Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 188
Complete Left, 29th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 4th May, 1888
WO CHARLES WILLIAM BLACKLOCK of 12 Albert Square, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Printer and Publisher, and MARTIN HYNES of Brown Street Withy
Grove, Manchester, Carrior do hereby declare the nature of the said invention, to be
as follows:-
Our invention relates principally to spring weighing machines intended more
especially for weighing parcels and ascertaining the Carriage thereof and it consists
in so arranging the index of the machine that the pointer will at the same time point
to and show the weight of the parcel and the charge for carriage or the price. This
is carried out by preparing an index with lines that coincide with each pound weight
or other required quantity which the index is to show, and in then arranging a column
or columns at a right angle to those weight lines for the rates and distances if more
than one rate or distance.
These indexes will take different forms according to the character or arrangement
of the spring weighing machine to which they are applied.
If the index pointer moves in a circle or in the segment of a circle the weight lines
will radiate from the centre or axis upon which the pointer oscillates and the rate
columns will be columns annular with the centre or axis of the pointer.
.
If the pointer of the spring weighing machine moves in a straight line then the
weight lines will be at a right angle to the line in which the pointer moves, and the
columns for rates or prices at a right angle thereto.
The indexes are or may be engraved or otherwise formed on the dial plate of
the spring weighing machine, or they are or may be made separate therefrom and
attached thereto, that is they may be printed on card board and varnished by
preference to protect them from dirt and then be attached to the dial.
Spring weighing machines combined with indexes according to our invention will
show at a glance the weight and rate and thus save reference to tables, and as there
will be nothing to be carried by the memory, work will be greatly facilitated and
there will be much less liability to error.

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WO CHARLES WILLIAM BLACKLOCK of 12 Albert Square, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Printer and Publisher, and MARTIN HYNES of Brown Street, Withy
Grove, Manchester Carrier, 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:-
Our invention relates principally to spring weighing machines intended more
especially for weighing parcels and ascertaining the carriage thereof and it consists
in so arranging the index of the machine that the pointer will at the same time point
to and show the weight of the parcel and the charge for carriage or the price. This
is carried out by preparing an index with lines that coincide with each pound weight
or other required quantity which the index is to show, and in then arranging
column or columns at a right angle to these weight lines for the rates and distances
if more than one rate or distanco.
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Those indexes will take different forms according to the character or arrangement
of the spring weighing machine to which they are applied.
If the index pointer moves in a circle or in tho segment of a circle the weight lines
will radiate from the centre or axis upon which the pointer oscillates and the rate
columns will columns annular with centre or axis of the pointer.
If the pointer of the spring weighing machine moves in a straight line then the
weight lines will be at a right angle to the line in which the pointer moves, and the
columns for rates or prices at a right angle to the weight lines."
The indexes are or may be engraved or otherwiso formed on tho dial plato of the
spring weighing machine, or they are or may be made separate therefrom and
attached thereto, that is, they may be printed on card board and varnished by
proference to protect them from dirt and thon be attached to the dial.
Spring weighing machines combined with indexes according to our invention will
show at a glance the weight and rate and thus save reference to tables, and as thero
will be nothing to be carried by the memory, work will be greatly facilitated and
thero will be much less liability to error.
Fig. 1 illustrates our invention as applied to and combined with a spring weighing
machine in which the pointer or hand showing the weight moves in a circle, and
traverses nearly over the complete circle.
Fig. 1 will also illustrate our invention when applied to and combined with spring
balancos having pointers or hands showing the weight which pointers traverse over
only say half a circle more or less.
Fig. 2 illustrates our invention as applied to and combined with spring balances
or weighing machines in which the pointer or hand movos in a straight vertical
line.
Spring weighing machines to which our invention applios are of ordinary con-
struction, our invention consisting only in applying to or combining therowith index
plates or faces arranged as hereinbefore explained and as illustrated by the drawings.

page_text: The index plates or faces are secured to the outer casing of the machines by screws
or by any other convenient means.
In fig. 1 a is the bar from the casing of the machine in which there is an eye for
a hook or other means of suspending the spring weighing machine, b is the bar with
the eye in it to which the scale or other part is attached upon which the articles to be
weighed are placed. c is the pointer or hand carried on the axis at c¹ from the
weighing spring.
The hand c is shown pointing to tho zero of the index and as increasing weight is
put on the scale it moves from 1 to 2 and so on to 60.
These figures numbered 1 to 60 representing weight say pounds (or any other
units of weight for which the machine is arranged) being within annular lines
marked f
The other annular columns marked A B C D and E and A'B'C' D' and E' are
for certain ratos or distances which may be required or fixed upon.
The radial lines are weight lines and the spaces within or bounded by the radial
weight lines and annular lines on each side of those for weight lines are for rates or
prices.
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Some rates or prices are marked on the index on fig. 1 as an example.
In fig. 2-a is the ring for suspending the spring woighing machine, and b is the
book for the scale, c is the hand or pointer-fare horizontal weight lines, which aro
crossed by vortical lines marked 0, A. B. C. Ď and E and O, A¹, B', C, D¹ and E'—
The columns marked O are for the weight figuros, and the other columns are for tho
rates or prices partly filled in as an example.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed--we declare that what wo
claim is
The combination of index plates or faces with spring weighing machinos arranged
to show weights and rates or prices, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described and illustrated by tho drawings.
Dated thie Twanty oighth dox of Merah 1898
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.