US700286A

US700286A - Log measurer and register.

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Publication number: US700286A
Application number: US10339100A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest L Arthur
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1900-05-26
Filing date: 1900-05-26
Publication date: 1902-05-20
Anticipated expiration: 1919-05-20

Description

No. 700,286. Patented May 20, |90 2.

L. ARTHUR. LOG MEASURER AND REGISTER.

(Application filed May 26, 1900. Renewed Apr. 17, 1902.)

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l g' 1, /6" a 7 UNITED -.STATEs ERNEST L. A THUR, or FAY TTEVILLEQwEs .vi GINiA-al} fl aauaivT?v T i we M EASURER-YAND iR-EGIS TER Q i srncrricnrion forming part or Letters Patent'No.3209,286, dated my 20.11992:

Application fi eaira zaieoq. aen we iil fnfiv,'leozjf srn uo.103,391. (m n ling-f To all whom, it mayconcefn; ,7

Be it known that I, ERNEST L. ARTHUR, a citizen of the United-States, residing at Fayetteville, in the county of Fayette and State of West Virginia, have invented'a new and useful Log Measurer andRegister, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to measu rers and reg isters, and more especially to that class ofdevices used in' measuring lumber; and it has for its object to produce 'adeviceof this kind which will be convenient, simple, and effi cient.

With these objects inview mylinvention consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of parts of a log measurer and register, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth; I

In the accompanying drawings,"in which the same reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in each of the views in which they occur, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved log measurer and register. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same,'the dial being removed and some of the parts being shown in dotted lines. is a longitudinal sectional viewof my invention, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of'the dial.

In practicing my invention I provide a suitable casing or receptacle 1, within which are journaled the operative parts, and one side is. extended to form a handle 2, by means of which theinstrument may be held in the hand and applied to the log or other article'being 'is provided with a hollow or cut-away

portion

3 and 4, respectively. Within the recess 3 is located a train of earim 5' which ma cono a 7 y sist of any desired number of wheels, although I prefer to use four gear-wheels and a spurwheel 6. The spur-wheel is journaled near the side of the casing opposite the handle and projects through an opening 7 in position to be held fin engagement withv the 'log being lease lever 10 is pivotally secured in position to engage with the teeth of the wheel 9 at one 'Eenjda'nd have its opposite end extend through the wall ofthe recessin position tobe moved fy .55 4

by the operator when'desiredl spring .11 is arranged" to engagewith the catch and northe toothed wheel. 7 The. upper end of the caused to movearoundv above the. dial 13 as thespur-wheel Gish-evolved by its engagement with the lumber being measured. 7 v The dial has on itsouterfacea circular row of figures 14, representinginches and feet, along which the hand or pointer 12is adapted to.

traversed'by the appliancef'iu measuring a log.

end of which is secured to the wall of the easingin any desired manner. As the train of gearing is rotated by the spur-wheel the hand is carried around over the dial, the teeth of the wheel 9 being preferably so arranged as to permit the catch to engage therewith for every inch that the spur-wheel moves forward.

"In using my .i'neasurer and register the instrument is held in thehand and moved over the lumber tob'e measured, during which operationsthe springwill be gradually wound and the hand will be slowly moved around toothed wheel at every inch and preventing the return movement of the dial when the toothed wheel is removed from contact with the lumber. After the lumber has been measured a glance at the dial will indicate the number of inches traveled by the instrumerit and also the number of feet in the board or log being measured. By disengaging the catch from the toothed wheel the springiinstantlyreturns the pointer to the place of beginning ready for measuring anotherpiece of lumber. It is evident that by making the partso f the proper proportion'the instrument of feet and the trainof gearing cangbeso arranged as to cause the hand to move at z'fcorthe dial.

shaft is provided with a hand 12,-,w-hich is i 1 .pass, soas to thereby indicate the distance over the dial, the catch engaging with the can be "used to measur'e'a great number of mally hold its inner end-in engagement with Secured to the shaft8 within the opening or casing 3 is a spring 15, the opposite for each separate piece, asfthedial can'be made w I respondingly slow rate of speed around over It will be evident that changes can be made, andI reserve the right to make such changes and alterations in the form and construction of my improved log measurer and register as will come Within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a lumber-gage, the combination, with a two-part casing, each part of which is provided with a recess, of a train of gearing in one of the recesses, one end of which is provided with a spurwheel which extends through the wall of the recess in position to be in engagement with the lumber being measured, a shaft at the other end of the