US2276062A - Counter - Google Patents

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March 10, 1942. M. Pr-:YsER

' y COUNTER Filed Feb. 7, 1941 INVENTOR MORELL Ffm/5 Patented Mai. 1o, v1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COUNTER.

Morell Peyser, New York, N. Y.y

Application February 7, 1941, Serial No. 377,770

2 Claims.

My invention relates to counting mechanisms, and in particular relates to means for securing same to a mount during use where vit will be readily accessible.

While in this application I will describe my invention as same may be applied toa knitting needle, it is not to be so limited, inasmuch as my invention may be used with any narrow elongated object, such as a pen, pencil, golf-tee, or the like.

One object of my invention is the provision of a device of the character described which may be readily and detachably secured. to a long and narrow object.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device of the character described which is of simple construction, easy to manufacture and assemble and positive in operation.

Other objects of my invention will, in part, be pointed out hereinbelow in connection with the following description of several illustrative embodlments, and others will, in part, be obvious. My invention is to be limited only in accordance with the scope ofthevannexedclaims. Y i Y In the drawing annexed hereto and forming a according to and embodying my said invention.

Referring to the'form of my device illustrated in-Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, reference number I0 indicates the device generally, which comprises a base member I2 and a top portion I4 and a pair of wheels I8, I6, disposed and rotatably secured therebetween. Base memberl I2 comprises a normally fiat sheet of relatively thin resilient material such as Celluloid or material of similar nature stamped, punched or otherwise formed from a larger blank, and is preferably rectangular in outline, although the corners may be rounded as at I8 for easier handling. y

A pair of centrally apertured circular wheels I6, I6 are provided, also formed as by stamping, punching or otherwise, from a blank of relatively thin material, and the periphery of each wheel is serrated, as indicated at 20. On one face of each wheel I6, I print or otherwise form a plurality of numerals 22, in consecutive order,

spaced in slightly from the serrated peripheral margins of the wheel. 'I'he wheels are of such diameter with respect to the width of base member I2 that when the wheels are overlaid onto the base member, the edges of the wheels project outwardly from the sides of the base member (see Figs. 1 and 2).

The top portion I4 is also, but not necessarily, formed of the same thin and pliable material as the base member I2. In my device, it is essential that the base member be of resilient, bendable material, but the wheels I6, I6 and platform portion I4 need not Ibe. The top portion I4 may similarly be formed as iby stamping,

y punching or otherwise from a larger blank of relatively thin material, as Celluloid or the like.

Platform portion I4 is formed of such length with respect to the length of base member. I2, that when the top is overlaid onto the base member with their centers coinciding, the ends 24, 24 of the base member project outwardly therefrom on each end thereof. In other words, base ymember I2, while of the same width as top portion I4, is longer than the top portion, and when the two arelaid one over the other, and their centersaligned,,the endY portions Y72,4, 24- of the base member will projectoutwardlybeyondY the ends of the top portion I4.

A pair of circular openings 26, 26 are formed,

as by stamping, punching or otherwise, through the top portion I4, for purposes to be explained below. These openings are located side-by-slde in the center of the platform, and are slightly larger in diameter than the numerals 22 formed on wheels I6, I6.

A pair of openings 28, 28 are formed, as by stamping, punching or otherwise, in base member I2, at each end thereof, and spaced in from the edge slightly, as in Figs. 2 and 3. As a matter of fact, the position ofv these holes or openings 28, 28 with respect to the platform portion, is extremely important to the proper use of my invention. Preferably, I form these openings 28, 28 through base member I2 at each end thereof and spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the length of the top portion I4, so that when the platform is positioned over the base, the openings 28, 28 substantially coincide with the ends of the platform (see Fig. 3).

After the base member, the wheels and the top portions are formed, they are disposed and arranged in the following sandwich relation. Wheels I6, IGare placed onto the base member I2 with numerals 22 uppermost. The top portion I4 is then placed over this arrangement,

with the ends of the platform in line with the openings 28, 28 and the whole secured together by a pair of rivets 30, 30 passing through the centers oi' the wheels I 6, I6 and through the platform and b ase. Rivets 30, 30 are headed at one end and upset at the other end, and of such length as not to prevent rotation of wheels I6 between the top and .bottom plates. The components of my device are thus secured together easily, inexpensively and positively.

In use, when it is desired to mount my device I onto a knitting needle 50, for example, the leading end of the needle is inserted between the normally slightly spaced-apart ends of the top and base, into and through one opening 26. The counter I0 is then pushed or pulled along the needle 50 until the leading end thereof is passed through the other opening 28 and out between the ends of the platform and base at the other side of the device. The nature of the pliable material of which my base member I2 is preferably formed is such that it bends suillciently to permit this "threading to be performed easily and quickly. The natural tendency of the resilient material to straighten itself is such that the edges of the openings 28, 28 will bear against the needle 50 in opposite sides thereof, and exert a gripping pressure thereagainst to more or less secure the device against accidental dropping off. When it is desired to take the device oi the support, the needle may be withdrawn by pulling same against the lock of the base member against the sides of the needle, or else the base member may be bent over until the needle is aligned with the openings 28, 28.

The openings 26, 26 in the top portion I4 are so located as to overlie wheels I6, I6 and particularly those portions of the wheels lon which the numerals 22 are formed, so that said numerals 22 may be viewed through these openings 26, 26. Thus, in use, wheels'l, IB may be rotated so that different numerals 22 may be viewed through the openings 26, 26 in the top platform portion.

In the form of my invention illustrated in Figure 4, in which similar numerals are used to indicate similar parts, I provide a pair of openings or holes 60, 62 in each end of the base member. With this modication, it is possible to thread the needle through two openings at each end of the device and secure a double friction grip between the device and the mount (considering the needle, pencil, or other elongated object as the mount) In both forms of my invention, the essential element is the resilient base member. The base member must be sutiiciently pliable between the ends thereof and the point of securement by the rivets that it may be bent away from the device and the leading end of the mount threaded through the openings.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l.. A counting device for attachment to a relatively elongated rigid element, said device comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, and a counter disc interposed therebetween, means to secure same together, the bottom vplate being resilient and apertured at each end thereof and bendable away from the top plate from the points of securement to receive and retain the relatively elongated rigid element extending through said openings and beyond the ends of the device.

2. A counting device as in claim 1 in which the bottom plate has a plurality of apertures at each end thereof, and is bendable away from the top plate to bring all the apertures into alignment to receive therethrough and retain the relatively elongated rigid element.

MORELL PEYSER.

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