Patent ID: 11896144
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A counting device comprising:
a front panel having a visible pattern thereon;
a spring;
a reel, wherein a first end of the second spring is coupled to the reel;
a tether, wherein a first end of the tether is coupled to the reel, and wherein at least a first portion of the tether is coiled around the reel;
a housing, wherein the housing has a shape of a cylinder having an open first end and a closed second end, wherein a bore extends through the second end, and wherein at least a second portion of the tether is extended through the bore, and wherein a second end of the spring is coupled to the housing;
wherein the front panel is joined to the reel with the spring therebetween to form a subassembly;
wherein the subassembly is configured to rotate within the housing about an axis defined by the bore in a first rotational direction or a second rotational direction; and
wherein the spring supplies bias to the subassembly in one of the first rotational direction or the second rotational direction.