Improvements in Money Tills.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1898-Accepted, 27th Aug., 1898
Improvements in Money Tills.
I, HENRY CYRUS SYMONS, of 2, George Street, Blackfriars Road, London, S.E.,
Money Till Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to coin bearing bars and other detail improvements in
money tills, in check mechanism to ensure full stroke action, signal mechanism,
and mechanism to protect money in till drawers and in boxes fitted to give change.
For the convenience of reference I will describe my invention in parts and show
how the parts may be combined.
Part 1 Of my invention relates to the construction and operating mechanisın
of vertical slide tills. I fix the coin bearing bars direct to the door, the back
glasses are held in the till back. To operate the vertical slide it is linked to the
horizontal arm of a lever which has a vertical arm to serve as a handle; or the
action may be on a push rod to press down the short arm of the lever. To operate
the vertical slide by a horizontal push movement guides are formed on the top
guide plate in it works a slide holding a belt which runs over a pulley its lower
end is fixed to a L shaped bar to lift a stud in the vertical slide.
Part 2: Consists of improvements in horizontal slide tills as described in
Specification No. 2986 June 1883. My sliding frame is made strong by con-
structing it, by preference in cast metal, with coin bearing bars fixed to the edge
bars and to their upper and lower ends are fixed cross plates or bars.
Part 3: Relates to a check stroke-lever it is pivoted to the till case each end
of the lever has a catch tooth, a bar or tumbler is pivoted on the check stroke lever
pivot so that a stud fixed to the sliding frame cants the check lever in passing to
rise one tooth and depress the other end tooth to compel the sliding frame to make
a correct stroke, but if the stud makes only about half stroke and back the stud
is then caught by the catch tooth and the false motion and signal prevented.
Part 4 Relates to a more important improvement it uses the coin entering
the till to operate the gong hammer. This has been done in Symons vertical slide
till, by an improved mechanism it can now be applied to a slide moving hori-
zontally. I make the upper end of the glass horizontal sliding frame of two plates,
the coin is dropped between them and between a vertical bar, fixed midway between
the ends of the coin slot in the top plate, and a signal lever pivoted at the upper
edge of the plates, pushing the plates to the right compels the coin to lift the
signal lever at the left end and it returns when the coin has passed into the till,
at the lower end of the signal lever studs pass through curved slots, at the back
plate a link connects the studs to a gong hammer lever pivoted to the top edge
of the back plate; the other end of the plate is fitted with corresponding
mechanism, the gong is fixed between the two hammers which are regulated for
action by springs. The sliding plates with the gong and levers, slides on a guide
on the lower side of the top coin plate. The glass slide and frame can be removed
for cleaning and when replaced it is hung on the top plates by holes and studs.
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Part 5 Relates to the protection of till drawer by a bar latch which drops
into the drawer to prevent its opening until the till mechanism brings a stud down
on the arm of a lever pivoted to the till case to lift the other end of the lever and
thus rise the bar latch above the end of the drawer; the gong hammer lever may
be used to lift the bar catch.
Part 6: Relates to converting till drawers into cash boxes, my improvement
consists in mechanism to automatically close the coin slot in the drawer cover by
an internal slide, the slide is linked to a vertical arm fixed to a pivot, to the end of
the pivot outside the drawer is fixed an arm with a tumbler lever pivoted to its
end and pressed by a spring, on opening the drawer the tumbler end rises over an
inclined projection fixed to the case, this action operates the levers and slide to
close the coin slot, to keep the slot closed a spring on the slide is held by rack
teeth fixed in the drawer; to release or reset the slide the cash box door must be
unlocked.
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Part Relates to mechanism to ensure a full stroke to a vertical slide, motion
is given to a vertical slide with rack teeth on each edge between the two sets of
teeth an inverted 1 shape oscillating lever is pivoted, at the middle base part, to
the till case, the upper end of the lever has a pawl stud to engage in rack teeth,
when canted to the right the pawl stud and rack teeth permit the rack slide to
rise but prevents its falling, at the top part of the stroke a stud on the rack lifts
the right hand arm of the pawl lever and cants the pawl over to engage on the
left side rack teeth to allow the slide to fall but prevents its rising until the rack
slide descends and another stud on the rack cants the pawl to the right.
Part 8 Relates to a glass door box for holding assorted change to be used in
combination with a till for exhibiting gold coins. The signal lever described in
Part 4, has a nearly horizontal arm its end operates a bar to lift a bolt latch out
of a catch inside the glass door, a spring presses the door open. If a vertical
slide till is used the end of the slide may be latch formed to act direct as a latch
bolt, or it may have a stud to lift a lever arm with a latch bolt on its end.
not required to exhibit the gold coins changed in a till it is entered between the
plates as in Part 4, and pushed by a slide bar to operate the signal lever.
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Part 9: Relates to weighing the gold coin on a beam, on the balance weight
end hangs a plate-weight to slide against vertical, bearings to bear the thrust of a
stud against the plate-weight to prevent its, passage when a light coin is on the
beam; a full weight coin lifts the plate-weight for a recess in it to let the stud
pass through; the stud is fixed to a bar, an arm, or to a slide, which may be used
to push coins, or boxes, out of receptacles, or a pawl may be pivoted to the bar
to rotate a wheel holding coins.
Part 10: Relates to the construction of shelves with divisions; formed by
vertical dividing bars to contain assorted change, vertical wire rods pass through
holes in a series of shelves to hold assorted coins. To protect the coins a wire or
other guard is placed in front and held by a swivel catch to hook behind the
vertical dividing wires. The guard may be glass in frames, hooked to a top bar
fixed to till case so as to slide on it and cover part of the change; between the glass
panels I may fix dividing bars to hold and exhibit the last coins changed for the
purpose of preventing disputes.
28th August 1897.

page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
My invention relates to coin bearing bars and other detail improvements in
money tills, in check mechanism to ensure full stroke action, signal mechanism,
and mechanism to protect money in till drawers and in boxes fitted to give change.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
figures of reference indicaté corresponding parts.
Figures 1 to 5 illustrate detail improvements in the construction of tills shown
in Figures 34 to 39 of my former Patent No. 150987, formed with diagonal coin
bearing bars and vertical slides.
Figure 1 represents a back view of part of the till door. Figure 2 is a back view
and Figure 3 a side elevation of the 'mechanism. The till door the box and the
glass are represented as broken. In the door A is inserted the glass B which is
held in place by diagonal coin shelves C fixed to the door by the screws D.
The lower edge of the back frame, E, is diagonal shaped to prevent the glass, B¹,
from shifting laterally and so avoid contact with the slide, G. The link, F, con-
nects the slide, G, and the arm, H, of the lever lifter, J, pivoted at K to the frame, E.
A rack teeth segment, L, is fixed to the boss of the lever, J, and a pawl, M, is
pivoted to the segment, L, to operate the catch, N, pivoted to the frame E. To the
catch, N, is fixed the gong striker, O. The dotted lines represent a coiled spring
attached to the gong striker, O, and a projection, P, to sound the gong. The top
coin shelf, C¹, is covered by a similar frame to E, and to it is fixed the gong
(not shown).
The operation of the mechanism is as follows:-When the payment is placed
on the coin shelf, C", the lever handle, J, is moved to the left and the pawl, M,
has an arm to strike on the screw, R, to release the catch, N, after the coin has
passed; the gong striker, O, then sounds the gong, the link, F, lifting the slide, G,
to divide the payments.
Figure 4 is a back, and Figure 5 a side, view of another type of vertical slide
till described in Figure 35 and 39 of my Specification, No. 1509,87. C represents
the fixed diagonal coin shelves, and C2, the vertical sliding coin dividing shelves;
between the glasses the vertical slide, G¹, moves in guides, and a belt or chain, H,
connects the slide, G₁, and the horizontal slide, I, which, when moved by its
handle, I', draws the belt over the pulley, J, pivoted to the till frame. The slide, I,
works in guides, while the slide, G¹, descends by its own weight or by the action
of a spring. Instead of operating a till with a slide, G¹, Figures 4 and 5 the belt
may be fixed to an L-shaped bar the lower and outer end of which is attached
to a central slide, G, as in Figure 2.
Another part of my improvements relates to a type of till in which the slide
moves horizontally as described in Cox's Specification, No. 2986, A.D. 1883.
Figure 6 represents a front elevation of the slide, and Figure 7 a side elevation.
Figure 8 is a front elevation of a metal frame to hold the back glasses, and Figure 9
an end section. The slide frame, A, is cast with two coin shelves, B, on each of
the frame sides. The bottom bar, C, and the top bar, D, are rivetted to the
sides, A. By this construction the usual eight holes are not required in the glass,
but only four, and the glass is less liable to be broken.
In Figure 8, the angle bars, H, are fixed to the vertical bars, I, and the angle
bars J, at top and bottom, are screwed to the bars, I, to secure the glasses, K, K¹.
The dividing bar, L, between the two glasses, bears on chamfered corners of the
glasses, K, K. Spaces, M, in the three bars permit the coin shelves to slide from
side to side.
To ensure a full stroke action of the till slide, I fix a stud, 5, on it to operate the
tumbler rack pawl, 3, Figure 9; the rack pawl, and the double end check
lever, 2, 2*, are pivoted to the till frame.
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When the stud, 5, is pushed to the right it causes the lower edge of the rack

page_text: pawl, 3, to bear on a pin, 4, and to lift the end, 2, while the other end, 2*, is
simultaneously depressed. The stud, 5, can then pass to make a full stroke, but
if a fraudulent attempt is made to push a part stroke, in either direction, the stud
is caught by the catch 2 or 2*; thus it is held until the slide is properly worked.
This action given from the lower end of the slide strains it, I therefore prefer, see
Figure 10, to pivot the tumbler rack pawl 3, on the top, 6, of the slide Figure 7;
the action is shown in Figure 10: the pivoted tumbler rack pawl, 3, passes over
the check rack, 7, fixed to the till frame, Figure 8.
Figure 2 shows the tumbler pawl, 3, pivoted to the frame, E; the tumbler
stud, 5, engages the teeth of the segment arm, L, and the tail part, 3, acts as a
weight to make the stud, 5, engage in the teeth, L.
Figure 11 represents a mechanism to ensure a complete stroke action to a vertical
slide; it may be connected to the slide G, Figure 2; or G¹, Figure 4; the pawl, 8,
is pivoted to the till frame; on the slide, 9, are studs, 10 and 11; when rising the
stud, 11, strikes the arm, 12, of the pawl, 8, to jerk it to the left, the stud, 10,
jerking the pawl to the right when the fall of the slide is completed.
For the better protection of payments placed in the till I provide mechanism for
the coin to operate the gong hammer as illustrated in Figures 12, a back elevation,
Figure 13, a side section, and Figure 14 a top view. A represents the top plate,
13 the coin pusher which is fixed to to the plate A. The side frames C, and D, form
a coin channel with grooves to fit lugs on the coin pusher, B. Screws, E, fix the
front frame to the back. The coin channel, F, is not so wide as between the
channels, G, to allow free action of the coin signal lever, H, pivoted at I. The
pivot, I, is used for the catch plate, J1, Figure 12; to the catch plate, J¹, is
pivoted at, K, the catch, M; a tumbler, N, is pivoted to the frame, D, a gong
striker, O, is fixed to the tumbler, N, a coiled spring (not shown) is held in holes,
in the pivot, I, and tumbler, N. To the frame, D, are fixed ribs, P, to slide in
guides, R; the handle, S, is fixed to the slide frame C. To secure the coin it is
placed in the channel, F, the handle pushed to the right, and the bar, B, presses
the coin against the signal lever, H, to the left and with it a lug, T, moving in
slot, operates the catch plate, J1, the catch, M, tumbler, N, and gong striker O.
On entering the next payment, the handle is to be pulled to the left, to act on
similar gong mechanism on the right hand of the channel plate, D. To prevent
fraudulent action by pressing a wire on the coin signal lever, H; I fix a bracket, U,
to the till case above the top of the catch, M, so that it cannot be lifted until moved
beyond the end of the bracket, U. The end V, of a bracket fixed to the till frame
is intended to prevent a full stroke of the till unless the catch, M, is lifted by
coin action.
I may use such tills; one to check half crowns and florins, and another for coins
of different sizes and values.
The top of the slide, Figure 6, is provided with holes, X, to fit studs, W, in
the front plate C, Figure 12. By removing the screws, E, Figure 14, the front
plate, C, can be taken out. These are important arrangements for the purpose of
keeping the till clean and maintaining it in good working order.
The front elevation in Figure 15, shows an adaptation of the coin signal
mechanism to be used with a vertical slide till, or with a till combined with the
box, Figures 20 and 21, used for giving change.
To the coin pusher B, is fixed a slide, 1, to work between the guides 2, A, formed
in the channel plate, D. The bracket, 3, is fixed to the coin pusher, B, and its
vertical part is bent backward for the part 4, to slide in guides behind the channel
plate, D on the end of bar, 4, is a stud, 5, to project across the signal lever, H,
and prevent its moving unless the pusher, B, moves with it. On the upper end of
the lever, H, which is pivoted at I, to the plate D, is a segment arm h, to enter
the coin channel, F. When the coin signal lever, H, is moved parts B, and h,
come near together to prevent a wire being used fraudulently to work the arms, H,
and J¹, to sound the gong. The arm J¹, is fitted with a gong hammer (not

page_text: shown). The till Figure 15; may be
constructed to combine with the till
Figure 4, and instead of operating its slide, G¹, by the belt mechanism; the
slide, G, may be connected by a link to the arm, J', of Figure 15. This arrange-
ment will protect gold coins by using them to operate the gong signal, and then
to exhibit the coins on the shelves, C, and C³..
I may apply the coin signal mechanism H, J1, Figure 15, with the till in
Figure 2, with the vertical handle, J, the arm, H, the link, F, and a vertical coin
dividing slide G.
Figure 16, is an elevation with the front removed, of a modification of the coin
signal mechanism. In the coin channel, F, is placed the coin signal lever, H,
and the coin pusher, B, fitted like a rule joint, on the pivot I; at the back of the
channel plate, 1), the plate catch, J', is pivoted on I, also the lever, T, and t.
To the vertical arm, J, is pivoted the link, K, and the lower end of the link is
pivoted to the lever arm t, its other end, T, having a hole to fit on the stud, U, of
the pusher, B,
The mechanism acts as follows: When the coin enters the channel, F, it falls
against the signal lever, H. Moving the handle, J, to the left presses the arm, T,
on the pusher stud, U, to force the pusher, B, to bear on the edge of the coin and
lift the lever, H, to let the coin escape into the till; moving the lever, J, operates
the catch plate, J, and catch, M, as described in reference to Figure 12. The
vertical arin, J, is provided with an arm, L, connected by a link (not shown) to
the vertical coin dividing slide, G, as in Figure 2. The coin pusher, B, has an
arm, R, to prevent the fraudulent use of a wire in the channel, F, from lifting the
coin signal lever, H.
To convert till urawers into cash boxes, I place a cover on the drawer secured
by hinges, or clips, and a lock (not shown) Figure 17 is a side, and Figure 18 a
plan, view with part of the cover and sides removed. A represents the drawer
front, B a side, and C the cover, F a coin slot in the cover, D a fork fixed to the
slide which engages a pin, E, in the bar, F; a pin, G, in the bar, F¹, engages a
fork on the end of the arm, H, its lower end being fixed to the pivot, I, which works
in the side, B; to the outer end of the pivot, I, is fixed an arm, J, and to the
other end a tumbler, K, is pivoted at L; the rack, M, is fixed to the slide to
engage a spring pawl, N, fixed to the drawer front; the diagonal block, O, is
fixed to the till box. The mechanism operates as follows:-On pulling out the
drawer, the tumbler, K, is raised in passing over the block, O, which moves the
arms, J and H, to push the slide to close the slot, F, and the spring, N, then
engages the rack to keep the slide closed.
The outer end of the bar, F¹, serves to prevent the drawer being pushed home
sufficiently to be locked if the slot, F, is closed. Figure 19 is a plan view to show a
modification of the mechanism. A, B, C, E, F, represent the parts described in
Figures 17 and 18; the tumbler J, is pivoted at L to the cover C, which is partly
broken away; to the pivot, L, is fixed below the cover the arm, P, the end of
which is forked to engage a stud, R, fixed to the slide, E; on pulling out the
drawer the end of the lever, J, is pushed to the right by the block, O, fixed to the
drawer case, the arm, P, acting on the stud, R, of the slide so as to close the coin
slot, F. To retain the lever P, in position, its end, S, is formed to be acted on by
a spring; one kind of spring shown fixed to the arm, S, and the ends, T and U,
to the cover, C.
When the slide, E, covers the slot, F, it is held by the spring, N. The cover, E,
must be unlocked to remove the cash and reset the slide. If the drawer is entered
with the slot, F, closed, the end of the slide, E, will bear on the case so that the
drawer cannot be pushed home to be locked.
Figure 20 is a front, and Figure 21 a side, view of a glass door box to hold
assorted change for gold, to be used in combination with a till exhibiting, or pro-
tecting gold coins. A represents the box, B the door, C the glass pannel, D the
shelves to hold assorted change. E is a catch fixed to the door, F a latch pivoted

page_text: to the box.. G2 is a slide to make a connection with the till slide, G," of Figure 2,
or the slide G¹ of Figure 4. When the latch is lifted the end of the spring, J3,
presses the door open; the spring is fixed to a block in the box at K. When the
change is removed the door is closed by hand. The gold coin falls from the till
into a drawer, (not shown)..
If not required to exhibit the gold coin changed, in a till, it may be entered in
the channel, F, Figure 15; for the coin pusher, B, to force it into the drawer and
operate the coin signal lever, J¹, and by a link connect it to the latch, H,
Figure 20.
Figure 22 is a sectional elevation, and Figure 23 a plan view, of mechanism for
securing coin and delivering the change automatically. A represents the weigh
beam, B its axis, C a plate weight pivoted at D, to the weigh beam; E is a bracket
fixed to the box cover; F2 a slide working in guides (not shown) G is a pawl
pivoted to the slide at H, on the slide F³, is a block, I, and lifter R. The slide, J
has a slot, K, and stud, L, to guide it. M, is the entry coin channel, P, the exit
coin channel, in the box front N, O.
The operation of the mechanism is as follows:-A gold coin is entered at M, it
will rest on the front block N, until pushed by the slide, J³, on to the weigh beam;
if light it will slide off the beam at A, and through the exit channel, P, to the
outside of the box; if full weight, it will pass down to O, and the plate weight, C,
will be raised to let the lifter, R, pass under it; when the slide 1, is pulled by
its handle to the right, the inclined lifter, R, will lift the plate weight, C, and
depress the beam at A, below the part 0; for the coin to fall into a box, or drawer,
(not shown).
If the coin is light, and the slide 1 is pulled to the front, the lifter, R, will
be blocked by pushing the plate weight, C, against the bracket, E, so that a light
coin will not allow the mechanism to operate. The pawl G, is adapted to operate
a wheel containing assorted change.
Figure 24 is a sectional elevation, and Figure 25 a plan view, of a glass front
pillar A to contain assorted change in open end boxes, 13, for exhibiting the coins.
A represents the pillar, B the boxes, C a slide with the hole D, in it; to the slide, C,
is pivoted at E, a link, T; the other end of the link is connected by a bracket to
the slide, F, in Figure 22.
When the gold coin is entered and the mechanism acts as above described, the
change will fall into a drawer (not shown) placed below the slide at C; the drawer
is to be opened and closed by hand. Instead of a drawer I may use a plate, W,
placed below C; when the slide, C, is moved to the front, the lowest box, B, will
fall into the slide hole, D. By pushing the slide, C, inward, the box, B, with the
change in it will fall into the curved base below. When the change is removed
the empty box can be placed in the pillar through a slot in its upper end.
Figure 26 is a front, Figure 27 a side, and Figure 28 a top view, of my improve-
ments for exhibiting and protecting change. A represents the frame, B the
shelves, and C, the wires in the shelves to form the spaces to hold the assorted
change. 1) is a framed glass to hold and exhibit coins changed, for example half
crowns and florins are entered in the slot at top, and rest on their edges. When
the frame is filled, it can be removed and turned upside down to let the coins fall
into the hand. A bracket, E, is fixed to the back of the frame and the bracket
frame slides, or hangs, on a bar, F. The shelves and wires may be placed vertically
or diagonally, to be used for piles of pence. A guard to protect the change on
the shelves may be a wire frame, or as shown, a glass cover, H; it is easily fixed
to the frame by a catch button, K, placed in a hole in the glass guard, or in a
wire guard with a plate for the hole.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is: 1-
:
The improvements in means and appliances for checking the receipt of money,

page_text: the protection and exhibition of money and giving change, and the detail improve-
ments in the construction of tills substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.