Recorders – Combined with non-recording register – Meter reading
Patent
1997-11-03
1999-11-30
Brase, Sandra
Recorders
Combined with non-recording register
Meter reading
346143, 377 1, 401 6, 401195, G03G 900, G03G 1516
Patent
active
059951230
ABSTRACT:
A marking and counting probe for use with a counter, e.g. a computer, comprises a tubular housing for holding a marking implement, such as a highlighter. One end of the tubular housing has an aperture through which the marking end of the marking implement extends. The other end of the housing is closed and has a switch which is activated by the marking implement when a certain activating pressure is applied to the switch by the marking implement. A resilient means, such as a spring within the switch, keeps the marking implement from activating the switch until the activating pressure is applied to the switch by pressing the marking end of the marking implement against a surface. The switch is connected to a counter whereby, when sufficient pressure is exerted on the switch by the marking implement to activate the switch, a count is recorded. The tubular housing is provided with an open midsection so that a marking implement within the tubular housing can be gripped by the user to mark a surface without actuating the switch to record a count. Thus, the marking and counting probe can be used for both marking and counting.
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Brase Sandra
Lister John D.
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