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No. 791.616. v l PATENTED JUNE 6, 1905. F. K. EASSETT.

REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.17. 1903.

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PATENTED JUNE 6, 1905.

F. K. FASSETT.

REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED nml?. 190s.

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PATENTED JUNE 6, 1965.

P. K. FASSETT.

REGISTER.

APPLIUATION FILED 1320.17, 190s.

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*ZZ/fzzmfa No. 791,616. PATENTED JUNE 6,1905.

` F. K. FASSETT.

REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED DB0.17,1903.

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110.791,616. PATBNTED JUNE6,1905.

F. K. FASSETT.

REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED DE01?, 1903.

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No. 79i,eie.

UNITED STATES Patented June e, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS K. FASSETT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO LEO EHRLIOH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,616, dated June 6, 1905.

Application tiled December 17, 1903. Serial No. 185,529.

To all whom t 17m/ 1] concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS K. FAssE'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State or' Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Registers, oi' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specilication, in whichw Figure l is a face view, partly in section, certain of the parts being broken away to more clearly illustrate other parts and a portion of the casing and of the dial being broken away in order to economize space. Fig. 2 is an elevation, partly in section. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in`section, the section being taken on a line different from that on which the section of Fig'. 2 is taken. Fig. 4 is a tragmentary elevation looking from the right of Fig. 3, the side wall of the casing being removed. Fig. is an enlarged top plan view illustrating cetain details or' construction, the ratchet-plate being partly broken away. Fig. 6 is an enlarged elevation showing particularly one of the numbering-disks and the parts intimately associated therewith. Fig. 7 is a sectional view illustrating the keyholes. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view illustrating the bit portion oi' the key which controls the shutter. Fig. 9 is a view of a similar character illustrating the key for controlling' the clockwork mechanism. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the key or tool which operates the totalizershaft. Fig. 1I is an end elevation of the same. Fig. l2 is a fragmentary top plan view illustrating a modilication, a portion of the geardisk being' broken away. Fig. I3 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 14: is a sectional elevation illustrating said modification. Fig. l5 is a top plan view of the pawl-disk ernployed in said modification. Fig'. I6 is a fragmentary sectional view on about the line 16 I6 of Fig. l5. Fig. 17 is a detail top plan View of the transmitting-gear carrier, the gears being indicated by dotted lines. Fig.

18 is a sectional elevation of the same, and Figs. 19, 20, and 2l are diagrammatic vlews illustrative of the action of the item-indicator and the totalizer. In each of these views the full lines illustrate the positions oil the parts at the end of the item-indicating movement and before the totalizing movement has commenced. The light dotted lines indicate the positions of the parts at the extreme limit of the totalizing movement, including the overthrow of the totalizer, and the heavy dotted lines indicate the position of the totalizer after it has receded from its overthrow movement. Steps of movement ot' the item-indicator are represented by the light full vertical lines and the heavy dot-and-dash line, and steps of movement of the totalizer are represented by the light vertical dash-lines.

This invention relates to improvements in registers, and more particularly to billiardregisters, the mechanism being started at the beginning of the game and stopped at the completion of such game, the register then showing the amount due from the players of the particular game just completed and also the total amount due for all games played upon the table in connection with which the register is employed.

One object of the present invention is to provide a register having a clock-train or other suitable driving mechanism and a totalizer which is manually operable, but whose operation is controlled by said clock-train, whereby although the clock-train controls the operation of the totalizer said clock-train is relieved of the work of operating the totalizer.

A further object is to provide a register having a clock-train or other suitable driving mechanism, an item-indicator driven by said clock-train, and a totalizer which is manually operable, but whose operation is controlled by said clock-train.

A further object is to provide a register having a totalizer or other indicator adapted to indicate in deiinite multiples, the mechanism being so constructed that the indications will be in integral multiples notwithstanding the fact that the actual time of operation of the register may have been such that the indication corresponding to such time of operation should actually bea delinite multiple and of operation have been such that the actualv indication corresponding to such time would be such definite multiple and a fraction greater than one-half.

A further object is to provide a register of the character indicated having an item-indicator and a totalizer, said totalizer being adapted to indicate its totals lin deinite multiples, the mechanism being such that the itelnindicator indicates the actual amount due for the time actually-consumed in playing, while the totalizer indicates in definite multiples, it being possible to always reset the item-indicator to zero and to properly actuate the totalizer notwithstanding the fact that when brought to its position of nal rest after resetting action oi' the item-indicator the said item-indicator and total-indicator may not have been moved through distances exactly corresponding to each other, thus making it possi-ble to fully reset the item-indicator, although the totalizer may disregard the fractions indicated by said item-indicator.

A further object is to provide a registerof the character indicated whereby, although the indications are given in dollars and cents, the mechanism can be caused to indicate amounts due at various rates per hour.

A further object is to provide means whereby the resetting tool or key for operating the totalizer cannot be withdrawn until the item to be added into the machine has been so added.

A further object is to provide simple and convenient means for starting the mechanism and for placing the shutter of the totalizer wholly under the control of the proprietor.

rTo these ends and also to improve generally upon devices of the character indicated the invention consists in the various matters hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring' now more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a base-plate upon which the side walls of the casing' 2 are properly supported, and 3 is a suitably-supported dial within the casing, a glass plate or the like, 4, which forms the front of the casing, covering Said dial. Suitably supported upon the base 1 within the casing is a clockwork mechanism 5 of any convenientconstruction, 6 being the usual minute-arbor of such mechanism and 7 being the customary balance-wheel. The dial is vprovided with a suitable scale indicating monetary amounts in deiinite multiples, (I have found it convenient to provide the dial witha scale indicating amounts in multiples of five cents up to six dollars.) and a suitably-driven item-indicator 8 travels over the exposed face of the dial and cooperates with said scale. A totalizer 9 hasV numbering-disks which are adapted to be exposed through a slot in the dial, as is well understood, said slotv being controlled by a shutter 10. A brake .11 lcontrols the clockwork mechanism. The item-indicator is in ,frictional driving connection with the clock-train, and the totalizer is normally out of connection with the item-indicator and the clock-train.

When play is commenced, the brake 11 is thrown into position to release the balancewheel, whereupon the clock mechanism drives the item-indicator during the time of play,

and when play ceases the attendant inserts a tool or key, which throws the brake into braking position, whereupon the clockwork mechanism and its driven indicator come to rest, and also throws the totalizer into driving connection with the item-indicator. The itemindicator shows upon the scale the amount due for the particular' time which .has `just been consumed in play, and after -this time has been noted by the attendant and the players the attendant further operates theftool, whereupon the item-indicator is restored to zero and the totalizer is operated to add into kthe machine the item just indicated by the itemindicator.

The operating-tool is then with-A drawn; but the clockwork lmechanism remains y at rest until further manipulation.

Considering -now .the details of construction, 12 is a post or spindle suitably supported upon lthe base 1, and rotatably mounted upon this spindle and resting upon a shoulder 13 thereof is a sleeve 14, upon which theindicator8 is mounted to rotate with said sleeve. Frictionally connected totheouter portion of said sleeve is a driving-gear 15. Fast -u pon the inner portion of the sleeve is a ratchet-disk 16, and fast upon said sleeve and intermediate said driving-gear and said ratchet-disk is preferably mounted a peripherally-threaded outer sleeve 17. A driving-pinion 18 is carried by the usual minute-arbor 6 of the clockwork mechanism, and this pinion is in driving connection with said Ydriving-gear 15. Thisconnection is here shown as eected through a driving-gear 19, in mesh with said pinion 18 and mounted upon a suitable post orarbor 20,

vand a second gear 21, -in mesh with said driving-gear 15 and connected to and carried by said gear 19. It will ythus be apparent that operation of the clockwork mechanism serves to drive the item-indicator 8.

The heretofore-mentioned rictional con- IIO nection between the driving-gear 15 and the ,120

item-indicator-carrying sleeve 14 can ofcourse be eected in many ways. I prefer, however, for the sake of cheapness and simplicity to produce spring-fingers 22 upon the drivinggear, as by cutting slots 23 in the body por-l tion ot' the spring-plate from which said gear 15 is produced, said slots opening upon and radiating from the central opening of said gear-plate, through whichthe sleeve 14 passes.

Thesespring-ingers are oppositely deflected ISO and are then engaged between the outer sleeve 17 and the shoulder produced by a peripherally-projeeting lip 24 upon said sleeve 14. Rotatably mounted upon said spindle 12 and behind said ratchet-disk 16 is a sleeve 25, having a circumferential groove 26. Fixedly mounted upon the outer end of said sleeve 25 is a pawl-disk 27, whose pawls are adapted to cooperate with the ratchets of the before-mentioned ratchet-disk 16, and mounted upon the inner portion of said sleeve 25 and having sliding connection therewith is a sleeve 28, which has a gear 29 formed thereon. The sliding connection between the sleeves 25 and 28 is conveniently produced by causing said sleeves to lit each other loosely and by dropping a pin 30 through apertures in both said sleeves, the inner end of the pin resting against a boss 31, formed upon the base 1, in which boss the spindle 12 is seated and against which boss the inner ends of the sleeves 25 and 28 engage and the outer end of said pin being covered by the said ratchet-plate 27.

A shaft 32, journaled in suitable standards 33, which project from the base 1, has its inner end provided with a gear 34, which meshes with the before-mentioned gear 29, the counting- disks 35, 36, 37, and 38 of the totalizer being mounted upon this shaft between the said standards 33. The particular totalizer herein illustrated forms no part of the present invention, but is fully shown and described in my previous application filed April 9, 1903, Serial No. 151,875, so that a detailed explanation of said totalizer is unnecessary in this specification. It may be said, however, that the combined units and tens disk 38 is fast upon the said shaft 32, while the remaining counting- disks 35, 36, and 37 are loose upon said shaft, the combined units and tens disk being' driven directly by the shaft 32 and each higher disk being' driven from its next lower disk through one of the transmitting-pinions 39. The outer end of the shaft 32 is adapted to receive the totaliZer-operating key or tool X, said shaft end conveniently having pins 40, adapted to enter recesses 41 in what may be termed the inner end of the said operating-tool. lt will now be apparent that when the shaft 32 is engaged and rotated by the operating-tool X the sleeve 25 and its carried pawl-disk 27 are correspondingly rotated. A yoke has its arms 42 at the sides of the totalizer and pivoted to one of the standards 33, the inner free ends of said arms being' bent inwardly to produce lingers 43, which lie in the before-mentioned circumferential groove 26 in the said sleeve 25. The connectingpiece 44 at the outer end of the yoke lies behind the outer end of the said shaft 32 and is engaged by a compri-ssion-spring 45 between said connecting-piece and the base 1, whereby the inner end of the yoke is normally forced inwardly to hold the pawl-disk 27 out of engagement with the ratchet-disk 16. rlhe said connectingpiece 24 is preferably twisted slightly to produce an inclined surface 46, adapted to be engaged by the operating-tool X. Thus the pawl-disk 27 is normally out of engagement with the ratchet-disk 16, whereby the driving-gear 15 is free to be driven by the clockwork mechanism and to thus drive the item-indicator 8. Them however, the operating-tool is inserted through the appropriate opening 47 in the casing and engages the shaft 32, said tool also engages the crosspiece or connecting-piece 44 of the yoke and throws the inner end of the yoke outwardly against the action of the spring' 45, thus bringing the pawl-disk 27 into engagement with the ratchet-disk 16. Rotation of the operating-tool then serves to actuate the totaliZer and also (through the pawl-disk and the ratchet-disk) to reset the item-indicator, the frictional connection between the drivinggear 15 and the sleeves 14 and 17 permitting the item-indicator to be reset while the clocktrain and the driving-gear 15 remain at rest. Upon withdrawal of the operating-tool the spring 45 rocks the yoke, and the pawl-disk is thus carried into innermost position out of engagement with its cooperating ratchet-disk.

The amount of rotation permitted the shaft 32, and consequently the extent of operation of the totalizer, is controlled by the item-indicator and is determined by the distance throughwhich the item-indicator has been driven since the last operation of the totalizer. A pin or other suitable stop member 48 projects from the outer surface of the ratchetdisk 16, which in the operation of the machine always moves with the item-indicator, and an arm 49, which is pivotally connected to the lever-plate 50, lies in the path of resetting movement of said pin. Said plate 50 is pivotally supported upon one of the standards'33, and the extent of pivotal movement of said plate is limited in a manner to be hereinafter more fully explained. As the item-indicator is driven forwardly the stoppin 48 moves away from the end of the cooperating stop-arm 49. lVhen, however, the item-indicator is driven backwardly through the rotation of the totaliZer-actuating shaft 32, the said stop-pin finally engages its coperating stop-arm, and the parts are thus brought to rest after the plate 50 has been slightly rocked upon its pivot and has reached its limit of pivotal movement. The relationship between the stop-pin 48,-its cooperating stoparm 49, and the item-indicator 8 is such that when the stop-arm 49 arrests the movement of the parts the said item-indicator stands at Zero.

Preferably provision is made whereby before the resetting action of the item-indicator is arrested said item-indicator must be moved backwardly through the same distance through which it has been advanced by the clock mechanism. One means of effecting IOO IIO

the body portion of the arm 68 rests upon a suitable projection upon the lever-arm 62 and the lever-arm 64 is in 'the position heretofore indicated in the path of movement of the operating-tool X. As said tool is inserted into the machine it rocks the lever including the arms 62 and 64, as heretofore indicated, thus braking the clockwork mechanism, and this rocking movement is sufficient to carry the lug or projection 7 0 out of supporting position under the body portion of the arm 68, the iinger 69 then falling to rest upon said lug, and inward movement of the lever-arm 62 sufficient to carry the brake out of braking relation to the balance-wheel 7 is prevented by reason of the fact of said lever-arm 68 lying' in the path of such inward movement of said lug or projection 70. Vhen Said lever including the arms 62 and 64 is in this position, the free end of its arm 64 lies in rear of the before-mentioned shoulder 65 upon the operating-tool, so that withdrawal of said tool is il'npossible. As thc shaft 32 is rotated, however, and the stop-pin 48 when almost at its position of rest engages the coperating stop-arm 49, said stop-pin throws said stoparm backwardly until the movement of said stop-arm is arrested by reason of the engagement of the arrestingpawl 52 with the countingdisk 38, and this backward movement of the stop-arm rocks the lever-plate 50 sufficiently to cause the end of the arm 68 to engage the said lug or projection 70 and rock the bell-crank lever 7l (which includes the said arms 62 and 64) suiiiciently to carry the frce end of the said arm 64 out of the path of movement of the said shoulder 65, whereupon the operating-tool is free to be withdrawn from the casing. It is to be noted, however, that the said arm 64 is not thrown out of position to obstruct the withdrawal of the operating-tool until the item-indicator is brought to Zero position and the resetting' of the item-indicator, together with the adding of the last item in the totalizer, have been completed. Manifestly, when the item-indicator is at Zero position, with the lever 71 and the arm 68 in the positions last indicated, the lever-arm 62 is in substantially its extreme rearward -position and the brake 1l is in braking engagement with the balance-wheel 7, so that the withdrawal of the operating-tool X does not serve to start the clockwork mechanism. A rod 72, pivotally connected with said arm 68, depends from said arm and has a bent end 7 3, which lies adjacent the keyhole 74 through the casing', so that said bent end can be engaged by the bit 7 5 of an appropriate key Y, the movement of the key thus serving to elevate the rod 72 and carry the end of the body portion of the arm 68 out of the path of the lug or projection 70, whereupon the spring 66 asserts itself and rocks the lever 7l suiiciently to throw the brake ll out of braking engagement with the balance-wheel 7.

The shutter 10 controls the dial-slot, through which the totalizer can be read. said shutter being slidable upon the ends of the beforementioned standards 33 and having a rod 76 depending therefrom and provided with a bent end 77, which lies adjacent the before-mentioned keyhole 74, so that the bit 78 of a key Z can engage said bent end 77, and thus elevate the shutter into unohstructing position when the key is properly turned, the shutter falling by gravity into obstructing position when the bit is moved away from said bent end 77, all as will be readily apparent. Each key Y and Z is provided with the usual longitudinal opening in its end and adapted to receive the guide-post 7 8, and each key is adapted to be inserted through the keyhole 74; but the key Y can operate only the mechanism for starting the clockwork, while the key Z can operate only the shutter. The key Y being in the possession of the attendant, he and he only can permit operation of the register., and the key Z being in the possession of the proprietor he and he only can operate the shutter, and thus consult the totalizer. fithin the casing is an obstructing-plate 7 9, which is provided with a keyhole 8O in alinement with but smaller than the before-mentioned keyhole 74. The bent end '77 of the shutter-actuating rod 76 lies intermediate the front of the casing and said obstructing-plate 79, while the bent end 73 of the starting-mechanism rod 72 lies behind the said obstructingplate 79. The bit of the key Z is so wide that while it can pass through the keyhole 74 it cannot pass through the keyhole 80. Thus said key Z can operate the shutter, but cannot reach the bent end 7 3 of the arm 72. On the other hand, the bit 7 of the key Y is narrow enough to pass through the keyhole 8O as well as the keyhole 74 an d to thus obtain access to the bent end 73, but said bit 75 is, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 7, of greater length than is the distance between the obstructingplate 79 and the casing-plate, so that said key Y cannot be turned until its bit has been forced inwardly beyond the obstructing-plate 79.

I have hereinbefore referred to the fact that the totalizer can disregard fractions, although the item-indicator can be fully restored to its Zero position. The totalizer is driven direct-ly by the shaft 32, while the item-indicator is reset by the action of one of the pawls upon the pawl-plate 27 when in engagement with one of the ratchets of the ratchet-plate 16. If the net movement of the totalizer corresponds exactly with the resetting movement of the item-indicator, it will be manifest that the totalizer will add into the machine a number exactly corresponding to the item represented by the distan ce through which the itemindicator is moved in its resetting movement. If, however, the net movement of the totalizer be less than the resetting movement of the item-indicator, the totalizer will add int IOO IIO

than the movement of the item-indicator when the latter is being reset the totalizer will add into the machine an amount greater than the item corresponding to the space through which the item-indicator is moved in being reset. Bearing these facts in mind, the operation of the mechanism now to be described will be clear.

As has been heretofore indicated, the arresting-pawl 52 has aslot 53,wh ich receives the pivot-shaft 51, so that even after this arrestingpawlhas been engaged by a tooth of the counting-disk 38, as shown by the lightdotted lines in Fig. 6, the said arresting-pawl can move-a limited distancein a line transverse said shaft 51. In the present mechanism-this movement thus permitted the counting-disk'is equal to one-half of a step of said disk, one step of the disk being the distance through which the disk must move in orderto bring a next succeeding higher number into position to be exhibited through the sight-slotin the dial. Thereforein the present register the totalizing mechanism is permitted to have an overthrow not to exceed one-halfof aistep. The before-mentioned spring 56 serves to return the counting-disk 38 after its overthrow.

As a special pawl-and-ratchet construction is illustrated in the remaining figures of the drawings, although'the operation'now under consideration can be effected by a pawl and ratchet of ordinary construction, reference is now made to the diagrams shown in Figs. 19,

20, and 21 in order that the construction aud operation now being described may not be confused because of the said special pawland-ratchet construction. Referring now more particularly to the said diagrams, thev totalizer is represented as a straight plate m, controlled by the locking-dog 59, vwhile'wj indicates the effective pawl, this pawl' in the diagrams being shownl as integral with the'totalizer-plate, for the reason that the totalizer and the. pawl-plate 27 move together. The ratchet-plate 16 is also shown as a straight plate with the item-indicator 8 integral there- With, the stop-pin 48 being shown upon this ratchet-plate aud the stop-arm 49being also indicated. The dial'S, withwhich the itemindicator cooperates, is also shown as a straight plate. The dottedy line 0 indicates the line of the sight-opening through which the totalizer is read, and the dot-and-dash line o indicates the zero position of the hereinafter-mentioned tooth s. l/Vith the exception of the particular construction of the elements the descriptionA about tobe given applies as well tothe mechanism illustrated in other views of the drawings as to the mechanism shown in the said diagrams.

As the totalizer expresses its results inmulvin reset position.

tiples of five'and the scale with which-theitein-I indicator cooperates hasv its divisions representing multiples of five, five will be considyered'the unit, the numbers-upon both t-h'etotalizer andthe scale for the item-indicator being integral'multiplesof thisuuit'. The parts are so-constructed and arranged that whenthe item-indicator points directly toone of these integral multiples of the unit onev of the ratchet-teeth ofthe ratchet-plate 16 is coincident with the position occupied by a ratchettooth of said platewhen the said plate audits- `carried item-indicator 8 are* in zero or reset position, while' the effective pawl n, which moves directly with the totalizer, lies-one-half a step in advance ofsaid first-mentioned tooth ofthe ratchet-plate, a step as herein considered being the'dist'an'ce between onedivisiou of the item-scale and its next division, the distance through which the item-indicator must movewheu passing from one of such divisions to the next, and also the distance through whichthe totalizermust move inorder to pass from the position at which one number is exposed to the position at which the next number is; exposed.

Fig. 19;showsthe'elementsin their proper positions after the item-indicator has traveled through a space equalto two steps, such space representing ten centsupou the dialindicated. When the parts arein this position, the tooth 71 is a half-step in advance of the-pawln, (i. e., upon the side of the pawl a toward: which-saidpawl moves forwardly,) and said toothr i'salso coincident withl the position' which the tooth s occupies when the item-indicator Slis and in thisinstance this space is two steps.

To reset the item-indicator andv to'operate the' totalizer, the totalizerismoved forwardly, as has been previously described, the pawl' a engages the tooth 01 aftertheV totalizer has moved through half a'step, and the't'otalizer then continues its forward movement unt'il'arrestedby reason of the stop-pin 18 beingarrestedby thesition indicated by the light dotted lines, in:

which' position the character 101 will bea half-step inl advance ofy the sight-opening, as shown by the middle row of figures upon'the totalizer iny said diagrams. As has been previously described the spring 5'6 returns the totalizer through a half-step after the totalizer has been thrown to the limit of its movement,

The stop-pin 118 has moved from its zero positionv a space'equal to that l through which' the item-indicator 8 hasmoved -and through whichthetooth r has advanced,

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and this returning' of the totalizer will cause the desired number 10 to be brought into line with the sight-opening. as shown by the upper row of figures in Fig. 19 of the diagrams, this final position of the totalizer being indicated by the heavy dash-lines. Suppose, however, that the item-indicator has advanced an integral number of steps plus a fraction of a step less than a halt-a. g., suppose that the item-indicator has advanced to 12 cents, as illustrated in Fig. 2O of the diagrams. In suoli event the tooth fr will have advanced beyond the Zero position of the tooth .s a distance equal to the fraction of a step last above referred to. This fraction is less than a halfstep, and as the pawl wf is a half-step from said Zero position of the tooth s said tooth fr will lie upon the forward side of said pawl. Therefore when the totalizer moves forwardly to indicate its total and to reset the item-indicator a portion of the first half-step of the totalizer will be employed in bringing the tooth yrto the Zero position of the tooth s. The totalizer will then move forwardly until arrested by reason of the stop-pin 48 being' arrested by the stop-arm 49, (whereby the item-indicator is brought to zero,) and the totalizer will then be returned through a halfstep. One halfstep of forward movement of the totalizer is ineffective so 'far as the totalizing is concerned, for the totalizer is returned through such half-step. Therefore when the tooth which is to be engaged by the pawl fn is less than a half-step from the Zero position of the tooth .s and is thus between the pawl w and said Zero position of the tooth .si that portion of the movement of the totalizer necessary to bring said tooth v7' to the Zero position of the tooth s' is ineffective so far as the totalizing is concerned, and the movement of the totalizer which is eii'ective is merely the movement from the zero position of the tooth .s to the zero position of the tooth 1', so that whenever the item-indicator has advanced an integral number of steps plus a fraction of a step less than one-half the totalizer will serve to reset the itemsindicator to zero position; but the only amount which will be added into the totalizer will be thc said integral number of steps, the fraction of astep being disregarded. Suppose, however, that the item-indicator has advanced through a space equal to an integral number of steps plus a fraction of a step greater than onehalf, as shown in Fig. 21 of the diagrams, this figure showing the itemindicator advanced to indicate 13 cents. VIn this case the tooth fr (which is the tooth engaged by the pawl for adding ten cents) will have advanced past the pawl fn, so that when said pawl 71 advances to effect resetting it mustengage the tooth a. After the pawl 71, in its totalizing and resetting action has moved into engagement with the tooth n the totalizer will of course have amovement equal to the number of steps and fraction of a step which the stop-pin 48 has moved away from Zero position in engagement with the stop-arm 49, so that the totalizer is thus enabled to have a movement corresponding to the full space through which the item -indicator has advanced; but the first half-step of movement of the totalizer brings the pawl ln merely to the Zero position of the tooth s, and the tooth u is before the resetting action of the itemindicator has commenced spaced from said Zero position of the tooth s a distance which is equal to one step less that fraction of a step through which the item-indicator has adva'nced. In other words, even after the totalizer has moved through its first half-step of movement it must also before the pawlv 'n can engage the tooth zt vmove through a distance which when added to the fraction of a step through which the item-indicator has advanced will equal a whole step. The item-indicator has been advanced an integral number of steps plus a fraction of a step greater than a half. rlhe movement of the totalizer will be one-half step plus that fraction of a step which when added to the last-mentioned fraction will make a whole step plus said integral number of steps and the fraction of a step through which the item-indicator has been advanced minus onen haltl step. A half-step of this movement being both added and subtracted, such half-step can be disregarded so far as the totalizing action is concerned, and, as will be readily apparent, the remaining movement of the totalizer will be an integral number of steps one greater .than the integral number of steps through which the item-indicator was advanced, so that should the item-indicator be advanced an integral number of steps plus a fraction of a step greater than a half the totaliZer will reset the item-indicator and will add into the machine an amount corresponding to an integral number of steps one greater than the integ'ral number of steps through which the item-indicator was advanced. Therefore if the item-indicator, for example, indicates ten, eleven, or twelve cents the movement of the totalizcr will serve to reset the item-indicator to Zero, but will add only ten cents into the totalizer. If, however, the item-indicator has been advanced to thirteen or 'fourteen cents, the movement of the totalizer will serve to reset the item-indicator to Zero and will also serve to add fifteen cents into the totalizer. I have said that when the item-indicator has been advanced an integral number of steps plus a fraction of a step greater than a half the distance which the tooth 'u lies behind the Zero position of the tooth s will be that fraction of a step which when added to the last above-mentioned fraction of a step will equal a whole step. To prove this, it is only necessary to remember that the said fraction of a step through which the tooth rhas advanced is that portion of a step which said ytooth fr IOO IOS

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lies in advance of the zero position of the tooth s. The distance between the tooth r and the tooth u is one step. Therefore as this one step is composed of the distance between the tooth r and said zero position of the tooth s plus the distance between the tooth u and said zero position of the tooth s and as said distance of the tooth fr from the said zero position of the tooth s is the said fraction of a step through which the item-indicator has advanced the distance between the tooth u and said zero position of the tooth s must be that fraction of a step which when added to the said fraction of a step through which the item-indicator has advanced will equal a whole step.

It will of course be apparent that the distance which the pawl n lies from the zero position of the tooth s will determine the action of the totalizer'. As herein illustrated, said pawl n lies one-half step from the zero position of the tooth s, so that any fraction of a step less than a half will be disregarded by the totaliZer, while any fraction of a step greater than a half will be added into the totalizer as a whole step. Should said pawl n be only one-third of a step from the Zero position of the tooth s, any fraction of a step less than a third would be disregarded by the totalizer, while any fraction greater than a third would be added into the totalizer as a whole step.

I have heretofore said that the slot 53 of the arresting-pawl 52 permits the before-mentioned overthrow of the totalizer. Of course the said slot 53 could be of such length that upon the completion of the desired overthrow the upper wall of the slot would engage the said shaft 51, and thus bring the arrestingpawl 52 to rest. In the herein-illustrated embodiment of my invention, however, the pawldisk 27 is connected to the shaft 32 through gears 29 and 34, and as gear-teeth are apt to wear it is possible that after the mechanism has been in use for some time there may be so much lost motion between the ratchet-disk 16 and the shaft 32 that if the upper wall of the slot 53 were depended upon to arrest the movement of the arresting-pawl 52 transverse the shaft 51 the overthrow given the totalizer might become excessive. Therefore I prefer to employ an adjustable stop for the said arresting pawl, said stop beingA here shown as a wedge 81, slidable upon the basel and slotted, as at82, to receive a set-screw 83, which is seated in. a suitably -threaded opening in said base 1.

The present mechanism can be readily adjusted to cause it to register amounts at any desired rate per hour. `The scale upon the dial is, as has been previously indicated, provided with divisions indicating monetary amounts. If the Arate per hour charged by the keeper of the billiard-table be sixty cents, then the item-indicator must be moved at such a speed that in one hour it will travel the distance between a given scale-division and the scale-division sixty cents greater than said given scale division. Should the rate per hour be less than sixty cents, the rate of travel of the item-indicator must be correspondingly lowered. Y The arbor 6 of the clockwork mechanism moves, of course, at a uniform rate of speed; but the gear 15, which drives the itemindicator, is driven from said arbor 6 through the interposed gears 19 and 21, the gear 19 meshing with the gear 18 upon said arbor 6 and the gear 21 meshing with the gear 15. The rate of travel of the gear 19 is constant; but if the size of the gear 21 be changed the rate of travel of the gear 15 (and consequently of the item-indicator) will be correspondingly changed. The before mentioned post 20, upon which the gear 19 is mounted, is carried by a swinging plate 84, which is pivoted about the before-mentioned arbor 6, said plate being provided with a segmental slot 85, through which extends a set-screw 86, which engages a threaded opening in the outer plate 87 of the clockwork mechanism. Therefore notwithstanding the diameter of the gear 21 the plate 84 can be so swung upon its pivot (the arbor 6) that the gear 21 can Abe thrown into mesh with the gear 15, and as the post 20 in the various movements of the plate 84 always moves in a line concentric with said arbor 6 the gear 19 is of course always in mesh with the gear 18. The gear 21 can of course be removably secured to the gear 19 in any convenient manner. I have here shown the said gear 21 as provided with pins 88, adapted to it the corresponding openings in the gear 19, so that to connect the gears 21 and 19 it is only necessary to place the gear 21 upon the gear 19 with the said pins in the said openings. A headed screw 89. entering a threaded socket in the end of said post 20, has its head extending over the said ge'ar 21, and thus prevents the gears from becoming separated from each other and from the post.

Manifestly many forms of pawls and ratchets can be employed between the sleeve 14 and the sleeve 25. Because of their simplicity and cheapness of construction I prefer, however, to employ the plates illustrated particularly in Figs. 2, 3, and 5. As here shown, the ratchet member comprises simply a disk which is slit radially at its periphery to produce the tongues 90, and these tongues are merely twisted slightly, as best shown in Fig. 2, the result being a disk provided at its periphery with a series of ratchet-teeth. The pawl member is simply a disk which has near its periphery a series of elongated slots 91, which are substantially concentric with the center of rotation of the disk, each of these slots opening at one end into a slot 92, which opens upon the periphery of the disk. This leaves fingers 93, 94, 95, and 96 connected at one end to the body portion of the pawl-disk,

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and as the pawl-disk is made of resilient material and the fingers are bent upwardly c., toward the ratchet-plate) at their free ends said fingers form resilient pawls.

As will be apparent from an inspection of the diagrams heretofore referred to and constituting Figs. 19, 20, and 21, it is necessary in order to effect the desired relationship between the pawl a (which moves with the totalizing mechanism) and the tooth connected to the item-indicator (which said tooth is to be engaged by said pawl in the totalizing and resetting movement given the totalizer) that foreach division of the item-scale there be some member adapted to move with the itemindicator and so related to the totaliZer-driven pawl which is to engage such member that when the item-indicator comes to rest this member will bear the desired relationship to the actuating-pawl, such relationship being indicated in the said diagrams. This could be readily effected were the totalizer to have a single actuating-pawl movable therewith and the item-indicator to have connected thereto a ratchet-disk having as many teeth as there are divisions of the item-indicator scale. lt has been found convenient, however, to provide the item-indicator scale with one hundred and twenty divisions. Manifestly a ratchet-plate having one hundred and twenty teeth must be quite large or the teeth must be very small, and, furthermore, the expense of a ratchet-plate is increased by increasing the number of teeth which must be provided thereon. Therefore, for the salte of economy of space and of cheapness of manufacture, 1 prefer to employ a ratchet-plate having less teeth than there are divisions upon the item-scale. In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the lirst eleven ligures have shown the ratchet-disk as provided with thirty teeth 90. There are, however, four pawls 93, 94:, 95, and 96, adapted to cooperate with these teeth. The ratchetteeth are, of course, all of the same width. One of the pawls (the pawl 93 in Fig. 5) is, of course, adapted in a certain position of the ratchet-plate to lie coincident with the surface of a ratchet-tooth, so that this pawl would immediately engage the ratchettooth upon movement of the pawl. Another pawl (the pawl 94) lies behind the line of a tooth a distance equal to one-quarter of the space from one tooth to the next. Another pawl (the pawl 95) lies in rear of a tooth a distance equal to one-half of thespace between teeth, and the remaining pawl (96) lies in rear of a tooth a distance equal to three-fourths of the space between teeth. Therefore at each portion of a revolution of the ratchet-plate equal to one-quarter of the space between teeth of said ratchet-plate some tooth of the ratchet-plate will be in position to be engaged by a pawl in the manner indicated in the before-mentioned diagrams-for example, as

shown in Fig. 5, the pawl 93 is ready to engage a ratchet-tooth. In order to carry the item-indicator from one scale-division to the next succeeding scale-dit'isiomthe ratchet-disk will move through one one-hundred-and-twentieth of a revolution, and as there are thirty teeth in the ratchet-disk this one one-hundredand-twentieth of a revolution will equal onequarter of the space between teeth upon the ratchet-disk. Should the ratchet-disk be advanced from the position shown in Fig. 5 this one one-hundred-and-twentieth of a revolution, so that the item-indicator would be advanced one scale-division,the ratchet-tooth 90b would, of course, move through a distance equal to one-quarter the distance between teeth and would, therefore, be in position to be properly engaged by the pawl 94 notwithstanding the fact that the tooth 90LL would have advanced too far to be properly engaged by the pawl 93. Should the ratchet-disk then advance through another one-hundred-and-twentieth of a revolution by reason of the item-indicator having been advanced another scaledivision, the tooth 9()c would be so advanced as to bein position to be properly engaged by the pawl 95, while should the ratchet-disk be advanced through another one-lnlndred-andtwentieth of a revolution the tooth 9()d would be in position to be properly engaged by the pawl 96. An advance of another one-hundredand-twentieth of a revolution would be suliicient to bring the tooth 90e in position to be properly engaged by the pawl 93, and so on. Therefore a ratchet-plate having less teeth than there are divisions of the item-scale can be employed in the present mechanism if there be employed with this ratchet-plate the proper number of pawls which are related to the teeth of the ratchet-plate and to each other in the manner just described.

In Figs. 12 to 16 I have illustrated certain modifications. In these views the spindle 12, the gear 15, the sleeve 14, the gear-sleeve 28, the base 1, the totaliZer-shaft 32, with its gear 3a, the lever-plate 50, the standards 33, and the yoke-arms 42 are the same as heretofore described. The connecting-piece 44X, hovever, is inclined in an opposite direction to the inclination of the before-mentioned connecting-piece 44 and lies upon the outer side of the tool-receiving end of the shaft 32. Connected to the inner end of the sleeve 14 to rotate with said sleeve is a ratchet-plate 16X, the teeth of this ratchet-plate being shown as of the usual construction and not of the special construction shown upon the ratchetplate 16, and this ratchet-plate 16 is preferably held properly spaced from the gear l5 by means of a distance-piece 9T. In the outer face of said ratchet-plate 16X is a spiral groove 98, which corresponds generally tothe beforementioned peripheral thread upon the sleeve 17. The stop-arm L19X, which is pivoted to the lever-plate 50 in the same manner as the ICO IOS

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heretofore-described stop-arm 49, is provided Ysaid distance-piece has a projection 48X, which forms a stop member adapted to engage the free end of the stp-arm 49 in the same manner in which and for the same purpose for which the projection 48 engages the stop-arm 49. rIhe oiiice of the spiral groove 98 and the pin 99 is to carry the free end of the stoparm out of the path of movement of the stop or projection 48X, just as the thread upon the sleeve 17 carries the free end of the stop-arm 49 out of the path of movement of the stoppin 48. The gear-sleeve 28 is fastened to an inner sleeve 100, which is rotatably mounted upon the before-mentioned spindle 12 and carries the pawl-disk 27 X at its outer end. Slidable 'upon said inner sleeve 100 is a sleeve 101, which is non-rotatable and has the inner ends of the yoke-arms 42 connected thereto, as clearly shown in Figs. 13 and 14. At its outer end this sleeve 101 has an annular inclined wedge portion 102. The pawl-plate 27X has radial slots 103, in each of which travels a rib 104 upon a slidable plate 105, each of these plates being held upon thepawlplate by a back plate 106, suitably connected to the rib 104 and projecting'beyond the sides of said rib, as illustrated in Fig. 16. Each slidable plate 105carries a projecting pawltooth 107, said teeth when the parts are assembled lying at the periphery of the ratchetplate 16X and being adapted to engage the teeth upon the periphery of said ratchet-plate. Springs 108 tend to throw said pawl-teeth 107 into engaging position; but said pawl-teeth are normally held out of such engaging position against the tension of said springs 108 by reason of the fact that the spring 45X normally holds the yoke-arms 42 in such position that their inner ends are in outer position, whereby the wedge portion 102 of the sleeve 101 lies in engagement with and between lingers 109 upon the before-mentioned plates 106, this wedging action serving to move and hold the pawl-teeth 107 away from the teeth upon the ratchet-plate 16 in a manner which will be apparent. Thus the ratchet-plate 16 can be driven forwardly with the item-indicator free from the pawls 107. When, however, the operating-toolX is inserted, it rocks the yoke in amanner which will be readily understood and carries the wedge-sleeve 101 away from the fingers 109, whereupon the springs 108 assert themselves and the pawls are forced into engagement with the ratchet-disk 16X. Rotation of the shaft v32 then causes the pawl-plate 27 to rotate the ratchet-'plate 16 in a manner which will be readily apparent, the pawls 107 being again thrown into disengaging position when the operating-tool X is withdrawn. In this modiiied construction the ratchet-plate 16 is shown as provided with sixty teeth, this number of teeth being one-half of the number of divisions of the item-scale. Therefore in order to eect the totalizing and resetting operations heretofore described it is only necessary to provide two pawls, these pawls being so related to each other that when one of them is in position toV engage a ratchet-tooth, as shown in Fig. 12, the other lies midway between ratchetteeth.

I am aware that minor changes in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my device can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, a motor for driving said itemindicator a predetermined distance in a given time, means for resetting the item-indicator independently of the motor, and 'a totalizer Voperated to successively accumulate the items u pon the successive operations of the resetting means, substantially as described.

2. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, a clock mechanism in driving connection therewith, means for releasing the driving mechanism whereby the indicator indicates the monetary amount to be paid for the time consumed in the travel of the indicator, a totalizer, and means for operating the totalizer and at the same time resetting the item-indicator, the totalizer being controlled and operated proportionately to the resetting movement of the item-indicator, substantially as described.

3. In'a register, the combination of a clock mechanism vconstituting a power-motor, a resettable item-indicator, `means whereby ,said item-indicator is driven lin one direction by said motor but has resetting movement independent of said motor, a totalizer normally out of driving connection with said motor and said item-indicator, and means whereby said totalizer can be thrown into driving connection with said item-indicator, whereby said totalizer and said item-indicator can move together `in the resetting movement of the latter; substantially as described.

4. In a register, the combination with a 'totalizer, and a resettable litem-indicator having forward movement independent of said totalizer, a-cloclz mechanism constituting a powermotor in driving connection with said itemindicator of -means whereby said item-indicator can vhave resetting movement only upon movement of said totalizer, .and means for operatively connecting 4said totalizer and said item-indicator whereby said item-indicator is given resetting movement upon movement of said totalizer; substantially as described.

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said totaliZer, a clock mechanism constituting a power-motor in d riving connection with said item-indicator ot' driving connection between said item -indicator and said totalizer, said d riving' connection including a clutch, means for throwing said clutch into and out ot clutching relation, and means whereby said totalizer can be actuated only after said clutch has been thrown into clutchingI relation; substantially as described.

6. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, and a totalizer, a clock mechanism constituting' a power-motor in driving connection with said item-indicator o'tl a clutch member connected to said item-indicator and movable therewith, a gear, driving' connection between said gear and said totalizer, and a second clutch member in driving' connection with said gear and having' movement with respect to said gear toward and away from said lirst-mentioned clutch member; substantially as described.

7. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, and a totalizer, a clock mechanism constituting' a power-motor in driving' connection with said item-indicator ot' a clutch member connected to said item-indicator and movable therewith, a spindle, a gear mounted upon said spindle, ,lriving connection between said gear and said totalizer, and a second clutch member mounted upon said spindle and in driving connection with said gear, said second clutch member havingl movement with respect to said gear toward and away from said first-mentioned clutch member ;su bstantially as described.

8. In a register, the combination with a totalizer, ot' a spindle, an item-indicator mounted upon said spindle, a clutch member connected to said item-indicator and movable therewith, a gear mounted upon said spindle, driving connection between said gear and said totalizcr, a sleeve mounted upon said spindle and in driving' connection with said gear but slidable with respect thereto toward and away from said clutch member, and a cooperating' clutch member carried by said sleeve; substantially as described.

9. In a register, the combination with an iten'i-indicator, and a totalizer, otl driving connection between said item-indicator and said totalizer, said driving' connection including a clutch, a tool-actuated driving-shaft for said driving connection, and means whereby said clutch is thrown into clutching relation upon the application of the actuating-tool to said driving-shaft; substantially as described.

10. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, and a totaliZer, of driving connection between said item-indicator and said totalizer, said driving' connection including a clutch, a tool-actuated driving-shaft for said driving' connection, and a movable clutchshit'ting element having a portion in proximity to said shaft, whereby in the application of the tool to said shaft, said tool engages and moves said clutch-shitting element; substantially as described.

l1. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, and a totaliZer, of driving connection between said item-indicator and said totalizer, said driving connection including' a clutch, a tool-actuated driving-shaft for said driving connection, and a lever connected to said clutch for shifting the latter and having' a portion in proximity to said shaft, whereby said lever portion is engaged and moved by the tool during the application of said tool to the shaft; substantially as described.

l2. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, of a standard, a tool-actuated sha't't mounted in said standard, counting-disks mounted upon said shaft, driving connection between said item-indicator and said shaft, said driving' connection including' a clutch, and a yoke having its arms pivoted to said standard and connected to said clutch ior operating the latter, the connecting portion ot said yoke being in proximity to said shaft, whereby it is engaged and moved by the too'l during the application of said tool to said shaft; substantially as described.

13. In a register, the combination with a continuously-operable motor which operates at a substantially uniform rate of speed, o'tl a scale having' divisions with designations of monetary amounts, an indicator movable along said scale and cooperating therewith, and means :tor causing said indicator to cooperate with said scale to indicate amounts due for a given time at various rates per given unit of time, said means including' mechanism where'- by said unii'ormly-operating motor can drive said indicator along said scale at dilierent predetermined rates ot speed; substantially as described.

14. In a register, the combination with a drivingl mechanism including'a gear, ot' an indicator, a gear in driving connection with said indicator, a post movable in a line concentric with said first-mentioned gear, a gear supported upon said post, and a removable gear in driving connection with said post-sup ported gear and with said gear connected to said indicator; substantially as described.

l5. In a register, driving mechanism including a g'ear, an item-indicator, a gear connected to said item-indicator, a post having' movement concentric with said first-mention ed gear, a gear supported upon said post and meshing with said iirst-mentioned gear, and a gear concentric with said post-supported gear and removably connected to the same, said removable gear being in mesh with said gear connected to said indicator; substantially as described.

16. In a register, a driving mechanism including an arbor, and a gear upon said arbor, an item-indicator` a gear connected to said item-indicator, a plate pivoted upon said arbor,

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a gear mounted upon said plate andmeshing with said rst-mentioned gear, and a gear rremovably connected to said plate-carried gear and meshing with said gear connected to said indicator; substantially as described.

17. In a register, the combination with a clockwork mechanism, of an indicator whose operation is controlled thereby,.a key-actuated part in driving connection with said indicator, a key for said part, a brake for said clockwork mechanism, and a movable brakeactuating member connected to said brake and in the path ot movement of the key toward said key-actuated part, whereby in the application of said key to said key-actuated part said brake-actuating element is engaged by said key and moved by the same; substantially as described.

18. In a register, a clockwork mechanism, an indicator whose operation is controlled by said clockwork mechanism, a key-actuated part for driving said indicator, akey for said part, alever, abrake forsaid clockwork'mechanism and connected to one arm of said'lever, a'nd asecond arm included in said lever and in proximity to said key-actuated part, whereby in the application of the key to said key-actuated part, said second arm of said lever is engag'ed by the key and said lever is thus moved; substantially as described.

19. In a register, a clockwork mechanism, an indicator whose operation is controlledby said mechanism, a brake for said mechanism, a movable arm carrying said brake, and a locking-arm coperating with said first-mentioned arm for holding the same in brake-applying position; substantially as described.

20. In. a register, a clockwork mechanism, an indicator Whose operation is controlled thereby, a brake for said clockwork mechanism, a movable arm carrying said brake, a locking-arm adapted to lock said movable arm in brake-applying position, means whereby when said brake-carrying arm is in brake-releasing position said locking-arm is also in releasing position, and means whereby when said brake-carrying arm moves into brakeapplyingV position, said locking-arm moves into locking position; substantially as described.

21. In a register, a clockwork mechanism, an indicator whose movement is controlled thereby, a brake for said clockwork mechanism, a movable arm carrying said brake, a projection upon said movable arm, a lockingl arm, and a linger extending from said locking-arm whereby a shoulder is produced adapted to cooperate with said projection upon said brake-carrying arm, said parts being so proportioned and arranged that when said brakecarrying arm is in brake-applying position said finger rests upon said projection and said shoulder is in the path of movement of said projection, while when said brake-carrying' arm is in brake-releasing position said locking-arm rests upon said projection and said projection is upon the side of said shoulder opposite that side upon whichsaid projection lies when said brake-carrying arm is in brakeapplying position; substantially. as described.

22. In a register, an indicator, a key-actuated part for driving the same, al movable keylocking element for locking an inserted key against withdrawal, an engaging member having connection with said key-locking elemen t, anda coperating engaging member movable with said indicator and, in the respective movements of said indicator, moving into and out of engagement with said iirst-mentioned engaging member; substantially as'described.

23. In a register, a clockwork. mechanism, an indicator coperating therewith, a brake for said clockwork mechanism, a key-actuated part for driving said indicator, akey for said part, a movable key-locking element for preventing withdrawal of the inserted key, a lock for said brake, and operative connection between said indicator and'said key-locking element, said operative connection including said brake;. substantially as described.

' 24. In a register, a clockwork mechanism, an indicator coperating therewith, a key-actuatedpart for driving said indicator, a key for said part, a movable key-locking element for preventing withdrawal of the inserted key, a brake for said clockwork mechanism, connection between said key-locking element and said brake, a locking-arm adapted to lock said key-locking element in position to hold said brake in braking position, and connection between said indicator and saidv locking-arm for moving said locking-arm to throw said keylocking element into key-releasing position; substantially. as described.

25. In a register, a clockwork mechanism, a brake therefor, an indicator coperating with said clockwork mechanism, a key-actuated part for driving said indicator, a lever one of whose arms forms a key-lock to prevent withdrawal of an inserted key, connection between said brake and the other arm of said lever, a locking-.arm movable into and out of position to lock said lever in brake-applying position and also movable in a line to rock said lever upon its pivot to cause saidkey-locking arm to be thrown into key-releasing position, and means whereby said indicator serves to move said locking-arm in said direction to rock said lever; substantially as described.

.26. In a register, a clockwork mechanism, a brake therefor, an indicator coperating` with said clockwork mechanism, a key-actuated part for driving said indicator, a key for said part, a movable key-locking element for preventing withdrawal of the inserted key, connection between said key-locking element and said brake, a movable plate, a locking-arm movably connected to said plate and having movement upon said plate into and out of position to lock said key-locking element in IOO IIS

bral-e-applying position, and means whereby said indicator serves to move said plate in a direction to cause said locking-arm to move said key-locking element Jfrom key-locking position; substantially as described.

27. Ina register, a clockwork mechanism, a brake therefor, an indicator cooperating with said clockwork mechanism, a key-actuated part for driving' said indicator, a lever having' an arm which lies in the path of withdrawal of an inserted key, connection between said lever and said brake, apivoted plate movable toward and away from said lever, a lockingarm pivoted upon said plate and having movement into and out of engag'ement with said lever to lock the latter in brake-applying position, and means whereby movement ot' said indicator serves to rock said plate whereby when said locking-arm is in locking engagement with said lever rocking ot' said plate serves to rock said leverto carry its key-locking arm intokey-releasing position; substantially as described.

28. In a register, the combination with a clock-train, an item-indicator driven thereby, and a totalizer, ot' a brake 'for said clock-train, driving connection between said item-indicator and said totalizcr, said driving connection including a clutch, a removable tool 'for operating said driving connection, and means whereby said clutch and said brake are operated through the instrumentality of said tool; substantially as described.

29. In a register, the combination with a clockwork mechanism, an item-indicator, and a totalizer, of a brake for said clockwork mechanism, driving connection between said item-indicator and said totalizer and including a clutch, a tool-actuated part for driving' said driving connection, a tool for said part, a movable clutch-actuated member in the path of movement of the tool when being applied to said tool-actuated part, and a movable member connected to said brake and in said path ot' movement ot' said tool, whereby upon application of said tool to said tool-actuated part said clutch and said brake are operated; substantially as described.

30. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, and atotalizer, of driving'connection between said item-indicator and totaliZer, said connection includinga clutch, a key-operated driving part for said driving connection, a key for said part, and means whereby upon the application of the key to said part said clutch is operated and said key is locked against withdrawal; substantially as described.

3l. In a register, the combination with an item-indicator, and a totalizer, of driving connection between said item-indicator and said totalizer, said connection including a clutch, a key-operated driving part for said driving' connection, a key for said part means whereby upon the application ot' the key to said driving' part said clutch is operated and said key is locked against withdrawal, and means whereby upon the resetting' ot' said item-indicator' said key is released; substantially as described.

32. In a register, the combination with a totalizer, an item-indicator having forward movement independent of said totalizer, and means for driving' said item-indicator forwardly, ot' a key-actuated part, operative connection between said part and said item-indicater and totalizer whereby upon operation of said partl said totalizer is advanced and said item-indicator is reset, means for locking an inserted key against withdrawal, and means, operable in definite relationship to the operation of said indicator, for unlocking said key; substantially as described.

33. In a register, a movable indicator, a single driving mechanism for positively driving' said indicator to cause the latter to indicate any of a plurality of amounts, an arrestingdog for said indicator, means vfor determining the amount o'il movement to be permitted said indicator, and means for throwing said arresting-dog into arresting position when such predetermined amount ot' movement ot' said indicator has been reached and before said driving' mechanism has reached the limit of its positive driving movement; substantially as described.

34. In a register, an item-indicator, a totalizer, an arresting-dog' for said totalizer movable into and out of arresting position, and means operable in deiinite relationship to the operation of said item-indicator tor operating' said arresting-dog; substantially as described.

35. In a register, an item-indicator, a totalizer, an arresting-dog for said tetalizer movable into and out of arresting position, an engaging' member movable with said item-indieator, and a cooperating engaging' member connected to said arresting-dog, whereby at a point in the movement of said item-indicater said engaging members are thrown into engagement and said arresting-dog is operated; substantially as described.

36. In a register, a resettable item-indicator, a totalizer, means t'or advancing said item-indicator independently of said totalizer, means for advancing' said totalizer and for resetting said item-indicator, an arresting-dog, means whereby said arresting-dog arrests advance movement of said totalizer, and means whereby said arresting-dog also arrests resetting' movement of said item-indicator', substan- V tially as described.

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39. In a register, a key-controlled indicator, an arresting-dog therefor, a key, a locking-dog for locking the inserted key against withdrawal, and operative connection between said arresting-dog and said locking-dog; substantially as described.

40. In a register, a key-controlled indicator, an arresting-dog therefor, akey, alocking-dog adapted to lock the inserted key against withdrawal, and means whereby when saidarresting-dog is thrown into arresting position said locking-dog is thrown into releasing position; substantially as described.

41. In aregister, a key-controlled indicator, an arresting-dog therefor, a key, a locking-d og adapted to lock the inserted key against withdrawal, a movable plate, connection between said plate and said arresting-dog, and connection between said plate and said locking-dog; substantially as described.

42. In a register, an item-indicator. a key-Q controlled totalizer, a key, a locking-dog for locking the inserted key against withdrawal, means for simultaneously arresting said itemindicator and said totalizer, and means whereby when said item-indicator and said totalizer are arrested said locking-dog is thrown into releasing position; su bstantially as described.

43. Ina register, an item-indicator, a keycontrolled totalizer, an arresting-dog therefor, a key, a locking-dog for locking the inserted key against Withdrawal, means for arresting said item-indicator, and means whereby when said item-indicator is thus arrested said arresting-dog is thrown into arresting position and said locking-dog is thrown into releasing position; substantially as described.

44. In a register, an item-indicator, a keycontrolled totalizer, a key, an arresting-dog for said totalizer, a locking-dog for preventing withdrawal of the inserted key, a movable plate, connection between said plate and said arresting-dog, connection between said plate and said locking-dog, an engaging member movable with said item-indicator, and a cooperating engaging member carried by said movable plate; substantially as described.

45. In a register, a movable indicator, an arresting-dog therefor and movable with said indieator, and means for returning said arresting-dog and the indicator through the amount of said movement; substantially as described.

46. In a register, a movable indicator, an arresting-dog therefor having movement with said indicator, and a recovering-spring coperating with said arresting-dog and exerting itself against said movement ofsaid arrestingdog; substantially as described.

47. In a register, amovable indicator, an arresting-dog therefor having movement with said indicator, and means for adjustably regulating the amountof such movement of said arresting-dog; substantially as'described.

48. In a register, amovable indicator, an arresting-dog therefor having movement with said indicatore and an adjustable stop-wedge for said arresting-dog; substantially as described.

49. In a register, a movable indicator, an arresting-dog therefor having movement with said indicator, a movable arm, and connection between said arm and said arresting-dog for throwing said arresting-dog into and out of arresting position and for permitting movement of .said arresting-dog with .said indicator independent of said arm; substantial-ly as described.

50. In a register, amovable indicator, an arresting-dog therefor having movement with said indicator, and a movable arm for operating said arresting-dog, one of said last two mentioned elements being received in and having independentwmovement in a, slot in the other thereof, whereby movement of said arm serves to throw saidarresting-dog with relation to said indicator and said arresting-dog has movement with said 4indicator independent of said arm; substantially as described.

51. In a register, the combination with a clockwork mechanism, an item-indicator, and a key-operated totalizer, of a brake for -said clockwork mechanism, driving connection between -said clockwork mechanismv and said item-indicator, driving connection between said item-indicator and said totalizer, a lever having one arm in .the lpath Iof movement of an inserted keyy and forming a lock to prevent withdrawal of such inserted key, connection between the other arm -of said lever and said brake, a lever-plate having. an opening in one arm thereof, an arresting-dog for said totalizer and having movement with :said totalizer, .said arresting-dog being received in :said opening in said lever-plate, a locking-arm pivotal-ly connected to the other arm of said lever-plate and adapted tooperatively. engage and disengage Vsaid Vfirst-mentioned lever, a `stop member movable with -said item-indicator, and a coperating stop member carried by said lever-plate; substantially as described.

52. In a register, the combination `with a clock mechanism constitutinga power-motor in driving connection with an item-indicator, a totalizer, a resettable indicator capable of making a plurality of revolutions, means for arresting said indicator at zero positionv and stopping said clock mechanism, said indicatorv in its resetting movement ,travelingv a distance equal to' that through which it traveled yin its forward movement, anda totalizer which is operated vproportionately to the resetting movement of the item-indicator.

53. In a register,- a resettable indicator capable of making a plurality of revolutions, a stop member movable with said-indicator, a coperating stop member, means whereby lOO IIO

when said indicator makes one revolution in a forward direction one of said cooperating stop members is held outof stopping position with relation to the other of said stop members, and means whereby when said indicator has in its resetting movement been moved through a distance equal to the distance through which it advanced said cooperating stop members are in position to permit effective engagement of one of them by the other thereof; substantially as described.

54. In a register, a resettable indicator, a stop member movable therewith, a cooperating stop member, and a guiding member movable with said indicator and adapted to move said cooperating stop member toward and away from said stop member; substantially as described.

55. In a register, a resettable indicator, a stop member movable therewith, a guiding member movable with said indicator and having a groove leading toward and away from said stop mcmber,and a cooperating stop member havingl a part received in said grooves; substantially as described.

56. In a register, a resettable indicator, a stop member movable therewith, a part movable with said indicator and having a spiral groove leading toward and away from said stop member, and a cooperating stop member having a part received in said. groove; substantially as described.

57. In a register, a casing provided with a keyhole, an arresting-plate within said casing and also provided with a keyhole, an indicator, a shutter therefor, a driving mechanism, a member controlling said driving mechanism, two movable elements one of which lies upon each side of said arrestingplate, connection between one of said movable elements and said shutter, and connection between the other of said movable elements and said driving-mechanism-controlling member, in combination with two keys each of which can be inserted through the keyhole in said easing, the respective said keys cooperating with the respective said movable elements, means whereby one of said keys is prevented from passing through said keyhole in said arresting-11ilate, butsaid key is operable upon its said cooperating movable element when inserted through said keyhole in said casing, and means whereby the other of said keys can pass through both said keyholes and is operable upon its said cooperating movable element after it has passed through both said keyholes; substantially as described.

5S. In a register, a casing having a keyhole therein, an arresting-plate within said casing and provided with a keyhole which is smaller than said first-mentioned keyhole, an indicator, a shutter therefor, a driving' mechanism, a member for controlling said driving mechanism, two movable elements, one of which is upon each side of said arresting-plate, connection between one of said movable elements and said shutter, and connection between the .other of said movable elements and said driving-mechanism-controlling member, in combination with a key whose bit is of a size which will permit it to pass through both said keyholes but is of a length greater than the distance between said arresting-plate and said casing, and a second key whose bitis of a size greater than said keyhole in said arrestingplate and whose length is less than the distance between said casing and said arrestingplate; substantially as described.

59. In a register, an item-indicator adapted to indicate multiples of a unit and fractions of said unit, a totalizer having provision for indicating' multi ples of said unit, means whereby the movement of said totalizer is controlled by the movement of said item-indicator, and means whereby the resultant movement of said totalizer is such that said totaliZcr indicates a multiple of said unit notwithstanding the fact that the movement of the item-indicator which controlled such movement of said totalizer may have been such that the itemindicator indicated an integral multiple of said unit and a fraction of said unit, such fraction of itself not remaining in said totalizer after the iirst actuation of said totalizer followingl the indication of said item-indicator; substantially as described.

60. In a register, a totalizer having provision for indicating amounts in integral multiples of a unit, an item-indicator adapted to occupy positions representing multiples of said unit and fractions of said unit, means whereby the movement of said totalizer is controlled by the position occupied by said item-indicator, and means whereby the resultant movement of said totalizer causes the totalizer to indicate an integral multiple of said unit notwithstanding the fact that in its position controlling such movement of said totalizer the item-indicator may have indicated an integral multiple of said unit and a fraction of said unit, said fraction of itselt` not remaining in said totalizer after the iirst actuation of said totalizer following the indication of said item-indicator; substantially as described.

61. In a register, an item-indicator adapted to indicate multiples of a unit and fractions of said unit, a totalizer having provision for indicating multiples of said unit, means whereby the movement of said totalizer is controlled by the movement of said item-indicator, and means whereby in the event that said item-indicator indicates a given multiple of said unit and a fraction of said unit less than a predetermined fraction of said unit the resultant movement of said totalizer will cause said totalizer to indicate said deiinite multiple, the said fraction of said unit indicated by said item-indicator being disregarded in the said totalizer; substantially as described.

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62. In a register, an item-indicator adapted to indicate multiples of a unit and fractions of said unit, a totalizer having provision for indicating multiples of said unit, and vmeans whereby in the event that'said item-indicatorl fraction of said unit lessthan a predetermined described.

fraction of said unit said totalizer will indicate said given multiple of said'unit, while, in the event that said item-indicator indicates. a given multiple of said unit and a fraction of said unit greater than said predetermined fraction, said totalizer will indicate said given multiple plus said unit; substantially as described.

64. In a register, an item-indicator, atotalizer whose extent of movement is controlled by said item-indicator, land means whereby said totalizer has an extent of resultant movement greater or less than the extent of movement of said item-indicator; substantially as 65. In a register, 'an item-indicator, a'totalizer whose extent of movement is controlled by said item-indicator, means for permitting predetermined overthrow of said totalizer, and means for returning said totalizer through the extent of said predetermined overthrow; substantially as described.

66. In a register, an item-indicator, a totalizer, means for arresting movement of said item-indicator, a driving member movable with said totalizer, cooperating driving members movable with said item-indicator, said driving members being so arranged with relation to each other that when said totalizer is in a total-indicating position said driving member movable with said totalizeris spaced a distance from the position occupied by one of said other driving members when said itemindicator is in zero position, said distance being less than the distance between said driving members movable with said item-indicator, and means for return-ing said totalizer through said iirst-mentioned distance; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 15th day of December, 1,903.

FRANCIS K. FASSETT.

Witnesses:

lGrALEs P. MOORE,

GEORGE BAKEWELL.

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