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US 2006/0188057 A1Published application
Counting device
OwnerMarion Kogerinventor
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Abstract
A counting device that can be employed in calculating the number of objects, such as cigarette packs. In particular, the counting device can include a handle portion and a counting portion. The handle portion includes a display for showing the number of objects counted. The counting portion includes means for delineating the boundaries of the objects being counted and means for counting the objects that overlaps or abuts to the delineating means. Further, the counting device includes a control for turning the device on or off, and for clearing previous counting steps.
Claims20
A counting device, comprising:
- a handle portion;
- and
- a counting portion connected to said handle portion and having means for delineating and means for counting, wherein said delineating means includes a series of primary marks that designate the outer boundaries of each object in an array of objects, and wherein said counting means is connected to said delineating means such that said counting means can calculate the total number of objects in said array of objects.
A method for counting an array of objects, comprising:
- providing a counting device, comprising:
- a handle portion;
- and
- a counting portion that is connected to said handle portion and having means for delineating and means for counting, wherein said delineating means includes a series of primary marks that designate the outer boundaries of each object in an array of objects, and wherein said counting means is connected to said delineating means such that said counting means can calculate the total number of objects in said array of objects;
- placing said counting device over an array of objects needing to be counted;
- engaging the first object in said array of objects with said counting portion so that the boundaries of said array of objects is aligned with said primary marks of said delineating means;
- and
- activating said counting means so that all of the objects in said array of objects are calculated.
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