Accounting apparatus and method

• US 4,400,016 A
• Filed: 06/10/1980
• Issued: 08/23/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Scharlene Tippets
• Original Assignee: Scharlene Tippets
• Inventors: Tippets, Wayne M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bell, Paul A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, John S.
• Application Number:
  US06/158,076
• Time in Patent Office: 1,169 Days
• Field of Search: 283/66 R, 283/66 A, 282/29 R, 282/29 B, 282/29 A
• US Class Current: 283/66.1
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 12/00 Book-keeping books, forms or arrangements B42D11/00 takes precedence

Abstract

This disclosure relates to an apparatus for and a method of accounting which incorporates an imprinting apparatus to serve as a device to render multiple impressions from a single imprinting of information on the face of a check so that a journal of expenditures is maintained and a ledger of accounts of particular expenditures can be developed.

Claims

1. A disbursements accounting apparatus, comprising:

at least one instrument having at least a first designated area and other information printed on an upper side thereof so that the name of a payee and the amount of said instrument can be imprinted within said first designated area;

first duplicating means at least selectively in communication with a lower surface of said instrument for transferring information recorded upon said first designated srea to a surface behind said instrument;

said first duplicating means being located directly behind said first designated area;

a plurality of removable strips each having a second designated area on an upper surface thereof disposed to respectively record information transferred by a specific one of said first duplicating means;

a second duplicating means at least selectively in communication with a lower surface of said strip directly behind said second designated area for transferring information recorded upon said second designated area to a surface behind said strip;

at least one journal card having a plurality of sequential third designated areas individually disposed to record information transferred by one of said second duplicating means onto an upper surface thereof;

retaining means for securing said first, one of said second and one of said third designated areas in alignment so that an inscription on said first designated area also produces images on said ones of said second and third designated areas;

said retaining means comprising adhesive means coupled to said individual strips and to said journal so that individual ones of said second and third designated areas are aligned for releasably coupling said designated strips to a surface;

said retaining means further comprising a substantially rigid backing member;

said retaining means including a first post member coupled to an interior portion of an upper surface of said backing member;

said retaining means provided with said journal card defining an aperture disposed to engage said post member so that translation and rotation of said journal card are prevented when so engaged;

said retaining means having said clamp for clamping a portion of each of said instrument and said journal card to said backing member;

said retaining means also including said post member having identification means for permitting identification of individual ones of said plurality of third designated areas.