US1202967A - Counting device. - Google Patents

Description

C. E. CHAPMAN.

COUNTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIO, r915.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

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CHARLES E. CHAPMAN, F SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

COUNTING DEVICE.

S'pecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. '31, 1916 Application filed May 10, 1915. Serial No. 27,269.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. CHAP- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon sorted.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and inexpensive improvements in devices of the foregoing character, which improvements will render such apparatus more convenient and accurate in its operation, and more durable and economical of construction.

with the foregoing general object in view, together with other important objects to be hereinafter pointed out, my invention comprises the novel construction and arrangement herein described, illustrated in the annexed drawings, and specifically mentioned in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my counting device. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through my device, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my invention.

In the drawings, in which the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated,

like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Numeral 1 des1gnates an upright chan- Y neled post, having a vertically movable slide 5 carried in the channeled portion, a series of spaced apart notches 6 being provided along one edge of the outer face thereof. A face plate 2 preferably formed of metal is fixed across the channeled face of post 1 to support the slide in place. A plurality of consecutive numbers are provided on the forward face of slide 5, the numbers being spaced apart in correspondence with the spaced notches 6 carried by the slide, a sight hole 9 being provided through face plate 2, through which the numbers may appear consecutively as the slide is moved vertically in the channeled post.

The means for moving the slide vertically in the channel comprises a vertically movable saddle 3, which straddles the front of the face plate and comprises parallel wings extending rearwardly on each side of the post. The upward and downward movement of saddle 3 is limited by a pin 15 passing horizontally through the post from side to side and protruding through the wings on the saddle. An elongated vertical slot 14 is provided in each wing, the ends of which slot limit the travel of the saddle by engagement with the pin. In order to decrease friction between the slot and pin, I provide a movable roller 16 about each end of the pin to engage the walls of the slot in a well known manner. The forward face of saddle 3 is provided with a trigger 7 pivoted between a pair of lugs 8 on the face of the saddle. The upper end of trigger 7 is turned inward and pointed, being adapted to engage the teeth on slide 5, a perforation 7 being provided through the saddle 3 and face plate 1 to allow the engagement. The lower end of the trigger is extended and a coil spring 21 is positioned between the lower end of the trigger and the saddle to normally force the upper end of the trigger inward into engagement with the notches 6. It will be seen that any upward movement of saddle 3 will thus actuate the slide 5 also upward within the channeled post.

The forward face of saddle 3 is provided with a material receiving arm 4: fixed to the saddle and movable therewith. The wings of saddle 3 are'provided with projecting hooks 11, to which are engaged the lower ends of coil springs 10. The upper ends of said springs are attached to the ends of a cross pin 12, carried in one of a plurality of adjusting holes 13 through the post.

The normal position of saddle 3 is at the uppermost limit of its travel, with reference to the stop pin 15, the springs 10 normally drawing the saddle upward. Vertical slots 22 are provided on the forward face of the saddle and screws 23 are provided to further secure the saddle against the face plate. The slots allow the vertical movement of the saddle, the heads of the screws being larger in diameter than the width of the slot, thus holding the saddle from outward movement. It will be seen that when the saddle is pressed slightly downward by the application of a piece of material to the arm 4, the

trigger 7 will be drawn downward and its 1..

upper end allowed to engage the next lower notch 6 on slide 5. IVhen the arm is released the saddle will be returned by springs 10 to its uppermost position and slide 5 will be drawn with it. The consecutive number of such actuation will appear through sight hole 9. r

A means is provided for holding the slide in its raised position after the trigger 7 has been released from engagement with one of the notches 6. This means comprises a pin 18 passing through the post and comprising an angular forward end turned at right angles to engage one of the notches 6 in the slice. A spring 19, on the rear of the post is positioned to normally draw the pin 18 and angular catch projection thereon rearward, thus normally holding the slide from downward movement in the channel, but allowing upward movement thereof. In order to release the slide 5 entirely, and to allow it to return to its lowest position, a bell c ank 17 is pivoted to the angle to the lugs 90 on the rear of post 1. The lower leg of the bell crank is positioned to engage the end of pin 18, and the horizontal leg is provided with apull cord 24, by which means the bell crank may be swung downward to actuate the pin 18 forward through perforations 18 in plate 2 and saddle 3, forcing the angular projection thereon out of engagement with notches 6 in slide 5. The pin is adapted to also engage the under side of trigger7, and to force the trigger also out of engagement with the notches 6, allowing the slide to descend. This movement is illustrated in Fig. 3 in dotted lines.

In operation it will be understood, that aplurality of posts embodying my improvements will be preferably provided, one marked to receive towels, and other sheets, etc. As the material is being sorted, the sorted pieces will be applied to the corresponding arm a, the operator pressing the same slightly downward. The slide will thus be elevated in the channel and the proper member brought into view through the sight hole. After a series of such operations the total number of pieces applied to the arm may be readily ascertained. he plurality of adjusting holes 13 in post 1 provide means for varying the tension of springs 10 to accommodate the different weights of'the various pieces of material.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have generally improved the apparatus for counting pieces of material, and that the improvements render such devices more simple and accurate of operation, and more durable and economical of construction.

lVhile I have herein described and shown the preferred embodiment of my present in vention, I do not wish to be limited strictly thereto, except for such limitations as the claims may import.

rial, a vertically grooved frame, a slide disposed in said groove, a saddle vertically movable on said frame, springs carried by the frame to normally actuate the saddle upward, means carried by the saddle engaging'the slide during upward movement of the saddle, a material receiving armon. said saddle positioned to actuate the saddle downward with the downward movement of the arm, and said slide provided with consecutive numbers positioned to register consecutively the number of upward actuations of the slide.

2. In a device for-counting pieces of material, an upright frame comprising a vertical guide groove, a vertically movable slide disposed in said guide groove and comprising spacedzapart notches, a vertically movable saddle disposed across said guide groove, springs positioned to normally draw said saddle upward, means carried by the frame limiting the vertical movement of said saddle, a trigger on said saddle positioned to normally engage the notches on the slide to raise the slide with the upward actuation of the sad dle, a catch carried by the frame in normal engagement with the notches in the slide and positioned to prevent the downward movement of the slide, and a material receiving arm fixed to the saddle to actuate said saddle downward with the downward movement of the arm, substantially as described.

3. In a device for counting pieces of material, a vertically grooved frame, a slide disposed in said groove and comprising spaced apart notches, a face plate fixed to the frame across said groove, a saddle vertically movable on said face plate, springs adjustably fixed to the frame to normally actuate the saddle upward, means carried by the saddle engaging the notches on the slide during upward movement of the saddle, a material receiving arm on said saddle positioned to actuate the saddle downward with the downward movement of the arm, said slide provided with consecutive numbers spaced tov correspond with the notches on the slide, and

said face plate provided with a sight hole positioned to display said numbers on the slide consecutively as the slide moves vertically-in the groove, substantially as described.

, CHARLES E. CHAPMAN.

lV-itnesses r A. WV. CHAPMAN, H. C. EDWARDS.

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