US763997A - Cash-register. - Google Patents

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51m/uente@ PATENTED JULY 5, 1904,

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'CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1904.

No MODEL.

AMOUNT @Witness/eo PATENTED JULY 5, 1904.

W. H. MUZZY.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATIQN FILED JAN. 2o, 1904.

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NO MODEL.

PATENTED JULY 5, 1904.

W. H. MUZZY.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLIATIQN FILED IAN. 20, 1904.

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N0 IODEL.

No. 763,997. PATBNTED JULY 5, 1904. w. H. MUzzY. vCASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 20, 1904. N0 MODEL. V- l 5 SHEETS-SHEET 4,

@ii 0 l wif/num N0. 763,907. y PATENTED JULY 5, 1904.

. Y W. H. MUZZY.

CASH REGISTER.

A APPLICATION FILED JAN. 201904.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 5, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

WILLIAM H. MUZZY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORA- TION OE NEW JERSEY.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent lv o. 763,997, dated July 5, 1904.

Application filed January 20, 1904. Serial No. 189,894. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MUZZY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in cash-registers, and has more particular relation to improvements in registers of the multiple-drawer or multiple-receptacle type.

One of the several objects of the invention is to provide an improved type of multiple drawer or multiple receptacle to be used in connection with cash-registers.

A further object is to provide improved printing devices operated in connection with multiple drawers or receptacles to separately record the amounts that are placed in each receptacle.

lVith these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter specifically described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification.

Of said drawings, Figure. l represents a front elevation of my improved devices applied to the type of machine patented to Henry S.` Hallwood, July 15, 1902, No. 704,795, the cabinet being omitted. Eig. 2 represents a vertical transverse section through the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Eig. 3 represents a detail transverse vertical section taken just to one side of the middle of the machine, many of the parts being omitted for clearness. Eig. urepresents a detail top plan view of the divided bell-crank cooperating with Ythe release-key. Eig. A represents an end elevation of my improved mechanism. Eig. 5 represents a detail perspective view of the operating devices for the indicator-latches, and Eig. 6 represents a detail rear elevation of the special-indicatoroperating devices.

As a large number of the parts shown in the present drawings are fully shown and described in the aforesaid patent to Hallwood, I will not enter into a detail description of these parts in this specification, but will refer to the aforesaid patent for such detail description. Described in general terms, however, the type of machine to which I have applied my present improvements may be said to comprise a series of registering -wheels 1, mounted upon a central shaft 2 and provided about their peripheries with groups of numerals from O to "9. These wheels 1 are arranged to be actuated by a series of pawls 3, carried by pivoted levers 4, which are loosely mounted on the aforesaid shaft 2. The levers 4 are in turn operated by a series of nested yokes 5, also journaled upon the shaft 2. Each of these yokes carries a stepsegment 6, which cooperates with the ends of the shanks of the keys 7, and thus arrests said yokes in positions corresponding to the values of the keys operated. After the auX- iliary yokes have been set in the manner above described they are returned to their upper normal positions by a main actuating'- yoke 8, which is journaled upon the aforesaid shaft 2 and is connected near its middle to a lever 8, which is also pivoted upon the shaft 2 and passes Linder all of the auxiliary yokes 5.

The above description covers the machine as it is shown in the aforesaid patent. In said patent the lever 8 is operated through suitable connections by the cash-drawer. In my improved mechanism, however, the yoke 8 and lever 8 are actuated by two independent operating handles or levers 9 and l0. These levers are journaled upon the extended ends of the shaft 2 near the opposite ends of the machine, and each of the same is provided with a segmental operating-rack 1l. Each of these racks is in turn provided with a laterally-projecting block or flange 12, arranged when its respective lever is operated to contact with the under side of the main yoke 8 and return the latter to its normal position. Each ofthe levers 9 and l() normally occupies its upper or elevated position, as shown in Fig. 1, and the descent-of the yoke 8 when the same is released is therefore independent of said levers. The yoke is held elevated after itis returned to its normal position by either one of the levers bya latch-arm 13, secured to the lever. 8u and projecting downward for engagement with a pivoted latch 14, mounted loosely upon a transverse shaft 15. The latch 14, as best shown in Fig. 3a, comprises two arms 14L and 14h,` both journaled .upon the shaft 15 and provided with contacting shoulders 14c and 14d. The arm 14u is provided with a hook end 14e, which is arranged to engage the lower end of the arm 13 and is lnormally held up into such engagement by a spring 16, which surrounds the shaft 15 and is connected at one end thereto and bears with its opposite end against the lunder side of said arm 14". The arm 14b is heldI up against the lower end of the keyshank 17 by coil-spring' 16, which connects it to the main frame.

By the above construction the arm 14a must move downward with the arm 14h; but the arm 14u may move downward independently of the arm 14b-as, for instance, when the arm 13 is rengaging the hook 14e. This construction prevents the arm 14 operating the latch 88, hereinafter described, when the arm 13 is relatched in connection with the arm 14. The key 17 is suitably mounted in the main frame and when depressed rocks the latch 14 and unlatches the main yoke and allows the same to descend, together with the auxiliary yokes. Any suitable form of dash pot or buffer may be employed in connection with the main yoke to prevent any violent descentof the same. l

lt will be seen from the above description that the machine may be operated by either one of two operating-handles. These handles, however, are normally locked, and it is only after one of the two cash-drawers 18 and 19 has been opened that its respective lever is released. This locking of the levers is accomplished in the following manner: Each df the segments 11 meshes with a gear-wheel 20,

journaled upon a shaft 20a. These gears are in turn engaged by pivoted locking-latches 21, mounted upon' the main frame and formed with pendent arms 22, which engage horizontal flanges 23, mounted upon the respective cash-drawers. These drawers are suitably mounted in the main frame and are latched in their closed positions by pivoted latches 24, mounted upon the main frame and engaging suitable projections of the cash-drawers.

Each of these latches is provided with a latf @rally-projecting arm25, which projects over one arm of a bell-crank lever 26, loose upon the shaft 15 and projecting into proximity to the lower end of one of two drawer-release keys 27 and 28. These keys are similar to the release-key vand when depressed operate their respective drawer-latches, so that the drawer released may be projected from the casing by a coil-spring 30, interposed between its rear wall and the rear wall of the. frame. After the cash-drawer has passed out of the casing its particular latch 21 is left free to descend by the ange 23 passing from beneath it. Thelatch is limited inits descent by a pin 31, mounted on its respective' latch 24. By this means the opening of either of the cash-drawers results in the release of the corresponding operating-lever, while the closing of a cash-drawer results in the lever becoming again locked against operation. In other words, if clerk A should operatel the key 27 and release his respective cash-drawer 18 the movement of the latter from the casing will `release the operating-handle'9 pertaining to that particular clerk, and thus allow to operate the register by his own' particular operating-lever.

The voperation of the machine by alever pertaining. to a certain clerk is utilized toac-l tuate a special clerks indicator and also special clerks printing devices. Thespecial indicator 32 for the clerks is similar to the regular-amount indicators except that it is actuated by a segmental rack 33, asbest shown in Fig. 4. This rack 33 is fast to arock-sh'aft 34, which latter is provided with two y forwardly-projecting arms 35 and 36,Figs. 1 and 4, one for each of the operating-.levers 9 and 1,0. The arm 36, as best shownrin Eig, 4, is provided with apendent hooklink37, through which passes a pin 38, .projecting laterally from an arm 39,- carried by the segmentll of the lever '10. When thelever 10 is depressed,

the arm 39 is rocked forward until the .lowerend of the link 37 contacts with a stationary block 40, mounted on the main frame, to prevent any overthrow of the indicator by limit looA bring the characterrepresenting clerk B intor Y alinement with the indicator-opening. The

arm 35'pertaining to the operating-,lever 9 isprovided with a hook-.link 42.through which passes a pin 43, mountedon said-lever 9. The lower end of the link 42.is arranged to contact with a stationary block 44 to prevent overthrow in a manner similar to the link 37. By the above devices the indicator for the clerks-isset by the movement. of the special clerks operating-levers.

As before stated, the operations ofthe respective clerks levers also afectthe printing mechanisms. Each of these printing-mech.- anisms comprises a series of pivoted type-segments 46, connected by nestedyokes-47and 48 to the respective auxiliary yokes 5, so that said type-segments will movewdistances corresponding to the movements of said auxiliary yokes. By thus providing two sets of duplicate printing type-segments, one at each end of the machine, I am enabled to provide for IIO an independent detail-strip for each clerk, upon which will be printed only the transactions in which that particular clerk has taken part.

As best shown in Fig. 2, the operating-segment 11 of each lever meshes with a gear or pinion 20, journaled on the shaft 20". This gear carries a spring-pressed pawl 49, which is arranged to engage a shouldered projection 50 on a rotary sleeve 51, which is journaled upon the shaft 20a. The construction of the pawl 49 and projection 50 is such that the gear 2O will only turn the sleeve 51 in one direction. This movement of the sleeve is utilized to operate the pivoted platen 52, which, as best shown in Fig. 4, is mounted upon the main frame and is engaged by a cam 53, fast to the sleeve 51, so as to be reciprocated once upon each rotation of the sleeve. The platenlever 52 carries a channel-arm 54, in which is mounted a flexible platen 55. The detail-strip 56 passes from a supply-roller 57 down under a stationary guiding-plate 58, over the platen 55, over a second guiding-plate 59, and about a winding roller 60. This latter, as best shown in Fig. 4, is provided with a ratchetwheel 61, which is engaged by a restrainingpawl 62, mounted upon the main frame to prevent retrograde movement. A sliding bar 63 is mounted by slot-and-pin connection 64 and 65 uponthe main frame and is formed at its forward end with an operating-nose 66, which is arranged to engage the ratchet-wheel 61. The slide is normally retracted by a coilspring 67, which connects it to the main frame. The rear slot 65 is angular in formation, so that after the said slide has been forced forward a slightdistance its rear end may be forced upward for a purpose to be presently described. The rear end of the slide 63 is formed with a pendent bevel-ended arm 68, which projects into the path of a bevel-ended pawl 69, pivotally mounted in a bracket 70, secured to the4 rear of its respective cashdrawer. The pawl 69 is provided with a pin 71, which by contacting with the under edge of the bracket 70 limits the movement of the pawl in one direction, but allows free movement of the same in the opposite direction. A coil-spring' 72 connects the pawl 69 to the bracket 7() to hold said pawl in its normal position. As the cash-drawer passes forward the pawl 69 forces the slide 63 forward, and thus feeds the detail-strip. When the slide has passed forward a predetermined distance, the rear pin 64 reaches the angular portion of its slot 65, and the rear end of the slide 63 y is cammed upward by the pawl 69, which then passes under the same. Vhen the cash-drawer is closed, the pawl 69 simply rocks upon its pivot without moving the slide 63 until said pawl again resumes the position shown in Fig. 4, ready for the neXt operation. Any suitable inking devices for the set types may be provided. Such devices are so common in the art that I have not thought it necessary to illustrate the same in the present drawings.

Itis necessary in machines of the type shown in the present drawings to provide means whereby the indicators may be automatically returned to a rero-indicating position whenever the machine is partly operated or released for anew transaction. To accomplish this result, each of the indicators is provided with a milled retaining-wheel 79, which is engaged by a spring-pawl 80, said pawls being mounted upon a transverse rock-shaft 81, as plainly shown in Fig. 1. The shaft 81 is also provided with two pendent arms 82 and 83. Each of these arms is connected by a coil-spring 84 to the main frame, whereby it is normally drawn rearward. A transverse rock-shaft 85, mounted in the main frame, is provided with latching projections 86,(best shown in Fig. 2,)which are arranged to engage notches 87, formed in the lower end of the arms 82 and 83 to latch said arms in such position that the pawls 8O will be held in engagement with the milled wheels 79. The shaft 85 is also provided with another horizontal projecting' arm, 88. The arms 86 and 88 are connected by link-bars 90 with the bell-cranks 14 and 26 pertaining to the corresponding keys, so that when any one of the keys 17, 27, or 28 is operated the shaft 85 will be rocked and the arms 86 disengaged from the arms 82 and 83, thus allowing the springs 84 to rock the pawls 8O out of engagement with the indicator-disks 79 and allow said indicators to return to their Zero-indicating positions. The indicator-pawls 8O are again moved into position to latch the indicators in their set positions by means of a link 91. connected to the lower end of the arm 83. This link, as best shown in Fig. 5, is connected at its rear end to a rock-frame 92, journaled upon a transverse shaft 93 and connected to said shaft by a coil-spring 94, whereby said frame 92 is normally rocked rearward. The frame 92 is provided at one end with a laterally-projecting' pin 95, which cooperates with a lever 96, pivoted on the lever 8 at its lower end and normally forced into engagement with the pin 95 by a coil-spring 97, mounted on the shaft 93 between the lever 96 and a stationary part of the main frame. The said lever 96 is provided with a cam portion 98, a slot 99, and a cam-shoulder 100. Then the lever 8u descends, the lever 96 is drawn downward and by its engagement with the pin 95 is forced laterally until the shoulder 10() is reached, when the lever 96 again resumes its normal position, with the pin 95 projecting over the shoulder 100. Vhcn the lever 8ll is now moved upward, the shoulder 10() engages thc pin 95 and cams the same forward until the pin finally passes into the slot 99, through which it moves to its normal position. The rocking of the frame 92 moves the link 91 forward, and thus moves the arms 82 and 83 IOO IOS

of the key 17 being operated when either of the levers 9 and 10 is displaced from its normal position, I provide said key 17, as best shown in Fig. 3, with a cam-plate 102. This cam-plate coperates with two laterally-movable rods 103 and 104, suitably mounted in the main frame and formed with conical ends.

`These rods are normally drawn together at their meeting ends by a coil-spring 105, which connects them. The meeting ends of these rods normally block the passage of the plate 102. When said plate is forced between them, the rods are moved laterallyand their outer ends enter conical recesses 106, formed in the segments connected to the respective operating-levers. By this means While the key 17 remains operated or'depressed neither of the levers can be operated; nor can the releasekey be operated after either one of the levers has been displaced from its normal position.

Although I have hereinafter described a certain sequence of operation for the parts of this machine, it will be understood that such a sequence is not necessary, nor is it always desirable, and that the machine may be either operated lirst or a cash-drawer opened first,

according to the convenience of the operator. The preferred sequence of operation is as follows: Should clerk A desire to operate the machine, he `first depresses the proper amountkeys and then the release-key 17. The indicators and type-segments are thus set at once either to zero or to new positions, in the latter case by the. descent of the auxiliary yokes. The operator, however, must draw down the handle 9 before the operation is completed and the depressed keys released. In order to operate his particular handle, however, it is necessary for him to first open his cashdrawer 18. This'he does by the depression of his special drawer-key 27. As thedrawer 4opens it unlocks the handle 9 and at the same time feeds the detail-strip forward one space. There is-nothing now to compel the operator to draw down the handle 9 and complete the operation of the machine; but if he does not sooperate the handle no impression will be made upon the detail-strip, and as the next opening of his cash-drawerwill feed the strip forward another space evidence will be left,

of his fraudulent operation of the machine in the blank space on the detail-strip. The operator is thus compelled to operate the entire machine properly, as otherwise a record will be, left which will indicate to the proprietor that fraud has been attempted.

It will be seen that the operatorcannot open one cash-drawer and then operate the devices to print upon the detail-strip of the other clerk as the handle to the open drawer is the only one that is unlocked.

In order to prevent a clerk leaving his cashdrawer open in an attempt to beat the machine,

I provide a special indicator 7 3,preferably rectangular in form and'mounted above the regular indicators, as shown in Fig. 1. When both of the cash-drawers are closed, this indicator occupies the position shown in Fig. 1, in which the words Amount purchased are visible at the front and back of the machine. When the indicator is rotated, its opposite sides, containing the words Sale not registered, are brought into view. The indicator, as best shown in Fig. 3, is provided with a pinion 74, meshing with the upper end of a rack-bar 7 5, which is suitably guided in the main frame, and is pivotally connected at its lower end, as shown in Fig. 6, to a bar 76. This bar rests with its opposite ends upon two cam-brackets 77, mounted upon the rear walls of the respective cash-drawers'. Acoil-spring 78, connecting the bar 75 to the main frame, normally tends to draw said bar downward so that both ends of the lever or bar 76 rest lirmly upon the brackets 77.

When one of the cash-drawers is opened, one of the brackets 77 is withdiawn from under one end of the lever 76, and the latter thus drops at this end, allowing the bar 7 5 to be drawn downward and the special indicator 73 to be turned to bring the Sale not registered sign into view. The special indicator is an additional precaution against either cashdrawers being left open. Ordinarily a clerk would not dare to leave his particular cashdrawer open, because any fellow clerk or strangers in the store would then have access thereto without operating the machine.

By the above-described devices no clerk can open the cash-drawer of another clerk without that fact being made known; nor can he open his own cash-drawer and operate lthe handle or lever of the remaining clerk. It will also be seen that the opening of any of the cash-drawers is not dependent upon any operation of the machine or register proper, but that either drawer may be opened at will without operating the machine at all; but if the machine is not operated after a cashdrawer is so opened a record of this fact will be left upon the detail-strip of the particular clerk who has opened his cash-drawer. Under ordinary circumstances the machine would be balanced at the end of the day by comparing the sum-total of the cash in the two drawers with the amount indicated upon the counter. If these two amounts do not correspond, then the amounts in the separate cash-drawers must be compared with the sum-total of the amounts printed upon the respective strips. By this means any shortage or difference can be traced to the clerk responsible for the same.

' will understand that the machine has not been properly operated until they hear the sounding of one of these alarms.

I do not care to be limited to two operatinghandles for the machine, as it is well within the spirit of this invention to provide any desired number of independent operating levers or handles, one of which may pertain to any particular clerk or department, the operation of any one of said levers not only actuating the machine proper, but also acting as a clerk or department key to determine some specific accounting for that particular clerk or department in the shape of an indication, typesetting, printer-actuating, or the like. I believe this feature of my present invention to be broadly new, and therefore do not care to limit myself to any particular number of operating levers, handles, or. equivalent devices. Further, I do not care to limit my invention to cash-drawers for use by different clerks, as the machine shownf in the present drawings might be equally well utilized for recording of cash and credit transactions. In such an application of my invention one of the handles, with its corresponding printer, cashdrawer, &c., would represent cash transactions and the remaining handle would represent credit transactions. In such an application of my invention one of the cash-drawers would be utilized for cash and the other as a storage compartment for charge slips, books, or the like. In such an instance at the end of a days business a separate detail account would be available for all the cash transactions and alsoa separate detail account for allthe charge transactions.

I have described the feeding of the respective detail-strips as an accompaniment to the opening of the cash-drawers; but it will be .understood that this feeding could equally well take place upon the depression of either one of the keys 27 or 28, the essential element in this respect being that the release of any cash-drawer should be accompanied by a feed of its particular detail-strip. Thus, while the form of mechanism here shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood I do not intend to conne myself to any one form of embodiment of the invention here disclosed, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cash-register, the combination with a differentially-movable registering mechanism. a series of controlling-keys for the same, operating devices for said mechanism, anda plurality of independently-movable operating-handles for said devices, whereby the desired registration may be effected by any one of said handles.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a differentially-movable registering mechanism, of a series of controlling-keys for the same, operating devices for said mechanism, a plurality of independently-movable operating-handles for said devices, whereby the desired registration may be effected by any one of said handles, and special accounting devices controlled by the respective handles.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with a difierentially-movable registering mechanism, of a series of controlling-keys for the same, operating devices for said mechanism, a plurality of independently-movable operating-handles for said devices, whereby the registration may be eifected by actuating any one of said handles and a special indicator controlled by said handles.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with a common operating mechanism, of a series of independently movable operating handles therefor, independent printing mechanisms controlled by the common operating mechanism, and means connecting the respective handles to the different printing mechanisms.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with a common operating mechanism, of a series of independently movable operating handles therefor, a series of cash-safes having movable members, and controlling means intermediate the respective cash-safes and the operating-handles.

6. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of independent printing mechanisms including strip-feeding devices, independent cash-safes having movable members, and means controlled by the movable members for actuating' the strip-feeding devices.

7. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a plurality of independent printing mechanisms, a plurality of cash-safes having movable members, operating means intermediate said members and the respective printing mechanisms, and means for opening the cash-safes independent of the movement of the operating mechanism.

8. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a plurality of printing mechanisms, a plurality of cash-safes having movable members, operating means connecting the respective movable members to parts of the printing mechanisms, and means for operating the remaining parts of the printing mechanisms independently of the movable members of the cash-safes.

9. In a cash-register, the combination with a common operating mechanism, of a plural- IOO IIO

1 groups of type-carriers actuated by the common Operating mechanism, a series of independentlyfmovable operating-handles, and printer-actuating devices connected to the respective handles.

11. Inacash-register, the combination with a common operating mechanism, of a series of independently-movable operating-handles therefor, a series of cash-drawers, releasing means for said drawers, andl locking devices for said handles controlled by the release of the respective drawers.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of independent printing devices, a series of cash-drawers, and independent means controlled by the respective drawers for actuating the corresponding printing devices.

13. In acash-register, the combination with a common operating mechanism, of indicators and type-carriers controlled thereby, a series of independently-movable operating-handles for said operating mechanism, and special printing devices and indicators controlled by said handles.

14. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of cash-safes having independentlymovable members, a special indicator, and a controlling means for the special indicator relying upon the conjoint engagement of all of the movable members to hold it in a certain set position. 15. In acash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of a plurality of printing mechanisms each including stripfeeding devices, a series of cash-safes having movable members, and operating means intermediate the respective members and the strip-feeding devices.

16. In acash-register, the combination with a common operating mechanism, of a plurality of groups of type-carriers connected thereto, independent printing mechanisms for said groupsof type-carriers, independent operating-handles for said printing mechanisms, and independent cash-receptacles corresponding to the respective handles.

17. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including a series of oscillatory members, means for limiting the movements of the members in one direction, and aplurality of independently-movable operating-handles for moving said elements in the opposite direction.

18. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including a plurality of oscillatory elements, of means forlimiting the movements of the elements in one direction, a plurality of independently-movable operating-handles for moving said elements in the opposite direction, independent groups of type-carriers connected to said elements,print ing mechanisms corresponding to said groups of type-carriers, and means connecting the respective operating-handles to the corresponding printing mechanisms.

1 9. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of duplicate groups of type-carriers connected thereto, independent printing mechanisms corresponding to the respective groups of type-carriers, platens for the respective printing mechanisms, and independently-movable operating-handles for the operating mechanism arranged to actuate the respective platens.

20. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism including oscillatory members, a latch for said members, a key controlling said latch, independently-movable operating-handles for said elements, and locking devices intermediate said key and handles.

21. In a cash-register, the combin v*.tion with an operating mechanism, of independent groups of type-carriers connected thereto, independent printing mechanisms including strip-feeding devices and platens, a plurality of independent operating -handles each arranged to actuate its respective platen and independent means for operating the strip-feeding devices.

22. In a cash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of independent groups of type-carriers connected thereto, independent strip-feeding devices for the respective groups of type-carriers, a plurality of cashdrawers and means connecting the drawers to their respective strip-feeding devices, whereby the feeding of any strip is incidental to the movement of its respective drawer.

23. In acash-register, the combination with an operating mechanism, of independent groups of type-carriers connected thereto, independent printing mechanisms including strip-feeding devices and platens, a plurality IOO of independent operating-handles each arranged to actuate its respective platen, and a plurality of cash-drawers with connections, whereby the movement of any drawer will actuate its respective strip-feeding device.

In testimony whereof I afHX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM H. MUZZY.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. UNevRY, CARL V. BEUsT..

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