Patent GB-297132-A (GB)
Abstract: 297,132. Wood, A. W. June 11, 1927. Tickets, issuing.-In a portable ticket marking and issuing machine of the kind wherein rotatable marking means disposed within a casing are set by exterior means, and operating means are provided whereby relative movement between the marking means and a platen is effected to mark the ticket, the marking means are rotatable about a horizontal axis parallel with the back of the machine, and the ticket strip moves into marking positio in a, direction parallel to said axis and emerges from one side of the machine after having been marked. As shown in Figs. 4 and 6, the invention comprises a device for embossing tickets with variable data relating to the amount of the fare, the fare stage, and such information as " mid-day ticket," " through ticket," " return tichet," "children's ticket," &c., and for perforating a record strip correspondingly. The ticket strip passes from a roll, over a series of rotatable embossing drums 11, 19, 20, 21 and through a slot to the outside of the machine. The ticket is embossed by the dpression of a pivoted cover plate 7 provided with die plates 22 that cooperate with the drums. The fare drum 11 is fixedly mounted on a shaft 9 and is set by an external knob 12. The drum is held in set position against the action of a return, spring by a ratchet wheel 16, Fig. 6, and pawl 17. The other drums 19, 20, 21 are freely mounted on the shaft 9 and set manually. The drum 19 is marked to indicate the class of ticket. and the drums 20, 21 the units and tens, respectively, of the fare-stage number. The tens drum 21 may be operated by transfer mechanism. Upon the depression of the lid 7 to emboss the ticket, a slidable rod 27 moves the pawl 17 into inoperative position, in which position it is held by a catch lever 31 until released by a projection 33 on the ratchet wheel 16, when the latter reaches the reset position. A record strip passes from a roller 39, through a slot in a perforated die-bar 37 and onto a second roller 40 Depression of the lid 7 causes the die-bar to move upwardly into engagement with one of a series of puches 36 projecting from the shaft 9 whereby the strip is perforated to record the fare. The strip is fed upon the release of the lid by the co-operation of an extension 41 on the slidable rod 27 with a ratchet wheel 42 on the roller 40. A counter 48 connected to the shaft 9 indicates the total fares paid. A second counter may be provided to indicate the number of tickets issued. In a modification, Fig. 8, the fare drum 54 is mounted on a shaft 55 and operated by a knob 57. The fare stage drums 64, 66 are mounted on a shaft 59 in axial alignment with the' shaft 55 and are set by a knob 67. A drum or sector 60 loosely mounted on the shaft 59, and set by a lever pro. jecting through the casing, is marked with class indications. The ticket strip 71 is pressed into engagement with the marking drums by a platen 73 that is moved upwardly on depression of the lid 53. A carbon strip is interposed between the drums and the ticket strip. The ticket strip is fed forward by the spring end 83 of a slide 82 operated by a handle 88, movement of which serves to reset the drums. A record strip 91 passes from a roller 92 through a slot in an apertured die bar 94 onto a second roller 93 that is spring-impelled. Movement of the strip is normally prevented by a toothed wheel 107 that engages holes in the strip and is controlled by an escapement 108. The record strip is perforated by a series of spring-mounted punches 95 that are actuated by a drum 97 mounted in the lid 53. The drum 97 is connected to the shaft 55 through a crown-wheel 104, elongated, pinion 103, pinion 101 and crown wheel 100. A further punch is operated at each movement of the fare stage drum 64. The escapement 108 releases the strip after each depression of the lid or movement of the drum 64. Counters 113, 114 indicate the total fares paid and the number of tickets issued, respectively. In a further modification, in which pre-printed tickets are used, the tickets are perforated to indicate the fare by punches 116, Fig. 16, that are set in a similar manner to those shown in Fig. 1. An additional punch 122 operated by a screw 125 indicates the fare stage. Specification 286,750 is referred to.