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Time accumulator system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-11
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Granted: 1965-11-30
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Expires: 1983-04-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Goodwin Edward Leavitt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:43
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C3/00; G07C3/08; G07C3/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 392 words
A TIME ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM TO ACCUMULATE HOURS EXPENDED IN CONNECTION WITH JOBS FOR INDUSTRIAL COST ACCOUNTING AND COST CONTROL WHERE A LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS ARE USED PER JOB FOR VARYING TIME PERIODS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FLAT SMOOTH CIRCULAR DISKS HAVING SPACED TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING SHORT RIDGES ON THE PERIPHERY VARYING FROM ONE TO THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED, SAID DISKS HAVING CENTRAL ALIGNED OPENINGS AND ALL BEING OF THE SAME EXTERNAL DIAMETER, A SIXTY CYCLE TIME CLOCK MOTOR, A SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, SAID DISKS BEING ALL KEYED TO SAID SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ELONGATED METALLIC ELEMENTS PARALLEL TO AND EXTENDING ABOVE SAID SHAFT, A RECTANGULAR INSULATING PLASTIC BLOCK MOUNTED ON A FIRST ONE OF SAID ELONGATE ELEMENTS, TWO SEPARATED LEAF ELONGATED SPRING ELONGATED RECTANGULAR ELEMENTS AT ONE SIDE OF SAID BLOCK HAVING INWARDLY PROJECTING END CONTACTS AT THE OUTSIDE ENDS NORMALLY SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER, A PRESSER MEMBER MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE END OF ONE OF SAID SPRING CONTACTS MEMBERS, ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SPRING CONTACTS AND POSITIONED IN THE PATH OF SAID RIDGES ON SAID DISKS, SAID SPRING LEAF ELEMENTS BEING POSITIONED PARALLELLY TO SAID SHAFT, PROJECTING SEPARATE ELECTRICAL CONTACT SLIDER ELEMENTS ON AN ADJACENT SIDE OF SAID BLOCK TO CONTACT A SECOND AND THIRD OF SAID METALLIC ELEMENTS, SAID BLOCK BEING SLIDABLE ALONG SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD METALLIC ELEMENTS, SEPARATE CONDUCTOR WIRES EMBODIED IN SAID BLOCK EXTENDING FROM THE SPRING ELEMENTS TO THE SLIDER ELEMENTS, SAID SPRING ELEMENTS HAVING ROOTS MOUNTED IN SAID BLOCK CONNECTED TO SAID WIRES, A SPRING PRESSED ELONGATED LOCATOR PIN MEMBER ON ANOTHER SIDE OF SAID BLOCK, A FOURTH ELONGATED ELEMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF NOTCHES, OPPOSITE AND CORRESPONDINGLY POSITIONED FOR EACH DISK TO LOCATE SAID BLOCK AT A SELECTED DISK, SAID PIN MEMBER BEING ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK OPPOSITE THE DISKS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO SAID SHAFT AND SAID END CONTACTS AND PRESSER MEMBER EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO SAID SHAFT BETWEEN SAID BLOCK SAID DISKS, TWO ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FROM THE ENDS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ELEMENTS, A BATTERY ON ONE OF SAID CONNECTIONS AND A COUNTER ON THE OTHER CONNECTONS AND AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FROM THE BATTERY TO THE COUNTER, SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THID ELEMENTS BEING RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION AND SAID FIRST ELEMENT BEING CIRCULAR IN CROSS SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 392 words
A TIME ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM TO ACCUMULATE HOURS EXPENDED IN CONNECTION WITH JOBS FOR INDUSTRIAL COST ACCOUNTING AND COST CONTROL WHERE A LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS ARE USED PER JOB FOR VARYING TIME PERIODS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FLAT SMOOTH CIRCULAR DISKS HAVING SPACED TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING SHORT RIDGES ON THE PERIPHERY VARYING FROM ONE TO THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED, SAID DISKS HAVING CENTRAL ALIGNED OPENINGS AND ALL BEING OF THE SAME EXTERNAL DIAMETER, A SIXTY CYCLE TIME CLOCK MOTOR, A SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, SAID DISKS BEING ALL KEYED TO SAID SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ELONGATED METALLIC ELEMENTS PARALLEL TO AND EXTENDING ABOVE SAID SHAFT, A RECTANGULAR INSULATING PLASTIC BLOCK MOUNTED ON A FIRST ONE OF SAID ELONGATE ELEMENTS, TWO SEPARATED LEAF ELONGATED SPRING ELONGATED RECTANGULAR ELEMENTS AT ONE SIDE OF SAID BLOCK HAVING INWARDLY PROJECTING END CONTACTS AT THE OUTSIDE ENDS NORMALLY SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER, A PRESSER MEMBER MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE END OF ONE OF SAID SPRING CONTACTS MEMBERS, ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SPRING CONTACTS AND POSITIONED IN THE PATH OF SAID RIDGES ON SAID DISKS, SAID SPRING LEAF ELEMENTS BEING POSITIONED PARALLELLY TO SAID SHAFT, PROJECTING SEPARATE ELECTRICAL CONTACT SLIDER ELEMENTS ON AN ADJACENT SIDE OF SAID BLOCK TO CONTACT A SECOND AND THIRD OF SAID METALLIC ELEMENTS, SAID BLOCK BEING SLIDABLE ALONG SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD METALLIC ELEMENTS, SEPARATE CONDUCTOR WIRES EMBODIED IN SAID BLOCK EXTENDING FROM THE SPRING ELEMENTS TO THE SLIDER ELEMENTS, SAID SPRING ELEMENTS HAVING ROOTS MOUNTED IN SAID BLOCK CONNECTED TO SAID WIRES, A SPRING PRESSED ELONGATED LOCATOR PIN MEMBER ON ANOTHER SIDE OF SAID BLOCK, A FOURTH ELONGATED ELEMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF NOTCHES, OPPOSITE AND CORRESPONDINGLY POSITIONED FOR EACH DISK TO LOCATE SAID BLOCK AT A SELECTED DISK, SAID PIN MEMBER BEING ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK OPPOSITE THE DISKS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO SAID SHAFT AND SAID END CONTACTS AND PRESSER MEMBER EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO SAID SHAFT BETWEEN SAID BLOCK SAID DISKS, TWO ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FROM THE ENDS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ELEMENTS, A BATTERY ON ONE OF SAID CONNECTIONS AND A COUNTER ON THE OTHER CONNECTONS AND AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FROM THE BATTERY TO THE COUNTER, SAID FIRST, SECOND AND THID ELEMENTS BEING RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION AND SAID FIRST ELEMENT BEING CIRCULAR IN CROSS SECTION.

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