US1420260A - Check and money-order case - Google Patents

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G. HENRY.

VCHECK AND MONEY ORDER CASE. APPLICA T |0N FILED AUGJS, 1919.

1,420,260. Patented June 20,1922,

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ATTORNEYS CHECK AND M ONEY-"ORDER CASE.

Specicationof Letterslatsnt. Pattgd Julie ,295 1922,

Application'idauggst 1a, 191e. serial No. 317,181.`

To all wli'o'mdt may concern: p

Be 'it known that GEORGE HENRY, a citizen of' the UnitedStates, residing at the city and county of SanFran'cisco and State of California, has' invented new and useful Improvements in Check and 'Money-Order Cases, of whichltlie'following is a specification.

This invention relates to a case .and par! ticularly pertains vtio a structure adapted'to hold checks or money orders;

1t has been aproblem among banking and! commercial houses to provide some means for safely guarding checks and like papers and especially to prevent checks or money orders from being tornv from t-he center. of

a book and thus not-` detectedfuntil sometime after the theft. lt is the vprincipalobject of the presentinvention to provide a container adapted to receive a continuous.

roll of checksr or money orders andthuslin-- suring th'atb'ut the'outermost of the checks can'be removed at' a time anc'at the same time providing avery convenient means for.

locking the unused checksso tliat'tliere wil-l be slight danger oitltheit ot'the roller of any checks upon thero'll.

The present invention contemplates the use ott a cylindrical container having` one side movable so that a roll oi? cliecksmay be exposedgthe container being. provided with means whereby a roll ot checks may be held ina rotatable position therein and may be easily inserted or removed therefrom .and

furthermore, the container is fitted with simple means whereby the movable door.

may be locked in position toprevent access to the checks contained therein.

The `invention is illustratcd'by way of example iii the accompanying drawingsy'in which- Fig. 1 is a view in liront elevation. showf- 4base portions. 11; The :sliding connection..

ing the complete container and indicating by dotted lines tli'eoutci'most positions'ofi the center, supporting pin.

the complete container .witha portion-otits.

.; have annularfflangesfg24t van'df25 spaced fromV base broken away to illustrate the locking member.

Fig. 3 is a view invertical section throughI Fig. 4c is anenlarged Lfragmentaryfview. off the center pin carried -at one end of the con# 1 tainer."l

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary viewA showing. .the

construction of the.' pin shown f in Fig. Gis an enlarged fragmentaryfview.

showingy the center pin construction utilizedY atthe opposite vend of the container.

'Fig'. 71s a view `in end elevation showing 'the formation of ith-e.y end; of the check rollAl Fig.- 8 is a: fragmentaryiview showing the,y

manner in which the..inovab'leside.ofzthe container is held byi the, containenenehi Fig. 9 is ,a1 view in diagram illustrating. one ofthe checks ormin'gthe roll;

Referring more particularly .to the draw ings, 71Ofindicatesa rectangular. base member: which may beA securely fastened ;to `a perma-v nent support and upon which a sheetmetalI base housing i -11 is mounted. `This housing has parallel 'opposite-ends and' tapering,... rontandfback faces y12-agnd 13. AtI certain points 1aroundthe space are.tangsdtl which are inturned andreceive screws 15,.by whic h the base, portion 11; may-sbc fastened upon: the portionlO-andgthe 'screws heldin av conf., cca-led position. As 'shown in Fig.; 3;. the4 front and rear jfaces 12' and-13-terminate.atv opposite sides of 1a horizontallyl extend-ing, arcuate portion 16; This portion -isjdescribed from 4it-hev` center ofthe container 17y and forms a continuation of the containerl wall. The rear of-this' conftainerhas a. fixed: wall portion 18- substantially'describing af semi-circle andbeing.- supplemented byy-the front moving wall portion which. is clearlyshown in Fig. 3. The fixed wall portion18 and the movable wall portion.19 are helm-95 for theforward-movable wall portion 19 .is vvclearly shownin Figi 8,V'whgere itwill be` seen that theiiends are' formed with outer plates 22 and y'inner plates 23.f4 These .plates 1.

tral axle 28, one end of which is formed with a transverse slot 29 to receive pins 30. These pins are formed upon a cirular plate 31 adapted to rest against the square end of the axle 28 and to forni a support therefor, as well as to provide means whereby the axle may be rotated. The disc 31 has a trunnion member 32 extending from it and projecting into a central opening 33 of the axle, The opposite side of the disc is formed with an enlarged portion 34 which is reduced in diameter at its outer end to provide a pin 35 upon which a knob 36 is fixed. The hump portion of this knob normally rests against a protrusion formed in the end plate 22 and is held in this position by means of an expansion spring 37 acting against a sleeve 38 at oneend and the shoulder of the portion 34 at its opposite end. lt will thus be seen that by drawing` outwardly on the knob, the pins 30 and the disc 31 may be drawn away from the end of the axle and will partially permit its removal. The complete disengagement of the axle is produced by means of a kpin member 40 carried in the opposite end 2O of the ease. This pin member is formed with a thumb piece 41, by which it may be drawn into the yieldable sleeve 42 and will be held within this sleeve until forced inwardly to seat within the end of the bore 33.

Tn order that the container may be locked when desired, the movable member 19 is formed with an out-turned flange portion 44 along its lower marginal edge. The angle of this flange is such as to cause it to lie fiat upon the front face 13 of the metal base member. A slotted opening 45 is formed to this member and is adapted to receive a lock lug 46 carried upon a lock lever 471A This lug extends through a similar opening 48 in the plate 13 and projects outwardly sufficient so that a lock bolt opening 49 will be exposed through the flange and will receive the bolt of padlock 50, asshown in Fig. 2. The movement of the lug- 46 is brought about by the member 47 which is carried upon a concealed pin 51 and which may be elevated to its locking position by suppressing the outer extending portion of the lever.

Reference being had to Fig. 9, it will be seen that the checks are preferably formed with stub portions A and body portions B. The stub portions and body portions are separated by a perforation and the two members which combine to form. one complete check are separated from the succeeding checks by transverse perforation. After the check has been withdrawn and the stub separated therefrom, it is desirable to place the stub in a convenient position, relative to the container. For this purpose a vertically extending compartment 52 is fixed upon the Vback ofthe metal base and extends upwardly with an open mouth into which the stubs may be placed as the checks are used, and after use may be filed away.

ln operation of the present invention the knobs 36 and 41 are first drawn outwardly to provide clearance for axle 28. This axle is then inserted as indicated in Figures 4 and 6, respectively, after which the spring members of the pins 40 and 32 may be released to properly support the axle and to provide simple means for its rotation, during this operation it will be understood that the movable member 19 is in its uppermostV position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3 and that after the foremost check has been drawn from the container, this member may be moved down to the vsolid line position, shown in the same ligure. lWhen in this position the checks may be successively withdrawn and filled out. The separate checks being torn from, the roll and their stubs thereafter separated and placed in the compartment 52. It will thus be evident that there will be no possibility for underlying checks in the roll to be extracted but that by maintaining a close watch upon the members of the checks, the'removal of any one check would be immediately detected.

lVhen it is desired to lock the container the thumb lknob 36 be rotated to draw the checks in and wind them upon the roll, after which the lever 47 may be suppressed at its outer end toA swing the lugs 46 upwardly through perforations 45 and 48. Any suitable lock may then be caused to engage the lugs 46 and prevent the upward swinging of the wall member 19.

It will thus be seen that by providing a container, as here shown and securing it to a permanent fixture, it will be impossible for an unauthorized person to remove checks from. the container without completely mutilating the device and furthermore, it will be seen that a very simple and desirable device will be provided for receiving checks and from which checks and other instruments of like character may be easily withdrawn.

While T have shown'the preferred form of my invention, as. now known to me, it will be understood that various changes in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having upwardly converging sides, a cylindrical container mounted upon the upper ends of said sides, said container having a fixed back wall, and a'slidable front wall complementarv thereto, end members secured to the fixed back wall, and with which the opposite end edges of the movable front wall may slide, a lip formed longitudinally of the lower side of the front. wall adapted to be disposed in parallel relation to the corresponding side of the base when in its lowered position, said lip and side of base being provided with register slots, a locking pin concealed within the hollow base, means by which said piirmay be raised to extend through said slots, and a look by which said p-in may be held in its raised position.

2'. ln a device of the character described, a hollow base having upwardly converging sides, a cylindrical container mounted upon the upper ends of said sides,said container having a fixed back wall, and a slidable front wall complementary thereto, end members secured to the iixed back wall, and. within which the opposite end edges of the movable front wall may slide, and a lip formed longitudinally of the lower side of the front wall adapted to be disposed in parallel relation to the correspondin side of the base when in its lowered position, said lip and side of base being provided with register slots, a lever extending transversely of the base carrying on its inner end a locking pin and its Youter end extending from the casing by which said pin may be swung upwardly through said slots, and means for locking said p-in in the last named position.

3. A container comprising a hollow base having upwardly convergent sides, a cylindrical container mounted on said base, said container having a xed back wall, and a slidable front wall complementary thereto, end members secured to the fixed back wall, guides formed on the end members within which the opposite end edges of the slidable front wall may slide, a lip formed longitudinally of the lower side of the front wall adapted to be disposed in parallel relation to the corresponding side of the base when in its lowered position, said lip and side of base being provided with register slots,l a lever extending transversely of the base carrying on its inner end a locking pin and its outer end extending 'from the casing by which said pin may be swung through said slots, means for locking said p-in in the last named position, a slidable trunnion carried by each end of the container and adapted to engage the axle of a roll of checks, said trunnions having spring controlled endwise movement and are adapt-ed to support the axle andV frictionally retard rotation thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE HENRY.

Witnesses:

WM. H. BAUER, W. W. HEALEY.

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