US1084611A - Accounting device. - Google Patents

Description

w. J. GRUMPTQN.

ACCOUNTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION ILED JUNE 11,1908y 1,084,61 1. Patented Jan. 20, m14.

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AGGOUNTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11,1908.

1,084,61 1. Patented .13.11.20, 1914.

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UNITED` STATES PATENT onirica.

WILLIAM-J. CRUMPTON, 0F SUYERIOB, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MEN'IS, T0 WILLIAM R. HEATH, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

ACCOUNTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 11, 1908. `Serial No. 437,809.

T o all whom itmag/ concern:

Be it known that I, lViLLiAM J. CRUMP- 'roi\', a citizen of the United' States, residing at Superior, in the county of Douglas an State ot Wisconsin, have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Accounting Devices. (Case 6,) of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,' forming a part of this specification.

M v present invention relates to accounting devices. I

My specific object is to provide means for accounting and indicating in plain4 figures at all times the amount oit time or wages or both for which each of a large number of workmen is to be credited, to indicate at all times the labor cost of each of a large number of jobs and automatically to iiidi cate various totals of wages and'job costs as accumulated. ll'hile the apparatus herein shown is therefore peculiarly adapted to fulfil this specific object, it mayY be used for other purposes of like nature.

In a general wav, the mechanism of mv invention comprises a number of individual wage registers each assigned to a particular workman. also in the preferred embodi meut of my invention a number of individual liob registers. are provided with electromagnetic actuating mechanisms each adapted to cause the one step advancement of the associated regn isier upon the passage of a single current impulse therethrough. Each of the electro magnetic actuating mechanisms associated with a wage register is connected to a source of actuating currents. each actuating current in the present embodiment of my invention comprising a number ot' electrica-,l impulses. The actuating current is iinpressed upon the various wage registers in succession, means being provided to impress upon each wage register an actuating current whose effective value, c. g., the number ot' current impulses, is proportional to the rate of wages of the workman assigned to the individual vage register under actuation. The circuits of the actuating mech I anisms for the wage registers' are not ordinarily upon the electromagnetic devices are not therefore effective in actuating the associated registers. Any of the electromagnetic All. of the registers l completed and the currents impressed g `mechanisms for actuating wage registers may, however, be connected in circuit with an)v of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with job registers. The circuit of any of the wage registers being l thus completed and paths afforded for the actuating current when impressed upon the electromagnetic actuating devices, both wage and job registers are actuated by an amount proportional to the effective value of the actuating current. In order that the aetuations of wage or job registers mayr be totalized, I provide a common wire which successively closed through electromagnetic actuating mechanisms. In this common register. Since all of the actuating currents pass through this common wire and the electromagnetic actuating mechanism connected therein, the totalizing register will be actuated by an amount proportional to the sum of the effective values ot' the currents passing therethrough and consequently by an amount proportional to the. sum of the actuations of the individual registers. The result of the operation of this apparatus is that each Workmans specific or individual register indicates at all times the amount of the Wages which have been earned by the wonliina'n, the job and totalizing registers indicate the total of the wage cost of each job as earned, another totalizing or generic register indicates at all times the cost to date or for the Week or some other period for all of the jobs. etc. The general arrangement for operating this system consists of individual plugs associated with each register assigned to the keeping of a Workmans time or wages, and multiple jacks associated with each register assigned to each job account. By such means a number of individual Workmens registers may be connected with any particular job, simply by placing the plugs associated with the workmens registers in the proper jack associated with the particular job to which the several Workmen are assigned;

i The boards upon which are mounted the l terminal plugs associated with the individual registers assigned to the keeping of l the individual workmens accounts, and lmultiple jacks which are associated with t each individual job account. may be all ccn- Patented J an. 20, 1914.

Wire is connected an electromagnetic actu-y ating device' associated with a totalizingv forms a part of all of the circuits which are auV www muss, .,t.

tered in one place upon one board, or may be distributed in variousfplaces, such as in each department, thereby permitting a workman in his respective department to 5 go directly to his place of work and there make his time registration. Vith such an arrangement, the multiple jacks are duplicated in each department to an extent sutiicient to provide connection with all jobs to which the workmen of that particular department might be assigned, and of sufficient capacity to permit all workmen of that department being assigned to any par ticular job account. Plugs associated with each individual workmans register are not as a rule, duplicated, and terminate only in the department in whichthe particular workman is usually employed.

These and other features of my invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows in diagrammatic form the general circuit arrangement of the system with a typical arrangement of specific and generic registers; Fig. 2 is a front view of a group of registers, to ether with electromagnetic actuating mec anisms; Fig. 3 is a side view of the same group, and Fig. 4 a detailed view of an automatic zero stop device associated with .certain of the registers.

Referring to Fig. 1, the registers shown in the upper part of the drawing are gens erally employed for indicating job accounts the registers shown in the lower part of the drawing are'generally employed in keeping vorkmens wage accounts. In the center of the drawing are shown the plugs and multiple jacks for controlling the operation of the apparatus of the system.. T he clock-con trolled commutators which control and dil'ect the sending of impulses which constitute the actuating currents are shown at the bottom of the drawing.

The lay-out of the job accounting registers is follows: A, B, C, D, E, and F are specific registers assigned to the keeping of individual job accounts. AB, CD and EF are generic registers into which are summated the specific job accounts of A and B, C and D, and E and F, respectively. ABCDEF is a generic register into which are summated all specific job accounts, thus showing the jobs in process. abcdef is a generic register into which are totalized all specific `job accounts, thus showing the total jobs undertaken. Q is a register assigned to the recording of labor expended riot-.chargeable to any particular job. Any workman, on duty, but unassigned to a particular job, is connected to this register, and all men made idle for any cause, su'ch as a factory breakdown, would be during that time connected to this register.

The arrangement of the wage register is in some respects similar to that of the job registers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, '7, 8, and 9, are specific registers assigned to the keeping of the individual workmans accounts. 'IfVV is a generic register assigned to the recording of total wages. NW is a generic register assigned to the keeping of net wages or wages due. Plv is a specific register assigned to -the keeping ot' the total paid wages.

The apparatus for providing the actuating currents, each comprising a suitable number of impulses, is shown at the lower part of Fig. 1. In general, this apparatus comprises a clock-controlled driving shaft which operates suitable commutators. One commutator serves to connect the various wage registers successively with the source of current impulses. Another commutator determines the number of impulses which i shall flow at each stage in the progress of the register-selecting commutator. The clock-controlled driving shaft is shown at 10. Upon the hub 11 is mounted the in.termittent worm 12, this worm engaging the spur 'gear 13 and thus serving to drive the shaft 14 upon which the spur gear is mounted. The insulating coupling lserves electrically to divide the shaft 14 and upon the insulated section is mounted a brush holder 16 in which is secured the brush 17. This brush coperates with the commutator 18, which is divided into a number of segments equal to the number of individual workmens registers. In this figure the segments of the selecting commutator 18 are numbered from 1 to 9, the numbering corresponding with the numbering of the registers to which the several segments are connected. The rotation of the selecting shaft 14 serves to establish connection successively with the several registers by virtue of the contacts established between the brush 17 and the various sectors of the selecting commutator.

The impulse-controlling commutator 21 is associated with a brush 2() and holder 19 mounted upon the driving shaft 10 and rotating therewith. This commutator. as shown in the drawings, is composed of seven segments, O', 1', 2', 3, 4, 5, 6', the insulation between the several segments being wider than the brush 20, so that the connection with one segment. will be broken before it is established with the neXt segment. Current is supplied to these commutators from a battery 22, preferably formed in two sections, as shown. The circuit may be traced from this battery through the impedance coil 101, the conductor 23, the current regulator or ballast 24, the electromagnet windings 25Nw and 25W, the switch 26, conductor 27, and thence to the bri1sh28, which rides upon the collector ring 29, which is mounted upon the driving shaft 10.

It is "he function of the'impulse-controlcommutatorl are connected byV means of brush 31,1. which rides upon` the slip ringv .ling commutator 9.1 to determine the number ofy impulses which shall How through each of the circuits established by means of the selecting coin'mutatcr 18. To this end, the segments .1.2.. 3 and 4 ofthe impulse the, conductor 301,131 with thel brush 3 11,,'.-\ vhich is associated with the contactwliich is associated with theslip ring 3211-215-"2 t'titoiQ-'l is ,connected by means of the condirettori 301l with the brush 311;. which rides upon 'the' periphery of the slip ring 325. The 'segment G ofthe impulse commutator isconne'cted by the conductor 306 with the 321,. 'Ilheseginent 0 of the commutator 21 is not', operatively connected in the main circuits of the system. Parts of the peripheries of the slip rings 325 and 3211 are cov-` ered with insulating,material-335 and 33, as

in electrical connection with its brshandA therefore in constant connection W1th.seg.

ments `l', 2', 3', 4 of thecommutator 21. The relation of these `parts is such asto'per.- mit the transmission of four electrical impulses from the brush 311,111,1.t theselector brush 1-7 during 'each revolutionA of` the driving shaft 10. The worm and worm wheel connection between the driving shaft and the selector shaft serves vto cause` theA step by step advancement of the selectorl shaft. f lVhen the selector shaft has been advanced through a sutiicient angle, the insulation 335 upon the periphery of the slip ring 32,., passes beyond the brush 315, thus causing an electrical conncctiomto be established between the segment 5 of the impulse coinniutator and the brush '17 of the selector cominutator. has been established, five electrical impulses will be transmitted from the impulse com-v mutator to the selector brush with each revolution of the driving shaft 10. Upon the further advancement of the selector sliaft the metallic portion of the periphery of the slip ring 32,1 will be brought into connection with the associated brush 316, thus establishing a connection between the segment 6" of the impulse commutator and the selectorv brush 17. Thereupon each revolution of thc impulse brush will cause six electrical iinpi'iscs to be impressed upon the selector brush l7-anrl itsv operation will be continued :istil the slip rings 3Q.` and 32,1 again reach the positions shown in the drawing in which "The segment 5' of the commu# After this connection 1 of the segments 1, 2 and 3 of the selector.

cominhtator, five impulses are impressed upon each of the segments 4, 5 and 6, and si'\' impulses are iinpressed'upcn each of the segments 7, 8 and 9.

Leading from veach of the selector commutator segments to one of the individual workmens registers is a conductor. These connecting conductors are respectively designated 34'1 351, 342 352 341, 351 the slibscript corresponding to the number designating the individual register to which the conductor leads and corresponding also with thenumber of the segment of the selector commutator with, which connection is established. These conductcrsconnect in each instancedirectly with the low resistance winding 25 of the electromagne-t for actu-v ating the associated register. The opposite terminal of the Alow' resistance winding 251 is connected witha contact spring,361. The contact point-371 of this'zspring normally makes connection with the contactpoint 381 mounted uponv a contact spring 391. The contact spring 391 is'connected .by means of -the conductor 401 to a plug 411. In like manner the low resistance electromagnet.

windings associated with the other indi- `.viduall registers are connected through contact .springs with connecting plugs 11'2 41, .41, and411.

lVithout stopping at this point-.to describe in detail the manner in which the electromagnet windings serve' when energized to actuate the associated registers, I shall trace the paths by which the circuits may be completed back 4to the other pole of the battery. These circuits ordinarily include in each instance an electromagnet for actuating a job register. The individual job reg: isters are designated A, B, C, D, E ,and F and their low resistance electromagnet windings 25A, 25B 25p. Each of these 'electromagnet windings is connected with one or more sets of multiple springj'acks, one set being located in one department of a factory and the other set or sets -bein'g' located in other parts of the establishment. The'sets of springjacks loca-ted at one point are designated respectively 42,11, 42H1 42h, and those at the other point 4'2^. 42H1 42p?. It. will he noted that there are more springjacks to each set in fthe. first. mentioned location than in the second. This is due to the probability that there will be more workmen to make connection with the vvarious jobs at the'first' location than at the second. The nine springjacks connected ILO ' and. 72, .this collar -v21nd-i spring mechanismfthcfendf ofzthe1 registerf spindle and -m'esli example, those in'bank142,;2, through 'con-A fja-ck will c aus'e Itlieiclosure lof a; circuitr *t-hroughf the "-'lovy" resistance electromagnet vSister' fandf the :electr-0innr'gnefsof-"o'nev 'or more:

' Vpawls-Tl and. $72 urefpivotally attched to` ductor @3m lowresistance' winding 25A, conitactfsprmgs 36A. and- 39A,` andf'thence through; conductors '-44 and' 45,11- the; low4 resistance" two' halves of vthe battery 22. P-it -Will beseen that vwith :this 'arrangement of circuits the insertion vvof'- any fr'p'lug into any" spri1igwinding associtedflfwfith un indi'idual wage register ajn'i vth=1fo1'1g, h the low resistmice-felice;v tromagnet winding'ofgn individuali-jobV reg-- totlizing" re'gstersf -h @switches 49 and 50, together withT their c are-"provided .fori-the? pl''rposefo'f throwing the-tivo sectionsof, th'ebt-tery into'4v :ita'llelv {re1tion byfmdvingthefswitches toit e'ii` alf' tornate positions. The voltage. 'is {thu's` reduced' .-.for i tromgnetic m registers-Lf Referring partie lai-1y :to- Figslt25 3"-aui:l 4,- in' whiclrlike charactersoreferenc are hanism adaptedf-tf reciproctef-w'ithin the helical' windings of: the electromagn'et, the collar 7691 serving to -preventlthes rotation of the armoe. ture rods- Tlieforn'ard -and reverse ragtchetf the :armature at^70.` Arspring 74. surrouns the arma-ture rod betweentbe collar-69 and^ u loose waslicr-73,wliich -isf ;presse d by the spring against' theah'eds #of :the pawls 7 1 serving to maintain fthe-ponds -imengagefment with-their. ratchet Wheels;- Theconnece tion 'lxetveexn thei-register and its" ratchet wheels.l involvf'es aiginion 793mountel2 uponlr ing' withinl `ifetum'.-ldriving gear 78. i. 'iT-lie drivingvgeanis-attached to a-.forxmrd ratchet whe'elx7q1nd a reverseratchet.nvheel 7 6 and to a locking 5y11ee177,which is fastened tonnd' mounted` bei Ween the. ru,tclfietwheels;Thisl shallidescribe theetailfofthe elec-l maintain tlie'posit-ion lbegi rs ill/@bel "ingwlreels may be'freadi Th Vwheel 75,1th'e. 'reverses-paxil 72abei-ngftlnuinout-of almementfwith: Grez reverseeratchetsuddennctuation of the elec r. i

ture.; It will thus be apparentiftliat by shift-` group, comprisng ratchet Wheels, locking wheel and driving gear, is loosely mounted ing the shafts to the right or to the left a. forward or reverse actuation of the registers actuation...o f the' porvi "Eindritcliqt mecha- 30 of the electromagnt after its ctuation jdue:

throw-ing ofthe dniviugfingch'unisinupon the i nagnetarnm-l-- f may be secured by energizing the associated electromagnets. In Figs. 2 and 3 the electromagnetic actuating"mechanisms associated with the upper registers are shown in their energized or actuatedA position, the lower register mechanisms'are shown in the position prior to energization.

' Each of the individual registers is provided with an arm 60, as best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, this arm being associated with a cam 95 on the numeral wheel of highest order. This arm, operating through the insulating member 61. serves to control the contact spring 39, Whenever the vnumeral wheel 97 of highest order is moved reversely from zero to nine the cam surface 9G engages pin 94 in the side of the switchactuating arm (50, thus causing an upward motion of this armfmechanically separating the switch springs 36 and 39, their electrical separation being accomplished because of the block 62 of insulating material upon which they are mounted. This reverse actuation ontr the numeral wheel of highest order to a position below that of zero takes place onlywhen the register mechanism is automatically returned to its zero position. The operation of this mechanism and its utilityin the system will be more fully cxplained.

,r T he operation of the mechanism thus far described is as follows: As shown in the accompanying drawings the ratio of the earning capacities of workmen 1, 2 and 3 to the workmen4, 5 and 6 and to the workmen 7, 8 and 9 is as 4 to 5 to 6. This ratio corresponds with the rates of wages equal to twenty cents per hour, twenty-five cents per hour-` and thirty cents per hour, respectively. Assuming that workman No. 1 commences work at seven oclock in the morning on job A, he 'will insert the plug 411 into one of the vmultiple jacks 42@ establishing electrical connections as indicated by the dotted line connecting these two switch members. Assuming the selector shaft 14 to be driven at the rate of fifty revolutions per hour and that each electrical impulse passing an electromagnetic actuating mechanism causes the advancement otV the associated register wheels ari amount sufficient to indicate onetenth of one cent, impulses are made to ilow oyer a circuit which may be traced from the positive pole of the battery 22, through the impulse-controlling brush 20, and then successively through the i-npulse commutator se ments 1', 2', 3 and 4' by way of the oliector ring 32xy273y4 and the Yselector brush 17, to segment. No. 1 on the selector commutator. Thence these' four current impulses may be traced through the conductors 34x and 35 the electromagnet winding and the switch springs 36, and 39, to the I'plug 411, thence from the multiple jacks 42,, through the electromagnet winding 25A andthe associated switch springs and conductors 44, 45 and 46, to the electromag-` net windings 25ABCDEF and 25abcdef, and th'ence to the negative pole of the battery 22. Since the impulse-controlling brush 2() makes one complete revolution while the selector brush 17 is retained in each of its successive positions, four impulses will be sent over this circuit each time that the brush 17 makes a revolution and comes into contact'with the selector segment No. 1. This ymeans that four times fifty ii pulses will be sent over this circuit during each hour that the connection of the )lug with the` springjack is maintained. lFor cach hour that this connection is maintained,

therefore, the workmans wage register will be actuated to increase its registration twenty cents; so also the job register A will be advanced twenty cents. It at eight a. m. workman No. 4 also commences work on job A, he will insert his plug 41,v in another of the springjacks of the set 42M. lVhen, therefore, the selector brush establishes connection with the segment N o. 4 and the impulse commutator causes tive impulses to be impressed upon tliissegment, the impulses will find circuit and flow through the electromagnet winding of they workmans individual wage register No. 4 andlthence through the plug 414 and jack 42A, connection through the electromagnet winding of the job register A, and thence back to the negative pole of the battery. The lcircuitl of this actuating current will be closedY over this circuit titty tin perhour, thus cans ing the flow of Q impulses per hour. These impulses will cause the advancement of the wage register assigned to workman No. 4 by an amount represented by twentytive cents (his hourly wage). So long as plugs 411 and 41, are connected with the4 springjacks assigned to job register A four impulses will be caused to flow through the actuating, magnet whenever the selector brush makes connection with segment and live impulses will be caused to flow each time that the selector brush establishes connection with the segment No. 4. Thus nine times fifty or 450 impulses will be caused eachy hour to flow through the electromagnet of job register A. This will cause the hourly advancement of this register by an amount corresponding to forty-five cents. This means that job A is charged each hour with the sum of the wages of the workmen who are busy upon that iob., No matter how r any of the individual workmen may be assigned tothis particular job, the,job register will be actuated by an amount equal to the sum of the actuations of the individual wage registers. When any of the workmen, as, for example, No. 1, discontinuesl-work upon job A, he withdraws his plug, thus depriving the wage register of a circuit iai through which the actuating impulses may `dow and depriving also the job register of the impulses which it formely received through the circut including the individual wage register No. 1. Assuming that workman N o. 7 commenced work in another department on job B, he will insert his plug 41 as indicated by dotted line, into a springjack of the bank 42H2. It will readily be understood' that with each revolution of the selector' brush six current impulses will be caused to flow over 'a circuit including the energizing electromagnets of the individual wage register 7 and the job register B. Thus a total of 300 impulses per hour will be caused to flow over this circuit, causing the actuation of the workmans wage register to indicate the earnings at the rate of thirty cents per hour and the actuation of the job register to charge job B with a labor cost of thirty cents per hour. So long as circuits are closed through the electromagnets of job registers A and B, all of the current impulses flowing through these two individual job registers will flow through the energizing electromagnet 25M of the generic job register AB. By this arrangement it is possible to indicate ,the total labor cost of a job in the register AB and to indicate the labor cost of the various detailed parts of the whole job in the individual job registers A and B. If, for example, workman No. 1 has spent three hours at twenty cents upon thespecific job A,hisindividual register will credit him with sixty cents for accrued wages. Workman 4, having spent two hours upon this same specific job A, will have earned fifty cents at the rate of twenty-tive cents per hour. The individual job register A will indicate the total of sixty cents and fifty cents, namely $1.10. Workman No. 7 having spent one hour upon job B will have caused the actuation of his wage register to indicate thirty cents accrued Wages, the job register B will have been actuated by a like amount, indicating that the specific job B is to be charged with a labor cost of thirty cents. The total of the labor cost for the jobs A and B will be indicated in the register AB as $1.40, the sum of the indications in the specific job registers A andy B. In like manner the generic job cost registers ABCDEF and @berief will be actuated by amounts equal to the total actuations of all the specific job registers.

If the foreman had had no job upon which he could set workman No. 2 at work when he reported in the morning, this workman would have inserted his connecting plug 412 in a multiple jack of the set 42m. This bank of springjacks leads by way of conductor 4,3Q through the actuating electromagnet 25Q of a waste or lost time register Q.. This connection is indicated by a dotted line. Whenever the foreman is able to assign workman N o. 2 to lone of the jobs A, B,

C, D, E, or F, the plug is withdrawn from the bank of jacks marked 42m andvinserted in the springjack leading to the actuating mechanism of one of thejob registers, RegisterQ takes account, therefore, of all of the wages which must be paid to workmen but which can not be charged directly against-'a specific job or jobs. It w ll beunderstood,` of course, in this connecti that while the ,75 appropriate number of cu rent impulses is intermittently impressed upon all of the ac-y tuating mechanisms assigned to individual wage registers at all times, there will be no actuation of those registers whose energizin'g circuits are not completed by the insertion of the appropriate plug in someone of the springjacks leading to the negative pole of the battery or other source of current.

The net wage register NV and the total -wage register TW are each provided with an energizing electromagnet 25m and 25T, respectively. these energizing electromagnets heilig included in the common wire of the circuit in the manner shown in Fig. 1. If,

in addition to the wages earnedby workmen Nos. 1, 4 and 7, which have been charged against jobs A and B, workman No. 2 has spent two hours of time at twenty cents per hour which can not be charged against any specic job, the lost time. register Q will have been actuated by an amount equal to forty cents.v While, therefore, the net job register ABCDEF and the total job register abctcf will each indicate $1.40, the sum of' the wages earned by workmen Nos. 1, 4 and 7. or, better. the amounts charged against the individual jobs A and B, the vwages equal to forty cents so due workman No. 2 will 105 appear in the lcst time register Q and also as a part of the grand total. equal to $1.80,

in the net wage register NW and the total wage register TlV.

In the use of this system itis preferable to permit the accumulation ofthe workmen`s wages until the end of some period for which payment is made. commonly at the end of cach week. The job registers may be permitted. on the other hand. to continue their operation and accumulation of labor cost until the jobs are completed. The wages due each workman can be read at the end of the week from the individual wage registers and these registers thereupon restored to the zero position to commence the accumulation of the next weeks wages. The labor cost of any job or any specific portion ot a general job may be read at any time fr: m the job registers. The total labor cost of any job may be read from the appropriate job register when the job has been finished.

'll'e come now to a consideration ot the method of restoring the registers to their zero positions andthe accounting results which may be secured in connectionwith this restoration. The restoration of the registers, if accomplished automatically in the system herein disclosed, had best/be done at night time or when none ot' the workmen is at work upon any ich. If, tor exampleyjob E has been finished and job register E is to be restored to zero, the cost keeper will first throw the switches 49 and 5() into their alternate positions, thus putting kthe two sections of the battery in multiple und reducing the voltage impressed'upon the-circuit. He will then establish a .connection between some job restoring plu, as' for example, 598, and a springjaclt ot' t ie bank 42E.. The controlling shaft S0 ofy reGister E will .be ulled out toward the ri "iit, as shown in tig. 2, thus'bringing the reverse pawl and ratchet mechanism into play. Current impulses will be caused to tiow over this closed circuit, and these impulses will cause the reverse actuation of the job register E, this actuation being continued until the register is' brought to the zero position. The next impulse will act'uate the register reversely, turning' all of the numeral wheels to show a figure 9 and consequently turning the numeral wheel of yhighest order into the position in which its cam 96 `will throw the bar (i0 to open the switch contacts 37E and 38E, thus opening the circuit of the magnet energizing coil 25p-1; The associated energizingwinding 63E is of relatively high resistance and the sections of the battery when 'connected in multiple are ofinsutiicient voltage to cause the actuation of the register due to the ener ization effected by this magnet 'windingi T e job register will, therefore, be restored to its zero position and one step beyond, 'but no further actuation will ensue even though the current impulses continue to fiow over this circuit. In thus restoringy the individ= ual job register. to its zero position. the cost keeper will also thrust the shaft 80 associated with the job register ABCDEF into the reverse position so that this register will be actuated reverselv to the same lextent as is the individual job register. The job totalizing register aZ/rafef is provided with ay short-circuiting switch 47 and conductor 46. The cost keeper will close this short-circuitin shunt around the totalizing register. In this manner the generic register ABCDEF will be made to indicate the net of the actuationa of the specific job registers. The totalizin register a/mlef will, on the other land, ie involved only1 with positive actuations corresponding with positive actuations of the i dividual job registers and will, therefore.- indicate all jobs which have at an)7 time been accounted ,for in the individual job registers.

in the decumulation ot' the register E Hows' also through the generic registerv ABCDEF. In order to restore the specific job register E to its zero position and to connect the error in the actuation of the genericregister it is necessary for the cost keeper after the decumulation has automaticallybeen e'ected, to throw the switches -19 and 5() in position to connect the two sections of the battery 22 in series and thus to raise the voltage of the battery to its'maxnnum; then to throw the shafts 80 of the registers E and ABC/DEF into the position for forward operation a'nd then to cause the fiow of a single current impulse through the electromagnet windings of these two registers. This may be done with the plug 59S in the jack 42E, as above described by moving the switches 47 and 2t into connection with the wires 46 and 23 respectively with the switches 56, 57 and 58 in their closed positions. For this circuit condition the switches 49 and 50 are closed in. series with each other until the brush 1G has made contact with the section 8 of the commutatorlS. at which time the plug." 59s is removed from the jack 49E..

which interrupts the circuit above described.

ate 'the ratchet mechanism, thereby causingr the numeral wheels to return to their zero position andthe switch contacts in the circuit of the low resistance elcctromagrnct Winding* to be closed. This same current impulse causes also the one step advancement of the electromagnetic actuating meehanism associated with the generic register ABCDEF. The closure ofthe shortrircuit insr shunt aboutn the register ffl/@Jef is maintained during the tiow of this correctin5 r inipulse and this totalizing..r register is not therefore affected in anyv way b V the restoration and resettingf of the specific job registers. After the resetting impulses have restored the other job register, the ,switch 47 is thrown into the alternative position indi cated in the drawings. whereupon the elet '40 verzfe position.

45 rection.

50 registereto zero.

plug is inserted in the strip of spring jacks 55. jircuit is thus closed from the impulse controlling apparatus through the electromagnetic actuating` mechanism of the wage register. thence to the strip of spring jacks 10 the registers will be decuinulated as in the case of the individual job registers as deeumulation is automatically continued until the zero position of the register reached. rthereafter but a single impulse flows, this .t5 impulse serving to open the switch contacts in the cireuit of the low resistance eleetromagnetr wintiling.y and putting the high resistance winding alone in eireuit. lf this deeumulaiing operation has been effected '20 it ,should be with the two sections of the batterl.` in multiple. the high resistance winding will prevent the tiow ot sutlirient Current to eout inne tl f actuation ol the register beyond the first position lit-,low Zero. Any number of wage registers may. of course, be decumulated at the same time in tbe manner which will be understood from the previous deseriptions of this system.

ltv will be noted that the payiroll register lll'v is included in eirtuit between the rondut-tor.`v 5l and ."il. 'l'his register is equipped with ratchet mechanism for operation in both directions and with the shaft 80 as in the case of the individual registers. ll'hen the position ot' the shaft St) of any of the intliyidual registers is thrown into the re verse pfsition for the purpose of decunuilation. the .shaft Htl awoeiated with the pay ro-ll register will also be thrown into the rerl`he pay-roll register wheels are. however, numbered in the reverse direc'- tion so that while the mure-register is being tleeumulated. the pay-roll register will be correspondingly operated in the forward di- .\fter the dceumulation of any wage registers. it is necessary for the attendant to cause the ilow of a single current impulse frein the batteries connected in series in order to restt'ire the deeuinulated wage These restored impulses Serve also to correct the errors in the operation of the pay-roll register, there being, of conne one surplusA impulse through each of the wage reisten. The pay-roll register serves to totalizt` the wages they areI de runiulated from the individual wage registers. The pay-roll register indient-es, therefore. the total of the wages which are to be paid'to the variouf: individual workmeh.

The net wage registeffllT and the total wage register Tl l operate in a manner quite 'similar to that described in eonneetion with the net joband total job registers. The electromagnetic aetuati'g mechanisms of the registers Nllv and Tllr are ordinarily included in circuit. in the manner shown in the drawing. During the forward actuation of the individual wage registers, therefore, both the net and the totalizing wage registers are forwardly operated. lllhen the wage registers are decumulated. usually at a time when the workmen are paid off. the switch 26 will be thrown into position to connect with the short-circuiting. wire 23. The totalizing wage register is therefore prevented from operating while the decumulation is beingetl'eoted. The electromagnetic actuating mechanism of the net wage register is, however. retained in circuit and its controlling shaft 8O being` adjusted in the manner already described, the net wage register serves to indicate at all times the total of the readingsl of all of the individual wage registers. When all of the wage registers are derumulated and stand at their zero positions the reading of the net wage register will also be zero. The totalizing register 'lll'Y serves at all times to indicate the total of all of the wages which have been earned. lf the decumulatiou of the registers is Carried on at night or when it is unnecessary to drive any of the registers in the routine manner, the impulse controlling apparatus may he speeded 'up .so as to send the iinpulses at a very rapid rate. thereby causing decumulation much more rapidly than would otherwise be the case. ln order that the net wage register NllY and the total wage register TlV may not'be affected by the clearanee ofthe job registers a sho-rt-circuiting wire 23 is provided. llhen the switch arm Q6 is thrown into eonnection with the terminal of thisl wire 23, neither of the registers NlV nor 'IlllA will be actuated. These registers are made, therefore, to take aecount solely of the operation of the wage registers as a whole.

The various registers could, of course, b turned back to zero manually and quite conveniently in a small system, especially if it were not desired to transfer the indications of some registers into other registers, such as the generic registers herein described.'k

In case of overtime, where the men are paid at a different rate than for regular time, the shaft l0 is driven at the proper speed to make the records in accordance with the rate of pay. During the noon hour and all other nonworking hours, the impulse sending mechanism may bc brought to rest or the course of current disconnected, either automatically or manually. thus preventing any registration even though certain workmen were unduly early in registering in or unduly late Vin registering out. If the impulses are senty only during` working hours, a workman can receive no credit for any other time spent upo'n the premises.

The switch 56 shunts the Contact wheel 825 andthe switch 57 shunts the contact wheell 321,. Thus upon closing both of these' switches the same number of electric impulses is impressed upon each workmans individual wage register. These switches ma be thrown in clearing the registers in order that the largest possible number of irnpulses niay be impressed upon the registers with each revolution of the controlling shaft 14. If the switch 58 is closed, together with the witches 56 and 57, the coniinutator 21 is shunted as are also the contact wheels 32 2, 3, 4, 325 and 326. With the switches in this position one electrical impulse is impressed upon each individual register during each revolution of the controlling shaft 14, the making and break of the circuit being controlled entirely at the conimutator 18. When the switches are thus thrown the system is put inproper condition for recording the workmens time in hours andthe keeping of the time expended upon each job in hours irrespective of the various rates of wages which may perhaps be earned by the various workmen. If the effect of the cominutator 21 and the contact wheels is eliminated by closing the switches 56, 57 and 5 8, the device is reduced to a time-accounting system. If, however, the switches and various other devices are in the position shown in the drawing, and operating as previously described, the system becomes more than a time-accounting mechanism, namely, a wage-accounting system taking account of the varied rates of pay of the diiierent -V workmen.

also to enable the actuation of tion of his registers and ranged to operate be seen that in the operation the individual workmen may jobs and changed about frequently as may be deway interfering with It will thus of my system be assigned to any at any time and as sired without in any ,the proper operation of the system. So also any workmens wages may be properly accounted for even though it be impossible to assign him to any particular job and to charge the job with the wages as earned. The various generic registers may be arranged to indicatieJ such totals and net results as may be desirable from an accounting standpoint. 4

A change of rate for any workman may be secured by simply changing the connecestablishing difierent' relations with the impulse and selector commutators.

Although the battery and ballast are aras a source of constant current in order to take care of any variations in the re. 'stances of the various operative circuits which are successively closed and any and all of the registers which may be connected in at' any one time, I have provided still further means for checking in the operation o f the system.- This ina general way comprises a source of alternating current which is superimposed upon the operative circuits and the strength of this alternating current is deended upon to control the operation of the impulse sending mechanism, the strength of the alternating currents beiner determined in turn by the operation or failure to operate of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms. An escapement wheel 126 .is mounted upon the end of the driving shaft 10. This escapement wheel coperates with a locking armature 127 controlled by the electroniagnet 124. The retraction of the armature being ei'ected by the spring 128. When the magnet 124 is energized with a current of sufficient strength, the locking armature 127 will enga e a tooth of the escapement wheel 126 an prevent the rotation of the driving shaft and the mechanism controlled thereby.- The source of alternating current which is superimposed upon the circuits is indicated in these drawings by the windings 103 and 105 of a transformer, an alternatin .current of high frequency being supplied to the primary winding 103. Winding 112 of the relay magnet 113 is connected in circuit with the secondary winding 105. The winding 107 of the other relay magnet 108 is included in the circuit which leads through the circuits of the accounting system. This circuit may be traced from the wire 104, throu li the secondary winding 105 of the trans ormer, thence through the wire 106 and the electroniagnet 108 by way of the wire 109, the condenser 110 and the wire 111 tofthe wire which leads to the impulse controlling mechanism. The impedances 101 and 102 which are included in circuit at either side of the battery sections prevent the battery from short-circuiting the alternating current apparatus. The operation of tiis mechanism is as follows: When the impulse controlling mechanism and the selector brush close a circuit for direct current through one or more register actuating mechanisms, the superimposed alternating current will begin to flow also over the same circuit, this alternating current flowin through the electromagnet winding 10g. When this circuit is first closed, the armatures of the electromagnetic actuating' mechanisms will be in their re-L tracted positions. The electrical impedance of the actuating electromagnets will not, therefore, be so high as when the armatures have been attracted. Before the armatures have been attracted the impedance ofi the energizing circuits is so low that a very co siderable alternating current is caused to flow through the electromagnet winding 107.

,The adjustment of the alternating current governing relay is so made. that this strong eiiergiz'ation of .the magnet winding 107 will overpower the eect of the magnet 112 upon the vibrating armature 115, theicby electromagnet is energized for but instant, the sluggish relay will not be actuated lo close the circuit controlled thereby. When` however, the electromagnet 124 is energized for a longer interval, upon the failure of some electroinagnet mechanism to operate its armature, the sluggish relay will close circuit through the local circuit of the signal bell 129', the actuation of this bell serving to notify the attendant of the derangeinent. Thus my invention provides means for the normal operation of the systeni in the manner previously described and for providing a prompt and effective signal causing upward movement` of t crd of its armature to close the circuit between the conta cts 119 and 120. The closure et' this circuit causes .current to iiow from the positive pole of the battery 22, through the conductor 123 to the electromagnet 124, and thence by way of the conductor 123, the armature 115, the contacts 119 and 120 back to the negative pole of the source of l he left hand direct current. The consequent energization of the electroniagnet 121 will cause'the asso iiated armature 12T to be thrust forward against the tension of the spring 128, thus l iiiterposing the lock 127 in the escapeineot `wheel 126. The driving mechanism will in case of any failure. thus he locked against operation and this While I have herein shown and described condition will continue until all of the a preferred embodiment of my invention, armatures in the circuit over which the enit will be apparent to those skilled in the art ergizing current liovvs have been attracted. that many changes may be made Without de- YWhen the arn'iatures of the electromagnetic parting from the spirit thereof, and I do not actuating mechanisms have been attracted Wish, therefore, to be limited to the specific the impedance of the circuit will be indetails herein described, but creased. This rvill cut doivn the iiow of -What I claim as new and desire to secure alternating current, thereby weakening the by Letters Patent is: Y magnet 108 ot the alternating current relay. In combination', a source of electric cur The magnet 1123 ot this differential relay rent impulses, a plurality of individual regwili, therefore, ovcrpovver the magnet 108 isters each having its separate electromagaiid cause the retraction of the. armature 115 netic actuating' mechanism and adapted to be into the position shown in the drawings, actuated by said current impulses, means for opening the circuit between contacts 119 and connecting any of said registers with said 120. The opening of the energizing cir source of current impulses, and means for cuit ofthe magnet 124, of course, causes the totalizing the actuations of all of the indidenergization oi' this magnet and the con vidual registers. 2. In combina sequent retraction ot the armature 127.

rent impulses, a plurality of individual reg- Under ordinary ce'uiditions this dciiiergization of the elcctroinag 4 will take place isters each having its separate electromagnetic actuating mechani tion, a source of electric curuet verf.' pron'iptly after the energizing circuithas been closed through the electromagnet 'make a one step advancement upon the pasariuating mechanisms of the system. The sage of a single` current impulse thereoperation of this detent device will be very through, means for connecting any ot said rapid, therefore, and will not serve to intertere with the drivino of the impulse controlling mechanisms. f, however, any one of the armatures of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms is sluggish in its operation, the locking mechanism will detain the driving mechanism until the sluggish armature has been attracted, thereby causing the proper actuation of the associated regis ter.

If, for any reason, the electromagnetic actuv ating niechani'snibecomes so far deranged that 'its armature cannot be attracted t0 cause the operation of the associated register;

registers in circuit vvitli said source of current impulses, a totalizing register, and means for actuating the totalizing by an amount proportional to the sum of the actuations of the individual registers.

In combination, a plurality of individual registers, means or supplying actu' ating currents of different effective characteristills to such registers, an Aelectroni actuating mechanism associated with each of current which traverses the associated eleotlie automatic locking mechanism will stop troniagiietic actuating mechanism, means for the operation ot the impulse controlling deconnecting any of they individual registers vices and maintain them in fixed ,'iosition with the means for supplying said actuating' until the attendant, not-ing the interruption, has, had time to seek out the diliiculty and to cdrrcct it. In order that the attendant may be notified of any such stoppage of the opvide a signal in ggisli relay 129 included in parallel circuit with the electromagnet 124. When, under ordinary ciicumstances, this currents, ,and means for lautouiatically indicating the total of the attuations of all of the individual registers.

4. In combination, a plurality of devices for causing the How of actuating currents, each of which actuating currents comprises a different number ofim ulses, a plurality of individual registers eac adapted to make agnetic iso a one step advancement upon-the passage of a single current impulse"t'herethrougli', 'and means for .connecting any ofthe individual registers with any oiD said devices.

5. In combination, a plurality of devices for causingtlic flow of actuating currents, each of which actuating currents comprises a different number of impulses, a. plurality of individual registers each adapted to make a one step advancement upon the passage of a single current impulse therethrough, means for connecting any of the individual registers with any of said devices, and means for automatically indicating the' total of the actuations of all of the individual registers.

G. In combination, means for su plying in succession actuating currents o different effective characteristics, a plurality of individual registers, an electromagnetic actuatin mechanism associatedwitli each indivi ual register, the ldegree of actuation of any register being dependent upon the Hective characteristics of the current which traverses the electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated therewith, and means for connecting the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms in succession with saidcurrent supplying means.

7. In combination, means for su plying in succession actuating currents o ldiiierent effective characteristics, a plurality of individual registers, an electromagnetic actua-ting mechanism associated with each individual register,` the degree oi. actuation of any register being dependent upon the effective characteristics of the current which traverses tlie electromagnetic actuat-ingmechanism associated therewith, means for connecting the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms in succession with said current supplying means, and means for automati'.

cally totalizing the actuations of the individual registers.

8. In combination, a plurality of `devi'ces for causin current impulses of different rates, a p urality of individual registers each adapted to make a one step advancement upon the passage of a single current impulse therethrough, and means for connecting any individual register with any of said devicesl 9. In combination, a source of electric current impulses, a plurality of individual wage registers, a plurality of individual' job registers, anelectromagnetic 'actuating mechanism associated with each of said wage and job registers each adapted to cause the one step advancement of the associated register upon the passage of a current impulse therethrough, means for connecting any ofthe electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with the Wage registers in circuit with any of the electromagneticl actuating mechanisms associated with any of the necting any such pair oi interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms with said source of current impulses` 10. In combiiiatiom'a source of electric current impulses, a. plurality of individual wage registers, a luralityof individual registers, 'an e ectromagnetic actuating mechanism associated lwith each of said wage and job registers each ada ted to cause the one step advancement of t eiassociatediregisterupon the passage of a current impulse therethrough, means for connecting any of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with the wage `registers in vcircuit with any of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with any of the ,individual job registers, means for connecting any 'such pair of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanismsvvith-said source of current impulses, and` means for automatically totalizing the actuations of the individual wage registers. 11. In combination a source of electric -current impulses, a plurality of'individual wagel registers, a luralityA of individual job registers, 'an e cctromagnetic mechanism 'associated` with each of said wage 1and job registers each ada ted to cause the onestep advancement of t e associated register upontlie passage of a current impulse therethrough, means fory connecting any of the electromagneticiactgating mechanisms associated with the wageregisters in circuit with any of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with any of the individual job registers, means for lconnecting any such pair of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms with said source of current im ulses,'and means for automatically totalizing the actuations of the individual job registers. Y

12.111 combination, a source of electric current impulses, a plurality of individual wa e registers, a lurality of individual job reg sters, an e ectromagnetic .actuating mechanism associated "with each of said wage and job registers each adapted to cause the one step advancement.` of the associated register upon the passage pulse therethrough, ,means for connecting an of the' electromagnetic actuating-mechamsms associated with the wage registers in circuit -with any of the'. electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with any of the individual job registers, means for connecting any such pair of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms with said source of current im ulses, means for automatically totalizing t e actuations of the individual wage registers, and means for automatically totalizing the actuations `of --the individual job registers.

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lor causing electric current impulses of dif-x ferent frequencies, a pluralityof individual frase/rs tersa, ei-Pllrality @tz-individual; Jotregi rsf, .angeletromagnetie actuating.

.allya magnet mechanism ssociatfedfwith each wage-re fsr ter and ivith'each jobireg'ister, the said eeetrom'a etie actuatingmechanisms each beingla a-pte'd -to 4c ansevthe one step advancement of lthe associated register upon the age oiga. Vcurrent. impulse therethrough;

neticra uatin'ggnechanism' associated with ge xifcgi:steriincircuit with the electroic a'c'tillatinf mechanism 'associated with;aiiy-jobegistter, each pair of interconnected "ac'tuati'n'gA mechanisms being `connected with one of said .devicesl "14, In'eombination, a plurality Yof devices for causing electric current-.impulses of difing adapted t'.

ferent frequencies, a pluralit j of individual 'rality o individual job ,trofxagnetie .actuating th eachvvagegegis. gister, the said elec-l A.

mechanism .associ te lise "thel one .step advancepassage Aof a eurifiit inplseftherethrough,

' electromagnetic means` for connecting' the electromagnetic ing :connected Wa ge tota izm .actuating thftya-Q totalizing register byan 'amount proportional `to the sum of the actuatin's of the individual ivage registers. A

15; In`eombi,nation,' a-plurality of.' devices for 'causing electric en rrefnt" impulsesl of` different frequencies, a lnralityof individual wage registers, a p urality of individual job` registers, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated With each Wage register and ivith ezich job register, the said electromagnetic actuating mechanisms e'ach be; ing adapted to; cause the one step advance'- lment ofl the associa-ted. register upon the passage of a current impulse therethrough, means for connecting the electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with any wage register in circuit Wit-h the electromagnetic actuating' mechanism associated with any job register, each pair of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms being connected with one of said devices, a job totalizing register, and means: for "automatically actuating the job tof'alizingg register by' an amount proportional to the-sum of theactuations'ot the individual joli-registers. f Y

16. In combination, a plurality of devices,

' for'cau-sing electric current impulses of difniig mechanisms eachl bei;A f

fmechalnism, the degree of :n -tuation ot eich ferent frequencies, a plurality of individual 20. I ,n combination, a plurality-of indi- 17st) a plurality` of individual 'jo'i .Wage registers,

electromagnetic actuatmg reglsters, an

t'rcniagneti'c actuating mechanisms each-.being adapted to cause vthe one step advancement of the associated registerupon the passage of a current, impulse therethrough, means for connectingthe electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated. Awith any wage register in circuit, with. the eleetro. magnetic actuating; mechanism associated with any. job register, eachpair ofi-interconnected electromagnetic4 @actuating mechanisms being connected--with -onewof 80 said devices, af-wage .totalizing register,

'means for actuating thefwage totalizing registerby. an amount proportional to the sum of Jthe actuations of the-individual Wage registers, a'-,]`ob totali'zing register, and.' means for automatically. actuatingthe -job. totalizing register hy :Tan-,amount `proper.-

tional tov the. sum .of-.the z uttuatiQIlS 4 of th"` i individual job. registers.l

17 In Jm`h`` ation, a source-vof. electric current, a. fplural'ty .vof .individuals-wage registerssalpluraiiwofaindividual,job regis-.1.- ters,.-an;electromagn ,actuating mechansmassociated Witheaeli of. said wage and job registers, means for connecting the :elec` tromagnetic actuating` mechanism vassociated with 'any wage register ,in,c1rcnit with the electromagnetic actuatingfmechanism associated with job register, andmeansfor connecting any such pairs of interconnected 10b electromagnetic-- actuating. mechanisms in circuit with Vsource of current.

18. In comhi'nation,`.a...source of electric current, a plurality of individual nage registers, a plurality of' individual jobv registers, 105 an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with each of said wage and job. register, means for connecting the electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated 'with any wage register in circuit with the 110 electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated ivith any job register, means for e'on.- a v necting any such pairs of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms in circuit With'said source ofv current, anal 115 meansfor automatically totalizing the actuations of the individual registers of one of said classes. Y

19. in combination, a source ofi electrical current'impulses, a. plurality-'ot' individual 12p electromagnetic registering dc\.iccs, eacl\., having vits separate electrolnagneticlaetuatinaf` of which is determined solely' by the number of impulses passing therethrough, a natalia-'125 ing register. and means for automatically actuating the totalizing register by an amount proportional'to the sum of the actuations df the individual registering devices.-

xwith, a source of current, uniformly actuated means for periodically closing circuit fromA said source through` said common Wire and vsuccessively through the branch circuits, an electromagnetic registering device included in the common wire, and an electromagnetic registering device included in each of the branch circuits. A

22. In combination, acommon Wire, a plurality of branch circuits connected there with, a source of current, uniformly actuated means for closing the circuit from said source through the several branch circuits and said common wire in succession, a stepby-step electromagnetic registering device` included in the common wire, and a step-bystcp electromagnetic registering device in'- cluded in each of said branch wires.

In combination, a common wire, a pluraiity of branch circuits -connected therewith, a source of current, means for periodically closing circuit 'from said source through said common Wire and successively through the. branch circuits, an. electromagnetic registering device included in the common wire, and an electromagnetic registering device included in each of the branch circuits.

'E2-t. In combination, a common Wire, a plurates of wages of the workmen. said registers being geared' and calibrated to read directly in monetary units of value, means for indicating the to'tal of the actuations of the individual registers, and electrical switching mechanism for connecting the individual registers for operation. g

26. In combination, a plurality of individual 'rcg'gislers cach assigned to a particular workmans account, means for actuating said. registers' at rates proportional tothe rates ot wages of the' workmen, said registers being geared and calibrated to read directly inmonetaiy units of value,- andelectrical switching mechanism for connecting the individual registers for ope-ration.

27. In combination, a register, electromagnetic ratchetmechanism for actuating the register, means for reversing the direction of motion imparted by the electromagnet to the register, a switch in the circuit of the electromagnet, and means associated with the numeral Wheel of highest order in said register for controlling said switch.

28. In combination, a register, electromagnetic ratchet mechanism for actuating the register, means for reversingthe direction of motion imparted by the electromagnet to the register, a normally closed switch in the circuit of the electromagnet, and means controlled by the numeral wheel of highest order in said register to open said switch when ,the register reaches a predetermined psition.

29. In combination, a register, electromagnetic ratchet mechanism for actuating the register, means for reversing the direction of motion imparted by the electromagnet to the register, a normally closed switch in the circuit of the electromagnet,l and means controlled by the numeral `wheel of highest order in said register to open said switch when the register is restored to its normal position.

30. In combination, a )lurality of registers provided with electric means for actuating the same, sources of electric impulses of different frequency, and means for establishing circuit connections between any source and any register or registers.

31. 4In combination, a plurality of registers provided each with electromagnetic means for actuating the same, sources of electric impulses of different frequency; a series of switch-terminals connected with said sources, and a coperating contact-terminal connected with each register for establishing readily separable circuit-connections between any source and any register or registers to operate the same at a rate dependent upon said frequency.

In combination, a plurality of registers provided each with electromagnetic means for actuating the same, means for generating electric impulses of different frequencies, and readily controlled circuit-connections between said generating means and said regis-y ters for selectively determining the rate of actuation of any register.

33. In combination, a plurality of registers provided each with electromagnetic means for actuating same, means for generating electric impulses of different predetermined frequencies, sets of switch-terminals having connections with saidgenerating means such that cach set of terminalsI 'controls the unpulses of a certain frequency independently of any other set, and a contact-terminal connected with each register adapted to cooperate with any switch-ternunal for selectively establishing circuit-connections between said vgenerating means andl any one or more registers to actuate the same at a rate dependent switch-terminal with which any one register has connection.

34. In combination, a source of electric current, a plurality of time-controlled inteI'-, if, rupting devices in circuit therewith, for sending current-impulses through the circuits at different predetermined frequencies, a set of switch-terminals connected with each interrupting device whereby each set of terminals controls the impulses of a certain fre-f quency, a plurality of registers having each electromagnetic actuating means adapted to be energized by said current-impulses, and a contact-terminal connected with each register adapted to coperate with any switchterminal for selectively establishing circuitconnections between 'said source and any one or inorere isters to actuate the rate depen ent upon the particular switchterminal withA which any one register has connection.

35. In-combination, a source of electric impulses of predetermined -frequency, a plurality of 'wage-registers, a plurality of cor- 3o responding ,job-re 'sters, electromagnetic means associated with each register to actuate the same at a rate dependent upon the said frequency, and circuit-connections between said source of impulses and said registers for connecting any one or more of the wage-registers each in series with its corre- V .spending job-register to compel simultaneous actuation of any wage-register and its corresponding job-register. l

40 36. Inpombination, a means for generating electric impulses of different predetermined frequencies, a plurality of wage-regis?v `ters, a plurality of job-registers, electromagnetic actuating means associated with each register, sets ofswitch-terminals having connections with said generating means such thateach set of terminals controls the impulsescof a certain frequencyv independently of any other set, a contact-terminal connectthe register has-connection, 'said circuit-connections compelling simultaneous actuation job-register. :i0 37..In combination, a plurality of registers provided ea-ch with electromagnetic upon the particular saine at aV sending current-impulses through 'the cirterminal for selectively of any wage-register'a'nd its corresponding operating contact-terminal connected with each register for establishing readily separable circuit-connections between any of said device and any register or registers to operate the same at a rate dependent upon said frequency.

38. In combination, a plurality of registers provided each with electromagnetic means for actua* 'ng the same in either direction, means ting electric impulses of different d readily controlled circuitconnecti'; 1tween said generating means and said registers for selectively determining the rate of actuation of any register.

39. In combination, a plurality of registers provided each with frequency independently of any other and a. contact-terminal connected with each register adapted to coperate with anyA switch-terminal. for selectively establishing circuit-connections between said generating means and any one or more registers to actuate the saineat a rate dependent upon the particular switch-terminal with which any one register has-connection. A

4.0. In combination, a source `of electric current, a plurality of time-controlled interrupting devices in circuit therewith for cuits at different predetermined frequencies, each interrupting device whereby each set of terminals controls the impulses of a certain frequency, a'plurality'of registers having each electromagnetic means adapted to be energized by said current-impulses for actuating the register in either direction, and a contact-terminal connected with each register adapted tocoperate with any switchestablishing circuitconnections between said source and any one or more registers to act-nate the same at 'a vrate dependent upon the particular switch'- terminal with which connection.

41. In combination, a source ofelectric impulses of predetermined frequency-'Qa plurality of wage-registers, a plurality of .corresponding job-registers, electromagnetic means associated with each register for actuany one register has "ating the same in 'either .direction at a rate dependent upon the said frequency, and circuit-connections between said source of impulses and said registers one or more series with its corresponding Job-registerto compel simultaneous actuation of any wageregister and its correspondin Lab-register..

42. In combination, a means 0 generating 130 electric impulses of different predetermined frequencies, a plurality of wage-registers, a plurality of job-registers, electromagnetic means associated with each register for actuating the same in either direction, sets of switch-terminals having connections with said generating means such that each set of terminals controls the impulses of a certain frequency independently of any other set, a contact-termimil connected with each register adapted to coperate with any switchcorresponding register actuating mechanism,

and means for totalizing the actuations of all of the individual registers.

44. In combination, a source of electric current impulses, a plurality of individual registers each adapted to make aone step advancement upon the passage of ay single current impulse therethrough, switching means for said registers any of which may be concurrently closed to send electric current impulses through the corresponding register actuating mechanism, a totalizing register, and means for actuating the. totalizing register'by an amountproportional to the sum of the acttations of the individual registers.

45.v In combination, a plurality of devices for causing current impulses of different rates, a plurality of individual re isters each adapted to make a one step at vancement upon the passage of a single current impulse therethrough, switching means for the individual registers any of which may be concurrently closed with any of said devices,

and means for automatically indicating the total of the actuations of all of the individual registers.

46. In combination, a source of electric current impulses, a plurality of individual wage registers, a plurality of individual job registers, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with each of said wage and job registers and each adapted toV any of the individual joh registers, and means for causing current impulses to flow from said source simultaneously through any desired pair of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms.

47. In combination, a source of electric current impulses, a plurality of individual wage registers, a plurality of individual job registers, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with each of said wage and job registers and each adapted to cause the one step advancement of the associated register upon the passage of a current impulse therethrough, means for connecting any of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with the wage registers in circuit with any of the electromagnetic actuating mechanisms associated with any of' the individual job registers, means for connecting any such pair of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms concurrently with said source of current impulses, thereby causing the simultaneous advancement of all of the registers associated with the connected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms, means for automatically totalizing the actuations of the individual wage registers, and means for automatically totalizing the actuations of the individual job registers. y

48. In combination, a plurality of devices for causing electric current impulses of different frequencies, a plurality of individual wage registers, a plurality of individual job registers, ,an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with each wage register and with each job register, the said electromagnetic actuating mechanisms each being adapted to cause the one step advancement of the associated register upon the passage of a current impulse therethrough, means for connecting the electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with any wage register in circuit with the electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with any job register, and means for connecting any such pair of interconnected electromagnetic actuating mechanisms with any of said devices. A

49. In a wage-registering system, the'combination of a wage-register, a job-register, time-controlled mechanism, and means for connecting such time-controlled mechanism with the Wage-register and the joh-register by a single operation and thereby effecting the operation of such registers.

50. In a Wage-registering system, the combination of a wage-register, a joh-register. time-controlled mechanism, and a connecting device for driving both of such registers when suchy device is connected to the timecontrolled mechanism.

5l. In a wage-registering system, the enmbination of a wage-register. a jo? regir-ter. time controlled mechanisnn and rlri\ iu-gj ,mechanism of said job register With said source of impulses. and means whereby the means for each of such registers, such driving means adapted to be connected to the timecontrolled mechanism by a single operation to operate such registers.

52. The combination of a plurality of wage registers, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism for each of said registers, and a job register for establishing operative connection between` a desired one of said Wage registers and said mechanism, said job register being actuated concurrently with said wage register.

53. In combination, a plurality of electromagnetically actuated registers, a source of electric impulses. and means vfor connecting two or more of such registers with such source to concurrently indicate a transaction in different, units.

511. In a device of the class described, a wage register, a \\'ziste-\vage register, a job register, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with each of said registers, a source of current for delivering electric impulses of a predetermined rate, means for connectingv the actuating mechanism of each register to said source of impulses, and means for selectively breaking the connection of either the actuating mechanism for said waste-wage register or the actuating mechanism for said job register' with said source of impulses. Q

55, The combination of a wage register,

an actuating mechanism therefor, and ay job register for establishing operative connection between said Wage register and said mechanism, said job register being actuated concurrently with said wage register.

5G. ln an accounting system, the combinationot an individual wage register, a Wastewage register, a job register, an electromagneticy actuating mechanism associated with each register. a source of electric impulses, connections between said source and Said mechanism sfor actuating said individual wage register concurrently with either one of the other registers, and means for preventing concurrent actuation of the Wastewage register and the job register.

57. In anaccounting system, a source of electric impulses of a predeterminedA rate, a waste-Wage register, a joh register, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with each of saidv registers, means for connecting the actuating mechanism of saidwaste-wage register with said source of impulses, means for connecting the actuating actuating?. mechanism of said waste-wage register remains disconnected from said source during th connection of the actuating mechanism of said job register with said source.

register, electromagnetic 58. In an accounting system, a source `oi" electric lmpulses of a predetermined rate, a i

Wage register, a Waste-Wage register, a job register, an electromagnetic actuating mechanism associated with each of said registers, means for connecting the actuating mechanism for said wage register with said source of impulses, means for connecting the actuating mechanism of said job register with said source 'alf impulses, and means wherebu the actuating machanism of said Waste-wage register remains disconnected from said source during the connection of the actuating mechanism of said job register with said source. 4,

59. In a device of the class described, 2the combination of a source of electric impulses, a wage register', a waste-wage register, a job register, actuating mechanism tor each of said registers, moans for connecting each of said actuating mechanisms with said source of impulses, and means whereby-the actuating mechanism of said waste-wage register remains disconnected from said source during the connection of the actuating mechanism of said job register with said source.

60. In an actuating system, the combination of a register, electromagnetic mechanism for actuating said register, a source oi electric impulses for operating said electromagnetic mec .anism, and devices coperating With said electromagnetic mechanism to clear the register,

61. ln an accounting system, the combination of a register, electromagnet mechanism for actuating said register, a source of electric impulses for operating said electromagnetic mechanism, devices coperating withA said electromagnetic mechanism, to clear the register, and switching mechanism con# trolled by the register to interrupt the clcaring operation.

62. ln an accounting system, the combination of a Wage register, a job register, a waste-wage register, a' source of electric impulses, circuitconnections'extending from said source to said registers, and switching mechanism requiring the inclusion in circuit with said Wage register of either the job register or the waste-Wage register during an operative interval of the Wage register.

63. In an accounting system, the combination of a first register, electromagnetic mechanism foractuating said register, a second mechanism for actuating said second register, devices for advancing said first register by means of current impulses to a desired reading, and circuit connections for including both of said actuating mechanisms to clear the reading from said first register into said second register by the backward motion of said first register.

64. In an accounting system, the combination of a first register, electromagneticmechanism for actuating said register, a second register, electromagnetic mechanism for actuating said second register, devices for advancing said first register by means of current impulses to a desired reading, circuit connections for including both of said ac tuating mechanisms to clear the reading from said first register into said second register by the backward motion of said lirst register, and switching mechanism controlled by said iirst register for interrupting the clearing operation when said first register is moved to its cleared position.

65. In an accounting system, the combina tion ot' a first register, electromagnetic mechanism for actuating said register, a second register, electromagnetic mechanism for actuating said second register, devices for advancing said first register by means of current impulses to a desired reading, circuit connections for including both of said actuating mechanisms to clear the reading from said first register into said second register, and switching mechanism controlled by said first register for interrupting the clearing operation when said first register is moved to its cleared position` 66. In an accounting system, the combination of a plurality of. registers, a source of electric impulses, and distributing mechanism for successively sending said impulses through the actuating mechanisms of said registers.

67. In an accounting system, the combination of a plurality of registers, a source of electric impulses, distributing mechanism for successively sending said impulses through the actuating mechanisms of said registers, and mechanism for sending diii'erent numbers of impulses per unit of time through the different register-actuating mechanisms.

In 'Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 3rd day of June, 1908.

TILLIAM J. CRUMPTON.

-Witnesses ARTHUR F. PooLs, LYNN A. WILLIAMS.

Copies ot this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of intents;- Washlngton, D. C.

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