US507957A - Till-lock - Google Patents

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E. 0. WO'OD. TILL LocL No. 507,957. Patented Oct. 31; 1893.l

.UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

EGBERT O. WOOD, OENASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TlLL-LOCK.

SPECIFICA'LZON forming part of Letters Paten't No. 507,95'7, dated October 31, 1893.

Application filed .Tune 26, 1893. Serial No. 4781865. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EGB'ER'r-O. Woon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashua, in the county of Hillsborough Vand State of New Hampshire, have in'vented certain new and useful Improvements in Till-Locks; and I do hereby'declare the following to be a'full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to money drawers, and consists in certain novel constructions,combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter described and claimed, whereby improved results are Secured..1

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a longitudinal section through the money drawer proper andthe casing for the same, showing the general construction, arrangement and Operation of the different parts. Fig. 2 is an inverted view of the money drawer proper. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of an Operating lever, and Fig. tisatop view of the inside of the drawer casing, showing .the till alarm and catches for the Operating levers.

A in the drawings represents a suitable casing for a drawer or till which is formed with an Opening in its front to permit the drawer to be drawn out or pushed in, and is provided on the top surface of its bottom a with two catches a' a? arranged one near the front and the other slightly forward of the center of the length of the casing. These catches consist of a single casting having a beveled front portion (1,3 so that the downwardly extending portion of an Operating lever will engage the same when desired.

B represents a tizll alarm which is secured in the till casing near its rear end and consists of a journaled bar b provided with a laterally projecting arm b' which engages with a suitable catch on the under side of the till for Operating the alarm. The journaled rod carries a striking hammer b2 and is connected by a spring b3 to a block b4 on which the bell b5 rests for returning the hammer to its normal position after striking the bell b4 65. bs

represents a stop located in the side Aof thel O represents a money drawer or-til'l which is provided withV the usual pockets or receptacles for money and is provided at its front end with a mortise through which the oper: ating levers extend, which latter are covered by a hood c, as shown. The under side of the drawer is recessed to contain the pivoted dog D for Operating the alarm, and the operating levers E and their mechanism. The dog or trip D is provided with a downwardly projecting beveled nose dand is pivoted to theside of the drawer in such a mannerthat as the drawer is pushed in, its beveled nose will ride over and fall behind the laterally projecting arm b' on the striking mechanisr'n and by pulling the drawer outward, the pivoted dog which is engaged with the said arm b' will draw the hammer connected therewith forward, until the arm has been lowered sufficiently to pass under the nose of the dog,

when the hammer will be released and caused to strike the bell. The mechanism foroperating the levers consists of rods F which are confined at theirupper ends by abar or strip ff and are provided. on the lower surfaces of their outer ends with jaws f4 for embracing the levers E, and the upper surfaces of their outer ends are formed with pins f'. Vertically arranged coil springs f2 are Secured in a bar f 3 running across the bottomfof drawer and extend downward in contact with the upper su rfaces of the rods, being engaged by the pins f By this construction the forward ends of the levers are held normally down.

The five levers E shown are precisely the same in construction so that a description of one will answer for all. It consists of a single casting formed with a rear bent end or lug e, a double attaching lug e' near its center for pivoting the lever on the rod f 5 and a projection or lug 82 near its forward end extendingin opposite direction to the rear lug e while the forward end of the lever is suitably sloped to form a key for the fingers of the operator. For convenience of description I have numbered the levers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, levers 1 and 3 being arranged to form the combination. Levers 1 and 3 are so arranged that the lugseon their rear ends are turned upward and their lugs or projections 62 near their forward ends extend downward, and the corresponding lugs on the keys 2, 4 and 5 are arranged precisely IOO lugs e' on the rearends of the levers beingH a turned upward, will not'come incontact'w'ith" the rear catch (a2) when said ends are depressed, but with the levers thus arran'ge'd` should any or all of the keys 2, 4 and 5 be depressed their rear ends would engage With the catch 0,2 and prevent; thewdrawenebei-ngi drawn out, or if only one of the levers in the combination be operatedthefdrward enctot'`` the other key Would engagethe forward catch' at From this itwilhbenseemthatiustvthe propericombination and not more enlessimmst beoporatediiniordertoropenthedrawer,andiit is1` alsosobviousithat` a very'great fnnnrhemof combinationsican hemadesay=rabourwoneihnm d redi and twentyn tioni consistsy ini` the simle: flanrll* convenient Way:4 ini whinhf the:levers-scanti` bei adinstedi to makera new'oombinationw Frequently it tis 1 desired to!` change' r the comhinfationmfor i one reason-i :ori anothen and this; cantfbeifaccomL 1 plishedIiin thismantnen;`vv` By'talring*` outtfthe i dram'en -andi -pnessing sayk th'e'zletfe'r' I cnioppo'- 1 site Sides etv its pivotalrlug,:ay suflicientr distanceto disengagewsaidhlugflfronr thfletrod 1705,

it cant be slid backwandffland: tunnedover and againi :slid into place, theropposites-ide ofthb lu'g-engagingr` the I. `irodiii Byithisvieliangefxthe rear lug ewill: be tuinned-downriinsteadofiffnp anditihe `forwardrlugi 62 wilhi'bertutnnedwnp,

place'in the casing,` thewrear lugrwilhlengage.

themear catch' az and*thesforwarldvlfu'Willbe` f tnrnedupwout.` of flengagementrwithi. the?i -t`orVL 1 1 f' ward catch ar'. From this it Will be seen that any one or4 more of the levers can be similarly changed to form a very great number of diierent combinations and can be worked with very little labor.

What I` claim is- 1.` Infconibinati'ou with `a money drawer, an Operating lever having a rear lug turned in one'rdireotion, a forward lug extending in the opposite direction and a pivoting lug between the front and rear lugs, means for supporting andpivoting-fthe' `lever; andv catches for engaging the said lever, substantially as descrihtd:

2. In combination With a money drawer, pivoted leversleaehi'havin ailngiffloribend on itsrearendf, andfa liigi-iieariitefrontiend and a lfdorrbleypivotn-g ing'lbetweenfr'said'lffronft and rearhlngsgvsprihgaintterpsed'befiween' the Ievers andthe-dfrwer; rod'sipivio tally` connect'ed atkene ofitheirf endetd'a Pdra'wer; anldl bearihg WithrftheirJ enter endsvagerinstthesaid 1ei versfandispiiingsffsuvetantially as described; 3. In combinationflwitha money draiver anv operating; w rerersibl'e, fsprih'g" faotatedf,J pifvL oted lever having a ing formed on it neai'fone ofi' -i=ts` ends 2 v'vliiel-|` li's I tiirnedj inone* diireti'on, airdi` form'e'd i with'another" lug `near its-other endfl Wliiichv` is tu rlnedUini-fthe" oppsi'tei "di*rectiem: audi a dohnleipiwdnnig rug hetwenfsaid front and rear lugs; lierbyalever'c'antbe readrlflptflrntolandl tanenflo ur* nr```` combina- 1 tiionysuhs'tantiallw as dest'rihedl.

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