Improvements in and connected with Recording Scales.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by ROBERT MCFARLane, Machinist, and WALDO
ENOCH HOLMES, Stock Raiser, both of 231, Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis,
Hennepin County, State of Minnesota, U.S.A.]
Improvements in and connected with Recording Scales.
I, CECIL URQUHART FISHER, of 45 Holborn Viaduct, London, Solicitor and
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a weighing scale with a registering
mechanism, by means of which a permanent record of the amount of each weighing
may be made.
In the accompanying drawings forming part of this Specification;
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved mechanism.
Figs. 2 and 3 are details of a portion of the operating mechanism.
Fig. 4 is a side view looking in the opposite direction from Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a plan view.
Figs. 6 and 7 are transverse sections taken upon lines 6-6 and 7-7 of Fig. 4.
Fig. 8 is a side elevation showing substantially the same mechanism as Fig. I
but with a rack bar substituted for cable shown in that figure operating the
registering scale beam.
Fig. 9 is a side elevation showing the invention applied in connection with the
weights that are added to the suspended poise or weight holder.
Fig. 10 is an end view of the same.
Fig. 11 is a detail plau view showing the arrangement of the gearing that
operates the rack bar.
Fig. 12 is a front view showing the registering device applied to the stationary
weight holder so as to make a registration by the number of weights that are not
in use.
Fig. 13 is a detail of the slide or sliding poise.
Fig. 14 is a rear end elevation of the device.
Fig. 15 is a transverse vertical section.
Fig. 16 is enlarged detail showing the arrangement of the gear on the back of
the scale beam.
Fig. 17 is a sectional detail showing the weights on the fixed bar or rest and
showing the follower and tooth rack in engagement therewith.
In the drawinge, 2 represents the scale beam that is pivotally supported upon
suitable standards 3, and preferably has its opposite end passing through the guide
standard 5 and provided with the usual lock 7. This scale bean is preferably
provided with the counterpoise 9, adjustably supported thereon and is connected to
the scale platform which may be of any suitable construction, by the rod 11, in
any ordinary or preferred manner. The standards 3 and 5 are preferably supported
upon the suitable base plate 13. Mounted in the standard 3 directly over the
pivotal point of the beam is a suitable shaft 15. This shaft carries the registering
wheel 17 and also the pulley 18. Mounted upon this shaft in one of the side
standards is the sleeve 19, which is arranged to turn freely upon said shaft. This
sleeve is provided with the registering wheel 21 and with the pulley 23. The beam
that I have here shown is a double beam, provided with the two series of
graduations as shown most clearly in Fig. 5, and cach part of the beam is provided
with the sliding weight 25. A cord or cable 27 is connected to each of the
slides 25, passes round the pulley 18 or 23, and around the idler wheel or pulley 29
at the opposite end of the beam-said idler pulleys being mounted in suitable

page_text: bearings and supported upon said beam. The slides upon the beams are preferably
of different sizes and they are used for weighing different amounts, in a well
understood manner.
As here shown I have marked one of the said slides 100 and the other 1000.
They may, of course, be of any suitable size and may be used in connection with
the graduation of the scale upon the beam for weighing any desired amounts. The
cable. 27 is connected with each of said slides, preferably passes through a sleeve 31,
said sleeve being provided with a suitable set screw 33, so that when it is desired
to use said slide without operating the registering device, the said screw may be
loosened so as to free the cable from the sleeve 31 and then the slide may be moved
over the beam without turning said registering wheel. The wheels 17 and 21 are
preferably provided each with a series of raised figures, said figures being arranged
to correspond with the figures upon the beam-the figures upon one wheel
preferably indicating units and tens, while those upon the other wheel indicate
hundreds and thousands. Arranged beneath said registering wheels is a sliding
standard 35, said standards being arranged to pass through the vertical guide 37,
and having its lower end connected to the lever 39, that is in turn connected to the
suitable treadle by the rod 41. The upper end of the standard 35 is preferably
provided with a rubber surface 43 and the roll of paper 45, preferably mounted in
suitable standards 47. The strip of paper from said roll passes over the cushioned
ends of the standard 35 and the surface of the registering wheels. Said strip then
passes through the feed rolls 49. The standard 35 may be operated through the
means of the treadle referred to whenever it is desired to make an impression upon
the recording strip. The device that I prefer for this purpose is shown in Figure 1.
As here shown one of said rolls is provided with the ratchet wheels 51 and with a
lever 53, pivoted upon the axis of said roll and provided with a pawl 55 adapted to
engage said ratchet wheel. The lever 53 is connected by a rod 57 to the lever 59,
and said lever is provided with the slotted end that engages the star wheel 61, so
that as said wheel is rotated the end of the lever rides by over the curved surface
of the tube upon said wheel and then drops over said tube and remains in this
position till the next movement of the wheel. The wheel may be operated in any
suitable manner.
As here shown, I use a lever 63 provided upon the axis of the wheel 61 by
means of a slot 65, and having a forked end 67, said fork being adapted to pass
over the teeth on the wheel 61. When the lover is drawn down the full length of
the slot 65, as shown in Fig. 2, said fork engaging the straight side of the tube on
the wheel 61 when the lever 63 is raised so as to bring the lower end of the slot 65
opposite the center of the wheel 61. Where it is desired to have the device
operate automatically, I pass a cord 71, through the end of the lever 63 and
provide a weight 73 thereon. This cord runs over suitable pulleys, as indicated in
Fig. 6 and has upon its end the cone shaped plate 77. This plate is arranged
within the hopper 79 so that as the grain is drawn out from the. hopper the suction
of the grain passing into the hopper spout draws down the plate 77, thereby raising
the opposite end of the cord raising the lever 63 and the cords engage one of the
teeth 61. A further movement of the cord 71 turns the wheel 61 and the movement
of said wheel turns the lever 59, thereby turning the feed rolls and moving forward
the recording strip. The lever 59 is preferably arranged so that its end comes
directly over the lever 39 that operates the movable standard 35, so that the first
movement of the lever 59 will operate the lever 39, cause the standard 35 to be
raised and make an impression on the paper corresponding to the last movement of
the slides upon the beam.
Instead of using the cables for operating the registering wheels, I
may provide
said wheels with the gears 81 and provide the slides with the rack bars 83, engaging
said gears as shown in Fig. 8, and instead of using the star wheel and the levers 59
and 65 as shown in Fig. 1, I may connect the lever 59 directly with the cord 71 as
shown in Fig. 8.
In some instances I may arrange the recording device so that it will register the

page_text: amount represented by the number of movable weights that are placed upon the
suspended weight holder on the scale beam, and I have shown such construction in
Figs. 9, 10, and 11, in which 85 represents the suspended weight holder provided
with the follower 87 and the rack bar 89, engaging the pinion 91. This pinion is
arranged upon the shaft 93 that is mounted in bearings upon the scale beam and
turns a pinion that engages the rack bar 95, that in turn engages a pinion upon the
registering wheel. As the weights are placed upon the suspended weight holder
the follower is moved up and thereby the registering wheel is turned so as to
indicate the amount represented by the weights that have been placed upon the
weight holder. In Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, I have shown the invention
applied to register the number of weights that have been placed upon the weight
holder, by the number that are left upon the stationary weight holder upon which
the weights are placed when not in use. As shown in these figures, 80 represents
a weight holder upon which the weights 82, when not in use, are placed. A
follower 84 is arranged to rest against and upon one of the weights upon the weight
holder 80 and through mechanism similar to that hereinbefore described, it turns
one of the registering wheels and thus indicates the number of weights that have
been removed from the weight holder 80 to be placed upon the suspended weight
holder on the beam. In this instance I have shown two registering wheels, and
shown the scale beam also provided with a slide poise connected with one of said
registering wheels so as to operate the same.
I may either emboss the figures or characters on the registering strip or ticket
by pressing the strip or ticket against the registering wheels, or I may print the
characters upon said registering strip or ticket using an inking ribbon for the
purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with the beam and slide arranged thereon, of the
registering wheel mounted upon a support independent of said beam, means
connecting said slide with said wheel so that the wheel is turned as, the slide is
moved over the beam, and means for pressing a suitable recording strip against
said wheel.
2. The combination with the registering wheel, the beam, and the slide, of the
recording strip, the feed rolls, movable standard for pressing said strip against said
wheel, grain bin, and means arranged in said bin for operating said wheel, rolls
and standard.
3. The combination with the registering wheel, feed rolls, the recording strip,
and movable standard for pressing said strip against said wheel, of the lever 59
connected with said rolls, the lever 39 connected with said movable standard, and
means for operating said levers.
4. The combination with the scale beam and the weight holder, of the follower
arranged upon said weight holder and beneath which the weights may be placed,
the registering wheel mounted in bearings independent of said scale beam and
holder, and connecting means between said follower and said registering wheel.
5. The combination with the scale beam and the weight holder with the
attachable or removable weights, the weight holder or frame wherein the weights
are stored when not in use, the recording wheel, the follower adapted to engage
the weight on said frame, and means in connection therewith operating the
recording wheel, substantially as described.
Dated this Fourth day of October 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Recording Scales.
I, CECIL URQUHART FISHER, of 45 Holborn Viaduct, London, Solicitor and
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (communicated to
me by Robert McFarlane and Waldo Enoch Holmes) and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide a weighing scale with a registering
mechanism, by means of which a permanent record of the amount of each weighing
may be made.
I refer to the drawings lodged with my Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved mechanism.
Figs. 2 and 3 are details of a portion of the operating mechanism.
Fig. 4 is a side view looking in the opposite direction from Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a plan view.
Figs. 6 and 7 are transverse sections taken upon lines 6-6 and 7-7 of Fig. 4.
Fig. 8 is a side elevation showing substantially the same mechanism as Fig. 1
but with a rack bar substituted for cable shown in that figure operating the
registering scale beam.
Fig. 9 is a side elevation showing the invention applied in connection with the
weights that are added to the suspended poise or weight holder.
Fig. 10 is an end view of the same.
Fig. 11 is a detail plan view showing the arrangement of the gearing that
operates the rack bar.
Fig. 12 is a front view showing the registering device applied to the stationary
weight holder so as to make a registration by the number of weights that are not
in use.
Fig. 13 is a detail of the slide or sliding poise.
Fig. 14 is a rear end elevation of the device.
Fig. 15 is a transverse vertical section.
Fig. 16 is enlarged detail showing the arrangement of the gear on the back of
the scale beam.
Fig. 17 is a sectional detail showing the weights on the fixed bar or rest and
showing the follower and tooth rack in engagement therewith.
In the drawings, 2 represents the scale beam that is pivotally supported upon
suitable standards 3, and preferably has its opposite end passing through the guide
standard 5 and provided with the usual lock 7. This scale beam is preferably
provided with the counterpoise 9, adjustably supported thereon and is connected to
the scale platform which may be of any suitable construction, by the rod 11, in any
ordinary or preferred manner. The standards 3 and 5 are preferably supported
upon the suitable base plate 13. Mounted in the standard 3, directly over the
pivotal point of the beam is a suitable shaft 15. This shaft carries the registering
wheel 17 and also the pulley 18. Mounted upon this shaft in one of the side
standards is the sleeve 19, which is arranged to turn freely upon said shaft. This
sleeve is provided with the registering wheel 21 and with the pulley 23. The
beam that I have here shown is a double beam, provided with the two series of
graduations as shown most clearly in Fig. 5, and each part of the beam is provided
with the sliding weight 25. A cord or cable 27 is connected to each of the
slides 25, passes round the pulley 18 or 23, and round the idler wheel or pulley 29
at the opposite end of the beam-said idler pulleys being mounted in suitable
bearings and supported upon said beam. The slides upon the beams are preferably
of different sizes and they are used for weighing different amounts, in a well
understood manuer.
As here shown I have marked one of the said slides 100 and the other 1000.

page_text: They may, of course, be of any suitable size and may be used in connection with
the graduation of the scale upon the beam for weighing any desired amounts. The
cable 27 in connection with each of said slides, preferably passes through a sleeve 31,
said sleeve being provided with a suitable set screw 33, so that when it is desired
to use said slide without operating the registering device, the said screw may be.
loosened so as to free the cable from the sleeve 31 and then the slide may be moved
over the beam without turning said registering wheel. The wheels 17 and 21 are
preferably provided each with a series of raised figures, said figures being arranged
to correspond with the figures upon the beam-the figures upon one wheel'
preferably indicating units and tens, while those upon the other wheel indicate
hundreds and thousands. Arranged beneath said registering wheels is a sliding
standard 35, said standard being arranged to pass through the vertical guide 37,.
and having its lower end connected to the lever 39, that is in turn connected to the
suitable treadle by the rod 41. The upper end of the standard 35 is preferably
provided with a rubber surface 43 and the roll of paper 45, preferably mounted in
suitable standards 47. The strip of paper from said roll passes over the cushioned'
ends of the standard 35 and the surface of the registering wheels. Said strip.
passes through the feed rolls 49. The standard 35 may be operated through the
means of the treadle referred to whenever it is desired to make an impression upon
the recording strip. The device that I prefer for this purpose is shown in Fig. 1.
As here shown one of said rolls is provided with the ratchet wheels 51 and with a.
lever 53, pivoted upon the axis of said roll and provided with a pawl 55 adapted to.
engage said ratchet wheel. The lever 53 is connected by a rod 57 to the lever 59,.
and said lever is provided with the slotted end that engages the star wheel 61, so
that as said wheel is rotated the end of the lever rides over the curved surface of
the tooth upon said wheel and then drops over said tooth and remains in this.
position till the next movement of the wheel. The wheel may be operated in any
suitable manner.
As here shown, I use a lever 63 pivoted upon the axis of the wheel 61 by
means of a slot 65, and having a forked end 67, said fork being adapted to pass
over the tooth of the wheel 61, when the lever is drawn down the full length of
the slot 65, as shown in Fig. 2, said fork engaging the straight side of the tooth
on the wheel 61 when the lever 63 is raised so as to bring the lower end of the
slot 65 opposite the center of the wheel 61. Where it is desired to have the
device operate automatically, I pass a cord 71, through the end of the lever 63 and'
provide a weight 73 thereon. This cord runs over suitable pulleys, as indicated
in Fig. 6 and has upon its end the cone shaped plate 77. This plate is arranged
within the hopper 79 so that as the grain is drawn out from the hopper the suction of
the grain passing into the hopper spout draws down the plate 77, thereby raising-
the opposite end of the cord raising the lever 63 and the cords engage one of the
teeth 61. A further movement of the cord 71 turns the wheel 61 and the
movement of said wheel turns the lever 59, thereby turning the feed rolls and: "
moving forward the recording strip. The lever 59 is preferably arranged so that
its end comes directly over the lever 39 that operates the movable standard 35 so-
that the first movement of the lever 59 will operate the lever 39, cause the-
standard 35 to be raised and make an impression on the paper corresponding to the.
last movement of the slides upon the beam.
Instead of using the cables for operating the registering wheels, I may provide.
said wheels with the gears 81 and provide the slides with the rack bars 83,.
engaging said gears as shown in Fig. 8, and instead of using the star wheel and
the levers 59 and 65 as shown in Fig. 1, I may connect the lever 59 directly with
the cord 71 as shown in Fig. 8.
In some instances I may arrange the recording device so that it will register
the amount represented by the number of movable weights that are placed upon
the suspended weight holder on the scale beam, and I have shown such construc-
tion in Figs. 9, 10, and 11, in which 85 represents the suspended weight holder
provided with the follower 87 and the rack bar 89, engaging the pinion 91. This.

page_text: pinion is arranged upon the shaft 93 that is mounted in bearings upon the scale
beam and turns a pinion that engages the rack bar 95, that in turn engages a
pinion upon the registering wheel. As the weights are placed upon the suspended
weight holder the follower is moved up and thereby the registering wheel is turned
Bo as to indicate the amount represented by the weights that have been placed upon the
weight holder. In Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 I have shown the invention applied
to register the number of weights that have been placed upon the weight holder, by
the number that are left upon the stationary weight holder upon which the weights are
placed when not in use. As shown in these figures, 80 represents a weight holder
upon which the weights 82, when not in use, are placed. A follower 84 is arranged
to rest against and upon one of the weights upon the weight holder 80 and through
mechanism similar to that hereinbefore described, it turns one of the registering
wheels and thus indicates the number of weights that have been removed from the
weight holder 80 to be placed upon the suspended weight holder upon the beam.
In this instance I have shown two registering wheels and shown the scale beam
also provided with a slide poise connected with one of said registering wheels so as
to operate the same.
I may either emboss the figures or characters on the registering strip or ticket
by pressing the strip or ticket against the registering wheels, or I may print the
characters upon said registering strip or ticket using an inking ribbon for the
purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what is
claimed is :-
1. The combination with the beam and slide arranged thereon, of the registering
wheel mounted upon a support independent of said beam, means connecting said
slide with said wheel so that the wheel is turned as the slide is moved over the
beam, and means for pressing a suitable recording strip against said wheel.
2. The combination with the registering wheel, the beam, and the slide, of the
recording strip, the feed rolls, movable standard for pressing said strip against said
wheel, grain bin, and means arranged in said bin for operating said wheel, rolls and
standard.
3. The combination with the registering wheel, feed rolls, the recording strip,
and movable standard for pressing said strip against said wheel, of the lever 59
connected with said rolls, the lever 39 connected with said movable standard, and
means for operating said levers.
4. The combination with the scale beam and weight holder, of the follower
arranged upon said weight holder and beneath which the weights may be placed,
the registering wheel mounted in bearings independent of said scale beam and
holder, and connecting means between said follower and said registering wheel.
5. The combination with the scale beam and the weight holder with the
attachable or removable weights, the weight holder or frame wherein the weights
are stored when not in use, the recording wheel, the follower adapted to engage
the weight on said frame, and means in connection therewith operating the
recording wheel, substantially as described.
Dated this 1st day of May 1893.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.