US894506A - Automatic registering and counting machine. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

J. M. JOHNSON.

AUTOMATIC REGISTERING AND COUNTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1906.

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I I I No. 894,506. PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

J. M. JOHNSON.

AUTOMATIC REGISTERING AND commune MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOI FILED AUG. 13, 1906.

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No. 894,506. PATBNTED JULY 28, 1908.

J. M. JOHNSON.

AUTOMATIC REGISTERING AND COUNTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 110.18, 1900.

No. 894,506. PATENTED JULY 28, 1908. J. M. JOHNSON.

AUTOMATIC REGISTERING AND COUNTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 116.13, 1906.

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No. 894,506. PATENTBD JULY 28, 1908. J. M. JOHNSON.

AUTOMATIC REGISTERING AND COUNTING MACHINE. uruonxox rlmzn .um. 1a; 1900.

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WE EEEE E V-ELEIIEIS UN STATES JAY M. JOHNSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

AUTOMATIC REGISTERDIG AND COUNTHEG MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2a, 1908.

Application filed August 18, 1906. Serial No. 880,277.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAY M. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the'county, of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful .Improvements in Automatic Registering and Counting Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full; clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part ofthis specificatlon. This invention relates to lmprovements in automatic registers and counters and more particularly to a counter or register adapted or registering successively the count, from 0, to any desired number.

In counting and registering machines of the class described, while it has been possible to number or count successively from 1 to a higher number including "hundreds or thousands, said devices have beencomplicated and likely to get out of order and the counthaving been made it was difficult to set back the counter to 0. 1

With this in view the object of my inven tion is to provide a setback counter which not only accurately registers the count but which can be set back very quickly to :0,*

when desired.

' It is a further object of the invention toaf ford a counter whereby reciprocating moves ment iscapable of being counted and registered- It is a further object of the invention to af ford a construction whereby a simple duplication of parts', enables thedevic'e'to fregis ter for any number desired however great. Itis a further ob'ect: of the invention to afford a positive 100 for the "mechanisni on trolling ea'ch'c'ounting wheel excepting-at the -moment when that counting wheel is moved to register.

It is afurther object of the invention to afford an exceedingly cheap, simple, durable, and above all an accurate mechanismin fact incapable of error'ada ted for universal use for the purpose for W 'ch designed and of small size and very compact construction.

The invention consists in the matters de scribed and more fully pointed out and defined in the appendedclaims.

Thedrawin s: Figure 1 is atop plan view of a device em odying my invention. Fig. 2 fing is a front elevation of the same with the.cas-

' opening in said rib or the same. Fi i 4, is a section taken on line 44, Fig. 3 s set back.- 5, is ansenla'rged detail illustrating the locking of one. of the counting wheels. Fig. 6 is a section similar to 4showingrthe parts in operating position. Fig. 7, is a agmentary lon 'tudinal section taken at the set back endo the mechanism. Fig. 8, is a section taken on line 88 of Fig. 3, with parts omitted. Fig. 9 is a section taken on 'no 9-9 as on Fig. 3 but looking. towards the rear. Fig. 10,.is an enlarged detail of the set back gear. "Fig.,11 is an enlarged detail of the camlor shifting. the actuating gears out the cam for releasing the loc from the countingjwheels. Fig; 13, is atr'ansverse', section illustratingthe gear mechanism for a double counter or recorder. Fig. 1.14;is a section taken at the end of said machine illustrating the setback mechanism. a Fig. "15, is a kegallel counters. .1:;

.As'shown in the drawingsz'A indicatesa b'ase-orunder frame late for the machine; provided with'end wa a'a' and upon and incloses' thqmechanismfland is provided with a longitudirialslotinf the top to enable the said shaft and is. provided wi a relativelyiflat,perlpheryto recelye the nu:

merals \Vl'lQleB the cduntisindicated and on the roar side t ereofis' -.provided'with a conc'entric fla'n'geor rib b jintermediate 'the"cen tor and the periphery; of the counting wheel and \vhichfserves as; a brake surface to permit its counting wheel to held from rotation. Saidrib b asshownin 6 is provided with-a notchor openii.

Rigidly secured lso on tliehub of said counting wheel and projecting over said ange b and approximately flush with the outer ed e thereof, is a er I) which extends beyond the rib. On

the front side of eachvof said counting wheels owing the parts adjusted to of meshwith the counting gears of the ma-I chi ne'.' Fig. 12, is an enla ed detail view of menta-ry-top plan view showing the two par;

around which a cover or casing A fits, which- .coiintto read. Journaled at its ends in said end-walls. a'-"and of, is a shaft B uponts periphery'withnumerals 0 t gasses is inde' ssaiiai ing. removed. 3, is a top plan'view of with the and concentric therewith, is rigidly secured a gear 5', provided with-ten teeth each of which is pointed and provided with. convex sides an between w 'ch is provided relatively deep cuts or notches. A pivotally supported yoke C is provided, the arms c-c of which at the rear edges of the end lates aa arepivoted one on the shaft which is journaled in the plate a, and the other on a stud shaft secured to the plate a. Said arms cc extend forwardly along said end plates, and are connected at the front of the machine with a longitudinal bar a. Rest-q ing on the base 'A. and bearin upwardly against the under side of said 0 e with one 0 its arms is a spring C'- whic acts to hold said yoke normally elevated -as shown in Figs. 6 and 9. Rigidly secured at its ends centrally-on said yoke ends and extending centrally and longitudinally of the directly. beneath t e countingnshaft said gear shaftisLa gear dwhich meshes gear- I) rigidl v first countingwheel, o rotatively' secured onsaid shaft and havin a hub; d which'bears against the gear (1 1s a gear 11 which en ages at the rear of said wheel an t e teeth thereof-bearin against the flange or rib, thereon serve as airake-to prevent said counting wheel rotating further than one notch or tooth of the gear at each movement.

.' is a comparative yw-ide are disposed the entire length of said gearshaft D, successively meshing with the gears b on the counti wheels and bearingheneath the" rib or anges b thereon respectively. Said gears dd and the corresponding gears on the shaft D sufiioiently wide and are in position to be actuated by the fingers on the respective countin wheels.

Ri idly secured on the stud shaft upon whic the yoke end 0' is pivoted-isa' gear E which at all times meshes with the gear-d which meshes with the gear b on the first counting wheel. On the outer end of said stud shaft E is an escapement wheel E? pro-.

vided as shownwith ten relativelylong teeth, the front sides of which are relatively straight and the rear sides of which are convexly curved to throw the tooth forwardly.- Pivotally mounted on the end plate a is a lever F, and rigidly secured to saidlever at said pivot is a bell crank. fi the arms f'f' of which are provided 'Wlth projections or de- Eoke a gearshaft D and rotativ'ely secured on secured on the:

counting tents f and f as shown in Fi 8. These successively engage the teeth 0 the escapement wheel E as the lever F is oscillated thereb rotating the shaft E and the gear wheel l one tooth or 1/10 with each comlete movement or forward and back of said ever; All the gears in the mechanism are equal hence the firstcounting wheel is also rotated 1/10 or sufliciently to make the count, which may be seen in the view aper- For the ur ose of insuring accuracy and erfect aliri em dnt at all times an additional rake is rovided for each counting wheel after the Erst. For this purposes shaft G is secured at its ends on the end plates and extends alo the rearof the mechanism near its base and carried thereon is a frame which extends inwardly and-is provided with forwardly directed arms 9 asshownin 3, 4, 6; and 9. Mounted upon said shaft an rovided-at their upper-Lends with a man ed head adapted to, engage between the teeth of the respective gearsjb on the said countingwheelsi or arms 9" which are yieldingly held in engagement with said gears. v.1 H V For the ose of engaging said arms in place to ho (l the counting gears in alinement and-also to enable the :same to be readily released from the gears in setti back, a

A and pivoted thereon zis a lever h the longer .end of which extends forwardly beneathtthe yoke C and-is ositively engaged thereto.

he rear end 0 said-lever extends downwardly and inwardl and is notched at its end to-enga'ge one. o -the forwardly directed arms g of said" plate gr Strong-pulling springs ]t'- at one end-enga e central y, one

engage the forwardedge of the frame 1 or on theends ofthe arms g; and thereby'acts to pull said arm' g inwardly A forwardly directed toe g is rovided on the lower end of each arm g, an engages on the respective arms g, of said plate. These act when the late is elevated as shown in Fig. 4, (by the ownward movement of the yoke) to release all said arms 9' from the gears.- As shown a comb g is secured on the end frame members and acts to guide the arms g into register with the appropriate gears.

To enab e the counter to be quickly set back to 0 a stud shaft J is secured in the end plate a below the counting shaft B, and comprises a (post rigidly secured on said end plate, an on which is rotatively secured a sleeve- 'i, held in place bya pivot screw 1' which engages through the end thereof and in said stud. The outer end of said sleeve is engaged thereon whereby said sleeve may be rotated. Rigidly secured on said sleeve 1' is a cam 'I provided in one side with a notch post H is secured centrally on the ase plate on each arm g, and at't eir otherends,

threaded to permit a hand "wheel 5', to be' which receives the end of the shaft D which protrudes through a vertical slot in the end plate a, as shownin Fig. 7. Said notch is of suflicient depth to permit the yoke on which said shaft is carried to swin'g'upwardly to bring all said gears on both shafts in mesh and 18 so shaped as to afford a firm bearing for the end of said shaft against the same. Said cam acts when partly rotated to move said shaft downwardly throwing all the gears thereon out of mesh with the gears on the counting Wheels. Also secured on said sleeve and rigidly secured to the cam I, is a cam K provided on one side of the same with a throw or extension k. And secured on said sleeve beyond the cam K is a mutilated gear L of a size to mesh with a' pinion Z rigidly secured on the, end of the counting shaft. Rotation of said cams and the gear ing the gears out of mesh and'at the same time rotate the shaft B to bring said counting wheel back to 0. It is necessary to stop the counting wheels at the desired point, when setting back and for this pur ose a shaft M is journaled at its ends int e end plates H and is provided with upward extendingresilient arms m, one for each of the counting wheels said arms at their in el ends are sprung outwardly and provi ed with an aperture as shown in Fig. 2. the face of each counting wheel is a pin m each adapted to register and to engage-in said aperture in the corresponding resilient arm m, to arrest and lock the counting wheel during the operation of setting the same back At the outer end of said shaft M is a pawl 1n engaged by a spring at which holds the same at all times in bearingon the periphery oftlie cam K. Said pawl is normall support-ed on the throw 7: whereby the resi ient arms m are normally held out of engage.- ment with said pins. The operation is as follows: In-counting, the forward and back oscillation of the lever F rotates the first counting wheel B one tenth of its complete rotation bringing the numerals and its periphery successive] into view at the view space in the casing. V'hen nine (9) appears in the view space the finger b on the rear of the wheel is in position to mesh with the wide gear (1 which is rotated one tooth or one tenth thus rotating the gear 6 and counting 1 on the second counti wheel B, and obviously counting one i? 'more for each complete rotation of the units wheel B. When'said finger b is in position to actuate'the gear d, a tooth of the gear d which is acting as a brake on the rib, or flange 1; and normally locks the transferring mechanism from movement engages in the notch or opening in said rib rmitting the double gears to rotate one tooth? In the same manner when the wheel B shows 9 65 tens and the wheel'B shows-9 the fin- L act to throw said yoke C downwardly shift- Set in' cams are rotated until the yoke gers b of both wheels are in mesh with the a pro riate gears on the ear shaft to move t e w eel B to 0 and the undreds wheel B to 1, with the next'count of the units wheel B which of course registers 0, thus counting 100, in the same manner of course any desired number of counting wheels may be employed the detailed description of which may be omitted as the construction and 'o eration is mere duplication of those alrea y described. The arms g at all times hold the counting wheels in perfect alinement. v

The operation in the setting back is very simple and is accomplished .almost instantaneously. Rotation of thesleeve 1: acts to throw all the gears out of mesh by tilting the yoke down as shown in Fig. 4 and also elevates all the arms g outof engagement with the gears on the counting wheels. The cam K has actedat the same timeto drop the resilient arms magain'st the counting wheels in position to engage the pins m thereon. At the moment the parts are so adjusted the teeth on the mutilated gear L,jmesh with the pinion Z on the shaft B rotat' the same and the countin wheels therewith which fit snugly on sa1d"shaft,"th us quickly bringing all the counting wheels to 0 as the pins engagein the apertures in said arms. When each wheel shows 0 in the view space the again swings up to bring the gears inmesh, in which position the resilient arms m' are again hfted from the pins. and the/machine is. ready for Obviously the machine can readily be arranged to provide two sets of countingwheels one of -Wll1Cl1 can be used to kee" the record of the total count while the ot er may be used for individual or particular counts. For this urpose it is only necessary to provide dup cate yokes C on each side the stud shaft for the drivi gear E and each of which is provided with gears meshing with the gearsb of 'counting wheels above the same as shown in Figs. 13 to 15. The set back can also be operated as before de' scribed. I have shown, however, vertical shafts P P for rotati the gears LL and the cams concealed be rid the same. Each of said shafts has a beveled pinion I at its inner end which meshes with a beveled ear I on the mutilated gears LL. 0 viously any suitable arrangement of cams may be employed in the set back and while I have shown a lever throw to actuate the driving gear it is evident that any mechanism may be employed 'that will rotate the driving gear a suitable proportionate part of a rotation to make the count. I therefore do not "purpose limiting this application for patent otherwise than necessitated by the prior art as mange-details of construction and operationmay van'ed without departing from the principle of my invention.

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wheel actuating one gear of the appropriate pair, thereby actuating the next succeeding counting wheel to count 1 when the next preceding counting wheel completes its revolui n meene eeu eg' id in e h geere in ii enenteefliee m ee edepee e th e ti i s hee wh n s h k e e and means, rel a g" a d a sti n ans' om i whe le 'zfln mwhani'sh he class a i?. 1 th m ine' i ewiili e meememe: pl ali cement d were y th ame sea to dr'ivet a wiss in W1 11 9f *1 tet i qii simu anemi y, me n fi di g ti ta t' e ous set back r th e unein we an uie' e e of mi ing he-m ment 1 f .e h was ingwheel to'ze'ro position;

3. In a devlcei'of the class described the combinationw'ith counting wheels of means for actuating the first counting wheel in making each count, mechanisms between adjacent counting wheels operated wholly by rotation,'ea ch adapted to'transfer a count from the adjacent lower to the next hi her denomination counting wheel, normally elevated means adapted to stop the counting wheels at zero position when said wheels are set back, a rotatable element and mechanisms operated by actuation of said rotatable element adapted to adjust the rotatable transferring mechanism out of normal position to release the elevated means to stop the count ing wheels and to rotate the counting wheels to zero position. e

4. A register embracing counting'wheels appropriated to diil'crent denominations and having numerals marked on the periphery thereof, a pair of gears extending between each adjacent counting wheel, one adapted to actuate the higher denomination counting wheel of the two between which positioned,

each'irn'piilseto be coun ed, and duplicate in'tei han ahle' n n fwhs rr e f 'eeeh when-emcee: e aeeien-ee 'd thenext siiflig diiig wheel 1 of a revolution, opera, I econ'nections etween the esarsteee .-t1i st n in Wh a @ti i $9 9 a W l 118 the c eetar'e w in a 8" 'ti 8'65 f iilw imism' mbracing mean tel esins' heoi e iiig' wheels trim the wt tie 'eiee in mie sili nt am 1 whfcoun iiie /en e g ee. stopsaid wheels at Q osition when said w l e e. ewest" n w i n ously rotating said counting wheels to set the same back.

' 8. A 'set back counter embracing a plurality of duplicate interchangeable counting wheels, means actuating the same in count- 110 ing and set back mechanism embracing means releasing the counting wheels from the actuating mechanism, resilient arms, one apro' dated to and engagin each countin 5115a, and acting to stop sai d wheels at 0 po sition when the same are rotated, and a pimou and gear for rotating said counting wheels in sett' back to locking sition.

9. n a mechanism 0 the class described coacting duplicate interch eable counting wheels each adapted with eac revolution to rotate the next succeeding 1/10 of a revolution, a brake for each counting wheel, driven actuating means for the first counting wheel, a set back therefor embracing a shaft, means thereon acting to disengage the actuating means and the brakes om the counting wheels, resilient detents engaging said wheels and arresting the same in 0 position and a mutilated gear on said shaft acting to rotate all the counting wheels until arrested at 0.

10. In a device of the class described registering wheels, means transferring a count from one wheel to'another, brakes for the registering wheel, one acting from above and one below each wheel, mechanisms acting to simultaneously adjust the transferring means and the brakes out of engagement with the register wheels prior to the set back and means adjusted to limit each wheel to zero position. v

11. In a register the combination with independently rotatable pairs of gears of independently rotatable counting wheels adjacent to the same, a finger on one counting wheel to rotate one of said gears of each pair of gears l /10 of a revolution for a revolution of a lower counting wheel, a gear on an adj acent counting wheel adapted to intermesh with the same gear of the pair of gears to, move said counting wheel 1 10 of a revolution for each actuation of the pair of gears, means inte ral with each counting wheel coacting wit the other gear of said pair looking the gears from movement except when transferrln the count, a single gear adapted to actuate t e first counting wheel, an escapement which 0 eratively connected with the single gear and a bell crank lever for actuating the escapement.

12. In a device of the class described the combination with registering wheels, mechanisms for transferring a count from one wheel to another, brakes for each register, on each side thereof and mechanisms actuated wholly by rotation for adjusting the brakes out of operative relation-with the register wheels and the transferring mechanism out of operative relation with the registering wheels and also to actuate all of the registers to zero position.

13. A register embracing registering wheels marked with appropriate digits, mechanism for transferring a count from one wheel to another, a plurality of brakes on each register wheel, mechanism 0 eratively connecting the brakes whereby bot are operated simultaneously, means adapted by rotation for adjusting the transferring mechanism and the brakes out of operative relation with respect to the register wheels, means also operated by rotation to adjust the wheels to zero position and means automatically returning all parts to operative relation with the wheels after the set. back.

14. In a device of the class described the combination with independently rotatable counting wheels, means operating the first counting wheel, a gear rigidly connected to one side of each. counting wheel, operative means connecting a gear engaged to one wheel,

of a lower denomination to the gear engaged to the wheel of the next higher, thereby 1mparting 1/ 10 of a revolution to each wheel of a higher denomination for a revolution of the adjacent wheel of a lower denomination, brakes one yielding engaging between the teeth of each gear after the gear of the first counting wheel to limit the movement of said countingwheels and means for guiding said brakes.

15. In a device of the class described the combination with independently rotatable counting wheels, means operating the first counting wheel, a gear rigidly'connected to one side of' each counting wheel, operative means connecting a gear engaged to one wheel of a lower denomination to the ear eng ed to the wheel of the next big er, thei eiy imparting 1/10 of a revolution to each wheel of a hi her denomination for a revolution of the ac ljacent wheel of a lower denomination, brake levers, one yieldingly engaging between the teeth of each ear after the gear of the first counting whee to limit the movement ofsaid counting wheels, means simultaneously elevating'said brakes for settinglthe count in wheels to 0, a projection on eac counting w eel and meansfor engaging the wheels reach zero projections as the position. v

16. In a device of the class described the combination with independently rotatable counting wheels, means imparting 1/10 of a revolution to a higller'denomination counting wheel for a complete revolution of anad jacent lower denomination counting wheel, a. lever for each counting wheel acting as a brake and to keep the same in proper osition, means elevating said levers out 0 engagement with the counting wheels, means adapted to turn said counting wheels to 0 when'said levers are elevated, means adapted to contactthe peripheries of said countin wheels as they turn to zero and means adapted to en age said contacting means to arrest the whee at -zero osition.

17. In a device of the class described the combination with counting wheels, a gear engaged to each counting wheel on one side thereof, a to j ection engaged to each counting wheel on t e opposite side thereof, a yolie pivoted adjacent to the counti wheels, means carried thereby to o erative y connect adjacent counting whee s to effect the count, means for ad usting said yoke thereby shiftin the connecting means out of o erative refittion with the counting wheels a s ialt extendim longitudinally of said wheels, a frame j ournaled thereon, levers engaged to said shaft each having a rounded outer end and one for each counting wheel after the first adapted to en age between the teeth of said gear to aflorc 'a brake for the same.

18. In a device of the class described the combination with independentlv rotatable counting wheels, a gear engaged to each, a yoke pivoted adjacent the counting wheels,

operative mechanism carried thereby connecting the gears of adjacent wheels adapted to register the count from each lower to a higher denomination countin wheel, a brake lever for each counting whee after the first having anouter end shaped to e age between'the' teeth on said gear to limit the movement of said counting wheel to 1/10 of a revolution for a revolution of a lower denomination counting wheel and means simultaneously de ressing the yoke and mechanism carried t hereby and elevating the brake levers prior to setting the counting wheels to 0.

19. In a device of the class described the combination with independently counting wheels, means registering a count from a lower to a higher denomination counting'wheel, a brake for each counting wheel, means operated by rotation for adj usting the registering mechanism out of operative position and 'releas' said brakes prior-to the set back, indepe hfient meansfor the register wheels to arrest the same inzero position and mechanisms adjusting said means 'intooperative position and rotating the registers to zeroposition. i

20. In a device of the class described the combination with independently rotatable counting wheels, means re 'stenn a count from a wheel of a lower to a higher eno'r'nination, a brake for each counting wheel after the first,.mechanism approximately simultaneously throwing the registering 'mechanism out of operation, releasing said brakes and rotating said counting wheels to 0 and resilient arms for stopping the wheels at zero position.

21. In a device of the class described the combination with counting wheels of a yoke carried adjacent the same, mechanism car ried on said yoke to transfer the count from lower to higher denomination countin wheels, a brake limiting each counting wheeq of a higher denomination to receive the exact count from the counting wheel of the next lower denomination, mea'ns moving said yoke to throw the registering mechanism out of operative position, means connecting said oke and brakes adapted to elevate the hrakes, mechanism rotating the counting wheels simultaneously as the registering mechanism is thrown'out of operative position and resilient means for stopping the wheels at zero position.

22. In a device of the class described the combination with counting wheels, of a yoke carried adjacent the same, mechanism carried on said yoke to transfer the count from lower to higher denomination countin wheels, a brake limiting each countingwhee of a higher denomination to receive the exact count from the counting wheel of the next -lower denomination, means moving said yoke to throw the registering mechanism out rotatable cent the counting sha of operative osition, means connecting said yoke and brakes adapted to elevate the same, means rotating the counting wheels simultaneously as the registering mechanism is thrown out of operative position and means limiting the movement of each counting wheel at a predestined position.

23. In a device of the class described the combination with independently rotatable counting wheels, a yoke carried adjacent the same, a shaft engaged tosaid yoke, mechan--.

vate said brakes when the yoke is depressed and rotatable mechanism simultaneously depressing said yoke and rotating said counting wheels'a predetermined distance.

24. In a device of the-class described the combination with a lurality of rotatable counting wheels, each having a'gear 'an'd finger carried thereby a Eoke pivoted adja whee, a shaft carried thereby, gears journaled thereon adapted to operativey connect the ear and finger of adjacent-counting whee s to register the count, a projection on the periphery of each counti wheel, a lever for each counting wheel a apted at one end to act as a brake therefor, and to keep said wheels in alinement, ,means connecting the yoke and levers to elevate or de ress said levers, means mov ing said yoke s aft'to throw the'registering mechanism out of operative position-and to simultaneously move the counting wheel to 0 and stops adapted't'o' engage the projections.

on the peri hery of said counting wheels when move to 0. l

25. In a device of the class described the combination with a lurality of rotatable counting wheels, 31 sha t extendi longitudinall thereof, pairs of gears journa ed on said sha t adapted to actuate the counting wheel to re ister the count, a pin engaged to the eri ery of each wheel, a sha t extending ongitudinally of the counting wheels, resilient arms engaged thereto each having an aperture to enga e said pins, 'means normally holding sait arms elevated and means ada ted to simultaneously depress the (gear 2 to rotate the counting wheels an to lower said resilient" arms to en age said pins.

26. In a register the com ination with counting wheels of a gear. enga ed to each, a finger movable with each whee a shaft extendin beneath the counting wheels, pairs of rigi ly connected gears journaled on said shaft adapted one of each air to intermesh with the gear on one of sai counting wheels and positioned in the path of the finger on an adjacent counting wheel whereby each successive ten from a lower'denomination wheel is carried to the next higher wheel, a single gear adapted to .interrnesh with the gear on the first counting wheel, a shaft extending longitudinally of the countingwheels, a gear thereon adapted to intermeshwith said single gear to actuate the first counting wheel, an escapement wheel on said shaft and means adapted to rotate the same 1/10 of a revolution for each successive count.

27. In a device'of the class described the combination with independently rotatable counting wheels, means actuating the same to make the count, a'brake lever for each counting wheel except the first, means normally holdi the same in yielding enga ement with said wheels, a frame adjacent t e levers havin an arm for each of the same, a lever 'pivote beneath the counting wheels adapted to engage one of said arms to elevate said brake levers and means holding" said brake levers equal distance apart.

28. In a device of the class described the combination with a shaft, counting wheels journaled thereon, ada ted to register the count, a plurality of bra as for each counting wheel, one on each side thereof therebykeepthe same in the proper position, and 'operative mechanism between said brakes adapt-- ed when one is thrown out of engagement with the counting wheels to simultaneousl elevate the other, means rotating said whee s to 0 iositionand means adapted tos'top each whee in its pro er place.

29. The com ination with a frame of a' counting shaft ournaled therein, counting wheels ,.rotatab e thereon, a transferring shaft extending parallel withthe counting shaft, means thereon opleratively connecting said counting wheels w ereby the successive counts are transferred from a lower to a higher denomination wheel, a projection on each counting wheel, a shaft journaled in the frame adjacent the counting wheels, resilient arms thereon adapted eachto engage one of the projections on said wheela'nd normall out of engagement therewith, a stud shaf t j ournaled 1n the frame,'a cam 'thereon adapted to depress the transferring shaft to throw the registering mechanism'out of operative position, a mutilated gear on said stud shaft adapted to simultaneously rotate the counting wheels and a cam on said shaft rigidly connected to said cam and mutilated gear adapted to actuate the shaft carrying the resilient arms to lower the same to engage said projections on said counting wheels.

30. The combination with a frame of a counting shaft on aged, thereto, countin wheels ournaled t ereon, a gear on sai countin shaft a shaft extending lo itudinally 0 said frame, means eng' ed t ereto adapted to operatively connect fi wheels to register the'count, a shaft ad'acent the counting wheels, arms engaged t ereto one for each counting wheel, a pawl'on the brake e counting end of said shaft, a stud shaft journaled in the frame, a mutilated gear thereon adapted to mesh with the gear on the countingshaft, cams on said stud shaft one for each ofthe other shafts adapted when said stud shaft is actuated 'to simultaneously drive the counting shaft to set the counting wheels to 0, to throw the registering-mechanism out of operation and to lower said arms to stop the countin wheels at 0.

31. T e combination witha frame of a, counting shaft engaged thereto, counting Wheels journaled thereon, a gear on said counting shaft, a shaft extending longitudinally of said frame, means engaged thereto adapted to operatively connect the counting wheels'to register the count, a shaft ad'acent' the counting wheels, arms engaged t ereto one for each counting wheel, a awl on the end of said shaft, .a-stud shaft ournaled in the frame, a mutilated gear thereon adapted .to mesh with the gear on thecountingishaft, cams on said stud shaft one for each-10f the other shafts adapted when 'said I studshaft is actuated to simultaneously-.idrive. the counting shaft to set the counting wheelscto. O, to

throw the registering mechanism out of operation and to lower said arms to stopthe counting wheels to'O', said-.{stud shaft upon further rotation thereof after said register is set back adapted to move said cams to throw the registering mechanisminto operative position and to release said arms from the counting wheels. 1

32.' In a device 'of the class described the combination with counting wheels of means for automatically transferring the count from the lower to the higher denomination counting wheels, a brake on each side of each counting .wheel and means adapted to simultaneously depress one brake and elevate the other of each counting wheel and simultaneously throw the transferring mechanism out of operative relation prior to the set back.

33. In a device of the class described the combination with counting wheels of mechanism for transferring the count from a lower to a higher denomination counting wheel, a

or each counting wheel acting downwardly thereon, a brake for each counting wheel actin upwardly thereon, mechanisms acting sim taneously to move both brakes and the transferring mechanism out of operative position nor to the set back and -means automatically returning. all of said mechanisms and brakes to normal after the set back.

34. In a device 'of the class described the combination with register wheels bearing numerals on their eri heries of means for actuati the first 0 said wheels, mechanism -.transferr1ng a count from each lower to the next higher denomination register wheel,

brakes for each wheel acting on oppositesides thereof and indifferent directions, a rotatable shaft mechaniSmS adapted by rotation of, said shaft to simultaneously throw the brakes and transferring mechanism out of operative relation with the register wheels and means'automatically moving the brakes and transferring mechanism into operative position after each'register has been turned to zelb position.

35, Ina device of the class described the combination with counting wheels of means fortransfei'ring the count to the, appropriate heel, means adapted to 'lock'the transfermechanismjfrom movement except when registering up the count, means securing said counting wheels in operative position and acting as a'brake to limit the movement of each for 'eachtransfer, mechanisms for simultaneously moving said transferring mechanism,"locking mechanism and brake mechamsm eachcounting'wheel whenthesame reaches we pe tiqn a e h sm wm s y ret" 'the aforesaid transferring, brake and locking mechanisms to normafandthe last vnamed"lockir'lgmechanism tonormal.

" 36f. a device" of 'the' class described the combination with counting wheels of mach-- for transferring the'count froni' a" lower to a her denomination countingwheel, a brake or each wheel, means locking the transferring mechanismfrom movement excent to transfer the count,' a shaft,vmechanism actuated b I rotation of the shaft tomove 'all .of said mec anisins out of operative relation'with the counting wheels prior to setting the'cquntm'g wheels to zero and means operated by rotation of sa d shaft-t0 rotate t described the e counting wheels to normal. 37. Ina e vice-of the class relation with the 'countin 9 Perm h 'Q' wh be n turned to perm-means independently locking counti wheels combination with counting wheels of mechanism for transferring the count from a lower to a hi her denomination counting wheel, a brake or each wheel, means locking the transferring mechanism from movement except to transfer the count, a shaft, mechanism actuated by rotation of the shaft to move all of said mech'anisms'out of operative wheels prior to setting the" counting whee to zero, means 0 erated by rotation of "said shaft to rotate t e counting wheels to normal and a lock for each counting wheel adjusted by actuation .of said shaft to lock the respective counting wheel at zero position.

38. In a device if the class described the combination with counting'wheels of mechanism for'transferrin-g the count from a lower to a higher denomination counting wheel, a brake for each-Wheel, ,means locking the transferring mechanism from movement except to transfer thecount, a shaft mechantation of the sh ft to move sins" out of operative relae. wll s p ior??? se ting the counting wheels tozero, means a erated by rotation of said shaft torotate t e normal, a lock for each counting wheel adjusted by actuation of said shaft to lock" the respective counting wheel at zero position and means automatically returning the transferring, brake and first named locking mechanisms to [operative position.'

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

- JAY M. JOHNSON.

ism actuated b W tnesses:

W. W. Wrrnnnnunr, K. E'. H NNAH.

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