Percentage counter

Claim 2

A predetermining counter comprising a primary counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a first count, a resettable percentage counter connected in parallel with the primary counter for being stepped substantially simultaneously with the primary counter to accumulate a second count, selector means for selecting a first primary count and a second percentage count less than the first primary count, the selector means being connected to the primary counter to generate a predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches said selected primary count and being connected to the percentage counter to both generate a percentage signal and automatically reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said selected percentage count.

Claim 3

A predetermining counter according to claim 1 wherein the selector means comprises a first primary selector manually operable for selecting said first primary count and connected to the primary counter to generate said predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches said selected primary count and a second percentage selector manually operable for selecting said second percentage count and connected to the percentage counter to generate said percentage signal and reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said selected percentage count.

Claim 4

A predetermining counter according to claim 2 wherein the primary selector comprises n decade selectors of ascending order operable for selecting the amounts of the places resPectively of an n decimal place primary count and wherein the percentage selector comprises n-a decade selectors of ascending order operable for selecting the amounts of the places respectively of an n-a decimal place percentage count wherein n and a are positive whole numbers and a is less than n.

Claim 5

A predetermining counter according to claim 3 wherein the n-a decade selectors of the percentage selector are connected to be set with the n- a highest order decade selectors respectively of the primary selector such that the percentage count selected by the percentage selector is approximately a fixed percentage of the primary count selected by the primary selector.

Claim 6

A predetermining counter according to claim 4 wherein said fixed percentage is 10 percent.

Claim 7

A predetermining counter comprising a primary electronic counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a primary count, a resettable percentage electronic counter connected in parallel with the primary counter for being stepped substantially simultaneously with the primary counter to accumulate a percentage count, a multiple digit numeral indicator connected to the primary counter for displaying the accumulated count thereof, selector means for preselecting a first primary decimal count within a multiple decimal place range and a second percentage decimal count, the selector means being connected to the primary counter to generate a predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches the preselected primary decimal count and being connected to the percentage counter to both generate a percentage signal and automatically reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches the preselected percentage decimal count, and an analog indicator having a plurality of separate segments connected to be operated in succession by successive percentage signals respectively for displaying the amount accumulated in the primary counter as a proportion of the preselected primary decimal count.

Claim 8

A predetermining counter comprising a primary electronic counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a primary count, a resettable percentage electronic counter connected in parallel with the primary counter for being stepped substantially simultaneously with the primary counter to accumulate a percentage count, a multiple digit numeral indicator connected to the primary counter for displaying the accumulated count thereof, selector means for preselecting a first primary decimal count within a multiple decimal place range and a second percentage decimal count, the selector means being connected to the primary counter to generate a predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches the preselected primary decimal count and being connected to the percentage counter to both generate a percentage signal and automatically reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches the preselected percentage decimal count, and an analog indicator having a plurality of separate segments connected to be operated in succession by successive percentage signals respectively for displaying the amount accumulated in the primary counter as a proportion of the preselected primary decimal count.

Claim 9

A counter comprising a primary counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a primary count, a resettable percentage counter connected in parallel with the primary counter for being stepped substantially simultaneously with the primary counter to accumulate a percentage count, means for displaying the accumulated count of the primary counter, selector means for preselecting a percentage count which is a predetermined percentage of a predetermined count and connected to the percentage counter to both generate a percentage signal and automatically reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches the preselected percentage count, and an analog indicator having a plurality of separate segments operable in succession by successive percentage signals for displaying the amount accumulated in the primary counter as a percentage of said predetermined count.

Claim 10

A counter comprising a primary counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a primary count, a resettable percentage counter connected in parallel with the primary counter for being stepped substantially simultaneously with the primary counter to accumulate a percentage count, means for displaying the accumulated count of the primary counter, selector means for preselecting a percentage count which is a predetermined percentage of a predetermined count and connected to the percentage counter to both generate a percentage signal and automatically reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches the preselected percentage count, and an analog indicator having a plurality of separate segments operable in succession by successive percentage signals for displaying the amount accumulated in the primary counter as a percentage of said predetermined count.

Claim 11

A counter according to claim 7 wherein the selector means provides for preselecting said predetermined count and for thereby automatically preselecting a percentage count which is a predetermined percentage of the preselected primary count.

Claim 12

A percentage indicating system comprising a primary counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a primary count, an indicator having a numeral indicator portion for registering the accumulated count of the primary counter and an analog indicator portion with a line of a plurality of separate indicator segments adapted to be individually activated to present an analog registration, a percentage counter connected in parallel with the primary counter for being stepped substantially simultaneously with the primary counter to accumulate a percentage count, the percentage counter being manually settable for preselecting a percentage count which is a predetermined percentage of a predetermined count and means for both automatically resetting the percentage counTer and activating an indicator segment each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said preselected percentage count to activate the indicator segments in succession for displaying the amount accumulated in the primary counter as a proportion of said predetermined count.

Claim 13

A percentage indicating system comprising a primary counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a primary count, an indicator having a numeral indicator portion for registering the accumulated count of the primary counter and an analog indicator portion with a line of a plurality of separate indicator segments adapted to be individually activated to present an analog registration, a percentage counter connected in parallel with the primary counter for being stepped substantially simultaneously with the primary counter to accumulate a percentage count, the percentage counter being manually settable for preselecting a percentage count which is a predetermined percentage of a predetermined count and means for both automatically resetting the percentage counTer and activating an indicator segment each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said preselected percentage count to activate the indicator segments in succession for displaying the amount accumulated in the primary counter as a proportion of said predetermined count.

Claim 14

A predetermining counter comprising a primary counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a first count, a resettable percentage counter connected for being stepped with the primary counter to accumulate a second count, selector means for selecting a first primary count and a second percentage count less than the first primary count, the selector means being connected to the primary counter to generate a predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches said selected primary count and being connected to the percentage counter to generate a percentage signal and reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said selected percentage count, the selector means comprising a first primary selector manually operable for selecting said first primary count and connected to the primary counter to generate said predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches said selected primary count and a second percentage selector manually operable for selecting said second percentage count and connected to the percentage counter to generate said percentage signal and reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said selected percentage count, the first primary selector and the second percentage selector being connected to be jointly manually operated such that the second percentage selector is operated to select a percentage count which is an approximately fixed percentage of the primary count selected by the primary selector.

Claim 15

A predetermining counter comprising a primary counter operable for being stepped to accumulate a first count, a resettable percentage counter connected for being stepped with the primary counter to accumulate a second count, selector means for selecting a first primary count and a second percentage count less than the first primary count, the selector means being connected to the primary counter to generate a predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches said selected primary count and being connected to the percentage counter to generate a percentage signal and reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said selected percentage count, the selector means comprising a first primary selector manually operable for selecting said first primary count and connected to the primary counter to generate said predetermining signal when the accumulated count of the primary counter reaches said selected primary count and a second percentage selector manually operable for selecting said second percentage count and connected to the percentage counter to generate said percentage signal and reset the percentage counter each time the accumulated count of the percentage counter reaches said selected percentage count, the first primary selector and the second percentage selector being connected to be jointly manually operated such that the second percentage selector is operated to select a percentage count which is an approximately fixed percentage of the primary count selected by the primary selector.