New or Improved Means for Recording and Indicating Statements of Account or Charge for Commodities Supplied by Meters, and for similar purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means for Recording and Indicating Statements
of Account or Charge for Commodities Supplied by Meters, and
for similar purposes.
1, GEORGE DORÉ of East Street, Rhayader, Radnorshire, South Wales Builder
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain new or improved means for recording and
indicating statements of account or charge for commodities supplied by meters
such for instance as gas water or electrical meters, automatic machines, turnstiles
and the like.
In connection with a train of wheels and index fingers, dials are employed
marked with the numbers of units comprised in a given denomination for a
complete equivalent, for instance for recording and indicating an account in
English money three dials will be employed one being marked with 12 divisions as
units for pence, a second dial with 20 divisions as units for shillings and one dial
marked with any number of divisions for the pounds, the count wheels for which
will be toothed or geared accordingly in the train of wheels and the outer ends of
the spindles of such count wheels will extend through the said dials and carry
index fingers or pointers.
The train of wheels will be connected with any going part of the meter
mechanism proper to which same may be attached or connected to properly record
a given quantity for each unit of charge. In this way the actual amount
chargeable for commodities or quantities supplied will be clearly shown upon the
indicator dials and may be readily read off.
A strip of material enclosed in the dials case may be mounted on rollers therein
and upon which the account or accounts from time to time taken or charged will
be conveniently marked down by the collector.
By means of a key the count wheels dial pointers may be set to zero upon each
time of taking the account.
This device may be applied to either or both old or new meters. The index
is to be provided with a glass slide or front cover so that the statement and index
will be protected. A lock may also be applied.
Dated this 20th day of March 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means for Recording and Indicating Statements
of Account or Charge for Commodities Supplied by Meters, and
for similar purposes.
GEORGE DORÉ Saw Mills East Street Rhayader Radnorshire 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:
The invention relates to certain new or improved means for recording and

page_text: indicating statements of accounts or charges for commodities supplied by meter
such for instance as gas water or electrical meters automatic machines turnstiles
and the like.
In connection with a train of wheels and index fingers, dials are employed
marked with number of units comprised in a given denomination for a complete
equivalent for instance for recording and indicating an account in English money
three dials will be employed one being marked with 12 divisions as units for pence,
a second dial with 20 divisions as units for shillings and one dial marked with any
number of divisions for the pounds, the outer ends of the spindle of the count
wheels will extend through the said dials and carry index fingers or pointers.
The train of wheels will be connected with any suitable moving parts of the
meter mechanism proper to properly record a given quantity for each unit of
charges in this way the actual amount chargeable for commodities or quantities
supplied will be clearly shewn upon the indicator 'dials and may be readily
read off.
A strip of material enclosed in the dial case may be mounted on rollers therein
and upon which the accounts or accounts from time to time taken or charged, will
be conveniently marked down by the collector and such strip of material is
advanced from time to time, by means of a milled wheel and suitable gearing, the
pointers of the count wheel dials may by means of a milled wheel and suitable
gearing be set to zero upon each time of taking the accounts.
This device may be applied to either old or new meters.
The index is to be provided with a glass slide or front cover capable of being
locked in position so that the statement and index will be protected.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a front view of a gas meter, Fig. 2 is a front view shewing the counting
gear the cover, dials and front plate having been removed.
Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of the gas counting apparatus and change wheels for
driving the money counting apparatus and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of the money
counting apparatus.
a is the prime motion shaft driven by the meter mechanism and by the wheel a¹
giving motion to the first wheel of the train of gas counting gearing b, b, c, c, d,
the front ends of the spindle b, e, d², of the latter project through the front
plate e and are provided respectively with hands or pointers 63, c³, d³ to indicate by
their position over dials b, c, d, the quantity of gas consumed.
The wheel b communicates motion to a wheel on the spindle f¹ of which are
mounted step wheels f which through a change wheel g' carried by a
split sleeve
mounted on the axis g and a toothed wheel g* fixed on said axis give motion to the
money counting train of gearing h, h, i, i, j, the front ends of the spindle h³, ², p
of the latter project through the front plate e and are provided respectively with
hands or pointers h³, i, 3, to indicate by their position over the dials h, i, j, the
amount in English money chargeable for the amount of gas consumed as indicated
on the dials b, c, d.
The wheels f2 and g₁ are so proportiond that by changing the wheel g¹ the
pointers 3, 3, 3, are caused to indicate the correct charge for various prices
of gas.
is a milled wheel on the spindle k, which, by the wheel k², conuected with the
train of money counting gearing enables the hands or pointers h³, 3, 3, to be set to
zero when required.
m is a statement recorder consisting of a strip of paper or other material
mounted on rollers on which an account or accounts from time to time can be
conveniently marked down by the collector. This recorder can be advanced from
time to time by means of the milled wheel m¹ and the recording strip can be
removed and a new one placed in position when required by means of a movable
pin m². A hinged or movable glass door covers in all the counting apparatus and
it is locked in position by a lock n and flap n'.
I have described my invention as applied to a gas meter but it will be evident

page_text: that it can be readily applied to other purposes and that the figures on the dials
may be used to denote other quantities and values and may be changed according
to requirements.
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. The new or improved means for recording and indicating statements of
accounts or charges for commodities supplied by meter and for similar purposes
substantially as herein shewn and described.
2. In means for recording and indicating statements of accounts or charges for
commodities supplied by meter and for similar purposes the peculiar arrangement
and combination of parts substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 19th day of December 1896
GEORGE DORÉ.