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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. H.LOEWENBAUH 81: O. FISHER.

DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND DISTRIBUTING SLIPS, TICKETS, 0R SHEETS OF PAPER.

No. 536,690. Patented Apr. 2, 1895.

(I10 Model.) I 2 Sheets-Sheet 24 H. LOEWENBAOH & O. FISHER. DEVIGE FORHOLDING AND DISTRIBUTING SLIPS, TIOKETS, 0R SHEETS v OF PAPER.

No. 536,690. Patent'ed Apr. 2, 1895.

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DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND DISTRIBUTING SLIPS, TICKETS, OR SHEETS OF PAPER.-

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Application filed January 6, 1894. Serial No. 495,909- (No model.)

To all whomit may concern.- Be it known that we, HUGO LOEWENBACH and CHARLES FISHER, citizens of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, county-of Mil- ,wauk'ee, State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Devices for Holding and Distributing Slips, Tickets, or Sheets of Paper; and we declare the J followi-ng'to be a full, clear, and exact descrip- 'tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and-use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

j device, taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 3.

'is s'a-rear elevation of the same. plan view of thesame.

.This invention-relates to devices for holding and distributing sheetsor slips of paper, such for instance as employed in cash and sales registers of the construction illustrated .in our applications for patents filed respectively on August 18 and October 19, 1893, and

respectively serially numbered 483,490, and 488,581,01' for holding and distributing stationery, toilet paper and the like.

.In the accompanying drawings, illustrating our invention, Figure 1 is a'vertical central longitudinal sectional view of our improved Fig. 2 Fig. 3 is a he particular form of: device illustrated in said drawingsyis that used by us in our -cash' and sales registers in whichfa number of receptacles or com partmen-ts are provided for --,holding sales slips or tickets of] various de- ;in the front of the machine adjacent to the nominations, a slot or opening being provided topof each compartment or receptacle through which the sales slips or tickets may be singly advanced, and a suitable friction device ar- 4- ranged above the receptacle or compartment in suchmanner as to engage with the u ppermost slipv or ticket, to advance the same through the slot upon an operation of a suitable handle.

=Refe'rring by letter to said drawings, Aand B designate respectively the front and back walls of a cash register.

a designates a transverse rib upon the ininer' face of thefrontwallA, upon which the 1" receptacle or compartment for the slips or tickets is arranged to rest.

C designates the compartment or receptacle which is conveniently formed froma'single sheet of metal bent up into a substantially rectangular form and arranged so as toleave an opening in its'upper side for thelad'inission of the friction device.

A movable plate D isarranged in the lower part of the receptacle or compartmentCand is pressed upwardly by means of 'a'spring; E

which rests upon the bottom of the receptacle 0. Across the forward upper part ofthe receptacle is arranged a transverse ribor flange F which is arranged to engage with ,the for:

ward side of a depending transverse flange f, which is secuFed to the inner face of :the front wall A of the machine. As shown in the drawings, the upper side of the transverse rib a is beveled slightly so as to pernijitthe able' transverse slot G, through which the slips or tickets may be successively advanced by'the frictiondevice. In this particularfo'rm of construction the friction device is of substantially the same form as that shown ino'ur aforesaid prior application, Serial. NoLdSS jdl, said'friction device consisting of afpai'rfof longitudinally movable rods 11 H ,entending through the front wall A and term-inatingin a suitable pull handle It, said rods cair'iyiilg v at their rear ends a transverseyoke HQ againstw which suitable springs h are arranged tob'ejar, so as to normally'retract the friction device. Upon the yoke H is arrangejd'an'arin I w "ch is pivotally secured thereto as ati, and'ca at its lower end a suitable cushion ance-i" of rubber or analogous material,arranged;to rest by gravity upon the uppers1de'off the uppermost slip or ticket of lt heserie's." "The jarrangement of the pivoted arm I is such that ;when the device is in its"retracted "position;

said arm will rest in,an oblique position','and when the pull handle 72, is operated, the engagement of the cushion or shoe 1' with the uppermost slip or ticket of the series will cause said arm-to assume a more nearly perpendicular position and bear forcibly upon the said slip or ticket. By a continued operation of the handle, the uppermost slip or ticket will be advanced by reason of the forcible engagement of the cushion or shoe 1 therewith.

In our former application we have shown and described the yokes as secured to the iongitudinally movable rods by means of setscrews, but in our present form of construction we prefer to provide in the upper sides of said rods, suitable notches or slots, and to secure to the face of the yoke suitable pivoted latches t" t", which are arranged to engage with said slots or notches in a manner shown more particularly in Fig. 2 so as to retain the transverse yoke in position upon the rods.

In order to insure the 'delivery of but one slip or ticket at a time, and also to enable slips or tickets made from a light grade of paper to be used, we employ a suitable retaining device, which is conveniently formed from a suitable spring J secured to the compartment C and carrying at its central part a suitable pin or point J. arranged to normally rest in engagement with the uppermost slip or ticket adjacent to the rear end thereof, and as shown more particularly in Fig.1,this pin J is arranged obliquely so as to enable it to more readily penetrate the uppermost slip or ticket as the same is drawn forward.

As shown more particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the spring J is conveniently arched upwardly adjacent to the point of attachment of the pin or point J, so as to permit the slip or ticket to ride upwardly upon the oblique pin, as it is drawn forward by the friction device.

The operation of our device is as follows: The pull handle h is operated in precisely the same manner as is described in our aforesaid applications, thereby causing the friction device to engage with the uppermost slip or ticket of the series, so as to advance the same through the transverse opening or slot G. As said slip or ticket is drawn forward it will be pierced by the pin or point J, and the continued operation of the friction device will cause said pin or point to tear its way through the rear portion of the slip or ticket in an-obvious manner, until said slip or ticket is entirely freed from the pin or point and is left free to be withdrawn entirely through the slot G. As soon'as the uppermost ticket has been engaged by the friction device, and has begun its forward movement, so as to be pierced does in the slip or ticket which is directly onspring E might permit the slips or tickets to drop below and out of line. with said pin or point, so that more than one slip or ticket might be advanced by a single operation of the friction device. To overcome this difiiculty, we arrange the spring J in substantially the manner shown in Fig. 1, with two forwardly extending arms, arranged adjacent to opposite sides of the receptacle or compartment C, which arms each terminate in one or more convolutions, the extremities of which are secured in any suitable or desired man her to the side walls of the receptacle or compartment C. By this construction, the pin or point is caused to constantly exert a downward pressure upon the series of slips or tickets, notwithstanding any downward movement or yielding of said series of slips or tickets, and thereby a positive engagement of the retaining device with the uppermost slip or ticket and the ticket next below itin the series is insured.

In the constructions illustrated in our former applications we have shown the backs of the compartments or receptacles, as provided with suitable hinged covers or lids, arranged to retain the series of slips or tickets in posi tion. As a separate and further improvement, however, we preferin our present form of construction to provide upon the forward side of the hinged back B of the machine, suitable ribs or flanges K, which are arranged to rest adjacent to the rear edges of the slips or tickets within the compartment so as to prevent accidental displacement of any of said slips or tickets, thereby enabling us to entirely dispense with the'backs or covers to the compartments or receptacles.

As a further and separate improvement in order to facilitate the filling of the receptacles or compartments with slips or tickets, we 1,

able plate D is depressed. By this-construction, when one of the compartments has been emptied, and it is desired to refill the same with slips or tickets, it is only necessary for the operator to depress the plate D until the hook d at the .end of the spring arm (1 engages with the margin of the aperture 0, when the movable plate D will be securely held in its depressed position. The operator may then place the desired number of slips or tickets in the compartment, and after they have been properly arranged therein, may release the plate D by simply pressing forward upon the lower end of the spring at which projects through the apertures, in the'bottom of the receptacle or compartment, when the spring E will immediately elevate the plate D andthe series of slips or tickets resting thereon, so as to hold the uppermost ones of said slips or tickets against the flanges at the upper part of the compartment or receptacle in an obvious manner.

By means of our presentimprovement, We are enabled to greatly simplify the construction of cash and sales registers and devices for holding and distributing sheets of paper, and to greatly reduce the cost of manufacture of the same, while at the same time great accuracy of operation is insured, and we are enabled to employ slips or tickets made from thin or light grade paper without the necessity of punching or perforating said slips or tickets for engagement with retaining devices.

As a separate and still further improvement, we prefer to provide in the rear margin ofthe supporting plate D, a suitable notch or aperture L arranged in line with the pin J into which said pin will project when the plate D has been elevated by the spring Eso as to bring the last ones of the slips, tickets or sheets of the series, into position for engagement with the friction device. Furthermore if desired, we may also employ a facing or covering of felt, rubber, leather or other elastic or yielding material upon the upper face of the plate D, as shown in Fig. 1 at l, which will serve to retain the last ones of the slips, tickets or sheets by frictional engagement therewith and prevent more than one slip, ticket or sheet from being advanced by a single operation of the friction device, as the end of the series is reached. By this means we are enabled to insure absolute accuracy of feeding or advancing the slips, tickets or sheets, until the very-last slip, ticket or sheet of the series has been advanced.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the United States, is-

l. A device for holding and distributing slips, tickets or sheets of paper, comprising a suitable receptacle or casing provided with a discharge aperture or slot,a movable plate adapted to support a series of slips, tickets or sheets, and normally pressed upward by aspring, a friction device for engagement with the uppermost slip, ticket or sheet to advance the same through said aperture or slot, and a retaining device comprising a movable arm and a sharp pin or point adapted to be held in engagementwith said uppermost slip,ticket or sheet, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A device for holding and distributing slips,,tickets or sheets of paper, comprising a suitable receptacle or casing provided with a discharge aperture or slot, a friction device adapted for engagement with the uppermost slip, ticket or sheet, to advance the same through said slot, and a retaining device provided with a pin or point adapted for engagement with said slip, ticket or sheet, said pin or point being arranged obliquely with respect to said slip, ticket or sheet, substantially as and-for the purpose described.

3. A device for holding and distributing slips, tickets or sheets of paper, comprising a suitable receptacle or casing provided with a discharge aperture or slot, a movable support for a series of slips, tickets or sheets, a friction device adapted for engagement 'with the uppermost' slip, ticket or sheet, to advance the same through said aperture or slot, and a re taining device comprisinga spring arm carrying at its free end an oblique pin or point adapted for engagement with the uppermost slip,ticket or sheet, substantially as described.

.1.. A device for holding and distributing slips, tickets or sheets of paper, comprising a suitable receptacle or casing, a movable spring supported plate for supporting said slips, tickets or sheets, a friction device for engagement with the uppermost slip, ticket or sheet of the series, a retaining device provided with an oblique pin-or point for engagement with said uppermost slip, ticket or sheet, and an aperture in the margin of said supporting plate for the reception otsaid pin or point substantially as described.

5. A device for holding and distributing slips, tickets or sheets of paper, comprising a suitable receptacle or casing, a movable spring supportedplate for supportingaseries of said slips, tickets or sheets', a friction device adapted for engagement with the uppermost slip, ticket or sheet of the 'series for advancing the same through a suitable slot or aperture, a retaining device provided with an oblique pin point adapted for engagement with said uppermost slip, ticket or sheet, and-a ICC) facing of felt or other yielding material upon the upper surface of said supporting plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

HUGO LOEVVENBAOH, CHARLES FISHER.

- Witnesses:

J OHN E. WiLEs, JOHN N. SENENBERGER.

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