Patent GB-367355-A (GB)
Abstract: 367,355. Totalizators. SIElVIENS BROS. & CO., Ltd., Caxton House, Tothill Street, BROOME, J. H., 64, Heathwood Gardens, Charlton, and CLARK, R. I. H., 148, Evering Road, Stoke Newington, all in London. Nov. 14, 1930, No. 34322. [Class 106 (i).] In an electric totalizator a bet of more than one unit value may be registered as the result of a single manual setting and a corresponding number of unit value tickets, or a single ticket printed with the multiple value, issued after receipt of the whole of the revertive signals. Fig. 1 shows the former arrangement and Fig. 2 the latter. Key arrangements, Fig. 1. Each ticket machine is provided with horse keys H, win, place and each-way keys W, P, EW, denominational value keys U, V, X, a single-ticket key S1 and multiple-unit keys S2 .. S5 for use when two to five tickets are required. These latter keys in conjunction with relays A .. D determine the number of successive registering signals, and subsequently of tickets issued. Operation. The installation is rendered alive by throwing a key OS to energize a relay UL which then prepares a locking circuit for itself at ul3 and closes at ul1 a point in the operating circuit of a relay M, at ul2 disconnects the keyoperated contacts kcp from the key release magnet KR and at ul4 closes a point in the circuit of the testing relay T. The various bet keys having been set, relay M operates over the series contacts kc and locks up over contacts m5, ul2 and the parallel-connected key contacts kcp. The assigner-stepping magnet is now put into action by the closing of contact m2 and when the machine in question is reached the assigner stops owing to the opening of the stepping circuit at m1, relay S then being energized. Contact s1 now closes a registering circuit to the horse counter, contact s2 causes a signal to pass to the right block of registers, s3 signals the issue of one ticket (assuming depression of key S1), s4 prepares circuit for use when more than one ticket is to be issued, and s5 signals the denominational value of the stake. Owing to key S1 being down a relay at the central office prepares the revertive signal circuit and when this signal is received at the machine it energizes relay R over closed contact s6, the relay locking up over contacts r1, m3. Relay S is now de-energized at contact r2, and a circuit for magnet KR is prepared at r5. Contact r6 completes a circuit for the motor clutch MC for clutching the motor shaft to the printing wheel shaft, a contact MC1 also closing to render the motor circuit independent of relay M (contact m4). The key release magnet KR is in circuit not only with contact r5 but also with key contact S1 and with a wiper arm PW rotated by the motor so that when the ticket is printed the keys are released. If more than one ticket is required a corresponding key S2 or S3 &c. is depressed instead of key S1 and therefore the revertive signal circuit previously referred to will not be prepared. Instead, however, a signal will be sent at s4 to another relay at the central office to divert the revertive signal to wiper AS3 of the assigner switch and thence to relay A over contact st2, relay ST(I) having been operated by key S2 (say) over contact s4 at rest, and locked up at st1, a3, r4. When the bet signal has been registered and relay A operated, the latter locks up at al, b3, r4 and prepares a circuit at a2 for relay B. Contact a3 now changes over to render relay ST(II) dependent upon wiper AS3, contact a4 releases the bet-signalling circuit and contact a5 lights lamp L1 to denote registration of the first unit. Upon termination of the revertive signal, relay ST releases to reclose the bet-signalling circuit at st4 to register the second unit. The resulting revertive signal passes over AS3, ct2, st2, a2, key S2 (operated) and ct1 to wiper AS2 and thence to the central office to signal the end of the registering operations. In consequence relay R is now operated and contact r4 brings down relay A and r2 de-energizes relay S so that owing to relapse of s4 relay ST operates and causes operation of relay CT to maintain ST(II) in action at ct4. Contact ct2 breaks the circuit through wiper AS3 and closes circuit through wiper PW and relay A which again locks up and puts relay ST under control of wiper PW. When the first ticket has been printed, wiper PW moves on and the depressed keys are again picked up and the second ticket issued, and at the printing point magnet KR is energized to release the keys. If three tickets are desired key S3 will be depressed and this will involve after two registrations the energizing of relay B and the extension of the third release signal circuit through wiper AS3 over contacts st2, a2, b2 to the key S3 and thence to wiper AS2 so that, as before, relay R is energized to release relays S, B. Relay ST now reoperates and when the first ticket is printed relay CT operates and locks up. In the printing position relay A reoperates and when relay ST falls due to wiper PW a circuit for relay B is prepared and this becomes effective when the second ticket is printed. With the printing of the third ticket wiper PW completes circuit through r5, ct2, st2, a2, b2, key S3, ctl to magnet KR thus effecting release of the keys and restoration of the various relays &c. Testing. The circuits may be tested by depressing a key TK to energize a relay T which opens the assigning circuit at t2, closes a circuit at t1 to let the assigner run on and at t3 energizes relay R. An imaginary bet being set up, relay M operates to start the ticket machine in motion and when the printing position is reached magnet KR operates (if key S1 is down) over wiper PW and releases the keys &c. If a multiple-unit key is depressed relay ST is operated and at the first printing, relay CT acts and brings relay A into use. As the printing position is reached successively one of the counting relays A .. D is operated and when the last ticket is issued all the keys are released and the various relays &c. restored. Modification, Fig. 2. In this arrangement the value keys consist of unit keys U1 .. U4 for bets of one to four units, a five-unit key V and keys X1 .. X5 for bets of ten to fifty units. The various groups of keys are connected up as shown for directing the bet signals to the corresponding denominational portions of the counting-apparatus and the keys have further contacts grouped according as the keys are for single units or multipleunits, these latter contacts working in conjunction with the parts s3, s4, ST as in Fig. 1. The multipleunit keys U2 .. U4 and X2 .. X5 have yet further contacts in circuit with the counting- relays A .. D. The installation works in a similar manner to that already described except in regard to the multiple-unit operations. The keys having been set, relays M, ST operate as before and the assigner rotates to pick up the machine whereupon relay S is energized to close the registering circuits. The revertive signal, owing to the bet being a multiple-unit one, is diverted as before from relay R to wiper AS3 and relay A. The latter locks up, relay ST releases and circuit is again closed at st3 to send the second bet signal. The revertive signal will now bring relay B into action and the operations are repeated. After the last betting signal has been despatched the revertive signal on reaching the depressed key say U4 or X4 passes by way of wiper AS2 to the central office to effect transmission of the release signal to relay R..The ticket machine consequently operates and prints and issues a ticket bearing the multiple-unit value. Specifications 351,954, 366,607, [Group XXXVII], and 367,354 are referred to.