AN IMPROVED REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE WORK DONE BY PRINTING PRESSES, APPLICABLE ALSO FOR RECORDING THE SCORE OF GAMES, SUCH AS GOLF, LAWN TENNIS, AND FOR OTHER USEFUL PURPOSES."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Hoyer, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
for an Invention of "AN IMPROVED REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR CHECKING
THE WORK DONE BY PRINTING PRESSES, APPLICABLE ALSO FOR RECORDING
THE SCORE OF GAMES, SUCH AS GOLF, LAWN TENNIS, AND FOR OTHER
USEFUL PURPOSES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Hoyer at tho
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 22nd May 1880.
FREDERICK HOYER, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster. AN IMPROVED
REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE WORK DONE BY PRINTING PRESSES,
APPLICABLE ALSO FOR RECORDING THE SCORE OF GAMES, SUCH AS GOLF, LAWN
TENNIS, AND FOR OTHER USEFUL PURPOSES."
This Invention relates to the construction of a mechanism and arrangement of
dials to be used for registering work done by printing presses, namely, the number
of copies or sheets pulled off from the printing press, and thereby obviating the
necessity of manual counting, and is further applicable for use for recording the
score of games, such as golf, lawn tennis, billiards, and other games, and may be
used as a general register or counter.
The apparatus consists of a series of concentric dials of increasing diameters
mounted on a series of concentric hollow shafts. The exposed edges of the dials
are marked with letters, numerals, or other indicating devices, which are exhibited
through an aperture or window in the cover or case of the apparatus, or the base of
each shaft may form a dial, the combined concentric shafts forming the series of
dials. The dials respectively represent units, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on.
On the back of the dials, and on the hollow shafts thereof there is fixed or formed a
series of concentric ratchet wheels, namely, one ratchet wheel for each dial or each
hollow shaft. The ratchet wheels are arranged concentrically, and each ratchet
wheel has one tooth cut deeper than the others, so that once in one, two, or more
revolutions, according to the number of dials, the deep teeth of two or more of the
ratchet wheels come opposite each other, so that the tens or hundreds of record can
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page_text: be scored by one action. The ratchet wheels are rotated by means of a "push" or
pull, or a lever which works a spring which acts as a pawl, or by means of a pawl
carrying its own spring for moving the ratchet wheels, and as a regaining spring
for the "push," or pull, or lever. The back action is prevented by independent
pawls which bear on each ratchet wheel. When used for recording the action of
printing presses, the "push," or pull, or lever is connected to some reciprocating
part of the machinery, so that each sheet pulled off the printing press is recorded
on the register. When used as a score recorder for golf, lawn tennis, and other
games, the apparatus may be provided with a brooch pin, so that it can be attached
to the sleeve or other part of the player's coat or shirt, or it can be worn as an
appendage to the watch chain, or it may be fastened to the player's wrist by a
strap, or arranged to be fastened by any convenient method to the dress or sleevc.
The "push, pull, or lever being worked by the hand records the score.
For the game of lawn tennis the apparatus can be arranged on a pole stuck into
the ground, and the cover may have a number of windows corresponding to tlie
Dumber of players, and each dial or series of dials may be worked by a pendant
cord which actuates the "push," pull, or lever, which works each series of dials.
The different scores can be thus exhibited through the different windows, and
different scores relating to the same game or games can be exhibited in like
manner.
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When used as a common indicator the apparatus can be fixed to any convenient
place or part according to the purpose to which it is applied.
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page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Frederick Hoyer in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 22nd
November 1880.
FREDERICK HOYER, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster. "AN IMPROVED
REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE WORK DONE BY PRINTING PRESSES,
APPLICABLE ALSO FOR RECORDING THE SCORE OF GAMES, SUCH AS GOLF, LAWN
TENNIS, AND FOR OTHER USEFUL PURPOSES."
This Invention relates to the construction of a mechanism and arrangement of
dials to be used for registering work done by printing presses, namely, the number
of copies or sheets pulled off from the printing press, and thereby obviating the
necessity of manual counting, and is further applicable for use for recording the
score of games, such as golf, lawn tennis, billiards, and other games, and may be
used as a general register or counter, and the following is a full, clear, and exact
description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying Drawings making a
part of this Specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked
thereon, like letters and figures being used to denote the same or corresponding
parts throughout the various views.
Reference to the Drawings,-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a registering apparatus constructed according to
my Invention.
Figure 2 is a section at A, A, Figure 1.
Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6 are details of Figure 1.
Figure 7 is an outside view of a modification of my Invention.
Figure 8 is an enlarged view of Figure 7 showing the interior thereof.
Figure 9 is a section at B, B, Figure 8.
Figure 10 is a modification of Figure 9.
Figure 11 is a second modification of my Invention, being a section through
C, C, Figure 12, which is a back view of Figure 11.
Figure 13 is a third modification of my Invention.
Figure 14 is a side elevation of Figure 13 showing interior.
Figure 15 is a modified form of checking gear which may be applied to any of
the apparatus.
on.
The apparatus consists of a series of concentric dials A, B, C, D, of increasing
diameters mounted on a central shaft or spindle E. The dials are marked with
numerals or other indicating devices, as shown at Figure 1, which are exhibited
through an aperture or window F in the cover or case G of the apparatus. The
dials respectively represent, A, units; B, tens; C, hundreds; D, thousands, and so
On the back of the dials and attached thereto are a series of ratchet wheels H
which are used for setting the dials to 0, or zero. The periphery of the dials are
cut with a series of ratchet teeth J, which to secure accuracy may be in duplicate,
and each dial has one tooth J' cut deeper than the others (see Figure 3), so that
once in one, two, or more revolutions, according to the number of dials, the deep
teeth J of two or more of the dials come opposite each other, so that the tens or
hundreds of record can be scored by one action. The dials are rotated by means of
the spring retained pawl K with the multiple teeth 1, 2, 3, 4. These teeth are
of depth to correspond with the notches J, namely, tooth 1 actuates the unit
dial A; tooth 2, the dial B; tooth 3, the dial C; tooth 4, the dial D. The pawl K
s fixed on and worked by the lever or its equivalent L. The back action is
prevented by the pawls M which bear on the dials. The apparatus shown at
Figures 1 to 6 is set to zero by the key N, which acts as a pinion (see Figures 5
and 6) on the wheels H, a portion of each wheel at H¹ being cut away and free
from teeth, which arrangement permits of the wheels H to be wound up to a

page_text: certain point, and not beyond it, and thereby the dials A, B, C, D, being so turned
as to indicate zero through the window F.
In the modification shown at Figures 7, 8, and 9, the pawl K is attached to the
sliding plate P which is operated by the knob and ring L; the circumferential
ring L' having travel on the case G within the limits of the slotted portion a. The
plate P is also provided with slotted portions or grooves b which regulate the
travel; d is a regaining spring for the actuating plate P. This apparatus is shown
with only two dials, and may be set to zero by working the dials round, or by
using the device shown at Figure 10. This consists of a plate e which has a pin f
which takes into holes g formed in the dials A, B. By pressing the spring retained
plate e by means of the milled knob e', the pin fis forced into the hole g in the
dial A, which can then be turned by the knob e'. When the hole g on the dial A
comes opposite the hole g on the dial B, the pin f gears with both dials, and they
can be set to exhibit zero through the aperture or window F.
In the modification shown at Figures 11 and 12 the dials A, B, C, D, consist of a
series of concentric rings which are separated from each other by the ring h
attached to the frame G. In this arrangement the teeth J are recessed into the
back of the dials, as shown at Figure 12, and the deep recesses or teeth J¹ are
likewise positioned, as shown at Figure 12. The pawl K with its teeth 1, 2, 3, 4,
works on the face of the discs or dials, as shown at Figure 12, instead of edges
of the discs or dials, as shown at Figure 2. The toothed wheels H are likewise
placed on the face of the discs, instead of on the edge thereof.
In the modification shown at Figures 13 and 14, the lever L and pawl K
are worked by the chain wheel S which operates through the disc T and the pin t
on the lever L.
When the apparatus is used for registering and checking the work done by
printing presses and machinery of a like nature, the arrangement shown at
Figures 1 and 2 is particularly applicable, the lever L receiving reciprocating
motion from each stroke of the machine or apparatus, the work of which it is
registering, a connection being made in any suitable way.
In using the apparatus shown at Figures 1 and 2 I prefer that the dials should
be separated by divisions, such as h, as shown in Figure 11. This will obviate any
danger of the friction of the dials tending to move each other. When used as a
score recorder for golf, lawn tennis, and other games, the arrangement shown at
Figures 7, 8, 9, and 10 is convenient, and such arrangement can be provided with
a brooch pin, so that it can be attached to the player's coat or shirt, or it can be
worn as an appendage to the watch chain, or it may be fastened to the wrist-by a
strap, or by any other convenient attachment.
For the game of lawn tennis the apparatus can be arranged on a pole stuck into
the ground, and the cover may have a number of windows corresponding to the
number of players, and each dial or series of dials may be worked by a pendant
cord, the scores being exhibited through windows or apertures.
When used as an ordinary indicator or counter, the apparatus can be fixed to
any convenient place or part according to the purpose for which it is applied.
Having now described my Invention and shown how the same may be put into
practical operation, what I claim as my Invention and secured to me by Letters
Patent as aforesaid is,-
First. The construction and arrangement of registering apparatus, substantially
as herein described in reference to and shown at Figures 1 and 2 of the Drawings
hereto annexed.
Second. The construction and arrangement of registering apparatus, substantially
as herein described in reference to and shown at Figures 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the
Drawings hereto annexed.
Third. The construction and arrangement of registering apparatus, substantially
as herein described in reference to and shown at Figures 11 and 12 of the
Drawings hereto annexed.
Fourth. The construction and arrangement of registering apparatus, substantially

page_text: as herein described in reference to and shown at Figures 13 and 14 of tho
Drawings hereto annexed.
Fifth. In registering apparatus of the type herein described and shown, the
particular arrangement of dials and operating pawl, substantially as herein
described and shown at Figures 2, 3, and 4 of the Drawings hereto annexed.
Sixth. In registering apparatus of the type herein described and shown, the
particular arrangement of toothed wheels and key pinion for setting the dials,
substantially as herein described and shown at Figures 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the
Drawings hereto annexed.
Seventh. In registering apparatus of the type herein described, the method of
actuating the dials, substantially as herein described and shown at Figures 7, 8,
and 9 of the Drawings hereto annexed.
Eighth. The method of setting the dials of registering apparatus, such as herein
described, by a device, such as herein described and shown at Figure 10 of the
Drawings hereto annexed.
Ninth. In registering apparatus of the type herein described, the particular
arrangement of dials, operating pawl, and setting gear, substantially as herein
described and shown at Figures 11 and 12 of the Drawings hereto annexed.
Tenth. Arranging and constructing the dials of registering apparatus so as to
exhibit the numerals on the face of two or more concentric discs or dials, and thus
register ten or upwards, and secure contiguity of figures, as herein described and
shown in the Drawings hereto annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said Frederick Hoyer, have hercunto set my hand
and seal, this Twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty.