Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1800
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 30th May, 1900
Date of Application, but may, roo
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 30th May, 1900
I, SIGMUND HELLER, of Saaz, in the Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is a device for enabling the inspector in
factories, mine-works, workshops and the like, to check the working time of
individual workmen in a simple and reliable manner.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus with the front removed.
Figure 2 is a section on the line A--B Figure 1.
Figures 3 to 6 are views of single parts in different positions.
A shaft 1, Figure 1 driven by a good and regularly going clock effects
in the usual manner the release of a spring box 2 at regular intervals of time,
as for instance about every quarter of an hour, which spring box then revolves
a certain amount and is then brought again to a standstill by means of a catch
This device need not be further explained here as it is generally known and does
not form part of the present invention. This intermittent movement of the
motor spring 2 is by means of suitable gearing transferred on the one hand to
a roller 3 and on the other hand to a shaft 4 with cog-wheels 5, which latter
engage in ratchet bars 6 on a frame 7, in such a manner that the roller 3 as well
as the frame 7 are moved intermittently to correspond with the clock. The
frame 7 rests moreover with the ratchet bars 6 on cog wheels 9 upon a shaft 8
revolving freely and placed parallel to the shaft 4 and further supported by
guiding ribs 10 on rollers 11 which are arranged next the cog wheels 5 on the
shaft 4. The shafts 4 and 8 have sufficient play in the frame 7 to raise its
front end and thus to bring the ratchet bars 6 out of engagement with the cog
wheels 5 whereupon the frame with the back part of the ratchet bars 6 resting
on the cog wheels 9 can be shifted backwards and forwards as desired, thus
causing the shaft & to correspondingly revolve in either direction.
An ink ribbon 12 is stretched on the frame as usual in type writing machines
and at the beginning of each day or shift a registration sheet 13 is stretched
in the frame 7, a part of which is illustrated in Figure 3.
The registration sheet has a perpendicular column, with suitable indications
such as a number, for each of the workmen who are engaged in the room and
for whom the device is intended, and this can be divided into horizontal columns
to indicate which are after time. The upper surface of the roller 3 is formed
of rings of type placed next to each other which give successive divisions of time
for instance hours, and by stretching the registration sheet 13 in the frame, a
perpendicular column of the registration sheet is placed over a type ring of the
roller 3.
Above the frame 7 spring levers 14 are set next each other in the framework
so that there is always a lever over each type-ring of the roller 3, which can
oscillate in the plane of that ring. The front end of this lever is in loose en-
gagement with arms 17 of rods 16 which are guided vertically into a frame 15

page_text: and held up by means of springs 22. The frame 15 itself is vertically guided
in the framework of the apparatus, and can be raised or lowered in the frame-
work, by means of a hand lever 19 by means of the arms 20 and 18 of a revolv
ing shaft 23 supported in the framework, whilst the arm 18 touches this frame 15.
Each of the levers 14 forms the lower part of the continuation sloping some-
what downwards of the perpendicular channel 21 the lower end of which channel
discharges into a division of a box 24 which rests on rollers on an inclined
plane at the foot of the framework. At the upper end of each channel 21
there is a receiving hopper 26 pivotted at 28 having at the upper part of its
front at 27 a slot, whilst at the back part of the channel a catch 29 is placed
into which a projection 38 on the back part of the hopper can engage. On the
under side of each cylinder 26 a small rod 37 is loosely placed. A horizontal
bar 30 with longitudinal grooves 31 is arranged in guides 35 on the side of the
framework of the apparatus which bar is freely supported at its ends on bar 33,
which latter are placed at both sides of the apparatus and are connected with
the upper end of the perpendicular arms 36 of the lever 19. A gear-wheel 32
placed on the bars 30 engages in a ratchet bar 34 which is arranged next The
guide 35.
There is therefore provided for every type ring on the roller 3, a column of the
registration sheet 13, a lever 14, a channel 21, a hopper 26 and a division of the
box 24, and the latter have to carry the same designating mark as the column
of the registration sheet 13 belonging to it, and likewise as a metal ticket which
is intended for this apparatus and is delivered to the workman on his arrival.
The employment and method of working the apparatus is as follows:-
When at rest the parts are in the position shewn in Figure 2, and the roller 3
is so placed and constructed in such a way that the type on its ring which is
under the lever 14 always corresponds to the time given by the clock. The
workman coming in for the shift of work throws his ticket into the opening 27
of the cylinder 26 marked with his number; the ticket rolls down along it,
presses back the catch 29 and so frees the projection 38 of the hopper. The
back part of the latter sinks down in consequence of the weight of the ticket
until it rests on the bar 30, and the small rod 37 placed on the cylinder pushes
itself upwards on the har 30 until its end falls into the groove 31, (Figure 4),
when the aperture 27 disappears behind the wall of the apparatus and cannot be
open again by pushing the hopper from outside, as the small bar 37 engaging
in the groove 31 prevents the front part of the hopper from being pressed
further. In this position of the hopper the ticket falls down out of the back
part thereof into the channel belonging thereto, and reaches the correspnding
lever 14 which strikes the registration sheet and consequently by means of the
ink ribbon actuates the printing type which gives the time of the workman's
arrival, in the corresponding column of the registration sheet. The ticket runs
then through the channel into the division of the box 24 belonging to it. If
the workman leaves off work with the intention of not taking it up again in
the same shift but wishes to have his ticket again for another shift, then the
Inspector has merely to open the door which has, of course, been previously
secured; and can then give the ticket to the workman: he presses up the
bar 16 provided with the same number in order to press the corresponding
lever against the registration sheet, and thus to indicate the time of leaving
off work on the registration sheet in the right column. Then the frame 17
likewise the roller 3 are moved forward intermittently by means of the clock
as aforesaid, avoiding making two impressions on the same place of the regis-
tering chart.
The position of the hopper 26 shewn in Figure 4 is not changed in this
case, so that the aperture remains shut until the end of the shift. If however
the workman interrupts work with the intention of taking it up again in the
same shift, then the inspector opens the door of the apparatus in order to mark
the time of entry and deliver the ticket to the workman. The inspector then

page_text: raises the lever 19 until a catch 39 in the frame-work of the apparatus falls
into a notch 40 on a projection 41 of the lever 19. In consequence of this
the bar 30 is pushed back by the bar 33, and is turned by means of the engage-
ment of the toothed wheel 32 with the toothed bar 34 so far that the small
rod 37 on the cylinder 26 comes quite out of the groove 31 (Figure 5) and is
raised by the back part of the hopper by means of the bar 30. The inspector
can now turn the hopper of the number in question so far as to again free the
aperture 27, and to fasten again the projection 38 on the back part of the cylinder
to the catch 29. This hopper is then in the final position and the continu-
ance of the work in the same shift can be registered by the workman.
inspector presses the lever 19 further the bar 30 comes out again and revolves
so that all the remaining hoppers, the apertures of which were previously
shut, are turned back again and their small rods 37 fall into the groove 31 in
order to take up the position shewn in Figure 4, and prevent tickets being
cast in afresh.
As the
At the conclusion of the shift at the fixed time, the inspector moves out
the box 24 and the tickets can be taken out of the divisions by the workman.
The inspector completely lifts up the lever 19 after opening the door of the
apparatus, that is, until the catch 39 falls into a notch 42 on the projection 41
of the lever 19. By this means all the hoppers 26 firstly are lifted by the
bar 30 far enough for their projections 38 to fasten in the catches 29, Figure 6.
The hoppers are consequently turned back into their first position, also
the frame 15 is raised hereby and can be pushed out of the frame 7 in order to
take out the registration sheet, and to replace by a new one, 'to charge the ink
ribbon and so forth.
If the next shift follows immediately then the frame 7 with the fresh regis-
tration sheet need only be moved back. In case the frame 7 must be moved
out during the shift, then a graduated circle 43 is placed on the shaft 8 which
turns in front of a pointer fastened to the apparatus. Thus in moving out
the frame it is only necessary to consider to which graduation of the circle 45
the indicator 44 points, and in replacing the frame 7, only to move it so far
until the indicator 44 points to the same division of the circle (or one further
on according to circumstances) in order to be sure that the frame takes the
right position. If the lever 19 is turned back then the frame 15 and the
bar 30 again take the position shewn in Figure 2.
If desired the apparatus can be so arranged that during the shift the
drawer 2 can be firmly held in the interior of the apparatus by means of
a bolt, but at the end of the shift, this bolt is immediately released by means
of the clock or by means of the motor spring, consequently, the box opens
automatically.
Improved Time Checking or Registering Apparatus.
I, SIGMUND HELLER, of Saaz, in the Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner

page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement: —
The object of the present invention is a device for enabling the inspector in
factories, mine-works, workshops and the like, to check the working time of
individual workmen in a simple and reliable manner.
In the drawings accompanying the Provisional Specification:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus with the front removed.
Figure 2 is a section on the line A-B Figure 1.
Figures 3 to 6 are views of single parts in different positions.
A shaft 1, Figure 1, driven by a spring actuated motor is SO connected
with a good & regularly going clock as to be released by the same at regular
intervals of time and thus be permitted to revolve a certain amount whereupon
the motor is stopped again by a pawl controlled by the clock and engaging with
a ratchet wheel fast on the shaft 1 driven by the said motor. This device
need not be further explained here as it is generally known and does
not form part of the present invention. This intermittent movement of the
motor spring 2 is by means of suitable gearing transferred on the one hand to
a roller 3 and on the other hand to a shaft 4 with cog-wheels 5, which latter
engage in ratchet bars 6 on a frame 7 in such a manner that the roller 3 as well
as the frame 7 are moved intermittently to correspond with the clock. The
frame 7 rests moreover with the ratchet bars 6 on cog-wheels 9 upon a shaft 8
revolving freely and placed parallel to the shaft 4 and further supported by
guiding ribs 10 on rollers 11 which are arranged next the cog wheels 5 on the
shaft 4. The shafts 4 and 8 have sufficient play in the frame 7 to raise its
front end and thus to bring the ratchet bars 6 out of engagement with the cog
wheels 5 whereupon the frame with the back part of the ratchet bars 6 resting
on the cog wheels 9 can be shifted backwards and forwards as desired, thus
causing the shaft 8 to correspondingly revolve in either direction.
An ink ribbon 12 is stretched on the frame as usual in type writing machines
and at the beginning of each day or shift a registration sheet 13 is stretched
in the frame 7, a part of which is illustrated in Figure 3.
The registration sheet has a perpendicular column, with suitable indications
such as a number, for each of the workmen who are engaged in the room and
for whom the device is intended, and this can be divided into horizontal columns
to indicate which are after time. The upper surface of the roller 3 is formed
of rings of type placed next to each other which give successive divisions of time
for instance, hours, and by stretching the registration sheet 13 in the frame, a
perpendicular column of the registration sheet is placed over a type ring of the
roller 3.
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Above the frame 7 spring levers 14 are set next each other in the framework
so that there is always a lever over cach type-ring of the roller 3, which can
oscillate in the plane of that ring. The front end of this lever is in loose en-
gagement with arms 17 of reds 16 which are guided vertically in a frame 15
and held up by means of springs 22. The frame 15 itself is vertically guided
in the framework of the apparatus, and can be raised or lowered in the frame-
work by means of a hand lever 19 by means of the arms 20 and 18 of a revolv-
ing shaft 23 supported in the framework, whilst the arm 18 touches this frame 15.
Each of the levers 14 forms the lower part of the continuation sloping some-
what downwards of the perpendicular channel 21 the lower end of which channel
discharges into a division of a box 24 which rests on rollers on an inclined
plane at the foot of the framework. At the upper end of each channel 21
there is a receiving hopper 26 pivotted at 28 having at the upper part of its
front at 27 a slot, whilst at the back part of the channel a catch 29 is placed
into which a projection 38 on the back part of the hopper can engage. On the
under side of each hopper 26 a small rod 37 is loosely placed. A horizontal
bar 30 with longitudinal grooves 31 is arranged in guides 35 on the side of the

page_text: framework of the apparatus which bar is freely supported at its ends on bars 33,
which latter are placed at both sides of the apparatus and are connected with
the upper end of the perpendicular arms 36 of the lever 19. A gear-wheel 32
placed on the bars 30 engages in a ratchet bar 34 which is arranged next the
guide 35.
There is therefore provided for every type ring on the roller 3, a column of the
registration sheet 13, a lever 14, a channel 21, a hopper 26 and a division of the
box 24, and the latter have to carry the same designating mark as the column
of the registration sheet 13 belonging to it, and likewise as a metal ticket which
is intended for this apparatus and is delivered to the workman on his arrival.
The employment and method of working the apparatus is as follows:-
When at rest the parts are in the position shewn in Figure 2, and the roller 3,
is so placed and constructed in such a way that the type on its ring which is
under the lever 14 always corresponds to the time given by the clock. The
workman coming in for the shift or work throws his ticket into the opening 27
of the hopper 26 marked with his number; the ticket rolls down along it,
presses back the catch 29 and so frees the projection 38 of the hopper. The
back part of the latter sinks down in consequence of the weight of the ticket
until it rests on the bar 30, and the small rod 37 placed on the hopper pushes
itself upwards on the bar 30 until its end falls into the groove 31, (Figure 4),
when the aperture 27 disappears behind the wall of the apparatus and cannot be
opened again by pushing the hopper from outside, as the small bar 37 engaging
in the groove 31 prevents the front part of the hopper from being pressed
further. In this position of the hopper the ticket falls down out of the back
part thereof into the channel belonging thereto, and reaches the corresponding
lever 14 which strikes the registration sheet and consequently by means of the
ink ribbon actuates the printing type which gives the time of the workman's
arrival, in the corresponding column of the registration sheet. The ticket runs
then through the channel into the division of the box 24 belonging to it. If
the workman leaves off work with the intention of not taking it up again in
the same shift but wishes to have his ticket again for another shift, then the
inspector has merely to open the door which has, of course, been previously
secured, and can then give the ticket to the workman; he presses upon the
bar 16 provided with the same number in order to press the corresponding
lever against the registration sheet, and thus to indicate the time of leaving
off work on the registration sheet in the right column. Then the frame 17
likewise the roller 3 are moved forward intermittently by means of the clock
as aforesaid, avoiding making two impressions on the same place of the regis-
tering chart.
The position of the hopper 26 shewn in Figure 4 is not changed in this
case, so that the aperture remains shut until the end of the shift. If however
the workman interrupts work with the intention of taking it up again in the
same shift, then the inspector opens the door of the apparatus in order to mark
the time of entry and deliver the ticket to the workman. The inspector then
raises the lever 19 until a catch 39 in the frame-work of the apparatus falls
into a notch 40 on a projection 41 of the lever 19. In consequence of this
the bar 30 is pulled back by the bar 33, and is turned by means of the engage-
ment of the toothed wheel 32 with the toothed bar 34 so far that the small
rod 37 on the cylinder 26 comes quite out of the groove 31 (Figure 5) and is
raised by the back part of the hopper by means of the bar 30. The inspector
can now turn the hopper of the number in question so far as to again free the
aperture 27, and to fasten again the projection 38 on the back part of the cylinder
to the catch 29. This hopper is then in the final position and the continu-
ance of the work in the same shift can be registered by the workman. As the
inspector presses the lever 19 down again the bar 30 comes out again and revolves
so that all the remaining hoppers, the apertures of which were previously
shut are turned back again and their small rods 37 fall into the groove 31 in

page_text: order to take up the position shewn in Figure 4, and prevent tickets being
cast in afresh.
At the conclusion of the shift at the fixed time, the inspector moves out the
box 24 and the tickets can be taken out of the divisions by the workmen.
Further after opening the door of the apparatus the inspector completely lifts
up the lever 19, that is, until the catch 39 falls into a notch 42 on the projec-
tion 41 of the lever 19. By this means all the hoppers 26 are lifted by the
bar 30 far enough for their projections 38 to engage into the catches 29.
Figure 6.
The hoppers are thus turned back into their first position. Moreover the
frame 15 is raised by this movement of the lever 19 and therefore the frame
can be drawn out in order to remove the registration sheet filled out and to
replace it by a new one, to change the ink ribbon and so forth.
If the next shift follows immediately then the frame 7 with the fresh regis-
tration sheet need only be moved back. In case the frame 7 must be moved
out during the shift, then a graduated circle 43 is placed on the shaft 8 which
turns in front of a pointer fastened to the apparatus. Thus in moving out
the frame it is only necessary to consider to which graduation of the circle 43
the indicator 44 points, and in replacing the frame 7, only to move it so far
until the indicator 44 points to the same division of the circle (or one further
on according to circumstances) in order to be sure that the frame takes the
right position. If the lever 19 is turned back then the frame 15 and the
bar 30 again take the position shewn in Figure 2.
If desired the apparatus can be so arranged that during the shift the
drawer 24 can be firmly held in the interior of the apparatus by means of
a bolt, but at the end of the shift, this bolt is immediately released by means
of the clock or by means of the motor spring, consequently, the box opens
.automatically.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
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1. An improved time checking or registering apparatus comprising a cylinder
with type rings, the types on which are caused to adjust themselves in consecu-
tive periods of time one after another under the control of a clock; a frame
provided with registering sheet and ink ribbon placed contiguous to the said
roller and also arranged to move in correspondence with the said clock; a
plurality of slots provided with pressure levers, each slot arranged over each
type ring of the roller, and leading to a separate division in the drawer, so that
by the insertion of a token in a particular slot the time will be registered upon
the register sheet in the respective column on which the insertion of the said
token took place, and the token itself will then descend into the corresponding
division of the drawer.
2. A modification of the apparatus set forth in Claim 1, in which at the upper
ends of the slots orifices are arranged which are held open by means of pro-
jections (29) attached to the back part of the slots, which projections must be
forced back by the inserted tokens in order to release the orifices, and beneath
the said orifices is arranged a bar with a longitudinal slot adjustable in sup-
ports and revoluble upon its longitudinal axis, so that on a certain adjustment
of this bar the orifices caused to overbalance by means of the inserted tokens,
press against the said bar and rods (37) attached to the said orifices engage in
the slot of the said bar and prevent the return of the said orifices to their
original position; on another adjustment of the said bar, moreover, the orifices
still remain resting upon it but the rods (37) are released from the slot (31)
(in order upon the return of the said rod to engage again in the slot 31 in their
original position), and the orifices are thereby returned to their original posi-

page_text: tion; finally in a third position the said bar (30) raises the orifices so high that
they are again brought into connection with the projections (36).
3. A modification of the device set forth in Claim 2 in which the rod (30)
is freely supported on bars (33) connected with the hand-lever (19, 36) and pos-
sesses gearing (32) which engages in racks (34) on the supports (35) of the
bar (30), so that upon the actuation of the lever (19, 36) the bars (53) are
displaced vertically and also revolve upon their longitudinal axes, and the limit
up to which the lever must be moved in in order to produce a determined posi-
tion of the said bar (30) is fixed by notches (40, 42) upon the projection 41 of
the said lever and by the piece (39) in the apparatus itself.
4. The combination of parts forming the improved time checking or register-
ing anparatus constructed and operated substantially as described with reference
to the drawings filed with the Provisional application.
Dated the 19th day of February 1900.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.