of a driving or operating
mechanism, registers for registering different classes of transactions, adapted to
independently co-operate with the driving mechanism, special keys controlling the
co-operation of the several registers with the driving mechanism, special indicat-
ing devices co-operating with said keys and registers to indicate at each opera-
tion of the machine which register is actuated by the driving mechanism, and
printing devices co-operating with such keys, registers and indicating devices to
print at each operation of the machine a character corresponding to the register
which is actuated by the driving mechanism.
51. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg-
ments, a series of sets of keys representing different denominations, one set co
operating with each segment to determine its different degrees of movement at
the operations of different keys, registers independently co-operating with said
segments, means for determining at each operation of the machine which
particular register shall co-operate with the segments, indicating devices for
indicating at each operation of the machine the amount added upon the register
co-operating with the segments, and printing devices for printing at each opera-
tion of the machine the amount added upon the register co-operating with the
segments.
52. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg-
ments, a series of sets of keys representing different denominations, one set co-
operating with each segment to determine its different degrees of movement at
the operations of different keys, registers independently co-operating with said
segments, means for determining at each operation of the machine which particu-
lar register shall co-operate with the segments, indicating devices for indicating
at each operation of the machine the amount added upon the register co-operating
with the segments, printing devices for printing at each operation of the machine
the amount so added upon the register co-operating with the segments, and a
special printing device for also printing at each operation a character correspond-
ing to the register co-operating with the segments.
53. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating
segments, a series of sets of keys representing different denominations, one set co-
operating with each segment to determine its different degrees of movement at
the operations of different keys, registers independently co-operating with such
segments, means for determining at each operation of the machine which register
shall co-operate with the segments, indicating devices for indicating the amount
registered at each operation of the machine and special indicating devices for
indicating the particular register upon which such amount is registered, printing
devices for printing the amount registered at each operation of the machine, and
a special printing device for also printing at each operation a character corres-
ponding to the particular register upon which such amount is registered.
54. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg-
ments hung upon a common shaft or axis, a series of sets of keys, arranged

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radially to said shaft and representing different denominations, each set consist-
ing of a single row of nine keys representing the nine digits (or multiples thereof
by ten), and one of said sets co-operating with each segment to determine the
different degrees of movement of said segments at the operations of different keys
in its set, registers independently co-operating with the segments, means for
determining at each operation of the machine which particular register shall co-
operate with the segments, and printing devices for printing at each operation of
the machine the amount added upon the register so co-operating with the segments.
55. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg
ments hung upon a common shaft or axis, a series of sets of keys arranged
radially to said shaft and representing different denominations, each set consist-
ing of a single row of nine keys representing the nine digits (or multiples thereof
by ten), and one of said sets co-operating with each segment to determine the
different degrees of movement of said segment at the operations of different keys
in its set, registers independently co-operating with the segments, means for
determining at each operation of the machine which particular register shall co-
operate with the segments, printing devices for printing at, each operation of the
machine the amount added upon the register co-operating with the segments,
and a special printing device for also printing at each operation a character
corresponding to the particular register upon which such amount is added.
56. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg-
ments hung upon a common shaft or axis, a series of sets of keys arranged
radially to said shaft and representing different denominations, each set consist-
ing of a single row of nine keys representing the nine digits (or multiples thereof
by ten), and one of said sets co-operating with each segment to determine the
different degrees of movement of said segment at the operations of different keys
in its set, rotary indicator wheels co-operating with the segments to indicate tho
amounts registered, registers independently co-operating with the segments,
means for determining at each operation of the machine which particular register
shall co-operate with the segments, special, indicating devices for indicating at
each operation of the machine the particular register so co-operating with the
segments, and printing devices for printing at each operation of the machine the
amount added upon the register co-operating with the segments.
57. In a registering machine, the combination of a series of reciprocating seg
ments hung upon a common shaft or axis, a series of sets of keys arranged
radially to said shaft and representing different denominations, each set consist-
ing of a single row of nine keys representing the nine digits (or multiples thereof
by ten), and one of said sets co-operating with each segment to determine the
different degrees of movement of said segment at the operations of different keys
in its set, rotary indicator wheels co-operating with the segments to indicate the
amounts registered, registers independently co-operating with the segments,
means for determining at each operation of the machine which particular register
shall co-operate with the segments, special indicating devices for indicating a
each operation of the machine the particular register so co-operating with the
segments, printing devices for printing at each operation of the machine the
amount added upon the register co-operating with the segments, and a specia
printing device for also printing at each operation a character corresponding to
.such register.
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HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to the Applicants,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.