US1265008A - Accounting means. - Google Patents

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D. IVI TUTTLE.

ACCOUNTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED 151.111.1914.

L BU@ Patented May 7,1918.

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D. IVI TUTTLE.

ACCOUNTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I8. I9|4.

Patented May 7, 1918.

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D, Nl TUTTLE.

ACCOUNTING MEANS.

APPLICATION F1111) FEB.18.1914.

1,265,008, Patented Mz1yT,1918.

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DANIEL u. rU'rTLn, or canasrora, New YORK, AssIeNon To STELLA s.V murmurer CANASTOTA, NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 18, 1914. Serial No. 819,407.

To all whom t mayconcem: v

Be it known that I, DANIEL M. TU'rrLE, of Canastota, in the county of Madison, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Accounting Means, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact descrlption.

This invention'relates to certain improvements in accounting means adapted to be used more particularly for wage workers in keeping an accurate account of the actual time of arrival and departure to and from work or th'e time of beginning and leaving or finishing of specific jobs and also for computin the lapsed time and cost of any wage-wor or job.

The main object is to provide a workmans time card with a lurality of columns of numerals s paced uni orm distances apart and progresslvely increasing in value from one and the same end and successively through the several columns so that the numerals representing the times of arrival and departure or the beginning and ending of work on a wage scale or job may be punched out or cut away leavin the card with apertures to enable the wor man or time-keeper to distinguish at a glance the full time from the loss time periods and to easily compute the lapsed time for any periods within the range of numerals.

In the drawings- Figures l and 2 are face views respectively of a workmans wage card and a workmans job card embodying certain features of my invention.

Figs. 3 and 4 are similar face views of what may be termed respectively a wage card and a lapsed time card to be used in connection with the cards shown in Figs. 1 and`2 for determining the wages due at a certain price per hour and also the total lapsed tune between beginning and ending work.

Fig. 5 is a face view of a portion of the workmans time cardl as applied to the lapsed time card, showin the manner of ascertaining the amount o la sed time between the beginnings and en ings ef work as indicated by the perforations in the workmans time card.

'Fig.f is a face view of a portion of the workmans time card as applied to the Wage card to show the amount of wage due the workman for the time lapsed between the card as applied to a wage cardto indicate` the total cost of the time lapsed between the beginning and ending of a particular job as shown by the perforations inthe job card, theiwage card being the same asthat shown 1n *ig. v

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

In order that my invention maybe clearly understood, I have shown a weekly. time card -l-, a job card -2-, a lapsed time card 3 and awage card -4-, each'of which is provided with a plurality of columns of numerals progressively increasing in value from one and the same end and successively through the several columns.

The time card -1- and job card -2 may be termed the primary cards because they are the ones used bythe worlnnen in punching out the factors indicating the times of beginning and ending of work during the day or upon a particular job, while the Wage card and lapsed time card may be termed the secondary cards, the lapsed time card bearing the numerical results of the computations of working time between the time of beginning and ending of Work, as indicated by the punched factors on the primary cards, the wage card also bearing the results or products of the lapsed time at a given rate per hour as printed thereon.

The numerals on the workmans weekly time card 1- are preferably arranged in sets of four columns each, one set for each working day, the several sets being designated by the abbreviated captions Mon. Tues, Wed.., Thurs, F ri., and Sat arranged in sequence from left to right, the sets for the first three days of the week being printed on one end of the card while those for the remaining three days of the week are rinted in reverse order on the opposite end, use of a relatively narrow card which is more conveniently handled and operated Patented May 7, 191%@-` thus permitting the mit upon by a punching machine (not shown) but adapted to be used for punching out or cutting away thel numerals representlng the times of arrival and departure to and from work.

The columns of numerals of each set are parallel with the same number of numerals in each column spaced equidistant apart, the numerals of the dierent columns being arranged in horizontal lines so that the numerical difference between opposite numerals of adjacent columns is the same and corresponds to the highest number in the first column.

The numerals of the several columns of each set progressively increase in Value, in this instance from bottom to top, in hundredths of-a day of ten (10) hours and for convenience are printed upon the cards as decimals, the first column of each set being numbered from 0 to 25, the second from 25 to 50, the third from 50 to 75, and the fourth from 75 to 100, and may, therefore, be read as tenths of an hour or hundredths of a full working day of ten hours.

It is evident, however, that other numerals representing the same or different consecutive periods of time may be similarly arranged in columns or in one continuous column and that the numerals of each column may be the same without departing from the spirit of my invention, which consists in printing upon a card one or more columns of numerals progressively increasing in value so as to represent the consecutive periods of time so that the employee designated on the card may insert such card into a suitable machine capable of obliterating by punching or otherwise the particular numerals representing his times of arrival and departure to and from his work or in the use of the job card 2 which is similarly printed, he may vsimilarly obliterate by punching or otherwise the numerals indicating the time of beginning and ending of work upon an part1cular Job designated in this instance by Job No. 12 on the job car Y The columns of numerals of each set reading from left to right respectivel mornin in, noon out, noon in, and night out, and the preferable method, as shown, of registering the times of arrival and departure ofthe workman is by cutting away or punching out the particular numerals representing such periods of time, thus permitting apertures -5- which show at a glance whether or not the workman has put in full time and, if not, enables the timekeeper to easily compute 'the difference between the time of arrival and departure either for the half day or for the full day.

For example, the apertures, on the card illustrated, show that this particular workman began work one hour late or eight essence (8 :00) oclock, providing the standard time of beginning is seven (7:00) oclock, and that he left 0E work f1.9 hours from the standard time of beginning or one-tenth of an hour before twelve (12:00) oclock, that is siX (6) minutes to twelve (12) beginning again before one (1:00) oclock and continuing until 9.7 hours'from the standard time of beginning in the morning, that is -.3 of an hour or eighteen (18) minutes before six (6:00) oclock, the standard time of closing, so that the actual working hours in the morning is the dierence between .1 and .49, or .39, that is 3.9 hours in the morning or for the full day, the ditference between .1 and 9.07, which would be 8.7 hours for the full day.

1n like manner, the lapsed time of work between the consecutive apertures in the columns of any other set may be determined and computed.

1n a similar manner, the amount of time put upon any job by any workman may also be computed, as illustrated for example, in the job card, Fig. 2, which shows that this particular workman began work upon Job No. 12, at .05 or thirty (30) minutes fromthe standard time of beginning, say seven (7) oclock and worked continuously on that job until .66 of the day of ten (10) hours or 6.6 hours from the standard time of beginning so that the actual time of work is the difference between .05 and .66 or 6.1 hours.

These apertures not only show at a glance the exact times of arrival and departure of the workman by their strong contrast with the iigures, but may also be utilized inV connection with the lapsed time card, Fig.- 3, in the manner shown in Fig. 5 to indicate at a glance the total time of work either for the half day or for the full da and for this purpose the lapsed time car is provided with a group 6 of, in this instance four, columns of numerals progressively increasing by hundredths from 0 to 100 from bottom to top through the several columns successively from left to right, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, the columns and numerals being arranged in the same spaced relation as shown on the workmans time card so that by placing the workmans time card over and upon the lapsed time card with the first cut aperture of said workmans time card registerin -with the zero point on the lapsed time car the numeral or numerals on the lapsed time card appearing through the remaining aperture or apertures of the workmans time card will indicate the total working time of that particular employee for that particular half day or day as the case may be.

1n order that the first cut aperture in the workmans time card may be quickly and accurately registered with the zero point on the lapsed time card, li have provided the latter with a tapered projection -7 in place of the zero mark and of substantiallythe same size as one of the perforations in the workmans time card so that all that is necessary to do is to place the workmans time card over and upon the lapsed time card in such manner as to cause the projection -7- to protrude through the first cut aperture of any particular day or half day whereupon thetotal time of working for such half da or day printed upon the lapsed time car will appear through the remaining aperture or apertures.

This is better illustrated in Fig. 5 in which I have shown the workmans time card having the first cut aperture for the morning at registered with and fitted upon the projection 7 with the numerals 39 and 87 of the lapsed time card appearing through the apertures in the second and fourth columns under the caption Mon thus indicating the actual working time of 3.9 hours in the forenoon and 8.7 hours for the full day, or taking the same set of columns of numerals for Mon. if it is desired to ascertain the working time of this employee for the afternoon when he began work before one (1:0) oclock, as indicated by the aperture at the bottom of the third column, one space below the lowest numeral 50 therein, then all that is necessary to do is to re-arrange the workmans time card one upon the lapsed time card so that this aperture will register with and fit upon the pro.- jection -7-, thus bringing the aperture in the fourth column of the Monday time into registration with the numeral 48 on the lapsed time card showing that the total time of work for the afternoon was 4.8 hours.

In like manner, the total Working time of that employee for any day may be ascertained at a lance and with greater accuracy than would e possible with mental computa-` tion and in a similar manner the total time engaged by any particular workman on any job may be ascertained by a similar application of the job card to the lapsed time card.

It may happen at times that in a workmans time card or a job card, the time of beginning of work will be late in the forenoon and that the time of finishing will be late in the day, thereby bringing the rst formed aperture considerably higher up in the first column than that in the last column of the series for that particular day or job in which case if the first formed aperture was registered with the projection -7, the last formed aperture would be way below the lapsed time columns, and in order to render the lapsed time card useful under these conditions, I have provided with an extra group -8- of, 1n this instance, three, columns of numerals arranged at the left of the first group -6, but in reverse order, that is progressively increasing in value by hundredths 65 from the top through the several columns of 'lapsed time card, thereby showing the total such extra group from. 0 to 75 so that they read in sequence from the 1top downward and from. right to left, Vbut in horizontal lines coincident with those cf the first `grou and in the same spaced :relation as to ce umns and numerals-thatv is the .columns ofboth groups are spaced lequal distance aparts'o that in case the aperture first punched in the workmans time card or joh card cut away the numeral 23 and the'aperture last punched for the same day or on'the same job cut away the numeral"78 in the fourth column, then byl placing theaperture correspending to the numeral '78 on the stud or projection -7-. would bring the first out aperture registering with the numeral 2. on the workmans time card or job card into registration with the numeral 55 in. the third column of the second group 8 on the time of work to be 5.5 hours as the difference between 23 and 79.

I also utilize these apertured time and jobbing cards in determining the total wages due the particular workman at acertain wage per hour and for this .purpose have shown the wage card -4- as having printed thereon a group -9 of four (4) columns of numerals progressively increasing in value differences of .02 from bottom to top and from 0 to 200, representing by decimals the total wages due a workman at, for ez:- ample, twenty cents ($.20) per hour, said card being provided with a projection -7" similar to the projection -7- and secured 100 to the card at the zero point for entering the first cut aperture in the workmans time or job card whereby the total 'wage due at twenty cents ($.20) per hour printed on the wage card will appear through the remaining aperture or apertures.

For example, in Fig. 6, I have shown a portion of a previously apertured workmans time card -1- as applled to a wage card .by registerin its first cut aperture corresponding to t e numeral 10 with the projection 7- by which application the numeral 78 on the wage card will appear through the aperture in the second column of the time card showing that the amount of wages due that particular employee for the half day is seventy-eight cents (8.7 8) the lapsed time being 3.9 hours, while the numeral 174 on the wage card will appear through the aperture of the fourth column of the time card, thus indicating that the total wage for the day amounts to one dollar and seventy-four cents ($1.74) or the lapsed time of 8.7 hours at twenty cents ($.20) per hour.

A similar application of a 'ob card to the wage card as shown in Fig. will produce similar results.

In case the first cut a erture on the time or jobff'wcard is considera ly higher than the 180 second or last cut aperture, as previously eX- plained, in applying those cards to the lapsed` time card, the wage card is provided with an additional group -10- of columns of numerals at the left of the first group and arranged in reverse order similar to that described for the lapsed time card so that by applying the last cut aperture of the time or job card to the projection 7-, the total wages due for the lapsed time will appear in the first cut aperture when the time card is applied to the wage card in the manner previously described.,

These cards printed and punched in the manner described may be coated with a water-proof coating, such as shellac, and handled out of doors in wet or snowy weather without vliability" of'obliterating the records and at thed same time allowing the card to be punched at any time to indlcate the time of arrival and departure of a workman, all of which renders this system useful for contractors on public works in addition to all of the various uses to which workmans time records or job cards are adaptedo aeeaeoe What li claim is:

An accounting means including a primary card bearing consecutive time Values columnized in definitely spaced relation and adapted to have certain ones of the time values corresponding to the times of beginning and ending Work cut away, and a cooperating secondary card bearing consecutive numerical values columnized in the same spaced relation as those of the primary card and having a projection at the point where the numeral of lowest value is arranged thereon for entering the aperture indicating the time of beginning work on the primary card, whereby the resultsought on. the secondary card will appear through the aperture indicating the time of ending such work when the columns of numerals of both cards are in parallel relation.

`In witness whereof I have hereunto set' my hand this 11th day of February, 1914. DANEL M. TUTTLE. Witnesses:

H. E. CHASE, EVA E. GREENLEAR

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