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strips of hoop-iron, said cover being adapted to keep the inner portion in shape, and to be taken off when the articles contained in said inner portion have been frozen, substantially as specified and set forth.
(Specification, 2s. 6d. ; drawings, 1s.)

No. 14809.—1st May, 1902.—WILLIAM ERNEST HUGHES, of Queen’s Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand, Patent Agent (nominee of the Mechanical Cashier Syndicate, Limited, of 111-113, Copthall House, Copthall Avenue, London, England—assignees of Isaac Strange Dement, of 108, Carnegie Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey, United States of America, Foster John Hull, of 250, Thirteenth Street, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America aforesaid, and Arthur D. King, of 20, Broad Street, New York aforesaid, Mechanical Engineers). Improvements in mechanical cashiers, registers, and recorders.*

Claims.—(1.) The mechanical cashier substantially as shown in Figs. 1 to 15 inclusive of the drawings. (2.) In a machine of the character described, the combination of a series of cash wheels, controlling mechanism therefor comprising oscillating controlling-levers, a purchase or numeral keyboard comprising in addition to the purchase or numeral keys special or department keys, selecting mechanism intermediate between said purchase or numeral keyboard and said controlling mechanism, locking mechanism for said purchase or numeral keys, mechanism controlled by said special or department keys for unlocking said locking mechanism, locking mechanism for said special or department keys, and mechanism controlled by said controlling-levers for unlocking said department-key-locking mechanism, substantially as set forth. (3.) In a machine of the character described, the combination of a purchase or numeral keyboard, a series of tumblers or push-bars controlled thereby, a yoke adapted to engage and restore the said bars to normal position, a main operating handle or lever, and a resetting-device controlled thereby for engaging said yoke, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (4.) In a machine of the character described, the combination with cash receptacles, controller devices therefor operated on deposit of money in said receptacles, purchase-keyboard mechanism, permuting mechanism connected to the controller and purchase-keyboard mechanisms to control the delivery of change, and extra permuting-devices corresponding to denominations which are not commensurate and acting to vary the operation of the permuting-devices for said denominations, substantially as described, a main operating-handle and mechanism controlled thereby for restoring said extra permuting-devices to normal position. (5.) In a machine of the character described, the combination with the purchase or numeral keyboard, the tumblers or push-bars, and the permutation devices of the main operating handle or lever and a resetting-bar operated thereby, and mechanism controlled by said resetting-bar for restoring to normal position the purchase or numeral keyboard, the tumblers or push-bars, and the permutation devices. (6.) In a machine of the character described, the combination with a purchase or numeral keyboard, push-bars or tumblers controlled thereby, special permuting-devices for such push-bars or tumblers including rotating toothed wheels, shafts carrying said wheels, spring retaining-devices for holding said shafts in any predetermined position, a series of cash wheels and controlling-devices therefor, a main operating handle or lever, and mechanism intermediate between said controlling-devices and said permutation devices, and intermediate between said main handle or lever and said permutation devices, whereby said controlling-devices and said handle or lever alternately operate said permutation devices. (7.) In a machine of the character described, the combination of a purchase or numeral keyboard, a series of tumblers or push-bars controlled thereby, a series of auxiliary tumblers certain of which hold the main tumblers or push-bars normally in elevated position, and means controlled by the said keyboard for shifting the said auxiliary tumblers to depress said normally elevated push-bars or tumblers, substantially as set forth. (8.) The controlling and operating devices for a mechanical cashier, substantially as shown in Figs. 1ª to 8ª of the drawings. (9.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a cash wheel of a pivoted controller key provided with a yielding portion arranged to engage the cash wheel to move it in one direction of movement of the key but allow return movement of the key without operation of the cash wheel, and means for moving the cash wheel in the other direction independently of the controller key. (10.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a cash wheel and a locking-catch engaging same, of a controller key arranged to engage the cash wheel to move same, and provided with a projection engaging the locking-catch and arranged to release the cash wheel to allow it to be moved by the controller, and to then release the catch to allow it to again lock the cash wheel. (11.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a cash-receptacle wheel and its controller-means adapted to move same in one direction, of an operating-means separate from said controller means for moving said wheel in reverse direction, comprising an operating-shaft, an operating-device loose on said shaft, clutching-means for clutching said operating-device to the shaft, and connecting mechanism whereby operation of said controller-means controls the said clutching-means. (12.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a plurality of cash-receptacle wheels, of an operating-shaft, and operating-devices carried thereby and adapted to engage the cash-receptacle wheels to move the same to ejecting position, and ejecting-devices engaged respectively and operated independently by such operating-devices. (13.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination with a cash-receptacle wheel and locking-means therefor, of an operating-shaft, a cam operated by said shaft, and means operated by said cam to release the aforesaid locking-means, and an operating-device also operated by said shaft and adapted to operate the cash receptacle. (14.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination with the cash receiving and delivery mechanism, and the purchase-key mechanism, of resetting means for the purchase-key mechanism, a rotatable operating-shaft, and means engaged positively by said shaft in its rotation to move the resetting-means alternately in opposite directions. (15.) The dogging-means for the cash receptacles of mechanical cashiers substantially as shown in Figs. 1ᵇ and 2ᵇ of the drawings. (16.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination of a movable cash receptacle, controller-means for moving said receptacle in one direction, a locking-device for preventing this movement, operating-means for moving the receptacle in reverse direction, and a locking-device separate from the first-named locking-device for preventing such reverse movement. (17.) In a mechanical cashier, the combination of controlling-means, a dogging-device comprising a rack and a detent engaging therewith, one of said parts being connected to the controlling-means to prevent back movement thereof, and means operated on the completion of the controlling operation to release said dogging-means. (18.) The cash receptacles for mechanical cashiers substantially as shown in Figs. 1ᶜ to 3ᶜ of the drawings. (19.) A cash wheel for mechanical cashiers having two central disc portions, pocket elements attached to the disc portions and arranged in separated series for the purpose described. (20.) The recording mechanism substantially as shown in Figs. 1ᵈ to 12ᵈ. (21.) The combination with the recording type-bars having type arranged in a plurality of sets on one side of all the bars, means on the other side of all the bars for operating same, and a plurality of printing-platens adapted to co-operate with the respective sets of type, of means for operating all said platens simultaneously. (22.) The combination with the recording type-bars having type arranged in a plurality of sets, and means for operating said bars, of a shaft, a plurality of printing-hammers carried thereby and co-operating with the respective sets of type on the bars, and means for operating said shaft, comprising a cam, an arm carried by said shaft and bearing on said cam, and a spring tending to move the printing-hammers to printing position against the action of the cam. (23.) The combination with the type-bars having type arranged in a plurality of sets on one side of all the bars in different longitudinal positions thereon, and a plurality of platen devices, of means for carrying a record strip in position to be printed upon by one set of type and platen devices, and means for inserting a slip in position to be printed upon by another set of type and platen devices. (24.) The combination with the recording type-bars, means for operating said bars, and a printing-platen, of a sliding support adapted to receive and hold a slip and movable to bring said slip between the type-bars and the printing-platen. (25.) The combination with the recording type devices and the printing-platen, means for inserting a slip in the machine to enable coupon portion thereof to be printed on by said type devices and platen, cutting-off means for severing said coupon portion, and gripper means adapted and arranged to take hold of said coupon portion and to retain same when the slip is removed. (26.) The combination of the main gripping-lever, the subsidiary gripping-lever pivoted thereto, means for moving the main gripping-lever, and means operated by the movement of such main lever to cause the subsidiary lever to move relatively to the main lever to open and close the gripping-parts. (27.) The combination with the plurality of parallel type-bars, each having a plurality of sets of type, of a plurality of inking-rolls for the respective sets of type and a movable support for all of said rolls, said movable support being also adapted to receive a slip and to move same into position to be printed on by the type. (28.) The check-severing means substantially as shown in Figs. 1ᵉ to 3ᵉ of the drawings. (29.) In a machine of the character described, the combination of a sliding support movable and guided in said machine, and adapted to receive a slip and insert same in the machine, of a severing-device located in fixed relation to the machine and having operating connections with the carrier whereby movement of the carrier operates the severing-device to