Patent ID: 6609644
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: G07B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of dispensing a selected number of tickets perforated at intervals in a continuous strip, the method comprising:generating a pre-set distance for the continuous strip of tickets to travel corresponding to the selected number of tickets to be dispensed; feeding the continuous strip in a forward direction through a dispensing mechanism; deflecting the continuous strip of tickets such that the strip of tickets passes by a stationary cutting blade in spaced relation thereto in the forward direction; reversing the direction of the continuous strip of tickets such that the tickets move toward the stationary cutting blade in a backward direction; drawing the continuous strip of tickets in the backward direction against the stationary cutting blade such that a first encountered perforation of the continuous strip is engaged by the stationary cutting blade; and continuing movement of the tickets in the backward direction until the blade has penetrated the first encountered perforation thereby cutting the selected number of tickets from the continuous strip.