Patent ID: 7562798
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: G07B,G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for dispensing individual tickets from a continuous strip of tickets, said method comprising: advancing the strip of tickets with a driving mechanism along a path of travel through a dispensing mechanism in a first direction and a second reverse direction, the dispensing mechanism including a cutting device adjacent the path of travel; in the first direction, conveying the strip of tickets past the cutting device without engaging the strip of tickets with the cutting device; sensing conveyance of a predetermined length of the strip of tickets in the first direction and stopping the conveyance in the first direction after a predefined cut position in the strip of tickets has been conveyed past the cutting device; and reversing the driving mechanism and driving the strip of tickets in the second reverse direction while simultaneously engaging a clutch that is geared to the driving mechanism; transmitting movement of the clutch to a deflecting plate via a cam configuration between the clutch and the deflecting plate; and engaging and deflecting the strip of tickets with the deflecting plate towards the cuffing device until the defined cut position in the strip of tickets is engaged and separated by the cutting device to produce an individual ticket or group of tickets from the strip of tickets.