US1264107A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

Description

G. L M. MACBETH.

CASH REGISTER.

APPucATmN FILED mm. 1915.

1,264, 107. Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT onirica.

GEORGE MACBETH AND MALCOLM MACBETI-I, OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

CASH-REGISTER.

To all whom t may concern.' Beit known that we, GEORGE MACBETH and MALCOLM lVLxcBnrH, subjects of the King of England, residing at LStreatham avenue, Sefton Park, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England, have'invented new and useful Improvements inv or Connected with CasheRegisters, of whichthe following is a specification- This invention has reference to apparatus lused in connection with the selling of goods,

and the indicating and recording of cash received for same, generally called cash registers and the type of such apparatus more particularly concerned is that wherein the amounts of transaction arerecorded on a recording ribbon or strip, in connection with time and date records; such data are recorded on a ribbon or paper, or a ticket is printed and delivered to the purchaser, or both;

Theobject of the invention is primarily to improve time marking or recording mechanisms of cash registers. A

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings in connectionwith which it will be described, and in which vFigure 1 is a side elevation; and Fig. 2 a plan showing a means of effecting the marking or recording of time on a record ribbon or paper of the register, or it may be a ticket, and upon which may be marked and represented, also the amounts of money transactions, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of Fig. 2.

For the purpose of illustration, this means of time recording or marking may be assumed to be applied to a machine of the kind as set forth in patent application Serial No.

1,263, filed J an. 8, 1915, and further itmay be assumed for convenience that this time recording mechanism is to be applied to marking the record ribbon. and also the ticket` printing and delivering mechanism used in connection with the machine therein described.

The numeral 1 designates a portion of the framework of the machine in which is journaled a shaft 2, adapted to be operated by a crank handle or other suitable means hereafter set forth.

3 is the usual record strip adapted to be unwound from the wheel 5, onto the wheel 4,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 8, 1915.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

Serial No. 1,264.

as hereinafter described. the strip passing over a platen block 6, which reciprocates to carry the strip 3 against printing wheels 8 and 9, which carry monetary designations adapted to mark the strip 3.

In order to effect a time record upon the strip 3, there are provided two quadrant members 11-11, separately and loosely1 journaled upon a shaft 12, each member 11 carrying printing faces 10, representing respectively the hour and minute divisions.

The quadrants 11 each carry a pivoted bar 14, extending upwardly for a purpose hereafter disclosed.

16 designates a bar pivotally connected to a rocker arm 29. keyed upon the shaft 2 and rotatable therewith, the upper end of the bar 16 being pivoted at 17 to a rocking shaft 1S, loosely journaled upon the shaft 12, and carrying pin 20, adapted to engage the upper edges of the quadrants 11-11.

A clock 23, of any suitable type, is mounted within the casing` the hour hand shaft carrying` a snail cam 21, and the minute hand arbor carrying a second snail cam 22.

The upper ends of the rods 14; are connected respectively to piveted levers 242. normally out of engagement with the cams 21-22. but adjacent the path of travel thereof.

A handle 25 is pivotally mounted upon the casing 1, and is adapted to rotate a wheel 25, carrying an eccentrically mounted bar 26, pivotally connected with a rock lever 27 upon the shaft 2, and having a quadrant eX- tension carrying an adjustable pin 28, operating in connection with the rocker arm or lever 29 upon the shaft 2 and carrying the platen block 6. Pawls 25 and 25 prevent rearward rotation of the wheel 25 by engagement with the teeth thereof.

The wheel 4C carries a toothed wheel 30 engaged by a pawl 31 upon the lever 27. The wheel Lis prevented from rearward movement by the pawl 32.

The operation of the mechanism previously described is as follows Movement of the handle 25 causes a rotation of the wheel 25, which gives a single reciprocation to the bar 26, causing the lever 27 to be rocked, operating the bar 16 to lift the movement 18, carrying the pin 20 from rectly over the block 6 corresponding to the Y hours and minutes of the clock 23, and translated to the levers 24-24 by the cams 21-22,

In addition to the movement just described, the lever 27 operates the pawl 31 to engage the toothed wheel 30, causing the vtake-up wheel 4 to wind a portion of the strip l3 thereupon to present a fresh impression surface above the platen block 6.

While in this position the arm 29 will be actuated by the shaft 2, which is rocked by the lever 27, to press the platen block 6 againstthe wheels 8 and 9, and the types 10f10 .of the respective quadrants to cause an yimprint uponv the record tape 3.

Upon the upward movement of the bar 26, as the reciprocation is completed, the bar 16 will be retracted, drawing the member 18 downwardly until the pin 20 engages the quadrants 11--11 whereupon they will, and correspondingly the bars 14-1/1. and the levers 24-24, be yreturned to their normal position, as shown in the drawings.

The wheels 8 and 9 present the proper monetary designations to the platen block and strip, lbeing actuated by means of keyboa-rd mechanism (not shown) connected therewith and forming a portion of applicationy Serial No. 1263, iled Jan. 8th, 1916.

Considerable variation from the specific details set forth herein may be practised without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the following claims should be construed as broadly as the state of the prior art will permit. 46

What is claimed is 1. A cash register comprising a clock mechanism having a cam of variable radius;

a hand operated 'mechanism; time; printing type carried on a rocking pivoted carrier, a. 50 stripl supporting table over which the type carrier is adapted to move; a means operated byv the hand actuated part of the regis'- ter adapted to hold the type of the type carrier away from the table when the machine is not being used, and when operated` t9 move away and free the said type carrier; a spring or weight adapted to move the type of the type carrier toward and over the table when freed; and a means connected with andl 0 operated by the type carrier; and operating in connection with the clock cam, adaptedto be moved by the type Acarrier on to such cam. when freed; while when the machine is not being actuated it is held oli' same by the car- QQ rier; substantially as set forth. A

2. In combination in a cash register, a. hand actuating mechanism, an arm or lever 18 moved thereby, a time type carrier 11 adapted to oscillate about an axis, a printing 7,0 tape supporting table 6, an arm 24 directly connected with the carrier 11, a ,cam21, and a clock adapted to operate said cam; the arm 18 being adapted when the register iS not being used to hold the type of the cala I5 rier 11 away from the table 6, and the arm 21 away from the cam 21; substantially -as setforth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of 8,9 two subscribin witnesses.

JORGE MACBETH.

MALCOLM MACBETH.

Witnesses:

' HENRY LAw'roN,

SoMERvILLE GooDALL.

Copies o! this patent may be obtained for tive cents each, by addreningthe ommluionor of hhll.

' Washington, D. C.

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