such like Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: such like Articles.
I ANGELO FAHIE of 10 Leinster Street Dublin in the County of Dublin Patent
Agent 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 has reference to new or improved apparatus for counting_boards,
planks, rails and such like articles, and may be used on board ship as well as on
land.
The construction and operation of the apparatus will be readily understood on
reference to the accompanying Drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the apparatus
complete with the covering plate partly removed. Fig. 2 is a section on line x y
(Fig. 1) Fig. 3 a section on line z u (Fig. 1) Fig. 4 a detail view hereinafter
referred to.
The apparatus which consists of solid frame-work in which the various parts are
arranged and operate is made of suitable material and size, so as to be used con-
veniently in connection with the loading or discharging of ships.
The frame-work_a, is provided with rollers, or cylinder 6, 6², carried in fixed or
movable arms c. Between these two rollers, or cylinders, a movable axle d, is placed
to which a plate e, is tangentially fixed, and this plate is retained in a vertical
position by a spiral spring arrangement ff. On this axle a projection g, is fixed
which by the rotation of the axle is caused to press against the free end of the lever h,
oscillating on the pivot i, and the long arm of which acts on the paul arrangement k,
which latter gears with the ratchet wheel 1, provided with ten teeth-This ratchet
wheel gears with the
wheel m,
which in turn acts on the cog wheel n, forming
in combination the counting mechanism of the apparatus.
cog
Thus the index hand of the ratchet wheel 1, indicates the units, the hand of the
wheel m, the tens; and that on the wheel n, the hundreds.

page_text: The operation of the Invention is as follows.
The boards, planks, rails, or other similar articles to be counted are pushed one,
by one over the frame-work first passing over the roller, or cylinder 61, and pressing
down the plate e, to a horizontal position (as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3)
whereby the projection 9, comes in contact with the free end of the lever h, lifting
the long arm thereof which acts on the paul K, and moves the ratchet wheel one tooth
forward. When the article or object has passed over the apparatus the plate e, is
caused to return to its erect or vertical position by the action of the spiral springs ff;
and the paul k, resumes its normal position to be again moved by the lever h, when
the next article passes over the rollers.
The operation of counting having been completed, the roller, or cylinder b, which is
placed in front of the dial plate of the counting mechanism is removed and the reading
is made.
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
In machinery or apparatus for counting planks, boards, rails, and such like articles.
the combination of parts whereby the article or material to be counted on being pushed
over the apparatus presses down an arm or plate e, fixed to a revolving axle d,
provided with a projection g, acting on an oscillating lever h, which actuates the
counting mechanism in the manner substantially as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of April 1888.