Improvements in Counters for Indicating the Number of Revolutions of Shafts and other Machinery.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Counters for Indicating the Number of Revolutions
of Shafts and other Machinery.
I, HENRY PHILLIPS of the firm of Phillips Son & Entwistle of 81 Newhall
Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement —
My invention has for its object improvements in counters for indicating the
number of revolutions of shafts and other machinery & which I call the Cuthbertson
by which they are made more substantial and secure against tampering, improved
in appearance and so as to be more readily attached and detached than counters
hitherto upon the market.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have fully illustrated the nature of my said invention.
Figure 1, is a front elevation of my improved counter.
Figure 2, is a similar elevation to Figure 1 but showing the framing at rear.
Figure 3, is a side elevation.
Figure 4, is a horizontal cross section.
In counters of this kind it is desirable that they should be capable of being
readily attached and detached to the machine so as to allow the machine to
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waste without enabling the operator to have access to the fingers and whereby
the shaft can revolve without operating the counter. In these counters the
operating arbore is provided with the fork e3 which is arranged so as to engage
with the pin or stud which is placed eccentrically on the end of any suitable
shaft of the machine as shewn at Figure 6 and the index fingers E are made
with spring sockets and spindles so that the hands may be returned to zero without
affecting the mechanism which is so arranged that the three dials are around
the centre the spindles E' being geared down in speed to the various dials by the
wheels e as shewn at Figure 5 but I do not confine myself to the number of dials
or wheels I may use.
I form my case A of metal with the brass or other metal door A having the
glass a² in it and the case being provided with the metal back a³ and this case is
hinged at 63 to the supporting frame B which is provided at the one side with the
lever lock the bolts of which engage with the catch which is hinged to the
door A so that when the catch is locked access to any part of the mechanism
cannot be obtained without the key but at the same time the framework B of the
counter is provided with the support 62 having the adjusting slots * so as to enable
the counter to be removed from the machine or replaced without affecting the
mechanism this being important as it prevents the operator from gaining access
and pushing on the bands which would cause the counter to register more work
than had been done.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improvements in counters for indicating the number of revolutions of
shafts and other machinery substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
shown on the accompanying drawing.
2nd. In improvements in counters for indicating the number of revolutions of

page_text: shafts and other machinery the metal casing A and frame B such as and for the
purpose herein set forth and shown.
3rd. In improvements in counters for indicating the number of revolutions of
shafts and other machinery the mode of locking the counter such as & for the
purpose herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of July 1892.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.