New or Improved Counting or Registering Apparatus for Typewriters.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 9th Feb., 1895
Date of Application, laul July, 1099
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 9th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Counting or Registering Apparatus for
Typewriters.
I WALLACE OLLERHEAD of Union Place, Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Solicitor's
Clerk and Dealer in Musical Instruments, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a counting or registering apparatus to be fitted to
typewriters, which will register automatically the number of words written. The
apparatus is screwed to the desk on which the typewriter is used, the latter being
supported on blocks raising it a short distance above the desk and retaining it in
proper position. The registering device consists of dials with pointers and levers
arranged so that they can be actuated by parts of the machine, turning the pointers
at each operation. A disc is used at each side of the machine, one, preferably at
the left hand, having an operating lever placed under the space bar, which when
used will strike a projection on the lever and depress it, the projection being
arranged to miss the adjacent keys. As the space bar is allowed some play before
it touches the lever the operator can make a space between the letters without
registering, by touching the bar lightly. A second lever connected to the same
dial is arranged to be operated in a similar manner by the full stop key. This
lever is used in cases where in writing a name initials only are used, a full stop being
placed after each initial. If the space bar only was used in registering, the initials
would not be counted, but with the full stop device each will be counted as a word.
A third lever is fitted to this dial which can be operated by hand.
The counter at the other side of the machine is provided with a lever for hand
use, making up for any extra word which may not be registered by the other
counter. The levers work the pointers by means of a vertical slide with which
they engage having a small pawl which engages with a ratchet wheel behind the
dial carrying the pointer. Thus at every operation the wheel will be moved one
tooth. At the back of the left hand dial above mentioned a second dial is fitted,
with pointer worked intermittently from the first by a pinion having a single tooth
and a ratchet or toothed wheel. The first dial will register up to one folio or
other given number, and the other will register the number of folios. In counting,
the three dials are observed, and the result obtained by adding the amounts
registered.
This 10th 1 of T..1.. 1001
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.

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A New or Improved Counting or Registering Apparatus for
Typewriters.
I, WALLACE OLLERHEAD of Union Place Beatrice Street, Oswestry, England,
Solicitor's Clerk and Dealer. in Musical Instruments, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a counting or registering apparatus to be fitted to
type-writers, which will register automatically the number of words written. The
apparatus is screwed to the desk on which the type-writer is used, the latter being
supported on blocks raising it a short distance above the desk and retaining it in
proper position. The registering device consists of dials with pointers and levers
arranged so that they can be actuated by parts of the machine, turning the pointers
at each operation.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the
apparatus, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 3 a cross section, and Fig. 4 an end elevation
with one of the dials removed.
A is the base of the apparatus, which is screwed or otherwise fixed to the desk
on which the typewriter is placed. The typewriter is fitted at a short distance
above the desk, the feet commonly employed being placed in small blocks, and the
sides of the frame on the pillars a on the base A. The apparatus is placed close
to the front of the machine, and the counting apparatus with dials projects on each
side. On the left hand of the base A is fixed the standard B, serving to carry
part of the counting apparatus. This consists of two discs C and C' each having
pointers c & c¹ and marked with suitable divisions for indicating. Behind the
dial C is fitted the ratchet wheel D carrying the pointer c and operated by
mechanism hereinafter described. This wheel is turned one tooth at a time by
means of a small pawl d, which engages with it, carried on the sliding plate E
which moves vertically on the standard B, being retained in position by the guide e
and slots e¹ through which the pins on the standard pass.
When this plate is moved upwards the pawl engaging with the ratchet wheel
will turn the latter a short distance, and on the plate falling will engage with
the next tooth ready for another operation. The small stop d' is fitted to the
standard which prevents the pawl from being thrown out of working position.
The plate E is operated by means of the levers F and F¹ the ends of which project
in the notches e so that when moved they raise or lower the plate. The lever F
is provided with a spring which brings it back to its normal position after each
operation, and the parts being all connected the one spring serves for the return
of both levers and plate. The levers are pivoted to small standards fl and project
towards the right hand side of the type-writer close to the front, and are formed
with upwardly projecting arms f¹ and ƒ³. The lever F is operated by the space
bar, being situated immediately below the latter, so that at each operation of
the space bar it is depressed at one end raising the plate E and turning the
pointer c through one division. The lever F' projects so that the end f³ may be
situated immediately below the full stop bar just missing the adjacent bars on each
side, so that each time the full stop is struck, the counter will register. A hole a¹
is formed in the base to permit of the lever being depressed sufficiently.
The dial C counts the number of words to 1 folio or folio or any other number
it may be found desirable, and C' serves for registering the number of folios.
This counter is worked by means of the ratchet wheel D' which is turned one
tooth each time the wheel D completes a revolution. This is effected by means of

page_text: the pinion formed with a single tooth or pin which engages with the ratchet
wheel D¹ at each complete revolution. A spring bears upon the wheel D' and
ensures its moving one tooth at a time.
A sinall lever G is provided at the side of the machine to be operated by hand.
The end of this lever engages with F and through it moves the plate E. At the
other end of the base a second standard B' is fixed carrying the dial C' with
painter and ratchet wheel D' with which engages the pawl d carried as in the
other case by the plate E', and operating in the same manner. A lever H with
spring actuates the counting mechanism, the lever being worked by hand, both
counters being thus operated by hand if desired.
The operation of the machine is as follows.—
At the end of each word the space bar is used, and consequently the apparatus
is actuated as above described through the lever F. At the end of each sentence
the full stop bar and lever Fare used. As some play is allowed the space bar
it can be depressed by lightly touching it, allowing spacing to be done if desired,
without registering on the counting apparatus. The full stop lever is specially for
use in cases where in writing a name initials only are used, the full stop being
placed after each initial. If the space bar only was used in registering, the initial
would not be counted, but with the full stop device it will be reckoned as a word.
The band levers are employed to make up for any extra word, which may not be
registered by the automatic apparatus.
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 :-
:-
(1.) A counting apparatus for type-writers consisting of a base, a standard on
the said base, a dial with pointer fitted to the standard; a ratchet wheel carrying
the pointer, a pawl and sliding carrier engaging with the ratchet wheel, and levers
operating the pawl, projecting respectively beneath the space and full stop bars,
and struck by them, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2.) In a counting apparatus for type-writers, the combination with levers,
depressed by the space and full stop bars and mounted on a base supporting the
type-writer, of a standard, two dials with pointers and ratchet wheels, a sliding
plate connected with the said levers, a pawl on the plate engaging with one of the
ratchet wheels and a single toothed pinion engaging with the second ratchet wheel,
and carried by the first, operating substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(3.) In a counting apparatus for type-writers the combination with a registering
device consisting of two dials with ratchet wheels and pointers, and sliding pawl,
fitted to a standard on the base, of two levers operating the pawl, pivoted on the
base and worked by the space and full stop bar, and a third lever for hand use,
engaging with one of the said operating levers, substantially as and for the purposes
specified..
(4.) In a counting apparatus for type-writers, the combination with two operating
levers worked from the space and full stop bars fitted on a base, of two registering
apparatus, each having a dial, a pointer, a ratchet wheel carrying the pointer, and
a pawl carried by a sliding plate turning the ratchet wheel, the pawl of one
apparatus being actuated by the said levers and the pawl of the other by a small
hand lever, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 12th day of November 1894.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.