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A. W. KEMPNER.

t REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 00124, 1913.

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ADoLPH W. KEMPNER, or NEW Youn, n. Y.

REGISTER.

Specincation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

Application led October 24, 1918. Serial No. 787,052.

To all whom it concern A Be it knl'owngthat I, ADoLri-i Kniirnnn, acitizen of the," United States, and a resident or the city oijhlew York, borough of Manhattan, in the county anda, State of New ork, have invented a new"`"and Improved .egister, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has special reference to "'irtiprovements in registers and more particular'ly to a device which may be termed a golfometer for keeping a count of the numbei' of strokes for each hole and the grandtotal ofstrokes for the entire course in playing golf, and also for determining which Another object of the invention is to pro vide a hand operated register designed to be suitably suspended, as from a belt or pocket, or to loe-fitted in the pocket, and designed j to be conveniently operated, whereby a casing corresponding in size and appearance to a modern sized watch may, by means of suitable mechanism controlled by an operating stem, be so set as to permit the player to ascertain at any time during the pla-y which golf hole is being played and the total number of strokes made for each hole, and also the grand total of strokes for the entire course, thus obviating disputes among players.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides more particularly in the peculiar combination andv arrangement of parts which will'be illustrated as a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings and described inthe specification.

Reference to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of referl'. ence'indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Y Figure l is a face view of a register illustrating the principle of lthe invention can ried vout in one form; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a.. plan view of a fragmentary portion of the casing ofthe register with the stem in section and showing means for holding the stem indifferent adj usted Ipositions circumferentially oi. the casing; Fig. fl-.is a

sectional view taken on the line 1*4 ot' Fig. Fig.` 5 is a plan view of one of the cylin ders employed with the device for counting .the number of strokes made for each hole;

and Fig. 6 is a side elevation thereof together with a beveled projection of the stem adapted to cooperate with the beveled teeth of the cylinder for partially rotating the' latter, the projection being shown in section.

lt is common at present to use a tablet and pencil to record the number of strokes em-- ployed-in advancing the ball for each hole of the course in playing golf, the course`varying from nine to eighteen holes, generally. In the use of such method of keeping the record of the number of strokes for each hole, the particular hole being played and the total number of strokes for the entire course, through iorgetfulness or otherwise the record will become erroneous and misthe players. The present invention is designed to overcome these objections, and in the illustrated embodiment comprises a casing about the size of a modern Watch or otherwise, such easing being made up of a faceA or front wall l0 and a back wall 1l having inwardly extending peripheral flanges oredge walls l2 and 13, respectively. The walls are held in fixed spaced relation as by means of a connecting pin or rivet 14, the walls being thickened at the points where this rivet is passed therethrough,r and a sleeve being tightly mounted upon the lrivet to hold the walls in such relation,

While the rivet is further provided with a spacing flange 16 cooperating with a flange. 17` of the sleeve to form an annular groove to accommodate the sleeveA portion of a beve eled pinion 18 which is Yrelatively tightly fitted upon the spacing and bearing sleeve l5. The flange 1'? also cooperates with the back wall 11 to form an annular groove aocommodating a bearing sleeve 19 suppoiting the stemof the register, said sleeve being loosely mounted upon the bearing sleeve 15 so as to freely turn thereon.

The stem is indicated by the numeral 20 and is provided with a knurled head 21 by which it may be turned or otherwise manip; ulated. l rlhe stem operates through a ,sleeve leading, thus often causing disputes among 22 and is provided at vits inner portion with a peripheral groove 23 engaged by a set screw or pin 24 extending through the enlarged upper end of the sleeve 22 so as to permit rotation of the stem independently of the sleeve but to cause the sleeve to be shifted longitudinally with the stem. The sleeve 22 is in turn slidably engaged in a tubular guide 25 contained wholly within. the casing, while the sleeve containing the stem operates through the slot produced by the spaced front and back walls of the casing and is designed to engage in a series of concave recesses 26 formed in the edge portion of the flange 13 of' the wall 11 so as to hold the stem in coincident relation radially outward with respect to indications 27 running from one to eighteen, or otherwise, depending uponthe number of holes in the articular golf course. By this means, that 1s, due to the alinement of the stem with, a particular .number contained ,between lthe divisin lines 28 on the face of the register, the player is enabled to know which golf hole is being'played. The sleeve carrying the stem is designed to frictionally engage 1 f with the inner edge of the iiange or wall 13 so as to be held in one of the respective rej gles from the sleeve 22, said projection vhaving a beveled lower edge designed toengage g a tooth of one of the cylinders disposed 1n 5 juxtaposition thereto so as to impart partial rotation to said cylinder to advance the same one numeral upon the sleeve being depressed through the instrumentality of the stemV :against the action of the coiled spring 29.` l This spring retains the sleeve and stemnor-A Qmally outward, the projection 43 engaging cesses.

, The guide 25 is counter-bored to receive the stem 22, and a coiled spring 29, disposed `between the inner end of the sleeve 22 and the end wall of the counterbore, is normally expanded to hold the sleeve and stem, radially outward with respect to the casing. The inner end of the guide is also counterbored to receive the reduced lportion of a beveled pinion 30 normally in mesh with the beveled pinion 18 and rotatably supported in the counterbore by means of set screws 31 engaged in the peripheral groove 32 of the reduced sleeve portion of the beveled pinion 30, the guide being formed integrally with the bearing sleeve 19 so as to support said parts in the relation specified. The inner end of the stem is also squared, as shown at 33, to slidably engage a circular aperture inthe sleeve of the guide 25 and a squared aperture in the beveled pinion 30 so that the latter will, upon rotation of the stem through the instrumentality of the knurled head by the fingers and independently of the sleeve 22, cause rotation of the pinions and cause a corresponding movement in a clockwise direction of a pointer 34 which is fixed to the beveled pinion 18 and which, after extending in a tortuous path 'to a point exteriorly of the casing through the slot between the front and back walls` is curved to overlie the face portion of the register. The pointer terminates adjacent tothe divisional indication mark running from one to one hundred. and thirty and designed to indicate the grand total of strokes .for the entire course by advancing thei pointer after each stroke and after playing each hole, rotation of the stern im arting the desired movement of the pointer t rough the instrumentalityof the intermeshed pinions for thispurpose.

The front wall of the casi-ng is provided between the indication marks 2 7 and 35 with a plurality of side openings 36 corresponding in number to the number of holes in the Course, and said wall is further provided with spaced inwardly extending circular walls 37, the innermost of which extends as far as the edge ofthe wall 12 while the outermost circular wall terminates at a spaced distance from said edge. These circular walls are provided with pairs of alined apertures ldisposed in the rear of the lSide openings 36 and designed to rotatablylreceive the stub shafts 38 of a plurality of indicatingv cylinders preferably numbered from one to twelve, shown at 40, to allow a ,wide margin for counting the number of 1 strokes made for-each hole? The outer edge of each cylinder is provided with beveled ratchet teeth 41, .beveled in the directionin which the numbers progress, and the guide 25 is provided with a vertical slot 42 through which a projection 43 extends` at right ari-' cationsor dials 35: If the total goes above '130, the counting is continued from zero'and added on, but with fair pla-ying this will not be necessary.

For" convenience the counter` may be suspended-Lfrom a pocket or belt by means of a loof I'the end walls of the slot 42 to limit theI :movements thereof. Thus, the cylinders cor-4 lresponding in number to the indications 27'I vdisclosing the number of holes in the course jmay be partially rotated after each stroke, .whereby when each hole is accomplished the Icylinder will designate the total number of strokes made in playing a particular hole .and the total of the numbers given on the lcylinders will equal the grand total which Iivill be shown byfthe pointer 34 on the indiclasp-hpok 44 carried by the back wall of',

the casing.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be obvious that the stem may be moved circumferentialiy in the slot between the front and back walls and owing to the fact that the bearing sleeve 19 freely rotates on the spacing sleeve 15, it is obvious that the pinion 30 will turn on the pinion 18 without midsize 'imparting rotation to. the latter. lt will also .similar movement of the pointer therewith and by-this meansa perfect record et the game maybe had at all times. lt is also .obvious that the means herein described for registering which golf hole is being played, the number' of strokes made for each hole and the grand total of strokes, is simply stem to control-the three voperations providing for the keeping of suoh registration.

vHaving thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is 1. In a pocket golf register, the combination with a casing having Aa :tace portion with indications designating the number of holes to be played and-numbers indicating the grand 'total of strokes; of a stem carried by the casing, a pointer movably carried by the casing and coperating with the last-mentioned indications and operatively connected tO the stem, said stem to be moved thereby coperating with th(` first-mentioned indications, a plurality of movable cylindrical dials carried by the casing andjournaled at right angles to the axis thereof, and means for stepping said dials by means of the stem to indicate the number of strokes for each hole.

2. In a meter for golf scores, a casing embodying front and back Walls spaced apart, the face portion or' the casing having indications designating the number of holes in a course and a dial designed to permit a registration of the total number of strokes in the course, a plurality of cylinders each rotatably supported with their base parallel with the axis of the, casing and visible through the casing, said cylinders having indications thereon from 1 to 12 inclusive, a stem movable between the Walls of the casing and rotatably supported at the center of the latter, a pointer coperating with the dial and geared to the stem whereby it may be shifted, said stem being adapted .for inward movement, and coperating means carried by the cylinders and stem for causing partial rotation of a cylinder disposed in juxtaposition thereto for ad- "vancing the same one unit and simultagneously indicating the number of strokes ,for each hole, said stem coperating with `j the first-named indications to designate the hole being played. i A3. In a register for keeping golf scores,

`a; circular 'casing including front and back walls having edge portions. ,ineens connect.

ing said walls in spaced relation, the edge of one of said walls having spaced recesses, a pinion snugly tted on said connecting means to rotate, a guide having a sleeve portion loosely mounted on said connecting means, a pinion rotatably -carried by said guide and disposed in mesh with the firstnamed pinion, a sleeve slidably engaged with said guide and designed to spring into j said recesses and held against movement lwith respect to the casing, a stem carried by the sleeve for independent rotation and simultaneous sliding movement, said stem being keyed to the second-named pinion whereby rotation may be imparted to the irst-nained pinion, a pointer Carried by the last-named pinion and movable over one face of the casing, a dial coperating With said pointer to designate the grand total of strokes, said front Wall having spaced flanges with communicating openings, cylinders rotatably journaled in said flanges at spaced points adjacent to the openings and having numbers thereon, one edge Wall of each cylinder having beveled teeth, a projection carried by the sleeve and coperating with said teeth to cause partial rotation of a cylinder disposed adjacent thereto upon inward displacement of the stem to indicate'the number of, strokes for each hole, and means normally 4holding said stem and sleeve outward and the projection spaced from the adjacent cylinder.

d. in a register for,y keeping golf scores, a circular casing including front and back walls having edge portions, means fconnecting said Walls in spaced relation, the edge oic one of said Walls having spaced recesses, a pinion snugly fitted on said connecting means to rotate, a guide having a sleeve portion loosely mounted on said connecting means, a pinion rotatably carried by said guide and disposed in mesh with the firstnamed pinion, a sleeve slidably engaged rwith said guide and designed to spring into said recesses and held against movement With respect to the casing, stem carried by the sleeve for independent rotation and simultaneous sliding movement said stem being keyed to the second-named pinion whereby rotation may be imparted to the first-named pinion, a pointer carried by the last-named pinion and movable over one face of the casing, a dial coperating With said pointer lao ber of strokes for each hole, there being inname to this specification in the presence of dicntions on one face of the casing desgtwo subscribing witsesses.

hating the number of holes in the course, 7

said stem and sleeve eoperating with said DOLPH V KEMPNER 5 indications alined with respect: to the relVtnesses:

recesses to indicate the hole being played. SIGMUND M. KEMPNER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my ADDIE KEMPNER.

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