US1139813A - Signal mechanism for adding-machines. - Google Patents

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D. W. SHIEK.

SIGNAL MECHANISM FOR ADDING MACHINES. APPLICATION men JULY 20. 1908.

1 1 39 ,8 1 3 Patented May 18, 1915.

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SIGNAL MECHANISM FOR ADDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, I908.

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SIGNAL MECHANISM FOR ADDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20. 1908.

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D. W. SHIEK.

SIGNAL MECHANISM FOR ADDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, I908.

Patented May18, 1915.

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DANIEL W. SHIE'K, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO.WALTER L. MILLIKEN. 0F BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SIGNAL MECHANISM FOR ADDING-MACHINES.

Application filed July 20, 1908.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. SHIEK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signal Mechanism for Adding-Machines, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to signal mechanism for any suitable form of adding or calculating machine, and particularly to that type of machine known -as the Burroughs addin machine, illustrated in Letters Patent of the United States granted to Alvin Macauley, No. 823,474, dated June 12, 1906, and in the various Letters Patents of the Inited States granted to William S. Burroughs, mentioned therein, but the device is applicable in its essential features to other adding machines ofa similar charactor or intended for a similar purpose.

=Tii. Burroughs machine and others of similar character or type are employed for the urpose of printing or recording a list of items or amounts, adding up or accumulat ing such list and printing or recording at any time the total of the added items. In machines of this character it is essential that. at the beginning of operations the machine shall be clear, a. e., the adding wheels shall have nothing added upon them'and shall stand at zero. or initial position, so that when the listiof individual items is printed or recorded and added and the machine operated to print or record a total of such list, the proper amount of such total the ordinary use of machines of this char-1 acter the printing of what may be termed a grand total clears-the maohine or i. 6., it turns the adding machine wheels to zero or initial position, the machine shown being adapted to print a sub-total at any time without clearing the machine. With my device if the total has been taken and the machine not cleared a signal is given at the next stroke or operation of the operating handle 2'. e.,,if a sub-total has been taken and the wheels not turned to zero or initial position, there being no signalgiven in the preferred construction if the machine has been cleared.

To this end ar id withthese objects in Specification of Letters Patent.

- 618 which are adapted to-be force Patent-ed May 18, 1315.

Serial No. 444,462.

view, my invention consists in the novel of parts herein shown and described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the left side of the machine within the casing, the whole being shown partly in section, Fig 2 is an enlarged view in elevation of a portion of the same showing myii'nstruction as applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of my device showing the position of the parts as a step in the operation of the machine. Fig. 4 1s a view in elevation of the same showing the parts in position to give a signal at the next operation of the machine, Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the same showing the position of the parts before the next operation of the machine after a grand total has been taken, and Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of my device taken substantially on line 66 of Fig. 2.

For a more detailed description of the construction and operation of the machine illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings than hereafter given, reference may be had to the prior Macauley patent above mentioned and to the earlier patents th machineshown, The keyboardof the machine comprises a plurality of rows of keys 221 (Fig.1) extending from front to rear of, the machine, the keys in each row being numbered. to represent the nine digits and the resp'ective rows representin difi'ercut denominations in increasing or or from right to left. 7 Within the" machine upon the central rocking shaft 600, (Fig'. 1), are hung a plurality of levers B (one for each row of keys) whose downwardly and forwardly extending arms 611 parry at their forward ends upwardly extending gear tooth racks 610, whose teeth are adapted to. mesh with the pinions 916 of the adding wheels which are mounted upon shaft 955 in the lower forward part of the machine, said shaft being itself mounted in a rockingrframe C arranged on a shaft 900. The rearwardly. extending. arms 61 1" of the levers B carry at their rear ends type plates against the platen roller 619 over which the strip downward until arrested by a stop projected into the path of one of the moving parts by the operated key. The downward move ment or the front end of the lever B will be accompanied by an upward movement of its rear end, which carries the type plates 618, and the adjustment oi parts is such that the movement permitted the lever prior to its being arrested by the stop of the operated key will bring a particular type representing the value of such key into printing position immediately in front of the platen 619. The levers B do not move immediately. upon the tripping of their latches by the operated keys but only upon subsequent movement of the operating handle (not shown). The operating handle is connected with the rock shaft 600 by a train of 1nechanism not necessary to be here illustrated or described whereby when the operating handlis pulled forward the shaft 600 will be rocked in the same direction. The levers B are reset or restored to normal position by the levers 613 which are connected by a cross bar 617, the levers being controlled or operated by the operating handle of the machine in a manner notnecessary to give in detail here. If the racks 610 of the levers B remained in mesh with the pinions 916 of the adding wheels during the downward movement of the racks, at the forward movement of the operating handle the pinions and adding wheels would be turned distances corresponding to the values of the operated keys. In the machine shown how ever, the pinions 916 are swung forward and out of mesh with the racks 610 at the forward movement of the operatin handle and downward movement of the re eased racks, so that they are not turned by the racks during the downward movement of the latter; but at the return upward movement of the parts the pinions are swung rearwardly into mesh with the racks and turned by the latter distances corresponding to theprevious downwardmovement of the racks. This is accomplished by mounting'the supporting shaft 955 of the pinions 916 in a swinging frame composed of two side arms C located at opposite sides of the machine and fast 'upon the opposite sides of the rock shaft 900. The upper end of one of these arms (l is bifurcated as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and cooperates with the stop 2-05 which limits the forward bacirin rocking frame t rocking frame is op rat: i mentioned in the f the following mes. upon a stud ll the left three-armed pending arm hz the rear e 91% which an upwar a finger pie its stem tut-e the total yieldingly held 35 position (Fig. 1

other parts of the ith it and not neces:

It sutlices for pr a the upper end of is supported as by the key or hell M n): and that the lower end of the lin pivoted to and supports the forward of the 914:. At its front end this arm 914 is divided into two diverging armslll l" and 91% the former of which extends upr-vard immediately adjacent the side arms 0 of the rocking frame carrying the pinions and. is pr vided with a notch engaging a stud 958 on said side arm. Under this arrangement of parts it will be understood that if the arm 914% be swung bodily forward by forward movement of the lower end of the vertical arms of the lever 913 and the lower end of the link 911 it will force forward the r citing frame carrying the pinions and disengage them from the racks 619. This movement of the parts is accomplished ,at the forward movement of the operating handle by the following means: Journaled in the lower part of the machine is a rock shalt 00 suitably connected with the operating handle in such a manner that the forward movement of the handle rocks the shatt'800'backward. in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1. Fast upon the shaft 809 is a three-armed lever 813 whose upwardly and torwardlv extending arm 813* carries a pivoted wi er block or plate 821, adapted to coiiperate with studs 961 and 981 upon the backwarcliy and forwardly extending arms of the three-armed lever 913. A spring 883 connected by a rod or wire to the lower end of the pivoted plate 821, tends to swing said plate into aline ment with the lever arm 813 upon which the plate is pivoted and in the position. of the parts shown in Fig. 1, holds the upper end of said plate against the rearside of the stud- 961. When the operating handle ispulled forward, and the t 800 thereby rocked in the direction of the a rrow, the up ward and rearward movement of the lever arm 813 will engage one of the shoulders of the pivoted plate 821 with the stud 961 of the three-armed lever 9113. thereby fore ing upward the forward arm of said lever and swinging forward its depending verti cal arm which latter will force forward the arm 914 and cause its upwardly and forwardly extending front arm 914; engaging the stud 958 to swing forward the rocking frame C carrying the pinions 916, and disengage the latter from the rack 610 so that the racks may swing downward without turning the pihions.

The operations thus described. due to the forward movement of the operating-handle, will have swung the lever-arm 813 and its pivoted plate 821 rearward into proximity with the stud 961 on the rearwardly-lirojecting arm of the lever 913, and at the end of the forward movement of the operatinghandle the pivoted plate will stand in substantially the same relation to the stud 961 that it occupies in respect to the stud 961 in Fig. 2, its upper end bearing against the forward side of the stud and the plate itself being rocked upon the lever-arm 813 to a position opposite that occupied by it in Fig. 9. At the return or backward movement of the operating-handle the rock-shaft 800 willlfe rocked fQl'WiII d to normal position and as the lever-arm 813 swings forward the rear shoulder upon'the pivoted plate 821 will engage the stud 961 of the lever 913 and force the rearwardly-projecting arm of said lever upward, thereby swinging its vertically-depending arm rearward and drawing the arm 914 backward to normal position, and in this backward movement the arm C will carry the rocking frame with it, owing to the engagement of the notched end of the arm 914 with the stiid 958 upon the frame C thereby rengaging the pinions 916 with the racks 610 at the beginning of the return movement of the operating-handle, so that as the levers 611, carrying the racks, are returned to normal position by the restoring-frame 613 and 617 the pinions and addingwheels will be turned distances corresponding to the pre-- vious downward movements of the respective icks It will be understood that at the end of the forward movement of the operatinghandle and of the d i'iwnwa rd movements of the respective racks which have been released by tlie operations of the keys in the rows corresponding to them the type-plates carried by the rear ends of the levers B will have been swung, upward into positions to present at the printing-line immediately in front of the platen 619 the respexztive types corresponding to the values of the operated keys, and while the parts are in such position at the end of the forwani the operatiughandlc those t rp rearward against the plain; i i strikers or laumners essary to describe ii printing: of thene operated hrvsfia etween the t 3 n v. platena'oii.

t nder the merely the l rem'esented by the o;,; printed upon the strii and it will be next the total of aii oi the :2 cumulated upon any time bi: prinwd that if the pinlon ere allowwl to 610 duri; latter th ward b n x-@111 racks. pimons ward upon tin-ix sh: yond Zero position. I. be allowed to swing downw; mesh with its pinion. it will to; backward until the plain; sition whereupon the arree will arrest the movement of give re if the pinion and its add'lo ingg at 9 it can turn haul of a revolution and the rat can move downward a ort tance. If itv be standing a: move backward five-tenth and the rack a COIIOS]')()K. so on. with the result that is be released and the apes. t drawn forward while the pm 1 mitted to remain in me h =1, w each pinion wili be turned act distance which it i moved forward from Zero r 1' racks will all be permitted to 14mm Ward corresponding: downward movement. of the corresponding upward nu type-plates (31?. carried the levers B. so that their to the printinglinecthe to the numbers which hi upon the adding-whee the totals whi h have I the adding-wheels wil these wheels to Zero po to and presented by thri ing-line at the rear nd L that by then forcing against the platen the to previously added upon the may be printed upon the st paper. The piuions are the racks whenever it is r a total by throwing out tion the arm 914. whose forward movement disengages the pinions from the racks in the manner heretofore explained. This is accomplished by depressing the total-key 265, which through the medium of the link-911 swings the front end of arm 914 downward and discngages its member 914 from the stud upon thepinion-carrying frame C, so that when the operating-handle is then' pulled forward the arm 914 will move idly forward and leave the frame (l in its normal position. with the pinions 916 in engagement with the racks (310.

If the pinions were permitted to remain in mesh with the racks during the return iuim'ard moreinent of the latter. at the remd backward movement of the operi. in; handle they would be turned forward again to the respective positions which they occupied prior to the operation o printing the total in the manner described, so that at.

the end of the operation there would remain accumulated upon the adding-wheels the amount which had previously been added upon them. and succeeding items or amounts would thereafter be added to this aggregate of the pr ceding items. This is permitted when it i d -iii-ed to merely print what termed a ..i)i.0f-tll and not clear the machine: out for the purpose of printmg whatmay he termed a grand total and clearing the machine means are pro vided for swinging the pinions of the adding-Wheels out of engagement with the racks prior to the return upward movement of the latter. so that the pinions and adding-v. heels will he left in Zero position at the end of the operation of the machine and the latter he thereby cleared. This is accomplished by means of the hooked lower end of the depending member 914" of the arm 914, which hooked end. is adapted to oiiperate with a stud 93S upon the lower end of the sii'le arm C of the pinion carrying frame. The depression of the total-key 2G5 swings this hooked end of the arm 914 downward into proximity to the stud 958 and when the arm 914 is moved forward at the forward. movement of the operating handle the hook catches over the stud 958 and when the arm 91% is then drawn rearward again at the beginning of the rearward movement of the operating-handle. as heretofore explained the engagement of the hook with the stud pulls the lower end of the rocking frame C r arward and, swings its upper end forward and discnejagcs th pinions from the liii so that the atter may more up ward to normal position without turning the pinions in printing a subtotal and not learing the ma hine the total-key 265 is depressed and held down .vhilc the operatinghandle drawn for aid, hat is released and permitted to swing upward (and to draw the front end of the arm 914 upward with it) prior to the hackward movement of the handle, with the result that the hooked arm 91t will not engage the stud 95S upon the rocking-frame C atthe backward movement of the handle and the pinions will be left in mesh with the racks during the return upward movement of the latter and be thereby turned forward again to the positions which they occupied prior to the downward movement of the racks.

As will be understood from the foregoing description, the operation of printing a total and clearing the machine consists in depressing the total-key 265 and holding it down during both the forward and hack ward movements of the operating-handle, while the operation of printing a subtotal and not clearing; the machine consists in depressing the total'key and pulling forward the operating-handle and then releasing the key rior to the backward movement of the ban le. The depression of the.=total-l ey serves by means not necessary to be described in detail to trip the latches of all of the racks, so that the latter will be free to move downward. at the forward movement of the operatinghandle to the extent permitted by the respective pinions with which they are engaged.

It isunnccessary to explain the means employed for forcing the. type against the platen roller 619 to effect the printing other than to say that at each operation of the machine at the end of. the forward movement of the operating handle the type plates are forced against the platen roller (519 as described in the Macauley patent mentioned and the patents referred to therein. It is also unnecessary to enter into my other details of the Macauley and the other machines as to the features which have nothing to do with my invention.

Referring now to the drawings in which my preferred form of device shown and which as before stated designed. to-give a signal at the succeeding operation of the machine after a total has been taken and at which tiine. the machine was not cleared, levers or arms 1 and 2 are loosely arranged on the shaft 900. The arm 1 is provided with a resilient member 13 or its equivalent tending to normally force the upper end of the arm against a stop 14, the lever being normally held in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by means of a hell crank arm 5-6 piwtally arranged on the arm C and c0- operating with the lug or extension 9 on the extended portion 914 of the arm 5. 14. shown, the hell crank arm 6 is provided with a pin 4- or its equivalent whit-h engages or contacts with the face 8 of the bifurcated end of the arm 1, a resilient member 10 or its equivalent tending to normally keep the pin in contact with the face 8 when the arm 5 is not in engagement with the lug 9, on the arm t l-t. The arm 2 is provided with a substantially cam-faced extension 11 adapted to coiiperate with a pin or lu 12 or its equivalent on the forked end 911* of the arm 91 1, a resilient member 3 or its equivalent tending to normally hold the arm 2 against the stop 14. Pivotally supported within the machine, preferably on shaft 942, is arranged another substantially bell-crank m lever or arm 15-16, provided with a resilient member 17 or its equivalent tending to normally draw the arm into a position as shown in Fig. 4. As shown the arm 16 is provided with an extension or lug 18 adaptg, ed to cooperate with the arms 1 and 2 as will be more fully explained hereinafter. A ratchet 19 or its equivalent for the purpose preferably loosely arranged on the and is engaged by a pawl 21 pivsecured to the arm 16 and normally itly held in mesh with the ratchet by a resilient member 22 or its ix lent. Pivotally secured at 23 or other blllBIfll? place is an arm 24- adapted to coto with the ratchet 19 a resilient mem- Iiil tending to normally retain the two in gement. As shown, the arm 24 is ex- .d at 25 and provided with a hammer or striker 26 secured thereto adapted to o strike the bell 27 or its equivalent to give the r'gnal when the device operates as is a y explained in the description of 1 opeiation of the machine. An arm 28 al o nreferably pivotally secured to the a arm 81;: at 29, the same being normally held ntially in a position relati"ve to the i as shown in Fig. 1 by mans of a member 31 or its equivalent and Np 2 50.

operation of my device is substanfollows: Assumin first that a total liltid, the key 265 sing held down during the forward and backward movemerits of the operating handle so that the marhii is cleared as heretofore described, Q ch case in the preferred construction n no signal is to be given on the next e... on of the operating handle. As before stated depressing the total key 265 savings the front end of arm 914 from the stud on the frame C, so that when the opervr is pulled Forward the pinions will remain in mesh with the racks6l0, the pii ions being disengaged frhm the racks upon the reaiward movement of the operating handle. .\s the/key 265 is depressed the pin 1; on the arm llll contacts with the otter-shin ii n the arm and for es the mono out of vngngiinenl ith the lug i on i313 a: arm 1' the resilient member 13 at the in: drawing the arm 1 in the path of i on the arm 16 and retaining the substantially the same position. of the arm 1 is permitted 1 l g; *3 on the arm 314-. substare tially releasing the arm 5 of the bell crank 56. It should be noted that the lower end of the arm 1 is shorter than the corresponding end of the arm 2 so that when arm 1 is in engagement or contact with the lug 18 4 on the arm 16 the arm 2 cannot engage the lug without moving the arm 16. The arm 1 is then in the position substantially as shown in Fig. 3 retaining the bell crank arm of the rocking frame C, the pinions arethrown out of mesh with the racks. Owing to this rearward movement of the arm 914, the lug 9 misses the arm 5 of the bell-crank 56 so that the arm 1 controlled thereby does not release the arm 16 but retains the same substantially in position as shown in Fig. 3. At the operation of the operating handle forward, as described, the arm 813 moves in a direction indicated by the arrow so that the member 28 contacts with the pin 32, but the bell-crank 15-16' which is retained in position by the arm 1 substantially as shown in Fig. 3, is not moved sufliciently to rotate ratchet 19 before the member 28 passes beyondthe pin 32. As the operating handle is moved back, the arm 16 is retained in the position shown by the arm 1, the resilient memberBl permitting the arm 28 to pass the pin The totaling key 265 isnow released, so that arm 2 takes the position substantially as shown in Fig. ()n the next operation ofthe operating handle the arm 813 is again rotated and the arm 28 again engages the pin 32 on the arm 15, raising the same again slightly and the arm 2 having been released by the pin or lug 12, is drawn by the resilient member 3 back to the normal positions shbwn in Figs. 1 and 2, there being no signal gi en, thus indicating that the machine was cleared on the preceding operation. It may be here noted that at this time the arm 5 and lug 9 after this operation are in positions substantially as shown in Fig. 3. Mention will be made of this hereafter.

ment of the operating handle, there will be a total on the adding whee s. As in the prci'ious case when the totaling key .265 is pressed down, the arm 3 is thrown out of engagament with the lug 18 on the arm 16- and :fll'ifliii herewith as .ing handle 15 the mapieceda nun raises Q the arm 16 arm disenwe -rmitting the 5' 5 'lHt the parts position. It ,uilii 5-43 5 the arm the case .ill I was ietnrn operativehv associated with the totalizing mechanism, a bell crank lever lfi lti controlled thereby, and means for transmitting the movement of lever iii-16 to a bell.

In a device of the hind described, an adding machine comprising mechanism arranged to accumulate and totalize individual items and print the total thereof either with clearing the adding mechanism or retaining the total thereon, and controlling means for the total printing mechanism. in combina tion with signal mechanism normall.) operative on the retention oi? a total for rendering a signal at the next succeeding operation of the printing mechanism, comprising a plurality of arms 1 and 2, a bell crank lever lit-16 controlled thereby, and means operativel associated with the totaliaing mechanism for actuating said bell crank lever.

3. In a device of the kind described, an adding, machine comprising mechanism arranged to accumulate and totalize individual items and print the total thereof either with clearing the adding mechanism or retaining the total theretm,'and controlling means for the total. printing mechanism. in. combina tion with signal mechanism normall} operative on the retention ot a total for render-- ing a signal at the next suceecding operation of the printing mechanism, comprising a plurality of arms 1 and "i, a bell crank lever Iii-- controlled thereby, actuating mechanism for said lever operatively associted with the totalizing mechanism cooperating with the operating mechanism of the nnn ne. and means tor operativel transmitting the movement. of the lever to 1%. bell.

4. In a device of the hind described, an adding: machine coinprisim mechanism arranged to accunmlate and totalize individual items and record the total thereof eithe with clearing: the adding: mechanism or retaining the total thereon. and controlling: means for the total recording mechanism, in combination with means operative on the retention of a total for rende ing a signal at a succeeding operation of the printing mechanism comprising a plurality of arms 1 and Q (meiatirely mnnectcd aith the totali/ingi mechanism, an arm. controlled hereby. means for transmitting: the movement ol said arm to give a signal, and means vior ltntltllljl said signal mechanism to operative position suletantially simultaneousl v' with the operation thereof.

5. in an adding machine comprising priming; and adding mechanism arranged to accumulate and totalize individual lltl1lr-. and means tor re ording the total and re taining said total on the regist after it has been recorded in titlliililliiitiwll with a bell, an elongated arm piw'it-l lli iililvtlilllt its ends iii 1 i the 1nd. and

i means at t ante Wang mechanism .ltll

tree end of said arm into engagement with -1. a total has been retained nting operation.

; machine comprising :3, mechanism arranged to 1i tomliae individual items,

recording the total and reiheregister after it has 1 rnmlpinition with bell, Idermediate its t one end, and a rototalizing freeend of machine comprising m arranged to,

ng the total and rethe register after it combination with a win pivoted intermediate miner at one end, and a i it an irregular surface of said arm, and cssotiliteil with and actumechanism for act-uv whenever a total previous operation.

zhine UHBEEXISHlg .jcsm arranged to indi *idual lt-Qi'fl3 v and means or e mi d total i xi n moi-i: an i sm rics of vibrations to the total has been retained operation 1 Hi l for opera; n

elongated arm nvidual items,

" to more the harm intermediate its ends having means at one end to engage the signal and a rotatable device to engage the opposite end of said arm, said rotatable device being operativcly connected with the totalizing mechanism.

11. In a device of the kind described, an adding machine comprising mechanism arranged to accumulate and totalize individual items and print the total thereof either with clearing the adding mechanism. or retaining the total thereon, and controlling means for the total printing mechanism, in combination with means operative on the retention of a total for rendering a signal at the next succeeding operation of the printing mechanism, comprising a plurality of arms 1 and 2, a bell crank lever 15-46 controlled there'- by, a bell, a bell hammer, and means operativcly connected with totalizing mechanism and the bell crank lever for actuating said hammer.

12. In a device of the kind described, an adding machine comprising mechanism arranged to accumulate and totalize individual items and print the total thereof either with clearing the adding mechanism or retaining the total thereon, and controlling means for the total printing mecha nism, in combination with means operative on the retention of a total for rendering a 95 signal at the next succeeding operation of the printing mechanism, comprising a plurality of arms 1 and 2, a hell crank lever 15-16 controlled thereby, a hell, a hell hammer, a dog and ratchet connection between 10% the bell crank lever am hammer, for actuating the'latter, and means actuated by the totalizing mechanism for controlling the dog and ratchet drive.

13. In a device of the hind described, com- 105 prising mechanism arranged to accumulate and totalize individual items and print the total thereof either With clearing the adding mechanism or retaining the total thereon, and controlling means to;- the total printing 11 mechanism including total he in combination with signal nn-chnnism normally inoperative upon the clearing of the ma chine, for indicating: the retention of a total at a preceding operation of the printing 11 mechanism, comprising hell crank lever 13-46, means for imparting movement thereto thrriugh said total lcey,'a' signal, and means between the lever 15-16 and signal for actuating the latter.

H. In a device of the kind described, comprising mechanism arranged to accumulate and totalize individual items and print the total thereof either with clearing the adding mechanism or retaining the total that-re on and controlling means for the to al printing inechnnisni including a total he in :oinl"in:iii m with & final nu-clilnisni non nnili -J in cratire noon the il'idi'li-g t the machine, for indicating the, retention o? a 139 tUrlll iii. a preceding nperation, nf he print- 7 t'e a signal.

if). in a device If the li'ii li descriheih a casing, mechanism arranged to accumulate 10 and totnlize induidnal itunis and print the total thereof, either with slewing; the addin; mechanism ur l ltiblililig the total thereon, and controlling 111M111: fur fihe total printing mocha ism inclu'aling a total key in cmnbiniiiion with stationary member adapted to emit a sound, a movable inninbfir adapted to he moved inm contaet with said 081', manna for norinaliy holding said parts separated, and means for bringing iiz'liCl parts into Contact on the retention of a total at the next succeeding uperatinn oil the printing niechanisini m. In 2: device 01" the hinei described, the itinn 1? accumulating and totalizing niizn hurl: 1 assmiziilcal means for iilcurigig iii? Gm I438, means tn fligage the aim ling ilmico tn muse signizh to iiuli \Ylwth-gr nr uni. x mm has bean minimal 2;; :1 rvs'iuiis npui'utiun vi ilzc adding mechf 'n, :ii'ul nub fur 'spuruiiielymnnvcting it nientinnmi means with ihs ntali (Quin Copies 01 *his "patent may be opiained for five cents each, by addressing The Commissicme? cf ing mechanism whemby the signal is astu ated by Lhe latter, and means actuated by the clearing means L0 rah-aw said npurzstim (:uiinectii'm between the sounding device and UllJllZllig mechanism upon Elia npi-araiiun of the: cie-mingg IDQZIIIS.

17. A device of the kin iiii'fi i iii 5111* mg in. cumhiniitinn mechanism to :flmiinniun: and t rinlize individual iteinb, clawing fiwiiilanisni, an operating lever mlapted in min mvvmnent to actuate the totalizing nieuhzr nisin and in a subsequent n'mvement to actuate the clearing mechanism, a sounding device, and operating means therefmiopi-rnaively connected with the clearing and hitalizing ZIIQClMLUlSH}, whm'ehy in tin: first mentioned movement of mid lever Hm sounding device actuated to indicate that the machine is not clear, and whereby the second mentioned movement of said lever to clear thv niacl'iine will prevent the last inc-Yntioned action of the sounding? device in a succeeding operation of the lcxer.

In tuniimnny whereof l; have her swim signed my HZUIR in The g riinn ire of 1m; subwm'ihing Wiinns DAN! iii) W. H I E ii,

f HJVER H. Ciiiuui Rum Manx.

Washington, D. C.

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